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Cape moves toward more online services for busy residents
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
The city of Cape Girardeau is looking to expand its e-commerce services to allow more online payment options for customers. It has rolled out new software for utility billing, business licenses, liquor licenses and development services and is searching for a single provider for each department...
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Smith touts bill that would help vets get quicker health care
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
A bill offering more immediate access to care for veterans unanimously passed the U.S. House on Tuesday and is on its way to the Senate, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith said. The legislation follows a nationwide audit of Veterans Administration hospitals showing more than 57,000 veterans had waited 90 days or longer for their first VA medical appointments and an additional 64,000 who appeared never to have been granted appointments at all...
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Scott City man scheduled for preliminary hearing in July
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
A Scott City man who allegedly struck a police officer with his vehicle while fleeing a sobriety checkpoint appeared in court Tuesday. Mikell Abraham, 28, of Scott City is charged with assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and driving while suspended in connection with the June 1 incident, according to court documents...
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Cairo man pleads not guilty to killing bank employees
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
A Cairo, Illinois, man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges he murdered two women while attempting to rob a bank last month. James Nathaniel Watts, 29, was arrested May 15 after a high-speed chase and a standoff with police near a railroad trestle spanning the Ohio River...
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Bootheel officials urge electricity rate cut at Noranda facility
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
Elected officials from Stoddard, New Madrid, Dunklin, Pemiscot and Butler counties in Southeast Missouri have banded together to support an electricity rate reduction the New Madrid-based Noranda Aluminum plant has requested from Ameren Missouri. A letter to the Missouri Public Service Commission in Jefferson City, Missouri, signed by nearly every elected official in the five counties was forwarded to The Daily Statesman on Tuesday...
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House Majority Leader Cantor ousted
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
RICHMOND, Va. -- In an upset for the ages, Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, the second-most powerful man in the House, was dethroned Tuesday by a little-known, tea party-backed Republican primary challenger carried to victory on a wave of anger over calls for looser immigration laws...
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Judge strikes down California teacher tenure
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
The landmark decision could influence the gathering debate over teacher tenure across the country.
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Jackson School Board approves budget for 2014-2015 school year
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
The Jackson School Board approved a 2014-2015 budget Tuesday night that included revenue of $45,779,234 and 2.5 percent increases for certified teachers, up from the 2 percent that was awarded last year. "... We also use that as a guide for the rest of our [salary] schedules," associate superintendent for finance and business operations Dr. Wade Bartels said...
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St. Louis pitchers deliver third straight shutout
(Professional Sports ~ 06/11/14)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals are pitching so well all they need right now to win is one run. Adam Wainwright became the NL's first nine-game winner, and the Cardinals beat Tampa Bay 1-0 on Tuesday night, the Rays' third straight shutout loss...
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Report: Markets drove propane price rise
(State News ~ 06/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Market forces, not price gouging or manipulation, were responsible for the winter jump in propane prices, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster concluded in a report Tuesday. According to the findings from the attorney general's office, propane prices increased largely because of inventory shortages in the Midwest. ...
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Bill could benefit Missourians with college debt
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
A bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate could benefit more than half the Missourians trying to pay off federal student loans, according to figures released Tuesday by the White House. About 909,000 Missourians owe more than $23 million in student loans, the report by the Domestic Policy Council and the Council of Economic Advisers states...
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ESI Celebrates 30 Years in Business in Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 06/11/14)
Esi.comm has been offering security, telecommunications and networking products and services to the Southeast Missouri area since 1984. Celebrating 30 years in business, ESI is known for its customer service and dedication to customer satisfaction...
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Cumulus Clouds
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/11/14)
Beautiful cumulus clouds right before sunset.
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Brand New Cessna Skyhawks Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/11/14)
Two of the five Cessna 172S Skyhawks that spent the night on the Cape Aviation Ramp...waiting out the weather. Purchased by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Skyhawks are fresh from the Cessna Factory in Independence, Kansas, and are being flown by the school's instructors to their base in Daytona Beach, Florida...
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Florida-Bound Skyhawks
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/11/14)
Cessna 172S Skyhawks wait for the weather to clear before resuming their journey to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Blowing In
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/11/14)
Cumulus clouds before sunset as storms were passing through the area
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Send-off for Special Olympians set for Friday
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
Thirteen area delegates are among 125 athletes and coaches from Special Olympics Missouri who will complete next week in the 2014 Special Olympics, taking place in New Jersey. A send-off of the Southeast Missouri competitors will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Banterra Bank, 1650 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. The public is invited...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
Today is Wednesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2014. There are 203 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On June 11, 1864, German composer Richard Strauss, known for such operas as "Der Rosenkavalier," "Salome" and "Elektra" and tone poems like "Also sprach Zarathustra," was born in Munich...
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Bicycle on W a safety concern
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/11/14)
Many things are legal but unwise. Riding bicycles on state route "W" is one of these. Rolling hills, I'm sure, are a great form of exercise on a bicycle. However the mix of traffic on the road from Fruitland to the Pilot House is much too dangerous for all concerned. ...
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Speak Out 6/11/14
(Speak Out ~ 06/11/14)
I'm so excited about the new summer theater. Thank you, River Campus and all the sponsors of this event. I'm really looking forward to "Nunsense." If I could ask our president one question, it would be: Mr. President, how many American lives, how many American soldiers' lives were lost in capturing those five Talibans from Afghanistan? How many lives were lost in that endeavor? And you so recklessly hand them back over in exchange for one sorry ex-American soldier, deserter, traitor? What does that make you, Mr. ...
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Illegal immigration gone amok
(Column ~ 06/11/14)
Those who relentlessly continue to support the missteps of this administration have crossed the line from being partisan to being delusional. And I don't use that term in an off-handed, casual manner. To ignore the impending financial and social collapse from a tidal wave of undocumented immigrants must be delusional...
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Hobby Lobby and the Supreme Court decision to come
(Editorial ~ 06/11/14)
Earlier this year the Supreme court heard oral arguments in the Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius case. The suit brought forth by the arts and crafts store, owned by the Green family, has taken center stage. The family is firm in its faith and believes that being required to cover the full list of contraceptives, some considered abortifacient, mandated by the Affordable Care Act breeches its religious liberty...
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MoDOT to hold open-house meetings
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
In an effort to gather public opinion on transportation projects and improvements, the Missouri Department of Transportation is holding three open house meetings in the Southeast District. According to a news release issued by MoDOT, the meetings will center on Constitutional Amendment 7, a ballot measure which would temporarily raise the state's sales tax by three-quarters of a cent. ...
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Student killed while riding bicycle in Campbell, Mo.
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- A Richland Elementary student died late Friday morning while riding his bicycle in Campbell. Authorities said 9-year-old John Siebert from Essex, Missouri, and was visiting relatives in Campbell when the accident occurred. The child reportedly was with friends and riding a bicycle that had no brakes. When he entered an intersection near Campbell schools, he reportedly struck the side of a passing truck. He died shortly after arriving at a Piggott, Arkansas, hospital...
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Transportation tax draws opposition group
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Opponents launched a campaign Tuesday against Missouri's proposed transportation sales tax by raising concerns about the way the August ballot measure would raise and spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually. The new opposition group, Missourians for Better Transportation Solutions, said the proposed three-quarters cent sales tax would mark a "radical departure from the way roads have been traditionally financed" and could affect lower-income residents more than some of the heaviest users of state highways.. ...
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Births 6/11/14
(Births ~ 06/11/14)
Son to Tyler Gene Hurst and Taylor Leigh Perkins of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 4:12 a.m. Monday, June 2, 2014. Name, Wyatt Clinton. Weight, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Ms. Perkins is the daughter of Tony and Belinda Perkins of Jackson. She is employed by Chateau Girardeau. Hurst is the son of Rod and Carol Hurst of Millersville. He is employed by BCI Construction...
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Out of the past 6/11/14
(Out of the Past ~ 06/11/14)
An open house at the Cape Girardeau Public Library honors Cape Girardeau's longtime music man, Raymond "Peg" Meyer; the 86-year-old Meyer recently authored a book about his life: "Backwoods Jazz in the Twenties." While residents in the Pemiscot County area of the Bootheel are being warned of a tornado and severe thunderstorms in the evening, the Cape Girardeau area receives a "million dollar rain"; nearly 2 1/2 inches of rain falls here; a tornado touches down south of Steele, Missouri, resulting in at least one injury.. ...
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Authorities: Trucker in Morgan crash hadn't slept
(Entertainment ~ 06/11/14)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A truck driver's lack of sleep is being blamed for the highway crash that injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian in New Jersey. As Morgan recovered in a hospital, authorities said Monday the truck driver who triggered the weekend crash hadn't slept for more than 24 hours before the accident...
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Neither snow nor rain ...
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Postal carrier James Reischman uses an umbrella to help keep him on his appointed rounds during a rainstorm Tuesday as he walks along Perry Avenue in Cape Girardeau. More than 1.2 inches of rain fell, according to data at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. (Fred Lynch ~ flynch@semissourian.com)...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/11/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/11/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Frankie Westbrook
(Obituary ~ 06/11/14)
BIRCH TREE, Mo. -- Frankie Westbrook, 83, of Birch Tree, formerly of Advance, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Ozark Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. He was born Oct. 27, 1930, in Advance, son of Frank and Mae Williams Westbrook...
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Naomi Welker
(Obituary ~ 06/11/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Naomi Marie Welker, 7 days, of Perryville died June 9, 2014, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born June 2, 2014, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Dustin M. and Hannah R. Winningham Welker. Other survivors include a sister, Evelyn "Eve" Welker of the home; paternal grandparents, Mike and Bonnie Welker of Perryville; maternal grandparents, the Rev. ...
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Martha Vandivort
(Obituary ~ 06/11/14)
Martha Brooks Vandivort, 72, of Boise, Idaho, died Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Boise. She was born Nov. 8, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, the oldest child of Charles Alexander and Lillian Rita Derris Vandivort. She and James Albert Haskett were married April 4, 1970, at St. Vincent's Church in Cape Girardeau. He died in February 1999...
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Kim Schenck
(Obituary ~ 06/11/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kim "Rusty" Schenck, 56, of Perryville died Monday, June 9, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was an U.S. Army veteran. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Luella Hall
(Obituary ~ 06/11/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Luella Hall, 97, of Sikeston passed away Monday, June 9, 2014, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Aug. 21, 1916, in Salcedo, Missouri, daughter of Augustus and Chloe Celia Simpson Miller. She and Harold J. Hall were married March 6, 1943. He passed away Sept. 22, 1990...
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Jack Bess
(Obituary ~ 06/11/14)
Jack C. Bess, 93, of Cape Girardeau departed this life Sunday, June 8, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 16, 1921, on a farm near Bloomfield, Missouri, son of W.L. and Dora Napier Bess. He and Pauline Gunter were married May 30, 1942. Jack was an organizer and president of Puxico State Bank 20 years. He was founder and owner of Bess Grain and Fertilizer Co., also owning farming interests in Stoddard County...
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Virginia Beardslee
(Obituary ~ 06/11/14)
Virginia Mae Porch Beardslee, 90, of Maineville, Ohio, formerly of Scott City, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at Hospice of Cincinnati. She was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1923, in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, to Charles Russell and Frances Willard Buzza Porch...
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Prayers and precautions in West Africa amid Ebola threat
(International News ~ 06/11/14)
CONAKRY, Guinea -- One preacher advocated fasting and prayer to spare people from a virus that usually leads to a horrible death. Some people pray that the Ebola outbreaks, which are hitting three countries in West Africa, stay away from their home areas. Others seem unruffled and say it will blow over...
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Senator: Bergdahl deal sealed day before swap
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration only finalized the exchange of the last remaining U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five Taliban detainees at Guantánamo a day before the swap, a top Democratic lawmaker said Tuesday. He said American officials didn't learn the pickup location for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl until an hour ahead of time...
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Congress moving to ensure speedier care for veterans
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
WASHINGTON -- United in response to a national uproar, Congress is suddenly moving quickly to address military veterans' long waits for care at VA hospitals. The House unanimously approved legislation Tuesday to make it easier for patients enduring lengthy delays for initial visits to get VA-paid treatment from local doctors instead. The Senate was poised to vote on a similar bill within 48 hours, said Democratic leader Harry Reid...
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Rams' top pick preps for switch to guard
(Professional Sports ~ 06/11/14)
The 332-pound Robinson played tackle at Auburn
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 06/11/14)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. The span is between Route PP and Route E. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. All work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast...
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Teen gunman likely killed himself
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
TROUTDALE, Ore. -- A teen gunman armed with a rifle shot and killed a student Tuesday and injured a teacher before he likely killed himself at a high school in a quiet Columbia River town in Oregon, authorities said. After the shooting stopped, police spotted the suspect slumped on a toilet in a bathroom at Reynolds High School but couldn't see what was happening with him...
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Vegas shooter made no secret of extreme views
(National News ~ 06/11/14)
LAS VEGAS -- Jerad Miller was ready to share his anti-government views with about anyone who would listen, views that telegraphed his desire to kill police officers and his willingness to die for what he hoped would be a revolution against the government...
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Five U.S. troops killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan
(International News ~ 06/11/14)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Five Americans with a special operations unit were killed by a U.S. airstrike called in to help them after they were ambushed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest friendly-fire incidents in nearly 14 years of war, officials said Tuesday...
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Tax cheats took billions from Ukraine
(International News ~ 06/11/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- As Ukraine's tax chief tells it, the billion-dollar theft was planned at a see-through plastic table in a vault of sound-proof steel. The table and six matching transparent chairs sit in a secret chamber on an upper story of the Tax Ministry in Kiev. ...
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Militants take over most of major Iraqi city
(International News ~ 06/11/14)
BAGHDAD -- In a assault that exposed Iraq's eroding central authority, al-Qaida-inspired militants overran much of Mosul on Tuesday, seizing government buildings, pushing out security forces and capturing military vehicles as thousands of residents fled the second-largest city...
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Prayer 6/11/14
(Prayer ~ 06/11/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we stand firm in our faith and point others to you. Amen.
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