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Central pounces on Mules
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/09)
The Central baseball team was not happy about Wednesday's 8-3 loss at Kelly. So the Tigers took out their frustrations on visiting Poplar Bluff, rolling to a 13-5 victory Friday. Central improved to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in the SEMO Conference. The Mules are 2-10 and 1-6...
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High court ruling could change drug search procedures
(Local News ~ 04/25/09)
A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued this week could have considerable consequences when it comes to drug searches and seizures following traffic stops, local authorities say. On Tuesday, the Court's ruling in Arizona v. Gant overturned a case where a man was stopped and arrested for driving with a suspended license...
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Hutson auction helps Old Town Cape efforts
(Local News ~ 04/25/09)
Microphone in hand, Charles Hutson, with Chug's Auction, opened the floor for bids on a patio party for eight at Bella Italia. As Hutson began calling off a series of dollar amounts, audience members raised numbers to bid on the item during the live auction...
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Messy Morning
(Local News ~ 04/25/09)
"Messy Morning" celebrated the "Week of the Young Child" Saturday at the Show Me Center. CHERYL ELLIS ~ cellis@semissourian.com ...
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Messy Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/09)
By: Erin Easton Children get painted faces during Messy Morning fun at the Show Me Center.
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Messy Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/09)
By: Erin Easton Girls watching animals brought by Petco.
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Messy Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/09)
By: Erin Easton Patiently waiting a turn for the mud run.
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Messy Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/09)
By: Erin Easton Kids coming out of Southeast Missouri Hospital's mud run.
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Messy Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/09)
By: Erin Easton Ava Ragan enjoyed throwing paint-covered balls at the Career and Technology Center's booth.
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Messy Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/09)
By: Erin Easton Christian School for the Young Years had a music corner.
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Waste overflowing into Arbyrd, Mo., home for nearly 10 years
(Local News ~ 04/25/09)
ARBYRD, Mo. -- The sewer issue at 322 Frisco St. in Arbyrd has been ongoing for nine years. In these nine years, the resident has said that sewage has come up through all faucets and water pipes into the home a total of 22 times. The home was built in 2000, and the owners took all the proper steps in its construction, according to the resident...
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DNR finds air quality at Kennett school not dangerous
(Local News ~ 04/25/09)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Parents of children in the Kennett School District can breathe a little easier following a statement from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources saying the air quality around area campuses is not as harmful to the students as reported by USA Today last year...
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Cape Girardeau man to serve seven years for assault
(Local News ~ 04/25/09)
Southeast Missourian A Cape Girardeau man received a seven-year prison sentence Friday for second-degree assault. In March, Jacob A. Yarbrough, 22, pleaded guilty to punching his former friend, Michael D. Siebert, repeatedly in the face while the other man was asleep in his home, according to Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle...
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Conservation department looking at buying Marquette Island
(Local News ~ 04/25/09)
Marquette Island is 835 acres of cottonwoods, willow and sand just south of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. The island was formed from the deposition of silt as the Mississippi River was reined in for navigation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its sands are nesting grounds for the endangered least tern. Cape Bend Chute, which runs on the east side of the island, provides slackwater shelter for endangered fish such as the pallid sturgeon...
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Craigslist suspect linked to R.I. hotel
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A fingerprint has been found linking a medical student accused of killing a masseuse in Boston to a hotel near Providence where another woman claims she was attacked, a law enforcement official said Friday. The official said Philip Markoff's fingerprint was found on a wall of the Holiday Inn Express in Warwick, where a stripper has said she was tied up and held at gunpoint by a man she met through the Craigslist classified ads website. ...
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'Hills' couple try another reality
(Entertainment ~ 04/25/09)
LOS ANGELES -- The reality series "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" lost Rod Blagojevich but boasts TV lovebirds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt and a Baldwin brother among the contestants. Ousted Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, who had hoped to compete on the NBC show, was barred by a judge from traveling to Costa Rica for filming while he awaits trial on racketeering and other charges. He was in Los Angeles on Friday to join in the cast announcement...
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Missouri Gov. Nixon makes $400,000 profit on inaugural
(State News ~ 04/25/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon made a more than $400,000 profit on his inaugural festivities and is keeping the extra cash for his campaign committee. Nixon raised $610,639 for his Jan. 12 inaugural and spent just $200,979, according to accounting figures provided by his campaign to The Associated Press...
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Missouri measles case reported
(State News ~ 04/25/09)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri resident contracted the measles after attending a meeting in Maryland, health officials from both states said Friday. Health authorities, citing privacy laws, declined to release the person's name or condition. Measles, once a common childhood illness, has been largely wiped out in the U.S. thanks to vaccinations. Missouri has reported just four cases over the past four years, state health department spokesman Kit Wagar said...
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No one really wins with a forfeit
(Community ~ 04/25/09)
In the course of any given day there is a tremendous amount of background noise bidding for our attention. When everyone wants everything from us, is it possible to pour out our lives and not be depleted? In the New Testament Jesus was delivering some news that those who were closest to him did not want to hear. He turned to address them and then spoke to the crowd that was pressing around them all saying, "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?" (Mark 8:36)...
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Evaluating your faith
(Community ~ 04/25/09)
It seems that many people I've dealt with lately are overwhelmed with problems. You think you have abundant faith when things are going well, but when disasters occur, your ability to cope becomes exhausted. One man had been attempting to sell his house so he could move to a new job, and the deal fell through right before the financial closing date. ...
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Religion calendar 3-25
(Community ~ 04/25/09)
Special events Famine fast Grace United Methodist Church youths join others from around the world for a 30-hour famine. When: Today Where: Broadway and Caruthers Avenue, Cape Girardeau Dinner theater First General Baptist Church holds "A Nite at the Drive-in." Ticket price includes the show and a full meal. Children 5 and younger attend free...
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Men of faith
(Community ~ 04/25/09)
Men at the Cross, an interdenominational ministry born in Missouri last year, continues its tour through churches and arenas across America to continue its message of leadership, evangelism and discipleship. In addition to the 17 national events the organization has planned this year, Men at the Cross will host a father/son fundraiser event May 9 in Millersville that organizers are calling the "father/son event of the year."...
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Cardinals run past Cubs 4-3 in opener of series
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/09)
Pujols stole second base in the eighth inning and scored the winning run on a single. By R.B. FALLSTROM The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols' legs can be just as dangerous as his booming bat. The Chicago Cubs learned that painful lesson...
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Ochoa leads Corona by three
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/09)
Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot her second straight bogey-free 8-under 65 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen in the LPGA Tour's Corona Championship in Morelia, Mexico. Ochoa, the top-ranked Mexican star who also won the 2006 tournament, eagled the par-5 eighth hole and had six birdies. The fifth-ranked Pettersen shot a 64...
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NFL draft day
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/09)
NEW YORK -- Let's forget, for now that Matthew Stafford will wind up in Detroit as the top pick in today's NFL draft. And what team will get star receiver Michael Crabtree. And where the six offensive tackles likely to go in the first round will land...
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OVC honors Redhawks' track athletes
(College Sports ~ 04/25/09)
Southeast Missouri State track and field athletes claimed three of four Ohio Valley Conference weekly awards. Brandon Colbert is the male field athlete of the week, Ashley Brewer is the female field athlete of the week and Juli Koenegstein garnered female track athlete of the week honors...
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Lions, Stafford agree on six-year contract
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/09)
DETROIT -- Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions agreed on a six-year deal Friday night, his agents said. Tom Condon and Ben Dogra, who both represent Stafford, said the Lions will pay Stafford $41.7 million in guarantees and as much as $78 million...
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Saxony, Chaffee reach semis of tourney
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/09)
Saxony Lutheran right-hander Chris Roth tossed a complete game, striking out nine, to beat Oran 5-1 in the first round of the Chaffee baseball tournament on Friday. The game was played at Oran High School. This is the second time the Crusaders (11-1) have beaten the Eagles (6-5) on the road this week...
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Waynesville player dies
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The father of a south-central Missouri baseball player who died after being hit by a wild throw said he doesn't blame the pitcher. Mike Clegg said he hugged the Lebanon High School player whose pitch hit 16-year-old Patrick Clegg and told him it was an "absolute aberration" and a freak accident and he shouldn't hold himself responsible...
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Redhawks visit struggling Govs
(College Sports ~ 04/25/09)
Austin Peay has been among the Ohio Valley Conference's top baseball teams in recent years, but the 2009 Governors are struggling. Southeast Missouri State hopes to keep the Govs down this weekend while boosting its chances of an OVC regular-season title...
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3 small quakes rattle Calif.'s O.C.
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- Three small earthquakes rattled California's Orange County area over a period of less than four hours on Thursday. No damage was immediately reported. The first quake, with a magnitude of 3.8, struck at 4:56 p.m. Thursday and was centered 2 miles northeast of the city of Yorba Linda, the U.S. Geological Survey reported...
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Garner returns to college coaching
(College Sports ~ 04/25/09)
Former Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Gary Garner has returned to the collegiate coaching ranks. He couldn't be happier. Earlier this week, Garner was named the coach at Dakota State University, an NAIA program in Madison, S.D. "I am really excited about this position," Garner said Friday...
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Ukiah backward for 1 day of poetry: Haiku festival
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
UKIAH, Calif. -- Rugged Ukiah. Spelled backward, it reads haiku. Poets congregate. Things are taking a turn for the verse in this Northern California city as the local literati throw their annual bash celebrating all things haiku. The one-day ukiaHaiku Festival, taking place Sunday at the Ukiah City Conference Center, drew more than 1,500 entries from 10 countries this year, a big jump from the 300 it started out with seven years ago...
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Churches that staged protest wait for IRS response
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
MILWAUKEE -- Nearly seven months after defying a prohibition on endorsing candidates from the pulpit, 33 churches across the country are still waiting to learn whether the Internal Revenue Service will take action against them. The goal of "Pulpit Freedom Sunday" was to trigger a legal fight and ultimately overturn regulations that prevent places of worship from supporting or opposing candidates for office. ...
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Charities see potential, risk with social networks
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Meredith Bowen was getting tired of requests from Facebook friends to exchange make-believe pansies, daffodils and tiny cartoon characters for her "(Lil) Green Patch," a virtual garden that sprouted on her social-networking page about a year ago...
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Former KKK leader detained in Prague
(International News ~ 04/25/09)
PRAGUE -- Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke was detained by police in the Czech Republic on Friday on suspicion of denying the Holocaust. Police spokesman Jan Mikulovsky said the action was taken because Duke does that in his book "My Awakening," which is punishable by up to three years in Czech prisons...
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Mexico swine flu deaths spur global epidemic fears
(International News ~ 04/25/09)
MEXICO CITY -- A unique strain of swine flu is the suspected killer of dozens of people in Mexico, where authorities closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in the capital Friday to try to contain an outbreak that has spurred concerns of a global flu epidemic...
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Groups ask White House to ease lobbying limits
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
WASHINGTON -- Lobbyists and public interest groups asked White House officials on Friday to drop their ban on lobbyists discussing economic stimulus projects with Obama administration officials, but got no promises the policy would change, participants said...
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Treasury lends $2 billion more to GM
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers invested another $2 billion in General Motors Corp. this week as the struggling auto giant continued efforts to restructure and avoid bankruptcy court. The Treasury Department said Friday it lent the additional money to GM on Wednesday to provide working capital. The loan pushes the total amount of GM's government aid to $15.4 billion after the company said it would need more money in the second quarter to stay afloat...
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Fed: Gov't ready to save stress-tested banks
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Friday said the government is prepared to rescue any of the banks that underwent "stress tests" and were deemed vulnerable if the recession worsened sharply. Outlining the tests' methodology, the Fed said the 19 companies that hold one-half of the loans in the U.S. banking system won't be allowed to fail -- even if they fared poorly on the stress tests...
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Police report 4/25/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/09)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Summonses; Assaults; Burglary; Thefts; Jackson: Burglaries; Thefts; Assault; Miscellaneous; DWI; Arrests
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Lester Spooler
(Obituary ~ 04/25/09)
Lester Ben Spooler, 82, of Jackson died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at his home. He was born Nov. 20, 1926, at Laflin, Mo., son of Benjamin Joseph and Clara Beel Spooler. He and Anna Clara Beussink were married March 27, 1951. Spooler was a carpenter and had worked for Philip Elfrink Construction, Ray Reiminger Construction, Kenny Seabaugh Construction; was self-employed from 1975 to 1982, and worked for Liemer-Wessell Construction from 1982 until retiring in 1989...
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Rev. Jessie Long
(Obituary ~ 04/25/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Rev. Jessie L. "Dude" Long, 81, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at his home. He was born May 16, 1927, in Hurricane, Mo., son of David Franklin and Barbara Caroline Causey Long. He and C. Madeline Crites were married Oct. 2, 1948...
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Births 4/25/09
(Births ~ 04/25/09)
Stroud; Mirly; Zimmer; Younce; Sheffer; Hindman; Keller; Wischmann; Fisk; Hogan; Huber; Albouidani
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Fire report 4/25/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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28 aircraft destroyed by animal strikes since 2000
(National News ~ 04/25/09)
WASHINGTON -- Airplane collisions with birds or other animals have destroyed 28 aircraft since 2000, with New York's Kennedy airport and Sacramento International reporting the most incidents with serious damage, according to Federal Aviation Administration data posted for the first time Friday. And the problem appears to be growing...
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Out of the past 4/25/09
(Out of the Past ~ 04/25/09)
25 years ago: April 25, 1984 A faulty underground electric cable in the vicinity of West Park Mall is being blamed for last night's power failure, which affected several hundred residential and commercial customers on Cape Girardeau's west side and part of the surrounding area along Route K, including Gordonville...
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