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Jackson Legion rallies past Cape
(Community Sports ~ 06/23/10)
Jackson Post 158 rallied for a 6-2 victory in the district game, then won the nightcap
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Weekend bicycle ride to travel through several Southeast Missouri counties
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Despite the hot weather, organizers say the ninth annual Tour de Corn in East Prairie is on pace to be one of the largest rides to date. The Sikeston Standard Democrat reported that, ss of Monday, 507 people were registered for the ride, and the event's registration chairperson, Pat Helms, hadn't opened the day's mail yet. A year ago, the registration was at 496, Helms said...
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Donovan goal puts U.S. in 2nd round
(Professional Sports ~ 06/23/10)
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Landon Donovan scored a stunning goal in the first minute of injury time, advancing the United States to the second round at the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Algeria. With the U.S. perhaps three minutes from elimination Wednesday, Donovan brought the ball upfield on a counterattack and Jozy Altidore's shot on the breakaway ...
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Jackson man one of three bondsmen accused of abusing suspect
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
FESTUS, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities are accusing three Missouri bail bondsmen of picking up a man who skipped out on bail, then wiping pepper spray on his genitals. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sean Baker of Festus, Kevin Ritrovato of Arnold and Shawn Boyer of Jackson are charged with felony restraint and misdemeanor assault. All three work for F&N Bail Bonds in Festus...
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Stoddard County man pleads guilty to statutory sodomy
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man pleaded guilty Monday in a Stoddard County courtroom to charges stemming from an early 2009 accusation of statutory rape, the Daily Statesman newspaper reported. Charlie Glass, 66, who was charged in connection with a relationship with a 15-year-old girl, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of the Class D felony of second-degree statutory rape...
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Arson charges filed in connection with Cape apartment fire
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
Criminal charges have been filed against a Cape Girardeau man police say is responsible for starting a fire in a basement apartment at 721 N. Middle St. Friday. Police are still looking for the 32-year-old man, Neziah N. Wyatt, who was charged with felony arson Monday...
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New banking rule may cause headaches for debit card users
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
A small new banking regulation imposed by the Federal Reserve may cause headaches for customers using debit cards and the businesses that accept them. The new rule modifies the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, also known as "Regulation E," requiring banks to have their customers choose to be covered by overdraft programs for their debit cards...
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SB40 Board elects new leaders, changes name
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
The Cape Girardeau County SB40 Board elected new leaders Tuesday and will explore hiring someone to handle day-to-day duties as it seeks to expand the range of services it funds from a dedicated property tax. The board also changed its name to better reflect its mission -- it will now be known as the Cape County Board for Developmentally Disabled -- and accepted the resignation of its longtime leader, Robert Landgraf, due to illness...
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Blue Angel
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
One of the Blue Angels preparing to taxi.
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Air Show 2010
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
Photo from the 2010 Cape Girardeau Air Show.
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Headed to Cracker Barrel
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
Blue Angels flying over a billboard.
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New Guard Soldiers get night ops training at Macon
(Submitted Story ~ 06/23/10)
MACON, Mo. -- For three new Missouri National Guard Soldiers, the 1140th Engineer Battalion's annual training offered a rare opportunity to navigate terrain with night-vision goggles, return fire from an attack from opposition forces and maneuver through a Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain site...
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Father's Day Promotion
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
Morlan Chrysler, 374 Siemers Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO held a Father's Day promotion. The winners of the drawing held Saturday, June 19, were Mike and Phoebe Church.
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First batch of casino signatures delivered to city
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
A group hoping to force a Nov. 2 vote on casino gambling on Tuesday delivered almost 60 percent of the signatures needed to Cape Girardeau City Hall.
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the wild blue yonder
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
One of the Blue Angels climbing.
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Southeast regents approve tuition increase to take effect 2011-2012 year
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents approved a tuition increase Tuesday, but students will not see the effects for at least a year.
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Jackson School Board approves slight salary increase, budget
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
Teachers in the Jackson School District will receive a slight salary increase as district officials work to balance cuts in state funds to other areas of the budget. The school board met Tuesday and approved the district's $41.3 million budget and salaries for the upcoming fiscal year...
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More cooperation
(Editorial ~ 06/23/10)
Southeast Missouri State University and Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., have had a sometimes tumultuous relationship in years past. More recently, both schools have opted for collaboration, and the winners are the students. It wasn't that many years ago that the schools jointly operated higher education centers in Sikeston, Kennett and Malden. ...
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Protecting the powerless
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/23/10)
My friend, Jack Rickard, seemed a bit overheated in his op-ed accusing the president of piracy, organized crime and high treason. All this over causing BP to create a fund to pay for the harm BP caused. I am a BP shareholder, and I have a few questions. Did the president threaten to jail BP executives without due process? Did he threaten to send the Navy to seize BP ships and property? Did he threaten to end the right of BP to do business in the United States?...
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Speak Out 6/23/10
(Speak Out ~ 06/23/10)
I attended the air festival Saturday with my family. I greatly enjoyed the entire festival: planes, food, atmosphere, friendly volunteers and especially the Blue Angels. I would, however, suggest drastic changes for the shuttle departures following the event. ...
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The bank bailout fiasco
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/23/10)
Since reading Jack Knowlan Sr.'s recent op-ed, I've wrestled with the notion of responding. While I admire the way Mr. Knowlan respectfully expressed his opinion and refrained from name-calling, I felt compelled to respond with my perspective. I can be labeled a conservative, probably more a tea-party variety than Republican...
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Prayer 6/23/10
(Prayer ~ 06/23/10)
Safeguard and protect, O God, those who suffer from this wave of heat. Amen.
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Missouri's cattle industry is rock solid
(Column ~ 06/23/10)
Missouri's climate, soil types, terrain and abundance of water sources are a natural for cattle production. Approximately 55 percent of Missouri's 108,000 farms raise cattle. The average herd size in Missouri is 34 cows. Their calves are sold shortly after weaning at 550 to 600 pounds. Thus the designation of Missouri as a "cow/calf" state...
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Southern similarities
(Column ~ 06/23/10)
We watch with great concern each day as our country faces a toxic assault on our southern border. The daily flow is clearly devastating, yet a solution seems as distant today as when the problem first surfaced. I'm not talking about the oil spill in the Gulf but rather the assault of illegal immigration from Mexico...
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Casino would revitalize Cape
(Column ~ 06/23/10)
I would like to comment on the two June 10 guest columns in the Southeast Missourian. The first was by Greg Sparkman. It seems that Mr. Sparkman is caught up in the environment in which he now finds himself. It is normal for convicts to rationalize being in prison and blaming outside forces for putting them there. ...
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Dr. Grow: Summer issues are watering and beetles
(Column ~ 06/23/10)
Judging from conversations with gardeners, there are two major issues affecting gardeners in Southeast Missouri at present. These issues are water -- or the lack thereof -- and Japanese beetles. I have written about both within the last year, but because of the concern, I thought I would touch on the subjects again...
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Recipe Swap: Recipes straight from Aunt Celeste
(Column ~ 06/23/10)
My Uncle Waldo Powell Jr. died last week, and I was able to take my parents to the services in Michigan City, Ind. It was good to be with family again and visit with my Aunt Celeste. We did a lot of reminiscing about childhood memories of my uncle and all of the wonderful memories we had growing up with him and his wife. ...
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Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium
(National News ~ 06/23/10)
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deep-water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, saying the government rashly concluded that because one rig failed, the others are in immediate danger, too...
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Jackson's mother supports 'Forever Michael' tribute
(Entertainment ~ 06/23/10)
NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson's mother has given her blessing to a tribute concert that will mark the anniversary of her son's death. Voice Plate Productions is staging "Forever Michael" fan event Saturday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., but some have wondered if it was legitimate or done with the family's approval...
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Births 6/23/10
(Births ~ 06/23/10)
Hensley Son to Adam Ross and Erin Elizabeth Hensley of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:12 p.m. Monday, June 14, 2010. Name, Hunter Thomas. Weight, 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Hensley is the former Erin Powers, daughter of David and Sherry Powers of Cape Girardeau. Hensley is the son of Mike and Kim Hensley of Scott City and Ray and Carrie Walter of Royalton, Ill. He is employed by AEP River Operations...
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Iris Jurden
(Obituary ~ 06/23/10)
ANNA, Ill. -- Iris Neal Ethridge Jurden, 75, of Anna died Monday, June 21, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Sadler officiating. Burial will be in Casper Cemetery...
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David Hayes
(Obituary ~ 06/23/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- David Hayes, 72, of Cairo, formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Monday, June 21, 2010, at Daystar Care Center. The funeral was held Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove Memorial Park between Carbondale, Ill., and Murphysboro, Ill...
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Out of the past 6/23/10
(Out of the Past ~ 06/23/10)
Andrew's, Cape Girardeau's newest venture into the major restaurant business, has opened in Plaza Galleria on Independence Street; it will hold a formal opening following the completion of the restaurant's banquet facility, reports Andrew Dirnberger, owner...
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Jackson police and fire reports 6/23/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/23/10)
POLICE The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft Miscellaneous FIRE Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/23/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/23/10)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrest Summonses Assault Thefts Burglary Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Pork board squeals over imaginary unicorn meat
(National News ~ 06/23/10)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- It's official: The National Pork Board says it knows unicorns don't exist. The industry group says it was only protecting its trademark when it issued cease-and-desist warning to online retailer ThinkGeek for calling a fake unicorn meat product "the new white meat."...
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Stoddard County man pleads guilty to manslaughter charge stemming from fatal crash
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter man pleaded guilty Monday in regard to a wreck that killed a man last year near Bernie. According to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Briney Welborn, Michael Norman appeared for a hearing Monday morning and pleaded guilty to one charge of the Class B felony of involuntary manslaughter, the Daily Statesman newspaper reported...
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Ishee loses two assistants but gains a player
(College Sports ~ 06/23/10)
The Southeast women's basketball coach is in the market for staff members
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Cards hammer four HRs in 9-4 win vs. Blue Jays
(Professional Sports ~ 06/23/10)
Holliday went deep again after being named the NL player of the week
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A lobster roll for tough economic times
(Community ~ 06/23/10)
In tough economic times, it would seem somehow rude to run a recipe for lobster rolls, that pricey joy of summer seaside dining. But that doesn't mean the cravings don't hit. So I set out to create a lobster roll that was delicious, meaty, overstuffed and affordable...
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Perryville man injured in accident
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
A Perryville man suffered moderate injuries in a two-car accident Monday in Perry County according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Gregory W. Meyer, 18, was taken by ambulance to Perry County Memorial Hospital. The driver of the other car, William L. Wehmeier, 64, of St. Peters, Mo., was uninjured in the accident...
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Dustyn Hazel
(Obituary ~ 06/23/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Dustyn Colle Hazel, 30, of Advance passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at his home after a battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 14, 1979, at Sikeston, Mo., son of Bill and Terri Moore Hazel. To those who knew Dusty, they also recognize his love for hunting and fishing. ...
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Clara Henderson
(Obituary ~ 06/23/10)
Clara Jean Henderson, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at her home. She was born Oct. 2, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, to Ralph and Bobbie Williams King. She married Bob Anderson, who preceded her in death. Clara was a hairdresser and also worked in the restaurant business most of her life. She was of the Baptist belief and spent her entire life in Cape Girardeau...
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Perry Beier
(Obituary ~ 06/23/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry Allen Beier, 41, of Perryville died Monday, June 21, 2010, at his home. He was born Sept. 18, 1968, in St. Louis, son of Ronald F. and Donna Baumann Beier. He and Kathryn M. Adams were married July 4, 1998, at St. Mary, Mo...
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Highway 34 reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
Highway 34 in Wayne County will be reduced to one lane between Pittsburg and Ash streets (bridge over McKinzie Creek) while Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair the bridge deck. Work will take place between 11 p.m. today and 8 a.m. Thursday...
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Interstates 55, 57 reduced for striping
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
Interstate 55 in New Madrid County and Interstate 57 in Scott and Mississippi counties will be reduced for striping. Striping on I-55 began at midnight Tuesday at mile marker 66.2 southbound to mile marker 50. The operation will then move to the northbound lanes at mile marker 50 to mile marker 66.2 and should finish Thursday. ...
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Norma Sander
(Obituary ~ 06/23/10)
Norma M. Sander, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 21, 2010. She was born March 27, 1919, in Pocahontas, to Alfred M. Vogel and Ida M. Steiner. She and Norman H. "Johnny" Sander were married Feb. 18, 1944, at Hot Springs, Ark. Sander was preceded in death by her husband in 1975; a grandson, Justin, in 1987; and brothers Melvin in 1994 and Richard in 2004...
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Buerck records ace at Cape Girardeau C.C.
(Community Sports ~ 06/23/10)
Dan Buerck of Cape Girardeau recently hit his first career hole-in-one at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Buerck used an 8-iron to ace No. 8, a par 3 playing 133 yards. Witnesses were Chris Harris, Jamie Sutton and Barb Martin. -- From staff report...
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Cape Junior Legion sweeps Sikeston
(Community Sports ~ 06/23/10)
The Cape Girardeau American Legion junior team improved to 13-7 by sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Sikeston Tuesday, 9-3 and 9-6. Logan Henson pitched all seven innings of the opener, allowing four hits and one earned run. He struck out five. Steven Brennan and Christian Cavaness both had three hits. Cavaness drove in three runs...
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Jean Davis
(Obituary ~ 06/23/10)
Jean L. Davis, 75, of Oak Ridge died Monday, June 21, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 23, 1934, near Newark, Mo., daughter to Paul and Anna Margaret Bailiff Lindsey. Jean and Lee M. Davis were married July 9, 1951. He died Sept. 29, 2004...
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Interim president to start July 1 at Mo. college
(State News ~ 06/23/10)
WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) -- A former college official has been named to assist the University of Central Missouri through a leadership transition. The Warrensburg school says Gordon Lamb has agreed to serve for one month as interim president, beginning July 1. After new president Chuck Ambrose begins work Aug. 1, Lamb will work as needed in a temporary advisory capacity...
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McChrystal out; Petraeus picked for Afghanistan
(National News ~ 06/23/10)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying that his scathing published remarks about administration officials undermine civilian control of the military and erode the needed trust on the president's war team...
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Lasers uncover early icons of saints Peter and Paul
(International News ~ 06/23/10)
ROME -- Twenty-first century laser technology has opened a window into the early days of the Catholic Church, guiding researchers through the dank, musty catacombs beneath Rome to a startling find: the first known icons of the apostles Peter and Paul...
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Blue Angels
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
The Blue Angels Fly high at the 2010 Cape Girardeau Air show Sunday June 20th at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
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Solo Blue Angels
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
Blue Angel #5 flies solo during the Cape Air Show, Sunday June 20th at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
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Blue angels flying over
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/23/10)
The Blue Angels fly over the crowd, giving a silhouette of all six jets, during the Cape Air Show, Sunday June 20th, at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
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Cape Partnership advisory board elects officers
(Local News ~ 06/23/10)
The next order of business for the Cape Partnership for Higher Education is evaluating the need for additional health care education programs, and a member of the industry was chosen Tuesday to guide its newly formed advisory group. The Partnership's 16-member advisory committee met for the first time Tuesday. ...
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