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Advance's Whitson takes his final shot at state golf tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/16)
The Advance High school golf team is competing in the MSHSAA Class 1 state tournament today and Tuesday at the Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa, Missouri. That statement would have sounded other worldly five years ago when the Hornets did not have a golf team, and it may sound just as bizarre five years from now, as an uncertain future waits to play out for the program...
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Meet the area's golf state qualifiers
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/16)
Times at state/best finish: Two/18th If you're a senior, plans for next year: Golf in college Best tournament score this year, where: 71 at Kimbeland Country Club Age you started golfing: 4 Who taught you how to golf? Jim Davey Favorite course you've played and why: Plantations Golf Club in South Carolina. Good layout...
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Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
(Submitted Story ~ 05/16/16)
What started out as an itch during pregnancy almost meant the death of my baby. And I never knew what was happening until I was 28 weeks pregnant and began to itch so severely that I was sleeping on our leather couch at night. ...
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Notre Dame baseball stymies Perryville to move on to district championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/16)
Notre Dame center fielder Ben Womack's timing was impeccable on Monday afternoon. The sophomore left the ground at just the right second to make a spectacular diving catch in right center, robbing Perryville's Aaron Mueller of an extra-base hit to lead off the top of the sixth inning in a Class 4 District 1 baseball semifinal at Notre Dame...
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Missouri Legislature scales back public's access to records
(State News ~ 05/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Legislature this session voted to curtail public access to some public records lawmakers have sought to seal for years. Some police body-camera footage, agricultural data and criminal records would become closed records under legislation sitting on Gov. Jay Nixon's desk...
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Business notebook: Area farmer goes green with pork, beef products
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
Joshua Buchheit has been raising cattle in Lick Creek, Illinois, since 1996 and has served his products to Southern Illinois since 2006. His goal, he said, is to raise the highest quality pork and beef in a sustainable environment. Buchheit is the owner of Lick Creek Pork and Beef, which offers grass-fed beef products and pork products from forage-fed pigs...
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Cape council to vote on construction contract for roundabout
(Local News ~ 05/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will vote today on a construction contract for the building of a roundabout at Independence Street and Gordonville Road. The council is slated to approve an agreement with Fronabarger Concreters Inc. of Oak Ridge to build the roundabout at a cost of more than $741,000...
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I-55 at Diversion Channel sees its share of fatal accidents
(Local News ~ 05/16/16)
The three-vehicle collision Wednesday on Interstate 55 near the Diversion Channel bridge was horrific by almost any standard. But in that area of the interstate south of Cape Girardeau, it's not that uncommon, either. Sarah Iler, 26, of Cape Girardeau was killed when she was thrown from her Chevrolet Trail Blazer. Iler was 39 weeks pregnant. An emergency cesarean section was performed at Saint Francis Medical Center, and the baby, Maddyson, was saved...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/16/16)
Today is Monday, May 16, the 137th day of 2016. There are 229 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 16, 1966, China launched the Cultural Revolution, a radical, youth-driven reform movement aimed at bolstering Chairman Mao Zedong while purging the country of "counter-revolutionaries." It's been estimated that during the decade of upheaval that followed, hundreds of thousands of people, perhaps more, died as a direct or indirect result of the Cultural Revolution...
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Building for growth: Brandon O. Williams sheds light on the construction industry in Cape Girardeau County
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
Business Today: Tell us about your education and career background. How did you get into the construction industry? Brandon Williams: I graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. Before building houses, I worked in industrial sales, and then when my wife and I moved to Cape, I started building houses because it was something I had always wanted to do...
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Downtown demand: Will new developments increase the need for housing in downtown Cape Girardeau?
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
The Marquette Tech District in downtown Cape Girardeau could be occupied as early as this fall. The increased office spaces and promise of fiber-optic Internet within the building and free Wi-Fi throughout much of downtown could bring an influx of young professionals to the area. But whether the downtown area has the means to accommodate newcomers, and whether that should be a concern so soon, remains to be seen...
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'Another set of eyes': Inspectors are trained to review a home’s condition before a sale is finalized
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
Buying a home can be an enormous undertaking, from finding a reputable lender to making sure a place has all the amenities it can. Even more important, however, is making sure everything is working order before signing on the dotted line. Chris Cole, broker/manager at Realty Executives of Cape County, says getting a home inspected before it's sold is one of the most important steps in the process. ...
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Prayer 5-16-16
(Prayer ~ 05/16/16)
O Lord God, we praise you because we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Amen.
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Leadership Cape projects range from fun to functional
(Editorial ~ 05/16/16)
Cape Girardeau is always open to improvement, even while it is committed to preserving its history. This is one of the town's best qualities. Leadership Cape is a part of the plan to enhance Cape and expand what it has to offer. The Leadership Cape class of 2016 presented its ideas on how to benefit the Cape area at May's First Friday Coffee at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau Event Center. ...
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Speak Out 5/16/16
(Speak Out ~ 05/16/16)
A Speak Out contributor said Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fail to meet even the minimum standards for the position. Look back through history and see how many other men who, at the time they ran for office, were considered totally inadequate for the position. ...
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Man attempts heist with potato chip bag
(National News ~ 05/16/16)
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- Authorities said a man tried to rob a car wash with an empty potato-chip bag. Rohnert Park's Department of Public Safety reported the man entered KaCees World of Water car wash Friday night, dropped an empty potato-chip bag on the counter and told the cashier to fill it with money, warning he had a gun. The man gestured the weapon was in the empty bag, but the cashier saw it held only a piece of cardboard and called a co-worker for help. The suspect fled...
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Marilyn Lesch
(Obituary ~ 05/16/16)
Marilyn Kaye Lankford Lesch, 69, of Delta joined her family in heaven May 13, 2016, at the family home, where she was surrounded by all her loved ones. She was born Jan. 26, 1947, in Bell City, Missouri, to the late James C. and Mildred Baxter Lankford. She married Hughes Lesch on June 24, 2006, and he survives...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 5/16/16
(Local News ~ 05/16/16)
Cape Girardeau City Council City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Environmental status report -- Part 2: sanitary sewer, stormwater, flood protection, wastewater treatment facility...
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Births 5/16/16
(Births ~ 05/16/16)
Son to Caleb Lee Crim and Brianna Nicole Goza of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 6:21 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016. Name, Quentin Lee. Weight, 4 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Goza is the daughter of Vanessa Jackson and David Lester Sr. of Cape Girardeau. Crim is the son of Ann Caillier of Cape Girardeau and Winfred Crim of Carrier Mills, Illinois...
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Clinton campaigns in Kentucky before Tuesday's primary
(National News ~ 05/16/16)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Hillary Clinton is making a big final push in Kentucky, where rival Bernie Sanders hopes to extend his winning streak and delay her clinching the Democratic presidential nomination. Big-name surrogates have been sent, television ads are playing, and Clinton is touring the state in advance of Tuesday's voting...
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Texas bus company in crash has faced vehicle problems before
(National News ~ 05/16/16)
LAREDO, Texas -- The small South Texas bus company involved in a rollover crash that killed eight people and injured 44 others twice had been ordered by Louisiana state inspectors in 2015 to take one of its buses off the road to fix brake and emergency exit problems...
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'Captain America' tops film box office again
(Entertainment ~ 05/16/16)
LOS ANGELES -- It's "Captain America's" weekend at the box office once again by a large margin, but even with $72.6 million in earnings, the superhero pic left some room for other newcomers like "Money Monster," "The Darkness" and "The Lobster" to play, according to comScore estimates Sunday...
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Out of the past: May 16
(Out of the Past ~ 05/16/16)
Gary West of West Signs Co. and Richard Stout of Stout Signs Co., both of Cape Girardeau, are working on the new mural being painted on the east side of the downtown floodwall; rainy weather prevented the painters from making significant progress on the mural until Tuesday, when the first color was applied...
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Dog bitten saving 7-year-old girl from rattlesnake
(National News ~ 05/16/16)
TAMPA, Fla. -- When a venomous Eastern diamondback rattlesnake appeared in the backyard of a 7-year-old girl, her German shepherd came to her rescue, refusing to back down even when the snake bit him three times. In short, Haus is a hero. "It shows you that a rescue dog, for us, paid it forward by protecting my family," said Adam DeLuca of Tampa...
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Alice Sauceda
(Obituary ~ 05/16/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- Alice Mae Sauceda, 75, of Oran died May 15, 2016, at the family home. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Oran. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rick Lovall officiating...
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Will robot cars drive traffic congestion off a cliff?
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, said transportation researchers, is people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot cars chauffeuring children to school, dance class and baseball practice. ...
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Outlook dims for mall stores as online shopping intensifies
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- Online shopping is reaching such a critical mass with American households, many of the icons of the traditional mall -- from Macy's to The Gap and J.C. Penney -- face an increasingly uncertain future. A government report Friday suggested a modestly healthy consumer, with retail sales up 1.3 percent in April. ...
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GM stops sale of SUVS; mileage on window stickers was wrong
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. is telling dealers not to sell about 60,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the gas mileage listed on the window stickers was inadvertently overstated. The company told dealers the Environmental Protection Agency-estimated mileage on the stickers is one to two miles per gallon too high. GM said it reported the mistake to the EPA as soon as it was discovered...
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People on the move 5/16/2016
(Business ~ 05/16/16)
Barbara Glackin will join Southeast Missouri State University as the dean of Kent Library. When she begins July 18, she will replace Catherine Roeder, who served in the interim after David Starrett stepped down. Before joining the university, Glackin was assistant university librarian for resource services and technology and associate professor at the Branford P. Millar library at Portland State University...
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IS attack and bombings leave 29 dead across Iraq
(International News ~ 05/16/16)
BAGHDAD -- The Islamic State group launched a coordinated assault on a natural-gas plant north of Baghdad that killed at least 14 people, and a string of other bomb attacks in or close to the capital killed 15 others, Iraqi officials said. The attack on the gas plant began at dawn with a suicide car bomber hitting the facility's main gate in the town of Taji, about 12 miles north of Baghdad...
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On more than one issue, GOP's Trump sounds like a Democrat
(National News ~ 05/16/16)
NEW YORK -- As he tries to charm Republicans still skeptical of his presidential candidacy, Donald Trump has a challenge: On several key issues, he sounds an awful lot like a Democrat. And on some points of policy, such as trade and national defense, the billionaire businessman could find himself running to the left of Hillary Clinton, his likely Democratic rival in the general election...
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Rebuking Trump, Obama tells graduates walls won't solve ills
(National News ~ 05/16/16)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- President Barack Obama on Sunday urged college graduates to shun those who want to confront a changing world by building walls around the United States or by embracing ignorance, as he delivered a barely concealed critique of Donald Trump...
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World briefs 5/16/2016
(International News ~ 05/16/16)
SANAA, Yemen -- A suicide bomber Sunday detonated his explosives among police officers standing in line outside a police base in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla, killing 25, security and health officials said. At least 17 people were injured in the attack, and the officials said the death toll was likely to rise. ...
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Tribute to fallen firefighters of Missouri
(State News ~ 05/16/16)
The Missouri Fire Service on Sunday paid tribute to four Missouri firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2015 at the monument wall of the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City.
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Canoe-rental companies could face state of Missouri as new competitor
(State News ~ 05/16/16)
EMINENCE, Mo. -- A new state park in southern Missouri could offer some competition for canoe-rental companies. Missouri State Parks wants to provide floating for guests at the Echo Bluff State Park, a $52 million facility that is expected to open by late summer in Shannon County, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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University study: Smile to look younger, thinner
(State News ~ 05/16/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Recent research from the University of Missouri- Kansas City suggests smiling may make people appear younger and thinner. When you smile, other people tend to see you as younger than if you are staring back with a neutral expression or frown...
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State briefs 5/16/2016
(State News ~ 05/16/16)
DREXEL, Mo. -- Authorities in western Missouri arrested a man who they say had a loaded weapon and a homemade explosive device in his car which was parked outside a bank. Cass County Sheriff's deputies were called to the bank in Drexel early Saturday by bank employees who reported a suspicious person in a car parked behind the bank. ...
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Suspected drunk driver facing felony charges after couple dies in crash
(Local News ~ 05/16/16)
A Campbell, Missouri, man is facing felony charges after a head-on collision that killed a husband and wife late Friday in Dunklin County, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is seeking two counts of felony manslaughter against Shawn L. Skaggs, 24, of Campbell. He is in the Dunklin County Jail on a 24-hour hold...
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Blues' Elliott stands tall, stops Sharks in Game 1
(Professional Sports ~ 05/16/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Brian Elliott had another standout game in net, David Backes and Jori Lehtera had goals and the St. Louis Blues opened their first Western Conference final in 15 years with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Tomas Hertl scored on a first-period deflection for the Sharks, who outshot St. Louis 32-23 but couldn't quite solve Elliott...
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Cardinals salvage finale of series with Dodgers
(Professional Sports ~ 05/16/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Matt Carpenter homered for the fifth time in eight games, Yadier Molina had a tiebreaking two-run double in the top of the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Sunday night to avoid being swept in the three-game series...
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Local Farmer Invents an Innovative Irrigation Solution
(Submitted Story ~ 05/16/16)
Local Farmer Invents an Innovative Irrigation Solution Dudley Grower Helping Irrigation Company and Agricultural Industry with Invention DUDLEY, MO., MAY 16, 2016 – In the ever changing agriculture economy, farmers are employing ingenuity to devise better ways to complete a task. ...
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