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Deadlock: Central High has co-valedictorians
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
For the first time in 13 years, Cape Girardeau Central High School named two co-valedictorians -- and it wasn't an easy determination to make. "They're often close," principal Mike Cowan said of past valedictorian contests. Normally what helps the school clearly delineate who the top student will be is its weighted grade system, Cowan said...
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Severe storms ravage Texas, Mexico
(International News ~ 05/26/15)
CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico -- A tornado raged through a city on the U.S.-Mexico border Monday, destroying homes, flinging cars like matchsticks and ripping an infant from its mother's arms. At least 13 people were killed, authorities said. In Texas, 12 people were reported missing after the vacation home they were staying in was swept away by rushing floodwaters in a small town popular with tourists...
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Bell City clubs Gideon in Class 1 sectional baseball game
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/15)
GIDEON, Mo. -- The Bell City baseball team couldn't have asked for a better game Monday.
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Visitors get a bang out of Fort D Days
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
Not everyone can shoot a cannon from 1861. First, you have to take the safety class. As Capt. Randy Baehr and his camp of Union soldiers demonstrated the proper way to fire the cannon at the annual Fort D Days in Cape Girardeau, bystanders waited for the resounding "boom" to echo across the open field on the south side of Cape Girardeau...
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About 100 participate in Cape's inaugural Carry the Load
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
At the first-ever Cape Girardeau Carry the Load event Monday morning, two types of people stood in front of the Mississippi River floodwall downtown. Some stretched, pulling their tennis shoes backward, loosening their leg muscles. Others stood quietly, dressed in full military uniform, waiting patiently for the police escort to arrive...
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Local architect honored for Broadway Theatre study
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
Architect Rebecca Ward has a few notable accomplishments to her name. She has been recognized locally for her work on the A.C. Vasterling building, a previously abandoned and foreclosed structure built in 1903 on the corner of Broadway and Fountain Street in Cape Girardeau, and her interest in another local landmark has earned her recognition on a larger scale...
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Scott City baseball team defeats Malden, busts through sectional roadblock
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/15)
A day short of the one-year anniversary of the game that has both haunted and motivated the Scott City baseball team, the Rams got another shot to reach the Class 3 state quarterfinals.
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Snuggle Buddies
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/15)
Our lab Maggie tolerating Rudy's use of her as his pillow.
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Thanks to Modern Woodmen
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/15)
Modern Woodmen matched the Chaffee Nutrition Center's fundraiser, the annual spring yard sale. $1,200 was raised at the yard sale and Modern Woodmen matched it with $1,000. Shown are Sue Slinkard, nutrition center head cook; Adam Elfrink, financial representative; Susie Pobst, nutrition center administrator; Lisa Powell; Tiffany Campbell, financial representative; and Sandra Whitmore...
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UNDER THE BIG TOP VBS 2015 at First Pentecostal of Cape
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/15)
Vacation Bible School at First Pentecostal of Cape, 3054 Lexington Ave will be happening June 10-12, 6-8 PM Nightly. The ages are 5-11. Come and join us for Fun and Excitement as we learn lessons from the life of King David on the topics of Fear, Faith & Friendship...
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Organ Donation Awareness and Funds
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/15)
April is National Donate Life month. Many schools and businesses in the Southeast Missouri area brought organ donation awareness and even raised funds within this region during the month of April. Blue and green represent organ donation. Immaculate Conception School in Jackson, MO, participated in National Blue and Green Donate Life Day. ...
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Scott City Youth Completes Eagle Scout Project
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/15)
Scott City Boy Scout, Dylan Hackler recently completed his Eagle Scout Project at Eisleben Luthern Memorial Cemetery located in Scott City. Dylan's project was the installation of three lighted flag poles and decorative pave stones allowing for the display of the American, Missouri and Lutheran flags. Dylan is the Grandson of Howard and Debbie Perr of Scott City, Mo. and is in Troop 5 of Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/26/15)
Today is Tuesday, May 26, the 146th day of 2015. There are 219 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 26, 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of some 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II. On this date:...
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Janet Clark
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Janet Myrna Clark, 72, of Perryville died May 23, 2015, at her residence. She was born Nov. 8, 1942, in St. Mary, Missouri, daughter of Lawrence Elliott and Evelyn Marie (Welker) Voelker. She married John C. Clark, who preceded her in death...
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Jackson police report 5/26/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts n Thefts were reported in the 3000 block of East Jackson Boulevard and the 800 block of Amanda Street. Robbery n Robbery was reported in the 2000 block of Old Toll Road...
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Wanda Powers
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Wanda Lou Powers, 77, of Advance passed away May 23, 2015, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance. She was born Feb. 5, 1938, in Advance, the daughter of Barney Green and Edna Hawkins. Wanda was a member of the First General Baptist Church of Advance. She worked for Inland Shoe Factory of Advance and Tri-Con Industries for many years and retired from Advance Nursing Center...
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Congressional votes for May 22
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
The House passed the American Super Computing Leadership Act (H.R. 874), to improve the Energy Department's high-end computing research and development program. It passed the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act (H.R. 1561), to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research and forecasting capabilities. It also passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act (H.R. 1987), to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017...
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Cleveland reaches deal with Justice on policing
(National News ~ 05/26/15)
WASHINGTON -- The city of Cleveland reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over a pattern of excessive force and civil-rights violations by the police department, a senior federal law enforcement official said Monday. The official was not authorized to speak publicly of the settlement ahead of the official announcement, expected this week, and spoke on condition of anonymity...
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3 kids injured when waterspout uproots bounce house
(National News ~ 05/26/15)
MIAMI -- A waterspout uprooted an inflatable bounce house with three children inside on a South Florida beach Monday, but the youngsters were thrown clear before it flew above palm trees across four lanes of traffic into a parking lot, police said. All three children were tossed to the sand, while another unoccupied bounce house nearby took flight westward over the state road and landed in the same lot, authorities added...
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Ex-Israeli premier Olmert sentenced to 8 months in prison
(International News ~ 05/26/15)
JERUSALEM -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison for unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter, capping the downfall of a man who only a few years earlier led the country and hoped to bring about a historic peace agreement with the Palestinians...
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Gay couples in Ireland hope to wed by Christmas
(International News ~ 05/26/15)
DUBLIN -- Gay couples of Ireland woke up Sunday in what felt like a nation reborn, with dreams of wedding plans dancing in their heads. This new reality was sinking in after the Irish people voted with a surprisingly strong 62 percent "yes" to enshrine the right to gay marriage in the country's conservative 1937 constitution. Thousands of revelers of all sexual identities celebrated until dawn after the result was announced Saturday night...
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Lawmakers fail to ramp up ethics laws for Missouri officials
(State News ~ 05/26/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Like most years, Missouri state lawmakers in the 2015 legislative session introduced a number of bills aimed at clamping down on ethics laws considered some of the loosest in the nation. And like most years, despite months of discussions and assurances from legislative leaders who said this year would be different, plans fell apart in the last few weeks of the session...
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Greeting the old guard
(National News ~ 05/26/15)
President Barack Obama greets former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, 91, after Obama spoke at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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Destructive ash borer beetle advancing in St. Louis area
(State News ~ 05/26/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A green beetle blamed for the destruction of tens of millions of ash trees in 25 states is advancing in the St. Louis area, having turned up in the suburbs and the city itself. The emerald ash borer discovered last year in trees at a St. Charles County industrial park was found earlier this month in a St. Louis city neighborhood near Interstate 70...
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'Ugly' potential fallout from Supreme Court health care case
(National News ~ 05/26/15)
WASHINGTON -- A Supreme Court ruling due in a few weeks could wipe out health insurance for millions of people covered by President Barack Obama's health-care law. It's Republicans who have been talking about damage control. A likely reason: Twenty-six of 34 states that would be most affected by the ruling have Republican governors, and 22 of 24 GOP Senate seats up in 2016 are in those states...
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Celebrating Jackson's best educators
(Editorial ~ 05/26/15)
Once a year, five teachers who have spent countless hours grading students' tests, conferencing with parents, and learning and employing the latest pedagogy of the profession are crowned Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year. Parents, principals, students and chamber members are allowed to make nominations by submitting an essay explaining their choice, unbeknownst to the teachers. ...
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Family will ask feds to investigate fatal police shooting
(State News ~ 05/26/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The family of a man who was shot and killed by a Springfield police officer plans to ask the federal government to investigate the case. Greene County prosecutors announced last week no criminal charges would be filed against former officer Andrew Bath in the death of Michael Ireland, 31, who was shot Feb. 17 after he ran from officers investigating suspicious activity in north Springfield...
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Man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies in U.S. after Liberia trip
(National News ~ 05/26/15)
NEW YORK -- A New Jersey man died Monday evening after been diagnosed with Lassa fever -- a frightening, infectious disease from West Africa that rarely is seen in the United States, a federal health official said. The man recently returned from Liberia, arriving at New York City's JFK International Airport on May 17. He grew critically ill after his return, suffering from multiple organ failure, said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta...
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Out of the past: May 26
(Out of the Past ~ 05/26/15)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A search continues in the mountainous area around Asheville for a missing plane that was reportedly being operated by former Cape Girardean John Godwin, when it disappeared Tuesday on a flight from Greensboro to Franklin, North Carolina; in Cape Girardeau, he and J.T. Seesing were partners in Cape Central Airways...
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Speak Out 5/26/15
(Speak Out ~ 05/26/15)
** Purse returned; ** Original use; ** Blame TV; ** Tree city; ** Texting, insurance; ** Hole problem; ** Hate speech; ** Caught on camera
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Patricia Wagoner
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
Patricia Ann Wagoner, 78, of Oran, Missouri, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Belleville, Illinois, to the late Andrew and Stella Nowak Rafalowski. She married James Earl Wagoner, and he preceded her in death...
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Walter Diebold
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
Walter "Walt" E. Diebold, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 25, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 29, 1927, in Benton, Missouri, to the late Anton A. and Christine C. (Strack) Diebold. He and Viola Westrich were married May 28, 1949, in New Hamburg, Missouri...
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Albert Begley
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Albert Jack "A.J." Begley, 30, of Advance passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 16, 1984, in Harrison, Arkansas, to Mike Dale and Kimberly Crader Begley. He married Jillian "Jill" Vandeven on Sept. 16, 2006...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters hosting free overnight camp June 11
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri is hosting a free, overnight summer camp June 11 at Southeast Missouri State University for current teens in the program from grades 10 through 12. On the evening of June 11, the participants will be offered recreational activities on campus and dinner at the dorms. ...
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Suspect arrested in connection with Parma slaying
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department reports an arrest was made in connection with the fatal robbery of a Parma, Missouri, convenience store May 18. "More information will be posted once the investigation is complete," said Sheriff Terry Stevens. ...
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New Hamburg man briefly jailed for domestic assault charge
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- A New Hamburg man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of domestic assault. Corey T. Crump, 22, of New Hamburg, was charged with a felony charge of second-degree domestic assault. On Saturday, a Scott County sheriff's deputy responded to a report of a woman who had been assaulted that morning, a news release stated. ...
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Area man dies after crash near Gordonville
(Local News ~ 05/26/15)
An Advance, Missouri, man, died after a highway crash near Gordonville late Saturday. At 11:30 p.m., Albert J. Begley, 30, was involved in an accident on Route K one mile east of Gordonville, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol website. Begley was driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck when he veered off the road, went airborne and struck a creek embankment, the report stated...
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Media CEOs now are the highest-paid American executives
(Business ~ 05/26/15)
NEW YORK -- They're not Hollywood stars, they're not TV personalities and they don't play in a rock band, but their pay packages are in the same league. Six of the 10 highest-paid CEOs last year worked in the media industry, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press...
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Many experts missed this: Cheap oil can hurt economy
(Business ~ 05/26/15)
If there was one thing most economists agreed on at the start of the year, it was this: Plunging oil prices would boost the U.S. economy. It hasn't worked out that way. The economy is thought to have shrunk in the January-March quarter and may barely grow for the first half of 2015 -- thanks in part to sharp cuts in energy drilling. And despite their savings at the gas pump, consumers have slowed rather than increased their spending...
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Cardinals win on Peralta's walk-off HR
(Professional Sports ~ 05/26/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals reminded Jhonny Peralta it was getting close to dinner time. Then he did something about it. Peralta hit a game-ending homer in the 10th inning, lifting the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday...
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State briefs 5/26/2015
(State News ~ 05/26/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- A group seeking to recall the mayor of Ferguson says it will present a petition to the city council at an upcoming meeting. The petition was a response to the August shooting death of Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, by a white police officer and to city practices cited in a federal report. ...
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9 brains found next to train tracks
(National News ~ 05/26/15)
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Nine brains were found along a street in a village, but authorities say there's nothing to fear. The brains are believed to have been part of a collection for educational or research purposes. No criminal activity is suspected. Residents discovered the brains on a street near railroad tracks and notified police. A local veterinarian determined one of the brains had been professionally removed and preserved in formaldehyde. The organs are believed to be from dogs or sheep...
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Area briefs 5/26/15
(Community Sports ~ 05/26/15)
Leon Eftink made his second career hole-in-one Monday at Dalhousie Golf Club. Eftink used a 6-iron to ace No. 13, a par 3 playing 142 yards, during the Memorial Day Couples Scramble. Witnesses were Mary Jane Eftink, Jeff Duepner and Beth Duepner. Ian Soutar, Corrine Soutar, Rob Younghouse and Laura Younghouse shot a 64 to win the Memorial Day Couples Scramble at Dalhousie Golf Club...
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People on the Move 5/26/2015
(Business ~ 05/26/15)
Gene Magnus recently was promoted to director of information systems at Saint Francis Medical Center. Magnus will be responsible for application software systems at the hospital, including a new electronic medical records system, according to a news release. ...
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James Hahs Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
James O. Hahs Jr. of Jackson died Monday, May 25, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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James Carroll
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
James Allen Carroll, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Shirley Nunley
(Obituary ~ 05/26/15)
Shirley Nunley, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at her home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Jackson fire report 5/26/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/15)
Thursday n Emergency medical service on Belair Drive. n An alarm sounding on South Old Orchard Road. Friday n Emergency medical service on Elm Street; South Hope Street; North High Street; North Missouri Street; and East Main Street. n Fire alarm sounding on East Jackson Boulevard...
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Scott City fire report 5/26/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/15)
May 15 n Emergency medical service calls were made to West Maple Drive at 2:19 p.m. and Daugherty Street at 4:32 p.m. n At 3:44 p.m., a motor vehicle crash on Interstate 55, mile marker 90. May 16 n Emergency medical service calls were made to Fornfelt Street at 4:39 a.m. and 6:34 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/26/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/15)
Friday n Medical assist calls were made to: South Ellis Street at 7:44 a.m.; Caruthers Avenue at 9:55 a.m.; Perryville Road at 10:21 a.m.; Saint Francis Drive at 11:38 a.m.; Linden Street at 4:55 p.m.; North Main Street at 7:18 p.m.; North Silver Springs Road at 8:27 p.m.; and Jefferson Avenue at 9:32 p.m...
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Prayer 5/26/15
(Prayer ~ 05/26/15)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for watching over us and drawing us close to you. Amen.
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Business notebook: New consignment store opening downtown
(Business ~ 05/26/15)
Just Kidding Consignment Store is expected to open Monday at 101 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. The children's clothing store, owned by Erica and Brian Anderson of Cape Girardeau, is accepting items for consignment and will continue to accept items each Monday and Wednesday throughout the year, Erica Anderson said...
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