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Ex-politicians reflect on falls from grace
(State News ~ 08/09/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Two former Missouri political leaders are teaming up to share the lessons of their high-profile falls from grace. Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton and ex-state senator Jeff Smith each wrote a chapter in a new book called "The Recovering Politician's Twelve Step Program to Survive Crisis." They appeared at a University City pizzeria in a recent promotional appearance...
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Neighborhoods wary of effects of business park
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
Despite a compromise between Cape Girardeau City Council members and people living in the Whispering Oaks subdivisions about the rezoning of a neighboring business park, concerns remain. The city council Monday unanimously approved the removal of a section of land north of County Road 618 from a proposed rezoned area after people who live in the neighboring Whispering Oaks subdivisions complained about the possibility of heavy industry operating near their homes...
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Woman's 'Lego leg' video inspires amputees
(State News ~ 08/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- As a child, Christina Stephens filled her parents' basement with Lego castles and pirate ships. When she put her Lego-building skills to work last month making a prosthetic leg from the children's toy, she became an Internet sensation...
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Oran's newly promoted baseball coach resigns
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/13)
Paul Bucher also stepped down as the school's varsity volleyball coach days before practice will begin
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Investigators find a lead in case of missing toddler
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
A group of Indiana-based investigators may have brought Elizabeth Gill's family a step closer to finding out what happened to the toddler who vanished from her front yard on a bright Sunday afternoon in 1965. A group of transients was staying at a motel near the little girl's home on South Lorimier Street when Elizabeth, known to her family as Beth, disappeared while playing in the yard...
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Heavy rains cause sewage releases into Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
Heavy rain in Cape Girardeau this week proved too much for the city's aging wastewater treatment plant to handle Thursday, causing operators to allow a release of untreated wastewater into the Mississippi River. Todd Fulton, wastewater treatment coordinator, said untreated water and waste went into the river for two hours Thursday. The release of once-treated material began just after noon and continued into Thursday evening...
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'Close to Home' Images on Display
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/09/13)
Dr. David Crowe (seated) and his wife Missy greet guests at a reception Thursday night, Aug. 8,for the official opening of the "Close to Home" Gallery at Southeast Hospital. The gallery features a display of 12 large photographs of the region's vibrant landscapes taken by Dr. ...
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Four indicted in connection with Anna home invasion
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
ANNA, Ill. -- An Illinois grand jury indicted four Missourians on felony charges in connection with a July 10 home invasion and armed robbery in Anna, a prosecutor reported Thursday. Anthony T. Sample, 36, of Jackson; Wesley M. Jones III, 28, of Cape Girardeau; Jenna A. Young, 27, of Oak Ridge; and Lakisha S. Bernachi, 19, of Cape Girardeau were indicted on one count each of home invasion and armed robbery, according to a news release from Union County State's Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds...
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Cowboy Up! Arts Festival set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston area residents as well as visitors will have plenty to keep them entertained prior to Saturday night's rodeo. In celebration of this week's 61st annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, the Cowboy Up! Arts Festival kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Depot Museum, 116 W. Malone St. in Sikeston...
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Rain records set Thursday, Friday at Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
Records for rainfall were set on two consecutive days this week at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The Aug. 8 was set Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, when 1.14 inches fell in 24 hours. The previous record was 0.95 inches in 1991...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/09/13)
Today is Friday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2013. There are 144 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation's 38th chief executive as President Richard Nixon's resignation took effect...
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As it turns out, God has the greenest thumb of all
(Column ~ 08/09/13)
The flower beds and other ornamental plantings around our house continue to surprise and amaze us. We are amazed mainly because we are pretty sure our house sits on a toxic waste dump. How else can you explain some of the weird things involving plants that grow from the soil in our yard?...
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Priest comes out of nowhere to aid accident victim trapped in vehicle
(State News ~ 08/09/13)
CENTER, Mo. -- First responders in northeast Missouri struggled to extricate a young woman from a serious car wreck until a priest arrived and helped calm rescuers and the victim. The woman's friends and family now want to know: Who was that mysterious clergyman?...
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Ozark Border Co-op users face vote on representation
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
Ozark Border Electric Cooperative members will vote on the way they are represented at the organization's 75th annual Membership Meeting, beginning at 9:20 a.m. Saturday at Three Rivers College. Currently all 12 board of directors are elected at large. A proposed bylaw amendment would divide the co-op's service area into four districts, with each district electing three representatives...
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Births 8/9/13
(Births ~ 08/09/13)
Son to Christopher David and Jessica Anne Roe of Bartlett, Tenn., Methodist Germantown Hospital, 8:11 a.m. Monday, July 8, 2013. Name, Weston Presley. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Second child, first son. Mrs. Roe is the former Jessica Daniel, daughter of Andy and Gail Auer of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Out of the past 8/9/13
(Out of the Past ~ 08/09/13)
About 180 area residents, including a few from Cape Girardeau, sweated through a town meeting last night at a Scott City school to voice their opposition to Cape Girardeau's annexation plans. Commissioners of the Southeast Missouri Port Authority have authorized engineer Jim Lawson to release a contractor who has brought an access road to the port up to state specifications; Kelley Construction Co. has fulfilled its contractual obligations...
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Limbaugh's 25th
(Editorial ~ 08/09/13)
You won't find many people ambivalent about Rush Limbaugh. The conservative talk radio show host has a strong following of listeners who tune in for three hours Monday through Friday to hear the Cape Girardeau native address the issues of the day with his straightforward and unabashed opinion...
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Options for I-66 corridor
(Column ~ 08/09/13)
News coverage of possible Interstate 66 connections between Cape Girardeau and Paducah, Ky., seems to beg for clarification. May I try? I have talked with proponents and highway engineers in the past. An east-west connection from the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and the East Cape "Y" straight east to I-24 just north of Metropolis, perhaps running just south of Shawnee College, would need 40 miles of new interstate highway construction. ...
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Reception held for David Crowe
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Southeast Hospital CEO Wayne Smith, right, talks with David Crowe during a reception being held for Crowe Thursday, Aug. ...
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Watery weather continues in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Water along Broadway splashes up as rain continues to fall Thursday morning, Aug. 8, 2013, in Cape Girardeau. According to the National Weather Service, as of 6p.m., Cape Girardeau had received 1.14 inches of rain on Thursday. There is a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms through Saturday....
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Man escapes from criminal drug rehab, captured
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
ANNA, Ill. -- A man who made a Wednesday afternoon escape from a rehab facility in Anna was in federal custody Thursday. According to Union County Sheriff David Livesay, the man's name hasn't been released, but he was undergoing treatment at Fellowship House, a rehab facility for substance abuse offenders. ...
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Jackson police report 8/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/09/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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James Williams
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- James Joseph Williams, 76, of St. Louis, fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in St. Louis. He was formerly of Chaffee, Mo. Beloved husband 56 years of Carolyn Pearce Williams; dear father of Kimberly Williams, Pamela (Joe) Goldfeld, Tamara (Gary) Reding and James J. ...
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Kenneth Tollison
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Kenneth Lester Tollison, 68, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at the home of a son in Indianapolis. Kenny was born June 30, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, to Lester and Charlotte Tollison. He attended Cape Girardeau public schools, and did auto body work...
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Maxine Smith
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Maxine E. Smith, 102, of Delta passed away Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born July 4, 1911, in Advance, Mo., daughter of George and Mella Reed Chapman. Maxine and Karl E. Smith were married May 20, 1933. He preceded her in death in 1981...
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Lee Roderick
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Lee Roderick, 87, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Juanita Martin
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Juanita Marie Martin, 60, formerly of Jackson, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, at Troy Manor in Troy, Mo. She was born Oct. 1, 1952, in Advance, Mo., to Closkie and Josie Jauch Martin. Survivors include two sisters, Joyce (Marty) Aldrich of O'Fallon, Mo., and Diane Lough of Scott City; two nieces; a nephew; four great-nieces; and a great-nephew...
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Richard Lipps
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Richard Lee Lipps, 65, of Jackson died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 14, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to Jerry Lee and Elizabeth Berry Lipps. He and Karen Poston were married Aug. 23, 1984, in Paducah, Ky. Richard was a 1966 graduate of Jackson High School...
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Linda Hester
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Linda Carol Vanaman Hester, 59, of St. Peters, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at her home. She was born March 18, 1954, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the loving daughter of Jack and Jenny Vanaman and sister of Ruth Vanaman Ogden...
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Jerry Ashley Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Jerry David Ashley Sr., 67, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. He was born July 25, 1946, in Dyess, Ark., to Charles T. and Thides O. Ashley. Survivors include a daughter, Sheila Lou Gilley of Aurora, Ill.; a son, Jerry David Ashley Jr. of Aurora; four grandchildren, Jessica Ann Ashley, James David Dunn, Jonathan Patrick Cassidy and Kaylin Lynn Pearson; two great-grandchildren, Olivia Marie Ashley and Zayne Alexander Dunn; two sisters, Melba (Ruben) Pequeno of Chicago and Joyce (Mike) Sparks of Jonesboro, Ark.; three brothers, Bobby (Karen) Ashley of Blytheville, Ark., Larry (Carolyn) Ashley of West Memphis, Ark., and Duck Ashley of Cushman, Ark.; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.. ...
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Mining stocks end a slump on Wall Street
(National News ~ 08/09/13)
NEW YORK -- Miners and other companies dealing in commodities helped pull the stock market out of a three-day slump on Thursday. News that China's trade rebounded last month signaled the end of a six-month slowdown for the world's biggest buyer of raw materials. The report drove prices up for copper and other commodities, and that helped lift Newmont Mining, Freeport-McMoRan and other stocks in the materials industry...
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Search expands for suspect and missing California teen
(National News ~ 08/09/13)
LAKESIDE, Calif. -- A man suspected of abducting a 16-year-old girl after setting his house ablaze with the girl's mother and possibly her younger brother inside may have booby-trapped his car with homemade explosives, police said Thursday as a search expanded to four states, Mexico and Canada...
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‘Breaking Bad' star Norris says he'll miss it
(Entertainment ~ 08/09/13)
LOS ANGELES -- The wait is almost over. Since the debut of "Breaking Bad" in January 2008, this drama series -- horrifying, funny, twisted and addictive -- has kept its audience guessing. But one thing seemed certain from the earliest days. ...
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Minn. dad claims third of $448M Powerball jackpot
(National News ~ 08/09/13)
ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- A Minnesota man claimed his third of a $448 million Powerball jackpot Thursday, wasting no time before revealing his good fortune to the world and saying he had "been waiting for this day my entire life." Paul White, 45, a project engineer from Ham Lake, Minn., said his family often gave him a hard time for frequently playing the lottery, and he had a tough time convincing many of them he had finally won...
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Sheriff IDs child killed, woman missing in flood
(State News ~ 08/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A 23-year-old single mother made a distress call on her cellphone moments after her car was swept into floods in her hometown in south-central Missouri, killing her young son and likely killing her, authorities said Thursday. Jessica D. Lee and her son, Elyjah M. Lee, 4, both of Waynesville, were in a car that was swept off a roadway early Tuesday after torrential rains hit the area, flooding streets and damaging homes and businesses, Pulaski County Sheriff Ron Long said...
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Rams exhibit mistakes in preseason loss to Browns
(Professional Sports ~ 08/09/13)
CLEVELAND -- Brandon Weeden made coach Rob Chudzinski's debut a success, and may have stopped any quarterback controversy before it started. Weeden threw a touchdown pass and led Cleveland on two scoring drives, and Travis Benjamin returned a punt 91 yards for a TD as the Browns won Chudzinski's first exhibition game, 27-19 over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night...
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Former Redhawk Smith to play pro basketball overseas
(College Sports ~ 08/09/13)
Former Southeast Missouri State standout Marland Smith will have the opportunity to play professional basketball overseas. It was announced Thursday that Smith officially committed to playing for the Greek Club Ilisiakos BC. According to the Eurohoops twitter site, Smith is the new point guard for the team...
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Cardinals drop series to Dodgers, fall four games behind in NL Central
(Professional Sports ~ 08/09/13)
Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Making his first career start, St. Louis Cardinals rookie Carlos Martinez was hoping to go the distance. Martinez didn't quite make it, lasting just 4 2/3 innings and taking the loss in a 5-1 setback to the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers. But Martinez, who was called up from Class AAA Memphis earlier in the day to make the start, was able to turn some heads nevertheless...
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Route H in Perry County closed for bridge replacement
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
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 modot.org/southeast. -- From the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Jackson band goes back to its roots
(Local News ~ 08/09/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com The Jackson Municipal Band performs its last concert of the season Thursday in the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse gazebo in Jackson. ...
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ARTifacts 8/9/13
(Entertainment ~ 08/09/13)
In observance of National Farmers Market Week, the Cape Riverfront Market at 35 S. Spanish St. on Saturday will have face painting for children and two giveaways -- one for a reusable Riverfront Market bag and the other for a Ball canning kit. Demonstrations this week will be canning and salsa-making by Katey Young John from Manoor Manor from 8 to 10 a.m. ...
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Maggie Thorn's dream sits on top of the country music charts
(Entertainment ~ 08/09/13)
For Maggie Thorn, working during summer vacation from college doesn't include the usual stints in retail or waiting tables. Instead, the 19-year-old from Bloomfield, Mo., performs at various Southeast Missouri venues to boost her budding career in the world of country music...
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