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Southeast Missouri State baseball team erupts on offense in road win over UT Martin
(College Sports ~ 03/25/16)
It took two days for the Southeast Missouri State baseball team to top its season-high in runs scored. After scoring 18 runs against Harris-Stowe on Tuesday, the Redhawks opened their three-game Ohio Valley Conference road series against Tennessee Martin with a 19-6 victory on Thursday night...
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SCC's Porter, Oran's Cauble nab Scott-Mississippi Conference POY accolades
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/16)
Scott County Central senior Jeffery Porter and Oran freshman Leah Cauble were selected as the Scott-Mississippi Conference Players of the Year in boys and girls basketball, respectively. The 2015-16 all-conference teams were announced Wednesday. Scott City coach Mark Dannenmueller was named the boys Coach of the Year, while Oran coach Ethan Evans picked up girls Coach of the Year honors...
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Eight area basketball players awarded with MBCA all-state honors
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/16)
Fresh off their second-place finish in Class 3, Saxony Lutheran seniors Brianna Mueller and Raegan Wieser are among eight local standouts on the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association's all-state list from the 2015-16 season, which was released Wednesday night...
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Longtime Cape Central athletics supporter remembered for passion, school spirit
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/16)
Dale "Smitty" Smith sat in the press box for Cape Central Junior High football games and served as the PA announcer. He did the job just fine until he got caught up in the game and urged the Tiger faithful in the stands below to cheer after a good Central play...
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State 4-H Conference Develops Local Young Leaders
(Submitted Story ~ 03/25/16)
For 11-13 year olds, a big trip away from home can involve bravery from youth and parents alike. Tyler Alsdorf, Lanson Cox, Lauren Crutsinger, Levi Jansen, Savannah Rolfing, Riley Russell, Alex Seyer, and Charli Jo Sparks of Cape Girardeau county were among the 333 people attending the annual Missouri 4-H Teen Conference, March 12-13, at the University of Missouri in Columbia. ...
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Cape Girardeau County women named 4-H volunteer award winners
(Submitted Story ~ 03/25/16)
Linda Illers and Kandy Peek of Cape Girardeau County were named 2016 Frank Graham 4-H Volunteer Leadership Award winners by the Missouri 4-H Foundation on March 18. Linda and Kandy were recognized for their commitment to the University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development Program...
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Jackson baseball scrapes past Sikeston in extras, 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/16)
It might be the first week of the baseball season, but the action on the diamond on Good Friday morning felt a lot more like May than March. In gray, chilly weather, Jackson clawed its way to a 3-2, 10-inning victory over rival Sikeston in an early-season SEMO Conference clash on Friday at Whitey Herzog Field in Jackson, Missouri...
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Poplar Bluff girls soccer bounces back, blanks Cape Central at Noon Optimist tourney
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/16)
There wasn’t much time for the Poplar Bluff girls soccer team to dwell on its shutout loss from a day earlier. The Mules opened the Noon Optimist Club Tournament with a 4-0 loss to Jackson on Thursday, but hardly anything from that performance was evident Friday...
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Selfie of mom and daughter at Bass Pro Pyramid
(Submitted Story ~ 03/25/16)
Carl and I went with our daughter, Debbie, and her husband, Carroll, to Bass Pro in the Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. We went up the elevator, in the middle of the Pyramid to the observation deck. It is the tallest freestanding elevator in America. It is a 28 story glass elevator and has a glass-floored observation deck that offers 360 degree views 300 feet above Memphis and the Mississippi River. What a view!...
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Franklin Graham is coming to Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 03/25/16)
Franklin Graham and his Decision America Tour 2016 is coming to the Capitol South steps in Jefferson City on May 17 to lead in a noon prayer rally. Graham, the eldest son of evangelist Billy Graham, is the president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse since 1979 and the president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association since 2001...
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Doniphan school receives another threat
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- For the second time in a week, a threat has been made against the Doniphan School District, triggering a campus lockdown and extra law-enforcement presence. "The Doniphan R-1 School District received another threat from what is believed to be the same caller attempting to disrupt the students' learning environment," superintendent Jennifer Snyder said Thursday...
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Cape man arrested in Illinois after chase through downtown
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Wednesday in Alexander County, Illinois, after leading Cape Girardeau police on a chase through downtown. Cameron Rae Pope, 28, has been charged with felony resisting arrest. Pope’s bond is set at $6,000 cash only, with the condition he cannot leave the state of Missouri...
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Jackson honored for reliable power
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
The city of Jackson was recognized by the American Public Power Association for excellence in reliability during Monday night’s board of aldermen meeting. Jackson utilities significantly outperformed the electric-industry national average for power reliability...
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Man accused of threatening family with chain saw
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
A Burfordville man faces a weapon charge after authorities say he frightened his family with a chain saw. Caleb Wayne Kitchen, 32, was arrested Tuesday by Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies and charged with unlawful use of a weapon. Kitchen had consumed an excessive amount of alcohol Tuesday evening when he went out to the porch of his home in the 2500 block of County Road 361 and began revving a chain saw, according to a probable-cause statement by deputy Tony Baliva...
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Dinner, dance to honor Vietnam vets
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
Local veterans who served in the Vietnam War are invited to attend a dinner and dance commemorating the 50th anniversary of that conflict Wednesday evening. The event will begin with dinner at 6 p.m., and live music will follow at 7 p.m at the American Legion hall in uptown Jackson...
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Former Cape County prosecutor Swingle returns to Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
Morley Swingle missed the excitement of trying big cases. The former Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney will be a prosecutor in the St. Louis circuit prosecuting attorney’s office beginning Wednesday. Swingle had lived in Colorado since 2013 and was a partner at a Parker, Colorado, law firm...
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Cape Fire Fighters Association backs council candidate
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Fighters Association on Thursday endorsed City Council Ward 4 candidate Patrick Koetting. Koetting is in a contested race with candidate Robbie Guard in the April 5 municipal election. The winner will replace Loretta Schneider, who could not run again because of term limits...
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Cape mayor, cities oppose measure to cap municipal court fines for nuisance violations
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger opposes state legislation that would cap municipal court fines for nuisance violations such as litter and weeds. The measure, which has passed the Missouri Senate and is being considered by a state House committee, would cap fines at $200 for Missouri's municipal courts...
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Jackson hires Harrell for high school principal
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
When Jackson High School’s new principal begins his position July 1, it will be a lot like a homecoming celebration. “That’s where I’m from,” said Seth Harrell, who graduated from the school in 2002. “I went through that school system, and I definitely understand the importance of a quality education.”...
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More restaurants in Cape, Jackson going smoke free
(Local News ~ 03/25/16)
Smokers in Southeast Missouri have fewer bar and restaurant options if they wish to enjoy a cigarette during their visit. Cape Girardeau has seen its share of raised hackles when it comes to smoking. In 2011, voters narrowly defeated a hotly contested smoking ban that would have taken the option of smoking out of all public establishments in the city, including privately owned bars and restaurants...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/25/16)
Today is Friday, March 25, the 85th day of 2016. There are 281 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 25, 1776, Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, was awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal by the Continental Congress...
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Parks and Rec budget too high
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/25/16)
Cape Girardeau's Parks and Recreation is spending $1 million more than the national median. Do you think the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department now needs more taxes from a use tax? If you compare Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation's budget to national averages from the National Recreation and Park Association the answer is a resounding 'no!' You can compare them at nrpa.org/uploadedFiles/PageBuilder_Proragis/Content/common_elelments/PRORAGIS-national-database-report-2013-NRPA.pdf...
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Senate Bill 572 is a bad bill
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/25/16)
Lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 572 which, in my opinion, would hurt our city of Cape Girardeau's ability to protect our citizens' property values and diminish our city's ability to renew and reinvigorate neighborhoods. Senate Bill 572 is intended to punish one St. ...
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An amazing year for the beauty of Easter
(Column ~ 03/25/16)
For the past two weeks every conversation has included at least a mention of all the flowering trees we've enjoyed this month. In particular, the ornamental pear trees have put on an amazing show. So have the tulip magnolias. Now the redbuds are adding their color, and the dogwoods are about to pop, perhaps in time for Easter...
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Parks, King are role models to many people
(Editorial ~ 03/25/16)
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Citywide Celebration Committee held its 11th annual Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Memorial Tribute on March 18 at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, with Zoi Martin as the speaker. It is important to recognize the roles of Parks and King in the civil rights movement...
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City cracks down on diaperless horses
(National News ~ 03/25/16)
SELMA, Ala. -- The city of Selma is planning a crackdown on what one councilman said is a big problem: Horse droppings. The city council passed a law three years ago requiring horses wear diapers when on city streets, but Councilman Michael Johnson said riders aren't following the law. The Selma-Times Journal quoted police chief John Brock as saying officers will be stricter enforcing the diaper law. There could be plenty of tickets: Johnson said he's seen just one diaper-wearing horse in town...
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U.S. remains in N. Korea lost in political limbo
(International News ~ 03/25/16)
RYONGYON-RI, North Korea -- The village elder put his shovel aside, stooped down by a scraggly bush and pulled a sack from the freshly turned dirt. Spreading open the sack, he reached in to reveal femurs, skull and jaw fragments, boots and a rusted green helmet...
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Karadzic convicted of genocide, gets 40-year sentence
(International News ~ 03/25/16)
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- A U.N. war-crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges Thursday for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, the worst carnage in Europe since World War II...
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Syrian army enters IS-held Palmyra; Mosul operation begins
(International News ~ 03/25/16)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian government forces pushed into the ancient town of Palmyra, where Islamic State militants appeared on the verge of collapse Thursday, while in Iraq, a military spokesman announced the start of a long-awaited operation to recapture the IS-held northern city of Mosul...
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Belgian officials admit warning signs missed
(International News ~ 03/25/16)
BRUSSELS -- Belgium's prime minister refused to accept the resignations of his justice and interior ministers Thursday despite increasing evidence of intelligence and law-enforcement failures to prevent this week's suicide bombings by Islamic militants...
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Biden: 'There is no Biden rule' on Supreme Court nominations
(National News ~ 03/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday tried to clear his name and tout his record on Supreme Court nominations, calling Republican branding of his past remarks on the subject "ridiculous" and casting himself as a longtime advocate of bipartisan compromise in filling seats on the high court...
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Major businesses stand against N. Carolina law
(National News ~ 03/25/16)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Corporations expressed disappointment Thursday, and the NCAA vowed to monitor what North Carolina does next after the state banned any local government measures protecting people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity...
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Banks, dam targeted by Iranian hackers, U.S. says; 7 charged
(National News ~ 03/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with executing large-scale, coordinated cyberattacks on dozens of banks and a small dam outside New York City -- intrusions law-enforcement officials said reached into America's infrastructure, disrupted the nation's financial system and cost tens of millions of dollars in damage...
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Out of the past: March 25
(Out of the Past ~ 03/25/16)
Southeast Missourian readers predict a "Dances With Wolves" rout at this evening's Academy Awards; an official tally of entries in the newspaper's "Pick the Oscars" contest shows local movie fans foresee victory across the board for Kevin Costner and his epic Western film...
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Dale Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/25/16)
Dale "Smitty" Smith, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. A graveside service with military tribute will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Ann Schwendemann
(Obituary ~ 03/25/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Ann Catherine Hulshof Schwendemann died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 68 years, 2 months and 15 days. She was born Jan. 7, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Herman Hulshof and Stella Durbin Hulshof. She was united in marriage to Robert Joseph Schwendemann on Aug. 24, 1968, in Portageville. He preceded her in death Oct. 16, 2001...
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Dortha Moroni
(Obituary ~ 03/25/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Dortha Jean Moroni, 74, of Advance passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 15, 1941, at Bernie, Missouri, the daughter of E.R. and Rachel Glass Carson. Dortha was a homemaker and raised a family...
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Sue Hunt
(Obituary ~ 03/25/16)
Sylvia "Sue" Hunt, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born Sunday, July 23, 1933, in Leadwood, Missouri, to Rowan and Lena Arnoldi. She and Dr. Donald Hunt were married Saturday, April 11, 1953, at Leadwood United Methodist Church in Leadwood. They had been married 62 years...
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Michele Gilmer
(Obituary ~ 03/25/16)
Mary "Michele" Gilmer, 72, of Scott City died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born May 20, 1943, in Paragould, Arkansas, to Adam John and Stella Janice Norton Glazier. She married William Clinton "John" Gilmer on Dec. 15, 1965, in Paragould. He preceded her in death Nov. 23, 2014...
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Olive Corn
(Obituary ~ 03/25/16)
Olive Corn, 95, went to be with her heavenly father Thursday, March 24, 2016. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed the time spent together. She had an impact on many people's lives and was known for always putting others first...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Medical assists were made at 7:22 a.m. on South Louisiana Avenue; 10:26 a.m. on Airport Road; 1:44 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:56 p.m. on David Street; 2:28 p.m. on South Hanover Street; 10:22 p.m. on Towers Circle; 10:49 p.m. on South Benton Street; and 11:23 p.m. on West Cape Rock Drive...
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Lex Luthor gets a childlike edge in 'Batman v. Superman'
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/16)
BURBANK, Calif. -- Jesse Eisenberg didn't meet Ben Affleck on "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" until they were filming the party scene where Affleck's Bruce Wayne and Henry Cavill's Clark Kent interact for the first time -- a crucial moment before their superhero alter egos face off...
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'Batman v Superman' signals a new dawn for DC Comics
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/16)
NEW YORK -- "Batman v. Superman" may be a massive movie -- a $250 million globe-trotting blockbuster with a pulverizing marketing assault -- but it's just the opening salvo of a much larger campaign that aims to restore DC Comics to prominence in Marvel-dominated multiplexes...
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Best Bet: Lazy L Safari to host egg hunt
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/16)
Lazy L Safari Park will host an "Egg Hunt at the Zoo" from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the park, 2763 County Road 618 in Cape Girardeau. The egg hunts will begin at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. There will be two age groups: children 4 years old and younger and children 5 to 8 years old. Admission, which includes entrance to the zoo, will be $7 per person, and there will be various games, races and door prizes. The Easter Bunny also will be in attendance for photographs...
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Dwight Yoakam among entertainers for this summer's Sikeston rodeo
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The entertainment for this summer’s Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo will feature a singer with a history of hits as well as performers with songs rising on the charts...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Dirden's big day sends Scott City softball past Crystal City
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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Scherzer leads Nationals over Wainwright, Cardinals 8-2
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/16)
VIERA, Fla. -- Max Scherzer outpitched Adam Wainwright in a matchup worthy of opening day, and the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Thursday. Scherzer struck out nine and walked three in five innings, allowing two unearned runs and three hits...
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Artifacts 3/25/16
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/16)
Comedian Eric Andre will perform at 7 p.m. Monday in Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall Auditorium. Andre is most well known for his appearances in "Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23," "Man Seeking Woman" and his talk show on Adult Swim, "The Eric Andre Show." Admission is free for Southeast students with a valid Southeast ID and $5 for everyone else...
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Prayer 3/26/16
(Prayer ~ 03/25/16)
O Father God, thank you that the joy of the Lord is our strength. Amen.
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Casey Benefield's new band, Carey, begins to find success with 'You Were Right' single, upcoming EP
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/16)
Casey Benefield, relatively new to professional music, already has come full circle. The Cape Girardeau native took his talent to another level in Nashville, Tennessee, forming the band Carey and later returning to his hometown. His musical gift is opening doors and bringing him and his band success for which they have worked...
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#SemoSelfie 3/25/16
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/16)
#latergram to this weekends awesome #FitFriday #Zumba Flex + #Yoga Stretch combo class! #ZumbaEllen #FitnessPlus #semoselfie #yogalife #zumbainstructor
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