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More paving plan frustration at meeting of Cape Girardeau County's road and bridge advisory board
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
Members of Cape Girardeau County's road and bridge advisory board met Monday for more than an hour but did not vote or arrive at any agreements, as the meeting agenda was not issued until after 2:30 p.m. Monday, later than is required by Missouri's Sunshine Law. Board members reviewed the 2009 paving plan and spoke with residents...
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Cape Girardeau City Council overturns P&Z, OKs manufactured home on Fountain St.
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
The Cape Girardeau City Council overturned a decision of the city Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday night, voting to allow a homeowner to replace an aging house with a new manufactured home. Alfred Farrar will now be allowed remove the home at 804 N. ...
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Sikeston man gets 30 years for rape of 80-year-old woman in November
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
A Sikeston, Mo., man was sentenced to state prison for 30 years Monday for the Nov. 30 rape of an 80-year-old Cape Girardeau woman in her home. Mitchell T. West, 18, was arrested in December after breaking into the woman's home for the second time when she was away. He pleaded guilty to forcible rape, burglary, felony stealing and attempted forcible sodomy...
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North Carolina wins national title
(College Sports ~ 04/07/09)
DETROIT -- For a year, maybe more, North Carolina could feel this national championship coming. It was a calculated march, and behind the unrelenting play of Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson, the Tar Heels stomped out Michigan State's inspirational run Monday night with an 89-72 blowout that wasn't that close...
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Juvenile arrested for three Sikeston burglaries
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. - A 15-year-old male connected with three recent burglaries has been arrested and placed in Juvenile Detention in Charleston, Mo. According to a news release from Sgt. Jim McMillen of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety the juvenile was arrested after he was interviewed on April 3 by Detective Jon Broom...
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Patton man seriously injured in Sunday evening crash
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. -- A Patton man was seriously injured in a single-car accident on Route JJ Sunday evening. The accident occurred five miles south of Patton at around 5:45 p.m. as a 1991 Buick driven by Jared E. Landers, 21, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports website. The Buick was totaled...
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FBI: Man who landed stolen plane in Southeast Missouri has no known links to terrorists
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
ELLSINORE, Mo. (AP) - The FBI says a man suspected of stealing a plane in Canada and landing seven hours later in Missouri has no known associations with terrorism. FBI special agent John Gillies says 31-year-old Adam Dylan Leon was originally from Turkey before becoming a naturalized citizen of Canada. Gillies says a background check showed no connection to terrorism...
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Mo. tries to shed reputation as 'puppy mill' capital of U.S.
(State News ~ 04/07/09)
SENECA, Mo. -- When authorities raided J.B.'s Precious Puppies, they discovered more than 200 dogs standing in their own excrement, crammed three and four to a cage. Some were so sickly they were missing clumps of hair. The skeletal remains of puppies and adult dogs were found inside pet-food bags...
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Guardsman participates in wrestling event to aid Boys & Girls Club
(Submitted Story ~ 04/07/09)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo -- As wrestlers with names like 'Golden Boy' and 'Psycho' tussled nearby in a sweaty headlock, 7-year-old Zipporah Bell squealed and hopped onto the lap of her new friend. "She's a little jumpy," joked Melody Penner, an 18-year-old Southeast Missouri State University freshman. "But she is having a blast. All of the kids are."...
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Cape County Relay For Life
(Submitted Story ~ 04/07/09)
American Cancer Society Announces Relay For Life Saturday, April 25th, 2009 -- Cape Girardeau County walkers go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. This "celebration of life" brings numerous groups and individuals concerned about cancer together for a unified effort to fight back...
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Scott City Women's Club 'Spring Fling' Craft Show
(Submitted Story ~ 04/07/09)
The Scott City Women's Club, a non profit organization, has organized their 1st annual 'Spring Fling' Craft Show and Bake Sale. This is an exciting new fund raising event for the Scott City Women's Club annual Christmas gift giving and scholarship programs...
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Passion for hunting spawns business for Frohna duo
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Seven years ago, Mike Ponder and Stuart Ruehling were frustrated with choke tubes they used on their frequent hunts and decided they needed to create a better one. Through testing countless choke tubes -- devices that are attached to the muzzle end of the gun's barrel to control fired pellets -- Ponder and Ruehling developed a choke tube in 2005 that helped win awards and was the catalyst for the creation of their business, Indian Creek Shooting Systems...
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Stair trek: Local trainers demonstrate how to incorporate staircase into your workout
(Health ~ 04/07/09)
The daunting stairs leading up to the historic Common Pleas Courthouse are part of a fitness routine for Liz McCanless of Cape Girardeau. She's dropped 30 pounds since starting the steps workout two years ago, which inspired her to quit smoking recently...
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Canadian flight student who landed in Southeast Missouri charged with piloting plane into US
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have charged a Canadian flight student with piloting a stolen plane into the U.S. in what they say was a suicide attempt. Thirty-one-year-old Adam Dylan Leon was charged Tuesday with transportation of stolen property and illegal entry...
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Turnout light in many area voting precincts
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
A quiet election day passed with few surprises in Southeast MIssouri. Voters chose members of city councils, school boards and other local government entities. The heaviest turnout was in the smaller towns, where issues such as development, sewer systems and flood control dominate the agenda ...
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Burris won't say if he'll seek full term
(State News ~ 04/07/09)
MASCOUTAH, Ill. -- Roland Burris said Monday he's enjoying being Barack Obama's appointed successor in the U.S. Senate and will decide in due time whether to seek a full term -- never mind nagging questions about the disgraced governor who tapped him...
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USDA to use stimulus to repair, upgrade dams
(State News ~ 04/07/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday that federal stimulus funds will repair and improve dams in 11 states, including several projects in Oklahoma and one each in southwest Missouri and eastern Kansas. "Many dams and other important flood control structures are in a race against time," Vilsack said during a conference call...
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As Iraq rape trial begins, attorneys attack law
(State News ~ 04/07/09)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- The first former Army soldier to be charged as a civilian under a 2000 law that allows him to be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed overseas faces a trial of his peers -- in a federal courtroom in Kentucky. Steven Dale Green, a former member of the 101st Airborne Division, was accused along with four fellow soldiers of raping a 14-year-old girl and killing her and her family in Mahmoudiya, Iraq, but he won't face an Iraqi or military jury...
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Old Town Cape group earns national accreditation for fifth year
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
Old Town Cape group earns national accreditation for fifth year Old Town Cape, a downtown Cape Girardeau group, announced Monday that it has earned accreditation from the National Trust for the Historic Preservation Main Street Center. The local group is one of only three Missouri programs to receive the accreditation, the fifth year Old Town Cape has received the recognition...
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Fire report 4/7/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/07/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Police report 4/7/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/07/09)
Cape Girardeau: DWI; Arrests; Summonses; Assault; Thefts; Miscellaneous; Jackson
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Births 4/7/09
(Births ~ 04/07/09)
Holzum; Ahrens; Unterreiner; Sostillio; Ressel
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Spring snowstorm leaves thousands without power, blamed for 4 deaths
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- An early spring snowstorm dumped almost 8 inches on some parts of Michigan and was blamed Monday for at least four deaths and a power outage affecting about 123,000 people. The weather -- and the snowy, slushy conditions it brought to Michigan roads -- was a "major factor" in a two-vehicle crash Monday in Reading Township at the southern boundary of the state that left three people dead, two of them children, said Capt. ...
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Letter reportedly forecast N.Y. slayings
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- The man who gunned down 13 people in an immigrant center thought police had harassed him for years, even spreading rumors about him and touching him in his sleep, and apparently was intent on killing people before returning "to the dust of the earth," according to a rambling letter in broken English mailed to a TV station the day of the massacre...
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Study: Among 4-year-olds, 1 in 5 are obese
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
CHICAGO -- A new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese. Researchers were surprised to see differences by race at so early an age. Overall, more than half a million 4-year-olds are obese, the study suggests. Obesity is more common in Hispanic and black youngsters, too, but the disparity is most prominent in American Indians, whose rate is almost double that of whites...
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Interior secretary: Wind could replace coal for power
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Windmills off the East Coast could generate enough electricity to replace most, if not all, the coal-fired power plants in the United States, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday. But those numbers were challenged as "overly optimistic" by a coal industry group, which noted that half the nation's electricity currently comes from coal-fired power plants...
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Underwood, Swift, Hough: Women rule the ACMs
(Entertainment ~ 04/07/09)
LAS VEGAS -- The women of country have taken the wheel. Carrie Underwood won entertainer of the year Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards, winning the top honor that has eluded women for nearly a decade, while Taylor Swift won album of the year and Julianne Hough took top new artist...
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Layoffs last option for some companies
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
WASHINGTON -- Even as the recession cuts into their revenue, some companies are opting to do the unconventional: They're keeping all their employees and finding other ways to trim costs. Their strategy isn't about mercy. It's built on the notion that layoffs bring high costs and hassles of their own...
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Dow falls below 8,000 after four-week rally
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back for the first time in five days Monday as investors worried about balance sheets at banks and the quarterly results businesses will start releasing this week. Investors were also disappointed that talks for IBM Corp.'s $7 billion deal to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. have stalled, a sign that the market is still not ready to support big mergers...
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Government cracks down on mortgage help scams
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
WASHINGTON -- Federal and state officials are cracking down on mortgage modification scams, accusing "criminal actors" of preying on borrowers caught up in the nation's housing crisis. Government officials said Monday that scammers are seeking to take advantage of borrowers in danger of default by charging them upfront fees of $1,000 to $3,000 for help with loan modifications that rarely, if ever, pay off...
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Earthquake in Italy leaves 150 dead, 1,500 injured
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
L'AQUILA, Italy -- Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets searched for students believed buried in a wrecked dormitory after Italy's deadliest quake in nearly three decades struck the city before dawn Monday, killing more than 150 people, injuring 1,500 and leaving tens of thousands homeless...
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Anger boils over in Iraq after bombs kill 37 in Shiite area
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
BAGHDAD -- Anger boiled over in Baghdad streets at Iraqi soldiers and police after a series of coordinated bombings across the city Monday that left 37 dead and more than 100 wounded. Iraq's government blamed the attacks on supporters of Saddam Hussein "in cooperation with the al-Qaida terrorist organization" and suggested the blasts were timed for today's anniversary of the founding of the late dictator's Baath Party...
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French hospital performs face, hand transplants at the same time
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
PARIS -- Dozens of doctors working in teams more than 30 hours performed the first simultaneous partial-face and double-hand transplant over the weekend, Paris' Public Hospital authority said Monday. The authority described the recipient as a 30-year-old burn victim. The man, whose name was not released, was injured in a 2004 accident that left him with scars "preventing any social life," it said...
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Obama says U.S. not at war with Islam
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Declaring the U.S. "is not and never will be at war with Islam," President Obama worked Monday to mend frayed ties with NATO ally Turkey and improve relations with the larger Muslim world. Obama acknowledged still-raw tensions over the Iraq war but said Muslims worldwide have little in common with terrorists such as al-Qaida and have much to gain in opposing them. Reaching out, he also spoke of Muslim connections in his own background...
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Man caught after plane taken from Canada to Missouri
(State News ~ 04/07/09)
WAUSAU, Wis. -- A single-engine airplane flown away from an airport in Canada by a student pilot Monday was intercepted by jet fighters over Wisconsin but kept flying south through two more states. It finally landed on a road in Southeast Missouri and the pilot was apprehended...
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Speak Out 4/7/09
(Speak Out ~ 04/07/09)
Great administrator; Narrow definition; Replace worn flags; Making laws; Health care help; Illegal meeting; President on point; Less safe now; Storm fears; It's a tax increase; Political control; Just the opposite; Making history; Unsupervised children
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Tea parties will send a message on tax day
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/07/09)
A groundswell of Americanism is rising with the tea party movement. Brought on by crippling legislative spending and originally symbolic of the tea tax protest during American Revolution, U.S. taxpayers of today have already spawned grassroots Taxed Enough Already parties in dozens of communities across our country...
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Choosing a new city manager
(Editorial ~ 04/07/09)
When Doug Leslie retired earlier this year as Cape Girardeau's city manager, there was no clear-cut procedure for selecting his successor. It had been years since the city council had conducted a nationwide search for a city manager, resulting in the hiring of Leslie's predecessor, Mike Miller, in 1995. Leslie was the council's choice to take over from Miller...
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Out of the past 4/7/09
(Out of the Past ~ 04/07/09)
25 years ago: April 7, 1984 St. Louis County executive Gene McNary and Missouri Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, the two Republican candidates for Missouri governor, trade barbs at the annual Lincoln Day event held in the evening at the Arena Building; about 500 people are in attendance...
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Jordan leads class of five elected to Hall of Fame
(Professional Sports ~ 04/07/09)
DETROIT -- Michael Jordan wanted to put on his shorts and play one final time. The decorated NBA champion and MVP already had two failed retirements, so what was one more return to the court? Sharing a stage with former Dream Team teammates David Robinson and John Stockton, Jordan was all out of comebacks...
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Tar Heels seize control from start
(Professional Sports ~ 04/07/09)
DETROIT -- Forget 40 minutes. North Carolina didn't even need 40 seconds. Rebound, rebound, putback. Strip, rebound, putback. Game. Those two possessions, lasting all of 33 seconds early in the first half, put the Tar Heels in control and Michigan State never recovered. ...
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Missouri delays tax refunds, borrows $325 million to pay bills
(State News ~ 04/07/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has delayed tax refunds and quietly borrowed $325 million from its cash reserves in order to pay employees, public schools, hospitals and other bills. If officials had not acted to keep the state afloat, Missouri would have been $100 million in the hole at the start of April, according to state financial documents obtained by The Associated Press...
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Prayer 4/7/09
(Prayer ~ 04/07/09)
The weight of the world is on us, O God, but your strength will save us. Amen.
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Cold reality hits in Cards' opener
(Professional Sports ~ 04/07/09)
ST. LOUIS -- Jack Wilson waited until the Pittsburgh Pirates were down to their last strike before coming through. Wilson's three-run double on an 0-2 fastball capped a four-run ninth inning off hard-throwing Jason Motte, leading Pittsburgh to an opening 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals...
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Redhawks baseball faces SIU on road
(College Sports ~ 04/07/09)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team will try to remain hot today when the Redhawks step out of Ohio Valley Conference play. Southeast pays a visit to regional rival Southern Illinois University, with the first pitch in Carbondale, Ill., set for 3 p.m...
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Falcons send wide receiver Robinson to Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 04/07/09)
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons have traded receiver Laurent Robinson to the St. Louis Rams, allowing the Falcons to move up in the fifth and sixth rounds of this month's NFL draft. The Falcons exchanged picks in the fifth and sixth rounds with the Rams in Monday's trade...
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MIAC gets new director Monday after militia report controversy
(State News ~ 04/07/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Monday replaced the director of an intelligence center that has been under fire after producing a report suggesting militia members often support certain political candidates. The patrol's superintendent, Col. ...
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Brrr...ing on the the boys of summer
(Professional Sports ~ 04/07/09)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals fans turned out in the traditional red for opening day on Monday -- red parkas, red overcoats, red ear muffs and red stocking caps. After all, it wasn't exactly jersey weather. Monday's opener against Pittsburgh was among the coldest on record in St. Louis. Those who withstood the chill saw an exciting but ultimately disappointing ending -- the Pirates rallied with four two-out runs in the ninth to win 6-4...
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Elvira Schamburg
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elvira A. Schamburg, 90, of Perryville died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at her home. She was born Dec. 1, 1918, in Highland, Mo., daughter of John F. and Mamie Lukefahr Renaud. She and Hubert A. Schamburg were married Dec. 1, 1943. He died May 12, 1998...
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Australian library finds copy of Schindler's List
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
SYDNEY -- Australian researchers sifting papers belonging to the author of "Schindler's List" discovered a yellowing roll of 801 men saved from the Holocaust by the German industrialist -- the same copy the writer used to bring the story to the world's attention, a curator said Monday. ...
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Bulletproof vests not a new problem for police
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- In shootings around the nation, police often find the gunman is wearing a bulletproof vest -- and while it's an issue that has recently jumped into the spotlight, it's hardly a new problem for law enforcement. "The bad guys have used body armor going way back," said John Grebert, executive director of the New York State Police Chiefs Association. ...
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U.N. climate talks stall over emissions cuts by rich
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
AMSTERDAM -- Negotiators at U.N. climate talks, buoyed by U.S. promises to lead the fight against global warming, want industrial countries to pledge deeper cuts in greenhouse gases over the next decade. ...
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Somali pirates avoid warships to hijack 3 ships
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali pirates hijacked three vessels in less than two days, diplomats and officials said Monday, with the pattern of attacks suggesting the pirates are trying to evade warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden. ...
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Haiti's hurricanes caused $1 billion in damage
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
UNITED NATIONS -- Haiti's impoverished economy has been battered by $1 billion in damage from last year's hurricanes and a drop in money transfers from Haitians working abroad caused by the global financial crisis, the top U.N. ...
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Kazakhstan offers to host nuclear fuel bank
(International News ~ 04/07/09)
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan offered Monday to host an international nuclear fuel bank, and Iran's leader said he supported the idea. The United States initiated the project and allocated $50 million toward it in 2007. ...
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Meeting to teach preservation of historical records
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
Individuals interested in identifying and preserving historical records are encouraged to attend a meeting April 21 hosted by the Missouri State Archives. The meeting will be at 1 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Campus Nature Center. ...
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Author to speak on 'The Making of a Book' on SEMO campus Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
As part of the Multicultural Speakers' Series, Wong Herbert Yee will make a presentation on "The Making of a Book," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9 at Glenn Auditorium, Dempster Hall, Southeast Missouri State University campus. ...
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Charles Givens
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Charles "Chalk" Givens, 87, of Glenallen died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 18, 1921, in Allenville, son of Ancil and Grace Smith Givens. He and Earlene Medlock were married in 1947. He later married Velma "Deanie" Crites on Oct. 12, 1974...
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William Jackson
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
BENTON, Mo. -- William C. Jackson, 80, of West Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Benton, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Wuesthoff Medical Center of West Melbourne. He was born Sept. 7, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lester and Ada Asher Jackson...
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Mary Manor
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
Mary Ann Manor, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born June 5, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Sylvester and Etta Starr Hartle. Manor was a member of Cape Bible Chapel. She was a former nurse's assistant at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Shirley Hency
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
Shirley C. Hency, 71, of Jackson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born May 21, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Burt Charles and Frankie Christine Cook Palmer. She and Collie Neal Hency were married July 9, 1955, in Cape Girardeau. He died March 31, 2000...
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Delmont Stayton
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
Delmont Lowell Stayton, 95, of Jackson died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home...
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Mary Eakin
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
Mary Alice Eakin, 88, of Jackson, formerly of Bell City, Mo., passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Jackson Manor. She was born May 27, 1920, in Tacoma, Wash., daughter of Marion and Julia Carey Reed. Eakin owned and operated Bell City Fabric Shop 10 years. In her early years she loved designing and making clothes for herself and her family. In her later years she loved oil painting landscapes and flowers...
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Loreen Gladish
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
Loreen Jane Gladish, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 15, 1922, in Jarvis, Ontario, Canada. She is the widow of Dallas Roy "Jim" Gladish. She was a member of Abbey Road Christian Church...
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Flo Davis
(Obituary ~ 04/07/09)
Geraldine Flo Davis, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Jackson. She was born March 31, 1922, in Des Arc, Mo., to Hazel McKee and Ray Hagerty. After the death of her father, she and her mother returned to Des Arc, where she was raised by her mother and maternal grandparents, W.E. and Bess McKee. She married R.G. Davis on Nov. 16, 1946. R.G. preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 1987...
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Reynolds hurls Woodland to first win
(High School Sports ~ 04/07/09)
Kyle Reynolds pitched a three-hit complete game Monday as Woodland posted a 7-2 victory against Kelly, the Cardinals' first win of the high school baseball season. Reynolds struck out seven and walked two in the road victory. Andrew Minson had a two-run double among his two hits and Ronnie Turner added a double for Woodland (1-2). Sam Long also contributed a two-run single...
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Roadwork to close part of Route P today
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
Route P in Cape Girardeau County will be closed today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe underneath the roadway. The section of roadway is located between County Road 266 and 268. Work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m...
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Drivers: Slow down for work zones
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edoddsemissourian.com The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge displays orange lighting to mark National Work Zone Awareness Week. ...
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Cuts proposed for big weapon programs
(National News ~ 04/07/09)
WASHINGTON -- The nation should stop pouring billions into futuristic, superexpensive F-22 jet fighters, pull the plug on new presidential helicopters and put the money into systems U.S. soldiers can use against actual foes, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday...
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Emerson seeks funds for projects in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
Shut out of federal stimulus funds, Jackson may yet obtain federal help to relieve traffic congestion near South Elementary School. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, is asking to include $750,000 in the next federal budget for an environmental study and design work to relieve congestion on Highway 25 from Jackson Trail to the city limits. The request was one of 49 earmarked projects, totaling $92 million, submitted by Emerson last week...
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Man pleads guilty to having made Butler County bomb threat
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
A Butler County man pleaded guilty last week in federal court to threatening to blow up the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Mark A. Starkey, 44, of Victoria, Texas, formerly of Butler County, pleaded guilty to one felony count of making a threat over the telephone to destroy a building by use of explosives before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., according to the Federal prosecutor's office...
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Local elections held today throughout Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
Today is election day, with seats on area school boards, town boards, fire and road district boards and other local governing boards up for election in Missouri. Local races of interest include the Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City school boards, the Cape and Illmo special road districts, the East County and Millersville fire boards and town boards throughout the Southeast Missourian coverage area. ...
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Allegedly stolen plane flown by Canadian man makes landing in Ellsinore
(Local News ~ 04/07/09)
A plane allegedly stolen by a Canadian man made a safe landing in Ellsinore Monday evening. Adam Dylan Leon, 31, was arrested at a convenience store in the rural Missouri town shortly after landing the single-engine, four-seat Cessna on a rural road in Ellsinore Monday night, ending a six-hour flight, Missouri State Highway Patrol said. ...
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Health calendar 4/7/09
(Health ~ 04/07/09)
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