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Mo. House committee to host listening tour stop in Cape
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
The House Committee on Downsizing State Government will embark on a statewide listening tour that is scheduled to stop in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. According to a news release issued by state Rep. Paul Curtman, committee chairman, the committee will seek input from the public to generate new ideas on making state government smaller and more efficient...
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Meridian school officials still trying to determine where classes will be held
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Meridian Elementary School students will return to school Aug. 13, but district officials still are trying to determine where classes will meet. Officials from the Illinois Department of Labor confirmed last week the presence of a potentially dangerous strain of mold in the 33-year-old building, said Brent Boren, principal of Meridian Elementary School...
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New Hamburg picnic is family affair for many
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- As a child growing up in New Hamburg, Chris Grojean remembers getting excited every year as the town's annual picnic approached. The youngest of eight children, Grojean would help his dad, the late Charles Grojean Sr., who chaired the hamburger stand for many years...
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Red Cross issues emergency call for blood, platelets
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
The American Red Cross issued an emergency request for platelet and blood donations because fewer donations than expected were received in June and the first week of July, according to a news release. "We are counting on generous volunteer blood and platelet donors to step up and give now," Scott Caswell, CEO for the Red Cross Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region, said in the news release. ...
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New law will allow Missourians to carry guns in Illinois
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
Missourians with concealed-carry gun permits in their home state will now be able to carry in Illinois under a law finalized Tuesday, but the law states they will have to apply first. Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn struggled during the last month to agree on legislation that would allow the carrying of concealed weapons, and the ban finally was lifted Tuesday...
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Illinois enacts nation's final concealed-gun law
(State News ~ 07/10/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois became the last state in the nation to allow public possession of concealed guns as lawmakers rushed Tuesday to finalize a proposal before a federal court's deadline. Both chambers of the Legislature voted to override changes Gov. ...
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Firefighters train with abandoned buildings
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
Cape Girardeau firefighters are participating in a science project of sorts this week as they ignite and extinguish fires in abandoned buildings. "We try to acquire vacant structures, because this is the best training," Cape Girardeau fire chief Rick Ennis said Tuesday morning as he supervised a live-burn exercise at an empty house near the corner of Spanish Street and Park Drive. "...This is the most realistic thing we can do."...
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Mystery surrounds Cape Girardeau County mining exemption amendment
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
Cape Girardeau County's mining industry leaders on Tuesday said they don't know Dave Schatz, a state representative from Sullivan, Mo. It is beyond them why he apparently attempted to have them exempted from a 2011 law stating all mining operation boundaries must be 1,000 feet from schools...
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Agency using plane to study New Madrid quake zone
(State News ~ 07/10/13)
The U.S. Geological Survey plans to begin conducting low-level flights across sections of Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee this week, looking for additional information about the New Madrid earthquake fault zone. The USGS begins the flights today over a 1,400-square-mile area across southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas and western Tennessee. The flights are expected to last for about a month, the USGS said Tuesday in a release...
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Jackson Freshmen Legion District Winners
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/10/13)
Jackson Freshman American Legion Post 158 District Winners
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Graduation Announcement
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/10/13)
It is with pleasure that we announce Dr. Christopher Scott Griffith, M.D. Chris recently graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine Degree. He will be completing an internal medicine residency at the University of Colorado in Denver...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/10/13)
Today is Wednesday, July 10, the 191st day of 2013. There are 174 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 10, 1913, the highest recorded shade temperature was measured in Death Valley, Calif., at 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius). ...
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Oppose new city regulation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/13)
Cape Girardeau is a wonderful place to live and work. However, a troubling shift is taking place in our city, which makes it more difficult to start and operate a small business. The nuisance ordinance overhaul is a perfect example of the growing municipal regulation of local business...
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Fort D event a success
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/13)
Re-enactors celebrated the 150th year of the Civil War on July Fourth by giving demonstrations and talks about the Civil War at Fort D. Soldiers frequently fired rifles and a cannon after explanations of the procedure. Numerous displays were seen around the fort. This free event was attended by more than 400 individuals with people living as far away as the country of Poland...
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Singer Randy Travis in critical condition in Texas
(Entertainment ~ 07/10/13)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country music singer Randy Travis was in critical condition Monday night at a Texas hospital, a day after he was hospitalized for heart problems. A news release from the singer's publicist said the 54-year-old Travis was admitted to the hospital Sunday in Dallas and was in critical condition Monday evening...
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Time to cool down
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Chambers takes a break from grading a sidewalk along Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau to rehydrate Tuesday afternoon. ...
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Births 7/10/13
(Births ~ 07/10/13)
Son to Derek Floyd and Kelley Renee Dobbelare of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:22 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2013. Name, Korben Floyd. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Dobbelare is the former Kelley Hadler, daughter of Dave and Lisa Hadler of Perryville. She is a hairstylist at Styles by Dianne. Dobbelare is the son of Floyd and Christy Dobbelare of Perryville. He is a CNA at Saint Francis...
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Out of the past 7/10/13
(Out of the Past ~ 07/10/13)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- The Rev. Thomas P. Kiefer, a native of New Hamburg, has been appointed vice chancellor of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese, as well as pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Marshfield, Mo. The Rev. James E. Fandrey, coordinator of church relations at Concordia College in Seward, Neb., is guest speaker at Trinity Lutheran Church; he preaches on the theme "Teaching That Opens Eyes and Hearts."...
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Criminal investigation opened in Quebec oil train derailment
(International News ~ 07/10/13)
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec -- Canadian authorities said Tuesday they have opened a criminal investigation into the fiery wreck of a runaway oil train in this small town as the death toll climbed to 15, with dozens more bodies feared buried in the burned-out ruins...
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The newspaper business 50 years later
(Column ~ 07/10/13)
Though it's a milestone that will appropriately go unnoticed, I started my first "real" job at this newspaper 50 years ago this week. I was a 15-year-old kid with absolutely no experience yet somehow survived through the sweltering heat and the "brotherhood" of a newspaper family...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/10/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Seeking death penalty in Boston case means difficult road ahead
(National News ~ 07/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- If the Obama administration tries for the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it could face a long, difficult legal battle in a state that hasn't seen an execution in nearly 70 years. Attorney General Eric Holder will have to decide several months before the start of a trial -- if there is one -- whether to seek death for Tsarnaev. ...
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Egypt pushes transition, naming prime minister
(International News ~ 07/10/13)
CAIRO -- Egypt's military-backed interim leader named a new prime minister and won $8 billion in promises of aid from wealthy Arab allies in the Gulf on Tuesday in moves aimed at stabilizing a political transition less than a week after the army deposed the Islamist president. The armed forces warned political factions that "maneuvering" must not hold up its ambitious fast-track timetable for new elections next year. ...
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Speak Out 7/10/13
(Speak Out ~ 07/10/13)
During the last public session of a Jackson School Board meeting, newest board member Alaina Hinze asked Mr. Wade Bartels, chief financial officer, a question regarding six administrators who received a stipend of $675 each semester for reimbursement for mileage between buildings. ...
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Cynthia Willis
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Cynthia Marie Willis, 82, of Cairo died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon until time of service Thursday at Jesus Is Lord Church in Cairo. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, with Hubert Pirtle officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Ill...
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Matthew Schremp
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Matthew J. Schremp, 27, of Perryville died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his home. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery with military graveside honors...
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Rosalia Scherer
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
Rosalia M. Scherer, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 8, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau, which had been her home the last six years. She was born Sept. 3, 1923, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of Henry B. and Catherine Bruenderman Duenne. She and Jerome J. Scherer were married Jan. 22, 1944, in Charleston. He passed away Nov. 30, 2007...
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Leonard Minor
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
Leonard Samuel Minor, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 8, 2013, at his home. There will be no service. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Travis LeSar
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Travis E. LeSar, 91, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Olive Branch, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at the Veterans Home of St. Louis. He was born Sept. 9, 1921, in Olive Branch, son of Charles H. and Clara B. Barnett LeSar. He and Mary Jane Allsup were married Sept. 15, 1947. She preceded him in death Oct. 13, 1992...
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Ralph Littge
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Ralph C. Littge, 92, of Altenburg died Monday, July 8, 2013, at his home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, with the Rev. Steven Dressler officiating...
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Wilma Kinder
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
Wilma K. Kinder, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born March 31, 1915, in Marble Hill, Mo., to Sylvester and Leah Kinder Slinkard. She married Robert Wesley Kirkpatrick, who preceded her in death in 1957. She later married Paul B. Kinder. He preceded her in death in 2003...
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Bessie Green
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Bessie L. Green, 76, of Mounds died Monday, July 1, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time or service today at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home, with Freddie Green Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery...
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Ursie Black
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
Ursie E. Black, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Friends may call from noon until time of service Monday at Futrell Memorial Church of God In Christ in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Emmet Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
Emmet William "Bill" Baker, 88, of Scott City, our beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to his heavenly home Friday, May 10, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 26, 1924, in Randles, son of William Reece Baker and Edith Thiele Baker. He and Leola Ludeen "Lou" Arnold were married July 14, 1962. They were married 50 years at the time of his death...
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‘Bless my Hotshot crew': Survivor speaks at vigil
(National News ~ 07/10/13)
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. -- On a day filled with speeches from dignitaries including the vice president, the words of the lone survivor of a fire crew overrun by flames resonated deepest in an arena packed with firefighters from around the nation...
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Road work 7/10/13
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
Routes ZZ, HH in Scott Co. reduced for pavement repairs Routes ZZ and HH in Scott County will be reduced to one lane Monday and Tuesday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. The section of roadway is at the intersection of Route HH and U.S. 61 and the intersection of Route ZZ and U.S. 61. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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Prayer 7/10/13
(Prayer ~ 07/10/13)
O Heavenly Father, may the words we say be pleasing to you and honor your name. Amen.
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He's still ‘the Pine Tar Guy'
(High School Sports ~ 07/10/13)
Three decades after his home run and hysterics, George Brett laughs that he's still known as "the Pine Tar Guy." "I thought it was just going to be over with," the Hall of Famer said. "It's amazing how much play this has gotten." Brett recalled the episode Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium before Kansas City played New York. Now 60, Brett is the interim hitting coach for the Royals...
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Read to Succeed
(Editorial ~ 07/10/13)
Editor's note: The following editorial has been edited to clarify the number of students who participated in the program. The 2012-2013 school year was another successful one for students participating in the United Way's Read to Succeed program. The program expanded to all five public elementary schools in Cape Girardeau and reached more than 200 kindergarten and first-grade students. ...
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Cards' Carpenter will start rehab assignment next week
(Professional Sports ~ 07/10/13)
Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Chris Carpenter is set to make his first minor league rehabilitation start next week, an outing that once seemed very much in doubt for the former St. Louis ace. Carpenter pitched a three-inning simulated game on Wednesday. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Carpenter will start Monday for Double-A Springfield.
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Honey, park the hovercraft and bring me my 5-iron
(High School Sports ~ 07/10/13)
You know, I hesitate putting my name on this column. There's been so many great little stories coming across our newspaper wires the past few days, I had to find a way to present them to you, our readers. So, here you go, courtesy of the Associated Press...
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