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Busy weekend expected to boost tourism
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
More than 1,400 Southeast Missouri State University students will graduate during spring commencement Saturday -- a record. The graduation is estimated to bring between 6,800 and 7,000 family and friends to the Show Me Center, said university news bureau director Ann Hayes...
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Bioreactor could eliminate some farm byproduct runoff
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
In an effort to decrease nitrate-nitrogen levels in waterways, Southeast Missouri State University's David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center in Gordonville has set up a bioreactor -- an underground chamber designed to remove nutrients from farm fields fitted with subsurface drainage systems...
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Cause of Gordonville trailer fire unknown
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
A single-wide mobile home at 130 Parkwood Lake St. in Cape Girardeau County was severely damaged by a fire early Thursday morning. Gordonville Fire Protection District handled the blaze with help from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the scene just before 7 a.m...
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Missouri lawmakers pass measure that would ditch Common Core
(State News ~ 05/16/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers finalized legislation Thursday that would charge groups of parents and educators with writing new student achievement benchmarks, potentially paving the way for the state to ditch national education goals...
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A few SEMO students take nontraditional path to graduation
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
After varied careers in business and law enforcement, two Southeast Missouri State University spring graduates are looking forward to the next chapters in their lives. Mary Ann Farmer, a businesswoman, will obtain a master's degree in mental health counseling, and Cameron H. McConnell, who spent 20 years in law enforcement and corrections, is graduating with bachelor's degrees in global studies with an anthropology focus and philosophy with a minor in religion...
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Attorney general: Bucklew should have voiced execution concerns earlier
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
If Russell Bucklew thought his health might interfere with Missouri's ability to execute him painlessly, he should have said something sooner, Attorney General Chris Koster argued in a document filed Thursday in federal court. "There is no good reason Bucklew could not have brought his current suit six months ago, or six years ago," Koster wrote...
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Testosterone charges filed against former officers
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
Charges of illegally possessing or selling testosterone have been filed against two former law enforcement officers in connection with a monthslong investigation by the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force. Former Scott County deputy Ivan Norman Brant Jr., 37, of Scott City was charged with the Class C felony of possession of a controlled substance. If convicted, he would spend no more than seven years in prison and could have to pay a fine and be placed on probation...
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Scott City faces Kennett in Class 1 spring softball semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/14)
~The Rams' top pitcher missed the first encounter in March When Scott City meets Kennett in today's spring softball Class 1 state semifinal at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the Rams will be hoping for a different result than the first time the teams met...
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Scott City softball falls in state semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/14)
The Scott City softball team lost 4-1 to Kennett in a state semifinal Friday.
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Flying High: 2014 air fest will take to the skies of Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
This story has been changed to reflect the correct name of Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival: Heroes and Legends will occupy the city's skies Saturday and Sunday. The air show will take place at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, and this year's headliners are the Royal Canadian Forces demonstration jet team, the Canadian Snowbirds...
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SEMO athletics tweets link to risqué photo by mistake
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
Southeast Missouri State University sports information director Jeff Honza Friday night issued an apology for a tweet that went out Friday afternoon that was supposed to link to track and field results, but instead led viewers to a risqué photo of two women in a bathroom...
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Parachute Team
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/16/14)
This is the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.
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Cape County Tea Party Monthly Meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 05/16/14)
PRESS RELEASE CAPE COUNTY TEA PARTY MONTHLY MEETING On May 20th, 2014 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is called the Third Tuesday Tea Time 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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Rain on the Snowbird
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/16/14)
Snowbird 10 gets put under cover by one of it's maintenance crew during one of yesterday's storms. The rest of the Snowbirds arrived later in the evening. The Snowbirds fly Canadair CT-114 "Tutors", a standard jet trainer, used by the Canadian Forces (formerly Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF) between the early 1960s and 2000...
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A boys first baseball game
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/16/14)
Jayse had a blast playing in his first baseball game May 5, 2014, and his grandma Gary Kays was there to cheer him on!
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/16/14)
Today is Friday, May 16, the 136th day of 2014. There are 229 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 16, 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented. "Wings" won "best production," while Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor were named best actor and best actress...
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Congratulations to Southeast Missouri State graduates
(Editorial ~ 05/16/14)
Saturday will be a landmark day for 1,348 Southeast Missouri State University students as they walk across the Show Me Center stage to receive their diplomas. The spring 2014 graduating class for the university includes 1,092 undergraduate and 256 master's and specialist students. From the undergraduates, 27 will graduate with a perfect 4.0 GPA...
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If the customer gets too smart, what happens next?
(Column ~ 05/16/14)
It's hard to say when all this started. Maybe you were paying attention and have a better notion about exact dates. Let's just say that some time ago a funny thing started to happen. I know. I know. Lots of funny things happen all the time. But this is a particular funny thing that I've been trying for a long time to figure out. And now that I think have a clue about what's going on, I'm worried...
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Speak Out 5/16/14
(Speak Out ~ 05/16/14)
Mercantilism has proved to be a fallacy time and time again -- leave that 1600s thinking to the 1600s. Somebody's economic success isn't the root of others' failure. The world isn't a zero-sum game. Stop wasting our time complaining about the "income equality" gaps...
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Gov. Nixon calls abortion bill ‘extreme proposal'
(State News ~ 05/16/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon raised concerns Thursday about a bill that would triple the amount of time Missouri women must wait for an abortion, one day after the Republican-led Legislature sent it to his desk. Nixon called the measure to impose a 72-hour time frame between a woman's initial doctor visit and the procedure an "extreme proposal." He criticized lawmakers for not including an exemption for victims of rape and incest...
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Wentzville contractor for Obama health-care reform law scrutinized
(State News ~ 05/16/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Several U.S. lawmakers are demanding answers after some Missouri media outlets reported that employees at a center processing applications for health insurance under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul were paid to do nothing...
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New health cost controls get OK from feds
(National News ~ 05/16/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has given the go-ahead for insurers and employers to use a new cost-control strategy that puts a hard dollar limit on what health plans pay for some expensive procedures, such as knee and hip replacements...
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Watchdog: No proof medical delays killed vets
(National News ~ 05/16/14)
WASHINGTON -- New complaints about long wait lists and falsified patient appointment reports have surfaced at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics across the country, the department's internal watchdog said Thursday, but he said there's no proof that delays in treatment have caused any patient's death...
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Summerfest kicks off season of fairs, festivals
(Entertainment ~ 05/16/14)
The season of summer fairs and festivals is here, when the outdoors are again hospitable and the sights, sounds and scents of music, cooking, wagon rides, swimming, diving and skyrockets are in the air. Most of the fairs fall in June, July, August and September, but the 37th annual Scott City Summerfest is right around the corner -- May 29 to 31 -- featuring a talent show, a beauty pageant, a fireworks display, food, entertainment and the carnival each night in Scott City Park...
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Country legend Milsap ready for Cape show
(Entertainment ~ 05/16/14)
After recovering from surgery, Ronnie Milsap said he is excited and ready to perform next week for his fans at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. The six-time Grammy Award winner -- with 40 No. 1 hits and one of three musicians who will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year -- postponed his Feb. 16 show at the casino because of health issues. An early sellout of the artist's show prompted a second show; both shows and all previous ticket sales will be honored May 25...
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Western swing showcase returns to Cape for 10th year
(Entertainment ~ 05/16/14)
Grab those dancing boots or a guitar -- the country's largest organization of western swing players and fans will return to Cape Girardeau with its popular annual music showcase later this month. The 10th annual Western Swing Society Showcase and Dance draws players and lovers of western swing music, which features a combination of country, western, jazz and blues. ...
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Limbaugh receives author of the year award for children's book
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
Cape Girardeau native and conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh can add a title to his repertoire: award-winning children's author. He was presented the Children's Choice Book Award for author of the year Wednesday for his book "Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans."...
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Births 5/16/14
(Births ~ 05/16/14)
Daughter to Chuck Wynton Isom and Lisa Lanette Stacy of Marble Hill, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 12:40 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2014. Name, Lydia Adele. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Ms. Stacy is the daughter of Wayland Stacy and Debbie Stacy of Marble Hill. She is employed by Just Kids in Jackson. Isom is the son of Dave Isom and Gail Isom of Ironton, Missouri. He is employed by McDonald Co...
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Biology professor to be recognized during commencement
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
Walt Lilley, a professor in Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Biology, will receive the 2013 PRIDE Award and serve as grand marshal during commencement, set for 2 p.m. Saturday. Lilly also will present the address at the Honors Convocation at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Both ceremonies are in the Show Me Center...
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Jackson fire report 5/16/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/16/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Wednesday...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/16/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/16/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Vernell Rodenberry
(Obituary ~ 05/16/14)
Vernell Rodenberry, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Patsy Morgan
(Obituary ~ 05/16/14)
Patsy "Pat" Morgan, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed on to her heavenly home Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born March 17, 1934, in Gordonville, to Jesse and Ida Gerecke Quade. She married Richard Morgan on March 17, 1951, in Bell City, Missouri...
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Allen Foster
(Obituary ~ 05/16/14)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Allen Ray Foster, 84, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1929, in Alexander County, to Henry C. and Effie Twente Foster. He married Juanita Warren on Dec. 23, 1946. Allen was a lifelong member of Trinity Assembly of God Church in Olive Branch, where he served as deacon. He was a member of the Browning Quartet and the Trinity Singers. He served on the board of directors of Capaha Bank...
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Capahas will hold tryout Sunday
(Community Sports ~ 05/16/14)
It wasn't the smoothest offseason for the Plaza Tire Capahas baseball team, but with the season quickly approaching manager Jess Bolen is ready to finalize the roster. The Capahas will hold an open tryout and practice at 2 p.m. Sunday at Capaha Field...
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Wacha helps himself with bat in 5-3 win over Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 05/16/14)
ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to being a hitter, St. Louis rookie Michael Wacha would rather talk about his pitching. Wacha threw seven innings and drove in two runs with a single, helping the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory Thursday over the Chicago Cubs...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program loses two assistants
(College Sports ~ 05/16/14)
Cremins, Evans leave Southeast men's basketball program
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Southeast Missouri State's Gibson among semifinalists for Dick Howser Trophy
(College Sports ~ 05/16/14)
Southeast Missouri State outfielder Derek Gibson was name a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy on Thursday. The trophy is presented to the top player in all of college baseball and is voted on by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association members...
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Road work 5/16/14
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
Route EE in Scott County, between highways 77 and 25, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert pipe beneath the roadway. The work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Woman's bond revoked after she contacted witnesses in her case
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
A Qulin, Missouri, woman accused of conspiring with other family members to kill her stepmother in 1999 was led out of a Butler County courtroom in handcuffs this week after her bond was revoked for failing to abide by the court-ordered condition of having no contact with witnesses in her case...
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Sept. 11 museum opens to relatives and survivors
(National News ~ 05/16/14)
NEW YORK -- Tears in her eyes, firefighter widow Maureen Fanning emerged Thursday from the new Sept. 11 museum deep beneath ground zero, unable to bring herself to look at all of it. "I just think it would be a little too overwhelming today," she said, unsure when she would return. "It's a lot to digest, to absorb. Not anytime soon."...
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High school roundup: Chaffee baseball wins conference
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Artifacts 5/16/14
(Entertainment ~ 05/16/14)
A Coffee House Book Signing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today will be sponsored by the Heartland Writer's Guild at the Cape River Heritage Museum, 538 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau. Local authors who will participate include Bob and Sharon Hopkins, Bonnie Stepenoff, Carl Armstrong, John and Carol Fisher, Pat Nelson and J.R. ...
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Missing Casey Kasem is found
(Entertainment ~ 05/16/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Casey Kasem was located in Washington state Wednesday, three days after a Los Angeles judge expressed concerns about the ailing radio host's whereabouts amid a dispute between his wife and children from another marriage. Kasem's condition was not known, although his children rejoiced and said finding their father was the first step in bringing him back to the Los Angeles area...
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Out of the past 5/16/14
(Out of the Past ~ 05/16/14)
A planned move of Southeast Missouri State University's athletic teams to NCAA Division I will be delayed one year as part of a $800,000 budget cutting plan announced by the university; in addition, the inauguration of a fully operational National Public Radio station will be postponed a year...
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Prayer 5/16/14
(Prayer ~ 05/16/14)
O Lord Jesus, may your peace rule in our hearts forevermore. Amen.
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Best Bet: Bat Bennett at Tunes at Twilight
(Entertainment ~ 05/16/14)
The summer series Tunes at Twilight kicks off at 7 p.m. today with Bat Bennett, singer, songwriter and guitarist. Concerts take place at the Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo near Lorimier Street and Broadway in Cape Girardeau. In case of rain, an indoor location will be announced on the Old Town Cape website -- oldtowncape.org -- no later than 4 p.m. the day of the event. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics...
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Armed Forces Day: A salute to our heroes
(Editorial ~ 05/16/14)
Saturday is Armed Forces Day. As the Department of Defense notes on its website, the effort to start a holiday to recognize members of the military was started by President Harry S. Truman. The day was officially named armed Forces Day in 1949 when Defense Secretary Louis Johnson noted the holiday would replace the different Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days...
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Recorder candidates speak at Pachyderms meeting
(Local News ~ 05/16/14)
Improved technology and public access were the main topics of the night when the candidates for Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds spoke before the Southeast Missouri Pachyderms on Thursday night. Scott R. Clark is the current recorder and Drew Blattner is assistant director of the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center. The Republicans will face off in the primary election Aug. 5...
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