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Bulldogs hound Pirates
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/09)
Notre Dame limited Perryville to four points in the first half on its way to a 60-19 win in girls basketball action.
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Victim of fatal Sikeston crash identified
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The driver killed in a car crash Tuesday has been identified. According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, the vehicle was driven by Shondell Ivy, 38, of Macon, Miss. Ivy was pronounced dead at Missouri Delta Medical Center where he was taken after the accident...
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Cape Girardeau woman opens Guatemalan orphanage
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
Since she was teenager, Ana Morales knew she wanted to adopt children. "In my heart I have wanted to adopt since I was 13," she said. When her plan to adopt two boys fell through, she adopted 15. Partnering with her adoption lawyer in Guatemala, Morales opened God Bless the Children Home on Nov. 28 in Guatemala City...
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Kate and her pup
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/11/09)
Kate cradling her new puppy, Quincy Xavier.
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Kendall and her Kitty Asher
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/11/09)
Kendall giving Asher hugs.....a little too tight!
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Area school district to try no homework policy
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A recent change in Bloomfield Middle School policy will mean "little or no homework" for BMS students. The move, announced in a letter dated Dec. 1 from BMS Principal Dr. Kelly Renfroe, comes following a trend that she says she found to be "rather troubling."...
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Trombone soloist performs with Southeast Wind Symphony at Bedell Performance Hall
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
Ken DeArman of Dexter, Mo., a junior trombone performance major at Southeast Missouri State University, performs "Concertino for Trombone and Band" by Ferdinand David, with the Southeast Wind Symphony conducted by Barry Bernhardt Thursday night at Bedell Performance Hall. Southeast student percussionists will perform a free holiday concert Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus. (Fred Lynch)...
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Sikeston DPS releases Jetton incident report
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Department of Public Safety incident report on the initial investigation of felony assault charges against former Missouri House speaker Rod Jetton details numerous items of physical evidence along with the statements made by the woman who claims he beat her during a sexual encounter...
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Merry CARistmas
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/09)
While the federal "cash for clunkers" program grabbed headlines earlier this year, there's another U.S. government program still in effect designed to put money in the pockets of new car buyers. The enormously successful cash for clunkers program -- officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) -- helped consumers trade in gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient vehicles. ...
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Jimmy Rhodes, Larry Blackwell give concert at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/09)
On Dec. 1, 2009, residents and associates experienced a special treat as Jimmy Rhodes, director of music services for Life Care Centers of America, and singer Larry Blackwell performed at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, Mo. "They entertained us with 'Name That Tune,' old-time songs and Christmas carols," said Christy Leimer-Farrow, admissions and marketing director at the facility. ...
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People buying Scott City cemetery plot must first pay back city taxes
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
A new Scott City ordinance requires anybody who wants to buy a cemetery plot in Lightner Cemetery from Scott City to have no unpaid city taxes. Scott City Ward 3 Councilman Robert Tyler said the city noticed it didn't have the ordinance on the books when in early November a plot was sold to a person who owed the city money...
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Scott County Commission approves new health insurance with lower premium
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County has awarded its health insurance coverage for 2010. In their regular meeting on Thursday, commissioners selected AmeriShare, provided by Anderson Green insurance in Sikeston, as its health insurance provider. "It really mirrors the policy we had last year, but it's a totally different rate," said Commissioner Dennis Ziegenhorn. "It will cost about $120 less per month."...
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America's Epitaph
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/09)
Those Days We Thought Would Never End are Fast Coming To a Close. For 60 years we have been brain washed with propagandized hatred for Joe McCarthy. Anyone who disagreed or disagrees with the steady onslaught of Marxist programs and Marxist ideologues that have incrementally increased their stranglehold on this nation was/is labeled with 'McCarthyism.'...
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Silkworm Works to Renovate Bald Knob Cross with T-shirts
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/09)
If all it took to renovate the Bald Knob Cross was a T-shirt, would you help out? That is exactly what Silkworm is doing for one of the most recognizable landmarks in Southern Illinois. Beginning Saturday, December 12th, locations throughout Southern Illinois and into Missouri will be selling T-shirts to raise money for the restoration of Bald Knob Cross. ...
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Fishing Season Still Open
(Submitted Story ~ 12/11/09)
Anglers don't put your fishing gear away just because the weather has turned cold. You may want to put on some warm clothes and drive a half an hour north to Perry County Community Lake. This lake has an excellent largemouth bass population. According to fish population samples, 25 percent of the bass are longer than 15 inches...
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Gaither Vocal Band brings a holiday-tinged Homecoming Tour performance to Show Me Center
(Entertainment ~ 12/11/09)
Returning to Southeast Missouri for the first time in more than eight years, the Gaither Vocal Band will bring some of the best-loved artists in the world of gospel to the Show Me Center on Thursday for the Gaither Homecoming Tour. The Gaither Vocal Band started the touring series, which combines combines classic gospel styles with contemporary sounds, in 1991, and the lineup has evolved slightly over the years to its current lineup Michael English, Wes Hampton, Mark Lowry, David Phelps and Bill Gaither. ...
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State approves Cape Girardeau community college agreement
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
State education officials gave the go-ahead for plans to establish a community college center in Cape Girardeau County. The Coordinating Board for Higher Education approved the agreement Thursday at a meeting at Lake Ozark. Higher education officials met several times between September and November to hammer out the details of an agreement, which was approved by a local community college coalition on Nov. ...
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Notre Dame toy drive
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/11/09)
Students at Notre Dame Regional High School collected more than 1,000 toys for the Jaycees toy drive and Whole Kids Outreach. The toys were picked up from the school Friday afternoon.
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Pack 21 Cub Scouts donate to Toys for Tots
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/11/09)
Pack 21 Cub Scouts, sponsored by VFW Post 3838, Cape Girardeau, collected toys from each Cub Scout member for Toys for Tots. Over 40 toys were donated.
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Southeast Missouri State University students take over the stage in 'Boys' Life'
(Entertainment ~ 12/11/09)
When Desmond Gray started acting in middle school, he found love for something that would guide him on a path to Southeast Missouri State University, where he is directing the first student-run play, "Boys' Life." The play opened Thursday and continues today and Saturday...
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Fears and fantasies: A decade in books
(Entertainment ~ 12/11/09)
Some representative books of the 2000s -- about fear of the real world and dreams about other worlds, whether the historical past, the unreachable future or a supernatural present. -- AP...
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ARTifacts 12/11/09
(Entertainment ~ 12/11/09)
Arts and entertainment briefs
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No place like home
(Column ~ 12/11/09)
The normal progression of life in Southeast Missouri as I have noticed it seems to be "Well, I was born here, went to school here. I left for (insert random college town or entry-level job here) and now I'm back here." No matter where they go or what they're doing, people just come back here...
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Street funding
(Editorial ~ 12/11/09)
Plans for Cape Girardeau's Transportation Trust Fund 4 are moving ahead. The planning and zoning commission approved the five-year plan of street projects estimated to cost $21.5 million. The package needs final approval from the city council before voters are asked next year to extend a half-cent sales tax...
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Debate more than temperature
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/11/09)
I have seen dozens of opinion pieces by armchair scientists about the global warming debate. The biggest source of contention appears to be whether human beings are responsible for increasing temperatures. Rising global temperatures are, and should be, only one aspect of the discussion...
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Urgent request to Santa Claus
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/11/09)
Dear Santa: How are things at the North Pole? Things have gotten weird down here in the greatest country on Earth. I'm not certain your sleigh will hold all that we need, but please bring us all the common sense you can manage. We've got big problems this year and can't solve them. ...
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Speak Out 12/11/09
(Speak Out ~ 12/11/09)
BEING a conservative at heart, I want to see candidates run for president who are willing to stand behind their principles, morals and religious beliefs. I want their no to mean no and their yes to mean yes. I want pay as you go, and a detailed plan how they are going to reduce the nation's debt. ...
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Prayer 12/11/09
(Prayer ~ 12/11/09)
For those facing difficult times during this holiday season, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Downtown golf: Time for a bash
(Column ~ 12/11/09)
Let's face it. The weather for nearly all of 2009 -- at least since the first of March -- has been exceptionally wonderful. Spring was mild from the start with no late frosts. Summer was moderate with sunshine and rain coming as needed. Fall was balmy far into November. I picked the last bouquet of nasturtiums on Thanksgiving Day. My wife was overjoyed...
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Sisters wish for dolls and skates; elderly man needs warm clothes
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
Two sisters, ages 6 and 7, love playing games outdoors and each would love to have a roller blades, skates or a scooter. They also love to play together with dolls and each have asked Santa for a Baby Alive or Barbie. Bring any new toys to one of the Toybox locations, including the Southeast Missourian, 301 Broadway. ...
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Jean Wilson
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
Theola Jean Wilson, 88, of Farmington, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Farmington. Jean was raised by her grandmother, Emma E. Erlbacher. She was a Girl Scout leader 37 years and a 4-H leader. Jean was an accomplished ceramics artist, teacher and member of the Arts and Craft Guild...
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Edvira Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
Edvira A. Rhodes, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at her home. She was born July 14, 1927, in Kelso, Mo., to Edward Valentine Clara Martin Messmer. She and Francis E. Rhodes were married Nov. 25, 1948, at Kelso. Vera held her family dear to her heart. She used her many talents though the years as a volunteer at Saint Francis Medical Center, Birthright and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Louis Enlow
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Louis Joseph "L.J." Enlow, 71, of Washington died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Ill. He was born Feb. 21, 1938, in Hamilton, Ala., to Kenneth W. and Gracie Godsey Enlow. He and Marilyn Palmer were married Sept. 6, 1958, in Cape Girardeau...
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Herman Enderle
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
KELSO, Mo. -- Herman August Enderle, 62, of Kelso died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 7, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to Paul Peter and Alma Laura Bucher Enderle. He and Carol Ann Gosche were married Aug. 3, 1968, in New Hamburg, Mo...
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Theon Dumey
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
Theon Albert Dumey, 88, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Aug. 12, 1921, at Chaffee, Mo., to Leo and Josephine Felden Dumey. He and Virginia Engelmann were married Dec. 28, 1946, at Kelso, Mo. She preceded him in death Dec. 17, 2003...
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Tommy Sander
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
Tommy Lee Sander, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at his home. He was born Aug. 14, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, to Franklin John and Margurite L. Wiseman Sander. He and Barbara N. Senciboy were married April 21, 1989. Sander was a member of the Eagles Aerie and Elks Club in Cape. He coached girls softball 12 years and was an active Scout leader with Pack 8. He was a former member of Trinity Lutheran Men's Club...
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Fred Danner
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Fred Lee Danner, 87, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born July 13, 1922, in Hickman, Ky., to the late Ruben and Lillian Caldwell Danner. Danner was self-employed in insurance sales, and had also been employed by Mitchell Insurance of Sikeston. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Sikeston, a member of the Lions Club, a former scoutmaster and past chairman of the United Fund Drive in Sikeston...
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Tylan Tucker
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
Tylan Clifford Tucker, 2, son of Naomi Salley and Derick Tucker of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Visitation will be from noon to service time Sunday at Century Elementary School in Ullin, Ill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the school, with the Rev. James T. Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Ill...
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Charles Mattingly
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
BREWER, Mo. -- Charles L. Mattingly, 66, of Brewer died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Crystal City, Mo. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo. The parish wake will be at 7 tonight...
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Rebekah Parker
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Rebekah D. Parker, 53, of Mounds died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill. Visitation will be from noon to service time Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Joseph Keith officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Cedric Moore
(Obituary ~ 12/11/09)
Cedric Charles Moore, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to service time Monday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Pastor Jerry Respondek officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery...
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Out of the past 12/11/09
(Out of the Past ~ 12/11/09)
A 24-year-old Cape Girardeau man is arrested early in the morning after authorities spot him exiting through a broken window at the Centerre Bank at Independence Street and Kingshighway. The Cape Girardeau School Board delays a decision on a proposal to make soccer a varsity sport; the proposal was offered two months ago and it will be another two months before a final decision can be made...
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Jackson man seeks Emerson's seat as independent
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
Local man Larry Bill is gathering signatures for his petition to be allowed on the ballot for Missouri's 8th Congressional District seat held by incumbent Republican JoAnn Emerson. The Jackson resident says he is running as a conservative independent. Bill says he sees little difference between the left and right in Washington D.C. right now and strongly supports term limits. He tells KZIM KSIM he wants to focus on fiscal responsibility and energy independence...
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Kingshighway to be reduced Monday for repairs
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
Kingshighway will be reduced to one lane Monday for drainage repairs. Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on the section of road between William and Independence streets. Work will start at 7 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m.
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Sikeston man pleads guilty to federal drug charge
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
A Sikeston, Mo., man could face 40 years in federal prison after entering a guilty plea on a drug charge. Alan D. Turner, 28, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute. He appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau...
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Lake snows, high winds to continue in upstate N.Y.
(National News ~ 12/11/09)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More lake-fed snow and strong winds were forecast for upstate New York as a storm system that caused headaches across the country pours cold air across the open water of Lakes Ontario and Erie. The National Weather Service said Thursday the gusty winds trailing the storm system tracking northeast over Quebec were expected into early today and moving snow bands will continue through Saturday...
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Asian carp raises fear and loathing on Great Lakes
(National News ~ 12/11/09)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater. "It's like introducing piranhas to the Great Lakes," Chrysler said from South Bass Island in Lake Erie, which teems with walleye, perch and other fish that draw anglers...
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Americans' net worth up for 2nd straight quarter
(National News ~ 12/11/09)
WASHINGTON -- Inch by inch, Americans are recovering some of their vast loss of wealth from the recession, thanks to gains in stock investments and home values. Net worth -- the value of assets such as homes, bank accounts and investments, minus debts like mortgages and credit cards -- rose 5 percent last quarter, to $53.4 trillion, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. That was the second straight quarterly increase...
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Size of Chinese car market overtakes that of United States
(National News ~ 12/11/09)
SHANGHAI -- China has overtaken the U.S. as the world's biggest market for automobiles, the first time any other country has bought more vehicles than the nation that produced Henry Ford, the Cadillac and the minivan. Now that the Chinese buy more cars and trucks than Americans, the shift could produce ripples for the environment, gas prices and even the kinds of cars automakers design...
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Obama defends war in call for peace
(International News ~ 12/11/09)
OSLO -- Newly enshrined among the world's great peacemakers, President Barack Obama offered a defense of war. Evil must be vigorously opposed, he declared as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday. At the same time, he made an impassioned case for building a "just and lasting peace."...
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Police report 12/11/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/11/09)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft...
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Fire report 12/11/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/11/09)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Anonymous donor gives Krugerrand South African gold coin to Salvation Army
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
An annual tradition has continued for 18 straight years in Cape Girardeau -- somebody once again has anonymously donated a gold coin to the Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign. A Krugerrand South African gold coin was dropped in a red kettle at Sam's Club late last week. ...
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ND falls in semis of SEMO tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Notre Dame Regional High School boys basketball team got into an early hole and spent the rest of the night playing catch up. Notre Dame did, but only briefly, as Poplar Bluff held on for a 58-51 victory in Thursday's semifinal of the SEMO Conference tournament...
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Jackson nurses back after carrying offense
(Professional Sports ~ 12/11/09)
ST. LOUIS -- Steven Jackson missed his eighth straight practice Thursday, resting an aching back. On game day he'll again be carrying a heavy load for the St. Louis Rams' feeble offense. Apparently, practice is overrated for the 235-pound running back who's the lone threat on one of the worst offenses in franchise history. Jackson's seven 100-yard games this season is a career best, including five of the last six, and he's done it for an offense that's scored 13 offensive touchdowns...
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McCoy highlights big awards night for Big 12
(Professional Sports ~ 12/11/09)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Colt McCoy's near blunder in the final seconds of the Big 12 title game hasn't cost him on the awards circuit so far. It hasn't hurt the conference, either. McCoy capped a big Thursday night for the Big 12, winning the Maxwell Award honoring the nation's best all-around player...
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High school roundup: Cape Central boys fall in consolation bracket, Delta girls advance to title game
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/09)
All the local high school action from Thursday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Births 12/11/09
(Births ~ 12/11/09)
Twin daughters to Chad William Stull and Jennifer Brooke Aubuchon of Scott City, Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Kylie Renae was born at 3 p.m. and weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces. Cambrie Danielle was born at 3:01 p.m. and weighed 2 pounds, 12 ounces. Jennifer is the daughter of Bryan and Pam Aubuchon of Scott City. Stull is the son of Billy and Michelle Stull of Scott City...
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Caruthersville man charged in series of burglaries
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Caruthersville man is charged with a series of burglaries at local churches and businesses. A burglary was discovered at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the Caruthersville School District's bus barn, located at 15th and Truman streets, and a second reported at 7:50 a.m. at the Loxcreen Co., just south of the bus barn. Both were entered sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday, according to a news release from the Caruthersville Police Department...
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Questions on charter government center on cost of switch
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
One of the most common questions residents asked at the Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting Thursday night was: How much would charter government cost? They didn't get a clear answer. The League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri presented the findings from its study about charter government during the meeting. The 15-minute presentation touched on background, frequently asked questions and steps for implementation of that form of government...
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Census Bureau to hire up to 1,000 in 25-county area
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire as many as 1,000 people in the area to fill temporary positions. Bureau officials said Thursday they are now interviewing candidates for 2010 census office and field positions in a 25-county region in southern Missouri. Pay ranges from $18 to $30 an hour for managers and from $8.50 to $15 an hour for nonmanagerial staff...
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CINEMA STUFFERS: Hollywood delivers A-list names in holiday season
(Entertainment ~ 12/11/09)
Find out what films will be hitting theaters between now and Christmas
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Police investigating death of former Southeast Missouri sheriff
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Dunklin County Major Case Squad was activated earlier this week to investigate the October death of former Butler County Sheriff Sam Gilmore. According to Malden Police Chief Jarrett Bullock, there is an ongoing investigation into Gilmore's death by the Malden Police Department and Dunklin County Major Case Squad, which consists of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and its Division of Drug and Crime Control...
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Sonic employee charged with cooking meth in restaurant
(Local News ~ 12/11/09)
A Sonic employee has been charged with allegedly cooking methamphetamine at the restaurant on Broadway after police responded to an early morning call for a burglary in progress at the restaurant. Cape Girardeau police officer Eric Ralls responded to a call at 1:57 a.m. today and upon arrival reportedly found Dennis L. Bratcher, 22, a shift manager at the fast food restaurant, cooking a batch of methamphetamine, according to the probable-cause statement...
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