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Voting 'steady' at polls as residents cast ballots
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Voting was steady Tuesday morning at several Cape Girardeau precincts, as residents turned out in large part to decide the fate of the hotly contested citywide smoking ban. But voters were also weighing in on two propositions that would generate $72 million to replace the city's aging wastewater treatment plant and make other improvements to the sewer system...
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School administrators hoping for 'yes' votes in Advance, Meadow Heights
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Superintendents in the Advance and Meadow Heights school districts say they are cautiously optimistic about voter turnout and how the vote will come out on their ballot issues in today's spring election. Advance is asking voters to authorize a 25-cent increase to the operating tax levy, now at $2.75 per $100 assessed valuation. The higher tax levy would generate about $72,000 annually to help maintain current programming without deep budget cuts, according to superintendent Stan Seiler...
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Missouri House committee approves new congressional map
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri House committee has approved new borders for the state's congressional districts. State lawmakers must draw a new U.S. House map with eight districts instead of nine.
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Fruitland quarry opponents to attend hearing in Jefferson City
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
A bill to keep mines from locating near schools and other public buildings will be reviewed Tuesday by the Missouri House transportation committee in Jefferson City. House Bill 299 was sponsored by Rep. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, after two companies applied for mining permits near Saxony Lutheran High School in Fruitland last summer...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission discusses city-county federal building partnership
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission continues to work with Cape Girardeau city officials on the idea of co-ownership and consolidation of some county and city services in the former federal building. City officials Monday approved a $33,000 engineering study of the building, but commissioners said at this point they are still in the evaluation process...
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Cape Girardeau City Council looks at proposed outdoor music permit
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
A new class of permit being considered by the Cape Girardeau City Council would put the onus on applicants to keep the volume of outdoor music down. If they don't, the proposal calls for the outdoor music venue permit to be pulled after five violations...
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Jackson staff to interview firms for utility meter project
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Jackson city staff will interview two engineering firms next week for their automated meter infrastructure project, city administrator Jim Roach told the Jackson Board of Aldermen in a study session Monday. A dozen firms submitted bids for the wireless project that Roach said will allow all of the city's residents' water and electric meter readings to be reported back to a data center at Jackson City Hall. The project will cut down on labor costs, he said after the session...
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Mo. Senate panel approves new congressional districts
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis would lose a congressman and most of northern Missouri would be wrapped into a single U.S. House district under a plan unveiled and approved Monday by a Senate committee. The map, endorsed without dissent by the bipartisan Senate Committee on Redistricting, resembles a plan being considered in the House as state lawmakers try to redraw the boundaries of the state's congressional districts. ...
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Carter County, Mo., sheriff charged with meth distribution
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri sheriff was charged Monday with distribution of methamphetamine, authorities said.
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Oran to Host 2nd Annual Memorial Run/Walk
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/11)
It has been almost two years since Oran has experienced the tragic losses of two teens, Alexis "Lexi" Cummins and Austin "Tut" Todt. They were involved in an automobile wreck which resulted in the loss of their lives. Family and friends have again joined together to host the 2nd Annual Memorial Run/Walk for Lexi and Tut. ...
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Jackson Art Group April News
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/11)
Jackson Art Group Second Saturday featured artist and April's special hours The Jackson Art Group featured artist for April is Karron Kidd of Whitewater, Mo. She is a retired accountant who now works part time at the Post Office. Kidd has been an artist most of her life. She said, "I inherited it from my dad, who worked in wood."...
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Committee finds SEMO mostly in NCAA compliance
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
As Southeast Missouri State University continues to deal with the damage of major NCAA violations from more than two-and-a-half years ago, an in-house committee finds the institution is in compliance with most program areas now. A majority of Southeast's 300-plus athletes are graduating on time and many at the head of their class, according to university officials...
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Tessie teaching baby Kuma
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/11)
Mommy Tess is teaching her baby,Kuma, how to play ball. This reminds me of the old " Dick and Jane" primary readers in school when I was a child. I remember wishing I had a dog like "Spot". I feel like my babies are as close to him as you can get except mine aren't black and white cocker spaniels. My son Brad took this picture and Kuma is his puppy! Yorkshire Terriers are the smartest dogs I have ever owned. We love our babies!...
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Missouri House bill would lower interest on payday loans
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Payday loans serve a purpose for those in a pinch. They help pay for car repairs, utility bills, even rent. But they come at a price, with an average annual interest rate in Missouri of 444 percent last year, according to the Missouri Division of Finance...
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Cape reduces bike lane proposal to address parking concerns
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Message received, Cape Girardeau city manager Scott Meyer said Monday. An outpouring of resident complaints about certain sections of proposed bike lanes Thursday has led the city to remove four sections of city streets from the plan to preserve parking...
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Terrific Tigers recognized at March board meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/11)
Nine outstanding students were honored for their service to others, leadership and scholarship at the Cape Girardeau Public Schools March school board meeting. The recipients of the Terrific Tiger Award are pictured above with Board President Paul Nenninger and Superintendent of Schools Dr. ...
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Catching & collecting
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/11)
My son Jordan Cracraft prepares to release a smallmouth bass he caught while collecting trash on Castor River. Stream Team # 3001, the Southeast Missouri chapter of the Missouri Smallmouth Alliance, collected over 800 pounds of trash near Marquand, MO on March 19th, 2011...
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Incumbents win Scott City School Board race; Oran, Scott County Central results in
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Scott city voters returned incumbents and elected a young newcomer in Tuesday night's school board election. Winners tonight are: Scott Amick, president of the board, with 26.5 percent of the vote; fellow incumbent Sally Porch, with nearly 22 percent of the vote; and Daniel Lance, a 2005 Scott City graduate, who ran for the first time was elected with 18 percent of the vote...
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2nd Annual Cub Scout Track & Field Day
(Submitted Story ~ 04/05/11)
The Cub Scouts of Pack 15 & pack 21 are coming together for the 2nd annual track & field day at Lou Muegge Field on Sunday, April 10th at 2 PM. Cub Scouts will compete within their dens in a 100 & 200 meter dash, long jump, obstacle course, football and softball toss. There will also be a tug of war, Family Fun Run and the first ever Pee Wee Race. Boys are encouraged to bring a water bottle and wear their Class B shirts. For questions please contact Amy at 651-5295...
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Locks of Love
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/11)
Sandy Lowrey donated her hair to Locks of Love to help cancer patients who have lost their hair due to treatment. She donated in honor of all the patients that she works with at Cape Girardeau Urology Associates that suffer from cancer.
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Election day
(Editorial ~ 04/05/11)
Today Missouri voters will go to the polls and make decisions on a variety of local issues. The following is a brief outline of some of the issues Southeast Missouri voters will see on their ballot. To learn more about these issues and the candidates running, go to semissourian.com/election. Our right to vote is one of the most basic pillars of our democracy. Make sure you get out today and make your voice heard...
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City of bountiful gardens
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/11)
The Southeast Missourian story regarding the completion of the Shawnee Park Center (March 30) highlighted a man whom we are proud to know. Robert Harris is a genuine caring man committed to giving his heart to this community and to its young people. He is a man of strong faith and he shares his faith in the gardens he plants and the good works he does throughout the community...
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Speak Out 4/5/11
(Speak Out ~ 04/05/11)
PERHAPS the high school dropouts, gang members and hoodlums who are responsible for the shootings and killings in the St. Louis area should be required to stay in school, go back to school or, if they refuse, join the military. This might give them cause to think about what they are doing to their neighborhoods and families...
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Keeping neighborhoods safe
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/11)
Living in the area of the Armory at East Rodney Drive and Independence Street is a pleasurable experience. I love the diversity of the neighborhood and especially enjoy the children playing in our common area. The unfortunate part of living in an area with a lot of apartment complexes is the high rate of turnover...
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Prayer 4/5/11
(Prayer ~ 04/05/11)
O Lord, we take comfort in that your ways are better than our ways. Amen.
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Camping Boy Scouts helped searchers find site of plane crash
(State News ~ 04/05/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Boy Scouts camping in Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest helped lead searchers to a small plane that crashed in a remote wooded area, authorities said Monday. The single-engine Piper Lance had been missing since it disappeared from the radar March 27. The wreckage was found Friday in the Southeast Missouri forest. Madison County Sheriff David Lewis, who was among the first at the wreckage scene, said the pilot and both passengers were ejected and died upon impact...
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No trial date set in sodomy case
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
A trial date was not set Monday in the case against a Cape Girardeau County teenager charged with statutory sodomy. Benjamin B. Harrison II, 17, will appear before Circuit Court Judge William L. Syler again April 18. Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecuting attorney Jack Koester said there may need to be some depositions taken before Harrison's next hearing...
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Two escape Cape Girardeau house fire
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Two people escaped a Cape Girardeau house fire unharmed Monday afternoon. The fire at 1540 Independence St. was contained to the basement but caused smoke damage throughout the house. Firefighters were able to put out the fire shortly after arriving on scene. Traffic was temporarily blocked along a section of Independence...
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Sharrona Werner
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
Sharrona Leigh Werner, 29, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Illinois man dead after Perry County crash
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
An Illinois man was killed early Monday after a head-on crash in Perry County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. on Route H, just east of Perry County Road 936. Michael T. Tomkins, 39, of Herrin, Ill., was pronounced dead the scene, where the highway patrol said his vehicle collided head on with a vehicle driven by a Cape Girardeau man, 44-year-old James E. Buck...
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Butler County lawsuit examines assessed valuation of low-income housing
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A summary judgment verdict was requested Friday in a dispute the parties believe could have statewide implications for public entities whose budgets depend on property tax assessments, as well as for occupants of low-income housing...
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Poplar Bluff man accused of using shake-and-bake meth lab as bomb
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two Poplar Bluff men were charged Friday afternoon in connection with a suspected shake-and-bake methamphetamine lab that was hurled as an explosive device, catching a trailer on fire and injuring a Butler County deputy. Shawn Del Daggett, 32, of the 2000 block of Hillsdale and Glenn Allen Yandell, 25, of the 500 block of Poplar Street were charged with the Class B felony of manufacturing a controlled substance by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Paul Oesterreicher.. ...
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Rev. Louis Theiss
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Louis Carl Hilpert Theiss, 85, of Perryville died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. He was born April 16, 1925, in Wittenberg, Mo., son of Paul J.E. and Clara M. Hilpert Theiss. He and Marie Anna Klaus were married June 16, 1951...
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Milford Yount
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Milford M. "Cub" Yount, 87, of Marquand passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 20, 1924, in Patton, Mo., son of Herbert M. and Mattie M. Harmon Yount. He and Olga Jean Cureton were married Nov. 5, 1947...
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Clarence Slaughter
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
Clarence "Bud" Slaughter, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Chaffee, Mo., died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 21, 1926, in Chaffee, son of Clarence Oda and Nellie Elizabeth Schmidt Slaughter. He married Dolores Halter...
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Ervin Moore
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
Ervin "Nub" Moore, 84, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 10, 1926, in Oak Ridge, to Edward and Eula Lape Moore. He attended the former Goshen School near Oak Ridge. He and Juanita Kester were married May 23, 1949, in Gordonville...
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Della Reinholz
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
Della Ann Reinholz, 78, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011, in Mesa, Ariz. She was born Oct. 28, 1932, in Dongola, Mo., to Ora Edward and Mayme Ruth Snider Davault. She and Stanley Reinholz were married April 19, 1952, in Cape Girardeau. Reinholz graduated from Jackson High School in 1950. She attended Southeast Missouri State University, graduated from Northeast Missouri State University with a degree in education and a master's degree in adult studies...
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James Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
James Woodrow "Woody" Niswonger, 89, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at his home in Blue Springs, Mo. He was born May 29, 1921, in Kurreville, Mo., son of Givens O. and Rada Niswonger. He and Mary Belle Ford were married April 5, 1942, in Jackson. She preceded him in death Nov. 25, 2001...
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Rita Brown
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rita F. Brown, 95, of Perryville died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Perry Oaks Manor. She was born Aug. 31, 1915, in Perryville, daughter of August and Theresa Buchheit Brown. Brown had worked at International Shoe Co. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Fern Noble
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Fern Norma Noble, 90, of Advance passed away Monday, April 4, 2011, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born June 17, 1920, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Elmer and Adaline Hitt Sullinger. Fern had been a caregiver for the elderly. She was a member of Fairview General Baptist Church near Advance...
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Beverly Rhea
(Obituary ~ 04/05/11)
Beverly Edith Rhea, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 4, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born July 18, 1938, in St. Louis to George W. and Bernice Hampton Weston. She and James Rhea were married in St. Louis. Beverly lived all her life in St. Louis until recently, when she moved to Cape Girardeau. She was a machine operator for 19 years at an ink pen factory in Fenton, Mo. She was baptized in St. Louis into the Methodist Church...
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Out of the past 4/5/11
(Out of the Past ~ 04/05/11)
The Jon-Boy restaurant in Scott City has been purchased by Frank and Mary Ellen Bean of Cape Girardeau and is being converted into a Dairy Queen. Scott G. Goodson has been promoted from controller to vice president of finance at Lenco Inc. of Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/5/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/05/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Southeast Missouri State tennis team drops to 0-4 in OVC
(College Sports ~ 04/05/11)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss at Jacksonville State on Monday. Southeast fell to 1-10 overall and 0-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference. JSU is 8-10 and 5-1. Freshman Elizabeth Nyenwe continued her solid season as she earned Southeast's only point with her team-leading sixth singles win of the season. She improved to 6-5 by beating Martina Dessbesell at the No. 2 spot...
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Five local players selected to academic all-state team
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/11)
Five local high school basketball players recently were named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association's academic all-state team. Scott City's Corey Rodgers, Saxony Lutheran's Gus Klaus, Jackson's Zach McDowell, Delta's Rachel Bartels and Perryville's Natalie Bauwens all were named to the teams...
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Connecticut ends late-season run with national title
(College Sports ~ 04/05/11)
HOUSTON -- The only thing that could stop Kemba Walker and Connecticut's amazing run was the final buzzer. On a night when the massive arena felt like a dusty old gym, UConn made Butler look like the underdog it really was, winning the national championship Monday night with an old-fashioned, grinding 53-41 beatdown of the Bulldogs...
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High school roundup: Perryville golfers win home meet
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/11)
The Perryville golf team cruised to victory Monday at Perryville Country Club. Aaron Welker shot a 5-over-par 40 to capture medalist honors for the Pirates. Perryville needed 168 shots, while St. Pius used 207. Josh Fulmer and Wade Lawrence both shot 42s, and Brett Schnurbusch carded a 44 to round out Perryville's scoring...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team visits Arkansas State
(College Sports ~ 04/05/11)
The Red Wolves have lost their last six games
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Three candidates for Southeast Missouri State women's basketball job will visit this week
(College Sports ~ 04/05/11)
Source says one prospective women's basketball coach visited Monday, and two more will be on campus this week
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Missouri hires Haith as men's basketball coach
(Professional Sports ~ 04/05/11)
The Miami coach will follow Mike Anderson as leader of Missouri's basketball program
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Cardinals suffer 4-3 loss to Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 04/05/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Charlie Morton won his first road game since the end of 2009 in a 47-degree chill and the Pittsburgh Pirates stunned Kyle Lohse with a four-run sixth inning in a 4-3 victory Monday night. In a span of four pitches, Lohse (0-1) issued his first walk all year, then allowed Neil Walker's two-run double and Andrew McCutchen's second homer to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-1...
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FDA proposes more calorie count information on menus
(Health ~ 04/05/11)
WASHINGTON -- It could get harder to indulge in a double cheeseburger and fries without feeling guilty. Menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration will require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains, to clearly post the calorie count for each item on their menus...
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Beautiful Blossums
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/11)
This tulip tree was full of beautiful blossums! You have to love the signs of spring!
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Spring has sprung
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/05/11)
This is the rock garden at the Jackson City park. It is one of my favorite places to photograph flowers throughout the year.
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Attorney general says Sept. 11 suspects to face military trials
(National News ~ 04/05/11)
WASHINGTON -- Yielding to political opposition, the Obama administration gave up Monday on trying avowed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged henchmen in civilian federal court in New York and will prosecute them instead before military commissions...
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Pavement work scheduled for Highway 25 in Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 25 from County Road 632 to Highway 114 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane today through Thursday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. Weather permitting, work will be done from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Highway 25 in Stoddard, Dunklin counties reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 25 in Stoddard and Dunklin counties will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction while contractor crews perform pavement repairs and asphalt resurfacing. The section of road is from Route U at Bernie, Mo., to Highway 53 at Holcomb, Mo. ...
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Route OO in Cape County closed for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
Route OO between Route F and Route Z in Cape Girardeau County will be closed today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Stoddard County bridge to close for repairs
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the Route BB bridge over Little River Ditch No. 11 in Stoddard County is expected to begin next week weather permitting. The road will be closed Monday from Route C in Bollinger County to Route K in Stoddard County as construction is underway. ...
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Jackson projects making progress
(Column ~ 04/05/11)
Editor's note: Today starts a weekly column by Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City mayors. Since this is the first column I have written for the Southeast Missourian, you might want to know a little more about who I am. I am a retired schoolteacher, having taught 28 years at the Cape Girardeau Vocational School (now the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center). ...
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Immaculate Conception School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/05/11)
Immaculate Conception School Third Quarter A Honor Roll 4th grade: Ian Bartholomew, Laura Bertrand, Payton Beussink, Mindy Diebold, Megan Engelen, Seth Essner, Ashley Hanners, Benton Keran, Steven Peters, Colten Seyer, Braden Vaugier, Livia Wunderlich...
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Detour on North Main Street begins Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
A portion of North Main Street will be closed Thursday as construction begins at the Isle of Capri casino site in Cape Girardeau. Beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, North Main Street will be closed from Olive Street to south of Mill Street, according an announcement from the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau planning and construction team...
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Kinder to reimburse state for hotel costs
(Local News ~ 04/05/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says he will use campaign funds to reimburse the state $35,050 for hotel costs incurred while traveling around the state. Kinder said Tuesday that he decided to repay the money because he didn't want even "the slightest taint or suspicion" attached to his name or public service...
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