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New program allows 5 Central students to pursue associate degrees while in high school
(Local News ~ 03/11/19)
Five students at Central High School in Cape Girardeau are already working toward a degree at Southeast Missouri State University, thanks to financial and personnel support from the school district. The Accelerated College Experience, or ACE, program at Central aims to support select students through enough college credits to either earn an associate of arts degree or complete the 42-hour CORE 42 classes toward a bachelor’s degree, through Southeast and Three Rivers College...
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Local chapter of Delta Waterfowl Foundation building nests for Canada geese, promoting conservation efforts
(Local News ~ 03/11/19)
Last year, Matt Sullivan’s kids came home exclaiming with excitement they found a Canada goose nest in Jackson down by the creek in the park. After a bad rain, Sullivan took his kids to check on the nest but discovered it had been destroyed by a raccoon overnight...
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Arrest made in Saturday shooting death in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 03/11/19)
An arrest has been made in the Saturday morning shooting that left one man dead in downtown Cape Girardeau. Charles A. Selvy Jr., 24, of Cape Girardeau was arrested without incident at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, according to a Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad news release...
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Business Notebook: Engineering family success — Strickland Engineering celebrates 40 years in business
(Business ~ 03/11/19)
The familiar green-logo-on-white-truck of Strickland Engineering in Jackson is just one outward sign of a thriving company, one that's celebrating 40 years in business this month. Tom Strickland founded the company in 1979, and his sons Brian and Mark now run the company. Mark's son Caleb Strickland joined the team this year...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/11/19)
Today is Monday, March 11, the 70th day of 2019. There are 295 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 11, 1985, Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Konstantin U. Chernenko as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party...
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911 funding, organization should be higher priority for Missouri safety
(Editorial ~ 03/11/19)
When it comes to 911 service, Missouri takes a scattershot approach. Some areas of the state have much better service than others. A 2017 report from the Department of Public Safety and the Missouri 911 Service Board said a "lack of statewide 911 coordination, and a statewide 911 network leave Missouri with a fragmented system."...
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Prayer 3-11-19
(Prayer ~ 03/11/19)
Heavenly Father, may our faith bear fruit that we would lead others to you. Amen.
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Speak Out 3/11/19
(Speak Out ~ 03/11/19)
A recent Speak Out about SEMO sports leads to a key question. Why is SEMO even a Division 1 program? Most SEMO teams are lackluster in performance and attendance compared to other teams in the OVC. They would probably be in the middle of their old D-II conference, the MIAA. They could still offer the same sports and continue to play their valuable "money" games. So the continually unanswered question -- Why is SEMO D-1?...
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For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts
(Entertainment ~ 03/11/19)
CHICAGO -- News a grand jury had indicted "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to Chicago police about being attacked by two masked men may not have made much of a splash except for one thing: The lone felony count Smollett had been arrested on last month had turned into 16...
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CVS to change on hold music
(National News ~ 03/11/19)
BOSTON — A Massachusetts doctor who pleaded with CVS to change its on-hold jingle is getting his wish. The Boston Globe reported a spokeswoman for the pharmacy chain said Friday the company is updating its voice-response phone system, including the on-hold music Dr. Steven Schlozman so hated ...
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North Korea goes to polls to rubber-stamp parliament lineup
(International News ~ 03/11/19)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Millions of North Korean voters, including leader Kim Jong Un, went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new lineup of roughly 700 members for the next session of the national legislature, though the vote was more of an endorsement than a competitive contest...
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Canada's no-sex, no-money scandal could topple Trudeau
(International News ~ 03/11/19)
TORONTO -- There's no money, no sex and nothing illegal happened. This is what passes for a scandal in Canada. U.S. President Donald Trump has been engulfed in allegations involving possible collusion with Russia and secret payments to buy the silence of a porn actress. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a controversy that seems trivial by comparison, but it could topple him in elections later this year...
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60 years after Dalai Lama fled, China defends Tibet policies
(International News ~ 03/11/19)
BEIJING -- China is defending its often-criticized rule in Tibet 60 years after the Dalai Lama fled into exile amid an abortive uprising against Chinese control, saying those who question its policies are merely showing their anti-Chinese bias. The statements in official media came as Tibetans and their supporters marked the anniversary Sunday and called for greater international support. ...
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Modern policing: Algorithm helps NYPD spot crime patterns
(National News ~ 03/11/19)
NEW YORK -- When a syringe-wielding drill thief tried sticking up a Home Depot near Yankee Stadium, police figured out quickly it wasn't a one-off. A man had also used a syringe a few weeks earlier while stealing a drill at another Home Depot 7 miles south in Manhattan...
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California police report almost no racial profiling
(National News ~ 03/11/19)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's first-in-the-nation attempt to track racial profiling complaints against police produced numbers so unrealistically small the board overseeing the tally wants departments to make changes to encourage more people to come forward...
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As budget deficit balloons, few in Washington seem to care
(National News ~ 03/11/19)
WASHINGTON -- The federal budget deficit is ballooning on President Donald Trump's watch and few in Washington seem to care. And even if they did, the political dynamics enabling bipartisan deficit-cutting deals decades ago has disappeared, replaced by bitter partisanship and chronic dysfunction...
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Trump budget sets up another battle over wall funding
(National News ~ 03/11/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is reviving his border wall fight, preparing a new budget that will seek $8.6 billion for the U.S-Mexico barrier while imposing steep spending cuts to other domestic programs and setting the stage for another fiscal battle...
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Wanted: More pastures for West's overpopulated wild horses
(National News ~ 03/11/19)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- If you ever wished to gaze at a stomping, snorting, neighing panorama of Western heritage from your living-room window, now could be your chance. A classic image of the American West -- wild horses stampeding across the landscape -- not only has endured through the years but has multiplied past the point of range damage. Through May 3, the U.S. government is seeking more private pastures for an overpopulation of wild horses...
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Ethiopian Airlines crash kills 157 people from 35 countries
(International News ~ 03/11/19)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- An Ethiopian Airlines jet faltered and crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff from the country's capital, carving a gash in the earth and spreading global grief to 35 countries that had someone among the 157 people who were killed...
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NerdWallet: Medical bills plague millennials; these tips may be the cure
(Business ~ 03/11/19)
Chrystal McKay knew enough about medical care costs that she skipped the ambulance ride after a car accident. A friend drove her to the emergency room. That saved her one bill, but she faces another for more than $20,000 after her ER visit. The 29-year-old Stockton, California, woman must balance paying her debt with getting care for a sprained shoulder that may need surgery: "I have to weigh the pros and cons. I'm already $20,000 in debt, and any more treatment will just put me more in debt."...
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AP Explains: What Facebook's 'privacy vision' really means
(Business ~ 03/11/19)
NEW YORK -- Mark Zuckerberg's abrupt Wednesday declaration of a new "privacy vision" for social networking was for many people a sort of Rorschach test. Looked at one way, the manifesto read as an apology of sorts for Facebook's history of privacy transgressions, and suggested the social network would de-emphasize its huge public social network in favor of private messaging between individuals and among small groups...
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Company owners can get a shock from huge tax bills
(Business ~ 03/11/19)
NEW YORK -- Amy Baxter's business took off after she appeared on "Shark Tank" with her device that blocks pain from injections -- orders flowed in and she bulked up her inventory. But after sales hit a temporary speed bump, Baxter learned there was no tax break for the merchandise she hadn't sold yet...
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Lester Seyer
(Obituary ~ 03/11/19)
Lester Lawrence Seyer, 87, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 7, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Andrew and Coletta Westrich Seyer. He and Semina Frances Kluesner were married April 27, 1963, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, Missouri...
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Georgia Scherer
(Obituary ~ 03/11/19)
BENTON, Mo. — Georgia Louise Scherer, daughter of the late Charlie Guinn and Erdie McCaslin Guinn, was born June 2, 1935, in Leachville, Arkansas, and departed this life Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the Advance Nursing Center in Advance, Missouri, at the age of 83 years...
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Genevieve Randol
(Obituary ~ 03/11/19)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Genevieve Lucille Randol, 87, of McClure died Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Integrity Health Care of Anna, Illinois. She was born Nov. 13, 1931, in McClure to Earl and Mary Stevens Randol. Genevieve was a graduate of McClure High School...
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Billie Hayden
(Obituary ~ 03/11/19)
Billie Sue Hayden, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Rose Glueck
(Obituary ~ 03/11/19)
KELSO, Mo. -- Rose M. Glueck, 86, of Kelso died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Margie Casteel
(Obituary ~ 03/11/19)
Margie B. Casteel, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Lutheran Home Assisted Living East. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Lowe officiating. Burial will be at Lightner Cemetery in Scott City...
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Out of the past: March 11
(Out of the Past ~ 03/11/19)
When the lease on the building currently occupied by the Scott City Library expires April 30, the books and the librarian may move across town; the library, currently housed in a building on Second Street East, may be moved to the Tupperware Home Parties Building at 2106 Main St...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/11/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/11/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 2:04 a.m. on Bellevue Street, 4:22 a.m. on South Lorimier Street, 8:31 a.m. on Ranchito Drive, 10:12 a.m. on South Spring Avenue, 3:23 p.m. on Franks Lane, 4:25 p.m. on Grandview Drive, 5:11 p.m. on South Sprigg Street, 5:29 p.m. on South Benton Street, 7:21 p.m. on Broadway, 8 p.m. on Woodlawn Avenue, 8:47 p.m. on North Frederick Street and 10:19 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/11/19
(Local News ~ 03/11/19)
Approval of minutes n Minutes for the March 7 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Omer 'Joe' Geyssens Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/11/19)
Omer “Joe” Geyssens Jr., 69, of Jackson died Friday, March 8, 2019, at his home. He was born May 29, 1949, in Moline, Illinois, to Omer Sr. and Carlene Geyssens. He and Brenda L. White were married April 14, 1990, at Moline. Joe was a graduate of Moline High School and also attended Black Hawk Community College in Moline...
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