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Veda Chailland
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
Veda Jewell Chailland, 84, of Bell City, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2009 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 20, 1925, at Kennett, Mo., daughter of Perry Ransom and Pearl Brotherton Bennett. She and Herman Lee Chailland were married Nov. 9, 1944, in Piggott, Ark...
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16 missing after Amazon plane crash
(International News ~ 02/08/09)
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A small plane crashed Saturday in the Amazon with 20 people on board -- 16 of whom are still missing, a Brazilian official said. The plane went down in a river about 50 miles southwest of state capital Manaus, said a spokesman for the Amazonas state government, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with department policy...
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Good deed of the week 2/8/09
(Community ~ 02/08/09)
Pillowcase partnership helps pediatric patients feel more at ease Members of Procter and Gamble's WAVE group (Women Achieving Excellence) recently made 65 pillowcases for pediatric patients at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Thrivent community service team director, Joyce Clark, obtained a $300 grant for the supplies and over 30 women, equipped with sewing machines spent an evening sewing the pillowcases, which patients brought home...
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Youngsters find ways to help others after the storm
(Editorial ~ 02/08/09)
In some communities, the ice storm shut down everything. And while a significant dent has been made in restoring essential services that mostly rely on electricity, the recovery effort continues. Even areas that were less hard hit endured business and government closings. And most schools districts were closed because it was simply too dangerous to transport students even if schools had heat and lights...
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Sen. Jason Crowell wants to consolidate 911 call centers in Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
County commissioners across the state want more funding for 911 centers. But they aren't going to get it without making hard choices, according to Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau. Crowell wants to see 911 centers across the state consolidated, a message he delivered to Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones during a meeting in Jefferson City on Thursday and repeated later that day during a Senate hearing. ...
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Mary Donze
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
Mary Donze ST. LOUIS -- Mary Kathryn "Kay" Wilkerson Donze passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, succumbing to cancer at the age of 62. Kay was born in Farmington, Mo., on April 26, 1946, the sixth child of the late John Adam and the late Mary Chapman Wilkerson. She and Jerry C. Donze were married Aug. 3, 1963...
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His & Hers: Another Miller boy on the way
(Column ~ 02/08/09)
Husband-and-wife journalists Bob Miller and Callie Clark Miller use this space to offer their views on everyday issues. SHE SAID We'll be just like the Tool Time Taylors, was stepson Drew's response to our ultrasound results this week. That's right. I'm resigned to being the only source of femininity in our household...
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Bulldogs earn road victory
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
Austin Greer poured in 20 points and Jacob Tolbert netted 13 points to help Notre Dame beat Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., 62-48 on the road Saturday in boys basketball action. John Unterreiner added 13 points for Notre Dame. The score was tied 28-28 at halftime, but Notre Dame (13-7) broke it open in the third quarter when it outscored the home team 16-4...
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Melvin Onderdonk
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
Melvin Onderdonk PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Melvin J. Onderdonk, 81, of Perryville died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 13, 1927, in Belgique, Mo., son of the late Albert and Bertine Fuytinck Onderdonk...
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Candor is good, but it can't cover all the sins of politics
(Column ~ 02/08/09)
Here's why I don't like the IRS or the U.S. Tax Code: They promote sin. There are so many temptations in our lives. Why do we need a government bureaucracy to lure us down paths of unrighteousness? I am not defending any wrongdoing regarding complete and accurate tax returns. I may not like paying taxes, but I'm not going to risk a stay in a federal pokey to protest the complexity and inequity of our nation's tax laws...
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Mary Quail
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
Mary E. Quail, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 14, 1922, in Pasco, Wash., daughter of Raymond and Dica Root Banks. She and Bob Quail where married in Newport, Ore. He died in 1982...
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Shy - Hanneken
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Ralph and Fimble Enderle of New Hamburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Nancy Shy, to Richard Hanneken, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Jill Benefield of Thebes, Ill., and Rich and Mary Hanneken of Ste. Genevieve, Mo...
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Death toll in Australian fires rises to 35
(International News ~ 02/08/09)
SYDNEY -- Walls of flame roared across southeastern Australia, razing scores of homes, forests and farmland in the country's worst wildfire disaster in a quarter century. At least 35 people died and the toll could rise further, police said. Witnesses described seeing trees exploding and skies raining ash as temperatures hit a record 117 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday in Victoria state and combined with raging winds to create perfect conditions for uncontrollable blazes...
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Teague - McBrayer
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
Jesse "Booner" Teague Jr. of Rolla, Mo., and Peggy Teague of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Wynne Teague, to Thomas Jeffery McBrayer, both of Wewahitchka, Fla. He is the son of Thomas and Jennifer McBrayer of Youngstown, Fla...
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Road work to reduce I-55 to one lane
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
Southeast Missourian Interstate 55 will be reduced to one lane Monday through Friday while MoDOT crews repair pavement in the southbound lanes. The work will be from exit 67 in Miner, Mo., to exit 80 in Benton, Mo. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily...
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N.C. racers run 2 miles, eat 12 doughnuts, run back
(National News ~ 02/08/09)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- It's a challenge, all right. In a charity race Saturday, more than 5,000 runners ran two miles to a downtown Raleigh Krispy Kreme shop, ate a dozen glazed doughnuts each and returned to North Carolina State University in less than an hour...
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Making Ends Meet, Part 3: Controlling debt becoming an issue for more and more families
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
A voice on the radio offers hope to the desperate. A simple phone call to the debt settlement company can stop harassing collection calls and eliminate a big slice of credit card debt. "Find the secret credit card companies hope you won't discover," the reassuring male voice announces, offering a toll-free telephone number for Dallas-based Debt Consultants of America...
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Betty Cobb
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Betty Luellen Cobb, 67, of Broken Arrow, formerly of Wagoner, Okla., died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. Cobb was born April 7, 1941, in Wagoner, daughter of Floyd and Elizabeth Luellen. She and Donald Cobb were married Dec. 28, 1985, in Broken Arrow...
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Cook - Davidson
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Denver and Kelly Cook of Marble Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Caroline Cook, to Craig Alan Davidson, both of Jackson. He is the son of Jackie Davidson of Kennett, Mo., and the late Juey Kay Davidson. Cook is a graduate of Meadow Heights High School. She is a supervisor at National Asset Recovery Services in Cape Girardeau...
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FYI 2/8/09
(Community ~ 02/08/09)
City animal shelter open for adoptions alternate Saturdays Volunteers from the Animal Welfare Alliance will staff the Poplar Bluff, Mo., Animal Shelter on alternating Saturdays for people to adopt pets. No drop-off animals will be accepted on Saturdays. The shelter will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on alternating Saturdays through March. For more information, call the shelter at 573-686-8635...
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Shearer - Blattner
(Wedding ~ 02/08/09)
Ashley Weist Shearer and Trevor Charles Blattner were united in marriage Dec. 28, 2008, at Loose Mansion in Kansas City, Mo. Judge Sherman Phipps, grandfather of the bride, performed the ceremony. Vocalists were Chris Beck of Portland, Ore., Seth Iliff and Emily Tummons of Kansas City. Musicians were Melek Ta'us Ensemble of Kansas City...
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Mouser - Estes
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Dennis and Angie Mouser of Marquand announce the engagement of their daughter, Kyla Sue Mouser, to Dustin Alan Estes. He is the son of Alan and Linda Estes and Nancy Estes, all of Jackson. Mouser is a 2007 graduate of Meadow Heights High School. She is majoring in agribusiness at Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Mouser Steel Supply in Patton, Mo...
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Speak Out 2/8/09
(Speak Out ~ 02/08/09)
Difficult job MY heart goes out to all in the Sikeston area with no power and the difficulty of living without it. To those who complain about the linemen: Try sleeping in your truck for two nights and working around the clock with no shower, no toilet and poor food. ...
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Missouri Association for Family and Community Education contest winners announced
(Community ~ 02/08/09)
The Missouri Association for Family and Community Education hosted a fourth-grade essay and art contest with the theme "responsibility." The contest encouraged students to strive for excellence and creativity in reading, writing and drawing, and to understand the practice of responsibility. The first-place winner was Katherine Carns of Clippard Elementary School; second place, Caleb Schnurbusch from Immaculate Conception School; third place, Katie Kinder from Clippard Elementary School...
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Police report 2/8/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A subject is in custody pending charges for driving while revoked. n Sandy Janease Strong, 53, 105 N. Clark Ave., Apt. 204, was arrested on suspicion of attempted theft of food at Schnucks...
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Unverferth - Reynolds
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
Mark and Christy Bock of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Erin Unverferth, to Andrew Thomas Reynolds. He is the son of Don and Freda Reynolds of Odessa, Mo. Unverferth is also the daughter of the late Paul Unverferth. Unverferth is a 2000 graduate of Jackson High School. ...
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Senators debate stimulus in Saturday session
(Business ~ 02/08/09)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats offered different assessments of President Obama's newly renegotiated economic recovery plan Saturday, as the Senate held a rare weekend debate in advance of a key vote Monday. Lawmakers are already looking past Senate action to House-Senate negotiations that will test the mettle of a handful of Senate moderates against House Democrats unhappy over more than $100 billion in spending forced from the bill...
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Russia says it is ready for more arms cuts
(International News ~ 02/08/09)
MOSCOW -- Russia is ready for more nuclear weapons cuts and welcomes President Obama's push for talks on an arms reduction treaty, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday. Russia is believed to have fewer warheads than the U.S. and has indicated it wants a binding deal on further reductions, but Lavrov's remarks were the clearest statement in the issue since Obama took office last month...
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Road sign: British R coming
(National News ~ 02/08/09)
LUBBOCK, Texas -- A hacked electronic highway sign in northwestern Texas carried an international message that seemed to predate, well, the use of electricity. The sign Friday briefly flashed: "OMG The British R coming. They R watching you." KCBD-TV reports the sign was in a construction area in southwest Lubbock...
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Richard Conley
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
Richard Conley Richard Elwood Conley, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 11, 1925, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Huey Lynn and Bertha Martha Froemsdorf Conley. He and Virginia L. Jo Conley were married July 20, 1949, at Cape Girardeau. She died Aug. 25, 2008...
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Food drive aims to help starving animals
(Community ~ 02/08/09)
Former Scott City resident debi Baker earns a living as an animal wrangler, finding and photographing animals for advertising. . She spends her leisure time as a volunteer. "For 33 years animals have made me a living," she said. "This is the only way I can pay them back."...
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More parking lots won't enhance Cape's downtown
(Column ~ 02/08/09)
Southeast Missouri State University has given the impression that parking lots with some green space weaved within make it acceptable to demolish Cape Girardeau's existing building stock -- forever changing the historic character of Broadway and Pacific Street. In truth, the university is taking down a piece of the architectural history and a piece of the cultural fabric of our community, replacing it with a vast cavity...
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Panthers tame Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 02/08/09)
The Eastern Illinois women's basketball team had little trouble extending one of the nation's longest home-court winning streaks. EIU's fun came at Southeast Missouri State's expense. The Panthers pulled away from a six-point halftime lead Saturday and rolled to a 73-53 victory in Charleston, Ill...
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2009 Honda Civic Si sedan has a sporty side
(National News ~ 02/08/09)
What's better than a sporty coupe that gets decent mileage? A sporty sedan by the same name. Honda's 197-horsepower 2009 Civic Si sedan carries a city/highway rating of 21/29 miles per gallon and has more cargo space and second-row legroom than a Civic Si coupe...
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Bluejays clip Indians
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
Jackson trailed Charleston by as many as 19 points during the third quarter, but the Indians stormed back to get within five points with a little more than a minute and a half left in the fourth quarter Saturday. But Charleston converted all six free throws it attempted from there to post a 66-57 victory at Jackson High School...
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More funeral industry oversight sought
(State News ~ 02/08/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers want to impose greater oversight on the funeral industry after the failure of a company that had promised families hundreds of millions of dollars worth of funeral and burial services. The legislation would require funeral contract sellers to undergo regular and random state audits, to keep larger amounts of money in trust and ensure consumers receive greater refunds if they cancel their preneed funeral contracts...
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Blattner - Schmitt
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
John A. and Jane Blattner of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Beth Blattner, to Timothy Joseph Schmitt. He is the son of JoAnn Schmitt of Chaffee, Mo. Blattner is a 2004 graduate of Notre Dame High School. She received a bachelor's degree in health promotion from Southeast Missouri State University in 2008. She is employed at Noffel/Feuerhahn Center for Orthodontics...
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Prayer 2/8/09
(Column ~ 02/08/09)
For those who have weathered the ice and cold, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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What's happening today 2/8/09
(Community ~ 02/08/09)
Catfish supper Immanuel Lutheran Church will hold its annual pond-raised catfish dinner and country store at 2:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church basement at New Wells. The price is discounted for children. The event is sponsored by Fellowship Club, Lutheran Women Missionary League and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans...
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Glueck - Davidson
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
Norman and Jeannie Tanner and Fred Glueck of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Casey Jean Glueck, to Justin Lee Davidson. He is the son of Rick and Jerri Davidson of Colorado Springs, Colo. Glueck is a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from St. Louis University in 2002. She is employed in labor and delivery at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Unrealistically high expectations threaten new marriages
(Column ~ 02/08/09)
Dear Dr. Dobson: My son and his girlfriend have been talking about getting engaged, but he's worried about the high divorce rate that threatens every new marriage and asked me how he could lower the risk. What advice would you have given? Dear Reader: The answer to that question could go 600 different ways, but I'll be content to offer just one suggestion. ...
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Fire report 2/8/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: n At 7:14 p.m., emergency medical service in the 500 block of North Clark Avenue. n At 7:21 p.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of North Spanish Street. n At 8:05 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of North Henderson Avenue...
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Prisoner turns up in judge's trunk
(National News ~ 02/08/09)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. -- A Michigan judge said he's learned a lesson about locking his car after a 16-year-old prisoner who escaped from a courthouse cell was found hiding in the vehicle's trunk. The Macomb Daily reports the teen had vanished Friday after appearing in juvenile court in Mount Clemens...
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Bishop - McClure
(Wedding ~ 02/08/09)
Elizabeth Catherine Bishop and Ryan Buchanan McClure were married June 28, 2008, at Centenary United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jeff Long performed the ceremony. Readers were Jennifer Jackson of Columbia, Mo., and Joe Thompson of Lenexa, Kan., cousin of the bride...
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One dead, 100-plus rescued from ice floe in Lake Erie
(National News ~ 02/08/09)
OAK HARBOR, Ohio -- A miles-wide ice floe broke away from Lake Erie's shoreline Saturday, trapping more than 100 fishermen, some for as long as four hours. One person fell into the water and later died. The rest of the 100 to 125 fishermen were safe by late afternoon; many were plucked from the ice by rescuers who glided along in air boats...
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United Way, Salvation Army set up kettles at five sites
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri and the Salvation Army teamed up Saturday to man donation kettles for the second time this winter at five shopping areas in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. "I thought it was a good thing to do for those who have so little," said Kathy McMillan of Jackson, who volunteered to stand beside a kettle Saturday at the Jackson Wal-Mart...
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Glenn Nicholas Lewis
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
Glenn Lewis LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Glenn Nicholas Lewis, 63, of Lawrenceville died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta. He was born Nov. 4, 1945, to Harry L. and Bertha Fennema in Sikeston, Mo., where his father was part owner of Lewis Furniture Co...
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Southeast Missourians take a plunge for Special Olympics
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
Schoolteacher Dan Brown took a swim in 39-degree Lake Boutin at Trail of Tears State Park for a cause Saturday afternoon. Brown and fellow teammates from Notre Dame Regional High School and Cape Girardeau Central High School -- known collectively as the Frostbitten Faculty -- were among 140 participants who jumped into the lake during the third annual Polar Bear Plunge that benefits 1,100 Southeast Missouri Special Olympics athletes...
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Thomas Griffith
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
Thomas Griffith Thomas M. Griffith, 66, of Fenton, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at Des Peres Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. He was born Nov. 13, 1942, in St. Louis, the son of Merrell M. and Toby Thomas Griffith. He and Julie Couch were married Nov. 7, 1960, in St. Louis...
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Crews continue efforts to restore power in region
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
Southeast Missourian The number of customers in Southeast Missouri without electricity continues to decrease. By Saturday evening, New Madrid was the only county in Southeast Missouri with more than 1 percent of AmerenUE customers still without power; about 10 percent of customers, 484 households, were in the dark...
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More co-worker couples losing both incomes at the same time
(National News ~ 02/08/09)
It is a well-known risk to lack diversity in an investment portfolio. Now couples employed by the same company are learning a similar lesson, the hard way. As layoffs mount across the country and in all sectors, couples who are co-workers are increasingly vulnerable to losing their families' twin sources of income at once. The lack of variety in job skills can also make it difficult to bounce back, especially in a struggling industry...
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Brown - Warhurst
(Engagement ~ 02/08/09)
Steve and Betty Brown of Jackson and Terese Wondra of St. Louis announce the engagement of their daughter, Carly Michele Brown, to Jason Robert Warhurst. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Warhurst of Clarksville, Tenn. Brown is a 1999 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood education in 2003, and a master's in multi-disciplinary studies in 2008, both from Webster University in St. Louis. She is an educator in Clarksville...
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James Sutton
(Obituary ~ 02/08/09)
James Sutton THEBES, Ill. -- James Leroy "Jim" Sutton, 60, of Thebes died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 13, 1948, in Thebes to Virgil and Nota Wooley Sutton. He and Linda Kay Cruse were married Aug. 11, 1967. She survives...
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Bass fishing proposed as new activity for Missouri high schools
(State News ~ 02/08/09)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Picture this: Spectators in bleachers watch as points are posted on a scoreboard, cheerleaders wave pompoms and young athletes sweat out a close contest. A typical high school game or match? Well, not quite. Someday, this scene may take place at a Missouri reservoir -- as part of a high-school bass fishing tournament...
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Triathlete, cancer survivor pushes exercise for patients
(State News ~ 02/08/09)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- There weren't many days during Sarah Breier's eight-month treatment 5 1/2 years ago for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when she did not exercise. Breier would haul herself out of bed in the morning, trudge outdoors and run three miles. Evenings she headed off to the pool for two kilometers of lap swimming. For this world-class triathlete, it wasn't always pleasant, but she credits this regimen with helping to save her life...
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Southeast drops to 0-13
(College Sports ~ 02/08/09)
For one of the few times this season, Southeast Missouri State got off to a strong start. But it didn't last as the Redhawks extended the nation's longest current losing streak among NCAA Division I men's basketball teams. Host Eastern Illinois overcame a 10-point first-half deficit to knock off Southeast 70-62 on Saturday night in Charleston, Ill...
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Missouri's public health crisis Annual report relays biggest issues facing seniors
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
Heart disease? Definitely. Senior abuse? Sure. Diabetes? Yes. But this year' Missouri Senior Report names falling as the leading cause of injuries among the elderly. In fact, falls are such a threat that the report dubs them a public health crisis...
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Basic Needs Fund: Now thru Feb. 28
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/09)
Supporting the UNITED WAY BASIC NEEDS FUND provides food, shelter, clothing and other necessities to our area's neediest families. United Way and recipients Salvation Army, Jackson Ministerial Alliance, and Scott City Ministerial Alliance will not be withholding a penny for administrative expenses...
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Geese
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/09)
Geese flying over house
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Blaze & Precious
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/09)
Blaze & Precious are 9 & 8 yr old shelties. Blaze loves his sqeeky toys & Precious prefers to just lounge around andgets mad at Blaze for playing all the time.
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Alaskan Malamute puppies
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/09)
5 week old Alaskan Malamute puppies enjoying their first snow.
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Alaskan Malamute Daisy w/puppies
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/09)
Alaskan Malamute Daisy enjoying the snow with her puppies
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