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Nixon declares state of emergency as winter storm advances
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency in preparation for the winter storm onslaught forecast to blanket most of the state with a mix of freezing rain and mounds of snow along with sustained winds. Nixon called the Missouri National Guard and state agencies to support local emergency response efforts statewide. ...
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Student-organized benefit concert at Notre Dame raises more than $5,400
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
While Notre Dame Regional High School seniors Mary Katherine Montgomery and Jessie Ritter may have made pink Converse tennis shoes trendy their freshman year, they're much more proud of carrying on the institution's vision for its students -- enter to learn and leave to serve...
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Sunrise in Advance
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/31/11)
Morning Glory
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Saturday Paddleboat Ride
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/31/11)
Springlike temperatures in the 60's on Saturday allowed friends, Tara and Savannah, to enjoy a paddleboat ride on the Crooked Creek.
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Mystery Shot
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/31/11)
This shot has something to do with winter and spring.
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Cape Girardeau County's new booths can accommodate more voters
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
A grant of more than $67,000 has made it possible for the county to purchase 75 four-station accessible voting booths for upcoming elections. The units will provide wide booths that have a hard voting surface that can be adjusted to accommodate someone standing or in a wheelchair while providing privacy...
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Cape Girardeau cancer center a week away from opening
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
For all the time, effort and resources that went into designing the Southeast Cancer Center, just as much was spent designing the experience patients will have when receiving treatments there, the center's executive director said. Southeast's patient experience team, made up of about 50 physicians, therapy staff, social workers and hospital board members, spent two years researching what makes patients' trips for treatment better, Judy Aslin said...
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Buy, Sell, Trade Marbles and Buttons
(Submitted Story ~ 01/31/11)
Friday, February 4th 4-6 p.m. Featuring the collections of Paul Rhine Mr. Rhine has been an avid collector of buttons and marbles for more years than he can count. He will be available to buy, sell or trade marbles and buttons. He will also be offering free appraisals...
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No plans for tuition increase at SEMO as other area institutions raise their fees
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
With tuition rising at institutions all around it, Southeast Missouri State University is an island -- for now. "We don't have a plan now to increase tuition," said Southeast Missouri State University provost Ronald Rosati. Admittedly, it's early in the game. As a two-year tuition freeze seems to be melting, Missouri's universities and community colleges are beginning to propose increases, although some not as severe as originally expected...
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Southeast Missouri State University's student newspaper turning 100
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
With a story on an oratory contest and a single photo gracing its front page, the first edition of the Capaha Arrow might not have been the stuff of legendary journalism. "It's pretty boring," Arrow student editor Dan Fox said. "All the photographs are right out of the yearbook, and one of the front-page stories is about farming."...
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Capahas manager Jess Bolen enters Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
(Community Sports ~ 01/31/11)
Jess Bolen was treated like royalty Sunday. The Cape Girardeau baseball icon might not have felt like he deserved it, but the people who rate the state's legendary sports figures begged to differ. Bolen, the longtime Plaza Tire Capahas manager, was among 17 individuals inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mo...
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Dan Muser
(Editorial ~ 01/31/11)
Many of us enjoy a walk around the Capaha Park lagoon, a night watching a child's baseball game at a local field or a hot summer day at the new water park. And these great opportunities afforded to us are, in part, due to the management of Dan Muser...
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Crowell's labor legislation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/31/11)
In the Jan. 27 article in the Southeast Missourian, "Crowell would make Missouri a 'right-to-work' state," Jason Crowell's agenda is plain as day -- he's going after Missouri workers, their paychecks and their unions. As a voter in his district, I'm disappointed that he would use his position as our senator to push legislation that would be so devastating to our community. ...
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Act of kindness
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/31/11)
While recently driving from Florida to Omaha, Neb., to see my daughter's college graduation, my car broke down in a rural area south of Cape Girardeau along Interstate 55. A concerned resident stopped to make sure I was OK. Not having access to the funds needed for major repairs required on my car, I was stranded away from home, having made a commitment to my daughter that I would be in Omaha for her graduation the following day...
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Prayer 1/31/11
(Prayer ~ 01/31/11)
O God, give us a discerning heart that seeks knowledge. Amen.
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Man arrested for plan to bomb mosque
(National News ~ 01/31/11)
DETROIT -- A 63-year-old Southern California man who was traveling with explosives in his vehicle with the intention of blowing up one of the nation's largest mosques where mourners had gathered for a funeral was arrested in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan authorities said Sunday...
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Obama to honor victims of tower collapse
(National News ~ 01/31/11)
BOSTON -- He fused its steel with his welder's torch in a Maine shipyard. He was there when this Cold War radar station, known as "Texas Tower No. 4," first stood 80 miles offshore. And when the tower collapsed, David Abbott went down with it, one of 28 men killed when the hurricane-weakened structure finally buckled under the North Atlantic's pounding...
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Wounded father, son help each other with recovery
(National News ~ 01/31/11)
MOORPARK, Calif. -- The crisply ironed uniforms of the father and son hang side by side in what they have dubbed the "Marine Corps closet," a dark space filled with vestiges of their tours of duty. Two Purple Hearts. A backpack full of medical records...
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Reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign
(International News ~ 01/31/11)
CAIRO -- Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for a third night. Fighter jets streaked low overhead and police returned to the capital's streets -- high-profile displays of authority over a situation spiraling out of control...
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Roy Graviett
(Obituary ~ 01/31/11)
ORAN, Mo. — Roy Edward Graviett, 87, of Oran died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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Morris Haman
(Obituary ~ 01/31/11)
Morris Albert Haman, 86, of Pleasant View, Tenn., died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at Sterling House Nursing Home in Goodlettsville, Tenn. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Births 1/31/11
(Births ~ 01/31/11)
Daughter to Tyris Donnell and Kathleen Marie Childs of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:32 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. Name, Faith Kathleen. Weight, 5 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Childs is the former Kathleen Kassel, daughter of Dennis and Jane Kassel of St. Mary, Mo. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis. Childs is the son of Maceo and Norma Childs of Cairo, Ill. He is a truck driver...
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Wilfrid Scharenborg
(Obituary ~ 01/31/11)
Wilfrid J. "Bill" Scharenborg, 76, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Out of the past 1/31/11
(Out of the Past ~ 01/31/11)
WISER Inc., which oversees the operation of the Women's Center and Safe House, has installed officers for 1986: president, Janet Ruopp; president-elect, Linda Minner; vice president, Randy Saul; secretary, Marie Eddleman, and treasurer, Jane Frederick...
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Speak Out 1/31/11
(Speak Out ~ 01/31/11)
TO the person who said in Speak Out that the Republicans are responsible for no Social Security cost-of-living increase this year, this decision was made when the Democrats had the presidency and both houses of Congress. THE quasi-conservatives in Cape Girardeau County are more than ready to use the government to take away property owners' rights in the smoking ban and Fruitland quarry issues. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/31/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/31/11)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrested do not imply guilt. Arrests Summons...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/31/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/31/11)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Lawmakers consider bill to boost state parks
(State News ~ 01/31/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri environmental officials want to keep the interest earned from one of their bank accounts to help boost funding for state parks facing tight budgets. The parks division gets about three-fourths of its money from an earmarked state sales tax. Other funds such as from souvenir sales and fees for camping and concessions are deposited into the State Park Earnings Fund...
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Missouri man's art studio becomes a haven for healing for veterans
(State News ~ 01/31/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Stephen Otten marks up the side of a marble block to remind himself where he'd later begin carving. A statue nearby serves as a guide. It's an exercise he's doing with his instructor, sculptor Abraham Mohler, to gauge his technical carving skills...
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Clinton: U.S. has no plans to suspend aid to Haiti
(International News ~ 01/31/11)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The United States has no plans to halt aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in spite of a crisis over who will be the nation's next leader but does insist that the president's chosen successor be dropped from the race, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday...
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People on the move 1/31/11
(Business ~ 01/31/11)
Larry W. Tucker, executive director of the Perry County Economic Development Authority since 2003, has accepted a position as marketing and business development manager with the city of Wentzville, Mo. Before coming to Perryville, Tucker worked as executive director of the Northwest Georgia Joint Development Authority in Rock Springs, Ga., and as an economic development representative for the Southeast Industrial Development Association in Chattanooga, Tenn. ...
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Fourth beauty supply company set to open
(Business ~ 01/31/11)
New York has the meat packing district, the theater district, the fashion district, etc. With the arrival of a fourth beauty supply store on Broadway set to open next week, the area may soon be Cape Girardeau's beauty district. Joining Umpkins Unique Beauty Supply, 415 Broadway, State Beauty Supply, 615 Broadway, and AMS Beauty Supply, 1017 Broadway, will be 4 U Beauty Fashion, 612 Broadway, owned by Peter Chon of Dyersburg, Tenn. ...
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Efficiency key to U.S. industrial survival
(National News ~ 01/31/11)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. factories are closing. American manufacturing jobs are reappearing overseas. China's industrial might is growing each year. And it might seem as if the United States doesn't make world-class goods as well as some other nations...
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Road to OVC tourney gets tougher for Redhawks
(Sports Column ~ 01/31/11)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team still has a chance to make the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for the first time since the 2006-07 season. But things are not looking nearly as good for the Redhawks as they were a few weeks ago...
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Brewer breaks Southeast's triple jump record
(College Sports ~ 01/31/11)
The junior established a new school record in the triple jump
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Jackson police/fire report 1/31/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/31/11)
Police The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault Summons Miscellaneous Fire Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following call on Saturday:...
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Descendant of Oz creator carries on writing fantasy series
(State News ~ 01/31/11)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Like many children, Roger Baum would sidle up to his parents on the couch as they read him "The Wizard of Oz." But unlike many children, little Roger Baum was listening to the words of his great-grandfather L. Frank Baum, author of the famous story...
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Talking Shop with Isle of Capri CEO James B. Perry
(Business ~ 01/31/11)
As Isle of Capri chairman of the board and CEO James B. Perry oversees 15 casinos operating under four brands in six states: Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. Cape Girardeau's new casino will be the company's 16th location and its first new construction project since 2007. ...
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Recycling center in Jackson closed Wednesday
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
The Jackson Recycling Center will be closed Wednesday as the balers are relocated to the center's new addition. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday. Pertinent address: 508 Eastview Court, Jackson, MO
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Benton wins titles at Snowman tourney
(Community Sports ~ 01/31/11)
Seth Benton defeated Bill Bradley in straight sets in the men's open singles final at the Snowman Tennis Tournament at Class Act Family Fitness in Jackson. Benton won 6-0, 6-1. John Davie rallied to defeat Ish Patel 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the men's A singles final...
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Meridian High School
(Honor Roll ~ 01/31/11)
Meridian High School High Honor Roll 12th grade: Jamarah Durham, Brent Kennedy, Jazmine Meeks, Naomi Nelson 9th grade: Alexxus Blake Honor Roll 12th grade: SheNequia Bailey, Brandy Eaves, Candice House, DaNai Lampkins, Charles Oglesby, Jacob Simelton, Kristin Smith, Vernon Trenton, Mollie Wood...
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Advance Jnior & Senior High
(Honor Roll ~ 01/31/11)
Advance Junior/Senior High School 7th grade: Jennifer Beal, Lexis Garner, Creighton Miles, Braden Nixon, CJ Seger, Molly Wiseman 8th grade: Matthew Adams, Brooklyn Besinger, Denae Cato, Hannah Clark, Summer Johnston, Jordan Khourie, Kimsey Lillard, Michaela Martin, Richard Nixon, Erin Rodgers, Dalton Wilson, Grant Woodfin...
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Two-car accident sends Jackson woman to the hospital
(Local News ~ 01/31/11)
A Jackson woman received moderate injuries following a two-car accident Sunday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 2003 Toyota driven by Linda M. Ronsick, 49, was slowing to make a right turn when it was struck in the rear by the 2001 Chevrolet driven by Mattie J. Wilhite, 19, of Old Appleton. The accident occurred on Highway 61, two miles north of Fruitland at 4:35 p.m...
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