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SB40 looking into $224,000 in account for Regency Management, an affiliate of VIP Industries
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
Questions surrounding a Regency Management Inc. account intended for construction of a Jackson group home for the developmentally disabled should be cleared up today, Regency chief executive Hilary Schmittzehe said Monday. Regency Management Inc. is the not-for-profit housing organization affiliated with VIP Industries. It owns apartments under the name Regency House in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Marble Hill, Mo., as well as a nine-bed group home called Regency Terrace in Cape Girardeau...
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Supreme Court extends gun owner rights nationwide
(National News ~ 06/29/10)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conservative court's embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became Chief Justice. By a 5-4 vote, the justices cast doubt on handgun bans in the Chicago area, but signaled that some limitations on the Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" could survive legal challenges...
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Prayer 6/29/10
(Prayer ~ 06/29/10)
Refresh us, O God, with timely rains and cooling breezes. Amen.
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Ironman Kansas 70.3
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/29/10)
Several local athletes from Cape Girardeau and Jackson competed in an Ironman 70.3 series event in Lawrence, KS on June 6, 2010. From left to right: Delbert Marriot; Alan Shearon, Josh Lester, Charles Pancoast, Taylor Vaughn, Brigitte Kinnaman 1.2 mile swim + 56 mile bike + 13.1 mile run = 70.3 miles total...
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Gator Swim Team Does Well In Indiana
(Submitted Story ~ 06/29/10)
The Gator Swim Team finished in 9th place overall among the 29 teams competing at the Summer Jam meet in Indianapolis this past weekend. Gator swimmers scored a remarkable 51.3 points per athlete, putting the team in second place in the average points per athlete ranking...
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Tommy Sowers Puts His Boots in St. Louis Again
(Submitted Story ~ 06/29/10)
A submitted story to the Southeast Missourian yesterday points out that the Democratic candidate for Congress in the Eighth Congressional District is going to be spending some time in the district he wants to represent. Driving home the point is a nice photo of Tommy Sowers... at his fundraiser in the Central West End of St. Louis...
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Whitewater Teen Wins Rodeo Championship
(Submitted Story ~ 06/29/10)
Austin Obermann who will be a Senior this fall at Delta R-V High School was named the Cinch Bareback Champion at the Tennessee High School Finals Rodeo held in Cookeville, TN on June 10th,11th,and 12th. Austin will be competing in the Internationl Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Oklahoma July 11th thru the 17th from there he will go on to compete at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming July 18th thru the 24th. Austin is the son of Ray and Lori Obermann of rural Whitewater...
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Whitewater Teen Wins Rodeo Championship
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/29/10)
Austin Obermann accepting his 2010 TN High School Rodeo Bareback Champion Buckle and Saddle in Cookeville, TN on June 12th.
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Car show and fireworks on tap for Jackson's Fourth of July
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
Local patriots will have the chance to mark the country's birthday with an all-day celebration at Jackson's City Park. Jackson's Independence Day celebration will get an early start Sunday with the Independence Day 5K Walk and Run and Children's Fun Run at 7:30 p.m...
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CHARLIE
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/29/10)
MY NEW DONKEY. I GOT HIM YESTERDAY, HE IS NOW WITH 7 GOATS AT OUR HOME. HE IS FITTING RIGHT IN. I NAMED HIM CHARLIE. I AM REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM.
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Armed Forces Appreciation, Immanuel, New Wells
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/29/10)
Armed Forces Appreciation Sunday, celebrated June 27, 2010 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, New Wells.
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Spectacular Poplar Bluff Sunset 6-29-10
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/29/10)
Here's a look at the beautiful sunset in Poplar Bluff, MO on June 29, 2010.
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Busy Bee
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/29/10)
The hot weather never stops these little guys.
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Cape Girardeau school board approves scaled-back $41M budget
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
A year after promising a balanced budget, Cape Girardeau school officials delivered Monday. The school board approved the district's $41 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1. After a rocky year of state cuts to transportation and formula funding, the biggest source of state aid, the district produced a reduced budget that includes salary freezes, attrition and cutbacks districtwide...
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Joint replacement patients celebrate recovery by dancing
(Health ~ 06/29/10)
More than 200 joint replacement recipients took to the dance floor Saturday night at the Trailblazers Celebration for former patients of the Center for Joint Replacement at Saint Francis Medical Center. While the center has sponsored a quarterly reunion lunch for several years, this was the first year for a reunion dance...
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Scientists say test could predict menopause
(Health ~ 06/29/10)
LONDON -- Doctors could one day use a blood test to predict decades in advance when women will go into menopause, scientists say. In research presented Monday at a European fertility conference in Rome, Iranian experts say their preliminary study could be a first step toward developing a tool to help women decide when they want to have children...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/29/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/10)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Assault Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/29/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: ...
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In federal court: Man sentenced to 2 years for illegal re-entry into U.S.
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
The following information was released Monday by the federal prosecutor's office for defendants appearing in federal court before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh. SENTENCED Name: Rafael Calel-Ixcoy, also known as Juan Francisco-Hernandez and Gasper Fuentes-Mendoza...
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Red Cross volunteers
(Editorial ~ 06/29/10)
Volunteers who devote their time to worthwhile community organizations provide a wealth of energy, knowledge and support. Earlier this month, many of those individuals were recognized by the Southeast Missouri chapter of the American Red Cross. Volunteers contributed 21,034 hours over the past year...
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Speak Out 6/29/10
(Speak Out ~ 06/29/10)
I would like to know how many things are going to happen on Cape Girardeau County Road 651 before the law steps in. Two four-wheelers were stolen and a confession was given, but nothing has been done. Men on four-wheelers have been trespassing and have hit people. Why call the cops? Nothing is ever done...
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Larry Mungle
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Larry Dean Mungle, 50, of Chaffee died Friday, June 25, 2010, at Woodland Hills Nursing Center in Marble Hill, Mo. He was born April 4, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, to George Elmer and Birdie M. Smith Mungle. Larry owned and operated a lawn care and landscaping business, doing work in the Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis areas. He also had owned an over-the-road trucking company...
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Mary Oliver
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Mary K. Oliver, 73, of Vero Beach, former longtime resident of Granite City, Ill., died Friday, June 25, 2010, at Palm Garden Nursing Home in Vero Beach. She was born Sept. 26, 1936, in Graham, Ky., to the late Lewis and Nina Littlefield Oliver...
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Katherine Moss
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
Katherine "Kathy" Moss, 58, of Whitefish Bay, Wis., formerly of Scott City, beloved daughter of Lloyd Moss and Alberta M. Quadracci, was born Feb. 17, 1952. Kathy was a very outgoing, funny and loving person. To know her was to love her and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was a shining star in the life of many people and we are sure that beam will shine brightly in our hearts forever...
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Armella Henley
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Armella Rose Henley, 92, of Chaffee died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at her home. She was born June 12, 1918, at New Hamburg, Mo., daughter of Andrew and Josephine Scherer Hahn. She was first married to Lynn Vanus Jones in 1938. She then married William F. "Major Vickory" Henley on Oct. 3, 1942. He died May 10, 1967...
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Viola Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Viola Mayfield, 86, of Advance died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter, Mo. She was born Feb. 29, 1924, in Lutesville, Mo., daughter of Avery Rosewell and Sara E. Hahn Crites. She and Charley Mayfield were married Nov. 29, 1943. He passed away Oct. 31, 1988...
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Edith Guild
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Edith Dakin Guild, 78, of Belleville, Ill., formerly of Tamms, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at noon Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bill McGhee officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Jackson fire report 6/29/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/10)
FIRE Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: * An alarm sounding on Kland Drive. * Emergency medical service on Whetstone Way.
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Nelson Kieninger
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
Nelson A. Kieninger, 89, of Jackson died Monday, June 28, 2010, at his home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Out of the past 6/29/10
(Out of the Past ~ 06/29/10)
Bill Propst, superintendent of postal operations at the Cape Girardeau Post Office, is a third-generation postal worker who will retire Monday; he has worked with the post office since 1958; his grandfather, Steven "Pete" Propst, was a rural postal carrier in the Sedgewickville area, later transferring to Cape Girardeau; his father, Lloyd H. "Pete" Propst, also worked at the Cape Girardeau facility...
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Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia dead at 92
(National News ~ 06/29/10)
Longest-serving U.S. senator dies WASHINGTON -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, a son of West Virginia coal country who used his mastery of Senate rules and a taste for hardball tactics to become a passionate and often-feared advocate for the state and the Senate he loved, died Monday at age 92...
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Rams make progress on signing draft picks
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams have signed eight of their 2010 draft picks and now can turn their attention to the big one -- No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford. The Rams said Monday they have signed all but three of the players chosen in the April draft. Terms were not disclosed...
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Opportunistic Redbirds
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Aaron Heilman induced infield grounders to all three batters he faced, just what the Arizona Diamondbacks wanted. Somehow, the St. Louis Cardinals were the ones celebrating. The Diamondbacks' defensive collapse saw to that, wasting a dominant effort by starter Dan Haren...
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Ruth Baltzell
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Ruth Ann Baltzell, 63, of McClure died Monday, June 28, 2010, at Leconte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Lewis Miller
(Obituary ~ 06/29/10)
ANNA, Ill. -- C. Lewis Miller, 91, of Anna died Monday, June 28, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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Part of Route E in Scott County closed for flooding
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
A section of Route E in Scott County from Route N to Water Street in Commerce, Mo., will be closed until further notice because of rising floodwater from the Mississippi River. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area. For more information, call the Missouri Department of Transportation's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Court won't hear Mo. execution case
(State News ~ 06/29/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case questioning the constitutionality of Missouri's death penalty method. And in the wake of that decision, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is seeking an execution date for convicted killer Joseph Franklin...
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Zatrun Twiggs drug case results in sentence of 9 years
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
A Cape Girardeau man's drug case that had been in the court system for more than 9 months came to a close Monday, when Circuit Court Judge William L. Syler sentenced him to nine years in prison. Zatrun Twiggs, originally wanted on felony warrants for drug distribution and a parole violation, was charged with two counts of distributing cocaine. ...
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Route Y in Stoddard County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
Route Y in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane between County Road 385 and County Road 502 while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge maintenance. The work will continue from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
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Repairs continue on Route Z in Cape County
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
Route Z in Cape Girardeau County will remain closed while railroad crews repair the crossing between County Road 222 and Clark Street at Gordonville. There will be a temporary bypass constructed to detour around the construction area. Weather permitting, the work will continue today and the crossing will reopen around noon...
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Part of Route B in Cape County closed for road work
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
Route B in Cape County will be closed while MoDOT crews replace a pipe under the roadway and perform patching between County Road 416 and County Road 470. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m. Thursday.
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Area digest 6/29/10
(Community Sports ~ 06/29/10)
Evan Deere shot a 75 to win the boys 16 to 19 tour 18 holes division at the Gateway Junior PGA Series event Monday at the Sikeston Country Club. Gunnar Knudtson shot a 76 and Brett Leimbach a 77. Trae Norton and Jordan Charbonneau both shot 96s to tie for first in the boys 16 to 19 reg. 18 holes division...
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University student assault case against Garritano continued
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
The case against a Jackson man accused of assaulting a fellow Southeast Missouri State University student last year was continued Monday before Circuit Court Judge William L. Syler. Antonio Garritano's defense attorney Stephen C. Wilson told the judge his client is suffering from a serious medical condition and may be having surgery. ...
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Tropical storm Alex could disrupt oil spill cleanup
(National News ~ 06/29/10)
NEW ORLEANS -- Tropical Storm Alex steamed across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path that could keep it away from BP's leaking well but could still stir up heavy winds, rain and choppy seas that drive the oil deeper inland and bring much of the cleanup to a standstill...
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Contract for Southeast president Dobbins extended
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
While total compensation for Southeast Missouri State University's president will not increase, there are some adjustments to the contract. The university's board of regents approved extending President Dr. Ken Dobbins' contract until 2014, during their meeting last week. ...
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Route U in Scott County reduced July 30 for repairs
(Local News ~ 06/29/10)
Route U in Scott County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction from Route H to County Road 401 while MoDOT crews perform guardrail repairs. Work will be done from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 30.
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