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Kasten Spa and Pool Raffle for St. Jude
(Submitted Story ~ 09/15/16)
Kasten is raising funds to support St. Jude's lifesaving mission of finding cures for children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases, and we need your help to reach our fundraising goal. In partnership with Master Spa, Trendium Pools, Carvin (Jacuzzi), Confer Plastics, Gladon, Haviland, Innovaplas, Midwest Canvas, N. ...
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Grandparents Day
(Submitted Story ~ 09/15/16)
Grandparents Day was celebrated at Guardian Angel School, Oran, on Thursday, Sept. 15. The day began with Mass at 8 am. The grandparents and students then proceeded to the school gym where everyone enjoyed cookies, milk and coffee. The students and their grandparents made special memories together...
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Suspect named in fatal hit and run
(Local News ~ 09/15/16)
Kevin Jones, 33, of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, turned himself in to the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department after his vehicle was identified by a passer-by, according to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter.
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Lawmakers override governor's vetoes on concealed-weapons, voter ID bills
(Local News ~ 09/15/16)
Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday overrode Gov. Jay Nixon's vetoes of bills to loosen the state's gun laws and impose new voter restrictions after lengthy debate. The gun law allows people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit and without undergoing any training...
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Prayer at 57 feet; Teen Challenge hopes tower helps addicts' prayer time
(Local News ~ 09/15/16)
Outside of the east-facing window of the 57-foot-tall Teen Challenge tower there is a lush green valley. Teen Challenge executive director James Bolin said his idea behind building the tower was giving Teen Challenge International of Mid-America students an elevated view of nature, which might provide a meditative environment suitable for prayer...
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Century-old motorcycles never get old for Cannonball racers
(Local News ~ 09/15/16)
All Ernie Trakas could do was rub his jaw and laugh as Michael Gontesky rattled through the steps to coax the 104-year-old Harley-Davidson to life. Gas, oil, clutch, and the thing started up. Its engine turned over with all the grace of a hand-crank Ford buggy, but it started, and that's what mattered.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/15/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 15, the 259th day of 2016. There are 107 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)...
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The First Cav
(Column ~ 09/15/16)
The U.S. Army had considered cavalry units to be the armored units that replaced the horse-drawn and mounted troops of the past.
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Fundraiser planned for Perryville teen
(Editorial ~ 09/15/16)
When suddenly our lives are turned upside down, how we respond says a lot. For Perryville 14-year-old Dru Hemmann, her life-altering moment was a May ATV accident that resulted in her left leg being amputated above the knee. Her response? "I've just kind of realized that this is it, and (I) just have to deal with it, get back to normal life," Hemmann told Southeast Missourian reporter Lindsay Jones...
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Out of the past: Sept. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 09/15/16)
The 58th annual service at Old McKendree Chapel is held in the afternoon, with Bishop Monk Bryan of Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, as guest speaker; Bryan served churches in Missouri 37 years before his election to the episcopacy in the Nebraska area...
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Doris Elder
(Obituary ~ 09/15/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Doris M. Elder, 86, of Perryville died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with parish wake at 6 p.m., and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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James Carlton
(Obituary ~ 09/15/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- James M. Carlton, son of the late Millard Carlton and Margie Corlies Carlton, was born Sunday, Dec. 18, 1938, in Dexter and departed this life Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 77...
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Bill Call
(Obituary ~ 09/15/16)
William H. "Goose" Call, 85, of Jackson passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 22, 1931, in Jackson, son of Lawrence R. and Amelia Engelmann Call. He and Erma King were married May 11, 1952, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Carl Black
(Obituary ~ 09/15/16)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Carl Wayne Black, 59, of Altenburg passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in Cape Girardeau County. He was born Dec. 18, 1956, in Oklahoma City, son of Jerrold Harrison and Eutrola Harpole Black. He and Deborah Underwood were united in marriage Jan. 17, 1977...
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Jackson police report 9/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Harassment was reported in the 100 block of Donald Street. n Speak to an officer was requested in the 3300 block of East Jackson Boulevard. n Peace disturbance was reported in the 300 block of East Jackson Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 12:30 p.m. on Butler Street; 12:51 p.m. on North Pacific Street; 1:10 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 1:49 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 2:11 p.m. on North Street; 5:58 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 9:02 p.m. on Whitener Street; 9:17 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 10:29 p.m. on Anna Street; and 10:42 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of stealing and forgery. n Alexzandria L. Morgan, 24, of Perryville, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for speeding...
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Births 9/15/16
(Births ~ 09/15/16)
Son to Cody Weston Dirnberger and Kyla Nicole Valleroy of Benton, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 1:35 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. Name, Sawyer Leon. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Valleroy is the daughter of Randy Valleroy and Lori Schopp of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Saint Francis Medical Center. Dirnberger is the son of Gerard Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri, and Renee Kielhofner of Advance, Missouri. He is employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
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Space agency starts to unfold atlas of 1 billion stars in 3-D
(International News ~ 09/15/16)
MADRID -- If space is the final frontier, it will help to have an accurate map, and the European Space Agency said Wednesday its mission to chart more than 1 billion stars in the Milky Way is on track for completion in a year's time. The agency released the first data from its ongoing effort, called the Gaia Mission, to draw the biggest and most precise three-dimensional map of our galaxy...
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Uber gives riders a preview of the driverless future
(National News ~ 09/15/16)
PITTSBURGH -- Uber riders in Pittsburgh can get a glimpse of the future by summoning a car capable of handling most of the tasks of driving on its own. On Wednesday, a fleet of self-driving Ford Fusions began picking up Uber riders who opted to participate in a test program. While the vehicles are loaded with features that allow them to navigate on their own, an Uber engineer sits in the driver's seat and can seize control if things go awry...
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Appeals court to rehear Missouri execution drug dispute
(State News ~ 09/15/16)
ST. LOUIS — An appellate panel that ordered Missouri to reveal its supplier of lethal injection drugs is giving the state another chance to make its case to shield that information. In a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s three-drug execution protocol, two death-row inmates have subpoenaed Missouri for details about using the single sedative, pentobarbital, in executions. ...
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Missouri: Hunters in 7 counties should test for sick deer
(State News ~ 09/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking deer hunters in seven southwest and south-central counties to have any deer they harvest tested for chronic wasting disease. The department said more than 100 deer and elk in northwest Arkansas tested positive for the disease. ...
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Court rejects challenge to Missouri donation limit proposal
(State News ~ 09/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri appeals court rejected a challenge to a November ballot measure asking voters to re-instate campaign contribution limits. The ruling Tuesday by a panel of the Western District appeals court said opponents must wait until after the election to raise their claims the measure violates various constitutional rights, including to free speech and association. ...
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Prosecutor reviews cases involving questioned evidence room
(State News ~ 09/15/16)
LINN, Mo. -- A central Missouri prosecutor said Wednesday she's reviewing all cases her office has handled since 2013 involving items kept in a sheriff's department evidence room that was found to be frequently improperly secured. Osage County Prosecutor Amanda Grellner said the survey will dictate whether to dismiss or abandon cases. ...
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Bayer buying Monsanto, will create global chemical, ag giant
(State News ~ 09/15/16)
American seed and weed-killer company Monsanto and German medicine and farm chemical maker Bayer are combining in a deal that could help farmers produce higher yields to address challenges from global warming to rising food demand from a fast-growing global population...
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Couple with cystic fibrosis want to see each other again
(State News ~ 09/15/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Dalton Prager is fighting to breathe so he can see his wife before she dies. For the first three years of their marriage, Dalton and Katie Prager were like any young newlyweds. They traveled, bought a house and rescued two dogs. Then the fatal disease that united and ultimately will separate them took over. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/15/16
(Local News ~ 09/15/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Sept. 12 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Cape police investigate robbery at Sprint store
(Local News ~ 09/15/16)
Cape Girardeau police are investigating a robbery that occurred about 9:10 p.m. Tuesday at a Sprint store on Siemers Drive, according to a news release. Three unidentified suspects removed cellphones from the store and fled the area in an unknown direction in a two-tone colored sport utility vehicle, according to the release...
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Cape mayor attends annual meeting of Mississippi River cities
(Local News ~ 09/15/16)
Disaster mitigation, river water quality and maritime transport in the Midwest were the main topics of discussion at the fifth annual meeting of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI). After the meeting of 20 mayors from cities along the Mississippi River, the MRCTI held a news conference in Natchez, Mississippi, to announce new initiatives and partnerships they expect will help the 10-state region...
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Missouri lawmaker sits for Pledge, cites Kaepernick protest
(State News ~ 09/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri state senator refused to stand while her colleagues recited the Pledge of Allegiance in the state Capitol. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, said her silent protest Wednesday on the Senate floor was intended to show solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. ...
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Polar bears besiege Arctic station
(International News ~ 09/15/16)
MOSCOW -- It was polar bears vs. Russian scientists on a remote island in the Arctic. A sleuth of bears besieged five researchers at a Russian weather station for a few days. Luckily for the scientists, a passing ship delivered flares and dogs to help ward off the beasts. ...
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Local woman gets scholarship
(Community ~ 09/15/16)
Haley Seger of Advance, Missouri, was awarded the Show Me Gold Housing Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2016-2017 academic year. Seger, a 2012 graduate of Advance High School, is the daughter of Daniel and Helen Seger of Advance...
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Hooked on Science: Fruity eclipse
(Community ~ 09/15/16)
n Orange n Bright flashlight n STEP 1: Hold the orange an arm's length from your face. Your head represents Earth, while the orange represents the moon. The moon revolves, or moves around, Earth. Explain how this system creates a pattern, which can be predicted...
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Prayer 9/15/16
(Prayer ~ 09/15/16)
O Heavenly Father, with a humble heart may we seek your guidance. Amen.
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