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Army buddies get together at Central High School reunion
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
Jon Steinhoff and four of his U.S. Army friends posed for a photo at the Cape Girardeau Central High School's 1950s class reunion to echo the photo they posed while in basic training decades ago. "It was the highlight of the whole reunion," said Steinhoff, of Cape Girardeau...
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Cape County road benefits from National Guard training
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
Sgt. 1st Class Mike Evans, a Cape Girardeau native who lives in Kosicusko, Miss., said he couldn't recall ever having ventured out at far as County Road 532, which lies 25 miles north of the city -- so far into the rural county that cell phones are useless...
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Four from local DAR chapter attend event
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital welcomed more than 3,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently for the organization's 117th annual Continental Congress. In attendance from the John Guild chapter of the DAR in Jackson were Lorilee Short, Morgan Lake, Pamela Johnson and Shirley Young. ...
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Memo 7/21/08
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Mo.-based air medical service accredited The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services has accredited West Plains, Mo.,-based Air Evac Lifeteam. As part of the accreditation process, Air Evac Lifeteam — which has a base in Sikeston, Mo. — took part in largest-scale inspection and accreditation process...
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People on the move 7/21/08
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Optician passes national competency exam Mary McBride has passed the American Board of Opticianry's national competency examination. The test is used as part of the written licensing standards by 86 percent of the states that license or register opticians. McBride is an optician and office manager for Dr. Christy Fowler and Dr. Scott McDougal at Regional Eyecare Center, 1749 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Alverta Nelson Johnson
(Obituary ~ 07/21/08)
Alverta Nelson Johnson, 85, formerly of Sedgewickville, Mo., passed away Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She resided at the Lutheran Home the past two years. Johnson was born April 29, 1923, in Sedgewickville to the late Rev. Harley L. and Lucille Seabaugh Statler. She and Howard Nelson were married Sept. 22, 1940, in Sedgewickville. He passed away May 1, 1973...
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Arthur Uelsmann
(Obituary ~ 07/21/08)
MORELY, Mo. — Arthur Uelsmann, 88, of Morley died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 15, 1920, in Illmo, Mo., son of Herman Andrew and Regina Diebold Uelsmann. He and Cyvilla Alvina Klipfel were married Oct. 15, 1940...
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Lois Bain
(Obituary ~ 07/21/08)
Lois Margaret (Bray) Bain, 96, of Ellisville, Mo., died Friday, July 18, 2008, at St. Lukes Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. She was born Jan. 3, 1912, at McGuire's Corner, Mo., to Luther Warner and Ora Lee Templeton Bray. She and Rev. Lester Franklin Bain Sr. were married May 29, 1950. He died Oct. 30, 1972...
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Dennis Bess
(Obituary ~ 07/21/08)
Dennis W. Bess, 51, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born March 11, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Dennis "Oscar" and Ruth Ann Dudley Bess. Bess grew up in Chaffee, Mo., where he was a starter for the Chaffee Red Devils baseball team in 1975, when they won their 1st Class A State high school baseball title. He was a very avid St. Louis Cardinals fan...
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Central graduate enters U.S. Naval Academy
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
Peyton Waggener, a 2008 Central High School graduate, was recently sworn into the Navy at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Waggener is attending the six-week midshipman training program at the academy. — From staff reports...
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Kansas City above national average for positive drug tests
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A recent study shows that positive drug tests at the workplace have decreased across the country. Not in Kansas City. Residents there are more likely than the rest of the country to test positive for a wide range of drugs, including marijuana, methamphetamines, cocaine and PCP...
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Dark Knight's Gotham City based on Chicago
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
CHICAGO -- Christian Bale's Batman is perched atop a skyscraper, looking over a dark and foggy skyline pierced by glittering lights, preparing for a dive to the gritty streets below. But when he alights, he won't find the gargoyle-infested, bricks-and-mortar city that Washington Irving first coined "Gotham." He won't battle the Joker on wet cobblestones, or loom in the shadows of a dominant spire that evokes the Empire State building...
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Network anchors make plans to join Obama on overseas trip
(Entertainment ~ 07/21/08)
NEW YORK -- Television news' royalty will fly in to meet Barack Obama during this week's overseas trip: CBS chief anchor Katie Couric in Jordan on Tuesday, ABC's Charles Gibson in Israel on Wednesday and NBC's Brian Williams in Germany on Thursday...
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St. Charles man drowns on private lake
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
HATTON, Mo. -- A St. Charles man has died after his boat capsized while fishing on farm lake he owned in central Missouri. Dale Kolb, 65, had been fishing with a friend on the 30-acre lake Saturday when the boat overturned and threw both men into the water, according to the Callaway County Sheriff's Office...
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Search team finds no signs of adventurer Steve Fossett
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers has ended a weeklong hunt for Steve Fossett, finding no sign of the missing adventurer or his plane but eliminating miles of rugged terrain from areas that still must be searched...
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Gun advocates tour zoo while armed
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho members of a group that advocates for the right to openly carry handguns in public are turning heads by touring Zoo Boise while packing guns on their hips. Ten members of OpenCarry.org were allowed into the zoo Saturday after some initial confusion at the entrance about whether it was legal to bring an unconcealed handgun inside...
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Florida man, 69, wins Hemingway lookalike contest
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
KEY WEST, Fla. -- A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival celebrating Hemingway's birthday that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author. Hemingway would have turned 109 today...
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Out of the past 7/21/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/21/08)
25 years ago: July 21, 1983 Cape Girardeau lawyer Stephen N. Limbaugh officially becomes a new judge for the Eastern Division of the U.S. District Court when he is sworn in by the chief judge of the Eastern Division of Missouri. BELL CITY, Mo. — Five fire departments battled for more than an hour against a blaze here yesterday which erupted from a 13-car derailment of a 65-car Missouri-Pacific freight train; firefighters from Marble Hill, Dexter, Sikeston, Bloomfield and Bell City were called to the scene about 3:15 p.m., shortly after the derailment.. ...
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Despite pledges, Haiti food aid lags, hunger deepens
(International News ~ 07/21/08)
DESCHAPELLES, Haiti -- After soaring food prices led to deadly riots in April, the U.S. and the U.N. promised millions of dollars in aid to poor families in Haiti, as well as help for farmers to break the country's dependence on imported food. But three months later, The Associated Press has learned that only a fraction of a key U.S. food pledge -- less than 2 percent as of early July -- has been distributed...
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A week of Sunshine is not enough
(Column ~ 07/21/08)
Almost every Monday is filled with meetings. Today, award-winning town crier Darryl Morgan will kick off the city of Cape Girardeau's meeting by heralding the 200th anniversary of the city's incorporation. Then the council will take a look at the planning and zoning board's recommendation to deny requests by Edward Leoni and Abbie Crites-Leoni, Thomas J. ...
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Police report 7/21/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/21/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Deparment released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n William E. Adams, 44, 21 N. Hanover St., was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault. Property damage...
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Salvation Army serving Meals with Friends
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
The Salvation Army will serve Meals with Friends from 4:30 to 6 p.m. this week at 701 Good Hope St. The public is welcome to enjoy a nutritious meal at no cost. Daily dessert is cake or pie. Monday's menu is shepherd's pie, rolls and butter, and fruit; Tuesday is turkey and noodles, green beans, bread and butter, and fruit; Wednesday is sloppy Joes on bread, potato chips, corn and fruit; Thursday is spaghetti, corn, rolls and butter and fruit; Friday is hot dogs on bun, potato chips and fruit...
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Bollinger Co. no-kill shelter expands
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
Furry Animal Rescue Mission, the no-kill animal shelter in Bollinger County that opened in January, has seen significant expansion in recent months, according to Vanessa Murray, director and founder of the shelter. Murray said she has increased the number of stalls at the shelter from six to 10 in a little over a month; the number of dogs housed at the shelter has increased from six to 15...
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Schleck takes yellow jersey from Evans
(Professional Sports ~ 07/21/08)
PRATO NEVOSO, Italy -- Frank Schleck of Luxembourg seized the overall lead in the Tour de France on Sunday, drawing on his strength in the mountains and getting an assist from his brother as the three-week race headed into the Italian Alps. "For me to take the yellow jersey, it's a childhood dream," Schleck said...
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Apparent conjoined barn swallows found in Arkansas
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- An apparent set of conjoined twin birds -- an incredibly rare find -- has been discovered in Arkansas, authorities said. The bodies of the barn swallows, which are attached at the hip by skin and possibly muscle tissue, are being sent to the Smithsonian Institution for examination and confirmation, Arkansas wildlife officials said Friday...
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Maxine Craft
(Obituary ~ 07/21/08)
Maxine Craft, 75, of Jackson died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home.
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Lake's strange demise taking Wis. businesses down with it
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
LAKE DELTON, Wis. -- Not a cloud in the sky and the temperature is flirting with 90 degrees. Usually, it doesn't get any better than this for the Tommy Bartlett water ski show. But only about 200 people fill the 5,000-seat stadium on the shore of Lake Delton this day. No jet boats towing human pyramids on water skis, no laser show dancing across the water. There's just a juggler, sweating through his sequins, spitting balls into the air and tossing machetes over his head to weak applause...
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Myanmar's junta hints opposition leader may be freed in six months
(International News ~ 07/21/08)
SINGAPORE -- Myanmar's military junta has indicated to its Southeast Asian neighbors that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about six months, Singapore's foreign minister said Sunday. The hint came as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations expressed "deep disappointment" at the decision by the junta in May to extend Suu Kyi's detention by another year. ...
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Oh captures LPGA tourney in playoff
(Professional Sports ~ 07/21/08)
Second-year LPGA golfer Ji Young Oh won her first tournament Sunday, sinking a 6-inch putt for par to win the State Farm Classic in a playoff over rookie Yani Tseng in Sprinfield, Ill. A day after the tournament lost its marquee player, Michelle Wie, to disqualification for failing to sign her card, the sudden-death playoff injected life into what had been an ordinary final round...
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Louis Williams
(Obituary ~ 07/21/08)
Louis Williams, 59, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Unlike Sen. McCain, many seniors coming to depend on Internet
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
NEW YORK -- If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming Web-savvy, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help. Robinson is now 106 -- that's 35 years older than McCain -- and she began using the Internet at 98, at the Barclay Friends home in West Chester, Pa., where she lives. "I started to learn because I wanted to e-mail my family," she said -- in an e-mail message, naturally...
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Byron Lang
(Obituary ~ 07/21/08)
Byron L. Lang, 87, of Jackson died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home...
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Health care fades as issue in Missouri governor's primary
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Health care, once figured to be the predominant issue in the Missouri governor's race, has quietly faded to the background as the primary election approaches. With the Aug. 5 primary two weeks away, neither Republican gubernatorial candidate has outlined any specifics about how to make health care more accessible and affordable to Missourians, despite expressing that as a goal...
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Speak Out 7/21/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/21/08)
Need more restrooms THE JACKSON pool restrooms are in need of restoration and enlargement, especially when Jackson hosts large events like swim meets. There is just one women's restroom and one men's restroom on the exterior front. Jackson has a lot of ballgames and swim meets for large groups of people from surrounding towns, and the restroom facilities are not capable of accommodating the crowds for these events. ...
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Kaverman stays, but his future in uncertain
(High School Sports ~ 07/21/08)
Whether Don Kaverman pulled his name out of the running to become the associate athletics director at Ferris State (Mich.) University or simply was not offered the job is open for debate. Either way, the end result is that Southeast Missouri State's director of athletics is staying in his current position...
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Community Briefs 7/21/08
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
Wii tournaments to be held at senior center Wii bowling tournaments will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday this week and next week at the Cape Girardeau Senior Center. Seniors or disabled people are invited to attend. There is no fee. For more information, call Susie Gilmer at 576-5334...
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Satellite radio saga takes unexpected turn
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
WASHINGTON -- During his tenure at the Federal Communications Commission, Jonathan Adelstein has been a fierce critic of government policies that allow big media companies to get bigger. So it came as a surprise when the Democratic commissioner put forth a proposal that would allow the nation's only two satellite radio companies to merge...
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Firefighters keep wary eye on Calif. thunderstorms
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
JUNCTION CITY, Calif. -- Scattered showers forecast for California's northern mountains are unlikely to extinguish wildfires that still threaten homes and could bring more lightning to the charred region, fire officials said. The weather system is not expected to bring enough rain to have any effect on several huge blazes that have burned for nearly a month, said Pete Munoa, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection...
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Unpredictable British Open ultimately sticks with last year's ending
(Professional Sports ~ 07/21/08)
SOUTHPORT, England -- Turns out Padraig Harrington's wrist was strong enough to hit all the right shots in the British Open. Better yet, it was strong enough to lift the silver claret jug. Harrington became the first European in more than a century to win golf's oldest championship two years is a row, smashing a pair of fairway metals into the par 5s Sunday that allowed him to pull away from mistake-prone Greg Norman and hold off a late charge by Ian Poulter for a four-shot victory...
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Sitting on the volcano
(Column ~ 07/21/08)
It feels like an economic eruption is coming. Chronic and growing federal budget deficits. A long, expensive war. Rapidly rising fuel and food prices. Expensive new social welfare programs. If those items sound like recent headlines, give yourself an "A" for being an excellent student of current events. ...
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Capahas collect pair of road victories against Pallys
(Community Sports ~ 07/21/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- If nothing else, the Plaza Tire Capahas have been an efficient offensive team this year against the Sprinfield Pallys. After defeating Springfield with just one hit earlier this season at Capaha Field, Plaza Tire took to the road Sunday and swept a doubleheader with 11 hits combined...
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Brewers trade two prospects for Durham
(Professional Sports ~ 07/21/08)
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco traded veteran second baseman Ray Durham to the Milwaukee Brewers for two minor leaguers, with both clubs waiting until after the teams played Sunday to announce the swap. Durham headed to St. Louis with the Brewers...
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Iraq trying to get best deal by playing politics
(International News ~ 07/21/08)
AMMAN, Jordan -- The Iraqi prime minister's seeming endorsement of Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan is part of Baghdad's strategy to play U.S. politics for the best deal possible over America's military mission. The goal is not necessarily to push out the Americans quickly, but instead give Iraqis a major voice in how long U.S. troops stay and what they will do while still there...
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New citizens
(Editorial ~ 07/21/08)
Twenty-five individuals from 11 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens last week in the first naturalization ceremony held at the new federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. They came from all over the world: China, Mexico and Slovakia, just to name a few...
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Tropical storm dumps rain on N.C. coast, then weakens
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tropical Storm Cristobal dumped rain and brought rough seas to the North Carolina coast Sunday, and forecasters predicted the weakening system was headed for the open Atlantic. At 5 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm had moved to 45 miles east of Cape Lookout and 40 miles south-southwest of Cape Hatteras with maximum sustained winds continuing at 45 mph. The storm was moving to the northeast at 8 mph...
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Top pick agrees to contract with Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 07/21/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Defensive end Chris Long has agreed to a long-term deal with the St. Louis Rams, leaving plenty of time for the second overall pick in the 2008 draft to report to training camp. The Rams project Long will start at right end, beefing up an anemic pass rush. The team did not disclose the terms of the deal Sunday...
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A special trip through the attic
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/21/08)
To the editor: "Attic Treasures" presented at the Cape River Heritage Museum by Viney Mosley was truly a Jean Bell Mosley trip through the attic. Most nostalgic was hearing that wonderful, articulate voice recorded during a speech she gave. Another humorous recording brought forth vibrant laughter from the attending audience. You missed something very special, folks...
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Obama meets with Afghan president
(National News ~ 07/21/08)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said. On the second day of an international tour designed to burnish his foreign policy credentials, Illinois Sen. Obama and a pair of colleagues held two hours of talks with President Hamid Karzai at his palace in the capital...
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Redbirds stage another comeback
(Professional Sports ~ 07/21/08)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was hoping for a line-drive single or a sacrifice fly. Aaron Miles, too. Instead, he shocked the San Diego Padres with power. Miles' grand slam in the ninth inning, the first game-ending hit of his career, helped the Cardinals recover from another blown save by Jason Isringhausen in a 9-5 victory over San Diego on Sunday that wrapped up a four-game sweep...
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Cape shop owners discuss their grounds for success
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
The 10 o'clock hour is approaching and the Robinson family is preparing for the lunch crowd at Cup 'N' Cork coffee shop. Kim Robinson sorts through coffee mugs while husband Barry makes sure the assortment of sandwiches and salad is ready for their customers...
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100 Years of Homecomers: A century of progress in Jackson
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr can remember making the drive to Cape Girardeau through ten miles of roses. "And it was a beautiful drive," she said. The Ten-Mile Rose Garden, along what is now Highway 61, is long gone -- removed when the highway expanded to four lanes to accommodate increasing traffic. In 1939, 10,000 rose bushes were planted along the road, according to archivist Cathi Stoverink of the Jackson Heritage Association...
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Three Rivers to host student orientation
(Submitted Story ~ 07/21/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - New students at Three Rivers Community College will have an opportunity to begin their collegiate journey at the college’s New Student Orientation scheduled for Friday, August 1. Three Rivers’ New Student Orientation is planned to give new students the necessary information for a successful journey through college. ...
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Cape teen raising money for African wells
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
At 16, Jared Ritter of Cape Girardeau has won the bronze in the Junior Olympics for sparring, created a Bible study group, written two unpublished books and had the student government voting process changed when he was in the fifth grade. Now, he is collecting aid donations for African countries...
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Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder honors Eloise Moore for the Missouri Senior Service Award
(Submitted Story ~ 07/21/08)
Lietenant Governor Peter Kinder honored Eloise Moore, RSVP Volunteer since 1973, for her outstanding volunteer services and her dedication for the past 35 years. A ceremony was held on Monday, July 21, 2008, in her honor and Eloise was presented with a Declaration from Lt. ...
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10th Annual Retired Senior Volunteer Program Golf Tournament
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/21/08)
The 10th Annual Retired Senior Volunteer Program Golf Tournament was held on Friday, July 18, 2008 at the Cape Jaycees Municipal Golf Course. There were two flights with first and second place winners. They were as follows: Flight A First Place Terence Kelley, Dave Sticht, Rob Nagy, and Cliff Barlow with a score of 61...
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Heat advisory in effect for Southeast Missouri through 6 p.m.
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory today until 6 p.m. for areas throughout Southeast Missouri, including Cape Girardeau, Perry, Bollinger, Scott, Stoddard and other counties.Temperatures are expected to reach near 100 degrees, with high humidity pushing the heat index to near 105 degrees around Southeast Missouri, from the Bootheel in the south to Perry County in the north. ...
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Mo. gov. candidate Steelman on 13-day bus tour
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
HARTVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Steelman is rolling through the back roads of southern Missouri, spreading her call for a repeal of Missouri's ethanol mandate. The 13-day, 59-town bus tour is Steelman's version of a door-to-door campaign as the Aug. 5 primary election approaches. She's stopping primarily at people's homes, speaking to groups of about 30 people...
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Health briefs
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Free help for Iraq, Afghan vets POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Doctors of Chiropractic from around the United States have answered the call to participate in a new initiative aimed at supporting America's newest returning veterans with immediate access to chiropractic services in addition to the limited programs officially available through the US Department of Defense...
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Rock drops from KC overpass, knocks out trucker
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The driver of an 18-wheeler is suffering from a head injury after a rock fell from a Kansas City overpass, smashed his windshield and knocked him unconscious. The rig went out of control on Missouri 350 and crashed at around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Injuries to the 47-year-old truck driver from Raytown are not believed to be life-threatening...
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Names in the news
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Thompson hired as director or external affairs DEXTER, Mo. — Brian Thompson, formerly of Dexter, has been hired as director of external affairs for the Cross County, Ark., Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corp., in Wynne, Ark. ...
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Business reports: Bankruptcies, liens, business licenses
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Bankruptcies filed through June for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeast Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Firefighter killed in St. Louis-area standoff, two others injured
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis firefighter was shot to death and two other emergency workers were injured in a standoff with a gunman today. The incident began at 5:40 a.m. with a report of a pickup truck fire in Maplewood, a suburban town just southwest of St. Louis. When firefighters arrived, someone began firing shots...
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Updates
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Wieser starts new career as restaurateur with Qdoba franchises Long-time Cape Girardeau automobile dealer Jerry Wieser will be going into partnership with his son, Keith Wieser, and son-in-law, Richard Davidson, with the aim of opening three Qdoba Mexican Grill locations in the next three years...
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Business calendar
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Tuesday | July 22-26 Jackson: 5-10 p.m., Jackson Homecomers, Jackson Town Square Thursday | July 24 Sikeston: Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon at Eagles, noon. Friday | July 25 Perryville: Perryville Chamber of Commerce, dinner and program with guest speaker (TBA). Tickets must be purchased in advance at the Chamber office...
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HANDS ON: College marketing class gets real-life experience
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Seniors at Southeast Missouri State University majoring in marketing or marketing management get valuable hands-on experience while local businesses who join with the class benefit from the students' efforts. Dr. Judith Wiles, who leads the senior practicum, says students apply what they have learned in required class work leading up to that final project when they develop a marketing — or in some classes a public relations — plan for a participating local company. ...
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Fire destroys Sikeston home
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A fire destroyed a home Friday afternoon in Sikeston. According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Fire Division officials, a call was received at 4:40 p.m. stating a house was on fire at the corner of Dorothy and Delmar streets in Sikeston. Fire Stations No. 1 and No. 2, along with several off-duty personnel responded to the residence located at 415 Dorothy. No injuries were reported...
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At least 3 drown in Missouri over weekend
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- At least three weekend drownings are reported in Missouri, and a woman who went to her ex-husband's aid might have saved him from becoming a fourth. The Water Patrol said a woman drowned Sunday night at Watkins Mill State Park in rural Clay County has been identified as Becky Drew of Excelsior Springs...
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News: Back to school shopping promises needed boost for local retail
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Aside from sweltering heat and sticky humidity, August usually means an influx in retail spending in Southeast Missouri. It's back to school shopping season and Cape Girardeau retailers are ready and waiting. "We're gearing up for it," says Macy's manager Sharon Ebersohl. "We do real well during that time." The store's best sellers at this time of year? Juniors, kids, and boys departments all do very well according to Ebersohl...
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Development news
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Burgess group gives up on housing development project on county-owned land STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — The Farmington-based Burgess Development Group Inc. has announced that it is dropping plans to construct "an active lifestyle community for those who are 55 or better" on county-owned land adjacent to the City of Ste. Genevieve's business/industrial park...
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DEVELOPMENT: Sikeston revitalizes downtown area
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Like many other small communities, shopping areas in Sikeston had moved to the fringes and the downtown area was looking deserted. "Downtown used to be the heart of our community," said Linda Lowes, government affairs director for the city of Sikeston. "It was a bustling, vivacious area of our city. The residents did not want to lose the heart of the community."...
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Presidential debate: The leaders of of Mineral Area College, Southeast Missouri State University and Three Rivers Community College discuss secondary education's role in building a community
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
How does having a college in town benefit the community? Community colleges are typically the focal point of the community. We're the center of most anything involving business and cultural events. We're really about affordability and accessibility. ...
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Outside the classroom: Local teens participate in school/work programs
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Some high school students are working after school to save for college or buy that long-dreamed-of first car. Others are working in conjunction with their school work to learn how to enter the workforce when they graduate. Ten school districts from a four-county area send students to the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, which offers a two-year marketing program. ...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Fast Back Ropes welcomes M & L Tack FARMINGTON, Mo. — Fast Back Ropes, manufacturers of high quality team and calf ropes, is proud to welcome its newest Missouri dealer, M & L Tack in Farmington. Based in Granbury, Texas, Fast Back Ropes is home to many PRCA world champions including Speed Williams, an eight time consecutive world champion, Clay Tryan, Patrick Smith and Steve Purcella...
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83-year-old charged in Mo. hammer attack
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
FARBER, Mo. (AP) -- Police say an 83-year-old man is jailed on charges that he attacked two men with a hammer in a northeast Missouri park. Audrain County Sheriff Stuart Miller says deputies were called to a city park in Farber early Saturday where a fight had broken out. There they found Edward Kempker and two assault victims, one of them with a broken wrist. Both suffered bumps and bruises...
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Adolescent workforce: Teenagers play a vital role in the local retail and food service industries
(Business ~ 07/21/08)
Some 2.3 million adolescents play a role in America's workforce, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Most can be found working retail and food service jobs, a mutually beneficial relationship that gives teenagers their first crack at independence and provides business with a steady employment pool...
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Ark. man killed while on picnic with family in Mo.
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
MAMMOTH, Mo. (AP) -- Ozark County authorities say a 22-year-old Arkansas man was shot and killed in a dispute with a landowner at a southern Missouri creek. Sheriff Raymond Pace told the Springfield News-Leader that Alonzo Foster Jr., of Mountain Home, Ark., was with seven family members for a picnic and swimming near Mammoth on Sunday. Pace says the landowner and a second man approached Foster's family. Foster was shot after an argument ensued...
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Mo., Kan. in for another hot day
(State News ~ 07/21/08)
Forecasters say the hottest weather of the season is starting the week in much of Missouri and Kansas. Heat advisories are posted Monday for St. Louis and southeast Missouri, including Cape Girardeau. Highs are expected in the upper 90s with heat index readings from 105 to 110 in the afternoon and evening hours in the St. Louis metropolitan area...
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Commission puts off motion for Sunshine Law training
(Local News ~ 07/21/08)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Monday put off requesting Sunshine Law training for elected officials and members of county boards and commissions. District 2 Commissioner Jay Purcell, who is seeking a commission vote to formally request the training from the Missouri Attorney General's office, was unable to convince District 1 Commissioner Larry Bock to go along with the idea. ...
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