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Incumbent wins only contested Jackson aldermen seat
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
The sitting Jackson aldermen made a full sweep in Tuesday's election. Incumbent Ward 3 Alderman Mark Dambach was the only candidate to run opposed, marking the first time since 2007 that ward voters had a choice of aldermen candidates on the ballot...
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Incumbent Shirrell defeats challenge on Advance Board of Aldermen
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Advance Board of Aldermen will see the return of two incumbents. Wayne Page ran unopposed to keep his seat in Ward 1. Leeman R. Shirrell Sr. defeated Tom Schmidt 45-17 to take the seat for Ward 2. Mayor Carl "Pete" Ritter also ran unopposed and received 106 votes, while write-in candidates received 18...
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Southeast students go up, up and away Tuesday
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com ABOVE: Southeast Missouri State University students take in the view from a hot-air balloon tethered above Southeast's band practice field Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Delta votes down bond issue; Gordonville approves tax
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
While Cape Girardeau voters were deciding on the repeal of an urban deer hunting ordinance, voters in two other Cape Girardeau County towns were decided on bond and tax issues. In Delta, voters chose not to approve the $1.5 million bond issue that would have combined and improved the city's waterworks and sewage systems in a 20-26 vote. . ...
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Cardinals blast three HRs in first win of season
(Professional Sports ~ 04/03/13)
PHOENIX -- Matt Holliday, Pete Kozma and Jon Jay homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Tuesday night to even their season-opening series at a game apiece. Jaime Garcia (1-0) gave up two hits, one of them a solo homer by Miguel Montero, in 5 2-3 innings for the Cardinals. Holliday's two-run home run off Trevor Cahill broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth...
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Challengers win in Jackson, Cape Girardeau school board races
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Editor's note: The following story has been edited to correct the name of Lisa Schaefer. A push from parents who wanted to become more involved ended a 15-year tenure for one Jackson School Board member Tuesday while another incumbent managed to hold on to his seat...
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Cape Girardeau deer hunting ordinance repealed
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Cape Girardeau voters on Tuesday repealed an ordinance that would have allowed bow hunting for deer within the city limits, bringing to a close what could be the last chapter in a long-debated controversy. "It says to me we have this behind us now, and we really need to move on to other things with our citizens, council and staff. We have a lot of things to look forward to in 2013," Mayor Harry Rediger said Tuesday night after the votes were counted. "Yes" votes to repeal the ordinance were 1,485, while "No" votes were 1,279.
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Scott County defeats use tax; Perry County, city, Bollinger County approve
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Ballot measures designed to recoup lost sales tax on out-of-state purchases were overwhelmingly approved in Perryville, as well as Perry and Bollinger counties. The issues failed in Stoddard County and in Scott County, where few interviewed said they understood what was being asked.
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Public input sought for plan to conserve Perry County fish habitat
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The first of two public meetings regarding Perry County's Community Conservation Plan, which outlines the county's voluntary efforts to protect the habitat of the cave-dwelling Grotto sculpin, was held Tuesday afternoon before a draft of the plan is submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/03/13)
Cricket is 1 year old. She loves a belly rub! Cricket is available for adoption at The Humane Society 573-334-5837. See more available pets at www.semopets.org.
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Ramsey Scott to Maplewood College on scholarship
(Submitted Story ~ 04/03/13)
Pictured signing a letter of intent to play baseball for Maplewood Community College is Ramsey Scott, a senior at Cape Central High School. His parents, Mike and Alicia Scott, are seated beside him. Standing at left is Baseball Coach Steve Williams, and at right is Athletic Director Lance Tollison. ...
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Mississippi Mutts hosts Little Egypt SAR team
(Submitted Story ~ 04/03/13)
The Little Egypt Search and Rescue (LESAR) team will hold a meet and greet opportunity at Mississippi Mutts in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 6, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Members of the LESAR team, including the K9s, will interact with the public, explain search and rescue opportunities, and provide information about their services. ...
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April election results: Scott County
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Yes: 1,141 No: 114 Bobby Underwood: 191 Christopher Johnson: 65 Oran School Board Kevin Tenkhoff: 114 Raimus Yates: 15 Wilfred E. Bucher: 121 Ward 2M/em> Randy Morse: 24 Ward 4 Norman Brant: 56 Donnie Joe Williams: 30 Donnie Cope: 14...
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April election results: Perry County
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
No: 463 No: 216 Randy J. Leible: 169 Dennis Martin: 555 Tina M. Littge: 601 Ali Dibooglu: 241 Craig Asselmeier: 613 Yvonne Steinbecker: 1,135 Wallie G. Breig: 799 George G. Thurm: 649...
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April election results: Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
No: 14 No: 1,279 Delta bond issue Yes: 20 John R. Janssen: 2,021 Sheila Luttrull: 1,611 Philip Moore: 1,315 Robert Lee Moss: 1 Norman Goehman: 51 Roger English: 141 Mike Steinhilber: 66 Brad Noel: 666 Gerald Adams: 840 Michele Irby: 601 George R. Below: 104...
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Precinct vote totals: Cape Girardeau deer hunting repeal
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Should an ordinance establishing an urban deer hunting program in Cape Girardeau be repealed? All precincts reporting...
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April election results: Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
No: 412 Yes: 240 Clint Lacy: 17 Gregory D. Dowler: 75 Tory Turner: 80 Ronald Reagan: 106 Jennifer L. Steinberg: 29...
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Missouri Department of Revenue delivers documents on driver's licenses procedures
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Revenue complied Tuesday with a Senate subpoena and delivered thousands of documents relating to new driver's license procedures, but the chamber's leaders were critical of the department's delivery method...
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Man reportedly robbed by three people in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is searching for three men involved in a Monday afternoon robbery. According to police spokesman Sgt. Jason Selzer, at about 12:45 p.m., the victim was outside his residence in the 800 block of North Sprigg Street when two people pulled up to the curb in a small green car. ...
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Missing Southeast Missouri teens found in Mississippi
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Two teenagers who had been missing since Saturday night have been located in Mississippi. Tyler Austin Crider, 16, and Hailey Nicole Haynes, 15, were found Tuesday morning by law enforcement officials in Lexington, Miss., after the two experienced trouble with the 1998 Dodge Dakota truck in which they were traveling...
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Kelly bond issue passes; fire district tax shot down
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Voters in the Kelly school district passed a bond issue Tuesday 225-114 to allow the construction of classrooms and high school kitchen facilities. Another taxing issue in Scott County, a fire district tax, was turned down 151-91. Voters rejected a countywide use tax 1,852-1,141...
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Bollinger County voters approve one tax, defeat another
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Eight percent of Bollinger County registered voters went to the polls Tuesday and voted to pass a "use" tax on out-of-state purchases and voted against the tax that would have built a $5 million library archive and extension center complex...
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Mo. highway commission awards contracts for construction, repairs
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded several contracts for Southeast District projects, including construction of a bridge, several asphalt overlays and pavement repairs. Contracts include:n A $1,206,122 contract to Robertson Contractors Inc. to construct a bridge on U.S. 67 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., at the Oak Grove Road intersection...
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Republican Women's Club to host Donna Lichtenegger
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club will host state Rep. Donna Lichtenegger at noon Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. Lichtenegger will explain right to work and legislation she introduced to the Missouri state House about the issue. Lichtenegger represents portions of Cape Girardeau County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/03/13)
Today is Wednesday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2013. There are 272 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 3, 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper contacted Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs using a Motorola device that, according to an AP story, looked like "a small, domesticated version of military walkie-talkies" and weighed less than three pounds...
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Emerson's legacy
(Editorial ~ 04/03/13)
In June when the 8th Congressional District selects a new member of Congress, one name long associated with the area will be missing from the ballot: Emerson. Former U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson announced in December she would leave Congress in the new year to serve as president and CEO of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The not-for-profit organization represents more than 900 rural electric cooperatives across the country...
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North Korea vows to restart nuclear facilities
(International News ~ 04/03/13)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said on Tuesday it will restart its long-shuttered plutonium reactor and increase production of nuclear weapons material, in what outsiders see as its latest attempt to extract U.S. concessions by raising fears of war...
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United Nations adopts first treaty to regulate global weapons trade
(International News ~ 04/03/13)
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade Tuesday, after a more than decade-long campaign to keep weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists, warlords, organized crime figures and human rights violators...
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Births 4/3/13
(Births ~ 04/03/13)
Daughter to Brett Thomas and Jessica Dawn Burger of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:17 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Name, Mabrey Layne. Weight, 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Burger is the former Jessica Burnett, daughter of Alan and Janet Burnett of Benton, Mo. She is a 911 communications dispatcher with the city of Cape Girardeau. Burger is the son of Robin and Nancy Burger of New Hamburg, Mo. He is a journeyman lineman with Ameren Missouri...
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Reba Graham
(Obituary ~ 04/03/13)
Reba "Geraldine" Graham, 89, formerly of Bloomfield, Mo., passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Sept. 22, 1923, in Bloomfield, to Guy and Hazel Pruett Reed. She and Charles Graham were married Oct. 7, 1939. He preceded her in death July 22, 1986...
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Robert Edwards
(Obituary ~ 04/03/13)
Robert L. Edwards, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at his home. He was born Aug. 19, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to the late George Henry and Alma Davis Edwards. Robert served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a CNA at the Lutheran Home and enjoyed baseball...
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Oscar Doran
(Obituary ~ 04/03/13)
Oscar L. Doran, 78, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 8, 1935, in Cabot, Ark., to Virgil L. and Thelma Brannon Doran. He and Clara Mae Driskill were married June 14, 1953, in Cabot. They had been married 50 years when she passed away Aug. 6, 2003...
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Evelyn Dollinger
(Obituary ~ 04/03/13)
Evelyn I. Dollinger, 89, of Jackson passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 6, 1923, in Duff, Neb., to Carl and Reta M. Stone Roggasch. She and Joe Dollinger were married March 23, 1943. They were married 56 years when he passed away Oct. 21, 1999...
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Former Atlanta schools chief surrenders in cheating probe
(National News ~ 04/03/13)
ATLANTA -- When Beverly Hall arrived in Atlanta as superintendent of the city's public school system, she cautioned she wouldn't be riding in on a white horse and it would take time to fix the problems of low student performance. But test scores dramatically improved during her 12-year tenure in the mostly poor, urban district, earning her bonuses and accolades as the nation's top superintendent. ...
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Auto sales, factory orders spur Dow to close at record high
(National News ~ 04/03/13)
The Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high Tuesday after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is strengthening. Traders plowed money back into European stocks as the financial situation in Cyprus appeared to stabilize...
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No let up for auto sales in March; pickups star
(National News ~ 04/03/13)
DETROIT -- America is getting back to work, and it needs pickup trucks. Strong truck demand in March drove U.S. auto sales to their highest monthly total since August 2007, as everyone from oil and gas producers to local homebuilders raced to replace the aging trucks they held onto during the recession. Overall auto sales rose 3.4 percent to 1.45 million, according to Autodata Corp...
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Saxony Lutheran girls soccer team strikes again
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The St. Vincent girls soccer team likes to play its defenders up and put pressure on the opposing midfield and defense. That strategy played right into one of Saxony Lutheran's strengths. The result was a relatively easy 5-0 win for visiting Saxony that allowed the Crusaders to stay unbeaten on the season Tuesday afternoon...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team stages rally but falls 9-8 to Arkansas State
(College Sports ~ 04/03/13)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team staged an impressive rally Tuesday night. But an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning foiled the Redhawks' hopes of a comeback win. Host Arkansas State used two seventh-inning errors and an RBI single to post a 9-8 nonconference victory in Jonesboro, Ark...
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Feds send corrective order to Exxon after oil leak
(National News ~ 04/03/13)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Federal pipeline safety officials on Tuesday issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after one of its pipelines ruptured last week in central Arkansas. The order from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration comes after ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in the small city of Mayflower, about 25 miles northwest of Little Rock...
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High school roundup: Walker helps Chaffee baseball team to pair of victories
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Redhawks softball splits doubleheader with Aces
(College Sports ~ 04/03/13)
Southeast Missouri State and visiting Evansville split a pair of one-run softball games Tuesday. The Redhawks dropped the opener of the nonconference doubleheader 1-0 before claiming a 3-2 victory. Southeast is 11-19, while the Aces are 10-19. Evansville scored the only run of the opener in the first inning. Leadoff batter Tamara Robey tripled and came home on a one-out single by Kayla Fortner...
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Tough stretch continues for Southeast Missouri State tennis team
(College Sports ~ 04/03/13)
The Redhawks tennis team dropped to 0-6 in OVC play with a loss to Tennessee-Martin
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Possible human remains found in new 9/11 debris
(National News ~ 04/03/13)
NEW YORK -- Jim Riches pulled his son's mangled body out of the rubble at the World Trade Center, but the phone calls still filtered in years afterward. The city kept finding more pieces of his son. "They'll call you and they'll tell you, ‘We found a shin bone,'" Riches said. "Or: ‘We found an arm bone.' We held them all together and then we put them in the cemetery."...
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Missouri man seeks retrial in Nebraska death
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
ST. PAUL, Neb. -- A hearing has been scheduled next month for a Missouri man seeking a new trial on his February conviction in a 1989 Nebraska slaying. Howard County District Judge Karin Noakes scheduled the hearing for May 6 for John Oldson, 46, of Randolph, Mo. Oldson was found guilty Feb. 8 of second-degree murder. Jurors ruled that Oldson killed 31-year-old Cathy Beard of Ord, Neb., who disappeared in 1989. Her body was found near Ord in 1992...
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Mo. piloting new student tests for English, math
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 360 Missouri schools will be participating in a pilot project for a new standardized testing system for English and math. "The Smarter Balanced" tests are to be given to students in grades three through 11 starting this month and running into May...
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3 injured in accident at central Mo. nuclear plant
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
FULTON, Mo. -- Three employees have been injured during an accident at a central Missouri nuclear plant. Ameren Missouri on Tuesday night said in a written statement that the accident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. in the switch yard area of its Callaway Energy Center...
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Woman attacked with box cutter at bus stop
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A woman is in critical condition after she was slashed in the head with a box cutter by an apparent stranger. Police say the 49-year-old woman was standing at a bus stop Monday night when a man approached and started randomly slashing at people...
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Police: Woman hit, dragged by pickup truck
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
ENERGY, Ill. -- Authorities say a woman is hospitalized after being hit by a pickup truck and dragged 50 feet in the Southern Illinois town of Energy. Herrin police said 42-year-old driver Tracy Hardcastle fled on foot after Monday evening's accident outside Casey's General Store and was found in a home. She faces charges for driving with a revoked license, driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an injury accident and resisting or obstructing a peace officer...
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Mo. House endorses naming bridge for Musial
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has approved legislation seeking to honor the late St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial and deceased construction worker Andy Gammon by naming a bridge and road after each. One bill would put Musial's name on the new Interstate 70 bridge at St. Louis if Illinois lawmakers also approve it. Separate legislation would designate a portion of I-70 after Gammon, who died last year during construction of the bridge...
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Mo. uses $175M from reserve fund for cash flow
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has used a state budget reserve fund to improve its cash flow. The Office of Administration reported $175 million was borrowed from the Budget Reserve Fund in March. The state now has used $375 million during the current year. All the money will be repaid by May 15...
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High-skilled visa requests likely to exceed supply
(National News ~ 04/03/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days, one of the fastest runs on the much-sought-after work permits in years and a sign of continued economic recovery amid new hiring by U.S. technology companies...
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Missouri House mulls taxes with Kansas in its sites
(State News ~ 04/03/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With Kansas as the reference point, Missouri business groups on Tuesday urged lawmakers to cut income taxes, while education officials expressed fears that reduced revenue could result in school funding cuts. The testimony before a House committee came as a not-for-profit group began running ads against Missouri legislation that would cut individual and corporate income taxes by three-quarters of a percentage point during the next five years, while gradually raising the state sales tax by a half cent. ...
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Speak Out 4/3/13
(Speak Out ~ 04/03/13)
Rush Limbaugh is right again. The next Democratic ticket will be Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton. But I don't think Clinton will want to come in second. Graffiti problem Whoever is writing hateful graffiti in the walking trail by Arena Park needs to stop and check themselves into a mental hospital. You are a threat to the families in the community. You have been reported to the police department. We will catch you; we will find you and prosecute you. Stop writing your graffiti on the walls...
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Out of the past 4/3/13
(Out of the Past ~ 04/03/13)
It is Easter Sunday. Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church holds a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. at the church; rolls and coffee are served afterward, followed by Sunday school and an Easter egg hunt. Two worship services are held in the morning at First Presbyterian Church; instead of Sunday school, a time of fellowship is held between the services; refreshments are served, including an assortment of Easter breads from around the world, baked by members of the congregation...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/3/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/03/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/3/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/03/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Incumbents go down in Perry County
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- In an election where 12.5 percent of Perry County voters went to the polls, incumbents on the Perryville Board of Aldermen and Perry County School Board were defeated Tuesday. In Perryville's Ward 2, Douglas K. Martin garnered 187 votes to take the seat away from the previous ward representative Randy J. Leible, who brought in 169 votes...
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Road work 4/3/13
(Local News ~ 04/03/13)
Route C in Perry County closed for pipe replacement Route C in Perry County, between Route D and County Road 338, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday...
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Prayer 4/3/13
(Prayer ~ 04/03/13)
O Lord Jesus, in all things may we keep our eyes on you. Amen.
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‘BUCKWILD' star, two others found dead in W.Va.
(Entertainment ~ 04/03/13)
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. -- Shain Gandee lived for the outdoors, often going on muddy, off-road thrill rides in the hills near his West Virginia home. A recent late-night escapade ended in tragedy for the MTV reality show cast member and two others. The popular "BUCKWILD" cast member was found dead Monday inside a sport utility vehicle belonging to his family that was found partially submerged in a deep mud pit about a mile from his home near Sissonville, authorities said. ...
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Jackson police report 4/3/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/03/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Another attempt to further divide the nation
(Column ~ 04/03/13)
The president attended Easter services Sunday. But it was the minister who captured the spotlight when he seized the high-profile opportunity to share his views on the state of politics during the sermon. The minister -- with the Obama family front and center -- said "captains of the religious right want to put blacks back to the back of the bus, women back in the kitchen and immigrants back on their side of the border."...
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