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JETTON LAUNCHES WALK TO IMPROVE HIGHWAYS
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- State Rep. Rod Jetton kept his eyes focused on passing cars and his goal of seeking state highway improvements as he walked along Highway 34 west of Jackson, his white T-shirt drenched with sweat from the sweltering heat. The Marble Hill Republican embarked from the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson Wednesday on his 255-mile walk to Jefferson City. ...
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ALBERTSON'S ANNOUNCES IT WILL CLOSE 165 STORES
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
Supermarket giant Albertson's will close about 165 stores in 25 states and eliminate up to 20 percent of managerial and administrative jobs above the store level, the company announced Wednesday. A company spokeswoman said Cape Girardeau Albertson's future isn't secure just because it is new...
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SHOOTING THE BREEZE WITH PATSY: JACKSON WOMAN TEACHES SCOUTS TO SHOOT
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
Patsy Johnson may be 74 years old and stand only 5 foot 1 inch tall, but she cuts an imposing figure among the Cub Scouts she's been teaching to fire BB guns for over 30 years. "Put the other knee up," the Jackson, Mo., great-grandmother barks at one of her charges. "That's it. Look at the hole ..."...
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JUVENILE DRUG REHAB PROGRAM AWAITS FUNDING
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
Everything except the funding is in place for a new court-based drug rehabilitation program for juveniles in Cape Girardeau County. Confirmation of a grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety could arrive this week, but until it's received, treatment for teen-agers is on hold, said Randy Rhodes, head of the juvenile office for the 32nd Judicial Circuit...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: HAVING MORE FAITH IN PEOPLE AND LESS IN DOGS
(Column ~ 07/19/01)
July 19, 2001 Dear Patty, Along the Southern Illinois road DC takes to get to the university is a weathered produce stand where ears of sweet corn, piles of tomatoes, beets, squash and other earthly delights line the bins that run its width. The proprietor is present sometimes, more often not. The fresh produce is there no matter what...
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STORM DOWNS TREES, CUTS OFF ELECTRICITY
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
Electricity was cut off to portions of Cape Girardeau and Jackson, Mo., Wednesday afternoon when severe thunderstorms moved through the region. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour and short periods of heavy rain dropping just over an inch of rain on Cape Girardeau. Additional rain overnight was expected to add another 0.10 of an inch...
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ICE-SKATING BENEFIT TO HELP BOY, 11
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
An ice-skating performance will be presented Saturday to benefit a disabled 11-year-old Scott City, Mo., boy. Ryan Miller, son of Sonya and Tommy Miller, is scheduled to leave Sunday to spend two weeks at a clinic to learn to walk. Miller has cerebral palsy and has spent most of his life in a wheelchair. He was accepted into the treatment program after he spent three hours with one of the clinic's therapists and took his first four steps...
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EX-CAPE POLICEMAN PLANS RUN FOR COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
Charlie Herbst, a former community service officer with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, has announced his plans to run for the Ward 2 city council seat in the April election. "Now that I'm not working for the city, I want to stay involved," said Herbst, who is still a reserve officer but works full time at Innovative Idea Integration in Jackson, Mo., in the sales and marketing department. Herbst was a police officer for 10 years...
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MODOT SHIFTS FOCUS IN REGION TO ROAD REPAIR
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State transportation funding for Southeast Missouri projects over the next five years will be primarily allocated for repairing existing roads and replacing old bridges. Less than half the funding will go to expanding the area's road system...
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PERRYVILLE CRISIS CENTER RECEIVES $5,220 GRANT
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
A grant awarded to a Perryville, Mo., help agency last week could be the beginning of a local presence in the community by the Area Wide United Way. The Regional Family Crisis Center received a one-time award of $5,220 to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault gain independence...
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FARM GROUPS SEEK REPEAL OF LAW
(Local News ~ 07/19/01)
A new livestock pricing law that went into effect May 29 to help livestock producers on the price they receive from meatpacking companies has backfired. The law has created havoc in the cash market for slaughter-ready hogs, cattle and sheep, said state Rep. Peter Myers, R-Sikeston, a member of the House Agriculture Committee...
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YANKEES, WHITE SOX REPRESENT CAPE AREA
(High School Sports ~ 07/19/01)
Bolstered by a brilliant regular season, the Cape Girardeau Yankees will ride plenty of momentum and confidence into this week's Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament in Boonville, Mo. And Cape Girardeau's other Senior Babe Ruth team -- the White Sox -- is also feeling pretty good as it prepares for the 16-year-old state tourney in Dexter...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/19/01)
Son to Nolon Francis and Deanna Marie Sansoucie of Scott City, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:32 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2001. Name, Blake Logan. Weight, 8 pounds 10 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Sansoucie is the former Deanna Nance, daughter of Edie Nance of Chaffee, Mo., and the late Truman Nance Jr. of Jackson, Mo. Sansoucie is the son of Nolon and Gloria Sansoucie of Potosi, Mo. He is a towboat worker...
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PATRICK HENARD
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
CYPRESS, Ill. -- Patrick Kelley Henard, 35, of Cypress died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at the Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Ill.
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JOHN PETERSON
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- John Paul Peterson, 83, of Cairo died Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at Charleston Manor Nursing Home in Charleston, Mo. He was born July 25, 1917, in Cairo, son of John Will and Goldie Davis Peterson. He married Mary Boswell, who died in 1999...
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LORENE KLAUS
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
FRIEDHEIM, Mo. -- Lorene Klaus, 96, of Friedheim died Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 18, 1905, at Arnsburg, Mo., daughter of John and Ida Kayser Sauer. She and Norbert F. Klaus were married Aug. 15, 1924. He died Oct. 20, 1981...
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GEORGE HUNT
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
George C. Hunt, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 16, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 26, 1913, at Delta, Mo., son of John Curtis and Rhoda E. Barker Hunt. He and Frieda Allen were married July 9, 1943, in Blytheville, Ark. She died Feb. 25, 1994...
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DONALD MILTON
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Donald Gene Milton, 67, of Anna died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. He was born March 17, 1934, in Pomona, Ill., son of Othol and Agnes Lipe Milton. He and Loretta Lemaster were married Sept. 22, 1956, in Anna...
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DELORES DECK
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Delores Ella Deck, 68, of Glen Allen died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at her home. She was born Sept. 14, 1932, in St. Louis, daughter of Charles and Helen Buckmiller Brewer. She and Willie Jean "Bill" Deck were married Dec. 31, 1949. He died Nov. 27, 1996...
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HENRY SHORT JR.
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
Henry Wesley "Butch" Short Jr., 47, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 17, 2001, in the Emergency Room at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 4, 1953, in St. Louis, son of Henry Wesley and Roberta Baumgardner Short. Short was a construction worker. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps...
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IMOGENE KOEHN
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Thelma Imogene "Imy" Koehn of Anna will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Rick Hertenstein will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Friday...
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SAMUEL HOGENDOBLER
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
RED BUD, Ill. -- Samuel James "Sam" Hogendobler, 9, of Red Bud died Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 23, 1991, in Belleville, Ill., son of David and Charlotte Ivie Hogendobler. Hogendobler would have been a fourth-grade pupil at Red Bud Elementary School. He was a member of Cub Scouts and Khoury League...
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TONYA PERSINGER
(Obituary ~ 07/19/01)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Tonya L. Persinger, 32, of Cobden died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born Feb. 19, 1969, in Olney, Ill., daughter of Robert and Loretta Teets Fulk. She and Jimmie Persinger were married July 28, 1989, in New Port Richey, Fla...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/19/01)
I VERY much disagree with people who say it's the public's business if an official commits adultery. It's something strictly private. It's between the congressman, his family and God, if adultery is committed. It's none of the people in Southeast Missouri's business. ...
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LOCAL MOTORISTS ARE ENJOYING LOW GAS PRICES
(Editorial ~ 07/19/01)
With predictions a few weeks ago of $2-to-$3-a-gallon gas prices this summer, motorists nationwide were pleasantly surprised to see prices begin falling in June and continue their downward trend well into July. While motorists are thrilled with prices that have fallen to as low as $1.34 for unleaded regular in Chicago, a city notorious for high gas prices, gas prices in the Cape Girardeau-Jackson area have fallen far below that...
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ROAD PLAN FITS WITH CAMPAIGN FOR TAX BOOST
(Editorial ~ 07/19/01)
Missouri's new five-year spending plan for transportation shifts more money from highway expansion to road and bridge repairs, which means less new construction through June 2006. The $6.2 billion plan sets priorities on more than a thousand specific road and bridge projects started from now through the end of the plan. Among those projects is construction of Jackson's East Main Street interchange at Interstate 55 at a cost of $4.75 million, a project Jackson has wanted for many years...
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LETTERS: CAPE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUTH RECREATION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/19/01)
To the editor: Cape Girardeau struggled to show population growth during the 1990s. Meanwhile, Jackson maintained double-digit growth, fueled in part by middle-income families moving from Cape Girardeau and by new families choosing Jackson rather than Cape. ...
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