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Sheriff: Feds will get custody of Clay Waller before prison transfer
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
Clay Waller still was being held in the Cape Girardeau County Jail in Jackson on Friday, but he will likely be transferred back into the custody of federal authorities sometime this week before he heads to state prison for his second-degree murder conviction in the death of his estranged wife, Jacque Waller, Sheriff John Jordan said...
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Cairo Road Work
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $1.29 million contract for a road project near Cairo. The project involves patching and resurfacing on 3.5 miles of Illinois 3/U.S. 51 from nine-tenths of a mile west of Interstate 57 to 34th Street in Cairo. The project is part of Quinn's agenda to create jobs and drive Illinois' economy forward...
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Ignored stop sign caused fatal Illinois crash
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
COBDEN, Ill. -- A traffic fatality at U.S. 51 and Bell Hill Road in Cobden is attributed to failing to obey a stop sign. According to Illinois State Police trooper Michael Usher, Cristian R. Godinez, 17, of Cobden, was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital after his GMC truck collided with an International tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon. ...
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Perryville man injured when motorcycle, deer collide
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
PIKE COUNTY, Ill. -- A 43-year-old Perryville, Mo., man suffered serious injuries Thursday afternoon when the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer at mile marker 19 on Interstate 72 in Pike County. Timothy R. Underwood was listed in critical condition in a St. Louis hospital at noon Friday...
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Sheriff's complaints belied by recording
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Dispatchers at the 911 center in Charleston actually did call the sheriff first. During the Mississippi County Commission meeting May 30, Sheriff Keith Moore said protocol was not followed by dispatchers during a May 27 call of a fisherman reported missing from his boat on Upper Big Lake. Moore said the sheriff's office was not contacted initially...
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Several Cape Girardeau businesses burglarized in same area
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
Multiple businesses along Broadway in Cape Girardeau were burglarized late Wednesday into early Thursday, but police aren't saying yet if the crimes are connected. Between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. Thursday, police received reports of six burglaries in and near the 1800 block of Broadway, said police spokesman Darin Hickey. ...
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Man critical after Kingsway shooting
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
One man was critically injured after an early morning shooting Friday in Cape Girardeau, and police said several people were detained for questioning. Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Darin Hickey said officers were called to a home at 1467 Kingsway Drive about 2:40 a.m. Friday after a neighbor reported shots fired...
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Cape school board approves 2013-2014 salary schedules
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau School Board on Thursday approved a new salary schedule for the upcoming school year in an ongoing effort to bring teacher pay in line with other districts. The district has been transitioning between two salary schedules since 2009. Frozen steps and large gaps between the highest and lowest salaries were unfavorable aspects of the old schedule...
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Post 63's tourney trail hits 13-0 bump
(Community Sports ~ 06/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Post 63 Senior American Legion baseball team saw its impressive tournament run hit a major road block Saturday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Perennial Legion powerhouse Festus Post 253 routed Cape 13-0 in five innings in the semifinals of the 16-team Charleston Fighting Squirrel Baseball Classic...
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Smith visits Cape for first time as member of Congress
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
Newly elected 8th Congressional District Rep. Jason Smith participated in his first meetings on the job Friday in Cape Girardeau. He began his morning at the First Friday Coffee with the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce before meeting with members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District...
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Great Race to make stop June 25 in Cape
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
Steve Hedke, who lives north of Los Angeles, and his wife, Janet, first took part in The Great Race in 1999 and have been back every year since. Hedke said the precision race that includes about 100 vintage cars requires great concentration and teamwork. That precision can pay off. The winner takes home $50,000...
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Report: UP train went through stop signal at Rockview
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday reported a Union Pacific train may have sped through a stop signal before it crashed into a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train in a derailment last month near Rockview. According to the preliminary report, the UP train was traveling about 49 miles per hour when it struck the side of the BNSF train, which was traveling about 22 miles per hour. ...
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Cape Girardeau man charged with murder in deaths of wife, son
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
A Cape Girardeau man was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder after police say he shot his wife and son as they slept in their beds and then attempted to take his own life. George Edwin Joseph, 48, was arrested Friday after being released from a St. Louis hospital where he was recovering from a self-inflicted wound to his forehead...
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Local fastpitch team in running for title but faces tough slate ahead
(Community Sports ~ 06/09/13)
Pete's Blues is poised to win its unprecedented third straight Kelso Klassic title after taking down the host squad in Saturday night's winners bracket semifinals. Pete's Blues defeated Kelso Fastpitch 8-4 to move into today's noon winners bracket final of the 29th annual double-elimination men's fastpitch softball tournament at Kelso City Park...
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Jacque Waller laid to rest Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/09/13)
PARK HILLS, Mo. -- A day for which so many who loved her waited so long for came and went Saturday when Jacque Sue Rawson Waller finally was laid to rest. Hundreds turned out for her visitation, funeral and burial in Park Hills, not far from where she grew up, lived and spent her last days with her then-5-year-old triplets before her death June 1, 2011...
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Latos stymies Cards again
(Professional Sports ~ 06/09/13)
By MARK SCHMETZER Associated Press CINCINNATI -- Three Mat Latos starts against St. Louis. Three Cincinnati Reds wins -- their only wins against the Cardinals this season. That's the record after Latos turned in seven solid innings and the Reds broke out of their slump with a 4-2 win over St. Louis on Saturday night...
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Art Academy summer art workshops
(Submitted Story ~ 06/09/13)
Southeast Missouri State University Art Academy Workshops - Summer 2013 The Art Academy Workshops are engaging and fun learning experiences in a wide variety of media designed to enrich one's personal vision for ages 6 through adult. All the workshops, except Mural at the Mall, are held in the Southeast Missouri State University Art Studios under the guidance of experienced and highly qualified master art instructors and art professors. ...
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Capahas hit road, win three
(Community Sports ~ 06/09/13)
The Plaza Tire Capahas, after winning their first three games at home, hit the road for the first time over the weekend. Manager Jess Bolen's squad showed no ill effects from traveling to the St. Louis area for three contests. The Capahas remained undefeated, routing the St. Louis Bulls 10-0 Friday night and sweeping a doubleheader from perennial power Waterloo (Ill.) Saturday afternoon 6-5 and 7-4...
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Miller ties for 17th at national meet
(College Sports ~ 06/09/13)
Sophomore Reggie Miller Jr. missed out on All-American honors by one spot Friday night as the Southeast Missouri State track & field program concluded its run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Miller tied for 17th in the high jump with a height of 6 feet, 10 3/4 inches...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
Today is Sunday, June 9, the 160th day of 2013. There are 205 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. On this date:...
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Past trivia 6-9-13
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
HERE ARE THE OUT OF THE PAST TRIVIA QUESTIONS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE FOR SUNDAY, June 9. Out of the Past trivia covering the week of June 2-8. Q: What new Cape Girardeau business was opened June 2, 1963, by Charles L. Robert, James and Jerry Drury? A: Holiday Inn (Ref: June 2)...
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Weinrich - Cheney
(Engagement ~ 06/09/13)
Kenny and Carol Weinrich of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Abigail Lauren Weinrich, to Jason David Cheney. He is the son of David and Donna Cheney of Gladstone, Mo. Weinrich is a 2004 graduate of Jackson High School. She is a 2008 graduate of Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, Calif., and a 2009 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is senior education consultant with Sephora at JCPenney in Overland Park, Kan...
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Irvin - Glaus
(Engagement ~ 06/09/13)
Richard and Kelly Irvin of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Elyssa Rae Irvin, to Marshall Alan Glaus. He is the son of Doug and Sandy Glaus of Scott City. Irvin attended Scott City High School and College of the Ozarks. She is employed at Montgomery Bank in Sikeston, Mo...
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Bess - 71 Years
(Anniversary ~ 06/09/13)
Jack and Pauline Bess of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary May 30, 2013. They were married May 30, 1942, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The couple formerly lived in Dexter, Mo., and Florida. They have a son, Jerry Bess of Bloomfield, Mo., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...
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Big screen adventures lead to campers' summer fun
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
The summer is underway, and children ages 6 through 12 are already enjoying the opportunities for fun, physical fitness and learning at the summer camps at Saint Francis Medical Center's Fitness Plus. The camps, which began May 20, are running in weekly sessions at Fitness Plus, 150 S. Mount Auburn Road, until Aug. 9. And they are so popular that they were fully registered back in April...
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Not your typical blue bird
(Column ~ 06/09/13)
The indigo bunting is a small migratory songbird. It winters in southern Mexico, Central America and the islands of the Gulf of Mexico. During the warm months its range extends north as far as parts of southern Canada and into the southwestern U.S. as far as Arizona. ...
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Dunkin' taking doughnut bacon sandwich national
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
NEW YORK -- Even as fast-food chains tout their healthy offerings, they're also coming up with fatty new treats to keep customers interested. Case in point: Dunkin' Donuts is adding a doughnut breakfast sandwich to its national menu this week. The sandwich, which comes with fried eggs and bacon between a split glazed doughnut, will become a part of the permanent menu starting Friday, which the chain claims is "National Donut Day." Dunkin' Donuts had tested the sandwich in select stores in eastern Massachusetts in April, creating considerable buzz online.. ...
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FYI 6/9/13
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
The Discovery Playhouse is bringing Wheeled Wonders Fun Fest, a family-focused fundraiser, to West Park Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 15. The event will be in the southwest parking lot of West Park Mall. Admission is $3 per person. For more information, call the Discovery Playhouse at 335-7529 or visit discoveryplayhouse.org...
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Match made in heaven
(Column ~ 06/09/13)
Named for the Roman goddess of marriage, June has traditionally been the most popular month for weddings, a time when prospective brides and grooms might hear swirling in their heads the lyrics to a popular Frank Sinatra tune:"Love and marriage, love and marriage,...
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Mixing things up with the recipe swap
(Column ~ 06/09/13)
For many months I tried to do this recipe column with a theme making all of the recipes a variation of a popular recipe. It seemed to be very popular and I received many comments that people liked the recipe variations. Now, the past few weeks I have just done a variety of recipes, whatever you send in or whatever I find that sounds interesting. Let me know what you like to see in this column and of course, send in your favorite recipes to share with other avid recipe collectors...
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Adopt Ninja
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
Ninja is 10 weeks old and looking for his forever home. For more information, call The Humane Society at 334-5837. ...
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Adopt Thunder
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
Thunder is a very handsome orange and white kitty who is a very affectionate fellow. He craves attention and loves to be petted. Come and visit him in person. For more information, call Safe Harbor at 243-9823. ...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
Pet Name: Bodie Owners: Ashley Gilman and Lance Cotner Favorite activity: Chillin'. ...
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Take time for communion with God
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
My favorite time of day is dusk, when the light outside is softer and the sun is leaving hairpin wisps of neon pink and orange in the sky. The breeze blows the air cooler and even the birds, insects and tree frogs seem to feel freer and unburdened. This time of day allows me to be free with God to dream, unburden myself, and feel his presence. I can just be, and it's a glorious time to be part of his creation...
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Centenary United Methodist to host youth singing group today
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau will change its regular services today with a performance by the Church of the Resurrection Inspiration Singers youth choir. The choir consists of 44 middle and high school students who travel from their native church in Leawood, Kan., every June on an eight-day tour to share their faith and music. ...
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Crunchy, sweet doughnut-croissant packs bakeries
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
NEW YORK -- Oh the pull of that elusive reservation at the hot new restaurant. And double-oh the sweet and fatty decadence of a well-made dessert. Combine the two foodie emotions and you've got the Cronut. There's a frenzy goin' on -- Manhattan style -- for the croissant-doughnut hybrid that went on sale in limited quantities about three weeks ago at the tiny downtown shop of French chef Dominique Ansel...
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Gov't proposes safety labels for beef
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Beef tenderized by machines before it is sold in grocery stores could soon carry labels warning customers to cook the meat thoroughly. The Agriculture Department on Thursday proposed to require the new package labels and cooking instructions on the meat, which is poked with needles or blades to increase tenderness...
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Globe trotters want to visit the globe
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
By Gary Clotheir Question: My family will be traveling to London this summer and would like to go to the Globe Theatre. Is this the original theater? Are shows performed? K.W.E., Elmira, N.Y. Answer: On Dec. 28, 1599, during the reign of Elizabeth I, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, the theater company to which Shakespeare belonged, opened the original Globe Theatre. ...
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A grilled salad perfect for Dad on Father's Day
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
My approach to food is pretty simple. I firmly believe that if you can eat it, you can grill it. When I wrote my first cookbook, I compiled my favorite grilled foods. Some were familiar, but some seemed pretty crazy back in 2005! Of those crazy foods, grilled romaine lettuce remains one of my favorites. And I'm not alone. Today, it is so popular it's on restaurant menus all over the place, a sure sign that Americans have embraced the idea that a salad can be grilled...
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Stuck on tarmac in China, Pa. orchestra plays concert
(Entertainment ~ 06/09/13)
PHILADELPHIA -- A string quartet from The Philadelphia Orchestra made a lengthy flight delay quite enjoyable for a plane full of lucky passengers in China. Two violinists, a cellist and a viola player were aboard a flight that was delayed for three hours Friday on the tarmac in Beijing. ...
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The Waller case
(Editorial ~ 06/09/13)
Stan and Ruby Rawson held a funeral for their daughter Saturday. We can't begin to imagine what they have been through in the last two years, nevermind the last two weeks. The same goes for Jacque Waller's triplet children, and their half-brother; and Jacque's sister, Cheryl Brenneke, as well...
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Summer reading reveals many concerns
(Column ~ 06/09/13)
I've been doing a lot of reading lately and the following are some excerpts and comments from a few of my readings. In a comparison with countries around the world, it's not a very comforting position to see that the U.S. ranks high in taxes with a basically stagnated GDP...
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SE Mo. man pleads guilty in fatal accident
(State News ~ 06/09/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a 2012 traffic accident that killed a Sikeston woman. Mark Lee Jobe, 47, of Sikeston also pleaded guilty Thursday to driving while intoxicated-aggravated offender. Jobe had three previous alcohol-related convictions...
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Prayer 6-9
(Prayer ~ 06/09/13)
O Lord Jesus, may we boldly proclaim the good news of salvation through you. Amen.
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Meteorologists: 9 twisters part of Missouri, Illinois storm
(State News ~ 06/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The National Weather Service said storms that recently ravaged the St. Louis area and portions of neighboring Illinois spawned nine tornadoes, but caused no serious injuries. KMOV-TV reported some of the worst destruction resulted from an EF3 twister that hit parts of Missouri's St. Charles and St. Louis counties before clipping St. Louis city...
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Mo. cities urge veto of cellphone tower legislation
(State News ~ 06/09/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An association of Missouri cities on Friday urged Gov. Jay Nixon to veto legislation limiting their ability to regulate cellphone towers, citing concerns that a proliferation of unsightly structures near homes or historic town squares could hurt local property values...
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Births 6/9/13
(Births ~ 06/09/13)
Son to Joshua Lynn and Erica Lynn Huffman of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 4:31 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013. Name, Lucas Stephen. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Huffman is the former Erica Mathews, daughter of Tammy Mathews of Grovetown, Ga., and Dennis Mathews of Scott City. Huffman is the son of Stephen Huffman and Daphene Huffman of Thebes, Ill. He is employed by Luhr Bros...
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Intelligence director defends Internet spying program
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- Eager to quell a domestic furor over U.S. spying, the nation's top intelligence official stressed Saturday that a previously undisclosed program for tapping into Internet usage is authorized by Congress, falls under strict supervision of a secret court and cannot intentionally target a U.S. citizen. He decried the revelation of that and another intelligence-gathering program as reckless...
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Speak Out 6/9/13
(Speak Out ~ 06/09/13)
I heard on the news that Gosnell was found guilty of murder for allowing three infants to be born alive and killed with scissors. I don't get it. There's no difference from killing them inside or outside the womb. What is the difference? I travel Mount Auburn Road on a daily basis. The property by Hopper Road across from Ford and Sons funeral home looks bad. Are there plans to clean it up and make it less of an eyesore?...
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Vera Seabaugh and Stacey Stone
(Obituary ~ 06/09/13)
A funeral service for Vera Seabaugh of Sedgewickville, Mo., and a memorial service for her grandson, Stacey Wayne Stone of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Donny Ford will officiate. Interment will be in Pulliam Cemetery in Mayfield, Mo...
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Morgan Kinder
(Obituary ~ 06/09/13)
ORAN, Mo. -- Morgan Nicole Kinder, 5, of Oran passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013, at her family home. Morgan was born Sept. 6, 2007, in Cape Girardeau to Kristin Nicole Hobbs and Aaron P. Kinder. She was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. Morgan loved to spend time at Uncle Ryan's house on Kentucky Lake, and she loved "everything princess" and big green tractors...
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Dean Galloway
(Obituary ~ 06/09/13)
Dean Galloway, 75, of Jackson died Friday, June 7, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. James Schultz officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in Tilsit...
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Betty Francis
(Obituary ~ 06/09/13)
Betty J. Francis, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo. She was born March 12, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Jesse and Sydney Sutherland Todd. She married Vohn Francis July 5, 1950. He preceded her in death Sept. 9, 1991...
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Jeanette Estes
(Obituary ~ 06/09/13)
Jeanette Estes, 95, of Jackson died Friday, June 7, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home.
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Vivian DeLong
(Obituary ~ 06/09/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Vivian Swindell DeLong, 86, of Jefferson City died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at St. Joseph's Bluffs. She was born April 9, 1927, in Detroit, a daughter of the late Buel and Mildred Swindell. She was a graduate of Zalma High School in Zalma, Mo...
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Out of the past 6/9/13
(Out of the Past ~ 06/09/13)
Dr. David Stewart, a geophysicist at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named the head of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium, based in Marion, Ill. A recaulked Capaha Park swimming pool opens following a weeklong delay necessitated by repairs to the almost 31-year-old facility; the pool originally was scheduled to open June 2, but the opening was delayed after a serious water leak was discovered...
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Southeast student group assists in Okla. disaster relief efforts
(Community ~ 06/09/13)
A group of seven Southeast Missouri State University students and Dr. Tom Holman prolonged coming home from a rigorous 10-day trip to lend support to disaster relief efforts in Moore, Okla., two days after a tornado ravaged the area. The group left Colorado May 22 after spending a week and a half gaining experience for an outdoor adventure class. ...
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Car bomb kills 7 people in central Syrian city
(International News ~ 06/09/13)
BEIRUT -- A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the regime's Alawite sect and killing seven people, a state-owned TV station reported. Meanwhile, government troops took control of a key village as the regime presses its offensive to clear a path between Damascus and the Mediterranean coast...
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Insider attack kills 3 Americans in Afghanistan
(International News ~ 06/09/13)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on American trainers working with him in the country's east Saturday, killing three of them, while an attacker with a grenade killed an Italian soldier in the west, officials said...
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Disasters create fear of factory life in Bangladesh; some still hopeful
(International News ~ 06/09/13)
TEKANI, Bangladesh -- Twice a year, buses filled with garment workers come rumbling into Tekani, shaking the houses made of mud and tin, and alerting villagers that their loved ones are home for the holidays. Wearing new outfits bought specially for the Muslim Eid festival, and boasting of a regular income, they cut a striking image of success in a village where most own no land, have no steady jobs and are among the poorest people in one of the poorest regions of one of the world's poorest countries.. ...
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Early elections ruled out by Turkey Prime Minister's party
(International News ~ 06/09/13)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Police in Ankara fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse thousands of people protesting near government buildings Saturday as Turkey's biggest wave of anti-government protests in decades entered its second week with no signs of waning...
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Egypt's Islamists and opposition closely eye Turkey protests
(International News ~ 06/09/13)
CAIRO -- Liberal-minded Egyptians and supporters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood now share one thing: the rival sides are closely following protests in Turkey, a country that has provided the heavily polarized and increasingly impoverished Egyptians with a tantalizing model for marrying Islamist government with a secular establishment and achieving prosperity along the way...
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South Africa: Mandela hospitalized for lung infection
(International News ~ 06/09/13)
JOHANNESBURG -- South Africans on Saturday said their thoughts were with former president Nelson Mandela, who was in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a recurring lung infection. Mandela, who is 94 years old, was treated in a hospital several times in recent months, with the last discharge coming on April 6 after doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia and drained fluid from his lung area. ...
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Tropical storm breaks Northeast rainfall records
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
NEW YORK -- The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season smashed rainfall totals across the Northeast, pushing some streams and creeks over their banks but causing no major damage. A weakened Andrea shifted away from New England on Saturday with winds gusting up to 45 mph. The storm was expected to reach Canadian waters by today...
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States' laws vary on guns, abortion
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns. The result is an uneven medley of state laws, which means how you can exercise those constitutional rights depends where you live, and the differences often turn on whether a state is run by Democrats or Republicans...
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What to look for in Senate debate on immigration
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- Memo to supporters of bipartisan legislation moving to the Senate floor: Make sure you stress that immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally would have to work, learn English, pass a background check and, especially, pay taxes before they could gain citizenship...
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Obama prods Chinese leader on cybersecurity
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- President Barack Obama used an unusually lengthy and informal desert summit to present Chinese President Xi Jingping with detailed evidence of intellectual property theft emanating from his country, as a top U.S. official declared Saturday that cybersecurity is at the "center of the relationship" between the world's largest economies...
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Philly operator surrenders
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
PHILADELPHIA -- A heavy equipment operator with a lengthy rap sheet who is accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people, surrendered Saturday to face charges in the deaths, police said...
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Iowa city's residents saddened body could be missing girl's
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
DAYTON, Iowa -- Residents of a small Iowa city and its surrounding communities said Saturday they're saddened at the discovery of a body in a river believed to be that of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted more than two weeks ago. Along streets and businesses in Dayton, purple ribbons on trees, plants and utility poles signified hope for finding Kathylnn Shepard alive...
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Chief: Gunman planned Santa Monica killings
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- The gunman who went on a chaotic rampage killing four people before being fatally shot by police at a college campus planned the attack and was capable of firing 1,300 rounds of ammunition, the police chief said Saturday...
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Jackson fire report 6/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/13)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Jackson police report 6/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Cape Girardeau Sheriff's department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Serial killer known as 'Night Stalker' dies
(National News ~ 06/09/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Richard Ramirez, the demonic serial killer known as the Night Stalker who left satanic signs at murder scenes and mutilated victims' bodies during a reign of terror in the 1980s, died Friday in a hospital, a prison official said...
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Take the first step toward reconciliation
(Column ~ 06/09/13)
"Therefore, if you are offering your gift and you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift. First go and be reconciled to them. Then go and offer your gift." (Matthew 5:23-24) When I first started out in the pastorate, there were two very diligent servants of Christ in that church who disliked one another. ...
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