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Lowell Walker
(Obituary ~ 03/31/08)
Lowell Walker GLENALLEN, Mo. --Lowell Hubert Walker, 70, of Glenallen died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at his home. He was born June 25, 1937, in Glenallen, son of Ernest and Esther Slinkard Walker. He and Carol Mallory wre married June 29, 1958. He worked as a brake operator for GM Trucks division. He volunteered at the Marble Hill Nutrition Center and as a van driver for Southeast Missouri Transportation Service. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church...
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Arborists hope Columbia bur oak can top champion Kentucky tree
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Thirty years ago, Bill Spradley was a freshman at the University of Missouri and became one of countless mid-Missourians to fall in love with the massive bur oak tree, the state's champion in McBaine. When he came back in 2006 to visit the tree with his son, Kyle, a Missouri agricultural journalism student, Spradley said he was saddened to see the great oak in decline, with dead branches and possible rot...
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Hamlin takes flag at Goody's 500
(Professional Sports ~ 03/31/08)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Denny Hamlin hopes he's finally put his frustration behind him, not only at Martinsville Speedway, but throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. "It's just been so close so many times and to finally break through here, it definitely means a lot," Hamlin said Sunday after he foiled Jeff Burton's late-race pit strategy and won the Goody's 500. "It feels like maybe the monkey is off our back."...
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Memo 3/31/08
(Business ~ 03/31/08)
Transportation public meetings set for April 8 The Delta Regional Authority is holding a series of public meetings to discuss transportation issues that will include a session on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. The meeting, which will begin at 10 a.m. ...
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Speak out 3/31/08
(Speak Out ~ 03/31/08)
Payback time REGARDING ALL the people whining and crying about getting foreclosed or going into bankruptcy on their houses now. Back when money was easy to get, they kept refinancing. It's not the president's fault. It's not the lending institution's fault. It's their own fault. It's simple math. If you keep borrowing money, it has to be paid back at some time...
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Zimbabwe's opposition claims early lead amid rising tension
(International News ~ 03/31/08)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's main opposition party claimed an early lead Sunday in elections, seeking to thwart any possible vote rigging by President Robert Mugabe amid silence from the Electoral Commission and the deployment of security forces...
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Driver fatally shot on Southern California freeway; latest in series of attacks on motorists
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Rescue crews responding to a wreck on a Los Angeles freeway found a driver fatally shot in the head early Sunday, while another driver was shot and wounded in a separate attack about 30 miles away, authorities said. The shootings were the latest in a string of attacks on Southern California freeways that have alarmed motorists and authorities...
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Women push back on calls for Clinton to end campaign
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Debra Starks has heard the calls for Hillary Rodham Clinton to quit the presidential race, and she's not happy about it. The 53-year old Wal-Mart clerk, so bedecked with Clinton campaign buttons most days that friends call her "Button Lady," thinks sexism is playing a role in efforts to push the New York senator from the race. Starks wants Clinton to push back...
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Despite planning, election officials still plagued with ballot shortages
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
It's a simple question with no simple answer: Why do polling places across America keep running out of ballots when it's no secret that this contentious primary season keeps breaking voter turnout records? For one, even the best-made plans have gone awry; officials in state after state have ordered more ballots, only to see turnouts exceed their most ambitious estimates...
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Flood recovery efforts continue for many
(Column ~ 03/31/08)
During the recent floods, many people shared stories of watching rising creek water lift propane tanks and carry them away. People who lost fuel containers during the storm can get free help from Missouri's Department of Natural Resources. Art Goodin is coordinating the DNR's container recovery program. ...
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James Warner
(Obituary ~ 03/31/08)
James Warner James R. Warner, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Gladys Elledge
(Obituary ~ 03/31/08)
Gladys Elledge MARBLE HILL, Mo. --Gladys Evelyn Elledge, 82, of Marble Hill died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. She was born Oct. 22, 1925, in Lutesville, Mo., daughter of Arthur and Willie Francis Shell. She and Orville Junior Elledge were married Dec. 25, 1946, in Lutesville...
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Fierce debate expected over Bush's plan to revamp financial regs
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
WASHINGTON -- In proposing the broadest overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression, the Bush administration has kicked off a fierce debate. It pits those eager to revamp an antiquated system against an industry opposed to excessive regulation...
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Mo. House leaders could benefit from contribution limit repeal
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Ethics Commission has given a financial incentive to some top House members to repeal the state's campaign contribution limits. House Speaker-designee Ron Richard has nearly $83,000 in campaign money on the line. House Budget Committee chairman Allen Icet has more than $34,000 hanging in the balance...
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Nationals christen new ballpark with victory
(Professional Sports ~ 03/31/08)
As the U.S. portion of the major league schedule got underway Sunday night, President Bush said he thought December's Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball "was part of the cleansing process." "I'm happy with the recognition that it was a problem," Bush said Sunday night after throwing the ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park. "I certainly hope the players continue to work to clean up the sport."...
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Police report 3/31/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/31/08)
@graphic_body_indent_bold leadin:Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following incidents. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Stephen Ryan Honey, 22, of Tamms, Ill., received a summons for driving while intoxicated. Arrests...
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Southeast women's basketball team had disappointing end to big year
(College Sports ~ 03/31/08)
The season didn't end quite like Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach John Ishee had hoped. But all things considered, Ishee finds it hard to complain about the type of campaign the Redhawks put together. Ishee's second season in charge of the Redhawks featured the program's third consecutive Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship...
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Parts of honor code draft apparently lifted from another school's code
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
SAN ANTONIO -- Their goal was an honor code that discouraged cheating and plagiarizing. However, the wording in a draft by students at the University of Texas at San Antonio appears to match another school's code -- without proper attribution. The student currently in charge of the honor code project said it was an oversight, but cheating experts say it illustrates a sloppiness among Internet-era students who don't know how to cite sources properly...
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Flood-relief efforts shine
(Column ~ 03/31/08)
By Rob Mayer For the residents of Southeast Missouri, the week of the flooding was one that will be vividly remembered. We experienced another event in a long series of weather-related emergencies. This time it was tremendous downpours and flooding that brought up to a foot of rain across portions of the area and delivered the worst flooding in decades...
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Rhodes 101, retail complex planned at intersection
(Column ~ 03/31/08)
A deal that moved almost 12 acres on the southwest corner of Bloomfield and Mount Auburn roads in Cape Girardeau from Earl Norman to Jim and Jeff Maurer was the opening play in a plan for retail and office development of the property. Jim Maurer and Paul Dirnberger are the principal partners in Rhodes 101 Stop convenience stores. ...
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Growing churches
(Editorial ~ 03/31/08)
It's not surprising to hear that several churches in our region are growing. New church buildings are popping up and expanding all over. It's refreshing, though, to see how Gospel deliverers are changing tactics. As one pastor recently said: You can't change or improve the Gospel. But you can change how it is presented...
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Pearson's departure a blow for Redhawks basketball
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/08)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore point guard Roderick Pearson struggled with turnovers and fouls this season. I wouldn't say Pearson had a strong season by any means, which pretty much mirrored the Redhawks as they lost 14 of their last 15 game to finish 12-19 while not even making the Ohio Valley Conference tournament...
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Large, small screen actors guilds cut ties before upcoming contract talk
(Entertainment ~ 03/31/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Unions representing film and television actors will negotiate separately with producers in upcoming contract talks after board members of the TV actors union voted Saturday to sever a long-standing agreement between the two guilds. The vote by the board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists came hours before a meeting with the Screen Actors Guild and just three months before the expiration of the contract covering movies and prime-time shows...
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Shiite cleric al-Sadr pulls fighters off streets; Iraqi government welcomes move
(International News ~ 03/31/08)
BAGHDAD -- In a possible turning point in the recent upsurge in violence, Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Shiite militiamen off the streets Sunday but called on the government to stop its raids against his followers. The government welcomed the move, which followed intense negotiations by Shiite officials, including two lawmakers who reportedly traveled to Iran to ask religious authorities there to intervene...
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Wainwright gets start for Cardinals in today's season opener
(Professional Sports ~ 03/31/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Starting on opening day can be a distraction, especially for the St. Louis Cardinals considering all the pomp and circumstance. Adam Wainwright has no worries heading into his first opening-day assignment today against the National League champion Colorado Rockies. He'll just block it all out, the way he did last summer while putting together one of the best second halves in the National League...
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Olympics flame arrives in Beijing
(International News ~ 03/31/08)
BEIJING -- The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing for a torch re-lighting ceremony today, signaling the start of a round-the-world relay that is expected to be a lightning rod for protests against China's policies and human rights practices. The flame's arrival in Beijing was shown live on state television, and comes a week after the lighting ceremony for the Olympic torch in Greece was marred by protests. ...
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Obama draws thousands at Penn State rally
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Shivering in blankets of Penn State's colors, some 20,000 people filled a campus lawn Sunday to hear Barack Obama say he can win the Democratic nomination even if rival Hillary Rodham Clinton stays in the race. Supporters stood in long lines for hours to hear Obama ahead of the April 22 Pennsylvania primary...
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Community digest 3/31/08
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
Jackson Middle School plans trivia night The second annual trivia night at Jackson Middle School will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the school cafeteria. Ten rounds of 10 questions will start at 6 p.m. There will be an optional "All Around the USA" table-decorating contest. ...
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Earleen Lowes
(Obituary ~ 03/31/08)
Earleen Lowes Earleen Gail Lowes, 55, of Jackson died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee, Mo.
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Doctors leery of cholesterol drugs Vytorin, Zetia after key study flops
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
CHICAGO -- Leading doctors urged a return to older, tried-and-true treatments for high cholesterol after hearing full results Sunday of a failed trial of Vytorin. Millions of Americans already take the drug or one of its components, Zetia. But doctors were stunned to learn that Vytorin failed to improve heart disease even though it worked as intended to reduce three key risk factors...
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Parents Without Partners April schedule of events
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
For more information, call 335-0797 or e-mail capesemopwp@yahoo.com. n Line dance lessons will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21 and 28 at Eagles Aerie No. 3775, 321 N. Spring Ave. in Cape Girardeau. Beginner lessons are at 6 p.m. There is a cost...
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Blackhawks hit St. Louis for another needed win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/31/08)
ST. LOUIS — Duncan Keith and Craig Adams scored short-handed goals as the Chicago Blackhawks kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. The Blackhawks, who trail eighth-place Nashville for the final playoff slot in the Western Conference, played again Sunday at home against Columbus and increased their point total to 84 — three behind the Predators — with a 5-4 win in a shootout...
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Fire report 3/31/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/31/08)
@graphic_body_indent_bold leadin:Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: n At 4:43 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of Park Drive. n At 6:03 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2700 block of Flora Hills Drive...
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Missouri motorcycle fatality rates among highest in nation
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri is one of most dangerous places in the U.S. to ride a motorcycle, according to a published report. Between 2002 and 2006, the state's annual fatality rate remained constant at between nine and 12 deaths per 10,000 registered riders, the Springfield News-Leader reported in its Sunday editions...
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Storms may delay park's reopening
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- Winter storms and recent rains could delay the opening of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park outside of Lesterville, Mo., according to the Park Hills Daily Journal. The Department of Natural Resources wanted to open a section of the park for swimming from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day...
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Father kills children at Baltimore hotel
(National News ~ 03/31/08)
BALTIMORE -- A man killed his three young children at a downtown hotel Sunday, then called the front desk to report the killings, police said. Mark Castillo, 41, of Silver Spring, Md., called the desk at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards at about 1:15 p.m. Sunday and said he had just killed his two sons and daughter, said police spokesman Sterling Clifford. Police identified the children as Anthony, 6, Austin, 4, and Athena, 2...
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Out of the past 3/31/08
(Out of the Past ~ 03/31/08)
25 years ago: March 31, 1983 The Community Development Committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce is gathering information to document the achievements and needs of the community to file in the All Missouri Certified Cities Program; members of the task force are Roger Call, chairman; Loretta Schneider, Jeff Hancock, Nancy Bray, Thomas M. Meyer and Jim Smyth...
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Davidson runs into the No. 1 roadblock
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/08)
DETROIT -- And then there were ones. Four No. 1s, that is. Kansas wore down Stephen Curry and plucky upstart Davidson with its size and strength, holding on for a 59-57 victory Sunday that put all four No. 1 seeds into the Final Four for the first time...
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Marquette Tower is almost out of time to avoid foreclosure
(Business ~ 03/31/08)
With a foreclosure sale scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, time is running out for Prost Builders of Jefferson City to keep control of the Marquette Tower and Marquette Center in downtown Cape Girardeau. The tower and center were renovated with taxpayer help in the form of state and federal historic preservation and environmental remediation tax credits. ...
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Romero claims Zurich Classic by one stroke
(Professional Sports ~ 03/31/08)
Argentina's Andres Romero won the Zurich Classic in his 12th career start on the PGA Tour, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Peter Lonard. Romero, a shot behind John Merrick on Sunday morning after the completion of the third round, had a 13-under 275 total on the TPC Louisiana in Avolndale, La., and earned $1,116,000...
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Rain washes away Redhawks chance to sweep series vs. UTM
(College Sports ~ 03/31/08)
Bad weather prevented the Southeast Missouri State baseball team from having a shot at claiming a series sweep over host Tennessee-Martin. Steady rain that never let up canceled Sunday's Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader. Per OVC rules, the games will not be made up...
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People on the move 3/31/08
(Business ~ 03/31/08)
Cox wins category in corn growers contest Scott City farmer Matthew Cox was honored as a state winner in the 2007 National Corn Yield Contest sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association. Cox placed first in the AA no till/strip till non-irrigatated class with a yield of 257.68 bushels per acre. Cox was one of 529 state winners nationwide. His yield beat the 218.6 bushels per acre average for all entrants in the contest and the national average of 151.1 bushels per acre...
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Memphis breezes to regional title with 85-67 win over Texas
(College Sports ~ 03/31/08)
HOUSTON -- John Calipari has a good reason for calling his Memphis Tigers a "Dream Team" -- a kid from Chicago who wears No. 23 and makes plays that bring fans out of their seats. With freshman Derrick Rose soaring and scoring, Memphis ended two years of regional final failure and routed Texas 85-67 Sunday to reach the Final Four. The victory backed up the Tigers' season-long reign near the top of the poll and made them the third No. 1 seed headed to San Antonio...
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Cardinals open season today with major questions
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/08)
ST. LOUIS — A thin rotation was the St. Louis Cardinals' downfall last year, and they're facing a similar shortage of quality arms heading into today's season opener. But help could be on the way. By midseason, a team that limped to the finish line with its first losing season since 1999 — one year after a stunning 2006 World Series triumph — could be loaded with options. ...
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Document signed by Lewis and Clark expected to fetch $80,000 at auction
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
ST. LOUIS — An 1809 land sale document going up for auction this week is valued at $80,000 or more because of the two famous signatures on it — belonging to explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The document is dated Aug. 23, 1809, and outlines a land sale by Lewis to Pierre Chouteau Sr., a prominent fur trader, in an area that is now the St. Louis suburb of Florissant, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday. Lewis' friend Clark signed the document as a witness...
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Ice, rain, floods delay road repairs
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
Weather emergencies have exhausted the Missouri Department of Transportation's contingency fund. According to Tonya Wells, MoDOT senior community relations specialist, MoDOT sets aside $5 million annually for the unexpected, typically winter storms like the ones that blew through in February. That money is gone now...
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Report links rise in thefts to popularity of iPods, portable media devices
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
As iPods increase in popularity, they have become an increasingly frequent target for theft. A recent report issued by the Urban Institute, an economic policy research center based in Washington, D.C., goes a step further, posing a theory that an increase in the use of iPods and other electronic media devices may explain the national spike in violent crime...
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World War II veterans prepare for Honor Tour
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
Thirty World War II veterans from Missouri, southern Iowa, northern Arkansas and Southern Illinois will leave the Cape Girardeau National Guard Armory at 5 a.m. Friday for a trip to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Identified by caps embroidered with "WWII veteran" on the front and "Honor Tour" on the back, the veterans are often noticed while in airports and while traveling as tourists. ...
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Resource centers for Southeast Missouri flood victims open
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Piedmont, Mo., today. In a separate move, southeast community organizations are opening one-stop centers in Marble Hill, Mo., and Delta, Mo., on Wednesday and Thursday for flood victims...
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Krajcir court date rescheduled
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
An arraignment for confessed serial killer Timothy W. Krajcir has been rescheduled for April 4 at 2 p.m. before Circuit Judge Benjamin F. Lewis. The hearing had been set for April 14, but Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney Morley Swingle said the court wanted to accommodate the large number of media, victims' families and curious citizens...
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St. Louis County man pleads guilty in fatal wreck
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A St. Louis County man will be sentenced May 16 for a fatal accident in which he drove the wrong way on Interstate 270. Twenty-four-year-old Sean Like pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest...
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St. Vincent Cape Girls 8th grade Basketball Team
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
St. Vincent-Cape Girls Basketball 2006-2008 Three year record: 54-1 Sydney Tibbs, Shelby Dix, Kate Edwards, Brooke Bohnert, Dani Roosman, Savanna Ayers, Amy Wibbenmeyer, Taylor Palmer Coaches: Jeff Dix, Jeff Bohnert & Jeff Roosman
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Two meth making suspects arrested at Puxico, Mo.
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
PUXICO, Mo. -- A recent investigation in Stoddard County has resulted in the arrests of two people for manufacturing methamphetamine. Arrested were Tina L. Hayden and Dennis J. Hayden of Puxico. Both are currently facing charges of the Class A felony of manufacturing methamphetamine, Class A felony of attempted manufacture of methamphetamine, Class C felony of possession of a precursor to the manufacture of methamphetamine, Class D felony of possession of drug paraphernalia and a Class C felony of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). ...
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East Prairie, Mo., man stabbed in weekend fight
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- An East Prairie, Mo., resident was stabbed in an altercation late Saturday night. According to New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens, Randy Woods Jr., 19, received a stab wound to the chest during an altercation involving several teens. As of Sunday, Woods was listed in serious but stable condition, the sheriff said...
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Kansas City police: Two suspects in fatal carjacking in custody
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City police say they have in custody two suspects in the carjacking and shooting death last week of a Kansas City man. A man and a woman who turned themselves in to police Sunday and Monday are being considered suspects. Charges have not yet been filed, but police are handing the case over to the Jackson County prosecutor's office...
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New bishop installed for Southern Missouri
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A Roman Catholic priest from Tennessee is the new bishop of the diocese of Springfield-Cape Cape Girardeau in southern Missouri. The Rev. Vann Johnson Jr. was chancellor and moderator of the curia for the Knoxville diocese when he was named in January to succeed Bishop John Leibrecht...
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March sets monthly rainfall record in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
March 2008 has set the record for the most rain ever in a month since records have been kept in Cape Girardeau.By 9 p.m. Monday, 0.92 inches of rain had fallen at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport's National Weather Service reporting site. The rain brought the total for March to 17.24 inches, topping the previous monthly mark of 16.89 inches set in Mary 1973...
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One dead, one jailed in fatal NW Mo. stabbing
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
PICKERING, Mo. (AP) -- One man is stabbed to death and another is in custody after an altercation in a northwest Missouri town late last night. Nodaway County sheriff's deputies said Monday the incident took place in the driveway of a home in Pickering, north of Maryville. Authorities say 29-year-old Steven Sapp of Tarkio turned himself in early Monday. Charges are pending...
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Barges wait for emergency repairs to Mississippi lock
(State News ~ 03/31/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mississippi River is shut down to water traffic about 45 miles northwest of St. Louis, while emergency repairs are made to a river lock. By Monday, as many as 195 barges carrying cargo were waiting to clear Lock 25 at Winfield, a community located about 45 miles northwest of St. Louis, said U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Alan Dooley...
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Cape, Jackson school board candidate forums tonight
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
Forums for Cape Girardeau and Jackson School Board candidates will be held tonight. The Cape Girardeau forum will be at 7 p.m. at the Career and Technology Center. The Jackson forum will be at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school library.
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Shuttle plans add access to Cape Storytelling Festival
(Local News ~ 03/31/08)
The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced a shuttle schedule for people with disabilities during the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival that begins Friday and continues through Sunday. The city bus and three golf carts will help people to get to and from tents...
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