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Southeast Missouri State volleyball picked to finish eighth in OVC
(College Sports ~ 08/15/16)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference's preseason poll, which was released Monday. The Redhawks wrapped up their regular season with an eighth-place finish a year ago, falling to Murray State in the opening round of the conference tournament...
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SEMO NOTEBOOK: Leadership a focus for football program, positions shaking out
(College Sports ~ 08/15/16)
When it comes to Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz's brick-by-brick approach, leadership might be more than just a brick -- it might be the mortar that holds the bricks together. That's good news for the Redhawks as they prepare for the 2016 season...
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Cape West Rotary Duck Regatta - Fundraiser Returns Sept. 10
(Submitted Story ~ 08/15/16)
Cape West Rotary Club will host the second annual Duck Regatta from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Cape Splash! Proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics and Cape West Rotary Foundation, which benefits Southeast Missouri area charities. For more information please check out CapeWestRotary.org/DuckRace...
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Business notebook: Cafe aims to serve good food with good deeds
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
A new enterprise in Cape Girardeau combines religious values with victuals. STA is a cafe with a cause. On Monday through Saturday, it is a community coffeehouse where all can come to grab a cup of coffee and a plate of biscuits and gravy. On Sundays, members of St. Andrew Lutheran Church join together there for prayer service...
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Construction projects coming and going in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 08/15/16)
A variety of construction projects, both recently completed and ongoing, have created minor difficulties for local shoppers and businesses. Last week, the city of Cape Girardeau began and completed a 60-hour project that replaced 1,000 feet of railroad track and 600 feet of drain pipe along the floodwall. The city estimated 800 dumptruck loads of material would be removed from the site in addition to new material brought in for the project...
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Cape council may hire consultant to update downtown plan
(Local News ~ 08/15/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will look to hire a St. Louis-based consultant Monday to update the downtown strategic plan. The council will vote on a resolution authorizing a $66,800 agreement with Arcturis Inc. A downtown development team has chosen that firm from among four proposals, said city development services director Alex McElroy. ...
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Jackson's growing schools prompt city to look at traffic solutions
(Local News ~ 08/15/16)
The return of students to Jackson public schools brings with it an added traffic strain on intersections near the schools, but remedies may be on the horizon.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 15, the 228th day of 2016. There are 138 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 15, 1945, in a pre-recorded radio address, Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II...
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Newsmakers 2016: Victoria Moon
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Victoria Moon doesn't let being a busy wife and mother of four young children stop her from volunteering. She was co-chair of the gala committee for the American Cancer Society in 2013 and 2014, and she is co-chair for this year's event as well. The gala is one of the biggest local fundraisers for the American Cancer Society, and Moon spends countless hours helping to make the event a success...
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Newsmakers 2016: Tyler Brune
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Farming and the business of farming are in Tyler Brune's blood. His father and grandfather were both farmers. The year Brune was born, his family started Brune Custom Feeds. At 15, Brune took out his first loan, made through the Farm Service Agency, to purchase 30 head of cattle. Three years ago, he started renting out his first storage unit...
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Newsmakers 2016: Penny Williams
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
When it comes to Penny Williams and the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, you can't have one without the other. Originally born and raised in Perryville, Missouri, Williams attended Southeast Missouri State University and earned a degree in recreation...
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Newsmakers 2016: Sarah Hickey
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Audiologist Dr. Sarah Hickey found professional success by listening. She listened to her grandfather, who struggled with hearing aids and his own hearing loss, and she wanted to help him. In college, when Hickey found herself frustrated with her original field of study, speech pathology, she listened to her adviser, who suggested she turn to audiology. The new area of focus put her down her current career path and allowed her to understand the issues affecting her grandfather...
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Newsmakers 2016: Shelly Kaiser
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
When thinking of a community volunteer, many would think of someone like Shelly Kaiser. Kaiser, who is married to Jason Kaiser and has two daughters, is an assistant vice president/mortgage loan officer at First Midwest Bank in Jackson. She volunteers for a host of not-for-profit groups, including Project Charlie, the Cape Girardeau and Jackson chambers of commerce, Jackson Noon Optimist Club, Levi's Children's Charity, Nolan Weber Foundation -- Believing Beyond, United Way of Southeast Missouri, March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society.. ...
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Newsmakers 2016: Robert Smith
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
There are few people with a heart bigger than Robert Smith, who at 66 is still a practicing attorney in his own law firm in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Smith takes many pro bono cases and works heavily with family and juvenile law cases involving methamphetamine-addicted individuals, especially those who are parents of children...
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Newsmakers 2016: Jennifer Icaza-Gast
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Jennifer Icaza-Gast's go-to motto is, "If you're not giving, you're not living." More than a decade ago, Icaza-Gast began to cry as she watched her children eagerly open their presents on Christmas morning. "I started crying at the thought of other little kids going into their living room at that very moment and finding nothing under the tree," she says...
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Newsmakers 2016: Liz Glastetter
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
For Liz Glastetter, an exciting part of her job is getting to be involved in the most monumental time most families will share. Glastetter, lead service line director for maternal/child services in the Saint Francis Healthcare System, began the position in December and says she couldn't be happier about it...
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Newsmakers 2016: Stan Polivick
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Stan Polivick's work isn't always visible, but it is evident. When heavy rains flood the Mississippi River and threaten to overpower the city's sewer system, Polivick's efforts keep the potentially detrimental storms at bay. Polivick knows storms. He worked in Slidell, Louisiana, and saw the city through Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Newsmakers 2016: Jason Bandermann
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Jason Bandermann has accomplished much in his 36 years, but especially since he has worked for the Saint Francis Healthcare System. Bandermann, who signed on there in 2007, has served in a variety of roles, with the most recent being director of ambulatory services and administrator of the Physicians Alliance Surgery Center...
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Newsmakers 2016: Brian Gerau
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
This isn't Brian Gerau's first time as a Newsmaker. In 2009, he was honored as one of Business Today's "40 Under 40." Now a bit older, a bit wiser, but just as meticulously dressed, Gerau continues to make a name for himself by helping make a name for others as director of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce...
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Newsmakers 2016: Anna Galeski
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Anna Galeski, senior planning analyst at SoutheastHEALTH, has worked for the hospital system a little more than five years. In that time, she's been able to put her Type-A, detail-oriented personality at the forefront of her daily endeavors, and is proud that she began her job right after earning her master's degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University. Her undergraduate degree is in marketing...
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Newsmakers 2016: Kim Voelker
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Kim Voelker has worked at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce for three and a half years, and in that time, one of her most enjoyable projects has been launching a network especially for women. "It was something we always knew we wanted to do, and to see it come to fruition and be successful right out of the gate is very exciting," she says...
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Newsmakers 2016: Aaron Horrell
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Aaron Horrell, age 64, has been an artist for nearly his entire life. "I started painting in high school and actually gave away the first painting I did in 1970," he says. He continued to paint and create art even after a stint in the Navy Seabees. "I was in the construction battalion," he says...
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Stay informed on upcoming ballot measures
(Editorial ~ 08/15/16)
Secretary of State Jason Kander announced recently that Missouri voters will have a voice on some important issues, two of which are limits on campaign contributions and increases in cigarette tax hikes. These measures will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. No one runs for office without an abundance of finances, so candidates rely on these. ...
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Medicaid impacts economy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/16)
Picture an average person -- a doctor, nurse, janitor, or construction worker. What do they do when they aren't working? They spend money. They go to eat at restaurants, buy groceries, give their kids lunch money, and go to the movies. Their employers also spend money, too. They pay for wages and supplies. All that spending is taxed by the state...
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Robert McLain
(Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert E. McLain, 77, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. He was born June 25, 1939, in Silver Lake, Missouri, son of Paul Joseph and Mary Corrine (Jannin) McLain. He had been a farmer, also working 9 1/2 years at International Shoe Factory and 14 years at K of C Bowling Center. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Silver Lake. He was a U.S. Army veteran...
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Mary Krueger
(Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
Mary Ruth Krueger, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 20, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Leo Pearl and Ida Alice Hobson Welker. She and Harry Krueger were married Aug. 8, 1953, at Cape Girardeau...
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Douglas Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
Douglas Lloyd Seabaugh, 76, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. He was a native of Advance, Missouri, and a resident of Rutherford County. Douglas served in the United States Navy and worked as the director of quality control with the U.S. Tobacco Company...
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Troy Willard
(Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
Troy Richard Willard, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 19, 1930, in Campbell, Missouri, the son of Lawrence Abel and Mary Magdalene (Dover) Willard. He married Rosena Windeknecht on Dec. 31, 1984...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/15/16
(Local News ~ 08/15/16)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Aug. 11 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 8/15/16
(Local News ~ 08/15/16)
Cape Girardeau City Council City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Keep Cape Beautiful annual report/United Way Days of Caring n Stormwater report Regular session, 7 p.m...
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Organ network mapping a path to more fair liver transplants
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting. Desperate patients sometimes travel across the country to get on a shorter waiting list -- if they can afford it. Today, the United Network for Organ Sharing is proposing a change, redrawing the map that governs how donated livers are distributed so patients wouldn't need to leave home for better odds...
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California wildfire destroys 4 homes as crews brace for heat
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
LOWER LAKE, Calif. -- Flames racing through dry brush destroyed four homes and forced more than 1,000 people to flee a Northern California lake community that was evacuated in a devastating wildfire last year. Authorities ordered about 1,200 residents to leave 500 homes as the blaze surged south of the town of Lower Lake. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 08/15/16)
A St. Louis fugitive armed with a revolver robs a Savings of America Bank in Cape Girardeau of an undisclosed amount of money and then fatally shoots himself in Jefferson County following a chase on Interstate 55. PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The apparent end of an effort to construct a 7,700-acre recreational lake in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties has prompted the Perry County Commission to dust off a 25-year-old study for possible construction of a lake in that county. ...
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'Suicide Squad' loses some luster in second box-office weekend
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/16)
LOS ANGELES -- The colorful crew of "Suicide Squad" got duller in their second weekend in theaters, with audiences hungry for the raunchy fare of the animated "Sausage Party." Warner Bros.' intensely scrutinized comic book film broke records last weekend and managed to stay atop the box office with $43.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But its earnings dropped 67 percent from last weekend...
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Test of time: 2 almanacs celebrate milestone anniversaries
(Community ~ 08/15/16)
LEWISTON, Maine -- Hundreds of almanacs served a nation of farmers over two centuries ago. These days, only a handful of them remain. One of them, the Farmers' Almanac based in Maine, is celebrating its 200th edition this month with traditional gardening tips, home-spun humor and life hacks...
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Afghan officials: IS expands presence in south
(International News ~ 08/15/16)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The Islamic State group, which has been building a presence in Afghanistan for more than a year, has established a recruitment and training camp in a restive southern province bordering Pakistan, Afghan officials said. Last year, hundreds of insurgents fled to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan, where the military launched a campaign to clear militants from the lawless tribal regions in the country's north...
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Swiss train attack suspect, female victim die of wounds
(International News ~ 08/15/16)
BERLIN -- The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds Sunday, as did one of his victims, a 34-year-old woman, Swiss police said. Three others remain hospitalized with serious wounds. Police still are searching for a motive but said there's no indication the suspect, identified only as a 27-year-old Swiss man from a neighboring region, had ties to extremist groups...
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Boko Haram: Some abducted girls killed in air strikes
(International News ~ 08/15/16)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- The mother of one of the Chibok girls kidnapped more than two years ago by Nigeria's Islamic extremists on Sunday saw the first proof her daughter is alive -- a video of her begging Nigeria's government to exchange detained militants for the girls' freedom...
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Trump criticizes media, not Clinton
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday went on a new tear against the media, blaming the "disgusting" press for a week of distractions at a time when Republicans have urged him -- again -- to focus on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Trump will get another chance to reset his campaign today when he is expected to lay out his plan for defeating what running mate Mike Pence on Sunday called "radical Islamic terrorism" with "real specifics" on how to make the United States safer...
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Friends call imam slaying a hate crime; cops say no motive
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
NEW YORK -- The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish Sunday among Bangladeshi Muslims in a New York City neighborhood, with some saying the killings appear to be an anti-Muslim hate crime. But police said there is no evidence so far to support that...
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Iraqi Kurds advance near Islamic State-held city
(International News ~ 08/15/16)
IRBIL, Iraq -- Iraqi Kurdish forces said they have retaken five villages east of the Islamic State-held city of Mosul in an operation launched early Sunday. U.S.-backed Kurdish forces known as peshmerga aim to "clear several more villages" in "one of many shaping operations" that will increase pressure on the extremist group, the Kurdish region's Security Council said in a statement...
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Rising floodwaters leave thousands homeless in Louisiana
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Robert and Gwen Arceneaux endured a sleepless night Sunday after noticing floodwater creeping into their home -- in a neighborhood that never had seen water before. They gathered up their dogs and a few bags of belongings and fled out the back door, wading through waist-deep water to a passing National Guard truck...
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Department stores hope to recapture appeal, be destinations
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
NEW YORK -- Department stores trying to recapture their appeal to consumers are making plans to provide more experiences such as spas and restaurants and offer exclusive selections to transforms the store into more of a destination. With shoppers increasingly buying online or from niche retailers and discount stores, the onetime pillars of retail are trying to rethink their business to keep up with consumers who want a different experience in stores than they find on their phones. ...
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Hostess launches 'Deep Fried Twinkies' as first frozen treat
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
NEW YORK -- The deep-fried Twinkie is jumping from the state fair to the home freezer. Hostess Brands, the maker of treats such as Ho Hos, on Friday launched packaged "Deep Fried Twinkies" that mark its first foray into frozen foods. The cream-filled snack in vanilla or chocolate is the result of a yearlong collaboration between Hostess and Wal-Mart as both companies look to spark food sales with innovative products...
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Delta CEO talks about outage, efforts to 'win back' passengers
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines is spending $150 million this year on technology upgrades, including a better mobile app. But what CEO Ed Bastian never saw coming was a vulnerability to its reservations and operations servers that would cripple his airline for days...
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Girl's disappearance 24 years ago still haunts Joplin family
(State News ~ 08/15/16)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Nearly a quarter-century after 14-year-old Tracy Pickett disappeared, her family still is waiting for closure. Thursday marked the 24th anniversary of Tracy's disappearance, the Joplin Globe reported. The Joplin girl went to stay overnight at a friend's home in Webb City, Missouri, on Aug. 11, 1992, but never returned home...
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Missouri man charged with shooting at vehicles, wounding 6
(State News ~ 08/15/16)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri man is charged in two counties after shootings that wounded six people and two dogs in what police believe were random attacks. Tom S. Mourning II, 26, of Joplin was charged Saturday in Jasper and Newton counties with counts of armed criminal action, first-degree felony assault and unlawful use of a weapon...
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Missouri State University in middle of construction boom
(State News ~ 08/15/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University is in the midst of a $123 million construction boom on its Springfield campus, with projects including the expansion of the College of Business and construction of the school's first tornado "safe room."...
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Nixon helps break ground for new Missouri River bridge
(State News ~ 08/15/16)
WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Construction is scheduled to begin today on a new Missouri River bridge at the eastern Missouri town of Washington. Gov. Jay Nixon was in Washington on Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The new bridge carrying Highway 47 traffic will replace an old, narrow bridge built more than 80 years ago...
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Judge rules against Phyllis Schlafly in beer trademark case
(State News ~ 08/15/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sided with the maker of Schlafly beer in its trademark dispute with conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly. Phyllis Schlafly sought to block St. Louis Brewery's effort to trademark the brand's name, an effort that began in 2012 as its sales began to grow outside of Missouri...
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Mall reopens as police probe reports of weekend gunfire
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A busy North Carolina shopping mall reopened for business Sunday as police continued investigating reports of gunfire that sent shoppers running in fear or left them hiding inside stores a day earlier. Police said they haven't confirmed what happened but say there were no reports of people being wounded or of shell casings found inside the Crabtree Valley Mall...
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'Grim Sleeper' heads to death row, but mystery remains
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
LOS ANGELES -- The death sentence of the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer last week put to rest a case that spanned more than three decades, but it left another mystery wide open. Police still are trying to identify 33 women whose snapshots were found in Lonnie Franklin Jr.'s home after his arrest...
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Piscotty homers in 8th to lead Cards' comeback over Cubs 6-4
(Professional Sports ~ 08/15/16)
CHICAGO -- Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run homer, Brandon Moss followed with a solo shot one out later and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Sunday night. Piscotty hit his 17th homer off setup man Hector Rondon (2-3), who entered with a 3-1 lead in his first appearance since Aug. ...
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Person shot during second night of Milwaukee protests
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
MILWAUKEE -- Police said one person was shot at a Milwaukee protest Sunday and officers used an armored vehicle to retrieve the injured victim and take the person to a hospital, as tense skirmishes erupted for a second night after the police shooting of a black man...
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Rescuers free squirrel's head from cup
(National News ~ 08/15/16)
ENFIELD, Conn. -- Emergency responders in Connecticut came to the rescue of a squirrel that was caught in a nutty situation. Members of Enfield Emergency Medical Services responded Friday after the rodent got its head stuck in what appeared to be a plastic or paper cup. An officer covered the animal with a blanket and held its body steady while another officer removed the cup before the squirrel scampered away into some nearby bushes...
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People on the move 8/15/16
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Saint Francis Healthcare System has announced the appointment of Mark Culberson as its new facilities-management director. Culberson's responsibilities include direct activities of plant operations, plant maintenance and biomedical engineering departments. He will oversee design, cost estimating, scheduling and construction activities throughout the health-care system's properties and serve as the safety officer for Saint Francis...
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Jackson police report 8/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/15/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Harold M. Williams, 42, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order. Summonses n Tyrone A. Howard, 26, of Jackson was issued summonses for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, displaying plates of another and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/15/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jackie Franklin Hahs, 49, 1518 Luce St., was arrested on suspicion of false declaration. n Elijawaun Jones, 1001 S. Pacific St., was arrested at Hanover Street and Jefferson Avenue on suspicion of failure to yield, driving while suspended and possession of marijuana...
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Prayer 8/15/16
(Prayer ~ 08/15/16)
Lord Jesus, may we not only love with words but also with actions and in truth. Amen.
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Newsmakers 2016: Mary Jo Bammel
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
Mary Jo Bammel and her husband, David, moved to Perryville, Missouri, three years ago and saw a need for a comic book store and a good coffee shop in the community. "I'm from De Soto, Missouri, and my husband is from Michigan," says Mary Jo Bammel. "I was transferred down here to manage a gas station three years ago."...
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Newsmakers 2016: Laura Simon
(Business ~ 08/15/16)
As photo editor at the Southeast Missourian newspaper, Laura Simon, 34, is quite literally a newsmaker. Simon, who began working at the Southeast Missourian more than six years ago, started out as a freelance photographer and worked her way up to the full-time position of photo editor. She oversees two other photographers and works closely with the news and feature teams to coordinate photo coverage ranging from breaking news and centerpieces to magazine covers and fashion shoots...
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