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Suspect charged in Sikeston attempted burglary
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. - A Sikeston man remains in custody at the Scott County Jail with a $25,000 bond on charges of second degree burglary, property damage and felony stealing. Steven Lamar Turk, 37, was arrested for a Sunday burglary in progress at three businesses at 417 S. Main St. in Sikeston, according to a Sikeston Department of Public Safety news release. Police received a call shortly after midnight on Sunday in reference to broken glass and a shadowed figure behind My Sister's Closet...
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Morning accidents result in serious injury
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
Three people were injured in accidents on Southeast Missouri roads this morning within minutes of each other. An early morning motor vehicle accident sent a Patton, Mo., man to a Cape Girardeau hospital with serious injuries while another backed up traffic for nearly 45 minutes on Interstate 55 ...
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Cardinals win fifth straight game
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/09)
JEFF ROBERSON ~ Associated Press Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter sits in the dugout during his start Thursday against the Pirates....
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Ex-clerk charged with stealing $34,000 from Mo. city
(State News ~ 04/14/09)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The former clerk of tiny Bucklin in northcentral Missouri is accused of stealing thousands of dollars of the city's money. Forty-four-year-old Kyra Brehm (BRIHM) of Marceline is charged with felony stealing and was issued a summons to appear in court on May 14...
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Ellis Street shooting victim treated and released from hospital
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
A shooting Monday night sent an unidentified man to an undisclosed hospital, according to Cape Girardeau Police Patrolman Jason Jurgens. Police and fire fighters responded to at least three calls reporting a shooting in the 1000 block of South Ellis at 10:04 p.m. Monday...
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Ambitious ideas for Cape draw positive responses at DREAM meeting
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
There are a lot of things to like in the strategic plan developed as part of Cape Girardeau's participation in the DREAM Initiative, a group of about 100 people who took part in an open house Tuesday decided. Ambitious ideas like a 100-room hotel on Broadway, an amphitheater and river aquarium near the Mississippi River and an artists village along the extended Fountain Street received a lot of attention. ...
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Man arraigned on suspicion of murder in Saturday's shooting in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A man was arraigned Monday on suspicion of the murder of a Sikeston, Mo., woman early Saturday. Brandon Antwuan Lane, 29, was arraigned in Division II of New Madrid County Circuit Court on charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is charged in the death of Nikia Latrice Williams, 28, who was found shot in the upper torso about 1 a.m. Saturday...
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Cape Girardeau's newly renovated library set to open May 16
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
Library director Betty Martin's dream is coming into sight as the nearly $9 million overhaul of Cape Girardeau Public Library is wrapping up. On May 3, the library will close the doors at its temporary quarters at 301 S. Broadview St. and begin the big move back to the expanded building at 711 N. Clark Ave. On May 16, Martin plans a grand opening that will put the building on display to the public for the first time...
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IRS offers tax tips for last-minute filers as Wednesday deadline approaches
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
If you've waited until the final few days to file your taxes, you're not alone. According to the Internal Revenue Service, an estimated 1 million Missourians have waited to file their taxes with one day left until the April 15 deadline. But for David W. Gantt, area manager of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, the last-minute rush has become the norm...
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Cape Girardeau woman lives a normal life with cerebral palsy
(Health ~ 04/14/09)
Tameika Morris juggles her roles in life: single mother, graduate student, member of a close-knit Hayti, Mo., family and counselor. Morris, 33, will say, without being asked, that she has "a normal life." She knows people wonder when they see the effects of cerebral palsy on her body. The Cape Girardeau woman alternates between using a walker, a wheelchair and walking to get around, depending on how cooperative her body is on any given day...
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Garet Is Living It Up!!!!
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Garet is living it up down town Cape along the river wall. This is his first summer and there is so many things to see!!!!
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Garet loves watching the river boats!!
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Garet is watching the river boats and enjoying the fun in the sun!!!!
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Garet at Jeremiah's Downtown
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Garet is enjoying a beautiful Saturday downtown Cape hanging out at Jeremiah's.
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Alpha Delta Pi Celebrates Chapter Anniversary at Southeast
(Submitted Story ~ 04/14/09)
First Secret Society for College Women Celebrates Milestone at Local Chapter Cape Girardeau, MO... On May 2, women spanning 50 years of Alpha Delta Pi membership will gather to honor their organization and celebrate the bonds of sisterhood. Alpha Delta Pi, the world's first secret society for college women, celebrated 150 years of sisterhood in May 2001 and now celebrates 50 years on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Cape Girardeau County's request for use of old federal building hits snag
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
Cape Girardeau County's bid for the old federal building at 339 Broadway has run into a problem. On Monday, county commissioners learned their request for sponsorship to get the building has been rejected by the the U.S. Justice Department. The county had applied to get the building transferred to its stewardship, with a law enforcement sponsorship from the Department of Justice...
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Man accused in 1979 murder to be transported to Cape Girardeau County this week
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
Max Allen Ellison Jr., the man accused the 1979 killing of downtown Cape Girardeau businesswoman Deborah L. Martin, will be transported to Cape Girardeau County this week. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said Tuesday the date and time of the move will not be made public, for security reasons. His bond was set at $10 million; a Thursday hearing is scheduled before Cape Girardeau County Associate Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp...
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Easter egg hunting at Jackson City Park
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Ava Grace is intent on finding an Easter egg during a family gathering at the Jackson City park.
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Sidewalk art on a spring day
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Ava contemplates her sidewalk art creation at the Jackson City Park.
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Cousin create a masterpiece
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Cousins, Ava and Cassidy, create a sidewalk masterpiece at the Jackson City Park.
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Generations
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Wanda Mitchell-Fisk enjoys a special moment at the park with her grandson, Jason Mitchell.
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U.S. wins praise for freeing captain, but experts fear escalation
(International News ~ 04/14/09)
LONDON -- President Obama and the U.S. military drew praise Monday for the liberation of an American sea captain held by Somali pirates, but some military experts fear the fatal shooting of three pirates will lead to an escalation of the conflict off Somalia's coast...
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Two killed in clash between Thai protesters, residents
(International News ~ 04/14/09)
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Anti-government demonstrators vowing a "final stand" unless the government resigns fought bloody street battles with troops Monday, then clashed with residents angry about the disruptions, killing two people. During the day, troops drove back rampaging protesters with warning shots from automatic weapons, and by nightfall clashes that gripped several parts of the city, wounding 113 people, had ebbed. ...
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Twenty-one die in Poland homeless shelter blaze
(International News ~ 04/14/09)
KAMIEN POMORSKI, Poland -- Survivors of a fire that killed 21 people at a three-story shelter for homeless families in Poland on Monday described a fast-moving inferno that forced some to jump from windows into trees. Six of the victims were children and another 20 people were injured, most of whom sustained broken bones after leaping from the building to escape the blaze in the northwestern city of Kamien Pomorski...
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Phil Spector found guilty of second-degree murder
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
LOS ANGELES -- Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago. A Superior Court jury returned the verdict after an estimated 29 to 30 hours of deliberations. The jury had the option of choosing involuntary manslaughter, but did not do so...
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Atlanta college students investigate cold cases
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
ATLANTA -- The single moms and young college students sit in a circle, throwing out names, dates, anything that could lead them to the suspect in the unsolved lynching of four black sharecroppers killed decades ago. On the wall hangs a long piece of paper with dates written on Post-it notes: stabbing, meeting, lynching. It's a timeline waiting for the details, a story to be told...
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Missouri farming couple has their own 'bale out'
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- A northeast Missouri farming couple knows the government won't be giving them a bailout like so many big companies are getting, so they issued their own. Dennis and Janet Garlock of rural Adair County have placed a large hay bale at the end of their driveway with a sign proclaiming: "I got my bale out!"...
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Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Doug White and his family had just enjoyed a smooth takeoff and were ascending through the clouds when the pilot guiding their twin-engine plane tilted his head back and made a guttural sound. The retired jet pilot, Joe Cabuk, was unconscious. And though White had his pilot's license, he had never flown a plane as large as this...
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Family moves to seal photos of Conn. chimp victim
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Attorneys for a Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee asked a judge Monday to seal photos of the victim and her medical records from the public. Matt Newman, an attorney for the conservator of Charla Nash, said Nash's right to privacy overrides the public's right to see her injuries. The photos and records will be evidence in Nash's $50 million lawsuit against chimp owner Sandra Herold...
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Police report 4/14/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/14/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summons Assaults Thefts Burglary Property damage Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. ...
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Fire report 4/14/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/14/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: ...
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Births 4/14/09
(Births ~ 04/14/09)
Graham; Burrows; Mackins; Dow; Lowery; Wehmeyer; Glover; Schlosser
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Series of explosions rock chemical plant
(State News ~ 04/14/09)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A worker at a St. Louis-area chemical plant remained hospitalized Monday after an explosion that was felt for several miles. The explosion at 9:54 p.m. Sunday at the SantoLubes LLC plant in St. Charles caused a fire that badly damaged the plant. The lone worker in the building was hospitalized at St. John's Mercy with burns over at least 30 percent of his body, St. Charles fire officials said. His name was not released, and a hospital spokeswoman declined to comment...
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Vice president to visit Missouri this week
(State News ~ 04/14/09)
Vice president to visit Missouri this week ST. LOUIS -- Vice President Joe Biden will be in Missouri this week to discuss the economy and ways to make college accessible. The White House released a statement Monday saying Biden would stop in central Missouri on Thursday, where he plans to discuss the progress of the Economic Recovery Act. ...
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Hysterectomy in Ill. described live on Twitter
(State News ~ 04/14/09)
ELGIN, Ill. -- The social networking site Twitter allows people to send posts back and forth with answers to the question, "What are you doing?" One recent morning, as many as 1,000 people were online with the site following along as a hysterectomy was being performed at Sherman Hospital...
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U.S. eases Cuban travel, money rules
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
WASHINGTON -- In a break with a half-century of U.S. policy toward Cuba, the Obama administration lifted restrictions Monday on Cuban-Americans who want to travel and send money to the island. In a gesture of openness, U.S. telecommunications firms were freed to seek business there, too. But the broader U.S. trade embargo remained in place...
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Mo. unemployment rate hits 8.7 percent as 11,000 jobs are lost
(State News ~ 04/14/09)
Mo. unemployment rate hits 8.7 percent JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri shed nearly 11,000 jobs last month as the state's unemployment rate also climbed. Job figures released Monday by the state Department of Economic Development show that Missouri's jobless rate in March climbed to 8.7 percent from 8.3 percent in February. ...
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Old federal building timeline
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
1957: Cape Girardeau and the federal government exchange properties with the city getting the Common Pleas Courthouse and the federal government getting the old post office building at 339 Broadway. 1967: The old post office is demolished. 1968: The federal building at 339 Broadway, which includes two courtrooms, opens...
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Inappropriate speaker choice
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/09)
The choice of Mike Henry, writer and character voice for the animated series "Family Guy," to appear at Southeast Missouri State University April 16 as part of the Speakers Series is a poor one. "Family Guy" features as regular characters a kidnapper/rapist and a pedophile, and the show's writers, which include Henry, delight in blatantly treating rape and pedophilia as subjects to laugh about. ...
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Southeast holds the line
(Editorial ~ 04/14/09)
Early in the budgeting process this year for Missouri government, it was apparent the U.S. recession was having an effect that could significantly lower state revenue. Gov. Jay Nixon looked for a way to maintain funding levels for higher education and asked for a trade-off: continue to fund state colleges and universities at current levels in exchange for no increase in tuition and fees...
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Speak Out 4/14/09
(Speak Out ~ 04/14/09)
Tasty varmints; Paper tiger; Chicago pols; Don't take it; Good story; Independence work
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Out of the past 4/14/09
(Out of the Past ~ 04/14/09)
25 years ago: April 14, 1984 Purchase of the Star-Vue Drive-In Theater property on North Kingshighway from Kerasotes Theaters Inc., is announced by Narvol A. Randol; he notes that the 10.26 acres of land were acquired for long-range investment; the theater was developed by the late Howard Bates in the early 1940s...
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Attempted burglary in Sikeston foiled
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An early morning burglary went bust Sunday thanks to a concerned resident, Sikeston police reported. Just after midnight Sunday morning, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call in reference to broken glass outside My Sister's Closet, 417 S. Main St. Officers arrived at the scene and found subjects inside that store and Midwest Music in an adjacent building...
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Two weekend ATV accidents reported
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two all-terrain vehicle accidents in Southeast Missouri over the weekend. A Steele, Mo., man was seriously injured Saturday while on an ATV. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on private property off Route F in Pemiscot County. Terry A. Robertson, 36, reportedly lost control of the Yamaha he was driving and was thrown...
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Low numbers, fan excitement return to Augusta National
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/09)
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Masters chairman Billy Payne called it an "important test" for Augusta National to regain its personality as a golf course where it's as much fun to listen as it is to watch. One can only suspect now that Payne was bluffing. He knew the answer before Chad Campbell set a Masters record by opening the tournament with five straight birdies, before a record 17 eagles were recorded in the second round, and before a dozen players went to the back nine Sunday thinking they could win.. ...
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Phils announcer Kalas dies at 73
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/09)
WASHINGTON -- Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, who punctuated innumerable home runs with his "Outta here!" call, died Monday after being found passed out in the broadcast booth before a game against the Washington Nationals. He was 73...
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Second stroll for Walk for Women's Athletics
(College Sports ~ 04/14/09)
Cindy Gannon had few complaints about Southeast Missouri State's first Walk for Women's Athletics. Gannon is confident of even more success when the second annual event is held Saturday. "I was elated with the way things went last year and I'm looking for us to have another great day," said Gannon, a Southeast associate athletic director...
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Fidrych dies in farm accident
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/09)
BOSTON -- Mark "the Bird" Fidrych, the fun-loving pitcher who baffled hitters for one All-Star season and entertained fans with his antics, was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm. He was 54. Worcester County district attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said a family friend found Fidrych about 1:30 p.m. Monday beneath a dump truck at his Northborough, Mass., farm about 35 miles west of Boston. He appeared to have been working on the truck, Early said...
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Bail rises to $2 million in Adenhart accident
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/09)
FULLERTON, Calif. -- A judge has increased bail to $2 million for the 22-year-old man charged with three counts of murder, felony drunken driving and other counts in the traffic collision death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people...
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Health calendar 4/14/09
(Health ~ 04/14/09)
Health events happening this week
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Portion of Route U in Cape Girardeau County closed for road work
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
Route U in Cape Girardeau County between county roads 371 and 381 will remain closed while crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway, according to a news release from Missouri Department of Transportation. The work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today through Friday. The work zone will be marked with signs...
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'Tea party' protesters to gather at Capaha Park on Wednesday
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
Discontent with the federal government's role in business and other aspects of life will bring a group of "Tea Party" protesters to Capaha Park on Wednesday. Tom Young of Jackson, who is organizing the event, said that while the action is inspired by similar protests elsewhere, he is not affiliating the local protest with any national organization or political party. ...
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Steven Lutz
(Obituary ~ 04/14/09)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Steven Roberts Lutz, 55, of Jonesboro died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born Feb. 6, 1954, in Anna, son of James R. and Margaret L. McCarty Lutz. Survivors include three brothers, Mike Lutz of St. Ann, Mo., Jon Lutz of Anna and Tim Lutz of Henderson, Ky...
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Patrick Hughey
(Obituary ~ 04/14/09)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Patrick E. Hughey, 75, of Farrar died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation in Perryville, Mo. He was born July 1, 1933, at Seventy-Six, Mo., son of Abraham and Ruth Rhyne Hughey. He and Bertha Stricklin were married July 25, 1953...
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Emma Meyer
(Obituary ~ 04/14/09)
Emma R. Meyer, 88, of Jackson died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Jan. 9, 1921, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Jesse and Mary Kraemer Perry. She and Raymond Meyer were married May 10, 1943. He died Dec. 11, 1999. They moved to Jackson in 1982 from St. Louis. She and Cletus Gilles were married Aug. 27, 2005...
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Barbara Adams
(Obituary ~ 04/14/09)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Barbara A. Adams, 74, of Cobden died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Jan. 29, 1935, in Murphysboro, daughter of William and Beulah Irvin Goldsmith. She and George A. "Butch" Adams were married Aug. 26, 1960, in Cobden. He died Nov. 8, 1997...
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Thelma Hill
(Obituary ~ 04/14/09)
PATTON, Mo. -- Thelma Hill, 72, of Patton died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 20, 1936, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Albert and Maggie Jaco Horrell Sr. She and Paul James Hill were married Dec. 10, 1972. He died Dec. 31, 2007...
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Prayer 4/19/09
(Prayer ~ 04/14/09)
You have created us to do good things, O God, and we rely on your help. Amen.
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Redhawks take break from OVC play
(College Sports ~ 04/14/09)
Southeast Missouri State's pitching staff should get a workout this week as the Redhawks play five games. All are at home and all are outside the Ohio Valley Conference, beginning with today's 3 p.m. contest against Southern Illinois-Carbondale. The week was supposed to be even busier for the Redhawks, but Wednesday's home date against Saint Louis University has been cancelled because the Billikens are already on pace for the NCAA maximum of 56 games...
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The playoff payoff: A 9-1-1 finish gives Blues new life and a series against Vancouver
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/09)
ST. LOUIS -- No NHL team had a better second half than the St. Louis Blues, who surged to a sixth-place finish in the Western Conference. They may be on the verge of getting one of their stars back, too, in time for Wednesday's playoff opener at Vancouver. Forward Paul Kariya, the team's highest-paid player, has been rehabbing in Colorado from a pair of hip operations that have kept him out since November...
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Quest for the Cup: The road to the title again appears to run through Detroit
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/09)
NEW YORK -- The Detroit Red Wings find themselves in a familiar position -- the favorite. The Stanley Cup champions dropped to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference this year, behind the Presidents' Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks, but they are again the team to beat as the postseason gets going Wednesday...
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rainbow promise
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Monday evening's combination of rain and sunshine produced a complete rainbow over northern Cape County.
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Unemployed seek training for 'green collar' jobs
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for "green-collar" jobs. Students are learning how to install solar panels, repair wind turbines, produce biofuels and do other work related to renewable energy...
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Cape Girardeau County 1st District Commissioner Paul Koeper settles into job
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
First District Commissioner Paul Koeper has marked more than 100 days in office, but Cape Girardeau County's newest commissioner said he's still learning the ropes. Koeper, a former vice president for Penzel Construction, said he's having to adjust to a different pace as his schedule fills with a patchwork of committee, regional and state meetings, as well as luncheon and dinner appointments...
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Bankruptcies surge despite law meant to curb them
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The number of U.S. businesses and individuals declaring bankruptcy is rising with a vengeance amid the recession, despite a three-year-old federal law that made it much tougher for Americans to escape their debts, an Associated Press analysis found...
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Stocks end mostly higher ahead of earnings reports
(National News ~ 04/14/09)
NEW YORK -- Stocks ended mostly higher Monday ahead of a flurry of earnings reports that could determine whether the economy is really getting better, as investors have been hoping over the past month as they drove the market higher. Early signs were good. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. surprised investors after the end of trading Monday when it released better-than-expected quarterly results and announced a $5 billion stock offering. The company had been scheduled to report results today...
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Mo. lawmakers opine with 'tweets' on microblogging site Twitter
(State News ~ 04/14/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Wondering what your state lawmaker is doing right now? Head to Twitter, where dozens of Missouri legislators are using the micro-blogging website to broadcast an inside scoop about the workings of government. The Missouri House leader alerts Twitter users before he brings a bill up for debate. And during any given debate, numerous lawmakers are typing rapidly on their wireless devices posting short updates about what's going on...
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Car flips into Cape La Croix Creek on Monday night
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
Master firefighter Randy Morris Jr., foreground, and firefighter Derrick Carlton with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department look for the driver of a Toyota Camry that flipped into Cape La Croix Creek on Monday night near Spruce Street and Boxwood Drive. The unidentified driver was taken into police custody after fleeing the scene.
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Volunteer firefighter for East County Fire Protection District given award for rescue
(Local News ~ 04/14/09)
A volunteer firefighter for the East County Fire Protection District received a Lifesaving Award on Monday night for helping a man who fell into an icy creek in early March. Scott Kirchhoff, 27, son of fire chief Dwayne Kirchhoff, accepted a plaque commemorating his actions and will have his name placed on the wall of the district's Egypt Mills Station...
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Athlete of the Week
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/09)
Chris Roth tossed the first no-hitter in the history of the Saxony Lutheran baseball program April 8. Roth's effort led the Crusaders past Mounds Meridian 13-0 in six innings. "Chris always works ahead in the count, but I don't think he fell behind more than one or two batters in the game," Saxony Lutheran coach Paul Sander said. ...
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Springtime in the park
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/14/09)
Cousins, Matthew and Micah, play with their cars at the Jackson City Park
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