-
AREA WOMEN SHARE STORIES OF SUCCESS AT JOB TRAINING WORKSHOP
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
Women hoping to make successful transitions from unskilled workers to skilled employees heard from experts Monday during the first day of a Jump Start on Jobs workshop. Sixteen participants from various job training programs attended the workshop, which is sponsored by the Community Caring Council and being held in the activity center of Evangelical United Church of Christ. The program is a weeklong pre-employment training program for the unemployed...
-
SCHOOLED IN FAITH: CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CREDIT FAITH-BASED EDUCATION FOR ENROLLMENT GAINS
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
Tori Long, a kindergarten student at Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Jackson, led the class in the daily calendar lesson as her teacher, Kelly Blessing, and student Hilary Michelson watched. Members of the planning committee for Catholic Schools Week met at Notre Dame High School, from left, Jaymie Frank, Melissa Maurer, Briana Welker and Erin Hamm...
-
TEACHER'S CORNER: FOCUS ON STUDENTS' STRENGTHS HELPS TO MOTIVATE THEM, TEACHER SAYS
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
BENTON -- Judy Hanschen began her teaching career more than 25 years ago in central Illinois, but her experiences were very similar to those she has had for teaching at St. Ambrose School for the past two years. Hanschen is an itinerant teacher working with students in third through eighth grades. She said her experiences working with special needs students and preschoolers and as a homemaker have helped her become a better educator...
-
CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: INTERNET PLAYED MAJOR ROLE IN UNFOLDING INTERN SCANDAL
(Column ~ 01/27/98)
The role of the Internet in society is forever debated. Should you use it to make purchases? How safe are the chat rooms? Why can't pornography be regulated? Should sites charge admission? The controversy rages on and on. This past week, the Internet was at the heart of an unfolding scandal involving the President of the United States...
-
CAPE, JACKSON CITE COOPERATION; CITIES HOLD FIRST JOINT MEETING
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
Cape Girardeau and Jackson city officials Monday night stressed the need for cooperation as the two cities began working on agreements over new highways, annexation and other joint issues. The Jackson Board of Aldermen and Cape Girardeau City Council held their first-ever joint meeting to act on shared issues...
-
CLINTON'S DILEMMA ON VIEW TONIGHT, SAY SCHOLARS
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
The president's State of the Union address tonight could be Bill Clinton's most important speech or his most irrelevant, depending on what develops today, said scholars at Southeast Missouri State University. Tom Harte, chairman of the department of speech communication and theater, said, "No one is really interested in the State of the Union, the issues he is supposed to talk about."...
-
DIALOGUES SHOWS RIVALRY HAS EASED
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
In the early 1970s, on the night the Cape Central Tigers were to play the annual grudge football game against the Jackson Indians in Jackson, people driving to the game from Cape Girardeau saw a surprising sight when they reached the Jackson city limits...
-
BETWEEN THE LINES: REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S SEX SCANDAL PERPLEXES SOME JOURNALISTS
(Column ~ 01/27/98)
Once again, the past week's events proved my theory: fiction is never as good as the truth. Journalists couldn't have made up stories that would have been as well read or as talked about as those found in last week's newspapers or television news broadcasts...
-
LETTERS: GAMING PANEL ADHERED TO THE LAW
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/98)
To the editor: Your newspaper recently printed an editorial regarding the regulatory requirements for riverboat gambling that contained a number of false statements. Because you continue to disseminate false information on this subject, I feel compelled to respond and set the record straight...
-
SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/27/98)
I'D LIKE to say a job well done to the city police and the City Council for shutting Peppy's Sports Bar down. I believe they did a good job. They should have just gone a step further and declared it a nuisance so it would have to be permanently shut down...
-
PLAN FOR METH-LAB BOUNTY IS A GOOD IDEA
(Editorial ~ 01/27/98)
When state Rep. Patrick Naeger of Perryville refers to the production of illegal methamphetamine in Missouri as a "crisis," he isn't exaggerating. Last year more than 200 meth labs were discovered in Missouri and shut down, more than any other state in the nation. And law enforcement officials know there are many more meth labs operating that need to be found and closed down...
-
FINAL EXAMS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE
(Editorial ~ 01/27/98)
Central High School's Renaissance program has established itself as a worthwhile effort to encourage excellence and pride among students and staff. The program also has gone a long way in connecting high school students to the community around them. In its effort to encourage students to strive for perfect attendance as well as good grades, it is successfully making a dent in two key areas that are vital to the success of any high-quality education program...
-
CANCER GALA PLANNING SET TO BEGIN
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
"A Night on Broadway" will be the theme of this year's benefit gala sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Unit of the American Cancer Society. The annual fund-raising event will be held Saturday, March 7 at the Show Me Center. Money raised provides treatment for cancer patients in the area, cancer education and supports cancer research. The local Cancer Society office estimates that 60 percent of the money raised is used for local programs and services and 40 percent goes to research projects...
-
SE's RUBIO INVITED TO NFL COMBINE
(College Sports ~ 01/27/98)
There is no guarantee that Angel Rubio will be drafted, but all indications are that he has a pretty good chance. Rubio, Southeast Missouri State University's standout defensive lineman, has been invited to participate in the prestigious NFL Combine that will be held Feb. 6-8 in Indianapolis...
-
SE LOSES WATSON FOR 2-3 WEEKS
(College Sports ~ 01/27/98)
The Southeast Indians have yet to play a game this week, but they've already been hit with two big losses. It's only Tuesday, yet two starters have already been lost to foot injuries. After receiving word Sunday that 6-foot-10 Bud Eley was lost for the season with a broken left foot, the Indians learned Monday that junior Demetrius Watson would be lost two to three weeks with a broken toe...
-
JACKSON TEAMS UP ON P'VILLE
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/98)
JACKSON -- Not even John Elway could snag a Super Bowl victory without a solid supporting cast. One-player teams don't win titles, which Jackson High girls basketball coach Ron Cook knows well. That's why he cherishes seeing Lady Indians such as Chrissi Glastetter, Melissa Palmer and Cherish Tillman relieve some of Christa Millham's burden as team leader...
-
SE's GARNER MAY MISS GAME DUE TO NCAA INFRACTIONS MEETING
(College Sports ~ 01/27/98)
As Southeast Missouri State University's basketball team prepares for two more key Ohio Valley Conference home games this week, head coach Gary Garner faces the possibility of missing one of them. Garner, along with several Southeast administrators and officials, has been requested by the NCAA to be in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday. ...
-
LADY TIGERS ROLL PAST CHARLESTON
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/98)
Cape Central's girls basketball team built a 20-point lead by halftime and cruised to a 56-30 victory over Charleston Monday night. Courtney Haman was the game's lone player to break into double figures as she scored 10 points for the Lady Tigers. Central led 18-10 after the first quarter and opened a 35-15 lead by halftime. The Lady Tigers outscored Charleston 21-15 in the second half...
-
DENZEL SANDER
(Obituary ~ 01/27/98)
MILLERSVILLE -- Denzel Dale Sander, 81, of Millersville died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 20, 1916, at Millersville, son of Louis and Mary I. Stroder Sander. He and Ellen Pearline Gray were married Oct. 27, 1935...
-
LOWELL GREER
(Obituary ~ 01/27/98)
SIKESTON -- Lowell Greer Jr., 72, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998. He was born April 10, 1925, in Sikeston, son of Lowell and Betty Stubblefield Greer. He and Virginia Lee "Genny" Watkins of Oran were married Nov. 25, 1946. Greer was a graduate of Sikeston High School, attended Southeast Missouri State University, and attended mortuary school in St. Louis...
-
BEULAH WADDELL
(Obituary ~ 01/27/98)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Beulah May Waddell, 81, of McClure died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 14, 1916, at McClure, daughter of Calvin Gilbert and Mary Evelyn Colyer Cook. She first married Ralph Kerley Oct. 20, 1933, in Cairo. He died Jan. 19, 1978. She later married Glenn Waddell Sept. 25, 1980, at Benton, Mo. He died May 7, 1988...
-
JAMES BARKER
(Obituary ~ 01/27/98)
GLEN ALLEN -- James E. Barker, 92, of Glen Allen died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at Marble Hill. He was born Oct. 31, 1905, in Lexington, Tenn., son of James Silas and Ida Petty Barker. He and Bertha G. Goad were married Jan. 8, 1928. Barker retired from Aurora Pump Co. in Aurora, Ill., in 1968. He moved to Glen Allen and became a truck farmer...
-
IONA CAVALLO
(Obituary ~ 01/27/98)
JACKSON -- Iona Cavallo, 95, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 19, 1902, in Marble Hill, daughter of the Rev. William Addison and Margaret Emma Williford Davault. She and William "Bill" Davault were married Aug. 11, 1935. He died Sept. 10, 1975...
-
LOIS BEATY
(Obituary ~ 01/27/98)
CHARLESTON -- Lois Beaty, 92, of Charleston died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at Charleston Manor. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
-
BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/27/98)
Daughter to Tana Marie Stinnett of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:55 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998. Name, Kaelyn Marie. Weight, 7 pounds 1 ounce. Second daughter. Miss Stinnett is the daughter of Frank and Becky Stinnett of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Wink's Keg Shop...
-
EUGENE ROBERT
(Obituary ~ 01/27/98)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Eugene P. Robert, Scott City Route 2, was held Friday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. The Rev. Oliver Clavin officiated, with burial in the church cemetery. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City was in charge of arrangements...
-
COMPUTER CLASSES TO BE OFFERED AT UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 01/27/98)
A series of computer workshops for the public will be held at Southeast Missouri State University. The classes provide beginning and intermediate level training on commonly used computer programs including Windows 3.1, the Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access...
Stories from Tuesday, January 27, 1998
Browse other days