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Mo. conservation agents help fight fires in western U.S.
(Local News ~ 09/15/17)
Missouri Department of Conservation agents are fighting wildfires in the western United States. Wildlife regional supervisor Matt Bowyer and 16 other MDC employees are part of a larger crew who are headed to Custer, South Dakota, after fighting the Pine Tree Fire in northwest Colorado, MDC media specialist Candice Davis said Thursday...
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Bids accepted in Jackson High School project
(Local News ~ 09/15/17)
Work continues on the freshman-center addition to Jackson High School, still on track to open for the 2018-2019 school year, according to a school official. Funding for the project was secured by Proposition J, an April ballot measure passed by voters to improve and expand district facilities...
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Cape Central choir program to hold reunion
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/17)
The choir program at Cape Girardeau Central High School will hold a reunion to coincide with this evening's homecoming game at the high school, 1000 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau. Retired longtime choir director Judy Williams Johnson will be in attendance and will conduct a performance of the national anthem and Central alma mater before the game...
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Jackson singer-songwriter Adelaide to perform in Chick-fil-A's Summer Concert Series
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/17)
Jackson native Adelaide, a singer, songwriter and musician, will give a free concert Tuesday as part of Chick-fil-A's Summer Concert Series at its Cape Girardeau location, 3333 Gordonville Road. She will meet and greet fans from 4 to 5 p.m. inside Chick-fil-A and will perform at 8 p.m. in the US Bank parking lot next door...
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'Six Legs, No Heart': Local comic artist pens book with plenty of chills, thrills
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/17)
Brian Rhodes doesn't think of himself as a graphic-novel artist or as a comic-book artist, really. It's not a one-or-the-other situation for him, he said. But his new book, "Six Legs, No Heart," has hallmarks of both. The cover shows a single hand emerging from a mass of cockroaches, and while it sounds vile, there's a lot more to the story, Rhodes said...
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Dutchtown disinterest: Village having trouble disincorporating
(Local News ~ 09/15/17)
Apathy is what’s keeping Dutchtown incorporated. Two residents and three non-resident property owners expressed support for disincorporation at the Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting Thursday. Non-resident property owner Voyann Smith said the lack of interest in having a village of Dutchtown was evident in how few residents attended the county commission meeting...
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Jury finds Harris guilty of murder, 3 other counts
(Local News ~ 09/15/17)
A jury found a Cape Girardeau man guilty of second-degree murder and three lesser counts after deliberating for more than six hours Thursday. The jury convicted Malcolm Harris, 26, of fatally shooting Domorlo McCaster, 28, in the back of the head as they and two other men sat in a GMC Envoy in a driveway in a Cape Girardeau neighborhood May 14, 2016...
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Owner of Mary Jane Burgers & Brew in Perryville to open new culinary concept in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/15/17)
As the fourth anniversary nears for Perryville, Missouri, restaurant Mary Jane Burgers & Brew, the owner has announced a new culinary venture coming to Cape Girardeau next year. Mary Jane Burgers & Brew owner Carisa Stark said Thursday her organization plans to turn Courtesy Cleaners, 1107 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, into Mary Jane bourbon + smokehouse. The proposed restaurant will be something new, she said. ...
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SEMO District Fair by the numbers
(Local News ~ 09/15/17)
A look at how the SEMO District Fair adds up.
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Venus Williams: 'Always bet on yourself'
(Local News ~ 09/15/17)
The night began with a rousing welcome and closed with a standing ovation. In between, women's tennis legend Venus Williams talked about her successes and failures, finding balance in life and never creating self-imposed limits. On Thursday night at the Show Me Center, a week removed from a semifinal appearance at the U.S. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2017. There are 107 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 15, 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe...
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Storm reporters get goofier with every calamity
(Column ~ 09/15/17)
Maybe you're like me. Maybe you also wonder why TV weather reporters feel compelled to tell you that you really must, in order to save your life, obey a mandatory-evacuation order when a huge hurricane is approaching, but do this while standing knee-deep in floodwater with wind gusts over 100 miles per hour and while, obviously, disobeying that all-important mandatory-evacuation order...
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A busy weekend ahead with fun for all ages
(Editorial ~ 09/15/17)
Could Cape Girardeau possibly be a more bustling place this weekend? First, there's football. Southeast Missouri State University will host its first home football game, against rival Southern Illinois University. Fans are encouraged to wear their black fan gear. There will be lots of tailgating, which means lots of good food and good times. Game starts at 6...
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Rep's wrong excuse on disaster bill
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/15/17)
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Senate passed a bill which contained provisions raising the debt ceiling and providing for $15.25 billion in hurricane relief. The FEMA disaster relief fund gets $7.4 billion and a $450 million grant for the Small Business Administration. The Community Development Block Grant program receives $7.4 billion. The Senate voted for the legislation 80-17...
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'60 Minutes' enters 50th year; Oprah Winfrey will join the newsmagazine later this month
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/17)
NEW YORK -- CBS' "60 Minutes," the newsmagazine that can credit consistency for much of its success as it enters its 50th anniversary year, is about to see a major change with the addition of Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey will debut Sept. 24, reporting on a story about America's political divisions...
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Artifacts 9/15/17
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/17)
Today: All events will be at the SEMO District Fairgrounds in Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. Beginning at 8 a.m. in the livestock arena, Angus and other beef-cattle breeds will be judged. The 4-H/FFA speaking contest begins at 9 a.m. ...
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Best Bet: Quilt Tour 2017 set for this weekend
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/17)
The three locations for this year’s quilt tour Saturday and Sunday are the Glenn House in Cape Girardeau, the Oliver House Museum in Jackson and the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. Tickets are $10 each and cover both days and all venues. ...
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#SemoSelfie 9/15/17
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/17)
On my way to work this morning, I saw farmers prepping their fields for fall harvest. Hours later, as I left for my evening walk, it was cool enough for a sweatshirt and starting to get dark. Fall may be my favorite season, but I still hate to say goodbye to summer! Here's one last #semoselfie with my neighborhood cornfield. #eastgalesburg #illinois #fall #gettingmystepsin #socorny
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Out of the past: Sept. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 09/15/17)
A special edition of the Southeast Missourian is sold in the morning on street corners in Cape Girardeau and Scott City, raising money to fight illiteracy. Volunteers are hawking papers in the second annual YELL for Newspapers. Money raised will fund the Southeast Missourian's Newspapers In Education program and the Area Wide United Way's special literacy programs...
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Carolyn Koehler
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
Carolyn "Cakee" Koehler, 70, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at her home in Jackson after a valiant battle with cancer. She was the wife of Kenneth Koehler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday in Chapel A of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Bruce Hornberger
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Bruce M. Hornberger, 62, of Cairo died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Michael Hendrix
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
Michael Dean Hendrix, 62, of Pocahontas passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 26, 1955, the son of the late Ross and Edna Hendrix. Survivors include his loving siblings, Pamela Wilson, Randy (Christy) Hendrix, Linda (Jeff) Sevrin, David (Bonnie Wyman) Hendrix and Johnny (Tonia) Hendrix...
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William Halter Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
ANNA, Ill. -- William J. Halter Sr., 89, of Anna died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father Federico Higuera officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Carol Crest
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
HOUSTON, Mo. -- Carol Ann Crest, 79, of Houston died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at Houston First Baptist Church, with Pastor Russ Stigall officiating. Burial will be in Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with Pastor Dave Conley officiating...
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Dorothy Cissell
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
BALLWIN, Mo. -- Dorothy A. Cissell, 78, of Ballwin, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Sunrise of Chesterfield in Chesterfield, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Randall Childers
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Randall Childers, 81, of Cairo died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Dr. Larry L. Potts officiating. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Doris Bradley
(Obituary ~ 09/15/17)
PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Doris Ann Bradley, 82, of Park Hills spent the last four years of her life living in Cape Girardeau near her family. Doris was born March 16, 1935, in Elvins, Missouri, and passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Births 9/15/17
(Births ~ 09/15/17)
Son to Robert Lee Jr. and Torie L. Eskew of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 7:22 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Name, Grady Reid. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Second son. Mrs. Eskew is the former Torie Cox, daughter of Vickie Cox and Basil Cox of Jackson. She is employed by Southeast Missouri State University. Eskew is the son of Mary Eskew of Sedgewickville, Missouri, and the late Robert Eskew Sr. He is employed by Procter & Gamble...
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Record-setting cats share Michigan home
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Here's a tall tail: Two record-setting cats are living together near Detroit. Arcturus Aldebaran Powers holds the Guinness World Records mark for tallest domestic cat, measuring at about 19 inches. Housemate Cygnus Regulus Powers holds the record for the domestic cat with the longest tail, measuring more than 17 inches. The cats live in Farmington Hills with Will and Lauren Powers. Guinness said it sought the records to raise awareness about a cat shelter...
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Research on big ears, crocodile gambling wins Ig Nobels
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
BOSTON -- Scientists who discovered old men really do have big ears, playing the didgeridoo helps relieve sleep apnea, and handling crocodiles can influence gambling decisions are among this year's recipients of the Ig Nobel, the prize for absurd scientific achievement...
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Equifax victims may face another hassle in buying an iPhone
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
NEW YORK -- Apple fans who froze their credit after the Equifax data breach may end up with another hassle on their hands if they try to get one of the new iPhones that can cost more than $1,000. People who rushed to lock down their credit and want to make any other big purchases may find the same inconveniences...
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South Korea says North has fired another missile over Japan
(International News ~ 09/15/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's military said North Korea fired an unidentified missile today from its capital, Pyongyang, that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. It was the second aggressive test-flight over the territory of the close U.S. ally in less than a month and it followed the sixth and most powerful nuclear test by North Korea to date on Sept. 3...
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Latin Mass fans celebrate 10-year anniversary — without pope
(International News ~ 09/15/17)
VATICAN CITY -- Fans of the old Latin Mass descended on Rome on Thursday for their annual pilgrimage, facing indifference to their cause, if not outright resistance, from none other than Pope Francis. Ten years after Pope Benedict XVI passed a law allowing greater use of the Latin Mass, Francis seems to be doing everything possible to roll it back or simply pretend it never happened...
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One soldier killed, 7 hurt in training exercise
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special-operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army's largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California. The soldiers were taken to several hospitals, including the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's Special Operations Command, which is based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina...
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Cuba mystery grows: New details on what befell U.S. diplomats
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed. Inexplicably, the agonizing sound hit him again. It was as if he'd walked through some invisible wall cutting straight through his room...
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Caribbean families separate to rebuild lives after storm
(International News ~ 09/15/17)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The shrieks of children playing volleyball and the occasional barking of dogs echoed inside Puerto Rico's largest convention center, transformed into a shelter for hurricane victims from other Caribbean islands as hundreds of families devastated by the Category 5 storm transition toward new lives...
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Seniors fight post-hurricane heat with Popsicles, compresses
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Florida seniors were ushered out of stifling assisted-living centers Thursday while caregivers fought a lack of air conditioning with Popsicles and cool compresses after eight people died at a nursing home in the post-hurricane heat...
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Irma pushes Florida's poor closer to the edge of ruin
(National News ~ 09/15/17)
IMMOKALEE, Fla. -- Larry and Elida Dimas didn't have much to begin with, and Hurricane Irma left them with even less. The storm peeled open the roof of the old mobile home where they live with their 18-year-old twins, and it destroyed another one they rented to migrant workers in Immokalee, one of Florida's poorest communities. Someone from the government already has promised aid, but Larry Dimas' chin quivers at the thought of accepting it...
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Medical examiner report completed in Fulton, Mo., man's death
(State News ~ 09/15/17)
FULTON, Mo. -- A medical examiner has an autopsy on the death of a developmentally disabled Missouri man whose body was found in April encased in concrete. The Fulton Sun reported Fulton police chief Steve Myers said Thursday the autopsy on 31-year-old Carl DeBrodie was received within the last week...
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Scientists: Ash tree species pushed to brink of extinction
(State News ~ 09/15/17)
NEW YORK -- Five prominent species of ash tree in the eastern U.S. have been driven to the brink of extinction by years of lethal attack by a beetle, a scientific group said. Tens of millions of trees in the U.S. and Canada already have succumbed, and the toll eventually may reach more than 8 billion, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said Thursday...
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Gov. Greitens, lawmakers clash on money for prescription program
(State News ~ 09/15/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri legislative budgeters on Thursday questioned why and how Gov. Eric Greitens' administration found money for a new program to fight prescription-drug misuse amid strained state finances and without first asking lawmakers...
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Speak Out 9/15/17
(Speak Out ~ 09/15/17)
Kudos to Jo Ann Bock for her excellent column on the library, published in the September issue of The Best Years. The Cape Girardeau Public Library is a community treasure, and any tax dollars spent on it are well worth the investment. The citizens of Cape Girardeau are blessed to have such an outstanding library. Let's keep it that way!...
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Prayer 9/15/17
(Prayer ~ 09/15/17)
O Lord Jesus, we lift hands of praise, singing songs of worship to you. Amen.
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