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Joggerst - Ketchum
(Wedding ~ 09/28/08)
Janice Marie Joggerst and Timothy Ryan Ketchum were united in marriage Aug. 2, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Paul Kabo performed the ceremony. Organist was Mary Miller. The bride is the daughter of Brenda Joggerst of Daisy, and the late Vernon Joggerst. The groom is the son of David and Janice Ketchum of Charleston, Mo...
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Wesbecher - Beussink
(Wedding ~ 09/28/08)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Courtney Leigh Wesbecher and Matthew Frederick Beussink were married Jan. 5, 2008, at St. John's Catholic Church. The Rev. Thomas Kiefer performed the ceremony. Acolytes were D.J. Keim and Joseph Elfrink, nephews of the groom. Lectors were Nancy Keim and Ann Glass, sisters of the groom...
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Zapata - Holt
(Engagement ~ 09/28/08)
Brandy Micheal Zapata and Adam Scott Holt of Cape Girardeau announce their engagement. Zapata received a bachelor of arts degree in science from Southeast Missouri State University in 2004. She is a phlebotomist at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Holt expects to receive a bachelor of arts degree in fine arts from Southeast in December. He is a student intern at the Southeast Missourian...
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Friese - 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 09/28/08)
Oda and Bernice Friese of Oak Ridge celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner March 29, 2008, hosted by their children and grandchildren. The couple was married March 20, 1948, at Sedgewickville Lutheran Church. The Frieses have seven children: Allan, Darlene and Dale Friese of Oak Ridge, Glenn (Margaret) Friese of Daisy, Claude (Martha) Friese of Jackson, and Beverly (Jeff) Johnston of Pocahontas. A daughter, Harriet Friese, is deceased...
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Reppert - Johnson
(Engagement ~ 09/28/08)
Jerry and Dianne Reppert of Anna, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tyra Dianne Reppert, to Bryan Scott Johnson, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mackie and Naomi Johnson of Thayer, Mo. Reppert received a master of business administration degree from Southeast Missouri State University. She is an account executive with the Southeast Missourian...
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Mott - Ehrenberg
(Engagement ~ 09/28/08)
Steve and Anita Mott and Gary and Sonya Blankenship of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Dahna Leigh Mott, to David Ray Ehrenberg, both of Poplar Bluff, Mo. He is the son of David and Pam Ehrenberg of Blue Springs, Mo., and Butch and Brenda Gluck of Tell City, Ind...
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McCain - Moore
(Engagement ~ 09/28/08)
Dana Marie McCain and Jason August Moore announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Tim and Sherrie McCain of Marble Hill, Mo. Moore is the son of Diane Moore of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and the late John Moore and wife Kris of Cape Girardeau. McCain is a 2004 graduate of Woodland High School, and graduated from Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences in 2007. ...
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Granger - Busche
(Engagement ~ 09/28/08)
James and Katherine Granger of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Beth Granger, to Joshua Wayne Busche. He is the son of Ronnie and Lisa Busche of Jackson. Granger is a 2007 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed at National Asset Recovery Services...
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Wright - Sheets
(Wedding ~ 09/28/08)
Rachel Catherine Wright and Michael Alan Sheets were united in marriage April 12, 2008, in the Shrewsbury Ballroom at Shrewsbury, Mo. Rik Maxedon performed the ceremony. Pianist was Tim Depriest of Cape Girardeau. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Judy Wright of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Britt and Terry Sheets of Florissant, Mo...
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Van Es - Wasson
(Wedding ~ 09/28/08)
Sarah Van Es and Shawn Wasson were married Oct. 6, 2007, at Bethany Baptist Church. The Rev. Bill Sargent performed the ceremony. Music was by David and Beverly West of St. Louis. The bride is the daughter of Jan Van Es of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Mary Lewis of Jackson and David Wasson of Highland, Ill...
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Carbaugh - Mellies
(Wedding ~ 09/28/08)
Rachel Elizabeth Carbaugh and Andrew Steven Mellies were united in marriage June 7, 2008, at Rock of Cape Church. Mark Carbaugh and Tony Hammack performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Mark and Debbie Carbaugh of Jackson. The groom is the son of Dr. Steven and Emily Mellies of Cape Girardeau...
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Betty Halter
(Obituary ~ 09/28/08)
Betty Halter CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Betty Loretta Halter, 90, of Chaffee died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 15, 1918, at Brownwood, Mo., daughter of Harry and Ruby Mae Hopkins Hindman. She and Hurshel Hunsacker were married in May 1933, and he preceded her in death. She and Philip "Boda" Halter were married Feb. 16, 1947, and he died June 19, 1992...
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Constance Hill
(Obituary ~ 09/28/08)
Constance Hill Constance Hill, 72, passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she had lived the past two years. She was born April 22, 1936, in Fettercairn, Scotland, to Alexander and Mary Jane Warden Laing. She and Paul E. Hill were married Dec. 23, 1967, in Fettercairn...
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Patton graduate finishes Naval training
(Community ~ 09/28/08)
Navy Seaman Apprentice Summer L. Keasling, daughter of Barbara A. and Randy E. Keasling of Patton, Mo., was recently promoted to her current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Keasling received the early promotion for outstanding performance during all phases of the training cycle. ...
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Photo contest winners displayed at the Nature Center
(Community ~ 09/28/08)
Missouri Conservationist photographer and photo contest winners are on display at the Conservation Campus Nature Center during October. A temporary display of the work of Missouri Conservationist photographer, Noppadol Paothong, titled "My Favorite Photos and the Stories Behind Them" and the Mingo Flora & Fauna Photo Contest winners in several categories will be at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center from Oct. ...
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Cape Parks and Recreation Department offers orchard field trips
(Community ~ 09/28/08)
The Cape Parks and Recreation Department is offering weekday and weekend field trips to area orchards. Field trip participants meet at the Osage Community Centre for three different trips focusing on farm life, orchards and hayrides. Parents need to supply souvenir money and sack lunches for their children. ...
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What's happening today 9/28/08
(Community ~ 09/28/08)
Missouri Gun and Knife Show Buy, sell and trade antique and modern weapons at the Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Church dinner features variety A church dinner with kettle beef, fried chicken, chicken and dumplings on the menu will be at St. Joseph's Parish Center, Highway 91 North, Advance, Mo., from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m...
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1,200 people engage in Cape 'service blitz'
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
About 1,200 people in yellow shirts dotted the landscape of Cape Girardeau on Saturday while conducting hundreds of service projects. Members of 12 churches joined forces for a "service blitz" meant to unite people in faith and improve the community. Volunteers painted houses, visited senior centers, worked at food banks, cleaned schools and worked in yards, among other tasks...
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Tractor traditions: Collectors show off their prizes at Caney Fork Antique Tractor Ride
(Community ~ 09/28/08)
Traveling about 10 mph is far from action packed. But the annual Caney Fork Antique Tractor Ride draws a bigger crowd of participants and spectators each time. The opportunity to pass down tangible legacies, visit with folks and in some ways honor the machine that supplies power on a farm draws people to the event...
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Jay Nixon timeline
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
n February 1986: Jay Nixon, a De Soto, Mo., lawyer files as a candidate for the Missouri Senate from the 22nd District. n Aug. 5, 1986: Nixon wins a three-way Democratic primary, receiving 49.7 percent of the vote. n Nov. 4, 1986: Nixon decisively defeats Larry J. Callahan to win the 22nd District Senate seat, taking 64 percent of the vote...
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Jay Nixon's agenda
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
During the course of his campaign for governor, Attorney General Jay Nixon, the Democratic nominee, has outlined plans for legislation he would champion. Major proposals include: HEALTH CARE Tap the state's $833 million surplus to restore Medicaid cuts imposed in 2005 by Gov. ...
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Jay Nixon: A life in public service
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
When Jay Nixon arrived in Jefferson City, Mo., in early January 1987 as a freshman state senator, he was in a hurry. The 41-year-old lawyer from De Soto, Mo., was in a hurry to take on Senate protocol, speaking so often that veteran colleagues warned him he was angering the aging lions of the chamber...
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Best of the quilt show on display today
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
Cindy Luebbers of Jackson looks at the best of show winner in the River Heritage Quilters Guild quilt show Saturday at the Arena Building. "Aboriginal Animals" by Lynne Taylor uses hand painting, fused applique, paper piercing and home machine quilting. The show of 115 judged quilts, three special exhibits and 12 vendors continues today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guild member Vickie Howard will show her family quilt collection with bed turnings at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m...
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Fashion and fun at the festival
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
Ralph MacDonald of the Bruce Zimmerman Band plays the saxophone Saturday at the River City Music Festival in Cape Girardeau.
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Kelly's Johnson earns medal
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Kelly senior Tara Johnson was missing a portion of her jewelry Saturday morning. But Johnson did so on purpose as she was without her watch at the 46th annual Hancock Invitational cross country meet at Jefferson Barracks Park. "It's the first meet in which I didn't have on a watch," Johnson said. "I told my coaches and my teammates that I didn't want to know my time during the race. I just wanted to catch the girls in front of me."...
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Ralls blasts Bulldogs to wins
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/08)
ARNOLD -- Notre Dame softball player Alexis Ralls did not want the day to end. And who could blame her? Ralls, who hit four home runs last year for the Bulldogs, had not hit one in the team's first 14 games this season. But she broke out of her power slump in a huge way at the Jerry Joyce Jaguar Invitational on Saturday at Arnold Athletic Association...
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Crusaders blast Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/08)
The Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team split a pair of games Saturday at home. In their first game, the Crusaders (9-4) lost in penalty kicks to Perryville. Garrett Fritsche scored Saxony Lutheran's lone goal. Saxony then dominated Kennett 9-0 in the second game. Three goals off the foot of Andrew Etzold and two from Bryant Steffens helped propel the Crusaders to the win...
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Harris posts first 100-yard game
(College Sports ~ 09/28/08)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- With Mike Jones not even making the trip because of an ankle injury, Henry Harris knew he would have to shoulder much of Southeast Missouri State's rushing load. Harris was up to the challenge Saturday by recording his first 100-yard game for the Redhawks. It also was Southeast's first such performance of the season...
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Lillard engineers drive to avoid embarrassing loss
(College Sports ~ 09/28/08)
How much difference does one late touchdown drive make? Southeast Missouri State's football team averted a disastrous decision for the second time this season, leaving the Redhawks kind of, sort of where everyone thought they would be five games into the 2008 season: 2-3...
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Special teams key to victory
(College Sports ~ 09/28/08)
TERRA HAUTE, Ind. -- While the Southeast Missouri State offense struggled in the first half Saturday afternoon, the kick return team kept the Redhawks from getting run out of Memorial Stadium. Southeast returned two kicks after Indiana State's first-half touchdowns for a total of 141 yards, accounting for nearly four times as much yardage as the Redhawks' offense generated in 22 snaps...
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Tennessee Tech sweeps Southeast in volleyball
(College Sports ~ 09/28/08)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team took one on the chin Saturday at Tennessee Tech. The most points the Redhawks mustered in a game was 21 as the Eagles cruised to the 25-13, 25-21, 25-12 victory in Cookeville, Tenn. Three players tied for Southeast's team lead in kills with four -- Emily Hughes, Kim Unnerstall and Aubrey Dondlinger...
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Redhawks survive scare
(College Sports ~ 09/28/08)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Southeast Missouri State senior quarterback Houston Lillard would prefer not to have to lead a late drive to pull out a game. "You don't know how they'll turn out," Lillard said of those situations. Not that Lillard lacks confidence he'll get the job done...
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Fire report 9/28/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/28/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: n At 8:08 p.m., alarm sounding at 2825 Bloomfield Road. n At 8:14 p.m., extrication in the 600 block of North Mount Auburn Road. n At 10:48 p.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of South Sprigg Street...
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Area calendar
(Community Sports ~ 09/28/08)
Cycling n Tour de Cape: The Tour de Cape will take place Saturday, starting at the John Boardman Pavilion by the riverfront in Cape Girardeau. Riders can choose from routes of 100 miles, 62 miles, 30 miles or 15 miles, and there will be mass starts at 8 a.m. ...
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U.S. senior centers planning for boom of baby boomers
(National News ~ 09/28/08)
ENFIELD, Conn. -- Susan Lather envisions a day when paninis and mock cocktails will take their place next to fruit cups and club sandwiches on the lunch menu at the Enfield Senior Center. Changing food preferences are among many adjustments that senior center directors nationwide, including Lather, expect to make in the next decade as they balance the wishes of their elderly stalwarts with those of baby boomer newcomers...
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Out of the past 9/28/08
(Out of the Past ~ 09/28/08)
25 years ago: Sept. 28, 1983 An electrical short in an exhaust fan is being blamed for a fire that breaks out in the bathroom of Tina's Beauty Salon in Scott City; it spreads through the entire roof of the Main Street commercial building, causing extensive damage; about 10 firefighters battle the blaze for five hours in the morning before bringing it under control...
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Muslims in Chicago devastated by real estate investment scam
(National News ~ 09/28/08)
CHICAGO -- Between the prayers that fill the holy month of Ramadan, during the long fasts that stretch from dawn to dusk, Muslims have been meeting to discuss the disappearance of Salman Ibrahim. The respected businessman persuaded up to 200 Pakistani and Indian immigrants to contribute their savings and mortgage their homes to finance real estate deals...
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FBI looks into burning of mosque sign
(State News ~ 09/28/08)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The FBI is investigating the burning of a mosque's sign in Joplin as a potential hate crime. The sign for the Islamic Society of Joplin was set aflame early Thursday morning. Fire investigators say there's no doubt the fire was deliberately set...
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William Bizzell Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/28/08)
William Bizzell Jr. William Bizzell Jr., 87, of Whitewater died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Commission to challenge new EPA standards
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission at Dexter, Mo., is marshaling its forces to make a stand against new EPA standards. Steve Duke, executive director of the BRPC, advised Mississippi County commissioners during their regular meeting Thursday that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has joined the state of Mississippi in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
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Jonathan Johnson
(Obituary ~ 09/28/08)
Jonathan Johnson Jonathan Johnson, 47, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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His & Hers: Couple tries to heal injuries you see and insults you don't
(Column ~ 09/28/08)
Husband-and-wife journalists Bob Miller and Callie Clark Miller use this space to offer their views on everyday issues. My name is Bob. And I'm a selfaholic. I have not been a good husband this week. It's been a horrible week, one where my cute and talented wife could be neither cute nor talented. When she needed me to be a rock, all she got was a dirt clod, a useless chunk that crumbled under pressure...
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School playground meets special needs
(State News ~ 09/28/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- This kind of stuff never happened when there was nothing but blacktop here. "Hey! Devin wants to go down the slide!" shouts Crystal Shakur, a physical therapist assistant at Kansas City's Delano School. The boy uses his arms and fists to worm his tiny body into position at the top of the blue slide -- atop a long-awaited playset at this school for children with severe disabilities...
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Little touches Details make this home an appealing buy
(Community ~ 09/28/08)
This brick-and-stone three-bedroom home in the Jackson School District is close to the middle school off Route D in Jackson. The property is mostly level and includes a wooded area. Glass transoms above and flanking the front door set the stage for a pleasant foyer, which has a chandelier and a 12-foot-high ceiling...
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Housing panel yet to approve conflict rules
(State News ~ 09/28/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Almost two years after a state housing commissioner made a substantial profit selling land to a developer, Missouri officials are still wrangling over language to avoid future conflicts of interest. Housing commissioner Bill Luetkenhaus, a St. Charles County real estate broker, bought a 20-acre parcel of land in Wentzville for $931,794 in September 2006 and sold it two months later to Columbia developer Jeff Smith for more than $1.7 million...
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White House, Congress push for bailout deal
(National News ~ 09/28/08)
WASHINGTON -- Nervously eyeing the markets' next trading session, congressional Democrats and Republican senators pushed for an agreement Saturday on a multibillion-dollar bailout for the financial sector. House Republicans said they would not be stampeded into accepting an unwise rescue. ...
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UCLA group discovers humongous prime number
(National News ~ 09/28/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13 million-digit prime number, a long-sought milestone that makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize. The group found the 46th known Mersenne prime last month on a network of 75 computers running Windows XP. The number was verified by a different computer system running a different algorithm...
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Paul Newman, Hollywood's anti-hero, dies from cancer
(Entertainment ~ 09/28/08)
WESTPORT, Conn. -- Paul Newman never much cared for what he once called the "rubbish" of Hollywood, choosing to live in a quiet community on the opposite corner of the U.S. map, staying with his wife of many years and -- long after he became bored with acting -- pursuing his dual passions of philanthropy and race cars...
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Chinese leader vows better food safety, business ethics
(International News ~ 09/28/08)
BEIJING -- Premier Wen Jiabao promised Saturday to improve Chinese food safety, seeking to tamp down public anxiety in the widening scandal over tainted milk that has sickened more than 50,000 children. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in the port of Tianjin, Wen did not announce new initiatives but he said the government would work to instill business ethics in light of the milk contamination and a string of earlier product safety disasters...
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Ecuadorans vote on new constitution
(International News ~ 09/28/08)
QUITO, Ecuador -- Voters are expected to easily approve this unstable nation's 20th constitution today, expanding President Rafael Correa's powers and letting the leftist run for two more consecutive terms. The U.S.- and European-trained economist has staked everything on the constitutional rewrite that, while far from radical compared to similar projects in Venezuela and Bolivia, would let Correa elbow aside what remains of a splintered, discredited opposition...
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Woman finds bat in coffee filter
(National News ~ 09/28/08)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- It wasn't just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter. The Iowa Department of Public Health says the woman reported a bat in her house but wasn't too worried about it. She turned on her automatic coffee maker before bedtime and drank her coffee the next morning...
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Proposition A is too confusing
(Editorial ~ 09/28/08)
Five measures -- two proposed constitutional amendments and three efforts to change state laws proposed by initiative petitions -- will be on the Nov. 4 ballot in Missouri. One of the initiative propositions that affects the state's casino gambling industry, Proposition A, should be considered carefully...
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Highway 72 reduced to lane starting Monday
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
Highway 72 will be reduced to one lane from Highway 51 in Patton, Mo., to the Highway 34/72 intersection in Jackson starting Monday, the Missouri Department of Transportation reported in a news release. Weather permitting, crews will be paving the shoulders from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and motorists can expect a 10- to 15-minute delay, the release said...
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Speak Out 9/28/08
(Speak Out ~ 09/28/08)
Bicycle safety THE EDITORIAL about the bicycle race forgot one important thing: safety. Bicyclists go up and down Route Y and Route V in Oriole. They are pushy and try to stop traffic so they can practice race. It is unsafe because there are no shoulders on those roads, and there are a lot of hills. They should be banned from the two-lane roads. They should use the pricey Osage trail. There are no cars on the trail, and there should be no bikes on two-lane roads...
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U.S. destroyer watching hijacked ship off Somalia
(International News ~ 09/28/08)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A U.S. destroyer off the coast of Somalia closed in Saturday on a hijacked Ukrainian ship loaded with tanks and ammunition, watching it to ensure the pirates who seized it do not try to remove any cargo or crew. As Russian and American ships pursued the hijackers of the Ukrainian-operated vessel, pirates seized another ship off Somalia's coast, an international anti-piracy group said...
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4 students killed in bus-dump truck collision in Indiana
(National News ~ 09/28/08)
LOGANSPORT, Ind. -- A school bus collided with two dump trucks in a horrific crash Friday in rural northern Indiana, killing the four young special-needs students on board and injuring the bus driver, authorities said. The children, ages 5 through 10, all lived in nearby Monticello and attended schools in Logansport that catered to their special needs, Indiana State Police said...
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Work on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau, Scott counties to begin Monday
(Local News ~ 09/28/08)
Work planned on I-55 in Cape, Scott counties Traffic on Interstate 55 northbound between Route M in Scott City and Highway 74 near Cape Girardeau will be reduced to one lane Monday and Tuesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair shoulders on the roadway. Work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For additional information, contact MoDOT's customer service center at 888-275-6636...
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Hunting-dog owners try to keep opponents at bay
(National News ~ 09/28/08)
RICHMOND, Va. -- In a state considered the American birthplace of hunting with hounds, George Washington's favorite sport has become a target for some Virginia landowners who say baying dogs and their owners are trampling property rights. Even other hunters object to a Virginia right-to-retrieve law viewed as the most absolute in the nation: Hunters have free rein to chase after dogs that stray onto posted private property...
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More students in Missouri giving archery classes a shot
(State News ~ 09/28/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More students are taking aim at a new activity. Archery is becoming a popular sport among children and teenagers all across Missouri, thanks in part to the National Archery in the Schools Program and the Missouri Department of Conservation...
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Not being accepted at school is teens' biggest fear
(Column ~ 09/28/08)
Dear Dr. Dobson: Why are children so vulnerable? How do you explain this paralyzing social fear at an age when they are notoriously gutsy? There is little else that scares them. Teenagers drive their cars like maniacs and the boys make great combat soldiers. Why is it that an 18-year-old can be trained to attack an enemy gun emplacement or run through a minefield, and yet he panics in the noisy company of his peers? Why are they so frightened of each other?...
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Car bomb near security offices kills 17 in Syria
(International News ~ 09/28/08)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A car bombing near Syrian security offices killed 17 people Saturday, the deadliest attack in decades that raised questions about the regime's usually strong grip as the country tries to boost its international profile. The explosion came only hours after Syria's foreign minister held a rare meeting in New York with his American counterpart, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
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Police report 9/28/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/28/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n Brandi Moyers, no age given, of Florissant, Mo., was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n Brink Chance, no age given, 1836 W. Cape Rock Drive, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Chinese cheer at nation's first spacewalk
(International News ~ 09/28/08)
BEIJING -- Chinese celebrated their nation's first spacewalk Saturday, gathering at outdoor TV screens to cheer live video of the milestone for a program that has ambitions of building a space station and challenging the U.S. and Russia in off-world exploration...
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Marjella Engert
(Obituary ~ 09/28/08)
Marjella Engert Marjella Martha Engert, 85, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Frohna, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 23, 1923, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Leo and Lydia Hunt Wunderlich. She and Elmer Engert were married March 16, 1946. He died Nov. 26, 1987...
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Copper and Jackson
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/28/08)
Our two boxer "granddogs" - Copper and Jackson (who belong to our son and daughter)love to get treats(cookies)when they visit. Copper had just won a box of dog treats at puppy school and does not want to share with his cousin Jackson and proudly guards his prize...
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Cape Girardeau City of Roses Half-Marathon/5 K/Fun Run
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/28/08)
Callie Shemwell,5, and Jacie Pattengill,4, pose with thier trophies recieved for completing the children's 1K course.
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Cape Girardeau City of Roses Half-Marathon/5 K/Fun Run
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/28/08)
Callie Shemwell, 5, nears the finish line for the Fun Run 1K event. Callie was accompanied by her aunt, Meghan Kern.
- Emaciation & BRANT Close Out River City Music Fest (Submitted Photo ~ 09/28/08)
- Scott City Lady Rams Take First Place! (Submitted Story ~ 09/28/08)
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