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Rams submit plan to upgrade dome
(State News ~ 05/01/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams have submitted plans to upgrade the Edward Jones Dome, a key step to making sure the team doesn't leave town. The team turned in its counterproposal on Tuesday, declining to release details. The plan was given to the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, the operator of the dome that announced its own plan in February. The CVC said it will begin the review process, but spokeswoman Donna Andrews declined further comment...
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Part of man's ear bitten off during Caruthersville fight
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A weekend fight in Caruthersville resulted in part of a man's ear being bitten off. About 10:25 p.m. Friday officers with the Caruthersville Police Department responded to a call of a large fight with weapons involved in the 1200 block of Vest Street, according to a news release from the department...
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Symphony orchestra to perform 'Requiem' at Bedell
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
The Southeast Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra, University Choir and Choral Union will collaborate in performance of Gabriel Faure's "Requiem."
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Cape Girardeau children's museum to seek new executive director
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
The Discovery Playhouse will see the departure of executive director Jennifer Mullix this month, and the growing Cape Girardeau children's museum will be searching to fill her position by early summer. Mullix is leaving to pursue graduate studies that will build on her passion for the importance of hands-on learning opportunities. ...
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DNA test shows no match for Cape Girardeau girl who vanished in 1965
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
Martha Hamilton was disappointed when she found out the DNA test results turned out negative for a woman she thought might be her sister, who has been missing since 1965, but she wasn't discouraged. Her search might help others find their missing family members...
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Notre Dame baseball team rolls past Jackson to claim SEMO Conference tournament title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/12)
The Notre Dame baseball team defeated Jackson 11-3 to win the SEMO Conference tournament championship Monday at Capaha Field.
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Broadway intersection at Lorimier to close Friday
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
One intersection will close to traffic on Friday and another will reopen as the ongoing $4.5 million Broadway corridor project continues its seven-month march westward toward what Cape Girardeau officials say will end with a much improved and highly decorative streetscape.
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Officials think they've found source of Blanchard carbon monoxide problem
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
Blanchard Elementary was again evacuated Monday when carbon monoxide was detected in the building, but Cape Girardeau School District officials say they have now found the cause and solved the problem. Students and staff exited the building around 10:30 a.m. and remained outside until close to noon while crews from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department
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Branch earns scholarship to State Fair College
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/12)
Curtis Branch, pictured above signing his letter of intent to attend and play basketball at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, MO, is flanked by his mother Edna Henry and Coach Drew Church. Standing at left is Coach Tommy Delph of SEMO Elite Basketball, a mentoring organization, and Principal Scott McMullen, Alternative Education Center. ...
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Old Franklin school to be torn down in June; new one opens in August
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
In 1931, Cape Girardeau's school board chairman called the still-new brick two-story school on Louisiana Street the "show house of the city's public school system." The board pinched money to provide it for the community, according to a newspaper article from the time, when Albert M. Spradling addressed the need to expand the school after just a few years since its doors opened in 1927...
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Nixon concerned about money for veterans homes
(State News ~ 05/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon warned Monday that funding for state-run veterans homes could be in jeopardy unless lawmakers act soon to approve a new dedicated funding stream.
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Cape Girardeau County Commission accepts bids for land research
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission Monday reviewed two bids from local title companies who will provide lien search services for the collector's office. The collector's office contracts yearly with an independent title company to provide lien searches for land being sold at auction when owners fail to pay taxes. The lien search provides potential buyers with information about any additional claims that might have been made against the land...
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Class of 2012 to be SEMO's largest
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
Southeast Missouri will graduate its largest-ever class during this year's spring commencement exercise. According to a news release from the university, 1,322 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees at 2 p.m. May 12 at the Show Me Center...
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Nixon seeks to stay out of Mo. tobacco tax debate
(State News ~ 05/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Jay Nixon says he does not intend to get involved in a campaign to raise Missouri's lowest-in-nation cigarette tax. Supporters are expected to turn in petition signatures this week for a November ballot initiative asking voters to raise the Missouri's tax on a pack of cigarettes to 90 cents from the current 17 cents...
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Mo. proposal would alter standards for initiatives
(State News ~ 05/01/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- Missouri lawmakers are considering whether initiative petition canvassers should have to collect signatures from throughout state to qualify for the ballot. Currently, initiative supporters must get signatures equal to 5 percent of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election, from two-thirds of the congressional districts. ...
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Agencies seize animals in Millersville area
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
Several state and local agencies, working in conjunction with the Humane Society of Missouri, seized and removed about 25 animals from a home near Millersville on Monday, officials said. A rural crimes task force removed nine dogs, five cats, five horses and several birds, the Department of Agriculture said in a news release. ...
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Perry County man pleads guilty to poaching
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A 22-year-old Frohna, Mo. man will pay $1,358.50 in fines and court costs after he pleaded guilty last week to 17 charges of taking wildlife illegally, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation news release. Eldon Edgar Luckey made the plea in Perry County on Tuesday, online court records show. ...
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Plaque rededication
(Editorial ~ 05/01/12)
Looking into your family ancestry can be interesting. For some, the experience can confirm family stories. For others the research can reveal new information that can be passed down to the next generation. Like a personal genealogy, it's good to look at a community's history, too...
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Correction to correction
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/01/12)
A correction to our previous correction: The B'nai Israel building is currently being used as a private studio, not a commercial operation. We apologize for the misunderstanding. SCOTT HOUSE, Cape Girardeau
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Circus animal abuse
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/01/12)
Human circus performers go on willingly, but elephants have to be cruelly beaten and electrically prodded to go out and perform totally unnatural acts for a few minutes of entertainment. Animal abuse in circuses has been well documented, with a major circus recently having been fined the largest ever of its kind in the U.S. by the USDA/AWA for violations...
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Speak Out 5/1/12
(Speak Out ~ 05/01/12)
I read about the mice overpopulation at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High. We are resorting to glue traps. They are slow, painful and inhumane, and they provide death for a basic creature. Compassion starts at the bottom level. If a person does not have respect for basic creatures, how will they learn respect for people? Yes, they need to be removed, but glue traps? It's barbaric...
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Prayer 5/1/12
(Prayer ~ 05/01/12)
O Lord Jesus, may we show your love to others by feeding those in need. Amen.
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Encouraging area youths to learn about government
(Column ~ 05/01/12)
The Missouri Municipal League, an organization composed of most of the cities in Missouri, has declared the week of April 30 to May 4 as Local Government Week. During this week, each community can highlight the various services delivered to the citizens of that community. Because it is so vital to keep citizens informed about what is happening, I am serious about my responsibility for writing this article and my weekly column in the Cash-Book Journal...
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Children's ER treatment for concussions is way up
(Community ~ 05/01/12)
CHICAGO -- The number of children being diagnosed with concussions doubled in recent years, emergency room data suggest, but the injuries don't seem to be getting any worse. In fact, the percentage of children hospitalized after ER treatment for concussions declined during the 10-year study. ...
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Health Beat: Healthy berries
(Community ~ 05/01/12)
In general, berries should be dry, firm, well-shaped and eaten within a week after purchase. If you can't eat them that soon, remember that berries freeze well. It's best to buy berries that are in season as they'll cost less and are more ripe and flavorful than out-of-season berries...
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Mo. marijuana measure striving to make ballot
(State News ~ 05/01/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A leader of the Missouri legal marijuana movement says the campaign faces an uphill fight to gather enough voter signatures to make the November statewide ballot. A group called Show-Me Cannabis must turn in about 144,000 signatures by early May to get its proposals on the ballot.
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Semi accident causes power outage in Butler County
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
A semi accident on U.S. 67 south of the Black River bridge in northern Butler County caused a power outage for 1,700 Ozark Border Electric Cooperative customers at 2 p.m. Sunday. "The truck ran into a 65-foot pole, knocking out two feeder lines," Ozark Border general manager Stan Estes said...
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Marijuana plants growing near New Madrid city limits seized
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Sheriff's deputies seized 15 marijuana plants that were near the Mississippi River just outside New Madrid city limits during a narcotic investigation, according to New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens. About 2:30 p.m. Saturday, following a tip from a confidential informant, officers discovered the plants, which authorities estimated had a street value of $15,000. ...
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World Trade Center is back on top in NYC
(National News ~ 05/01/12)
NEW YORK -- One World Trade Center, the monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, claimed the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper Monday, as workers erected steel columns that made its unfinished skeleton a little over 1,250 feet high, just enough to peek over the roof of the observation deck on the Empire State Building...
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Lawsuit over ‘Three Cups of Tea' rejected
(Entertainment ~ 05/01/12)
HELENA, Mont. -- A federal judge Monday dismissed a civil lawsuit against author Greg Mortenson, calling claims "flimsy and speculative" that the humanitarian and his publisher lied in his best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools" books to boost sales...
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French Muslims get call to vote in presidential election
(International News ~ 05/01/12)
PARIS -- They are France's millions-strong minority with a voice that usually falls silent at election time. But this year, there is a special new effort to mobilize French Muslims to speak up at the ballot box in Sunday's presidential race -- amid a surge of Islam-bashing among the French right...
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Opal Fulbright
(Obituary ~ 05/01/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Opal A. Fulbright, 83, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012, at her daughter's home. She was born March 17, 1929, at Hurricane, Mo., daughter of Jonas and Nancy Elizabeth Garland Long. She and the Rev. Truman Fulbright were united in marriage in November 1945. ...
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Out of the past 5/1/12
(Out of the Past ~ 05/01/12)
An early morning two-alarm fire destroys a landmark business building at 503 Maple St.; the two-story brick building had most recently been used by Cletus Winchester, who operated a motor vehicle transmission overhaul and repair shop there. Despite bids much higher than estimates, the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents has approved a contract with Kiefner Brothers Construction Co. to build a 13,000-square-foot, three-story addition to its nursing building...
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David Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/01/12)
David Sylvester Williams, 79, of Scott City died Friday, April 27, 2012, at his home. He was born Aug. 24, 1932, in Sikeston, Mo., to John G. and Katie Ann Biby Williams. He married Janice Hope McCormick on Dec. 19, 1969, in Chaffee, Mo. She preceded him in death Aug. 25, 2000...
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Lorene Sander
(Obituary ~ 05/01/12)
Lorene C. Sander, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born April 24, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Otto H.A. and Alma O. Helwege Schlegel. She and Winfred D. Sander were married May 27, 1959. He died Feb. 22, 1994...
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Janet Roberts
(Obituary ~ 05/01/12)
Janet Lee Roberts, 90, of Cape Girardeau gallantly and peacefully passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at her home. She was born March 28, 1922, at Jackson, to Eldon and Eula M. Linebarger Roberts. Janet was a 1940 graduate of Jackson High School where she played clarinet in school band five years, starting in seventh grade. She also played in the Oscar T. Honey Infantry Band of Chaffee, Mo., and Jackson Municipal Band...
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Edna Kirchhoff
(Obituary ~ 05/01/12)
Edna Anna Kirchhoff, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 20, 1918, in Egypt Mills, to Charles H. and Lillie Gerlach Maevers. She and Glenn V. Kirchhoff were married Aug. 4, 1940, at Egypt Mills. He preceded her in death Feb. 14, 2010...
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Ethel Helwege
(Obituary ~ 05/01/12)
Ethel M. Helwege, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 27, 1924, in Tilsit, daughter of Walter and Ida Hoffmeister Birk. She and Ervin Helwege were married Nov. 2, 1946. He passed away Jan. 28, 1966...
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Mary Eakins
(Obituary ~ 05/01/12)
Mary Virginia Eakins, 83, of Jackson, formerly of Burfordville, died Friday, April 27, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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2011 Flood: A year later, May 1
(Local News ~ 05/01/12)
On this day, May 1 Cape river level: 45.9 feet Cape flood stage: 32 feet Cairo river level: 59.73 feet Cairo flood stage: 40 feet Rainfall: 2.79 inches Fifteen roads in Cape Girardeau were closed. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block federal officials from breaching the Birds Point levee. The court refused to halt the plans...
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Cancer survivors urged to eat better and to exercise
(Community ~ 05/01/12)
ATLANTA -- A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New guidelines issued Thursday by the American Cancer Society urge doctors to talk to their cancer patients about eating right, exercising and slimming down if they're too heavy...
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Moore aces hole at Kimbeland
(Community Sports ~ 05/01/12)
Ray Moore carded his fourth career hole-in-one last week at Kimbeland Country Club. Moore used a wedge to ace No. 4, a par 3 playing 115 yards. Charlie Menz and Jeff Schott witnessed the shot. -- From staff reports...
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Kings blitz Blues for 2-0 series lead
(Professional Sports ~ 05/01/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Anze Kopitar scored twice in a four-goal, first-period blitz to help the Los Angeles Kings embarrass the St. Louis Blues from the opening faceoff Monday. The Kings whipped the Blues 5-2 on Monday night for Los Angeles' fifth straight road win this postseason...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball player Derek Gibson garners OVC honor
(College Sports ~ 05/01/12)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore left fielder Derek Gibson's incredible weekend was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference when he was named the league's player of the week Monday. Gibson batted .571 (12 for 21) in Southeast's four games last week. He had 10 hits, including three home runs and three doubles, while driving in 13 runs during the Redhawks' three-game OVC series at Tennessee-Martin...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame boys track and field team runs to conference championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Cape Central boys golf team seizes unlikely conference title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/12)
The Cape Central golf team won the SEMO Conference tournament Monday at Dalhousie Golf Club.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/01/12)
Today is Tuesday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2012. There are 244 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 1, 1982, the World's Fair in Knoxville, Tenn., was opened by President Ronald Reagan. The fair's theme: "Energy Turns the World." (The six-month exposition's last day was October 31.)...
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