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Tech rally costs Redhawks series sweep
(College Sports ~ 04/12/10)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team had to settle for a good weekend instead of a great one. Tennessee Tech's eight-run rally in the eighth inning made sure of that. Southeast failed to post its second straight Ohio Valley Conference series home sweep Sunday as Tech won 12-8...
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Fire damages Fredericktown middle school
(State News ~ 04/12/10)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- A fire ripped through a Southeast Missouri middle school. Broadcaster KTVI reported that 911 dispatchers received a call around 11:40 p.m. Saturday from someone reporting smoke coming from Fredericktown Middle School. Firefighters from several surrounding departments rushed to the school in Fredericktown, about 90 miles south of St. Louis...
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All Jackson fire crews certified to give advanced life support
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
All three of Jackson Fire and Rescue crews are now certified to provide advanced life support. The move gives the department the ability to offer medication or an IV before an ambulance arrives on the scene, said Capt. Todd Newman, Emergency Medical Services officer...
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Cystic Fibrosis Walk this Saturday
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/10)
The annual Cystic Fibrosis Walk will be held this Saturday, April 17th at 9:00am. The walk will begin at Cape County Park North Pavilion # 4 at 10:00am. To register a team or individual walker, please go to www.cff.org/Great_Strides. State: Missouri...
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Missouri Senate's proposed budget leaves tuition freeze in question
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
A deal that could mean the difference of $5 per credit hour for Missouri students at Southeast Missouri State University hangs in the balance as the legislature works through the state budget. Late last year, Gov. Jay Nixon made an agreement with university presidents to keep tuition rates the same in exchange for a 5.2 percent reduction in higher education funding...
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Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Workshop on Friday, April 16
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/10)
Myra Walden, MA, LCPC, is presenting a Nonviolent Communication (NVC) workshop, "Empowering Communication: Increasing Efficacy in the Helping Professions" this Friday, April 16 at Semo Alliance for Disability Independence (1213 Rusmar, Cape Girardeau, MO). NVC is used worldwide in education, counseling, and conflict resolution. Friday's workshop (9:00am-4:30pm) is $70 and advanced registration is advised as seating is limited...
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Missouri Guardsmen study first aid before deployment
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/10)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Approximately two weeks before their impending deployment to Balad, Iraq, Sgt. Cody Conner, who lives in Dexter, and 10 other Missouri National Guardsmen brushed up on their first aid skills. These Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3-135th Theater Aviation Battalion, of Lebanon, graduated from the Army's Combat Lifesaver Course. ...
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13 Cape students win at Region Math Competition, 5 qualify for State
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/10)
Two sixth-graders and two fourth and fifth-graders from Cape Public Schools will be going to the Missouri State Math Competition at Springfield next month, having won first and second-place in the concepts category, and third in the problem-solving category. Another ten students ranked in the top ten...
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Area Guardsmen attend state's first-ever combatives instructor course
(Submitted Story ~ 04/12/10)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Two area Missouri National Guard Soldiers were recently certified to train others in hand-to-hand combat after attending the state's first-ever Level 1 Modern Army Combatives Instructor Course. Staff. Sgt. Daniel Schaab, of Cape Girardeau, and Sgt. John Reeves, of Whitewater, attended the weeklong course last month at Fort Leonard Wood. Schaab, 26, beat out 25 other combatants from across the state to win an informal tournament testing his newly learned fighting skills...
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Former cast members return to see 'Sound of Music' at Notre Dame Regional High School
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
A chorus of nuns and an eloquent Maria Rainer, played by Notre Dame Regional High School student Kaitlyn Robinson, singing on a mountain opened the student production "The Sound of Music" on Sunday. About 650 people attended the final performance of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical...
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State Senate panel seeks to end programs as part of $500 million budget cuts
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Chafed over a perceived reluctance by colleagues to cut government programs, some Republican Missouri senators have resorted to quoting an observation made nearly a half-century ago by Ronald Reagan. "Government programs, once launched, never disappear," the future president said in a 1964 speech in support of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. "Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth."...
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Downtown plan
(Editorial ~ 04/12/10)
Efforts to revitalize and energize the downtown area of Cape Girardeau have taken many forms over the years, including a special business district formed more than 30 years ago. Property owners in the district pay an additional property tax to fund beautification, lighting and parking...
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Speak Out 4/12/10
(Speak Out ~ 04/12/10)
THE new trash pickup service in Cape Girardeau in the first year is supposed to save $21,000. Will the city use the savings to reduce our water and sewer bills? Or will it be put away so that we never know what happened to it? IN response to the health care workers who have been verbally abused: I agree everyone should show respect to caregivers. ...
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Prayer 4/12/10
(Prayer ~ 04/12/10)
Comfort us, O God, when floods and storms affect our lives. Amen.
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Brewers counter Cards' late home runs
(Professional Sports ~ 04/12/10)
MILWAUKEE -- Casey McGehee homered in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-7 victory over St. Louis after the Cardinals rallied against closer Trevor Hoffman on Sunday night. Hoffman was protecting a 7-4 lead with two outs in the top of the ninth when baseball's career saves leader unraveled for the second straight appearance. Albert Pujols hit his second two-run homer of the game to cut the lead to one, and Matt Holliday followed with a tying shot...
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Nutt lands a former area standout in Niemczyk
(Sports Column ~ 04/12/10)
The latest verbal commitment for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program is an especially interesting one because of its local nature. Former Bell City standout Nick Niemczyk, a sophomore guard at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., recently accepted Southeast coach Dickey Nutt's scholarship offer...
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Colbert leads Redhawks' strong showing at Ole Miss Invitational
(College Sports ~ 04/12/10)
Southeast Missouri State track and field teams recorded 11 top-10 finishes at the Ole Miss Invitational on Saturday in Oxford, Miss. The men's squad had nine of those finishes, including the lone title. Brandon Colbert won his second straight shot put title and third of the outdoor season. He recorded a throw of 55 feet, 3 inches. He also was third in the hammer throw (189-1 3/4) and sixth in the discus (172-8 1/2)...
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Cherokee Nation's Wilma Mankiller remembered as humble leader
(National News ~ 04/12/10)
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- One of the most influential American Indian leaders in recent history, former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller was widely known for strengthening her tribe and drawing the accolades of U.S. presidents. But it was her humble, tender nature -- a refusal to squash a bug, an affinity for opera -- that defined her, friends and family said Saturday...
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Marie Mirgaux
(Obituary ~ 04/12/10)
Marie Iva Jewel Mirgaux, 85, of Scott City died peacefully at her home Saturday, April 10, 2010, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born April 17, 1924, in Illmo, Mo., to Albert August and Carolina Rosena Rubel. She married Lawrence Lewis "Lonnie" Mirgaux, the love of her life, in Scott City on Dec. 27, 1942. He preceded her in death Dec. 30, 1986...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/12/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/12/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Eunice Amelunke
(Obituary ~ 04/12/10)
Eunice Eugene Amelunke, 91, of Gordonville died Friday, April 9, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 5, 1919, in Hamilton, Texas, daughter to Melvin Eugene and Grace Amanda Harris Boatwright. She married Alvin Amelunke on Nov. 13, 1936. He preceded her in death May 27, 1981...
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William Sebastian
(Obituary ~ 04/12/10)
William Dean Sebastian, 76, of Greenville, Mo., died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Cape Girardeau to Albert H. and Mary Jane Cook Sebastian. He received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Rolla Missouri School of Mines...
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Rosalia Talley
(Obituary ~ 04/12/10)
Rosalia "Rose" Talley, 97, formerly of Chaffee, Mo., passed away Saturday, April 10, 2010, in Rolla, Mo. She was born on the family farm near New Hamburg, Mo., on Feb. 1, 1913, to the late Edward and Nora C. Dannenmueller Eichhorn. She married Ardell B. Himmselspoch of Chaffee. To this union one son was born. Ardell preceded her in death June 13, 1944. She later married Carl F. Talley of Chaffee. He preceded her in death April 5, 1982...
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Earl Kirchhoff
(Obituary ~ 04/12/10)
Earl Wilbur Kirchhoff, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 9, 2010, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral service will be at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Paul Short officiating...
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Out of the past 4/12/10
(Out of the Past ~ 04/12/10)
Lou Brock, Major League Baseball's all-time-leading base stealer and Hall of Famer, was the featured guest last night brought to Cape Girardeau by Thilenius Distributing Co. for a fundraising dinner for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the Ramada Inn...
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Red sky at night...
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
The sun creates a line of silhouettes as it sets beyond the horizon Sunday. According to an old sailing adage, a red sky at night indicates good weather ahead. That would seem to be true this week, as the forecast calls for sunny skies and highs in the 70s and 80s.
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Getting roped in young
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
Dallas Kelley, right, turns his head just as 8-year-old Kolby Krieger of Fredricktown prepares to lasso him Sunday during the Flickerwood Youth Rodeo Finals at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. Rodeo participants aged 20 and younger from surrounding states compete in 19 events during the two-day competition.
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Jackson police report 4/12/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/12/10)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Miscellaneous...
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Worries about California priest came early in career
(National News ~ 04/12/10)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Even in his seminary days in the early 1970s, there were questions about California priest Stephen Kiesle: Colleagues said he had trouble relating to adults, lacked spirituality and didn't seem committed to anything but youth ministry...
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More than 20,000 watch as Texas Stadium imploded
(National News ~ 04/12/10)
IRVING, Texas -- More than 20,000 people gathered at tailgate parties and other spots Sunday to watch fireworks go off one last time over Texas Stadium before a ton of dynamite lit up the Dallas Cowboys' longtime home and brought it to the ground...
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Euro governments offer Greece loan
(National News ~ 04/12/10)
BRUSSELS -- Trying again to halt a debt crisis that has hammered the euro, fellow eurozone governments tossed struggling Greece a financial lifeline Sunday, saying they would make euro30 billion in loans available this year alone -- if Athens asks for the money...
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Thai protesters stage funeral procession
(International News ~ 04/12/10)
BANGKOK -- Anti-government protesters paraded coffins through the Thai capital early today following a weekend of savage street fighting that left 21 killed and fears of further violence unless the activists and government reach a political compromise...
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After setbacks, China tones down anti-U.S. rhetoric
(International News ~ 04/12/10)
BOAO, China -- China is softening its recent muscular global posture, muting criticisms of the U.S. at a time of delicate negotiations with Washington and simmering economic troubles at home. The rhetorical respite comes as President Hu Jintao heads to Washington this week, after months of friction with the U.S., and was in full evidence this weekend at an international meeting designed to showcase China's growing reach as an economic and diplomatic powerhouse...
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People on the move 4/12/10
(Business ~ 04/12/10)
Elite Travel Inc., owned by Carolyn Kempf, was recently awarded the 2009 Best Use of Initiatives from Karisma Hotels. The award was presented during the second annual GI Vacation Consultant Awards and Sales and Marketing Forum at El Dorado Royale in Riviera Maya, Mexico. In business since 1993, Elite Travel is the only Gourmet Inclusive agency in the Southeast Missouri region...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/12/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/12/10)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summons Assaults Thefts Burglary Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Families upset over closure of facility
(State News ~ 04/12/10)
NEVADA, Mo. -- Family members are plotting what to do after learning last month about the planned closure of a southwest Missouri facility that serves people with developmental disabilities. The Joplin Globe reported that the Nevada Habilitation Center is scheduled to close in 2012 to help the state balance its budget. ...
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Dangerous chemical levels in 2 wells
(State News ~ 04/12/10)
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- Two private wells near the southwest Missouri town of Rogersville have unsafe levels of a chemical that can cause health problems. The Department of Natural Resources said in a news release that the levels of Tricholoroethylenefound in the wells exceeded federal drinking water standards. ...
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St. Louis-area Poles hold memorial Mass for Polish president
(State News ~ 04/12/10)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis-area Poles are praying for Poland after the country's president and 95 others died in a plane crash. About 100 mourners gathered Saturday night for a Polish-language Mass at St. Agatha Catholic Church in St. Louis. The St. ...
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Oran High School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/12/10)
12th grade: Bethany Asmus, Aaron Baker, Tori Caldwell, Evan Chapman, Megan Cook, Cody L. Dirnberger, Charlotte Eftink, Cassie Evans, Shelby Gebhardt, Dillon Glastetter, Sierra Greer, Taylor Irwin, Gabe Kielhofner, Mac McConnell, Austin Nenninger, Claire Seyer, Clayton Shoemaker, Shelby Unger, Brittany Ward, Meghan Westrich...
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St. Joseph Parish School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/12/10)
St. Joseph Parish School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Winston Welter, Allison Beggs. 6th grade: Valerie Bahr, Marisa Hall, Olivia Jordan, Abbie McAlister. 7th grade: Joeseph Beggs, Morgan Campbell, Lyndsie Robert. 8th grade: Macy Hall, Dominic Hooper, Shelby Rhymer...
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Houchins promoted to managing partner
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
Robert I. Houchins of Jackson has been promoted to managing partner for Modern Woodmen of America. Funded in 1883 Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society that offers financial services and fraternal member benefits to individuals and families throughout the United States...
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2 in custody after school fire in Fredericktown
(State News ~ 04/12/10)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (AP) -- Two juveniles are in custody following a weekend fire that destroyed Fredericktown Middle School. The Park Hills Daily Journal reports that middle school students will not have classes this week as district leaders try to figure out where to send them...
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St. Paul Lutheran School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/12/10)
Scholastic Honor Roll 5th grade: Holden Bequette, Noah Franke, Payne Guilliams, Emily Hallman, Dawson Klinkhardt, Brock Murphy, Alyssa Ogle. 6th grade: Emelia Baer, Jack Bagley, Chloe Kasten, Elizabeth Kiefner, Grace Mirly, Brianna Mueller. 7th grade: Nicholas Clark, Haley Lynch...
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EPA, students to test water in Missouri, Kansas
(State News ~ 04/12/10)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Government scientists and elementary school students will start testing water quality this week in ponds and streams in Kansas and Missouri. A team of researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency also will be teaching the children about aquatic life and water chemistry...
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Jackson High grad starts website displaying artwork of orphans in Ukraine
(Local News ~ 04/12/10)
Jessica (Terry) Tosser, who grew up in Jackson and attended Jackson High School, has founded Artful Giver, a website displaying art from the orphaned children in Sunshine Orphanage in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine. The website, www.artfulgiver.org allows people to bid for children's artwork. The highest donation receives the art and a picture of the child as a gift. Tosser and her husband, Keegan, teach at Kiev International School in Kiev, Ukraine...
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Meridian Elementary School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/12/10)
Meridian Elementary School High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Kendrick Blake, Myra Valentine. 4th grade: Cymone Ballard, George Clements, Mia Davis, Audrianna Green, Ricky Hamilton, Rakyah Jeter, Darrell Lowe, Destiny Lowe, Rachel Thurston, Malachi Tucker, Rachel Valentine, Richard Valentine, Shalaia Vaughn, Breanna Wyatt...
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Talking Shop with Phil Penzel of Penzel Construction
(Business ~ 04/12/10)
This month Penzel Construction of Jackson celebrates 100 years as a family-owned business. Phil Penzel, the fourth generation of his family to run the company, founded in 1910 by his great-grandfather Linus Penzel, talks about the company's past and shares his outlook on the future...
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Scott County designated Enhanced Enterprise Zone
(Column ~ 04/12/10)
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) recently approved an Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) designation for Scott County. EEZ areas offer tax benefits to new and expanding businesses located within them. "This put us on a level playing field with other counties in Missouri that have this status," said Scott County Economic Development director Joel Evans...
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