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National Weather Service issues fire warning for Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A combination of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a "Red Flag Warning" for much of Missouri. Conditions are conducive for the rapid spread of uncontrolled wild fires. The warning is in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today...
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Funeral procession in Cape for slain soldier
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Patriot Guard Riders lead the funeral procession of Army Sgt. Joshua Born Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012 along West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau en route to Mound City National Cemetery.
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Former sheriff's deputy files in Missouri House race
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A second candidate filed for Missouri House District 151 last Friday, and is the only new candidate to file since opening day. Dennis Fowler, an Advance Republican, officially filed for the seat. Dexter Republican Bob Thrower filed for the position on opening day. Incumbent Republican Billy Pat Wright has filed for Senate District 25...
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Romney wins Ohio, four other Super Tuesday states
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured four other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum.
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Chaffee police chief fired following dog shooting investigation
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee police chief Jim Chambers has been fired, the department confirmed Monday.
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State panel rejects tax credits for Cape low-income housing
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
With overwhelming needs in tornado-torn Joplin, Mo., a $6 million low-income apartment complex proposed in Cape Girardeau has been rejected by state housing officials for tax credits this year. The Missouri Housing Development Commission did not approve MACO Development's application, meaning the project planned for the west-central part of the city won't happen this year...
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Trial date postponed again between disabilities board, VIP
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The trial date between the county disabilities board and VIP Industries has been postponed again, although a new date has yet to be set. The trial between the Cape Girardeau County Board for Developmental Disabilities and the sheltered workshop was set to begin Monday, but it was asked to be cancelled by lawyers for both sides, according to board attorney J. Michael Ponder. Ponder said that he and VIP lawyer John Toma of St. Louis are working to get a new date set...
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Tilley names Limbaugh to Hall of Famous Missourians
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
House Speaker Steve Tilley is unapologetic: Radio talk show host and famous Cape Girardeau native Rush Limbaugh belongs in the Hall of Famous Missourians, alongside the likes of Stan Musial, Harry S. Truman and Walt Disney. On Monday, Tilley confirmed he has chosen Limbaugh -- along with Dred Scott -- to have busts of their likeness to be placed in the Missouri State Capitol. ...
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The elementary challenge: New principal looking forward to work at Cape's Jefferson school
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
In 14 years at Jefferson Elementary, principal Mark Cook has never been "some guy back off in the office." Leading a school with Jefferson's academic and demographic challenges takes building and keeping good relationships with students' families and an establishment of the community's trust, he said...
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Body found in Diversion Channel identified as missing Cape Girardeau man
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
After almost two months of authorities looking for him, it was a fisherman who found Bobby Hennecke. Hennecke's body was found Monday afternoon in the Diversion Channel at the Cape Girardeau and Scott County border, Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton confirmed Monday night.
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GIRARDOT CHAPTER SUPPORTS ANNUAL HEART WALK
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
Members of the Girardot Chapter IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals) participated in the annual American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Walk in Cape Girardeau, Saturday, February 25, 2012. Walkers representing the chapter collected pledges and donations. ...
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LOCAL CAREGIVER AT CAPETOWN RECEIVES HONOR AT ANNU
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
CONTACT: Morgan Beasley, Capetown, assisted living by Americare PHONE: 573-334-4855 DATE: February 21,2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL CAREGIVER AT CAPETOWN RECEIVES HONOR AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE Sean Barnes, a certified personal care assistant at Capetown Assisted & Independent Living, by Americare, recently received the "Resident Service Commitment Award" at the company's annual Caregiver Conference held in St. ...
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RaeAnne Alpers named assistant principal at CMS
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
RaeAnne Alpers, instructional coach at Cape Central Junior High School and an Ed.D candidate at Saint Louis University, has been named assistant principal at Cape Central Middle School. She will assume her new duties in August. Alpers received her bachelor of science degree in English and journalism from Murray State University, and her master of science in English from Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Superintendent attends education event
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
Missouri State Representative Wayne Wallingford, at right, joined Dr. Jim Welker, Superintendent of Cape Girardeau Public School District, to discuss education issues at an event sponsored by the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) in Jefferson City...
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Best buddies
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/06/12)
Maggie and Lexus are best buddies and spend many days looking out our bay window.
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Caring for Aging Parents: Elder Rage & Alzheimer's
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
For eleven years I pleaded with my obstinate elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother, but after 55 years of loving each other he adamantly insisted on taking care of her himself. Every caregiver I hired to help him called in exasperation, "Jacqueline, I just can't work with your father--his temper is impossible to handle. I don't think he'll accept help until he's on his knees himself."...
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Science fair set for today at SEMO
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The region's largest science fair and competition for high school students will be held today at Southeast Missouri State University. The 56th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair is planned to be larger than in years past, with 33 participating schools and 462 students...
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Man accused of lighting marijuana cigarette in downtown Cape business
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Saturday after allegedly lighting a marijuana cigarette in a downtown business. Officers responded to a disturbance at 26 N. Main St. around 7:30 p.m., police said. Employees told the officers that the man refused to leave after being asked and that he threatened another patron. Officers found the man, later identified as John F. Konopka III, 30, walking away from the business...
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Study: Farm incomes to fall this year
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A study by an agriculture economics group at the University of Missouri shows that farm income will fall slightly in 2012 due to dropping crop prices. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI) made public its U.S. Baseline Briefing Book on agricultural and biofuel markets Monday...
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Driver hurt in rollover crash near Fruitland
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A man was injured Monday morning when he was ejected from his vehicle after he lost control of it on U.S. 61 just south of Fruitland. The driver, who Jackson police did not identify Monday morning, was heading south on U.S. 61 around 10 a.m. when he lost control of his Mitsubishi. The car rolled and ejected the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, Jackson police spokesman Rodney Barnes said...
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Jackson invites public opinion on uptown improvement
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Jackson residents, visitors and customers are encouraged to participate in a confidential online survey that will help develop a strategic plan to improve uptown Jackson. Jackson was selected in 2010 as a Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri Initiative community. ...
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John McCain calls for airstrikes on Syria
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain on Monday became the first senator to call for airstrikes against Syria, saying President Barack Obama has taken too soft a stand against President Bashar Assad and his crackdown on his own people. The Arizona Republican said the Syrian government's slaughter of unarmed civilians has likely resulted in war crimes and that its neighbors in the region will intervene militarily, with or without the U.S. ...
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Romney, Santorum face off during Super Tuesday contests
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- On the eve of their Super Tuesday showdown, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum strained for an edge in Ohio on Monday and braced for the 10 primaries and caucuses likely to redefine the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Newt Gingrich, though winless for more than a month, campaigned in Tennessee and issued a stream of signals that he intended to stay in the race...
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Baby dropped in field by tornado buried in Indiana
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
SALEM, Ind. -- A 15-month-old Indiana girl who clung to life for two days after being scooped up by a tornado that killed her parents and two siblings was buried Monday in a snow-covered cemetery, a poignant end to what had seemed to be a miracle story of survival...
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Guantanamo sentences lighter than expected
(International News ~ 03/06/12)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The military tribunals held at this isolated U.S. outpost have been lambasted as kangaroo courts, heavily weighted in favor of the prosecution. But most of the convictions so far have led to lighter than expected sentences...
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Anti-Putin protest in Moscow broken up by riot police
(International News ~ 03/06/12)
MOSCOW -- An attempt by Vladimir Putin's foes to protest his presidential election victory by occupying a Moscow square ended Monday with riot police quickly dispersing and detaining hundreds of demonstrators -- a stark reminder of the challenges faced by Russia's opposition...
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Aldermen OK spring, summer events in Jackson
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen approved a series of spring and summer city events Monday night. An annual Park Day was set for April 28, beginning at 8 a.m. at City Park shelter No. 1.T-shirts and refreshments will be provided to participants who help clean up the park. Contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 204-8848 for more details...
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Waller attorney refiles appeal of federal prison sentence
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The federal government miscalculated sentencing guidelines, erroneously alleged Clay Waller killed his wife and used that alleged murder to give him a maximum sentence on Internet threatening charges, Waller's attorney wrote in an appeal that became available to the public Monday...
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Survey: More optimism about economy
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy is improving faster than economists had expected. They now foresee slightly stronger growth and hiring than they did two months earlier -- trends that would help President Barack Obama's re-election hopes. Those are among the findings of an Associated Press survey late last month of leading economists. ...
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Miner business destroyed by fire
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
MINER, Mo. -- A fire early Monday morning in Miner destroyed a new business and remains under investigation. According to Miner assistant fire chief Randall Briggs, firefighters were called to the scene between 1 and 1:30 a.m. on Route HH, which is in Miner jurisdiction...
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Isle of Capri selling Miss. casino-hotel for about $45M
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. is selling a Biloxi, Miss., casino-hotel to Golden Nugget Biloxi Inc. for about $45 million. The transaction for the Isle Casino Hotel is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, Isle of Capri said on Monday...
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Cape improvement program receives zero public input
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A public hearing set aside for input drew not a single comment about Cape Girardeau's capital improvements program Monday night. The city council is required by charter to seek public input on the program that tops $230 million for more than 180 funded and unfunded projects...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
Today is Tuesday, March 6, the 66th day of 2012. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 6, 1962, what became known as the Ash Wednesday Storm began pounding the mid-Atlantic coast; over a three-day period, the storm resulted in 40 deaths and caused more than $200 million in property damage...
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‘Desperate Housewives' creator begins testimony in Sheridan lawsuit
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/12)
LOS ANGELES -- The creator of "Desperate Housewives" told jurors Monday that he received permission to kill Nicollette Sheridan's character four months before he was involved in a dispute during which the actress claims he struck her on the head...
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Economists: Transportation bill is ‘not really' going to create jobs
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- The lure of roads, bridges, buses and trains isn't enough anymore to drive an expensive transportation bill through Congress. So to round up votes, congressional leaders are pitching the bills as the hottest thing around these days: job generators...
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Remembering Cape Girardeau
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/12)
Upon moving to Cape Girardeau in 1989, for two and a half years, I'd trespass upon the Hotel Marquette, not realizing the owner would become one of my dearest friends, and I'd have full run of the place. We all agree that Thad Bullock was a character, but maybe not on what kind of character. ...
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Speak Out 3/6/12
(Speak Out ~ 03/06/12)
MY whole family drove down from St. Louis to see my daughter in "The Pajama Game," and I hope you all know how wonderful it is to have such professional entertainment in your community. A wonderful show! Thank you to the Department of Theatre and Dance for all you do for our girl...
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Prayer 3/6/12
(Prayer ~ 03/06/12)
O Father God, may our arms reach out to those in need. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program remains optimistic about future
(College Sports ~ 03/06/12)
The competitor in Dickey Nutt tells him the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team could have done better this year. The realist in Nutt tells him the Redhawks made more progress while he continues the rebuilding process after taking over a program that was down in the dumps...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team concludes 10-game homestand vs. SLU
(College Sports ~ 03/06/12)
The Southeast baseball team looks to rebound from a weekend sweep
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Cardinals drop spring debut against Marlins
(Professional Sports ~ 03/06/12)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Josh Johnson was walking the golf course as a spectator at the Honda Classic last week when he encountered a stranger who was a fan of the Miami Marlins ace. "He said he had me in fantasy league last year," Johnson said. "I said, ‘Sorry.'"...
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Steel frame of lumber warehouse at Cape Menards going up
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Steel is going up on the lumber warehouse at the Menards home improvement center Monday, March 5, 2012, at the southwest corner of Siemers Drive and Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau. The retail center is under roof. The store is expected to open in the spring...
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Judge mulls lawsuit over Mo. prayer measure
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A central Missouri judge is considering a legal challenge over a state constitutional amendment dealing with prayer. Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce held a hearing Monday. Missouri lawmakers passed the constitutional amendment last year and referred it to the 2012 ballot. ...
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Mo. state agencies see hit from rising gas prices
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Consumers aren't the only ones being hit by Missouri's rising gas prices - the state's government is feeling the pinch at the pump too. The Missouri State Highway Patrol needs more money for fuel, while other state agencies with employees who drive as part of their job, such as child welfare investigators, may have to make cuts to other parts of their budgets to pay for gas, the state's budget director said...
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Analysis: Mo. ranks both liberal and conservative
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has some proud members of Congress these days. U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, a Democrat from St. Louis, is happy he was rated the most liberal lawmaker in the House. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican from the rural central Missouri town of St. ...
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Jury selection underway in Virginia Tech trial
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. -- Jury selection opened Monday in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of two Virginia Tech students killed during a campus rampage nearly five years ago. The trial is being held in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg. University officials will be asked to defend their actions of April 16, 2007, when a student gunman killed 32 people and then himself on the Blacksburg campus. It was the most deadly shooting spree in modern U.S. history...
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Japan cleans up radiation zone, unsure of success
(International News ~ 03/06/12)
FUKUSHIMA, Japan -- Workers in rubber boots chip at the frozen ground, scraping until they've removed the top 2 inches of radioactive soil from the yard of a single home. Total amount of waste gathered: roughly 60 tons. One down, tens of thousands to go. And since wind and rain spread radiation easily, even this yard may need to be dug up again...
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Out of the past 3/6/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/06/12)
Speaking at the annual Cape Girardeau County Lincoln Day observance last night, Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft called on Republicans to follow the example of leadership set by Abraham Lincoln. AMARILLO, Texas -- Derick Turner sank a last-second shot that propelled the Southeast Missouri State University Indians into the championship game of the South Central Regional Basketball Tournament; the Indians trimmed West Texas 72-71 to advance and will face Delta State University tonight...
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Births 3/6/12
(Births ~ 03/06/12)
Daughter to Harley Jean Martin of Marble Hill, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Name, Casey Ann. Weight, 6 pounds. First child. Ms. Martin is the daughter of Vickie Colegate of Marble Hill and Larry Martin of Farmington, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Troy Voelker
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Troy Daniel Voelker, 42, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home. He was born April 24, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, to Gary and Doris Miget Voelker. He and Carol Denise Britt were married Sept. 16, 2000, in Gordonville. Troy worked for Schoen Dairy Farms...
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Mildred Varnum
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Mildred Lucille Varnum, 87, of Jackson passed away Sunday, March 4, 2011, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 23, 1924, in Jackson, daughter of George W. and Agnes Davidson Niblack. She and Doyle Kennett Varnum were married Feb. 14, 1976. He passed away Nov. 20, 2005...
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Jessie Trexler
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Jessie Trexler, 36, of Jonesboro died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be private in Pleasant Grove Memorial Park...
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Discount card saves customers on prescription drug costs
(Community ~ 03/06/12)
The United Way and FamilyWize recently announced that a prescription drug discount card made possible by the organizations' partnership has saved people living and working in the Cape Girardeau County area more than $158,800 on prescription drug costs since 2007...
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Ray Treece
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ray William Treece, 93, of Anna, formerly of Carbondale, Ill., died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Casper Cemetery, with the Rev. Federico Higuera officiating. Military honors will be conducted by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 and the Funeral Honors Team of Marion, Ill...
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Merle Rivet
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Merle A. Rivet, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1928, in New Orleans, daughter of Charles and Margarite Scofield Adams. She and Kenneth F. Rivet Sr. were married Dec. 20, 1946. He passed away in January 1996...
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Sandy Reeves
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Sandy J. Graham Reeves, 73, of Union, Mo., died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at her home. She was formerly of Marble Hill. The funeral is at 2 p.m. today at Midlawn Funeral Home in Union, with the Rev. Tom Ison officiating. Burial will be in Midlawn Memorial Gardens...
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Ila Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Ila L. Niswonger, 90, of Jackson died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Jackson Manor. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Gene Mull
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Gene Mull, 84, of Anna died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 15, 1928, in Anna, son of Jack and Reba (Clutts) Mull. Mull served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Visitation will be from noon to service time Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna...
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Alan Langston
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Alan W. Langston, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 24, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to Albert G. and Bertha M. "Lipps" Langston. He and Ruth Ellen Sprengel were married June 14, 1958, in Hernando, Miss...
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Irene Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Irene Johnson, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at her home. She was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Utica, Ohio, to Steve and Grace Honaker Bartok. She and Richard Johnson were married March 15, 1959, in Millwood, Ohio. Irene was a custodian at Central High School 18 years, retiring in 1994. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1968...
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Eleanor Degenhardt
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eleanor Degenhardt, 88, of Perryville died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, and from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
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Erwin Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Erwin J. Buchanan, 94, of Jefferson City died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Adams Street Place. He was born March 28, 1917, in Merriam, Kan., son of William Floyd and Elsie Garst Buchanan. Erwin was a 1934 graduate of Marshfield, Mo., High School. ...
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Bernie, Mo., cancer survivor writes how-to-book about cancer
(Community ~ 03/06/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The chemo will not be the death of me," 35-year-old Bernie resident Becky Dennington wrote in the fall of 2010, shortly after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. "But in a sense, I feel like that first drop of chemo is going to mark the end of this Beck. This blonde-haired, healthy, goofy, giddy Beck."...
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Jackson fire report 3/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/12)
*** Jackson *** Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * Emergency medical service on U.S. 61. * A structure fire on Otto Drive.
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Pipe replacement to close Route OO in Cape County
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Route OO in Cape Girardeau County will be closed Wednesday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway. The section of road is from County Road 369 to County Road 375. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Route H in Bollinger County closed for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route H in Bollinger County will be closed Thursday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The section of road is from County Road 705 to County Road 703. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 8 a.m. ...
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A look at history
(Editorial ~ 03/06/12)
If you attended the event last Sunday at the Red House Interpretive Center in Cape Girardeau, you saw a special piece of history: two ledgers documenting Louis Lorimier's sales at trading post in Vincennes, Ind., and Cape Girardeau. The display and presentation was part of a series of events to be held this year marking the bicentennial anniversary of Lorimier's death. ...
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Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal appeals court Monday denied a request by the Tucson shooting suspect's lawyers to halt their mentally ill client's forced medication with psychotropic drugs and end his treatment at a Missouri federal prison facility. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling clears the way for prison authorities to continue to medicate and treat Jared Lee Loughner...
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Mo. House backs measure to overhaul prison system
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House has given first-round approval to legislation that could shorten the sentences of some criminals who are placed on probation or parole. Under the legislation, non-violent parolees or probationers would receive 30 days of credit toward their sentence for every month they go without a violation...
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Woman assaulted on Cape LaCroix Trail on Sunday
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Cape Girardeau police are asking people using Cape LaCroix Recreational Trail in Cape Girardeau to use caution after a woman was assaulted Sunday afternoon. Police spokesman Darin Hickey said a 49-year-old woman was pushed into the woods at gunpoint near the Osage Centre around 4:30 p.m. Sunday by a man who parked near her car in a lot at Lexington Avenue and followed her a short distance...
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Super Tuesday voters put imprint on GOP race
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Mitt Romney is angling to solidify his front-runner status and Rick Santorum to keep it a two-man race as voters in 10 states put Super Tuesday's imprint on the Republican presidential contest. Newt Gingrich just hopes to keep his struggling campaign alive with a strong showing in Georgia...
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A progress report for Jackson
(Column ~ 03/06/12)
To keep citizens up to date on the city's progress in 2011, here is a summary taken from the annual accomplishments report that was just completed. This report encourages each city department to look at what was accomplished during the previous year. The city has been compiling this report for the last 10 years, and it is a very informative document...
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