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Incumbents file for school board in Cape; newcomer files in Jackson
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
Cape Girardeau's two incumbent school board members filed for re-election Tuesday.
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Woman arrested in connection with Union County child's death
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- A Jonesboro woman is in custody in connection with a Saturday death of a child in Ware, Ill., the Union County State's Attorney's Office said Tuesday. Sacha Brown, 29, is in custody and will be formally charged Wednesday morning in connection to the death of a child, a state's attorney's office spokesperson said, noting that more information will become available later this afternoon or tomorrow morning. ...
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Incumbents file for city offices in Perryville, Scott City
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
A flurry of incumbents rushed to file Tuesday to retain their council seats in Scott City, including Mayor Tim Porch. Others who filed Tuesday -- the first day of the filing period -- included Bill Schwartz of Ward 1, Pat Brazel of Ward 2, Walter Peetz of Ward 2 and Kirk Lewis of Ward 3, according to city clerk Cindy Uhrhan...
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NTSB recommends ban on driver cell phone use
(State News ~ 12/14/11)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board said Tuesday. The recommendation, unanimously agreed to by the five-member board, applies to both hands-free and hand-held phones and significantly exceeds any existing state laws restricting texting and cellphone use behind the wheel...
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Animal control officer speaks to deer committee
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
Responding to deer-related calls is consuming more police department resources, Nuisance Abatement supervisor Ty Metzger told Cape Girardeau's Deer Management Committee on Tuesday. "The deer population is growing and obviously it will continue to grow," he said. "As the city limits expand, we're expanding into habitats where deer already exist. As that habitat decreases, these deer are becoming urban," Metzger said...
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Chaffee boys basketball team rallies from 20-point halftime deficit to clip Saxony Lutheran
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/11)
The Chaffee boys basketball team overcame a 20-point deficit at halftime to defeat Saxony Lutheran 61-59.
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Friday marks 200th anniversary of New Madrid earthquake
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
In the early morning hours of a cold December day, New Madrid, Mo., resident Eliza Bryan was visited by violence. In an 1816 letter to her friend Lorenzo Dow, she recounted a night five years earlier when she experienced the first of three major earthquakes that would literally rock the central region of the United States and shake it to its core...
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Commander bankruptcy hearing continued to Jan. 17
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
A bankruptcy judge in Texas has given Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. another month to reorganize before he will consider Cape Girardeau's motion to allow the company's assets to be liquidated. Judge Bill Parker of the U.S. Bankruptcy Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday continued the hearing until Jan. 17, when he will consider the city's motion to switch the bankruptcy status from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7...
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Cape family thankful for support after fire destroys home
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
When Shawna Santos dozed off in front of her television the night of Dec. 7, she wasn't dreaming of cramming into a two-bed motel room with her four children. When she awoke to a smoke-filled house, the cramped living quarters was the reality Santos and her family would soon face...
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Let the Sun Shine - Ending the Secrecy
(Submitted Story ~ 12/14/11)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Sen. Jason Crowell, R -- Cape Girardeau, has introduced a Senate Joint Resolution to change the way state Senate and House boundaries are drawn. If passed, the Joint Resolution would require all meetings of any Senate or House redistricting commission or judicial commission to be public and require the commissions to obey Missouri's laws concerning open meetings and open records...
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Nordenia USA Donation to Toys for Tots
(Submitted Story ~ 12/14/11)
Nordenia USA recently ran a Toys for Tots campaign. Thanks to the Nordenia employees, a large number of gifts were collected. Thank You to all of the generous people in Southeast Missouri who were able to donate to the Toys for Tots drive.
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Building on Broadway already drawing interest from renters
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
The rehabilitation of one of Cape Girardeau's oldest buildings has caught the attention of three future tenants, who the building's owner said have already forked over deposits to occupy the structure once construction is completed by June. Two commercial interests and one residential renter have already committed to lease sections of the 143-year-old Julius Vasterling Building at the corner of Broadway and North Sprigg Street, developer Kenny Pincksten said Tuesday...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/14/11)
Allie is 8 weeks old. She has 6 brothers & sisters also looking for homes. All are available for adoption at the Humane Society of SEMO 573-334-5837. See more pets available at www.semopets.org.
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Nancy Hunter DAR tours museum
(Submitted Story ~ 12/14/11)
The Nancy Hunter Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution toured the Cape River Heritage Museum which now features an exhibit about Marie Watkins Oliver, who designed the Missouri State Flag. Southeast Missouri State University students, Brittany Contratto of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Samantha Hennenfent of OFallon, Missouri, presented a program about Mrs. ...
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Scott City woman takes $100,000 lottery prize
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
A shopping trip ended with a spur-of-the-moment decision that changed a Scott City woman's life. After an afternoon of errands, Johnne Griffin, 61, stopped at Reeve's Boomland, 6399 Highway 77 in Benton, Mo., before heading to her Scott City home. Moments after the mother-of-four bought a Missouri Lottery Silver Bells Scratchers ticket, she was left "staring in shock" at a $100,000 prize...
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Several nonelectronic options make good gifts for little ones
(Column ~ 12/14/11)
We recently had a power outage in Cape Girardeau that lasted several hours. A day later I was talking with the father of a 6-year-old. Dad's comment was that his son became distraught when he realized that he couldn't play with his DS (he couldn't recharge the battery) or play a video game online or on the television screen. He was simply beside himself because there was no electronic entertainment available...
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Three injured in crash on I-55 near Nash Road
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
A two-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 55 near the Nash Road exit left three people injured, one seriously. Police at the scene of the crash said one person was seriously injured, and two others had non-life-threatening injuries. All three were taken to Saint Francis Medical Center.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/14/11)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2011. There are 17 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating out a British expedition led by Robert F. Scott...
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‘Survivor' winner released from jail, hopes for future reality TV series
(Entertainment ~ 12/14/11)
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Reality television star Richard Hatch says he's hoping for a new show about his relationship with children conceived by his sperm donations, now that he's out of prison in Rhode Island. Hatch said Tuesday that he has so far met two biological children through the Donor Sibling Registry, which helps connect donors and their children...
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Oprah says Haitian president made her promise to return
(Entertainment ~ 12/14/11)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Oprah Winfrey's trip to Haiti included dinner with the country's president. Winfrey said she dined with President Michel Martelly and his wife Sophia. The president previously said he hoped the television personality would be a goodwill ambassador for Haiti. Winfrey said no formal role was discussed but he made her promise to return to Haiti and she did...
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Mail center
(Editorial ~ 12/14/11)
With the declining use of first-class mail, the U.S. Postal Service is considering closing 252 mail processing centers and 3,700 post offices nationwide. These potential closings are part of the U.S. Postal Service's effort to slash $3 billion in expenses by 2015. However, the cuts, which could include the Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility in Cape Girardeau, would largely affect rural communities such as those in Southeast Missouri...
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Speak Out 12/14/11
(Speak Out ~ 12/14/11)
WHY is it that every time I turn on the TV the president is on? Is that all he does, sit in front of the TV and talk to the people? He needs to be doing some work to get this economy back to where people can live a normal life. I am calling about the article in the Southeast Missourian about the man who evidently had a gun. Now here is a man who fights for our country and our freedom and comes home and has some lady mouthing off, but they arrest him. That's our court system for you...
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Sue Truax
(Obituary ~ 12/14/11)
Lillie Sue Truax, 74, of Jackson passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at her home. She was born March 26, 1937, in Marks, Miss., to Edgar and Bertha Wilson Hancock. Sue and Rodney Truax were married June 6, 1966. Sue was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. ...
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Phyllis Bohannon
(Obituary ~ 12/14/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Phyllis Elaine Bohannon, 61, of Sikeston died Monday at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 12, 2011, at the home. Born Sept. 5, 1950, in Bertrand, Mo., to the late Jesse D. Berry and Ola Berry, she was a 1968 graduate of Charleston High School and Southeast Missouri State University in 1972 with a bachelor of science in education...
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Robert Burns
(Obituary ~ 12/14/11)
Robert A. Burns, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rodger Kiepe officiating...
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Births 12/14/11
(Births ~ 12/14/11)
Daughter to Nathaniel Eugene Hadley and Tasha LeAnne Nation of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 6:48 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Name, Amberlynn Nichole. Weight, 6 pounds, 14.2 ounces. First child. Ms. Nation is the daughter of Ken Hurt and Terri Diamond, both of Farmington, Mo. Hadley is the son of Larry Huffman Jr. and Virginia Hadley, both of Cape Girardeau...
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Justin Hepburn
(Obituary ~ 12/14/11)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Justin James Hepburn, 4, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at his home in rural Jonesboro. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Friday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bobby Richardson officiating. Interment will be in Jonesboro Cemetery...
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Out of the past 12/14/11
(Out of the Past ~ 12/14/11)
Alan Pettenger, Assemblies of God missionary to Botswana, is guest speaker in the evening at First Assembly of God Church in Jackson; Pettenger is a third-generation Pettenger to go to Southern Africa since 1921. Parkway Honda is set to open in its own building in the new Cape Girardeau Autopark, on South Kingshighway; this will be the third dealership in the park, the others being Town and County Motors and Kingsway Nissan...
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Prayer 12/14/11
(Prayer ~ 12/14/11)
O God, may we comfort those in distress with the comfort we ourselves receive from you. Amen.
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Jackson police and fire reports 12/14/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/14/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/14/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/14/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/14/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/14/11)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Mo. says prisoners wrongly got jobless benefits
(State News ~ 12/14/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri labor department says it has discovered several people who received unemployment benefits while in prison. The labor department says the discovery came less than a month after it started a new process in which it runs the names of unemployment benefit recipients against a list of state inmates. Prisoners are not eligible for jobless benefits because they are not available to work...
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Dexter man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
A Dexter, Mo., man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Cape Girardeau to child pornography charges related to him allegedly exploiting a teenage relative by taking nude videos of her. Michael Lee Wilson, 37, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to the U.S. attorney's office...
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Sikeston Country Club closes its doors
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Country Club will close without having a goodbye party. "Friday morning it will be closed," Rob Collins, acting manager during the closing process, said Tuesday. A representative of the five local banks that are foreclosing on the property met with Collins and Howard Gipson of Gipson Construction, a local contractor who was consulted on how best to winterize and secure facilities, Tuesday morning at the club...
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Cookbook is great last-minute gift idea
(Column ~ 12/14/11)
If you are looking for last-minute gift ideas, I have a great suggestion. St. Vincent de Paul Parish has a large cookbook for sale to celebrate their 175th anniversary. This book is a real bargain for the price to get 384 pages of tried-and-true recipes. The book contains a brief history of the parish and seven different sections of recipes...
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Interstate 55 reduced to one lane in Perry County for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. -- Southbound Interstate 55 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane today and Thursday with a 12-foot width restriction for pavement repairs. This section of road is between Route K and Route B. Missouri Department of Transportation crews will perform the work from 8 a.m. today to 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The work zone will be marked with signs...
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In federal court: Woman sentenced for armed bank robbery
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
The U.S. attorney's office released the following information Monday for defendants who appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. PLEADED GUILTY Residence: Perry County Charges: Armed Bank Robbery Summary: Aguilera was sentenced to 100 months on one felony count of armed bank bobbery, one felony count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one felony count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. ...
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In federal court: Cape man sentenced for interstate possession of stolen goods
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
Name: Joel K. Day Residence: Cape Girardeau Charges: Interstate possession of stolen goods Summary: Day was sentenced to 37 months on three felony counts of interstate possession of stolen goods. He admitted that on Dec. 4, 2010, he stole a 2011 Ritenouer brand, 53-foot aluminum trailer and its contents from Mount Vernon, Ill. ...
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Crash kills three in Southeast Missouri
(State News ~ 12/14/11)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Authorities in southeastern Missouri say three people are dead following a one-vehicle crash in New Madrid County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the accident happened around 10:20 p.m. Monday on Main Street in Gideon. The patrol says a car driven by Dylan Cornett, 19, of Gideon, went out of control on a curve, ran off the road and struck a ditch, a utility pole and a large tree...
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Cardinals lock up Schumaker
(Professional Sports ~ 12/14/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Second baseman Skip Schumaker has agreed to a $3 million, two-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, who did not tender a contract offer to infielder Ryan Theriot before Monday night's deadline. The 31-year-old Schumaker batted .283 in 117 games for the Cardinals this year and then .381 in the postseason with the lone RBI in a 1-0 victory over Philadelphia in Game 5 of the NL division series. He made 89 starts at second base and five in the outfield...
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Faltering Rams face short week of practice
(Professional Sports ~ 12/14/11)
ST. LOUIS -- The struggles continue for the St. Louis Rams after their 30-13 loss in Seattle on Monday night. The NFL's lowest-scoring team, zeroing in on its fourth top two draft pick in five seasons, has a short week before Cincinnati (7-6) arrives Sunday...
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High school roundup: Gremaud leads Perryville girls basketball team past Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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St. Mary students 'CHEER' Globetrotter
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Harlem Globetrotter Scooter Christensen helps Kayle Jackson, left, and Hunter Tucker perform tricks during a presentation at St. ...
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Postal Service will delay decision on closings until May
(Local News ~ 12/14/11)
The U.S. Postal Service, in response to a request made by multiple U.S. senators, has agreed to delay the closing or consolidation of any post offices or mail processing facilities until May 15. The Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility in Cape Girardeau, with just over 100 employees, is among 252 processing centers the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced in September it was considering closing...
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Southeast Missourian Player of the week: Notre Dame's Nathan Meystedt
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/11)
Not even a chipped tooth could slow down Notre Dame's Nathan Meystedt. The senior took a hit to the mouth but kept on playing in the SEMO Conference boys basketball tournament third-place game Friday. He finished with a game-high 21 points in the Bulldogs' 52-44 victory over Central...
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