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State law opens part of juvenile court system
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
Beginning in July, some changes in laws governing the protection of children will go into effect. Some of those changes will open up parts of the juvenile court, which has since its inception been closed to protect the children involved. In the last legislative session, Missouri lawmakers approved legislation that changed large parts of the law governing foster care. House Bill 1453 became incorporated into the books as the "Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act of 2004."...
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Outdoors shown indoors at sports show
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
Visitors to the Skyline/ KGMO Sports Show came for a taste of the outdoors and a look at what new toys are for sale. About 1,000 people came to the Show Me Center on Friday; attendance was about 4,000 Saturday. The event, which continues today, features 50 vendors ranging from tackle to recreational vehicles to boats...
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Governor's school plan has three-point focus
(State News ~ 02/06/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In setting education at the top of his legislative agenda, Gov. Matt Blunt proposes radical changes in how Missouri pays for public schools. As with any major shake-up in the status quo, however, Blunt's ideas are destined to face some political and constitutional hurdles...
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Jumping on hip hop
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
Hip-hop music's sometimes sexually and violence-charged messages haven't fallen on deaf ears in area schools. The thumping rhythms that for the most part evolved on the urban streets of the East Coast are entrenched in youth culture in the Cape Girardeau area. The sounds from car stereos in high school parking lots after classes end bear witness...
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Elevated status
(Community ~ 02/06/05)
NEW YORK -- Everyone's got them but no one has enough. That's the status of T-shirts in the American wardrobe. Lately, though, the simple, shapeless T has taken a fashionable turn: It now has a body-skimming fit, is offered in a rainbow of colors and has a more luxurious hand thanks to new fabric blends and washes...
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Marino, Young receive passing grades with Hall of Fame voters
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Dan Marino and Steve Young made it a great day for quarterbacks when both were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Marino, the most prolific passer in NFL history, and Young, whose accuracy and speed made him one of football's most versatile QBs, were joined by Bennie Friedman, an early-era quarterback, and Fritz Pollard...
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Super Bowl paycheck is a measly $68,000
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Each player from the winning team in Sunday's Super Bowl gets a ring and a little something extra in his paycheck -- $68,000, to be exact. Not bad for three hours of work. Still, when tickets to the game go for $500 and a 30-second television ad sells for $2.4 million, are the players getting their fair share of the NFL largesse?...
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Kansas City's Negro Leagues Museum plans expansion
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sparked by growing interest in the important story it tells, big things are happening for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The historic building down the street where Rube Foster founded the Negro Leagues in 1920 will soon house the museum's offices, creating more floor space for exhibits. Money is being raised to open a research and educational center as well as interactive exhibits...
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Illini take nothing for granted
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Indiana's Bracey Wright is listed as doubtful for today's game against No. 1 Illinois because of an injury, but don't expect the Illini to give up on the Hoosiers. "We can't focus on that. These are big games for the Big Ten championship," Illini center James Augustine said. "We're thinking of it as if he's playing, and if he doesn't, that's just how we'll take it."...
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Patriots, Eagles poised for return visits
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 2005. And 2006. And 2007. Don't laugh. Both franchises are built to last, as much as any team can last in the topsy-turvy NFL of the salary-cap, free agency era. Whether the Eagles win their first NFL championship since 1960 today, or the Patriots become the second team to win three Super Bowls in four years, both will be favorites to win conference titles next season. There is nothing fluky about either franchise...
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Tiny village considering sales tax to ensure survival
(State News ~ 02/06/05)
KIRBYVILLE, Mo. -- The future of this tiny village in southwest Missouri may be decided on Tuesday, when its 93 registered voters decide whether to approve a 1-cent sales tax. The historic town incorporated in 2001. And supporters of the tax say if the vote fails, the village could cease to exist as a political entity. ...
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Love is bound to be found in Valentine's Day books
(Community ~ 02/06/05)
Those looking for some Valentine's Day romance between the covers are certain to find it -- between the covers of any of several new books. Roses symbolize romance, and "A book is like a rose -- its beauty unfolds before our eyes/ Just as a reader's heart opens in delight." So says a Persian proverb quoted in "The Romance of the Rose: A Celebration in Painting and Verse" (Prestel)...
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Mickelson rides home crowd to four-shot lead at FBR Open
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
Cheered on by tens of thousands who consider him their hometown hero, Phil Mickelson forged a four-shot lead over Kevin Na through three rounds of the FBR Open, a giant party that happens to have a golf tournament going through it. Mickelson, who tied the course record with a 60 on Friday, shot a 5-under 66 -- with birdies on the final two holes -- on Saturday for a 14-under 199 total on the 7,216-yard Tournament Players Club course in Scottsdale, Ariz...
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Little Rock school offers lessons in civil rights history
(Community ~ 02/06/05)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Walk into Little Rock Central High School as classes are changing, the historic school's halls filling with students, and you walk into history. With just a few upgrades, the cafeteria looks the same as it did in September 1957. The hallways are still narrow, the imposing brick building still foreboding...
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Smoky Mountains bring in fewer tourists in 2004
(Community ~ 02/06/05)
GATLINBURG, Tenn. -- Lots of rain meant fewer visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last year. Still, more than 9 million people came to the country's most-visited preserve in 2004. "There are probably a variety of factors that played a role in the declines this year, but it is certain that weather had a great influence on visitation," Smokies Superintendent Dale Ditmanson said...
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CIA officers not charged in deaths
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors have decided not to seek criminal charges against CIA officers who were part of an antidrug operation that was involved in the downing of a missionary plane in Peru and the deaths of two Americans in 2001. Justice Department officials have until now not even acknowledged that they were investigating potential misconduct by the intelligence officers, including whether they lied to lawmakers who were looking into the incident and the interdiction program. ...
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World briefs 2/6/05
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
Saudi leader wants information-sharing center; Georgian officials probe death of prime minister; Nine Japanese found dead in suspected group suicide
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Black Panther co-founder to be on KRCU show
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, will be the featured guest today on KRCU's "Going Public" radio show. The interview show will focus on Seale's life, the perception of the Black Panther Party by the media and Seale's current endeavors...
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Some Republicans differ with governor in budget process
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The most important thing to understand about the state budget process is that until the final appropriations bills are sent to the governor's desk in the first week of May, it is a work in progress. The governor in January tells the legislature what he wants, but it's the legislature that ultimately tells the governor what he's going to get...
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Police reports 2/6/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/06/05)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Saturday by the Cape Girardeau Police department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs * Karissa Kathryn Ferrell, 22, 174 County Road 250, Benton, Mo., was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated and running a stop sign...
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Fire reports 2/6/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/06/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following on Friday: * At 5:36 p.m., illegal burn at 1800 Northbridge Drive. * At 6:02 p.m., emergency medical service in the 800 block of Morgan Oak Street. * At 8:12 p.m., smoke removal at 711 S. Pacific St...
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Winter is the time for buds
(Community ~ 02/06/05)
Winter is a good time to look at some of the finer details of trees and shrubs -- their buds, for example. Buds!? Bo-o-o-oring, you say? Not really, if you take the time to look closely. What's more, the buds can disclose a plant's identity as well as predict what the upcoming growing season holds in flowers and fruits...
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Still weak from flu, pope sends emissary to read speech
(International News ~ 02/06/05)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II was strong enough to turn the pages of written greetings Saturday and speak in a clear voice, a visitor said. But, still hospitalized and recovering from the flu, the pontiff sent an emissary to read a speech in his name at the Vatican...
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Bush budget to cut grants for police
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's budget will propose slashing grants to local law enforcement agencies and cutting spending for environmental protection, American Indian schools and home-heating aid for the poor, The Associated Press learned Saturday...
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Rice- Russia needs to show commitment to 'basics of democracy'
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Russia needs to show a commitment to a free press and other "basics of democracy," and cooperate with former Soviet republics such as Georgia and Ukraine where democracy is taking hold, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday...
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Annan draws scrutiny in U.N. probe
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
NEW YORK -- Investigators probing alleged corruption at the United Nations oil-for-food program are scrutinizing thousands of pages of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's documents, including e-mail and phone records, to determine whether he exerted influence in securing a contract for a Swiss company that employed his son...
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Methamphetamine's newest victim is users' smiles
(State News ~ 02/06/05)
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- Jeffery Lotshaw flossed regularly. He brushed faithfully, sometimes four or five times in a day. It seems incomprehensible today: Lotshaw's grin is toothless after watching his teeth break apart, tarnished with yellow and black. "Before I started doing meth, I didn't have a cavity in my head," said 33-year-old Lotshaw, now imprisoned on drug charges at the state's Maryville Treatment Center...
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Central, Jackson pick up pair of dual wins
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/05)
At this time next weekend, high school wrestlers from across the state will have secured their spots in the state tournament in Columbia. So for Jackson and Central, Saturday's double dual with Dexter and Poplar Bluff at Jackson gave each team one last shot to work out the kinks. Both teams looked impressive, as Central and Jackson each cruised to wins over Dexter and Poplar Bluff...
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Redhawks get a rare victory at Murray St.
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
MURRAY, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State's Redhawks feel like they simply can't lose these days -- and Saturday night they proved it against a team that has ruled Ohio Valley Conference basketball over the years. The red-hot Redhawks captured only their second victory at Murray State since moving to Division I as they posted a stunning 61-58 triumph in front of 5,750 fans at the Regional Special Events Center...
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Southeast struggles but extends streak
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
MURRAY, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State's women struggled for a change -- yet they were still able to extend their lengthy winning streak Saturday night. For the first time in a while, the Redhawks did not have a big halftime lead and they were extended to nearly the end before a game-ending 14-0 run finally put away host Murray State 60-40...
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Judah stops Spinks in 9th round
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Zab Judah spoiled Cory Spinks' homecoming. Judah claimed the undisputed welterweight title Saturday night, beating Spinks with a ninth-round technical knockout and silencing a mostly partisan sellout crowd. "I was hungry, I was determined," said Judah, of Brooklyn. "It's my time, it's my era."...
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Aggies shoot down Tigers from outside
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Antoine Wright and Bobby Leach scored 20 points apiece and Texas A&M used sizzling long-range shooting to beat Missouri 91-63 on Saturday night. Texas A&M shot 75 percent from 3-point range in the second half, making 9-of-12 to erase a one-point halftime deficit and coast to the lopsided win...
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Can the Eagles stand up to the Patriots?
(Professional Sports ~ 02/06/05)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There's something curious about these Philadelphia Eagles. They are supposed to be Super Bowl underdogs, fraught with first-time jitters and wide-eyed wonder. Instead, they are loose and talkative, witty and confident. They play the mighty New England Patriots, the defending champions on the verge of a dynasty...
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New governor doesn't waste old governor's stationery
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
HASTINGS, Neb. -- Mike Johanns is out as Nebraska's governor, but his stationery will stay. Gov. Dave Heineman said he would have his name printed at the bottom of Johanns' stationery. To do otherwise would be wasteful, Heineman said. "That's just one small way for me to send a message to every single agency. Let's watch our pennies and if we watch our pennies together, ultimately, we can save millions," he said...
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Edwards places poverty at center of political life
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, getting the 2008 campaign cycle off to an early start, said Saturday that poverty "is one of the great moral issues of our time" and he pledged to help fight it. The setting of Edwards' speech was as notable as its content. ...
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Stroke-fighting drug goes largely unused
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
Ten years ago, a crucial study proved that a drug could limit the damage from one of nature's biggest train wrecks: a blood clot stuck inside the head. The drug, TPA, was so powerful at dissolving blockages threatening to destroy regions of the brain that the first patient to get it, a 67-year-old man, regained the ability to walk and talk half an hour after it started flowing through his veins...
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Warm up for the White House
(National News ~ 02/06/05)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this -- another presidential race. A dozen or so ambitious Republicans and Democrats already are warming up for 2008...
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Rice- Europe ready to move beyond difference with U.S.
(International News ~ 02/06/05)
WARSAW, Poland -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday that European allies have told her they're ready to move on from the sometimes rocky relations brought on by the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Visiting one of the United States' most durable allies in Iraq, Rice thanked Poland for placing troops in Iraq early and keeping them there. Poland plans to reduced its troops, currently at about 2,500, by 800 troops later this year...
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Wreckage of Afghan airliner found
(International News ~ 02/06/05)
CHENARI, Afghanistan -- NATO helicopter gunships found the shattered wreckage of a missing Afghan airliner on a frigid mountain east of the capital Saturday, and officials said they believed none of the 104 people aboard could have survived the crash...
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Sheriff's report 02/06/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/06/05)
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff The following items were released Friday by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests * David A. Tingle Jr., 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while revoked and failure to signal...
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Larry Pender
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
Larry F. Pender, 63, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are pending with Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Barbour-Bertrand
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Swartz of Cape Girardeau and Mr. and Mrs. R. Kevin Barbour Sr. of Poplar Bluff, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Kathryn "Katie" Barbour of Memphis, Tenn., to Adam Christopher Bertrand of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bertrand of Cape Girardeau...
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Lane-Hobeck
(Wedding ~ 02/06/05)
Sara Ann Lane and Nicholas Lee Hobeck exchanged vows Nov. 27, 2004, at Mt. Auburn Christian Church. Wesley Wright and Larry Harris, uncle of the groom, performed the ceremony. Reader was Brenda Harris, aunt of the groom. The bride is the daughter of Steve and Ruth Lane of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Dale and Donna Hobeck of Delta and Joy Floyd of Jackson...
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Sanders-Goergen
(Wedding ~ 02/06/05)
First Baptist Church in Delta was the setting June 12, 2004, for the wedding of Sheila Nicole Sanders and Gregory John Goergen. Phil Berry performed the ceremony. John Skinner, grandfather of the groom, sang a song he wrote for the couple. The bride is the daughter of Ruth Sanders of Delta, and the late Richard Sanders. The groom is the son of Ron and Linda Goergen of Greers Ferry, Ark...
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Bittle-O'Brien
(Wedding ~ 02/06/05)
Tobie Bittle and Andy O'Brien were married Aug. 7, 2004, at Grace United Methodist Church. The Rev. Scott Moon performed the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Jerry and Carla Bittle of Cape Girardeau, and Mike and Sandy O'Brien of Kansas City, Mo...
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Browning-Worley
(Wedding ~ 02/06/05)
Angela Renee Browning and Nathaniel Carter Worley were married Nov. 27, 2004, at Cornerstone Church. The Rev. Gregory W. Randol performed the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Gary and Cherie Browning of McClure, Ill., and Darrel and Ruth Worley of Cape Girardeau...
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Ridings-Adams
(Wedding ~ 02/06/05)
Christ Lutheran Church at Gordonville was the setting July 10, 2004, for the wedding of Heidi Elizabeth Ridings and Sean Lee Adams. The Rev. Gary Hoffstetter performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jan and Paula Parker of Jackson and Calvin Ridings of Marble Hill, Mo. The groom is the son of Roger Adams and Connie Adams of Jackson...
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Bullinger-Glaus
(Wedding ~ 02/06/05)
Grace United Methodist Church was the setting July 24, 2004, for the wedding of Erica Elizabeth Bullinger and Gordon Louis Glaus. The Rev. Scott Moon performed the ceremony. Vocalists were Clay Hurst of Marble Hill, Mo., cousin of the bride, and Chrissie Icaza of Jackson...
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Eubank-Mauney
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Mike and Janna Creason of Pocahontas, Ark., and J.R. Eubank of Bernie, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Leah Beth Eubank, to Phillip Louis Mauney, both of Jackson. He is the son of Ron and Debbie Forsyth of Ocean Springs, Miss., and Phillip Louis Mauney of Corinth, Miss...
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Kitchen- Williams
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Joe and Teresa Kitchen of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, April Dawnn Kitchen, to Jeffrey Alan Williams Jr. He is the son of Jeffrey Williams Sr. and Barb Williams of Cape Girardeau. Kitchen is a 1998 graduate of Central High School. She is breakfast manager at Burger King...
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Owen-Tuschhoff
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Chris and Sue Owen of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Marie Owen, to Nathan Anthony Tuschhoff. He is the son of Terry and Cheryl Tuschhoff of Jackson. Owen is a 2002 graduate of Jackson High School, and is a junior at Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Missouri Industrial Equipment...
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FanSpeak 2/6/05
(Community Sports ~ 02/06/05)
Full house; Not in agreement; We want results; A warm Fuzzy; Credit for Caruthersville; Bring back the Indian; Good article
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Out of the past 2/6/05
(Out of the Past ~ 02/06/05)
10 years ago: Feb. 6, 1980 MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Fire early in the morning destroys a pallet manufacturing plant near here, with loss estimated at $400,000; cause of the fire that levels the Midwest Pallet Co. building on Highway 34 hasn't been determined...
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Corrections 2/6
(Correction ~ 02/06/05)
In Saturday's article about Canal Wood Corp., the distribution of grant money was incorrectly stated; $80,000 went to the SEMO Port Authority and was used to pave East Road, which the port owns. Canal Wood contributed $20,000 to the project. Approximately $110,000 went to Scott City to install a water well that the city owns and continues to use. ...
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Gilder-Jones
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Dannie and LaDonna Gilder of Whitewater announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Jo Gilder, to Dustin Lane Jones. He is the son of Eddie Jones and Kathy Zschille of Sedgewickville, Mo. Gilder is a 2002 graduate of Jackson High School, and a 2003 graduate of Metro Business College. She is a massage therapist at Chiropractic Associates...
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Wright-Noland
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Larry and Teresa Wright and Stephen and Ava Huffstutler of Sikeston announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Beth Wright, to Jason Scott Noland. He is the son of Gerald and Connie Noland of Hannibal, Mo. Wright is a 2000 graduate of Sikeston High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in secondary math education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2004. She is a teaching assistant in the mathematics department at Southeast...
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Bricknell- Portra
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Steve and Julie Bricknell of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Cailin Beth Bricknell, to Garrett Lamar Portra. He is the son of Rachel and Randy Salmons of Fulton, Mo., and Pete Portra of Billings, Mont. Bricknell is a 2001 graduate of Jackson High School, and expects to receive a bachelor's degree in biology from Westminster College in 2005...
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Schaefer-Landis
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Mike and Lisa Schaefer of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Gale Schaefer, to Jason Ryan Landis. He is the son of Wayne and Bernadette Landis of Scott City. Schaefer is a 1999 graduate of Scott City High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University in 2003. She is a caseworker with Bootheel Counseling Services...
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Suhre-Hamm
(Engagement ~ 02/06/05)
Timothy and Debbie Suhre of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelli Leigh Suhre, to Keith Joseph Hamm. He is the son of Roger and Martha Hamm of Chaffee, Mo. Suhre is a 1999 graduate of Central High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in child development from Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Erna Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Erna M. Sullivan, 90, of Sikeston died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center, Sikeston. She was born Oct. 14, 1914, in Commerce, Mo., daughter of Monroe and Carrie Scheetz Wills. She and Ben Sullivan were married June 26, 1949, at Osceola, Ark...
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Chaffee seeks football coach
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/05)
Chaffee High School is searching for a new head football coach after the January resignation of Terry Brashers. Brashers coached the the Red Devils for two seasons, finishing winless at 0-20. Chaffee's last win came on Oct. 11, 2002, against East Prairie. The Red Devils have lost 24 straight since...
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Marion Craft
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
Marion M. Craft, 65, of Whitewater died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at home. He was born July 4, 1939, at Crump, son of Milford and Mabel Jackson Craft. He and Mary Stovall were married March 31, 1962. Craft served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959. He worked 42 years as a lineman with IBEW No. 2 in St. Louis...
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Beth Jennings
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
Beth Marie Varner Jennings, 53, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at her home. She was born Sept. 3, 1951, in Brevard, N.C., daughter of Sebron Edward and Nelle Kate Duckworth Varner. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, Gregory Dean Jennings; three daughters, Amy Mayes and Heather Cooper, both of Cape Girardeau, Ashley Jaisaree of St. ...
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Thomas Tomlinson
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Thomas P. "Tom" Tomlinson, 57, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at his home. He was born May 10, 1947, at St. Louis, son of Terence and Doris Schermeier Tomlinson. He and Orlene K. Sanders were married Aug. 19, 1972. He was the owner-operator of McDonald's restaurants in Perryville, Chester, Ill., and Ste. ...
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Noel makes best of tough tourney conditions
(Outdoors ~ 02/06/05)
Brad Noel of Jackson won the Bass Busters of Southeast Missouri bass fishing tournament at Lake Egypt in southern Illinois on Jan. 30. Cold overcast weather did not deter tournament activity on this popular early season powerplant lake. With several tournaments in progress, the competition and fishing pressure in the warm-water discharge was intense. However, the crowded conditions did not distract Noel from catching his winning bag of fish and the big bass for the event from this area...
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MDC makes proposal for crappie at Wappapello
(Outdoors ~ 02/06/05)
The Missouri Department of Conservation has proposed establishing a 9-inch minimum length limit on crappie at Lake Wappapello but is not proposing a change in the daily limit of 30 fish. The proposal will be reviewe by the MDC Regulations Committee and the Missouri Conservation Commission. If approved by the Conservation Commission the regulation would go into effect on March 1, 2006...
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Sports briefs 2/6/05
(Other Sports ~ 02/06/05)
Basketball...
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Southeast's Smith wins 200 at McDonald's Invitational
(Local News ~ 02/06/05)
Southeast Missouri State University had one individual champion and several strong performances the Southern Illinois Carbondale McDonald's Invitational track and field meet on Saturday in Carbondale. Miles Smith won the 200 in a time of 21.75. Smith just missed setting the school record in the event. ...
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Delta girls turn back Shawnee
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/05)
Delta's girls basketball team employed an effective press late in the first quarter and pulled away for a road victory over Shawnee 60-40 on Saturday. Shawnee took a 14-13 lead into the second quarter but saw Delta (14-4) take a 33-28 lead by halftime. The Bobcats outscored Shawnee 27-12 in the second half...
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Cynthia Ward
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
SIKESTON, Mo.--Cynthia Darlene Ward, 44, of Sikeston died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 18, 1960, in Clinton, Ark., daughter of Alvin and Brenda Ward. Ward lived most of her life in Sikeston, where she was a member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She was a truck driver with Henderson Trucking Co...
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Virtie Abercrombie
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Virtie Mae Newell Abercrombie, 90, of McClure, formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 1, 1914, in Alexander County, Ill., daughter of James and Gertrude Story Warren...
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Wanda Fitzpatrick
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
Wanda Fitzpatrick, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 17, 1922, in Canalou Mo., daughter of Lester Hugh and Florence Emma Robinson Poe. She worked for the catalog department of Sears in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Emma Bowen
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
Emma L. Bowen, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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Ruby Weinrich
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby Faye Weinrich, 92, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 24, 1912, at Lodi, Mo., daughter of Elmer E. and Ibbia A. McCalister Harrison. Weinrich had been an inspector for Funston Pecan Factory and a member of Zion Lutheran Church...
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William Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo.--William A. "Toots" Moore, 89, of East Prairie died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at East Praire Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 30, 1915, in Caruthersville, Mo., son of William A. and Pearl Michie Moore. He and Rudell Wilson were married Dec. 13, 1937. She died Dec. 1, 1990...
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Raymond Scherer
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Raymond Charles Scherer, 67, of Benton died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 24, 1937, at Benton, son of John and Bertha Enderle Scherer. He was a farmer and a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton...
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Christine Wolford
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Christine Wolford, 83, of rural Cairo, formerly of Dorena, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo. She was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Dorena, daughter of Albert and Ida Newman Cole. She and Aaron Fern Wolford were married April 10, 1937. He died April 1, 1986...
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Susan Carlson
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
Susan Carlson, 44, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, in Vidalia, Calif. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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Nadine Friedhof
(Obituary ~ 02/06/05)
Nadine F. Friedhof, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center She was born May 12, 1924, in Sikeston, Mo., daughter of Edgar Leroy and Stella Lee Masterson Kinder. She was a member of the Salvation Army for many years...
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Southeast men show heart with resurgence
(Sports Column ~ 02/06/05)
You have to hand it to the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team for displaying plenty of character and resolve. And now, after Saturday's stunning win at Murray State, the Redhawks have a five-game winning streak to bounce back from some tough Ohio Valley Conference losses and become a major factor in the league race heading down the home stretch of the season...
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CATA's fundraising success will help bring indoor courts to area
(Community Sports ~ 02/06/05)
A lifelong love of tennis and the strong showing of support from local players has prompted Shawn McNally to include an indoor tennis facility with the construction of the Southeast Sports and Fitness Center. After a fundraising drive that began in October by the Cape Area Tennis Association netted $59,800 toward the building of the $275,000 Southeast Missouri Indoor Tennis Center, McNally has proceeded on plans for the new two-court facility. ...
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Warming up for Oscar
(Entertainment ~ 02/06/05)
LOS ANGELES -- Jamie Foxx's uncanny re-creation of Ray Charles in "Ray" earned him the Screen Actors Guild Award for best actor Saturday, while Hilary Swank won the best-actress prize for "Million Dollar Baby," playing a spirited boxer whose life takes a tragic turn...
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Pink cashmere, ballet flats
(Community ~ 02/06/05)
NEW YORK -- Women of all ages -- and different levels of limberness -- have an opportunity this season to live out their childhood fantasy of being a prima ballerina. Or, at least they can dress like one. Flattering wrap sweaters and delicate flat shoes, many with a bow, are among the most tempting items that tap into the trend because they can find a place in most women's wardrobes. ...
Stories from Sunday, February 6, 2005
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