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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball releases 2016-17 regular-season schedule
(College Sports ~ 08/16/16)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball schedule was released Tuesday, and it includes 15 games at the Show Me Center, seven of which are of the non-conference variety. "Our 2016-17 non-conference schedule will definitely prepare us for the tough battles we will face during OVC play," second-year coach Rekha Patterson said in a press release. ...
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P.E.O. Chapter BI presents scholarship
(Submitted Story ~ 08/16/16)
P.E.O Chapter BI of Cape Girardeau presented Josey Patton, a Jackson High School graduate, with a scholarship to the University of Kansas. P.E.O. is an organization founded in 1869 for the furthering of women's education. Chapter BI was founded in Cape Girardeau in 1911 and is the oldest chapter in Southeast Missouri. Pictured (from left): Doris Mattingly; Linda Gosche; Josey Patton, scholarship recipient; Beverly Hahs, chapter BI president; and Trudy Lee, scholarship committee...
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Cape man to serve at least 21 months in prison for food-stamp fraud
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
A former Cape Girardeau businessman on Monday was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay back $550,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau...
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Mom angry her autistic son was left on bus; he later was discovered at bus lot
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
What began as an ordinary Monday morning soon devolved into a harrowing experience for a Cape Girardeau mother when her 5-year-old, autistic child didn't show up at Blanchard Elementary School. Bridgett Vaughn said she put her son on the special-needs bus that pulls up in front of her house, as she usually does...
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Store dedicated solely to Pokemon products will open soon in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
As the popularity of "Pokemon Go" moves people throughout the streets of downtown Cape Girardeau in the hopes of nabbing a Pikachu or Ponyta, a new business hopes to lure in casual gamers and Pokemon enthusiasts. River Town Labs, a store dedicated to Pokemon, is the brainchild of Zach Abernathy, who recently closed his vape shop, Project V, to open the new venture in the same location. ...
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Cape, Jackson look to grow retail sector with aid from consultant
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen received good news Monday evening about a retail market study underway. The cities of Jackson and Cape Girardeau have agreed to help pay the cost of a contract with Dallas-based consultant Catalyst Commercial Inc. to conduct a retail study and recruit new businesses...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 16, the 229th day of 2016. There are 137 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 16, 1777, American forces won the Battle of Bennington in what was considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War...
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Unexploded bombs extend Yemen war's deadly toll
(International News ~ 08/16/16)
HASN FAJ ATTAN, Yemen -- Screams rang out through the hilltop village outside Yemen's capital after 10-year-old Youssef al-Salmi set off a bomb he had found in a field, perhaps thinking it was a toy. He became the latest of several Yemeni civilians to be killed by unexploded ordnance from the country's ongoing civil war, which pits Saudi and U.S.-backed government forces against Shiite Houthi rebels...
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Turkey says failed coup was decades in the making
(International News ~ 08/16/16)
ISTANBUL -- Turkish investigators call it the ultimate long game. In 1986, the Turkish military expelled dozens of cadets suspected of loyalty to a young Muslim cleric named Fethullah Gulen, seen as a potential threat to the country's strict secular rule. Officials, a magazine reported at the time, said an alleged recruiter had told the students to work their way through the ranks and wait for instructions that would come in a few decades...
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Trump calls for 'extreme vetting' of immigration applicants
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Donald Trump called Monday for "extreme" ideological vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States, vowing to overhaul the country's screening process and block those who sympathize with extremist groups or don't embrace American values...
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Cape chiropractor takes talents to Olympics
(Editorial ~ 08/16/16)
"It's such a blessing. There's probably 40,000 or 50,000 chiropractors in the United States and there's going to be about 40 there. Just the fact I got to be one of those is humbling, actually. Be there, be the best I can and enjoy it." Those words, spoken by Cape Girardeau chiropractor Matt Uchtman, reveal the rare opportunity with which he finds himself. Uchtman will be one of the few chiropractors working behind the scenes with wrestlers competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this week...
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Service clubs -- the backbone of our community
(Column ~ 08/16/16)
I recently attended and participated in the 50 year anniversary celebration of the founding of my service club, Cape West Rotary. I have been a member of this club for 40 years. It was a great event as we reminisced the past, celebrated the present and spoke of the challenges and opportunities of the future...
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Lessons from Rio
(Column ~ 08/16/16)
While the world is watching the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, it's a good time to share a couple valuable observations these Games reveal. Sports have always had the ability to teach and inspire. That's one reason people raise Hades when cuts to school funding slash the athletics program. ...
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Truman Waddle
(Obituary ~ 08/16/16)
Truman Weston Waddle, 89, of Whitewater passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his loving family and caregivers. He was born March 25, 1927, in Allenville, Missouri, to the late Jake and Mable Carrie Sullinger Waddle. He married Betty Lou Schlosser on Oct. 17, 1947, and she preceded him in death Oct. 26, 2015...
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California town decimated by flames
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
LOWER LAKE, Calif. -- A wind-whipped wildfire decimated a hardscrabble California town, destroying more than 175 homes, businesses and other structures, including a Habitat for Humanity office, in an area that was spared last year by another major blaze, officials said Monday...
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Police chief was surprised by violence after fatal shooting
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
MILWAUKEE -- Following a night of violence that left half a dozen businesses in flames, the Milwaukee police chief expressed surprise at the level of unrest that erupted after the fatal shooting of a black man by a black officer. "This was, quite frankly, unanticipated," chief Edward Flynn said Monday, two days after the worst of the rioting hit the Sherman Park neighborhood on the city's economically depressed and largely black north side...
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'Act of God': Ruinous flooding catches Louisiana off guard
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- An act of God is how some are describing it, a catastrophic 48-hour torrent of rain that sent thousands of people in Louisiana scrambling for safety and left many wondering how a region accustomed to hurricanes could get caught off guard so badly...
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Larry Wilmore-hosted 'Nightly Show' axed by Comedy Central
(Entertainment ~ 08/16/16)
NEW YORK -- Comedy Central's "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" is coming to an end. The late-night humor and talk show, which premiered in January 2015, will conclude its run Thursday, the network announced Monday. The program, which filled the slot vacated by Stephen Colbert when he jumped to CBS, sought to explore current events and larger life issues as presided over by Wilmore, who had served as "senior black correspondent" on "The Daily Show."...
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Couple injured in Joplin shooting grateful, forgiving
(State News ~ 08/16/16)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Don and Debbie Pugh were driving to work in Joplin when a gunman opened fire on their pickup as part of apparently random shootings that left six people and two dogs injured before the suspect was captured. Rather than being bitter, the Pughs said Monday they were stunned but grateful after their ordeal Saturday...
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NASA: Last month was Earth's hottest in recorded history
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA. Even after the fading of a strong El Nino, which spikes global temperatures on top of man-made climate change, July burst global temperature records. NASA calculated July 2016 was 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 1950-1980 global average...
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Out of the past: Aug. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 08/16/16)
State and federal funding cuts have delivered a major jolt to operation of the Center for Earthquake Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. Two of the three members of the center's staff will lose their jobs as a result of the funding cuts...
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Case against Missouri Capitol protesters moves forward
(State News ~ 08/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Prosecutors are moving forward with a case against 23 clergy members arrested after participating in a Missouri Senate protest. A few dozen faith leaders sang and prayed outside before jury selection was set to begin Monday at Cole County Circuit Court. Arguments are expected today...
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Heavy rains cause flooding, evacuations in Missouri
(State News ~ 08/16/16)
ST. LOUIS -- More than 7 inches of rain in parts of Missouri led to scattered evacuations, power outages, flood warnings and a boat rescue for a woman on the verge of giving birth. The downpour late Sunday and early Monday followed a weekend of heavy rain in the St. Louis area and southeast and south-central Missouri, along with southern and western Illinois...
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Cape council OKs $6M contracts for road, bridge projects
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved spending more than $6 million Monday on two major transportation projects that have been on the drawing board for some time. The council awarded a contract to Lappe Cement Finishing Inc. of Friedheim to widen a section of Bloomfield Road and build a walking trail at a cost of $2.69 million...
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Police: Perryville man pushed, punched and bruised mother, daughter at two places
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
A Perryville, Missouri, man assaulted two women and fought a male friend in two locations Thursday in Perry County, police said. Perryville police arrested Kimmy Harold Hershey, 31, on Sunday. The Perry County's prosecuting attorney's office charged Hershey with six counts of second-degree domestic assault...
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Police: Cape man stole $7,000 from Schnucks, used money for wedding
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
A Cape Girardeau man expressed remorse for stealing about $7,000 from a local grocery store in less than a year and said he would pay any restitution imposed on him, police said. The Cape Girardeau County's prosecuting attorney's office charged Gregory Van Johnson Jr. with felony theft of more than $500. The Cape Girardeau County circuit clerk issued Johnson a summons Friday to appear in court at 1 p.m. Sept. 12 in Jackson...
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Russian festival celebrates mosquito bites
(International News ~ 08/16/16)
BEREZNIKI, Russia -- For residents of one Russian town, the more mosquito bites, the better. At last weekend's Russian Mosquito Festival in the town of Berezniki, 9-year-old Irina Ilyukhina won the "tastiest girl" category with 43 bites to show for going berry-picking in the forest with her mother. ...
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Nation briefs 8/16/16
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt University announced Monday it will pay more than a million dollars to remove an inscription containing the word "Confederate" from a campus dorm. The private university has referred to the Confederate Memorial Hall as "Memorial Hall" since 2002 but was blocked in court from changing the name chiseled on the building because it was built with the help of a $50,000 gift from the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1933. ...
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Man at center of school desegregation lawsuit dies at 75
(National News ~ 08/16/16)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Harry Briggs Jr., who as a young boy was at the center of a lawsuit that culminated with the U.S. Supreme Court outlawing segregated public schools, has died. He was 75. Briggs died Aug. 9 at his home in New York City, according to Samuels Funeral Home in Manning, South Carolina. A funeral is scheduled for Friday in a community center that formerly housed the school attended by Briggs, several younger siblings and many of the other students involved in the lawsuit...
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Jackson police report 8/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Gregory A. Bartholomew, 51, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for stop-sign violation. n Karen L. Bolin, 39, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to display plates on vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Tyler L. Ober, 24, 611 S. West End Blvd., was arrested at 2134 Independence St. on a Scott City warrant for contempt of court. n Gerald L. Ivy, 33, 45 S. West End Blvd., was arrested at North Pind Wood Lane and Whitener Street on an Alexander County, Illinois, warrant for failure to appear for driving while suspended...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n Medical assists were made at 1:32 a.m. on Independence Street; 2 a.m. on Broadway; 6:44 a.m. on Clark Avenue; 10:31 a.m. on Siemers Drive; 10:43 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:50 p.m. on Stoddard Street; 4:29 p.m. on Franks Lane; 7:32 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; and 8:43 p.m. on Bellevue Street...
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John Mack
(Obituary ~ 08/16/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- John L. Mack, 77, of Benton died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Prayer 8/16/16
(Prayer ~ 08/16/16)
O Lord, may we help others do what is right and build them up in you. Amen.
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Prospective Missouri teachers face new testing for certificates
(Local News ~ 08/16/16)
Editor's Note: The following story has been corrected to show that the Missouri Pre-Service Teachers Assessment did not replace the Praxis II for education students. Beginning this fall, student teachers will be expected to achieve a minimum score of 37 on the recently adopted Missouri Pre-Service Teachers Assessment, or MoPTA, to receive their teaching certifications...
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