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Snow causes hundreds of wrecks in Missouri
(State News ~ 01/12/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A slippery snow made worse by howling wind was blamed for hundreds of accidents in Missouri on Thursday, with the St. Louis area and the northeast region of the state taking the worst of it.
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Ride of the Week submission
(Submitted Story ~ 01/12/12)
Make and model: 1967 CAMARO Owner(s): KEN CARNELL-CARNELL'S COLLISION Owner's hometown: SIKESTON Viper Red with Red Interior 350 Automatic Super Chevy Winner Painted the car for customer a few years ago and had a chance to buy it from him later. We then took it to the next level and replaced anything that wasn't show worthy...
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Puppy stolen from local Humane Society returned
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
The puppy stolen from the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri Saturday was returned Wednesday. On Saturday, a young woman came into the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri looking for a puppy, took one outside to play in a pen and never returned, organization officials say...
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No filings for several municipal seats less than one week before filing closes
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
Incumbents of several municipal governments have already turned in their filing papers for April elections in some municipalities, while other local governments are seeing no action with less than a week left to file. Perryville, Mo., Mayor Debbie Gahan now has a challenger in her re-election bid. ...
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Friday the last day for mailed comments about Postal Service plan
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
Friday is the final day people may send written comments sharing their opinions with the U.S. Postal Service about the proposed closing of the Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility in Cape Girardeau. Comments must be postmarked by Friday and mailed to Manager, Consumer and Industry Contact, Mid-America District, 300 W. Pershing Road, Suite 207, Kansas City, MO 64108-9631...
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Illinois woman pleads not guilty to 4-year-old's murder
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- The Ware, Ill., woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy and trying to cover it up pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Sacha Brown, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and concealment of a homicidal death. An autopsy revealed that Justin Hepburn suffered a four-and-a-half-inch skull fracture before his Dec. 11 death, Union County State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds said...
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Sikeston hospital to go tobacco-free on its property
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Missouri Delta Medical Center has made its own New Year's resolution: to be tobacco-free. "Beginning Aug. 1, 2012, Missouri Delta Medical Center will adopt a tobacco-free campus as a health and wellness initiative," said Jason Schrumpf, president of Missouri Delta. "This policy is designed to preserve the health of our employees, patients, visitors and volunteers along with fulfilling the hospital's mission of promoting the general health of our community."...
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Cardinal Invasion
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/12/12)
Cardinals loving snow and fresh bird seed in Jackson
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Indicators point to improving economy in Cape area in 2012
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
Slowly but surely, the Cape Girardeau area's economy is improving. Key economic indicators, including increasing sales tax revenue, continued construction growth and lower unemployment rates, all point to a stronger economy in 2012. "My impression is that Cape Girardeau County showed steady economic improvement in 2011, better than what was experienced nationally," said Bruce Domazlicky, director of the Center for Economic and Business Research at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Bazooka LeBounce Play Centre Launches Bazooka Ball
(Submitted Story ~ 01/12/12)
LeBounce Play Centre in Cape Girardeau is bringing even more FuN in MOtioN to the area with the launch of a new fast-action feature, Bazooka Ball. "Bazooka Ball at LeBounce consists of powerful air guns shooting soft foam balls over 100 feet," says Maddy Bruegging, General Manager at LeBounce...
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Songbird Has Local Ties
(Submitted Story ~ 01/12/12)
There is a rising flame haired song bird on the country music scene with ties to Cape. Her name is simply Maurryn. At only thirteen years of age she has already graced the stages of Disney, Opryland Gaylord Hotel, Six Flags, and has had her own set at the Delta Fair and Music Festival in Memphis TN for a couple of years now. ...
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SoutheastHEALTH Receives Grant
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/12/12)
Terry Tuschhoff, president of Bank of America, southeast Missouri market, presents Mary Burton-Hitt, SoutheastHEALTH Foundation executive director, with a $2,000 grant from Bank of America to help fund SoutheastHEALTH's children's health and wellness programs...
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Magnet to search for new leader after director's contract not renewed
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
Cape Girardeau Area Magnet, the region's lead economic development organization, will be looking for a new director in April. The organization's board voted at its December meeting not to renew executive director Mitch Robinson's annual contract, Robinson said Wednesday...
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Highway funding bill on fast track in Mo. Senate
(State News ~ 01/12/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Legislation is on a fast track in the Missouri Senate to make the state comply with federal standards for commercial truckers and drunken driving sentences in an effort to avoid penalties that could dock tens of millions of federal road construction dollars...
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Missouri bill would cut income tax, raise cigarette tax
(State News ~ 01/12/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri senator is proposing to eliminate the state income tax for some low-income residents while raising the tax on smokers. Republican state Sen. John Lamping, of Ladue, has filed legislation that would exempt anyone earning less than $2,000 from having to pay state income tax and slightly lower the taxes for people earning more than that...
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ATF offers reward in Kennett Country Club fire
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever was responsible for a fire at the Kennett Country Club. The fire on Nov. 14 caused an estimated $2 million damage to the clubhouse at the country club. The structure, which housed a restaurant and pro shop, was a total loss...
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Illinois board hears argument for exoneration of man convicted of Krajcir's crime
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Prisoner Review Board is tasked with deciding whether to recommend that the governor exonerate a dead man of a crime a serial killer committed after law students, investigators and a family member spoke on the dead man's behalf Wednesday...
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Poplar Bluff man pleads guilty to death of 4-year-old
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man faces up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to causing the death of a 4-year-old girl left in his care in February. Jeremy E. McIntosh, 28, pre-empted his trial, slated for Jan. 26 and 27, by pleading guilty to child abuse before Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis. He was accused of the Feb. 17 death of Zoey Slagler, who died of blunt force trauma...
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Missouri bill would make schools immigration monitors
(State News ~ 01/12/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A bill that would require public schools to verify the immigration status of incoming students is drawing fire from an interest group. The Kansas City Star reported that similar laws have been passed in Alabama and Arizona. In both states, federal judges have blocked implementation of parts of the laws, with the U.S. ...
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Danger lurks at home for Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team
(College Sports ~ 01/12/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will host the Ohio Valley Conference's top early season surprise squad -- Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville at 7 p.m. tonight.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2012. There are 354 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 12, 1912, textile workers at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, Mass., (most of them immigrant women) walked off the job to protest wage cuts. The "Bread and Roses Strike," as it came to be known, spread to other mills in Lawrence and lasted until the following March...
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Wealth envy and Obama
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/12/12)
In response to Jack Knowlan Sr.'s article on Jan. 6: Why do people have such a problem with rich people? My boss is a multimillionaire, and I'm proud he is and so are hundreds of others who work for him nationwide. He is the largest employer in Washington County, Mo...
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Haiti earthquake
(Editorial ~ 01/12/12)
Two years ago today a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti, devastating the area, killing thousands of people and leaving many homeless. The earthquake, which was centered about 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, was said at the time to be the strongest since 1770...
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Budget balancing is misleading
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/12/12)
David Lieb's copy ("Lawmakers to tackle budget and education," Southeast Missourian, Page 1, Jan. 5, 2012) is a bit misleading. The misleading impression is that our Missouri state lawmakers customarily balance their budget. Yes, the Republican leaders brag about it, but it never happens, except by using federal grants...
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Central basketball ceremony
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/12/12)
The Central High School boys basketball team's first season began in 1911-1912. Under coach R.L. Brown the Tigers won 10 games and had five losses. The 1953-1954 and 1979-1980 seasons for Central were some of the best ever for the school with wins in the state championship games. The coaches of these two prolific teams were Lou Muegge and Dan Milligan...
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Speak Out 1/12/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/12/12)
RACHEL Crader and Jordan Seabaugh will some day be remembered as courageous pioneers by ushering in a new form of interactive sports journalism as illustrated by their excellent coverage of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on semoball.com...
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Prayer 1/12/12
(Prayer ~ 01/12/12)
O Lord Jesus, may we daily take up the shield of faith. Amen.
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Fear unfounded: Civil liberties and the 2012 Defense Authorization Act
(Column ~ 01/12/12)
If Congress passed a law for collegiate sporting events, stating that "air horns could under no circumstances be played or employed to produce sounds in or near collegiate sporting events, whether intercollegiate or intramural," we would conclude that NCAA football games would be safe from the earsplitting devices...
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Warm winter means more green for many U.S. cities
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The warm, brown winter that has disappointed snow lovers in much of the U.S. has put more green in the pockets of state and local governments that had their budgets busted last year by the high cost of plowing and running roaring furnaces...
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Homicide drops off list of top causes of U.S. deaths
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
ATLANTA -- For the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness that often develops in elderly people who have choked on their food. The 2010 list, released by the government Wednesday, reflects at least two major trends: Murders are down, and deaths from certain diseases are on the rise as the population ages, health authorities said...
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Marines probe video depicting urination on Taliban corpses
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
WASHINGTON -- The Marine Corps said Wednesday it is investigating a video depicting what appears to be four Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. In a statement, the Marine Corps said it has not verified the origin or authenticity of the YouTube video but said the actions portrayed are inconsistent with Marine values...
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Alaska town orders more shovels
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- When you're trying to clear out 15 feet of snow, a regular shovel just isn't going to cut it. That's why city officials in Cordova, Alaska, have arranged with a Canadian company for a special order of 72 large, scoop-type shovels capable of moving a cubic foot of snow at a time...
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Occupy D.C. camps persist as rally planned next week
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
WASHINGTON -- They were let back into Zuccotti Park but kicked out of a vacant house in Seattle. In other places, Occupy protesters are in courtrooms fighting evictions. While the movement flickers, the protest in the nation's capital is persisting into the winter, buoyed by demonstrators who camp out on federal land in a city with a tolerant, even celebrated, history of civil disobedience. Washington even has two Occupy sites within blocks of each other...
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Court: Judges cannot get involved in church dispute
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
WASHINGTON -- In a groundbreaking case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held for the first time that religious employees of a church cannot sue for employment discrimination. But the court's unanimous decision in a case from Michigan did not specify the distinction between a secular employee, who can take advantage of the government's protection from discrimination and retaliation, and a religious employee, who can't...
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Evelyn Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
Evelyn Griffin Seabaugh, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at home. She was born March 20, 1929, in Hornersville, Mo., to W.J. and Corda Atteberry Griffin. She and Paul Miller Seabaugh were married April 24, 1949, at Vanduser, Mo. He preceded her in death April 14, 2009...
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Scotty Moyers
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- Charles Ray "Scotty" Moyers, 69, of Benton died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at his home. He was born March 25, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, to Charles Eugene and Dorothy Lee Atchley Moyers. He and Vicky Lynn Hobbs were married Feb. 17, 1990, in Cape Girardeau...
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Omar Farrow
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
Omar Ray Farrow, 91, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Dec. 23, 1920, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edward and Valodea Fern Ward Farrow. He and Maxine Littleton were married Aug. 25, 1941, in Parma, Mo. She passed away Dec. 19, 2007...
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Lois Schnare
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
Lois Velma Schnare, 89, formerly of Cape Girardeau and Bosworth, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at Good Samaritan Health Care facility in Alliance, Neb. She was born Feb. 9, 1922, at Carrollton, Mo., to Adolph William and Eulah Lois Veach Brockmeier. She and Martin G. Schnare were married Nov. 13, 1938, in Carrollton...
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Lucille Ratcliff
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
BREWER, Mo. -- Lucille A. Ratcliff, 95, of Brewer died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Perryville, Mo. She was born May 9, 1916, at Kaskaskia Island, Ill., daughter of Roy and Millie Layton Picou. She and Louis J. Ratcliff were married June 11, 1934. He preceded her in death Oct. 4, 1984...
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Ruth McDowell
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
Ruth McDowell, 96, of Jackson passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 1, 1915, in Fruitland, daughter of Elbert and Dell Price Short. She and Chester McDowell were married June 25, 1937. He preceded her in death Feb. 4, 1977...
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Donna Mosby
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Donna M. Mosby, 73, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to service time Friday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Bill Littrell officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery...
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Out of the past 1/12/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/12/12)
Richard R. Griffith has purchased Standley Batch Systems Inc., formerly known as Standley Bin & Conveyer Co.; Griffith, who has been with the firm more than 14 years, has been gradually purchasing the company over the past few years through an arrangement with its founder, Elmer Standley...
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47,000 people killed in Mexico's drug violence in past five years
(International News ~ 01/12/12)
MEXICO CITY -- Two decapitated bodies were found at the entrance to one of Mexico's most luxurious shopping malls Wednesday, and prosecutors announced that more than 47,000 people have been killed in drug violence in the five years since President Felipe Calderon launched a military crackdown against drug cartels...
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Pakistan fires defense chief in growing crisis
(International News ~ 01/12/12)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's prime minister fired the defense secretary Wednesday in a dispute over a memo sent to Washington that has enraged the army, escalating a crisis pitting the civilian government against the powerful military leadership. The army warned darkly of "grievous consequences" because of the standoff, which is hampering U.S. efforts to rebuild ties with the nuclear-armed nation that are needed to negotiate an end to the war in neighboring Afghanistan...
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Fed survey finds strength in most banking districts
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
WASHINGTON -- The final weeks of 2011 were among the economy's strongest as Americans shopped and traveled more, ending the year with a shot of optimism for 2012. That's the bright picture the Federal Reserve sketched in a survey released Wednesday. It said all but one of its 12 banking districts experienced some growth from late November through the end of the year...
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U.S. denies any role in Iranian nuclear scientist's death
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration denied any role in Wednesday's killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist, the latest in a series of events that have exacerbated tensions with Iran. The assassination of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was the latest in a year that has already seen new U.S. economic sanctions, threats to bar American ships from the Persian Gulf, an Iranian death sentence to a jailed U.S. citizen and an escalation in Tehran's uranium enrichment program...
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Births 1/12/12
(Births ~ 01/12/12)
Twin daughters to Jordan Racey and Tiffany Piwowarczyk of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. Avery Grace was born at 5:11 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces. Logan Marie was born at 5:12 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces. Third and fourth daughters...
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neXt up 1/12/12
(Community ~ 01/12/12)
"The Beauty and the Beast in 3-D," rated G @Cape West 14 Cine "Contraband," rated R @Cape West 14 Cine "Joyful Noise," rated PG-13 @Cape West 14 Cine SATURDAY Sunday NEXT WEEK "Gears of War 3: Phoenix Rising Map Pack," X360...
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'Freedom Writers' author appears at Egyptian High School in Tamms
(Community ~ 01/12/12)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Students in Amy Sitton's English classes at Egyptian High School in Tamms know well the story of Erin Gruwell and her students. They've read her book. They watched Hilary Swank portray her in the movie "Freedom Writers." But they never dreamed she would really visit them -- much less spend three days getting to know them...
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who's neXt 1/12/12
(Community ~ 01/12/12)
HONORS, ACHIEVEMENTS -- From staff reports Vance Toole ...
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Hooked on Science: Plasma globe illumination
(Community ~ 01/12/12)
The plasma globe is a science toy many of us have experimented with and there is a lot of science behind this popular gadget. STEP 1: Find a suitable location away from direct sunlight, preferably where you are able to dim the lights. Keep the plasma globe away from any metal objects or surfaces. Metal objects or surfaces may cause a shock hazard...
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EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming. Power plants released 72 percent of the greenhouse gases reported to the Environmental Protection Agency for 2010, according to information released Wednesday that was the first catalog of global warming pollution by facility. ...
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Astronomers seeing more planets than stars in galaxy
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
WASHINGTON -- The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it's a crowded cosmos. They think planets easily outnumber stars in our galaxy and they're even finding them in the strangest of places. And they've only begun to count...
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No. 9 Missouri men's basketball team claws past Iowa State 76-69
(College Sports ~ 01/12/12)
AMES, Iowa -- No. 9 Missouri was down to five players with a minute left and the host Cyclones breathing down its neck. The undermanned Tigers responded in the clutch yet again and put their only loss of the season behind them. Matt Pressey led six players in double figures with 14 points, and the Tigers got past Iowa State 76-69 on Wednesday night...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball game at Murray State earns spot on national TV
(College Sports ~ 01/12/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will get a dose of national television exposure next month. It was announced Wednesday that the Redhawks' Feb. 2 game at nationally ranked Murray State has been selected for telecast by ESPNU as part of the Ohio Valley Conference's television package. The contest will tip off at 7 p.m. in Murray, Ky.
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High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team earns spot in Chester Invite title game
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State gymnastics preview: Redhawks kick off season Friday
(College Sports ~ 01/12/12)
A preview of the Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team.
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Twinkies maker files for bankruptcy protection
(National News ~ 01/12/12)
NEW YORK -- Just like many Americans, the maker of Twinkies, Sno Balls and Wonder Bread is trying to lose the fat. Hostess Brands is hoping to take a bite out of its high costs as it heads back into bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than a decade...
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Jackson police report 1/12/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Theft was reported in the 800 block of Dorothy Drive. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Property damage was reported in the 100 block of South Bellevue Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/12/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Lisa D. Essmyer, 38, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to maintain the right half of the road...
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In federal court: Perry County man gets two 10-year sentences for gun chargess
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
The U.S. attorney's office released the following information Wednesday for defendants who appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. SENTENCED Name: Keith W. Overbey Residence: Perry County Charges: Aiding and abetting the possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm...
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MLK observances planned in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- "Hope Is Not Just a Dream" will be the theme to this year's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration and Motorcade Parade in Sikeston. It was choen to reinforce that King's dream isn't something to wait on but a goal to work toward, said Michael Harris, Sikeston King Day Planning Committee member...
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New bid extends Cape Girardeau federal building auction
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
A last-minute bid on Cape Girardeau's former federal building Wednesday afternoon upped the price by $25,000 and extended the auction by at least another 24 hours. An anonymous bidder entered a $325,015 bid -- up from the previous high bid of $300,015 offer posted at 2:43 p.m. Tuesday -- at 2:30 p.m., 13 minutes before the auction was set to expire...
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