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Police: Dead Boston bombing suspect buried
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in an undisclosed location outside the city of Worcester, police said Thursday after a frustrating weeklong search for a community willing to take the body. "As a result of our public appeal for help, a courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance needed to properly bury the deceased," Worcester police said in a statement...
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ND blanks Chaffee, breaks skid
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team failed to break out of its offensive funk. But the Bulldogs did break their losing streak, which made for a happy Senior Day. Notre Dame scored all its runs over the first two innings and Justin Landewee fired a five-hit shutout to beat Chaffee 3-0 Wednesday in a well-played and well-pitched battle of area powers...
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MU research develops farm safety smartphone tool
(State News ~ 05/09/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Cellphone toting farmers caught in dangerous tractor rollovers may soon be able to more easily signal for help thanks to a new smartphone application in development at the University of Missouri. The app uses GPS sensors to detect rollovers. The program then sends automatic email and phone alerts with the accident coordinates to an emergency contact...
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Fredericktown police: Man drops meth getting out of squad car
(State News ~ 05/09/13)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- A Missouri man's freedom from jail didn't last beyond the squad car ride home, after he reportedly dropped a container of methamphetamine getting out of the patrol car. The Park Hills Daily Journal reported that 25-year-old William O'Brien of Fredericktown is back in jail on $30,000 cash-only bond. He is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute...
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Nixon denounces partial funding of license agency
(State News ~ 05/09/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon warned on Wednesday that he will lay off employees and cut services in a vehicle licensing division in response to a legislative budget plan that provides the agency money to operate for only two-thirds of the next fiscal year...
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Woman sustains serious injuries in crash near Lodi
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
LODI, Mo. -- A Perryville, Mo., woman was seriously injured in a crash early Tuesday morning on U.S. 67 near Lodi, Mo. At about 3 a.m., Heather R. Bailey, 26, of Perryville was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier south on U.S. 67 in Wayne County, about three miles north of Lodi, when she made a left-hand turn into the path of a 2011 International truck driven by David L. Lax, 50, of Mascoutah, Ill., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Central High School to host clothing exchange
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
A free "clothing exchange" for children will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the commons area of Cape Girardeau Central High School. According to Carlynn Forst, art teacher at Central and organizer of the event, the clothing exchange is a way of re-using old clothes while benefiting local schools and charities. ...
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Mo. bill would nullify federal gun control laws
(State News ~ 05/09/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Legislature sent the governor a bill Wednesday that would expand gun rights and declare all federal gun regulations unenforceable, in a response to President Barack Obama's push for gun control legislation. The Republican-led Legislature passed the measure hoping to shield the state from federal proposals that would ban assault weapons and expand background checks. ...
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Police seek suspect in Cape burglary
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
Cape Girardeau police are seeking the public's help in finding a suspect in a Tuesday morning burglary. A homeowner in the 2000 block of West Cape Rock Drive told police someone entered their house shortly before 8 a.m. and took an undetermined number of items, said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Marble Hill aldermen still unable to agree on appointment of mayor
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Former Ward 2 Alderman James Sear arrived with his wife Sharon at city hall last week expecting to be sworn in as mayor of Marble Hill. The meeting was called especially to appoint a mayor, but when Sear left about an hour later, he still was a former alderman and the city still did not have a mayor...
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Cards rally past Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 05/09/13)
CHICAGO -- Starting pitching. Veteran hitters. Dependable relievers. The St. Louis Cardinals have it all, so all this success on the road is no accident. Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in two runs apiece, and the Cardinals capped an impressive trip with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday...
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Southeast Department of Mass Media reaccredited
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
After a probationary period of two years, the Department of Mass Media at Southeast Missouri State University has unanimously been deemed "reaccredited" by the Accrediting Council on Journalism and Mass Communication. "It's official," said Dr. Jack Zibluk, department chairman. "We've received the seal of approval."...
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Ohio man charged with kidnap, rape as women found
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
CLEVELAND -- A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape, accused of holding them under conditions so oppressive they were allowed outside for only a few moments in disguise and never saw a chance to escape until this week...
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Kings beat Blues 3-2 in OT, take 3-2 series lead
(Professional Sports ~ 05/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Slava Voynov scored on an odd-man rush eight minutes into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues for the third straight time, 3-2 Wednesday night. The win put the defending Stanley Cup champions on the verge of surviving the first round, leading 3-2 heading to Game 6 in Los Angeles on Friday night...
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Saxony soccer team tops defending state champs in OT
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/13)
Tess Daniel didn't know her opportunity to win the biggest game of the Saxony Lutheran girls soccer team's season was about to come. She didn't know the ball was headed her way, and when it arrived at her feet she didn't know where it came from. "I actually wasn't expecting it at the time," Daniel said. "I just was standing there and all the sudden this ball comes toward me. I didn't even know who kicked it, honestly. It just came towards me."...
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Springtime Fun
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
My daughter Madison having fun on her trike....in her tutu and cowboy boots!!
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45th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
My sister-in-law who was wearing gray & pink shoes and my niece who was wearing colorful socks were determine to finish the race just like some of the other runners.
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45th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
Finally the marathon started!
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Dogwood tree
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
this picture was taken during the 45th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival at Charleston, Missouri last April 21, 2013.
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Grandmother & Great niece
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
My sister-in-law and our great niece were having fun while waiting for the marathon to start during the 45th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival @ Charleston, Missouri.
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Spectators
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
It was such a lovely day! Spectators were waiting patiently for the marathon to start. Taken during the 45th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival @ Charleston, Missouri last April 21,2013.
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New Neighbors
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
Here are some new neighbors who moved in next to us in Jackson. They seem easy to get along with.
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45th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
Runners were waiting for the event to start @ Charleston, Missouri.
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College-bound students benefit from A+ program
(Submitted Story ~ 05/09/13)
College-bound students benefit from A+ program College-bound students at Cape Central High School are defraying college expenses while the local community is benefiting from tutoring and mentoring the students provide at no charge, thanks to the innovative A+ Scholarship Program, which has grown dramatically at CHS. ...
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Cape Public Schools bids farewell to retirees
(Submitted Story ~ 05/09/13)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools hosted a reception for retirees last week at the Central Administrative Office at 301 N. Clark. In attendance were principals, teachers, administrators, and retirees' friends and family members. Retirees included Richard Banville, Patisha Barnes, Joseph Bradshaw, Deborah Ebaugh, Barbara Egbert, Robin Hankinson, Catherine Huskey, Pat Johnson, Juanita (Bonnie) Kerr, Deborah McCann, Barry Pender, Debra Phillips, Pamela Richmond, Susan Riehl, Linda Robert, Steven Schaffner, Mary Shelton, Dale Smith, Lisa Smith, Lawrence Strattman, Karen Tarno, Harry Thompson, John Timothy Ward, Dean Whitlow, Steven Williams and Jane Womack.. ...
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Self-defense class taught from women's perspective
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
Nearly 1 in 5 women in the United States have been victims of sexual assault, according to a 2010 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and local self-defense authorities are taking a new approach to fight the endemic. Lisa Simmons, a third-degree black belt and owner/instructor at Simmons Family Martial Arts in Cape Girardeau, designed a women's self-defense class after years of trying to learn "from a guy's point of view."...
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Despite signs, postal officials say earlier Cape pickup not in effect
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
Last week, the blue mail box Ron Hahs of Northwestern Mutual in Cape Girardeau uses to send business mail displayed a daily pickup time of 5 p.m. On Monday, when the time had changed to 1:30 p.m., he called the post office. Hahs was told by a Postal Service employee the new pickup time was the latest in the region and even mail dropped at the Richard G. Wilson Mail Processing and Distribution Facility would go out no later than 1:30 p.m...
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Reflection at sunset
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/09/13)
After crossing the bridge into Illinois to take pictures of the moonrise, I was able to capture this shot when I turned around to head back to Missouri.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
Today is Thursday, May 9, the 129th day of 2013. There are 236 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 9, 1754, a political cartoon in Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette depicted a snake cut into eight pieces, each section representing a part of the American colonies; the caption read, "JOIN, or DIE."...
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‘Young and Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dies at 84
(Entertainment ~ 05/09/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep, her son, Corbin Bernsen, wrote on Facebook. The family confirmed the death to CBS, according to a network spokeswoman. The cause of death was not immediately available...
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Hooked on Science: Shrinking chip bag
(Community ~ 05/09/13)
What happens when you put a chip bag in the microwave for five seconds? Materials Instructions Step 1: Place the empty Sun Chips bag in the microwave for five seconds. Step 2: Remove the bag from the microwave and observe...
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Who's neXt 5/9/13
(Community ~ 05/09/13)
The following student has been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2013-2014 academic year: Peters earns scholarship Jessica Peters of Jackson earned the Masonic Merit Scholarship. She is the daughter of Bill and Kathy Peters and will attend Murray State University and will major in education...
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Police want bombing suspect's body out of city
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
BOSTON -- The dispute over where to bury suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev escalated Wednesday as a Massachusetts police chief urged someone to step forward with a cemetery plot, saying: "We are not barbarians. We bury the dead."...
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Jodi Arias prefers death penalty
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
PHOENIX -- Jodi Arias said in a post-conviction interview with a TV station that she prefers the death penalty over life in prison. Arias talked to Fox affiliate KSAZ in the courthouse minutes after she was convicted of first-degree murder. With tears in her eyes, she said she feels overwhelmed and she was surprised because she didn't believe she committed first-degree murder...
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UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops
(International News ~ 05/09/13)
UNITED NATIONS -- Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said. The U.S. Africa Command trained one of the units involved, Commando Battalion 391, in 2010 to be "a model for future reforms within the Congolese armed forces," according to the AFRICOM website...
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Syria blames technical problem on Internet outage
(International News ~ 05/09/13)
BEIRUT -- A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. Internet service stopped abruptly Tuesday evening, prompting speculation that the regime had pulled the plug, possibly as a cover for military action. However, no large-scale military offensives were reported Wednesday and the opposition did not accuse the regime of sabotage...
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Gay marriage momentum expands to 2 Midwest states
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Just six months after Minnesota voters turned back an effort to ban gay weddings, lawmakers are poised to make the state the first in the Midwest to pass a law allowing them. The startling shift comes amid a rapid evolution of public opinion nationally in the debate over marriage. With Minnesota, and possibly Illinois, set to broaden the definition to include same-sex couples, coastal states may soon have some company in enacting changes...
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Commander cites ‘rot' in nuke force
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force removed 17 launch officers from duty at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota over what a commander called "rot" in the force. The Air Force struggled to explain, acknowledging concern about an "attitude problem" but telling Congress the weapons were secure...
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Former U.S. official describes Libya attack; Susan Rice's comments evaluated
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, with a 2 a.m. call from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and confusion about the fate of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens...
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Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands
(National News ~ 05/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle Association, represented one of two efforts Wednesday by gun rights supporters to take the offensive in Congress. Across the Capitol, a Republican-run House committee voted to make it easier for some veterans with mental difficulties to get firearms...
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Out of the past 5/9/13
(Out of the Past ~ 05/09/13)
Two proposals for Arena Park receive nods from the Cape Girardeau Parks Board; Laura Keller receives permission to move the Cape La Croix Cross into Arena Park; the board also approves a repair and remodeling project proposed by the Breakfast Optimist League for softball fields 2 and 3...
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Hornbeck to Cleveland victims: Rely on family
(State News ~ 05/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The young man rescued in 2007 in Missouri after being held captive for four years is offering advice to three kidnapped women found this week inside a Cleveland home: Rely on your family for support. Shawn Hornbeck's rescue was dubbed the "Missouri Miracle." He was 11 years old when he disappeared while riding his bike near his home in rural Richwoods, Mo., in 2002...
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Arts Council to host actresses today
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 32 N. Main St. will host a meet-and-greet for two American Place Theatre master teacher actresses from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today. Denise Wilbanks and Lisa Strum, both of New York, will speak about their experiences acting and conducting residencies across the nation. The event is free and open to the public. Wilbanks and Strum are conducting the third part of the artist-in-residence program at the Alternative Education Center...
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Arrest made in connection to Saturday crash
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
PUXICO, Mo. -- A Puxico man was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident in connection to a Saturday night wreck in Dexter, Mo., that left two Bloomfield, Mo., residents hospitalized. According to Dexter police, an anonymous tip came in early Wednesday that led officers to a Puxico residence where they located Tommy Andrew West, 28...
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Graduation
(Editorial ~ 05/09/13)
With eyes to the future and memories of hard work and lessons learned in the past, Southeast Missouri State University students will celebrate commencement this weekend. The university will confer 1,333 degrees Saturday at the Show Me Center. Among those to be recognized are 1,048 undergraduates, 283 graduate and specialist candidates and two cooperative doctoral students...
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Common Core boondoggle
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/09/13)
The informational forum on Common Core Standards reminded me of the health-care debate, when Nancy Pelosi famously said, "We have to pass it to find out what's in it." The meeting started with a speaker and videos. Honestly, the sound quality was so bad, I felt like I was in an echo chamber with the bass turned up. Surely, with the money we spend on education, we could have found a room with good acoustics...
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North Korea: Mitigating the Kims
(Column ~ 05/09/13)
Korea, during the long centuries when it was a united monarchy, was known as the "shrimp among whales," hemmed in by the more powerful states of Japan, China and Russia. Relatively weak, it has been able to maintain at least its territorial integrity by relying on the protection of one of its stronger neighbors...
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Israel releases top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land
(International News ~ 05/09/13)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the bitter division between Gaza's hard-line Islamist rulers and the West Bank's Western-backed Palestinian leaders...
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Libya's new charter can shoot down law
(International News ~ 05/09/13)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- A new law that excludes former officials of the Moammar Gadhafi era from public office is dividing Libya and deepening the turmoil plaguing the country since the 2011 civil war that ousted the erratic leader. Passed by parliament Sunday essentially at gunpoint -- heavily armed militias were parked outside government buildings and refused to leave until it was approved -- the law bans from politics not only those who held office, but clerics who glorified the dictator and researchers who worked on his notorious ideological tract, the Green Book.. ...
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Notre Dame claims district tennis crown
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/13)
The Notre Dame boys tennis team made school history Wednesday. Notre Dame, in just its second season to field a boys tennis squad, won its first district title. The Bulldogs avenged two regular-season losses to Dexter by beating the host Bulldogs 5-2 for the Class 1 District 1 crown...
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Speak Out 5/9/13
(Speak Out ~ 05/09/13)
The Department of Health and Human Services announced recently it would pay public relations firm Weber Shandwick $8 million to promote enrollment in Obamacare's exchanges. When was the last time you remember a government agency paying a public relations agency millions of dollars to promote a government-sponsored program? Obviously, if this was such a good deal there would be people lined up to enroll, but thank goodness more and more people are seeing this a stupid program that needs to go away.. ...
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Jackson police report 5/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/09/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/09/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Births 5/9/13
(Births ~ 05/09/13)
Son to Michael P. and Renee C. Dodd of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:04 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Name, Michael Wayne. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Fourth child, first son. Mrs. Dodd is the former Renee Beam, daughter of Cathy Beam of Perryville. Dodd is the son of Mary Dodd and Paul Dodd of Perryville...
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Sandra Ziegler
(Obituary ~ 05/09/13)
CHAFFEE, MO. -- Sandra Ziegler, 62, of Chaffee died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the family home. Friends may call after 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Burial will be at Casper Cemetery in Anna, Ill...
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Joseph Seyer
(Obituary ~ 05/09/13)
Joseph A. Seyer, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 6, 2013, at his home. He was born July 23, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to Joseph John and Pauline Josephine Dohogne Seyer. He and Frieda Barbara Brockmeyer were married Oct. 22, 1955, in Cape Girardeau...
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Kay Eifert
(Obituary ~ 05/09/13)
Kay Eifert, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 17, 1935, in Marion, Ill., to John Paul and Louise Penrod Felts. She married Billy Dean Eifert. Kay was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church. She had worked for Drury Inns more than 15 years. She was the secretary of Central High School 1950s reunion committee. Kay loved to read...
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John Dover
(Obituary ~ 05/09/13)
WATERLOO, Ill. -- John William Dover, 81, of Waterloo, formerly of Mound City, Ill., died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Liberty Village of Maryville in Maryville, Ill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo...
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Swayne Byrd
(Obituary ~ 05/09/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Thomas Swayne Byrd, 79, of Charleston passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. He was born Dec. 14, 1933, in Cairo, Ill., to Thomas Albert and Helen Swayne Byrd of Charleston. Swayne attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Mass., and went on to graduate from The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tenn. He attended the University of Missouri and the University of Illinois before receiving a degree in architecture in 1958 from Washington University in St. Louis...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/9/13
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open Session Communications/reports Public comments Routine business Action items Discussion and possible action items Discussion and possible action -- County advisory boards...
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Brothers pursue contrasting interests; attempt to stay connected
(Community ~ 05/09/13)
Dylan and Eric Mahnken are identical twins and soon-to-be high school graduates -- but from different schools. As they finish their last days of class and final exams, Dylan will prepare to graduate from Oak Ridge High School while his brother Eric will be tossing his cap with the senior class of Saxony Lutheran High School...
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COLUMN: Answer to sports rage lies within
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/13)
It was only a matter of time. That statement in itself is as frightening as the incident that precipitated it. Wednesday's news that a Utah teenager was charged with homicide by assault following the recent death of a soccer referee was met with stoic resignation by the nation's media, which briefly reported the news before reverting back to the latest on LeBron James and the Miami Heat or Phil Jackson's passivity on the Brooklyn Nets' coaching position...
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Next calendar 5/9/13
(Community ~ 05/09/13)
TODAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS FRIDAY EVENTS Saturday Sunday Next Week New Movies Games CDs DVDs...
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Prayer 5/9/13
(Prayer ~ 05/09/13)
Father God, may we encourage one another in love, building each other up. Amen.
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Rain causes worst drought area to retreat westward
(State News ~ 05/09/13)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A wet spring continues to soak soil across much of the Midwest, causing the prolonged drought to retreat ever so slowly westward. Sections of central Iowa, southeast Minnesota and western parts of Wisconsin and Missouri have seen notable improvement in drought conditions. The weekly drought monitor measures conditions up to 7 a.m. Tuesday. The report is released on Thursdays by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...
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Carter County prosecuting attorney ordered by judge to give deposition
(Local News ~ 05/09/13)
Carter County Prosecuting Attorney Rocky Kingree was ordered to answer questions from the attorneys prosecuting those charged in connection with wrongdoings of former sheriff Tommy Adams after walking out of a deposition Tuesday morning...
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