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Mo. budget negotiators back 2 percent pay raise
(State News ~ 05/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Most Missouri employees could get a pay raise under an agreement reached by legislative budget negotiators. House and Senate budget conferees agreed Monday to provide a 2 percent raise, beginning July 1, to state employees earning up to $70,000 a year. More than 54,000 employees would qualify for the pay raise, which covers nearly 97 percent of the workforce...
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Troopers out in full force Memorial Day weekend
(State News ~ 05/07/12)
WELDON SPRING, Mo. (AP) -- Here's an early warning for those traveling in eastern Missouri over the Memorial Day weekend: Drive the speed limit, and drive courteously. Troop C of the Missouri State Highway Patrol says it will have troopers patrolling at approximate 20-mile intervals on May 25 and May 28, the Friday and Monday of the long weekend. The patrol's plans for Saturday and Sunday of that weekend were not disclosed...
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Cape hits record high temperature
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
National Weather Service meteorologists said Cape Girardeau reached 93 degrees Sunday. According to the Weather Underground website, that was a record high temperature for May 6. The old record of 87 was set in 1986, the website said. NWS meteorologists forecast a 70 percent chance of rain today. The high temperature today is expected to reach into the mid-80s, but highs Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to reach only the mid-70s...
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Blues ousted from playoffs with 3-1 loss to Kings
(Professional Sports ~ 05/07/12)
LOS ANGELES -- Anze Kopitar skated down Dustin Brown and just plain tackled him, dropping the Los Angeles Kings captain to the ice as a sellout crowd expelled 19 years of frustration. Brown's goal into the empty St. Louis net had just secured a spot in the Western Conference finals for the Kings, who steamrolled their first two playoff opponents the same way Kopitar flattened his longtime teammate...
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District 32 celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
(Submitted Story ~ 05/07/12)
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, is National Teacher Day. Thank a teacher for making public schools great! Teachers in Perryville and in communities across the nation will be in the spotlight on National Teacher Day, as students, parents, school administrators and the community all learn how teachers are making great public schools for every student...
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MO Vet on 5th Day of Hunger Strike
(Submitted Story ~ 05/07/12)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE MO Vet Enters 5th Day of Hunger Strike over Senate's Lack of Action May 7, 2012 (Stover, MO) -- A Missouri veteran enters his fifth day of not eating as a protest over the Missouri State Senate's lack of action regarding a permanent funding solution for the state's seven veteran nursing facilities and five state cemeteries. ...
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Good Samaritan: Fruitland Community Church, others
(Submitted Story ~ 05/07/12)
I would like to take time to thank all of the people who helped at the food bank from Sikeston and all the other people from Fruitland Community Church. Thanks so much; appreciate it so much. A very thank you for each and everyone who helped. God bless you all...
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Good Samaritan: Glennetta Houck
(Submitted Story ~ 05/07/12)
I am handicapped and my wonderful neighbor, Glennetta Houck, has been bringing my newspaper across the street and putting it on my car in the carport for several years. I am truly grateful to her for her kindness. Sincerely, Mary Lange
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May 6, 2012 Lightning
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/07/12)
Lightning from the May 5th 2012 storm.
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Red Hat Tea
(Submitted Story ~ 05/07/12)
On Saturday May 5, 2012 the Classy Sassy Chicks chapter of The Red Hat Society hosted an afternoon tea. The event took place at the First Baptist Church in Jackson. Approximately 100 ladies from Missouri and Arkansas attended. Entertainment was provided by the IC Choristers of Jackson. This is the second tea the chapter has hosted...
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Six arrested for property damage in Portageville
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Authorities have arrested six people in Pemiscot County for property damage following a report from a local farm operation. According to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, Pemiscot County deputies and Bootheel Drug Task Force agents arrested six people late Thursday afternoon for property damage...
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Tractor-trailer overturns on I-55; no injuries
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
No one was injured when a tractor-trailer carrying about 30,000 pounds of automobile parts overturned on Interstate 55 in the Cape Girardeau city limits Sunday morning, police said. About 10:15 a.m., the tractor-trailer was southbound in the right lane near the Lasalle Avenue exit when a black passenger car cut in front of it, the unidentified tractor driver told police...
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Hydrochloric acid trailer explodes in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The explosion of a trailer containing hydrochloric acid early Sunday morning at a Sikeston power plant resulted in 7,500 gallons of the liquid spilling, Lt. Jim McMillen of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said in a news release...
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Change house is part of effort to create ‘better environment' at Noranda
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
MARSTON, Mo. -- Change has never been easier at Noranda. A grand opening for Noranda's new $4 million change house was Friday morning at the facility, the latest structure to go up at the aluminium company's New Madrid, Mo., plant at the St. Jude Industrial Park just outside of Marston...
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SEMA funds to help build Three Rivers campus in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A grant from the State Emergency Management Association will provide funding for the first building on Three Rivers College's Sikeston campus. Three Rivers College announced Friday in a news release the receipt of over $3.3 million in grant funding from SEMA...
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Man sentenced in Malden home invasion incident
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- A man charged with first-degree burglary following a reported home invasion at the residence of a 70-year-old Malden man was recently convicted sentenced to 12 years in prison. Richard O. Jenkins, 38, of Campbell, Mo., was sentenced March 14 by Dunklin County Circuit Court Judge Stephen R. ...
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From hobby to business: Son used education to construct brewery's business plan
(Business ~ 05/07/12)
John A. Huber's brewing hobby has become a microbrew business with a growing customer base. John A. Huber Brewing Co. started producing its flagship beer, Hubrew Blonde Ale, earlier this year near Fruitland. He started brewing in 2003, after his sons, Matt and Chad, gave him a home brew kit for Christmas...
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Writing has always come naturally to local author Barbara Mack
(05/07/12)
Writing is something that has always come naturally to Cape Girardeau author Barbara Mack. "I wrote my first story when I was only 4 or 5 years old, and had my first poem published for $10 when I was 11 years old," says Mack. "I always knew that I wanted to be a writer."...
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Downtown Home and Garden Tour gives visitors a glimpse of downtown living
(05/07/12)
Downtown Cape Girardeau isn't just a destination for people wanting to shop and play. It's also a good place to live, which Old Town Cape hopes to showcase with the third annual Downtown Historic Home and Garden Tour. Dr. Lisa Bertrand, an Old Town Cape volunteer, has organized the tour each year. Bertrand and her husband are originally from Cape, but moved away for 20 years before coming back to the area...
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Joyce Penny is a 2012 Hero of Hope with the American Cancer Society
(05/07/12)
Joyce Penny relays because she doesn't want her children and grandchildren to hear the word "cancer" from their doctor. But she doesn't just "Relay for Life" -- she leads teams for the American Cancer Society fundraiser, raises funds on her own and tells everyone she knows what a difference the organization can make for them. A four-year survivor of cancer, she's also participating in a clinical trial and is a 2012 Hero of Hope in the ACS High Plains Division...
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Gray, white hair is a crowning glory for some, a workplace conundrum for others
(05/07/12)
Jeanne Thompson began going gray at 23. She colored her hair for years as she worked her way into management at a large Boston-area financial services company, then gave up the dye for good about a year ago. The earth didn't shake, and the 44-year-old Thompson was promoted to top management the following year...
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Take proper precautions for summer cookouts
(05/07/12)
Summer kicks off later this month with Memorial Day weekend. For most people, that means cookouts or picnics with family and friends. But there's one party guest you don't want to make an appearance: Bacteria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year an estimated 30 million food poisonings occur in the United States; more than half of those cases are the result of unsafe food handling practices at home...
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5 things to know when shopping for a TV
(05/07/12)
So your TV finally breaks down after years of faithful service. Replacing it can be overwhelming, especially with all the new technology out there and the fact that you haven't had to shop for a TV lately. Brush up on the basics and know what questions to ask with these tips from local salesmen:1. ...
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Discovery Playhouse
(Editorial ~ 05/07/12)
The Discovery Playhouse, Cape Girardeau's children's museum, is an organization on the rise. The museum's director, Jennifer Mullix, announced recently that she will be leaving to pursue educational interests. She'll leave behind a growing organization that is supported by an active board, including Jeff Brune, president; Clifton Brooks, vice president; Debbie Simmons, treasurer; Jackie Wortmann, secretary; and Victoria Moon, Robert Rutty and Terry McDowell...
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Speak Out 5/7/12
(Speak Out ~ 05/07/12)
Congressmen Bill Burlison is now in his 80s and I have seen him run in 5k races the last two weekends. In fact, he won his age division both times. Now, that is a man to be admired. That is what I want to do. I want to be able to keep running until I am in my 80s...
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Prayer 5/7/12
(Prayer ~ 05/07/12)
O God, thank you for the beauty that surrounds us, a great display of your creation. Amen.
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R.I. bus tour brings fake 'Family Guy' town to life
(Entertainment ~ 05/07/12)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Quahog, R.I., the fictional hometown of Peter Griffin and his dysfunctional "Family Guy" relatives, is coming to life. The show melded with reality over the weekend when a local tourism council sponsored an all-day bus tour highlighting the Rhode Island institutions featured -- for better or worse -- on the Fox network's hit series...
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People on the move 5/7/12
(Business ~ 05/07/12)
Several employees were recently recognized for outstanding performance and workplace longevity at the Mineral Area College Awards Banquet. General services supervisor Tom Bowyer of Park Hills, Mo., was among the three top award winners. He received the Classified Staff Employee of the Year Award. ...
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Long fight predicted in Guantanamo Sept. 11 case
(International News ~ 05/07/12)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, but the trial won't be starting anytime soon, and both sides said Sunday that the case could continue for years...
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Afghan soldier fires on NATO troops, kills one
(International News ~ 05/07/12)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan soldier killed one U.S. marine and wounded another before being shot to death in return fire Sunday in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of attacks against foreigners blamed on government forces within their own ranks...
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Three in court for incident that left one dead; trooper injured
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Three people charged after a Highway Patrolman was shot during a vehicle stop in March were bound over for trial. During a preliminary hearing Friday, Associate Judge Charles Spitler ruled that Tonya M. Brown, Jermaine K. Dennis and Maurice Ely should stand trial on charges of second-degree murder, assault on a police officer, possession of a controlled substance and distribution/delivery/manufacture/production or attempt to possess a controlled substance. ...
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Advance man charged with rape waives preliminary hearing
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- An Advance man charged with a March rape and abduction from a local bar is set to appear in court May 16. Steven Clark Rendleman, 51, has been charged with felony forcible rape with aggravating acts and forcible sodomy, felony kidnapping, felonious restraint, two counts of first-degree felony assault of a law enforcement officer, felony property damage and felony resisting arrest...
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Births 5/7/12
(Births ~ 05/07/12)
Daughter to Dustin Michael and Hannah Ruth Welker of Perryville, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 5:50 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012. Name, Evelyn Faith. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Welker is the former Hannah Winningham, daughter of Paul and Diane Winningham of Uniontown, Mo. She is employed at Perryville Family Care Clinic. Welker is the son of Michael and Bonnie Welker of Perryville. He is employed by Anheuser Busch and owner of Musical Moments...
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Out of the past 5/7/12
(Out of the Past ~ 05/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State Sen. Danny Staples says he is looking at several options for 1988, but has decided against challenging 8th District Rep. Bill Emerson for his seat; the Eminence, Mo., Democrat had been mentioned as a possible foe for the four-term congressman...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Meeting, 7 p.m. today Items for discussion...
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U.S. airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen
(International News ~ 05/07/12)
SANAA, Yemen -- An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The drone attack was carried out by the CIA, U.S. officials said. Fahd al-Quso was hit by a missile as he stepped out of his vehicle, along with another al-Qaida operative in the southern Shabwa province, Yemeni military officials said. ...
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Jackson police report 5/7/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/07/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/7/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/07/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/7/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/07/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Juanita Hoffmann
(Obituary ~ 05/07/12)
Juanita June Zimmer Hoffmann, 90, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 13, 1921, in Detroit, the daughter of Ludo Little and Mabel Mary Bradley Zimmer. She married Gerard Francis Hoffmann on Jan. 2, 1943, at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Providence, R.I. He preceded her in death May 2, 2005...
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Melba Cissell
(Obituary ~ 05/07/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Melba Cissell, 98, of Perryville died at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2012. She was born Nov. 6, 1913, in McBride, Mo., the daughter of Francis C. and Mary E. Yeager Hoffman. She was married April 3, 1937, in Belgique, Mo., at Belgique Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church to Leo Cissell, who preceded her in death in February 1967...
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Gail Cooper
(Obituary ~ 05/07/12)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- Barbara Gail Cooper, 70, died at her home in Blodgett on Friday, May 4, 2012. Born on Feb. 13, 1942, in Sikeston, Mo., to Virginia Dunn Beggs of Sikeston who survives and the late W.A. "Dubb" Beggs. She was a member of Miner Baptist Church...
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Cash mobs coming to downtown Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 05/07/12)
Cash Mob Cape is being formed not to loot but to help support local businesses. Groups in Cleveland and Buffalo, N.Y., claim credit for originating cash mobs last year, but the concept has filtered into more than 30 states. What's a cash mob? A group of shoppers who, at a specific time, descend on a locally owned business to boost sales by spending a predetermined sum, usually $10 or $20. ...
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Ex-Southeast assistants reunite at Central Michigan
(Sports Column ~ 05/07/12)
One of the two Southeast Missouri State men's basketball assistants that coach Dickey Nutt recently decided not to retain wasn't out of work long. Kyle Gerdeman, who spent the past three seasons on Nutt's staff, is joining the Central Michigan staff under recently hired Keno Davis, also a former Southeast assistant...
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Minimum wage, payday loan petitions submitted
(State News ~ 05/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Supporters of raising Missouri's minimum wage and limiting payday loans have submitted petitions to get the measures on the November ballot. The minimum wage proposal would boost Missouri's minimum pay to $8.25 an hour starting 2013, with an annual cost-of living adjustment in subsequent years...
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Mo. lawmakers consider fund for college building
(State News ~ 05/07/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are considering a new way to help pay for construction on college campuses. The proposal calls for creating the Higher Education Capital Fund, which could be used to provide state matching funds for local contributions to capital improvement projects at colleges and universities...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team drops series to Jacksonville State
(College Sports ~ 05/07/12)
Jacksonville State rallied for an 8-7 victory against Southeast in OVC baseball action Sunday
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Cardinals avoid sweep in Houston
(Professional Sports ~ 05/07/12)
HOUSTON -- Adam Wainwright hasn't felt like himself this season in his return from elbow-ligament replacement surgery that cost him all of last year. He finally felt close to being the pitcher he once was Sunday. Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros, and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston...
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Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans
(National News ~ 05/07/12)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate is the newest arena in the election-year face-off over federal student loans, and both sides are starting out by pounding away at each other. With Congress returning from a weeklong spring recess, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on whether to start debating a Democratic plan to keep college loan interest rates for 7.4 million students from doubling July 1. ...
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Annual fundraiser held for Oliver House
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
The Jackson Heritage Association welcomed dozens of visitors during its third annual Wine Tasting and Tours fundraiser at the Oliver House Museum in Jackson on Sunday. The Oliver House is a museum decorated in a late 19th-century style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/07/12)
Today is Monday, May 7, the 128th day of 2012. There are 238 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 7, 1812, English poet Robert Browning was born in London. On this date: In 1789, the first inaugural ball was held in New York in honor of President George Washington and his wife, Martha...
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Glenallen resident returns from Thailand after helping victims of human trafficking
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
She saw a possibly horrific future in the Asian eyes of a 5-year-old girl. Later, she saw the heartbreaking results in those who had seen that play out into a terrible reality. During her recent three-week public service trip to Thailand, Felicia Bratti became painfully aware of the toll of human trafficking...
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Jefferson Elementary bids farewell to principal Mark Cook
(Local News ~ 05/07/12)
Just weeks before Jefferson Elementary School holds its final classes for the year, staff and friends held a retirement celebration for the institution's outgoing principal. Mark Cook has spent 32 years as a teacher or administrator of elementary schools in Cape Girardeau. Over that time, the 57-year-old has made long-time friends and gained the respect of his peers, said Sandy Elfrink, his administrative assistant...
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