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Happy Helpers Pantry volunteers keep people fed in Alexander County
(Local News ~ 01/01/12)
TAMMS, Ill. -- The volunteer operators of Happy Helpers Pantry plan to use donations raised for last spring's flood victims to keep working toward a goal established nearly 30 years ago -- to provide as much free food as possible to local people in need...
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Going green: Cape advisory board looking at ways to help city reduce environmental impact
(Local News ~ 01/01/12)
When a new Cape Girardeau advisory board was established in April 2009 to reduce the city's environmental impact, it was not without turmoil.
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Old Christmas trees wanted for Wappapello Lake fish habitat
(Local News ~ 01/01/12)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- After you've gathered around the Christmas tree to share laughs and gifts with family, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Wappapello Lake is hoping you'll give one more gift -- your used tree. Since the mid-1980s, staff members have sunken donated Christmas trees in the lake at various locations to replenish deteriorated fish habitat...
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Two area well drillers no longer carry Missouri permits
(Local News ~ 01/01/12)
Two Southeast Missouri well drillers are among 51 contractors the Missouri Department of Natural Resources says are no longer carrying permits to perform work in the state. Dennis Bey of Perryville, Mo., and Douglas Miles of Marble Hill, Mo., previously held a permit with the department to operate in Missouri as contractors for water well, pump, heat pump or monitoring well installations...
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Police: Men broke into Cape Girardeau house, stole safe with marijuana
(Local News ~ 01/01/12)
A safe recovered following an alleged armed burglary at a house in Cape Girardeau early Friday morning led police to something unexpected and a possibility of criminal charges for the resident. Sgt. Jason Selzer of the Cape Girardeau Police Department said police received a report from a man living on North Missouri Avenue who said he was in the living room in the front of his home with two friends when two men forced their way in through the back door. ...
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Mo. GOP lawmakers refocus their business proposals
(State News ~ 01/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Forget the rewrite of Missouri's tax credits. Forget the package of incentives for everything from Chinese cargo flights to college basketball tournaments. Unable to pass comprehensive legislation in 2011, Missouri's Republican legislative leaders are refining their goals for economic development in 2012 to focus on incremental changes to workplace laws that they hope will cause the business climate to inch upward -- even if only by a matter of degrees...
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Weather brings out Mo. crowds for New Year's Eve
(State News ~ 01/01/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Balmy temperatures brought out big crowds for New Year's Eve celebrations in several Missouri cities, even though windy conditions cut down on some of the fun. Organizers for Springfield's First Night festivities estimate more than 7,000 people turned out Saturday night for family-friendly activities at several venues. But the Springfield News-Leader reports the traditional midnight fireworks show was cancelled as winds gusted up to 30 mph...
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ACLU warns Mo. schools about religious speakers
(State News ~ 01/01/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union has warned a northwest Missouri school district that it is coming close to breaching the line of separation between church and state with some of the motivational speakers it has arranged through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...
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NASA marks 2012 with twin probes in moon orbit
(National News ~ 01/01/12)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- NASA kicked off the new year with a pair of probes circling the moon in the latest mission to understand how Earth's closest neighbor formed. There was no champagne popping in the mission control room at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory when the Grail spacecraft arrived back-to-back over the New Year's weekend, but several scientists and engineers celebrated by blowing noisemakers...
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CDC, FDA say powdered infant formula not tainted
(State News ~ 01/01/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Four cases of infants sickened by a rare bacteria sometimes linked to powdered formula, including two who died, are not related and parents can continue using the products to feed their babies, two federal agencies announced Friday...
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Nixon names new Mo. economic development chief
(State News ~ 01/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has selected the leader of state-funded technology agency to become his third economic development director. Nixon announced Friday that he had picked Jason Hall to lead the state Department of Economic Development. ...
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Regulatory staff won't seek penalties against Ameren for Taum Sauk fire
(State News ~ 01/01/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Staff members for the Missouri Public Service Commission will not seek penalties against Ameren Missouri for not quickly reporting a problem at its Taum Sauk reservoir. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a generator automatically shut off and began smoking in June. ...
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Second person sues Schnucks after St .Louis area E. coli outbreak
(State News ~ 01/01/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis County man is the second person to seek damages from a grocery-store chain after being sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Sixty-one-year-old Charles Meyer filed suit Thursday against St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets Inc. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Meyer became sick after eating salad bar items several times in mid-October at one of the chain's groceries...
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Southeast Missouri State University hosts Family Fun Day for faculty, staff, students
(Local News ~ 01/01/12)
Southeast Missouri State University will hold a "Family Fun Day" today at the north student recreation center, 750 New Madrid St., for all university students, faculty, staff and their families. There will be swimming and sports activities available, according to a university news release. The Aquatic Center will be open from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and the recreation center will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free with a university ID...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/01/12)
Today is Sunday, Jan. 1, the first day of Leap Year 2012. There are 365 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1912, the Republic of China was established under its first president, Sun Yat-sen. On this date: In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states were free...
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Beasley - Schaefer
(Engagement ~ 01/01/12)
Leslie and Rita Beasley of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessie Marie Beasley, to Arthur Alan Schaefer. He is the son of Cleophus and Carolyn Schaefer of Bell City, Mo. Beasley is a graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 2005, and a master's degree in business administration in 2009. ...
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Greene - Obergoenner
(Engagement ~ 01/01/12)
Norm and Pam Greene of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Dixie Kaye Greene, to Clay Joseph Obergoenner. He is the son of Don Obergoenner of Effingham, Ill., and Mary Obergoenner of Cape Girardeau. Greene received a bachelor's degree in interior design from Southeast Missouri State University in 2007. She is administrative assistant of the Cardiovascular and Perioperative Service Line at Southeast Hospital...
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Mallard - Gantz
(Engagement ~ 01/01/12)
Todd and Rona Mallard of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Michaella Mallard, to Derek Gantz. He is the son of Michael and Lisa Gantz of Jackson. Mallard is a 2007 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a degree in early childhood education from Southeast Missouri State University in December. She is a substitute teacher...
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Landewee - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 01/01/12)
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Landewee of Cape Girardeau recently observed their 50th wedding anniversary. A celebration will be held at a later date. Landewee and Peggy Stephens were married Dec. 30, 1961, at St. Mary's Cathedral. They have a son, Joseph David Landewee of Liberty, Mo.; and three grandchildren, Josh, Stephen and Brittany...
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Jefferson Elementary students receive gifts from Santa
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Jamie Jones, Jefferson Elementary School parent liaison, worked with SEMO Santas to provide Christmas gifts to more than 350 students. Santa visited each classroom and hand-delivered the gifts. The event had kindergartners rolling on skateboards and little girls crying because they got the baby doll they had asked for. ...
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Cooper's hawk lives on small birds
(Column ~ 01/01/12)
This is a Cooper's hawk sitting on a porch railing. It is one of North America's birds of prey. With a body length of less than 18 inches and a wingspan of between 2 and 3 feet, the Cooper's hawk is smaller than the red-tailed hawk (chicken hawk) but slightly larger than its look-alike cousin, the sharp-shinned hawk...
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Hospice care option becoming a more mainstream choice
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
OSCEOLA, Ark. -- Hospice care is becoming a growing option for health care across the country. Some, however, still may not be aware of what hospice care is and what it provides for the recipient, as well as its availability in the local area. Hospice care is considered to be the model of quality, compassionate care for those facing life-limiting illnesses, according to Legacy Hospice Inc. ...
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Winter bird workshop planned Jan. 7 at Van Meter State Park
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
MARSHALL, Mo. -- Learn more about the birds you see outside your windows at a winter bird workshop Saturday at Van Meter State Park near Miami, according to a news release. The workshop is sponsored by Missouri State Parks in cooperation with the Missouri River Bird Observatory and will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center. The workshop is free and open to the public...
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Treatments can help prevent dog bites
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
CORRALES, N.M. -- I'm not sure when Nanuk, my 2-year-old Alaskan malamute, turned into Cujo, the crazed St. Bernard from the Stephen King horror story. But when he bit a house guest as she lay on the couch watching television, sending us to the emergency room for stitches, I knew we needed help...
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New Year's health resolutions
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- With the holidays over, more people are focusing on making those New Year's resolutions. The beginning of a new year brings an opportune time to start a new exercise program, get the home organized or learn a new hobby. Kenny Stone, health and fitness director at the YMCA of Southeast Missouri in Sikeston, offered suggestions for keeping resolutions to improve health -- which are among the most popular resolutions made each year. ...
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Clock addition to Downtown Sikeston area
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Historic Downtown Sikeston is hoping donations will put more time on their clock. Downtown merchants and property owners are pleased with what has been accomplished so far and want to keep the ball rolling, according to Kim Robinson, executive director of Historic Downtown Sikeston...
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Tips on how to create, manage wedding registry
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Today's wedding registries encompass more than china patterns and stemware. Nancy Moreton, owner of Weddings by Nancy in Cape Girardeau and a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants, says many couples already have the household basics and are registering for more unusual gifts, like games, barbecue equipment, vacuum cleaners and picture frames...
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Speak Out 1/1/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/01/12)
IF Christ had never been born we would always have winter, but not Christmas. THOSE at the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament Monday night got to participate in and witness an inspiring display of patriotism. Before the Advance vs. Delta basketball game, the fans sang the national anthem in unison after the recorded version failed to play over the loud speaker. ...
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Stories to watch as this year unfolds
(Column ~ 01/01/12)
It's a Sunday and the first day of the year, so there's no better time than now to look ahead at what's coming in 2012 for Cape Girardeau and the region. Last year was a compelling year in local news. We had two stories that captured the national spotlight, neither of which were expected. That's what news is all about. But we can expect last year's big stories to evolve this year. Here we go...
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Prayer 1/1/12
(Prayer ~ 01/01/12)
Lord Jesus, may we celebrate a new year and recommit our lives for your glory. Amen.
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School menus Jan. 2 to 6
(Menus ~ 01/01/12)
MONDAY & TUESDAY--No classes. WEDNESDAY--Ravioli or turkey & cheese on bun, green beans, garlic breadstick, pineapple. THURSDAY--Chicken patty on bun or ham & cheese on bun, potato smiles, mixed fruit cup. FRIDAY--Breaded mozzarella cheese sticks with marinara sauce or turkey & cheese on bun, corn, peach fruit crumble cake...
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Your Generosity 1/1/12
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Big River Telephone held its eighth annual holiday turkey drive in Cape Girardeau and Farmington, Mo., from Nov. 1 through Dec. 21. Withers Broadcasting and J98 "The Boot" had a live broadcast during the events. This year's drive generated the largest amount of donations in the eight-year history of the drive. All donations will be used by the local Salvation Army to directly provide thousands of meals for needy families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays...
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FYI 1/1/12
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Many health care providers consider arranging transportation to and from treatment appointments to be the leading nonmedical challenge for people facing cancer. In the American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program, volunteer drivers take cancer patients to and from their cancer-related doctor appointments. Drivers should have a working vehicle and valid insurance, and will receive complete training. For more information, call Marcie Lawson at 573-471-2023...
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Praying in the New Year: Local churches mark significance in starting the new year with prayer
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
When the presents are all unwrapped, the Christmas trees are bare and the shopping madness has died down, there is still something to look forward to: New Year's Day. All celebrate in differing ways, either through parties the night before on New Year's Eve, or through meals featuring the holiday favorite black eyed peas...
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Marine receives Good Conduct Medal
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Marine Corps Cpl. James E. Eaton has been decorated with the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. He is an amphibious assault vehicle crewman assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The corporal has served in the military for three years. The medal is awarded to enlisted members in the Regular Marine Corps and Reserve Component to recognize good behavior and faithful service in the corps while on active duty for a specified period of time...
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Adopt Snap
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Snap is a little orange tabby that is a half of a year old. He has a very nice purr. Snap would love to go home with you to get all the attention he wants.
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Adopt Boo
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Boo is 1 1/2 years old. He is already neutered. Boo is available for adoption at The Humane Society 334-5837.
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Moving into the new, leaving the old
(Column ~ 01/01/12)
The start of a new year in many ways has become a clich. The TV is blaring with commercials for gyms and home workout programs that will pump up the desire that this is the year to finally get in shape. Sale ads are full of storage boxes and storage solutions to finally tackle that out-of-control closet and garage...
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Keep your faith in the new year
(Column ~ 01/01/12)
Encarta Dictionary describes the word Grinch as "somebody who ruins enjoyment, somebody grouchy and contrary who spoils the fun of others." People have various opinions on how to regard the upcoming year. There's often the question on how the new year should be celebrated or if it should be acclaimed at all...
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Men of Integrity to hold rally on Saturday
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Many people will adopt a New Year's resolution. For some, growing spiritually in their relationship with God is at the top of the list. A new ministry that aims to help people in this effort is Integrity Foundation. On Saturday, the not-for-profit cross-denominational ministry will host a Men of Integrity rally at Christ Church of the Heartland in Cape Girardeau...
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‘Auld Lang Syne'
(Editorial ~ 01/01/12)
Today we celebrate the beginning of a new year. And the song that many sang as the clock struck midnight this morning was "Auld Lang Syne." Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot,...
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President signs defense bill despite 'reservations'
(National News ~ 01/01/12)
HONOLULU -- President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having "serious reservations" about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. The bill also applies penalties against Iran's central bank in an effort to hamper Tehran's ability to fund its nuclear enrichment program. ...
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Pet of the Week 1/1/12
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Owner: Allison and Geoffrey Wood Name: Pumpkin Activity: Pumpkin either likes playing in the Christmas tree or is scared of it.
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Airplane deaths in U.S. at record low
(National News ~ 01/01/12)
NEW YORK -- Boarding an airplane has never been safer. The past 10 years have been the best in the country's aviation history with 153 fatalities. That's two deaths for every 100 million passengers on commercial flights, according to an Associated Press analysis of government accident data...
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World bids adieu to 2011, rings in 2012
(International News ~ 01/01/12)
PARIS -- With glittering fireworks and celebrations from New Zealand to Times Square, the world eagerly welcomed a new year and hope for a better future Saturday, saying goodbye to a year of hurricanes, tsunamis and economic turmoil that many would rather forget...
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Redhawks men open OVC play with impressive showing
(Sports Column ~ 01/01/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team picked a good time to put together arguably its best 40-minute performance of the season. Southeast was impressive during Wednesday night's 67-51 rout of visiting Morehead State in its Ohio Valley Conference opener...
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49ers can lock up No. 2 playoff seed with win over Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 01/01/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The San Francisco 49ers became the first team to clinch its division by shutting out the St. Louis Rams to win the NFC West a month ago. There's a nice bonus for the Niners if they can beat the Rams in the regular-season finale: the No. 2 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye...
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Charleston Bluejays prove worthy champs at Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/01/12)
There was no underdog story at the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament this year. At the end of championship night, the No. 1 seed finished No. 1. Second took home second, third and fourth just were flip-flopped, the No. 5 seed finished fifth and, as the bracket is designed, the No. 9 seed emerged as the winner of the consolation bracket...
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High school roundup: Valle Catholic nips St. Vincent boys basketball team to capture crown
(High School Sports ~ 01/01/12)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team's lack of consistency irks Nutt
(College Sports ~ 01/01/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team hosts Jacksonville State on Monday.
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Alida Koeberl
(Obituary ~ 01/01/12)
Alida H. Koeberl, 87 of Jackson passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Oct. 2, 1924, in New Wells, daughter of Arthur and Helene Koenig Mirly. Her mother passed away soon after her birth, and she was raised by her stepmother, Rufina Meyr Mirly. Alida and Elmer Koeberl were married April 16, 1950. He passed away April 20, 1995...
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Audrey Morgan
(Obituary ~ 01/01/12)
Audrey Morgan of Fort Collins, Colo., formerly of Chaffee, Mo., passed away Dec. 20, 2011. She was born in Springfield, Mo., to the late W.O. and Anna Baker Tanner on Aug. 13, 1916. She attended and graduated from Chaffee High School in 1935. Audrey was married to Chester Morgan on May 4, 1935, and he preceded her in death Sept. 5, 2000...
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Marvin Pfautsch
(Obituary ~ 01/01/12)
Marvin Pfautsch, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at his home. He was surrounded by his loving family. Marvin was born Sept. 11, 1929, to Franklin and Elsie Pfautsch in Hermann, Mo. He married Cleora Jannusch on Sept. 17, 1949. They have two sons Mark (Lynda) Pfautsch and Brian (Anita) Pfautsch, all of Cape Girardeau...
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Arlene Barlow
(Obituary ~ 01/01/12)
Alene Barlow, 85, died on Friday Dec. 30, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Alene was born on July 21, 1926, in Advance, Mo., to the late John William and Lillie Mae Marrow Randles. She married the Rev. Russell Barlow on Aug. 25, 1945, and he preceded her in death Dec. 20, 1985...
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Niki Daoukas
(Obituary ~ 01/01/12)
Niki Daoukas, age 89, of Jackson, formerly of St. Louis, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at her home in Jackson. She was born on April 23, 1922, in Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey to Alexander and Eleni Pangalos. She married Christ Daoukas in 1951. He preceded her in death in 1980...
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B.W. Birk
(Obituary ~ 01/01/12)
BALLWIN, Mo. -- B.W. Birk, 85, of Ballwin, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at Mercy Skilled Nursing Facility in Creve Coeur, Mo. He was born April 16, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Leo H. and Lydia A. Voshage Birk. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War...
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Dorothy Bigham
(Obituary ~ 01/01/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Dorothy Dean Bigham, 76, of Olive Branch died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at her residence. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service Monday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gene Hart officiating...
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Births 1/1/12
(Births ~ 01/01/12)
Daughter to Donald Lemoin Jeffries and Amber Dawn Reynolds of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:25 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. Name, Namyah Kambree. Weight, 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Reynolds is the daughter of Matt Reynolds and Sheila Reynolds of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at BG's Olde Tyme Deli and Saloon. Jeffries is the son of Annette Jeffries and Don Jeffries of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at AJ's Deli and Ice Cream Parlor...
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Out of the past 1/1/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/01/12)
New Year's 1987 is a good way to start the year, say area law enforcement officials; the holiday comes and goes without any serious traffic accidents or any other serious problems. The American Red Cross is preparing to open a permanent blood donation facility here Jan. 29; the facility will be in the Wesley House, a Christian outreach center for Southeast Missouri State University students, at 415 N. Pacific St...
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Volunteers prepare for "United We Rock New Year's Eve Party" in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/01/12)
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Volunteer Missy Phegley works on bagging mystery gifts on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in preparation for the United Way's "United We Rock New Year's Eve Party" at The Venue in Cape Girardeau. For a photo gallery of revelry from various New Year's Eve parties visit semissourian.com. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/1/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/01/12)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assaults Burglary Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt....
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49ers earn bye with victory over Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 01/01/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The San Francisco 49ers' defense had to step up to earn a week off. The 49ers wrapped up the No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC and a first-round bye with a closer than expected 34-27 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. The Rams, who have been offensively challenged all season, made it interesting with 17 points in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns in a span of 13 seconds...
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Jackson church changes name
(Community ~ 01/01/12)
Editor's note: The following story has been edited to correct the church's former name. Jackson First General Baptist Church has been part of the city of Jackson since July of 1959. In 2012, the congregation envisions an even greater presence in the community, but they will do it under the new name of ConnectionPoint Church...
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Rams fire coach, GM
(Professional Sports ~ 01/02/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams fired coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney on Monday morning. The Rams concluded a 2-14 season Sunday with a loss to the 49ers.
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Motorcyclist join together for fallen Veterans
(Submitted Story ~ 01/02/12)
New Year's day started with most people sleeping in and lounging around most of the day or shopping to get those after Christmas special deals. But, for close to 200 motorcyclist in the Southeast Missouri it was time to ride for a cause. Black Diamond's Bootheel Harley-Davidson opened their doors on a day that they would normally be closed for what is called a Polar Bear Ride open to anyone on 2 wheels. This ride was not just another New Year's Day Ride. It was for Wreaths Across America...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/02/12)
Today is Monday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2012. There are 364 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 2, 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II. On this date: In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution...
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Out of the past 1/2/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/02/12)
In an effort to eliminate the long lines associated with purchasing Cape Girardeau's taxi coupons, the city initiates a new distribution system; chairs are set up in City Hall's gymnasium for senior citizens and handicapped residents; they are served coffee as they wait for their number to be called to purchase coupon books...
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GOP candidates vie for voters' trust in fluid Iowa
(National News ~ 01/03/12)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Throwing elbows to the end, Republican candidates jostled over their conservative credentials and appealed to Iowa residents who were casting the first votes of the 2012 presidential race on Tuesday for a strong send-off into the long campaign season ahead...
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Two arrested after shots fired on Cape street
(Local News ~ 01/03/12)
Two Cape Girardeau men are in custody and another is at large after shots were fired in the city Sunday night. Dejuan McClung, 25, and Tyran Marks, 26, were arrested after residents in the 300 block of North Fountain Street told police they heard gunshots and saw three men in the area, police spokesman Darin Hickey said. A man fled the scene when police arrived, Hickey said. A firearm was found near where the two suspects were arrested...
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Preliminary hearing for Caruthersville police chief to be next week
(Local News ~ 01/03/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A preliminary hearing will be held next week for Caruthersville police chief Chris Riggs, who has been charged with allegations of forgery and stealing thousands of dollars from the city's Criminal Investigation Fund. Riggs was scheduled to be in court for the hearing Nov. 14, but his lawyer, Curtis O'Bannon Poore of Cape Girardeau, filed a motion to push the hearing back. A new court date was set for Jan. 9...
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Former Sikeston mayor to run for 148th House seat as 'Reagan-style' Republican
(Local News ~ 01/03/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- From Capitol Hill to Sikeston City Hall, Josh Bill has worked in various levels of government. Now, the former Sikeston mayor hopes voters will give him the opportunity to serve once more -- this time in Missouri's House of Representatives in the new 148th District...
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Teens injured in New Year's Day crash
(Local News ~ 01/03/12)
Two teenage girls were injured early New Year's Day in a one vehicle accident off County Road 233 near Allenville. Breanna M. Maine, 15, of Cape Girardeau was driving a 2000 Oldsmobile northbound on County Road 233, one mile north of Allenville, at 12:06 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle traveled off the west side of the roadway and overturned, ejecting passenger Tiffany L. Kerber, 17, of Cape Girardeau, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Road funds at risk in some states over safety rule
(State News ~ 01/03/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Stuck in a financial pothole, Missouri's highway department has been selling equipment and eliminating employees to scrounge up enough money to repair its roads. Unless it also changes state law, it could lose tens of millions of federal highway dollars as a penalty for not adopting new safety requirements for commercial truck drivers...
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Officials keeping eye on site of accidents on Perryville Road
(Local News ~ 01/03/12)
Kathrinn Schaefer occasionally walks down to a steep ditch alongside Perryville Road just outside the Cape Girardeau city limits and freshens the wreaths, crosses and signs that line the road. She makes sure they face the road and are not blown over by wind or passing cars in hopes passers-by will remember Cecily McAdams, a person Schaefer will never meet...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team improves to 2-0 in OVC
(College Sports ~ 01/03/12)
The Southeast men had another fast start in a 74-56 win against Jacksonville State
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Jackson Art Group January Activity
(Submitted Story ~ 01/03/12)
The Jackson Art Group participated in the uptown Jackson Christmas window painting contest along with other fellow artists and is pleased to announce the winning of the People's Choice award for their snowman artist scene. The Jackson Art Group's second Saturday of the month gallery opening in January will feature an activity for all those with a heart for children. ...
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Gives to Locks of Love
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/03/12)
Tori Scott is 8 years old and had her hair cut at Rhonda's Family Hair Care in Marble Hill, Mo. This is the third time she has had her hair cut for Locks of Love since she was 4 years old. She is the daughter of Eric and Lori Scott of Cape Girardeau...
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Fireplace Puppy
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/03/12)
10 Week old lab mix puppy, Kahlua, adopted from the Humane Society loves the warmth of her new home's fireplace.
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Sikeston police receive new radar unit
(Local News ~ 01/03/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety has awarded a new radar unit to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. The unit, valued at $2,700, has been added to a patrol car to aid in enforcement of speed limits. "The city of Sikeston is extremely pleased with the new radar gun," said Sikeston Department of Public Safety Lt. William Mygatt. "The unit has been placed in a front-line patrol car and is being used on a daily basis."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/03/12)
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2012. There are 363 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation. On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X...
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Tips for winter travel
(01/03/12)
Though summer seems synonymous with vacations, winter can be a great time to travel. For one thing, you can escape the winter chill in Southeast Missouri for a few days, or more if you like. It can also be more affordable to travel in winter, with hotels and resorts offering off-season deals and prices...
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Downsizing your home with ease
(01/03/12)
Your kids have grown up and moved out, and you and your spouse are feeling like you have more house than you need. Should you consider downsizing? Glenda Quinn, owner of Smooth Moves by Glenda, a Cape Girardeau company that assists seniors in the relocating process, recommends that the first thing you should do is sit down with your accountant, spouse or a trusted family member and decide what you can afford...
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Tips for reaching weight, cholesterol and blood pressure goals in 2012
(01/03/12)
If "get healthier" was on your list of new year resolutions, we've got some tips to help you. Numbers -- weight, cholesterol, blood pressure -- often are indicators of health. Here are some ways to lower those numbers in 2012. The good news: Lowering one, often leads to the others going down, too...
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Around the bend Vicksburg, Miss., to Mile Zero
(01/03/12)
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 Well, we didn't meet any alligators last night, but I did take a mental inventory of all the logs laying around our tents before turning in. Each time I got up during the night, I took notice of the number and location of the logs before stepping out of the tent. This ol' Missouri boy didn't come all this way to wind up seeing the end of this river from inside a gator's belly!...
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Hot soup recipes for cold winter nights
(01/03/12)
Zesty tomato soup Submitted by Janet Anders, registered licensed dietitian at Fitness Plus (via www.chosemyplate.gov) Ingredients 1 can (14.5 ounces) no salt-added diced tomatoes 1 cup roasted red peppers, drained 1 cup evaporated milk, fat-free...
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How and where to find the best deals this year
(01/03/12)
Christmas items. Almost every store will have its Christmas goods discounted 50 percent or more after Christmas, says Sandi Williams, a Cape Girardeau mom of four and avid couponer. Some make huge markdowns even in the days before Christmas. "That's a great deal, so I stock up on everything I need for the next year the day after Christmas," says Williams...
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Meet the adult volunteers behind Central Junior High's famous musicals
(01/03/12)
For more than 20 years, Mike Dumey has been known for spearheading awesome student musicals in Cape Girardeau. But the stage choir teacher at Central Junior High School says none of that would be possible without the help of his adult volunteers. Some of them -- including Pat Renard, Mimi Higgins and Dumey's father, Ralph -- have been there from the beginning, when Dumey started out at Schultz School...
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Sundays at Three series brings chamber music to Cape Girardeau
(01/03/12)
When violinist Dr. Brandon Christensen joined the faculty of Southeast Missouri State University, there was something missing in his eyes: a professional concert series. "I saw that the university was offering a tremendous number of concerts," Christensen says, "but everything tended to be student-related. There was a niche to be filled."...
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Robotics team
(Editorial ~ 01/03/12)
Over the years robotics have come a long way. Those who saw the movie "Star Wars" when it was originally released probably thought the concept was closer to science fiction than reality. But technology has made great strides over the years, and today robots are used in nearly all areas of life. From automobile manufacturing to health care, robots are commonplace in the marketplace...
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Thanks for Christmas basket support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/03/12)
Every December the Jackson Elks Lodge, with the help of the Jackson people, put together a Christmas basket program. The district children collect canned goods and coins while the police department collects toys. The Oak Ridge Homemakers collect clothing of all sizes and the Elks Lodge finds monetary benefactors to support the project...
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Speak Out 1/3/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/12)
I'D like to thank the Notre Dame students who sang Christmas carols at the Life Care Center the Friday before Christmas. It was very enjoyable, and I am sure that the residents and visitors appreciated it. Thank you THANK you to all the people who helped my daughter and grandchildren after their house was severely burned. ...
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Prayer 1/3/12
(Prayer ~ 01/03/12)
O Lord Jesus, give us courage to change the things we should. Amen.
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People on the move 1/2/12
(Business ~ 01/03/12)
Nurses Cathy Ulrich and Lalita Toeniskoetter, care coordinators in the Case Management Department at SoutheastHEALTH, have passed the American Case Management Association certification exam and are now accredited case managers. Ulrich has worked at Southeast since 1985. ...
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Local microbrewery to distribute beer this spring
(Business ~ 01/03/12)
A new microbrewery, John A. Huber Brewing Co., has opened near Fruitland and will begin distributing its flagship beer, a blonde ale called Hubrew, this spring. Owner John Huber has tried brewing more than 100 variations since receiving a home brewing kit for Christmas in 2003. ...
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Man arrested in LA arson spree
(National News ~ 01/03/12)
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities arrested a man Monday in connection with dozens of suspected arson attacks that destroyed parked cars, scorched buildings and rattled much of the nation's second-largest city over the New Year's weekend. Harry Burkhart, 24, was booked for investigation of arson of an inhabited dwelling and was being held without bail, authorities said...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/3/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/12)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Barbara Nolen
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
Barbara J. Nolen, 61, of Jackson, formerly of Mississippi County, passed away Sunday Jan. 1, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born on June 15, 1950, in Texas County, Mo., near Houston to Wanda Evelyn Pemberton Brooks Salyer of Anniston, Mo., and the late Bill Brooks, Barbara lived in Jackson for 20 years. ...
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Margaret Kies
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
Margaret J. Kies, 91, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 8, 1920, in Portage, Pa., to Michael and Mary Gerchock Matvy. She married Dr. Vineyard L. Kies on March 23, 1950. He died June 15, 1990...
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Milton Hecht
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Milton Hecht, 86, of Altenburg died Dec. 31, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born July 14, 1925, in Perry County, Mo., son of the late Martin and Clara Weseloh Hecht. He and Aline Schmidt were married Oct. 24, 1948. She preceded him in death March 5, 2009...
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John Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
John R. Miller, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at his home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until time of service Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mike Shupert officiating...
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Martha Gross
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
Martha LaVerne Gross, 81, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service Friday at Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Gary Hoffstetter officiating...
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Raymond Goodson
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
Raymond F. Goodson, 84, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Grant Gillard officiating...
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Woodrow Obermann
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Woodrow "Woody" Obermann, 85, died Saturday, Dec. 31., 2011, at his home in Fredericktown. He was formerly of Dutchtown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Fredericktown. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home...
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Dorothy Martin
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
ANNA, Ill. — Dorothy Martin, 82, of Anna died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro.
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Getty Cicchette
(Obituary ~ 01/03/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Getty Cicchette, 80, of Olive Branch died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Out of the past 1/3/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/12)
The proposed widening of the Kingshighway and Independence Street intersection is expected to get the green light from the Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday; plans call for the approximately $230,000 project to be done this upcoming construction season by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department, with the city providing the majority of the funding...
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Jackson police and fire report 1/3/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/12)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Burglary Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Mubarak trial resumes amid acquittal speculation
(International News ~ 01/03/12)
CAIRO -- The trial of Hosni Mubarak resumed Monday amid speculation that a recent acquittal of policemen tried in the killings of protesters could be a prelude to the dismissal of charges against the ousted Egyptian leader. Mubarak is charged with complicity in the killing of more than 800 protesters during the uprising that toppled his 29-year regime last year...
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Iranian navy tests cruise missile in drill
(International News ~ 01/03/12)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile Monday in a drill its navy chief said proved Tehran was in complete control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply. The 10-day naval maneuvers, which are scheduled to end today, were Iran's latest show of strength in the face of mounting international criticism over its nuclear program. ...
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Soybeans are leading the way in exports for Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 01/03/12)
Growing demand for U.S. commodities in developing countries is creating a new golden age of agriculture for Southeast Missouri farmers. Soybeans are leading the way when it comes to exports in Missouri, with $1.39 billion of them exported in 2010. Missouri was the tenth-largest exporter among all states in 2010...
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First baby of new year born at Saint Francis
(Local News ~ 01/03/12)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Brandon and Sinthia Whitworth of Chaffee, Mo. hold their 6-pound, 6-ounce baby boy, Mason Joaquin, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was the first baby born on New Year's Day in Cape Girardeau, arriving at 5:40 a.m....
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Rams fire Spagnuolo, Devaney
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Next year will be Chris Long's fifth season with the St. Louis Rams. The defensive end will be playing for his fourth coach in a seemingly endless cycle of futility. Having survived Scott Linehan, Jim Haslett and Steve Spagnuolo, who knows what's next? And this time, the Rams also are shopping for a general manager...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team picks up first OVC win
(College Sports ~ 01/03/12)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team fell just short in its first two Ohio Valley Conference games, losing to Morehead State and Murray State by a combined nine points. Southeast left no room for doubt Monday night, taking out its frustrations against Jacksonville State...
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High school roundup: Perryville girls basketball team rallies for win
(High School Sports ~ 01/03/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Flood insurance a good move based on recent history
(Column ~ 01/03/12)
2011 will go down in the record books, but not in a good way. Hundreds of residents along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers saw their hopes and livelihoods washed away by raging flood water that set records throughout the Midwest and across the plains...
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U.S. auto industry looks ahead to another good year
(National News ~ 01/03/12)
DETROIT -- After hitting a 30-year low in 2009, U.S. auto sales are poised for a second straight year of growth in 2012 -- the result of easier credit, low interest rates and pent-up demand for cars and trucks created by the recession. The sales forecast bodes well for the industry's continued recovery and for the broader American economy...
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Ride of the Week submission
(Submitted Story ~ 01/04/12)
Make and model: 1972 Superior High-Top ambulance on a Cadillac chassis Owner(s): Jim Staruk Owner's hometown: Worcester, MA Until 1980, emergency ambulances were commonly built on customized luxury cars. As a member of the Professional Car Society, we preserve and restore these emergency vehicles to maintain their role in the history of EMS...
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Ride of the Week submission
(Submitted Story ~ 01/04/12)
Make and model: MINNEAPOLOUS MOLINE PULLING TRACTOR Owner(s): MARK FOESTE Owner's hometown: EGYPT MILLS Mark treats his tractor like his baby! He keeps winning pulls!!! My car's name: The Beer Wagon Love of competition!...
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Sikeston theater avoids closure, signs new lease
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston moviegoers can count on being able to catch the latest releases at a cinema close to home for at least the next few years. James Tashie, executive vice president of Malco Theatres, confirmed his company reached an agreement with Central Realty in St. Louis, owners of the shopping center on East Malone Avenue where the Malco Trio is located...
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Missouri facing $500M hole in upcoming budget
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri budget leaders are warning of a half-billion-dollar gap between projected expenses and revenue for the upcoming financial year. Such cautions have become so common in recent years that they may seem a mere formality as lawmakers convene their 2012 session Wednesday. Yet this time, the cuts really may be more difficult to make...
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Missouri State of State speech scheduled for Jan. 17
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon will deliver his annual State of the State address Jan. 17 to a joint session of the Missouri Legislature. Nixon's office said Tuesday the speech is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the House chamber. The State of the State address typically outlines the governor's policy recommendations and proposed state budget for the next fiscal year...
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Midwest economic survey suggests further slowdown
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Little economic growth is expected over the next several months in nine Midwest and Plains states because problems in the global economy are slowing business in the region, according to a new survey released Tuesday. The region's economy still appears much healthier than it did during the recession of 2008 and 2009, but the debt concerns in Europe and sluggish pace of the nation's economy are causing a slowdown, Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said...
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Missouri traffic deaths drop below 800 in 2011
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the annual number of traffic deaths in the state continues to decline. The patrol says 773 people died in 2011, a 5 percent reduction from the 821 people killed in 2010. It was the first year since 1949 that Missouri has had fewer than 800 fatalities from traffic accidents...
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Get an early start in planting
(Column ~ 01/04/12)
It's the first week in January. If you're a pessimist, you are thinking the season of cold winter weather is upon us. On the other hand, if you are an optimistic gardener, you are thinking that planting season is only six weeks away. All gardeners in the Heartland know that the official planting season begins on Valentine's Day, the traditional time to plant lettuce seed...
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Missouri crushes Oklahoma to improve to 14-0
(College Sports ~ 01/04/12)
The unbeaten Tigers opened Big 12 play with an 87-49 rout of Oklahoma
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Jackson planning to revise city water system
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen Tuesday night selected a firm to prepare a $75,300 engineering report that will outline how the city could change and expand its water system. The city is taking beginning steps to supplement its 2007 water system facility plan by looking at the effects of discontinuing lime softening and evaluating expansion to areas north of the Jackson through future annexation actions...
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Romney ekes out 8-vote win over Santorum in Iowa
(National News ~ 01/04/12)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Mitt Romney eked out a minuscule 8-vote victory over Rick Santorum in Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses, the state party chairman said early Wednesday, ringing down the curtain on an improbable first act in the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama in the fall...
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Southeast professor uses Legos to teach management lessons
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
Managers could learn a lot by letting their employees play with Legos, according to a new study by a Southeast Missouri State University business professor. Dr. Erin Fluegge Woolf discovered key factors that motivate employees in her recent study, titled "Live, Laugh, Lego."...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/04/12)
Smokey is 3 years old. He is neutered and declawed. Smokey is available for adoption at The Humane Society 334-5837. See more pets available at www.semopets.org
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Clay Waller gets 5 years on federal charge of making online threats
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
Clay Waller will spend the next five years in a federal prison for posting a threat against his sister-in-law on an Internet forum site. Waller was sentenced to five years in prison today after he pleaded guilty to federal Internet threat charges in October.
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Some call Missouri presidential primary meaningless 'beauty contest'
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
Missouri's presidential primary is 34 days away, but local members of both political parties say the GOP's statewide move to a caucus system this year has largely rendered the Feb. 7 election a meaningless -- albeit expensive -- "beauty contest."
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/04/12)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2012. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 4, 1951, during the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces recaptured the city of Seoul (sohl)...
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Iran warns U.S. carrier: Don't come back to Gulf
(International News ~ 01/04/12)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's army chief on Tuesday warned an American aircraft carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf in Tehran's latest tough rhetoric over the strategic waterway, part of a feud with the United States over new sanctions that has sparked a jump in oil prices...
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SNAP leader vows to fight records disclosure order
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
ST. LOUIS -- An advocacy group for clergy abuse victims will fight a court order requiring it to disclose what could be years' worth of emails and other records to attorneys for a Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse, a group official said Tuesday...
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Ameren Missouri unveils revised Lake of the Ozarks boundaries
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- Ameren Missouri has unveiled a revised shoreline management plan at Lake of the Ozarks that the utility says should spare most of the 1,600 homes previously threatened for removal to comply with federal law. The utility released its proposed plan in mid-December and held a public session Tuesday night to discuss its new maps. ...
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Egyptians vote in third, final round of parliamentary election
(International News ~ 01/04/12)
CAIRO -- Egyptians voted Tuesday in the final round of elections likely to seal the domination by Islamists over the country's new parliament as secular activists grew increasingly worried over the possibility of an alliance between the powerful Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling military...
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Body found near Queen Elizabeth's country estate
(International News ~ 01/04/12)
LONDON -- A murder mystery with elements of an Agatha Christie whodunit is unfolding at the vast country estate where Queen Elizabeth II and her family gathered to celebrate Christmas and New Year's. British police said a young woman's body was found in the forest at Sandringham and that they are treating it as a murder case...
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Taliban to open Qatar office for talks with U.S.
(International News ~ 01/04/12)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban announced Tuesday that they will open an office in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar to hold talks with the United States, an unprecedented step toward a peace process that might lead to a winding down of the 10-year war in Afghanistan...
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Election season
(Editorial ~ 01/04/12)
It's an election year. Though campaigning, particularly in the Republican presidential primary, started months ago, the start of the new year means campaigns at all levels of government will soon be in high gear. Redistricting has played a major role in this election cycle. ...
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Speak Out 1/4/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/04/12)
REGARDING a comment about the postal service and a person mailing a package for two-day delivery to Memphis which arrived six days later and another one to Columbia: They need to keep in mind that the last two weeks are the two busiest weeks of the year for the postal service, and in Cape Girardeau they are short handed working the mail. ...
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Effie Bagbey
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Effie I. Bagbey, 80, of Mounds passed away at 5:54 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Effie was born Oct. 20, 1931, in Mounds, daughter of the late James Cobbs and Victoria Bishop. Effie was a member of the United Methodist Church in Mounds, a lifelong member of the Egyptian Country Club and was a five-time Women's Golf Champion. She was a former owner of the Flower Center in Cairo, Ill., for several years...
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Raymond Goodson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Raymond F. "R.F." Goodson Jr., 84, of Jackson passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Oct. 6, 1927, in Carrollton, Mo., to Raymond F. and Frances M. Buster Goodson Sr. He and Evelyn Marie Pittenger were married June 15, 1946...
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Hope Elliott
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
HUNTSVILLE, Ark. -- Hope Darlene Elliott, 72, of Huntsville died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Granby House in Granby, Mo. She was born Nov. 6, 1939, at Illmo, daughter of Gilbert Leo and Ruby Elizabeth Will Blattel. She attended Huntsville Free Will Baptist Church. She was the widow of Troy Walter Elliott, whom she married Oct. 28, 1961, at Doniphan, Mo. He preceded her in death April 13, 1994...
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Ruby Warren
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Ruby Pankey Warren, 91, of Ullin, formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1920, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of the Rev. R.H. and Esther Ninswonger Pankey. She married Everett S. Warren on Aug. 7, 1937. He preceded her in death Oct. 24, 2001...
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Mae Sitze
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Mae Marie Sitze, 95, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Marble Hill, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at her home. She was born Dec. 10, 1916, daughter of Bennett Arthur and Carrie Etta Mouser Cobb near Glenallen, Mo. She and Wilson Edward Sitze were married Sept. 28, 1935, in Marble Hill. He passed away March 16, 1997...
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William Craig
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
William Albert "Bill" Craig, 70, of Gordonville died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 12, 1941, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late James Leon and Lilly Craig. He and Charlotte Boyce of Sikeston, Mo., were married Aug. 24, 1969...
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Alene Barlow
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Alene Barlow, 85, of Chaffee, formerly of Delta, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 21, 1926, in Advance, Mo., to the late John William and Lillie Mae Marrow Randles. She married the Rev. Russell Barlow Aug. 25, 1945. He preceded her in death Dec. 20, 1985...
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Bruxie Norman
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Bruxie L. Norman, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Feb. 15, 1922, in Rutherford, Tenn., to Roy and Estelle Chappius Glisson. She and Lee Norman were married Sept. 20, 1945, in Tulsa, Okla. He preceded her in 1988...
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Earl Blackwell
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Earl Thomas Blackwell, 89, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Monticello House. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. A service will be held at a later date. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.
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Julius Whittaker
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Julius Charles "J.C." Whittaker, 87, of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Crawfordsville, Ind. A Masonic service will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, followed by visitation until time of service...
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Birdie McVeety
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Birdie Mae McBride McVeety, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at the Lutheran Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Greenwood, Miss., with the Rev. Ricky Reece officiating. Burial will be in Seneasha Cemetery in Goodman, Miss...
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Jean Halbin
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jean Katherine Halbin, 89, of Anna died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Union County Nursing Home in Anna. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Anna City Cemetery, with Bill Littrell officiating. Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements...
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Joan Bauwens
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Joan M. Bauwens, 75, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 to 9:20 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A Catholic wake will be held at 5:30 p.m. today, and the rosary will be recited at 8:15 a.m. Thursday...
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Danny Holdman
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Danny J. Holdman, 67, of Anna died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from noon to service time Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Emergency services will hold a walk through and salute at 6 p.m...
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Dorothy Martin
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
ANNA, Ill. — Dorothy L. Martin, 82, of Anna died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at her home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, with the Rev. Mitch Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Anna City Cemetery.
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Out of the past 1/4/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/04/12)
The Rev. Chandler Crawford is guest celebrant and preacher at the service of Holy Communion in the morning at Christ Episcopal Church; he is a retired priest from the Mineral Area Episcopal Ministry. McDonald's Concrete Co., which is observing its 40th anniversary this year, is expanding its operations at 55 N. Broadview St.; the company is putting in a new "batch" plant, which will more than double its production capacity...
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All GOP candidates are better than Obama
(Column ~ 01/04/12)
As elections go, this year's presidential election has the promise of being a true barnburner. But that is only stating the obvious. Iowa is now history with New Hampshire and South Carolina close behind. The focus, of course, is clearly on the GOP side of the ledger since the Democratic Party's candidate is a foregone conclusion...
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Martha Gross
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Martha LaVerne Gross, 81, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 30, 1930, in Cape Girardeau County, to Chester and Martha Ahrens Matthews. She and Robert W. Gross were married July 28, 1950, at Gordonville. He preceded her in death March 25, 2002...
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Route B in Bollinger County reduced to one lane for repairs
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
Route B in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make edge rut repairs. This section of road is from Highway 34 to Route UU. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area...
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U.S. 61 in Perry County reduced to one lane for bridge work
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
U.S. 61 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane Thursday as contractor crews seal a bridge deck. The bridge is at Apple Creek, Mo., between Main Street and Route F. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area...
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Suit filed over Salem, Mo., library's blocking of religious content
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Tuesday against a small Missouri town's public library, claiming it unconstitutionally blocks access to websites related to Wicca and other minority religions. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in St. ...
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South Korea says ‘new era' possible for Koreas
(International News ~ 01/04/12)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's president is urging rival North Korea to use the transition of leadership after Kim Jong Il's death to usher in a new era of peace on the tense Korean peninsula, even as he warned the North against any provocations...
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Prayer 1/4/12
(Prayer ~ 01/04/12)
O Lord Jesus, may we live self-controlled, upright and godly lives for your glory. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/4/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/04/12)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Thefts Burglary Property damage...
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Website aims to bring new life to cold cases
(National News ~ 01/04/12)
MILWAUKEE -- The corpses' faces are mostly bloated, their skin pale and discolored. One man's lips are stiffened into a grim frown and he stares with half-open eyes. Another man appears to be sleeping, his color natural enough that he almost looks alive...
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Federal Reserve to start regularly forecasting interest-rate changes
(National News ~ 01/04/12)
WASHINGTON -- In a major shift, the Federal Reserve will start announcing four times a year how long it plans to keep short-term interest rates at existing levels, according to minutes from its December policy meeting. The shift marks the Fed's latest effort to make its communications with the public more open and explicit...
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Southeast Missouri Food Bank to benefit from cookbook sales
(Column ~ 01/04/12)
The Bank of Missouri has a new cookbook for sale and all proceeds will benefit the Southeast Missouri Food Bank. The book is to commemorate the bank's 120th anniversary and to celebrate 120 years of family traditions. This is a very nice spiral-bound book with 238 pages of recipes in 10 categories. There is a nice variety of recipes from familiar favorites to new and interesting recipes to spark your curiosity. The book is available at many Bank of Missouri locations...
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Blues claim 4-1 victory against Coyotes
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Jaroslav Halak is back on track. The St. Louis goalie made a season-high 34 saves, and the Blues snapped a season-worst, three-game skid with a 4-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night. The Blues improved to 15-3-2 at home with their seventh win there in eight games. They are tied with Detroit for the most home wins in the NHL...
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High school roundup: Top seeds advance at Delta girls basketball tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Dolphins bring in Fisher for visit
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/12)
The former Titans coach reportedly will speak with the Rams later this week
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Hoyas are getting noticed by national media
(College Sports ~ 01/04/12)
Georgetown has climbed to No. 9 in the latest AP poll with help from Otto Porter
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Home of Mark Twain's girlfriend being restored
(State News ~ 01/04/12)
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- To some, 210 Fifth St. is just another house standing amongst the many older homes in the neighborhood. It's been there for a century or more, has had a number of residents call it home, and eventually it suffered damage and fell into dire straits...
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Singers Franklin, Tyler announce engagements
(Entertainment ~ 01/04/12)
NEW YORK -- Aretha Franklin has announced her engagement to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson, and Steven Tyler has announced his engagement to Erin Brady. Franklin said Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht...
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An explanation on annexation in Jackson
(Column ~ 01/04/12)
In order to give you the history surrounding the friendly annexation of approximately 238 acres of property owned by Heartland Materials and the Hoffmeister family into the city of Jackson, I have to go back to the city's previous comprehensive plan from December 1998...
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Pujols deal completed; worth $240M over 10 years
(Professional Sports ~ 01/05/12)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Albert Pujols officially joined the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday when Major League Baseball and the players' association confirmed the terms of the first baseman's 10-year contract and agreed its guaranteed value is $240 million. The deal was reached four weeks earlier on the final day of the winter meetings and took nearly a month to complete. There are three separate agreements...
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One injured in Cape Girardeau mobile home park fire
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
One person was injured and a dwelling destroyed after at least eight oxygen tanks intensified a fire at a Cape Girardeau mobile home park Wednesday night.
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Road to test Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team
(College Sports ~ 01/05/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will play at Tennessee-Martin on Thursday.
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Waller attorney appeals 5-year sentence
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
The attorney representing Clay Waller in his federal Internet threat case has appealed a judge's ruling that sentenced Waller to five years in federal prison. Scott Tilsen promised to file the appeal at Waller's sentencing hearing on Tuesday. By Wednesday, the appeal had been filed...
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Outreach workers still helping people affected by 2011 flooding
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Although a new year has begun, flood survivors continue to cope with grief and losses they suffered last year. "The water is gone, but the recovery takes time," said Phyllis Rowe, team leader for Show-Me Recovery, a crisis counseling program funded by a grant through the Federal Emergency Management System and the Department of Mental Health...
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Energy partnership to route pipeline through Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
The nation's largest publicly traded energy partnership has announced plans to construct a 1,230-mile natural gas pipeline that will reach from Appalachia to Cape Girardeau to Texas. Beginning in Pennsylvania, the first leg of the system built by Enterprise Products Partners L.P. would stretch 595 miles to Cape Girardeau, according to a news release...
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Business groups hope for fix of Missouri's Second Injury Fund
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
If Missouri lawmakers can't fix the state's insolvent Second Injury Fund this session, taxpayers may get the bill. For the past several sessions legislators failed to pass anything as analysts have warned the fund, which keeps individual businesses from having to pay the injury claims of workers with previous injuries or health conditions who are reinjured on the job, is going broke. ...
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Mo. lawmakers to tackle budget gap, school funding
(State News ~ 01/05/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers launched their 2012 session Wednesday by vowing to close the state's projected $500 million budget gap, revamp its underfunded public school system and free businesses from costly litigation and regulation.
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HWG to Meet at Steck House
(Submitted Story ~ 01/05/12)
The Heartland Writer's Guild (HWG) will meet at the Steck House, a facility of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, located at 211 East Washington, on the third Sunday afternoon of each month at 2 pm, starting January 15th. The purpose of the Heartland Writers Guild is to promote and support professionalism in writers, thereby helping members market their work. Anyone over the age of 15 interested in writing is welcome to attend...
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Cape Girardeau school leaders hope to expand reading program
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
Three Cape Girardeau elementary schools without a volunteer-run reading improvement program are hoping for future expansion. Read to Succeed brings around 140 volunteers into Alma Schrader and Blanchard elementaries for one-on-one reading sessions with 75 kindergarten and first-grade students for 45 minutes four times per week...
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Evidence details Waller threats in 1993
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
Clay Waller assaulted and threatened a former lover for leaving him in 1993, according to evidence submitted but not publicly heard during his federal sentencing hearing Tuesday. The evidence filed for Tuesday's hearing paints a portrait of violent and threatening behavior from one of Clay Waller's past relationships that bears similarities to the testimony his sister-in-law and guardian of his three children, Cheryl Brenneke, delivered at the hearing...
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Start 2012 Right
(Submitted Story ~ 01/05/12)
It's that time of year when people make a "To-Do" list to mark the start of the New Year. For many, the resolution to eat better and exercise more often tops the list. Does this sound familiar? Although this resolution is often short-lived, following simple tips and experimenting with new recipes can help lead the way to a healthier you in 2012...
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On tap: Cape switching away from river for water needs
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
The Mississippi River is renowned for being toxic -- a massive Petri dish of bacteria, chemicals, sewage and other materials that are constantly being dumped upstream. And, even though it is heavily treated beforehand, at least some of the water that flows from the faucets of Cape Girardeau's 18,000 water customers originates from that muddy mess...
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Homeless man arrested for assault at Cape Girardeau hospital
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
A homeless man was arrested after he allegedly punched a security guard at Southeast Hospital on Dec. 29. Cory Gabelman, 24, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant just before 10 p.m. Monday, Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey said.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/05/12)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2012. There are 361 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 5, 1972, President Richard Nixon announced that he had ordered development of "an entirely new type of space transportation system," the reusable space shuttle. (The first operational shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981.)...
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Hooked on Science: Expanding balloon
(Community ~ 01/05/12)
What happens when you mix vinegar and baking soda? You get a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Vinegar STEP 2: Pour the vinegar into the bottle. STEP 3: Without dropping in the baking soda, stretch the balloon over the opening of the bottle...
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Perryville man accused of selling drugs near school
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A Perryville man was arrested Dec. 29 on suspicion of peddling prescription medication near a school. Steven P. Moore, 49, was arrested after he allegedly sold 20 hydrocodone pills and 50 alprazolam pills to an undercover officer within 2,000 feet of a school, according to a release from the Perry County Sheriff's Office...
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Stock market ends mixed a day after big Dow gain
(National News ~ 01/05/12)
Stocks barely budged Wednesday, letting investors hold on to their gains from a strong opening to the year a day earlier. Strong December sales boosted carmakers and specialty retailers. Banks, health care companies and utilities fell slightly. But nothing moved much...
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Afghanistan leader welcomes Taliban office in Qatar
(International News ~ 01/05/12)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday welcomed a possible deal that would allow Taliban insurgents to open an office in the Gulf nation of Qatar with the aim of holding talks with the United States. "Afghanistan agrees with negotiations between United States of America and the Taliban which will result in the establishment of an office for Taliban in Qatar," a presidential statement said...
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Seoul worries about rapid reunification
(International News ~ 01/05/12)
SEOUL, South Korea -- A single, reunified Korea has long been a cherished dream of people on both sides of the world's most heavily fortified border. South Korea even has a Cabinet-level ministry preparing for the day. And while Kim Jong Il's death last month has raised those hopes higher among some in Seoul, few are eager to talk about the cold reality: Sudden reunification could be traumatic for both countries...
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New consumer financial watchdog head appointed by president
(National News ~ 01/05/12)
WASHINGTON -- With its first chief now in place, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will start enforcing rules aimed at reining in abusive mortgage servicers, student lenders and payday-loan companies. It will be months, though, before the agency can police other areas of consumer finance, such as debt collection and credit-reporting bureaus...
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Tournament wrap-up
(Editorial ~ 01/05/12)
The Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament wrapped up Friday night with the Charleston Bluejays defeating the Notre Dame Bulldogs 58-50 in the championship game. Charleston, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, started the tournament with a lopsided win over Meadow Heights. ...
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Other viable candidates
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/05/12)
In a front-page article of Jan. 3, Scott Moyers wrote, "So far, Bill is the only person, Republican or Democrat, to declare his candidacy for the 148th." The story made no mention that the Libertarian and Constitution parties can run candidates, or that political parties and any individual may petition to get on the ballot. The implication in the article is that there is no option to the Republican Democratic duopoly...
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Speak Out 1/5/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/05/12)
KINGSHIGHWAY on the north side over to the interstate toward Jackson has so many deep potholes that is impossible to miss them all. I drove over there recently, and if you all don't put some asphalt in these holes, you are going to have people with wheels out of alignment and blown tires. ...
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Kenneth Rogers
(Obituary ~ 01/05/12)
Kenneth Warrengee Rogers, 80, of Parrish, Fla., died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at Manatee Hospital in Ellenton, Fla. He was born Sept. 2, 1931, son of Theodore W. and Ruth Mae Steward Rogers. Rogers was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked at Chrysler Transmission in Kokomo, Ind., most of his adult life...
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Anna Lamastus
(Obituary ~ 01/05/12)
THEBES, Ill. -- Anna May Miller Light Lamastus, 98, of Thebes passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. She was born April 19, 1913, at Benton, Ill., daughter of James "Jim" and Lena Miller. Anna May was a member of Alexander Freewill Baptist Church in rural Thebes...
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William Shepard
(Obituary ~ 01/05/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- William Carl Shepard, 73, of Jonesboro and Bushnell, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 26, 1938, in Jonesboro, son of Harry and Bea Boshell Shepard. He married Betty Holtzclaw on Jan. 27, 1984, in Corinth, Miss...
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Robert Lloyd Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/05/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Robert Bruce "Bob" Lloyd Jr., 87, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 10, 1924, in St. Paul, Minn., son of Robert Bruce and Thelma Stafford Lloyd Sr. He and Ann Foltz Hubbard were married Aug. 22, 1976...
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Getty Cicchette
(Obituary ~ 01/05/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Getty Cicchette, 80, of Olive Branch died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time today at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Revs. Steven Butler and Darrell Fair officiating. Burial will be in McCrite Cemetery...
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Edna Hayes
(Obituary ~ 01/05/12)
BIEHLE, Mo. -- Edna H. Hayes, 93, of Biehle died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in De Soto, Mo. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle. Burial will be in St. Maurus Catholic Cemetery...
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Births 1/5/12
(Births ~ 01/05/12)
Daughter to Clifford Eugene and Jennifer Lynn Barlow of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:33 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Name, Sophia Marie. Weight, 6 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Mrs. Barlow is the former Jennifer Brotherton, daughter of Bill and Sherry Brotherton of Sedgewickville, Mo., and Cole and Kathy Cassidy of Perryville, Mo. ...
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Out of the past 1/5/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/05/12)
The Family Learning Center has found a new home, and plans are being made to move at the end of the month, contingent on approval of a special-use permit from the Cape Girardeau City Council; the center will purchase a facility at 805 S. Sprigg St. Jackson Mayor Carlton Meyer will be seeking his eighth term of office in April; he's among several candidates who have filed for city posts up for election in April...
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Jackson fire report 1/5/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/05/12)
Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: ...
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Area digest 1/5/12
(Community Sports ~ 01/05/12)
Ryan Lane won the Moonlight Ramble trail run at Klaus Park in a time of 30 minutes, 57 seconds. Brigette Kinnaman was the first female finisher, crossing the line in 38:48. The race was the second and final in the Klaus Park Trail Series. Lane and Kinnaman earned the series awards with their victories...
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Prayer 1/5/12
(Prayer ~ 01/05/12)
O God, may we walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us. Amen.
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Notre Dame Regional High School won regional award in seat-belt challenge
(Community ~ 01/05/12)
Your parents may not have been the only ones reminding you to buckle up recently. Groups of students at area high schools were checking for seat-belt usage as drivers entered school parking lots for the Missouri Department of Transportation's Battle of the Belt Challenge, an annual competition designed to raise seat-belt use among teens...
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neXt up 1/5/12
(Community ~ 01/05/12)
"The Devil Inside," rated R @Cape West 14 Cine SATURDAY NEXT WEEK "Gotham City Impostors," Xbox 360, PC "King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame," PC "Moneyball," PG-13 "What's Your Number?" R Snow Patrol, "Fallen Empires"...
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High school roundup: Meadow Heights, St. Vincent win semifinals at Delta
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Lawrence Pattengill
(Obituary ~ 01/05/12)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- Lawrence Pattengill, 87, of Florissant passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. He was born Nov. 17, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, to W.C. and Nellie Pattengill. He and Nola B. Garner were married Oct. 15, 1943. His early years were spent in Southeast Missouri where he graduated from Benton, Mo., High School in 1942...
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Parasitic fly could explain bee die-off
(National News ~ 01/05/12)
FRESNO, Calif. -- Northern California scientists say they have found a possible explanation for a honeybee die-off that has decimated hives around the world: A parasitic fly that hijacks the bees' bodies and causes them to abandon hives. Scientists say the fly deposits its eggs into the bee's abdomen, causing the infected bee to exhibit zombielike behavior by walking around in circles with no apparent sense of direction. The bee leaves the hive at night and dies shortly thereafter...
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Mitt Romney hopes to pull away in New Hampshire
(National News ~ 01/05/12)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney eagerly pocketed an endorsement from two-time New Hampshire primary winner John McCain on Wednesday and bid to convert a single-digit victory in Iowa into a Republican presidential campaign juggernaut. Unimpressed, Newt Gingrich ridiculed the former Massachusetts governor as a liberal turned moderate now masquerading as a conservative...
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Not guilty plea for man accused in Indiana girl's death
(National News ~ 01/05/12)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- An Indiana magistrate entered a not guilty plea Wednesday for a man accused of bludgeoning and dismembering a 9-year-old girl whose sick mother had entrusted her to his care. A disheveled Michael Plumadore, 39, was led into the Allen County courtroom in shackles and an orange-and tan-striped jumpsuit for his initial hearing in the Dec. 22 killing of Aliahna Maroney-Lemmon...
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German man charged with Los Angeles arsons
(National News ~ 01/05/12)
LOS ANGELES -- A German man was charged Wednesday with 37 counts of arson in connection with a rash of fires that terrorized Los Angeles over the New Year's weekend. Harry Burkhart, 24, was charged with 28 counts of arson of property and nine counts of arson of an inhabited structure, District Attorney Steve Cooley said...
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'Preponderance of evidence' a lower burden of proof
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
Forget reasonable doubt. When Judge Stephen Limbaugh sentenced Clay Waller on Tuesday, he said that, based on the preponderance of evidence, Waller was guilty of murdering his estranged wife. Limbaugh's claim doesn't necessarily mean Clay Waller is guilty of murdering Jacque Waller but that the evidence surrounding her disappearance implicates him as her killer, federal prosecutor Larry Ferrell said...
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who's neXt 1/5/12
(Community ~ 01/05/12)
honors, achievements -- From staff reports...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/5/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/05/12)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assault Burglary Theft Property damage Miscellaneous Cape Girardeau County The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/5/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/05/12)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Activists says Syrian regime misleading monitors
(International News ~ 01/05/12)
BEIRUT -- Activists accused the Syrian regime Wednesday of misleading Arab League observers by taking them to areas loyal to the government, changing street signs to confuse them and sending regime supporters into rebellious neighborhoods to give false testimony...
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Court asked to invalidate new Mo. Senate districts
(State News ~ 01/05/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A lawyer from Columbia wants the Missouri Supreme Court to strike down the newly drawn districts of the 34-seat state Senate. District boundaries were redrawn by a panel of state appellate judges to reflect population changes based on the 2010 census...
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Chile navy locates solo U.S. sailor in South Pacific
(International News ~ 01/05/12)
SANTIAGO, Chile -- An 84-year-old American making his seventh attempt to sail alone around the tip of South America was found tired but alive by the Chilean navy on Wednesday after his mast broke far from land in the South Pacific. The Chilean Navy located Thomas Louis Corogin on his 32-foot sailboat more than 520 miles south of Easter Island, stranded but in relatively stable weather, with ocean swells of about 15 feet...
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Security guards accused of stealing from Mo. school
(State News ~ 01/05/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Two security guards are facing charges and out of work after allegedly stealing laptop computers, cell phones and money from a St. Louis school. Authorities say 23-year-old Stephon Jackson and 20-year-old Christopher Johnson are charged with burglary and stealing. The private security company they worked for, Secure VIP, says both have been fired...
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Repairs reduce Route K in Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route K in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane from Highway 25 to Route M while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. Weather permitting, work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Friday. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Highway 91 reduced for drainage work
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 91 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane today and Friday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make drainage repairs. This section of road is from Route N to County Road 351. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Route UU reduced for shoulder repairs
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
Route UU in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane for shoulder repairs from Route B to Highway 34. Missouri Department of Transportation crews will perform the work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's customer service center at 1-888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Former state rep to talk to GOP women
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
Former state representative Carl Bearden will give a talk to the Cape County Republican Women's Club on Friday, focusing on what the club describes as his "grassroots perspective" of the state tax plan and the issues facing legislators during the current session. ...
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Route Y reduced for shoulder repairs
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route Y in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs. This section of road is from Highway 25 to the railroad tracks at Nestle Purina. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Light pole replacement detours Blomeyer traffic
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
The northeast quadrant of the Blomeyer roundabout at the intersections of highways 25, 77 and Route AB in Cape Girardeau County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a light pole. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 8:30 a.m. ...
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Bond markets give eurozone a respite
(International News ~ 01/05/12)
LISBON, Portugal -- Europe won modest respite from its debt crisis Wednesday as Germany and Portugal borrowed with relative ease ahead of a hazard-filled few weeks for the 17 nations that use the euro. But Greece's new prime minister warned that his debt-crippled country has only three months to come up with new reforms so his country can stay in the eurozone and avoid a potential default -- a reminder of how the crisis can flare up at any time. ...
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Abuse of bride raises Afghan outcry
(International News ~ 01/05/12)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Just 15 years old, Sahar Gul has become the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan. The teenage bride's eyes were swollen nearly shut as she was wheeled into the hospital seven months after her arranged marriage. Black scabs crusted her fingertips where her nails used to be...
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East Prairie man charged with enticement of child
(Local News ~ 01/05/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Bobby D. Harper, 61, was arraigned Wednesday before Scott County Judge Scott T. Horman on the felony charge of enticement of a child. Harper is being held in the Scott County Jail. His bond is set at $100,000, and he is ordered to have no contact with children...
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Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying Lou Gehrig's disease
(International News ~ 01/06/12)
CAMBRIDGE, England -- British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: how he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease. The physicist and cosmologist was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease when he was a 21-year-old student at Cambridge University. Most people die within a few years of the diagnosis, called motor neurone disease in the U.K. On Sunday, Hawking will turn 70...
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Sikeston may be at end of low power rates
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules could mean Sikeston saying goodbye to some of the lowest electricity rates in the nation. Sikeston's Board of Municipal Utilities' rates are among the lowest in the state, while Missouri is listed among the five states with the lowest retail electricity rates. But that all could change within the next couple of years, according to Ed Throop, executive director of the Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities...
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Wallingford says he's 'likely' to run for 3rd Senate District
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
In what basically amounts to a move from maybe to probably, Rep. Wayne Wallingford confirmed Thursday that he has all but decided to run for Missouri's newly drawn 3rd District Senate seat. The first-term Missouri House Republican from Cape Girardeau used words like "leaning toward" and "likely" when asked to categorize where he stands. He has set a self-imposed deadline of Jan. 16 to make a final decision that -- if yes -- would create a three-way Republican primary next August...
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Police: Cape Girardeau children test positive for cocaine after mom's New Year's Eve party
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
Three Cape Girardeau children were taken into protective custody Sunday after police said they all tested positive for cocaine. Brooke Whitener, 31, spent four days in jail after being arrested on New Year's Day when her daughter was rushed to Southeast Hospital with seizures and a high fever, according Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey...
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Rehder's switch to 148th sets up primary contest with Bill
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Since Missouri House hopeful Holly Rehder set her sights on the Legislature last summer, she's faced the possibilities of squaring off against Neal Boyd in one district and Democratic state Rep. Steve Hodges in another. Boyd, the singing former "America's Got Talent" winner, dropped out of the original 160th district race citing a health issues. ...
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St. Vincent girls basketball team romps past St. Pius
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- St. Pius found no answer for Katie Mattingly in the first half Thursday. The St. Vincent sophomore was perfect from the field and helped the Indians cruise to a 52-34 girls basketball victory that wasn't nearly as close. Mattingly went 6 of 6 from the field and converted 3 of 5 free throws for 15 points before the intermission...
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All the way home
(Submitted Story ~ 01/06/12)
With the recent drawdown of troops serving in Iraq, thousands of servicemembers have begun the often-difficult transition from combat zone to home front. This reintegration coupled with the possibility that many of these troops may be coping with "invisible wounds of war"--such as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury--can contribute to the risk of an entanglement with a civilian court system...
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Nixon: University borrowing plan 'off the table'
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday that he will not tap university reserves to help balance Missouri's budget, scrapping the idea just a few weeks after its debut generated a generally negative reaction. Nixon's administration had floated an idea that would have taken $106 million from the reserves of five of Missouri's largest universities to help fund the higher education operating budget for the 2013 fiscal year. ...
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GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME: EVERY COOKIE HAS A MISSION
(Submitted Story ~ 01/06/12)
It's a much-anticipated time of year -- Girl Scout cookie time. Through mid-March, girls will go door-to-door and set up booths at local merchants to sell eight delicious varieties of Girl Scout cookies to eager customers. All proceeds from Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland's Girl Scout Cookie Program benefit girls in the area; girls earn troop proceeds and Girl Scout Cookie Credit that can be used to pay for Girl Scout camp, leadership programs, uniforms, and more. ...
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A restructured Red Cross: Officials say changes won't affect services
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
While not all staff of Southeast Missouri's chapter of the American Red Cross have made it through a national restructuring unscathed, regional representatives for the organization say the changes will not disrupt services and will create a balance of the workload for its local chapters...
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Missouri revenue falling short of budget
(State News ~ 01/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Halfway through Missouri's budget year, state revenue is sluggish. The state budget office reported Thursday that Missouri's revenue increased 1.2 percent through the first six months of the 2012 fiscal year. Revenues need to grow at about 2.7 percent to meet the mark set by the budget...
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McCaskill to stop at Cape on energy tour today
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is touring power plants across Missouri this month as part of what she is billing as her "Hometown Energy Tour."
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Cape Girardeau County Commission waiting to act on Fruitland bid to incorporate
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission told four county residents Thursday that it would not take action on Fruitland's petition for incorporation until several legal issues regarding the area are resolved. The county received a petition in August asking that an area of Fruitland, bound by U.S. ...
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Mo. GOP Senate candidates to participate in forum
(State News ~ 01/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The three Republicans seeking to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will appear at a forum next month hosted by the Missouri Republican Party. The party says former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin and businessman John Brunner all have agreed to participate in a 90-minute event Feb. 18 at the party's Lincoln Days conference in Kansas City...
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Cape Public Works employee injured on road work site
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
A Cape Girardeau Public Works employee was injured Friday morning when he was struck by a piece of a reinforced steel bar. The employee was working on a road project on a closed portion of South Sprigg Street that has been compromised by sinkhole activity. Emergency responders declined to give more information about where the employee was struck and the severity of the injuries, but the injured man was conscious and alert with firefighters arrived...
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Missouri-Kentucky ferry due back in about a month
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) -- Transportation officials say the Dorena-Hickman Ferry running between Kentucky and Missouri should be back online in about a month. Mississippi County Port Authority head Tammi Hutcheson told The Paducah Sun that several upgrades, including new engines, have pushed the return of the ferry back from Jan. 1. The ferry has been out of service since Nov. 17...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/06/12)
Today is Friday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2012. There are 360 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state. On this date: In 1412, tradition holds that Joan of Arc was born this day in Domremy...
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Bullock coaxed into return by 'Extremely Loud'
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
NEW YORK -- Sandra Bullock wasn't looking to return to acting when Stephen Daldry called about "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close." Bullock's last film, 2009's "The Blind Side," was the kind of career apogee of which most actresses dream, winning her a best actress Academy Award in what essentially amounted to a coronation of Bullock as America's most beloved female movie star...
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Best Bet: The Nature Arts - Outdoors In
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center aims to relieve those winter blues with a bit of creative work. The center holds regular Nature Art sessions with various themes. The January class, The Nature Art -- Outdoors In, will bring fresh air indoors to spruce up your space. ...
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Join Dockside's ‘Night of Laughs' every First Friday
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
Jon Stewart once said, "There are lots of jobs that are scarier than live comedy. For example, standing in the operating room when a guy's heart stops, and you're the one who has to fix it." This theory gets tested by scores of comedians -- and the public -- the first Friday of every month at Dockside in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Paint the street
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
We adorn the walls in our homes with pictures and art. We should decorate the streets of our city the same way. A Public Art Committee -- while still swaddled in infant clothes -- aims to be the voice of Cape Girardeau's public artscape. The group began the discussion a few years ago and has slowly gathered interested parties. It has an artist, a businessman and a city representative (no, this isn't the beginning of a bar joke)...
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First Friday receptions 1/6/12
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTIONS The Artist Studio The gallery on Main Street will showcase new necklace designs by Judy Barks-Westrich. 38A N. Main St.; 651-4464 Bilderbach Art Plaza The outer gallery will feature mixed media art by Cailin Portra and jewelry for adults and children by Mary Gentry. Stephanie Fridley will provide music...
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Holiday discounts crimp retailers' profits in November and December
(National News ~ 01/06/12)
NEW YORK -- The 2011 holiday shopping season will go down in the record books as the year the Grinch stole stores' profits. Many retailers sacrificed their bottom lines by pushing heavy discounts to shoppers bent on getting a good deal in a challenging economy. That created a sharp divide between stores that won the battle for wallets, and those that didn't...
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Prosecution demands death for Egypt's Mubarak
(International News ~ 01/06/12)
CAIRO -- Prosecutors on Thursday called for Hosni Mubarak to be hanged, saying he bore full responsibility for the killing of protesters during the uprising against him, in a courtroom moment unthinkable barely a year ago when the longtime leader held unquestioned power...
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Scores killed in Iraq bombings targeting Shiites
(International News ~ 01/06/12)
BAGHDAD -- An apparently coordinated wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 78 people in Iraq on Thursday, the second large-scale assault by militants since U.S. forces pulled out last month. The attacks, which bore the hallmarks of Sunni insurgents, come ahead of a Shiite holy day that draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across Iraq, raising fears of a deepening of sectarian bloodshed. ...
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Landslide kills 25 in Philippines
(International News ~ 01/06/12)
MANILA, Philippines -- A landslide tore through a tiny gold-mining village in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing 25 people and burying dozens more, months after the government warned residents the mountain was certain to crumble. The mountainside in Napnapan village in Pantukan township collapsed around 3 a.m., when most residents were asleep, sweeping away about 50 houses, shanties and other buildings, officials said. ...
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Rivals go hard after Romney, who goes after Obama
(National News ~ 01/06/12)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney's Republican presidential rivals repeatedly attacked him as a candidate of the status quo and a timid, less-than-reliable conservative Thursday as they simultaneously sought to slow his campaign momentum and personally audition for the role of conservative rival-in-chief...
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President Obama begins reshaping, shrinking of military
(National News ~ 01/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- Looking beyond the wars he inherited, President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a reshaping and shrinking of the military. He vowed to preserve U.S. pre-eminence even as the Army and Marine Corps shed troops and the administration considers reducing its arsenal of nuclear weapons...
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Julius Whittaker
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
Julius Charles "J.C." Whittaker, 87, of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Crawfordsville, Ind. He was born Sept. 21, 1924, in Jackson, to R.V. and Marie Ramsey Whittaker. He was a proud 1942 graduate of Jackson High School. He resided west of Jackson until his health declined in recent years and he moved to Crawfordsville to reside near a niece...
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Kenneth Rogers
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
Kenneth Warrengee Rogers, 80, of Parrish, Fla., died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at Manatee Hospital in Ellenton, Fla. He was born Sept. 2, 1931, son of Theodore W. and Ruth Mae Steward Rogers. Rogers was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked at Chrysler Transmission in Kokomo, Ind., most of his adult life...
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Blanche Akers
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
Blanche Rahvee Akers, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 23, 1924, in Leadwood, Mo., to George A. and Era Lydia Upchurch Miller. She and Frank T. Akers were married May 25, 1983, in Clayton, Mo. He preceded her March 10, 1994...
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Cliff Burchyett
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- Cliff Burchyett, 80, of Plainfield passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in the Village of Avon Health Care Facility. He was born May 20, 1931, in McClure, Ill., to Audrey and Marie Phillips Burchyett. He married Erline Dickson on July 17, 1952...
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Eula Cook
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
A tribute to our mother Our mother, Eula Arlene Cook, was born in Cape Girardeau to Lester and Cinda Bishop. While living in Missouri, she met and married the love of her life, Truman Cook, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage and four daughters, Jane Howry (Bob), Nancy Hamlet (John), Cindy McClanathan (Michael), Mary Ann Castelhano (Ed); 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren...
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Ione Knight
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
Frances Ione Knight, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 6, 1920, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, to David Christian and Clara Croft Brorein. She and Wallace R. Knight were married Jan. 22, 1945, at Fort Campbell, Ky. He preceded her in death Sept. 9, 2006...
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John Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
John Raney Miller, 83, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at his home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 10, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, to Ernest and Kitty Pounds Miller. He and Mary Lee Burciaga were married Oct. 20, 1951, in Cape Girardeau. After graduating from Central High School, John honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from June 5, 1946, to May 15, 1947...
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Alvina Forrester
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
Alvina "Beani" Forrester, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Parish prayers will be at 7. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Cathedral, with the Rev. Tom Kiefer officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery...
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Out of the past 1/6/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/06/12)
David Ross, the assistant director of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Arena, has been hired as director of the new multipurpose building that is under construction on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. A proposed plan for a countywide 911 emergency telephone system was presented to the county commission yesterday by three representatives of Southwestern Bell Telephone; although he stressed support for the 911 concept, Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep received the presentation coldly, lashing out at the Bell representatives.. ...
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Margaret Meyer
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Margaret M. "Margy" Meyer, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 23, 1924, in Perryville, daughter of William and Irene Buehler Lurk. She and Herbert W. Meyer were married Oct. 18, 1947. He preceded her in death Nov. 15, 1982...
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Power generation rebounds at Missouri River dams
(State News ~ 01/06/12)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- High water levels that caused record flooding along the Missouri River in 2011 did bring a small consolation: Electric power generation from the river's six upstream dams was above average for the first time in a dozen years. The U.S. ...
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Half of Joplin tornado-damaged homes being fixed
(State News ~ 01/06/12)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin city manager Mark Rohr says more than half of the city's homes damaged in a May 22 tornado are being repaired or replaced. About 4,000 homes were destroyed and another 3,500 were damaged by the tornado. Rohr said Wednesday the city has issued more than 3,750 building permits to homeowners. He said the rate of issuing permits has remained steady, even after winter arrived...
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Man dead at Mo. hotel after shootout with police
(State News ~ 01/06/12)
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- A 54-year-old man is dead after a shootout with police at a motel in the eastern Missouri town of Wentzville, but authorities aren't yet sure if he was killed by police fire or took his own life. Authorities say Mark Curl of Wentzville was at the Economy Inn along Interstate 70 Thursday morning. Relatives asked police to check on him...
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Lambert's C Concourse could reopen in April
(State News ~ 01/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Officials at Lambert Airport are hoping to reopen the C Concourse in April -- about one year after the concourse was severely damaged in a Good Friday tornado. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that airport director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge told airport commissioners Wednesday that restrooms in the concourse have been renovated and storm-damaged windows replaced...
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Charles Verble
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Charles Ray Verble, 76, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at his home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Anna City Cemetery, with the Rev. Clifford Heil officiating. Burial will be in Anna City Cemetery. Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, Ill., is in charge of arrangements...
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Gregg Huff
(Obituary ~ 01/06/12)
Gregg F. Huff, 52, of Jackson died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at his son's home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, and from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Silva, Mo...
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Robbers involved in huge heist were victims, too
(State News ~ 01/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- It turns out the robbers involved in what is believed to be the biggest heist ever in St. Louis were victimized, too -- at least $1.3 million of the $6.6 million taken in the ATM Solutions robbery in 2010 was restolen. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that information about the re-stolen money came out Wednesday during a federal court hearing, when three women who were not part of the actual robbery pleaded guilty to peripheral roles in the crime...
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Men of Integrity
(Editorial ~ 01/06/12)
With the start of a new year, many men may be looking for opportunities to grow spiritually. If this is you, the Men of Integrity rally set for tomorrow in Cape Girardeau may be just what you are looking for. Integrity Foundation, a local not-for-profit cross-denominational ministry, will host a Men of Integrity rally at Christ Church of the Heartland in Cape Girardeau Saturday. ...
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Capital gains tax makes billionaires
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/06/12)
The most tax evasive law in the United States is the capital gains tax. It is the primary cause of the trillion-dollar budget deficit, the disparity between the rich and the poor, and a major factor in low corporate dividends. It started when greedy corporate officers wanted more than a million-dollar salary and decided it would look better to issue themselves stock. ...
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Speak Out 1/6/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/06/12)
I recently saw three city workers on the top of a hill on Lexington Avenue. I guess they were painting these ridiculous bicycle signs on the street. They had no marked signs. It was a blind hill on both directions. No one could see them until they were right on them. ...
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The signs of changing seasons
(Column ~ 01/06/12)
Seasons come and go, and six days into 2012 we already have a sense of how the seasons bring change. And, like all seasons, we expect familiarity. Soon, daffodil shoots will poke up through the ground, signaling the approach of spring, my favorite season. Meanwhile, we can see signs of other seasons ending and beginning as the new year takes hold...
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Prayer 1/6/12
(Prayer ~ 01/06/12)
O Lord, may we be careful how we live — not as unwise but as wise. Amen.
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University Foundation holds silent auction to raise money for student trip to New York City
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
Southeast Missouri art lovers can take a longer look at art involved in an auction to raise money for seniors in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University this month. The auction -- which culminates with an arts Extravaganza on Jan. ...
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ARTifacts 1/6/12
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
METROPOLIS, Ill. -- WPSD Local 6 and Harrah's Casino are joining forces to identify the area's most talented performers. Auditions for contestants for "America's Got Talent" will be held Saturday at Harrah's in Metropolis. The first 150 acts that sign up will audition. ...
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Rams are interviewing Fisher for job
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Fisher is interviewing for the St. Louis Rams coaching job after previously meeting with the Dolphins. The team said Thursday that initial interviews are taking place in Denver, with owner Stan Kroenke an active participant. Kroenke's family also owns the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche...
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High school roundup: Bluff holds off Central in girls basketball
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Cardinals' Duncan to take another leave of absence
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan is taking a leave of absence to attend to wife Jeanine as she recovers from surgery to remove a brain tumor. The team said Thursday night that no time table has been determined for Duncan's return...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team improves to 3-0 in OVC
(College Sports ~ 01/06/12)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The basketball gods haven't been with Southeast Missouri State's men much in recent years. They were Thursday night, much to the delight of a Redhawks squad that was able to continue its best Ohio Valley Conference start in more than a decade...
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U.S. 61 in Cape County to be reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County, between County Road 510 and County Road 519, will be reduced to one lane Monday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews seal a bridge deck. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area. For additional information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Route Y in Stoddard County reduced for drainage repairs
(Local News ~ 01/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Missouri Department of Transportation crews will perform drainage repairs today through Tuesday on Route Y in Stoddard County. That road will be reduced to one lane from Highway 25 to County Road 351. The work will be done from 7:30 a.m. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/06/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n A juvenile was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of assault. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n A license plate was reported stolen at 3439 William St...
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Jackson police and fire report 1/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/06/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Jennifer N. Locke, 30, 167 Oak Lane, was arrested on a Jackson warrant. @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Bryan D. Jordan, 20, of Lesterville, Mo., was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Residents' questions loom after Texas school shooting
(National News ~ 01/06/12)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- On a doorstep outside a family home, a father wondered why police had to shoot his son in the hall of the boy's middle school. In an office across town, a police chief insisted that his officers had no choice. And scores of others in this Texas border city wondered: Could the death of 15-year-old Jaime Gonzalez have been prevented?...
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Blues rally past Oilers
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo believes there's a lot more to the Blues than their NHL-leading 16 home victories. Matt D'Agostini capped a three-goal surge early in the third period and Colaiacovo had three assists to rally St. Louis to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night...
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Sikeston hosts bi-monthly gallery walk
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Since the Sikeston Depot Museum and Gallery was converted from a 1916 train depot to a cultural center and museum in May 2000, several art displays and exhibits have been featured. However, the Depot's usual hours of operation limited working families from enjoying the art shows and historical exhibits...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/07/12)
Today is Saturday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2012. There are 359 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1942, the Japanese siege of Bataan began during World War II. (The fall of Bataan three months later was followed by the notorious Death March.)...
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Out of the past 1/7/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/07/12)
Attorneys for the city of Cape Girardeau have filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider hearing the Westborough Mall case, following a ruling by the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a new trial. Cape Girardeau Mayor Gene Rhodes says special presentations are taking up too much time at City Council study sessions, crowding out discussion of items that are on the agenda; he'd like to see more special council meetings to deal with complex issues and special presentations...
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Pearler Whitfield
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Pearler R. Whitfield, 83, of Cairo died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to service time Sunday at Klondike Holy Trinity Church of Deliverance...
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Helen Bryant
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Helen Louise Bryant, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at the home of a son in Hickman, Ky. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Gary Brothers and Charles Lance officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
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Mary Lou Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Mary Lou Bollinger, 87, of Park Hills passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 8, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles E. and Lora Mae McDowell. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lee E. Bollinger Aug. 9, 1999; a brother, Charles Raymond Riemann; a sister and brother-in-law, Wib and Ann Dean Lohman...
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Alvina Forrester
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Alvina "Beenie" Forrester, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. She was born April 2, 1932, in Charleston, Mo., to William Henry and Lucretia Schaffer Hart. She and Herbert Glenn Forrester were married July 26, 1951, at Charleston...
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Gregg Huff
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Gregg F. Huff, 52, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at his son's home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 6, 1959, in St. Louis, son of George and Ruth Groves Huff. He and Robin Swope were married May 8, 1982. Loving survivors include his wife of 29 years; a son, Samuel Huff of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Bailey and Zoe Huff of the home; his parents, George and Ruth Huff of Piedmont, Mo.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Charity Huff of Jackson, Brent and Jill Huff of Lowndes, Mo.; 12 nieces and nephews.. ...
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Earl Thomas Blackwell
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Earl Thomas Blackwell, 89, of Jackson, passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Monticello House in Jackson. He was born Feb. 15, 1922, in Lilbourn, Mo., to Thomas G. and Mary A. Craig Blackwell. He and Dorothy Sides Link were married Aug. 22, 2009...
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McCaskill stops at Cape Girardeau business on energy tour
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's stop in Cape Girardeau on Friday as part of a statewide tour covered her support for extending funding of highway infrastructure and discussion of energy production.
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Officials release mountain lion trapped in Reynolds County
(State News ~ 01/08/12)
CENTERVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri conservation officials have released a mountain lion that was trapped in the southeastern part of the state. The Department of Conservation says a Reynolds County commissioner reported snaring the 122-pound cat in a live trap he set on national forest land to catch bobcats, coyotes and raccoons...
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Central Middle School gets $90,000 grant
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
Cape Girardeau Central Middle School's Cub Club after-school program is expanding with a $90,000 grant awarded to the school from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Cape area economic development group hosts annual luncheon
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
In 2011, the area's construction and manufacturing industries saw success as a result of partnerships celebrated Friday during Cape Girardeau Area Magnet's annual luncheon meeting. More than 100 local business leaders attended the event at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center featuring presentations about Nordenia USA, Blair Box and Isle of Capri...
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Missouri Chamber president presents business legislative priorities at Cape appearance
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
Changes to workers' compensation law, tort reform and employment law reforms top the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry's lobbying agenda in the 2012 legislative session.
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Mo. firms missing job targets cited for state aid
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Over the past six years, businesses seeking state tax breaks have optimistically told Missouri officials that they plan to create thousands upon thousands of jobs. Most of those jobs have yet to materialize, and some never will...
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First forum on Cape school dress code to be Monday
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School will host the first of two public forums over a proposed uniform policy for students Monday night. The forum will give the Cape Girardeau School District's dress code committee an opportunity to address topics related to the committee's proposal, said Carla Fee, junior high principal and chairwoman of the committee...
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Marble Hill teen injured in Saturday accident near Burfordville
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
A Marble Hill, Mo., teen was injured in a Saturday afternoon accident near Burfordville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Heather Greable, 32, of Marble Hill was driving south on Route UU around 1 p.m. when she ran off the road, then overcorrected. The 2008 Mazda went off the road and struck three trees. Passenger Kyle Grable, 15, was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau with moderate injuries...
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$50,000 bid comes in for former federal building in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
With just a few days remaining, the online auction to sell Cape Girardeau's former federal building has drawn its second bid -- this one for $50,000.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team falls from OVC unbeaten ranks at Eastern Kentucky
(College Sports ~ 01/08/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball lost at Eastern Kentucky 63-59 on Saturday.
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Clay Waller's attorney has until Feb. 7 to file appeal brief
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
A timeline has been set for Clay Waller's appeal of his five-year federal sentence for his Internet threatening conviction. Over the next month, the clerk at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau will turn over all pertinent files in the case, namely a transcript from the sentencing hearing and the presentence investigation report, to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District in St. ...
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The Bill Emerson Bridge
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/08/12)
January 7, 2012
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The Louisiana Purchase
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/08/12)
Painting of The Louisiana Purchase of 1804 on the wall in downtown Cape Girardeau
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Sailing down the Mississippi River
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/08/12)
A barge going up the River
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Cape man rejects Bloomfield museum's offer after theft of exhibit
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
When Brad Phillips lent his 1864 Springfield rifled musket to the Stars and Stripes Museum in Bloomfield, Mo., in 2003, he said he did so to prevent it from getting stolen from his home. The museum guaranteed it would securely house the gun and that he could retrieve it anytime he desired, he said...
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Former Cape County auditor Macke remembered as highly involved in community
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
H. Weldon Macke spread his knowledge and friendships far and wide when he became Cape Girardeau County's auditor in 1968. That is because he was known as an honest and sincere person, said his sister, Dorothy Ann Ramsey. Years later, in 2007, Macke decided to use his 34 years in that role for a new venture: a run for a place on the county commission...
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Man faces charges of abusing infant in Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Wyatt, Mo., man is in jail on charges of abusing a baby. Jeffry Hemphill, 25, of Wyatt is scheduled to return to court Jan. 18 on two counts of abuse of a child, two counts of first-degree domestic assault and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Missouri Case.net...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/08/12)
Today is Sunday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2012. There are 358 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1982, American Telephone and Telegraph settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies...
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Pet of the Week
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
Owner: Andrew Weiss Name: Kahlua Activity: Kahlua loves looking at the fire burning in the fireplace of her new home. ...
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Engelen - VanGennip
(Wedding ~ 01/08/12)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Kristina Susanne Engelen and Chad Michael VanGennip were married Oct. 9, 2010, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold. The Rev. William W. Hennecke performed the ceremony. Lectors were Tammy Vandeven and Jennifer Shore, sisters of the groom. Altar servers were Clayton and Josh Stoverink of Leopold, cousins of the groom...
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Harris - Voshage
(Engagement ~ 01/08/12)
Scott and Judy Harris of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayleigh Harris, to Shane Voshage. He is the son of Joe and Ruby Voshage of Jackson. Harris is a 2007 graduate of Jackson High School. She expects to receive a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southeast Missouri State University in May. She is employed by Delta Companies...
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Lutes - Sides
(Engagement ~ 01/08/12)
Retired Lt. Col. Jeffrey Lutes and Susan Lutes of Highland, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Elisabeth Lutes, to Brandon Mitchell Sides. He is the son of Robert and Bernadette Hill of Valles Mines, Mo., and Steven and Anna Sides of Ballwin, Mo...
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Bennett - Hardesty
(Engagement ~ 01/08/12)
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Bennett of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Elyse Bennett, to Eric Brian Hardesty. He is the son of Daniel and Sandi Hardesty of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Elaine Hardesty of Memphis, Tenn. Bennett received a degree in marketing from Baylor University. She is a sales representative with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc...
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LeGrand - Youngblood
(Engagement ~ 01/08/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- Timothy and Christy LeGrand of Benton announce the engagement of their daughter, Meredith LeGrand, to Jake Youngblood. He is the son of Mike and Donna Youngblood of Aiken, S.C. LeGrand received a master of health science in occupational therapy at Medical College of Georgia. She is employed at the VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga...
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Nall - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 01/08/12)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Nall of McClure celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner Dec. 18, 2011, at Mount Auburn Christian Church in Cape Girardeau. Hosts were their daughters and their families. Nall and Marilyn Haage were married Dec. 28, 1961, in Havana, Ill., by Floyd Herron. Their attendants were Ernest J. Nall and Gloria Steele...
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Third donation to Locks of Love
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
Tori Scott is 8 years old and had her hair cut at Rhonda's Family Hair Care in Marble Hill, Mo. This is the third time she has had her hair cut for Locks of Love since she was 4. She is the daughter of Eric and Lori Scott of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Northern cardinal has black eyes
(Column ~ 01/08/12)
Recently I was lucky enough to capture this image of the beautiful head of a male northern cardinal. This bird will tolerate other songbirds around a bird feeder. The innocence of this friendly bird is evident in this striking pose. His wide, strong, conical red beak is perfect for cracking grains of corn and hulling sunflower seeds...
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Your Generosity
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
Heartland Advanced Practice Nurses Network recently presented a $1,000 check to Saint Francis Medical Center in support of the Saint Francis Institute for Nursing Excellence, a program to strengthen the nursing practice, promote nursing importance and recognize professional nursing achievements. ...
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Adopt Chandler
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
Chandler is a very friendly cat. He loves to be held and wants your attention. Chandler is 9 months old and would make a great companion. ...
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Adopt Brock
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
Brock is 2 years old and very sweet! He is available for adoption at the Humane Society just call us at 334-5837. ...
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Everyone loves Walter Brennan
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
I have never had a true outside dog before -- never. I grew up in suburban Minneapolis; our dogs were inside; when outside, they were in our fenced-in yard or on a leash. Too much traffic to take chances -- except for T.H.E. Cat, named after a TV show. Cat left home one day, lost forever -- well, not quite. Three months later, I opened our front door ant there was T.H.E. Cat, acting as though he had never left. Walked right in .....
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'Fur BallTree' a success for area animals
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Christmas season turned out to be a bright one for the city's animals, thanks to the efforts of Tena Petix, humane officer for the city of Kennett, and Dr. Everett Mobley and Dr. Carol Brigance and the team at the Kennett Veterinary Clinic...
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Commentator Alan Keyes to speak at Marshall Cinema
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
MARSHALL, Mo. -- At the turn of the 19th century, amateur and famous actors alike staged performances at the opera house that once dominated a corner of downtown Marshall. The building was used by public schools for commencement ceremonies and was a center for political meetings and speeches...
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God's work in real time: Cape Girardeau natives fulfilling God's call through the Salvation Army
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
The ringing of Salvation Army bells is a familiar sound in the winter. For Lts. Marquis and Twyla Brookins, working for the Salvation Army is fulfilling God's call in their lives. Much of what they do is coming alongside families and sharing life with them...
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Several snowy owls showing up in KC area
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Snowy owls from the Arctic tundra are being spotted in the Midwest this winter in uncommonly large numbers, including three at Smithville Lake in the Kansas City area. The large, white owls with black markings are rarely seen in this area and only when their winter food supply is short in their natural habitats to the north. A single snowy owl in the region is big news to birders...
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Mail feedback
(Editorial ~ 01/08/12)
An issue that has garnered a good deal of attention -- and strong opinions -- recently is the potential closing of 252 mail processing centers and 3,700 post offices nationwide, which would be done in conjunction with lowering the standards for mail delivery. No longer would next-day delivery of first class mail be expected...
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School Board Recognition Week
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/08/12)
Gov. Jay Nixon has proclaimed the week of Jan. 22 to 28, 2012, as School Board Recognition Week. The Jackson R-2 community benefits every day from the dedicated energies and countless hours devoted by the members of the Jackson R-2 School Board. Our school board members are elected by local constituents and do not receive compensation for their tireless efforts. ...
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Prayer 1/8/12
(Prayer ~ 01/08/12)
O Lord God, we praise you and lift your name on high. Amen.
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Club news 1/8/12
(Community News ~ 01/08/12)
The Lamplighters FCE December meeting and Christmas party was held Dec. 13 in the home of Jo Ann Hahs. As the 14 members arrived, the hostess placed a Santa's hat on their heads to set the tone for the meeting. Then Hahs read the book "A Gift from St. Nicholas" as a devotional thought. Members found a copy of this book under their plates as they gathered to begin their meal of soups and drink provided by the hostess and sandwiches, salads and desserts provided by the other members...
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Former Pakistani president faces arrest in Bhutto assassination
(International News ~ 01/08/12)
ISLAMABAD -- Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto if he returns to the country, a government prosecutor said Saturday. There is no need for any "fresh arrest warrants" for him as a court has already issued orders for his arrest, prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali told reporters...
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Nigerian sect kills 15 people; Christians vow self-defense
(International News ~ 01/08/12)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- A radical Muslim sect attacked a church worship service in Nigeria's northeast during assaults that killed at least 15 people, authorities said Saturday, as Christians vowed to defend themselves from the group's widening sectarian fight against the country's government...
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U.S. redefines rape to count more people as victims
(National News ~ 01/08/12)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI's more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections. The new definition counts men as victims for the first time and drops the requirement that victims must have physically resisted their attackers...
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Manslaughter charges dismissed for Ellsinore man
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- An Ellsinore, Mo., man will not stand trial this week in connection with the 2009 death of his wife, who was shot during an earlier dispute with his stepson. Charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, John William Moss was supposed to stand trial Tuesday in Wayne County; however, Carter County Prosecuting Attorney Rocky Kingree dismissed the case against the 57-year-old...
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Abandoned house damaged in Scott City fire
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
A fire that damaged an abandoned house in Scott City early Friday morning is under investigation.
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Clifford Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 01/08/12)
Clifford M. Sullivan, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 15, 1938, to Carl and Lorena Rogers Sullivan. He married Shirley Faulkner on June 21, 1978. Clifford retired from Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad. He was an avid gardener and lover of animals, both strays and rescues...
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H. Weldon Macke
(Obituary ~ 01/08/12)
H. Weldon Macke, 81, of Gordonville died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 16, 1930, at Gordonville to Albert and Dorothy Probst Macke. Weldon grew up in Gordonville and operated the family business, Macke's Store and Macke Farm Equipment Co. He and Bonnie Bierschwal were married July 11, 1954, at Cape Girardeau...
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Maxine Heuschober
(Obituary ~ 01/08/12)
Maxine Heuschober, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born March 6, 1930, in Dutchtown to Albert and Rosalia Simpher Heisserer. She married William Heuschober on June 5, 1948, in Dutchtown. He preceded her in death Sept. 1, 1993...
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Adrian Kersbergen
(Obituary ~ 01/08/12)
Adrian J. Kersbergen, 72, of Delta died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Births 1/8/12
(Births ~ 01/08/12)
Daughter to Thomas Warren Reynolds and Felicia Dawn Willard of Bloomfield, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:57 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Name, Izabella Darlene. Weight, 4 pounds, 2 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. Willard is the daughter of Harold Willard Jr. of Puxico, Mo., and Tracie Willard of Bloomfield. She is employed at Mimi's Kiddie Korner. Reynolds is the son of Thomas Reynolds of Oran, Mo., and Pamela Reynolds of Anniston, Mo. He is a construction trailer specialist...
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Out of the past 1/8/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/12)
The county court releases the names of those on a committee to study a proposed recreational lake in the county: Charles Haubold, Dennis Sievers, Cape Girardeau Mayor Gene Rhodes, Jackson Mayor Carlton Meyer, Robert Hahn, Irvin H. Garms, Ralph Fehr, Fred R. "Rocky" Wilferth, David W. Heuer, Bill J. Baker and Tom Boudnoit...
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School menus Jan. 9 to 13
(Menus ~ 01/08/12)
MONDAY--Corn dog or turkey & cheese on bun, candied carrots, pears, vanilla wafers. TUESDAY--Cheeseburger or ham & cheese on bun, fries, grapes. WEDNESDAY--Chicken nuggets & garlic breadstick or turkey & cheese on bun, whipped potatoes, country gravy, mixed fruit cup...
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Answering God's call: Local woman headed to Africa to teach children
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
Leaving the comforts of home and moving to Africa was not something Cathy Maya had planned or thought she would ever do. But later this month, the Cape Girardeau woman will do just that as she prepares to answer God's call on her life and move to Malawi...
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FYI 1/8/12
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
The International Crisis Aid Heartland is hosting a lunch Wednesday at the Outback Steak House. The event is in recognition of the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. There are two seating choices, one for 11:30 a.m. and the other at 12:30 p.m. ...
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Accomplishments 1/8/12
(Community ~ 01/08/12)
Pvt. Clinton Sargent of Cape Girardeau recently completed his military training to become a combat engineer for Missouri National Guard's 1138th Engineer Sapper Company in Farmington and Fredericktown. He will begin serving with his new unit in January. ...
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A lesson in never giving up
(Column ~ 01/08/12)
Every piece of clothing I own has cat hair on it. All right, that's an exaggeration. It does seem that way sometimes, though. Last Sunday before church, someone approached me to say, "Uh, Jeff, the back of your sweater vest is covered in cat hair." A few quick swipes with the lint roller took care of that. Detritus of feline fur is part and parcel of living with cats -- and my wife and I have owned cats for 30 years...
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We are never too far away for God's grace
(Column ~ 01/08/12)
"From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:16-17) Grace in place of grace. Everything about these five words makes me want that. ...
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I-55 reduced for bridge work in Scott County
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane Monday through Wednesday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge repairs. The bridge is between Route HH and U.S. 62. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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In federal court: Cape man pleads guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
The U.S. attorney's office released the following information Friday for defendants who appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. PLEADED GUILTY Name: Michael G. O'Neal Residence: Cape Girardeau Charges: Being a previous felon in possession of a firearm...
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Missouri men's basketbal team suffers first loss
(College Sports ~ 01/08/12)
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- It wasn't just Missouri's first loss of the season that had coach Frank Haith so upset. It was the way that it happened to the Tigers. "As a coach, what you really hate is to get your butt kicked," Haith said. "They were tougher. They kicked our butt."...
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Blues goalie Elliott blanks Avalanche
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist, and Brian Elliott made 15 saves for his fifth shutout to help the St. Louis Blues end the Colorado Avalanche's four-game winning streak in a 4-0 win Saturday. Fellow defenseman Alex Pietrangelo had two assists for a career-best third straight multipoint game. The Blues won their NHL-high 17th game at home and moved ahead of the Red Wings for the Central Division lead...
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Cape Girardeau Public Works employee injured Friday
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
A Cape Girardeau Public Works employee sustained injuries Friday after being struck by a piece of rebar at a job site on South Sprigg Street.
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Brides-to-be attend Cape bridal show
(Local News ~ 01/08/12)
Dawnya Amelunke, top right, and Hope Herring, bottom right, help Megan Richards as her and her grandmother Trish Kogge look through a book of past wedding receptions by Show-Me Rentals, Pools, and Party Supplies Saturday, January 7, 2012 during the the Missouri Unveiled Bridal Show at The Venue in Cape Girardeau. Richards was looking for ideas for her October 6 wedding and reception...
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High school roundup: Jackson girls basketball team improves to 9-1 with home win vs. Cor Jesu
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball recruits lead perfect De Soto past Perryville boys basketball team
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
Jared White and Colin Ferguson combined for 32 points
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Jackson police and fire report 1/8/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/12)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summons Theft Property damage Miscellaneous Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Scott City boys basketball team makes it 2 for 2 vs. rival Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
Scott City followed its Christmas tournament win against the Red Devils with a 66-54 victory
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High school roundup: Brock leads Scott City boys basketball team past Oak Ridge
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Jackson boys basketball team cruises to win vs. Francis Howell North
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
The Jackson boys basketball team defeated Francis Howell North 54-36 on Saturday at the Tiger Shootout.
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Second-half woes cost Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team at Eastern Kentucky
(College Sports ~ 01/08/12)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team lost at Eastern Kentucky 52-37 on Saturday.
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Notre Dame boys basketball team shoots past Hazelwood West
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team defeated Hazelwood West 67-54 at the 17th annual Tiger Shootout on Saturday.
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Foul trouble leads to Cape Central boys basketball team's downfall
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
The Parkway South boys basketball team defeated Cape Central 63-54 on Saturday at the Tiger Shootout.
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Bollmann's 1,000th career point helps Meadow Heights girls basketball team defeat St. Vincent for the Delta New Years tourney title
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
The Meadow Heights girls basketball team defeated St. Vincent 61-43 on Friday to win the Delta New Years tournament.
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Woodland girls basketball team defeats Delta to claim third place in Delta New Years tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/12)
DELTA -- Kendra Pinkley kept calling for the ball and her teammates kept finding her. Pinkley scored a game-high 19 points to lead Woodland past Delta 53-35 to grab third place in the Delta New Years girls basketball tournament Friday. "I just go up strong and just somehow it goes in," Pinkley said. "I guess I'm lucky."...
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Cape school dress code to be discussed at forum tonight
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
The Cape Girardeau School District will host a forum tonight where community members can get more information on a proposal to implement a school dress code. The event is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cape Central Junior High auditorium. The forum will give the Cape Girardeau School District's dress code committee an opportunity to address topics related to the committee's proposal, said Carla Fee, junior high principal and chairwoman of the committee...
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Poplar Bluff man could get life sentence on drug charges
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man faces a possible life sentence after being convicted of possessing methamphetamine with intentions of distributing it in Stoddard County. A Butler County jury took less than an hour Thursday to convict Hershel B. ...
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Cape man dies in ATV accident in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man died following an all-terrain vehicle crash near Marble Hill on Saturday night. Derick Bramlett, 28, was riding an ATV around 11 p.m. westbound on County Road 310 when it ran off the left side of the road and overturned, throwing him from the vehicle, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's crash report...
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Ripley County's only animal shelter may close
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- The owners of the only animal shelter in Ripley County worry the facility may have to close soon due to lack of funds and volunteers. Hank and Della Hadley opened Kindred Spirit Animal Rescue Center in 2008 and have since found homes for more than 650 animals. ...
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Free concert to be held in Poplar Bluff for veterans
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff has again been chosen by the Department of Veterans Affairs as one of 17 locations across the country to host a free concert for veterans. Country music singer Lee Greenwood, best known for his single "God Bless the USA," will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Black River Coliseum...
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Three in Scott City face synthetic marijuana charges
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
Three people were arrested last week after a search turned up about seven pounds of synthetic marijuana, Scott City police said. Around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, officers executed a search warrant at 405 Sycamore St. following an investigation of several months, according to a news release from the department. During the search, close to 1,200 containers of synthetic marijuana, six large zip-top bags containing the substance and about $2,800 in cash were seized, police said...
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Rams offensive coordinator McDaniels returns to Patriots for playoffs
(Professional Sports ~ 01/09/12)
The Rams' offensive coordinator eventually will fill that role in New England
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Martin Luther King festivities in Cape begin Thursday
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
Although Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 16, festivities in Cape Girardeau to honor the civil rights activist will begin Thursday and seek to engage all members of the community.
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Poplar Bluff man found guilty on meth charges
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man faces a possible life sentence after being convicted of possessing methamphetamine with intentions of distributing it in Stoddard County. A Butler County jury took less than an hour Thursday to convict Hershel B. Deaton, aka Hershel Huff, 57, of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a chemical (pseudoephedrine) with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, according to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver...
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Three Piedmont, Mo., men charged with making meth
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
PIEDMONT, Mo. -- A traffic stop and a suspected shake-and-bake methamphetamine lab landed three Piedmont, Mo., men in jail last week. Joshua Cothran, 17, was charged Thursday with a felony count of attempt to manufacture a controlled substance...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
Today is Monday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2012. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 9, 1972, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, speaking by telephone from the Bahamas to reporters in Hollywood, said a purported autobiography of him by Clifford Irving was a fake...
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Federal building
(Editorial ~ 01/09/12)
A decision on what happens next to Cape Girardeau's former federal building may not be too far off. Tuesday the online auction for the 47,867-square-foot Broadway facility faces its first deadline. The auction for the building started on Nov. 9. As of Friday afternoon there were two bids for the facility, with the top bid set at $50,000...
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Speak Out 1/9/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/09/12)
THANK you to the nice young lady who left the money at Aldi's recently to help pay for my groceries. It just goes to show you that Santa still comes when you've been good, even if you are 89 years old. I am a student at Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...
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Re-formed Van Halen performs intimate New York City gig
(Entertainment ~ 01/09/12)
NEW YORK -- They'll be playing arenas when they tour next month, but on Thursday night, a regrouped Van Halen provided thrills in a tiny club where a VIP crowd stood elbow to elbow as the storied band played some of their greatest hits, including "Jump" and "Panama."...
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Tens of thousands celebrate 100 years of Mandela's party
(International News ~ 01/09/12)
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing revelers waved the green and gold colors of the African National Congress as Africa's oldest liberation movement celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday, though many South Africans say the party hasn't delivered on its promises since taking power in 1994...
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Arab League again demands that Syria stop all violence
(International News ~ 01/09/12)
BEIRUT -- The Arab League demanded Sunday that the Syrian government immediately stop all violence and allow more monitors in, as activists reported at least 10 more civilians, including two teenagers, were killed by regime forces. Fierce clashes in the south between government troops and military defectors left 11 soldiers dead, activists said. The Arab League also called on other armed parties to halt all bloodshed, an apparent reference to the defectors...
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Yemen Cabinet approves immunity law for president
(International News ~ 01/09/12)
SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's Cabinet on Sunday approved a law granting President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and anyone who has worked under him, immunity from prosecution for any crimes committed during his 33-year rule. The decision came as a surprise to many in Yemen, who believed that a power transfer deal he signed in November granted him and his family immunity from prosecution for the killings of protesters but would not extend to cover his 33-year rule and anyone who worked in government...
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Swiss lawmakers to grill central bank chief today
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
GENEVA -- A Swiss parliamentary committee plans to hold a hearing today with central bank chief Philipp Hildebrand behind closed doors in a bid to get answers about private currency deals he engaged in while he was leading efforts to soften the Swiss franc...
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Venezuela to pull out of World Bank-affiliated arbitration body
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his government should pull out of a World Bank-affiliated arbitration body and won't recognize its decisions. Exxon Mobil Corp. is one of more than a dozen companies with arbitration cases against Venezuela pending before the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID...
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People on the move 1/9/12
(Business ~ 01/09/12)
Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was named Rookie of the Month in the Missouri East Region for December. The honor is given to a full-time representative that has been with Modern Woodmen for less than three years and is leading the region in production. ...
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Mississippi Mutts opens shop to all dogs
(Business ~ 01/09/12)
Mississippi Mutts bakery, bath and boutique has opened at 1231 Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau. Its bakery case is filled with freshly baked treats made with human-quality ingredients, said owner Sherry Jennings. Mississippi Mutts also carries all natural pet foods, toys and accessories. It has a two-bay self-service dog wash and will host educational seminars and activities, including Yappy Hour specials and Mutt Mondays, when mixed breed dogs receive half-price baths...
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Prayer 1/9/12
(Prayer ~ 01/09/12)
O God, may we stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around our waist. Amen.
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Maxine Heuschober
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
Maxine Heuschober, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born March 6, 1930, at Dutchtown to Albert and Rosalia Simpher Heisserer. She married William Heuschober on June 5, 1948, at Dutchtown. He preceded her in death Sept. 1, 1993...
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Daniel Bailey
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
Daniel Wayne Bailey, 40, was born Sept. 2, 1971, in Dexter, Mo., and departed this life on Jan. 7, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Survivors include Brent, Brent Jr., Stacey and Levi Bradley of the home; his parents, Paul Glenn and Margaret Emma Hale Bradley of Doniphan, Mo.; nieces, Nikki and Bianca Bailey, both of Doniphan, and Rachael (Derrick) Ragle of Qulin, Mo.; three brothers, LaRoy Bailey and his children, Alyssa and Braiden, Lenny Bailey and his children, Kimber and Kyle, and Damon Bailey, all of Doniphan; his dear friends, Blye Galemore and Jennifer Deaton, both of Jackson, Gaye Cooper of Dexter and Kim Frost of West Plains, Mo. ...
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Derick Bramlett
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
Derick A. Bramlett, 28, died Jan. 8, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 26, 1983, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Charles and Brenda Jeffries Bramlett of Sikeston. He was employed as a carpenter for S&S Interiors in Cape Girardeau and a member of the Carpenter's Union...
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Rosie Pierce
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
Rosie Flora Pierce, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Nov. 6, 1920, in Pocahontas, to Adolph H. and Flora Petzoldt Koenig. She married James B. Pierce on Sept. 16, 1939, in Jackson. He died March 10, 1998...
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Velma Upshaw
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
Velma L. Upshaw, 87, of Ullin, Ill., formerly of Cairo, Ill., passed away at 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Velma was born July 12, 1924, in Caruthersville, Mo. Mrs. Upshaw was a member of the Mighty Rivers Worship Center in Cairo and a former member of the Cairo Business and Professional Women's Club, where she served as a past state officer. She was also a volunteer for the Reach to Recovery Program...
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Patricia Mueller
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
Patricia "Patty" Ann Mueller, 79, departed this world for heavenly glory on Jan. 8, 2012, after suffering a massive stroke and its ensuing complications. Pat and Milton Mueller were married Nov. 25, 1951, near St. Louis at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette, Mo., where they were active in many facets of church and community activities...
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Out of the past 1/9/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/09/12)
The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by Circuit Judge A.J. Seier of Cape Girardeau that would have had the practical effect of taxing all apartment property in Missouri, even huge complexes, at residential rates; the court ruled the Missouri Legislature has the constitutional power to tax some apartment property at residential rates and other apartment property at commercial rates...
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Moving evicted tenants is big business
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
NEW YORK -- Property owners across the country bear a burden from the recession: paying a fortune in moving and storage costs to evict tenants who fail to pay their rent. But the owners' losses are a boon for the companies that clear out homes. Their business has skyrocketed, "making money out of people's misery," said David Robinson, an attorney for Legal Services NYC, which helps low-income New Yorkers navigate the eviction process...
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On college campuses, mental health emerges from the margins
(State News ~ 01/09/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mention first aid on a college campus, and most people will point toward the student health center, or perhaps an emergency medical kit in the nearest classroom or residence hall. University of Missouri psychologist Christy Hutton has a different definition. ...
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Helen Bryant
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
Helen Louise Bryant, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at her son's home in Hickman, Ky. She was born Nov. 21, 1917, in Cape Girardeau, to Grover C. and Bertha Goza Bond. She graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High in 1935. She and Sammie D. Bryant married Saturday, May 28, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. He died April 14, 2000...
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Carl Meyer
(Obituary ~ 01/09/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Carl A. Meyer Sr., 82, of Charleston, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Charleston Manor in Charleston. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo, Ill. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Dr. Larry L. Potts officiating. Interment will be in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds...
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State to chip in $3.3M to help repair northwest Missouri levees
(State News ~ 01/09/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon said Friday that Missouri is chipping in $3.3 million to help fix seven flood-battered northwest Missouri levees and likely will provide more repair money for three other levees in the next couple weeks. "We are confident it will make a difference," Nixon said. "The bottom line is protecting these hundreds of thousands of acres and towns is very important to us."...
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leads crowd in Pledge of Allegiance
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords led a crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance, her words ringing out across a cold Tucson night in a rare public appearance Sunday evening at a candlelight vigil one year after surviving a deadly shooting. The Democratic congresswoman -- who has struggled to relearn to walk after being shot in the head -- stepped onstage to cheers from the crowd. ...
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Joplin tornado also claimed trees
(State News ~ 01/09/12)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- New homes and businesses are sprouting throughout Joplin, replacing the thousands destroyed in the deadly May 22 tornado. But one thing that is missing will take decades to restore: the trees. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the tornado killed an estimated 98 percent of the trees in the storm's main path, stretching about a half-mile wide and four miles long...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/9/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/09/12)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Arrests Assault Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous Cape Girardeau County The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/9/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/09/12)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Jackson fire report 1/9/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/09/12)
Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: * A natural gas leak at the intersection of Florence and Ohio streets. * Emergency medical services on Ridge Road. * A grass fire on West Jefferson Street.
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Nation adds 200,000 jobs in December hiring surge
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
WASHINGTON -- Four painful years after the recession struck and wiped out 8.7 million jobs, the United States may finally be in an elusive pattern known as a virtuous cycle -- an escalating loop of hiring and spending. The nation added 200,000 jobs in December in a burst of hiring that drove the unemployment rate down two notches to 8.5 percent, its lowest in almost three years, and led economists to conclude that the improvement in the job market might just last...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 1/9/12
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Meeting, 7 p.m. today Items for discussion...
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Talking Shop with Dan Mehan, president of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(Business ~ 01/09/12)
For more than a decade, Dan Mehan has been at the helm of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry working to make Missouri a better state to do business in. He visited and spoke at the Show Me Center Friday at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee...
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Southeast men's basketball team remains in good shape in OVC
(Sports Column ~ 01/09/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team suffered its first Ohio Valley Conference loss of the season Saturday night, 63-59 at Eastern Kentucky. It's a game the Redhawks could have and probably should have won. They led much of the way and killed themselves by making just 4 of 13 free throws...
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1793 penny fetches $1.38M at Florida auction
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A once-cent copper coin from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint in 1793 has sold for a record $1.38 million at a Florida auction. James Halperin of Texas-based Heritage Auctions said Saturday that the sale was "the most a United States copper coin has ever sold for at auction." The coin was made at the Mint in Philadelphia in 1793, the first year that the U.S. made its own coins...
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Civil War museums changing as views on the war change
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
NEW ORLEANS -- Inside Louisiana's Civil War Museum, battle flags line the walls. Uniforms, swords and long-barreled guns fill museum cases beside homespun knapsacks, dented canteens and tiny framed pictures of wives that soldiers carried into battle...
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Kansas City's Black Archives find a new home, director
(State News ~ 01/09/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A rare collection that details the history of the Kansas City region's black community will go on permanent display in June, completing a recovery from financial and legal problems that had threatened its existence. The photographs, papers and artifacts of the Black Archives of Mid-America are stored in their new home, a former Kansas City Parks and Recreation building in the 18th and Vine entertainment district. ...
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Purcell votes down budget
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/09/12)
Do my eyes deceive me, or did I just fanaticize this again? Did I not see in the print media where Commissioner Jay Purcell voted against the majority one more time? You know if it was not for the comic relief, it would almost be pathetic. Here, Auditor Frazier conducts a painstaking and comprehensive audit of each county department, something which has not been done for years, trying to find savings somewhere, and Purcell votes against the budget. ...
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No Child Left Behind's promise falls short after 10 years
(National News ~ 01/09/12)
WASHINGTON -- The No Child Left Behind education law was cast as a symbol of possibility, offering the promise of improved schools for the nation's poor and minority children and better prepared students in a competitive world. Yet after a decade on the books, President George W. Bush's most hyped domestic accomplishment has become a symbol to many of federal overreach and Congress' inability to fix something that's clearly flawed...
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Jackson group working on uptown as DREAM process continues
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
The Uptown Jackson Redevelopment Organization is making progress on immediate projects to promote uptown merchants while working with the state to receive a $180,000 Missouri DREAM Initiative grant. Adam Ross, board president and manager of Ross Furniture in Jackson, said membership has been shifting but a strong core group of members has been actively involved and that he expects to cement the board's 12 spots soon. ...
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Green advisory board scours for ways to curb Cape Girardeau's waste
(Local News ~ 01/09/12)
Crumpled office paper. Spent batteries. Empty printer ink cartridges. Most people call such items trash, but Stephen Overmann has a different phrase for them: misplaced resources.
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Voter deadline approaches for Missouri presidential primary, Jackson election
(State News ~ 01/10/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri residents hoping to vote in next month's presidential primary have only a couple of days left to register to vote. The secretary of state's office says people must register by Wednesday to be eligible to vote in the Feb. 7 primary. For those not registering in person, a registration card must be postmarked Wednesday at the latest. Voters whose addresses are unchanged don't need to register again...
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GOP Senate hopefuls critical of Obama, McCaskill
(State News ~ 01/10/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Two Missouri Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate spent more time criticizing the Democratic incumbent than each other during a debate on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Todd Akin and former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman participated in an hour-long debate in St. Louis County sponsored by KTRS Radio and the online newspaper the St. Louis Beacon. A third candidate, businessman John Brunner, did not attend...
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Tutoring program at Blanchard on hold until building reopens
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
Sessions for students in Blanchard Elementary's Read to Succeed tutoring program have been postponed until students return to the regular elementary building sometime in February. Blanchard classes are being held at Lynwood Baptist Church due to a fire in December that damaged the school...
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Cape to re-evaluate Alliance's water contract over next two years
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
With major changes on the horizon for Cape Girardeau's drinking and wastewater systems, city officials are wondering if it's time to at least consider changing the company that has operated and maintained its water supply for two decades. Since 1992, Cape Girardeau leaders have renewed five-year contracts with Columbia, Mo.-based Alliance Water Resources, the most recent of which cost city coffers nearly $11 million...
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Donkey basketball slated for Saturday night in Morehouse
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Preparations for a donkey basketball game featuring local players are underway. Set for 7 p.m. Saturday at the gymnasium in Morehouse, the variation on the traditional sport will pit Sikeston High School teachers against Sikeston Junior High School teachers and high school band students against choir students. Also slated to play are Missouri Delta Medical Center hospital administrators versus the doctors...
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Missouri officials spar over job-creation incentives
(State News ~ 01/10/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon rolled out his latest job-creation proposals Monday, even as some lawmakers questioned his economic development officials about whether Missouri's existing business incentives have been a failure. Nixon traveled to northwest Missouri to outline his plans to lure more automobile parts suppliers to the state, pump money into science and technology startups and subsidize on-the-job training for military veterans. ...
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Jackson response to annexation lawsuit calls state statute unconstitutional
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
Jackson responded Friday to a November lawsuit challenging the city's annexation of a strip of land along U.S. 61 and Interstate 55, calling the state statute prohibiting such annexations unconstitutional, the process followed by the plaintiffs improper and the case itself frivolous...
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Notre Dame girls basketball team rallies late to beat Farmington 62-57
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/12)
Fortunately for the Notre Dame girls basketball team, wins don't have to be pretty. That was the case when the Bulldogs outlasted Farmington 62-57 at home Monday night. "Whenever we came out, I don't really think we were ready to play," Notre Dame senior Brooke Bohnert said. "It was a roller coaster. We would be in the lead, then they would be up six points, then we would come back."...
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Crimson Tide avenges loss to LSU in BCS title game
(College Sports ~ 01/10/12)
NEW ORLEANS -- The Rematch of the Century, it wasn't. Alabama romped to another BCS championship against top-ranked LSU with a smothering defensive performance, a numbing barrage of field goals and even a long-overdue trip to the end zone...
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Puppy stolen from Cape Humane Society facility
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
A young woman came into the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri looking for a puppy Saturday, took one outside to play in a pen and never returned, organization officials say. The woman, who appeared to be in her late teens or early twenties, allegedly nabbed the 10-week old Chihuahua around 4 p.m. Saturday after she took it outside to play, said Requi Salter, who sits on the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri board of directors...
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Man pleads guilty to starting Cape Girardeau office complex fire
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
A man charged with arson in connection with a fire at an office complex on Mount Auburn Road pleaded guilty today. Mark Carleton, 26, now faces seven years in prison. Carleton was charged with second-degree arson after he allegedly started a fire Nov. 21 with papers and a lighter, destroying the office complex at 1707 N. Mount Auburn Road...
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New McKendree Fish Fry and Chicken Tenders Dinner
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/12)
Everyone is invited to New McKendree United Methodist Church's fried catfish and chicken tenders dinner Saturday, January 21, from 4:00-7:00 PM. Meal includes catfish and/or chicken tenders, cole slaw, baked beans, spiral potatoes, dessert, and a drink. Adults eat for $8, ages 5-12 $5.00, and kids under 5 eat free. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Hope Children's Home. It will be a great night of food and fellowship. We hope to see you there!...
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Oak Ridge FCCLA supports Cardinal Glennon Hospital
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/12)
Katie Newell, Emilie Beard, and Shelby Mangels, members of the Oak Ridge FCCLA club, hosted a book drive to bring some cheer to the children at Cardinal Glennon Children's hospital in St. Louis. Items collected included 1,283 books, 403 movies, and 13 games. ...
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Ste. Genevieve, MO Selected As Finalist
(Submitted Story ~ 01/10/12)
Ste. Geneveive, Mo, best known for its collection of French Colonial architecture and as Missouri's first European settlement, has been selected at Budget Travel Magazines 'Top Ten Coolest Small Towns' in America. Budget travel chose Ste. Genevieve as one of the top ten finalists from over 600 entries. Voting has begun to determine which of the final top ten is the coolest small town in America...
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Southeast SportsCare Presents Sportsmanship Award
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/10/12)
Southeast SportsCare presented its second annual Sportsmanship Award to Cape Central High School boys basketball player Vance Toole at the 2011 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The award recognizes a student who displays success on the court, in the classroom and in the community. ...
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Most speakers at Cape school forum against dress code proposal
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
Emotions ran against a proposed uniform policy at the first forum held by the Cape Girardeau School District on Monday night. After a presentation from three members of the dress code committee that detailed research on positive effects seen by other school districts with uniform codes, the floor opened for comment and questions from the public...
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Two Poplar Bluff boys die in Sunday house fire
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Sunday morning fire that claimed the lives of two Poplar Bluff boys is believed to be accidental. Kyle Dicken, 16, and Dylane Campbell, 12, were found dead inside the bedroom of their 115 Relief St. home, according to Butler County Coroner Jim Akers, who was called at 2:55 a.m...
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Trial date set for man accused of murder in Perryville drug death
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
The man accused of murder after he allegedly gave drugs to a woman found dead in a Perryville, Mo., hotel room in June will stand trial this summer. Perry County Prosecuting Attorney Thomas L. Hoeh alleges Steven A. Harbour, 25, of Fredericktown, Mo., supplied Nicole Jones, 20, of Perryville, with a deadly cocktail of painkillers, antidepressants and alcohol June 25. Harbour pleaded not guilty in October...
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Mo. Senate leader wants to target health care law
(State News ~ 01/10/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The leader of the Missouri Senate hopes two measures targeting the federal health care law will be among the first debated in his chamber this year. Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, a Republican from Dexter, supports a measure that would ask voters to amend the state constitution to prohibit government mandates to have health insurance. ...
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Baker, Ridgeway likely to run for Missouri lieutenant governor
(State News ~ 01/10/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's lieutenant governor's race may soon get more crowded. State Sen. Luann Ridgeway and former state Rep. Judy Baker both said Monday that they are likely to run for lieutenant governor. Ridgeway is a Republican from Smithville. Baker is a Democrat from Columbia who recently resigned as the
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/10/12)
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2012. There are 356 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet, "Common Sense," which argued for American independence from British rule...
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Your home's age a factor in child lead poisoning
(Community ~ 01/10/12)
WASHINGTON -- If you've been putting off repairing a peeling windowsill, or you're thinking of knocking out a wall, listen up: Check how old your house is. You may need to take steps to protect your kids from dangerous lead. The risk of lead-based paint from older homes is back in the news, as the government considers tightening the definition of lead poisoning in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Lower levels than previously thought may harm their developing brains...
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Art reception
(Editorial ~ 01/10/12)
Those who follow local art are well aware of the impressive exhibits on display in Cape Girardeau's art galleries. But good artwork can be more than a thing of beauty. It can inspire or bring attention to important issues. This Saturday Cape Girardeau's Community Caring Council and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will join forces to host an event that will put a spotlight on the issue of homelessness. ...
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Deer warning
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/10/12)
Several years ago Reader's Digest had a story about a town in California that had a deer problem but people did not want to do anything about "cute Bambi." People were protecting them and feeding them until three people were attacked by cats -- mountain lion or catamount or cougar or panther or puma, whatever you want to call them. One person died. Think about that before you complain about the people who want to get rid of the deer. The person you save may be you...
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Central FCCLA ceremony
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/10/12)
The Home Economics Club was organized in the fall of 1921 for the purpose of learning how to sew or complete other art that members desired to study. The first few months of the club were devoted to making Christmas presents for family, friends or community members in need; the remainder was spent painting and making baskets...
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Speak Out 1/10/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/10/12)
SPEAKING as a grandparent who wore school uniforms for 12 years and has grandchildren in another town who wear uniforms and also has grandchildren in the Cape Girardeau School District, it's obvious that the editor of the Southeast Missourian does not know what he is talking about...
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Prayer 1/10/12
(Prayer ~ 01/10/12)
O God, may we guard our hearts with the breastplate of righteousness in place. Amen.
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Local governments blocking medical marijuana
(National News ~ 01/10/12)
More and more states are saying yes to medical marijuana. But local governments are increasingly using their laws to just say no, not in our backyard. In California, with the nation's most permissive medical marijuana laws, 185 cities and counties have banned pot dispensaries entirely. In New Jersey, perhaps the most restrictive of the 17 states that have legalized marijuana for sick people, some groups planning to sell cannabis are struggling to find local governments willing to let them in...
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Egypt's Brotherhood treads carefully
(International News ~ 01/10/12)
CAIRO -- The Muslim Brotherhood has emerged as the biggest winner in parliamentary elections, but the fundamentalist group that has long dreamed of ruling Egypt is likely to be cautious about flexing its newfound muscle. The Brotherhood has been crushed by the military before and will likely tread carefully to avoid spooking the ruling generals or the country's Western supporters, who provide generous amounts of badly needed foreign aid...
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Derick Bramlett
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
Derick A. Bramlett, 28, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 26, 1983, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Charles and Brenda Jeffries Bramlett. Bramlett was a carpenter with S&S Interiors in Cape Girardeau, and a member of the Carpenter's Union...
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Joe King
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Joseph P. "Joe" King, 71, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1940, in St. Louis, son of Eugene and Josephine Bonzani King. He and Barbara Ann Merz were married May 20, 1967, in St. Louis...
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Tow'anda Cripps
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
Tow'anda W. Cripps, 47, of Scott City died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, from injuries sustained in an accident at his home Jan. 1. He was born Nov. 30, 1964, in Detroit, son of Elmer and Gladys Cripps. Cripps was a graduate of refrigeration school. Survivors include his fiancee, Christina Burton; a sister, Vana Cripps of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; eight beloved grandchildren; two nieces; and four nephews...
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Olga Ruessler
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Olga A. Ruessler, 92, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at the home of a daughter. She was born July 2, 1919, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Adolf and Flora Petzoldt Koenig. She and Herbert Ruessler were married Sept. 2, 1939. He preceded her in death April 23, 1994...
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James Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
James E. Smith, 83, of Gordonville passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 6, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, son of Daniel S. and Eva B. Utley Smith. He and Doris J. Eakins were married Oct. 16, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. She passed away June 21, 2011...
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Dorothy Moore
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy B. Moore, 90, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The rosary will be recited at 8:15 a.m. Thursday...
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Gordon Brumley
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
Gordon Ray Brumley, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at his home. Announcement courtesy of McCombs Funeral Home.
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Evelyn Welter
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
Evelyn M. Welter, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Life Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery...
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Omar Farrow
(Obituary ~ 01/10/12)
Omar Ray Farrow, 91, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, and from 9:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church. A Masonic service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by an American Legion service...
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Out of the past 1/10/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/10/12)
The new $3 million Student Recreation Center at Southeast Missouri State University will be formally opened for use following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 18; the facility, which adjoins the multipurpose building under construction at North Sprigg and New Madrid streets, will be available for student and faculty-staff use throughout the spring semester...
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Jackson police and fire report 1/10/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/10/12)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do no imply guilt. Miscellaneous @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Peace disturbance was reported in the 800 block of West Main Street. Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/10/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/10/12)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/10/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/10/12)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summons Burglary Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Recommendations for new sex education standards released
(National News ~ 01/10/12)
WASHINGTON -- Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is "the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender," according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups...
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Ex-Marine sentenced to death in Iran for spying
(International News ~ 01/10/12)
TEHRAN, Iran -- A former U.S. Marine interpreter arrested while on a trip to visit his Iranian grandmothers has been sentenced to death as a CIA spy, state radio reported Monday, in a case likely to become a new flashpoint in the escalating tensions between Tehran's defiance over its nuclear program and Washington's efforts to impose more crippling sanctions...
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America has hit the brakes on health care spending
(National News ~ 01/10/12)
WASHINGTON -- Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation's economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday. Experts debated whether it's a fleeting consequence of the sluggish economy, or a real sign that cost controls by private employers and government at all levels are starting to work...
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Romney draws flak on eve of New Hampshire primary
(National News ~ 01/10/12)
NASHUA, N.H. -- Republican front-runner Mitt Romney stumbled down the homestretch of the New Hampshire primary on Monday, declaring, "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me" as his rivals intensified already fierce criticism...
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High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team rolls in Chester tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Redhawks' Stone earns OVC honor for fifth time
(College Sports ~ 01/10/12)
The Ohio Valley Conference might want to name its men's basketball newcomer of the week award after Tyler Stone. Stone, Southeast Missouri State's sophomore forward and Missouri transfer, received OVC newcomer of the week honors for the fifth time Monday...
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Nutrition tips to start the year
(Community ~ 01/10/12)
For many people the start of a new year is a time to re-examine diets and ways to become healthier. This week Candice O'Hare, a registered dietitian and health educator at The Healthy Weigh at Saint Francis Medical Center, gives answers to questions on how to eat more healthfully, what to watch for in a diet and more...
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Customer service in Cape Girardeau's city government
(Column ~ 01/10/12)
How important is customer service? How do you measure customer service? Who should measure customer service of an entity? What other entities do you compare the gathered data of customer service? How do you use survey data to improve your customer service?...
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Bidding on Cape's former federal building tops $183,000
(Local News ~ 01/10/12)
The bidding for Cape Girardeau's former federal building heated up Monday, with the highest of four new offers coming in at $183,888 a day before the online auction was scheduled to end.
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GOP rivals hope to nick Romney in New Hampshire
(National News ~ 01/10/12)
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- The Republican presidential candidates who aren't Mitt Romney brought along modest hopes on their smiling, hand-shaking visits to New Hampshire's polling places Tuesday -- just let me come in third place or so, most said, and survive to challenge the front-runner again in South Carolina and Florida...
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Cape Girardeau woman wins $100,000 in lottery
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Samantha Brasfield, 28, of Cape Girardeau recently claimed the first of five top prizes in the Missouri Lottery "$100,000 Crossword" game. Brasfield bought two "$100,000 Crossword" scratchers tickets at the AM-PM gas station located at 1101 William St. She later played the game at home where she realized that one of the tickets held the $100,000 top prize...
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Cape transfer station hit twice by burglars
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Cape Girardeau's transfer station was the target of burglars for the second time in 10 days early Tuesday morning, but -- unlike on New Year's Eve -- they didn't get away with any cash this time. That's because the city's Public Works Department, which oversees the garbage gobbling facility at 2500 S. Sprigg St., stopped keeping the small amount of cash on site after about $100 was taken during the first burglary...
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Define 'shade' before planting a shade garden
(Community ~ 01/11/12)
One of the toughest tasks in gardening is dealing with the dark side: coaxing plants to grow where the sun won't shine. But the challenge is worth it. Shade gardens can introduce many subtle colors and varying leaf textures to otherwise barren parts of the landscape...
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Enrollment up at Boys and Girls Club after-school program
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
More children than ever before are filling their after-school time with activities and homework help provided by the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Girardeau. Enrollment in the program offered by the club for students of public and private schools is at 172 this school year, up by 70 since the same time last year...
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Mother of children who tested positive for cocaine gets change of judge
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
The woman whose three children, including her infant daughter, reportedly tested positive for cocaine last week was granted a change of judge Monday. Brooke Whitener, 31, was arrested on New Year's Day when hospital personnel said her 18-month-old daughter tested positive for cocaine after being rushed to Southeast Hospital with seizures and a high fever, according Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey...
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Our handsome puppy Suede!
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/12)
Suede is always ready for action! He is an American Hairless Terrier and a great family pet.
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Havco Wood Products, Toys for Tots drive
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/12)
Havco Wood Products, LLC had a successful Toys for Tots drve this year. The employeees donated $200.00 cash, batteries, and over 200 toys. Pictured from left to right are: Jason Ledure, Havco Wood Products Corporal Leonard Spicer, USMC League Yolanda Betts, Havco Wood Products...
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Public invited to Cape school board work session on possible dress code changes
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
The Cape Girardeau school board has planned a special work session to discuss details of a controversial proposal to change the district's current dress code policies. The session will come two days after the second of two public forums regarding the initial draft of a proposal that would require students to adhere to a stricter dress code policy beginning in the 2012-2012 school year. ...
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Bid in Cape Girardeau federal building auction tops $300,000
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
The most recent of three new offers to buy Cape Girardeau's former federal building on Tuesday topped $300,000 in the early afternoon and extended the online auction that was scheduled to end Tuesday by at least another 24 hours.
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Advance boys basketball team runs past Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/12)
Advance used a series of spurts to beat Chaffee 74-64.
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Winding road
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/12)
Winding road to home place near Dutchtown.
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White tree
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/12)
A huge white tree trunk and limbs near Jackson.
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Tree line and pasture
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/12)
A tree line and pasture in Bollinger County.
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Christmas grain silo
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/11/12)
A grain silo decorated for Christmas near Chaffee.
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Conservation Department official tells committee deer population must be managed
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
The message from Missouri Department of Conservation officials Tuesday night was this -- when it comes to managing a city's swelling deer population, there is no magic solution. Four such officials met for nearly two hours with Cape Girardeau's Deer Management Committee, discussing a litany of lethal and nonlethal methods. But whatever the seven-person advisory committee recommends, not everybody will be pleased, the officials said...
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Highway patrol doing radio coverage survey
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A radio coverage survey is underway in the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop E, the Standard Democrat reported. According to Capt. George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, patrol members and retired patrol personnel are conducting the radio coverage survey on new communications equipment for the entire Troop E area in Southeast Missouri. ...
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Cape Girardeau trash pickup delayed due to holiday Monday
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Cape Girardeau's Public Works Department will be on its holiday schedule Monday through Wednesday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Monday's trash and recycling routes will run Tuesday, and Tuesday's routes will run Wednesday. There will be no special pickups scheduled Wednesday. Thursday and Friday routes will run on their normal schedule. For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 339-6351...
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Jackson trash collection delayed due to holiday
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Jackson's Sanitation Department will not be operating Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Garbage normally collected Monday will be picked up Tuesday, in addition to Tuesday's normal route. The city's recycling center will also be closed Monday. For more information, contact the Sanitation Department at 243-2333 or the public works department at 243-2300...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/11/12)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2012. There are 355 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 11, 1942, Japan declared war against the Netherlands, the same day that Imperial Japanese forces invaded the Dutch East Indies...
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Southeast Missourian Player of the week: Chaffee's Alex Crowe
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/12)
Chaffee senior Alex Crowe wanted to make the most of his last game in the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament. The guard scored scored 31 points to lead the Red Devils past Oak Ridge in the consolation title game. He went 8 of 10 from the field...
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