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Republican Women's Club to host county public administrator
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
The Cape County Republican Women's Club will host Cape Girardeau County Public Administrator Lisa Reitzel at its monthly meeting Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. The group will gather for the program and lunch at noon...
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Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in stepdaughter's shooting
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
Ricky Lee Schweain, 55, of Cape Girardeau pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder, admitting he shot and killed his stepdaughter, Melissa Luttrell, 27, on March 26. "I shot her; I can't deny it," he told Judge Benjamin Lewis. Schweain then described the circumstances of the shooting that occurred near Gordonville, saying he pointed a .22-caliber pistol he knew was loaded at Luttrell and pulled the trigger...
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President, chancellor leave Mizzou over racial tensions
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday with the football team and others on campus in open revolt over what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school. President Tim Wolfe, a former business executive with no previous experience in academic leadership, took "full responsibility for the frustration" students expressed and said their complaints were "clear" and "real."...
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Museum's train room provides look at Scott City, circa 1945
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
The freight trains that trundle along Scott City's main street throughout the day pass by the Scott City Historical Museum, where a handful of residents for years have worked to curate a collection of area history. To Gail Crader, a retired professor who oversees the museum's records room, the museum represents a microcosm of Scott City's small-town spirit of cooperation...
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Cape's downtown historic district nears expansion
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
A downtown historic district in Cape Girardeau is one step closer to expansion. An application was submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office in July seeking to add the 600, 700 and 800 blocks of Broadway to the Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District...
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New journey: Patterson determined to make most of head coaching opportunity
(College Sports ~ 11/10/15)
Patterson's new journey as the women's basketball coach at Southeast has been in the making since she was a child, and this season is just the next step toward fulfilling her vision of being a successful coach.
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Season Change
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/10/15)
Season Change, Southeast Missouri State University
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Jackson Resident Writes Book About Trains
(Submitted Story ~ 11/10/15)
Melanie Lutes will present her series of Rolling Along children's books about trains this weekend at the Crafts, Gifts and Collectibles Show. The event will be held at Notre Dame Regional High School, November 20-21-22. It all began reading stories to her son, who loved Thomas the Tank Engine books. Lutes explains, "I would go to the library and check out the Encyclopedia of Trains, so he could learn more. That was five years ago and I decided to write my own books."...
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Art Education students donate sculptures to Discovery Playhouse
(Submitted Story ~ 11/10/15)
The Southeast Missouri State University students in the fall 2015 AR 270 Art for the Elementary Teacher course created paper mache sculptures of flying creatures. Following the completion of their sculptures, the students donated and installed their work at the Discovery Playhouse for children of all ages to enjoy...
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Jackson man goes to prison after 13th DWI
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
Steven Earl Trout, 58, of Jackson racked up 13 convictions or guilty pleas of driving while intoxicated since 1986, and on Monday he was sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, the maximum allowed. "It's the most I've seen," Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh said of the number of drunken-driving incidents by one person. ...
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Car's poor condition doesn't keep it from being stolen
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
A theft victim described his 1988 Buick LeSabre as having rust spots on the roof, and the light blue paint was falling off in places. The ignition switch was damaged, and the doors no longer could lock. He valued the car at just $500. That did not stop it from being stolen by a woman who posed as her identical twin...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2015. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Nov. 10, 1975, the U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution equating Zionism with racism (the world body repealed the resolution in Dec. 1991). The ore-hauling ship SS Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously sank during a storm in Lake Superior with the loss of all 29 crew members...
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CTC project gives students entrepreneur training
(Editorial ~ 11/10/15)
Junior and senior high school students enrolled in the Business Technology program at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center have stepped into the world of entrepreneurship. After contemplating what type of business they would undertake, they settled on a coffee cart from which they would serve Kaldi's coffee...
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Barbara Ruth Connell
(Obituary ~ 11/10/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Barbara Connell, 82, of Mounds died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Villa Ridge, Illinois, on Jan. 9, 1933, to Robert and Nina (Palmer) Aldrich. She graduated from Mounds Township High School in 1950. She married her high-school sweetheart, Jim "Head" Connell, on Dec. 27, 1951...
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Sylvia Meyer
(Obituary ~ 11/10/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Sylvia H. Meyer, 90, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born July 17, 1925, in Cape Girardeau County, the daughter of Paul and Emma (Richter) Weber. She first married Herbert Geringer, and he preceded her in death Dec. 11, 1973. She later married Arnie Meyer. He preceded her in death Jan. 9, 1996...
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Kateri Ruch
(Obituary ~ 11/10/15)
Kateri Ann "Teri" Ruch, 54, of Daisy passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at her home. She was born July 30, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leo Francis and Anna Marie Wubker Horrell. She and Matthew Ruch were married Nov. 6, 1982. Teri graduated in 1979 from Leopold (Missouri) High School. She attained her certification from Cape Career and Technology Center in 1982 as a licensed practical nurse. Teri worked 33 years as a nurse in geriatric care...
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Rich Fabec
(Obituary ~ 11/10/15)
ANNA, Ill. -- Rich Fabec, 46, of Anna passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Union County Hospital. Rich was born Nov. 11, 1968, in Lickey, Pennsylvania, the son of Richard George and Ann (Boling) Fabec. He married Sonya Clardy on Oct. 5, 1997. He was a professional musician and taught guitar and bass lessons at Shawnee Community College in addition to private lessons and also lessons at Byassee Music in Marion, Illinois. ...
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Out of the past: Nov. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 11/10/15)
Mercantile Bank has acquired the deposits and loans of the Cape Girardeau office of Colonial Federal Savings and Loan, which was declared insolvent by the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision yesterday. The Resolution Trust Corp. was named as receiver, and just after closing Friday moved in a team of about 50 people to begin the inventory and closing process that will take about one week. Once the inventory is completed, the failed institution will be turned over to Mercantile...
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Arch Coal warns it may file for bankruptcy
(State News ~ 11/10/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Arch Coal, hurt by weakening demand for coal, warned Monday it may have to file for bankruptcy protection. The company also reported a wider loss for its third quarter. Its adjusted results still beat Wall Street expectations, however, and its shares rose...
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Road work 11/10/15
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge pavement repairs Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. A MoDOT news release indicates the bridges are located between Missouri Route PP and Missouri Route E. The work will be done today from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m...
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VW diesel owners to get $1,000 in gift cards, vouchers
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
DETROIT -- Owners of 482,000 diesel Volkswagens and Audis in the U.S. are eligible for $1,000 in gift cards and vouchers as the automaker strives to placate customers dismayed by an emissions-rigging scandal. VW announced the offer Monday. The car owners have been in limbo since mid-September, when VW admitted the cars are equipped with software that turns on pollution controls during government tests and turns them off while on the road...
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Deadline looms for Leadership Cape applications
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
Friday is the deadline to apply for the 2016 Leadership Cape class. The goal of the program, led by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, is to identify emerging leaders and help develop their potential as community leaders. Next year's program will begin with a reception Jan. 13. The class will meet periodically throughout the year to discuss issues facing the city, such as public health, learning, communication and policy-making...
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Bush aims to debate on his terms, after poor start
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Jeb Bush has a plan for the Republican presidential debate in Wisconsin tonight: Don't treat it like, well, a debate. While he acknowledged he's "gotta get better" on the debate stage, he said he's spending less time rehearsing and sees the prime-time forum as more of a moderated conversation than a real debate...
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Study: Even those with normal weight should watch that apple shape
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
WASHINGTON -- A pot belly can be a bad thing -- even if you're not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight people who carry their fat at their waistlines may be at higher risk of death over the years than overweight or obese people whose fat is more concentrated on the hips and thighs...
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Lawyer: Body cam showed no threats as police killed boy
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
MARKSVILLE, La. -- A police body camera recorded the father of a 6-year-old autistic boy with his hands up and posing no threat as police fired into his car, severely wounding the motorist and killing his son, the man's lawyer said Monday. "This was not a threatening situation for the police," said Mark Jeansonne, an attorney for Chris Few, who remained hospitalized and could not attend Monday's funeral of his son, Jeremy Mardis...
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Obama, Netanyahu minimize differences, renew call for peace
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
WASHINGTON -- Minimizing sharp differences, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to seeking elusive Middle East peace on Monday, though prospects for an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians appear further out of reach...
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Suu Kyi's party heads for sweep in Myanmar's historic vote
(International News ~ 11/10/15)
YANGON, Myanmar -- The party of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in virtually every seat in four states where results of Myanmar's historic parliamentary election were known, signaling a sweep that could give it the presidency and loosen the military's stranglehold...
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2 Americans among 5 killed in rare Jordan police shooting
(International News ~ 11/10/15)
AMMAN, Jordan -- A Jordanian police captain opened fire Monday on instructors at an international police training center in Jordan's capital, killing at least five people, including two Americans, before being shot dead by security forces. It was not clear whether there was a political motive to the shooting spree, which wounded six people, including two Americans...
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Suspect hospitalized after confrontation with trooper
(State News ~ 11/10/15)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A suspect is hospitalized with a leg injury after a confrontation with a Missouri trooper. But contrary to earlier reports, authorities now say while the trooper fired several shots, none struck the man. The incident began Monday morning in the St. Charles County town of O'Fallon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a trooper saw a speeding vehicle pass several cars on the shoulder of Interstate 70...
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Caitlyn Jenner honored at Glamour Awards
(Community ~ 11/10/15)
NEW YORK -- Caitlyn Jenner, one of the most talked-about women in the world, was honored as one of Glamour magazine's Women of the Year on Monday along with fellow honorees such as actress Reese Witherspoon, dancer Misty Copeland and designer Victoria Beckham...
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Forecasters: 63 million should keep eye out for bad weather
(State News ~ 11/10/15)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Forecasters are warning 63 million people in the central U.S. to have an eye out for bad weather this week as colliding air masses threaten to generate high winds and possibly tornadoes. The threat Wednesday stretches from San Antonio to Chicago to Cincinnati. ...
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County to seek block grant for road improvements
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
As part of continued efforts to improve two county roads, the Cape Girardeau County Commission voted Monday on a resolution to seek assistance from the Community Development Block Grant Program. A unanimous vote followed a public hearing. Margaret Yates, grant administrator with the SEMO Regional Planning Commission, is helping the county with its application. ...
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Report: Deputies interrupt man's assault on ex-wife
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies arrived just in time Sunday, as 31-year-old Steel W. Moyers of Cape Girardeau was holding a knife and had threatened to kill his ex-wife, an officer reported. Deputies arrived in the 100 block of A Street at 2:50 p.m., according to a probable-cause report from deputy Ben Juergens...
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More sign-ups needed for free children's books
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
Those who work with children in need still have an opportunity to bring 40,000 free books to Southeast Missouri -- no strings attached, according to staff at Community Caring Council. The council recently partnered with the not-for-profit First Book, which provides 20 free new books to each person who registers through the organization's Books on Wheels program...
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Rams' sluggish offense enlists Welker
(Professional Sports ~ 11/10/15)
St. Louis was in need of a receiver after Stedman Bailey was suspended four games.
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Cardinals' top pitching prospect suspended 50 games
(Professional Sports ~ 11/10/15)
NEW YORK -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. Reyes had been with the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League and will miss the rest of the AFL season, the commissioner's office said Monday...
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Crash spills chickens, injures 2
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
More than 5,000 chickens en route to be processed at a Tyson plant in Dexter, Missouri, were scattered across the median of Highway 25 after the truck hauling the birds reportedly ran a red light on the highway overpass, crashing into a Jeep crossing the intersection. The Jeep's driver, Joshua Moore of Dexter, and the truck driver were taken to a Cape Girardeau hospital. About half the chickens died in the crash; the surviving ones were taken to the processing plant...
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800-pound alligator found at shopping center
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
SUGAR LAND, Texas -- An alligator dubbed "Godzilla" and tipping the scales at more than 800 pounds is being taken to a gator reserve to live out its days, after being found wandering outside a Houston-area shopping center. Godzilla was discovered Saturday by people arriving for work at the center in Sugar Land. It's believed he wandered over to the plaza from a nearby creek. Christy Kroboth, licensed by the state as a "nuisance alligator trapper," was called to help relocate Godzilla...
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Edmund Fitzgerald sank 40 years ago today
(National News ~ 11/10/15)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- The Great Lakes have claimed thousands of ships since European explorers began navigating the waters in the 1600s, but few have captured the public's imagination as has the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank on Nov. 10, 1975, in Lake Superior...
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College athletes unite, find powerful voice at Missouri
(College Sports ~ 11/10/15)
Northwestern's football players didn't get their union, and today's major college athletes probably won't ever get their money. Still, the events in Missouri over the last few days show college administrators would be wise not to underestimate the power of labor -- even if it is unpaid...
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Southeast Missouri State tennis hires Gunn as coach
(College Sports ~ 11/10/15)
The Southeast Missouri State athletics department announced the hiring of Mary Beth Gunn as the Redhawks tennis coach on Monday afternoon. Gunn replaced Leah Killen, whose resignation was announced Oct. 6. "I am very pleased to have Mary Beth Gunn serve as the next women's tennis coach at Southeast Missouri State," Southeast Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator Cindy Gannon said in a press release. ...
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Rose Reed
(Obituary ~ 11/10/15)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Rose Marie Reed, 81, of Fredericktown died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at the Stockoff Nursing Home in Fredericktown. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery...
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James Daume
(Obituary ~ 11/10/15)
James Daume, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis. Arrangements are pending at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Lonnie Busher
(Obituary ~ 11/10/15)
MULVANE, Kan. -- Lonnie Dean Busher, 63, of Mulvane, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Births 11/10/15
(Births ~ 11/10/15)
Daughter to James Paul Amelunke and Mindy Sue Sorbello-Amelunke of Millersville, Southeast Hospital, 11:23 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Name, Karleigh Rae. Weight, 9 pounds, 5 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Sorbello-Amelunke is the daughter of Rodger and Vicki Amelunke of Jackson and Gerald Sorbello of Bonne Terre, Missouri. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/10/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/10/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dalton Watwood, no age or address given, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at the intersection of Perryville Road and Niemann Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/10/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/10/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: n Medical assists at 10:25 a.m. on North Main Street; 11:26 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 12:03 p.m. on Penny Street; 6:24 p.m. on South Pacific Street; and 10:12 p.m. on Whitener Street...
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Speak Out 11/10/15
(Speak Out ~ 11/10/15)
"Of Mice and Men" at the River Campus was simply amazing. Everything about this production was beautifully done. Everyone around me was in tears at the end of the show. What a treasure that place is to our city. Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved with this show...
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Prayer 11/10/15
(Prayer ~ 11/10/15)
O God, may we exhibit strong moral character, bearing witness of your grace. Amen
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Abandoned trailer burns in Dutchtown
(Local News ~ 11/10/15)
Firefighters from Delta and Gordonville fire protection districts extinguish a fire Monday afternoon that destroyed an abandoned trailer in Dutchtown.
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