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Housing fund cuts will add 4,000 to state's homeless, officials say
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
Cuts to the Missouri Housing Trust Fund will drive up the state's homeless by as many as 4,000 next year -- many of them children -- as well as throw up a major hurdle for poorer families across the state trying to make sure they don't join their ranks, officials said Wednesday...
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Proposal to eliminate park superintendent position projects $40,000 savings for county
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
A proposal to permanently eliminate the unfilled park superintendent position at Cape Girardeau County Park will be presented to the Cape Girardeau County Commission today. If approved, it is projected to save Cape Girardeau County citizens more than $40,000 a year...
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Storm provokes fear as it approaches Cape and Scott counties, knocks out power when it arrives
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
A powerful series of late-spring storms pummeled Southeast Missouri on Wednesday, felling trees and power lines, ripping off roofs and knocking out power to more than 2,000 Ameren Missouri customers in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties.
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Area worker describes scenes from Joplin as 'heartbreaking'
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
When Mark Skinner's truck crested a hill Tuesday, it brought into full view the carnage that now occupies much of Joplin, Mo. The eviscerated houses and stores. Trees ripped to shreds. Cars stacked on top of one another. And, perhaps most heart-wrenching, the haggard groups of twos and threes tirelessly sifting through the rubble in search of lost loved ones who may never make it home...
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Mamatus Clouds
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
Interesting cloud formations formed shortly after the storm.
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The End of the Rainbow
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
We were blessed with a spectacular rainbow after the severe storm blew through on Wednesday. Our german shepherd dog Gretchen enjoys the view at Crooked Creek Ranch in Bollinger County from atop our hill.
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Tower after the storm...
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
I took this after the storm from my house near the church on Cape Rock. The new tower on their property.
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Calm after the storm...
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
I took this at Cape Rock and Lexington right after the storm came through. It was so beautiful! You could see both ends of the rainbow.
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RASCALS Foundation Higher Education Scholarship
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/11)
Contact: Robert Stehlin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Founder and President RASCALS Foundation 636-464-6704 stl.rascals@yahoo.org RASCALS Announces Scholarship Awards ST. LOUIS, June 1, 2011 -- The Robert A. Stehlin Campaign for ALS (RASCALS) announced today that it would begin accepting applications and essays for the...
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Miles' first deer
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
Miles Hunter Frazier, age 10, took his first deer on his grandpa's farm. It was a 6 point buck.
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First bid for former federal building in Cape comes in at $25,000
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
The first official offer to buy the former Cape Girardeau federal building has come in a little light. In fact, at $25,000, it's about $725,000 less than the seller's suggested starting point. The most publicly interested suitor, the Cape Girardeau County Commission, would neither confirm nor deny Wednesday that it was behind the bid...
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Central Athletic Hall of Fame seeks nominations
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/11)
Cape Central High School is seeking nominations for its Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Terry Kitchen, Hall of Fame organizer, said nominations must include a letter explaining why a Cape Central graduate is worthy of induction. He said information such as All-Conference, All-State and years the student lettered in sports is needed. ...
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100-Mile Yard Sale attracts tourism to Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
From an old car transmission to an antique Shirley Temple doll, Ellen Lowe, the Bloomfield, Mo., woman who started the 100-Mile Yard Sale, said there are plenty of gems to find along the 100-mile trail. This Memorial Day weekend, starting Thursday and continuing through Monday, the 13th Annual 100-Mile Yard Sale will line Highway 25 from Jackson through Dutchtown, Delta, Advance, Bloomfield, Dexter, Bernie, Malden and Campbell, to name a few, finally ending in Kennett...
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Donation for American Red Cross
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
Mixing 10 in downtown Cape recently held a fundraiser for the American Red Cross. Over $550 was raised for area flood victims by % of sales, raffle ticket sales and a donation from the band Human Zoo. Pictured above are Kylie Creech, David Creech and Red Cross representatives Cheryl Klueppel and Sara Gerau...
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School Play Sets Stage for Project Stage Light
(Submitted Story ~ 05/26/11)
A recent theatrical experience inspired yet another individual with developmental disabilities to join the cast of the upcoming production of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," sponsored by the Association for persons with Intellectual Disabilities (AID)...
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Rainbows & Lightning - Amazing!
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
Photo taken on South Kingshighway on May 25th.
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Kow Pasture Klassic Organizers Distribute Proceeds
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/26/11)
Sponsors and organizers of the 26th annual Kow Pasture Klassic gathered recently at the MO Veterans Home to present checks for the proceeds of the event, which raised $4,319.50 for the Kenny Rodgers Children's Center and $4,180.50 for the Missouri Veterans Home. ...
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FEMA opens recovery center in Charleston
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a disaster recovery center at Charleston High School, 606 South Thorn St. in Charleston, on Wednesday. FEMA centers continue to operate at the Morehouse Fire Station and Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. ...
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Oratory excellence
(Editorial ~ 05/26/11)
Earlier this spring students from schools in the Bootheel to St. Louis and many in between competed in the District 7 Speech, Debate and Theatre Tournament at Southeast Missouri State University. Many students, including several from Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City, qualified for the state competition. Local state qualifiers include:n Shane Greaser and Danielle Swoboda from Cape Girardeau Central High School in the cross-examination debate;...
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MoDOT appropriations
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/26/11)
Does it really surprise anyone that MoDOT is having financial problems and fallen on hard times? In 2008, shortly after moving back to Missouri, I contacted MoDOT, questioning the necessity and expense of installing those "emergency reference markers" every two-10ths of a mile on the interstates...
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Upside down
(Column ~ 05/26/11)
May 26, 2011 Dear Julie, The tornado deposited Dorothy and Toto in the Technicolor Land of Oz, but the denizens of Joplin have no such fate. Devastation and heartbreak are all around. They must wonder what will become of their town and their lives...
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Prayer 5/26/11
(Prayer ~ 05/26/11)
O Lord, while we don't understand everything, grant us peace to deal with life's trials. Amen.
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Cape police searching for two armed robbery suspects
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
Cape Girardeau Police are searching for two men in connection with an armed robbery involving four victims. According to the department spokesman, Darin Hickey, officers responded to a call at 4:35 a.m. at the Town House Inn of Cape Girardeau. The four victims, two male and two female, were staying at the hotel. ...
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Arrest made in Fruitland armed robberies investigation
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Tuesday in connection with armed robberies the past two Sunday mornings of two Fruitland convenience stores. Alex Shane Curry, 31, was charged Wednesday with two counts of armed robbery and one count of armed criminal action...
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Michigan man arrested after leading Cape police on foot chase
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
A Michigan man was arrested Tuesday by the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and Cape Girardeau Police Department following a foot chase. Officer arrested Aaron R. Pollick, 33, in the 500 block of South Middle Street after he ran from them at Bi-State Oil, 612 S. Sprigg St. Police had approached Pollick because he was wanted on charges in both Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties. As they began to approach him, he fled on foot...
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Schools struggle amid years of budget cuts
(National News ~ 05/26/11)
STOCKTON, Calif. -- The financial crisis hitting many of the nation's public schools is taking a heavy toll in cities such as Stockton, a blue-collar port city that struggles even in good times. Perched on the edge of central California's delta, about an hour south of the state capital, the city of nearly 300,000 has had some of the highest home foreclosure and unemployment rates in a state that has ranked high in both categories...
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Judge: Giffords shooting suspect is mentally unfit for trial
(National News ~ 05/26/11)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The man accused of wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six in a shooting rampage in Arizona is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after two deputy U.S. marshals dragged the man out of the courtroom because of an angry outburst...
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NASA plans to abandon trapped Mars rover Spirit
(National News ~ 05/26/11)
LOS ANGELES -- Spirit, the robot geologist that captivated the world with its work on Mars before getting stuck in a sand trap, is about to meet its end after six productive years. Spirit has been incommunicado for more than a year despite daily calls by NASA. The cause of Spirit's silence may never be known, but it's likely the bitter Martian winter damaged its electronics, preventing the six-wheel rover from waking up...
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Obama to world: West leadership role still strong
(International News ~ 05/26/11)
LONDON -- Offering reassurance and resolve, President Barack Obama stood in historic Westminster Hall and served notice to England and the world that the growing influence of countries like China, India and Brazil in no way dictates a diminished global role for America and its European allies...
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who's neXt 5/26/11
(Community ~ 05/26/11)
Accomplishments The following students received awards at the Student Life and Leadership ceremony recently held at Southeast Missouri State University. -- From staff reports...
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Distribution center in Joplin accepting all donations
(Local News ~ 05/26/11)
A distribution point at College Heights Christian Church in Joplin is where State Emergency Management Agency officials are requesting all donations be taken for tornado victims. A spokeswoman for SEMA said Wednesday morning that while SEMA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency continue working to secure a lease for a warehouse, donors should direct their items to the distribution center at College Heights, which is being managed by Convoy of Hope of Springfield, Mo...
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Storms pound several central states
(State News ~ 05/26/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Powerful storms roared through middle America again Wednesday, with weak tornadoes touching down in isolated spots and severe thunderstorms threatening such strikes in several states. The National Weather Service issued tornado watches and a series of warnings in a dozen states, stretching northwest from Texas though the Mississippi River valley to Ohio...
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Vote possible on K.C. nuclear parts production
(State News ~ 05/26/11)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City residents might be able to vote in November on whether they approve of nuclear components being built at a new plant. The Kansas City Election Board said Tuesday that the petitioners gathered at least 4,342 valid signatures. They needed 3,572 signatures to get the issue on the ballot...
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Senate moves Patriot Act toward four-year extension
(National News ~ 05/26/11)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he has struck the first of several agreements needed to pass a four-year Patriot Act extension before three provisions expire at midnight tonight. The agreement to hold a test vote this morning is the first progress all week in a standoff between Senate leaders and Republican Sen. ...
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Hooked on Science: Your breath can change the color of juice
(Community ~ 05/26/11)
Do you have acid breath? You can put your breath to the test by using a few ingredients from around the house. STEP 2: Place about 2 cups of red cabbage into an empty bowl. STEP 3: Pour enough boiling water to cover the red cabbage and allow to set for 10 minutes...
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Betty Barnett
(Obituary ~ 05/26/11)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Betty Morgan Adams Barnett, 79, of Ullin, formerly of Dongola, Mounds and Olive Branch, Ill., died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to service time Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Out of the past 5/26/11
(Out of the Past ~ 05/26/11)
The Joint Veterans Council sponsors its annual Memorial Day service at Cape County Park; keynote speaker is 8th District Rep. Bill Emerson of Cape Girardeau. Cardinal Bernard Law, archbishop of Boston and fourth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, visits his former diocese as he celebrates the first anniversary of his appointment to the College of Cardinals; he presides at an evening Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral...
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Lennert Reisenbichler
(Obituary ~ 05/26/11)
Lennert M. Reisenbichler, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at the Lutheran Home. He was born March 9, 1934, in Pocahontas, son of Adolf and Hedwig "Hattie" Kutscher Reisenbichler. He and Rosie Marie Fiedler were married June 22, 1957. She passed away July 12, 1993...
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Joe Pelts
(Obituary ~ 05/26/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Joe Don Pelts, 74, of Kennett died peacefully Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, after a long battle with melanoma. He was born Aug. 24, 1936, the fourth of five children to Lee and Eunice Norman Pelts. He and Patsy Ann Finch were married Aug. 19, 1954. They were married 28 years, until her death in 1982...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/26/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/26/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/11)
*** Cape Girardeau ***Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * At 4:31 p.m., alarm system sounded on Siemers Drive. * At 6:55 p.m.,. medical assist and assist EMS at Doctors' Park.
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City: Joplin tornado death toll rises to 125
(State News ~ 05/26/11)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Rescuers refused to be deterred from their efforts to find survivors beneath Joplin's jagged piles of tornado rubble, even as the death toll rose Wednesday to 125. No new survivors had been pulled from the city's wrecked neighborhoods, but crews carried on with the search, checking some areas for a fourth time since Sunday's disaster. They planned to do a fifth sweep, too...
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Jackson police and fire report 5/26/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/26/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday:...
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Padres trip Cards 3-1
(Professional Sports ~ 05/26/11)
SAN DIEGO -- Chris Carpenter thinks he's getting closer even though he wound up on the wrong side of the decision. Chase Headley doubled home the go-ahead run in a two-run eighth inning, and San Diego handed Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-1 loss Wednesday, ending the Padres' season-worst five-game losing streak...
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Central seeks hall of fame nominations
(Community Sports ~ 05/26/11)
Central High School is seeking nominations for the school's athletic hall of fame. Nominations must be accompanied by a resume that explains why a graduate is worthy of induction. The deadline to submit nominees is June 15. Nominations should be sent to Terry Kitchen at the Central Junior High...
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Storms force Oran baseball team to wait again
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/11)
The Oran baseball team was forced to wait to take the field for the second time this week. The Eagles were scheduled to host Naylor in a Class 1 state quarterfinal Wednesday, but the game was postponed because of the threat of storms. The game was rescheduled for 4 p.m. today at Oran...
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neXt up 5/26/11
(Community ~ 05/26/11)
What's happening this week
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Former preacher gets life in Smart abduction
(National News ~ 05/26/11)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Elizabeth Smart finally got her chance Wednesday to confront the street preacher convicted of holding her captive and raping her for months when she was just 14. Now 23, she stood tall in the courtroom -- stoic, with an even voice and a strength Brian David Mitchell clearly lacked...
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Standing tall
(Column ~ 05/26/11)
A monster of a tornado, at least a half a mile wide and over six miles in length, moved across the center of a Midwest city, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. It's us, not them. We have joined the ranks of major disaster areas worldwide...
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Speak Out 5/26/11
(Speak Out ~ 05/26/11)
IN the last three weeks the futures price of gasoline has dropped by over 40 cents per gallon. The pump price has only dropped five to 10 cents. It is amazing to me that Big Oil uses the daily markets to up their prices, but when the markets drop they do the reverse math...
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A tour through the heart of Joplin
(State News ~ 05/26/11)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Standing amid the ruins of what had been a Goodyear service center, Robert Alves turns in place to take an inventory. That twisted pile next door, he says, was a Jiffy Lube. The shell out back there, a sporting goods store. Over there was a Pizza Hut. And that massive heap across 20th Street used to be the Home Depot...
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They're No. 1: Amy Cunningham, Eagle Ridge valedictorian
(Community ~ 05/26/11)
The Southeast Missourian introduces you to the area's valedictorians.
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They're No. 1: Noor Wadi, valedictorian of Central High School
(Community ~ 05/26/11)
The Southeast Missourian introduces you to the area's valedictorians.
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team out to reverse trend at OVC tournament
(College Sports ~ 05/26/11)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team will open its Ohio Valley Conference tournament against Jacksonville State.
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