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Plane crashes in field near Malden, Mo.
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
MALDEN, Mo. -- A small one-seater airplane came down and burned in a field north of Malden late Friday morning, the Daily Statesman newspaper reported. Unconfirmed reports at the scene gave the name of the pilot as Josh Atchley, who was flying out of the Gideon Airport. Atchley reportedly walked away from the scene with relatively minor injuries...
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Part of Main Street in Scott City reopened following accident
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
A section of Main Street in Scott City has been reopened following a morning accident in which a tractor hit a utility pole, said a dispatcher at the Scott City Police Department. The accident forced the closure of part of the street, but the street had been reopened to traffic by noon...
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Plane headed to St. Louis from Chicago lands at Cape airport
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
A Continental Express flight traveling from Chicago to St. Louis landed in Cape Girardeau this afternoon, after being diverted to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport when bad weather in St. Louis prevented it from landing there. The plane refueled and took off, heading back to St. Louis after the weather had cleared enough for a safe landing. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department was called to the airport as a precaution...
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Cardinals open season today against Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 04/05/10)
CINCINNATI -- Mark McGwire got a lot of ovations and a little rest in Cincinnati the day after he broke baseball's home run record. A dozen years later, he's back in town, looking for a different kind of rejuvenation. Big Mac will be in the St. Louis Cardinals dugout for their season opener against the Reds today, reviving a baseball career enmeshed in debate over the steroid era...
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Easter tradition continues at Bald Knob Cross
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
Attendants of the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service leave Sunday as the sun continues to rise. The white porcelain panes that covered the 111-foot cross have been removed because of damage and an effort is underway to raise money for restoration and improvement efforts to the Southern Illinois landmark...
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Cape Girardeau man charged with shooting, killing pit bull tied in its own yard
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
Criminal charges were filed against a 61-year-old Cape Girardeau man Friday, who allegedly shot and killed a canine named Dollar tied up in its own yard. Morrie Lee Carwile, charged with misdemeanor animal abuse, allegedly shot the pit bull, owned by Walter D. Combs Jr. of 1823 Bloomfield Road, after the dog alleged attacked Carwile's Great Pyrenees...
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On a Windy Day
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/10)
My granddaughter Miranda on a windy Easter Day.
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Caruthersville Humane Society reports successful adoptions at Cape Girardeau Petco
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/10)
Employees and one volunteer of the Caruthersville Missouri Humane Society traveled to Cape Girardeau Petco yesterday, Saturday, April 3rd. With them they brought six adorable animals; 5 puppies and an adult dog. Sweet Pea, Bubba, Tubby, Brandy, Bruiser, and Sundance (pictured)...
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Suspect in hotel robbery arrested
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
A woman suspected to have robbed Comfort Suites in Jackson March 25 was arrested Sunday in Cape Girardeau. Julie S. Burns, 42, is also connected to a March 24 robbery at an apartment complex in the 1900 block of Delwin Street in Cape Girardeau. She's charged with two counts of felony first-degree robbery...
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Talking Shop with Dr. Edward Bender, cardiothoracic surgeon, Saint Francis Medical Center
(Business ~ 04/05/10)
Dr. Edward M. Bender, cardiothoracic surgeon and section chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Saint Francis Medical Center, recently developed five applications for the Apple iPhone to help doctors and patients predict the risks associated with heart surgery. ...
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Redbud and Bradford Pear in Bloom on Easter
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/10)
Easter was a beautiful morning, bright blue sky and beautiful blooming trees. Gorgeous.
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Cape Girardeau Tree Advisory Board Observance of Arbor Day
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/10)
Cape Girardeau Tree Advisory Board Members plant a Red Sunset Maple at Kiwanis Park as part of the Missouri Arbor Day Observance, a requirement to maintain Tree City USA status. Members Left to Right: Dan Grimm, Kevin Govero, Robert Harris, Tim Gramling and Dan Muser...
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World-famous ensemble to perform at Three Rivers
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/10)
POPLAR BLUFF - Music fans of all ages will have the chance of a lifetime to hear one of the most prestigious ensembles in the world as the renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields from London arrives in Southeast Missouri. The 20-piece Academy of St. Martin in the Fields orchestra will perform in concert at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff on Wednesday, April 12. The amazing night of music will begin at 7 p.m. in the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the college campus...
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The Bertrand Home
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/10)
The Bertrand Home, built in 1906, has a family room that is paneled in oak saved from old church pews. See this and more at the Downtown Historic Home & Garden Show, May 8. More info at www.oldtowncape.org/events.aspx
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Adoption is wonderful
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/10)
2 years ago we adopted Bailey from the Humane Society in Cape and she instantly became the heart of our home. Last week a friend of mine ran a story about the Caruthersville Humane Society coming to Petco in Cape and said we should stop by. Always wanting to support homeless dogs I went and that's where I met Bruiser, now know as Carter named after my Moms Dad. ...
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Easter sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/10)
the sunrise on Easter morning
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Mayor Jay Knudtson prepares to end eight-year tenure
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
A little more than a year before freshly elected Mayor Jay Knudtson and three new city council members took office in 2002, a master plan for public facilities presented a daunting list of needs. A new fire station. A new police station. A new public works building. A water park. A new golf course clubhouse...
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Maple Seed Pods
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/10)
Juvenile maple tree seed pods
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Tommy Sowers Visiting Cape
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/10)
Major Tommy Sowers served his Country 11 years. He was deployed twice to Irag and he served in Kosovo. Tommy led an Operational Detachment-Alpha (A-Team)of Green Berets. He has been awarded The Combat Infrantryman's Badge and two Bronze Stars. He is Ranger, HALO and jumpmaster qualified...
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Number of GOP candidates top Democrats in Mo. filings
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Significantly more of Missouri's political candidates are calling themselves Republicans than Democrats this year. What isn't clear is whether the high number of Republican candidates is a result of term limits or a frustration with the path of government...
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World's tallest tower reopens
(International News ~ 04/05/10)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The observation deck of the world's tallest skyscraper reopened Sunday in Dubai, two months after an elevator malfunction left visitors trapped more than 120 stories above the ground and forced it to close. Dozens of tourists were lining up Sunday for tickets to take an elevator to the 124th floor of the half-mile-high Burj Khalifa, where the tower's observation deck is located...
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Nine rescued after 179 hours in flooded mine
(International News ~ 04/05/10)
XIANGNING, China -- Nine miners were pulled to safety early today after spending more than a week trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern China, a rescue that had seemed beyond hope for days before crews heard someone tapping from deep underground...
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Easter Mass infused with defense of pope
(International News ~ 04/05/10)
VATICAN CITY -- It was the Catholic calendar's holiest moment -- the Mass celebrating the resurrection of Christ. But with Pope Benedict XVI accused of failing to protect children from abusive priests, Easter Sunday also was a high-profile opportunity to play defense...
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Check Twitter for free food in state Capitol
(State News ~ 04/05/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Workers in the Missouri Capitol are using the Internet to post tips on finding free grub. Aficionados of free lunches and desserts have turned to Twitter to track free food opportunities and alert friends where to get a cheap meal...
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First Mo. effort to use speed camera on hold
(State News ~ 04/05/10)
CHARLACK, Mo. -- The first Missouri municipality to install a camera to catch speeders has put its plan on hold. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported this weekend that police chief Tony Umbertino wants to wait to see how pending state legislation fares...
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Prosecutors vow to do more in wake of tragic wreck
(State News ~ 04/05/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jackson County prosecutors pledged to do more to keep unlicensed drivers behind bars after a man driving without a valid license allegedly caused a crash that killed a child. Clayton R. Dunlap was charged last week with second-degree murder and driving on a revoked license in a Kansas City crash that killed 12-year-old Damian Slayton...
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Speak Out 4/5/10
(Speak Out ~ 04/05/10)
CAN anybody tell me why school sports, with the money situation we've got, are more important than our teachers and learning? I'd like somebody to answer that. We need money for books and teachers. ONE great Democratic president, John F. Kennedy, whom I supported, proclaimed "Ask not what your country can do for you. ...
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Play ball!
(Editorial ~ 04/05/10)
Jackson is now the home of a first-rate baseball stadium, thanks to community members who saw a need and found ways to fill it. In many respects, this was a family project led by the Litzelfelners -- Jack Sr. and Jack Jr. -- and the Ron Clark family. The result is Whitey Herzog Stadium and Clark Field...
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Millions in Calif., Ariz., Mexico feel 7.2 quake
(National News ~ 04/05/10)
LOS ANGELES -- One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Southern California in decades shook tens of millions of people in two countries and three states on Sunday, swaying buildings from Los Angeles to Phoenix to Las Vegas. At least one person in Mexico was killed and others were feared trapped in their homes...
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Justice Stevens to retire by 2012
(National News ~ 04/05/10)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he "will surely" retire while President Barack Obama is still in office, giving the president the opportunity to maintain the high court's ideological balance. Stevens said in newspaper interviews Saturday that he will decide soon on the timing of his retirement, whether it will be this year or next. Stevens, the leader of the court's liberals, turns 90 this month and is the oldest justice...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/5/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/05/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Robert Shaw
(Obituary ~ 04/05/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Robert Calvin Shaw, 80, of Columbia passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 2, 2010. He was born July 1, 1929, in Illmo, Mo., the youngest of eight children, to William Henry and Rose Missouri Palmer Shaw. He married Mary Ann Fisher on Aug. 13, 1955, in Ancell, Mo...
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Births 4/5/10
(Births ~ 04/05/10)
Twin sons to Ryan Williams Livesay and Kacie Nicole Cartwright of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Keller Ryan was born at 6:10 p.m. and weighed 4 pounds, 6 ounces. Camden Lane was born at 6:11 p.m. and weighed 3 pounds, 11 ounces. First children. Ms. Cartwright is the daughter of Toni Cartwright of Cape Girardeau and William Cartwright of Scott City. Livesay is the son of Rick Livesay and Lana Livesay of Jonesboro, Ill. He is a PTA at Premier Rehab...
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Out of the past 4/5/10
(Out of the Past ~ 04/05/10)
The Cape Girardeau City Council decides in a closed-door meeting to appeal a Circuit Court ruling prohibiting the city from involvement in the construction and operation of a multipurpose building with Southeast Missouri State University. One of the first new building projects of this year's construction season will be an expansion program, including a new recreation and services building, and renovation of the existing property of the First Baptist Church, 926 Broadway...
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Ray Hendrick
(Obituary ~ 04/05/10)
Ray Hendrick, 87, of Ullin, Ill., died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church in Pulaski, Ill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Pulaski...
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Cardinals' lineup will have more stability
(Professional Sports ~ 04/05/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa loves to tinker with the lineup card, using a whopping 135 variations last year in what was a pretty typical campaign. No doubt there'll still be some juggling for St. Louis this season as La Russa factors in lefty-righty matchups and pitcher-vs.-hitter numbers. ...
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Baseball provides fresh air for Southeast athletics
(Sports Column ~ 04/05/10)
After the football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams all suffered through big-time losing seasons, Southeast Missouri State fans have been starving for a winner among the university's more high-profile sports. Right now they certainly have one in the baseball squad...
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Register now for free entrepreneurship course
(Business ~ 04/05/10)
A free training course on how to start a retail business will be offered later this month at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University. Old Town Cape and the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce are co-sponsoring the five-week training program to assist aspiring entrepreneurs...
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Prayer 4/5/10
(Prayer ~ 04/05/10)
May we be found worthy, O God, of the joys of your Son's resurrection. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau County Sheriff 4/5/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/05/10)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Assault Thefts Burglary Miscellaneous...
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White House braces unemployed for slow but steady job rebound
(National News ~ 04/05/10)
WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by good news on the jobs front, the White House claimed credit Sunday for reversing the downward economic spiral while bracing out-of-work Americans for a slow recovery. The Obama administration also eased away from confrontation with China over its artificially low currency. The U.S. wants to encourage Beijing's help on nuclear proliferation and new penalties against Iran for its perceived attempts to build a bomb...
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People on the move 4/5/10
(Business ~ 04/05/10)
Robert M. Shirley was named president of Campbell Mattress on March 22. Previous owner and president Norman Wood, 87, died March 6. Shirley was appointed to his new position by the Wood family. Shirley retired in 2003 after working for Emerson Electric for 42 years. ...
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Herman Hazelwood
(Obituary ~ 04/05/10)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Herman David Hazelwood, 90, of Tamms died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 25, 1920, in Tamms to Tom and Ethel (Knifong) Hazelwood. He married Laura Ethelyn Honey on May 1, 1946...
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Correction 4/5/10: McKenzie pastor of Church of God in Chaffee
(Correction ~ 04/05/10)
In Sunday's paper, a story on Alzheimer's patients should have said Dale McKenzie served as pastor at Church of God in Chaffee, Mo.
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Jackson schedules E-cycle Day
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
The city of Jackson has scheduled its annual E-cycle Day for April 24. Residents can bring old and obsolete electronic equipment, appliances and other items with recoverable metal to the Recycling Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at no charge. However, residents will be charged a small fee for dropping off televisions and computer monitors at the center, 509 Eastview Court...
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Suicide attacks target embassies; 42 dead
(International News ~ 04/05/10)
BAGHDAD -- Suicide attackers detonated three car bombs in quick succession near foreign embassies in Baghdad on Sunday, killing more than 40 people in coordinated strikes that Iraqi officials said were intended to disrupt efforts to form a new government...
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County's recorder of deeds to face first challenge in 16 years
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds Janet Robert has entered relatively unfamiliar territory. For the first time since 1994, Robert will face an opponent in the November general election. Robert, who has held the office for 33 years, will face the winner of the Aug. 3 Republican primary between real estate agent Shelly Lane and J.C. Penney department store supervisor Scott Clark. Robert is running unopposed on the Democrat ticket...
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Storyteller profile: Minton Sparks
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
Fusing music, poetry and her gift of storytelling, Minton Sparks will be one of six featured performers at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival from Friday through Sunday. Sparks has been featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and internationally on the BBC's Bob Harris Show. ...
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Jackson fire and police report 4/5/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/05/10)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Burglary Property damage Miscellaneous FIRE Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: ...
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Stimulus grant to help fund junior high renovations in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
Grant money recently awarded to Poplar Bluff School District will help fund junior high renovations scheduled to take place this summer. Estimated to cost $2.3 million, the project is expected to open for bids this week. It would include asbestos removal, as well as lighting, electrical and air conditioning upgrades...
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Ten Poplar Bluff teachers honored
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
Poplar Bluff School District celebrated the "best of the best" at a ceremony Thursday at the Central Office. Building Teacher of the Year awards were presented to one teacher from each of the district's 10 campuses. "It is very important to celebrate the great teachers we have in our school district," said Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Chris Hon...
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Hamilton named Poplar Bluff teacher of the year
(Local News ~ 04/05/10)
The Poplar Bluff School District Teacher of the Year is a priceless asset to families, according to parents. She gives children in her class confidence, students say. These are just two of the reasons Lake Road Elementary third-grade instructor Pam Hamilton received the district's highest honor during a ceremony Thursday at the Central Office. Hamilton is also the Lake Road Elementary Teacher of the Year...
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digest test
(Digest ~ 04/05/10)
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