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Perryville faces dilemma with aging sewer plant
(Local News ~ 01/08/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- In the midst of what Mayor Debbie Gahan calls "a regulatory vortex," the city could face expensive choices concerning its wastewater treatment system. At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Perryville board of aldermen heard a presentation on problems with the plant's sand filter, which removes particulate matter from wastewater as part of the treatment process...
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Perryville aldermen approve 2014 budget for Economic Development Authority
(Local News ~ 01/08/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Perryville Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night approved the 2014 budget for the Perry County Economic Development Authority. Under the $153,075 budget, contributions from the authority's two primary funding sources -- the city of Perrvyille and Perry County -- will remain the same as last year, with each entity pitching in $71,460 toward the operating budget, according to a letter executive director Scott Sattler sent the board...
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Jobless bill clears hurdle in bipartisan surprise
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Election-year legislation to revive expired federal jobless benefits unexpectedly cleared an early hurdle Tuesday, offering a hint of bipartisan compromise in Congress and a glimmer of hope to the long-term jobless and their families...
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Hughes pleads not guilty to wife's murder
(Local News ~ 01/08/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A Cairo man accused of killing his wife pleaded not guilty and waived the reading of charges at an arraignment Tuesday in Alexander County Circuit Court. Chauncey Hughes Jr., 30, faces felony murder charges in connection with the Nov. 1 shooting death of his wife, Heather Davis, 22...
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Saint Francis to partner with Cleveland Clinic for heart care
(Local News ~ 01/08/14)
Saint Francis Medical Center during a news conference Tuesday announced it has joined with the highly touted Cleveland Clinic's Heart and Vascular Institute of Cleveland for cardiovascular services. Saint Francis' Heart Hospital will have access to "the best practices that have helped Cleveland Clinic's heart program achieve U.S. News and World Report's No. 1 ranking for 19 consecutive years," according to a news release from the hospital...
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Expert says technology has made stalking easier
(Local News ~ 01/08/14)
Nationwide, 6.6 million people are stalked yearly, but because not every incident is reported, there probably are more victims. Technology has made the offense easier to commit, said Mark Kurkowski, a consultant for the Stalking Resource Center. Kurkowski, also a detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, covered many aspects of stalking Tuesday during "Stalking: Increasing Offender Accountability and Victim Safety" at the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Sen. Wallingford's bill for soldier candidates gains support
(Local News ~ 01/08/14)
Does the order a candidate's name appears on a ballot make a difference in the outcome of an election? Bipartisan supporters of election-related bills that will be considered when the Missouri Legislature convenes for its regular session Wednesday believe it does...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2014. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America."...
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Regulation overload
(Column ~ 01/08/14)
Well, the president has returned from his family golfing vacation in Hawaii and aides say his focus is on extending unemployment benefits, immigration reform and an increase in the minimum wage. That seems like an ambitious agenda for a national leader who has had more than his share of problems as of late. Remember Obamacare, Benghazi, NSA spying and IRS snooping?...
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Take time to enjoy Missouri's trails
(Editorial ~ 01/08/14)
The recent single-digit and subzero temperatures haven't been conducive to outside activities. Eventually, though, the weather will warm up and lead to more opportunities to enjoy outdoor fun. A Jan. 2 story by Southeast Missourian reporter Erin Ragan highlighted several individuals who participated in an annual First Day Hike at Trail of Tears State Park...
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Temperatures hit minus-15 degrees in parts of Missouri
(State News ~ 01/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- As Missourians muddled through another frigid day Tuesday, the worst cold snap in nearly two decades was about to come to an end -- just in time for more snow. The morning low in Farmington and Osage Beach was minus 15 degrees, and it was minus 14 in Jefferson City and minus 13 in St. Charles and Rolla. It was cold, but far from a state record. The coldest reading ever recorded in Missouri was minus-40 degrees, in Warsaw, on Feb. 13, 1905...
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South, East shiver in polar air
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
ATLANTA -- Fountains froze over, a 200-foot Ferris wheel in Atlanta shut down, and Southerners had to dig out winter coats, hats and gloves they almost never have to use. The record-breaking cold weather that has made the Midwest shiver over the past few days spread to the East and South on Tuesday, sending the mercury plunging into the single digits and teens from Boston and New York to Atlanta, Birmingham, Ala., Nashville, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark. ...
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Snow drifts strand train passengers in Illinois
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
CHICAGO -- The Amtrak train slowed to a crawl as it hammered through snowdrifts in an empty stretch of Illinois countryside, delivering thuds and jolts to passengers, until it lurched into a mound big enough to grind its 8,000-horsepower engine to a halt...
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Escaped prisoner turns himself in because of cold
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Just how cold is it in Kentucky? Apparently cold enough for an escaped prisoner to decide to turn himself in. Authorities said the inmate escaped from a minimum security facility in Lexington on Sunday. As temperatures dropped into the low single digits Monday, officials say the man walked into a motel and asked the clerk to call police...
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Sandusky tries to get pension back
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A handcuffed Jerry Sandusky testified by video link for nearly three hours Tuesday as Pennsylvania's public pension agency considered his request to restore retirement benefits canceled because of his child molestation conviction...
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Ban on gun sales ruled unconstitutional
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
CHICAGO -- A federal judge has potentially opened a new market to gun dealers after ruling as unconstitutional Chicago ordinances that aim to reduce gun violence by banning their sale within the city's limits. U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said Monday that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it's also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. ...
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Ex-workers charged in disability scam
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Scores of retired New York City police officers, firefighters and prison guards were charged Tuesday with faking psychiatric problems to get federal disability benefits -- with some falsely claiming their conditions arose after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, prosecutors said...
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McQueen, Cuaron, first-time DGA nominations
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Steve McQueen gained his first directors guild nomination on Tuesday for his grim historic saga "12 Years a Slave," securing the British director's place as a top contender for an Academy Award. Other first-time nominees were Alfonso Cuaron for his lost-in-space odyssey "Gravity," and Paul Greengrass for his Somali pirate thriller "Captain Phillips."...
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Kraft says Velveeta is running low
(Community ~ 01/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Playoff parties may have one fewer dip option this year. Kraft Foods says some customers may not be able to find Velveeta cheese over the next few weeks. A representative for the company, Jody Moore, didn't give reasons for the apparent shortage, saying only they happen from time to time given the "nature of manufacturing."...
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Iraqi airstrike kills 25 militants
(International News ~ 01/08/14)
BAGHDAD -- A government airstrike killed 25 al-Qaida-linked militants in a besieged province west of Baghdad amid fierce clashes Tuesday between Iraqi special forces and insurgents battling for control of the key cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, Iraqi officials said...
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Hubble telescope looking at galaxies 13.2 billion years old
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Hubble Space Telescope has peered back to a chaotic time 13. 2 billion years ago when never-before-seen galaxies were tiny, bright blue and full of stars bursting to life all over the place. Thanks to some complex physics tricks, NASA's aging telescope is just starting to see the universe at its infancy in living color and detail...
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Technology? Some justices want to keep their distance
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- At the Supreme Court, technology can be regarded as a necessary evil, and sometimes not even necessary. When the justices have something to say to each other in writing, they never do it by email. Their courthouse didn't even have a photocopying machine until 1969, a few years after "Xerox" had become a verb...
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New prospects seen for immigration bill
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- His agenda tattered by last year's confrontations and missteps, President Barack Obama begins 2014 clinging to the hope of winning a lasting legislative achievement: an overhaul of immigration laws. It will require a careful use of his powers, combining a public campaign in the face of protests over his administration's record number of deportations with quiet, behind-the-scenes outreach to Congress, something seen by lawmakers and immigration advocates as a major White House weakness.. ...
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Births 1/8/14
(Births ~ 01/08/14)
Son to Jacob Yohan and Misty Faye Standley of Marble Hill, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:53 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Name, Judah Benjamin. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Mrs. Standley is the former Misty Shands, daughter of Jay and Mellissa Shands of Marble Hill. Standley is the son of Kelvin and Tina Standley of Paragould, Ark. He is employed by Havco Wood Products...
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Out of the past 1/8/14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/14)
Van Matre Buick will soon join the westward movement of car dealerships in Cape Girardeau; the Buick dealership, now at 20 S. Sprigg St., is planning to relocate to a new building on South Kingshighway in June; nine other major motor vehicle dealerships already are between the 600 and 800 block of South Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Meta Petzoldt
(Obituary ~ 01/08/14)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Meta Sylvia Petzoldt, 99, of Frohna died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Mo. She was born Dec. 17, 1914, in Frohna, daughter of Paul and Martha Weinhold Lueders. She and Marvin "Tommy" Petzoldt were married Oct. 10, 1937. He preceded her in death Feb. 10, 1995...
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David Pearce
(Obituary ~ 01/08/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- David B. Pearce, 47, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. Friday...
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Spc. Trey Hedrick
(Obituary ~ 01/08/14)
Spc. Thomas Leeman "Trey" Hedrick III, 31, of Fort Riley, Kan., formerly of Thebes, Ill., died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, in a hunting accident at Milford Lake in Junction City, Kan. He was born Nov. 18, 1982, in Cape Girardeau, to Patricia Macke and Thomas Hedrick Jr. He and Brandi Palmer were married March 18, 2006, in Cape Girardeau...
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John Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 01/08/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- John Henry Hardesty, 100, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Advance Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Friday at Morgan Funeral Chapel. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel, with the Rev. Scott Payne officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Zalma, Mo...
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Donald Blagg
(Obituary ~ 01/08/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- Donald Richard Blagg, 81, of Benton died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his home. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. today at the A-Frame Church in Bell City, Mo. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton is in charge of arrangements...
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JPMorgan to pay $2.5B in Madoff fraud
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., already beset by costly legal woes, will pay more than $2.5 billion for ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, authorities said Tuesday. The nation's largest bank will forfeit a record $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges, plus pay an additional $543 million to settle civil claims by victims. ...
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African migrants in Israel have little hope
(International News ~ 01/08/14)
HOLOT DETENTION CAMP, Israel -- Tumuzgee Aman fled his native Eritrea three years ago in search of a better life, making his way to Israel after a treacherous journey across Egypt's Sinai Desert. But after briefly finding work in a copper mine, his dream came crashing down when Israeli immigration police threw him in jail...
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American oil companies call for end to export ban
(National News ~ 01/08/14)
NEW YORK -- American oil companies have not been allowed to export crude for 40 years, but the industry wants to change that, even though the U.S. still consumes far more oil than it produces. A surprising surge in domestic production of light, sweet crude -- a particular type of oil that foreign refiners covet -- has triggered growing calls to lift the restrictions, which were put in place after the Arab oil embargo of 1973...
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Hungry honkers
(Local News ~ 01/08/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Hungry waterfowl step up for a handout Tuesday as James Moore spends some time outside in the chilly temperatures at the Capaha Park lagoon in Cape Girardeau. After the single digits Monday, the temperatures rose to 23 degrees Tuesday. Today, a high temperature of 34 is forecast....
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Mo. governor, lawmakers differ on priorities
(State News ~ 01/08/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As Missouri lawmakers convene their annual legislative session today, they will be doing so with some different priorities than the governor, who must decide whether to sign or veto the bills they pass. That priority gap could make consensus more difficult on such things as labor policies, Medicaid eligibility and tax cuts -- raising the question of exactly how much will be accomplished during a session unfolding in legislative election year...
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St. Joseph, Mo., city council rejects indoor smoking ban
(State News ~ 01/08/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A citizen initiative that would ban indoor smoking at most St. Joseph businesses apparently will be put to a public vote. The St. Joseph City Council declined to enact the ban Monday and will consider an ordinance at its Jan. 21 meeting to place the initiative on the April 8 ballot...
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Nixon fills two seats on Missouri education board
(State News ~ 01/08/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a former state economic development director and a former public school administrator to seats on the State Board of Education. Nixon on Tuesday appointed Joe Driskill to a term expiring in July 2021. Driskill, a Democrat, led the Department of Economic Development from 1993 to 2003. He's also a former Missouri House member...
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Missouri launches SEC vs. Georgia
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri needed big plays down the stretch its last time out. Coach Frank Haith could do without the unnecessary drama when the 21st-ranked Tigers open the SEC schedule against Georgia tonight. "Throughout this first half of the year we've been a team when the bell needed to be answered, we answered," Haith said. "But when we get a lead, we're not quite there yet in terms of taking a possession off."...
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Bill would raise rural highway speed limit
(State News ~ 01/08/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri lawmaker wants to let motorists push the pedal down a little farther when they're driving on rural highways. Rep. Mike Kelley, a Republican from Lamar, pre-filed a bill Monday to raise the maximum speed limit to 75 mph in rural parts of the state. ...
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Joplin police dogs will get protective vests
(State News ~ 01/08/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A Joplin couple's donation will make it possible for the city's police dogs to wear protective vests while working. The couple, who want to remain anonymous, donated the money to Vested Interest in K-9s Inc., a Massachusetts-based not-for-profit that works to outfit police dogs with the vests. ...
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Missouri bill would broaden life vest rules
(State News ~ 01/08/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More Missouri children would be required to wear life vests while boating and swimming under proposed legislation. Missouri law now requires children younger than 7 to wear a life vest while they're aboard any watercraft. ...
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First batch of chemical weapons taken out of Syria
(International News ~ 01/08/14)
BEIRUT -- The first batch of the most dangerous chemicals in Syria's arsenal was loaded onto a Danish ship and taken out of the country Tuesday under tight security, an important milestone in the international operation to rid President Bashar Assad of the weapons by midyear...
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Air Force helicopter crash kills 4
(International News ~ 01/08/14)
LONDON -- A U.S. Air Force Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in the coastal marshes of eastern England during a training mission on Tuesday night, killing all four crew members aboard, officials said. The helicopter crashed about 6 p.m. local time near Salthouse on the Norfolk coast, a statement from the U.S. Air Force said. The aircraft was based at the nearby Royal Air Force station in Lakenheath, Suffolk County, which hosts USAF units and personnel...
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High school roundup: Central wins swim meet
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/14)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Blues extend winning streak to six games
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/14)
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues won their season-high sixth straight game by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night...
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Cardinals Caravan to visit Cape on Jan. 20
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/14)
The St. Louis Cardinals annual Cardinals Caravan will visit the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau on Jan. 20. Players scheduled for the 6 p.m. appearance are Seth Maness, Keith Butler and Randal Grichuk. The event will be emceed by former Cardinals pitcher and Fox Midwest announcer Rick Horton and will include Cardinals alums Al Hrabosky, Andy Benes and Kerry Robinson...
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Missouri junior running back Josey declares for NFL draft
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri junior running back Henry Josey has declared for the NFL draft. Tuesday's announcement came four days after Josey was the offensive player of the game for the Tigers' Cotton Bowl victory over Oklahoma State. Josey ran for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score. Josey called it a "bittersweet decision."...
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Prayer 1/8/14
(Prayer ~ 01/08/14)
O Lord God, may we walk in the light as you are in the light. Amen.
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