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Mo. House rejects pay raise for lawmakers, judges
(State News ~ 01/27/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has voted to reject proposed raises for judges, statewide elected officials and legislators. The 129-31 House vote Monday easily cleared the two-thirds majority required to kill the raises. The matter now goes to the Senate, which has until Saturday to reject the raises or they take effect automatically...
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Correction 1/27/09
(Correction ~ 01/27/09)
In a story in Monday's edition on the Missouri Press Association documentary "Trustees for the Public: 200 Years of Missouri Newspapers," the broadcast information should have read 9 p.m. Feb. 2 on WSIU Carbondale, Ill. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error...
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As interest in physical fitness grows, so do the number of personal trainers in Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
As rates of cancer, diabetes and obesity continue to escalate, careers in fitness are on the rise, with hopes of getting America back into shape. "I think with more awareness about health issues like heart disease and cancer, more people are seeing the benefit to being healthy through diet and exercise," says Brigitte Kinnaman, group fitness instructor at Fitness Plus in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Ill. Senate begins trial as Blagojevich hits TV shows
(State News ~ 01/27/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial opened Monday with a vacant chair reserved for the governor, who boycotted the proceedings and instead spent the day on the TV talk-show circuit in New York, complaining he is being railroaded...
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Updates
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Wieser acquires Suzuki franchise from Minor's Harley Davidson Cape Girardeau automobile dealer Jerry Wieser has acquired the Suzuki ATV and motorcycle franchise from Danny and Michele Tumbleson, who own Minor's Harley Davidson at 2100 E. Outer Road in Scott City. In addition to the Tumbleson's inventory of Suzuki parts and accessories, Wieser will add Vespa and Piaggio motor scooters. The Harley Davidson part of the dealership was not sold to Wieser...
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Torre criticizes A-Rod in book
(Professional Sports ~ 01/27/09)
NEW YORK -- Brian Cashman thinks the Yankees should rally around Alex Rodriguez following a book in which former manager Joe Torre portrayed A-Rod as a divisive figure in the New York clubhouse. "I think we've gone through so much of the Alex stuff that, you know, if anything, maybe this brings people closer together," Cashman said Monday during a conference call to announce Andy Pettitte was returning to the team in 2009...
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Business licenses
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during the month of December include the following: A-1 Payday Loans, LLC, 832 S. Kingshighway All About You, 1750 N. Kingshighway A All About You (flat rate), 1750 N. Kingshighway A Black Pearl, 1940 Golden Eagle Court 4...
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Winter storm stimulates hotel room bookings
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Perhaps recalling the dearth of hotels rooms after February's ice storms or the need for shelter after March's floods, Monday's storm predictions caused a surge in hotel bookings. "It's nothing like last year, yet, but I'm looking outside and I think it's coming," said Anna Leroux, manager of the Townhouse Inn, which has locations in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. ...
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Tickets continue to sell quickly for Feb. 11 games
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/09)
A little more than a thousand tickets remain for the Feb. 11 boys basketball doubleheader at the Show Me Center pitting Oran against Saxony Lutheran and -- for the first time in 38 years -- Sikeston against Scott County Central. Show Me Center officials announced at the close of business on Monday that 5,763 tickets had been sold and 1,094 remained...
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Inaugural week went to the dogs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/09)
She was undemocratically dumped with her two near-adult puppies in a field bordering the Dunklin County Jail in Hayti, Mo. She had more character than the people who abandoned her and her brood. Kindhearted maintenance workers, with little extra income to spare, dug into their pockets to provide food, and the little family set up housekeeping in an outbuilding in the parking lot...
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Report: Some climate damage irreversible
(National News ~ 01/27/09)
WASHINGTON -- Many damaging effects of climate change are already irreversible, researchers said Monday, warning that even if carbon emissions can somehow be halted, worldwide temperatures will remain high until at least the year 3000. "People have imagined that if we stopped emitting carbon dioxide the climate would go back to normal in 100 years, 200 years; that's not true," climate researcher Susan Solomon said...
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Births 1/27/09
(Births ~ 01/27/09)
Pfeifer Son to Paul and Nichole Pfeifer of St. Louis, 5:38 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. Name, Nathaniel Max. Weight, 2 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Pfeifer is the former Nichole Larmie, daughter of Marilyn Larmie of Cape Girardeau and Ed Larmie of Columbia, Mo. She is a system support analyst. Pfeifer is the son of Max and Betty Pfeifer of St. Louis. He is a system administrator...
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Names in the news
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Mulholland joins Select Physical Therapy Jason Mulholland has joined Select Physical Therapy, 240 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau, as work strategies manager. He will partner with employment, case managers and physicians to assist in decreasing workers compensation costs. Mulholland is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...
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Bankruptcies
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Bankruptcies filed through December for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeast Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Airports testing radar that could spot birds
(National News ~ 01/27/09)
NEW YORK -- Some of the nation's busiest airports will soon begin testing experimental radar systems designed to track flocks of birds and help pilots avoid the type of collision thought to have crippled a US Airways jet nearly two weeks ago. Proponents say air traffic controllers could someday use the technology to delay takeoffs, reroute flights before they leave the ground and perhaps give radio warnings to pilots to take evasive action...
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Firetruck overturns, injuring two Oran men
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
MORLEY, Mo. — A firetruck overturned Saturday injuring two firefighters, according to the Sikeston Standard Democrat. A fire tanker driven by Bobby G. Phillips, 32, of Oran, Mo., was turning northbound at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Highway 77, just north of Morley at 12:47 p.m. when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's report, the vehicle then overturned...
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Southeast's Herring logs the most minutes among OVC players
(College Sports ~ 01/27/09)
On a Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team short of healthy bodies, most of the Redhawks have been forced to play a lot of minutes this season. No Southeast player has been more of an iron man than Jaycen Herring. Herring, a senior forward, leads the Ohio Valley Conference in minutes played with an average of 36.5 per game...
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Housing commission offers advance for new Mo. homebuyers
(State News ~ 01/27/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri housing commission, trying to help spur the state's real estate market, is offering some first-time homebuyers an advance payment on a $7,500 federal tax break to help cover down payments and closing costs. The Missouri Housing Development Commission has worked out a deal that would provide a $6,750 advance payment to first-time homebuyers who qualify for the $7,500 federal tax credit; have household pretax income of less than $85,000; and have qualified for home loans.. ...
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Glen Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Everett Glen Bollinger, 81, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, where he had lived since 2005. He was born March 10, 1927, in Sedgewickville, Mo., son of C.M. "Lum" and Clola E. Seabaugh Bollinger. He and Vesta Mae Hartle were married Aug. 13, 1949, in Piggott, Ark. She passed away Sept. 13, 2004...
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Swingle's books to stay on county website
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Cape Girardeau County Commissioners have voted 2 to 1 to allow the county prosecutor to continue posting images of his novels and their descriptions on the county website. After the vote, Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle approached 2nd District Commissioner Jay Purcell, who had raised the issue for a second time in less than a year...
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Geithner sworn in as treasury secretary
(National News ~ 01/27/09)
WASHINGTON -- The nation has a new treasury secretary, and his name is Timothy Geithner. Geithner was quickly sworn iningisto office Monday night, becoming the nation's 75th treasury secretary and one of the point men President Obama will be counting on to help pull the country out of its economic slide...
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City council seeks public input to pick main north-south conduit
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
One of the biggest issues to be determined before Cape Girardeau voters are asked to approve more taxes for road work is whether Sprigg Street or West End Boulevard will be the major north-south route through town. At a special work session Monday, the Cape Girardeau City Council received a list of 28 projects that are being proposed for inclusion when voters are asked to renew the half-cent Transportation Trust Fund sales tax in 2010. ...
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Police report 1/27/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Sandy J. Strong, 52, 105 N. Clark St., Apt. 204, was arrested on suspicion of forgery. n Yolanda M. Bass, 22, of Marble Hill, Mo., was arrested on suspicion of stealing...
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You don't have to leave your desk to stay in shape.
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Picking up the phone, typing emails, and walking to the snack machine are far from the ideal workout. Personal trainers at Cape Girardeau's HealthPoint Plaza and Fitness Plus demonstrate ways to get fit without leaving your desk. Try these exercises in sets of 12-15, rotating them in a circuit for a full body workout. There is no limit, however — these exercises can be done as many times as you like...
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Development news
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Jackson car wash under construction A new car wash is being built at 2030 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson. A building permit has been issued, but no other information is currently available. Candlewood Suites coming to Cape...
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Health calendar 1/27/09
(Community ~ 01/27/09)
Wednesday Treating Osteoporotic Compression Fractures A discussion on balloon kyphoplasty, a procedure to repair fractured vertebrae. Learn when this procedure is appropriate and how it compares with older treatments for osteoporosis-related fractures. Registration is required. To register, call 332-1587...
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Donors give $630M for push to eradicate polio
(Community ~ 01/27/09)
LONDON -- Bill Gates and other donors are giving more than $630 million to the international effort to eradicate polio, after the disease spiked and spread to seven countries that were previously polio-free. Gates announced last week that his foundation, along with the charity group Rotary International and the British and German governments, would donate the money in the next few years...
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Ward: Injury will not sideline him
(Professional Sports ~ 01/27/09)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Hines Ward isn't cutting or turning yet on an injury that sometimes takes weeks and weeks to heal. He's not running pass patterns or sprinting with much speed. Not playing in the Super Bowl? Ward can't imagine it, and neither can any of his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates...
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Zvonareva reaches her first semifinal
(Professional Sports ~ 01/27/09)
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Vera Zvonareva ran off 11 straight games in a 6-3, 6-0 win over Marion Bartoli at the Australian Open earlier today to reach the semifinals for the first time in 25 majors. The 24-year-old Russian's best performance in six previous trips to Melbourne was the fourth round -- she'd gone out in the first round at the Australian Open three times, including last year...
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Eula Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Eula Lee Niswonger, 101, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Eula was born March 21, 1907, near Jackson, daughter of Frank and Sarah Ellen Smith Kesterson. Eula married Roy H. Niswonger Feb. 29, 1925. Roy went home to be with the Lord June 10, 1978...
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Orville Bowers
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Orville Truman Bowers, 88, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at his home. He was born July 4, 1920, near Oak Ridge, son of Lewis O. and Esther E. Seabaugh Bowers. He and Helen J. Carlton were married April 10, 1942. He was a World War II veteran, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946. He was a member of Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158 in Jackson, VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau and Old Salem United Methodist Church...
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Tax liens
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Kay Asbell, recorder of deeds, during the month of December are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 568-3444...
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After three years, no leads in case of missing New Madrid County woman
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. -- Sunday marked three years since Teresa Butler was reported missing from her home on Eight Ditch Road at Risco, Mo., in New Madrid County. Last year on the anniversary of her disappearance, friends and family hung yellow ribbons throughout the area in hopes of renewing interest in the case and finding an answer to her disappearance...
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Colleges cut budgets as market performance erodes endowments
(National News ~ 01/27/09)
When the markets were booming, billionaire colleges like Harvard, MIT and Stanford tapped their swelling endowments and launched spending binges on faculty, buildings and scholarships. Now, they're seeing firsthand the one downside to relying on a huge nest egg: The market crash has them confronting sharp budget cuts...
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Newspaper documentary to air Feb. 2 on WSIU
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The Missouri Press Association documentary "Trustees for the Public: 200 Years of Missouri Newspapers" will air at 9 p.m. Feb. 2 on WSIU-TV 8 out of Carbondale, Ill.
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Tuesday closings
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The following have reported Tuesday closures to the Southeast Missourian or we've obtained verification of their closing:All Cape Girardeau County government offices St. ...
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Local programs give group fitness a new name
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
When employers coordinate health and fitness plans for their employees, it's a win-win situation. At Mid America Rehab in Cape Girardeau, clients undergo everything from skills tests to physical therapy and rehab to make sure they are safe before ever setting foot in the workplace. ...
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The horror! Neil Gaiman's spooky book wins Newbery
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/09)
NEW YORK -- Oh, the horror: Neil Gaiman has received the top prize for children's literature: The John Newbery Medal. "I am so wonderfully befuddled," the best-selling author said Monday after winning the 88th annual Newbery for "The Graveyard Book," a spooky, but (he says) family-friendly story about a boy raised by a vampire, a werewolf and a witch...
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Cape Girardeau to be host city for 2009 Tour of Missouri
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Cape Girardeau today will be named a host city for the 2009 Tour of Missouri bicycle race, a source familiar with the city's application said. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source told the Southeast Missourian that Cape Girardeau would receive the racers at the end of the second stage of the race. This year's race will be run from Sept. 7 through Sept. 13...
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Pettitte will return for 2009 season
(Professional Sports ~ 01/27/09)
NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte and the Yankees agreed Monday to a $5.5 million, one-year contract that brings the left-hander back to New York. Pettitte can make an additional $6.5 million on performance bonuses and bonuses based on time on the active roster. Late last year, New York had offered a deal that would have guaranteed Pettitte $10 million, down from the $16 million he earned last year...
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Jean Chapman
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Jean Marie Chapman, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at her home. She was born March 22, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Elton O. and Mildred M. Mirly Dost. She and Steve Chapman were married Dec. 27, 1974, in Cape Girardeau. She and her husband co-owned Shawnee Electric in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church and active in Celebrate Recovery ministry and Chilton Baptist Builders...
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Out of the past
(Out of the Past ~ 01/27/09)
25 years ago: Jan. 27, 1984 The sale of Air Illinois to Air Midwest, a Wichita, Kan.-based regional carrier, won't delay the resumption of the airline's Cape Girardeau service, tentatively scheduled to begin March 6, said an Air Illinois spokesman...
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Obama targets greenhouse gases, fuel efficiency
(National News ~ 01/27/09)
WASHINGTON -- President Obama took aim Monday at the long-elusive goal of making the nation more energy independent, ordering reviews that could lead to tougher auto emission standards in states and higher pressure on automakers to produce more fuel-efficient cars. Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency to re-examine whether California and other states should be allowed to have tougher auto emission standards to combat a buildup of greenhouse gases...
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Redhawks win eight events in meet at Illinois State
(College Sports ~ 01/27/09)
Southeast Missouri State track and field athletes brought home eight titles from Saturday's four-team indoor meet hosted by Illinois State. Shemeika Brewer won two events on the women's side. She captured the long jump with a personal best of 17 feet, 11 inches and the triple jump with a distance of 37-9...
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Fire report 1/27/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: n At 7:08 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2100 block of William Street. n At 7:50 p.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of South West End Boulevard. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Warner, Whisenhunt lead young Cardinals into Tampa
(Professional Sports ~ 01/27/09)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Thanks to a strong tail wind, Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals arrived in town ahead of schedule Monday to get ready for an unexpected Super Bowl appearance. Warner, who won a Super Bowl title with St. Louis in 2000, leads a team of Cardinals who are mostly newcomers to the NFL's biggest stage. After all, the franchise hasn't played in a title game since 1947...
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Iraq's prime minister says he expects faster U.S. pullout of troops from the country
(International News ~ 01/27/09)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister said Monday he thinks the U.S. will withdraw its troops more quickly than the three-year timeline set in a U.S.-Iraq security agreement. An agreement negotiated under former president George W. Bush's administration called for U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Baghdad and other cities by the end of June, with all American forces out of the country by the end of 2011...
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The business of stress relief
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Whether you're working part-time, full-time, or overtime, it's nice to have one less item on that to-do list. Local businesses have taken the cue and now offer services to help relieve the stress of everyday life. Monica McLain, owner and massage therapist at Time Well Spent in Cape Girardeau, offers chair massages right in the workplace. While some people pay individually for the service, others receive them as a treat from their employers...
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Winter storm causes power outages, make roads dangerous
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
A winter storm that reached Cape Girardeau shortly after 6 p.m. with a sprinkling of freezing rain had grown into a heavy sleet storm by 8:30 p.m. By 6 a.m. Tuesday, frozen precipitation was still falling around the area, mainly in the form of sleet and freezing rain, and showed no signs of stopping. ...
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Robert Turley
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Robert E. Turley, 80, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Speak Out 1/27/09
(Speak Out ~ 01/27/09)
Too much control IN large part because of media scaremongering and horror stories about isolated events, we've become far too obsessed with trying to control virtually every move our kids make. Parents, leave those kids alone. Tossed cigarette I was driving through a retail store's parking lot when a woman walked in front of my truck and threw her lit cigarette onto my truck. ...
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Health briefs
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
Express Care welcomes new employees SIKESTON, Mo. — Angie Menz, MSN, FNP-C, has joined Express Care as a family nurse practitioner, and Muhammad Salmanullah, MD, will practice internal medicine at the clinic. The Express Care walk-in clinic is located at the rear of Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. To schedule an appointment with Menz or Salmanullah, call (573) 472-6001. Hours are 9 a.m.-10 p.m. seven day a week...
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Testing when eyes become vulnerable to cataracts
(Community ~ 01/27/09)
WASHINGTON — Space shuttle science may soon come to an eye doctor near you: Researchers are using a NASA gadget to finally tell if a cataract is brewing before someone's vision clouds over. It's a story of shot-in-the-dark science that paid off with a noninvasive test that detects when eyes are losing the natural compound that keeps cataracts at bay...
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Prayer 1/27/09
(Column ~ 01/27/09)
For the necessities of life which you provide, O God, we give thanks. Amen.
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Teen accused of rape has court date postponed
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
An arraignment hearing in the case of a Sikeston, Mo., teen charged with raping an 80-year-old woman has been rescheduled. Mitchell T. West was scheduled to appear before Cape Girardeau County Circuit Judge Benjamin F. Lewis at 2 p.m. on Monday, but the case has been continued until Feb. 23...
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Rams coach Spagnuolo hires three assistants
(Professional Sports ~ 01/27/09)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo continues to fill out his coaching staff, hiring three veteran coaches. The Rams on Monday announced the hiring of Dick Curl as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. Also, Paul Ferraro was hired as a defensive assistant and Frank Leonard was hired as an offensive assistant...
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Home sales in the Midwest decline almost 5 percent in December
(Business ~ 01/27/09)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Existing home sales in the Midwest dipped almost 5 percent in December compared with a year ago while the median sale price fell to $140,800, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. Midwest sales were softer than the national numbers, but the 11.4 percent median price decline was better. Nationwide sales, unadjusted for seasonal factors, increased about 1 percent compared with December 2007, while the median sale price fell 15.3 percent to $175,400...
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Perry County police seek two burglary suspects
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. -- Perry County authorities are searching for two burglary suspects believed to be from the St. Louis area, said Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf. Marcie D. Buhlinger, 21, and Christopher E. Jameson, 32, both of High Ridge, Mo., were charged with a string of burglary and property damage-related crimes Friday, but their whereabouts are unknown, Schaaf said Monday morning...
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Clarification 1/27/09
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
An article in Sunday's paper should have said the Cape Girardeau Central High School boys basketball team donated Christmas gifts to pediatric patients at both Southeast Missouri Hospital and Saint Francis Medical Center.
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Jackson's 'Thriller' planned for stage
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/09)
NEW YORK -- "Thriller" a Broadway musical? Producer James L. Nederlander says he has acquired the rights for a stage version of Michael Jackson's iconic music-video spoof of horror films. The show will include songs from two of the pop king's best-selling albums, "Thriller" and "Off the Wall."...
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Kentucky prep coach pleads innocent in death of player
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/09)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- At a church where he's a deacon and the high school where he coaches football, David Jason Stinson is well-liked enough to find himself surrounded by supporters despite prosecutors charging him in a player's death. On Monday, Stinson pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide in the death of 15-year-old Pleasure Ridge Park High School offensive lineman Max Gilpin, who collapsed at a sweltering Aug. 20 practice after running sprints, sometimes in pads and helmet...
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Church focuses on Word of God
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/09)
Please show me where Scripture requires anyone to wear a certain kind of attire in order to worship God. Please remember that the old covenant is obsolete, as it has been replaced by a new covenant. So one cannot appeal to the Old Testament for any proof text for such a requirement. Not once did Jesus nor his apostles require or instruct believers to do such a thing...
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Church shows love for the Lord
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/09)
This letter is in response to the letter about the Cape County Cowboy Church. I am a member of that church. It is the first church I feel at home in. I have never been in a church more in love with the Lord or a preacher such as brother Jim, who loves his Lord and genuinely shows it. ...
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Weather blamed for 3 Mo. fatalities
(State News ~ 01/27/09)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Snow, freezing rain and sleet continued Tuesday across much of Missouri, causing hundreds of accidents, prompting power outages and forcing schools and colleges to close for the day. The storm system that arrived Monday spared much of northern Missouri. A path through central Missouri was hit hard, but the southern part of the state took the brunt of it. Three deaths were blamed on the weather — all of them in accidents on slick roads...
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Red Cross opens shelters
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The following Red Cross ice-storm shelters are open: - New Madrid Community Center, 1199 Mill St, New Madrid, Mo. - Minor Baptist Church, 416 Hwy H, Sikeston, Mo. - Portageville First Baptist Church, 608 De Lisle, Portageville, Mo. - Calvary Baptist Church, 201 E Lincoln, Hayti, Mo.Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross is working with county emergency services directors to help local residents who have lost power.These shelters include cots and blankets. ...
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My daughter helping her dad put salt down
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Savannah helping dad put salt down
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Ice and snow storm wreaks havoc from Plains to East
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Schools closed and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity Tuesday as a storm spread a coating of ice and snow on roads and power lines from the southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic states.At least seven deaths had been blamed on the weather.Highway department crews were out in force spreading salt and sand on the accumulating ice.Ice had built up as much as an inch thick around Mountain Home, Ark., and the utility Entergy Arkansas said about 5,800 customers were blacked out as the weight of ice brought down power lines."The way it's shaping up, it looks like it's going to be a major ice storm," weather service meteorologist Chris Buonanno said in Little Rock.The National Weather Service posted ice storm and winter storm warnings Tuesday along a broad swath from Texas and Oklahoma through the Mississippi and Ohio valleys to New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.Public schools, college! s and universities called off classes Tuesday in parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Maryland. ...
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Highway accidents increase as more begin to travel
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Though earlier in the day, the Missouri State Highway Patrol received more calls alerting them to fallen power lines and vehicles stuck in the snow, a dispatcher at the patrol's Troop E headquarters in Poplar Bluff said around 1 p.m. traffic accidents were starting to occur within the last hour...
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Frozen Light
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
This is a Light on N Main St and Third St in Downtown Cape
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Cape Girardeau announces inclement weather trash pickup, recycling schedule; Jackson says no changes
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The City of Cape Girardeau's Public Works Department has announced changes to its trash and recycling pickup schedule due to the ice storm. Trash that's usually picked today will still be picked up where possible, but trucks will run several hours later than normal, according to a city news release...
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Wednesday closings, cancellations
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Some area schools and governments have reported cancellation of classes or closing of offices to the Southeast Missourian. Schools and governments reporting Wednesday closings or delays are: Cape Girardeau County government offices will be closed all day Wednesday, including circuit court and courtrooms...
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Stoddard County deals with morning outages
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
DEXTER, Mo. — Stoddard County awoke to a blanket of ice and snow Tuesday morning, with a promise of more to come throughout the day and through Wednesday. All county schools were closed, as was O.A.K.S. Senior Center and Stoddard County Transit...
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Puffed Up
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
This little bird tried to stay warm on a wintry day in the first big storm of the 2009 season .
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My Backyard Frozen
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
This is a picture of my back yard I could only get my backdoor open 5 inches because all the ice and all of Main St in the Redstar district is all covered in ice also!
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My Mailbox is Frozen
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
This is a picture of my mailbox frozen and all covered with ice
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my daughter
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
This is my daughter outside in the snow
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Area commuters brave hazardous road conditions
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Despite Monday's winter storm leaving most Cape Girardeau city roads down to a single, ice-covered lane, traffic on Kingshighway moved freely, and the wintry mix didn't stop many people from getting to work Tuesday morning, said BP employee Kerri Dodd...
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Tour of Missouri bike race coming to Cape Girardeau on Sept. 8
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Competitors in the Tour of Missouri cross-state bicycle race will arrive in Cape Girardeau after riding from Ste. Genevieve on Sept. 8, tour organizers announced this morning. Cape Girardeau is one of 11 host cities announced for the weeklong-event that will take place from Sept. 7 to 13. The tour will begin with a circuit race in St. Louis on Labor Day, Sept. 7, before moving out into the state...
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Foggy River
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
The Bride is all covered in fog and alot of ice is floating down the mississippi river headed south!
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Ice draws down Pine tree
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Tuesday 1/27 Morning, Ice on Pine tree.
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Redstar Fishing Access Gazebo
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
This is a picture of the gazebo in the redstar fishing access area it has ice hanging off of it and some pieces of ice are 1-2ft long
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Ice building up
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
You can see as the day went on the ice started to build up on the plants. Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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Winter storm '09
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Cinnamon enjoying the frozen outdoors.
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Sliding on the Ice
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Zak Mayfield enjoys the sleet by sliding down the driveway.
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This afternoon on seMissourian.com
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The big story today is the winter weather that's wracked Southeast Missouri and the surrounding area, dumping inches of ice in the form of sleet and freezing rain across the area.The bad news is, more is on the way. ...
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Water Street- this morning
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Aftermath the overnight storm..
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My daughter playing outside
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
This is my daughter Savannah playing in the snow!
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Temperatures to fall into 20s tonight
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Temperatures are expected to fall into the 20s tonight as a major winter storm continues across the region. The storm warning has been extended to noon Wednesday. By that time, expect to see "3 to 6 inches of snow, or more," said Jayson Wilson, meteorologist at the weather service's Paducah, Ky., office...
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Winter storm '09
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
My icy gazing ball.
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Southeast Missouri communities deal with extensive power outages
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Communities throughout Southeast Missouri continue to deal with numerous power outages caused by a winter storm that has brought a mixture of ice, sleet and some snow that began falling Monday evening. New Madrid County has the most power outages of any county in the state, with 3,425 AmerenUE customers, or 68 percent of its county customer base. That’s up from 2,417 without power at 10 a.m...
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Winter storm '09
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Reesie enjoying the icy outdoors.
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Winter storm '09
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Foxy enjoying the ice.
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Road conditions still treacherous despite few accidents reported
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Despite Monday's winter storm dumping a mixture of ice, sleet, and light snow on Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois roadways, very few accidents were reported Tuesday morning, city, county, and state officials said. Road conditions remained hazardous by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, with Interstate 55 and lettered highways still covered with slush, snow, and ice, but only one accident had been reported so far due to the storm, said Keith Denter, spokesman for Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Winter storm '09
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/09)
Ice on my scotch pine tree.
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DNR to recommend no restrictions for Cape Girardeau County ozone
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources decided Monday that Cape Girardeau County should not be designated as an area beset by ozone pollution. The recommendation, a reversal of an earlier decision, will go before the Missouri Air Conservation Commission on Feb. 3 for ratification, said Jeff Bennett, air quality unit modeling chief in DNR's Air Pollution Control Program...
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