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Sales-tax revenue up; so are costs for county
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
An audit of Cape Girardeau County found no major problems and healthy balances in the general fund, accountants from Van de Ven LLC told the county commission Thursday. An economic assessment prepared by county Auditor David Ludwig shows that sales-tax revenue is growing at the fastest rate in at least eight years. Revenue grew by 6.2 percent this year...
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Online government
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
When Bill Bailey first logged on to Scott County's Web site more than a year ago, he didn't know what to expect. The Commerce, Mo., resident certainly didn't expect what he found -- a snazzy, professional-looking Web site that was chock-full of fascinating information, from demographic and tax-paying data to specific information about county offices...
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Police pursuit ends with drug arrest
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A short police chase in Bollinger County ended with the arrest of a man caught with 20 pounds of marijuana. A Chevrolet pickup truck northbound on Highway 51 near Route A crossed the center line at 7:37 p.m. Tuesday, prompting a sheriff's officer to attempt to stop the vehicle, according to a probable-cause affidavit...
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Water district sign-ups continue; engineering set to start
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
The head of Scott County's Public Water Supply District No. 4 board said the district is now sure to become a reality, even though efforts to sign up users haven't yet reached the county's northern sections. Phil Lyon, president of the district's board of directors, said that the district now has enough people signed up to begin the design and engineering aspects of the project. The board will also now seek funding through grants and low-interest loans from USDA Rural Development...
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When it comes to taxes, think of the jackpot
(Column ~ 07/28/06)
It occurred to Buster, sitting at the long table with its gleaming Formica at the Brew & Burp Club, that the prospect of paying more county sales tax ought to be, in some way, beneficial to the county's biggest city, which has no dusty gravel roads to speak of and considers its police force to be one of the finest around...
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Fire destroys shop at Jackson business
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
A fire early Thursday morning destroyed a section of a family-owned business that has been operating in Jackson for 23 years. The shop at the rear of Busey Truck Equipment Co. Inc., 1840 S. Farmington Road, burned at about 7:30 a.m. According to Jackson firefighter Steve Baugh, the fire was an accident, started while an employee was welding a piece of machinery. Sparks from the welding torch ignited a flammable liquid, he said...
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Dallas Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
Dallas E. Niswonger, 77, of Jackson died Thursday, July 27, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 4, 1928, in Jackson, son of Harlan W. and Marie Turner Niswonger. He and Juanita Criddle were married July 2, 1951, in Oak Ridge...
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Central grad Bard picks Mississippi Valley State
(College Sports ~ 07/28/06)
Sean Bard has wanted to play Division I college baseball for quite a while. The 2004 Cape Girardeau Central High School graduate will receive that opportunity after he recently signed a letter of intent with Mississippi Valley State University. "Playing Division I has been a big goal of mine," Bard said. "I'm pretty excited. I'll get everything paid for, and I really like it down South."...
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Cubs have St. Louis' number, improve to 7-3 in season series
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
CHICAGO -- The distractions about Dusty Baker are over for now. Todd Walker and Michael Barrett hit back-to-back homers, the fourth time Chicago did it this week, and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals for the seventh time in 10 games this season, a 5-4 victory Thursday night...
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Landis goes on defensive after positive doping test
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
PARIS -- The amazing ride of Floyd Landis took a troubing detour Thursday. A positive doping test has cast doubt on one of the most stirring Tour de France comeback wins in history. Even if it turns out he's innocent, the American cyclist expects the disgrace will linger a long, long time...
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Pavin breaks nine-hole mark
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
Corey Pavin broke the PGA Tour's nine-hole record with a front-nine 26 en route to a 9-under 61 and a three-stroke lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the rain-soaked U.S. Bank Championship. Pavin, 46, birdied his first six holes and eight of the first nine in his bogey-free round on the Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee...
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William Peters Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- William John Peters Jr., 57, of Dongola died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1948, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., son of William John and Margaret Pribbanow Peters Sr. Peters served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and received a Purple Heart. He was a member of McClure American Legion Post 0900...
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A tournament with tradition
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
WICHITA, Kan. -- It has changed in appearance and purpose over the years, at once a last gasp at fame for fading stars and harbinger of unbridled dreams. It introduced Satchel Paige to the American sports lexicon, and over the years ushered through young and spry versions of Barry Bonds, Tony Gwynn and Roger Clemens...
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Melvin Wehmeyer
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
THEBES, Ill. -- Melvin Raymond Wehmeyer, 81, of Thebes died suddenly Thursday, July 27, 2006, at his home. Visitation will be Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Giva Hill
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Giva Marie Hill, 90, of Sikeston died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at her home. She was born July 23, 1916, in Center Ridge, Ark., daughter of Issac Newton and Mary Magdalene Smith Bradley. She and Odis A. Hill were married July 2, 1932, in Cedar Ridge, Ark. He died Aug. 12, 1995...
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Heralded freshman Maclin will miss season with injury
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri freshman wide receiver Lonnie Maclin, one of the school's top recruits, will miss the season after tearing a right knee ligament during summer drills. An MRI exam confirmed the tear, school spokesman Chad Moller said Thursday. It's expected that Maclin, who could have challenged for playing time this year, will undergo surgery next week...
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Scott City Chamber readies for yard sale
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
The Scott City Chamber of Commerce has scheduled its annual City-Wide Yard Sale for Sept. 1 and 2. The annual event coordinates yard sales across the city on the same weekend to attract yard-sale shoppers. The chamber of commerce asks residents to register to be part of the sale and to be included on a map of the sale. To register, call Karen Ledeur at Timeless Treasures Antiques at (573) 264-2525, or Chaundra Mason at Paradise Flowers at (573) 264-2117...
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Capahas pitching could lead to improved showing
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
The Plaza Tire Capahas have had plenty of success over the years at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. Not lately, however. The Capahas will try to end three straight seasons of tournament disappointment when they begin play in the 42-team, double-elimination event on Saturday morning...
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Out of the past 7/28/06
(Out of the Past ~ 07/28/06)
25 years ago: July 28, 1981 There's a housing shortage in Cape Girardeau; Southeast Missouri State University officials say many entering students wishing to live in residence halls on campus have found them filled to capacity with a waiting list. While most Girardeans interviewed by The Missourian say President Ronald Reagan is on the right track with his budget cuts, some feel his tax-cut plan is weighted too heavily toward the upper income brackets...
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Births 7/28/06
(Births ~ 07/28/06)
McLeary; Schneider; Burgess; Berry
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Mary Hogan
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Mary Margaret "Mae" Hogan, 82, of Carbondale died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro, Ill. She was born Feb. 23, 1924, in Holywood, Ireland, daughter of Harold and Anne Walsh Stacey. She and Raymond F. Hogan were married in 1945 in Bristol, England. He died in August 1993...
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Jaycees hope to bring many area youths to The First Tee
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
To say that Greg Choate has been bitten by the golf bug is an understatement. Not only does he have a bad case of golf fever, he's downright infectious. And he's not only wanting to spread the fever to your children, he's looking at a 50-mile radius of Cape, reaching as far north as Ste. Genevieve and south to Poplar Bluff...
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Sheryl Kain
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
Sheryl Ann Kain, 63, of Fruitland died Thursday, July 27, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 19, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa, daughter of Robert and Macel Miller Van Gorp. She first married Larry Foote in 1983 in Cape Girardeau. He died May 5, 1992. She and Glenn Kain were married July 3, 1996, in Cape Girardeau...
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Marie Kraft
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
Marie E. Crites Kraft, 92, formerly of Sedgewickville, Mo., died Thursday, July 27, 2006, at Bethesda South Gate in St. Louis County. She was born Aug. 15, 1913, in Sedgewickville, daughter of Edward and Annie Masters Friese. She and Curtis Crites were married in 1930. He preceded her in death. She and Howard Kraft were married in 1973. He also preceded her in death...
- MTV: 25 great moments (Entertainment ~ 07/28/06)
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Artifacts 7/28/06
(Entertainment ~ 07/28/06)
Sikeston Depot holds book lecture today; Jackson student to solo at conference; Museum opens train photo exhibit; Missouri artists' work to be shown; Kids camp hold talent show today; Area man releases book on election; Weekend jazz concert at Kennett; Wappapello holds UCAN festival Aug. 18 and 19; Ste. Gen winery shows a movie with dinner in a cave
- Legislators hold public forum to get input on immigration (Local News ~ 07/28/06)
- Four arrests reported in burglary cases (Local News ~ 07/28/06)
- Jackson projects hinge on asphalt cost (Local News ~ 07/28/06)
- Official warns about misleading postcard (Local News ~ 07/28/06)
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Cape/Jackson police reports 7/28/06
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 7/28/06
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- Verna Thompson (Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
- Vesta Kerr (Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
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Voting IDs
(Editorial ~ 07/28/06)
Missouri's new law requiring voters to have photo identification when they go to the polls has some potential voters concerned, but it appears there are solutions to most problems being raised. A call from an elderly Cape Girardeau County voters several days ago raised some valid concerns. ...
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Sales-tax holiday offers savings
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/28/06)
To the editor: Missouri families can save money the first weekend in August. For the past three years shoppers have been able to save on back-to-school supplies, computers and clothes, thanks to the sales-tax holiday. My three-year effort to pass this measure was crowned with success in 2003, and the result was so positive that the General Assembly and Gov. Matt Blunt made the sales-tax holiday permanent last year...
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Support parks-soils tax renewal
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/28/06)
To the editor: Few issues today work to bring people together rather than drive them apart. But when you have farmers, environmentalists, rural residents a, city dwellers, bikers and bird watchers all working together, you know you've found an issue vital to all Missourians...
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Speak Out 7/28/06
(Speak Out ~ 07/28/06)
Give us names; War and stem cells; Selective about laws; Life's priorities; No New Hamburg?; Tiring complaints
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Cape Girardeau teen climbing to the top
(Entertainment ~ 07/28/06)
Hanna Sprigg has big goals. In six years, she wants to perform on the world stage. "I want to go to the Olympics in 2012," the diminutive 16-year-old says with a smile. By that time, she'll be 22, not too old to compete in summer games. There's only one problem -- her sport isn't yet in the Olympics. Hers is a sport that many people still see as recreation, not a competitive athletic competition...
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Baker will finish out season with Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Thursday that he will stick with Dusty Baker as his manager for the rest of the season. "As far as the rest of the season goes, I let Dusty know today that he would be staying the rest of the year," Hendry said. ...
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Area sports digest 7/28/06
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
Myers, Fowler, Hoffman win Dalhousie scramble Seven-time Lassies Classic champions Diane Fowler and Harriette Myers teamed up with Janice Hoffman to win a three-woman scramble Thursday at the Dalhousie Golf Club's Ladies Guest Day. The trio shot a 66 to finish two strokes ahead of Carol Largent, Becky Slaten and Coleen Pearson...
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Earnings for Shell, Exxon Mobil soar in second quarter
(National News ~ 07/28/06)
DALLAS -- Soaring energy prices catapulted Exxon Mobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, to a second-quarter profit of more than $10 billion, and they promise to ignite industrywide growth -- and public outrage -- all year. Royal Dutch Shell PLC came close to matching Exxon Mobil Corp.'s 36 percent quarterly earnings boost on Thursday, posting net income of $7.3 billion, an increase of 40 percent from the year before...
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State probing St. Louis power outages
(State News ~ 07/28/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State regulators launched an investigation Thursday into the way Ameren Corp. and other utilities prepared for and responded to severe storms that left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. The Missouri Public Service Commission said it had received complaints that Ameren's call center and Internet site could not handle the crush of concerned customers after the first of two storms hit July 19. ...
- Local educators disappointed by state's decision on MAP test (Local News ~ 07/28/06)
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Scott County falls into losers bracket with 17-2 loss to Festus
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
ELLISVILLE, Mo. -- The Scott County American Legion team came into the Zone 4 tournament with a goal of finishing the job it fell just short of at the junior level two years ago. After Thursday's 17-2 loss in seven innings to defending state champion Festus, Post 369 will have to work hard just stay alive in the tournament...
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Anderson meets with grand jury, then judge
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds' personal trainer left federal court with his legal team Thursday after shuttling between secret grand jury hearings and closed-door appearances before a judge. Greg Anderson was ordered to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Bonds on suspicion of perjury and tax evasion. His attorneys had promised that he would not testify and instead would fight the subpoena and go to prison if necessary...
- Cape rides another runner-up showing to next tournament (Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
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G6 is least expensive hardtop convertible
(National News ~ 07/28/06)
I can't help wondering whether convertibles with lightweight fabric roofs will become passˇ, especially now that Pontiac is selling a V-6 powered convertible with retractable hardtop that starts at less than $30,000. A handsome two-door car with four seats usable for adults, the 2006 Pontiac G6 Convertible is an appealing vehicle...
- Landis' mother blasts cycling association (Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
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Linehan wants to see increased enthusiasm
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Scott Linehan's first day in charge of a training camp left the new St. Louis Rams coach glad there's plenty of time to work out the bugs. "You're never satisfied, you always want to be better," Linehan said after the first of two practices on Thursday. "But I'd rather start that way than finish that way."...
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Thornton won't be member of Redhawks for 2006-07 season
(College Sports ~ 07/28/06)
As Andrais Thornton continues to face criminal charges in Kansas, one thing is certain. His basketball career at Southeast Missouri State is over. First-year Southeast coach Scott Edgar apparently made the decision several weeks ago to not renew Thornton's scholarship for his senior season...
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Judge won't revisit Danton's sentence
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A federal judge has refused to revisit the prison sentence he handed Mike Danton for the former St. Louis Blues player's failed bid to have his agent killed, again foiling the inmate's push to be transferred to his native Canada to serve his time...
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Jackson has heard enough Faulk talk
(Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Steven Jackson is coming off a 1,000-yard season and came to training camp as the St. Louis Rams' starting running back for the second straight year. So forgive him if after the first workout he was already getting a little tired of questions about teammate Marshall Faulk...
- Blues tab Baseggio to coach in Peoria (Professional Sports ~ 07/28/06)
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