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Southeast's River Campus 2017-2018 season announced
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/17)
Every year, Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus hosts performing-arts events by professional touring companies, as well as Southeast's departments of music and art, The Conservatory of Theatre and Dance and Crisp Museum, and its 11th season is no exception...
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Hospitality-management scholarship established at SEMO
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
A new scholarship for hospitality-management students has been established through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. Friends of Dale Pruett gifted $10,821 to the foundation to establish the renewable scholarship's endowment. The recipient must be enrolled at Southeast majoring in hospitality management with a minimum 2.0 grade-point average...
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Millipede infestation reported in region
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A recent influx of millipedes has been a cause of frustration for many area residents this summer. Nine-year-old Kate Scott of Poplar Bluff said she has noticed the pests on her front porch, driveway and in her garage because her cat, Oreo, likes to play with them...
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Array of Fourth of July events planned
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/17)
Celebrations and fireworks displays will be offered throughout the day on the Fourth of July:
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Pavers to be installed at Veterans Memorial at Cape County Park
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
The walkway at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Cape County Park North is getting an upgrade. County park superintendent Bryan Sander said at Thursday’s county commission meeting the existing sidewalk soon will be replaced with donated pavers. The Cape Girardeau County Commission voted to accept one of two bids received for paver installation...
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Post-punk enthusiasts Gary Robert, Brandon Glenn and Jeff Statler form Gary Robert and Community
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/17)
You never quite know what you will find in the community. To bear that out, look no further than a windowless, "single-car garage" in Cape Girardeau. It does not house a single car. In fact, there's not even an overhead door. There's a single walk-in door entrance, however, flush against a second door. ...
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Cape Central librarian copes with rare autoimmune disease
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
Cape Girardeau Central High School librarian Sara Kiplinger found it hard to swallow food. Several of her fingers turned purple. "When I would get cold, it would get worse," she recalled. Doctors initially thought she had acid reflux or maybe an ulcer. She was put on different medicines, but her symptoms worsened...
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Cape man charged for setting fire to downtown business
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
The fire that damaged Travelers Gazebo Gardens and Pet Center last week was set intentionally, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Wednesday charged Raymond S. Enderle, 49, of Cape Girardeau with second-degree arson, a felony...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/30/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, June 30, the 181st day of 2017. There are 184 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 30, 1997, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time over Government House in Hong Kong as Britain prepared to hand the colony back to China at midnight after ruling it for 156 years...
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Birds versus cat: a real battle and lots of questions
(Column ~ 06/30/17)
Can you think of a single reason why a cat with the sweet disposition of an angel and two mockingbirds that give breathtaking concerts every day should be such mortal enemies? Neither can I. You might suppose it's part of the genetic makeup of both the cat and the birds...
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Exciting developments for local tech scene
(Editorial ~ 06/30/17)
TechWeek is making an appearance again in Cape Girardeau. From July 21 to 28, children in grades three to six can learn the basics of coding and robotics as part of Youth Code Camps. Adult developers will compete to solve problems during a Hack & Help Hackathon, as well as have the opportunity to attend “fireside chats” with tech leaders, including the founder of PluggedIN, Colleen Jenkins, according to a recent story reported by Tyler Graef...
- Money-saving tips for your first move together (Community ~ 06/30/17)
- 10 tips to keep 'achoos' from interrupting your 'I do's' (Community ~ 06/30/17)
- Area couples give their best advice for a long, happy marriage (Community ~ 06/30/17)
- Mark and Tia Rademaker refurbish Jones Heritage Farm and Market, develop event venue and home in reimagined Rusted Route Farms (Community ~ 06/30/17)
- Rachel Poythress takes on wedding planning, prepping for her big day (Community ~ 06/30/17)
- Local event planners give their best advice for planning a wedding around the seasons (Community ~ 06/30/17)
- Area jewelers discuss trending engagement ring styles, colors and shapes (Community ~ 06/30/17)
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Artifacts 6/30/17
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/17)
This family event aims to build a better world with Legos, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark Ave. For more information, visit www.capelibrary.org/Library%20Events.aspx or call (573) 334-5279, ext. 122. July's display, "Out For a Walk: A Visual Diary of Bugs and Flowers," is a collection of oil paintings by Dave Carter. ...
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#SemoSelfie 6/30/17
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/17)
Quercus austrina. #oak #fagaceae #horticulture #botany #nemanickgarden #friendsofthenemanick #semo #capegirardeau #gaygardener #semoselfie
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Out of the past: June 30
(Out of the Past ~ 06/30/17)
The roof over the cafeteria at L.J. Schultz Middle School has collapsed partially, forcing workers to shore up the roof and rebuild part of the brick wall. The roof at the northwest corner of the cafeteria didn't cave in, but it settled about 7 inches. The settling caused the western wall of the structure to buckle and sway...
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Kenneth Stirnaman
(Obituary ~ 06/30/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kenneth W. Stirnaman, 93, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 18, 1923, in Riely Lake, Illinois, son of Charles W. and Cora Greathouse Stirnaman. He first married Sophie Kline on Oct. 29, 1947. She preceded him in death Dec. 21, 1988. He then married Alvena M. Hoffman-Nolen on July 2, 1994. She survives in Perryville...
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Fred Reeves
(Obituary ~ 06/30/17)
Fred Reeves, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Fulton, Kentucky. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Antoinette McLain
(Obituary ~ 06/30/17)
Antoinette McLain, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jordan Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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John McDonough
(Obituary ~ 06/30/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- John David McDonough, 51, of Poplar Bluff went to heaven Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Black River Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. McDonough was born Sept. 20, 1965, to James Rhea and Linda Sue Cowell McDonough. Mr. McDonough worked at KT Power Systems in Cape Girardeau. He also owned and operated J&J Automation, as well as Autogation Systems...
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Pervis Lukefahr Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/30/17)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Pervis Loy Lukefahr Jr., 74, of Leopold passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. Born on March 6, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, he was the son of Pervis Loy and Beulah Haupt Lukefahr Sr. He and Judy Fay Wisdom were married May 27, 1967, in Bunker, Missouri...
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Dorothy Faulkner
(Obituary ~ 06/30/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy Faulkner, 66, of Perryville died Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Pamela Craft
(Obituary ~ 06/30/17)
MUNFORD, Tenn. -- Pamela Lynn Craft, 48, of Munford, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday. n Medical assists were made at 8:23 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 10:09 a.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 1:31 p.m. on David Street; 2:58 p.m. on South Kingshighway; and 9:28 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated at Broadway and U.S. 61. Arrests n Anthony R. Bell, 33, 128 S. Park Ave., was arrested on two Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to yield and no insurance...
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Pennsylvania biker to be buried in his sidecar
(National News ~ 06/30/17)
STEEL CITY, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania man who loved motorcycles and recently died is taking one last ride. Family members say 89-year-old Steel City resident Arthur Werner Sr. made plans way ahead of his death from cancer Sunday to be buried in the sidecar of his 1990 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail. Werner was to be in the sidecar for Thursday's viewing and will be buried in it today. He bought the Harley with his retirement bonus after working 42 years as a Bethlehem Steel welder...
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South Dakota sued for using catheter in toddler drug screen
(National News ~ 06/30/17)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The American Civil Liberties Union sued South Dakota on Thursday over the forced use of a catheter to take a urine sample from a 3-year-old boy who was being tested for exposure to drugs as part of a child-neglect investigation...
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Cardinal takes leave from Vatican after sex-assault charges
(International News ~ 06/30/17)
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis' top advisers, took a leave of absence as the Vatican's financial czar Thursday to fight multiple criminal charges in his native Australia that allege he committed sexual assault years ago. Pell appeared before reporters in the Vatican press office to deny the accusations, denounce what he called a "relentless character assassination" in the media and announce he would return to Australia to clear his name...
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Global cyberattack may have aimed for havoc, not extortion
(International News ~ 06/30/17)
PARIS -- The cyberattack that has locked up computers around the world while demanding a ransom may not be an extortion attempt after all, but an effort to create havoc in Ukraine, security experts say. "There may be a more nefarious motive behind the attack," Gavin O'Gorman, an investigator with U.S. antivirus firm Symantec, said in a blog post. "Perhaps this attack was never intended to make money; rather, to simply disrupt a large number of Ukrainian organizations."...
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Iraqi PM declares end to IS caliphate
(International News ~ 06/30/17)
MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraq's Prime Minister declared an end to the IS caliphate Thursday after Iraqi forces captured the compound of a landmark mosque in Mosul that was blown up last week by the Islamic State group. "We are seeing the end of the fake Daesh state. The liberation of Mosul proves that," Haider al-Abadi said, using the Arabic acronym for IS in a statement posted to Twitter. "We will not relent, our brave forces will bring victory," he added...
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Report: Over half of hate crimes in U.S. go unreported
(National News ~ 06/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- Most victims of hate crimes don't report them to police, according to a new study advocates say reinforces their fears the Trump administration's tough rhetoric and policies will make more people afraid to come forward. More than half the 250,000 hate crimes that took place each year between 2004 and 2015 went unreported to law enforcement for a variety of reasons, according to a special report on the issue from the Bureau of Justice Statistics...
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White House: Trump to meet Putin at G-20 summit
(National News ~ 06/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump will convene a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of industrial and emerging-market nations next week in Germany, the White House said Thursday, amid swirling allegations about Moscow's role in the 2016 elections...
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Large study links key pesticide to weakened honeybee hives
(National News ~ 06/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- A common and much-criticized pesticide dramatically weakens already vulnerable honeybee hives, according to a new massive field study in three European countries. For more than a decade, the populations of honeybees and other key pollinators have been on the decline, and scientists have been trying to figure out what's behind the drop, looking mostly at a combination of factors that include disease, parasites, poor diet and pesticides...
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Travel ban takes effect; less chaos expected
(National News ~ 06/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban took effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights...
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Settlement reached in suit of Columbia man with overturned conviction
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A man whose conviction in a Missouri sports editor's death hinged on his friend's dreams and was overturned after he spent nearly a decade in prison has settled a portion of his lawsuit against police. A federal judge was informed during a teleconference Tuesday the settlement in Ryan Ferguson's lawsuit against six members of the Columbia Police Department is awaiting signatures, according to online court records. ...
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Several people rescued from flooded northwest Missouri
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- Authorities rescued several people from flooded Missouri roads and a campground after heavy rain caused waterways to swell, sending cattle floating over a highway. National Weather Service hydrologist Scott Watson said 8 to 11 inches of rain fell from Wednesday night through Thursday morning in a five-county area in northwest Missouri...
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Missouri law to allow farm machinery on highways at night
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is signing bills to allow farm equipment on highways at night and tax propane used as vehicle fuel. Greitens announced his support Thursday. One new law will allow farm machinery with proper lighting on state highways at night...
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Last pieces of Confederate monument gone from St. Louis park
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The final pieces of a Confederate monument have been removed from a St. Louis park. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported most of the 38-foot-monument was removed Wednesday night from Forest Park in St. Louis. The monument stood in the park for decades before it became the focus of a dispute between the city and the Missouri Civil War Museum...
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Births 6/30/17
(Births ~ 06/30/17)
Son to Curtis Dane and Taylor Paige Braswell of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:04 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Name, Beckett Cayde. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Braswell is the former Taylor Mungle, daughter of Tonya and Redgie Mungle of Patton, Missouri. She is employed by Women First of SoutheastHEALTH. Braswell is the son of Rick Braswell of Benton, Missouri, and Sherry Steffes of Sedgewickville, Missouri. He works for Moore Floor Covering...
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Best Bet: Rock in the Rock Garden to feature Jen Friend and Trevor Finlay
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/17)
Jen Friend and Trevor Finlay of Nashville, Tennessee, will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in the Rock Garden at 800 Stoneyledge Drive in Jackson City Park. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair, their favorite snacks and beverages to hear them play.
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Prayer 6/30/17
(Prayer ~ 06/30/17)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are the Alpha and the Omega. Amen.
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Local Girl Scout Earns Highest Award
(Submitted Story ~ 06/30/17)
Cape Girardeau Girl Scout, Ella Valleroy, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, each girl must complete extensive leadership requirements, including thirty hours in a leadership role and forty hours of career exploration. Girls must also complete at least sixty-five hours of research, preparation, service, and evaluation for a project that serves a need in their community, locally or globally...
- Trend Setters School Summer 2017 Cosmetology Graduation (Submitted Story ~ 06/30/17)
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