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Boil-water order continues for McClure-East Cape water district
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
A boil-water order has been issued by the McClure-East Cape Girardeau Public Water District, which covers parts of Alexander County in Illinois. The order was issued last night because of a water main break. Repairs have been made, but people living in the district are asked to continue to boil their water until further notice and testing is completed. For more information, contact Heather at 618-661-1206...
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Vote on land annexation for Poplar Bluff hospital site to take place soon
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Final action on the annexation and zoning of 105 acres where Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center plans to build a $170 million hospital will be taken at the next Poplar Bluff City Council meeting. A recommendation from the Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission to zone the land O-1, professional office, was discussed during the council meeting Monday night and moved to the June 6 voting session...
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State chamber says agenda got lawmakers to focus on business
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
Changes passed in the Missouri Legislature this year will save businesses $200 million annually, according to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "We were able to get the House and the Senate to really focus on business issues by putting together the Fix the Six coalition," said Tracy King, vice president of governmental affairs with the chamber. "While we didn't get all six of them, it brought some unity to the business community and those we did pass were significant."...
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Board member worries plan to rehire superintendent could leave Cape school district exposed
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
The vote was 5-0, but it was not unanimous. When the Cape Girardeau School Board last month agreed to release superintendent Jim Welker from his contract so that he could temporarily retire, Paul Nenninger was the only member present who did not vote for the motion. He abstained...
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Well-armed Chaffee baseball team advances to district final by beating Saxony Lutheran
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
The Chaffee baseball team rode strong pitching to a 3-0 victory over Saxony Lutheran in a Class 2 District 3 semifinal Tuesday.
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Army offers timeline of Birds Point levee restoration
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
Calling the restoration of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway a "top priority," the U.S. Army has sent letters to Missouri's Congressional delegation suggesting that a true damage assessment of the floodway can't begin until early July.
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Unemployment Assistance Available for Flood Victims
(Submitted Story ~ 05/18/11)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Senator Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, encourages residents in Southeast Missouri who are unable to work because of flooding and heavy rains to apply for unemployment benefits through the Missouri Department of Labors' Division of Employment Security. The president declared areas of Southeast Missouri a major disaster area, opening the door for state and federal aid for the communities affected...
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Four Cape public teachers are Educators of Year
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/18/11)
Four Cape Girardeau Public Schools educators were honored May 5 by the Cape Area Chamber of Commerce during the Educator of the Year banquet at The Plaza by Rays. Pictured above with board member Kyle McDonald, left, and Superintendent of Schools Dr. ...
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Pannier and Williams are Central Athletes of Year
(Submitted Story ~ 05/18/11)
Chelsea Pannier and Andrew Williams were named female and male athletes of the Year during the Cape Central High School Athletic Awards Banquet May 5 at Centenary United Methodist Church. The event was sponsored by the Cape Central All School Booster Club. ...
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Kaylee Boston to play softball at SIC
(Submitted Story ~ 05/18/11)
The Southeastern Illinois College Softball program has added a major piece in their rebuilding program with the signing of Shawnee High School two sport standout Kaylee Boston to a softball scholarship. Boston has been a 4 year Varsity starter for the Lady Reds in both sports and Southeastern's head Coach, Ross Hill, said he expected Kaylee to help the Falcon program immediately in the 2012 season. ...
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Central graduates are among top 100 graduates
(Submitted Story ~ 05/18/11)
Two members of the Cape Central graduating class of 2011 have been selected to be members of the Missouri Scholars 100 for 2011. Lessley Dennington, left, is the daughter of Marilee and Dr. Don Dennington, and Blake Kidd, right, is the son of Kay and Adam Kidd...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/18/11)
Dudley is a 4 month old hound mix. He's a very sweet boy! Dudley is available for adoption at The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, 573-334-5837. See more pets available at www.semopets.org
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Filling in the cracks: Transportation fund has been 'huge' for meeting city's infrastructure needs, officials say
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
Even before Al Spradling was elected Cape Girardeau's mayor in 1994, he noticed the city's streets and sidewalks -- its most basic form of infrastructure -- were in desperate need of repair. Too many streets were gravel and those that weren't were too narrow to satisfy the city's burgeoning traffic counts. ...
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McCaskill calls for oil price investigation
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- You're not the only one upset about the price of gasoline. Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says U.S. oil refinery companies are cutting back to keep prices artificially high. McCaskill is one of four senators who have signed a letter addressed to the Federal Trade Commission's Jon Leibowitz calling for an investigation into any wrongdoing, as well as the impact the action may be having on gas prices. ...
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Quake exercise tests response plans in eight states
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
In the wake of a magnitude-7.7 earthquake that hit along the New Madrid Seismic Zone on Monday, first responders and other emergency personnel from eight Midwest states, including Missouri, have activated emergency operations centers and are rapidly organizing shelter for hundreds of thousands of residents affected by the disaster. But it's only a test...
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Trial date set in Cairo murder case
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A 28-year-old Cairo man accused in the July shooting death of a Mounds, Ill., man will have his case heard before a jury starting June 7, according to the Alexander County State's Attorney's Office. Melvin Hadley is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. Hadley allegedly shot 19-year-old Jeserick Pilgram outside a Cairo bar. Another patron was also shot, but the injury wasn't serious...
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FEMA opens help centers in Morehouse, Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a disaster recovery center at 1 p.m. today at the Morehouse Fire Department. The center will provide access and information for those affected by recent flooding. "The center enables people to meet face to face with FEMA personnel," said John Mills, external affairs field specialist.
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Jerry Lewis retiring from MDA telethon this year
(Entertainment ~ 05/18/11)
LAS VEGAS -- After 45 years promoting treatment and a cure for children he calls "my kids," comedian Jerry Lewis announced this week he is retiring as host of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon that has become synonymous with his name...
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Appetizers perfect for a graduation party
(Column ~ 05/18/11)
Graduation time is here once again. We have had the pleasure of attending several parties where we have enjoyed great fellowship and, of course, fabulous food. Every party is different and the food is different, which makes them fun to attend. I pulled The Dinner Doctor cookbook off my shelf to thumb through and found that it had a nice appetizer section. ...
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Redistricting
(Editorial ~ 05/18/11)
The Missouri Legislature recently overrode Gov. Jay Nixon's veto to enact a new redistricted congressional map. In the Senate the vote was 28-6, and the House vote -- which must have a two-thirds majority to override a governor's veto -- passed the plan with 109 representatives voting in the affirmative, including four House Democrats...
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Congrats to SEMO Food Bank
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/11)
Congratulations to Karen Green and the Southeast Missouri Food Bank on being awarded the Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals' Advertising for a Cause grant. Your organization serves an outstanding mission. Feeding children, supporting them as they earn their education, building the brighter future of America. ...
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Who selects generics?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/11)
Earlier this year "60 Minutes" did a report on medicine and generics. I have more news for you. Little is known about your generic drugs. Chances are your doctor doesn't know the company or the country they're made in, nor does your druggist. Who selects the generics you buy? The pharmacy's supplier. ...
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A purely American moment
(Column ~ 05/18/11)
Like millions of others, I watched the Monday morning shuttle Endeavour launch with an ample level of both pride and awe. With understandable amazement, I marveled at the enormous skills and intellect required to accomplish this feat in front of the entire world...
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Speak Out 5/18/11
(Speak Out ~ 05/18/11)
I am so sick of this blame game. Republican or Democrat, we are all Americans. Read your history book. Clinton sent troops to Afghanistan and was close to capturing Osama bin Laden. Bush took troops from Afghanistan and sent them to Iraq. For what? I was reading an article in your paper with the headline, "Gas prices to fall as oil joins commodities plunge." What a joke. ...
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Prayer 5/18/11
(Prayer ~ 05/18/11)
O Heavenly Father, we praise you, for your majestic name fills the earth. Amen.
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Ripert: Salads start - don't make - a meal
(Community ~ 05/18/11)
For Eric Ripert, a salad can be an anything-goes experience. So long as it's small. "I don't generally eat a salad as my only course," Ripert, chef and owner of the famed three Michelin star Le Bernardin restaurant in New York, said in an email interview. ...
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Try thinking outside the box for great rice pilaf
(Community ~ 05/18/11)
Most people know rice pilaf as a side dish that comes from a box. But it can be so much more. This simple and speedy recipe for cranberry almond rice pilaf can be on the table in about 25 minutes, only about 10 minutes of which you'll need to actually do anything...
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Give your garden a glow with solar-powered lights
(Community ~ 05/18/11)
Few things are prettier in a night garden than soft pools of light illuminating interesting trees, accent rocks and plants, or pathways. Whether on a small terrace or in a sweeping landscape, lighting creates a welcoming and often dramatic atmosphere...
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Stoddard County commission discusses compiling infrastructure damage list
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County commissioners discussed compiling a list of damages to roads, bridges and other infrastructures due to recent flooding to present to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Management Agency at their Tuesday meeting. Authorities from those agencies were expected to visit the county later this week...
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Victim says attacker threw baby out of window
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Caruthersville man faces several charges in Pemiscot County following a domestic assault and child abuse incident in which he allegedly attacked a woman and threw her baby out of a window. Caruthersville Police Chief Chris Riggs said officers responded to an apartment Monday, where a woman said a man later identified as Travis Sanchez Carter, 20, had broken a window to her home and come inside. ...
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Palestinians postpone local elections to allow time for reconciliation
(International News ~ 05/18/11)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday postponed municipal elections by three months until October, saying it needs more time to ensure the vote can be held in both the West Bank and Gaza. The decision was part of a recent reconciliation process between Abbas' Fatah movement and the Islamic militant Hamas group. ...
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Homebuilders are missing out on economic recovery
(National News ~ 05/18/11)
WASHINGTON -- For homebuilders, it hardly feels like an economic recovery. Nearly two years after the recession ended, the pace of construction is inching along at less than half the level considered healthy. Single-family home building, the bulk of the market, has dropped 11 percent in that time...
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Coy Eakins
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
Coy Eakins, 88, formerly of Burfordville, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at the home of a daughter in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Barbara Dunbar
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
Barbara Dunbar, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 16, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Funeral service will be private. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past 5/18/11
(Out of the Past ~ 05/18/11)
Missionary and teacher Dr. Eugene Bunkowske is the featured speaker at the Mission Sundays of Immanuel Lutheran Church at Jackson and Christ Lutheran Church at Gordonville; Bunkowske is professor and director of missions at Concordia Theological Seminary at Fort Wayne, Ind...
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Rebecca Shackelford
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Rebecca "Becky" Shackelford, 57, of Ste. Genevieve, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital in Ste Genevieve. She was born Sept. 7, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Russell Harris and Mona Alberta Gregory Hill...
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Erna Schuessler
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Erna Lina Amanda Schuessler, 94, of Perryville died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born at Point Rest, Mo., Aug. 11, 1916, daughter of Henry D. and Mary Stelling Hadler. She and Erwin E. Schuessler were married Sept. 25, 1938. He preceded her in death July 25, 1986...
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Herbert Mirly
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
Herbert H. Mirly, 92, of Charlotte, N.C., faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, is now before the throne of God. He went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 17, 2011. Mirly was born in Oak Ridge on Dec. 21, 1918, one of 12 children. After sensing a call to the pastoral ministry, he attended St. Paul's College at Concordia, Mo., where he met Dolores Wilkens. From there he went to Concordia Seminary in St. Louis to complete his theological training, and graduated in 1945...
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John Finn
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
DE SOTO, Mo. -- John Thomas Finn, 57, of De Soto passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born July 8, 1953, in Bloomfield, Mo., son of Alvin and Virginia Haynie Finn. Survivors include his wife, Cherie Woods Finn; a son, Jacob Finn and wife Erin of St. ...
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William Lynch Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
William "Ben" Lynch Jr., 87, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away Friday, May 13, 2011, at Arkansas Hospice Care Center. He was born Jan. 31, 1924, in Atkins, to William B. and Ida Fronabarger Lynch Sr. He was a member of Bells Chapel United Methodist Church...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/18/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/18/11)
*** Cape Girardeau ***Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * At 2:44 a.m., a water leak on North Pacific Street. * At 3:13 a.m., a citizen assist on Linden Street. * At 10:15 a.m., a medical assist on Linden Street.
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Pakistan reports clash with helicopter
(International News ~ 05/18/11)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's military said Tuesday its ground forces exchanged fire with a NATO helicopter in another possible flashpoint with Washington, but also claimed it arrested a senior al-Qaida operative following U.S. demands for "actions, not words" to restore trust...
- Cape residents enjoy new Frisbee golf course (Local News ~ 05/18/11)
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Coast Guard reopens part of Mississippi River
(National News ~ 05/18/11)
JACKSON, Miss.-- The Coast Guard reopened the swollen Mississippi River north of New Orleans on Tuesday, allowing cargo vessels on the nation's busiest waterway to pass slowly, one at a time in the latest effort to reduce pressure from rising floodwaters...
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Cardinals beat Phillies 2-1 on ninth-inning single
(Professional Sports ~ 05/18/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Lance Berkman lined a bases-loaded single over a drawn-in outfield with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the run-starved Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Jaime Garcia allowed five hits and an unearned run in eight innings for the Cardinals, but gave up a 1-0 lead in the eighth -- enabled when second baseman Tyler Greene dropped Jimmy Rollins' routine pop fly with one out. ...
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Oran baseball team records 20th win with rout of Leopold
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
ORAN, Mo. -- Top-seeded Oran advanced to the Class 1 District 2 baseball championship game with an 11-1, six-inning victory over fourth-seeded Leopold on Tuesday. The Eagles (20-2) will play No. 2 seed Bernie (15-8) for the district title at 4 p.m. today...
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Notre Dame's Knudtson earns all-state at Class 3 golf meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
Notre Dame junior Gunnar Knudtson knew he needed to be aggressive but not careless Tuesday during the second day at the Class 3 state golf meet. Knudtson entered the day two strokes off the lead and played the front nine in 1-under-par 35 at Silo Ridge Golf Course in Bolivar, Mo...
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High school roundup: Central tennis duo drops Class 2 sectional match
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
The Central doubles team of Pablo Jaramillo and Sam Stahly fell short in its bid to make the Class 2 state tournament Tuesday. The Central pair dropped its sectional match to Kirkwood's Andrew Morris and David Morris 6-4, 6-0. Jaramillo and Stahly won the district title Monday to reach the sectional round...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team drops 10-6 decision to Mississippi
(College Sports ~ 05/18/11)
Southeast hit into a triple play and struck out four times in one inning Tuesday
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Perryville soccer team reaches district final with win vs. Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
The Perryville girls soccer team overcame a slow start to defeat Sikeston 3-1 in a Class 2 District 1 semifinal Tuesday.
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Top-ranked Valle ends season for Woodland baseball team
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
The Valle Catholic baseball team beat Woodland 14-2 in a Class 2 District 3 semifinal Tuesday.
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Farmington climbs past Notre Dame soccer team in shootout
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
The Farmington girls soccer team eliminated Notre Dame on penalty kicks in a Class 2 District 1 semifinal Tuesday.
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Central baseball team trims Jackson 11-10
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
The Central baseball team rallied to beat Jackson 11-10 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal Tuesday.
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Gadhafi regime official defects
(International News ~ 05/18/11)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Another high-ranking Libyan official has defected and fled the country amid a widening NATO campaign of bombings as well as leafletting and other psychological warfare to persuade Moammar Gadhafi's troops to stop fighting. Shukri Ghanem, the Libyan oil minister and head of the National Oil Co., crossed into neighboring Tunisia by road on Monday, according to a Tunisian security official and Abdel Moneim al-Houni, a former Libyan Arab League representative who was among the first wave of Libyan diplomats to defect.. ...
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Drainage work set for Highway 153
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 153 in Stoddard County will be closed today, allowing Missouri Department of Transportation crews to replace a drainage pipe beneath the road. The section of road is between county roads 766 and 772. The work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Signs will mark the work zone. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Queen makes historic Ireland visit
(International News ~ 05/18/11)
DUBLIN -- Sometimes words aren't necessary. That was the case Tuesday when Queen Elizabeth II placed a wreath in Dublin's Garden of Remembrance to honor the Irish rebels who lost their lives fighting for freedom -- from Britain. The queen became the first British monarch to set foot in Dublin in a century. ...
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Highway 177 reduced to one lane for striping
(Local News ~ 05/18/11)
Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane beginning next week, as contractor crews stripe the road. The contractor will be using an automated set of signals to control one-way traffic. This section of road is from Route J to Route V. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday through June 6. For more information, contact the assistant to the resident engineer Dave Wyman at 573-840-9781 or MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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St. Vincent soccer team avenges loss, wins district
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/11)
The St. Vincent girls soccer team defeated St. Pius 1-0 to capture the Class 1 District 1 championship Tuesday.
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Paul Stiff
(Obituary ~ 05/18/11)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Paul Harold Stiff, 84, of Tamms passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 10, 1926, in Miller City, Ill., son of the late Edward Stiff and Pearl Davis Stiff. Stiff was a retired construction laborer and a 63-year member of Laborers Union Local 773 of Marion, Ill. He was of the Pentecost belief...
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Miss. flood evacuees spend tedious days in shelter
(State News ~ 05/18/11)
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) -- In the area of Mississippi hardest-hit by river flooding, evacuees passed time in shelters Wednesday by reading books, praying or smoking cigarettes as officials warily watched waters inch toward the top of a nearby levee that protects thousands of acres of farmland. Cargo was slowly moving along the bloated Mississippi River after a costly daylong standstill...
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