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Southeast AD John Shafer navigates the Redhawks programs through some choppy waters
(College Sports ~ 03/26/10)
John Shafer maneuvered some rocky waters during his first 14 months as Southeast Missouri State's athletic director. He inherited a department in the midst of an NCAA investigation and a men's basketball program suffering through a dreadful season. "I think it was exactly as I thought it would be," Shafer said about the state of the department when he took over Feb. ...
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Candidates, business owners, police say downtown Cape has no serious crime problem, despite perception of some
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
In the summer of 2007, city officials and downtown merchants developed a plan to combat vandalism and other drunken behavior occurring as patrons exit bars. The proposal called for two officers to patrol downtown on foot on busy evenings. The stumbling block was the cost -- up to $30,000 for overtime pay. The city agreed to pay half, if business owners would do the same...
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Gilster-Mary Lee to add 50 jobs in Perry County
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- While many businesses are struggling in this economy, breakfast cereal manufacturers are seeing increased demand as shoppers try to stretch their grocery dollars further. Gilster-Mary Lee, producer of private-label cereals and baked goods, will soon add two new production lines to keep up with its growing list of orders...
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Serial killer Krajcir receives life sentence in Paducah, Ky., case
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Confessed serial killer Timothy Krajcir received his 14th life sentence Thursday after he pleaded guilty in a McCracken County courtroom to kidnapping resulting in a death.
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Bridge work to reduce Highway 25 to one lane next week
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Next week Highway 25 will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge repairs. The work will take place between 7 a.m. and 3 a.m. Monday and Tuesday from Highway 77 at Blomeyer to Route NN near the Stoddard County-Cape Girardeau County line...
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Shelter opens with temporary location
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Shelter of Hope, the Cape Girardeau homeless shelter, tonight will begin providing overnight lodging to homeless men at a temporary location, Rev. Bob Towner, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, announced. Cots provided by the American Red Cross will be set up at Amazing Grace Worship Center in Gordonville, Towner said. The Salvation Army will provide food and Southside Baptist Church will provide a van to take homeless men to Gordonville for the night, he said in a news release...
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Cape school officials receive questions, encouragement at forum
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Cape Girardeau school officials answered questions from their opposition and received some encouragement from supporters during a Thursday night forum. About 40 members of the community, including administrators, school board members and parents, attended the meeting at Central High School. Superintendent Dr. Jim Welker gave an overview of the district's $40 million bond proposal, which will be decided by voters April 6...
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Cape Girardeau County, Jackson among local governments receiving $11.3 million in energy-efficiency improvements
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Cape Girardeau County and Jackson are among 58 communities and counties in the state awarded grants for energy efficiency projects. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the grants will help pay for projects intended to assist in reducing energy use, cutting down on fossil fuel emissions and creating and retaining jobs, according to a news release today from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources...
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Missouri Guard among top finishers at Bataan Memorial Death March
(Submitted Story ~ 03/26/10)
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. -- Epitomizing the "spirit of Bataan," Missouri National Guard teams were among the top finishers at the 21st annual Bataan Memorial Death March last weekend, with each team finishing in the top three in their respective categories, including one for first place...
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Car goes off highway overpass at Sikeston
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- William R. Reese, 75, from Tilton, Ill., was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau for severe injuries following an accident at about 2 p.m. Thursday at the Interstate 55-57 interchange, the Sikeston Standard Democrat reported...
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Ansel Adams' 'Masterworks' comes to Crisp Museum at River Campus
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/10)
A collection of famous photographs by an art icon opened Friday at the Crisp Museum gallery at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. "Ansel Adams: Masterworks," is a 48-piece collection hand-picked by Adams shortly before his death in 1984. Known as "The Museum Set," the collection of gelatin silver print photographs taken between 1932 and 1968 include many of Adams's recognizable images of Yosemite National Park, as well as photographs of other American natural settings...
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Students take on solos with Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/10)
Brooke Privett has come a long way in the 12 years since she first started playing a hand-me-down trumpet in her middle school band. Privett is one of three Southeast Missouri State University musicians featured in the upcoming Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra concert. ...
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Cape Public Schools video, website and newsletter win awards
(Submitted Story ~ 03/26/10)
A new informational video produced by Cape Public Schools received the "Award of Excellence" from the Missouri School Public Relations Association--the highest award of the association-- at its state convention at Lake of the Ozarks, March 21. The six-minute video was filmed by students in the video production class at the Cape Career and Technology Center. It was edited by Randy McWilson and produced by the district's public relations coordinator, Steve Robertson...
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Cape Central High School's CIA wins additional honors
(Submitted Story ~ 03/26/10)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), also known as the Cape Central High School Academic Competition Team, competed in a national qualifier tournament at Columbia, MO, sponsored by the Missouri National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, on March 20. The CIA qualified for the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament to be held in May in Chicago. The Tigers won their first nine games of the tournament before sustaining a loss, and finished in a tie-breaker for second place...
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Southeast regents OK fees increases, terminate business program
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Southeast Missouri State University officials discussed measures ranging from temperature controls in buildings to changes in employee benefits, and approved fee increases and the deletion of a business program.
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Jackson police seek suspect in hotel robbery
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
The Jackson Police Department is still searching for a female suspect who assaulted an employee at Comfort Suites just before 1 a.m. Thursday and stole cash and a set of master keys, said Lt. Rodney Barnes in a news release. The suspect entered the hotel, located at 2904 Old Orchard Road, and requested a room. When the clerk said there was a room available, the suspect asked to see the room, Barnes said...
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Details of Oliver North appearance at Show Me Center released
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Ticket prices and other details were announced this week for the upcoming Oliver North speech at the Show Me Center to benefit the Stars & Stripes Museum/Library in Bloomfield, the Dexter Daily Statesman reported. The event will take place at 6 p.m. on May 1...
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Route E in Perry County closed due to river flooding
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Route E in Perry County will be closed until further notice due to the rising floodwater from the Mississippi River. This section of roadway is located from County Road 322 to County Road 354. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area...
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Suspect in Jackson standoff getting mental health treatment
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
A Jackson man who allegedly threatened to stab Cape Girardeau County deputies March 18 after threats to commit suicide was granted a temporary release from jail Thursday to attend in-patient mental health treatment. Mark T. Parsons, 46, also appeared in court Tuesday before Associate Circuit Court Judge Gary A. Kamp, who set his preliminary hearing for April 16...
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Red Cross breakfast in Cape raises $50,000
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Business and community leaders learned about education and disaster relief programs during the inaugural "Red Cross Experience" fundraising breakfast Thursday morning at The Venue in Cape Girardeau. About 200 people attended the new annual event coordinated by the Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd to headline Sikeston rodeo
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- One of the biggest names in music will help kick off the 58th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo in August, the Sikeston Standard Democrat reported. The southern rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 100 music groups of all time, is scheduled for Aug. 11, the first night of this year's event...
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Cape County commissioners opposed to new roundabout design
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
A proposed roundabout on U.S. 61 that could encroach upon the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse lawn drew criticism from county commissioners Thursday.
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ARTifacts 3/26/10
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/10)
Arts and entertainment briefs
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Jennifer Love Hewitt takes her own advice on relationships
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/10)
NEW YORK -- Jennifer Love Hewitt had more than a breakup on her hands when she recently split from her "Ghost Whisperer" co-star, Jamie Kennedy. She was about to embark on a tour promoting her new book about relationships. "It wasn't ideal timing," the 31-year-old actress admits, laughing. "Here's my relationship book and I'm single."...
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Opera Bites: See rarely performed 'Hamlet' in HD
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/10)
After a short break, the high-definition broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera returns with Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet." The performance begins at noon at the Town Plaza Cinema in Cape Girardeau. Thomas wrote 13 operas; "Hamlet" was his last important work, and it premiered in 1868. The composer was a quiet man who didn't really enjoy the glittering world of Paris in the 19th century...
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Best bet: Music at Mississippi Mud House
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/10)
Most one-year birthdays involve cake and kiddie songs, but SemoScene.com has put a grown-up twist on its own 12-month mark. The entertainment website has planned two nights of music for the weekend. Starting with a new music showcase at 7 p.m. today at the Mississippi Mud House, SemoScene will highlight four fledgling bands from Southeast Missouri. Anonymous Plague, Pretty Mary, Carson Kelley and Before All Falls will alternate entertaining you at the cafe/concert house on Broadway...
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Bowling visitors
(Editorial ~ 03/26/10)
This is the second weekend for the Missouri State Women's Championship Bowling Tournament being held in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. At the end of the eight-weekend event, winners will be named in five divisions. More than 2,500 bowlers are expected to take part in the tournament, whose theme this year is "Celebrating Life, Striking Out Cancer."...
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Historic - and costly - legislation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/26/10)
President Obama and Democratic congressional leaders have proclaimed that the passage of health care reform is a crowning achievement, comparable to Social Security and Medicare. While our officials dance in the halls, let us remind them that those programs, including prescription coverage, now represent a historic mountain of unfunded liabilities...
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Money is the path to power
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/26/10)
Progressives want more than anything power over others. The path to power is first money -- too many are influenced by money. Sunday's passage of the health care legislation was made possible with money. We will see over the next few years how the remaining 80 percent of the stimulus money, approved nearly a year ago, will be spent. ...
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Limits for federal officeholders
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/26/10)
I just had to congratulate Tony Reddick of Chaffee, Mo., on his March 21 letter regarding the situation in our nation's capital. For years I have said that we need a good housecleaning in Washington, D.C. First, I feel there should be a time limit a U.S. ...
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Speak Out 3/26/10
(Speak Out ~ 03/26/10)
I kept hearing President Obama say we were going to something historic by signing the health care bill. I want to remind him and everybody reading the paper that Dec. 7, 1941, was also a historic moment. I don't know if this is going to turn out the same way, but it probably will turn out worse. Just because it's historic doesn't mean it's good for us...
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Prayer 3/26/10
(Prayer ~ 03/26/10)
Help us, O God, to overcome any barriers and become agents for good. Amen.
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Talking kitty
(Column ~ 03/26/10)
I read something this past week about the sounds cats make. Miss Kitty, the resident animal-in-charge at the Sullivan household makes peculiar sounds. I've mentioned them before. Her most distinctive voice is singing, literally, for her supper. Most of us have heard cats meow. ...
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'Go for it,' Obama tells GOP on health bill repeal
(National News ~ 03/26/10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- President Barack Obama dared Republicans to try to repeal his new health care law, telling them Thursday to "Go for it" and see how well they do with voters in November. "Be my guest," Obama said in the first of many planned appearances to sell the revamp before fall congressional elections. "If they want to have that fight, we can have it. Because I don't believe the American people are going to put the insurance industry back in the driver's seat."...
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Toyota asks panel to consolidate lawsuits in Calif.
(National News ~ 03/26/10)
SAN DIEGO -- Attorneys for Toyota Motor Corp. and people suing the Japanese automaker over sudden acceleration problems urged a federal panel Thursday to consolidate more than 200 lawsuits before a single judge, with Los Angeles federal court emerging as the favored venue...
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Car fire raises safety concerns for Tata Motors
(International News ~ 03/26/10)
MUMBAI, India -- When it was launched less than a year ago, the $2,500 Tata Nano was promoted as a safe, ultracheap car for poor Indians, an alternative to the motorbikes that zoom precariously around the country. New questions about the safety of the pint-sized auto are being raised, however, after one of them burst into flames Sunday as it was being driven home from the showroom...
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Vatican axed trial for priest accused by deaf boys
(International News ~ 03/26/10)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Thursday strongly defended its decision not to defrock an American priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys in Wisconsin and denounced what it called a campaign to smear Pope Benedict XVI and his aides. Church and Vatican documents showed that in the mid-1990s, two Wisconsin bishops urged the Vatican office led by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger -- now the pope -- to let them hold a church trial against the Rev. ...
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Eurozone countries agree on bailout plan for Greece
(International News ~ 03/26/10)
BRUSSELS -- Heavily indebted Greece won a major pledge of financial support from the other countries that use the euro and the International Monetary Fund in a deal that aims to halt the government debt crisis undermining Europe's currency union...
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U.S. replica of Cuban slave ship Amistad sails into Havana harbor
(International News ~ 03/26/10)
HAVANA -- A U.S. replica of the 19th-century Cuban slave ship Amistad glided into the millpond-calm waters of Havana Bay and docked Thursday, a reminder of the countries' intertwined past and perhaps a small gesture toward a brighter shared future...
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Mo. regulators gauge interest in casino license
(State News ~ 03/26/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri gambling regulators are taking the first step toward licensing a new casino. The state gaming commission said Thursday it wants to hear by May 1 from companies interested in opening a casino. But the commission is not accepting applications right now...
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Police report 3/26/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Fire report 3/26/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Births 3/26/10
(Births ~ 03/26/10)
Son to Steven Gerard and Anita Hope Glueck of Chaffee, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2010. Name, Jacob Steven. Weight, 5 pounds, 3 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Glueck is the former Anita Clements, daughter of Johnny and Priscilla Clements of Des Arc, Mo. She is employed at Saint Francis. Glueck is the son of Ervin Glueck of Chaffee, and the late Joanna Glueck. He is a self-employed farmer...
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Rev. Felipe Martinez
(Obituary ~ 03/26/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Felipe Martinez, 80, of Perryville entered into eternal life Wednesday, March 24, 2010. He was born in New Orleans, where he and his family attended St. Stephen's Parish. He was the son of Juan and Juanita Fernandez Martinez...
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Evelyn Warner
(Obituary ~ 03/26/10)
Evelyn M. Warner, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born March 17, 1928, in St. Louis, to Albert and Clara Welker Warner. Evelyn and James R. Warner were married Sept. 29, 1945, in Cape Girardeau...
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Sharon Delay
(Obituary ~ 03/26/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Sharon Mangrum Delay, 58, of Advance passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 20, 1952, at Allenville, daughter of Ralph and Mary Irving Mangrum. Sharon was a member of Advance Eagles...
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Out of the past 3/26/10
(Out of the Past ~ 03/26/10)
Scott City officials receive word from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that a grant of nearly $400,000 for work on a new sewage treatment system there has been approved. The sale of a collection of Brazilian gemstones has resulted in a scholarship endowment for home economics students at Southeast Missouri State University; Aleta McDowell Crawford, a Southeast alumna who spent many years as a home economist in Brazil, endowed the scholarship...
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Hattie Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 03/26/10)
Hattie Slinkard, 90, of Whitewater died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Whitewater United Methodist Church...
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Jackson police/fire reports 3/26/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/10)
POLICE The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts Miscellaneous FIRE Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Minor flooding, but rain raises worry
(State News ~ 03/26/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Minor to moderate flooding continues along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries, and rainfall on Thursday wasn't helping. But National Weather Service hydrologist Mark Fuchs said that barring an unforeseen downpour, major flooding is not in the forecast...
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Initial jobless claims drop more than expected
(National News ~ 03/26/10)
WASHINGTON -- New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week as layoffs ease and hiring slowly recovers. The decline brought the four-week average of claims, which smooths volatility, to its lowest level since September 2008, when the financial crisis intensified. The report is an encouraging sign that the economy is getting closer to generating job gains, economists said...
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Two Missouri House members separated during debate
(State News ~ 03/26/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two Missouri House members had to be restrained from each other during heated debate on the state budget. The altercation Thursday was between Democratic Whip Jeff Roorda, of Barnhart, and General Laws Committee chairman Tim Jones, a Republican from Eureka. The chamber's observation galleries were filled with schoolchildren at the time...
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Missouri House panel approves campaign ethics overhaul plan
(State News ~ 03/26/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House ethics panel unanimously approved a plan Thursday to cap campaign contributions and lobbyists gifts, and strengthen the state ethics commission. Legislative leaders and Gov. Jay Nixon have made it a priority to overhaul the state's political ethics rules after three St. ...
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Redhawks open OVC play this weekend
(College Sports ~ 03/26/10)
Southeast Missouri State has qualified for the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament a league-record 15 consecutive years, or every season that Mark Hogan has been the Redhawks' coach. After many of Southeast's top players from last year completed their eligibility, the 2010 OVC preseason poll voted on by the conference's coaches predicted the Redhawks to finish seventh in the nine-team league. Only the top six make the tournament...
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Filing for Aug. 3 primary ends Tuesday
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
Tuesday is the final day to file for federal, state and county offices in Missouri. The race attracting the most candidates in Cape Girardeau County so far for the Aug. 3 primary election is presiding commissioner. Through Thursday, six people had filed for the office. ...
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Body found along rural New Madrid County road
(Local News ~ 03/26/10)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- An autopsy was performed Thursday on a body found along a rural New Madrid County road. At 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department was notified of a body found just north of County Road 641 near Lilbourn, the Sikeston Standard Democrat reported. Sheriff Terry Stevens identified the man as William Babb, 49, of Matthews, Mo. According to Stevens, who activated the Major Case Squad to investigate the death, Babb was last seen Saturday night.
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Pujols, Ryan hit HRs in Cards' exhibition win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/10)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Albert Pujols and Brendan Ryan both hit solo homers to back Chris Carpenter, who allowed one run in six innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday. Carpenter, last year's runner-up in NL Cy Young voting, struck out seven and allowed two hits in his longest outing of the spring...
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New music springs up
(Column ~ 03/26/10)
Ah, spring. Flowers blooming. Grass growing. New CDs poppin' up everywhere. It seems several area bands have been using their time stuck indoors productively. They stuck themselves in the recording studio. Doug Rees went "Looking for a Better Day" with his fourth album, released at a party March 13. The CD has 11 tracks that sound just like Doug -- folksy, country, insightful and hilarious...
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Herzog Stadium will not host first game today
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/10)
The debut of Whitey Herzog Stadium in Jackson will have to wait another day. Due to inclement weather today's high school baseball game between Jackson and Central will not be played at the new ballpark, and quite possibly not at all. If the game is played, it will take place at either Legion Field in Jackson or Central High School...
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St. Louis helps playoff cause with 3-1 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues have a pulse, albeit a faint one. T.J. Oshie scored his first goal in 10 games, and B.J. Crombeen and Paul Kariya also scored in the St. Louis Blues' 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, keeping their slim playoff hopes alive...
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Mo. education officials receive consultant report
(State News ~ 03/26/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- An education consultant says there is a link between following through on several state education programs and Missouri students performing better. The State Board of Education received a preliminary report Friday that evaluates the degree to which state education initiatives have been implemented. The study was produced by Doug Reeves and the Leadership and Learning Center...
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