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Ozarc Gas Equipment & Supply gives back
(Submitted Story ~ 12/15/16)
Ozarc Gas Equipment & Supply, Inc.'s Associates donated $1,030 to go towards making a Christmas a little brighter for some people in the communities that we serve. Ozarc Gas committed to matching up to $1,000 in donations from its Associates. That number was hit and a total of $2,030 was raised company wide by all 8 branches. Each year ozarc Gas adopts a family in Cape Girardeau, which is the flagship location, as well as another branch location. This year a Paragould, AR family was adopted...
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Report finds flaws in mental health care at St. Louis VA
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Veterans Administration health-care officials insufficiently investigated the death of a mental-health patient who killed himself, according to a report from the VA Office of Inspector General. The OIG launched an investigation in 2014 after concerns were raised by Dr. Jose Mathews, the St. Louis VA's former chief of psychiatry...
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$10,000 donation will help Safe Harbor take in more dogs
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
Since reopening in January, Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary in Jackson has taken in hundreds of animals -- 281, to be precise. And 223 of them have been placed in new homes. "Not quite one a day," director Montica Babers said, "but close." The women who run the shelter are clearly proud of the strides they've made in the last year and a half...
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Peter Statler known for his compassion as a judge
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
Peter Statler's advice to his sons about fatherhood was you can't always make the right decision, but you can be there for your family. Daniel Statler knows his father practiced what he preached, even though Peter Statler could have tried to forge a high-powered legal career that would have taken him across the country...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 15, the 350th day of 2016. There are 16 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, went into effect following ratification by Virginia...
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Prayer 12/15/16
(Prayer ~ 12/15/16)
O Lord Jesus, instead of worrying, may we seek your kingdom and righteousness. Amen.
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A closer look at the battle of Unsan
(Column ~ 12/15/16)
Every week I spend hours reading articles and scanning web sites for subjects for this column. Too often I end up writing about notable events and people who popular history have forgotten. One "forgotten" event is the Korean War. The Korean War was not a declared war. ...
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Two Serbian basketball players unite in Cape
(Editorial ~ 12/15/16)
This holiday season a pair of basketball players will spend their holidays away from family. Southeast Missouri State men's basketball player Milos Vranes and Eagle Ridge Christian School basketball player Nemanja Tosic are both from Serbia and both staying in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, respectively, to fulfill their basketball dreams...
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Speak Out 12/15/16
(Speak Out ~ 12/15/16)
Every time there is a Presidential election the losing side starts to cry about the elimination of the electoral college. The electoral college was formed for a reason and it still applies today. I'm wondering when the news media and the Democrats led by Rinos like Greshan and McCain will realize WE the people voted Donald Trump president. ...
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'Looking to learn more and more'
(Community ~ 12/15/16)
Senior Amy Dai paused for a moment after listing the advanced placement courses she's taken in her four years at Cape Girardeau Central High School. She already had ticked off AP Physics I, AP Physics II (which she self-studied independently with a teacher), AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP U.S. History, AP World History, AP French and AP Environmental Science...
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Accreditor of for-profit colleges loses appeal to stay alive
(Community ~ 12/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Federal education officials are standing by their decision to cut ties with the nation's largest accreditor of for-profit colleges -- a ruling that will bar hundreds of schools from providing federal financial aid and likely will force some to close...
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Police: 86-year-old jewel thief strikes again
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
ATLANTA -- An 86-year-old jewel thief who has kept jewelry sellers on their toes since the 1970s has struck again, police say -- this time by slipping a $2,000 diamond necklace into her pocket. Doris Payne, who has been the subject of a documentary and said during an interview earlier this year, "I was a thief," was arrested Tuesday at a Von Maur department store outside Atlanta...
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Out of the past: Dec. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 12/15/16)
Grace United Methodist Church presents its annual Christmas cantata at morning worship services; soloists are Wanda Bierschwal, Janice McClelland, Dimple Bridges, Rodney Bridges, Mike Dumey, Betsy Dumey, Ray Haring, Joan Haring, Ashley Skinner and Hayley Bridges...
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Karen Statler
(Obituary ~ 12/15/16)
Karen E. Statler, 71, of Jackson, formerly of Sedgewickville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at her home. She was born Feb. 18, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of W.L. "Wib" and Ruth Conrad Barks. She and Glenn Statler were married March 21, 1969, at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson...
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Judith Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/15/16)
MILAN, Ill. -- Judith K. Smith, 78, of Milan died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at UnityPoint Health--Trinity Rock Island in Rock Island, Illinois. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Ltd., 6601 38th Ave. in Moline, Illinois...
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Carolyn Moore
(Obituary ~ 12/15/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Carolyn G. Moore, 74, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at The Apostolic Promise Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be at Sikeston Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Shelby Fulbright
(Obituary ~ 12/15/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Shelby Elden Fulbright, 95, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today at Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Mary Fuhrmann
(Obituary ~ 12/15/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Kay Fuhrmann, 73, of Perryville died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, with a rosary at 9:30 a.m., at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Jack Engram Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/15/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- Jack Engram Jr., 91, of Oran passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 23, 1925, in Spadra, Arkansas, to the late Jack and Lillian Estell Moore Engram Sr. He married Leta M. McCoy on Dec. 2, 1947, and she survives of the home...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/15/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 1:31 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 11:17 a.m. on Boxwood Drive; 12:35 p.m. on Towers Circle; 2:27 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 4:09 p.m. on Fairview Place; 4:26 p.m. on East Riverside Drive; 5:37 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 7 p.m. on North Park Avenue; 7:37 p.m. on North Henderson Avenue; and 8:52 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/15/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Brandi D. Huffman, 39, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated at Christine and William streets. Arrests...
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'Growing Pains' star and TV host Alan Thicke dies at age 69
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Alan Thicke's 1980s TV dad credentials were neatly in order on "Growing Pains." His Dr. Jason Seaver was an open-hearted parent and an enlightened husband, working from home to help tend the kids while his wife revived her career. But Thicke's character anchored a sitcom that was also 1950s-retro, part of television's renewed embrace of the traditional nuclear family after a string of single-parent shows. ...
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'La La Land' hits a wrong note in Screen Actors Guild noms
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/16)
The rising chorus for "La La Land" is suddenly missing a very conspicuous note. The 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild nominations, announced Wednesday in West Hollywood, California, included nominations for the leads of Damien Chazelle's acclaimed musical, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. But the perceived Oscar front-runner was notably absent in the SAGs' top category, best ensemble...
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St. Louis police field donor's $50K worth of gifts for kids
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police said a donor has given an estimated $50,000 worth of toys to be given to area children during the holidays. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch announced the donation Tuesday, saying the presents will be doled out to the department’s six patrol districts. Those sites will determine how and when the gifts will be distributed. The donor’s name was not released...
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Human remains found in Missouri woods identified
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
TUSCUMBIA, Mo. — Authorities in central Missouri’s Miller County said human remains found in woods last month are those of a man reported missing for more than four years. The county’s sheriff’s department said in a statement Wednesday dental records helped confirm the remains were 54-year-old Ricky Wierman, who had been living in the woods. ...
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Firefighters can't save colleague after Missouri accident
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
HILLSBORO, Mo. — A volunteer firefighter from eastern Missouri is dead after a car accident, despite efforts by his own colleagues to save him. KSDK-TV reported the Hillsboro Fire Department is mourning the loss of 25-year-old Zach Crowley. He died in an accident Tuesday morning. ...
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Missouri psychiatric building to be named after Gov. Nixon
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new maximum-security psychiatric building in Fulton, Missouri, will be named after outgoing Gov. Jay Nixon. A three-person board comprised of Nixon, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and Attorney General Chris Koster approved the naming during a Wednesday meeting at the governor’s Capitol office. ...
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Several Lincoln University faculty members to lose jobs
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lincoln University in Jefferson City said several faculty members will be out of jobs by the end of the school year. University president Kevin Rome said the layoffs are a part of program eliminations. It is unclear how many teachers are being laid off and who the teachers are, the Jefferson City News-Tribune reported...
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74-year-old woman rides 238-mile Katy Trail
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It wasn't on her bucket list -- it was a friend's goal to ride the entire 238-mile length of the Katy Trail on a bicycle. But Springfield resident LaWanka Mallard was game to give it a try. All she needed was a bike. "I bought a bike eight years ago, a 10-speed, but I got so frustrated with the gears," Mallard said. ...
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Pay raises recommended for Missouri elected officials
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A citizen panel is recommending raises for Missouri elected officials, though the Republican House speaker said Wednesday it's not likely to be popular with lawmakers -- even though they would benefit. Statewide elected officials are "substantially underpaid for the responsibilities required" and should see 8 percent raises during fiscal years 2018 and 2019, according to a report released this month by the Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials. ...
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Anti-graft bill proposed in Missouri
(State News ~ 12/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state auditor and some Missouri lawmakers are proposing legislation that would allow law-enforcement agencies, prosecutors and circuit attorneys to request an audit of any political subdivision or government entity. The St. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 12/15/16
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Dec. 12 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Trump's choice for top diplomat is no fan of sanctions
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- If there's one thing Republicans and Democrats have agreed on in foreign policy, it is the power of sanctions. But Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state has seen things differently. Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who has said he has a close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, opposed the sanctions levied on Moscow after its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014...
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A prayer and a plea: Church shooting case ends with 911 call
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A survivor of the Charleston church slayings called 911 shortly after Dylann Roof opened fire and killed nine of her friends during a Bible study. Polly Sheppard's call, played for jurors Wednesday, starts with a prayer and a plea for help: "Please answer. Oh, God."...
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Trump tells tech leaders: 'We're here to help'
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
NEW YORK -- President-elect Donald Trump, who faced opposition from some Silicon Valley leaders during the election campaign, strove to assure the titans of tech Wednesday his administration is "here to help you folks do well." Trump, still savoring his election victory, convened a summit at Trump Tower for nearly a dozen tech leaders, whose industry largely supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton...
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Fed foresees 3 more rate hikes in 2017
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has raised a key interest rate in response to a strengthening U.S. economy and expectations of higher inflation, and it foresees three more rate hikes in 2017. The Fed's move will mean modestly higher rates on some loans...
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Cosby lawyer attacks 'bandwagon' accusers' accounts as vague
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Bill Cosby's lawyers on Wednesday attacked what they called "vague, remote and often inconsistent" allegations from a slew of women prosecutors are seeking to call as witnesses at his sexual-assault trial next year. Lawyers for the 79-year-old actor and comedian asked a judge to block 13 accusers from taking the witness stand, saying uncertainty about where and when some of the sexual encounters took place made it impossible to defend against them...
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Yahoo hack affected 1 billion users
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company's own humiliating record for the biggest security breach in history. The digital heist disclosed Wednesday occurred in August 2013, more than a year before a separate hack Yahoo announced nearly three months ago. That breach affected at least 500 million users, which had been the most far-reaching hack until the latest revelation...
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Aleppo cease-fire unravels, raising specter of bloody end
(International News ~ 12/15/16)
BEIRUT -- A cease-fire to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from the remaining opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo unraveled Wednesday, again raising the specter of a bloody end to the battle for Syria's largest city as residents reported the resumption of shelling and bombing runs...
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Couple donates entire wedding registry to charity
(Community ~ 12/15/16)
ATLANTA -- An Atlanta couple decided to pay it forward by filling their wedding registry with toys and other items to be donated to sick children and their families. WAGA-TV reported Kristin Klingshirn is a personality on "The Bert Show," a syndicated radio morning show...
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Nurses notified law enforcement in felony abuse case; toddler tested positive for meth, police say
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
The 19-month-old victim had bruising covering his face, torso, back, head and ears. Nurses at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis said it was one of the worst cases of abuse they had seen in a while, according to a sheriff’s department document...
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Zoning panel approves revised plan for Habitat subdivision; issue goes to city council
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
A revised plan to develop a Habitat for Humanity residential subdivision in Cape Girardeau won unanimous approval Wednesday night from the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The city council is expected to give final approval to the preliminary plat when it meets Monday...
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Live Nativity ends after Jackson camel handler charged with cruelty
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — An eastern Kentucky hospital canceled its live Nativity display after a camel handler from Jackson was accused of animal cruelty. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the display was supposed to run through Friday at Pikeville Medical Center, but it was canceled Tuesday...
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Bollinger County Route EE reduced for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
Route EE from Route K to County Road 208 in Bollinger County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Town lifts 60-year-old ban on pinball
(National News ~ 12/15/16)
KOKOMO, Ind. -- Deaf and blind, it wasn't. But an Indiana community felt its 60-year-old ban on pinball was dumb. Surrounded by city officials at a local record shop Tuesday, Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight signed an ordinance resting on a pinball machine, lifting the city's ban on the game. He couldn't resist making a reference to The Who's 1969 hit, "Pinball Wizard." The mayor invited the police chief, Rob Baker, to play the first legal game of pinball in the city since 1955...
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Hooked on Science: Notebook spring launcher
(Community ~ 12/15/16)
n Plastic spiral notebook n Dowel rod n Ruler n STEP 1: Remove the paper from the plastic spiral notebook. n STEP 2: Hold the dowel rod by placing your thumb and index finger at one end of the rod. Slide the notebook spring onto the other end of the rod...
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Local students get scholarships
(Community ~ 12/15/16)
Several local students were awarded scholarsips to attend Southeast Missouri State University: Abigail Hermann of Cape Girardeau was awarded the Regents' Scholarship. Hermann is the daughter of Leon and Alison Hermann of Cape Girardeau and will be a 2017 graduate of Jackson High School...
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Bollinger County Route WW reduced for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 12/15/16)
Route WW in Bollinger County, from Route K to County Road 228, will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will be done today between 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. All work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near those areas. For more information about these projects, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636, or visit modot.org/southeast...
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