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California teen welcomed home after kidnapping
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl got a warm welcome home reception five days after FBI agents killed a longtime family friend suspected of torturing and killing her mother and brother and escaping with her to the Idaho wilderness. Hannah Anderson was mobbed by reporters as she entered and left a restaurant that hosted an all-day fundraiser. News crews were told to wait outside while Hannah and her father stayed for hours. She did not make a statement...
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Students in tornado-shattered town return to class
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- After an anguish-filled summer, students returned to classes Friday at two elementary schools destroyed last spring by a deadly tornado that ripped a 17-mile path of devastation through the suburbs of Oklahoma City. The children of Moore were eager to reunite with classmates, but many were still haunted by fears of the weather and memories of young friends lost to the monstrous EF5 twister that killed 24 people...
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Tunes at Twilight: Second round of performances begins today
(Entertainment ~ 08/16/13)
The fall season of the Tunes at Twilight concert series kicks off at 6:30 p.m. today at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo in Cape Girardeau. The free concerts are organized by Old Town Cape with sponsorship by SoutheastHEALTH, Fox 23 KBSI and Cape Air...
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Death toll from Egypt violence rises to 638
(International News ~ 08/16/13)
CAIRO -- As the death toll soared past 600 on Thursday, weeping relatives in search of loved ones uncovered the faces of the bloodied dead in a Cairo mosque near the flattened epicenter of Islamist support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Violence also spread, with government buildings set afire near the Pyramids, policemen gunned down and scores of Christian churches attacked...
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Siehndel out to lift 'Hawks 'D' up a notch
(College Sports ~ 08/16/13)
Daniel Siehndel has turned into a pretty good linebacker for someone who did not even play the position in high school or his first year of college. Now the Southeast Missouri State junior hopes to again make his mark on an inexperienced Redhawks' front seven that counts only one player who received more than one collegiate start last year...
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Long is ready to cut loose for Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Jake Long wants to set the record straight. The St. Louis left tackle is 100 percent healthy entering his first season with the Rams. After missing the final four games last season because of a left triceps injury that required surgery, the 28-year-old Long is anxious to cut loose...
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MLB to expand instant replay in 2014
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/13)
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Calling it a historic moment, Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday that Major League Baseball plans to expand its video review process next season, giving managers a tool they've never had in an effort to dramatically reduce the number of incorrect calls made in games...
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Concerns raised over pending Missouri executions
(State News ~ 08/16/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court's decision to move ahead with two executions was questioned Thursday by some death penalty observers and opponents, in part over concern about Missouri's proposed use of a drug that remains unproven in lethal injections and which gained infamy in the 2009 death of pop star Michael Jackson...
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Sunset Hills weighs urban deer hunting
(State News ~ 08/16/13)
SUNSET HILLS, Mo. -- A St. Louis County town may allow limited bow hunting in an effort to reduce the growing deer population. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunset Hills aldermen have given preliminary approval to the plan. A final vote will be at the next board meeting...
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Cape Girardeau doctor's claims similar to 'sovereign citizen' philosophy
(Local News ~ 08/16/13)
A Cape Girardeau doctor apparently learned the hard way that federal courts are not required to obtain a defendant's consent before prosecuting him on fraud charges. According to a transcript of Byron Glenn's initial appearance in U.S. District Court, Glenn argued with a federal judge about his own name, the judge's credentials and whether the court had jurisdiction over the fraud case against him...
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Victim's mother says family devastated by homicide
(Local News ~ 08/16/13)
Cynthia Canoy's mother said Thursday her family has been devastated by what she called the senseless, immeasurable and incomprehensible death of her daughter. "Cynthia loved her family, friends, being a truck driver, animals, fishing and most importantly life," Canoy's mother Emma Freeman said in an emailed statement...
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Cape County Tea Party Meeting - 08/20
(Submitted Story ~ 08/16/13)
PRESS RELEASE CAPE COUNTY TEA PARTY MEETING On August 20th, 2013 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is also called Third Tuesday Tea Time (TTTT) and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...
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Third Grant Announced By The Kellerman Foundation
(Submitted Story ~ 08/16/13)
Third Grant Announced By The Kellerman Foundation The Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation, whose new office will be located at 1856 Broadway Cape Girardeau, Missouri , awarded a new grant on August 12, 2013 to Kathleen Reynolds, for further evaluation of the Warren E. ...
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Cape Public Library Summer Reading Club Winners
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/16/13)
Congratulations to the Cape Girardeau Public Library's Children's summer reading program grand prize winners. Bicycles donated by VFW Post 3838 and Ladies Auxiliary, United Commercial Travelers Council 534, and Friends of the Cape Girardeau Public Library Foundation. ...
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/16/13)
This is a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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Hummingbird Hawk Moth
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/16/13)
Hummingbird Hawk Moth on Butterfly Bush in front of my house
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Building the Mulberry Block - 1975
(Submitted Story ~ 08/16/13)
I can't recall when the arrival of the Fall semester lost its magic for me, but in August 1975 its hold was never stronger. In that, thankfully my last year of law school, thoughts of another and perhaps final campus tour resonated. It was in this cheerful, yet contemplative, mood that I pulled into Columbia on Monday, 26th birthday plus one...
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Solheim Cup features fresh faces
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/13)
PARKER, Colo. -- The Solheim Cup has a new look this year. Missing from the European team is Laura Davies, who had played in every Solheim Cup since these matches between Europe and the United States began in 1990. Europe now has six rookies on its team, including 17-year-old Charley Hull of England...
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Gymnast Biles steals the show for U.S.
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/13)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Simone Biles grabbed the early lead in the U.S. women's gymnastics championships. The 16-year-old from Texas put together an all-around score of 60.500 on Thursday in the opening round, well ahead of returning Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2013. There are 137 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. On this date: In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington...
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Speak Out 8/16/13
(Speak Out ~ 08/16/13)
I still don't think the new cell tower looming disaster is a done deal. I think those city council members favorably disposed to vote for it could change their minds if I can convince an author to write a book or short story about its potential effects, once constructed. The author I'm trying to retain to use his powers of imagination to write about it is Stephen King...
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You asked, so here are some honest answers
(Column ~ 08/16/13)
Q. Joe, you recently blamed strange weather patterns -- specifically, the way rainstorms seem to bypass Cape Girardeau -- on aliens. I thought your thinking was goofy at the time, and now that we've had record rainfall for August, don't you want to apologize?...
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Use correct grammar
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/16/13)
A quarterly report from the 1960 Freshman Year, Notre Dame, is just spot-on. The first sentence says it all. "The child's first teacher is the parent, his first school is the home." My parents never used improper grammar. Double negatives and slang such as "ain't" were not used and not allowed. ...
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Missouri officials back state fair despite clown's Obama stunt
(State News ~ 08/16/13)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- The Missouri State Fair got a strong show of political support Thursday from many of the state's top elected officials who flocked to a big-top-tent ham breakfast despite criticism of a weekend rodeo clown act that mocked President Barack Obama...
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Ex-license office worker gets probation for theft of $48,000
(State News ~ 08/16/13)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- A former employee of a state license office in eastern Missouri has been placed on probation for stealing. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Mo., reported 27-year-old Tiffany De-Nay Huskey of Bonne Terre pleaded guilty last week. In addition to five years of probation she repaid the $48,000 that was stolen...
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NTSB: No engine failure in fatal UPS plane crash
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Federal investigators found no initial evidence that a UPS cargo jet suffered engine failure or was burning before it clipped trees at the end of a runway and slammed into a hillside, killing the two crew members onboard, officials said Thursday...
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New mammal species found ‘in plain sight'
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
WASHINGTON -- Imagine a mini-raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it's hard to resist, let alone overlook. But somehow science did -- until now. Researchers announced Thursday a rare discovery of a new species of mammal called the olinguito. The reddish-brown animal is about 14 inches long with an equally long tail and weighs about 2 pounds...
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Out of the past 8/16/13
(Out of the Past ~ 08/16/13)
The city council has informally approved a plan to place a sewer charge measure on the November election ballot; if approved by voters, sewer connection charges would be levied to help fund future trunk sewer connections. Although Walter Collins was never a Boy Scout as a youngster, he's made up for it over the years; the scouting volunteer was honored last night by Boy Scout Troop 2 at Grace Methodist Church for 25 years of service to the troop...
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Scott County's support of Porter
(Editorial ~ 08/16/13)
There will be a lot of excitement this evening when Scott County Central dedicates the gym floor at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium to recently drafted NBA player Otto Porter. A Scott County Central graduate, Porter went on to have a successful two-year career at Georgetown University. ...
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Jackson police report 8/16/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/13)
The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/16/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Dorothy Winters
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
Dorothy G. Winters, 93, of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at de Greeff Hospice House at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 8, 1919, in Ste. Genevieve, daughter of Joseph and Mary Spraul Grass. She and Bernard J. Winters Sr. were married May 5, 1941...
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Margaret Tunnell
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
Margaret Kathryn Tunnell, 91, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Marshall, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Richmond. She was born May 27, 1922, in Millersville, daughter of the late Walter and Mary Seabaugh Cobble. Margaret was a 1938 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She was credit manager more than 35 years at Sears Roebuck in Marshall...
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Buford Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
Buford H. Seabaugh, 99, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. He was born June 4, 1914, at Daisy, son of Willis E. and Sophia Barks Seabaugh. He and Imogene Seabaugh were married Sept. 28, 1940...
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Ronald Scheper
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
Ronald "Bear" Scheper, 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 21, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Harry Edward and Aileen Alice Hulehan Scheper. Ron and Paulette Ponder were married March 27, 1983, in Las Vegas...
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Andrew Pugh
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
Andrew David "Andy" Pugh, 17, of Opelika, Ala., passed away Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. He was born Sept. 12, 1995. Andy attended Beulah High School where he was a member of BHS marching band, HOSA and Inkslingers. He previously attended OMS where he was involved with the OMS concert band and chosen as an alternate for the OHS marching band...
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Shirley Ozbun
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
Shirley Marie Branum Ozbun, 77, of Senath, Mo., departed this life Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. She was born Aug. 16, 1935, to Lee "Bo" and Cidney Marie Harkey Branum in the Coldwater, Mo., community and was raised there...
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Joe Litzelfelner Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
Joe Gene Litzelfelner Sr., 83, of Keller, Texas, passed away Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, after being in bad health for some time. He was born June 20, 1930, in Jackson, the youngest son (10th child) of Odus and Ethel Litzelfelner. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1948, and had participated in football, basketball and baseball...
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Ruby Hargrove
(Obituary ~ 08/16/13)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Ruby Holshouser Hargrove, 89, of Tamms died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 5, 1924, in Diswood, Ill., daughter of Millard and Rosa Miller Henderson. Ruby was a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church...
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Warrants fuel questions of teen's disappearance
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
SAN DIEGO -- The California man who abducted a teenage family friend and tortured her mother and 8-year-old brother before killing them exchanged more than a dozen calls with the 16-year-old girl in the hours before the slaying. Exactly how James Lee DiMaggio tortured them or why he and Hannah Anderson exchanged about 13 calls wasn't clear, but the new details in court papers fueled questions about how and why he targeted his best friend's family and fled with a girl who has said she felt uncomfortable around him.. ...
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School year awaits twister survivors
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
MOORE, Okla. -- One young girl is so afraid of the wind that she carries headphones to block out the sound. Other children are traumatized by the memory of their narrow escape from the storm and the friends who died just a few feet away from them...
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Road work in a roundabout way
(Local News ~ 08/16/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com ABOVE: Ryan Koch of Koch Electric marks the site of an underground conduit Thursday in Cape Girardeau's newest roundabout at Lexington Avenue and Route W. ...
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Here Come the Mummies to perform at Show Me Center
(Entertainment ~ 08/16/13)
An unusual yet entertaining evening of funk, rhythm and blues and party music is in store for concertgoers when Here Come The Mummies takes the stage at the Show Me Center on Saturday. Yes, the name of the group is Here Come The Mummies, and group members really do dress as mummies during performances...
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ARTifacts 8/16/13
(Entertainment ~ 08/16/13)
The Crisp Museum will host a Women's Day of Art from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. Those who attend the classes will create make-and-take art or view demonstrations and be given instructions to complete at home. ...
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Best Bet: Celebrating hummingbirds
(Entertainment ~ 08/16/13)
From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday the Missouri Department of Conservation's Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center encourages bird enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates the hummingbird to come out for its hummingbird celebration. This is the peak migration season of the ruby-throated hummingbird. Experts will band birds until noon, and activities are offered throughout the event. No registration is required...
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Luke Bryan releases album amid high expectation
(Entertainment ~ 08/16/13)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Luke Bryan has taken an unusual approach to the business side of his career since winning the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year in April: He's turning down almost everything. Rather than cashing in on his win and successful ACM co-hosting gig with Blake Shelton, country music's newest platinum-selling, arena-filling star has decided to leave sacks of money on the table, ignore television and double down on the live performances that have gotten him this far. ...
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Parents in St. Louis area table school transfers suit
(State News ~ 08/16/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis group that pressured two area school systems to accept more transfer students from unaccredited districts no longer plans to seek legal action on behalf of families shut out from their top choices. The Children's Education Alliance of Missouri said Thursday that the five families mulling a suit against the Mehlville district in St. ...
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Warnings of slower sales drive U.S. stocks lower
(National News ~ 08/16/13)
NEW YORK -- Grim sales forecasts from two major companies and concern that the Federal Reserve will soon start withdrawing its support for the economy pummeled the stock market Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 225 points, its worst day in nearly two months. Investors also dumped bonds, driving the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to its highest level in more than two years...
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Officials investigate cause of hay fire in Cape County
(Local News ~ 08/16/13)
After hundreds of hay bales caught fire early Thursday morning in Cape Girardeau County, East County Fire Protection District officials say the only thing left to do now is let them "burn out." According to assistant fire chief Kelly Allen, crews responded to the call which came in just before 5:30 a.m. and are still on the scene at the intersection of County Roads 635 and 637. Allen said the total number of burned hay bales was about 400...
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Japan shrine still flashpoint 68 years after World War II
(International News ~ 08/16/13)
TOKYO -- In the steamy heat of mid-August, the tranquil, cherry tree-shaded grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in the heart of Tokyo seem an unlikely hotbed of provocation. But visits by senior Japanese government officials to the shrine, the grounds of which house a war museum glorifying Japan's wartime past, routinely anger neighboring China and South Korea, highlighting lingering resentments 68 years after the end of World War II...
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Road work 8/16/13
(Local News ~ 08/16/13)
East Rodney Drive closing for bridge repairs Highway 51 in Perry County reduced for bridge maintenance -- From the city of Cape Girardeau and the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Prayer 8/16/13
(Prayer ~ 08/16/13)
Lord Jesus, we pray for the strength to run the race you've set before us. Amen.
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Area digest 8/16/13
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/13)
The Thomas W. Kelly high school cheerleading squad placed first in the 2A large school division at the recent regional competition in Jackson, Mo. With the finish, the squad qualified to attend the state competition Sept. 14-15 at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo...
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Cape, Jackson officeholders take Pachyderm Club members' questions
(Local News ~ 08/16/13)
Elected officials of Cape Girardeau and Jackson on Thursday night gave members of the Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club a glimpse of how well the city governments handle taxpayer dollars, which infrastructure improvements they would most like to see and how the community approaches economic development...
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