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Shooting in Dexter park ruled a suicide
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Police confirmed Wednesday that the death of Alan Hanner of Bloomfield, Mo., has been ruled as a suicide. Assistant police chief Charles Sanders said there was no reason to believe anyone else was involved in the shooting death of the 44-year-old Hanner, whose body was found in a pickup truck parked at Dexter's West City Park on Dec. 28...
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Hunter dies from accidental gunshot
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A 32-year-old Poplar Bluff, Mo., man died at a Cape Girardeau hospital New Year's Day after being hit in the left shoulder and neck with a shotgun blast while duck hunting Monday morning in the Otter Slough Conservation Area southwest of Dexter. The shooting has been ruled accidental....
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B. Wallingford's case continued until February
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
A Cape Girardeau man charged with driving while intoxicated and assault last fall had his case continued until next month to allow lawyers more time to exchange information. Brandon S. Wallingford, who was arrested Oct. 5, was not in court Wednesday, which Judge Michael Bullerdieck made acceptable when he granted a motion to that effect from defense lawyer Allen Moss on Dec. 20. Bullerdieck set Wallingford's next appearance for Feb. 6...
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Rep. Keeney to address GOP women
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
Cape County Republican Women's Club will host 156th District Rep. Shelley Keeney, Missouri State House Majority Caucus chairwoman, for its first program of the year. The group will hear Rep. Keeney discuss upcoming legislation at noon Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St., in Cape Girardeau...
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Steelman wants 8th District nomination
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
Former state treasurer and state Sen. Sarah Steelman is the latest Republican to make an official appeal for a nomination to members of a committee who will be selecting a candidate for the 8th Congressional District...
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Siblings waive hearings in robbery case
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
A brother and sister charged in the July robbery of a 14-year-old boy -- in which he also claims to have been beaten -- waived their rights to preliminary hearings Wednesday. Judge Gary Kamp bound Sierra L. Irions, 18, and Ryan G. Irions, 17, to circuit court, where they will face felony robbery charges that carry maximum prison sentences of 15 years. Michael Sato represents Sierra Irions; Beverly Lauren Taylor represents Ryan Irions...
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Plaza Tire on William to move, become CVS Pharmacy
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
Plaza Tire Service is moving into a new location and CVS Pharmacy is slated to build a store at Plaza's current location. The tire retailer and automobile service center will open a new flagship store in May, vacating the corner of William Street and South Kingshighway where it was established 50 years ago. It is moving down the block to Good Hope Street and South Kingshighway, across from Hobby Lobby. The current Plaza store building will be demolished after the move...
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Four arrested after police surround Cape Girardeau house
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
Cape Girardeau police, several with guns drawn, spent an intense 30 minutes staking out a house on William Street on Wednesday afternoon based on their suspicion that an armed robbery suspect was inside. When it was over, four young women were taken into custody on unrelated municipal charges, and police still were in search of a person who allegedly robbed a woman at knife point near a Cape Girardeau bank...
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Bollinger County man charged after trying to shoot his stepfather
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- If Ronald G. Hamm Jr. spent his New Year's Eve the way police say he did -- by attacking and then trying to shoot his stepfather -- the 38-year-old Sedgewickville, Mo., man could spend the next 60 years marking the occasion behind bars...
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Emerson: Cliff deal was 'best we could have hoped for'
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
Saying the deal that increases taxes on the highest earners to avert the full force of the so-called "fiscal cliff" was "the best that we could have ever hoped for," Rep. Jo Ann Emerson defended her "yes" vote Wednesday, a day after the House passed the deal that also kept tax rates down for most earners...
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New tax law packed with breaks for businesses
(National News ~ 01/03/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of many stripes, including film producers, race track owners and the makers of electric motorcycles...
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GWRRA CH-I Couple of the Year
(Submitted Story ~ 01/03/13)
Marlene and Roger Riley, of Jackson, Missouri, were recently selected as the local Goldwing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), 2013 Couple of the Year for Chapter I. GWRRA is an international motorcycle organization that promotes the motto "Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge". ...
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A Snowy South County Park
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/03/13)
The South County Park got its fair share of snow the day after Christmas
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Scott County man faces assault charges
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston-area man was arrested early New Year's Day after authorities responded to a report of a man shot in the chest with a pellet gun. Andrew A. Clark, 33, of Salcedo, Mo., was being held Wednesday on $15,000 bond resulting from charges of first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and armed criminal action, according to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff's Department. ...
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Missouri prison tours turn profit for first time
(State News ~ 01/03/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tours of the old Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City turned a profit last year for the first time, and tourism officials think that's only going to improve. More than 19,000 people from 23 countries visited the former prison in 2012, generating about $275,000 in revenue -- roughly $35,000 of which was profit...
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Births 1/3/13
(Births ~ 01/03/13)
Daughter to Charles Peter and Erin Mae Ressler of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 2:06 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Name, Zetta Mae. Weight, 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Mrs. Ressler is the former Erin Curtis, daughter of Bill and Lisa Curtis of Jackson. She is an administrative assistant at Cape Starter and Alternator. Ressler is the son of Wes and Janet Wade of Jackson, and Chris Ressler of Ririe, Idaho. He is self-employed...
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Hooked on Science: Leftover wrapping-paper tree
(Community ~ 01/03/13)
Do you have a lot of wrapping paper left after Christmas? Before you recycle the wrapping paper, you can create a wrapping-paper tree by using the left overs and a few other materials from around the house. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Unroll and cut about 3 feet of wrapping paper...
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Out of the past 1/3/13
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/13)
After 53 years as a priest, the past 20 years serving St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau, Monsignor Joseph Huels is retiring. He will become senior priest in residence at St. Mary's, which means he will continue to live in Cape Girardeau and help out where he can...
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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year
(National News ~ 01/03/13)
PASADENA, Calif. -- Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain -- a trek that will take up a good chunk of the year...
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Frank Zeman
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Frank E. Zeman, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Oct. 6, 1923, in St. Louis, to Edward and Mary Senik Zeman. He married Lillian G. Cuba on Oct. 12, 1946. She preceded him in death June 27, 2009...
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William Woods
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- William Marshall Woods, 64, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo., with the Rev. Bob Lewis officiating...
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Lela Rubel
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Lela H. Rubel, 93, of Egypt Mills died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rodger Rice officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery at Egypt Mills...
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Thelma Roth
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Thelma Eloise Roth, 90, of Cape Girardeau gained her angel wings Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Universal City, Texas, with her beloved sister, a great-niece and her family. She was born March 11, 1922, in Arkansas, to Clarence Lee and Mary Lou Evans Graviett. She and Vincent Roth were married Feb. 26, 1944, at Grace Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Jan. 24, 1986...
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Holiday Helpers
(Editorial ~ 01/03/13)
Many of us like to take a few days off around Christmas and New Years. But there's no break when it comes to taking care of furry companions at animal shelters. There are cages to clean. There is food to put out. But thanks to a local group of volunteers, staff at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri were able to enjoy Christmas Day off...
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Paul Roberts
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Paul E. Roberts, 83, of Columbia, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Patton officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Gardens in Fairview Heights, Ill...
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Joseph Raines
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Joseph Franklin "Joe" Raines, 86, of Scott City died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 26, 1926, in Fornfelt, to Franklin Riley and Anna Pauline Leible Raines. He married Dorothy Nadine "Dot" Menees on Dec. 23, 1946, in Fornfelt...
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Willard Phillips
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Willard "Shorty" Phillips, 89, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Ruby McCall
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ruby Diane McCall, 59, of Marble Hill passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, surrounded by her family. She was born July 2, 1953, in Greenfield, Ind., daughter of William Jeff and Goldie Mae Harris Bruce. Ruby was an assembler with Major Custom Cable Inc...
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Karen Kyle
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Karen Gwenn Kyle, 58, of De Soto, Mo., formerly of Neelys Landing, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to service time Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home...
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Henry Jones Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Henry Carl Jones Jr., 75, of Ocala, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, in Ocala. He was born March 25, 1937, in San Pedro, Calif., to Henry Carl and Sopha Borders Jones Sr. Jones was a Marine Corps veteran. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Helen Matthews Jones of Ocala; a son, Randy Jones of Delaware, Ohio; a daughter, Teresa Adams of Ocala; three grandchildren, Rebecca Jones of Delaware, Ethan and Grace Adams of Ocala; and a sister, Ruth Jones Hill of Fort Scott, Kan.. ...
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Dona Hill
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
THEBES, Ill. — Dona "LaVerne" Hill, 83, of Thebes died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Thomas Hennessy
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Thomas James Hennessy, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Nov. 7, 1924, in St. Joseph, Mo., to John Joseph and Daisy Dolly Tate Hennessy. He and Bonnie Jean Belshe were married May 15, 1949, in Willow Springs, Mo...
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Helen Grant
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Helen R. Grant, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 26, 1940, in Sumner, Miss., to John and Maggie Eula Quinn Keller. Helen was a member of Hoover Center and Grace Community International...
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Jewel Goodson
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Jewel Goodson, 91, of Madison, Tenn., formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Alive Hospice at Skyline Madison Campus in Madison. She was born Nov. 3, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John Albert and Mabel Clara Samuel Watkins. She and George D. Goodson were married March 17, 1946. He passed away Feb. 3, 1998...
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State to issue new driver's licenses
(State News ~ 01/03/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri drivers will see changes to their driver's licenses beginning this year. The Department of Revenue said licenses will have security features such as special printing, laser perforations and bar codes. The state says the changes are designed to protect the owner's identity and fight fraud...
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Rams will not retain linebackers coach Blake Williams
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/13)
The Former staff member is the son of suspended defensive coordinator Gregg Williams
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Znobia Cook
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Znobia Jane Cook, 89, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 25, 1923, on the family farm outside Antlers, Okla., to George Robert and Bertha Emily Lance Veal. She married Wallace H. Cook on Sept. 12, 1942. He preceded her in death Feb. 26, 2001...
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Patricia Blankenship
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Patricia A. Blankenship, 65, of Scott City died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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John Bellamey
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
John Phillip Bellamey, 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Olmsted, Ill., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1934, in Olmsted, son of Richard and Della Cook Bellamey. John was a veteran of the United States Air Force...
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Samuel Barnhart Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/03/13)
Samuel C. Barnhart Sr., 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 31, 1933, in Marmaduke, Ark., to Jess and Mable Sheridan Barnhart. He married Yvonne Ventres on May 1, 1953. She preceded him in death in April 1995...
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Report: Missouri misses $468M in online sales tax
(State News ~ 01/03/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri loses about $468 million per year in uncollected sales tax on purchases made through the Internet, according to researchers at the University of Missouri Truman School of Public Affairs. The state misses the money in part because it hasn't signed onto a 1999 agreement to simplify and encourage voluntary collection of sales taxes by e-commerce retailers, The Kansas City Star reported. Only about half of the states have signed the agreement...
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Speak Out 1/3/13
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/13)
Why don't the schools put at least one armed officer at each school and hire three to four security officers in plain clothes to work at each school under the direction of the police? Whether they would be allowed to carry a firearm would be up to the discretion of the police and school. This is less costly than hiring more police officers. The main thing here is to deter any threat at the perimeter...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/3/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/4/13
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Routine business Action items Appointments an possible action items...
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Route A closed for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 01/03/13)
Route A in Cape Girardeau County, between County Road 253 and Walnut Street, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make bridge repairs. Work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area. For additional information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636, or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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neXt Up 1/3/12
(Community ~ 01/03/13)
FRIDAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS SATURDAY SUNDAY NEXT WEEK CDs DVDs Games...
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neXt Corner Spot 1/3/12
(Community ~ 01/03/13)
Submitted photo by Kate Martin, Perryville schools A world history class at Perryville High School recently created trench warfare dioramas as part of a study on World War I. The classroom teacher, Josh Cole, allowed his students Anna Huskey and Brooke Hogard, left, along with Justin Robinson and Johnathan Edmond, right, to use whatever materials they chose to create the dioramas. Some were made of sugar and candy, others of sand and real tree clippings...
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United Way funds help support Girl Scout programs
(Community ~ 01/03/13)
An agency that benefits from the generosity of those that give to the United Way each year are the local troops of the Girl Scouts. Although money is not directly given to the troops in Kennett, the funding given does have an impact on all the area troops, girl scouts and boy scouts alike. Troops in the local areas are directly under the Missouri Girl Scouts of the Heartland...
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Who's neXt 1/3/13
(Community ~ 01/03/13)
The following students received scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2013-2014 academic year: Cieslewicz awarded scholarship to Mo. S&T Jacob Cieslewicz of Cape Girardeau, was awarded the Chancellor's Scholarship to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology for the 2013-2014 academic year. He is a senior at Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote Friday in House
(National News ~ 01/03/13)
WASHINGTON -- Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for superstorm Sandy recovery. The speaker will schedule a vote Friday for $9 billion for the national flood insurance program and another Jan. ...
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Former senator to lobby for Kansas City
(State News ~ 01/03/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Mayor Sly James has chosen former Republican U.S. Sen. Kit Bond to be the city's new lobbyist with the federal government. Bond retired from elective politics in 2011 after 24 years of representing Missouri in the Senate. He's also a former two-term Missouri governor...
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Carrier finds 2 wandering toddlers
(State News ~ 01/03/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Two toddlers who were wandering in below-freezing temperatures near St. Louis are safe and warm after being helped by a newspaper delivery driver. Todd Barrow, a driver for the St. Louis Post-Dipatch, found a 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy outside a home in west St. Louis County early Wednesday. The temperature was 13 degrees...
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Prayer 1/3/13
(Prayer ~ 01/03/13)
O Lord Jesus, we resolve to love you with all our heart, soul and strength. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team to host traditionally strong Austin Peay
(College Sports ~ 01/03/13)
The Austin Peay men's basketball team is struggling these days. But Southeast Missouri State coach Dickey Nutt emphasizes that the Governors are among the most tradition-rich programs in Ohio Valley Conference history...
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'Tennessee Waltz' singer Patti Page dies at 85
(National News ~ 01/03/13)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Unforgettable songs like "Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?" made Patti Page the best-selling female singer of the 1950s and a star who would spend much of the rest of her life traveling the world...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/03/13)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2013. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease...
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Extraordinary snowfall needed to relieve drought
(State News ~ 01/03/13)
ST. LOUIS -- When his drought-stricken Nebraska farm was blanketed with several inches of snow, Tom Schwarz welcomed the moisture. But it wasn't nearly enough. He hoped for a wet, snowy winter. Instead, he's watched with worry as the sky spits mostly flakes that don't stick...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team wins big in tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 01/03/13)
All the local high school events reported Wednesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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