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Wallingford receives Silver Star banner
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Last year Sen. Wayne Wallingford stood and watched a select number of Missouri veterans walk across a stage and receive recognition for their service. This year, he was standing on that stage. Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday presented the local senator and three other veterans who incurred injury or illness as they served their country with the Silver Star banner. ...
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Perryville Mayfest to have circus theme this year
(Entertainment ~ 05/02/14)
Perryville, Mo. -- When the carnival comes to Southeast Missouri next week, it's bringing the circus along with it. The theme of the 29th annual Perryville Mayfest is "Let the Show Begin." "To go with this year's circus theme, there will be magic, stilt walking, jugglers, balloon animals and more," Melissa Hemmann, director of the Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce, said...
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River Campus to host inaugural Summer Arts Festival in June
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus will host its first full-day Community Summer Arts Festival on June 21. The festival will feature live music, dance, theatrical performances, magic, visual arts displays, hands-on family-friendly art expression activities and more...
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Task force arrests 16 people on initial outing
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
During its inaugural outing last weekend, the Southeast Missouri Street Crimes Task Force arrested 16 people and issued 25 citations, the Cape Girardeau Police Department reported Thursday. The task force, the brainchild of Cape Girardeau police chief Wes Blair and Sikeston, Missouri, police chief Drew Juden, brings together officers from four Southeast Missouri communities -- Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff and Charleston -- to target areas of each town with heavy concentrations of gun violence.. ...
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Missouri governor vetoes income tax cut
(State News ~ 05/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed an income tax cut Thursday for millions of Missouri residents and business owners, warning that the priority measure of the Republican-led Legislature could devastate funding for public schools and services...
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Local lawmakers support smaller tax for transportation
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
A Missouri Senate-approved amendment to scale back a proposed sales tax to increase transportation funding has the potential to bring needed updates to the region, a few local lawmakers said. When it was approved by the state House of Representatives earlier this month, House Joint Resolution 68 sought to levy a 1-cent sales tax, subject to voter approval in November. But the Senate voted Tuesday to knock that number down and approved a three-fourths-cent tax by a vote of 22-10...
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Long and winding road: Labyrinths offer paths for spiritual journeys
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
As J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: "Not all those who wander are lost." Some, however, might be searching for spiritual enlightenment -- especially those wandering the outdoor labyrinth at Abbey Road Christian Church in Cape Girardeau. On Saturday, Abbey Road will host a World Labyrinth Day event...
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Woodland shakes Oak Ridge to reach district softball final
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
When the dust settled, there were 30 runs scored, 19 hits, 16 walks, 14 stolen bases, 13 wild pitches and seven errors. The result was a wild and wacky 20-10 Woodland victory over host Oak Ridge.
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Saint Francis Auxiliary Donates $125,000 at Luncheon
(Submitted Story ~ 05/02/14)
The Saint Francis Medical Center Auxiliary presented $125,000 to Marilyn Curtis, Vice President -- Professional Services at Saint Francis Medical Center, at the annual Auxiliary and Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 22. The donation is the third installment of an $800,000 pledge over four years...
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Best Bet: Mark Twain in Cape Girardeau
(Entertainment ~ 05/02/14)
Randy Barnhouse will present a talk on Mark Twain at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cape River Heritage Museum. The presentation will shed light on the connection between two Missouri river towns -- Twain's hometown of Hannibal and Cape Girardeau. Twain, author and humorist, traveled up and down the Mississippi River in the heyday of steamboating. Barnhouse, who has spent years searching for historical artifacts under water and on land, recently has focused on sites connected with Twain's life...
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Missouri School Boards Association president says boards 'under attack'
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
With bills passed or pending in the Missouri Legislature on taxes and vouchers, Missouri School Boards Association president Phil Hutchinson said it was not overstating things to say that public education and local school boards are "under attack like never before."...
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History Alive! group to host USO dance Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
A couple of years ago, Southeast Missouri State University senior Lindsey Lotz and several peers formed the not-for-profit History Alive! Living History Interpretive Group, and Saturday members will re-create a 1944 USO dance in Cape Girardeau. The program will take place at 6:30 p.m. at VFW Post 3838, 1049 N. Kingshighway...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/02/14)
Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2014. There are 243 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 2, 1908, the original version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer's York Music Co...
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College athletes are employees? Let them pay taxes
(Column ~ 05/02/14)
Now that I'm on the government dole in my retirement, I try to keep track of who's going to pay for my Social Security benefits, my Medicare expenses and any other payments Uncle Sam wants to send my way. Yes, I paid for most of it during nearly half a century of paycheck withholding, but I figure at some point what I paid in is going to be exceeded by what I'm taking out each month. It's simple math...
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Autism awareness continues to increase locally
(Editorial ~ 05/02/14)
For families with an autistic son or daughter, learning about autism and the opportunities to help their child is an ongoing effort. Thankfully, this area has rallied around the issue and therapies and social development opportunities have emerged. The Southeast Missourian ran a story on Wednesday about autism. ...
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Out of the past 5/2/14
(Out of the Past ~ 05/02/14)
Developer Jim Drury has dropped his opposition to a city of Cape Girardeau annexation plan; the move clears the way for the city to annex a 159-acre tract northeast of the Interstate 55/U.S. 61 intersection; Drury's action is the result of the city's plan to provide sewers to the northeast quadrant...
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Births 5/2/14
(Births ~ 05/02/14)
Son to Gabriel and Tommie Johnson of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 3:48 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2014. Name, Ira Embree. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Johnson is the former Tommie Robertson, daughter of Frankie Robertson and Carl Robertson of Cape Girardeau. Johnson is the son of Ken and Sonje Johnson of Round Rock, Texas...
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Details emerge in botched execution
(National News ~ 05/02/14)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma prison officials tried for 51 minutes to find a vein in a death row inmate's arms and feet before inserting an IV through the man's groin before a botched execution this week, the state's prisons chief said Thursday in a report urging more oversight of executions...
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Dylan's ‘Like a Rolling Stone' heading to auction
(Entertainment ~ 05/02/14)
NEW YORK -- One of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," is going to auction this summer. Sotheby's is offering a working draft of the finished song in Dylan's hand for up to $2 million. The draft is written in pencil on four sheets of hotel letterhead stationery with revisions, additions, notes and doodles: a hat, a bird, an animal with antlers. The stationery is from the Roger Smith hotel in Washington, D.C...
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Toronto mayor takes leave, heads to rehab center
(International News ~ 05/02/14)
TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford began a leave of absence and headed for a rehab center Thursday, leaving his city in the dark about his political future after a report surfaced of second video of him apparently smoking crack cocaine. Ford announced Wednesday he would take leave for an unspecified time from his mayoral post and his re-election campaign, but he did not abandon his bid for a second term as mayor of Canada's second-largest city. ...
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Missouri Senate OKs bill for new student goals
(State News ~ 05/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate passed legislation Thursday that could pave the way for the state to ditch new national benchmarks for student achievement known as Common Core. Senators voted 23-9 to send the bill back to the House where it passed earlier this month. ...
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Illinois teacher jailed after bomb threat charge
(State News ~ 05/02/14)
HARDIN, Ill. -- An Illinois high school special-education teacher was jailed without bond Thursday after state and federal prosecutors accused her of threatening to blow up her school through a note that warned, "This school is going down today. KABOOM!"...
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Over 150K sign up for health plans in Missouri
(State News ~ 05/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 150,000 Missouri residents signed up for health insurance policies through a federally run website, easily exceeding projections because of a surge of people who waited until a looming deadline to enroll. The figures released Thursday by President Barack Obama's administration were touted by Missouri health care advocates who had been promoting the program through advertisements, community events and social media...
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Reports of sex assaults in military rise by 50 percent
(National News ~ 05/02/14)
WASHINGTON -- Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared a "clear threat" to both male and female service members' lives and well-being. The latest numbers reflected an aggressive campaign by the Pentagon to persuade victims to come forward, but Hagel and others said Thursday they need to do more to get men to report assaults -- a challenge in a military culture that values strength. ...
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SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary pledges money for NICU renovations
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
The SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary has pledged $50,000 to help fund the renovation of Southeast Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The auxiliary's mission is to foster goodwill toward the hospital, financially and in other ways. Construction on the project began in late October, said Mark Bliss, publications editor at the hospital...
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Cape Girardeau Police Department to run sobriety checkpoint
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Police are cracking down on drunken driving, the Cape Girardeau Police Department reported Thursday. The department will have a sobriety checkpoint as part of the statewide youth DWI enforcement campaign, which runs through May 12. According to a department news release, 231 people were killed and 841 suffered serious injuries in alcohol and drug-related crashes on Missouri roads in 2012...
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Advance tickets available for air show
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Tickets for the 2014 Cape Girardeau Air Festival are available for advance purchase at capegirardeauairfestival.com/Ticket-Information. The festival will take place May 16 and 17. Advance ticket prices are $12 for adults, $7 for children ages 7 to 11 and free for children 6 and younger. The prices at the gate on the day of the show will be $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 7 to 11 and free for children 6 and younger...
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Giveaway meant to increase MOST 529 participation
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
As an incentive to get more people investing in Missouri's college savings plan, the state treasurer's office is awarding one family $5,290 in a MOST 529 account the first week of June. Treasurer Clint Zweifel said $2.3 billion has been invested in MOST since around 1999, and the state has 145,000 accounts...
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Jackson fire report 5/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/02/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Wednesday:...
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Jackson police report 5/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/02/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summonses Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/02/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Vivian Huber
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vivian M. Huber, 89, of Perryville died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at her home near Sereno, Missouri. She was born March 20, 1925, in Perry County, daughter of Leo and Maggie Weber DuBois. She and LeRoy A. Huber were married Nov. 6, 1947...
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John Frank
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
John Ervin Frank, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 28, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, to Henry Phillip John and Amanda Rosine Springer Frank. He and Louise Vasterling were married April 9, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, by the late Rev. Wittrock. They were married 64 years...
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Gene Davis
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Emanuel Eugene "Gene" Davis, 77, of Houston, formerly of Advance, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at his home, after a long battle with leukemia. He was born Sept. 12, 1936, beloved son of Ethel and L.B. Davis of Advance. Gene was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Louis...
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Lillian Brune
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lillian Marie Brune, 90, of Perryville died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at her home. She was born July 12, 1923, in Old Appleton, daughter of Oscar W. and Helen M. Meyer Dambach. She and John H. Brune were married Sept. 6, 1942. He preceded her in death March 13, 2007...
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Raymond Brewington
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
Raymond C. Brewington, 63, of Millersville died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at his home, after a courageous battle with liver cancer. He was born Oct. 4, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, to Watis R. and Mary H. Snider Harrell. He and Karen Ann Hauth were married Aug. 6, 2005, in Cape Girardeau...
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Southeast Missouri State track teams pursue OVC titles
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
The Redhawks had two athletes recognized on the eve of the conference meet
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team has three players named Academic All-District
(College Sports ~ 05/02/14)
Three members of the Southeast Missouri State baseball team were named to the Capital One Academic All-District team. Seniors Cole Bieser and Derek Gibson along with junior Jason Blum received the honor, which is chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America...
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Road work 5/2/14
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane, between Larch Lane and Drury Lane near the Jackson/Fruitland exit at mile marker 105, as contractor crews construct a main driveway access to D-Mart. Trucks are urged to use alternate access routes to enter, according to a news release by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The work will take place Monday through May 10...
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Children of victim hope Sinn Fein leader is charged
(International News ~ 05/02/14)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- For decades, Helen McKendry has demanded Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams come clean about the Irish Republican Army's abduction, slaying and secret burial of her mother in 1972, and his alleged role as the outlawed group's Belfast leader who ordered the killing...
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High school roundup: Jackson soccer shuts out Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Artifacts 5/2/14
(Entertainment ~ 05/02/14)
Theater students at Southeast Missouri State University will present a series of one-act plays as the culmination of their Directing II projects May 12 through 14 in the Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast's River Campus. The three-evening series at 7:30 p.m. ...
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Gala fundraising dinner will precede Haydn performance
(Entertainment ~ 05/02/14)
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Board and Symphony Society will hold the sixth annual Gala Pre-Concert Dinner at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Glenn Convocation Center on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University, according to a university news release...
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Southeast will host Haydn Mass
(Entertainment ~ 05/02/14)
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra and the University Choir and Choral Union will combine to perform Joseph Haydn's "Harmonie" Mass for orchestra, full choir and vocal soloists Tuesday in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus, according to a university news release...
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Southeast holding showcase for senior theater majors
(Entertainment ~ 05/02/14)
Graduating theater majors at Southeast Missouri State University are getting ready to hit the big time after years of practice, rehearsals and memorizing scripts and lyrics. To professionally promote the senior talent, the Department of Theatre and Dance will hold its annual Senior Showcase -- essentially a cabaret -- at 7:30 p.m. ...
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Leopold softball shakes off rust, reaches district championship game
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
OAK RIDGE -- For a team that hadn't played a game in more than a week, the Leopold softball team looked ready. As in district-championship ready -- which is what the Wildcats will play for today...
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Missouri at an economic crossroads
(Column ~ 05/02/14)
A single mom working two jobs with an unexpected tax bill. A doctor having to say "no" to new Medicaid patients because of lower reimbursement rates. An entrepreneur facing a maze of regulatory red tape before he can hire his first employee. These are the people suffering from Missouri's stagnant economy. These are the people who want bold policy reforms, not more of the same leadership from Gov. Nixon...
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Prayer 5/2/14
(Prayer ~ 05/02/14)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you for where your Spirit is we have freedom. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team preps for final home series
(College Sports ~ 05/02/14)
The realization that the regular season is almost over is slowly washing over members of the Southeast Missouri State baseball team. So is the fact that they have six Ohio Valley Conference games remaining and hold a three-game lead on first place. "We start hearing the words like 'magic number' and things like that and it starts to sink in a bit, but with this group it's always just been one game at a time," senior center fielder Cole Bieser said. ...
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