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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team thwarts Arcadia Valley, claims fourth consecutive district championship
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
The top-seeded Crusaders battled back from a late -- and rare -- deficit to win its fourth consecutive district championship, defeating No. 2 Arcadia Valley 64-51.
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Lucchesi throws seven perfect innings as Southeast Missouri State dominates Arkansas-Pine Bluff
(College Sports ~ 02/26/16)
After coming up empty in its first, season-opening weekend series, the Southeast Missouri State baseball team began a three-game series at Arkansas-Pine Bluff the right way with an 10-0 victory on Friday in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Senior ace Joey Lucchesi put in a dominant effort as he threw seven perfect innings and struck out 11 for the win, moving him to 1-1 on the season...
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Meadow Heights falls in Class 2 District 3 title game
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
The top-seeded Ellington used a big third quarter from junior Wes Sharp to defeat Meadow Heights 72-37.
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Jackson FBLA Celebrates FBLA Week
(Submitted Story ~ 02/26/16)
The Jackson chapter of Future Business Leaders of America celebrated FBLA Week during the week of Feb. 15. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is a nonprofit career and technical student organization that prepares students for careers in business and business education...
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University of Missouri fires instructor after student run-ins
(State News ~ 02/26/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri fired an assistant professor Thursday who had been suspended after run-ins with student journalists during protests last year, including a videotaped confrontation in which she called for "some muscle" to remove a videographer from the Columbia campus...
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Sikeston cop shoots charging pit bull
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A Sikeston Department of Public Safety officer shot and wounded a pit bull as it charged at him. At 8:56 a.m. Tuesday, officers were following up on warrant information in the 1300 block of Butler Street. According to the DPS incident report, as the officers approached a residence, a pit bull and a German shepherd mix appeared in an open doorway. While the German shepherd remained under the carport, the pit bull rushed at one of the officers, attempting to bite his leg, the report stated...
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Man throws bird bath through car window in domestic dispute, police say
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man was so enraged during an argument with his girlfriend, he threw an approximately 40-pound concrete bird bath through the rear windshield of the vehicle she was in Saturday, police said. Billy E. Ross, 23, was arrested by Scott County sheriff’s deputies Saturday and charged with felony second-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor property damage...
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Three challengers file for Smith's 8th District seat
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Three challengers have filed to unseat U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, in Missouri's 8th District. Todd Mahn of De Soto and Phllip S. Smith of Gatewood have both filed as Republicans. Mahn ran as a Democrat for the position during the special election in 2013, although he lost the Democratic nomination to former Missouri state representative Steve Hodges of East Prairie. He sat out the 2014 election...
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Missouri spends $636 million a year on mental health, implements new initiatives
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Missouri's state government spends more than $636 million annually for psychiatric services for the mentally ill, most of it funded by general revenue and federal Medicaid dollars. That is up dramatically from five years ago, according to the Missouri Department of Mental Health...
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Charleston boys basketball team rallies to defeat Saxony Lutheran in district final
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
The Bluejays trailed by as many as 19, but came back to knock of the Crusaders 59-54.
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Advance boys basketball team repeats as district champs
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
The Hornets defeated Oran 88-70 to claim the Class 1 District 2 championship.
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Defending state champ Scott County Central falls to Bloomfield in district final
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Bloomfield did what not many teams can do Thursday night by taking out the defending Class 2 state champion Scott County Central Braves in the Class 2 District 1 tournament. Bloomfield's 55-48 win marked its first district championship since 2009 and just its third in 49 years...
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Old Town Cape honors several at annual celebration
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Old Town Cape recognized several local individuals and groups during its annual dinner celebration Thursday evening at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. Each year, the awards go to local entities who make outstanding contributions to the culture and atmosphere of Cape Girardeau’s downtown that in the past has been designated a Great American Main Street Community by Main Street America...
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Shortage of beds, clinicians challenge mental illness care in region, state
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Mental health is a monumental challenge at the micro and macro levels, and resources are needed at both ends to address illnesses. Mental-health experts say there is a sharp shortage in the resources needed to care for the mentally ill properly in Southeast Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
Today is Friday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2016. There are 309 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1916, actor-comedian Jackie Gleason was born in Brooklyn, New York. On this date: In 1616, astronomer Galileo Galilei met with a Roman Inquisition official, Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, who ordered him to abandon the "heretical" concept of heliocentrism, which held that the earth revolved around the sun, instead of the other way around...
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Scout thanks volunteers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/26/16)
My name is Kyle Brown. I am in Boy Scout Troop 5 in Cape Girardeau. As part of a requirement for a merit badge in communications, I am writing a letter to the editor of the Southeast Missourian. The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth members and close to 1 million adult volunteers...
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Veterans' experiences important to preserve
(Editorial ~ 02/26/16)
One of the most important resources we have is the experience of those who came before us. That's why a small group is taking steps to ensure the experiences and histories of area World War II veterans are recorded. Relying largely on word of mouth, Shirley Young, Catherine Allison and Frank Nickell have invited local veterans to share their stories. ...
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Many apologies for a blip in the memory bank
(Column ~ 02/26/16)
So, here's what happened. And don't expect to read a bunch of excuses. It is what it is. Let's start with a little background. If you want to keep track of appointments, events we've bought tickets for and so forth, you do not ask me. You consult my wife...
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Mary Evelyn Lockard
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Mary Evelyn Lockard, 91, of Mound City passed away at 4:01 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mary Evelyn was born June 28, 1924, at Wisetown, Illinois, the daughter of the late Rev. Henry Edward Lockard and Effie Manus Lockard...
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Bonnie Ensley
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
Bonnie Elizabeth Ensley, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will take place in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of local arrangements.
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Mason Dowdy
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
KEVIL, Ky. -- Mason Delaney Dowdy, 16, of Kevil went to rest in her Heavenly Father's arms at 5:36 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Known for her quick wit and wacky sense of humor, Mason had a smile and laugh that could light up a room. ...
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Steve Bell Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Steve Vernon Bell Sr., 84, a longtime resident of Sikeston, Missouri, and Dexter, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and his caregiver, Marilynn Slocum, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at his home in Dexter. Born Feb. 10, 1931, in Formosa, Arkansas, he was the oldest of seven children born to the late Doy Walton and Bernice Bowman Bell. ...
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Jackson police report 2/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/26/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/26/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Medical assists were made at 7:04 a.m. on North Main Street; 9:25 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 12:18 p.m. on Independence Street; 1:40 p.m. on North Mount Auburn Road; 2:04 p.m. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/26/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/26/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.
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Births 2/26/16
(Births ~ 02/26/16)
Son to Matt and Britton N. May of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 2:25 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. Name, Ryder Matthew. Weight, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. May is the former Britton Odum, daughter of Steve and Donella Odum of Pomona, Illinois. She is an OB/NICU nurse manager at Southeast Hospital. May is the son of Kathy May of Park Hills, Missouri. He is a registered nurse at Barnes Emergency Department in St. Louis...
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Road work 2/26/16
(Local News ~ 02/26/16)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced, with a 16-foot width restriction, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make repairs to the bridge between Route AB and Highway 74. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Out of the past: Feb. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 02/26/16)
Survey boats from the Army Corps of Engineers took depth soundings recently in the John L. Wescoat Marina and Mississippi River Access Point at Trail of Tears State Park; the results will determine whether modifications made nearly four years ago to a wing dike on the north side of the harbor have reduced the sedimentation problem that has kept the marina from opening since it was constructed in 1974-1975...
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Oscar predictions: What will win and what should win
(Entertainment ~ 02/26/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Before Sunday's 88th Academy Awards, Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle share their predictions for a ceremony that has everyone guessing: The nominees: "The Big Short," "Bridge of Spies," "Brooklyn," "Mad Max: Fury Road," "The Martian," "The Revenant," "Room," "Spotlight."...
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#SemoSelfie 2/26/16
(Entertainment ~ 02/26/16)
Wear Red Day at work! #sfmcgoesred #sfmcselfie #semoselfie #wearredday #goredwearred2016 #goredwearred
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Making art a priority: Renee Roark-Gordon has opened the Gravel Hill School of Art in Burfordville
(Entertainment ~ 02/26/16)
Renee Roark-Gordon integrates her passion for art into nearly every aspect of her daily life. Recently, she has channeled that enthusiasm into her own self-run art studio, the Gravel Hill School of Art. Located at 160 Route U in Burfordville, the building formerly housed New McKendree United Methodist Church but was put up for sale after the church moved. Roark-Gordon saw the opening and purchased the property with a creative vision in mind...
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Mumbai sets no-selfie zones as deaths linked to selfies rise
(International News ~ 02/26/16)
MUMBAI, India -- Look around in any major Indian city, and you will find someone with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand, smiling widely and clicking away. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embraced the medium, posting pictures online he's snapped with various world leaders...
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Lawyer: Father of detainee also held in Iran
(International News ~ 02/26/16)
TEHRAN, Iran -- A U.S. citizen whose son has been detained in Iran for the past four months also was taken into custody after returning to the country this week, his lawyer confirmed Thursday in what is the first such action against an American national in Iran since last month's prisoner swap between the two countries...
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Some experts contend Brazil is exaggerating Zika crisis
(International News ~ 02/26/16)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Often drowned out by the dire warnings and fear surrounding Zika, some medical professionals are saying Brazil and international health officials prematurely have declared a link between the virus and what appears to be a surge in birth defects...
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Syrian army recaptures town in Aleppo province from IS group
(International News ~ 02/26/16)
BEIRUT -- Syrian government troops backed by Russian airstrikes recaptured a town in Aleppo province from Islamic State militants Thursday in a key advance just two days ahead of a U.S. and Russia-engineered cease-fire that is set to take effect in Syria...
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Dissent, squabbles: Migrant crisis takes toll on EU
(International News ~ 02/26/16)
BRUSSELS -- The European Union's once-tight unity is being rapidly eroded as hundreds of thousands of refugees and other migrants walk a well-trodden path through the Balkans and into the bloc's heartland. As some EU countries move to restrict new entries, those further south and east fear thousands of migrants will get stuck and overwhelm their nations...
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SeaWorld acknowledges planting worker in animal-rights group
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld acknowledged it sent its own workers to infiltrate an animal-rights group that opposed the practices of the theme park. The development comes months after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals accused a SeaWorld employee of trying to incite violence while posing as a fellow animal-rights activist...
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Obama bans U.S. imports of slave-produced goods
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
Federal officials are preparing to enforce an 86-year-old ban on importing goods made by children or slaves under new provisions of a law signed by President Barack Obama. "This law slams shut an unconscionable and archaic loophole that forced America to accept products made by children or slave labor," said Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who worked on the legislation...
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Police didn't expect violence at eviction despite man's past
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
BAILEY, Colo. -- Authorities brought numbers in case of trouble, but they never expected a long-delayed eviction would turn into a deadly shootout with a Colorado man who peacefully refused to leave his foreclosed home two years earlier. Martin Wirth ranted against law-enforcement corruption and beat a murder charge more than 20 years ago, but officers who followed him inside the mountain house did not expect he would turn his rifle on them. ...
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FBI chief: Apple issues are hardest he's seen in government
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
WASHINGTON -- The policy issues raised in the Justice Department's dispute with Apple Inc. over a locked iPhone represent the "hardest question I've seen in government, and it's going to require negotiation and conversation," FBI director James Comey said Thursday in defending the government's demand for the tech company to help access the device...
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East Coast, Midwest battered by strong storm systems
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
WAVERLY, Va. -- Tornadoes tore through towns as far north as Pennsylvania, heavy snow canceled hundreds of flights in the Midwest, and power outages left tens of thousands of residents from the Carolinas to New England in the dark as severe weather raked across a broad swath of the country for a third day...
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Sheriff says gunman, 3 others dead after shootings in Kansas
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
HESSTON, Kan. -- A sheriff in south-central Kansas said Thursday four people, including a gunman, are dead after a series of shootings at a business, its parking lot and two streets nearby. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said at a news conference all the dead were shot inside Excel Industries, a plant in Hesston that makes lawnmower products. He said 14 were injured in the shootings...
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Anxious to slow Trump, Rubio and Cruz go after him
(National News ~ 02/26/16)
HOUSTON -- Brawling from the get-go, a fiery Marco Rubio went hard after Donald Trump in Thursday night's Republican debate, lacerating the front-runner's position on immigration, his privileged background, his speaking style and more. Ted Cruz piled on, too, questioning the front-runner's conservative credentials, as the two senators tag-teamed Trump in a debate that reflected the increasing urgency of their effort to take down the billionaire businessman before he becomes unstoppable. ...
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Oran girls basketball team cruises to district crown
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
ESSEX, Mo. -- A 31-percent outing from the floor usually doesn't lead to success, but the Oran girls basketball team got the job done in another way. The top-seeded Eagles forced 41 turnovers and pounded the offensive glass, cruising to a 73-20 victory over third-seeded St. Paul Lutheran on Thursday in the Class 1 District 2 championship at Richland High School...
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Scott County Central girls basketball team wins district title with victory over Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Scott County Central Bravettes had Chaffee's number all year long. That wasn't about to change when it mattered the most. SCC's third-straight win over Chaffee led to its third district championship in the last four years on Thursday in a rematch of last year's district final...
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Blues halted on home ice by Rangers
(Professional Sports ~ 02/26/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Chris Kreider and Tanner Glass scored and Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves as the New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Thursday night. Lundqvist got his 30th victory of the season, joining Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy as the only goalies in NHL history to have at least 30 wins in 10 different seasons...
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High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team defeats Ste. Genevieve
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/16)
Seniors McGwire Bartley and Nathan Noland scored 18 and 17 points, respectively, as the Perryville boys basketball team won its final regular-season game, defeating visiting Ste. Genevieve 72-59 Senior Night. Senior Connor Stark added 11 points for the Perryville, which will enter Class 4 District 1 play with a 17-8 record...
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Man fined for smuggling turtles in pants
(International News ~ 02/26/16)
ST. CATHERINES, Ontario -- A Canadian man caught smuggling nearly 40 turtles in his pants has been fined $2,578 and placed on probation for two years. Dong Yan was convicted this month of illegally importing reptiles. During an inspection at the Niagara border crossing in June 2014, Canadian border officials discovered 38 turtles strapped to Yan's legs. He is also prohibited from owning turtles and tortoises for 10 years...
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Best Bet: Raise the Woof event Saturday
(Entertainment ~ 02/26/16)
The Raise the Woof comedy show will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at Lawless Harley-Davidson, 2100 E. Outer Road in Scott City. Three comedians -- James Ulogh, Chase Mayers and a surprise guest comedian -- will perform. The Cape Girardeau Roller Derby girls will be there to help run the event. ...
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Prayer 2/26/16
(Prayer ~ 02/26/16)
O Lord Jesus, we praise and thank you for never giving up on us. Amen.
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Artifacts 2/26/16
(Entertainment ~ 02/26/16)
Five Southeast Missouri State University art students will present their works from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Cateye Glasses Studio, 2117B Broadway in Cape Girardeau. The exhibit is titled "In the Name of Art" and will include an array of media, from sculptures made from natural elements to photography...
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