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Missouri set to receive 350,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine
(Local News ~ 10/12/09)
Missouri is set to receive an additional 365,000 H1N1 flu vaccine doses over the next two weeks. On Tuesday, approximately 17,000 doses of aerosol mist vaccine arrived in Missouri and was distributed to doctor's offices, clinics and local health departments...
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One in custody after Friday night Sikeston shooting
(Local News ~ 10/12/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Department of Public Safety has one man in custody and are seeking a second man for a Friday shooting on Ruth Street. According to chief Drew Juden, an officer found out about the incident at about 8:45 p.m. Friday while being treated at Missouri Delta Medical Center for an injury received while making an arrest...
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Child suffers leg injury in Cape driveway accident
(Local News ~ 10/12/09)
A 5-year-old was struck by a car Sunday afternoon near the 2800 block of Whitener Street. ...
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Birthday Celebration at the Hoover Center
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/12/09)
A birthday celebration was held on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at the Hoover Eldercare Center on Southeast Missouri State University's campus honoring two participants who have lived a combined total of 191 years. On the left is Helen McCarty who turned 92 Wednesday, and on the right is Belva Keller who celebrated 99 years of age on Wednesday. Both of their birthdays fell on October 7. A cake and ice cream celebration was held at the Hoover Center...
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Booking Craft and Food Vendors
(Submitted Story ~ 10/12/09)
The Christmas in the Foothills group is now taking requests for food and craft vendors for the 2009 Christmas in the Foothills event to be held from 11am-4pm on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in Twin City Park, Marble Hill. For more information, please call us at (573) 238-3053 or visit our web site at www.christmasinthefoothills.org...
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"Little Traveler" Model Airplane Flight for St. Jude Hospital
(Submitted Story ~ 10/12/09)
This past Saturday in Olmsted, Illinois, the calm of a peaceful Autumn evening was briefly shattered by the high-pitched whine of a tiny model airplane engine. Above the fire station, in the middle of town, a small red and white radio controlled airplane spiralled up into the sky, gaining about a hundred feet of altitude before leveling and racing out the north end of town, with a pick-up truck/chase-vehicle in hot pursuit!...
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Oktoberfest '09 hosted by Old Town Cape
(Submitted Story ~ 10/12/09)
Cape Girardeau -- Old Town Cape is hosting Oktoberfest 09 on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Courthouse Park. The event will last from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. with dinner being served from 4:00 to 5:30. Oktoberfest 09 will feature authentic German cuisine catered by Port Cape, Oompah music provided by Pat Schwent and Oktoberfest fun including a Tuba Toss, Polka Contest and a "Beer for a Year" raffle. A cash bar will also be available...
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12 teams compete in backyard wiffleball tournament in Cape
(Local News ~ 10/12/09)
Cape Girardeau native Jeff Augustine prefers the relaxed, backyard vibe of wiffleball to other organized sports like softball. For a backyard game, Augustine's Sherwood Yards at his parents' Cape Girardeau home drew a crowd of contestants over the weekend at the 13th annual Wiffleball World Series...
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Congrats to the 8th grade Jackson Jr High Football team
(Submitted Story ~ 10/12/09)
Jackson Jr High 8th Grade Football... I wanted to take a moment and give the 8th grade boys of Jackson Congrats on a job well done. They get buried under all the other teams and sports in Jackson. Congrats boys!! Great job by each and every one of you...
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Scott City looks to improve jail security
(Local News ~ 10/12/09)
The Scott City Police Department's jail could soon become safer to load and unload inmates. The city council voted Oct. 5 to start seeking construction bids for a sally port, or enclosed parking area, that would help ensure inmates remain in a locked building while being loaded into or unloaded from police vehicles...
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Mechanics urge winterizing vehicles before cold sets in
(Local News ~ 10/12/09)
Temperatures have already reached the upper 30s in some Southeast Missouri communities, and area automobile experts say now is the time to ensure vehicles will run properly in the winter. Procrastination could cost motorists unnecessary repairs and raise the possibility of being stranded on the roadway in subfreezing conditions...
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Walking to school
(Editorial ~ 10/12/09)
Once upon a time, walking was how most students got to school. As school districts consolidated, students lived farther and farther away from their schools. The answer was school buses. Before World War II, each family was lucky to have one automobile. ...
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Decision time in Afghanistan
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/12/09)
I want my president to either get us in or get us out of Afghanistan. Do not leave our military men and women twisting at remote outposts distant and lightly defended on the battlefield frontier. Stand up or stand down. Follow through. Enforce them or withdraw acknowledging defeat, defeat that will intoxicate radical Islam. Midterm elections, though urgent to power addicts, are not -- repeat not -- relevant to war-fighting decisions. Mr. President, do the right thing now...
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Civil War memorial is inaccurate
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/12/09)
On Sept. 26 the Missouri Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War dedicated a monument to federal troops of Colonel Mulligan's Irish Brigade at the Battle of Lexington (Mo.) State Historic Site. The monument contained historical inaccuracies and was funded through the sale of a book that referred to Missourians as "Puke-ites."...
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Tearing down historic buildings
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/12/09)
Regarding the demolition of Washington School: When will Southeast Missouri State University's assault and slaughter of our historic buildings continue? Perhaps the university should team up with Cape Girardeau and demolish every building over 20 years old. ...
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Speak Out 10/12/09
(Speak Out ~ 10/12/09)
Raising children; Too loud; Smoking trucks; Men versus robots; Dining out; The real enemy; The new Moses; World image; Presidential support; Ill and working
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Prayer 10/12/09
(Prayer ~ 10/12/09)
For explorers who test the limits of your creation, O God, we give thanks. Amen.
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Maine couple wins wife-carrying championship
(National News ~ 10/12/09)
NEWRY, Maine -- A Maine couple has taken the crown in the North American Wife Carrying Championship over a course that featured a muddy water hole and two log obstacles. Dave and Lacey Castro of Lewiston came in first among 41 teams to win Saturday's competition at Sunday River ski resort in Newry. They covered the 278-yard course in 54.45 seconds...
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Columbus' image in classrooms changes
(National News ~ 10/12/09)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Jeffrey Kolowith's kindergarten students read a poem about Christopher Columbus, take a journey to the New World on three paper ships and place the explorer's picture on a timeline through history. Kolowith's students learn about the explorer's significance -- though they also come away with a more nuanced picture of Columbus than the noble discoverer often portrayed in pop culture and legend...
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Smart grid gets island test in Maui resort area
(National News ~ 10/12/09)
HONOLULU -- A four-square-mile patch of Maui in the nation's most fossil-fuel dependent state soon will be home to a new kind of power grid, one that saves energy by turning off household appliances when electricity is expensive and makes better use of wind and solar power...
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PM: British assets to be sold off
(National News ~ 10/12/09)
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said he will announce a sale of government assets aimed at raising $4.8 billion. Assets to be sold over the next two years include the Channel Tunnel rail link, betting company the Tote, and the government's 33 percent stake in European uranium consortium Urenco...
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Government's climate plan stirs an air of unease across Rust Belt
(National News ~ 10/12/09)
SUGARCREEK, Ohio -- Nestled in Ohio's Amish country, Bill Belden's 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region's rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal. Which he's convinced that a climate bill being considered in Congress will end...
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IRA splinter group renouncing violence in Ireland
(International News ~ 10/12/09)
DUBLIN (AP) -- The Irish National Liberation Army, an IRA splinter group responsible for some of the most notorious killings of the Northern Ireland conflict, renounced violence Sunday and signaled it could hand over weapons soon to disarmament officials...
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Priest who lived with leprosy now a saint
(International News ~ 10/12/09)
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics he hailed as heroes of holiness...
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U.N. official acknowledges fraud in Afghan vote
(International News ~ 10/12/09)
KABUL -- The top U.N. official in Afghanistan on Sunday acknowledged "widespread fraud" in the disputed presidential election and rejected allegations from a former deputy that he covered up cheating to smooth the path to victory for President Hamid Karzai...
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Missouri boy's wish realized after his death
(State News ~ 10/12/09)
LATHROP, Mo. -- Mackintyre McDill-Garton preached his first sermon to other children at his church when he was only 6. And he dreamed of building a church on a hill overlooking his grandparent's land in western Missouri. Before Mackintyre died in September 2008 at the age of 9 from a brain aneurysm, he had squirreled away $1,038 from birthday gifts for the project...
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In 2008 Afghanistan firefight, U.S. weapons failed
(National News ~ 10/12/09)
WASHINGTON -- It was chaos during the early morning assault last year on a remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan and Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine had quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either...
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Gay rights advocates march on D.C., divided on Obama
(National News ~ 10/12/09)
WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against gays...
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Police report 10/12/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/12/09)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Thefts; Burglary; Miscellaneous
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Fire report 10/12/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/12/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Winifred Stone
(Obituary ~ 10/12/09)
Winifred Sides Stone passed away peacefully at her home in Millersville on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at the age of 83. Mrs. Stone was born March 31, 1926, in the Neely's Landing area, a daughter of Louis Henry and Hattie May Smith Golden. She grew up and attended High Hill School and was a member of the High Hill Church of God in the Neely's Landing area...
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Births 10/12/09
(Births ~ 10/12/09)
Davie; Still; Wareing
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Mary Crigger
(Obituary ~ 10/12/09)
Mary Lee Minner Sturm Crigger, 60 of Scott City died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Out of the past 10/12/09
(Out of the Past ~ 10/12/09)
25 years ago: Oct. 12, 1984 Cape Girardeau has been selected as one of 15 cities to participate in a pilot project that, with city council approval, will reopen the air traffic control tower at the municipal airport; the program would allow the Federal Aviation Agency to contract with the city and the city to contract with a private company to operate the tower...
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Former Slumberland owner hopes new invention will change toilet paper industry
(Business ~ 10/12/09)
Former Slumberland owner David Patrick has given up the furniture industry with sights set on becoming successful in a vastly different business -- marketing a device gives off a good scent as it prevents toilet paper rolls from unwinding. For more than 30 years Patrick has been bothered by his toilet paper roll unwinding more than he preferred, but he never could solve the problem. Earlier this year Patrick came up with what he believes is a solution...
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Talking Shop with Ashley Beggs, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 10/12/09)
Ashley Beggs spent most of her childhood at the family farm and the Thomas W. Kelly softball field in Benton, Mo. The oldest of six children, Beggs has always valued family time. Her "extended" family is much bigger today, as she oversees Big Brothers Big Sisters in Cape Girardeau as its new executive director. Business reporter Brian Blackwell recently learned how she became the head person at the organization that serves children and their families and more about her personal life...
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People on the move 10/12/09
(Business ~ 10/12/09)
Gerau joins travel agency as marketing, sales coordinator 1st Class Travel, 3441A William St. in Cape Girardeau, has hired Sara Gerau as its marketing and sales coordinator. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Gerau has nearly 12 years of marketing and sales experience. She last worked in various management roles at the Southeast Missourian...
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Czech president last obstacle for EU reform treaty
(International News ~ 10/12/09)
PRAGUE (AP) -- The Irish finally said yes, and the Poles did Saturday, but the EU reform treaty still has a huge hurdle to clear. A "no" from the lone holdout -- Czech President Vaclav Klaus -- could cripple plans to transform Europe into a global player...
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Kimbeland collects win at SEMO Cup
(Community Sports ~ 10/12/09)
Kimbeland Country Club won the 10-team SEMO Cup on Saturday with a victory on the soil of defending champion Dalhousie Golf Club. Kimbeland's 12-man team finished eight shots ahead of runner-up Bent Creek Golf Course of Jackson. Kimbeland squad members were Bryan Johnson, Jim Davey, Todd Ladd, Mark Unger, Ken Hosea, Ben McKuin, Todd Smith, Dennis Drerup, Mark Mungle, Terry Hill, Bob Englehart and Ronnie Strong...
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Redhawks encounter OVC loss at UTM
(College Sports ~ 10/12/09)
The Tennessee-Martin women's soccer team scored the lone goal of the second half as the Skyhawks defeated Southeast Missouri State 2-1 on Sunday in Martin, Tenn. The loss kept Southeast winless in OVC action. The Redhawks fell to 0-1-2 in conference play and 5-5-2 overall...
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Notre Dame runners take 4th place
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/09)
The Notre Dame boys finished fourth in the 13-team Potosi Invitational on Saturday. Wynn McClellan paced the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish, covering the 3.1-mile course in 17 minutes, 9 seconds. Festus, led by individual champion Cole Allison (16:23), won the team title with 41 points. The Tigers were followed by Potosi (90), Farmington (92) and Notre Dame (95)...
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Redhawks face tough road
(Sports Column ~ 10/12/09)
I wrote last week that, as Southeast Missouri State's football season appeared to be fast slipping away, the Redhawks needed to take care of Austin Peay on homecoming or things could get ugly. Saturday's events at Houck Stadium probably classify as mighty ugly to Southeast fans who entered the year hoping for a breakthrough campaign...
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Missouri volunteers help injured dog recover
(State News ~ 10/12/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Southwestern Missouri volunteers are helping a dog named Dover recover after he and another animal were apparently thrown from an overpass in Springfield. The Springfield News-Leader reported that one dog died on impact from a 60-foot fall from the James River Freeway on Sept. 12. The body was found draped over a rock...
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Hundreds attend Octoberfest at Black Forest Villages
(Local News ~ 10/12/09)
Gracyn Morris milled corn the old-fashioned way Sunday during Octoberfest at Black Forest Villages in Cape Girardeau. About 1,000 people attended the site's Octoberfest....
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