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WILLIAMS WINS 159TH DISTRICT PRIMARY RACE
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
BLOOMFIELD -- State Rep. Marilyn Williams of Dudley coasted to victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary. She defeated Bloomfield resident Forrest Jackson by 1,395 votes. Williams garnered 2,581 votes to 1,186 for Jackson. Williams defeated Jackson by a vote of 1,673 to 631 in Stoddard County and by a vote of 908 to 555 in Scott County...
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MOORE TO FACE ELDER FOR STODDARD PRESIDING COMMISSIONER
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
BLOOMFIELD -- Norman Moore will run for his fourth term as presiding commissioner of Stoddard County in November. Moore received 820 votes to defeat nearest rival Jerry D. Moore, who had 724 votes, in Tuesday's Democratic primary. The two men are not related...
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MISSISSIPPI COUNTY VOTERS RE-ELECT ONE INCUMBENT, ONE CHALLENGER
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
CHARLESTON -- Only one of two Mississippi County incumbents facing challengers were re-elected by voters during Tuesday's primary elections. Presiding commissioner Jim Blumenberg and county collector Faye Elliot both faced challengers on their Democratic tickets. Competition was expected to be fierce because of heavy absentee vote tallies and because the winners of both contests faced no opposition from other parties in November general elections...
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PILOT PROGRAM PERMITS TOLLS ON INTERSTATES; MISSOURI DOESN'T RULE OUT IDEA
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
Motorists may no longer have a free ride on some of the nation's interstate highways. For the first time since the inception of the interstate highway system more than 40 years ago, it could cost to drive on some interstates. Congress has opened the door to interstate toll roads: The new, $200 billion federal transportation law includes a plan to let three states convert interstates into toll roads under a pilot project...
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TAKING IN THE COLOR
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
@$: State lawmakers face primaries The Associated Press KANSAS CITY -- The first step toward control of the Missouri Legislature was taken Tuesday, as voters settled primary challenges to three state senators and 47 representatives. Voters were also selecting party nominees for 15 House seats in which there was no incumbent...
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DIEBOLD, BEUSSINK WIN
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
Winners on both the Democratic and Republican tickets said experience made the difference in Tuesday's primary elections for Cape Girardeau County collector. Diane Diebold became the Republican collector nominee, and Judy Beussink won the Democratic race...
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HECKEMEYER OUTPOLLS BULLOCK IN 8TH DISTRICT
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
SIKESTON -- Former circuit judge Tony Heckemeyer cruised to victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary for the 8th District congressional seat. Heckemeyer's win sets the stage for a November showdown with the Republican, 8th District U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau...
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BOLLINGER COUNTY OKs SUNDAY SALES
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
MARBLE HILL -- Bollinger County joined neighboring counties Tuesday by opting out of Missouri's ban on Sunday sales. By a nearly 3-to-1 margin, Bollinger County voters elected to allow merchants to sell most items on Sundays. Previously, under the so-called Blue Law, stores could sell on Sunday only articles of "immediate necessity."...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: MARITAL MANEUVERS SOMETIMES WORK ONLY IN THEORY, NOT PRACTICE
(Column ~ 08/05/98)
There's more than one husband in this country who won't ever insist on walking home again. Grace stirred her Monday-morning coffee with devious grin. We, her co-workers, had to ask what she'd been up to over the weekend. "Well, I taught my husband a valuable lesson," she revealed...
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NEWCOMER WINS SCOTT COMMISSION RACE
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
BENTON -- A political newcomer defeated a former state legislator and two other challengers in Tuesday's Democratic primary to become Scott County's next presiding commissioner. Martin Priggel, a farmer and businessman from Oran, garnered 3,953 votes or 48 percent of the ballots cast, to win his party's nomination as presiding commissioner...
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SCOTT COUNTY INCUMBENTS WIN PRIMARY
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
BENTON -- Scott County voters were kind to incumbents in Tuesday's Democratic primary, returning all seven to office, with turnout that reached more than 50 percent in several precincts. Because there were no Republicans running in the primary, Democratic primary winners will be the county's de facto officeholders-elect...
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REP. PATRICK NAEGER EASILY WINS PRIMARY
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
PERRYVILLE -- State Rep. Patrick Naeger handily defeated Republican challenger Elbert "Al" Bohnert in Tuesday's primary. Naeger collected 2,825 votes to 730 for Bohnert. The win sets the stage for a re-election battle in November with Democratic challenger Diane Edwards of Brewer...
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CHALLENGER REQUESTS RECOUNT IN BOLLINGER COUNTY
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
Bill Fulton, a challenger for the Republican nomination for Bollinger County presiding commissioner, requested Tuesday night a recount of primary election votes after returns showed he was defeated by one vote. The incumbent, Elwood Mouser, garnered 453 votes to Fulton's 452, according to Tuesday night's unofficial count. A third contender, Bill Nitsch, received 184 votes...
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SCOTT INCUMBENT JUDGE WINS OVER FOUR OTHER HOPEFULS
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
BENTON -- In the most hotly contested race in Scott County's Democratic primary Tuesday, the incumbent Associate Circuit Court Judge, Division IV, defeated four challengers to win his party's nomination. Winning 25 percent of the vote, Hense Winchester of Sikeston narrowly defeated challenges from Francis Siebert of Chaffee, Jim Pinkston of Benton, and Frank Marshall and Jim Green, both of Sikeston...
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SUTTERER PERRY COMMISSION WINNER; PAULUS UNSEATS CLERK
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Perry County voters have a new presiding commissioner and a new county collector. Tom Sutterer won a five-way race as Perry County's new presiding commissioner, and Perry County voters chose challenger Becky Paulus as circuit clerk and ex-officio recorder of deeds...
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RUST COMMENTARY: MISSOURI STUDENTS DO POORLY ON TESTS; CHARTER-SCHOOL STUDENTS GAIN
(Column ~ 08/05/98)
Tests results show cause for concern: When an overwhelming majority of students fail a test, who or what is to blame? Well, either the students were ill-prepared for the test, or the test itself was simply too advanced for the students. And that is exactly the question that state education officials in Missouri are asking themselves today. And well they should...
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LETTERS: DON'T LET CORPORATIONS DECIDE FOR YOU
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/05/98)
To the editor: Only on rare occasions does the politician I vote for ever get elected. The reason for this is I take the time to find out who I am voting for. Having his or her name plastered on every telephone pole from here to Kansas City does not mean I will vote for him or her. Actually the opposite happens quite often. I don't like to vote for someone taking in large donations from corporate America. Corporate America does not have my best interests in mind. Neither does that politician...
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JACKSON, CAPE CONTINUE USEFUL TALKS
(Editorial ~ 08/05/98)
Cooperation. That has been a watchword between the cities of Cape Girardeau and Jackson in recent months. The Cape Girardeau City Council and Jackson Board of Aldermen held its first joint meeting in January to discuss issues of mutual interest. Since that time, city leaders have continued to hammer out such critical concerns as annexation, road needs and shared water for emergency use...
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HIGH-TECH WORLD MEANS MORE AREA CODES
(Editorial ~ 08/05/98)
Some St. Louis area residents are up in arms. The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a plan to split the 314 area code, which includes St. Louis County, into two zones. The need is plain enough. Officials expect to use up the remaining 314 phone numbers by late next year. The explosion of fax machines, cellular phones, computer modems and pagers have taken their toll on the pool of available numbers...
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PLANS ADVANCE FOR NEW I-55 INTERCHANGE
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
Over the past five years, Jackson city officials have appeared before the Missouri Highway Commission several times concerning the construction of an East Main Street interchange at I-55 between the Jackson/Fruitland and Cape/Jackson interchanges. Our last appearance prompted the project to be added to the 15 year plan of scheduled improvements...
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MAKING YOUR OWN MUSIC IN THE DIGITAL AGE
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
JACKSON -- In the old days, making your own music meant sitting around the parlor picking with your kinfolk on a Sunday afternoon. Matt Martin made his own music with some keyboards, a four-track recorder and a trip to Spin City. The 1998 Jackson High School graduate taped his compositions on the recorder, which allows him to layer three other parts onto the basic track. ...
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FRIENDS OF RIVERSIDE LIBRARY TO MEET
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
JACKSON -- The Friends of Riverside Regional Library will meet from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. The group's first annual meeting will feature Jeannie Williams, a contributor to "Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul." The "Friends" logo contest winner also will be announced...
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BOARDMAN ROPES FIRST AT PRESTIGIOUS YOUTH RODEO
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/98)
Up and coming cowboy Cimarron Boardman, a 17-year-old entering his senior year at Jackson High School, won first overall in team roping at the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Okla. The International Finals Youth Rodeo, held in July, is billed as the "richest youth rodeo in the world." Contestants must be enrolled in high school and in good standing to compete. Participants from all over the United States and Canada compete for money, saddles and belt buckles...
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HANSCHEN TAKES 'POLE' POSITION AT STATE MEETS
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/98)
Entering her senior year at Jackson High School, 17-year-old Brittany Hanschen's summer vacation was hardly typical. "Some people go on vacations to the beach," said Hanschen of her family, which includes twin sister Leslie. "But we rodeo." Considering her success on the high school circuit, Hanschen wouldn't have wanted to spend her summer days any other way...
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SEMO SOUTH'S REGIONAL HOPES END WITH IOWA'S RALLY IN 7TH
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/98)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- SEMO South's Junior Babe Ruth Regional Tournament hopes were dashed Tuesday with a heart-breaking 5-4 loss to Iowa's state championship team. The local baseball squad led 4-1 entering the seventh inning, but Iowa scored four runs in the final inning with two outs to take a 5-4 lead. A bases-loaded hit off starter Zac Horman provided the winning run for Iowa...
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SIKESTON REACHES WORLD SERIES
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/98)
The Sikeston 11-12-year-old baseball team has qualified to participate in the Bambino Little League World Series beginning Saturday in Vincennes, Ind. Sikeston captured the recent Bambino Mid-Plains Regional Tournament to earn a berth in the national event...
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BRIEFS: CAPE YOUTH FOOTBALL SIGNUPS
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/98)
Signups for the 1998 Cape Girardeau Youth Tackle Football League season will be held Aug. 29 and Sept. 5 from 8 a.m.-noon at Capaha Park (corner of Perry and Broadway). The cost of $65 per player includes supplemental insurance coverage, all equipment and a game jersey that players keep...
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ALENE NOTHDURFT
(Obituary ~ 08/05/98)
WHITEWATER -- Alene Kay Nothdurft, 56, of Loveland, Ohio, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born Oct. 22, 1941, in Ashtabula, Ohio, daughter of Lawrence and Hilder Olson Tappe. She married Willis Nothdurft, formerly of Whitewater, Sept. 6, 1969, in Chardon, Ohio...
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KERMIT GODDARD
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
CHAFFEE -- Graveside service for Kermit Goddard of Vancleve, Miss., will be held at 10 a.m. today at Union Park Cemetery. The Rev. Nancy Woods will officiate. There is no visitation. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee is in charge of arrangements...
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DORIS EAGLE
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
Funeral for Esther Dorothy "Doris" Eagle of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at Scriptural Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Tragasz will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the church from 9 a.m. until service time...
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MAXINE UFERT
(Obituary ~ 08/05/98)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Maxine Ufert, 80, of Tamms died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1998, at Eunice Smith Home in Alton. She was born May 29, 1918, in Conception, Mo., daughter of Harry D. and Dessie Mable McAllister Wilson. She and Robert D. Ufert were married Dec. 19, 1964. He died June 19, 1992...
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MILDRED SITTER
(Obituary ~ 08/05/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mildred Sitter, 81, of Anna died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1998, at Union County Hospital. She was born June 29, 1917, in Anna, daughter of Joseph and Lou Alice Davis Sitter. Sitter was an elementary teacher and retired from St. Charles Schools, where she taught 15 years. She attended Anna Church of Christ...
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THOMAS REGENHARDT
(Obituary ~ 08/05/98)
Thomas Edward Regenhardt, 69, of Herrin, Ill., died Monday, Aug. 3, 1998, at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. He was born Aug. 15, 1928, in Mendota, Ill., son of William and Margaret Sheppleman Regenhardt. He married Phyllis "Cookie" Gilbert-Grear Regenhardt...
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CECAL LYLES
(Obituary ~ 08/05/98)
ORAN -- Cecal Ray Lyles, 61, of North Richland Hills, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998, at Lake Granbury Medical Center in Granbury, Texas. He was born Aug. 16, 1936, in Checotah, Okla., son of Charlie and Opal Anthony Liles. He and Carolyn Maxine Carter were married April 1, 1956, at Oran...
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SIKESTON MAN KILLED
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
MOREHOUSE -- A 71-year-old Sikeston man was killed Tuesday when the vehicle he was riding in was involved in a collision on U.S. 60 at Morehouse. Ernest Finney was a passenger in a westbound vehicle driven by Jimmy Edsall, 31, of St. Louis. Edsall was taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center with serious injuries...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/05/98)
Daughter to Mark and Dana Pritchard of Perryville, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:22 a.m. Friday, July 17, 1998. Name, Samantha Jo. Weight, 5 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Pritchard is the former Dana Ballman, daughter of Ted and Donna Ballman of Perryville. She is employed at Rollet Brothers Trucking. Pritchard is the son of James Pritchard of Perryville and Barbara Pritchard of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Robinson, Buchheit and Lundy Heating and Air Conditioning...
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GEORGE DOVER
(Obituary ~ 08/05/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- George A. Dover, 88, of Anna died Monday, Aug. 3, 1998, at Union County Hospital. He was born Jan. 20, 1910, at Mill Creek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley J. Dover. He and Elsie Rhodes were married in May 1928 in Jonesboro. She died Dec. 26, 1989...
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MUNY BAND TO CELEBRATE HOMER GILBERT NIGHT TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will celebrate Homer Gilbert Night at 8 tonight at the Capaha Park bandshell. This season ends Gilbert's 72 years of participation in the band. He will be the celebrity guest director. Special guest entertainer for the evening is John Ramey, Gilbert's grandson. ...
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CAPE HELPED BY FLOOD BUYOUT
(Local News ~ 08/05/98)
Cape Girardeau is one of 30 Missouri cities that would benefit from a federal flood buyout program, says a study by the National Wildlife Federation. That's nice to know, say city officials, especially since the city is completing its nearly $2.5 million buyout of homes damaged in the 1993 and 1995 Mississippi River floods...
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A HARTE APPETITE: DESPITE FEWER CHILD-OPERATED STANDS, LEMONADE REMAINS AN AMERICAN FAVORITE
(Column ~ 08/05/98)
It used to be this time of year you'd see young entrepreneurs setting up sidewalk lemonade stands in their neighborhoods. It doesn't seem that long ago (though it has been some 20 years) that my own children went through the ritual. I fondly remember helping them set up shop: preparing cardboard signs, erecting a suitable counter with, perhaps, a card table or, if we could find one, an orange crate, procuring paper cups, mixing the lemonade, fashioning a suitable sales strategy (our corner or a busier one) and determining the price. ...
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