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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball trio will play last home game vs. Ball St.
(College Sports ~ 02/22/13)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt has a simple mission for Saturday's final home game of the season. Send the Redhawks' three seniors out in style as they play in the Show Me Center for the last time. The trio of Nick Niemczyk, Marland Smith and Corey Wilford -- all shooting guards -- will be honored before the 5:30 p.m. Senior Night BracketBuster matchup against Ball State...
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Batteries taken from church buses
(Local News ~ 02/22/13)
Police are investigating a theft of several batteries from a Cape Girardeau church's bus fleet thought to have taken place sometime during the past week. Police spokesman Darin Hickey said someone removed eight heavy duty vehicle batteries from four buses belonging to Cape First Church. The buses were parked behind the home of a man who works on the vehicles at 1148 S. Sprigg St...
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Morley man arrested on narcotics and weapons charges
(Local News ~ 02/22/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Morley man was arrested Thursday on narcotics and weapons charges. Christopher S. Shipman, 39, was charged with manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and four counts of unlawful use..
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Cape Girardeau man arrested on sex charge
(Local News ~ 02/22/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man was in the Scott County Jail on Thursday after an arrest on a sex-crime charge related to a nursing home visit. David H. Barberis, 55, was arrested Thursday on a charge of deviate sexual intercourse, according to a news release from Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter....
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Three charged with stealing from Perryville Eagles Club
(Local News ~ 02/22/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Three people from Perryville have been charged with felony burglary and theft for allegedly stealing money from the Eagles Club in Perryville. Two charged, Craig A. Pratt, 31, and Ashley M. Schremp, 24, were in custody Thursday, according to a news release from the Perry County Sheriff's Department. The department was looking for Brian K. Keller, 46. ...
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Midwest swaddled in blanket of snow
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Powdery snow, up to a foot and a half in some places, bombarded much of the nation's midsection Thursday, impeding travel and shutting down airports, schools and state legislatures. The widespread winter storm system swirled to the north and east Thursday night, its snow, sleet and freezing rain prompting winter storm warnings in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. ...
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Rain, sleet and a little snow mostly a nuisance
(Local News ~ 02/22/13)
Widespread freezing rain, sleet and some snow in Southeast Missouri slowed travel, closed schools and government offices and caused some damage to trees and power lines during a winter storm that moved slowly through the region Thursday. ...
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Weather means fewer customers for businesses
(Local News ~ 02/22/13)
How many customers braved the icy roads and sidewalks of downtown Cape Girardeau on Thursday? Not many, according to some local business owners and their employees. With some Southeast Missouri schools choosing to cancel classes as early as Wednesday night, other schools, businesses and offices, including Cape Girardeau City Hall, opened for regular hours Thursday, but they would close their doors early after the steady downpour of sleet and freezing rain began to affect driving conditions...
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Icy Night
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/22/13)
Parking gargage and tree at Saint Francis Medical Center Thursday night the 21st
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Regents approve River Campus bonds, room and board increase
(Local News ~ 02/22/13)
Bonds for academic and residence space at the River Campus -- and an increase in the university's room and board rates -- were unanimously approved at a Friday meeting of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents. Regents issued the bonds to fund construction of a three-story, L-shaped building close to the Seminary Building. ...
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Some patients won't be treated by nurses of different race
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
DETROIT (AP) -- It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" -- allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be allowed to touch his newborn. Now two black nurses are suing the hospital, claiming it bowed to his illegal demands...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
Today is Friday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2013. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1732 (New Style date), the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony...
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Lynn Rider
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
Lynn Stephen Rider, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed quietly without further suffering Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at the Lutheran Home after struggling with Parkinson's disease many years. He was born Feb. 5, 1927, in Owego, N.Y., to Harry and Mary Stephens Rider...
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Mike Pobst
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Norman "Mike" Pobst, 79, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. A service will be at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Cheryl Masterson
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
Cheryl J. Masterson, 47, of Jackson died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on March 11, 1965, in Abington, Pa., to Jasper and Pearl Cook Masterson. Cheryl was a member of Shawnee Hills Baptist Church. She is survived by her parents, Jasper and Pearl Masterson, both of Cape Girardeau; two brothers, David Masterson of Jackson and Steven (Laura) Masterson of Oak Ridge; one nephew, Steven Masterson and one niece, Mae Masterson both of Oak Ridge; uncle and aunt John and Janet McMasters of Oak Ridge; and her best friend, Pam Cook of Jackson.. ...
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Fred Lieneke Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
Clarence "Fred" Lieneke Jr., 74, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 25, 1939, in St. Louis, to Clarence F. and Mary Volkart Lieneke Sr. He and Dixie Lee Handley were married May 10, 1958, in St. Louis. They were happily married for 41 years when Dixie passed away June 22, 1999...
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Ernest Jordan
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
The Rev. Ernest Jordan, 87, of Fruitland died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Valentina Fish
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
Valentina Grace Fish, daughter of Jacob Michael Fish and Sheri Lynn Grippo-Fish, was stillborn Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Cape Girardeau. Surviving are her parents, Jacob Michael Fish and Sheri Lynn Grippo-Fish of Cape Girardeau; sister, Aslyn Titus, and brother, Coleson Titus, both of Cape Girardeau; maternal grandparents, Mario and Doris Grippo of Cape Girardeau; paternal grandmother, Kathi Fish of Cape Girardeau; aunts, Kristal (Chad) Flentge and Angi Grippo, both of Cape Girardeau; uncle, Michael (Heidi) Grippo of Los Angeles, Calif., and other family and friends.. ...
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Raymond Burchyett
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Raymond H. "Bud" Burchyett, 88, of McClure died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at his home. He was born Jan. 18, 1925, in Saint Louis to Raymond Barrett and Loretta Mae Jaynes Burchyett. He and Lois Burchyett were married March 25, 1945, at Blytheville, Ark...
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Drew Peterson sentenced to 38 years for murder
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
JOLIET, Ill. -- Drew Peterson -- the swaggering Chicago-area police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger fourth wife vanished in 2007 -- was sentenced to 38 years in prison Thursday for murdering his third wife. The sentence came moments after Peterson shocked the courtroom with a rare public outburst of anger as he proclaimed his innocence in the death of Kathleen Savio...
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Body was in hotel's water tank
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof. Guest complaints about low water pressure prompted a maintenance worker to make the gruesome discovery Tuesday. Officials are trying to determine if the 21-year- old was killed or if her death was a bizarre accident...
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N.Y. man dubbed No. 1 deadbeat parent pleads guilty
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A New York man once dubbed by prosecutors as the government's most wanted deadbeat parent pleaded guilty Thursday to owing more than $1.2 million to three children from two failed marriages. Robert Sand, 50, pleaded guilty in U.S. ...
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Hotel altercation sparks Vegas shooting
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Strip became a scene of deadly violence early Thursday when someone in a black Range Rover opened fire on a Maserati, sending it crashing into a taxi that burst into flames, leaving three people dead and at least six injured...
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NTSB: Plane aborted landing, hit utility pole
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
THOMSON, Ga. -- A small private jet carrying a surgeon and members of his clinic staff aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed in a flaming wreck, killing five people onboard and injuring two, federal authorities said Thursday...
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Vatican feuds, fiefdoms, betrayals await next pope
(International News ~ 02/22/13)
VATICAN CITY -- If evidence was ever needed that the next pope must urgently overhaul the powerful Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia, the scandal over Pope Benedict XVI's private papers is Exhibit A. The pope's own butler stole sensitive internal letters to the pontiff and passed them off to a journalist, who then published them in a blockbuster book. ...
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Top Pistorius investigator faces attempted murder charges, removed from case
(International News ~ 02/22/13)
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Before a judge's decision on whether to release Oscar Pistorius on bail, South African police on Thursday appointed a new chief detective in the murder case, replacing a veteran policeman who was himself charged with attempted murder...
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Al-Qaida tipsheet on avoiding U.S. drones found in Mali
(International News ~ 02/22/13)
TIMBUKTU, Mali -- One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving the city was drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand. The al-Qaida extremists bypassed the brightly colored, high-end synthetic floor coverings and stopped their pickup truck in front of a man selling more modest mats woven from desert grass, priced at $1.40 apiece. ...
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Midwest bankers survey suggests economic growth
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A survey of rural bankers in 10 Midwest and Plains states suggests slow economic growth ahead. A report released Thursday on the Rural Mainstreet Index says the overall index rose to 58.2 in February, compared with 55.6 in January...
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K.C. blast investigation could take up to 10 days
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The investigation into a deadly natural gas explosion that leveled a popular restaurant could take up to 10 days, the Kansas City Fire Department said Thursday. James Garrett, spokesman for the Fire Department, said the investigation will include assistance from federal agencies and the Kansas City Police Department...
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Student attendance ‘scrubbing' tempts low-ranked schools
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A former superintendent went to prison in Texas for conspiring to remove low-performing students from classrooms to boost average test scores. Principals in Oklahoma and Missouri are out of their jobs after attendance-related scandals...
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TSA apologies for upsetting girl, 3
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The Transportation Security Administration is apologizing after agents at Lambert Airport in St. Louis sought to screen a 3-year-old girl in a wheelchair. The mother of the child shot video that caused a stir in social media after it was posted online...
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Hagel has support for defense secretary
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- Barring any new, damaging information, Chuck Hagel has secured the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him to be the nation's next defense secretary. A vote ending the bitter fight over President Barack Obama's Cabinet choice is expected next week...
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After Benedict: Have you met Pope Michael I?
(Column ~ 02/22/13)
As could be expected, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI as pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church has generated a lot of information, much of it useful, to those who care about the world's largest Christian branch. Considerable attention also has been given to trivial matters. Most every story or opinion piece I read refers to a supposed quandary of what Benedict will be called beginning March 1, when he officially becomes a former pope rather than a deceased pope...
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Musicals, concerts
(Editorial ~ 02/22/13)
A popular musical is being performed this week by Southeast Missouri State University students and a faculty member at the university's River Campus. "Annie," a Broadway musical based on the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie", started Wednesday night. Remaining performances are scheduled for 8 tonight and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall...
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ARTifacts 2/22/13
(Entertainment ~ 02/22/13)
The Friends of the Cape Girardeau Public Library Foundation will hold its Annual Spring Book Sale from 6 to 8 p.m. March 1, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 2 and 1 to 5 p.m. March 3. Foundation members are invited to a special preview hour from 5 to 6 p.m. March 1. ...
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Get a 'Taste of Chocolate'
(Entertainment ~ 02/22/13)
Do you have a love of chocolate? How about wine? Both of them will be put together from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday when six local wineries team up for an event called "A Taste of Chocolate." Ticket holders can visit each winery and get a wine paired with a special chocolate treat. ...
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Eddleman's pencil drawings capture familiar sites
(Entertainment ~ 02/22/13)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Jeanie Eddleman is well-known for her pencil drawings of landmarks in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties. Now the artist has stretched a bit north, with a new exhibit depicting Perry County sites. On display at the Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum in Altenburg are 17 of Eddleman's works, including the Burnt Mill in Saline Township in northwest Perry County and the Perry County Courthouse, built in 1904, which is situated on the square in Perryville, Mo. ...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will visit winless JSU
(College Sports ~ 02/22/13)
The Redhawks look for just their second OVC road win this season
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Southeast Missouri State gymnasts sweep Midwest Independent Conference weekly awards
(College Sports ~ 02/22/13)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team swept the Midwest Independent Conference weekly awards announced Wednesday. Junior Taryn Vanderpool was named MIC gymnast of the week for the second straight week, while senior Emma Garrett is the MIC specialist of the week...
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Southeast Missouri State's Miller named OVC's top male field athlete for indoor season
(College Sports ~ 02/22/13)
Reggie Miller Jr.'s impressive track and field season was recognized with a major Ohio Valley Conference honor Thursday. Miller, Southeast Missouri State's sophomore jumper, was named the OVC indoor male field athlete of the year. Voting was done by the league's coaches and announced in advance of the OVC indoor championships that will be held today and Saturday in Charleston, Ill...
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Jackson police report 2/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/13)
was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear for failure to show proof of insurance and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Muslim Brotherhood operates as parallel state within Egypt
(International News ~ 02/22/13)
CAIRO -- Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has spoken publicly of firsthand knowledge of a meeting where opponents allegedly plotted against him. A few months earlier, the most powerful man in his Muslim Brotherhood group, Khairat el-Shater, said he had access to recordings of former military rulers and electoral officials engineering his disqualification from last year's presidential race...
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Soldier sues Missouri-based mortgage company about interest rate
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- An Army sergeant based in South Carolina filed a federal lawsuit accusing a mortgage company of not obeying a law that requires limits on interest rates for active-duty members of the military. Raymond Wray is a staff sergeant based at Fort Jackson in Columbia, according to a lawsuit filed late last year in federal court in South Carolina. ...
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Celtic Nights more than just a dance
(Entertainment ~ 02/22/13)
A show that's part culture lesson and part entertainment will hit the River Campus stage next week when Celtic Nights brings its show to the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall stage. Bob Cerchio, assistant director of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Southeast Missouri State University, books main stage productions for the River Campus years in advance...
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Sony shows PS 4 capabilities, no box
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
NEW YORK -- Sony showed off what the PlayStation 4 can do, but not what it will look like. The Japanese electronics giant talked about its upcoming game console for the first time and said it will go on sale this holiday season. Presenters played games that were projected on screens in a converted opera house, but the PlayStations were hidden backstage throughout Wednesday evening's two-hour event...
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In fact-based films, how much fiction is OK?
(Entertainment ~ 02/22/13)
NEW YORK -- The scene: Tehran's Mehrabad airport, January 1980. Six U.S. diplomats, disguised as a fake sci-fi film crew, are about to fly to freedom with their CIA escorts. But suddenly there's a moment of panic in what had been a smooth trip through the airport...
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Speak Out
(Speak Out ~ 02/22/13)
The State of the Union response solidified it: Dr. Rand Paul is the country's only hope for prosperity and liberty. Spending rhyme Patty cake, patty cake taxpayer man, Obama spends it as fast as he can. Street repair I would like to comment to ask the city when they plan on coming back to Nieman Drive to fix the street. They went to fix the sewer, and there's a huge hole in the street. If you're going to repair something, make it like it was. That only makes sense...
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N.Y. Cardinal Dolan questioned about abuse cases
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
NEW YORK -- New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, just days before his departure for Rome and the conclave that will elect the next pope, has been deposed about clergy sex abuse in his former Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Dolan, who led Milwaukee's Roman Catholics from 2002 to 2009, answered questions Wednesday about his decision to publicize names of clergy members who had been accused of molesting children in cases that are mostly decades old, church attorney Frank LoCoco said...
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12 killed in twin bomb blasts in southern India
(International News ~ 02/22/13)
HYDERABAD, India -- A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said...
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Car bomb kills at least 53 in Syria
(International News ~ 02/22/13)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A car bomb exploded Thursday near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering bodies among the blazing wreckage in one of the bloodiest days in the capital since the uprising began almost two years ago...
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Private US firms take major role vs. cyberattack
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have to consult with American diplomats in Beijing or declassify tactics to safely reveal government secrets...
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Births 2/22/13
(Births ~ 02/22/13)
Son to Quinton Andrew Davis and Nateia Michelle Thomas of Sikeston, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:49 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Name, Cam'Ron Andrew. Weight, 5 pounds, 7 ounces. Second son. Ms. Thomas is the daughter of Phyllis Thomas of Sikeston and Alvin Thomas of Newport, Ark. Davis is the son of Joyce Anthony of Kennett, Mo., and Steven Davis of Cape Girardeau...
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Preservationist questions St. Louis demolitions
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis architectural historian is raising concerns that the city is moving too quickly to demolish historically significant buildings. Preservation Research Office director Michael Allen says there was no need to demolish the 97-year-old Powell Square building. Demolition was ordered last month after the owner fell short on a plan to develop an arts district on Chouteau's Landing...
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Out of the past 2/22/13
(Out of the Past ~ 02/22/13)
In an attempt to curb traffic congestion on Broadway, vehicles are no longer allowed to turn around in front of Houck Stadium on weekend nights; authorities say they acted on the matter because of an increase in complaints from residents. Gene Hindman is named the new Cape Girardeau fire chief; he has been serving as acting chief since August 1985...
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Prayer 2/22/13
(Prayer ~ 02/22/13)
O Lord Jesus, may we love others as you love us. Amen.
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Area calendar 2/22/13
(Community Sports ~ 02/22/13)
Baseball Tryouts: The Charleston Riverdogs 19 and older collegiate level summer baseball team is organizing and will be holding tryouts in April, with the time and date to be announced. The Riverdogs are looking for interested players to play a 35-game schedule. Home games will be played at Hillhouse Field in Charleston and Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson. Info: Paul Sander, 270-9535, or Michael Minner, 382-2740...
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College signing 2/22/13
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/13)
Scott City senior Travis Phillips recently signed a letter of intent to play football at Lindenwood University-Belleville. The NAIA school went 4-6 in its inaugural football season in 2012. Phillips rushed for more than 1,300 yards and led the Rams in tackles his senior season, which attracted all-region and all-conference honors...
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Mo. House panel mulls evolution teaching bill
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Public schools would be required to teach the strengths and weaknesses of the scientific theory of evolution under a bill being considered by a Missouri House committee. The House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony Wednesday on a measure that would require state officials to develop guidelines for teaching evolution in public schools...
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Winter storm over but problems persist in Missouri
(State News ~ 02/22/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The biggest winter storm in Missouri in two years is over, but the problems it brought still remain in some areas of the state. The storm on Thursday dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas of northern and western Missouri. The National Weather Service says Hannibal in northeast Missouri got 13 ½ inches of snow. Some areas also got sleet and freezing rain...
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Flu shot doing a poor job of protecting elderly
(National News ~ 02/22/13)
ATLANTA -- This year's flu shot cocktail is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the flu that is predominant this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday...
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Births 2/24/13
(Births ~ 02/22/13)
Keys Daughter to Billy R. and Mandy D. Keys of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 3:07 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Name, Chloe Marie. Weight, 7 pounds. Third daughter. Mrs. Keys is the former Mandy Deimund, daughter of Rodger and Linda Deimund of Cape Girardeau. Mr. and Mrs. Keys are employed by Cape Girardeau School District. He is the son of Eddie and Colleen Keys of Cape Girardeau...
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