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38 Special to bring hit-packed playlist to fair next month
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/15)
Since 1976, 38 Special has been churning out hits, and local fans will be able to see the band live next month at the SEMO District Fair's Grandstand. Lead singer Don Barnes calls the show "a big, explosive celebration" and said it unfolds the history of the band through the songs 38 Special has released during the years...
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Cheating website subscribers included workers in White House, Congress
(National News ~ 08/21/15)
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of U.S. government employees -- including some with sensitive jobs in the White House, Congress and law enforcement agencies -- used Internet connections in their federal offices to access and pay membership fees to the cheating website Ashley Madison, The Associated Press has learned...
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East Prairie man faces sexual misconduct charges
(Local News ~ 08/21/15)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- A Mississippi County, Missouri, man faces sexual misconduct charges after his neighbors told police he intentionally exposed himself to them. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore said the investigation began Wednesday evening, when deputy Marc Tragesser received an indecent-exposure complaint from a resident in the Eagles Landing subdivision...
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USDA temporarily halts slaughtering at Fruitland Meat
(Local News ~ 08/21/15)
Slaughter operations at Fruitland American Meat are on hold temporarily, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service. According to the processor's Jack Whisnant, however, the facility still is "operating every day" during its regular business hours. Whisnant added the processor is doing some restructuring...
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Commission predicts drop in property tax
(Local News ~ 08/21/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commissioners soon will be voting on the 2015 property tax levy, with a proposed rate in front of them about 43 percent less than last year's. Auditor Pete Frazier presented the proposed tax levy rate of $0.0349 for general revenue, which is set based on a calculation mandated by the state auditor's office and considers factors such as sales tax collection and the county's total assessed valuation...
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Illinois man pleads guilty to kidnapping woman from local park
(Local News ~ 08/21/15)
A Chicago-area man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to kidnapping a woman earlier this year at Cape County Park South. As part of a plea agreement, Jeffery Lazier, 43, pleaded guilty to one felony count of kidnapping before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., court records show. Details of the plea agreement were not available...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer teams seek another major year from Minor
(College Sports ~ 08/21/15)
The Redhawks open the season tonight against Missouri S&T.
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Junior-high students will receive tablets as scheduled
(Local News ~ 08/21/15)
Editor's note: A reference to middle-schoolers was corrected below, in reference to students at the junior high school level. Despite rumors to the contrary, Cape Girardeau Central Junior High will distribute students' district-provided tablet computers as scheduled...
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Southeast freshmen prepare for a new experience as they arrive on campus Thursday
(Local News ~ 08/21/15)
Like hundreds of other incoming freshmen at Southeast Missouri State University on Thursday, Josie Seely spent her morning and afternoon unpacking belongings and settling into a campus residence hall. A pre-med major from Cuba, Missouri, Seely already has started a job at Saint Francis Medical Center as a lab assistant and will begin classes Monday...
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Master Gardeners Help Rose Garden Grow
(Submitted Story ~ 08/21/15)
The Cape County Master Gardeners presented a check for $1,000 to the Cape Girardeau Council of Garden Clubs for the care and maintenance of the Rose Garden in Capaha Park. The mission of the Missouri Master Gardener Extension Program is "helping others learn to grow." The Master Gardener program provides in depth horticultural training to individuals throughout Missouri who then volunteer their time applying what they have learned to help others in their communities to learn about gardening and environmental education. ...
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Cape Girardeau Roller Derby Team Changes Name, Now Recruiting Both Men and Women
(Submitted Story ~ 08/21/15)
The Cape Girardeau Roller Girls (CGRG) recently wrapped up their 2015 home season and boast a winning record (5-3) for the year thus far. Despite winding down the season, CGRG is still working hard to bring about big changes for 2016. One of the most exciting changes to the league is the recruitment of competitive male skaters! While the skaters themselves have all been female in the past, men have been part of the team since its inception in 2010, taking on roles such as bench coach, training coach, referee, non-skating official, and announcer. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/21/15)
Today is Friday, August 21, the 233th day of 2015. There are 132 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 21, 1945, President Harry S. Truman ended the Lend-Lease program that had shipped some $50 billion in aid supplies to America's allies during World War II...
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For your eyes only: Missy Kitty's official relocation report
(Column ~ 08/21/15)
Notice to readers: Here is Missy Kitty's official report, duly filed with the Humane Society and anyone else she thought might take the time to read it, concerning a recent displacement incident. What you are about to read is not a complaint, but Missy Kitty warns certain humans not to push the envelope too far. Or else...
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Southeast Foundation exceeds ambitious fundraising goal
(Editorial ~ 08/21/15)
In today's crowded charitable marketplace, it's commendable to hit fundraising goals. When you exceed it by several million dollars? That's truly worth celebrating. That's what the Southeast Missouri State University Foundation has accomplished. On June 30, at the end of the foundation's five-year "Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Success" campaign, it reported raising $49.2 million in gifts and pledges -- $9 million more than its ambitious goal...
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No place for those comments
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/21/15)
Regarding the comments by a Perry County School Board member: There is no place for those types of comments in a civil society, and people who make such comments should not be in public service. It is not a matter of political correctness; it is simple common decency. ...
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Authorities give confusing statements in Bangkok bomb probe
(International News ~ 08/21/15)
BANGKOK -- Thai police said Thursday they have cleared two suspects in the bombing of a Bangkok shrine after one of them turned himself in and said he was a tour guide, and the other was a Chinese tourist. National police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri said the two men "were most likely not involved."...
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China blast site owner on state firm's board
(International News ~ 08/21/15)
SHANGHAI -- The man unveiled as principal owner of the warehouses at the center of deadly blasts in Tianjin also is on the board of a state-owned company that is controlled by the same powerful entity investigating the explosions, a review of public documents found...
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BP settlement money flows to governments in far-flung places
(National News ~ 08/21/15)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Clusters of landlocked municipalities more than 100 miles from the Gulf Coast have secured millions of dollars in BP money through settlements designed to compensate local governments for lost tourism dollars and other economic damage from the company's 2010 oil spill, according to records obtained by The Associated Press...
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Out of the past: Aug. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 08/21/15)
Three members of the Army National Guard unit here have volunteered to be part of the biggest deployment of U.S. troops since the Vietnam War; Steve Ates and Darrell Rodenberry, both of Jackson, and John R. Brennecke of Cape Girardeau have volunteered for active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield...
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Births 8/21/15
(Births ~ 08/21/15)
Daughter to Justin Daniel and Mackenzie Lynn Drury of Burfordville, Southeast Hospital, 6:26 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. Name, Eliora Kathryn. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Drury is the former Mackenzie Jones, daughter of Kenneth and Lori Jones of Marble Hill, Missouri. She is a sixth-grade math teacher at Central Middle School. Drury is the son of Dan and Karla Drury of Cape Girardeau. He is a firefighter/EMT with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
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Mayor tries to extinguish use of flamethrowers
(National News ~ 08/21/15)
DETROIT -- A suburban Detroit official is trying to extinguish the use of personal flamethrowers, which are being sold online by two Midwest companies, in his city. The companies claim their devices can be used for recreation or to control weeds and insect hives, clear snow and ice, clear brush and start a bonfire. Warren, Michigan, Mayor Jim Fouts calls the proposed uses "pretty specious" and "silly" and wants to ban the storage, use and possession of flamethrowers in Warren...
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Killer deal: 'The Silence of the Lambs' house up for sale
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/15)
PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. -- Celebrate your purchase of this lovely four-bedroom Victorian with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. The house that was used as the home of psychotic killer Buffalo Bill in the 1991 film "The Silence of the Lambs" is up for sale...
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Netflix facing protests over DVD-less baby benefit policy
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix is getting jeered for excluding the employees in its DVD-by-mail service from a recently introduced benefit that gives up to a year of paid leave to most of its workers after the birth or adoption of a baby. At least three online petitions posted by activist groups are urging Netflix to extend the baby benefit beyond the roughly 2,000 workers in the Internet video service that generates most of its revenue...
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Best Bet: John D. Hale Band Barn Party
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/15)
The John D. Hale Band Barn Party will take place from 5 p.m. to midnight today and from 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the 5-H Ranch in Jackson. It's a two-day music festival for all ages. A cornhole tournament will be held Saturday. Camping is available. General admission tickets are available for $20 at the gate the day of show. More information is available at johndhaleband.com or by contacting (573) 579-4458 or liz@camelranchentertainment.com...
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Ink Blotter 8/21/15
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/15)
Amity Shedd of St. Louis, formerly of Gordonville, submitted this photo of her tattoo. "The lyrics to Guns N' Roses' 'Paradise City' on my arm is in memory of my brother, Josh Downing. My brother died suddenly after a nearly decade-long fight with leukemia and the aftereffects of the stubborn disease. ...
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Local author's books deal with connections between humans and ducklings, faith and science
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/15)
Cape Girardeau author Carl Armstrong's website displays a subtitle for his book "Waters of Creativity" that seems to be a theme linking his writings: "Navigating the Straits Between Science and Theology to Find the Source of One's Beginning." In the first chapter in his book "Of Human Bonding by Ducklings," which discusses the process of ducks' imprinting, Armstrong poses the question, "How did I become who I am? Why am I me?"...
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Jackson police report 8/21/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/21/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Ronald L. Cox, Jr., 36, 406 East Lane, No. 4, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. n Carol J. McClard, 42, of Scott City was arrested on a Scott City warrant...
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St. Louis police chief defends fatal shooting by officers
(State News ~ 08/21/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The police chief on Thursday unapologetically defended the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old who was killed by two white officers in a confrontation that drew protesters and unrest back to the streets. Protesters pledged to stand firm. Said the director of a group called the Organization for Black Struggle: "We will not go away."...
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Former area coach Heeb injured but thankful after car accident
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/15)
The basketball coach was involved in a freak accident Aug. 1 in Florida.
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Cards survive, thrive despite rash of injuries
(Professional Sports ~ 08/21/15)
St. Louis still has the best record in Major League Baseball despite missing many of its regulars.
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Ida Ream
(Obituary ~ 08/21/15)
Ida M. Ream, 89, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 15, 1926, in Gifford, Illinois, daughter of Asa and Clarissa Rusk Fore. She and Warren H. Ream were married Sept. 19, 1943...
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Metta Lix
(Obituary ~ 08/21/15)
YOUNT, Mo. -- Metta Jane Lix, 84, died Aug. 19, 2015, at her home in Yount. She was born Nov. 21, 1930, in Yount, the daughter of Perry A. and Mary Heitman Fadler. She and Louis Lix Jr. were married Oct. 22, 1950, at Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Yount, where they both were confirmed. He preceded her in death Feb. 18, 2012...
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Curtis Jackson
(Obituary ~ 08/21/15)
KELSO, Mo. -- Curtis Holland Jackson of Kelso died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He went peacefully to meet his Lord and the many friends and family who had gone on before him. He was born Aug. 15, 1920, in Saltillo, Mississippi, son of James Andrew and Ada Myrtle Brooks Jackson. He and Margaret Helen Klingel Jackson were married July 14, 1951, in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Wilma Hyslop
(Obituary ~ 08/21/15)
Wilma Bernice Hyslop, 82, departed this life Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. The daughter of the late Walter Alexander and Allie Belle Davenport Summers, Wilma was born Feb. 14, 1933, in Dexter, Missouri. On Nov. 22, 1947, she was united in marriage to Robert Eugene Hyslop in Dexter. He preceded her in death Nov. 27, 1993...
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Errol Cox
(Obituary ~ 08/21/15)
THEBES, Ill. -- First Sgt. Errol Flynn Cox, 74, of Thebes died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.
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Reva Collins
(Obituary ~ 08/21/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Reva Collins, 98, of Marble Hill passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill. Born on March 11, 1917, in Cape Girardeau, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Elizabeth Hawn Eaker. She married Homer Collins on Sept. 23, 1939. He died Sept. 22, 1993...
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U.S. 61 in Cape County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 08/21/15)
U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced with a 14-foot width restriction between Route K and Bloomfield Road as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the bridge. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Week 1 high school football preview capsules: Central to host Vashon
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/15)
The Tigers are coming off a 12-win season that finished at the Edward Jones Dome.
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Television networks look back at Katrina
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/15)
NEW YORK -- ABC's Robin Roberts and Fox News Channel's Shepard Smith, who anchor specials this weekend about the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating Gulf Coast landfall, both had reasons to avoid the topic. Mississippi native Roberts reported on the hurricane in 2005 while living through a harrowing few hours not knowing whether her mother and sister had survived. ...
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Prayer 8/21/15
(Prayer ~ 08/21/15)
O Lord, we praise you and are grateful for all the blessings you have bestowed on us. Amen.
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