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FBLA Sponsors Blood Drive
(Submitted Story ~ 11/16/16)
On November 11th the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) held a blood drive in honor of Veteran's Day. The slogan for the drive was "Save a life, you may even save the life of a soldier or a veteran". Student's started lining up early to give blood and by the end we had collected 54 units but due to long lines and running out of time over a dozen donors had to be turned away for another day. ...
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New scoreboard installed at Capaha Field
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
Workers with Signs Etc. of Farmington, Missouri, install the new scoreboard Tuesday at Capaha Field. The larger scoreboard will feature a video screen. The city of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University are splitting the $1.8 million in improvements to the baseball field that include synthetic turf and a new wooden outfield fence...
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Cape schools superintendent to retire at end of school year
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
Jim Welker, superintendent of Cape Girardeau Public Schools (CGPS), will retire from his position at the end of the school year, effective June 2017. An announcement was made by the Cape Girardeau Public School District via news release Tuesday morning. The previous evening, the school board held a special meeting with an open session to discuss highlights of the strategic planning survey results. A closed session followed. “It just seemed like the right time,” Welker said, citing the completion of the district’s facility plan, which has been ongoing since 2010 and used funds from two bond issues totaling $60 million. The new Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center building, which was part of that plan, is expected to be complete in the spring, and ready for use in the fall. Repairs at Jefferson and Clippard elementary schools and a new facility for Franklin Elementary School were also part of the plan. “So with ... everything wrapping up next summer and the strategic planning process going on right now, it just seemed like a good time to transition to a new superintendent,” Welker said. Welker served in his current position for nine years, with a brief retirement in July of 2011. Before joining CGPS, he was assistant superintendent of finance in the Jackson School District. He has worked in public education for 39 years. Welker said along with spending more time with his family, he will pursue new opportunities, though what they may be he doesn’t know. “I’m not sure yet,” he said. “I haven’t figured that out. But I’m not very good at just sitting around.” He is certain, though, that he will stay in Southeast Missouri. “I’ve lived here for 36 years and raised three kids here,” he said. “This is home.” Welker pointed to districtwide professional development efforts and increased graduation rates, along with the facility plan, as some of the crowning achievements during his tenure, though he said much of the credit belongs to the teachers, staff and administrators. “I think there’s a lot of good things going on, and I think the district is in a place that will continue to move forward,” Welker said. In a news release from the district, the school board, which will soon conduct a search for a new superintendent, thanked Welker for his service and “consistent leadership with a passion for serving our students, staff and the community.” In turn, Welker thanked the Board of Education for allowing him to work in the district for the last nine years, and the Cape Girardeau community for their support. “It’s a great school district and a great community,” Welker said. “I’m just happy to have been a part of it.” bbrown@semissourian.com (573) 388-3630
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Jackson to assess value of water system for possible sale
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
Offers to buy or operate Jackson's water system have caused city officials to formally consider what a sale or maintenance agreement might entail. "First, as a city, we get offers of interest to purchase and/or operate our utilities on a pretty usual basis," said Mayor Dwain Hahs...
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Audit finds poor compliance with Missouri Sunshine Law
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Most local governments didn't follow protocol when they received open-records requests testing their compliance with Missouri's Sunshine Law, and some charged high fees or didn't respond at all, state Auditor Nicole Galloway announced Tuesday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16, the 321st day of 2016. There are 45 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 16, 1966, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954...
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One dumb comment that could easily be lost
(Column ~ 11/16/16)
I have spent the last joyous week deleting hundreds -- if not thousands -- of Hillary Clinton-related emails, articles, cartoons and commentary. This years-long collection served as inspiration and ammunition to address the twisted policies of her ultimately failed effort to return to the White House...
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Congrats to area swimmers, runners
(Editorial ~ 11/16/16)
Nov. 5 was a momentous day for some local high school teams and athletes. Both the Cape Girardeau Central boys swim team and the Jackson girls cross country team won their first ever state titles that day. For the Cape Central swim team, victory came following a bit of adversity. ...
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Zonta Club, university partner for women's empowerment organization
(Community ~ 11/16/16)
The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau has created a new organization at Southeast Missouri State University called the Golden Z Club. The Cape Girardeau chapter is a member of Zonta International, a global organization dedicated to empowering women through service and advocacy...
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Russia announces major operation in Syria
(International News ~ 11/16/16)
BEIRUT -- Russian missiles pounded opposition targets in Syria on Tuesday, the start of an anticipated offensive, while activists reported the resumption of bombing in rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo for the first time in nearly a month, apparently by Syrian government warplanes...
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ICC prosecutors: U.S. forces may have committed war crimes
(International News ~ 11/16/16)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The chances of American servicemen being sent to face justice at the International Criminal Court are remote, even if the chief prosecutor opens an investigation into alleged crimes in Afghanistan, legal experts said Tuesday...
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Pipeline company seeks court permission to proceed with plan
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
CANNON BALL, N.D. -- The company building a $3.8 billion oil pipeline sought a federal judge's permission Tuesday to circumvent President Barack Obama's administration and move ahead with a disputed section of the project in North Dakota, as opponents held protests across the country urging it to be rejected...
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Mayor in West Virginia resigns after racist Obama post
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
CLAY, W.Va. -- A West Virginia mayor resigned Tuesday following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. The Clay Town Council accepted Mayor Beverly Whaling's resignation in a meeting late Tuesday afternoon and said it would act quickly to name a replacement for the remaining three years of her term...
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House GOP chooses Ryan as speaker
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- Speaker Paul Ryan unanimously won his GOP colleagues' votes Tuesday for another term at the helm of the House. He told fellow Republicans he had President-elect Donald Trump's support and heralded "the dawn of a new, unified Republican government."...
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5 Utah students stabbed in boys locker room; teen detained
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
OREM, Utah -- As a group of boys at a Utah high school changed Tuesday into gym clothes for physical education class, a straight-A student pulled out a knife in the locker room and stabbed five of his classmates, sending them running for their lives and covered in blood, police said...
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Police: Shooting of Southwest Airlines employee was planned
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A gunman lay in wait outside Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport on Tuesday before shooting and killing a Southwest Airlines employee in a premeditated attack that occurred as hundreds of people waited for flights nearby, police said...
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson named People's 'Sexiest Man Alive'
(Entertainment ~ 11/16/16)
NEW YORK -- Former WWE champ Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson can add People's "Sexiest Man Alive" title to his list of accomplishments. The wrestler- turned-actor was crowned this year's winner Tuesday morning. The 44-year-old tells the magazine the honor means he has "pretty much reached the pinnacle."...
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Trump huddles with Pence amid signs of transition trouble
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
NEW YORK -- Hidden from the public in his Manhattan high-rise, Donald Trump huddled Tuesday with Vice President-elect Mike Pence as he tried to fill key posts in his Cabinet. But the transition team appeared to be straining under the challenge of setting up a new administration...
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Out of the past: Nov. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 11/16/16)
The new mail processing center in Cape West Industrial Park opens in the afternoon, putting its mark on a more automated way of doing business; the postal center is housed in a 37,604-square-foot building leased from Drury Development Corp. Unlike a year ago, when an earthquake prediction threw off the annual Boy Scouts of America's "Scouting for Food" effort here, area Boy, Cub and Explorer Scouts turn out in chilly, drizzly weather to collect boxed and canned goods for the needy; in Cape Girardeau, those efforts are rewarded with 11,000 units of food.. ...
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Pauline Strubberg
(Obituary ~ 11/16/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Pauline Margaret Strubberg, 68, of Chaffee died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 15, 1948, in Cuba, Missouri, to Benjamin Arthur and Beulah Bernice Roberts Gammons. She married Leroy John Strubberg on Jan. 15, 1999. He preceded her in death Nov. 16, 2008...
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Thomas Purdom
(Obituary ~ 11/16/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Thomas Aldom Purdom, 81, of Chaffee died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley, Missouri. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements...
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Patricia Hamby
(Obituary ~ 11/16/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- Patricia Ann Hamby, 88, left this world Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 1, 1928, in Carrollton, Michigan, to Melvina and Irvin Sanburn. She married Jim Harold Hamby in 1957. He preceded her in death in 2014...
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Jackson fire report 11/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Saturday n Emergency medical service on Donald Street. n Emergency medical service on North Missouri Street. Sunday n An alarm on Old Orchard Road. n Mutual aid for a car fire on Interstate 55...
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Jackson police report 11/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 500 block of North Neal Street. Miscellaneous n An assist was requested in the 100 block of West Jackson Boulevard. n An assist was requested in the 900 block of West Main Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 7:31 a.m. on North Broadview Street; 9:36 a.m. on Linden Street; 10:08 a.m. on William Street; 12:35 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 1:49 p.m. on Whitener Street; 2:07 p.m. on William Street; 4 p.m. on South Farrar Drive; 4:01 p.m. on South Broadview Street; 4:26 p.m. on Franks Lane; and 7:20 p.m. on North Fountain Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jacqueline D. Wilson, 46, 429 N. Frederick St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for stealing. n Latorya N. Mackins, 35, 930 Jefferson Ave., was arrested on two Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear for no operator's license and failure to yield right of way...
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Births 11/16/16
(Births ~ 11/16/16)
Son to Joshua Stewart and Ashton Renae Boyd of Millersville, Southeast Hospital, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. Name, Jack Stewart. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Boyd is the former Ashton Randol, daughter of Anglina Stallings and John Randol of Jackson. She employed by Procter & Gamble. Boyd is the son of Kathy Borgfield and David Borgfield of Millersville. He also is employed by P&G, as well as JB Designz...
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Proposed large hog farm again on hold in mid-Missouri
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A judge again has put the brakes on a large hog farm in mid-Missouri. The Columbia Missourian reported Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green reissued a temporary restraining order Monday. The order prevents Callaway Farrowing LLC from moving forward with plans to put 10,000 pigs on 20 acres in western Callaway County until the parties reconvene next month...
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More than 100 vehicle windows shot out in St. Louis, Clayton
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis and Clayton police are searching for vandals who shot out windows of more than 100 vehicles. The crimes happened over the past weekend. Authorities believe the damage was caused by BB guns. Clayton police say nearly 60 vehicles were targeted in the DeMun neighborhood alone. Similar incidents have been reported in recent months in several south St. Louis neighborhoods...
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Robbery suspect beaten with a baseball bat
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
UNION, Mo. — A 31-year-old man who allegedly threatened to cut off a man’s head is instead nursing a headache of his own. KMOV-TV reported Dwight Abernathie of Imperial is facing several charges after a robbery attempt in Union. Court documents state Abernathie approached a 27-year-old man on a trail, put a knife to his throat and threatened to cut off his head if he didn’t turn over his valuables. ...
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University of Missouri withdraws recognition of Kappa Alpha
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Kappa Alpha fraternity will not be officially recognized at the University of Missouri for five years because it violated several standards of conduct, university officials announced Tuesday. The action, which is effective immediately, means the fraternity cannot participate in campus activities and will not have access to some university facilities, such as auditoriums and meeting rooms. ...
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Tram to the top of the Gateway Arch to close Nov. 28
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
ST. LOUIS — The tram that takes visitors to the top of the Gateway Arch will be shut down for a few months starting Nov. 28 so crews can replace motor generators and upgrade the electrical system. The Arch will remain open, but visitors will not be able to travel to the top until next spring. ...
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Man gets probation for killing boy who broke into his car
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to three years of probation for being a felon in possession of the gun he used to kill a 13-year-old boy who was trying to steal from his car. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 60-year-old Lervurance McDade was sentenced Tuesday after prosecutors declined to seek more serious charges because of the latitude Missouri’s castle doctrine law allows in use of deadly force. ...
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Missouri's minimum wage to rise to $7.70 an hour in 2017
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's minimum wage will rise by a nickel when the new year begins. The state labor department said Tuesday the minimum wage will rise from $7.65 an hour to $7.70 an hour, effective Jan. 1. The increase is the result of a law approved by voters 10 year ago. That measure set Missouri's minimum wage at $6.50 an hour in 2007, with an annual cost-of-living adjustment if necessary...
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NAACP, school officials to meet after racial incident on bus
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Members of the NAACP of St. Louis County plan to meet with Ladue School District leaders after white high-school students chanting "Donald Trump" suggested black students should move to the back of the school bus. The incident is "deeply disturbing," NAACP member John Gaskin III said Tuesday. School district spokeswoman Susan Downing said the district not only wants to meet with the NAACP but hopes to begin a broader community discussion about racial diversity...
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Woman says mistaken identify led to jail in St. Louis death
(State News ~ 11/16/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A woman said investigators' tunnel vision and mistaken identity led to her being jailed without bail for nearly a year in St. Louis in connection to a 2015 fatal shooting. Jadda Kennedy, 26, initially was charged with murder in the death of 35-year-old Corey Stovall. The charge was dropped in October after the defense disclosed information that put Kennedy's alleged participation in the crime in question, according to city attorney Jennifer Joyce's office...
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Cape Chamber marks move to Marquette Tower on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
People fill the lobby of the Marquette Tower during the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce business after-hours event on Tuesday evening. The chamber and the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau recently moved its offices into the Marquette Tower at 338 Broadway.
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Lunch time at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
Mia, a 1-year-old German shepherd, anxiously awaits a bite of Dixie Duncan's Burrito-ville burrito Tuesday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The duo were out enjoying Tuesday's warm weather.
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Police: Man's warning shots lead to his arrest
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
A Cape Girardeau man told police officers he fired two warning shots because three women had entered his vehicle, police said. Cape Girardeau police arrested Alfrae D. Kroninger on Nov. 3. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Monday charged Kroninger with unlawful use of a weapon...
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Tire fire in Marble Hill guts trailers, damages cars
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — A fire at McCormick Tire Brokers Inc. destroyed two trailers and damaged eight parked cars Tuesday near Marble Hill. The fire began when a man burned trash near used tires that were being stacked as they were unloaded from a trailer, according to owner David McCormick. The man burning trash was not employed by McCormick but was allowed to be on the property...
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Office of Public Counsel appeals Hillcrest utility rate hike
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
The Missouri Office of Public Counsel has appealed the state Public Service Commission’s decision that authorized a steep rate increase for Hillcrest Utility customers in Cape Girardeau County. The public counsel filed an appellate brief Monday with the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District in a case where monthly bills for customers of the small, private utility system jumped from $25 to $150 on average. The rate-hike decision sparked an outcry from residents...
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Man faces several charges after police chase, crash
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
A Cape Girardeau man crashed his 2006 Dodge Challenger into a utility pole and a home’s front porch Saturday after a chase with Cape Girardeau police for just over a mile, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Jajuan D. Bell, 27, with unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting a lawful stop and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance...
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Two hurt in rollover wreck on I-55
(Local News ~ 11/16/16)
Two people were injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash about 5 p.m. Tuesday on southbound Interstate 55 near mile marker 94, firefighters said. One person was thrown from the four-door car, according to Cape Girardeau fire battalion chief Fred Vincel. Both were taken by Cape Girardeau County Private Ambulance to a hospital, Vincel said...
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Cows stranded by New Zealand quake are rescued
(International News ~ 11/16/16)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Three cows whose predicament captured the interest of people around the world after they became stranded on a small island of grass after an earthquake have been rescued. The two cows and a calf were rescued after a farmer and helpers dug a track to them and brought them out. The farmer said the cows were desperate for water after they were rescued. He said the quake fault line ran beneath his farm, which had been relatively flat before the earthquake...
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Buy the River: Shop comfort, style and convenience with LuLaRoe
(Community ~ 11/16/16)
I recently met Alexia Sander, an independent consultant with apparel line LuLaRoe. This was my first introduction to the company. On first glance, I noticed the style. LuLaRoe's pieces are versatile, which adds to its cool factor: Shirts can be worn as dresses, and scarves can be used as belts. ...
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Prayer 11/16/16
(Prayer ~ 11/16/16)
O Heavenly Father, our glorious God, may we submit ourselves to you. Amen.
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McConnell to lead Senate GOP, Schumer new Democratic leader
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans re-elected Mitch McConnell on Wednesday to be majority leader next year while Democrats picked Chuck Schumer to lead them, setting the chief actors as the chamber prepares to push an agenda that will be dominated by Donald Trump and the GOP...
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Trump: No transition turmoil, efforts going 'so smoothly'
(National News ~ 11/16/16)
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump and his team on Wednesday vigorously rejected charges of turmoil and infighting roiling efforts to set up his White House, national security and economic teams. A week after his upset victory, Trump said the enormous endeavor was proceeding "so smoothly."...
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