- Red, white and blue sky. Cape 10/25/2016 (Submitted Story ~ 10/26/16)
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Cape Noon Optimist donates $1,000
(Submitted Story ~ 10/26/16)
Danny Dohogne of the Cape Noon Optimist Club presents the Notre Dame Booster Club with a check for $1,000. Also pictured is Athletic Director Dustin Wengert along with several ND athletes.
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Eagle Ridge Booster Club recieves donation
(Submitted Story ~ 10/26/16)
Eagle Ridge HS booster club receives a donation of $1,000 from the Cape Noon Optimist club. Pictured is Cape Noon Optimist member Ross Gartman and athletes from the Eagle Ridge High School.
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CANTON JUNCTION TO GET THEIR PRAISE ON IN POPLAR BLUFF NOVEMBER 3
(Submitted Story ~ 10/26/16)
Dove Award-winning Difference Media recording artist Canton Junction is set to bring their “Get Your Praise On” tour to Poplar Bluff’s First Baptist Church (551 N Westwood Blvd) on Thursday, November 3, at 7:00 PM. Joining them will be special guests ACM Award-winner Gordon Mote. Fans are also invited to a special food truck “Meet & Eat” at 5:30 PM where they will have the opportunity to purchase food and share a meal with the artists before the concert...
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Guardian Angel School eighth grade saints program
(Submitted Story ~ 10/26/16)
The eighth graders of Guardian Angel School performed their annual saints program at Guardian Angel Church on Wednesday, October 26. The program is led by Michelle Priggel, religion teacher, each year on the Wednesday before All Saints Day, Nov. 1...
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$220 million Ballpark Village expansion set in St. Louis
(State News ~ 10/26/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The $220 million second phase of Ballpark Village next to Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis will feature a 29-story luxury apartment building with views of the playing field, along with office, retail, restaurants and entertainment space, the St. Louis Cardinals said Tuesday...
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Cape teacher resigns after accusation of assaulting student at football game
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
A Cape Girardeau teacher accused of assaulting a student at a football game earlier this month has resigned. Supt. Jim Welker said junior high science teacher Roman D. Smith voluntarily tendered his resignation Monday, and the school board accepted it during a closed executive session that night...
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Neighborly fright: Aficionado of Halloween decor gets some help
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
What's scarier than a clown? A dozen clowns. Southeast Missourians can find out for themselves the fear incited by the paint-faced jesters by driving down Brookwood Drive in Cape Girardeau, just beyond Dennis Scivally Park, and checking out Kevin Groves' elaborate Halloween display. It's not only clowns who lurk there, though they certainly are a major part of the spooky scene...
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Two suspects appear in court for fatal I-55 accident
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Witnesses said the Cape Girardeau man was swerving into the other lane, changing speeds drastically before a car collision that killed Carl Wayne Black, 59, of Altenburg, Missouri, early Sept. 12 on southbound Interstate 55. The man said he fell asleep at the wheel, and that's why he could not remember the crash, according to Cape Girardeau police officer Ryan Droege...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 26, the 300th day of 2016. There are 66 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 26, 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. (The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month.)...
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Chamber honors Educators of the Year
(Editorial ~ 10/26/16)
Last week, five local teachers were recognized as Educators of the Year by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations to this year's honorees: Pat Kuper of Cape Girardeau Central High School, Charles Lindberg of Blanchard Elementary School, Carol Strattman of St. Mary Cathedral School, Jeff Worley of Notre Dame Regional High School and Rhonda Weller-Stilson, director of the Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts at Southeast Missouri State University...
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On the verge of a dangerous Clinton presidency
(Column ~ 10/26/16)
If national polling is to be believed, then Hillary Clinton is poised to become our next president. Granted, the Business Investors' poll -- which has been extremely accurate the last three elections -- gives an edge to Donald Trump by a slim 2 percent...
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Senate Democrats aim to block LGBT measure from defense bill
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats are intent on scuttling a House-passed provision they say would undercut protections against workplace discrimination based on sexual or gender orientation. In a letter delivered Tuesday to the leaders of the Armed Services committees, the lawmakers called the measure dangerous and urged it not be included in the annual defense-policy bill...
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Girls and autism: It can be subtle or absent for some at risk
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
CHICAGO -- Think autism, and an image of an awkward boy typically emerges. The developmental disorder is at least four times more common in boys, but scientists taking a closer look are finding gender-based surprises: Many girls with autism have social skills that can mask the condition...
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2 dead, including gunman, in workplace shooting
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
ROANOKE, Va. -- A refugee from Kenya killed one former co-worker, wounded three others and killed himself Tuesday in a workplace shooting authorities are trying to unravel, police said. Getachew Fekede, 53, had entered the U.S. through a refugee-immigration program and had worked for the railcar manufacturer FreightCar America before quitting in March, Roanoke Police Chief Tim Jones told reporters...
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Ontario nurse charged in deaths of 8 nursing home residents
(International News ~ 10/26/16)
TORONTO -- A nurse has been charged with the murders of eight elderly people at nursing homes in southwestern Ontario over a seven-year period, police said Tuesday. Woodstock police chief William Renton said Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in killings that took place between 2007 and 2014...
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Authorities searching for suspect in Oklahoma killings
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Authorities have been hunting for nearly two days for an Oklahoma man they say posted live videos to social media while running from police during a violent rampage that included shooting two police officers, armed car thefts and killing his aunt and uncle, apparently attempting to cut off their heads...
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4 killed on river rapids ride at Australian theme park
(International News ~ 10/26/16)
SYDNEY -- Four people including a young mother and her brother were killed Tuesday after a river rapids ride malfunctioned at a popular theme park on Australia's east coast, officials said. Two men and two women died while on the ride at Dreamworld, a park on Queensland state's Gold Coast, Queensland police officer Tod Reid said...
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Iraq battles IS in western town, far from Mosul
(International News ~ 10/26/16)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters for a third day Tuesday in a remote western town far from Mosul, but the U.S.-led coalition insisted the latest in a series of "spoiler attacks" had not forced it to divert resources from the fight to retake Iraq's second-largest city...
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Russia: Halt of airstrikes on Aleppo to continue
(International News ~ 10/26/16)
BEIRUT -- The Russian military said Tuesday the halt of Russian and Syrian air strikes, in its seventh day, on besieged eastern parts of the city of Aleppo will continue, and humanitarian corridors will remain open even as the Syrian army has unleashed a new offensive on the rebel-held neighborhoods...
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Voter group: Dead people likely registered
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A data-analysis firm hired by a voter-registration group said Tuesday that Indiana's voter database is riddled with errors, including thousands of people over the age of 110 who likely would be deceased but still are on the registration list...
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Anger still flares after judge OKs Volkswagen emissions deal
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge approved the largest auto-scandal settlement in U.S. history Tuesday, giving nearly a half-million Volkswagen owners and leaseholders the choice between selling back their cars or having them repaired so they don't cheat on emissions tests and spew excess pollution...
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More Republicans saying they'll block Clinton
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
WASHINGTON -- A new fundraising email from House Speaker Paul Ryan's political operation, over former Speaker Newt Gingrich's signature, seeks money for Republican congressional candidates by calling the appeal "our very last chance to stop Pelosi and Hillary."...
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Official: Non-state actor likely to blame for cyberattack
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
WASHINGTON -- National Intelligence director James Clapper said it appears a "non-state actor" was behind a massive cyberattack last week that briefly blocked access to websites including Twitter and Netflix. Clapper said investigators are gathering a lot of data, and preliminary indications are a non-state actor is to blame...
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Attack by militants kills 61 Pakistani cadets
(International News ~ 10/26/16)
QUETTA, Pakistan -- Survivors of an overnight attack that killed 61 people at a Pakistani police academy described chaotic scenes of gunfire and explosions, with militants shooting anyone they saw and cadets running for their lives and jumping from windows and rooftops...
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Trump, GOP look to 'Obamacare' report as comeback lifeline
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
DORAL, Florida -- Suddenly armed with fresh political ammunition, Donald Trump and anxious Republicans across the nation seized on spiking health-care costs Tuesday in a final-days effort to spark election momentum. The Republican presidential nominee, trekking across must-win Florida, insisted "Obamacare is just blowing up" after the government projected sharp cost increases for President Barack Obama's signature health-care law...
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Out of the past: Oct. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 10/26/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- The re-enactment of the Battle of Belmont comes close to the original battle, right down to the water, mud and neophyte general Ulysses S. Grant; undaunted onlookers turn jackets, and trash bags used as raincoats, to the wind and rain to see the battle at the original site, a swamp at the time of the Civil War...
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Walter Lohmann Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/26/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Walter Paul Lohmann Jr., 64, of Perryville died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 27, 1952, in Perryville, son of Walter H. and Anita Hopfer Lohmann. He and Maxine Harris were married June 24, 1972. She survives in Perryville...
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Mary Laurentius
(Obituary ~ 10/26/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Betty Laurentius, 84, of Perryville died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Richard Kester
(Obituary ~ 10/26/16)
Richard D. Kester, 73, of Gordonville died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Gordonville...
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Raymond Holloway Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/26/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Raymond A. Holloway Sr., 84 of Marble Hill died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the chapel. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Jackson fire report 10/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/26/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Emergency medical service on Aaron Drive. n A citizen assist on East Main Street. Monday n Hazardous materials on Jackson Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on Hope Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/26/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 11:37 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 1:20 p.m. on Plymouth Drive; 1:46 p.m. on South Ellis Street; 2:54 p.m. on William Street; 3:16 p.m. on Perryville Road; 3:45 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 6:09 p.m. on East Cape Rock Drive; 6:22 p.m. on Siemers Drive; and 7:10 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/26/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Rocky B. Jerls, 25, 2650 Old Hopper Road, No. 21, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia. n Black C. Muser, 34, 36 N. Pind Wood Lane, Apt. 3S, was arrested at 27 N. Ellis St. on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for no operator's license...
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Missouri judge won't fight 6-month suspension
(State News ~ 10/26/16)
TROY, Mo. — An eastern Missouri judge will not fight a six-month suspension without pay recommended by the Missouri Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Lincoln County Circuit Judge Chris Kunza Mennemeyer filed a statement with the Missouri Supreme Court on Oct. 18 ...
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Muslim woman sues security company, alleging discrimination
(State News ~ 10/26/16)
ST. LOUIS — A converted Muslim’s federal lawsuit accuses a private security company of discrimination by rejecting her for employment because of her faith and her traditional religious headscarf. The lawsuit filed in St. Louis on Zahraa Imani Ali’s behalf against Securitas Security Services seeks class-action status. ...
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Missouri candidate accused of sex assault won't be charged
(State News ~ 10/26/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri House candidate accused of sexual assault by another candidate running for a different district will not be charged because evidence does not support the allegation, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday. Cora Faith Walker of Ferguson had alleged Steven Roberts Jr. ...
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Work continues on Capaha Field on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Ed Bishop with Superior Turf flattens the surface to cover Capaha Field on Tuesday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Perry County coroner faces challenge from retired police officer
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Perry County Coroner Jim Martin, appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon in March, wants voters to reward him with a full, four-year term Nov. 8. He faces a challenge from former Cape Girardeau police officer William “Bill” Bohnert. Unlike many coroners in Southeast Missouri, neither candidate works for a funeral home...
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Jackson schools' long-range plan may include bond issues
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
The Jackson School District held an hour-long session at the high school Tuesday night to catch parents up on the progress of a long-range facilities plan — that could include bond issues to pay for solutions — and to poll them about concerns. Many of the plan’s components seek to address capacity issues at different schools and are part of a strategic-planning process begun last year to address growing enrollment and anticipate future needs in the district...
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Births 10/26/16
(Births ~ 10/26/16)
Daughter to Robert Lee Oseland and Kellie Marie Perry of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:14 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Name, Luna Lei Jazmine. Weight, 1 pound, 4 ounces. Fourth child, third daughter. Perry is the daughter of Craig and Berta Perry Sr. of Alton, Illinois, and Kathy Donavon of Hollywood, Florida. Oseland is the son of Cyndi Cope of Cape Girardeau. Perry and Oseland both are employed at Texas Roadhouse...
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Message in a bottle found 5 decades later
(National News ~ 10/26/16)
HAMPTON, N.H. -- A bottled message sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago has been returned to his daughter. The bottle was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while vacationing in the Turks and Caicos. The note inside read, "Return to 419 Ocean Blvd. and receive a reward of $150 from Tina, owner of the Beachcomber." The Beachcomber was a Hampton motel owned by the now-deceased parents of Paula Pierce in 1960...
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Prayer 10/26/16
(Prayer ~ 10/26/16)
O Father God, the Great I Am, we marvel at the beauty of your creation. Amen.
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Scott County Associate Commissioner District 1 candidate: John Graham
(Submitted Story ~ 10/26/16)
Date of birth 1956 Place of birth Sikeston One Son, John Two Granddaughters, Hanna and Emma Occupation Retired Businessman and BBQ Vendor I Graduated from Sikeston High; I have 862 hrs. of electronics in Circuit Design and Engineering. I have certifications in: Business Management, Computer Programing, Inventory Management, (HR)Human Resources, Numerous certifications in the service of business machines, and Ministry with a focus on Missions here in the US and around the world...
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Speaker tells of war hero York's rise from humble beginnings
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Based on decades of research, U.S. Army Col. Douglas Mastriano has determined most of the spectacular details of Sgt. Alvin York’s story from World War I are true. Mastriano gave a presentation Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University as part of the Crader Lecture Series detailing York’s life...
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