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Rick Fahr named Southeast Missourian managing editor
(Business ~ 09/23/19)
Veteran newspaper editor and former publisher Rick Fahr has been named managing editor of the Southeast Missourian, which he joined in 2018 as a copy editor. Fahr has managed newsrooms in several Arkansas communities including Russellville, Jonesboro, El Dorado and Conway. ...
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Business Notebook: SEMO expands public radio reach, local church gets new name
(Business ~ 09/23/19)
I think Herb Taylor would be impressed. Herb came to Cape Girardeau in the mid-1970s from Worcester, Massachusetts, to join the faculty at Southeast Missouri State University where he helped create what many today consider to be the "voice" of the university, 90.9 KRCU-FM...
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Popular Jackson deli reopens with community support
(Business ~ 09/23/19)
Even as a child, Russell Amelunke had a knack for cooking, a knack which has led him to today's reopening of the Jackson Deli, 437 W. Main in Jackson. "I was always in the kitchen helping mom and grandma," he said. By the time he was in high school, Amelunke's interest in cooking and food preparation took him to the culinary program at the Career & Technology Center in Cape Girardeau, followed by Sullivan University in Louisville, Kentucky, where he studied professional catering...
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Annual Day on the River provides opportunities to see wildlife, boat rides
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
Amber and Freddy Johnson and 15-year-old Casey Crowden of Southeast Missouri were part of a free 15-passenger half-hour boat ride — and hopped off with all smiles in matching orange life jackets — ahead of the midmorning rush during Saturday’s Day on the River at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Rural Routes: 'I don't think I'd change anything': From a one-room school to 70 years of marriage
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
Billie Criddle was about 9 or 10 when she met her eventual husband in a one-room country school near Oak Ridge. That was Charles William Criddle, although Billie said people called him Bill. Her husband, she said, was born between Oak Ridge and Jackson. She was born in Indiana and eventually made her way to Missouri. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/23/19)
Today is Monday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2019. There are 99 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 23, 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis more than two years after setting out for the Pacific Northwest...
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Prayer 9-23-19
(Prayer ~ 09/23/19)
O Lord God, may we treat others how we would want to be treated. Amen.
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The life-changing magic of working a bit longer
(Business ~ 09/23/19)
Retirement experts frequently recommend working longer if you haven't saved enough. But you may not realize just how powerful a little extra work can be. Researchers who compared the relative returns of working longer versus saving more last year reached some startling findings. Among them :...
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Woman runs own half marathon after mix-up with UK race
(National News ~ 09/23/19)
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman thought she was signing up to run a half marathon near her home, not across the Atlantic Ocean. Sheila Pereira learned too late the Worcester City Half Marathon was actually being held in Worcester, England, and not Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sept. 15. She decided to run 13 miles that day anyway, only on this side of the pond. ...
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Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister
(International News ~ 09/23/19)
JERUSALEM -- The Arab bloc in Israel's parliament abandoned its usual hands-off stance Sunday and endorsed former military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, potentially giving him the edge over hard-line incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. The historic move marked the first time in nearly three decades the Arab parties backed a candidate for prime minster, reflecting their contempt for Netanyahu, who was accused of fomenting hatred of the Arabs during his re-election campaign...
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Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightened
(International News ~ 09/23/19)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region's waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic's military arsenal...
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Trump suggests he raised Biden with Ukraine's president
(National News ~ 09/23/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump suggested Sunday he raised former Vice President Joe Biden and Biden's son in a summer phone call with Ukraine's new leader, as Democrats pressed for investigations into whether Trump improperly used his office to try to dig up damaging information about a political rival...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/23/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/23/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 5:02 a.m. on North Ellis Street, 10:17 a.m. on Green Acres Drive, 10:40 a.m. on North Fountain Street, 5 p.m. on Southern Expressway and 7:02 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Jimmy Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/23/19)
Jimmy Ray Smith, 70, departed peacefully from his life and entered the gates of Heaven on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Southeast Heath Center in Cape Girardeau. Jimmy was born March 28, 1949, to the late Ray Smith and Arvella Brown Smith. He was united in marriage to Charlotte Westrich on July 26, 1969, in Chaffee, Missouri. She survives of the home in Chaffee, and the couple had recently celebrated a beautiful milestone of 50 years together as husband and wife...
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Norma Fuller
(Obituary ~ 09/23/19)
ANNA, Ill. -- Norma Jean McCann Fuller, 86, of Anna died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Anna, the daughter of Andrew "Shorty" and Carrie George Adams. She married Donald McCann, and he preceded her in death. She later married Robert "Bob" Franklin Fuller in 1999. He preceded her in death in 2009...
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Lester Chapman Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/23/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lester Connell Chapman Jr., 51, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Sept 21, 2019, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Burial will follow in Linnville-Barrett Cemetery in Coldwater, Missouri...
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Michael Browne
(Obituary ~ 09/23/19)
Michael S. Browne, 70, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at his home. He was born May 31, 1949, in Juneau, Alaska, to Ralph and Beatrice Didericksen Browne. He married Virginia Wilson on June 29, 1991, in Jackson. Michael was a 32-year "life member" of the Jackson Elks Lodge 2652. He served several years as chairman of the annual Christmas Basket Program, he held many other offices, and was a past Elk of the Year...
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Spokane School District has adopted a four-day week starting this fall to boost staff recruitment and retention
(State News ~ 09/23/19)
SPOKANE, Mo. -- Spokane School District has adopted a four-day week starting this fall to boost staff recruitment and retention. The rural district can't offer the same salaries as larger neighboring districts due to size and lack of resources, according to the Springfield News-Leader report...
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Speak Out 9/23/19
(Speak Out ~ 09/23/19)
It was sad to see the news about Heidi Hall. Those were good years for the Southeast Missourian — Heidi and her tales of Mr. Half were funny and something to look forward to. Bob Miller and his wife’s cute his-and-her takes on life. And of course, Joe Sullivan’s musings about life around his bird feeders. Thanks for the memories, Heidi, and best wishes to Mr. Half. ...
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Out of the past: Sept. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 09/23/19)
There won't be a groundbreaking ceremony next month for Southeast Missouri State University's business building project; the ceremony has been put on hold until Missouri voters decide the fate of Hancock II, a constitutional amendment limiting state revenue growth; faced with the ballot measure, Gov. Mel Carnahan's administration has delayed plans for issuing state bonds for capital improvement projects...
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A Jefferson City man is accused of threatening to shoot people at a Walmart where he worked
(State News ~ 09/23/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Jefferson City man is accused of threatening to shoot people at a Walmart where he worked. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported 38-year-old Nicholas Pratte was charged Friday with making a terroristic threat in the second degree...
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Chaffee Resident Graduates from WGU Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 09/23/19)
Chaffee resident Danielle Otis was officially recognized for earning a Bachelor of Arts in in Special and Elementary Education (Dual Licensure) at WGU Missouri’s commencement celebration, held July 27 at the William D. Purser Center in Chesterfield, Mo. The event honored the 565 students who graduated from WGU Missouri this year...
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Central, Jackson students shine off the field after rivalry game
(Editorial ~ 09/23/19)
Few rivalries in Southeast Missouri match Cape Girardeau Central and Jackson high schools. The annual football game between the Tigers and Indians is always well attended and can even become a week-long celebration. Jackson defeated the Tigers on the gridiron this year, but both schools walked away winners after the game for things unrelated to the play on the field...
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