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Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl XLIV
(Professional Sports ~ 02/08/10)
MIAMI, Fla. -- Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who. Ain't kidding. Put away those paper bags forever. Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to upset Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games...
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Some area schools closing ahead of winter storm
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
Some area schools began closing around 12:30 today, ahead of the anticipated winter storm that likely will blanket Southeast Missouri with snow tonight.
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Attorney asks for more time in Amerimart armed robbery case
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A suspect accused of robbing the Amerimart convenience store Jan. 8 remains in custody at the Cape Girardeau County jail after his attorney, Jennifer Booth, asked for additional time for evidence discovery Monday before Circuit Court Judge Benjamin F. Lewis...
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Car crash blocking traffic at Kingshighway and Highway 74
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A vehicle accident has blocked traffic traveling east at Kingshighway and Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau, according to scanner traffic. One person is reportedly injured in the crash. Look for more details later at http://semissourian.com
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Super Bowl brings friends, family together for football, food and fun
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
For some area residents Sunday's Super Bowl game wasn't all about who won or lost, but instead about letting loose and finding comfort in the company of their friends, sharing laughs and their favorite snack foods. About 55 high school students in Chaffee, Mo., gathered in the industrial arts shop at the school to watch the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts game projected on a big screen. ...
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Two individuals arrested by Bootheel Task Force
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
Two individuals, one who admitted to selling methamphetamine in Steele, Mo., for the past four years, were recently arrested for manufacturing of a controlled substance after an investigation by Steele police officers and agents of the Bootheel Drug Task Force...
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Gizmo the Pappion
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
This is Jeanne & Jimmy's new puppy Gizmo. He is a pappion about 3 months old now. He loves to ride his mighty steed even though he only weighs 2.9 lbs. He's simply adorable!!
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Visiting the geese at Capaha Park
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
My son Aidan LOVES to go to Capaha Park and feed the geese and ducks...but he doesnt like it when they get too close!
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CASA Informational Meetings to be held
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will be holding Informational Meetings once a month for prospective CASA volunteers. A CASA volunteer has to complete 30 hours of special training and background screenings before they are sworn in as a volunteer child advocate. ...
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SpiritWing from Missouri Baptist University to Present Concert
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
SpiritWing, celebrating 25 years as Missouri Baptist University's contemporary Christian collegiate vocal performance group, will lead the Sunday morning worship service at First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau on Sunday, February 14, at 10:45 am. The public is invited. First Baptist Church is located at the corner of Lexington Ave. and Cape Rock Drive...
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Bring on the snow!!
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
Here's Jeanne & Jimmy's miniature sicilian donkey, Zacheus, wearing his winter attire. He says, "Bring on the snow!! I'm ready!!"
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St. Mary Cathedral School 2010 Distinguished Graduate
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
ST. MARY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL AWARDS 2010 DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE TO SISTER RITA SCHONOHOFF St. Mary Cathedral School in Cape Girardeau, MO recently honored Sister Rita Schonhoff as their 2010 NCEA Distinguished Graduate during Catholic Schools Week celebrated January 30th through February 5th, 2010. ...
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A Happy Ending
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
On November 18, 2009, Leo Baumhardt, an In-Home Service Aide through SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence (SADI), lost his home to a fire. Along with losing his home, Leo, also lost his beloved pet Chihuahua, Cha-chi. After learning of Leo's loss, SADI Staff worked towards finding a new pet to help fill Leo's void. ...
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Valentine's Day Fundraiser
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
SADI's First Annual Valentine's Day Fundraiser was a success. SADI stopped taking orders for the candy bouquets on Friday, February 5, 2010 and was able to take over 220 orders. These candy bouquets were made available for a $15 donation and for an extra $1 more could be delivered in the Cape and Jackson areas. ...
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Perryville High School PBS winners for January
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Perryville High School students and staff members were recently recognized for going above and beyond the PBS (Positive Behavior Support program) expectations for the month of January. The students were issued Buccaneer Bucks by administrators and faculty members for demonstrating their exceptional behavior, which they then redeemed for a free homework pass, free admission to one athletic event, a free drink and snack from the concession stand, $1.00 off a library fine, or free admission to one school dance. ...
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Sasha
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
My GSD Sasha in snow of 2010
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DRIvIN' RAIN sings to FNA/SONY and records a new track for up coming Whitesnake Tribute album.
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Local hard rock legends DRIvIN' RAIN announced on their websites that the band has signed a new 2010 record deal with Nashville based FNA RECORDS. The new label already has cd releases by the bands Tora Tora, Dirty Looks, Black N Blue, and HAWK. With several other major acts to be released very soon...
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8th Grade Basketball Team Awarded Sportsmanship Trophy
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Their record was 4-7 but that isn't what made the Perry County Middle School 8th grade Boys Basketball Team stand out among their peers. The 8th grade boys were awarded the JCAA (Jefferson County Athletic Association) Conference Sportsmanship Award for the 2009-10 basketball season. ...
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Kelso C - 7 Annual Science Fair
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Press Release Kelso C -- 7 Elementary School Kelso C -- 7 Elementary School in New Hamburg, Missouri held its annual Science Fair in the cafeteria on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade participated. Students began their projects at home before Christmas and could work individually on their project or have a partner. ...
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Kelso C-7 Students Searching for Careers
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
During the third quarter of 2009-2010 school year, students are exploring the six career paths via missouriconnections.org. Here, in these pictures, students are exploring different careers over the internet and learning about qualifications, education, and experience needed to enter their chosen career path. Career education is an integral part of Kelso C-7's guidance curriculum...
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Shelter of Hope gets support from churches, building rent-free for a year
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A new ministry for the homeless in Cape Girardeau has pledges of support from almost a dozen churches and a gift of a building rent-free for a year, the Rev. Bob Towner of Christ Episcopal Church said Friday. The Shelter of Hope will have room to provide emergency shelter for up to a dozen people when it begins operation, Towner said. The group, led by Chaplain Terry Wildman, will announce details of its plans later this week, he said...
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Talking Shop with Bruce Loy, manager of Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
(Business ~ 02/08/10)
Three months have passed since Cape Girardeau's newest commercial air carrier began operations. Through Jan. 31, 735 passengers used Cape Air's service to and from Cape Girardeau, compared to Great Lake Airlines, the last airline to service the area, which carried 833 passengers in 19 months. Airport manager Bruce Loy recently sat down with business reporter Brian Blackwell to discuss the airline's performance in Cape Girardeau, his path to the city and why he chose a career in airlines rather than the rodeo.
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West Park Mall going strong despite some vacancies, according to economist, sales figures
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
The southeast side of West Park Mall took another shot recently. Even before The Pasta House Co. left after 24 years for a more central location in the city, the nearby anchor store that once housed Steve & Barry's has been vacant since 2008. Since 2001, that space has been occupied by a store for about three years. A clothing store called PacSun and the Playmoors video game club also recently closed its doors in Cape Girardeau...
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Four Cape Girardeau County officials not seeking re-election
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
Cape Girardeau County's longest-serving officeholder, Circuit Clerk Charles Hutson, said Friday he won't be seeking a 10th term in office. That doesn't mean voters won't see the name Hutson on the ballot this year, but it will be Chris Hutson, Charles Hutson's son, running for presiding commissioner...
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High school art
(Editorial ~ 02/08/10)
There are many ways Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus for the visual and performing arts has drawn in the wider community through performances and exhibits. The current high school art exhibition featuring the work of artists from 17 school districts throughout Southeast Missouri is a wonderful example...
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Speak Out 2/8/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/08/10)
WHAT a super job the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department has done once again on the snow and ice removal on our streets. They don't toot their horn much, but they constantly do an excellent job. I thought President Bush did a pretty good job after Sept. ...
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Prayer 2/8/10
(Prayer ~ 02/08/10)
Our hopes and dreams are in your hands, O God, and we seek your guidance. Amen.
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Alice Stark
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alice J. Stark, 79, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born June 26, 1930, in Bollinger County, Mo., daughter of the late Albert and Myrtle A. Conrad Yount. She and Conway E. Stark were married May 5, 1951. He preceded her in death April 9, 1996...
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Vivian Lange
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
EGYPT MILLS, Mo. -- Vivian Lucille Lange, 89, of Egypt Mills died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. She was born Feb. 13, 1920, in St. Louis, to Clarence Alvin and Jessie Jane Hafner Bishop. She and Otis Martin Lange were married Nov. 14, 1936, in Arkansas. He preceded her in death Jan. 17, 2000...
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Edward Prost Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward Dale Prost Sr., 87, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. He was born Dec. 14, 1922, in Perryville, son of the late Edward William and Hilda Alma Unverferth Prost. He was married 62 years ago on May 3, 1947, to Irene Catherine Hennemann. She survives in Perryville...
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Eugene Petzoldt
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
Eugene "Gene" Petzoldt, 79, of the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, formerly of Altenburg, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Veterans Home. He was born June 29, 1930, in Altenburg, son of the late Henry Otto and Hedewege "Hattie" Niederstadt Petzoldt. He and Eleanor Kaufman were married April 19, 1956. She preceded him in death June 30, 1989...
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Maedean Garland
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Maedean Garland, 86, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at her home. She was born March 29, 1923, in Bessville, Mo., daughter of Amon and Eliza Jane Pulliam Cook. She and Ransom J. "Mann" Garland were married March 26, 1938. He preceded her in death on Nov. 2, 1991...
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James Phillips
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
James "J.D." Phillips, 75, of Gordonville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Thursday, Jan. 17, 1935, in Neelys Landing, Mo., to Claude and Eula Robinson Phillips. He and Mary Frances Winkler were married in 1956 at Gordonville...
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Out of the past 2/8/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/08/10)
Cape Girardeau is still in the running for the General Motors Corp. Saturn plant; local proposals from 12 Missouri communities -- including Cape Girardeau -- have been accepted by the state's top economic development directors and will be presented to GM officials later this month...
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Time will tell on new Southeast football recruits
(Sports Column ~ 02/08/10)
I've never heard a college coach in any sport say he or she didn't land a good recruiting class. So Southeast Missouri State football coach Tony Samuel naturally raved about his latest batch of recruits Wednesday as the signing period began. Samuel and his staff landed 17 players, with several more expected to sign in the weeks and months ahead...
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Redhawks gymnastics remains unbeaten
(College Sports ~ 02/08/10)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team kept its record perfect Friday with a 192.325-190.100 road win over Centenary College in Shreveport, La. Southeast improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the Midwest Independent Conference. Senior Rikara Turner won her fourth overall title of the season and 15th of her career by scoring 38.600. The Redhawks claimed all four individual titles...
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Missouri man charged with setting Wal-Mart fire
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A mid-Missouri man has been charged with setting fire to the paper towl aisle at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Jefferson City while holding a child. The Jefferson City News Tribune reported that 18-year-old Henry Medina of Holts Summit faces one count each of second-degree arson, misdemeanor stealing and misdemeanor child endangerment...
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Fifth SW Mo. suspect charged in bungled kidnapping
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
NEVADA, Mo. (AP) -- Another southwest Missouri suspect has been charged in the abduction of the wrong New Jersey man. Fifty-five-year-old Roy A. Slates faces one count each of concealing a felony and hindering prosecution in Vernon County Circuit Court. The Joplin Globe reported he posted $5,000 bond and was released this past week...
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Conn. power plant blast kills at least 5, injures 14
(National News ~ 02/08/10)
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more. The explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, about 20 miles south of Hartford, could be heard and felt for miles...
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Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids
(National News ~ 02/08/10)
TOKYO -- Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker...
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Scott County to receive reimbursement from the state for 2009 ice storm expenses
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri will reimburse communities in Scott County and across southern Missouri more than $4 million for expenses incurred as a result of last year's ice storm. "This devastating ice storm hit as Missourians and local governments were facing tough economic times and tight budgets," Gov. ...
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Franklin Boland
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
MINNITH, Mo. -- Franklin "Buck" Boland, 74, of Minnith died Feb. 5, 2010, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo...
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People on the move 2/8/10
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A physician affiliated with Hematology and Oncology Associates of Southeast Missouri Hospital recently completed certification. James C. Mosley III passed examinations to become board certified in medical oncology. He completed a residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis. Mosley also completed a clinical fellowship in hematology and oncology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital...
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Event will reunite former employees of closed Thorngate plants
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
It's hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since Thorngate Ltd. closed its doors in Cape Girardeau. When the high-end men's clothing manufacturer pulled out of the area, it left 335 employees without a job and a large structure vacant. Since the plant closed it's likely some of those employees haven't seen one another...
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Pachyderms To Host Panel Honoring Local GOP Leaders
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
The SEMO Pachyderm Club will be hosting a panel honoring local GOP Leaders on Feb. 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM at Dexter BBQ in Cape. The panel will feature long-time, local party leaders discussing the Party's local past, present and future. Attendees confirmed include: David Limbaugh, Donna Lichtenegger, Weldon Macke, Tom Schulte, and David Schwab. Tentative guests include: JoAnn Emerson and Gary Rust...
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Amazing Daisies
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
Daisy Girl Scouts from St. Mary School in Cape Girardeau made blankets and donated them to the Building Blocks of Missouri Program. They completed this service project because of their love for babies. The girls used money they earned from their Fall product sales to purchase the fleece for these blankets. ...
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Analysis: Teachers back Sen. Jason Crowell's efforts to curb tax credits
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Republican senators seeking to rein in Missouri's expansive tax credit system have a new ally: Teachers. The alliance is a reflection of Missouri's new budget reality. Scarce dollars are forcing advocacy groups to pay ever-greater attention to their self-interests...
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'Science Friday' headed to St. Louis
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The National Public Radio program "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday," hosted by Ira Flatow, is coming to St. Louis next month. The show's March 12 episode will be broadcast live from the Saint Louis Science Center in front of a live audience...
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'Many small things amount to much' in Haiti mission
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
Editor's note: The following story is a personal essay submitted by a nurse anesthetist from Jackson who visited Haiti recently to provide medical assistance after the earthquake. MIRAGOANE, Haiti -- We arrived on a blistering hot, chaotic day in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Our "team" was composed of Dr. Bob Cady of Florida, Dr. Dick Whitaker of Pennsylvania (both orthopedic surgeons) and myself, Melanie Dillard, a nurse anesthetist from Jackson...
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Polar Bear Plunge
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
Jessica Westrich gave high five to a fireman in 32 degree water during the polar bear plunge as her dad Larry Westrich watches.
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Truman State provost named president
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Truman State University provost Troy Paino is the school's new president. The selection, announced Monday, makes official a decision put in place two months ago when Paino was designated the finalist. He will start his new job May 10...
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Correction 2/8/10
(Correction ~ 02/08/10)
n A group from Delta High School participated in the Polar Plunge on Saturday at Lake Boutin. Information in an article in Sunday's Southeast Missourian was incorrect. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Winter storm to be followed by strong winds
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A winter storm warning issued early this afternoon predicts that the Cape Girardeau area should receive about 3-1/2 to 4 inches of snow by Tuesday morning. The warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Tuesday. The snow will be followed by strong winds that will push windchills into the teens and single digits Tuesday and Tuesday night, said David Humphrey, lead meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Paducah, Ky...
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