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I-55 detoured for overpass work
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- As contractors work to set the beams for the new Route H overpass located south of Blodgett, Interstate 55 will be closed from exit 80 at Benton to exit 69 Miner for one 24-hour period. Traffic will be detoured to U.S. 61 from 9 p.m. ...
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Two more resign from Cape County disabilities board
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
County commissioners received word Friday of two more resignations from members of the Cape County Board for Developmental Disabilities.
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New Cape ordinance would open parking near former federal building
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
Every few months, Thomas M. Meyer will fire off an email to Cape Girardeau City Council member Kathy Swan. The downtown business owner isn't afraid to ask a question, make a comment or even occasionally offer up suggestions about changes that he feels would be good for the city...
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Report: Casinos don't lead to increase in bars, liquor stores
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
When Isle of Capri's casino in Boonville, Mo., was under construction in 2000, Julie Thacher was worried. The woman who would join the city council in three years and become mayor in 10 thought that, among other things, the new gambling boat would attract more bars and liquor stores to dot the midstate town of 8,000...
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Jackson farmers market moving to more shaded area
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
Jackson City Park will be the new permanent location of the twice-weekly Jackson farmers market beginning July 26. For the past three years, the market has been on Barton Street in uptown Jackson. Organizers say a need for more parking, shade and room for more vendors is prompting the move...
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Corps too slow in repairing levee, Emerson says
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
WYATT, Mo. -- The heavy equipment pushing dirt along the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway was a welcome sight to Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who toured the area Saturday.
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Central High School reaches 100 years
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
It's a small ring, fit for a young woman on the brink of her adult life. It's duller now, time taking some of its shine. A century will do that. To some, it's just a class ring. To Barbara Gorski, it's a treasure. The ring belonged to her mother, Ethel Marie Masterson -- a member of the first graduating class of Cape Girardeau High School. ...
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Cape school board to revisit conflict-of-interest policy
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
Nepotism. Self-dealing. Financial disclosures. These are all matters the Cape Girardeau School Board will take up Monday night in a standard policy governing how board members must financially conduct themselves. The policy, set to be readopted, deals with conflicts of interest and financial disclosures, spelling out what board members can and cannot do. ...
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St. Louis Natives Will Travel to Boston, MA to Com
(Submitted Story ~ 07/17/11)
St. Louis Natives Will Travel to Boston, MA to Compete for 10K St. Louis natives Rasheed Sulaiman (21) and Antione Brown (21) and Jackson White (19) will travel to the National Urban League Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, July 30 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center...
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butterfly on marigolds
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/17/11)
butterfly on marigold
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Southeast Missourian girls soccer player of the year: St. Vincent's Storm French is Miss Versatility
(High School Sports ~ 07/17/11)
St. Vincent girls soccer coach Dusty Wengert considered moving one of his most lethal weapons in the midfield to sweeper early in the season. But the Indians got off to a hot start, outscoring their first six opponents 29-2. Then St. Vincent suffered back-to-back losses to Perryville and St. Pius, and Storm French told her coach about fatigue she was experiencing in her legs during games. Wengert decided the time was right for a switch...
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Jackson American Legion team wins pair to stay alive in district tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/11)
Bartels tossed a no-hitter vs. Sikeston in the second game
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Bicycle ride will again wind its way through Bootheel
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
SIKESTON -- The Cotton Ramble is back for a third year this fall -- and organizers have announced more additions. "We've had really good response so far," said Jackie Cowan, one of the organizers of the Oct. 8 event. Last year, there were more than 200 riders from seven states...
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Deadline approaches for Sikeston Hall of Fame, Honor Wall nominations
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
SIKESTON -- With the deadline to nominate honorees for the Sikeston R-6 Hall of Fame and Honor Wall approaching, one of the program's founders urges community members to not hesitate in making their recommendations. "To me, it's a great honor to be nominated," said co-founder Roger Sherman of the Honor Wall/Hall of Fame. "It's recognition of their achievement while in school, and it reinforces the fact we do have a good program -- both education- and activity-wise."...
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Big dragonfly, tiny spider web
(Column ~ 07/17/11)
Last week I took this photo of a dragonfly that was buzzing in the grass near a pond. As I approached it and photographed it, I could see that it had caught its feet in a spider's web. There was no spider to be seen. Sometimes a small spider will catch a large insect in its web that the web can't realistically hold. In this case the dragonfly had almost destroyed the web and had frightened the spider away...
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Man crosses Cape off list of places to visit
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
Pennsylvania native Philip Gergen visited Cape Girardeau last week, but his trip was no ordinary summer vacation. When he was in middle school, Gergen decided to visit every city larger than his hometown of Mount Carmel, Pa., as listed by the 1940 U.S. Census. Cape Girardeau was the last on his list of 569 cities to visit...
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Dogs not the only creature at the beach
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
LOS ANGELES -- You and your dog are headed to the beach -- for a day, a few days at a pet-friendly resort or a week at a friend's beachfront home. What can you expect besides hot sand and salty water? In a word: Wildlife. Sea gulls are found in large, loud flocks at nearly every ocean in the world. ...
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LemonAid Stand raises money for a Nashville charity
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
On July 16th, children from the Cornerstone Wesleyan Church in Scott City ran a LemonAid Stand and gave away free lemonade to raise money for a Nashville, Tenn., charity. The LemonAid Stand was accompanied by a yard sale and bake sale. All proceeds will be donated to Blood: Water Mission, for clean water and Aids clinics in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Perryville graduate completes basic training
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
Army Pvt. Keith R. Overbey, grandson of Joann Overbey of Perryville, Mo., has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. During nine weeks, Overbey was trained in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness and first aid. Overbey graduated in 2010 from Perryville High School...
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Unilever Foundation donates $10,000 to American Red Cross
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
The American Red Cross Southeast Missouri Chapter received a $10,000 donation from the Unilever Foundation. With the donation, the Unilever Foundation was recognized as a Hero for the American Red Cross, helping to ensure the Red Cross has the financial resources to help families and meet its commitments to the community...
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Local woman aids in in-flight medical emergency
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
On June 20, 2011, Derenda Russell, staff development coordinator at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, found herself working on vacation. Russell and her husband were traveling aboard a commercial flight to Las Vegas when Russell was called upon to aid in an in-flight medical emergency. ...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
Pet name: Biscuit Owners: Gene and Jane Peacock Favorite activity: Entertaining guests ...
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Adopt Mia
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
Mia is 5 years old and is a beautiful calico cat. She has a sweet and gentle disposition. For more information, contact Safe Harbor at 243-9823.
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Doing what I ought to do
(Column ~ 07/17/11)
With everything ahead that I ought to do, I never seem to find time to do what I want to do. I like to perform a variety of jobs, and I have many interests. Those are things I genuinely derive pleasure from, and they give me a reason to get out of bed with enthusiasm each morning. ...
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Look to the Lord in times of drought
(Column ~ 07/17/11)
It's hot. The temperature is like what you might feel walking on the sun. People are sweating just thinking about going outside. If I had the laborious and often unappreciated task of forecasting this summer's weather, it would be this: "There is a 50 percent chance of extreme heat. There is a 50 percent chance of extreme wet. Enjoy your day!"...
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Adopt Annie
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
Annie is about 9 months old. She is a sweet border collie mix. For more information, call the Humane Society at 334-5837.
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Conduct unbecoming
(Editorial ~ 07/17/11)
Morley Swingle is a talented prosecutor who has served Cape Girardeau County well for many years. Unfortunately, he has tarnished his reputation by grossly misusing county property, using his office, according to testimony, literally, for a sexual affair with a crime victim who stood to gain by his official decisions. ...
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Speak Out 7/17/11
(Speak Out ~ 07/17/11)
I have a simple solution for every unemployed person looking for a job: Make a job. There's a market for countless services and plenty requiring little or no startup capital. The only resource required is ambition. CLOSING tax loopholes for corporate jets and large corporations is a tax increase in the minds of Grover Norquist, most Republicans in Congress and David Limbaugh...
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Swingle owes his constituents an apology
(Column ~ 07/17/11)
It wasn't long ago when Morley Swingle was one of the most trusted and respected public figures in Cape Girardeau County. His name was revered across the Show Me State, too. He was called on to be special prosecutor in big cases in other counties. He has taught state trial judges on new developments in criminal law and has helped train other prosecutors, the highway patrol academy and more...
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Prayer 7/1711
(Prayer ~ 07/17/11)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus, that your promises are yes and amen. Amen.
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EPA's regulations on coal-fired power plants would have devastating results
(Column ~ 07/17/11)
Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fired the latest shot in its bombardment of regulations that will increase the cost of energy for every American, kill jobs, and stall our nation's already struggling economic recovery. With its latest new regulation, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, EPA is mandating further reductions in the amount of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides power plants can emit -- a rule that will really hit Midwestern states that depend on coal-fired power plants.. ...
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Gunmen kill 10 aboard bus in Pakistan
(International News ~ 07/17/11)
PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Sunni Muslims and killed all 10 passengers in a troubled northwestern tribal region Saturday, a government official said. Seven people were killed on the spot and three died at a hospital in the Kurram region, said Mohammed Ali, a local government official...
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Rupert Murdoch uses ad campaign for public apology
(International News ~ 07/17/11)
LONDON -- "We are sorry" the full-page ad began Saturday, as Rupert Murdoch tried to halt a phone-hacking scandal that has claimed two of his top executives with a gesture of atonement and promises to right the wrongs committed by his now-shuttered tabloid, News of the World...
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Dem gov.: To win in '12, GOP wants to hurt economy
(National News ~ 07/17/11)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The head of the Democratic Governors' Association accused GOP debt negotiators in Washington of trying to undermine the economy so President Barack Obama will lose his re-election bid next year. Hogwash, Republicans responded...
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Oil spill cleanup on Gulf Coast turns up trove of Indian relics
(National News ~ 07/17/11)
CAMINADA HEADLAND, La. -- Cleanup after the BP oil spill has turned up dozens of sites where archaeologists are finding human and animal bones, pottery and primitive weapons left behind by prehistoric Indian settlements -- a trove of new clues about the Gulf Coast's mound dwellers more than 1,300 years ago. But they also fear the remains could be damaged by oil or lost to erosion before they can be fully studied...
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Report says Atlanta public schools created culture of fear and cheating
(National News ~ 07/17/11)
ATLANTA -- Teachers spent nights huddled in a back room, erasing wrong answers on students' test sheets and filling in the correct bubbles. At another school, struggling students were seated next to higher-performing classmates so they could copy answers...
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L.A. avoids feared 'Carmageddon' during 405 closure
(National News ~ 07/17/11)
LOS ANGELES -- Southern Californians appeared Saturday to be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to avoid the dreaded "Carmageddon" -- leaving their cars in the garage. Unusually light traffic flowed freely through the nation's second-largest city despite fears of epic traffic jams spawned by the 53-hour shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the region's most critical freeways...
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Troops march in San Diego gay pride parade
(National News ~ 07/17/11)
SAN DIEGO -- About 200 active-duty troops and veterans wearing T-shirts advertising their branch of service marched Saturday in San Diego's gay pride parade with American flags and rainbow banners, marking what is believed to be the first time a military contingent has participated in such an event in the U.S...
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Late-night airstrikes by NATO forces rock Tripoli
(International News ~ 07/17/11)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Tripoli was rocked by a series of airstrikes by NATO forces in the early local time Sunday morning. Libyan television reported that the "NATO crusader forces" had hit civilian and military targets in the eastern suburb of Tajoura...
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Clinton chides NATO ally Turkey on curbing rights
(International News ~ 07/17/11)
ISTANBUL -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American goals in the Mideast, said Saturday that Turkey must act on concerns about backsliding on human rights and its secular traditions...
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Obama meets with Dalai Lama; Chinese complain
(National News ~ 07/17/11)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama held a White House meeting Saturday with the Dalai Lama, a fellow Nobel Peace laureate, hours after China called on the U.S. to rescind an invitation that could sour relations with Beijing. The Tibetan spiritual leader has been in Washington for an 11-day Buddhist ritual. Thousands of expatriate Tibetans joined a 76th birthday celebration Wednesday for the Dalai Lama, who's just relinquished leadership of Tibet's government-in-exile...
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Wathie Bennett
(Obituary ~ 07/17/11)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Wathie L. Bennett, 83, of Mound City died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Rev. Scott Kelley officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery with full military honors given by the Illinois National Guard Burial Team and area veterans...
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Vernon McKee
(Obituary ~ 07/17/11)
THEBES, Ill. -- Vernon Fredrick McKee, 86, of Thebes passed away at 9:15 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at his home. Vernon was born July 13, 1925, in Thebes, son of the late John Fredrick McKee and Edna Garner McKee. Mr. McKee married Hattie Brown on Jan. 22, 1944. The couple had three children...
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Patrick Umbeck
(Obituary ~ 07/17/11)
Patrick Umbeck, 26, of Oak Ridge died Friday, July 15, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Millersville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Arrangements are by Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home...
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Wanda Varney
(Obituary ~ 07/17/11)
Wanda L. Varney, 68, of Jackson died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at her home. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time Wednesday at First General Baptist Church in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are by Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home...
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Donald Clingingsmith
(Obituary ~ 07/17/11)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. — Donald Clingingsmith, 76, of Sedgewickville died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Out of the past 7/17/11
(Out of the Past ~ 07/17/11)
If the city council agrees, two steam locomotives that have stood for more than 30 years in Capaha and Arena parks will become the property of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and will be displayed at Jackson; the anticipated move was prompted by the discovery of exposed asbestos insulation around the rusty boilers of the engines...
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Route N in Bollinger, Cape counties reduced
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
Route N in Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties will be reduced to one lane Monday through Wednesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews patch the pavement. This section of road is between Highway 25 to Highway 51. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Signs will mark the work zone...
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Pavement repairs planned for Route B
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route B from Highway 34 to Route M in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane Monday and Tuesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews patch the pavement. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/17/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/17/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Atlantic City casinos try thrift to bring in gamblers
(National News ~ 07/17/11)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- While Three Dog Night was onstage at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, singing about how one is the loneliest number, Fred Shields was thinking that 10 had plenty of company: that's how much his and everyone else's ticket to the concert cost...
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Syrians mourn the dead as opposition seeks change
(International News ~ 07/17/11)
BEIRUT -- Tens of thousands of Syrians shouting "We want freedom!" carried slain protesters through the streets Saturday as opposition figures meeting in Turkey called for a united front to bring down the 40-year ruling dynasty of the Assad family...
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Group raises money to build skywalk collapse memorial
(State News ~ 07/17/11)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In a city of memorials -- to wars, firefighters, the Eagle Scouts, musicians and athletes -- there is none yet to remind people of the hundreds of lives lost and scarred by one of the nation's worst structural disasters: the 1981 skywalk collapse at Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Hotel...
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Senior Egyptian military official is heckled by protesters in Cairo
(International News ~ 07/17/11)
CAIRO -- A member of Egypt's ruling military council on Saturday briefly visited a protest camp in a central Cairo square, but left after protesters, some holding up shoes in anger, booed him off a stage. Maj. Gen. Tarek el-Mahdi had come to Tahrir Square to persuade a dozen demonstrators to end a hunger strike they began several days ago, but was forced to cut short his visit because of the heckling...
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Scott County sees sales tax revenue increase
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County's sales tax numbers are looking good for the year. During Thursday's commission meeting, Commissioner Donnie Kiefer reported that there was an increase again in the month of June, adding to the overall growth in sales tax for the year...
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Man wanted in connection to Scott City crime arrested in St. Francois County
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
A man wanted in connection with a Scott City burglary has been arrested in St. Francois County. Shawn Kinsey was arrested Thursday and charged with burglary, robbery, assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a firearm, property damage and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to a Scott City Police Department news release...
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Police investigate shooting at Cape Girardeau night club
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
More than 10 shots were fired early Friday morning during an altercation at a Cape Girardeau bar, injuring at least one person. At about 12:20 a.m. Friday, police responded to a report of shots fired at Club Envy, formerly known as the Phat Cat, at 731 Broadway...
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International students' water safety knowledge often dangerously lacking
(State News ~ 07/17/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- On July 2 in Branson, Mo., Meng Fanjun and his wife Zhang Chunyang told friends they were going for a swim. They never returned. The couple, both researchers from the MU School of Medicine, were found drowned in a hotel pool shortly after midnight...
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Police say metal thefts rampant in Cape County
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
Law enforcement in the city and county of Cape Girardeau are investigating numerous reports of stolen metal. Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey said officers were notified Thursday that four copper downspouts were stolen from the Common Pleas courthouse. ...
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Stoddard County authorities seize synthetic drugs
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County officials seized numerous suspected designer drugs, such as bath salts and synthetic marijuana, from convenience stores there Thursday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into the manufacturers of these substances...
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Seeking his face: Kelsey Bert is co-leading a junior high Bible study about freedom in Christ
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
Question: How long have you been involved in a church? Answer: For a while my family didn't have a church so we had a few home services, but other than that I've been involved in a church all my life. Q: How long have you been involved in the church you currently attend?...
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Woman of action: Reno Anderson was inspired to help African children
(Community ~ 07/17/11)
Some families have photos in their homes of children they are sponsoring for pennies a day through charitable organizations. Sometimes they are hung on a refrigerator door as a reminder of the good deed and sometimes they are simply stuck in a drawer and forgotten...
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Tornado-struck Joplin to be blooming once again
(State News ~ 07/17/11)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Kneeling in a small landscaped area at 15th Street and Murphy Boulevard, master gardener Chieko Hedin held up a salmon dahlia bulb and advised those around her in the proper technique for planting it. They nodded, then got to work turning the soil with hand spades...
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Husband of Jacque Waller reports insults spraypainted on his truck
(Local News ~ 07/17/11)
The estranged husband of missing woman Jacque Waller told police Friday several derogatory terms had been spray-painted on his truck.
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson bow out of Junior American Legion zone tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/11)
Ste. Genevieve put an end to both local teams' hopes in the Junior American Legion Zone 4 baseball tournament at Central High School. Cape Girardeau Plaza Tire Post 63 fell to Ste. Genevieve 6-3 on Friday before Ste. Genevieve defeated Jackson 12-7 on Saturday...
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Pujols bombs Cardinals past Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/11)
CINCINNATI -- Albert Pujols is looking awfully healthy these days. The former MVP hit a three-run homer -- his second in two days -- and Chris Carpenter stymied the NL's most prolific offense again, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night...
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Phillips' ninth-inning blast buries Cardinals in Friday loss
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/11)
CINCINNATI -- The Cardinals were one out away from a good start to the rest of the season. Brandon Phillips spoiled their celebration with one of his own -- the last thing St. Louis wanted to see. Phillips hit a two-out, two-run homer off Fernando Salas in the ninth inning Friday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals in another wild finish to the NL Central's nastiest rivalry...
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Dunklin County's Thompson bests Jackson's Thomas in battle of American Legion baseball aces
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/11)
Dunklin County's pitcher struck out 20 in the 5-0 victory
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Former Southeast Missouri State RB Harris MVP in title game
(College Sports ~ 07/17/11)
Former Southeast Missouri State running back Henry Harris was named the most valuable player in Team USA's 50-7 victory over Canada in the IFAF Senior World Championship on Saturday. Team USA posted a 4-0 record en route to the gold medal during the competition in Austria...
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Chaffee escapes vs. Jackson in extras at Senior Babe Ruth state tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/11)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee Senior Babe Ruth player Connor Scott has experience with close shaves. Scott, a recent graduate of East Prairie High School where he was the starting quarterback on the football team and a standout on the baseball team, is sporting a red mohawk these days. It matches his Chaffee apparel...
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Capahas manager Bolen notches win No. 1,400
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/11)
The Capahas sneaked past visiting Perryville 6-4 on Friday
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Capahas cruise past Raging Bulls
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/11)
The St. Louis Raging Bulls have not provided much competition for the Plaza Tire Capahas this year. The Capahas swept another lopsided doubleheader from the Bulls, 14-1 and 7-0 on Saturday night at Capaha Field. That came after a June 5 double mauling of the Bulls in St. Louis, 18-0 and 8-1...
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Charleston rallies to dump Chaffee at Senior Babe Ruth state tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/11)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee suffered a major blow Saturday during the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. The Squids insist they are far from discouraged since they still are just one win away from a berth in the Midwest Plains Regional. "Our heads are still up," Josh Overbey said. "We're ready to go."...
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Hill - Booth
(Wedding ~ 07/17/11)
Leah Hill and Josh Booth exchanged wedding vows June 3, 2011, at Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. Jordan Morris performed the ceremony. Music was by Robert Wooldridge, uncle of the bride, and Jonathan Wooldridge, cousin of the bride, both of St. Louis...
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Koch - Schlosser
(Wedding ~ 07/17/11)
Logan Danielle Koch and Derrick Richard Schlosser were married Oct. 2, 2010, at St. James Church of Christ. The Rev. Mike Grant performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Kent and Tonya Koch of Whitewater. The groom is the son of Richard and Karen Schlosser of Scott City...
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Jaeger - Stricker
(Wedding ~ 07/17/11)
Kate Meghan Jaeger and William Benjamin Stricker were united in marriage June 11, 2011, in Loomis, Calif. The Rev. Robert Haberman performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of William and Karen Jaeger of Sacramento, Calif. The groom is the son of Bill and Fran Stricker of Sacramento. Mr. Stricker is formerly of Charleston, Mo., and Mrs. Stricker is formerly of Cape Girardeau...
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Wilson - Tidwell
(Engagement ~ 07/17/11)
Paul and Susan Wilson of Millersville announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Anne Wilson, to Nathan Paul Tidwell, both of Friedheim. He is the son of Rick and Paulette Tidwell of Millersville. Wilson is a 2006 graduate of Jackson High School. She is attending Southeast Missouri State University...
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Glastetter - Williams
(Engagement ~ 07/17/11)
BENTON, Mo. -- Robert and Jean Glastetter of Benton announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina Elizabeth Glastetter, to Guy Byron Williams. He is the son of Sheila Williams of Indiana. Glastetter is a graduate of CCTC. She is employed at the Garden's Edge...
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Trent - Skelton
(Engagement ~ 07/17/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jeff and Joy Trent of Des Arc, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Renee Trent, to Matthew Kent Skelton. He is the son of Kent and Donna Skelton of Perryville. Trent is a 2008 graduate of South Iron High School, and a 2010 graduate of Mineral Area College. She is an accounting clerk with Mcallister Software Systems...
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Schulte - 65 Years
(Anniversary ~ 07/17/11)
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schulte of Jackson recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary at Ray's of Kelso. Hosts were their children. A summer picnic is also planned when the out-of-town grandchildren will be visiting. Schulte and Sarah Jean Westerhold were married May 11, 1946, at Immaculate Conception Church Rectory, by the Rev. Felix Sommerhauser. Their attendants were Alberta Westerhold, sister of the bride, and John Schulte Jr., brother of the groom...
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Bagby - 65 Years
(Anniversary ~ 07/17/11)
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Bagby of Jackson will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with a reception July 23. The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Jackson Church of the Nazarene. Hosts will be their children. Mrs. Bagby is the former Josie Viola Ervin...
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Viva Ozbun
(Obituary ~ 07/17/11)
Viva Jean Ozbun, 32, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 30, 1979, in El Cajon, Calif. Viva graduated from Sikeston High School in 1997. She loved art, including drawing, painting and poetry. She designed, created and sold her own line of jewelry...
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