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GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
Experts at a Cape Girardeau clinic are putting together pieces of the coronary heart disease puzzle by offering patients a fast, state-of-the-art scan that shows hardened calcium deposits in the heart and arteries -- a sure sign of potential heart problems...
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CHIP MILL SUSPENDS OPERATION AT PORT
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
Canal Wood Industries, operating as Missouri Fibre Corp. at its $13 million chip mill here, is shutting down the Cape Girardeau plant indefinitely. The closing will affect as many as 30 workers, 15 at the plant, located at the Southeast Missouri Port Authority on the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau and Scott City, and another 15 lumber buyers...
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WEEK COMMEMORATES RELIGIOUS HERITAGE; AREA CATHOLICS CONVERGE ON CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
Nearly 2,000 Catholic school students, parents and educators gathered Wednesday in Cape Girardeau to celebrate their religious heritage. Ten elementary schools joined high school students at a Mass held at Notre Dame Regional High School as part of nationwide Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of the accomplishments and mission of Catholic schools. Students from as far away as Portageville, Mo., and New Madrid, Mo., participated...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: LET'S GET QUIRKY AND PUT ON A SHOW
(Column ~ 02/01/01)
Feb. 1, 2001 Dear Julie, DC and I had just tuned in the public radio program "Whad'Ya Know?" when the host announced the "Let's Put on a Show!" contest. The prize is the opportunity for a town to host "Whad'Ya Know?" one Saturday morning in April. Those who enter must give good reasons why their town deserves to be set upon by a radio show known for its quirkiness...
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UNITED WAY BREAKS CAMPAIGN RECORD
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
Local contributors donated $901,065 to the Area Wide United Way during its 2000 "Make Someone Happy" fund-raising campaign -- a record and a 10 percent increase from last year's campaign total. In addition, Bank of America has agreed to provide a $30,000 grant for the United Way's Success by 6 program...
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FUGITIVE CAPTURED AFTER CHASE IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
Handcuffed and seat-belted into a Cape Girardeau Police patrol car, detained while waiting for a canine unit to sniff his trail, Mareo Bell declined to comment on the Hollywoodesque flight from police that had just ended Wednesday evening. Bell, 27, of Cape Girardeau reportedly reached speeds in excess of 60 miles an hour in a blue Monte Carlo while fleeing from officers...
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ANTI-DRUG RALLY AIMED AT YOUNG
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
Area youngsters will be encouraged to have fun during an anti-drug rally Friday where they will learn the effects drugs, alcohol and tobacco can have on their bodies. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the recreation center at the rear of the Show Me Center. More than 150 youngsters from Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City and Sikeston have registered to attend the free event...
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CAPE MEN LOSE MURDER APPEALS IN HIGH COURT
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two Cape Girardeau men sitting on death row for murder have lost their latest appeals to the Missouri Supreme Court. In separate decisions handed down Wednesday, the court unanimously denied requests for post-conviction relief from Russell Bucklew and Andrew Lyons. The court had previously upheld the convictions and sentences of both men...
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ALLEGED MOLESTER ACCUSED OF ABUSING ANOTHER CHILD
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A 23-year-old man charged with kidnapping and sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl is now facing new charges involving a 7-year-old girl, the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor said. Samuel J. Farrow Jr. of Jackson had abducted the 7-year-old in July from a trailer in Scott City, Mo., prosecutor Morley Swingle said. In November, he kidnapped a 4-year-old who had moved into the same trailer with her family...
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SHOPKO CLOSING STORE IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
ShopKo is closing its Cape Girardeau discount department store after nearly two years of business. The store, which is one of the anchors at the Westfield Shoppingtown, will be among 23 ShopKo stores in seven Midwestern states to close. The company's corporate headquarters in Green Bay, Wis., announced Wednesday that 2,500 jobs would be lost as a part of the closings...
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A LONG WALK: WALKING ACROSS AMERICA CURED WRITER'S DISILLUSIONMENT
(Local News ~ 02/01/01)
Peter Jenkins grew up in a blue-blazered, penny-loafered, white-bread suburb of New York City in the 1960s and graduated from college in 1973 long-haired and, like many in his generation, disillusioned with his country. Knowing not what to do next or what he was getting into, Jenkins set out walking with his dog, Cooper, to find America...
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OTAHKIANS TRY TO BEAT AP AGAIN
(College Sports ~ 02/01/01)
A victory at Austin Peay on Jan. 6 helped Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team get off to a strong start in Ohio Valley Conference play. Today, the Otahkians will try to get back on track with a second win over the Lady Govs, who visit the Show Me Center for a 4:30 p.m. tipoff...
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THRILLER: CAPE CENTRAL OUTLASTS NOTRE DAME IN 4 OT
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/01)
If ESPN would've been there, it would've been an instant classic. In four overtimes, Cape Girardeau Central upset cross-town rival Notre Dame 62-57 Wednesday night at Notre Dame High School. It was a game of extremes, one of big shots and busted chops; ugly at times and captivating at others. If featured one team toward the bottom of the area's high school food chain, Central (4-14), and one of the area's best. Notre Dame is 14-5...
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SURGING INDIANS READY FOR TALENTED GOVS
(College Sports ~ 02/01/01)
Austin Peay might have lost some of its luster in Ohio Valley Conference basketball circles, but don't try and convince Southeast Missouri State University coach Gary Garner that the Governors aren't the league's most talented team. When the Indians faced Austin Peay on Jan. 6 in Clarksville, Tenn., a national television audience on ESPN saw just why the Governors were the solid OVC preseason favorites as they put on a virtual clinic in destroying Southeast 88-60...
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SEMO TABBED FOR SECOND-PLACE OVC FINISH
(College Sports ~ 02/01/01)
It's barely February, but that doesn't mean the college baseball season isn't right around the corner. The Ohio Valley Conference has released its annual preseason poll and, based on voting by the league's head coaches, Southeast Missouri State University is expected to finish second behind favorite Austin Peay...
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NOTRE DAME SWIM TEAM ENDS FIRST SEASON AT 2-0
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/01)
ST. LOUIS -- The Notre Dame High School boys swimming team ended its inaugural season Wednesday as host John Burroughs rolled to a 120-61 victory. Still, despite a 2-9 first-year record for the Bulldogs, coach Lenny Kuper was encouraged. "It was a building year, but we're very excited about the future," said Kuper. "Nobody qualified for state, but our times really got better as the season went on."...
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RUBIO ON OUTLAWS' ROSTER
(College Sports ~ 02/01/01)
The XFL that makes its debut Saturday will feature at least a small piece of local flavor. Former Southeast Missouri State University All-American Angel Rubio is a defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Outlaws, who play the New York/New Jersey Hitmen in one of Saturday's season openers for the new professional football league...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/01/01)
Daughter to Rick and Kim Seyer of Sarasota, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001. Name, Alexis Chaney. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Seyer is the former Kim Binkley, daughter of Harold and Peggy Binkley of Springfield, Tenn. Seyer is the son of Oscar and Dorothy Seyer of Jackson, Mo...
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MAGGIE STAMPER
(Obituary ~ 02/01/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Maggie O. Egner Stamper, 83, of Crosby, Texas, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, in Crosby. She was born July 6, 1917, at Ullin, daughter of Herbert and Maggie Williams Day. She first married Van Floyd Egner, who died June 29, 1970. She later married Warner Stamper...
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F.M. FORBEY
(Obituary ~ 02/01/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- F.M. Forbey, 76, of Columbia, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico. He was born June 28, 1924, at Charleston, son of Frank M. and Mary Anna Evans Forbey. He and Elizabeth "Liz" Bethune were married Dec. 13, 1947...
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DALE PHILLIPS
(Obituary ~ 02/01/01)
Dale Albert Phillips, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Oct. 16, 1922, at Swinton, Mo., son of Albert Dale and Anna Belle Moore Phillips. He and Betty Louise Seabaugh were married Aug. 16, 1945, in Seekonk, Mass. She died Dec. 2, 1997...
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HORACE VANMATRE
(Obituary ~ 02/01/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. --uneral for Horace "Van" VanMatre of Advance will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Morgan Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Sargent will officiate. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park in Marble Hill, Mo. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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WESLEY MEDLIN
(Obituary ~ 02/01/01)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Wesley D. Medlin, 60, of Carbondale, formerly of Dongola, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at his home. He was born Aug. 17, 1940, in Wadsworth, Ill., son of Darwin and Verna Coffman Medlin. He married the former Agnes J. Edward...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/01/01)
I'D JUST like to say thank you to the lady in Jackson who was at the corner of Shawnee and Main Street putting out cinders on the roads so people wouldn't get stuck on the hill going up there. Some lady was doing this out of the goodness of her heart. ...
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FEDEX, POSTAL ALLIANCE HOLDS PROMISE
(Editorial ~ 02/01/01)
While Federal Express and U.S. Postal Service competitors might not initially like the idea, the new alliance between the two should mean more dependable and timely deliveries of parcels. Under the deal, FedEx will haul express mail and priority mail as well as some first-class mail for the Postal Service. ...
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COUNTY TRASH LAW DEMANDS SOME THOUGHT
(Editorial ~ 02/01/01)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission is continuing its efforts to come up with an ordinance that would make it unlawful to dump trash or leave junk cars and machinery and other rubbish lying around in the county. The commission a year ago decided to have the prosecuting attorney's office draft a nuisance abatement ordinance, but it went to the back burner most of last year...
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