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Sizzling Cards sweep Giants
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright refused to relax against a makeshift San Francisco Giants squad. Pitching against the Giants missing stars Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval, Wainwright struck out 10 in his 14th complete game and third this season, and the St. Louis Cardinals completed a day-night doubleheader sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 7-1 win Saturday night...
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Ten from area named All-State in soccer
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/13)
Success on the soccer field usually leads to post-season individual honors. Such was the case for 10 girls from area schools who were named to the all-state team, which was released Friday. In Class 1, Saxony Lutheran had five players honored, with freshmen Brianna Mueller and Ali Galemmo named to the first team. Junior Maci Daniel and freshmen Grace Mirly and Maddie Brune were named to the second team...
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Under a first-year coach, Southeast baseball team enjoyed productive year despite injuries, struggles
(College Sports ~ 06/02/13)
The 2013 Southeast Missouri State baseball team won't go down as one of the program's better squads. But as far as heart and competitive spirit, Steve Bieser doesn't believe he could have drawn up a better group for his first collegiate head coaching position...
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Rain-swollen US rivers stoke shippers' headaches
(State News ~ 06/02/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Heavy rains swelling the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are causing headaches for barge operators. Locks that are being closed along the Mississippi River could snarl barges headed from St. Louis to Minnesota, as well as southbound shippers trying to get to St. Louis and then to the Gulf of Mexico...
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Building torched at Otter Slough
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for setting fire to a storage building and two vehicles at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Otter Slough area in Stoddard County overnight Thursday...
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Dispatchers chastised in wake of drowning
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo.-- Mississippi County's chief law enforcement officer wants two things from emergency dispatchers: notification and communication. Protocol was not followed in the recovery of the victim of a fatal accident, Sheriff Keith Moore said during Thursday's County Commission meeting...
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Sales-tax holiday set for Aug. 2 through 4
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
Cape Girardeau County will participate in an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday Aug. 2 through Aug. 4. During those days, the county's 1 percent sales tax will be waived on purchases of items such as computers, school supplies and clothing. State statutes list specific items that fall under the tax exemption. The state also will waive its 4.225 percent tax during that weekend. County commissioners unanimously approved participation in the holiday during their meeting Thursday...
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Horse show at Jackson canceled
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
The 36th annual Missouri State Championship Racking Horse Show scheduled for Saturday at Stone Creek Stables in Jackson has been canceled due to bad weather. According to Jim Morris, an organizer of the state championship, Thursday rainfall has collected in the horse ring and has rendered it muddy and unusable. The chance of even more rain on Saturday hastened the decision to cancel the event, Morris said...
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Woman charged with elderly theft
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman is accused of stealing from an elderly man. Nora Ann Magee, 59, is charged with felony theft for taking a reported $6,600 over several months from an 81-year-old Sikeston man.On May 7, the victim's daughter reported to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety what she believed was ongoing theft from her father...
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Suspect injured during officer shooting
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Jonesboro that resulted in a male suspect's injury. According to a news release by Union County State's Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds, about 9:30 a.m. Thursday a break-in was reported at a Jonesboro residence...
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Mo. House leader touts legislative accomplishments in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
Tim Jones, Missouri's Republican speaker of the House, visited Cape Girardeau on Friday as part of a statewide end-of-session tour. Jones was joined at the Delta Companies by state representatives Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, and Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, with several members of the public...
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Storms dump heavy rain; Mississippi River could crest at 46.5 feet
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
The same storms that pummeled Oklahoma, causing several deaths, dumped inches of rain within just a few hours in Southeast Missouri and the region. A daily rainfall record was set at Paducah, Ky., where 4.83 inches of rain fell in about three hours beginning at 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The old daily record was 2.61 inches, set in 1971...
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Autopsies in Cape shooting could take several weeks
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
Police on Friday continued to investigate the scene of a Thursday morning shooting in Cape Girardeau that left two people dead and a third in a hospital. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said the bodies of 18-year-old Matthew Joseph and his mother, Mary Joseph, 57, were taken to Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo., where they were autopsied Friday afternoon....
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Weather service confirms St. Louis-area tornadoes
(State News ~ 06/02/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Portions of suburban St. Louis waged a soggy cleanup effort Saturday after severe storms unleashed an outbreak of tornadoes across the region, damaging hundreds of homes and leaving tens of thousands without power. No serious injuries were reported, an outcome a fire chief deemed "miraculous."...
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8th District hopefuls hit the road to win votes
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
The road to Washington, D.C., has so far been one much traveled for candidates seeking to become the next congressman to represent the 30 counties of Missouri's 8th Congressional District. Steve Hodges, a Democratic state representative from East Prairie, Mo., is spending the last weekend before voters head to the polls Tuesday hitting as many campaign stops in Missouri as possible. ...
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Wet weather doesn't stop Waller run
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
A rainy morning couldn't dampen a celebration of life during the second annual Jacque Waller 5k Run and Family Walk on Saturday. The event, held at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex, 1157 S. West End Blvd., marked the second anniversary of Jacque Waller's disappearance June 1, 2011. But after a week that saw the search for Waller come to a close, the occasion had special meaning for her family and friends...
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Expert: Authorities have reason to keep quiet about Waller case
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
While Judge Benjamin Lewis has not issued a gag order in the Jacque Waller homicide case, legal experts say authorities have good reasons to be tight-lipped in the wake of the discovery of Waller's body last week...
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Southwestern Illinois tornado confirmed
(State News ~ 06/02/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The National Weather Service confirms that at least one tornado barreled Friday night through portions of southwestern Illinois as part of a storm that caused no serious injuries. The weather service's Jayson Gosselin says the twister that affected the Roxana area in Madison County, northeast of St. Louis, was an EF3, which has winds between 136 and 165 mph. A tornado of that magnitude also has been confirmed to have hit Missouri's St. Charles County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/02/13)
Today is Sunday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2013. There are 212 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 2, 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in London's Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI; it was the first such ceremony to be broadcast on television...
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Dement - Hudson
(Wedding ~ 06/02/13)
Jami Lynne Dement and Dr. Zachary Lee Hudson were married April 13, 2013, at Chaumette Vineyards and Winery in St. Genevieve, Mo. James Green of Cape Girardeau performed the ceremony. Lorrin Lynn of New York, N.Y., read the scripture. Vocalist was Krista Keesee of Scott City...
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Boatner - Burdin
(Engagement ~ 06/02/13)
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Boatner of Lakeland, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Elizabeth Boatner, to Taylor David Burdin, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Burdin of Cape Girardeau. Boatner is a 2008 graduate of Santa Fe Catholic High School in Lakeland. She received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Mississippi-Oxford in 2012. She is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing at Southeast Missouri State University...
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O'Brien - 50 Years
(Anniversary ~ 06/02/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Phillip O'Brien of Benton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 22, 2013, at Ray's of Kelso. Host was Marie Hirsch of Tucson, Ariz. O'Brien and Robbie Schiwitz were married May 18, 1963, in Scott City, by the Rev. Slay...
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How frogs and toads differ
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Is it a frog ... or is it a toad? Both frogs and toads need water to survive. Both species lay their eggs in water and their eggs hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles cannot survive in open air. The differences in frogs and toads become apparent when the tadpoles grow legs and leave the water. ...
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FYI 6/2/13
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is holding a free Family Fishing Day, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 8. The event is done in conjunction with Missouri's Free Fishing Day, so no permit is needed to participate. For more information, call 573-222-3589, email mingo@fws.gov or visit fws.gov/refuge/mingo...
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Golf tournament raises $70,000 for SFMC
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
More than 190 golfers and 30 volunteers turned out for the 10th annual Ken Hayden Memorial Golf Tournament, raising more than $70,000 in support of patients and their families at Saint Francis Medical Center. The winners of the morning championship flight were Stephanie Ross, Ashley Gilman, Craig Sander and Todd Smith. The winners of the afternoon championship flight were Lisa Bjelich, Steve Bjelich, Aaron Wright and Donna Wheeler...
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Rust contributes $6,000 for fireworks display
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
From left, Southeast Missourian and Rust Communications chairman Gary Rust, Cathy Ring and Rodger Brown of the USA Veterans Headquarters chapter, Barron Fuller, Chris Gaines and Dana Saverino with Isle Casino Cape Girardeau pose for a photo May 21 at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. Rust, who initially wanted to remain anonymous, contributed $6,000 to a fund to pay for a Fourth of July fireworks show, and Isle Casino Cape Girardeau matched the donation for the fireworks display...
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Mac and cheese and pulled pork … together at last
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Casseroles have never really had much of a place in my culinary repertoire. It's a time thing mostly. I'd rather sear something off in a few minutes than stand around while it slowly bakes. I've also never been much of a fan of dishes in which everything sort of just oozes together. ...
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Recipes to help launch into summer
(Column ~ 06/02/13)
Summer is here and our son is home from college, which means I need to cook a little more than I have the past several months. By "cooking a little more" I mean in volume and frequency. I found myself cooking a few times a week and then warming up leftovers a few nights and it worked. Now I am cooking about every night now and I think my husband is loving it...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Pet Name: Ernie Owner: Kay Miller Favorite activity: Taking naps and eating treats. ...
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Adopt Yoshi
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Yoshi is one year old and is looking for his forever home. For more information, call The Humane Society 334-5837. ...
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Adopt Torpedo
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Torpedo is a 4-year-old cat who is quite a talker and loves attention. He wants to be held and petted. Torpedo would prefer a quiet home and would be a fantastic companion. For more information, call Safe Harbor at 243-9823. ...
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A Stillwell farewell
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Couple Is being transferred after serving six years in Cape Girardeau
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Life can be an exciting journey
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Who in the world said, "I'm bored" -- a comment you frequently hear coming from the young. Why are people ever bored? With all of the increasingly modern technological advances, including computers, cell phones, iPads, iPhones and numerous other devices that are so prevalent today, you wonder what people mean. ...
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Make the most of the time you've been given
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
Summer has officially begun. At least by the calendar – I'm not certain that the thermometer agrees. On the wall in our home is a list of summer activities; all the things that we want to try to do this summer. There are simple things on the list like going to the pool or reading a classic children's book. When summer's over, to complete the "what I did on my summer vacation" paper, all my kids will have to do is look at the list...
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Noguchi's light sculptures are popular interior decorating item
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
NEW YORK -- The round, white, paper light shades sold at Ikea for $5 are a familiar item in contemporary interior design. But these inexpensive lanterns are knockoffs of light sculptures created by the renowned artist Isamu Noguchi in the early 1950s...
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Have questions - will answer
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
By Gary Clothier Question:"Have Gun -- Will Travel" was my favorite old TV show. The main character, Paladin, used a calling card with a chess knight on it along with the slogan. What was the significance of the knight? L.O.S., Tyler, Texas...
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Club news 6-2-13
(Community News ~ 06/02/13)
St. Mary Council of Catholic Women met on May 16 at 7:00 P.M. in the Huels Room. The April meeting was canceled due to bad weather. The meeting began with the recitation of the rosary and a song in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, during which Sister Lucille Zerr crowned her statue...
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Air show
(Editorial ~ 06/02/13)
It's good to see the air show back in Cape Girardeau. The city announced last month that the Cape Girardeau Air Festival will return after a two-year absence. The event will take place June 28 and 29. Currently on the schedule are the Aerostars Aerobatic Team, a group of planes that perform tricks in a tight formation and perform close pass-bys; Kent Pietsch, a pilot who performs an aerial comedy act and does tricks in a plane sponsored by the Jelly Belly Co.; Bill Leff, a pilot who performs an aerobatic routine and uses pyrotechnics at night in a T-6 Texan; Randy Ball, who performs in a MiG-17F fighter jet; and pilot Mike Rinker, who will fly an aerobatic SU-26 plane. ...
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Community resilience
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/13)
In a recent Missourian Perspective article, contributor Sharon Sanders provided comparison between the tornado in Moore, Okla., and the 1949 twister that struck Cape Girardeau. What stood out in my mind in the accompanying editorial was the attitude and spirit of the survivors of the disaster 63 years ago and, let us say, the 2005 New Orleans catastrophe. ...
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Glistening in the rain at the Oran Car Show
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Doug Schott of Bloomfield, Mo., opens the hood of his 1952 Chevy business coupe street rod that was on display for the Oran Car Show on Saturday in Oran, Mo., for Mark Scheffer. Because of heavy rain, organizers moved the show uptown from Tiles Memorial City Park. ...
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Ariz. mother not giving up on Mexico, despite arrest
(National News ~ 06/02/13)
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- The American woman who was jailed for a week after Mexican authorities said they found marijuana under her bus seat said she'll return to Mexico someday. But she's going to drive her car. Yanira Maldonado returned to her suburban Phoenix home Friday, a day after a judge in Nogales, Mexico, dismissed drug smuggling charges...
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Judge rules Google must give user information to FBI
(National News ~ 06/02/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google must comply with the FBI's demand for data on certain customers as part of a national security investigation, according to a ruling by a federal judge who earlier this year determined such government requests are unconstitutional...
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A respite for Medicare; Social Security no worse
(National News ~ 06/02/13)
WASHINGTON -- Medicare's long-term health is starting to look a little better, the government said Friday, but Social Security and Medicare are still wobbling toward insolvency within two decades if Congress and the president don't find a way to shore up the trust funds established to take care of older Americans...
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Out of the past 6/2/13
(Out of the Past ~ 06/02/13)
Broadway cruising -- a traditional activity for young people -- could be coming to an end; the Cape Girardeau Police Department is considering asking the city to adopt an ordinance prohibiting cruising along Broadway. Government and barge line officials are expressing alarm at the extremely low water conditions on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers so early in the summer; the Mississippi at Cape Girardeau falls to 8.9 feet in the morning...
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Jackson police report 6/2/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Thefts...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/2/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Arrests...
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Are nutritional labels coming on alcohol?
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
WASHINGTON -- Alcoholic beverages soon could have nutritional labels like those on food packaging, but only if the producers want to put them there. The Treasury Department, which regulates alcohol, said this past week that beer, wine and spirits companies can use labels that include serving size, servings per container, calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat per serving. Such package labels have never before been approved...
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Even meteorologists take cover
(State News ~ 06/02/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Tasked with publicly sounding the alarm when violent weather is imminent in the region, the National Weather Service crew in suburban St. Louis isn't immune from making the uncommon and agonizing decision to abandon the front lines of storm tracking and scramble for safety...
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Births 6/2/13
(Births ~ 06/02/13)
Son to Brock Jackson and Sasha Brooke Wehmeyer of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:32 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013. Name, Elijah Jackson Keith. Weight, 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Wehmeyer is the former Sasha Childers, daughter of Debbie Stephens and Larry Keith Childers of Cape Girardeau. Wehmeyer is the son of Debbie Wehmeyer and William Wehmeyer of Thebes, Ill. He is employed by Cape Electric...
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Alma Ricketts
(Obituary ~ 06/02/13)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Alma Marie Ricketts, 87, of Glenallen passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013, at her home. Born on April 30, 1926, in Glenallen, she was the daughter of Lester Lee and Dora Alice Burns Phelps. She married James Ford Ricketts on April 25, 1958, in Holly Springs, Miss. He survives...
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Timothy Richards
(Obituary ~ 06/02/13)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Timothy Warren Richards, 55, of Ste. Genevieve died Friday, May 31, 2013, at his niece's home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 24, 1958, in St. Louis to the late Louis Warren and Marjorie Lee Richards. He was a tuckpointer and worked in concrete renovation and was a member of Local 527 Concrete Finishers Union. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Robert Minton
(Obituary ~ 06/02/13)
Robert Charles Minton, 81, of Katy, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Methodist West Hospital in Katy. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Winifred Jolly
(Obituary ~ 06/02/13)
Winifred Arlene Jolly, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau. She is survived by a son, Gary Jolly; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleveland Jolly, on March 13, 2013. A memorial service was Saturday for Mr. and Mrs. Jolly...
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Darlene Johnson
(Obituary ~ 06/02/13)
Darlene Hudson Johnson, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Feb. 7, 1935, in Little Dixie, Ark., to Turner Hudson and Hosanna Valentine. Survivors include four children, Naomi Johnson, Delores Wright, Isaac Johnson and James (Eloise) Hudson, all of Cape Girardeau; a daughter-in-law, Lisa Johnson; 16 grandchildren, Kristina, Roshanda, Alexis, Jonathan Jr., David, William, Lakeisha, Michael, Krista and Isaac Johnson III, Carmelia Hudson, Cedrick, Letisha and Derrick Rucker, Joshua and Shalitha Saunders; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and her cat, Smokie.. ...
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Oklahoma residents opt to flee tornadoes
(National News ~ 06/02/13)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- It's a warning as familiar as a daily prayer for Tornado Alley residents: When a twister approaches, take shelter in a basement or low-level interior room or closet, away from windows and exterior walls. But with the powerful devastation from the May 20 twister that killed 24 and pummeled the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore still etched in their minds, many Oklahomans instead opted to flee Friday night when a violent tornado developed and headed toward the state's capital city.. ...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 6/3/13
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
401 Independence St. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Study session, 5 p.m. Monday Items for Discussion Communications/reports New Ordinances Pertinent address: 401 Independence St., Cape Girardeau, MO...
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Road Work 6/2/13
(Local News ~ 06/02/13)
Route Z in Cape Girardeau County, between Main Street and County Road 222, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Route C reduced for bridge maintenance...
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Speak Out 6/2/13
(Speak Out ~ 06/02/13)
For all of those demagoguing Common Core standards, including many in this area, as more dictates from the federal government, that is not correct. The federal government was not involved in developing the Common Core Curriculum. It was developed by the states coming together via the National Governors Association to try and solve a perceived need. ...
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Boggs sent to Triple-A Memphis
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals optioned pitcher Mitchell Boggs to Triple-A Memphis and called up rookie Keith Butler. Boggs, who served as the setup reliever for closer Jason Motte during the 2012 season, has struggled this season. He assumed the closer spot when Motte was lost for the season with an elbow injury and blew three save opportunities...
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Capahas belt Valmeyer in season opener
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/13)
Skylar Cobb had not started a game on the mound since 2011, when he was a freshman at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. You would have never guessed that by the way Cobb performed during his debut Friday night with the Plaza Tire Capahas. Cobb dominated the visiting Valmeyer (Ill.) Lakers over five shutout innings as one of the nation's oldest amateur baseball teams opened its season with an 11-3 victory at Capaha Field...
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‘Boston Strong' at benefit show for marathon victims
(Entertainment ~ 06/02/13)
BOSTON -- The song "Come Together" their rallying cry, performers at a benefit concert for victims of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings had thousands of people cheering for a city that has pulled together to overcome adversity. Veteran rockers Aerosmith helped close the 5 1/2 hour Boston Strong Concert on Thursday. ...
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Prayer 6/2/13
(Prayer ~ 06/02/13)
O Heavenly Father, may those who mourn experience your comfort. Amen.
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The sounds of summer: Cape Girardeau and Jackson Municipal bands begin season
(Community ~ 06/02/13)
As summer begins so do the new seasons for the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Municipal Bands. Both bands will put on free weekly performances and each show will also feature different vocal and instrumental guest performers. In recent years, the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band has also chosen to give each show a unique theme. They vary from "Patriotic" and "Civil War" to "Broadway Musicals" and "Christmas in July."...
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