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Wacha, Cardinals edge Pirates to knot NLDS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/08/13)
PITTSBURGH -- Michael Wacha heard the chants. Then again, when 40,000 people clad in black scream your name relentlessly for the better part of three hours, it's kind of hard to miss. The goal was to rattle the St. Louis rookie, remind him that 22-year-old pitchers aren't built to withstand the pressure of an elimination game...
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Thousands of Illinois military workers back on job
(State News ~ 10/08/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Thousands of civilian employees furloughed last week at Illinois military installations as part of the fallout from the federal government shutdown returned to their posts Monday, but it wasn't clear when they may receive retroactive pay...
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Governor: Europe won't block two Missouri executions
(State News ~ 10/08/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri will move ahead with two planned executions despite efforts in Europe to block a common anesthetic from being used in the procedure, Gov. Jay Nixon said Monday. German company Fresenius Kabi produces almost the entire supply of propofol, but the European Union is considering possible export limits as part of its anti-capital punishment policies. ...
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Lawmakers consider rule expanding use of ethanol in gasoline
(State News ~ 10/08/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are considering whether to block a proposed rule that could expand the use of ethanol in gasoline. A legislative committee heard about two hours of testimony Monday on whether the rule change goes beyond existing state law, but it delayed a decision on whether to halt the proposal until Wednesday...
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County commission seeking proposals for warning sirens
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
Cape Girardeau County is now seeking proposals for outdoor sirens commissioners hope will add to the area's awareness of emergency situations. Commissioners on Monday approved advertising for proposals for the sirens. A pre-proposal meeting will be at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 23, and the county is requesting proposals be submitted by 4 p.m. Nov. 13. Requests for proposals are available in the county clerk's office...
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Jackson Recycling Center to reduce Saturday hours
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
The Jackson Public Works Department has announced that Recycling Center hours will change for Saturdays in the fall and winter. The Recycling Center, 508 Eastview Court, will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays beginning Nov. 2, according to a news release from Rodney Miller, public works director. The reduced hours of operation will run through March 30. The center will continue to be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 2, the release said...
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Cape Girardeau police investigate church burglary
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is investigating a weekend burglary at a local church. According to police spokesman Darin Hickey, officers arrived at Overcomers Church, 624 S. Ellis St., about 1 p.m. Saturday after receiving a call from a church leader. Police found someone had entered through one of the church doors, and various items were strewed about inside the church. An undisclosed amount of money and a projector were reported stolen, Hickey said...
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Mississippi River on the rise Monday
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com ABOVE: A sand bar is seen just north of Riverfront Park in this view from Red Star Access on Monday in Cape Girardeau. BELOW: The mouth of Sloan Creek is seen at the Mississippi River just south of Red Star Access....
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Missing Butler County, Mo., boy found dead
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
QULIN, Mo. -- Prayers for a miracle ended Monday for the family of 5-year-old Devonte Dye when rescue workers found the missing boy's body shortly before 10 a.m. in a slough near his grandparents' Qulin home. The old St. Francis River channel sits about 50 feet behind Devonte's grandparents' Highway 53 home, where the boy was last seen playing in the yard Sunday afternoon, Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs said...
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Cape Girardeau woman pleads guilty to manslaughter
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
A Cape Girardeau woman pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday for accidentally running over and killing her lover. Angelia J. Hanson, 30, was accused of backing a 2001 Dodge Durango over Jody L. Lane, 43, outside their home at 612 N. Fountain St...
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Delta School District to take bids on safe/multipurpose room
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
The Delta School District will be taking bids later this month for a safe room/multipurpose room that can withstand the force of an EF5 tornado, or winds of up to 250 mph. Superintendent Nate Crowden said the district applied for a $641,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency about two years ago. FEMA will provide 75 percent of the cost of the room, and the school district, 25 percent...
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Jackson aldermen accept plan to improve city electrical system
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen took a step toward the future Monday when they unanimously accepted a plan to improve the city's electric system. The newly approved Electrical System Facility Plan could be launched in 2014 and last through 2023, but for the time being the plan will be subject to more scrutiny to determine which direction the city will take concerning its implementation...
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ATF investigating Missouri Plastics fire
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating a fire that wiped out the Missouri Plastics recycling facility near Jackson last week. A fire broke out late Thursday and continued into Friday, destroying the 100,000 square-foot building. The ATF is investigating at the request of the Missouri Fire Marshal's Office. No one was in the building at the time, and no one was injured...
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Council signals support for nuisance ordinance changes
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
Nuisance ordinances proposed for Cape Girardeau look to move forward as planned during the coming months with a few exceptions by request of city council members. A committee of staff formed in February to look at adding new rules and procedures to the section of the city code that governs nuisances, and its recommendations have recently been pitched to the public and the city council...
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Senior Day Trip on Oct. 22 with Cape Parks & Rec
(Submitted Story ~ 10/08/13)
The City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host a Senior Day Trip on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The group will first make their way down to Sikeston, Mo. for dining at Lambert's Cafe. After lunch the group will stop at Diebold Orchards, where seniors will receive a 10 percent discount on all purchases. A final stop will be the Antique Centre Mall in Benton, where seniors will receive a 10 percent discount on purchases of $25 and up...
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Before the Storm
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/08/13)
The rainstorms last week produced some amazing cloud formations. This one was taken in Chaffee in between downpours.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/08/13)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2013. There are 84 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, Wis., and in several communities in Michigan...
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Message of hope
(Editorial ~ 10/08/13)
One of the many ministries in this area is Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based program that helps those with "hurts, habits and hang-ups." Last month, about 100 people, many involved in this ministry, heard from former professional baseball player Darryl Strawberry, an arch-nemisis of the Cardinals in the 1980s as a New York Met and a former National League rookie of the year...
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Speak Out 10/8/13
(Speak Out ~ 10/08/13)
Boy, it would really be nice if Harry Reid and Barack Obama would be as interested in keeping the illegals out of the border as they are as keeping the veterans out of the memorials. What a shame they've put this country to, and it's the Democrats doing it...
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Targets of US raids planned terrorism
(International News ~ 10/08/13)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- U.S. interrogators headed to an American warship in the Mediterranean to question a suspected Libyan al-Qaida operative linked to the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa, as new details emerged Monday about plots planned by a Kenyan militant who escaped a U.S. raid in Somalia...
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High court to weigh limits on campaign contributions
(National News ~ 10/08/13)
WASHINGTON -- In its first major campaign finance case since the Citizens United ruling in 2010, the Supreme Court is considering whether to undo some limits on contributions from the biggest individual givers to political campaigns. The justices will hear arguments today, the second day of their new term, in a dispute between the Obama administration and Republicans who are challenging the contribution limits as a violation of First Amendment rights...
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Health law glitches: fatal or fleeting?
(National News ~ 10/08/13)
WASHINGTON -- The glitch-ridden rollout of President Barack Obama's health-care law has opponents crowing: "Told you so," and insisting it should be paused, if not scrapped. But others, including insurance companies, say there's still enough time to fix the online enrollment system before uninsured Americans start getting coverage Jan. 1...
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Debt limit overtaking shutdown as crisis focus
(National News ~ 10/08/13)
WASHINGTON -- A possible national default loomed closer Monday as the partial government shutdown lingered, rattling markets in the U.S. and overseas. A gridlocked Congress betrayed little or no urgency toward resolving either of the threats. Stocks got a case of the jitters on Wall Street, and halfway around the world China stressed the importance for the international economy of raising the U.S. debt limit...
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Thanksgiving converges with beginning of Hanukkah
(National News ~ 10/08/13)
NEW YORK -- It's a turkey. It's a menorah. It's Thanksgivukkah. An extremely rare convergence this year of Thanksgiving and the start of Hanukkah has created a frenzy of Talmudic proportions. There's the number crunching: The last time it happened was 1888, or at least the last time since Thanksgiving was declared a federal holiday by President Lincoln, and the next time may have Jews lighting their candles from spaceships 79,043 years from now, by one calculation...
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Stocks fall as government shutdown drags on another day
(National News ~ 10/08/13)
NEW YORK -- Investors sent the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its lowest close in a month Monday as few signs emerged of a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown and raise the nation's borrowing limit. Senate Democrats moved to introduce legislation to raise the nation's debt limit without the unrelated conditions Republicans have said they are seeking. ...
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Lena Reeves
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lena M. Reeves, 85, of St. Jacob, Ill., passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill. She was born Aug. 19, 1928, at Hurricane, Mo., to Ernest Otto and Mary Catherine Garland Moore. She and Allen B. Reeves were married May 9, 1948. He passed away Oct. 28, 2006...
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Delores Tuller
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
Delores Jean Tuller, 71, of Scott City died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at her home. She was born July 25, 1942, in St. Louis, to Calvin Joseph and Annetta Lea Rhineberger Dobbs. She and David Robert Tuller were married July 21, 1967, in Festus, Mo. Delores retired from Walmart in Cape Girardeau, after 22 years of service...
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James Givens Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
James Leon Givens Sr., 70, of Allenville died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 18, 1942, in Dupo, Ill., to Leon and Grace Iona McCulley Givens. He and Anna Lavada Robins were married July 17, 1965. She preceded him in death June 27, 2011...
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Benny Shell
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
Benny Lee Shell, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, after a 16-year battle with leukemia. He was born Aug. 20, 1934, at Greenbrier, Mo., to Loren and Ennis Owens. He married his college sweetheart, Shelby Ann Mouser, on Oct. 26, 1957. Ben received bachelor of science and master of arts degrees from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Elnora Myers
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Elnora Myers, 95, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at Woodland Hills. She was born March 1, 1918, in Senath, Mo., daughter of Crulis W. and Lucy Baker Marshall. Elnora was raised by Bertha Eaker. She worked for the Mitchell Pallet Co., and was a member of Marble Hill United Methodist Church. She was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan and enjoyed quilting and taking care of her cats...
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Rita Henderson
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
Rita M. Henderson, 58, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at her home. She was born May 11, 1955, in St. Louis, daughter of Joseph and Ann Poposky Tucek. She and Jon T. Henderson were married Sept. 19, 1975, in Arnold, Mo. Rita grew up in Arnold and graduated from Fox High School in 1973. ...
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Births 10/8/13
(Births ~ 10/08/13)
Daughter to Jimmy Steven and Ashley Nichole Pletka of Oak Ridge, Southeast Hospital, 2:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Name, Reagan Josephine. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Mrs. Pletka is the former Ashley Martin, daughter of Frank and Pam Martin of Delta. She is a PTA at Premier Rehab. Pletka is the son of Steve and Nancy Pletka of De Soto, Mo. He is a foreman with Apex Paving...
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Elmer Farrow
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
Elmer Don Farrow, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Tony Ward officiating. Entombment with full military rites will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Donald Crow
(Obituary ~ 10/08/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. — Donald Crow, 80, of Boise, Idaho, formerly of Mounds, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at his home. Per Don's wishes his body was cremated. Announcement courtesy of Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill.
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Out of the past 10/8/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/08/13)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson and Democratic challenger Wayne Cryts square off here in the first of three October debates, with neither candidate landing a knockout punch. The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission approved plans to relocate the Highway 25 Diversion Channel bridge north of Blomeyer; the commission approved plans for construction of a new bridge and raising of the grade north of the bridge by about 6 1/2 feet...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/8/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Burglaries Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/8/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Fisher puts emphasis on special teams miscues
(Professional Sports ~ 10/08/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Early in Sunday's game, the St. Louis Rams were whistled for a special teams penalty when rookie Ray Ray Armstrong pushed a defender out of the way and nullified a nice punt return by Tavon Austin. The Rams (2-3) beat the winless Jaguars and ended a three-game losing streak, but can't afford such miscues going forward...
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Jackson police report 10/8/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/08/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summons Theft Miscellaneous...
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Washington gives spark to faltering Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 10/08/13)
The Southeast Missouri State football team hasn't had many offensive highlights so far this year, but what will probably rank at or near the top of the list for the entire season took place Saturday night during a 40-16 loss at Tennessee State. Sophomore tailback Lewis Washington, a burly 245-pounder with surprising speed, broke off a 99-yard touchdown run with 4 minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the game...
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Entertainment briefs
(Entertainment ~ 10/08/13)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and most of the major nominees have signed on to perform at the Country Music Association Awards next month. Swift and Aldean were among the first round of performers announced Monday for the Nov. 6 show in Nashville. ...
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Health beat: Preventing falls among older adults
(Community ~ 10/08/13)
Each year, one in every three adults age 65 or older falls and 2 million are treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries. And the risk of falling increases with each decade of life. The long-term consequences of fall injuries, such as hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries, can affect the health and independence of older adults. ...
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Pills made from feces cure serious gut infections
(Community ~ 10/08/13)
Hold your nose and don't spit out your coffee: Doctors have found a way to put healthy people's poop into pills that can cure serious gut infections -- a less yucky way to do "fecal transplants." Canadian researchers tried this on 27 patients and cured them all after strong antibiotics failed to help...
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Gene scans solve mystery diseases in kids, adults
(Community ~ 10/08/13)
They were mystery diseases that had stumped doctors for years -- adults with strange symptoms and children with neurological problems, mental slowness or muscles too weak to let them stand. Now scientists say they were able to crack a quarter of these cases by decoding the patients' genes...
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Prayer 10/8/13
(Prayer ~ 10/08/13)
O Heavenly Father, may we share your message of hope and redemption. Amen.
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Redhawks Madness to preview year ahead
(College Sports ~ 10/08/13)
Fans can get an early preview of the 2013-14 Southeast Missouri State basketball teams during Redhawks Madness on Sunday at the Show Me Center. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., with a full slate of activities beginning at 9 p.m. The event, which is free of charge, will last no more than 1 1/2 hours...
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Area digest 10/8/13
(Community Sports ~ 10/08/13)
Cori Stoverink and Tyler Elfrink paired up to win the SEMO Horseshoe Association's season-ending 20-team Tournament of Champions on Sunday in Leopold, Mo. Randy Grady and John Keller placed second, while Lachelle Cook and Joe Keller finished third. Cook earned the award for highest points (182) for the eighth consecutive year. Ron LeGrand (86) was second and Randy Senciboy was third (74)...
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Perryville spikers outlast ND
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/13)
The Notre Dame and Perryville volleyball teams have built quite a rivalry over the past few years, one marked by high intensity and close matches. "It's a big rivalry. It's always intense and exciting," Perryville coach David Mirly said. "I think both teams have a lot of respect for each other."...
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Bollinger County Sheriff seeks 'armed and dangerous' suspect
(Local News ~ 10/08/13)
The Bollinger County Sheriff's Department is looking for Nicholas Loughary, 22, who is wanted for suspected first-degree burglary and tampering. Police say Loughary is armed and dangerous. Sheriff Darin Shell warns that anyone who sees him should not approach him. Instead contact the authorities...
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