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County Commissioners Association to honor state Rep. Holly Rehder, five others
(Local News ~ 09/25/18)
The County Commissioners Association of Missouri will honor six state lawmakers, including state Rep. Holly Rehder, for their commitment to improving county government operations. Legislators will be honored in their home districts with surrounding county commissioners in attendance, according to a news release...
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Vargas apologizes for beer bong decision; video clip seen 130,000 times
(Local News ~ 09/25/18)
Carlos Vargas-Aburto, Southeast Missouri State University president, has apologized for a Sept. 15 incident where he accepted a drink from a beer bong at a tailgate party ahead of Southeast’s football game at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale...
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Cherokee Ridge Girl Scouts camp to close, decision upsets area Scout leaders
(Local News ~ 09/25/18)
The Cherokee Ridge Girl Scouts camp in Southeast Missouri will close permanently Dec. 16 and the property will be sold. The board of directors of the Missouri Heartland Girl Scouts council made that decision Friday. Cherokee Ridge has been a popular destination for area Girl Scouts since it opened in 1966...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/25/18)
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2018. There are 97 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 25, 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court. On this date: In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean...
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Mixed feelings to close Girl Scout property
(Column ~ 09/25/18)
As someone involved in Girl Scouting for over 50 years, I understand the mixed feelings many have since Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland's Board of Directors made its announcement to close Cherokee Ridge Program Center. Like most women who were Girl Scouts in their youth, I recall fondly the friendships made and outdoor adventures I've had. ...
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Southeast attracts scholars to study Faulkner files
(Editorial ~ 09/25/18)
Did you know Southeast Missouri State University is a magnet for scholars of William Faulkner? The Center for Faulkner Studies is housed in Kent Library, and was established in 1989 under the leadership of its founding director, Robert Hamblin. The university acquired the Louis Daniel Brodsky Collection of William Faulkner Materials, according to the university's website. The collection was assembled over a 30-year period...
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Current reasons to believe Kavanaugh's accuser
(Column ~ 09/25/18)
If I had my druthers, you would be looking at a blank space. Instead of reading these words, you would have found nothing under the headline "Current Reasons to Believe Kavanaugh's Accuser." Just a big empty space. Why? Because there are no reasons to believe Christine Blasey Ford -- not yet anyway. ...
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Will Smith's bungee jump: latest Grand Canyon stunt
(Community ~ 09/25/18)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- At the end of the 1991 movie "Thelma & Louise," the two leading ladies -- fugitives cornered by authorities in the Grand Canyon -- decide against surrendering and instead drive off a cliff. One of cinema's most iconic endings wasn't filmed in the national park in Arizona, but not for lack of trying...
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Trump lauds Kim at United Nations
(International News ~ 09/25/18)
UNITED NATIONS -- President Donald Trump raised hopes at the United Nations on Monday a second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un could occur "quite soon," striking a conciliatory tone one year after he used his debut at the U.N. to deride the autocrat as "Little Rocket Man" and threaten to "totally destroy North Korea."...
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Maldives' president concedes loss
(International News ~ 09/25/18)
MALE, Maldives -- Maldives strongman President Yameen Abdul Gayoom conceded he lost Sunday's election to his challenger, longtime lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in a speech broadcast live on television Monday. Speaking in the Maldives' native language, Dhivehi, Yameen congratulated Solih and said, "I know I have to step down now."...
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Russia to provide Syria with new S-300 air defense missiles
(International News ~ 09/25/18)
MOSCOW -- Russia announced Monday it will supply Syria's government with sophisticated S-300 air defense systems after last week's downing of a Russian plane by Syria forces responding to an Israeli air strike, a friendly fire incident stoking regional tensions...
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Mandela's widow urges world: Put egos aside and end violence
(International News ~ 09/25/18)
UNITED NATIONS -- Nelson Mandela's widow challenged world leaders celebrating his life Monday to put their egos and partisan politics aside and honor his legacy by ending the "senseless violence" plaguing too much of the world. "History will judge you should you stagnate too long in inaction," Graca Machel told a U.N. "peace summit" commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mandela's birth. "Humankind will hold you accountable should you allow suffering to continue on your watch."...
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Drug prices going up despite Trump promise
(National News ~ 09/25/18)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump made reducing drug prices a key promise during his election campaign, repeatedly accusing drugmakers of "getting away with murder." At the end of May, he promised drug companies would be announcing "massive" voluntary drug price cuts within two weeks...
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Why the 'gig' economy may not be the workforce of the future
(National News ~ 09/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- The "gig" economy might not be the new frontier for America's workforce after all. From Uber to TaskRabbit to YourMechanic, so-called gig work -- task-oriented work offered by online apps -- has been promoted as providing the flexibility and independence traditional jobs don't offer. Yet the evidence is growing that over time, these jobs don't deliver the financial returns many workers expect...
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Dallas police officer accused of killing neighbor fired
(National News ~ 09/25/18)
DALLAS -- A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor inside his own apartment was fired Monday, the same day the man was being buried in his Caribbean homeland. Police chief U. Renee Hall dismissed officer Amber Guyger during a hearing Monday, according to a statement posted on Twitter. Guyger is charged with manslaughter in the Sept. 6 shooting leaving 26-year-old Botham Jean dead, and she was fired because of her arrest, according to Dallas police...
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Republicans launch full-scale save-Kavanaugh campaign
(National News ~ 09/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans thundered into an all-out campaign to save Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination Monday as a second woman accused him of a long-ago sexual assault. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of a "smear campaign," Kavanaugh himself complained of "smears, pure and simple" and President Donald Trump dismissed allegations against his nominee as "totally political."...
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Rosenstein still has his job — at least until Trump meeting Thursday
(National News ~ 09/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- After a long weekend spent wondering whether he should resign or would be fired, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein still has his job -- for now. President Donald Trump gave Rosenstein a three-day reprieve pending their face-to-face White House meeting Thursday. That's when the man who oversees the Trump-Russia investigation will respond to reports he had discussed secretly recording the president and possibly using constitutional procedures to remove him from office...
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Out of the past: Sept. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 09/25/18)
After 25 years in public office, Circuit Judge A.J. Seier has decided the time has come to pursue a new career; yesterday, he sent a letter of resignation to Gov. Mel Carnahan, effective Dec. 1; Seier served eight years as prosecuting attorney of Cape Girardeau County before winning a newly created Division II circuit judgeship in the 32nd Circuit in 1976; he was re-elected in 1982 and 1988, and his current term is scheduled to expire at the end of 1994...
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Ronald Stearns
(Obituary ~ 09/25/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ronald L. Stearns, 66, of Perryville died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Chuck Duvall officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery, with military honors provided by American Legion Post 133 and Delta Team...
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Constance Record
(Obituary ~ 09/25/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- Constance Joyce Record, 81, of rural Benton died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Misosuri. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Pastor Jeremy Sells officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley, Missouri...
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John Natoli
(Obituary ~ 09/25/18)
John Natoli, 64, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of O'Fallon, Missouri, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Landmark Hospital. There will be no local public service. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Charles Leitle
(Obituary ~ 09/25/18)
AURORA, Mo. -- Charles Edward Leitle, 85, of Aurora passed away Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at Aurora Nursing Center. He was born June 16, 1933, in Aurora, the son of Joseph and Barbara Pruente Leitle. On Dec. 29, 1976, he married Carolyn Landewee in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Elmo Donze
(Obituary ~ 09/25/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elmo L. Donze, 65, of Perryville died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. He will then be taken to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church for funeral Mass at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer, C.M., officiating. Burial will be in Valle Springs Cemetery in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri...
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Martha Castleman
(Obituary ~ 09/25/18)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Martha Jean Castleman passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. She was the wife of the late Jerry Castlelman; dear mother and mother-in-law of Steven (Angela) Castleman, Theresa (Ron) Goebel and Felicia (James) Pestka; dear grandmother of Kenneth Castleman, U.S. ...
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Elsie Caldwell
(Obituary ~ 09/25/18)
Elsie Louise Caldwell, 85, of Dutchtown passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 22, 1932, in Fornfelt to Wesley and Mable Hager Lynn. She married Donald Eugene Caldwell on June 15, 1974, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 2008...
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Six Flags St. Louis offers perks for customer coffin time
(State News ~ 09/25/18)
EUREKA, Mo. — Six contestants for a promotion at Six Flags St. Louis will compete for a $300 prize, season tickets and other perks, and all they have to do is spend 30 hours in a coffin. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported participants chosen for the ghoulish contest will bide their time in 2-by-7-foot coffins from 1 p.m. Oct. 13 to 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at the park. ...
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Son of Lambert's founder indicted on sex crimes
(State News ~ 09/25/18)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The son of the founder of Lambert's Cafe has been indicted on several sex crimes. The Springfield News- Leader reported 50-year-old Benjamin Lambert, who was previously involved in running the restaurant's Ozark, Missouri, location was indicted on five charges by a grand jury earlier this month...
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Meeting set to discuss West End Blvd. improvements project
(Local News ~ 09/25/18)
Cape Girardeau city officials and Bowen Engineering will hold a public meeting Wednesday to discuss planned improvements to West End Boulevard. The meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Osage Centre, city officials said in a news release posted on the city's website...
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Jackson to negotiate with park restroom builder; see trail between city, Cape
(Local News ~ 09/25/18)
The city will negotiate further with the city-park restroom builder, city officials will request a recreation trail between Jackson and Cape Girardeau as part of the center junction diverging diamond interchange, and more after Monday's board of aldermen meeting at Jackson city hall...
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Down by the riverside Monday afternoon
(Local News ~ 09/25/18)
Three-year-old twins Franklin, left, and Amelia Cheek draw a series of flowers and figures in chalk on the floodwall Monday in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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Prayer 9/25/18
(Prayer ~ 09/25/18)
O Father God, may we focus on good things that honor you. Amen.
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Births 9/25/18
(Births ~ 09/25/18)
Son to Corey and Lora Schumer of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 3:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Name, Blake Daniel. Weight, 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Schumer is the daughter of Darrell Vails of Cape Girardeau. She is a registered nurse at the Lutheran Home. Schumer is the son of Tom and Linda Schumer of Perryville, Missouri. He is a shipping specialist at TG Missouri...
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Sunspots
(Submitted Story ~ 09/25/18)
The sun parts the clouds over Lake Michigan at the Chicago Harbor Lock.
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Central Middle Students Help the Environment
(Submitted Story ~ 09/25/18)
This group of students is participating in the Lexus Eco Challenge, a national challenge that encourages children to address environmental issues. The issue they have chosen is deforestation. As you may know, deforestation is the struggle of humans destroying trees in deciduous forests and tropical rain forests. ...
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Dyslexia Awareness Walk
(Submitted Story ~ 09/25/18)
Cape Girardeau held it's first annual Dyslexia Awareness Walk at Capaha Park on September 23, 2018. Area sponsors included Camp Merkley kids dental, The Learning Lab of Poplar Bluff, Ozark Jerky Store, Hull Trucking, Leet EyeCare, and The Bank of Missouri...
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DAR John Guild Chapter Makes Donation
(Submitted Story ~ 09/25/18)
The John Guild Chapter of the DAR of Jackson MO made a large donation to the local Veterans Home. Pictured are Cheryl Cook, Kristen Pind, Gerre Crites, and Don Cook.
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