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Illinois residents can attend informational buyout meeting tonight
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
As relief efforts continue following the record-setting spring floods in Southern Illinois, residents of Alexander County are encouraged to attend a community meeting today to learn more about buyouts and flood mitigation options. Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon announced the meeting in recent news release...
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Casey Anthony acquitted of killling daughter
(National News ~ 07/05/11)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Anthony was found not guilty Tuesday of killing her 2-year-old daughter in a case that captivated the nation as it played out on national television from the moment the toddler was reported missing three years ago. Anthony, 25, wept as the judge read the verdict, which jurors reached after less than 11 hours of deliberation over two days. She was charged with first-degree murder, which could have brought the death penalty if she had been convicted...
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Cardinals activate slugger Albert Pujols off DL
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals activated three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols off the disabled list Tuesday, a month ahead of schedule in his recovery from a broken left wrist. Pujols was not in the lineup Tuesday night against Cincinnati. But manager Tony La Russa planned to use him off the bench in some capacity ...
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Two killed in Southeast Missouri crash
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Two people have died in Southeast Missouri after a 93-year-old driver pulled into the path of another vehicle. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the driver, Charlie S. Hammons, and his passenger, 87-year-old Essie P. Hammons, were killed. Both lived in Marston. A 13-year-old passenger in the other vehicle also was injured...
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River Campus room to be named for site's first director
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
Southeast Missouri State University will dedicate the organ practice room at the River Campus to Gary Miller, who was vital in the development of Southeast's visual and performing arts program. Miller, who died in early May, was the associate dean and director of the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts -- otherwise known as the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus, where the university cultivates art, dance, theater and music...
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Rummaging usually not a problem during Jackson's cleanup week, officials say
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
While many Jackson residents will haul out their unwanted items during this year's Clean-Up/Fix-Up Week, at least some may be hauling things in -- into their truck beds or onto a trailer as they cruise city streets. Rodney Bollinger, Jackson's public works director, said the city doesn't necessarily have a problem with people rummaging through piles of trash set out for special pickup during the weeklong event, as long as they don't make a mess...
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Fire, police departments say weekend was slow for fireworks problems
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
Cape Girardeau and Jackson fire and police officials prepared to respond to a high number of calls they say is typical for the Fourth of July, but many of the incidents were routine and unrelated to fireworks.
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Spirit of America Award presented at Cape celebration
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
When you're in need of help with just about any task, you can call David Hitt, a Jackson man honored Monday for his service and dedication to volunteerism and his community. Hitt is the 2011 recipient of the Spirit of America Award, presented annually by the Southeast Missourian. "He is a model of who we all want to be," Marylin Neville, director of the Bollinger County Stray Project, said about Hitt in her nomination letter...
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Like a Dandelion
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/11)
A firework that looks like a dandelion gone to seed.
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Rocket's Red Glare
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/11)
A burst lights up the night sky over Jackson Park.
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Fourth of July Celebration
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/11)
Brilliant Bursts at Jackson Park
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Jackson Fireworks
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/11)
Colorful Burst at the Jackson Fireworks Display
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Items from Cape's Marquette Hotel to be auctioned off
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
At the height of its popularity, the Marquette Hotel in downtown Cape Girardeau was described as "the gem of Southeast" and was considered one of the finest hotels in the Midwest. Costing more than $300,000 to build in 1928, the hotel was part of a civic plan to establish Cape Girardeau as an area tourist hub and convince travelers of the city's progressiveness and hospitality. ...
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Vandivort Family Reunion visits Old Lorimer Cemete
(Submitted Story ~ 07/05/11)
Over sixty members of the Vandivort Family Reunion, in town for their annual meeting of the third-generation family farming corporation, visited Old Lorimer Cemetery on July 2nd. Leading the tour was Dr. Frank Nickell, Director of the Center for Regional History...
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DJ Boom's 1st annual facebook party
(Submitted Story ~ 07/05/11)
Aug 20th Schock's Pub: DJ Boom's 1st annual facebook party Two Hottest things, Facebook and ProSound Dynamixx Entertainment LLC. I hear there's nothing to do! Here's a chance to Party with 836 of Boom's facebook friends. (and I have some great friends). Here's what's up. Dance Music and Karaoke By Boom. Great Drinks from Paul Schock, Door prizes, Food and One winner will win a very nice prize. Just for signing up. Let's do this! This is a Free Event...
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Ward 3 council member wants to look at limiting number of Cape liquor licenses
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
The construction of a new gambling boat in Cape Girardeau has been called "a game changer" by casino proponents who continue to tout it as an economic windfall. But at least one member of the Cape Girardeau City Council, Ward 3 representative Deb Tracy, wonders if the game could change for the worse if the opening of the casino next year is followed by more liquor stores and bars...
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Games, demo derby, fireworks all part of area's Fourth of July traditions
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
Residents celebrating America's 235th birthday in Jackson City Park on Monday and at a celebration in Cape Girardeau put on by the USA Veterans organization agree -- the holiday is all about honoring tradition. Traditions that include time spent with family, playing games, barbecues and fireworks...
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Analysis: Regulators mull costs from Taum Sauk
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- More than five years after the catastrophic collapse of a utility's reservoir sent a billion gallons of water tumbling down a Southeast Missouri mountain, Ameren Missouri has built a new and better replacement. Now, the power company wants to recover from its electric customers some of the cost for building it, sparking criticism from consumer advocates...
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Local man dies in farming accident
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
A Jackson man died in a farming accident Sunday afternoon, according to the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department. Joshua Goodin, 32, was baling hay on a farm near Highway 74. A neighbor reportedly found Goodin inside the baler and called 911...
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Cape County deputies investigating Sunday morning stabbing
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
A Cape Girardeau County man is in critical condition at an area hospital after he was stabbed Sunday at his residence. Cape Girardeau County deputies responded to the home at 3809 Old Route V Sunday morning to investigate a disturbance, according to a news release from the sheriff's department...
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David Hitt
(Editorial ~ 07/05/11)
It's our honor every summer to recognize one deserving individual, among those nominated by you, our readers, as the recipient of the Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award. And last night before the demolition derby and fireworks at Arena Park, we recognized this year's recipient, David Hitt...
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Speak Out 7/5/11
(Speak Out ~ 07/05/11)
I was calling in about the mother that's missing. I feel so sorry for the family and friends of the missing mother. I would like them to know others are praying for them and we are hoping they will receive closure soon. While searches are going on in wooded and weeded areas, has anyone thought to search the waters? Search the flood areas. That was my first thought...
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Google among a dozen firms looking to buy Hulu
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/11)
LOS ANGELES -- Search giant Google Inc. is one of about a dozen companies involved in talks to potentially buy online video site Hulu, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. As the owner of YouTube, it would be a strategic buy for the Silicon Valley technology company, which has had a rocky relationship with Hulu's Hollywood owners...
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U.S. auto sales up in June, but Japan still hurting
(National News ~ 07/05/11)
DETROIT -- Gas prices hit a sweet spot for automakers last month. They fell far enough to spur pickup truck sales, yet remained so high that small cars sold well, sometimes just hours after reaching dealers' lots. That made June a good month for General Motors and Ford, which have traditionally relied on truck sales and now have strong lineups of smaller, fuel-efficient models as well...
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People on the move 7/5/11
(Business ~ 07/05/11)
Dr. Ryne C. Wood has joined Leet EyeCare in Cape Girardeau as an associate doctor. Wood is a 2003 graduate from Oran High School in Oran, Mo., and graduated cum laude from Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., in 2007 with a bachelor of science degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. ...
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More developers inquiring about Cape area
(Business ~ 07/05/11)
Interest from companies considering locating in Cape Girardeau is picking up, a sign that, at least locally, the economy is moving in the right direction, said Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO John Mehner. The Chamber and Cape Girardeau Area Magnet received first-time inquiries from seven outside developers interested in bringing businesses to Cape Girardeau in the past few weeks, Mehner said...
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No verdict yet in Casey Anthony murder trial
(National News ~ 07/05/11)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jurors did not reach a verdict Monday in the Casey Anthony murder trial after deliberating for almost six hours on the prosecution's claim that the woman killed her 2-year-old daughter Caylee because the toddler interrupted her carefree partying and love life...
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Petraeus: Fighting in Afghanistan to turn eastward
(International News ~ 07/05/11)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Monday that the focus of the war will shift in coming months from Taliban strongholds in the south to the eastern border with Pakistan where insurgents closest to al-Qaida and other militants hold sway...
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Births 7/5/11
(Births ~ 07/05/11)
Daughter to Marcus Leneir Johnson and Lena Mae Anderson of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:03 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Name, Alaysha Joy. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Ms. Anderson is the daughter of Mable Mhoon of Cape Girardeau. Anderson and Johnson are employed at Gilster-Mary Lee...
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Reuben Fritzler
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
Reuben Alexander Fritzler, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the chapel with the Rev. Barry L. Pfanstiel officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Kimball, Neb...
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Rosella Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Rosella Turner Wilson, 86, of Frohna died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg, Mo. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the chapel, with the Rev. Randy Morse officiating. Burial will be in Walker Hill Cemetery in Grand Tower, Ill...
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Out of the past 7/5/11
(Out of the Past ~ 07/05/11)
Final approval of a $37,500 grant to study the feasibility of a plant that would burn solid waste and other materials to produce energy has been received by Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority; the grant will finance a study to determine if a cogeneration plant, proposed for the Cape Girardeau, would be feasible...
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Charles Young
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Charles Franklin Young, 48, of Advance died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Tommy Miller officiating. Burial will be at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance...
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Joshua Goodin
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
Joshua Marshall Goodin, 32, of Jackson died Sunday, July 3, 2011, in a farming accident near Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau County. He was born March 30, 1979, in Cape Girardeau, to Eddie and Tonya Carnell Goodin. He and Kea Scheffer were married on May 10, 2003, at Cape Girardeau...
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Clarence Layton
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
Clarence Anthony Layton, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born June 15, 1920, in Bonne Terre, Mo., to William J. and Pearl Elizabeth Muellersman Layton. He and Lola O'Sullivan Layton were married April 23, 1951, at St. Joseph Church in Farmington, Mo...
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Brenda Dysinger
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Brenda K. Dysinger, 69, of Chaffee died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 27, 1941, in Crump, to the late Claude Estes and Maude Elizabeth Brown Austin. She was a retired machine operator at Florsheim Shoe Co. and then at Thorngate Ltd., both of Chaffee...
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Roberta Washburn
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
FLORA, Ill. -- Roberta R. Washburn, 81, of Flora died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Flora Gardens Healthcare Center in Flora. She was born March 15, 1930, in Eureka, Kan., daughter of William and Ida Ramsey Jones. She married Kenneth L. Washburn on Oct. 23, 1948, in Casey, Ill...
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Jackson police and fire report 7/5/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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4th of July: Fireworks, parades and 62 hot dogs
(National News ~ 07/05/11)
NEW YORK -- The U.S. marked the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with parades, fireworks, barbecues -- plus presidential campaigning, a White House birthday and competitive eating. Thousands were showing up near the Washington Monument to eagerly await the annual fireworks show on the National Mall, while others were throwing on Hawaiian shirts and shorts to ski the still-snowy slopes at resorts from California to Colorado...
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Congested Missouri River threatens tributaries with 'traffic jam' of water
(State News ~ 07/05/11)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- In a season of flooding by some of the nation's biggest rivers, it's streams most Americans have never heard of that could cause some of the worst problems in the Midwest. Hundreds of tributaries that feed the congested Missouri River face a greater-than-normal flood risk this summer because of water levels that have kept them from draining. ...
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Space shuttle program worth the staggering cost
(National News ~ 07/05/11)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised. Yet despite all that, there were some big achievements that weren't promised: major scientific advances, stunning photos of the cosmos, a high-flying vehicle of diplomacy that helped bring Cold War enemies closer, and something to brag about...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/5/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Developments and recycling in Jackson
(Column ~ 07/05/11)
The city of Jackson is still moving forward on the expansion of Nordenia in our north industrial park on U.S. 61. We are very excited about the project as it will include 50 additional manufacturing jobs, a large investment in equipment and a 175,000 plus square foot building and the possibility of a Community Development Block Grant for the building of infrastructure on the property...
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Prayer 7/5/11
(Prayer ~ 07/05/11)
Fill us, O God, with your divine serenity whenever tempers flare. Amen.
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Area digest 7/5/11
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/11)
Cape Girardeau's Susan Beth Scott touched the wall in 2 minutes, 42.47 seconds to win the paralympic division's 200-meter individual medley Saturday at the Canadian World Challenge in Montreal. "My times have been solid," Scott said in a release. "I'm kind of in the middle of training in preparation for Pan Pacs coming up next month in Edmonton. So overall I am pleased with what I am doing."...
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Jackson American Legion baseball team wins Paragould tourney title
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/11)
The Jackson Senior American Legion baseball team captured the championship at the 7 UP Classic with a 9-4 victory over host Paragould, Ark., on Sunday. Jackson's offense was led by Chase Simmons, who recorded a solo home run in the second, and Logan Bartels, who connected for a two-run homer in the sixth...
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Carpenter stifles Reds' bats in Cardinals' win
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Chris Carpenter hit another high note in his midseason surge. The St. Louis Cardinals pitcher insisted getting the better of Johnny Cueto provided no extra incentive. "I've said it all along," Carpenter said after working eight scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. "I mean, it's history and we're professionals. You move on."...
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Pujols could return to Cardinals' lineup today
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols could be back in the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup as early as tonight, beating the initial timetable for his return from a broken left wrist by a month. Pujols said there was no pain after taking indoor batting practice and fielding grounders outside Monday, and added that he felt great. He's scheduled to be examined by team physician Dr. George Paletta today...
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Allison Van Brooks
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
THEBES, Ill. -- Allison Van Brooks, 28, of Thebes died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Holiday Fire/crime
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
As Fourth of July festivities heat up in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, fire and police officials are prepared to respond to a high number of calls they say is typical for the holiday weekend. "Eleven out of the 12 months, we don't have fireworks going. If it's dry like this, we can see more calls and of course, we'll possibly see some calls due to accidents from fireworks," said Cape Girardeau Fire Department batallion chief Mark Starnes...
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Talking shop with Debbie Below, director of admissions at SEMO
(Business ~ 07/05/11)
Debbie Below got some good advice as a teen, the kind that changed her life. The Washington, Mo., native took her first trip to Cape Girardeau her senior year in high school after a Southeast Missouri State University student recommended she tour the campus...
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