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Rams say no to dome plan; will submit their own
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams have rejected the initial proposal to upgrade the Edward Jones Dome and will submit their own improvement plan, the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission said Thursday. The CVC on Feb. 1 announced details of a plan calling for $124 million in improvements to the dome in an effort to keep the Rams in St. ...
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Tales of chaos after deadly pre-dawn storm
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Jeff Rann had ample warning that terrible weather was approaching before dawn. A frantic call to his wife from his mother-in-law alerted them to reports that a tornado was barreling down, and Rann heard the deafening wail of storm sirens...
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More violent weather ahead for damaged communities
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Crews cleared splintered plywood and smashed appliances from small-town neighborhoods Thursday, a day after tornadoes killed 13 people in the Midwest and South. But the forecast held a menacing possibility: More twisters may be coming, and they could be even stronger...
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Missouri tax assessment lists due today
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
Property tax assessment lists for 2012 are due to county assessors in Missouri by the end of business today to avoid penalties. Anyone who owns personal property and has moved county to county should notify both county assessors' offices to report new address changes. Those who have not received an assessment list or need assistance filling out the form can contact their local assessor's office...
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Emergency management position officially established in Scott County
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Emergency Management Agency is now official. County commissioners approved during their regular meeting Tuesday an ordinance officially establishing the county's emergency management agency and the position of county emergency management director...
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First Friday Coffee to feature program on small business
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee will feature a program on the role of small business in economic recovery. Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will be speaking...
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Missouri House endorses tax amnesty period
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House gave initial approval Wednesday to a tax amnesty period for delinquent taxpayers in hopes of boosting state tax revenue. Under the amnesty proposal, the state would waive interest and penalties for taxpayers who pay off their bills between Aug. ...
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Former QB Kurt Warner finds lessons on leadership everywhere
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
Kurt Warner can find leadership lessons anywhere -- even in the film "300." Speaking to more than 3,000 people at the Show Me Center on Wednesday evening, the former quarterback used clips from the film -- about ancient Greeks fighting the Persians -- to inspire the audience...
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Lager, lieutenant governor candidate, to speak Friday to Republican women
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
State Sen. Brad Lager, the man who hopes to replace Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, will be paying a visit to Kinder's hometown Friday when he is scheduled to be the featured speaker at a meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club. The program will start at noon Friday following lunch at 11:45 a.m. at Dexter Bar-B-Que in Cape Girardeau...
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Appeal of Clay Waller's federal sentence filed
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
Clay Waller's attorney filed an appeal for his federal sentence on Internet threatening charges Wednesday, but the details of the appeal weren't initially available to the public. Waller was sentenced to five years in prison in January after he pleaded guilty in October to threatening Cheryl Brenneke, his sister-in-law and guardian of his three children, on an Internet message board in July. ...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team advances at OVC tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/01/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team defeated Eastern Kentucky 75-65 on Wednesday in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
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Court date set for former Caruthersville police chief
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A new court date and venue has been set for two former Caruthersville law enforcement officials accused of forgery and stealing thousands of dollars from the Criminal Investigation Fund. Chris Riggs, who resigned as chief of police, and Marcus Hopkins, who resigned at a Bootheel Drug Task Force agent, had requested a change of venue that was approved in January. Both will appear in Dunklin County Circuit Court...
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12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
HARRISBURG, Ill. -- A pre-dawn twister flattened entire blocks of homes in a small Illinois town Wednesday as violent storms ravaged the Midwest and South, killing at least 12 people in three states. Winds also ripped through the country music mecca of Branson, Mo., damaging some of the city's famous theaters just days before the start of the busy tourist season...
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Victims of deadly Southeast Missouri storms survey damage, clean up
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
A strong storm system rolled through Southeast Missouri early Wednesday morning, causing at least one fatality and several injuries. Hail, strong winds and power outages were reported, with some structure damage in the Oak Ridge area. ...
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Journalist says follow dreams, forget about money at annual university lecture
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
Award-winning journalist and public relations consultant Byron McCauley spoke to students about the power of dreams Wednesday during Southeast Missouri State University's annual Michael Davis Lecture at Rose Theatre. The annual event held in conjunction with Black History Month gives students the opportunity to mingle with communications professionals who are what Michael Davis hoped to become, said Dr. Tamara Buck...
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Conservative publisher Breitbart dies in LA at 43
(National News ~ 03/01/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative media publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart, who was behind investigations that led to the resignations of former Rep. Anthony Weiner and former U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, has died in Los Angeles. He was 43...
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SMASH: Cape's Volleyball Learning Program
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/12)
Beginning this March, Cape Girardeau's Parks and Recreation Department will be offering a chance for children to have fun and learn the fundamentals of volleyball. S.M.A.S.H., which stands for Serve, Move, Attack, Set, Hit, gives boys and girls the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of volleyball while applying the training to games with their team...
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Revised Press Release
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/12)
I am deeply sorry, I realized that while writing the previous press release I mixed information from two different venues together. Here is the corrected information and I apologize again. The remarkable repertoire of piano pieces composed by notable pianist Giuseppe Lupis is coming to Cape Girardeau. ...
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Debate intensifies over animal undercover filming
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Animal welfare groups reacted with outrage Wednesday after the Iowa Legislature made the state the first to approve a bill making it a crime to surreptitiously get into a farming operation to record video of animal abuse. The groups have urged Gov. Terry Branstad to veto the measure that was overwhelmingly approved Tuesday by the Iowa House and Senate, arguing that the measure would prevent people from publicizing animal abuse...
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CCTP Speaker Series - Bill Federer - 3/3
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/12)
The Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) invites you to join us on 3 Saturdays in March for an informative Speakers Series. The events will be held at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Saturdays (3/3, 3/24, 3/31) at 7:00pm Bill Federer will kick off the series on March 3rd at 7:00pm. ...
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First lady to attend events in KC, St. Louis
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Michelle Obama will be in Kansas City and St. Louis next week for Democratic Party events. Obama's office said Thursday the first lady is to speak Monday at a Democratic National Committee luncheon in Kansas City, then fly to St. Louis later in the day to speak at a DNC reception. No other details of those appearances were announced...
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Obama calls governors of states hit by twisters
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama has called the governors of six states recovering from devastating tornados and said he was ready to assist with their needs. The White House says Obama called the governors of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and Tennessee...
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No Cape air show for second straight year
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
Since its first year in 1998, the air show has been canceled three times and never in back-to-back years. Make it a fourth. And for the second straight summer. The Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival will not take place this year, with organizers blaming a time-crunch caused by the consideration of expanding the air show's focus...
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Good Samaritan: Mike Gast
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/12)
I live in a rural area and have some very good neighbors, but one is outstanding. In the spring of 2003, my husband had open heart surgery. Mike Gast started doing our yard work, was available to watch our dogs, to help my husband get in and out of the car and to help get him up when he fell. ...
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Cape Board Member achieves advanced certification
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/12)
Mr. Don Call, a member of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education, has achieved Advanced Certification in the Missouri School Boards' Association certified board member program. The program established by MSBA helps local school board members master the knowledge and skills they need to function as effective educational leaders in their communities...
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Good Samaritan: David Barberis Sr.
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/12)
David does his best to entertain all residents at the Luthern Home, Jackson Manor, Cheateau Girardeau, Veterans Home and Chaffee Nursing Center. I have seen some of these residents come (alive) when the music starts. Some can only move one hand to keep time with the music but they do. ...
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Employees: Gunmen rob Taco Bell in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Local authorities are investigating an armed robbery Tuesday night at a local fast-food restaurant, where the alleged suspects took employees hostage and forced the manager to empty the safe and cash registers. At about 10:30 p.m., officers with the Poplar Bluff Police Department were dispatched to Taco Bell Express in the 100 block of South Westwood Boulevard in reference to a robbery, according to Lt. David Sutton...
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Mo. House plan would fund higher ed, cut blind aid
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The top budget writer in the Missouri House is proposing to reverse Gov. Jay Nixon's cuts to public colleges and universities while eliminating a program that provides aid to the blind. House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan Silvey outlined his new budget proposal Wednesday to The Associated Press in advance of distributing copies to fellow lawmakers...
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Missouri teacher planning same-sex marriage fired
(State News ~ 03/01/12)
NORMANDY, Mo. -- An openly gay music teacher at a Catholic school in suburban St. Louis has been fired after church officials learned he was planning to marry his partner of 20 years. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/zzbfBp ) reported that Al Fischer's Feb. 17 firing from St. Ann Catholic School follows a Jan. 11 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that religious employees of a church cannot sue for employment discrimination...
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Mo. gov. releases more education funding
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is releasing more than $5 million that had been withheld from public education because of budget concerns. Nixon's administration cited better-than-expected lottery sales while announcing Wednesday that it was providing an additional $3 million for transportation at K-12 schools and $2.2 million for public colleges and universities...
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Marble Hill, Mo., man seriously injured in Bollinger County accident
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- A Marble Hill, Mo., man was seriously injured when his truck overturned on Route N near Leopold on Tuesday. Lonnie Brown, 19, was transported to Saint Francis Medical Center after he was ejected from his 1989 Chevrolet S-10 truck, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, Brown's truck ran off the right side of the road and when he overcorrected, the truck went off the left side of the road and flipped...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/01/12)
Today is Thursday, March 1, the 61st day of 2012. There are 305 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 1, 1932, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, N.J. (Remains identified as those of the child were found the following May.)...
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Paul Walker
(Editorial ~ 03/01/12)
Do you enjoy reading The Best Years (TBY) or Business Today? If so, the Southeast Missourian's Paul Walker is one person to thank. Walker, who's had a 45-year career in the advertising business, the last 25 with the Southeast Missourian, was recognized Friday night with the Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals' Silver Medal Award. ...
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Speak Out 3/1/12
(Speak Out ~ 03/01/12)
I agree with the two comments posted in the Feb. 20 edition of the Southeast Missourian about how unnecessary a roundabout is at Route W and Lexington Avenue, or anywhere else in Cape Girardeau for that matter. This is not London. Pave the streets instead, especially at the intersection of Broadway and Main Street. ...
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what's neXt 3/1/12
(Community ~ 03/01/12)
"The Artist," rated PG-13 @ Cape West 14 Cine "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," rated PG @ Cape West 14 Cine "Project X," rated R @ Cape West 14 Cine SATURDAY Sunday "Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition" PS3 X360 "PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond" Wii...
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Prayer 3/1/12
(Prayer ~ 03/01/12)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our healer. Amen.
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Highway 51 in Bollinger County reduced for edge rut repairs
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 51 between Highway 91 to Route N in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane today and Friday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform edge rut repairs. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area...
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Lady Gaga visits Harvard campus to launch her foundation
(Entertainment ~ 03/01/12)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Lady Gaga caused quite a sensation Wednesday on Harvard University's campus. The singer was at the school to launch her Born This Way Foundation with Oprah Winfrey and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
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Egypt lifts travel ban on 7 U.S. workers
(International News ~ 03/01/12)
CAIRO -- Egypt lifted a travel ban Wednesday on seven Americans charged with fomenting unrest by working for illegally funded pro-democracy groups, signaling an end to the worst crisis in Egypt-U.S. relations in 30 years. The clash put $1.5 billion in annual American aid to Egypt at risk and sparked intense behind-the-scenes negotiations between the two countries to find a way out...
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News International executive chair resigns from post
(National News ~ 03/01/12)
LONDON -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said James Murdoch is stepping down as executive chairman of the company's U.K. newspaper arm. News Corp. said Wednesday James Murdoch has relinquished his position to focus on the company's international TV business...
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Obama salutes Iraq War vets at formal White House dinner
(National News ~ 03/01/12)
WASHINGTON -- With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to the many. The president who opposed the Iraq War from its outset thanked those who fought its battles by sitting down to a candlelit meal with a small cross section of the million-plus who served there over the past nine years...
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Monsignor Philip Bucher
(Obituary ~ 03/01/12)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Monsignor Philip Bucher, 76, of New Hamburg died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. He was born Dec. 31, 1935, in New Hamburg, to Philip S. and Leocadia Dirnberger Bucher. Bucher was ordained a priest March 18, 1961, and served as pastor of Missouri parishes at St. ...
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Leo Klump
(Obituary ~ 03/01/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leo Thomas Klump, 81, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 22, 1930, in Perryville, to Cletus E. and Stella B. Sutterer Klump. He and Betty Blechle were married May 14, 1960, in Perryville...
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Adolph Kupferer
(Obituary ~ 03/01/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Adolph F. Kupferer, 91, of St. Louis was baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Bonnie L. Buescher Kupferer; loving father of Nan (Bob) Beussink, Mark Kupferer and Bill Kupferer; proud grandfather of Evelyn (Matt) Martin, Jeremy Beussink, David (Shannon) Kupferer and Tim Kupferer; dear great-grandfather of Kaitlyn and Madelyn...
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Cadence Lewis
(Obituary ~ 03/01/12)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Cadence Marie Lewis was stillborn Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She is the daughter of Kimberly Poole of Tamms and Kenneth Ray Lewis III of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to service time Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms...
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Births 3/1/12
(Births ~ 03/01/12)
Son to Carl Robert and Jamie Leanne Kurtz Jr. of Cypress, Ill., Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:31 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Name, Cameron James. Weight, 4 pounds, 4 1/2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Kurtz is the former Jamie Temke, daughter of George Temke of Olmsted, Ill., and Tammy Moake of Cypress. Kurtz is the son of Carl Kurtz Sr. of Mounds, Ill., and Maria Agbayani-Hill of Nixa, Mo. He is serving in the U.S. Air Force...
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Out of the past 3/1/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/01/12)
The congregation of First Pentecostal Church honors the Rev. and Mrs. John E. Gourley for 19 years of service to the church; the couple came to Cape Girardeau in 1968; he served as co-pastor for several years before assuming the pastorate in 1978 at the death of the Rev. A.J. Johnson...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/1/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Southeast Missouri State University The Department of Public Safety released the following item. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/1/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Jackson police and fire reports 3/1/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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N. Korea says it will halt nuclear activities
(National News ~ 03/01/12)
WASHINGTON -- In an apparent breakthrough in long-stalled negotiations, North Korea has agreed to suspend its uranium enrichment and nuclear and long-range missile tests, the North Koreans and U.S. officials said Wednesday. The United States is to provide food aid in return...
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Missouri men's basketball team claws past Iowa State 78-72
(College Sports ~ 03/01/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri seemed to be caught up in the emotions of senior night Wednesday. Its porous defense allowed a flurry of 3-pointers by Iowa State that had the seventh-ranked Tigers trailing for most of the game. But when Missouri's Steve Moore dived to corral a rebound midway through the second half, it provided a spark the Tigers would capitalize on en route to a 78-72 victory that clinched the No. 2 seed in next week's Big 12 tournament...
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Zink doubles home winner in eighth for Southeast Missouri State baseball team
(College Sports ~ 03/01/12)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team defeated visiting Hannibal-LaGrange 6-5 on Wednesday.
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Apple's value passes $500 billion
(National News ~ 03/01/12)
NEW YORK -- Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a peak where few companies have ventured -- and none have stayed for long. Apple was already the world's most valuable company. The gap between it and No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp. has widened rapidly in the past month, as investors have digested Apple's report of blow-out holiday-season sales of iPhones and iPads. And, more recently, Apple has raised investors' hopes that it might institute a dividend...
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Students help clean up at storm-damaged Oak Ridge school
(Community ~ 03/01/12)
They had Wednesday off, but they didn't sleep in or sit around playing video games. Many students from Oak Ridge High School instead pulled on their boots or an old pair of tennis shoes, grabbed a jacket and headed out the door to help clean up debris from the yards of family, neighbors or the school grounds after an early Wednesday morning storm caused widespread damage...
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Hooked on Science: Baking soda and vinegar explosion
(Community ~ 03/01/12)
Watch the chemical reaction that happens when you mix together baking soda and vinegar inside of a zip-top bag. STEP 2: Fill the zip-top bag one-fourth of the way with vinegar. STEP 3: Drop the paper towel square into the bag. Holding the bag over the trash can, close it and observe...
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Who's next 3/1/12
(Community ~ 03/01/12)
honors, achievements n Dustin Haupt of Cape Girardeau was inducted into the student chapter of the Jesuit Honor Society Alpha Sigma Nu at Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Neb. Scholarships -- From staff reports...
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Suspect in Ohio school shooting may have used relative's gun
(National News ~ 03/01/12)
CHARDON, Ohio -- The teenager suspected in an Ohio school shooting struggled with a broken family and did poorly in school, then appeared to turn himself around once he was taken in by grandparents and began to attend an alternative school, longtime neighbors and friends said Wednesday...
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Singer Davy Jones of The Monkees dies in Florida at 66
(Entertainment ~ 03/01/12)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Davy Jones, the diminutive heartthrob who rocketed to the top of the 1960s music charts by beckoning millions of adoring fans with The Monkees, died Wednesday. He was 66. His publicist, Helen Kensick, confirmed that Jones died of a heart attack near his home in Indiantown. Jones complained of breathing troubles early in the morning and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Rhonda Irons, spokeswoman of the Martin County sheriff's office...
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Cape Central boys basketball team falters in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/12)
The Cape Central boys basketball team fell to CBC in a Class 5 sectional Wednesday.
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St. Joseph's ousts Jackson girls in Class 5 girls basketball sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/12)
The Jackson girls basketball team fell to St. Joseph's Academy in a Class 5 sectional Wednesday.
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Cape police lacking applications for upcoming citizens academy
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department would like to train residents in the various facets of law enforcement, but only if enough people want to learn. The Cape Girardeau Citizens Police Academy is slated to begin March 13, but the department is still shy of the 10 applicants needed, said Cpl. Ike Hammonds, who runs the academy. Applications for the academy are due Thursday, and the department has only received two...
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New Madrid County man sentenced for assaulting son
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A New Madrid County man will spend 17 years in prison for assaulting his young son. Ricky Garza Jr., 20, of Canalou, Mo., was sentenced to prison after entering a guilty plea to first-degree assault. Circuit Judge Fred Copeland sentenced Garza Tuesday...
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Man charged with shooting at vehicle in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A former Illinois teenager, with apparent gang affiliations and on probation for drug-related charges, sits in jail accused of firing two rounds into a passing car Wednesday afternoon. Just after 4 p.m., Poplar Bluff police were sent to the area of Alice and Valley streets because of a man firing a handgun, according to police chief Danny Whiteley. "They last saw him walking briskly on Alice southbound."...
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National Weather Service assesses Southeast Missouri storm damage; Nixon tours area
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
Gov. Jay Nixon spent Thursday touring areas of the state damaged by Wednesday's severe storms and promoting preparation for the next possible round of severe weather forecast for today.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team suffers heartbreaker at OVC tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team fell to Tennessee Tech 77-73 in an Ohio Valley Conference tournament quarterfinal.
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Scott City boys basketball team survives to down Saxony Lutheran and claim district crown
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Scott City boys basketball team defeated Saxony Lutheran 48-35 in the Class 3 District 3 championship game Thursday.
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Cape floodwall mural may need touch-up after vandalism
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
For seven years, local artist Craig Thomas was among those who lobbied, raised money and then helped plan Cape Girardeau's floodwall murals. Then he was one of those who -- for a year -- helped do the work to bring the colorful concepts to life under the direction of Chicago muralist Thomas Melvin...
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Mother and daughter receive minor injuries in I-55 accident
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
A mother and daughter were injured in a rollover crash Friday morning on Interstate 55. Cape Girardeau Fire Chief Rick Ennis said the two were trapped inside the vehicle for around 15 minutes, but when crews arrived on scene, both were conscious and talking and appeared to be only slightly injured.
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A Sweet Moment
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/02/12)
I caught a sweet moment of my daughter Madison, smelling the daffodils we picked fresh from our yard.
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Snow Dogs
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/02/12)
Ollie and Holly test out their fur coats in our mini Feburary snow storm.
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American Cancer Society Honors Mississippi River R
(Submitted Story ~ 03/02/12)
(Cape Girardeau, MO) -- February 15, 2012-- The American Cancer Society is honored to recognize Mississippi River Radio, as winner of the 2012 High Plains Media Award for the "Spirit of Hope Award." "Mississippi River Radio is committed to educating the community about the importance of cancer research and early detection, and to show how the community can give back through supporting the American Cancer Society," said Kelli Schenimann, Community Manager of Development for the Society. ...
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Prescribed fire workshop planned for landowners
(Submitted Story ~ 03/02/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Landowners can learn to use prescribed fire at a Prescribed Fire Workshop presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation on Tuesday, March 6, at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. This workshop will be given two different times to provide landowners a better opportunity to attend. The first will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and the second from 6 to 9:30 p.m...
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Storm cloud
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/02/12)
This is the back side (looking east) of the storm March 2. We were on Kingshighway near Cape Rock.
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Storms wreck Ind. towns, flatten houses elsewhere
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) -- Apparent tornadoes destroyed houses, sent people to hospitals and tore up the roof of a maximum security prison in northern Alabama as bad weather threatened more twisters across the region Friday, two days after storms killed 13 people in the Midwest and South...
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Cape County Commission specifies concerns about Fruitland incorporation
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission has released a letter to residents seeking to incorporate part of Fruitland that outlined three "points of contention" with their plan to become a village.
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FEMA, SEMA teams assess damage from Wednesday storms in Cape County
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
Federal and state assessments of damage from Wednesday's storms were conducted Friday morning in Cape Girardeau County. A team of FEMA and SEMA workers descended upon areas in and near Oak Ridge and Pocahontas after gathering outside Oak Ridge High School around 7:30 a.m...
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Jefferson principal, Central Middle assistant principal named
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
The Cape Girardeau School District released hiring choices Thursday for principal of Jefferson Elementary and assistant principal of Central Middle School. Christa Turner will serve as principal at Jefferson beginning in the 2012-2013 school year. Turner is currently in her fifth year as assistant principal at Jackson Middle School. She was previously a sixth-grade teacher and worked for a year at the junior high and a year in the Kelso School District...
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MoDOT: $3 million Highway 34 project starts in '13
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bollinger County residents who live on Highway 34 west of Glenallen have known for some time that the Missouri Department of Transportation plans to widen the road and straighten some curves. Those who came to the public hearing Thursday afternoon at Woodland School were more interested in when the project would start and when MoDOT would notify them about buying easements...
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State senator announces run for judge seat
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Republican Sen. Rob Mayer announced Thursday he intends to seek the judicial seat of the 35th Circuit, currently held by Judge Stephen R. Sharp. The seat is up for election in November. Mayer is currently serving as a state senator, representing the 25th District. Due to term limits, he cannot seek re-election...
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Waller attorney will have to resubmit appeal on federal sentence
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
Clay Waller's appeal on his federal sentence for making a threat over the Internet was deemed deficient by a case manager Thursday. Waller's attorney, Scott Tilsen, electronically submitted the appeal Wednesday afternoon but it was flagged Thursday because Tilsen had only submitted the brief's cover page, according to a memorandum from Missouri Court of Appeals case manager Jackie Polk...
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Mo. Senate rejects farm tax increases
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers have rejected a plan that would have increased property taxes on the state's best farmland. Property taxes for farms are based on the land's "productive value." Farms are divided into eight categories based on land quality. The State Tax Commission recommended increasing productive values for the four highest grades...
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Mo. House endorses quicker intervention in schools
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- State education officials could step in quicker to assist failing Missouri school districts under legislation approved Thursday in the House. Lawmakers were moving to allow more rapid state involvement in troubled districts two months after Kansas City schools became unaccredited. ...
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Four Perryville city employees fired after theft investigation
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Four Perryville city employees have been fired as a result of an investigation into stolen city property, city officials said in a news release Thursday. The Perryville city government began an investigation last month into allegations of city property being stolen. This investigation focused on the Public Works Department and initially involved the sale of Perryville's scrap or salvaged material, according to the release...
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Oran man pleads guilty to child porn charges
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
BENTON, Mo, -- An Oran, Mo., man charged with downloading child pornography to his computer pleaded guilty Wednesday. Andrew Stroud, 22, was charged last year with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. An investigation by Scott County, the Poplar Bluff Police Department and the Southeast Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force found that Stroud had downloaded videos containing child pornography...
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Strong storm causes tornado scare around Cape Girardeau; tornado watch canceled
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
A strong storm whipped through Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott and Stoddard counties at about 60 miles per hour around noon on Friday. Damage from the storm wasn't immediately clear.
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Missouri revenues lag behind budget
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri revenues through the first eight months of this fiscal year remain below what's needed to balance the state budget. The state Office of Administration reported Friday that net revenues from July through February increased about 2.4 percent over the same period a year earlier. The governor's office says the budget is based upon a 2.7 percent growth rate...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
Today is Friday, March 2, the 62nd day of 2012. There are 304 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. (Philadelphia won, 169-147.)...
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First Friday 3/2/12
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/12)
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTIONS The River View Room Works by artists Megan McCarter, Ben Pierce and Whitney Wilson will be showcased in "Dissection." Reception from 6 to 10 p.m. 123 N. Main St.; 334-4677 The Artist Studio The studio will celebrate its seventh anniversary and showcase artwork Herb Wickham, Sam Bishop, Edwin Smith, Myka Bohnsack, Ryan Hammond, Kasper Woldtvedt, and Judy Barks-Westrich in "My Teachers, My Students and My Self."...
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Best bet 3/2/12
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/12)
Cinema fanatics can hear songs from popular movies and television shows at "Cinemagic: Music from TV and the Silver Screen" on Thursday. This concert by the Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Wind Symphony and Concert Band will feature tunes from movies such as "The Incredibles," "The Legend of Zorro" and "Catch Me If You Can" and television miniseries "The Civil War." The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. ...
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Taking the last train to Clarksville
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/12)
This will be my last column for the Southeast Missourian. I'm moving to Clarksville, Tenn., where my local -- who's been elevated to fiancé -- has landed a new job. Though I'm happy to be engaged, I must force these words of goodbye upon the page...
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Artifacts 3/2/12
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/12)
Jerry Ford's latest book, "Dreamers: From Small Town to Big Time," will launch from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday with a book signing at the River Campus. The book, published by the University Press, chronicles the careers of more than 100 musicians and entertainers from Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area. Ford's first book, "The Gordonville Grove," is in its third printing since debuting in September 2010...
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The Exquisite Corpse brings artists and nonartists to the drawing board
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/12)
If two heads are better than one, several heads must be better than that. John Pruitt, a local artist, aims to achieve that creative collaboration by reviving an old parlor game in which groups of people work together to create a piece of art. The Exquisite Corpse is derived from a 1920s surrealist parlor game known as Cadavre Exquis. ...
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Seabees anniversary
(Editorial ~ 03/02/12)
Veterans in all branches of the military are often recognized, and deservedly so. But one unit probably not as well know by the public will soon celebrate a major milestone. Monday marks the 70th anniversary of the Seabees' founding. Local Seabees and others from the community will honor this group of veterans with a plaque dedication Saturday. ...
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'Old Town is your town'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/12)
Old Town Cape held its annual dinner Feb. 23 at Dockside-The Upper Deck in the downtown area. We certainly felt the support of the community as our partners, volunteers, investors and sponsors helped us to celebrate the past year. This annual event reflected on the positive efforts of our organization and we appreciate everyone who attended reinforcing for us that downtown is a special part of our Cape Girardeau community...
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Speak Out 3/2/12
(Speak Out ~ 03/02/12)
WITH the Big Bend Road completed, Lexington Avenue no longer has the crown for worst road in Cape Girardeau. I still think it reigns for the road with biggest bump, though. Religion and politics IT is dangerous and usually a mistake for politicians to talk about religion. ...
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Today is a good day to thank a teacher
(Column ~ 03/02/12)
If I have accomplished anything in life, I owe an enormous debt to the many teachers who have influenced me. My mother was a teacher. She taught in one-room schools in the Ozarks over yonder in the 1950s. She wound up teaching at schools with names like Shady Nook, Mill Creek, Otter Creek, Dale and King. ...
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Prayer 3/2/12
(Prayer ~ 03/02/12)
O Lord Jesus, bless and comfort those affected by the storms. Amen.
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Criticism grows over NYPD's spying on Muslims in Northeast
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
TRENTON, N.J. -- New York City's Police Department is facing mounting criticism of its secret surveillance of Muslims across the Northeast, with ACLU chapters and numerous other groups demanding an investigation and New Jersey's governor accusing the NYPD of arrogantly acting as if "their jurisdiction is the world."...
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Coach who was praised after Ohio school shooting speaks
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
CHARDON, Ohio -- An assistant football coach who chased a teenage gunman from a school cafeteria shrugged off talk of being a hero Thursday and assured parents that he was with their mortally wounded children and wiped their tears amid the attack that killed three students and wounded two...
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Banks quietly pursuing fees even after backlash
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
NEW YORK -- Big banks, facing declining revenue and a regulatory climate that leaves them fewer creative ways to make money, are quietly introducing or experimenting with fees that are sure to outrage customers. Bank of America was shouted down by angry customers last fall when it tried to impose a $5 monthly fee for using a debit card. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo backed off plans to impose their own fees...
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Utah woman gives birth to third leap day baby
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
PROVO, Utah -- In one of the rarest feats in the annals of family planning, a Utah woman has given birth on a third consecutive leap day, tying a record set in the 1960s. David and Louise Estes' daughter Jade was born Wednesday morning in Provo, an hour south of Salt Lake City, four years after their son Remington was born Feb. 29, 2008, and eight years after their son Xavier was born Feb. 29, 2004...
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98-year-old woman, 40 others face gambling charge in Cyprus
(International News ~ 03/02/12)
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus police have summoned a 98-year-old and about 40 other elderly women to court to face gambling charges after raiding their weekly poker party. The women, mostly in their 70s, were stunned to receive a court summons this week, more than two years since the raid, said Yioula Diakantoni, the daughter of the 98-year-old...
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N. Korea nuclear envoy to visit U.S.
(International News ~ 03/02/12)
SEOUL, South Korea -- In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a U.S. official confirmed Thursday. Word of Ri Yong Ho's visit to the forum held by Syracuse University comes on the heels of a breakthrough agreement that will provide much-needed U.S. food aid to North Korea in exchange for a rollback of its nuclear programs...
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GOP senators fail to reverse birth control mandate
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
WASHINGTON -- In an election-year battle mixing birth control, religion and politics, Democrats narrowly blocked an effort by Senate Republicans to overturn President Barack Obama's order that most employers or their insurers cover the cost of contraceptives...
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Earl Fish
(Obituary ~ 03/02/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Earl Fish, 87, recently of Owasso, Okla., and formerly of Advance, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was born Oct. 18, 1924, near Zalma, Mo., to Earl and Susan Stephens Fish. He was married more than 65 years to the love of his life, Electa Pape Fish...
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Glenn Yingling
(Obituary ~ 03/02/12)
Glenn E. Yingling, 84, a longtime resident of Newark Valley, N.Y., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. He married his high school sweetheart, Cornelia "Connie" Bell on Jan. 31, 1948. Connie survives him as do his children, Dr. David (Cindy) Yingling of Cape Girardeau and their children, Michael, Sara, Meghan and Daniel; Patricia Weidberg of Albany, N.Y., and her daughter Amy; Carolyn (Kenneth) Goldfarb of Catskill, N.Y., and their children, Kira and Joshua; four great-grandchildren, Andrew, Anna, Blake and Janiya; a brother, Earl (Jane) Yingling of Titusville, Pa.; a brother-in-law, Alfred Sterling; a cousin, Burl (Shirley) Henry; several nieces and nephews.. ...
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Troy Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/02/12)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Troy E. Johnson, 60, of Sedgewickville died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 31, 1951, in St. Louis, son of Troy S. and Mary Webb Johnson. He and Marcia Kiefer were married Sept. 21, 1974...
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Sgt. Joshua Born
(Obituary ~ 03/02/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Sgt. Joshua A. Born, 25, of Niceville, Fla., died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, while serving our country in Afghanistan. He was born Dec. 4, 1986, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He was united in marriage to Megan Myrick on June 6, 2010...
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James Short
(Obituary ~ 03/02/12)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- James Short, 69, of Olmsted died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Graveside service was held Wednesday at Masonic Cemetery in Cypress, Ill., with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Crain Funeral Home of Dongola, Ill., was in charge of arrangements...
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Christopher Hilt
(Obituary ~ 03/02/12)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Christopher J. Hilt, 43, of Simpsonville, S.C., formerly of Murphysboro and Cairo, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville. There is no visitation. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. March 9 at Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City, Ill., with the Rev. Johnny Posey officiating. Military honors will be offered by area veterans organizations and the U.S. Army...
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Births 3/2/12
(Births ~ 03/02/12)
Son to Jason Everett Priest and Cee Cee Boyt of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:53 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Name, Jason Everett Jr. Weight, 9 pounds. Ms. Boyt is the daughter of Catherine Boyt of Benton, Ky. Priest is the son of Brenda Priest of St. Louis...
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Out of the past 3/2/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/02/12)
Charles Kruse, the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, says that if funds became available to establish a fourth regional diagnostic veterinary laboratory in the state, he would support locating it in Cape Girardeau; Kruse speaks to members of the agribusiness committee of the chamber of commerce...
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Banks lead stock rally; Nasdaq nears 3,000
(National News ~ 03/02/12)
NEW YORK -- Banks dodged a big hit from the Greek debt crisis and rallied Thursday to lead the stock market higher. Strong retail sales and more encouraging news about the U.S. job market also helped stocks rise. The banks of the world are on the hook for as much as $70 billion in bond-insurance payments if Greece defaults on its debt. But a panel ruled that Greece's plan to restructure its debt should not trigger any insurance payments, at least not yet...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/2/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/2/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cairo bridge to reopen next week
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the reopening of the bridge carrying U.S. 60 and 62 over the Mississippi River south of Cairo in Alexander County. It will be open to all legally configured vehicles, with a maximum gross weight of 40 tons and maximum axle weight of 10 tons, beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday...
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Study: Mo. has too many grounds for death penalty
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri has too many reasons for which prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against murder suspects and needs to do a better job of preserving forensic evidence such as DNA samples, according to a report released Thursday...
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Mo. lawmaker backs expansion of 'Safe Haven' law
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri lawmaker says parents of newborns should get more time to decide whether they want to surrender their baby to the state. State law allows a parent to leave their a child at a hospital, fire station or police station within five days of the child's birth...
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Survey: Economy still improving in Midwest, Plains
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The economic recovery appears to be gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states, with construction being the only industry still lagging, according to a new monthly report released Thursday. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said economic growth is finally reaching beyond agriculture and energy sectors in the region. But rising energy prices and inflation could hurt future growth...
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Cleanup continues after deadly Mo. twisters
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) -- Several Missouri communities continue to clean up after deadly tornadoes ripped through the state. Missouri State Emergency Management Agency spokesman Mike O'Connell says all three people who died in the Wednesday morning twisters were in mobile homes...
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Area digest 3/2/12
(Community Sports ~ 03/02/12)
Three Gators swimmers were crowned Ozark Conference champions at the conference meet at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo. Brogan Davis (11 and 12), Phoebe Law (10 and younger) and Tysen Miller (10 and younger) won titles. Davis lowered his team division record in the 50-yard backstroke (28.09 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:00.84). He won both events and added a victory in the 50 butterfly...
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Cardinals lock up Molina
(Professional Sports ~ 03/02/12)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals made certain another big star did not get away. Four-time Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract Thursday that kicks in next season and will keep him in St. Louis through the 2017 season. The deal makes Molina, long known for his defense and with a much improved bat, the second-highest paid catcher in the majors...
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St. Vincent girls basketball team bows out in district semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The St. Vincent girls basketball team fell to Bismarck 61-51 in a Class 2 District 4 semifinal Thursday.
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team falls to West County in district title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team lost to top-seeded West County 53-28 in the Class 3 District 3 championship game Thursday.
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Court strikes Mo. auditor's power on initiatives
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge has struck down the state auditor's authority to prepare financial estimates for ballot initiatives. The ruling by Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem comes in a challenge to a proposed tobacco tax initiative for which supporters are not gathering signatures. But attorneys who specialize in initiative petitions say the ruling ultimately could affect other initiatives...
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Delta girls basketball team rallies in second half to down Scott County Central for title
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Delta girls basketball team defeated Scott County Central 65-46 in the Class 1 District 2 title game Thursday.
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Scott County Central boys basketball team stiff-arms Oak Ridge in district title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Scott County Central boys basketball team defeated Oak Ridge 68-54 in the Class 1 District 2 title game Thursday.
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Meadow Heights girls basketball team captures fourth straight district title
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Meadow Heights girls basketball team defeated Lesterville 73-50 to win the Class 2 District 3 title Thursday.
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Oran boys basketball team downs Advance to defend district crown
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Oran boys basketball team defeated top-seeded Advance 58-54 to win the Class 2 District 3 title Thursday.
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Commission awards contract for road overlays
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract to overlay various routes throughout Southeast Missouri. The $1,232,289 contract was awarded to Pace Construction Co. of St. Louis. The project will include overlays on more than 20 miles of roads. ...
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Bids for Highway 34 work in Bollinger County rejected
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission rejected bids for the contract to improve Highway 34 in Bollinger County on Thursday. Bids received for the project were higher than anticipated. The project includes grading and paving from west of County Road 500 to east of Route ZZ near Marble Hill, Mo., and from west of Route ZZ to east of Highway 51 near Marble Hill. ...
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Contract for seal coat in New Madrid, Scott counties awarded
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a contract for improvements to Highway 80 in New Madrid County and Route M in Scott County. The $300,133 contract was awarded to Missouri Petroleum Products Co. of St. ...
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Northbound Interstate 55 beneath the overpass at Highway 77 at Benton, Mo., will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. Weather permitting, the work will begin at 7 a.m. Monday and will conclude by 3 p.m. ...
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Route UU in New Madrid, Stoddard counties closed for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route UU in New Madrid and Stoddard counties will be closed Monday and Tuesday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. This section of road is between Route D in New Madrid County and County Road 792 in Stoddard County. ...
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as contractor crews underseal the pavement. This section of highway is from Route M at Scott City to Highway 77 at Benton, Mo. Weather permitting, the work will begin Tuesday at 7 a.m. ...
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Pavement repairs set for I-55 in Perry County
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Southbound Interstate 55 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction next week, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The first section of interstate is between mile marker 130 and mile marker 126. ...
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Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave after siege
(International News ~ 03/02/12)
BEIRUT -- After a monthlong siege, Syrian rebels made what they called a "tactical retreat" Thursday from a key district in Homs, saying they were running low on weapons and the humanitarian conditions were unbearable. Within hours of the rebels' withdrawal, President Bashar Assad's regime granted permission for the International Committee of the Red Cross to enter the neighborhood of Baba Amr, which had become a symbol of the resistance...
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Europe seeks growth as austerity takes its toll
(International News ~ 03/02/12)
BRUSSELS -- Europe's leaders have said they are committed to supporting economic growth, in a concession that their focus on austerity as the key to solving the debt crisis is not working as unemployment hits record highs and recession looms over the region...
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American teacher shot at Christian school in Iraq
(International News ~ 03/02/12)
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq -- The quarrel at a Christian school was at first easily ignored by other students: a disagreement between a classmate and a teacher that could barely be heard. But it quickly escalated into gunfire Thursday in a murder-suicide marking the rare violent death of an American in Iraq's most peaceful region...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team to host Illinois State for four
(College Sports ~ 03/02/12)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team has won five of six so far during its season-long 11-game homestand. But Southeast coach Mark Hogan knows the competition will increase dramatically this weekend when Illinois State visits Capaha Field for a four-game series.
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Mo. Senate rejects property tax increase on farms
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers rejected a plan Thursday that would have increased taxes on the state's best farmland, even as some senators said putting off the property tax increases would be unfair to the state's urban and suburban residents...
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Exhibit at The Artist Studio inspired by teachers
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/12)
Almost everyone can point to a teacher who changed their view or inspired them. Judy Barks-Westrich decided to highlight this relationship in an art show titled "My Teachers, My Students and My Self" this month at The Artist Studio. The show will showcase one piece of art each from three of her teachers, three of her students and her portfolio. The exhibition also celebrates The Artist Studio's seven-year anniversary...
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NY, Mo. senators push feds' gas price fixing probe
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Two senators are pushing for a quick resolution of a federal investigation into whether there is gas price fixing through oil refineries. The Federal Trade Commission has been investigating since last year whether gas prices have been kept artificially high...
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Candidate questionnaire: Robert P. Wilson
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
NAME: Robert P. Wilson AGE: 75 PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Louis SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Wife, Shelley. Four grown children and two step-children. OCCUPATION: Retired, working part time at Mo-Kita Distributing EMPLOYER: Mo-Kita Distributing BUSINESSES OWNED, ALL OR PART: None...
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Candidate questionnaire: Andy Renner
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
NAME: Andy Renner AGE: 59 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape County OCCUPATION: Retired from Procter and Gamble 2004 PREVIOUS OFFICES HELD OR SOUGHT: Sought Fruitland Fire Board 2008 Served on GreenBriar Meadows Subdivision Board in Fruitland EMPLOYER: Saint Francis Hospital Van Transportation Part Time...
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SEMO cancels announcement on S.H.O.W. Mobile partnership
(Local News ~ 03/02/12)
Southeast Missouri State University has canceled an announcement set this afternoon regarding a new partnership for its Southeast Health on Wheels mobile clinic, called the S.H.O.W. mobile. From the university's news release about the cancellation: Due to severe storms in the area, the news conference scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ...
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Branson ready for tourists despite damage
(State News ~ 03/02/12)
BRANSON, Mo. -- The busy tourism season is just around the corner in Branson, and officials in the Missouri music mecca said Friday that the tornado that smashed through this week won't change that. The EF2 tornado that struck around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday brought winds of up to 130 mph as the twister hopped along the Branson Strip, damaging about four dozen commercial structures including six of the town's 50 theaters and 22 of the 200 hotels and motels...
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Ind. governor to tornado victims: 'We're with you'
(National News ~ 03/03/12)
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Powerful storms leveled small towns in southern Indiana, transforming entire blocks of homes into piles of debris, tossing school buses into a home and a restaurant and causing destruction so severe it was difficult to tell what was once there. As night fell, dazed residents shuffled through town, some looking for relatives, while rescue workers searched the rubble for survivors. Without power, the only light in town came from cars that crawled down the streets...
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JAG Continues Art Workshops!
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/12)
Join the Jackson Art Group for Another Workshop! Jackson Art Group's second Saturday Gallery opening at the Steck House features a hands on opportunity for novice through experienced artists to discover and explore their creativity in a variety of mediums. ...
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my precious family
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/03/12)
this is my precious family ...the Burtons
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/03/12)
Today is Saturday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2012. There are 303 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the United States...
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Out of the past 3/3/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/03/12)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has removed the final stumbling block for the Cape LaCroix-Walker Creek flood-control project, and permits authorizing construction to widen and straighten Cape LaCroix Creek are expected by mid-March. According to Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Bone, 90 to 95 percent of Cape Girardeau's playground equipment is old, unsafe and should be replaced; he estimates it would cost about $40,000 to replace all the old playground equipment in city parks; currently, the city is allocating $18,999 a year for new playground equipment.. ...
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New Madrid County man convicted of 2010 murder
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A jury deliberated just more than 30 minutes before returning a guilty verdict in the stabbing death of a New Madrid, Mo., man. Robert D. Rooker, 49, was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the death of Patrick Bradley. Bradley was found stabbed to death April 23, 2010, at a residence in New Madrid...
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Researcher shares job creation data at Chamber of Commerce event
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
New employment trend data shows that small businesses are responsible for the greatest amount of local job growth, according to Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Lager, candidate for lt. gov., visits Kinder's hometown
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
State Sen. Brad Lager blew into Cape Girardeau on Friday, delivering a speech that was cut short by tornado warnings -- but was still one he hoped would help convince voters to oust the man whose hometown he was visiting. Lager, R-Savannah, spoke for a few minutes at a meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club, but he never mentioned Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder by name...
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Nordenia completes construction on new Jackson facility
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
Now that construction is complete on Nordenia USA's new Jackson Industrial Park facility, crews are setting up equipment and gearing up to start production. "It's all built for growth," said Reinhold Franke, Nordenia USA's new president and chief operating officer...
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Floodway ditches being dug out; farmers worry work may be too late
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
It's crunch time. With bright green wheat sprouts already blanketing much of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway, excavators sit on the banks of silted-in ditches. One scoop at a time they're digging out what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' breach of the Birds Point levee left behind in May...
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Services for slain soldier to be held in Cape this week
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
With combat missions scheduled to end next year, the war in Afghanistan was supposed to be winding down. If that happens, it will come too late for Megan Born. On Feb. 23, the Olive Branch, Ill., resident was made a 22-year-old war widow when her husband, Army Sgt. Joshua Born, was shot and killed outside a U.S. base there during violent protests over the U.S. military's burning of Qurans...
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Seabees plaque unveiled at Cape County Park Veterans Memorial
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
Tom Meyer has met many veterans over the years, but rarely finds a fellow Seabee. That's because the Seabees are a special unit of the Navy scattered throughout the world and, according to Meyer, make up less than 1 percent of the military. The unit specializes in construction and combat and has 18,000 active troops...
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Cosmo
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/04/12)
My cat Cosmo in my backyard.
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'Disaster junkies' form backbone of U.S. safety net
(State News ~ 03/04/12)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Taking a break from laying sod in a tornado-torn neighborhood, volunteer David Elliott cocked his head to the left. He was trying to remember all the trips he's made to help rebuild after disasters. Elliott went to New Orleans seven times after Hurricane Katrina swamped the city in 2005, or was it eight? He was in Nashville, Tenn., after floodwaters inundated the city in 2010. ...
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Mo. legislation would restrict vasectomies
(State News ~ 03/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri House member frustrated with recent legislative debates over birth control and reproductive health is proposing to restrict vasectomies. Legislation sponsored by Democrat Stacey Newman would allow vasectomies only when necessary to protect a man from serious injury or death. Vasectomies would have to be performed in a hospital, ambulatory surgery center or health facility licensed by the state Department of Health and Senior Services...
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Illinois State baseball team rallies to sweep pair from Southeast Missouri State
(College Sports ~ 03/04/12)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against Illinois State on Saturday.
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Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting canceled for Monday
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission will not meet Monday "due to no agenda to address," according to an email announcement sent by the assistant to the commission Friday morning. The next meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday on the third floor of the county administrative offices in Jackson...
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Prescribed fire workshop to be held Tuesday
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
The Missouri Department of Conservation will present a workshop on prescribed fire for landowners Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. The workshop will be given twice, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and will include discussions on methods, equipment, safety, and why and when to use fire as a management tool...
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MoDOT to hold public meeting on Perry County roadwork
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. March 22 at the Perry Park Center in Perryville to discuss upcoming bridge projects on routes H and Y in Perry County. No formal presentation will be given, but visitors will have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with a member of the project team...
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Woman cited for DWI after I-55 collision
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
A woman was cited for driving while intoxicated after allegedly causing a collision on Interstate 55 on Saturday. Around noon, a woman, whose name is being withheld by police, struck a van with her Ford Taurus going southbound on Interstate 55 near the William Street exit, according to the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
WASHINGTON -- Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a "slut" and "prostitute" after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/04/12)
Today is Sunday, March 4, the 64th day of 2012. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 4, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.)...
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Miller - Baker
(Engagement ~ 03/04/12)
Bonnie LeMay and Jeff Miller of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Miller, to Garrett Baker, both of San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Sheri Holmes of Oran, Mo., and Jeff Baker of Cape Girardeau. Miller is a 2005 graduate of Scott City High School. She received bachelor and master degrees in communication disorders from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a speech pathologist at Autism Treatment Center in San Antonio...
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Sparkman - Nolan
(Engagement ~ 03/04/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jeffrey and Lisa Sparkman of Perryville announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Nicole Sparkman, to Justin Mark Nolan. He is the son of Mark Nolan of Scott City and Coleen Foster of Arnold, Mo. Sparkman is a 2006 graduate of Perryville High School. She received a degree in business marketing and management from Mineral Area College in 2008. She is employed by Wilson and Mann, L.C., in Cape Girardeau...
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Havill - Thompson
(Engagement ~ 03/04/12)
Brad and Karen Altenthal of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Havill, to Billy Thompson, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Carol Thompson of Fredericktown, Mo., and the late Michael Thompson. Havill received a bachelor of science degree in industrial technology from Southeast Missouri State University. She is business manager with ALT Consulting and Heartland Pneumatics...
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Brase - Duncan
(Engagement ~ 03/04/12)
Dan and Pat Brase of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Trisha Brase, to Marc Duncan, both of Denver, Colo. He is the son of Russ and Geri Duncan of Matthews, N.C. Brase is a 2001 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Oklahoma State University in 2005. She is employed at Stifel Nicolaus in Denver...
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Mathias - Ramsey
(Engagement ~ 03/04/12)
Allen and Connie Mathias of Imperial, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jaimi Lynne Mathias, to Alex Taylor Ramsey, both of Carbondale, Ill. He is the son of Mack and Pat Ramsey of Burfordville. Mathias received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical child psychology at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She expects to begin her pre-doctoral internship at Dartmouth College this summer...
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Hendricks - Russell
(Engagement ~ 03/04/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Randall and Patricia Hendricks of Advance announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina Lynn Hendricks, to Joshua Jack Russell. He is the son of Jeffrey and Brenda Russell of DeSoto, Mo. Hendricks is a 2003 graduate of Advance High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism from Missouri State University in 2007. She is internet content director at KFVS12...
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Seyer - 66 Years
(Anniversary ~ 03/04/12)
Ray and Rose Mary Seyer of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Feb. 26, 1946, at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Seyers have nine children, Mike (Brenda) Seyer and Dan (Mary) Seyer of Cape Girardeau, Diane (Ray) Staebel of Houston, Texas, Janette (Steve) Bennett of Alexandria, Ky., Joyce (Dave) Bruenderman and Linda (Bob) Garner of Cape Girardeau, Ralph (Debbie) Seyer of Kirkland, Wash., Timothy Seyer, deceased, and Steve (Kirsten) Seyer of Ballwin, Mo.. ...
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Teens tackle texting issue in government
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Participants in this year's Youth in Government Day learned about local government while demonstrating they have what it takes to find solutions. The topic for the mock city council meeting held Feb. 24 as part of the annual event was whether the city should enact an ordinance which makes it illegal to text while operating a motor vehicle within city limits...
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Animal groups target feral cats
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
LOS ANGELES -- Cat owners have done a good job spaying and neutering their pets. The big issue now when it comes to felines is population control of feral cats, and that's led to a movement by animal welfare groups to trap colonies of these wild cats for sterilization...
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Bringing water to Africa
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
By Aaron Picar Southeast Missourian Heart for Africa, a not-for-profit relief aid organization, will host the third annual Celebrate Hope fundraiser March 10 at the Venue, 80 South Plaza Way in Cape Girardeau. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event will have an informational mission room, presentation, dinner, live and silent auctions and dancing, with music by the Metro Dance Band. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased in advance by calling Chrisy Wilferth at 579-8685 or at Chap Arnold Insurance, 875 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Auction items can be donated to Theresa Birk at 579-5722. All proceeds will benefit Heart for Africa's efforts to provide water for the Project Canaan farm in Swaziland, Africa. Jeanine Maxwell, Heart for Africa co-founder will be speaking. Maxwell will be giving an update on previous Celebrate Hope projects, the El Roi Home and El Rofi Medical Center. According to Maxwell, her presentation will give a report to the donor base and provide education and awareness of Heart for Africa's work. "There are a lot of people who want to help but are not sure how," Maxwell said. "We will be building awareness of how ordinary people can help by giving, going or both." Heart for Africa executive director Jimmy Wilferth said this year's Celebrate Hope theme is "Water is Life." According to Wilferth, there is not enough water retention for Project Canaan. Swaziland has one rainy season and Heart for Africa is looking to put in a drip irrigation system that will capture up to 70 million gallons of water. Wilferth called it a large campaign with many other organizations from all over the country coming on board to help. "Water produces more food, which feeds more children, which saves lives," Wilferth said. Wilferth said there are government programs in place in Swaziland that provide one meal a day. These programs are set to expire at the end of 2012, so it is important the water retention system be completed. Wilferth said anyone attending Saturday's fundraiser can expect an enlightening and fun evening. The mission room will be set up to teach attendees what the project is all about. People will be able to walk through and see what is going on at Project Canaan with the animals and crops. Dinner for the fundraising is being donated by area restaurants and vendors. There are numerous items up for bid in the live and silent auctions. A golf cart will be raffled which was signed by 21 former St. Louis Cardinals players, including Hall of Fame members Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter and Lou Brock. Raffle tickets are $10 or three for $20. Theresa Birk, co-coordinator of Celebrate Hope, said the evening will be a mix of mission-oriented spirituality and fun. Celebrate Hope began in 2010 in memory of Birk's late son, Jared. The Birks had returned from a trip to Swaziland in 2009 when Jared died in a drowning accident. Part of his memorial fund was used to begin the El Roi Baby Home to take care of abandoned children in Swaziland. "The most impressive thing is people will really get to see God at work," Wilferth said. "We believe in doing what the Bible says, to feed the orphans and take care of the widows." According to Wilferth, Cape Girardeau has become the hub of activity for Heart for Africa. Heart for Africa has sent nearly 5,000 people to Africa, many from the area. This spring the Heart for Africa national headquarters will move to Cape Girardeau from Atlanta. Wilferth, a Cape Girardeau native, will also serve as the organization's U.S. president of operations. "We have some amazing people in Cape. This is quite a place to live. There are a lot of people with great hearts," Wilferth said. For more information about the fundraiser and organization, go to www.celebratehopecape.com and www.heartforafrica.org.
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Golden eagle has wide breeding range
(Column ~ 03/04/12)
A wild golden eagle was documented on Mingo National Wildlife Refuge only a few days ago, the morning of Feb. 24. The golden eagle is the largest native bird of prey in North America. An adult's wingspan can reach about 8 feet. This large bird has a breeding range (where it nests and raises young) that covers Alaska, much of Canada and the western half of the United States. Golden eagles that breed in Alaska and northern Canada are migratory. Southeast Missouri is at the southern edge of this great bird's winter range. The golden eagle recently seen at Mingo Refuge most likely flew here from Canada. The golden eagle sometimes soars high in the sky in search of living prey to catch and eat. With good eyesight, from a great distance it can spot such prey as a mountain goat, a small deer, a fox, or even a rabbit. Golden eagles also catch and eat fish. The photo here is of the head of a golden eagle held captive at The World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., near St. Louis. It is a female named Mariah. It came from California. There are six subspecies of golden eagles. Some of these are found in Europe, North Africa and Asia. A federal law makes it illegal for anyone to kill a golden eagle anywhere in the United States. Through the Woods is a weekly nature photo column by Aaron Horrell. Find this column at semissourian.com to order a reprint of the photo. Find more work by him at the Painted Wren Gallery.
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Students begin learning with latest technology
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
Some students at Gideon School have been enjoying one of the latest technological advancements while completing their homework assignments. Thanks to a Title II competitive technology grant, 95 iPads have been supplied to fourth - seventh graders. Currently, these tablets stay at the school, but administration is pursuing arrangements, including an off-site filtering system, to allow the students to take them home...
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Inman - Byrd
(Engagement ~ 03/04/12)
Dr. Sean Byrd and Stephanie Inman, along with son Kaleb Inman, announce their engagement. He is the son of Steve and Chris Byrd of Cape Girardeau. She is the daughter of Steve and Debbie Pick of Washington, Mo., and the late Linda Pick. Byrd is a veterinarian at Skyview Animal Clinic...
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Share the compassion
(Editorial ~ 03/04/12)
The story of the Good Samaritan is a biblical passage, a parable, delivered by Jesus, about what it means to be a neighbor. The message comes from the New Testament, but the lesson is one that can be embraced by any good person, regardless of religious persuasion...
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Actors take the stage
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/04/12)
On March 8, 9 and 10, Cape Girardeau Central High School's Red Dagger Drama Club will bring "Fiddler on the Roof" to the Central Junior High School's stage. Under the vocal and acting direction of Mrs. Cindy Bradshaw, Pit Orchestra director Mr. Steve Schaffner and technical director Mr. Joe Bradshaw, this production, which first opened on Broadway in 1964, will provide the audience with an evening of fine acting, music and dance...
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Demographics and a little humor
(Column ~ 03/04/12)
In a nutshell, Cape Girardeau County is a solid, retail, education, farming, manufacturing, medical, distribution center with steady growth, above average income, education, housing and lifestyle options. A great place to live, raise a family or retire, among friendly neighbors...
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Prayer 3/4/12
(Prayer ~ 03/04/12)
We praise the greatness of you, O Lord Jesus, our savior. Amen.
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Cee Lo Green announces Las Vegas residency to start in Aug.
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/12)
LAS VEGAS -- The singer-songwriter behind the Grammy-winning 2010 single "Forget You" and the 2006 hit "Crazy" is settling down -- at least for a few months -- in a Las Vegas residency. Cee Lo Green says his semipermanent show, "Loberace," will launch Aug. 29 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and run at least through the end of the year...
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Club news 3/4/12
(Community News ~ 03/04/12)
Jane Clark was hostess on Feb. 9 when the Kage FCE Club met in her home for the regular monthly meeting. The devotional was presented by the hostess. President Dortha Strack presided. Dortha's tip of the day: Wash the leaves of your house plants...
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Your Generosity 3/4/12
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
Alma Schrader Elementary School's fourth-grade character council held a bake sale fundraiser Feb. 7 with all money raised going to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The students spent two months organizing the bake sale. The principal, Mrs. Orr, and school counselor, Mrs. ...
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Pet of the Week 3/4/12
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
Pet: Edmund Owner: Will Miller Favorite Activity: Edmund loves lounging around on the couch. Edmund...
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Adopt Raylan
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
Raylan is 1 year old. He is neutered and housebroken. Raylan is available for adoption at the Humane Society, 334-5837.
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FYI 3/4/12
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
VFW Post 3838, 1049 N. Kingshighway, is hosting an antique and collectible show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Early birds can arrive between 8 to 9 a.m. Tickets are $3 per person. The public is invited. Hanover Lutheran school and church will be open for tours and a dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. ...
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Adopt Godiva
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
Godiva is a Chocolate Point Siamese mix with blue eyes. She is a happy cat who would love all of your attention and prefer to be the only cat if possible. For more information, call Safe Harbor at 243-9823.
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School menus March 5 to 9
(Menus ~ 03/04/12)
MONDAY--Corn dog or turkey & cheese on bun, corn, pears, vanilla wafers. TUESDAY--Cheeseburger or ham & cheese on bun, potato tots, grapes. WEDNESDAY--Cheesy baked lasagna casserole or turkey & cheese on bun, candied carrots, garlic breadstick, pineapple...
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Route OO in Cape County to be closed for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
Route OO from County Road 382 to Route HH in Cape Girardeau County will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution...
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Intelligence and smartness differences
(Column ~ 03/04/12)
This week I bought a "smart phone." It's my first. The store manager accepted my old phone -- presumably a less-than-bright version -- as a trade-in. Apparently, if a portable telephone can only be used to call someone or to send text messages, it cannot earn the "smart" label. Who knew that my little Pantech -- an erstwhile and reliable companion, was a little slow?...
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God's love drives out fear, helps us stand, fight
(Column ~ 03/04/12)
Fear. I'm convinced that is what's at the root of so many sins. Fear of who we are, fear of who we're not. Fear of what we don't know. Fear that we are not enough, fear that God is not enough. This fear inside us manifests itself through the ways we sin externally...
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Kraft - Schwartz
(Wedding ~ 03/04/12)
KELSO, Mo. -- Kaitlan Ruth Brynne Kraft and Gregory Charles Schwartz were married Aug. 27, 2011, at Cliff Cave Park in Oakville, Mo. Dan Thompson of Mt. Auburn Christian Church performed the ceremony. Pianist was Joe Spalding of Scott City. The bride is the daughter of Kirby and Alalia Kraft of Imperial, Mo. The groom is the son of Charles and Rebecca Schwartz of Chaffee, Mo...
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Awards 3/4/12
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
Cape Girardeau Central High School senior Brooke Baugher won Best in Show in the High School Art Exhibition at River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University for her fibers artwork. Of the 40 awards given, Central High School students won nine while exhibiting 26 pieces. ...
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Storms demolish towns in Ind., Ky.
(National News ~ 03/04/12)
WEST LIBERTY, Ky. -- Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes sawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the way...
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BP oil spill settlement clears way for comeback
(National News ~ 03/04/12)
NEW YORK -- BP's multibillion-dollar settlement with people and businesses harmed by its 2010 oil spill removes some uncertainty about the potential financial damages it faces. It also may help the company restore its all-important relationship with the federal government...
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Ahmadinejad rivals rack up parliament wins in Iran elections
(International News ~ 03/04/12)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared on course Saturday to gain firm control of parliament after elections that could embolden Iran's nuclear defiance and give the ruling clerics a clear path to ensure a loyalist succeeds Ahmadinejad next year...
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Survivors attend first hearing on Italy shipwreck
(International News ~ 03/04/12)
GROSSETO, Italy -- The first hearing of the criminal investigation into the Costa Concordia's shipwreck was held in a theater Saturday instead of a courthouse because of high demand, with angry survivors seeking compensation, justice and the truth...
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Investigation finds conflicting accounts of Quran burnings
(International News ~ 03/04/12)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan investigators claimed the desecration was intentional...
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Mitt Romney wins Washington GOP caucus
(National News ~ 03/04/12)
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to 10 Super Tuesday contests in all regions of the country...
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Mother and daughter injured in I-55 crash
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
A mother and daughter were injured in a rollover crash Friday morning on Interstate 55. Cape Girardeau fire chief Rick Ennis said the two were trapped inside the vehicle for about 15 minutes, but when crews arrived on scene, both were conscious and talking and appeared to be only slightly injured. Emergency crews removed all four doors of the tan SUV to extricate the mother and daughter. They were taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries...
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Brigitte Miller
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Brigitte M. Miller, 73, of Mounds passed away at 4:54 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Miller was born May 20, 1938, in Germany, daughter of the late Paul Beck and Anna Beck. Mrs. Miller was a retired seamstress with Thorngate Co. in Cape Girardeau. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Jimmy D. Miller, on Aug. 19, 2007...
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John Meyer
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- John I. Meyer of Newton, Mass., formerly of Benton and St. Louis, passed away March 1, 2012. Mr. Meyer was former vice president of Sverdrup and Parcel, a large international architectural and engineering firm. His design projects included major sports arenas and many government and NASA-related structures, as well as some of the larger initial Saudi Arabian ministry buildings...
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James Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
James Howard Jones, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 17, 1932, in St. Louis to Howard and Edith Herzinger Jones. He married Dixie Young on Dec. 12, 1954, at the First Baptist Church in Whitewater...
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John Bradford
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
BARDSTOWN, Ky. -- Dr. John C. Bradford Sr., 79, affectionately known as "Gaga" by his grandchildren, died peacefully Friday, March 2, 2012, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 5, 1932, in Diehlstadt, Mo. ...
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Nora Kasten
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
Nora Elda Kasten, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Altenburg, Mo., died March 2, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg...
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Charles Hahn
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
Charles Edwin Hahn, 87, of Scott City died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Apartment Community Our Lady of the Snows St. Francis Center in Belleville, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Births 3/4/12
(Births ~ 03/04/12)
Daughter to Adam Russell and Jennifer Sue Stevens of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Name, Reese Isabella Claire. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Stevens is the former Jennifer Ross, daughter of Doug Ross and Tonya Ross of Cape Girardeau. She is a teacher at Cape Christian School. Stevens is the son of Brad Stevens and Dee Dee Stevens of Cape Girardeau. He is an independent contractor with Sabreliner...
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Out of the past 3/4/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/04/12)
The flag is flying again at the Cape County Park veterans memorial; Chuck Wolters of Jackson spent about three and a half hours atop the 70-foot flagpole yesterday repairing a pulley system that broke two weeks ago, bringing the huge flag to the ground...
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Missouri tax revenues lag behind budget
(State News ~ 03/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri revenues through the first eight months of this fiscal year remain below what's needed to balance the state budget. The state Office of Administration reported Friday that net revenues from July through February increased about 2.4 percent over the same period a year earlier. The governor's office says the budget is based upon a 2.7 percent growth rate...
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Mo. AG issues new warning against tornado scams
(State News ~ 03/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The latest round of tornadoes has brought fresh warnings from the Missouri attorney general to watch out for scams and scammers. Attorney General Chris Koster says people should beware of fake disaster officials; watch out for brokers who promise "guaranteed" loans from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and never pay for home repairs upfront...
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157 snakes and lizards, 2,000 mice, rats in house
(State News ~ 03/04/12)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- St. Charles County detectives knew by the stench as they tried to enter a home that there was something strange inside. They were right: Authorities said the house was inhabited by 157 snakes and lizards and up to 2,000 mice and rats to feed them...
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Jackson police and fire reports 3/4/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/12)
Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/4/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/4/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Cape Girardeau County The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Erwin Lorenz
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
Erwin M. Lorenz, 96, of Shawneetown passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.
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Virginia Grantham
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
Virginia L. Grantham, 81, of Jackson passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Monticello House.
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Tent blown a block in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
People traveling along Broadway and Frederick Street in Cape Girardeau on Friday afternoon stopped to clear a large tent from the road. Strong winds carried the tent a block from Last Call, causing some building damage along the way.
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Tammy DeLassus
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Tammy S. DeLassus, 48, of St. Mary died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Siteman Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
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Agaytha Blackburn
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Agaytha "Mickey" Blackburn, 77, of Cairo died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
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Sgt. Joshua Born
(Obituary ~ 03/04/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Sgt. Joshua A. Born, 25, of Niceville, Fla., died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, while serving our country in Afghanistan.
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Area calendar 3/4/12
(Community Sports ~ 03/04/12)
Baseball Cape Legion tryouts: Tryouts for the Cape Girardeau American Legion baseball teams will take place April 15 at Capaha Field. There will be three teams -- Senior Legion, Junior Legion and Freshman Legion. Tryouts for the Freshman and Junior Legion teams will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tryouts for the Senior Legion team will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Info: coach Steve Williams at williamss@cape.k12.mo.us...
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U.S. 60 in Stoddard County to be reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 03/04/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the deck of the U.S. 60 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Stoddard County is expected to begin March 26, weather permitting. The bridge is east of Highway 25 near Dexter, Mo. The project won't involve a road closure due to the traffic volume in the area. ...
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Missouri men's basketball team bombs Texas Tech from long range
(College Sports ~ 03/04/12)
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Kim English and his Missouri teammates like to work the ball inside and establish a post presence. That plan took a backseat Saturday for the No. 7 Tigers, who hit a season-best 16 3-pointers in an 81-59 win over Texas Tech. "You never go into the game plan to shoot a lot of 3s," said English, who scored 20 points to lead the Tigers. ...
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Berkman predicts minimal dropoff for Cardinals offense
(Professional Sports ~ 03/04/12)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Lance Berkman thinks the St. Louis Cardinals will be just as dangerous this season without Albert Pujols in the lineup as they were with him batting third. "If I play up to my ability, they're not going to notice much of a dropoff," Berkman said. "It's just a matter of playing up to my ability."...
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Cardinals catcher Molina gets $1 million signing bonus
(Professional Sports ~ 03/04/12)
JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of his new contract, which adds five additional seasons and $75 million through 2017. The four-time Gold Glove winner already was set to make $7 million this year under his previous deal, and the signing bonus is payable within 30 days of the new contract getting approved by Major League Baseball. ...
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Southeast Missouri State roundup: Redhawks drop pair at softball tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/04/12)
News from around the world of Southeast Missouri State athletics.
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Cardinals postseason star Craig making good progress
(Professional Sports ~ 03/04/12)
Craig said he hopes to return to the lineup around opening day
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Transformations at the 'Miracle Barn:' Mississippi Valley Therapeutic Horsemanship helps disabled people through equine-assisted therapy
(Community ~ 03/04/12)
Sitting at the top of Hope Hill in Oak Ridge is a facility affectionately named the Miracle Barn. It's here where volunteers with Mississippi Valley Therapeutic Horsemanship help individuals with disabilities transform their lives through equine-assisted therapy...
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Obama to deliver commencement address in Joplin
(State News ~ 03/05/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will speak at the high school graduation ceremony in Joplin, the Missouri city slowly recovering after being struck by a devastating tornado a year ago. Obama will deliver remarks at the May 21 commencement, according a White House official, who requested anonymity in order to speak ahead of the formal announcement...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team suffers weekend sweep
(College Sports ~ 03/05/12)
Southeast Missouri State's season-long homestand hit a major speed bump over the weekend. Credit a strong Illinois State squad for putting the Redhawks in a tailspin. ISU capped off a three-game series sweep Sunday with a 14-4 romp at Capaha Field. "They're hot right now," Southeast senior shortstop Kenton Parmley said. "We've got a young team. I guess we can use this as a learning experience. We have a lot of baseball ahead of us."...
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Charleston, Mo., man jailed for domestic assault
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Charleston man is in jail on domestic assault charges. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, James Edwards Adams, 23, is charged with first degree domestic assault and first degree property damage. According to reports, Adams was involved in a physical altercation which occurred in Wyatt, Mo., where Adams was residing at the time. Adams struck the victim numerous times, and the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries...
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Federal suit challenges proposed Missouri Senate map
(State News ~ 03/05/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal lawsuit claims Missouri's newly proposed Senate districts should be struck down because they give greater weight to urban voters at the expense of rural residents. The lawsuit filed Friday by a pair of law firms whose lawyers include former Missouri House Speaker and U.S. ...
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Butler County sheriff to seek re-election
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
With nearly 20 years of law enforcement experience, including two terms as sheriff, Mark Dobbs again is asking the citizens of Butler County to vote him back into office one more time. Dobbs filed Friday for sheriff in the upcoming Republican primary. He is seeking a third four-year term and will be challenged in the primary by Ed Strenfel, who is the county's presiding commissioner...
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Cape County hopes to equip more towns with storm sirens
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
Only three towns in Cape Girardeau County have sirens that signal when tornadoes have been sighted so residents can seek shelter. Commissioner Paul Koeper would like to change that. Koeper formed a relationship with Jasper County Commissioner Darieus Adams, former mayor of Joplin, Mo., through state commissioners' functions. ...
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Sign market topic of conference
(Business ~ 03/05/12)
More than 150 sign industry professionals came to Cape Girardeau over the weekend for the Mid South Sign Association's Great Ideas Conference. The event, which drew people from eight states, was sponsored by local sign-related businesses Canedy Sign & Graphics, McGill Marketing Group and Spartech Corporation...
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Old Hanover Lutheran school and church welcome visitors
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
The historic Hanover Lutheran school and church was filled once again, this time with former students and their families during the open tours held Sunday. Hanover's kettle beef and fried chicken dinner turned out to be a reunion for classmates who once attended the one-room schoolhouse and sanctuary...
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Landmark Hospital Awarded the ESGR Patriot Award
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
The Missouri Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) has presented the Department of Defense Patriot Award to Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau, in recognition of their extraordinary support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve...
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Obama to deliver commencement address in Joplin
(State News ~ 03/05/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will speak at the high school graduation ceremony in Joplin, the Missouri city slowly recovering after being struck by a devastating tornado a year ago. Obama will deliver remarks at the May 21 commencement, according a White House official, who requested anonymity in order to speak ahead of the formal announcement...
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D32 Board approves policy
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
The Perry County School District 32 Board of Education has approved a state-mandated policy regarding electronic communication between district personnel and students. The policy was approved Feb. 29, 2012. "Communication is constantly evolving as technology changes, so it is sometimes necessary to adjust our policies to address those changes," said Superintendent Kevin Dunn...
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$1.5 million bond issue to be on ballot for Oak Ridge School District
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
If voters agree April 3, there will be more work on school buildings in the Oak Ridge School District besides what is to come after Wednesday's storms. A $1.5 million bond issue will be on the ballot next month that would fund improvements to Oak Ridge Elementary School's main building and library wing, including a new roof, new central heating and air system, upgrades to electrical and plumbing systems, restroom renovation and replacement of some aging windows and surrounding paneling...
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Dobbelare signs with SWIC
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
Perryville High School senior Jake Dobbelare has signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Southwest Illinois College. He is pictured seated with his parents Shane and Judy Dobbelare of Perryville. Back --Head baseball coach Don O'Keefe and PHS athletic director Jeff Steffens. ...
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Young signs with MAC
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
Perryville High School senior Brittany Young has signed a letter of intent to play softball for Mineral Area College in Park Hills. She pictured here flanked by her parents Janet and Jay Young of Perryville. Back -- Perryville High School softball coach and athletic director Jeff Steffens and MAC head softball coach Dave Guemmer. ...
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Joplin senator pushes for changes to insurance law
(State News ~ 03/05/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- After the powerful tornado tore through his southwest Missouri hometown in May 2011, Joplin resident Chuck Surface said he and his wife had to not only rebuild, but spent several weeks trying to figure out how much all the property inside of their one-story brick house had been worth at the moment it was destroyed...
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Ohio becomes a Romney-Santorum dead heat
(National News ~ 03/05/12)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Mitt Romney's allies are hoping Super Tuesday's powerful imprint on the Republican presidential nomination will bring clarity, at long last, to the fractious contest and rouse Republicans behind their front-runner. But that's strictly up to voters across the nation, weighing in on the most consequential day of the campaign to date...
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PELICAN WITH FISH
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/05/12)
Very unafraid Pelican on the beach in Cozumel, Mexico in January 2012. If you look closely there is a small fish in his/her mouth. My favorite picture!!
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Queen Maeve
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/05/12)
Queen Maeve. Not in trouble...for the moment.
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Michelle Obama plans stops in KC, St. Louis
(State News ~ 03/05/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama is meeting with Democrats in Kansas City and St. Louis. She is scheduled to fly into Kansas City International Airport around noon Monday, where she will be greeted by Missouri Army National Guard service members and their families...
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Deer committee to decide on recommendation at Tuesday meeting
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
After five months of meetings, a highly attended public forum and reams of data to sift through, Cape Girardeau's Deer Management Committee is poised to officially decide on its recommendation Tuesday night. And, barring any last-minute changes of heart, it seems all but certain that the committee will recommend that city leaders implement urban deer hunting to help curb the number of deer inside the city limits...
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1st Annual Cruise for the Cure
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
Everyone is invited to Brennecke Chevrolet in Jackson for a great car show for a great cause on April 21, starting at 9:00 AM! Bring your classic car, new car, or just yourself for a great day. There will be no judging or classes. The public donates to the car of their choice. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies will be awarded...
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Sign Up Saturday on March 10
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
Join co-sponsors Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and Southeast SportsCare for Sign Up Saturday on March 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Osage Centre. Sign Up Saturday is an annual event to enroll in available programs, leagues, and events...
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Cardinals Game Day Trip on April 14
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
Game Day Trip tickets are available now to see the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals take on rival Chicago Cubs on Saturday, April 14. This is the first of two Game Day Trips co-sponsored by Withers Broadcasting and the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department...
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Slow Pitch Softball League Accepting Teams
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
The City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting teams for the summer 2012 slow pitch softball league in the coed, men's, women's and church league divisions. Games will be played Monday through Thursday nights at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex. Men's division teams will play 21-24 games; women's, coed, and church division teams will play 14-18 games. Games begin on April 23...
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Aiden Lee Wallman
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
Aiden Lee Wallman the son of Cassie Wallman of Marble Hill, MO was born Feburary 16th, 2012 at 11:10 pm. Aiden weigh 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20 inches long. Aidens Grandparents Tony and Sandy Wallman aslo of Marble Hill,MO along with Cassie family welcome Aiden Lee Wallman into the world...
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Christa Turner named principal at Jefferson
(Submitted Story ~ 03/05/12)
Christa Turner, assistant principal at Jackson Middle School and a nine-year veteran of education, was named principal of Cape Girardeau's Jefferson Elementary School for the 2012-2013 school year during an executive session of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education last week...
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Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary's Adorable Adoptable
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/05/12)
Houston came to Safe Harbor as a kitten and he was covered in oil. After a good cleaning with Dawn, his fur is snowy white! Houston is a young, playful cat, but also likes to be picked up and cuddled and rub on your neck! He's very affectionate. Houston came to an adoption event and adored the attention. ...
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Indiana toddler found in field Friday after tornado dies
(National News ~ 03/05/12)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms' devastation. Fifteen-month-old Angel Babcock of New Pekin, Ind., was found after her family's mobile home was destroyed in Friday's storms. Her father, mother and two siblings were killed...
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Obama assures Israel U.S. force an option on Iran
(National News ~ 03/05/12)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Sunday he would not hesitate to attack Iran to keep it from getting a nuclear bomb, hoping a forceful assurance will discourage Israel from launching a unilateral strike that could ignite the Middle East and drag the U.S. into war...
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A tearful Putin claims election victory
(International News ~ 03/05/12)
MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years. His eyes brimming with tears, he defiantly proclaimed to a sea of supporters that they had triumphed over opponents intent on "destroying Russia's statehood and usurping power."...
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Hugo Chavez says new tumor was cancerous
(International News ~ 03/05/12)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed Sunday that a new tumor recently removed from his pelvic region was of the same type of cancer as a baseball-sized growth extracted from that part of his body about eight months ago...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/05/12)
Today is Monday, March 5, the 65th day of 2012. There are 301 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 5, 1512, cartographer Gerardus Mercator, creator of the Mercator Projection map of the world, was born in Flanders in the Holy Roman Empire...
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Six tips for cutting debt
(03/05/12)
Thirteen-point-eight trillion dollars is a mighty big sum. Yet, for years, we hardly noticed it. Now it's commanding our attention. From 2000 to 2008, Americans doubled the amount of mortgage and consumer debt they held, until it came to $13.8 trillion, according to the U.S. ...
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Retired professor and career pianist to give free recital March 18
(03/05/12)
Dr. John Shelton started taking piano lessons in first grade -- at the urging of his piano teacher, he says. Turns out, he enjoyed music so much that he made a career of it. He earned his master's degree in piano and a doctorate in music education, then taught piano at Southeast Missouri State University for 36 years. Since retiring in 1998 and moving to Chateau Girardeau, Shelton is still in demand as an accompanist and choir director...
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Ervin Belcher finds pleasure in building homes for others
(03/05/12)
While some people dread facing the day-to-day drudgery of their jobs, Ervin Belcher, a local builder and craftsman, can't wait to get started at his. "I wake up every day and start planning what I'm going to do at work that day," says Belcher. "I love getting started on an idea and seeing it through until it's complete. I really love what I do."...
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Annual exams, diet, lifestyle changes key to continued vision health
(03/05/12)
According to Eye on the Boomer, a recent survey by the Ocular Nutrition Society, almost as many baby boomers say they worry about losing their vision as those who say they worry about having heart disease or cancer. What's more, 78 percent of those surveyed ranked vision as the most important of the five senses. ...
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Prayer 3/5/12
(Prayer ~ 03/05/12)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, for forgiving us when we confess before you. Amen.
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Hi-Tech buys out Tri State Telephone
(Business ~ 03/05/12)
Hi-Tech Communications Inc. recently purchased its sixth technology company, the Tri State Telephone in Cape Girardeau. This company was previously owned by James Crowell. Hi-Tech Communications Inc. provides IP camera systems, wireless IP transmission systems with towers up to 100 feet, IP/digital telephone systems, custom audio/video distribution systems, fire and burglar alarm systems, nurse call systems and IT computer services...
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Redhawks' season ends, but positive steps taken
(Sports Column ~ 03/05/12)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team might not have done well enough this year to satisfy some fans, but the Redhawks continued their steady improvement in coach Dickey Nutt's third season. Southeast (15-16) recorded its most victories since the 2004-05 squad also won 15 games, and the Redhawks' tie for fourth place in the Ohio Valley Conference was their highest finish since the 1999-2000 NCAA tournament team earned a share of the regular-season title...
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Out of the past 3/5/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/05/12)
Extensive rainfall in western Missouri over the weekend results in a nearly five-foot rise in the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau; the stage here in the morning is 24.6 feet. The Cape Girardeau City Council moves ahead on establishing a waste transfer station here during a special study session, but reaches no final decision on whether the facility will be privately or municipally owned...
- Jackson police and fire report 3/5/12 (Police/Fire Report ~ 03/05/12)
- Cape Girardeau police report 3/5/12 (Police/Fire Report ~ 03/05/12)
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Blues sweep season series with Sharks
(Professional Sports ~ 03/05/12)
St. Louis finished a 5-1 road trip with a 3-1 victory late Saturday night
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Cardinals' Wainwright prepares for first spring appearance
(Professional Sports ~ 03/05/12)
The Right-hander will debut in a spring training game Friday
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Evelyn Wiseman
(Obituary ~ 03/05/12)
Evelyn G. Wiseman, 94, of Advance, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 30, 1917, near Sturdivant, Mo, the daughter of Earl and Viola Bradshaw Cooper. Evelyn and Odis Wiseman were united in marriage on Jan. 26, 1936, and he preceded her in death April 4, 1970...
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Jessie Trexler
(Obituary ~ 03/05/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. — Jessie Trexler, 36, of Jonesboro died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro.
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Charlene Lewis
(Obituary ~ 03/05/12)
Charlene Lewis, 27, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Alan Langston
(Obituary ~ 03/05/12)
Alan W. Langston, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel with parish prayers at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel...
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Frances Hutchings
(Obituary ~ 03/05/12)
Frances A. Hutchings, 85, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 21, 1927, in Fredericktown, Mo., daughter of Joseph and Ethel Frye Dollinger. She and Robert B. Hutchings were married April 29, 1945, in Fredericktown. He passed away July 22, 1992...
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Charles Hahn
(Obituary ~ 03/05/12)
Charles Edwin Hahn, 87, originally of Scott City, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 3, 2012. He was born Sept. 21, 1924, in Fornfelt to Charles and Stella Blattel Hahn. He and Vidamae Catherine Moore were married April 19, 1947. She preceded him in death July 27, 2010...
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Southeast Missouri State softball team drops two more games in tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/05/12)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team saw its losing streak reach nine games with a pair of tough losses Sunday. Southeast was beaten by Missouri-Kansas City 5-2 in eight innings, then Missouri State scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to prevail 5-4...
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People on the Move 3/5/12
(Business ~ 03/05/12)
Belladona Salon and Spa recently hired several stylists at its Park West Centre location, 201 S. Mount Auburn Road, Suite F. They are Lori Hafele, Barb Hammers, Erica Bethune, Jamie Suhre and Kasey Billingsley. Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen of America, was named Rookie of the Year in the Missouri East Region for 2011. ...
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County hopes to equip more towns with storm sirens
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
Only three towns in Cape Girardeau County have sirens that signal when tornadoes have been sighted so residents can seek shelter. Commissioner Paul Koeper would like to change that. Koeper formed a relationship with Jasper County Commissioner Darieus Adams, former mayor of Joplin, Mo., through state commissioners' functions. ...
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Old (and new) Town Cape
(Editorial ~ 03/05/12)
There is an intriguing tug-and-pull that is involved in developing a thriving downtown. All of those old brick buildings, and all of the history and community context contained within, capture a certain ambience that new steel and glass (and parking lots, for that matter) can't quite muster...
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A seventh advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's radio show
(National News ~ 03/05/12)
NEW YORK -- A flower company is the seventh advertiser to pull its ads from conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's radio program in reaction to his derogatory comments about a law student who testified about birth control policy. ProFlowers said Sunday on its Facebook page that it has suspended advertising on Limbaugh's program because his comments about Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke "went beyond political discourse to a personal attack and do not reflect our values as a company.". ...
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Candidate questionnaire: Jonathan McNeely
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
NAME: Jonathan McNeely AGE: 26 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape Girardeau, MO SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Wife: Rachel McNeely OCCUPATION: Director of Sales & Marketing EMPLOYER: Tank Tech, Inc. BUSINESSES OWNED, ALL OR PART: Media Rescue PREVIOUS OFFICES HELD OR SOUGHT:...
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National Weather Service issues fire warning for Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A combination of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a "Red Flag Warning" for much of Missouri. Conditions are conducive for the rapid spread of uncontrolled wild fires. The warning is in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today...
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Funeral procession in Cape for slain soldier
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Patriot Guard Riders lead the funeral procession of Army Sgt. Joshua Born Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012 along West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau en route to Mound City National Cemetery.
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Former sheriff's deputy files in Missouri House race
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A second candidate filed for Missouri House District 151 last Friday, and is the only new candidate to file since opening day. Dennis Fowler, an Advance Republican, officially filed for the seat. Dexter Republican Bob Thrower filed for the position on opening day. Incumbent Republican Billy Pat Wright has filed for Senate District 25...
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Romney wins Ohio, four other Super Tuesday states
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured four other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum.
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Chaffee police chief fired following dog shooting investigation
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee police chief Jim Chambers has been fired, the department confirmed Monday.
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State panel rejects tax credits for Cape low-income housing
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
With overwhelming needs in tornado-torn Joplin, Mo., a $6 million low-income apartment complex proposed in Cape Girardeau has been rejected by state housing officials for tax credits this year. The Missouri Housing Development Commission did not approve MACO Development's application, meaning the project planned for the west-central part of the city won't happen this year...
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Trial date postponed again between disabilities board, VIP
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The trial date between the county disabilities board and VIP Industries has been postponed again, although a new date has yet to be set. The trial between the Cape Girardeau County Board for Developmental Disabilities and the sheltered workshop was set to begin Monday, but it was asked to be cancelled by lawyers for both sides, according to board attorney J. Michael Ponder. Ponder said that he and VIP lawyer John Toma of St. Louis are working to get a new date set...
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Tilley names Limbaugh to Hall of Famous Missourians
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
House Speaker Steve Tilley is unapologetic: Radio talk show host and famous Cape Girardeau native Rush Limbaugh belongs in the Hall of Famous Missourians, alongside the likes of Stan Musial, Harry S. Truman and Walt Disney. On Monday, Tilley confirmed he has chosen Limbaugh -- along with Dred Scott -- to have busts of their likeness to be placed in the Missouri State Capitol. ...
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The elementary challenge: New principal looking forward to work at Cape's Jefferson school
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
In 14 years at Jefferson Elementary, principal Mark Cook has never been "some guy back off in the office." Leading a school with Jefferson's academic and demographic challenges takes building and keeping good relationships with students' families and an establishment of the community's trust, he said...
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Body found in Diversion Channel identified as missing Cape Girardeau man
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
After almost two months of authorities looking for him, it was a fisherman who found Bobby Hennecke. Hennecke's body was found Monday afternoon in the Diversion Channel at the Cape Girardeau and Scott County border, Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton confirmed Monday night.
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GIRARDOT CHAPTER SUPPORTS ANNUAL HEART WALK
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
Members of the Girardot Chapter IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals) participated in the annual American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Walk in Cape Girardeau, Saturday, February 25, 2012. Walkers representing the chapter collected pledges and donations. ...
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LOCAL CAREGIVER AT CAPETOWN RECEIVES HONOR AT ANNU
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
CONTACT: Morgan Beasley, Capetown, assisted living by Americare PHONE: 573-334-4855 DATE: February 21,2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL CAREGIVER AT CAPETOWN RECEIVES HONOR AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE Sean Barnes, a certified personal care assistant at Capetown Assisted & Independent Living, by Americare, recently received the "Resident Service Commitment Award" at the company's annual Caregiver Conference held in St. ...
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RaeAnne Alpers named assistant principal at CMS
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
RaeAnne Alpers, instructional coach at Cape Central Junior High School and an Ed.D candidate at Saint Louis University, has been named assistant principal at Cape Central Middle School. She will assume her new duties in August. Alpers received her bachelor of science degree in English and journalism from Murray State University, and her master of science in English from Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Superintendent attends education event
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
Missouri State Representative Wayne Wallingford, at right, joined Dr. Jim Welker, Superintendent of Cape Girardeau Public School District, to discuss education issues at an event sponsored by the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) in Jefferson City...
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Best buddies
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/06/12)
Maggie and Lexus are best buddies and spend many days looking out our bay window.
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Caring for Aging Parents: Elder Rage & Alzheimer's
(Submitted Story ~ 03/06/12)
For eleven years I pleaded with my obstinate elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother, but after 55 years of loving each other he adamantly insisted on taking care of her himself. Every caregiver I hired to help him called in exasperation, "Jacqueline, I just can't work with your father--his temper is impossible to handle. I don't think he'll accept help until he's on his knees himself."...
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Science fair set for today at SEMO
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The region's largest science fair and competition for high school students will be held today at Southeast Missouri State University. The 56th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair is planned to be larger than in years past, with 33 participating schools and 462 students...
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Man accused of lighting marijuana cigarette in downtown Cape business
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Saturday after allegedly lighting a marijuana cigarette in a downtown business. Officers responded to a disturbance at 26 N. Main St. around 7:30 p.m., police said. Employees told the officers that the man refused to leave after being asked and that he threatened another patron. Officers found the man, later identified as John F. Konopka III, 30, walking away from the business...
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Study: Farm incomes to fall this year
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A study by an agriculture economics group at the University of Missouri shows that farm income will fall slightly in 2012 due to dropping crop prices. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI) made public its U.S. Baseline Briefing Book on agricultural and biofuel markets Monday...
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Driver hurt in rollover crash near Fruitland
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A man was injured Monday morning when he was ejected from his vehicle after he lost control of it on U.S. 61 just south of Fruitland. The driver, who Jackson police did not identify Monday morning, was heading south on U.S. 61 around 10 a.m. when he lost control of his Mitsubishi. The car rolled and ejected the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, Jackson police spokesman Rodney Barnes said...
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Jackson invites public opinion on uptown improvement
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Jackson residents, visitors and customers are encouraged to participate in a confidential online survey that will help develop a strategic plan to improve uptown Jackson. Jackson was selected in 2010 as a Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri Initiative community. ...
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John McCain calls for airstrikes on Syria
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain on Monday became the first senator to call for airstrikes against Syria, saying President Barack Obama has taken too soft a stand against President Bashar Assad and his crackdown on his own people. The Arizona Republican said the Syrian government's slaughter of unarmed civilians has likely resulted in war crimes and that its neighbors in the region will intervene militarily, with or without the U.S. ...
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Romney, Santorum face off during Super Tuesday contests
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- On the eve of their Super Tuesday showdown, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum strained for an edge in Ohio on Monday and braced for the 10 primaries and caucuses likely to redefine the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Newt Gingrich, though winless for more than a month, campaigned in Tennessee and issued a stream of signals that he intended to stay in the race...
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Baby dropped in field by tornado buried in Indiana
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
SALEM, Ind. -- A 15-month-old Indiana girl who clung to life for two days after being scooped up by a tornado that killed her parents and two siblings was buried Monday in a snow-covered cemetery, a poignant end to what had seemed to be a miracle story of survival...
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Guantanamo sentences lighter than expected
(International News ~ 03/06/12)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The military tribunals held at this isolated U.S. outpost have been lambasted as kangaroo courts, heavily weighted in favor of the prosecution. But most of the convictions so far have led to lighter than expected sentences...
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Anti-Putin protest in Moscow broken up by riot police
(International News ~ 03/06/12)
MOSCOW -- An attempt by Vladimir Putin's foes to protest his presidential election victory by occupying a Moscow square ended Monday with riot police quickly dispersing and detaining hundreds of demonstrators -- a stark reminder of the challenges faced by Russia's opposition...
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Aldermen OK spring, summer events in Jackson
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen approved a series of spring and summer city events Monday night. An annual Park Day was set for April 28, beginning at 8 a.m. at City Park shelter No. 1.T-shirts and refreshments will be provided to participants who help clean up the park. Contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 204-8848 for more details...
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Waller attorney refiles appeal of federal prison sentence
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
The federal government miscalculated sentencing guidelines, erroneously alleged Clay Waller killed his wife and used that alleged murder to give him a maximum sentence on Internet threatening charges, Waller's attorney wrote in an appeal that became available to the public Monday...
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Survey: More optimism about economy
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy is improving faster than economists had expected. They now foresee slightly stronger growth and hiring than they did two months earlier -- trends that would help President Barack Obama's re-election hopes. Those are among the findings of an Associated Press survey late last month of leading economists. ...
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Miner business destroyed by fire
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
MINER, Mo. -- A fire early Monday morning in Miner destroyed a new business and remains under investigation. According to Miner assistant fire chief Randall Briggs, firefighters were called to the scene between 1 and 1:30 a.m. on Route HH, which is in Miner jurisdiction...
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Isle of Capri selling Miss. casino-hotel for about $45M
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. is selling a Biloxi, Miss., casino-hotel to Golden Nugget Biloxi Inc. for about $45 million. The transaction for the Isle Casino Hotel is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, Isle of Capri said on Monday...
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Cape improvement program receives zero public input
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
A public hearing set aside for input drew not a single comment about Cape Girardeau's capital improvements program Monday night. The city council is required by charter to seek public input on the program that tops $230 million for more than 180 funded and unfunded projects...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
Today is Tuesday, March 6, the 66th day of 2012. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 6, 1962, what became known as the Ash Wednesday Storm began pounding the mid-Atlantic coast; over a three-day period, the storm resulted in 40 deaths and caused more than $200 million in property damage...
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‘Desperate Housewives' creator begins testimony in Sheridan lawsuit
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/12)
LOS ANGELES -- The creator of "Desperate Housewives" told jurors Monday that he received permission to kill Nicollette Sheridan's character four months before he was involved in a dispute during which the actress claims he struck her on the head...
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Economists: Transportation bill is ‘not really' going to create jobs
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- The lure of roads, bridges, buses and trains isn't enough anymore to drive an expensive transportation bill through Congress. So to round up votes, congressional leaders are pitching the bills as the hottest thing around these days: job generators...
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Remembering Cape Girardeau
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/12)
Upon moving to Cape Girardeau in 1989, for two and a half years, I'd trespass upon the Hotel Marquette, not realizing the owner would become one of my dearest friends, and I'd have full run of the place. We all agree that Thad Bullock was a character, but maybe not on what kind of character. ...
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Speak Out 3/6/12
(Speak Out ~ 03/06/12)
MY whole family drove down from St. Louis to see my daughter in "The Pajama Game," and I hope you all know how wonderful it is to have such professional entertainment in your community. A wonderful show! Thank you to the Department of Theatre and Dance for all you do for our girl...
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Prayer 3/6/12
(Prayer ~ 03/06/12)
O Father God, may our arms reach out to those in need. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program remains optimistic about future
(College Sports ~ 03/06/12)
The competitor in Dickey Nutt tells him the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team could have done better this year. The realist in Nutt tells him the Redhawks made more progress while he continues the rebuilding process after taking over a program that was down in the dumps...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team concludes 10-game homestand vs. SLU
(College Sports ~ 03/06/12)
The Southeast baseball team looks to rebound from a weekend sweep
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Cardinals drop spring debut against Marlins
(Professional Sports ~ 03/06/12)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Josh Johnson was walking the golf course as a spectator at the Honda Classic last week when he encountered a stranger who was a fan of the Miami Marlins ace. "He said he had me in fantasy league last year," Johnson said. "I said, ‘Sorry.'"...
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Steel frame of lumber warehouse at Cape Menards going up
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Steel is going up on the lumber warehouse at the Menards home improvement center Monday, March 5, 2012, at the southwest corner of Siemers Drive and Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau. The retail center is under roof. The store is expected to open in the spring...
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Judge mulls lawsuit over Mo. prayer measure
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A central Missouri judge is considering a legal challenge over a state constitutional amendment dealing with prayer. Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce held a hearing Monday. Missouri lawmakers passed the constitutional amendment last year and referred it to the 2012 ballot. ...
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Mo. state agencies see hit from rising gas prices
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Consumers aren't the only ones being hit by Missouri's rising gas prices - the state's government is feeling the pinch at the pump too. The Missouri State Highway Patrol needs more money for fuel, while other state agencies with employees who drive as part of their job, such as child welfare investigators, may have to make cuts to other parts of their budgets to pay for gas, the state's budget director said...
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Analysis: Mo. ranks both liberal and conservative
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has some proud members of Congress these days. U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, a Democrat from St. Louis, is happy he was rated the most liberal lawmaker in the House. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican from the rural central Missouri town of St. ...
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Jury selection underway in Virginia Tech trial
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. -- Jury selection opened Monday in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of two Virginia Tech students killed during a campus rampage nearly five years ago. The trial is being held in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg. University officials will be asked to defend their actions of April 16, 2007, when a student gunman killed 32 people and then himself on the Blacksburg campus. It was the most deadly shooting spree in modern U.S. history...
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Japan cleans up radiation zone, unsure of success
(International News ~ 03/06/12)
FUKUSHIMA, Japan -- Workers in rubber boots chip at the frozen ground, scraping until they've removed the top 2 inches of radioactive soil from the yard of a single home. Total amount of waste gathered: roughly 60 tons. One down, tens of thousands to go. And since wind and rain spread radiation easily, even this yard may need to be dug up again...
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Out of the past 3/6/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/06/12)
Speaking at the annual Cape Girardeau County Lincoln Day observance last night, Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft called on Republicans to follow the example of leadership set by Abraham Lincoln. AMARILLO, Texas -- Derick Turner sank a last-second shot that propelled the Southeast Missouri State University Indians into the championship game of the South Central Regional Basketball Tournament; the Indians trimmed West Texas 72-71 to advance and will face Delta State University tonight...
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Births 3/6/12
(Births ~ 03/06/12)
Daughter to Harley Jean Martin of Marble Hill, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Name, Casey Ann. Weight, 6 pounds. First child. Ms. Martin is the daughter of Vickie Colegate of Marble Hill and Larry Martin of Farmington, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Troy Voelker
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Troy Daniel Voelker, 42, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home. He was born April 24, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, to Gary and Doris Miget Voelker. He and Carol Denise Britt were married Sept. 16, 2000, in Gordonville. Troy worked for Schoen Dairy Farms...
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Mildred Varnum
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Mildred Lucille Varnum, 87, of Jackson passed away Sunday, March 4, 2011, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 23, 1924, in Jackson, daughter of George W. and Agnes Davidson Niblack. She and Doyle Kennett Varnum were married Feb. 14, 1976. He passed away Nov. 20, 2005...
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Jessie Trexler
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Jessie Trexler, 36, of Jonesboro died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be private in Pleasant Grove Memorial Park...
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Discount card saves customers on prescription drug costs
(Community ~ 03/06/12)
The United Way and FamilyWize recently announced that a prescription drug discount card made possible by the organizations' partnership has saved people living and working in the Cape Girardeau County area more than $158,800 on prescription drug costs since 2007...
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Ray Treece
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ray William Treece, 93, of Anna, formerly of Carbondale, Ill., died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Casper Cemetery, with the Rev. Federico Higuera officiating. Military honors will be conducted by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 and the Funeral Honors Team of Marion, Ill...
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Merle Rivet
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Merle A. Rivet, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1928, in New Orleans, daughter of Charles and Margarite Scofield Adams. She and Kenneth F. Rivet Sr. were married Dec. 20, 1946. He passed away in January 1996...
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Sandy Reeves
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Sandy J. Graham Reeves, 73, of Union, Mo., died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at her home. She was formerly of Marble Hill. The funeral is at 2 p.m. today at Midlawn Funeral Home in Union, with the Rev. Tom Ison officiating. Burial will be in Midlawn Memorial Gardens...
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Ila Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Ila L. Niswonger, 90, of Jackson died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Jackson Manor. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Gene Mull
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Gene Mull, 84, of Anna died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 15, 1928, in Anna, son of Jack and Reba (Clutts) Mull. Mull served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Visitation will be from noon to service time Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna...
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Alan Langston
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Alan W. Langston, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 24, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to Albert G. and Bertha M. "Lipps" Langston. He and Ruth Ellen Sprengel were married June 14, 1958, in Hernando, Miss...
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Irene Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
Irene Johnson, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at her home. She was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Utica, Ohio, to Steve and Grace Honaker Bartok. She and Richard Johnson were married March 15, 1959, in Millwood, Ohio. Irene was a custodian at Central High School 18 years, retiring in 1994. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1968...
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Eleanor Degenhardt
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eleanor Degenhardt, 88, of Perryville died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, and from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
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Erwin Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Erwin J. Buchanan, 94, of Jefferson City died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Adams Street Place. He was born March 28, 1917, in Merriam, Kan., son of William Floyd and Elsie Garst Buchanan. Erwin was a 1934 graduate of Marshfield, Mo., High School. ...
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Bernie, Mo., cancer survivor writes how-to-book about cancer
(Community ~ 03/06/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The chemo will not be the death of me," 35-year-old Bernie resident Becky Dennington wrote in the fall of 2010, shortly after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. "But in a sense, I feel like that first drop of chemo is going to mark the end of this Beck. This blonde-haired, healthy, goofy, giddy Beck."...
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Jackson fire report 3/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/12)
*** Jackson *** Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * Emergency medical service on U.S. 61. * A structure fire on Otto Drive.
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Pipe replacement to close Route OO in Cape County
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Route OO in Cape Girardeau County will be closed Wednesday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway. The section of road is from County Road 369 to County Road 375. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Route H in Bollinger County closed for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route H in Bollinger County will be closed Thursday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The section of road is from County Road 705 to County Road 703. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 8 a.m. ...
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A look at history
(Editorial ~ 03/06/12)
If you attended the event last Sunday at the Red House Interpretive Center in Cape Girardeau, you saw a special piece of history: two ledgers documenting Louis Lorimier's sales at trading post in Vincennes, Ind., and Cape Girardeau. The display and presentation was part of a series of events to be held this year marking the bicentennial anniversary of Lorimier's death. ...
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Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal appeals court Monday denied a request by the Tucson shooting suspect's lawyers to halt their mentally ill client's forced medication with psychotropic drugs and end his treatment at a Missouri federal prison facility. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling clears the way for prison authorities to continue to medicate and treat Jared Lee Loughner...
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Mo. House backs measure to overhaul prison system
(State News ~ 03/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House has given first-round approval to legislation that could shorten the sentences of some criminals who are placed on probation or parole. Under the legislation, non-violent parolees or probationers would receive 30 days of credit toward their sentence for every month they go without a violation...
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Woman assaulted on Cape LaCroix Trail on Sunday
(Local News ~ 03/06/12)
Cape Girardeau police are asking people using Cape LaCroix Recreational Trail in Cape Girardeau to use caution after a woman was assaulted Sunday afternoon. Police spokesman Darin Hickey said a 49-year-old woman was pushed into the woods at gunpoint near the Osage Centre around 4:30 p.m. Sunday by a man who parked near her car in a lot at Lexington Avenue and followed her a short distance...
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Super Tuesday voters put imprint on GOP race
(National News ~ 03/06/12)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Mitt Romney is angling to solidify his front-runner status and Rick Santorum to keep it a two-man race as voters in 10 states put Super Tuesday's imprint on the Republican presidential contest. Newt Gingrich just hopes to keep his struggling campaign alive with a strong showing in Georgia...
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A progress report for Jackson
(Column ~ 03/06/12)
To keep citizens up to date on the city's progress in 2011, here is a summary taken from the annual accomplishments report that was just completed. This report encourages each city department to look at what was accomplished during the previous year. The city has been compiling this report for the last 10 years, and it is a very informative document...
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Mo. House backs stiffer penalties for baby deaths
(State News ~ 03/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - People who injure or kill a baby by shaking the child could face tougher penalties under legislation moving through the Missouri House. The House has endorsed a measure expanding Missouri's child abuse law to specifically cover causing a baby's death or injury by shaking...
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Colts announce Peyton Manning's release
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts ended their successful partnership with a tearful goodbye Wednesday, when team owner Jim Irsay released the star quarterback rather than pay a whopping $28 million bonus while there are lingering questions about his health...
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City to recognize completion of Big Bend, Bloomfield projects
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
They caused motorists to grumble at times, but Cape Girardeau officials said Tuesday they think any hassle caused by two recently completed road projects was worth it. Two ribbon cuttings are scheduled this month to recognize the completion of road-enhancement projects for Bloomfield and Big Bend roads, beginning at 11:30 a.m. today along Big Bend Road between Johnson and Fifth streets. The Bloomfield Road event is set for 1:30 p.m. March 20...
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President Obama: I don't know what's in Limbaugh's heart
(National News ~ 03/07/12)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he called a Georgetown law student who was labeled a "slut" by radio host Rush Limbaugh because he doesn't want people who speak their mind about policy issues to be discouraged or attacked. Asked to comment on Limbaugh's apology, Obama said he doesn't know "what's in Rush Limbaugh's heart."...
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Weather service confirms tornado hit Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
Results of a National Weather Service damage survey show the storm that hit Cape Girardeau County Feb. 29 contained an EF2 tornado. The National Weather Service reports the tornado's 32-mile path stretched from Oak Ridge to Giant City State Park in extreme southeast Jackson County in Southern Illinois...
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Autopsy indicates no foul play in missing Cape Girardeau man's death
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
There was no indication of foul play in the death of a man whose body was found in the Diversion Channel on Monday, an autopsy revealed Tuesday. Bobby Hennecke, 59, had been missing since Jan. 15, and a fisherman found his body Monday. Authorities identified the man as Hennecke after they found his wallet on the body...
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Record number of students compete in regional science fair
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
Students from area junior and senior high schools went in droves to the Show Me Center Tuesday to bring their ideas about science in front of the region and a panel of judges for the 56th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair. This year's fair had the largest ever number of participants, with 462 students from 33 schools...
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Cape Girardeau deer committee recommends urban hunting
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
A Cape Girardeau city committee appointed to study controlling the urban deer population voted to recommend an urban hunting program to the city council. The committee voted 4-1 to encourage the city council to adopt a program that would allow bow hunting on private land within the city limits. Landowners would have to allow hunting on their land, under the program...
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Shelley Keeney files for new 145th House District seat
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Rep. Shelley Keeney, R-Marble Hill, has filed to run for a third term in the Missouri House, where she said she hopes to continue to promote issues that she thinks are important to her conservative constituents. Keeney, 32, so far is the only candidate interested in the new 145th District, which was shuffled in light of redistricting that was prompted by the 2010 census population data. ...
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Two women arrested for Taco Bell robberies
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two Poplar Bluff woman were arrested for robbing two Taco Bell restaurants. Brittany M. Cannon, 20, and Stephanie N. Parkison, 26, were arrested Tuesday in Poplar Bluff for allegedly robbing a Dexter, Mo., Taco Bell. While being interviewed about the armed robbery, Parkison confessed to the Dexter robbery and a similar one last week in Poplar Bluff, said Poplar Bluff deputy chief Jeff Rolland...
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Hawks in Transition (H.I.T. Team)
(Submitted Story ~ 03/07/12)
One of the goals of the H.I.T. Team is to increase special needs students' comfort with interacting with regular education students. To accomplish this goal, the Peer Partnership Program was implemented by Steven Nation and Laurel Bush. Regular education students are mentors to special needs students. They meet on a weekly basis. During the meetings students work on social activities that help the students get to know each other. PPP allows the students to grow and interact with their mentors...
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Assault suspect shoots self in public view after Cape Girardeau police chase
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
An intense police chase Tuesday afternoon ended with the man suspected of assaulting a woman along a Cape Girardeau trail shooting
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Where there's smoke, there's community
(Column ~ 03/07/12)
By Dr. Barbara Kohlfeld and staff On behalf of the staff of Barbara Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, I wish to gratefully acknowledge all of the many people who assisted us after a fire at the school Dec. 6. We appreciate the valiant efforts of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department as they responded to the situation. ...
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Louder Than Before Concert
(Submitted Story ~ 03/07/12)
Music is the universal language of love. Music can inspire every age and religion. St.Vincent De Paul Parish Perryville, Missouri is hosting a free concert for all ages and faiths. This is the first of its kind. Concert will be streamed live over the Internet.I anticipate a crowd of 6 to 8 thousand people. St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, and surrounding area are invited. Loving others is a simple solution, to a complicated world. Connect to concert @ www.livebvideo.com...
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Girl Scouts Celebrates 100 Years
(Submitted Story ~ 03/07/12)
Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland - with members throughout central and southern Missouri, southeast Kansas, and northeast Oklahoma - joins Girl Scouts around the country to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts in 2012. March 12, 2012 will mark 100 years from the day that the first Girl Scout troop was established in the United States...
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Mixing 10 donates to Relay For Life
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/07/12)
Mixing 10 and Relay For Life hosted a joint fundraiser on March 2nd and 3rd. A total of $2280 was raised from cover charge and 10% of sales.
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Blake DeWitt
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/07/12)
Went to a Spring Training game at the Chicago Cubs training camp in Mesa, AZ. on March 5th 2012. The Cubs played the Oakland A's. Oakland won 8 to 7, but Blake hit a homerun and scored twice.
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Cape Girardeau, owner still disagree what to do about Wiggery building
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
A downtown building owner and the city of Cape Girardeau are still at odds over the future of a historic Main Street building. At a condemnation hearing in November, John Wyman, owner of the building at 101 N. Main St., was ordered by the city's building supervisor to come back to the city with preliminary repair plans...
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Heartland Writer's Guild to Meet
(Submitted Story ~ 03/07/12)
The Heartland Writer's Guild (HWG) will meet at 2pm on Sunday, March 18th in the Steck House, next door to the First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. You may park on the church parking lot for easier access (fewer steps) through the back door of the house...
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Missouri Democrats object to Limbaugh honor
(State News ~ 03/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The decision of the Missouri House speaker to induct Rush Limbaugh into the Hall of Famous Missourians is drawing objections from the chamber's Democrats. A letter signed Tuesday by 48 House Democrats says the conservative radio talk show host is unworthy of the honor. The letter asks Speaker Steve Tilley to abandon the decision he made months ago to add Limbaugh to the circle of bronze busts in the state Capitol...
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Dow falls more than 200 points
(National News ~ 03/07/12)
Stocks suffered their biggest losses in three months Tuesday, the first hiccup in a strong and steady rally to start the year. Wall Street worried about the global economy and waited while Greece pressured the last investors to sign on for its bailout...
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New iPad expected to have modest upgrades
(National News ~ 03/07/12)
NEW YORK -- Apple is expected to reveal a new iPad model today, with a sharper screen and perhaps an option for faster wireless broadband. The upgrades are relatively minor, but the iPad is secure in its position as the king of tablets. As usual, Apple has kept the features of the new device secret. ...
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Local Zontas to mark women's progress Thursday
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
Local members of the Zonta Club will wear yellow roses Thursday to mark International Women's Day and Zonta Rose Day. International Women's Day is a global celebration of the progress made toward achieving equality for women. Zonta Rose Day allows Zonta clubs around the world to raise awareness in their communities of their organization's mission to advance the status of women worldwide...
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Sheriff: Crime committed in Chaffee dog shooting
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter believes there is a criminal element to the case of the dog that was shot in Chaffee by city officials last month. The Scott County Sheriff's Department investigated complaints from the Elfrink family that claimed their missing dog had been shot by Chaffee police, Walter said. The department turned its findings over to Scott County prosecutor Paul Boyd, who turned the case over to a special prosecutor, his office confirmed Tuesday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/07/12)
Today is Wednesday, March 7, the 67th day of 2012. There are 299 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 7, 1912, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen arrived in Hobart, Australia, where he dispatched telegrams announcing his success in leading the first expedition to the South Pole the previous December...
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County Road 589 in Stoddard County closed for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- County Road 589 at the intersection of U.S. 60 in Stoddard County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert pipe under the roadway. Weather permitting, work will be done from 8 a.m. to 2 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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I-55 in Ste. Gen Co. reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- North- and southbound Interstate 55 from Route N/J at Ozora, Mo., to the Jefferson County line in Ste. Genevieve County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs...
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81-year-old R.I. woman wins $336.4M Powerball
(National News ~ 03/07/12)
CRANSTON, R.I. -- An 81-year-old woman from Newport won last month's $336.4 million Powerball jackpot, sleeping with the winning ticket in her Bible before coming forward to claim the sixth-largest U.S. prize on Tuesday, a family representative said...
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East Libya declares semiautonomy
(International News ~ 03/07/12)
BENGHAZI, Libya -- Tribal leaders and militia commanders declared oil-rich eastern Libya a semiautonomous state Tuesday, a unilateral move that the interim head of state called a "dangerous" conspiracy by Arab nations to tear the country apart six months after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi...
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Nuclear talks with Iran to resume
(International News ~ 03/07/12)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Efforts to find a diplomatic solution to Iran's disputed nuclear program appeared to get a boost Tuesday when world powers agreed to a new round of talks with Tehran, and Iran gave permission for inspectors to visit a site suspected of secret atomic work...
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CrossRoads church sells cookbooks for improvements
(Column ~ 03/07/12)
CrossRoads Church near Jackson has a new cookbook for sale: "CrossRoads Family Recipes: From Our Family To Yours." The proceeds of the sale of this book will go toward church and grounds improvements. There are 182 pages of recipes and a nice section in the back of the book with additional recipes, nutritional tips, household hints, kid's kitchen crafts and gifts from the kitchen with a new look that I had not seen before. ...
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Spreading rock on your garden can help feed soil
(Community ~ 03/07/12)
If you feel like getting out in the garden, now is as good a time as any to spread rock on the ground. Or not (more on that later). You say your ground already has enough rocks in it? True enough, but the rock I'm talking about is a powder, and is likely a different kind of rock from what you already have...
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Candidate filings
(Editorial ~ 03/07/12)
Election season is in full gear. Last Tuesday, the first day candidates could file to run in the August primary election, a number of individuals officially threw their hats in the ring. This year's slew of candidates in Cape Girardeau County was largely due to open races for public administrator and assessor. ...
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Cardinals fall to 0-2 in spring games
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/12)
St. Louis prospect Matt Adams belted a grand slam in an 8-6 loss to the Mets
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Prayer 3/7/12
(Prayer ~ 03/07/12)
O Heavenly Father, gracious Lord, thank you for your provision. Amen.
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Limbaugh rhetoric and the national dialogue
(Column ~ 03/07/12)
I wonder how Rush Limbaugh the man wrestles with Rush Limbaugh the entertainer. I wonder if the man ponders his legacy; if he ever, in his quiet moments, considers how he'll be remembered. I wonder if the man ever considers how he is being thought of in his hometown here in Cape Girardeau. I wonder how often the entertainer thinks about his last name and the brilliant Limbaugh lawyers who came before him...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team loses homestand finale 22-11
(College Sports ~ 03/07/12)
The Redhawks belted five home runs in the loss to Saint Louis
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Corps: Missouri River reservoirs ready for runoff
(State News ~ 03/07/12)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Missouri River reservoirs have begun the spring runoff season with slightly more space than the normal amount for flood control storage. The corps says that as of Thursday, the system storage had an extra 300,000 acre-feet of storage...
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Mo. Senate leaders opposed cut to blind aid
(State News ~ 03/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Senate leaders say they won't go along with a Missouri House plan to eliminate a state aid program for the blind. The House Budget Committee opened hearings Monday on a proposed budget that would get rid of a $28 million blind aid program to help avoid cuts that Gov. Jay Nixon had proposed for public colleges and universities...
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Mo. Democratic leader no longer working for party
(State News ~ 03/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri Democratic Party leader is no longer working for the state party. Matt Teter last month was placed on unpaid leave as the party's executive director while St. Louis police were investigating allegations of a domestic assault. The Missouri Democratic Party said Monday that Teter stopped working for the party this past Friday. It is looking for a new executive director...
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Mo. senator seeks to expand elder abuse law
(State News ~ 03/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri senator wants the state to expand its law on elder abuse by adding language to protecting older citizens from financial exploitation. Sen. Kevin Engler is proposing to make it a crime for those with authority over an elderly person to take advantage of the older person's state of mind for financial gain. The legislation would apply to people who have guardianship, power of attorney or some other financial management role for seniors...
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Southeast Missouri State tennis team loses home opener to SIUC
(College Sports ~ 03/07/12)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team lost its home opener Tuesday, 6-1 against SIU Carbondale. The Salukis (6-1) won five of six singles matches and swept the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Southeast (1-4) notched its lone victory when Heather Robinson defeated Aridna Cairo Baza 6-4, 6-4 at No. 5 singles...
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Mo. Senate endorses open meetings on redistricting
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- New redistricting efforts for the Missouri Legislature would be conducted in public under a proposal endorsed by senators. Officials responsible for drawing the districts for the 34-member Senate and 163-member House held some private discussions while considering maps...
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Out of the past 3/7/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/07/12)
Central Missouri State sank Southeast Missouri State University's hopes for basketball glory, as the Jennies trim the Otahkians 64-62 in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Central Regional at Houck Field house; the disappointment follows on the heels of the Indians' tournament elimination in Amarillo, Texas, yesterday at the hands of Delta State 90-84...
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Smart weeding: Some planning now can save time and back strain
(Community ~ 03/07/12)
Hand weeding is one of the most demanding chores in gardening, but it doesn't have to be that way. Mulching, spraying, plant crowding and inexpensive stand-up tools can ease much of the back-straining work. And the time to plan for it is now, before you use any of that homemade compost or build your budget for planting supplies...
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Santorum takes three states to Romney's five
(National News ~ 03/07/12)
It appears that when Rick Santorum steps to the lectern in Cape Girardeau on Saturday night, he will still be solidly in the running as a potential GOP challenger for Democratic President Barack Obama. While Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured four other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, he was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with Rick Santorum, who won three states...
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Jackson police and fire report 3/7/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/7/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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James Tanner
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James A. Tanner, 90, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home in Sikeston. He was born Dec. 26, 1921, in Portageville, Mo., to the late Benjamin and Lillie Mae Bodi Tanner. He worked as a carpenter more than 50 years. On June 20, 1942, in Sikeston, he married Martha Jane Stoner, who preceded him in death Dec. 17, 2003...
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Robert Stuhlman
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
Robert L. Stuhlman, 81, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. There is no service. Announcement by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Velma Jackson
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
Velma Ruth Jackson, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 17, 1921, in Vanduser, Mo., daughter of Thomas F. and Bertha R. Robinson Irvin. She and Willard Eugene Hankins were married June 13, 1938, in Vanduser. She and Finnas Andrew "Bill" Jackson were married Aug. 18, 1951. He passed away June 25, 1979...
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Larry Knupp Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Larry Wayne Knupp Jr., 36, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Joyce Kain
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
Joyce Kain, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 3, 1942, in Commerce, Mo., to Robert Lawrence and Lillie Vern Rommel Swan. She and Charles A. Kain were married Aug. 18, 1962, in Cape Girardeau. He died June 13, 1995...
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Ronald Freeman
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ronald Freeman, 74, of Chaffee died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict. There is no service. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...
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Virginia Fenimore
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
Virginia Fenimore, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Ratliff Care Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Sandra Benne
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Sandra Kay Benne, 63, of Marble Hill died Saturday, March 3, 2012. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to service time March 16 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. March 16 at the funeral home...
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Robert Lawrence
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Robert M. Lawrence, 77, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Saturday, March 3, 2012, in a Fort Smith hospital. He was born Feb. 21, 1935, in Essex, Mo. He attended school in Advance, and graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1958...
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Ila Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
Ila L. Niswonger, 90, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 1, 1921, near Randles, daughter of John Thomas and Sara Jane Eddleman Winkler. She and Charles William Niswonger were married May 10, 1945. He passed away April 13, 1980...
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Sharlene Lewis
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
Sharlene Danielle Lewis, 27, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. She was born June 29, 1984, in St. Louis. Sharlene was strong, independent and full of life. She had a great laugh and a huge smile that could light up a room...
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Lena Campbell
(Obituary ~ 03/07/12)
Lena Campbell, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 27, 1945, in Tillatoba, Miss., to the late Jake and Mary Smith Brock. She is survived by her husband, Hershel Campbell; five children, Greg, Kenneth and Rose Campbell, Delia Douthit and Carolin Campbell, all of Cape Girardeau...
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Delta girls basketball season ends in Class 1 sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/12)
Delta fell to hot-shooting Naylor 48-23 in the Class 1 girls playoff game
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'Mary Poppins,' 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' composer dies at age 86
(Entertainment ~ 03/07/12)
LONDON -- How do you sum up the work of songwriter Robert B. Sherman? Try one word: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The tongue-twisting term, sung by magical nanny Mary Poppins, is like much of Sherman's work -- both complex and instantly memorable, for child and adult alike. Once heard, it was never forgotten...
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Hackers busted after one becomes FBI informant
(National News ~ 03/07/12)
NEW YORK -- The shadowy underworld of Internet hackers was rocked by news Tuesday that one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals has been an FBI informant for months and helped authorities build a case against five alleged comrades...
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Blues beat Chicago 5-1, claim a share of NHL points lead
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Jaroslav Halak won his sixth consecutive start to match a career best, and St. Louis' penalty killers ran their streak to 32 stops in a row, lifting the Blues to the top of the NHL with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night...
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Candidate questionnaire: Linda Reinwald-Pickup
(Local News ~ 03/07/12)
NAME: Linda Reinwald-Pickup AGE: 58 PLACE OF BIRTH: Marshall, Missouri SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Dr. Harry W. Pickup III, daughters Suzi Reinwald and Dana Reinwald-Proffer, stepson Christopher Pickup, stepdaughter Sharon Pickup-Thompson OCCUPATION: Retired Teacher; Independent Distributor of Young Living Oils: Raindrop Practitioner...
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Scott County Central boys basketball team thwarts Risco again
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- There was still 1 minute, 20 seconds left on the clock when LaMarcus Steward walked over to teammate Dominique Porter in the backcourt while their opponent shot a free throw. The outcome of Scott County Central's Class 1 sectional against Risco had been decided long before, so the two seniors took a moment to assess what soon would be a 100-76 victory...
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Southeast Missourian Player of the week: Scott City's Zach Cotner
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/12)
Senior Zach Cotner gave coach Mark Dannenmueller a big hug after the Scott City boys basketball team captured the Class 3 District 3 title. "I don't even know how to explain it," Cotner said. "I've never felt this way before in my life. This is a great feeling."...
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Summers doubles Dillon in fundraising for Cape's Ward 3 election
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
Cape Girardeau City Council Ward 3 candidate Trent Summers collected $1,725 in contributions, outpacing his opponent Ellen Dillon by almost double, according to finance reports filed last week. Dillon reported that she had collected $985 as of Feb. 18 in the document that was due at the Cape Girardeau County clerk's office Feb. 28. She also reported that she had about $875 cash on hand. Dillon is a speech and communication instructor at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Democrats ask administration office to block Limbaugh bust from Capitol
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
Saying it would "not bring honor to the state," House Democrats on Wednesday called on the Office of Administration to block an effort to induct conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh in the Hall of Famous Missourians. House Speaker Steve Tilley's decision has also caught the attention of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, who announced Wednesday he wants the procedure studied...
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Several bills aimed at Missouri's Second Injury Fund
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
David Loyd would rather be working. Instead, the 55-year-old spends his days in constant pain. He takes three pain medications, including Vicodin, just to make it through each day at his Sedgewickville, Mo., home. "I get up every morning, and it's a blessing ... but life's a challenge," he said...
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Mother & Son Game Night at Osage Centre
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
Moms and sons, ages 2-16, are invited out to the second annual Mother/Son Game Night on March 31 at the Osage Centre. Register by March 26 for discounted rates, or up through the event date. Fun, games, and refreshments all are provided. Call Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation for more information: 573-339-6340 or 573-339-6342...
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Cape Girardeau 5K Training Course Available
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
The City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will offer its sixth seasonal 5K Training Course beginning on Monday, March 19. The course provides an opportunity to get in shape, gain cardiovascular endurance and improve running form while training for races. Runners of all skill levels can attend...
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City of Cape Parks & Recreation Job Fair March 14
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
Join the City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on March 14 at Osage Centre for a job fair regarding part-time and seasonal employment opportunities. For more information contact Parks and Recreation at 573-339-6340 or 573-339-6342. Openings are available in the following areas:...
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Marine Corps Ready...
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/08/12)
This photo was taken on USMC base Camp Pendleton, California. I was getting ready for work and Chewbawaca decided he wanted to come come to work too! Chewbawaca is a 15 lb. Siamese and loves to lay around and get attention; that is his goal in life.....
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MERRILL EMERGES AS TOP GUN AT 2012 MESQUITE SHOOT
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
MERRILL EMERGES AS TOP GUN AT 2012 MESQUITE SHOOTOUT Missourian Claims First LDA Tour Title Dustin Merrill captured his first LDA Tour title in dramatic fashion, prevailing at the season-opening Mesquite Shootout after an unscheduled detour through the loser's bracket...
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Cape Public Works Using Waste Oil for Heat
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
In a move as economical as it is efficient, Cape Girardeau is now using used motor oil to heat a couple of its buildings. The Public Works Department building and the Recycling Center next door are now using waste oil for heat in the winter, saving money on energy and oil disposal fees...
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Williams' Receive Musco Gives Back Award
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
From Missouri Park and Recreation Association News Release Missouri Park and Recreation Association has announced that Scott and Penny Williams from the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department have been given the Musco Give Back Award for 2012. Sponsored by the Musco Lighting Company, this award recognizes exceptional service, and was presented at the Association's annual conference last week at the Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri...
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Police continue investigation into assault suspect's attempted suicide
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
Cape Girardeau police were not yet ready Wednesday to release the name of the man who shot himself after a police chase Tuesday afternoon.
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Terrific Tigers recognized at February meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education honored several outstanding students for their leadership, scholarship and service to others during the February board meeting. The recipients of the Terrific Tiger Award are pictured above with School Board President Stacy Kinder and Superintendent of Schools Dr. ...
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Police+Football+Neal Boyd+Ram Cheerleaders=Awesome
(Submitted Story ~ 03/08/12)
Neal Boyd will be performing the National Anthem and the St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders will be signing pictures for fans! The Cape County Enforcers (Cape County Law Enforcement) are going to be holding an event on March 24th at the Cape Central High School Football Stadium starting at 4:00pm. They will be playing a football game against The Springfield Guns (Springfield, MO Law enforcement) starting at 5:30pm. This is an event to help raise funds for Detective Travis Sikes who is battling cancer...
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Oran boys basketball team soars into Class 2 state quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/12)
The Oran boys basketball team defeated Crossroads 59-54 in a Class 2 sectional Wednesday.
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Hiring grows as companies hit their limits with workers
(National News ~ 03/08/12)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies will have to keep hiring steadily to meet their customers' rising demand. That's the message that emerged from a report Wednesday that employers are finding it harder to squeeze more output from their existing staff. It also helps explain why ADP, a payroll provider, estimated Wednesday that companies added 216,000 workers last month...
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GOP, Democrats fight over women voters
(National News ~ 03/08/12)
WASHINGTON -- Is the 2012 election shaping up to be all about women? President Barack Obama is working hard to woo this pivotal constituency in his re-election race. His Democratic allies are even accusing the GOP of launching a "war against women" after the Republicans reignited a new national debate over cultural issues, including birth control...
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Iran may be cleaning up nuke work, diplomats say
(International News ~ 03/08/12)
VIENNA -- Satellite images of an Iranian military facility appear to show trucks and earth-moving vehicles at the site, indicating an attempted cleanup of radioactive traces possibly left by tests of a nuclear-weapon trigger, diplomats said Wednesday...
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In bin Laden's lair, his wives split by suspicions
(International News ~ 03/08/12)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Osama bin Laden spent his last weeks in a house divided, amid wives riven by suspicions. On the top floor, sharing his bedroom, was his youngest wife and favorite. The trouble came when his eldest wife showed up and moved into the bedroom on the floor below...
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Horse slaughtering in Ozarks drawing opposition
(State News ~ 03/08/12)
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. (AP) -- A proposal to build a horse slaughtering and processing plant in southwest Missouri drew a large crowd of sometimes angry residents to a Mountain Grove City Council meeting. KY3-TV reports Tuesday night's meeting had to be moved because of the crowd, which booed some speakers...
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Windblown fires burn hundreds of acres in Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Wind-blown fires have burned hundreds of acres in several southwestern and southeastern Missouri counties. Smaller isolated fires also were reported in Kansas. The southwest Missouri fire started around noon Tuesday. It covered more than 1,500 acres near Bennett Spring State Park before it was contained early Wednesday...
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Trial date moved to May for Ware, Ill., woman accused in 4-year-old's death
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- The Ware, Ill., woman who was set to stand trial next week on charges linked to the death of her boyfriend's 4-year-old son had her trial date moved to May. Sacha Brown, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and concealment of a homicidal death in connection with the Dec. ...
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Nixon requests disaster declaration after tornadoes, storms
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon requested a federal disaster declaration Wednesday for Missouri counties with damage from last week's tornado outbreak. Nixon's request includes declarations for Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott and Stoddard counties, all of which were hit by National Weather Service-confirmed tornadoes in the early morning hours of Feb. 29...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/08/12)
Today is Thursday, March 8, the 68th day of 2012. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 8, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclad CSS Virginia rammed and sank the USS Cumberland and heavily damaged the USS Congress, both frigates, off Newport News, Va...
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National finalists
(Editorial ~ 03/08/12)
The four students from local high schools previously recognized as National Merit semifinalists have advanced to the finalists level in the scholarship program. Elizabeth Kiblinger (Notre Dame Regional High School), Nathan Fridley (Jackson High School), Veronica Ely (Cape Girardeau Central High School) and Lizzie Nussbaum (Central High School) were all recently notified of the distinction. ...
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Cape Girardeau's riverfront
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/12)
My husband and I love to go down to the Mississippi River and just watch the river and the barges. This week we were downtown at the river and walked the nice walk the city has provided. There was a nice lady down there with a bag picking up trash that some uncaring person or persons had just thrown down. If you want to have a pizza party down on the riverfront, at least have enough concern for the city to pick up your trash...
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An unfair advantage
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/12)
Maybe I'm speaking for myself when I say I don't begrudge wealthy people who have worked hard to earn what they have. However, I believe the large majority of the middle and lower financial classes believe as I do. I can certainly say that, at the age of 62, I no longer envy people with money. ...
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Speak Out 3/8/12
(Speak Out ~ 03/08/12)
IN response to the so-called hypocrites and birth control comment, I don't know what Catholics you are referring to, but even though I'm not a Catholic, I know many Catholic families. And they only have one or two children, one boy and one girl. Your comment is a fallacy and an insult. ...
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Prayer 3/8/12
(Prayer ~ 03/08/12)
O Father God, thank you for the many blessings you have given us. Amen.
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Indignation at only one end of spectrum
(Column ~ 03/08/12)
We have entered into the double-standard era of politics where righteous indignation is appropriate for one end of the political spectrum but clearly not the other. There's simply no other explanation. To fully implement a double standard, first and foremost you must have a compliant media. And no one can argue we lack a liberal-media bias unprecedented in our nation's history...
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Intervention in Syria: Opportunity and peril
(Column ~ 03/08/12)
In recent days, key U.S. senators, including John McCain and Joe Lieberman, have called for airstrikes against the Syrian regime, as well as direct aid to opposition groups. This would replicate the tactics used to terminate the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi, an enticing prospect given the brutality of Bashar Assad, the regime's support for terrorism, and its alliances with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah -- a rogue's gallery of anti-Americanism...
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what's neXt 3/8/12
(Community ~ 03/08/12)
"John Carter," rated PG-13 @Cape West 14 Cine "Silent House," rated R @Cape West 14 Cine "A Thousand Words," rated PG-13 @Cape West 14 Cine SATURDAY Sunday NEXT WEEK "Mario Party 9" Wii "Silent Hill: Downpour" X360 PS3...
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Out of the past 3/8/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/08/12)
The new Activities Center at First Baptist Church was dedicated last Sunday; the center includes a multipurpose game room and snack area, gymnasium and track, racquetball court, roller-skating area, fitness room for weight training and aerobic workouts, whirlpool and full locker room facilities...
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Jackson police and fire report 3/8/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/8/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/8/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Forbes tally grows to 1,226 billionaires
(National News ~ 03/08/12)
NEW YORK -- One made the list on the strength of girdle sales, another powered by electric sports cars. Still others lost billions or fell off the list altogether thanks to the weak global economy and the gyrations of financial markets. Forbes magazine released its annual tally of billionaires Wednesday, reporting that a record 1,226 people around the globe have a net worth in 10 digits. That's up 1 percent from last year's total...
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Solar storm headed toward Earth may disrupt power, flights, GPS
(National News ~ 03/08/12)
WASHINGTON -- The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should start smacking Earth between 12 and 4 a.m. Thursday, according to forecasters at the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center. They say the storm, which started with a massive solar flare, is growing as it speeds outward from the sun...
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Section of Route T to be finished by year's end
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
WAPPAPELLO LAKE, Mo. -- A permanent road to replace a damaged section of Route T at Wappapello Dam should be in place by the end of the year, according to officials. The $1.7 million project is expected to be the single most costly repair for the Missouri Department of Transportation following spring 2011 flooding in Southeast Missouri...
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Gladys Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gladys C. Vaughn, 88, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery at Silver Lake, Mo. Miller Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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George Pruitt
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
CAIRO, Ill. -- George Ann Pruitt, 77, of Cairo died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the True Church of Christ Divine in Cairo. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Temple Church of God in Christ in Cairo. Bennie Pruitt will officiate...
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Three men arrested after fight in Cape Girardeau street
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
Three men were arrested near the intersection of Good Hope and Lorimier streets Wednesday afternoon after allegedly engaging in a fight. Around 3 p.m., Larry Beard was driving down Lorimier Street to see a friend when he noticed the three men, who have not been identified, fighting in the street. Beard said he honked his horn at the men, but they continued to fight...
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Kiley Parr-Allison
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Kiley Parr-Allison, 33, of Chaffee, formerly of Oran, Mo., died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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David Overbey
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — David G. Overbey, 45, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Service will be private. Miller Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Larry Knupp Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Larry Wayne Knupp Jr., 36, of Olive Branch passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at his home. He was born Feb. 21, 1976, in Cape Girardeau, son of Larry Wayne and Teresa Parrish Knupp Sr. Larry was employed by 1st Tire and Wheel in Cape Girardeau...
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Lawrence Heise
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
Lawrence Calvin Heise, 90, of Oak Ridge died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery in Fruitland...
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Virginia Fenimore
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
Virginia E. Fenimore, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born March 11, 1920, in Allenville, to Fritz Frederick and Myrtle E. Withers Bohnsack. Virginia and Robert R. Fenimore were married Sept. 2, 1939, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Aug. 31, 1985...
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Two arrested on drug charges in Perry County
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
Two people were arrested Monday in Perry County after allegedly delivering marijuana to undercover authorities. Demetrius W. Martin, 34, and Ebony R. Chadwick, 20, both of Chester, Ill., were arrested after delivering 4 ounces of marijuana to an undercover team, according to a news release from the Perry County Sheriff's Department...
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Sandra Benne
(Obituary ~ 03/08/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Sandra Kay Benne, 63, of Marble Hill died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at her home. She was born Sept. 12, 1948, in Nueces County, Texas, to E.T. and Mary Elizabeth Huckstep McLain. Sandra was a graduate of Central High School. She had worked as a surgical scrub tech at Saint Francis Medical Center and Southeast Hospital, and had also worked for Dr. Joseph Tygett. She previously worked at Jackson Hosiery Mill. She was a member of Heartland Lace Guild...
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Hooked on Science: Bouncing balls
(Community ~ 03/08/12)
What happens when you place a tennis ball directly above a basketball and then drop both of them at the same time? A transfer of energy occurs that will create an out-of-control bouncing ball. STEP 2: Drop both the balls at the same time and observe...
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Meadow Heights girls basketball team's postseason agony strikes again
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/12)
The Meadow Heights girls basketball team lost to New Haven 49-48 in a Class 2 sectional Wednesday.
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Miller throws well in his Cardinals spring debut
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/12)
VIERA, Fla. -- Shelby Miller isn't likely to break camp with the St. Louis Cardinals this spring, but the 21-year-old pitching prospect gave a good indication Wednesday that he's not that far away from being able to make an impact in the big leagues...
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who's neXt 3/8/12
(Community ~ 03/08/12)
Scholarships The following area high school students were awarded the Regent's Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University: -- From staff reports...
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Crystal City tackles Scott City boys basketball team in sectional round
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/12)
The Scott City boys basketball team lost to Crystal City 71-52 in a Class 3 sectional Wednesday.
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Schweich testing waters for US Senate bid
(State News ~ 03/08/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich (shwyk) has set up a political committee to test the waters for a U.S. Senate campaign. The IRS has approved the creation of a "Schweich for US Senate" committee, following an application by Schweich's campaign treasurer. The committee allows Schweich to raise and spend money while considering whether to launch a formal challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill...
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Democratic women citing Limbaugh in fundraising
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Sen. Claire McCaskill was so disturbed by Rush Limbaugh's description of a law school student as a "slut" and "prostitute" that she decided to repeat his rhetoric, featuring it in a fundraising appeal sent to thousands of supporters around the country. The tactic has paid off nicely for the Democrat's re-election campaign...
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Science Ideas shows students' interests, senses of humor
(Community ~ 03/08/12)
Some area students at the 56th annual Regional Science Fair spent weeks readying their projects for competition. Others admittedly spent only a few days, but what they presented at the fair Tuesday in the Show Me Center at Southeast Missouri State University was a representation of many students' interests and, sometimes, their sense of humor...
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Apple unveils new iPad with sharper screen
(National News ~ 03/08/12)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple gave the new iPad a bunch of new features but no new name. When it goes on sale next week in the U.S. and several other countries, it will be "the iPad" or perhaps "the new iPad" -- not "iPad 3" or "iPad HD," as some had speculated...
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Knowledge-A-Thon raises $11K for PTO
(Local News ~ 03/08/12)
Organizers of a PTO fundraising event at one local school hope their success helping the organization fund classroom needs and field trips will spread to others. On Wednesday, the gym of Alma Schrader Elementary was completely full of volunteers and students working one-on-one to answer 100 questions the students practiced for months to answer...
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Groundbreaking for all-accessible playground in Cape County is today
(Local News ~ 03/09/12)
A groundbreaking ceremony will take place today for the area's first all-accessible playground.
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Brown Shoe Co. to close Sikeston site
(Local News ~ 03/09/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Brown Shoe Co. Inc. announced Wednesday its plans to close a Sikeston distribution center as part of its ongoing portfolio realignment efforts. The phased closure is expected to begin in May and conclude in October. During this time, operations will move to other locations, as the company works to reduce excess capacity in its distribution network, officials said in a news release...
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Man gets 25 years in Poplar Bluff child abuse case
(Local News ~ 03/09/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- After hearing emotional testimony from both of the families affected by the death of a 4-year-old Poplar Bluff girl Tuesday morning, a judge sentenced the man responsible for her death to 25 years in prison. Having pleaded guilty as charged to the Class A felony of child abuse in January, Jeremy E. McIntosh appeared before Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis for sentencing...
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Bull riding competition being held in Poplar Bluff today, Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/09/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Larry Hillis Dodge Pro Touring Division PBR comes to the Black River Coliseum today and Saturday, bringing some of the top names in bull riding. The event begins at 7:30 nightly. The tour is one of two traveling the country. Professional bull riders enter the contests to earn cash winnings. In October, the top earners compete in the World Finals in Las Vegas...
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Margenthaler spent first year trying to mend struggling Southeast Missouri State women's basketball program
(College Sports ~ 03/09/12)
There weren't as many wins as he hoped for, but he had few complaints about the effort. That sums up Ty Margenthaler's assessment of his first season as the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach. "The biggest thing I was pleased with [was] I thought we competed night in and night out against everybody," he said. "The effort was there. No question we wanted to win a few more games and get into the conference tournament. I'm a competitor. Our goals are higher than what we achieved...
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County, landowners question legality of Fruitland boundaries
(Local News ~ 03/09/12)
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories about each of the three "points of contention" outlined by Cape Girardeau County in response to Fruitland's bid to incorporate as a village and concerns the land included in the proposal. ...
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Mo. bill targets cellphone tracking in emergencies
(State News ~ 03/09/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Legislation passed by the Missouri House would require wireless phone companies to help law enforcement agencies locate subscribers in emergencies. The bill's requirements could be used either to help find a 911 caller who is using a cellphone, or to ping the phone's location when there is the danger of death or serious physical injury...
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2012 spring forecast: Slightly warmer, average rainfall in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/09/12)
Geese plodded through puddles on Capaha Field on Thursday afternoon while heavy rain flooded the baseball diamond. The birds didn't seem to mind the shower, but people took exception. Not one person could be found in Capaha Park during Thursday afternoon's downpours...
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Alphabet Learning with Cape Parks and Recreation
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/12)
Alphabet Daze, offered by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, gives children ages 3 -- 4 the opportunity to learn the difference between lower and upper case letters while playing games and activities. Children will also practice writing each letter with staff members...
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Pee Wee Sports for Ages 3-5 in Cape Girardeau
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/12)
Children, ages 3-5, are invited to participate in the City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department's Pee Wee Sports. Children will learn the basic skills and rules of a variety of sports including T-ball, soccer, basketball and more. Classes begin on Thursday, March 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the A. C. Brase Arena...
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