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McDonald's pulls 12M cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses
(National News ~ 06/04/10)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the burger giant to recall 12 million of the cheap U.S.-made collectibles while dramatically expanding contamination concerns about the toxic metal beyond imported children's jewelry...
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Ten bands to perform live at second annual Stoogefest on Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
Stoogefest, an outdoor music festival at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson, has expanded this year to include live performances by 10 bands Saturday. Ted Clark, Stooges owner and festival organizer, said the event is a way to spotlight local talent and raise money for them...
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Discovery Playhouse to hold grand opening celebration
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
Discovery Playhouse, a not-for-profit hands-on learning center in Cape Girardeau, is celebrating its grand opening Sunday. Although the Discovery Playhouse opened in April, interim executive director Janet Livingston said this was a good time for the grand opening because other programs and sites geared toward children -- like Cape Splash -- opened recently and are bringing families to Cape Girardeau...
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Former Stoddard County doctor pleads guilty to drug charges
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A former Stoddard County doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug-related felonies and was released to enter a residential substance abuse counseling program in Florida.
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SB40 Board's recommendation for vacant seat denied by county commission
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
Members of the Senate Bill 40 Board said they were pleased that the Cape Girardeau County Commission was moving forward with an ongoing issue involving the lease of a property in Jackson.
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First Rodeo, First Place
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/10)
Dierks competed in his first rodeo two days before his birthday. He won first place and was a very happy cowboy.
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Meth makers heading to Cape for pseudoephedrine, authorities say
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
To curb methamphetamine production, Southeast Missouri communities such as Kennett, Sikeston, Dexter and Poplar Bluff have passed ordinances requiring a prescription for pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient of the drug. Their measures have driven meth manufacturers north, authorities say...
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Authorities ID man who died in Bollinger County fire
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. - A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man died in a house fire early Friday. Around 3:48 a.m. crews responded to a report of a house fire off Route K, 3 miles north of Sedgewickville. Crews responding to the scene were from Biehle, Marble Hill, North Bollinger County and Sedgewickville...
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CEO says Ste. Genevieve County plant environmentally sound
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
BLOOMSDALE, Mo. (AP) -- Holcim Ltd.'s chief executive officer on Friday called the company's $1 billion Missouri plant the most environmentally efficient cement plant in the U.S. If only the economy for cement companies would turn around. An event to celebrate the August opening of the plant in Ste. Genevieve County took place Friday at the sprawling complex that sits amid rolling woods along the Mississippi River about 50 miles south of St. Louis...
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Robin Carnahan Pushes Extreme Anti-Energy Plan
(Submitted Story ~ 06/04/10)
More than forty days after the huge Gulf oil spill disaster, liberal Democrat Robin Carnahan has come up with an extreme plan to cut off major domestic energy supplies, send more money to foreign oil dictators who oppose and even hate America, destroy an estimated 120,000 U.S. jobs and shove the wobbly economy toward an even deeper recession...
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Can Sowers Explain Latest Attack?
(Submitted Story ~ 06/04/10)
Team Emerson for Jo Ann Emerson challenged her opponent to explain how the $787 billion stimulus built the new state-of-the-art, billion dollar Holcim cement facility in Ste. Geneveive, Missouri, as he claimed in a press release this afternoon. The Holcim plant entered planning stages 13 years ago and has been operational since 2009, the same year the stimulus bill passed, which Emerson voted against...
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Southeast Missouri man ordered to stand trial for girlfriend's murder
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Following the testimony of six witnesses, a Howardville, Mo., man was ordered bound over for trial on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, the Sikeston Standard Democrat reported. Associate Judge Charles Spitler ruled following a preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon there was sufficient evidence presented against Jann Wofford, 55, for a trial for the fatal shooting of Dorothy Hood...
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Holcim (US) Inc. Inaugural Event
(Submitted Story ~ 06/04/10)
A tremendous economic development event occurred in Ste. Genevieve County today, with the Inaugural Event of Holcim (US)Inc. The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission has worked with the County for the past nine years on this project and it was an honor to be present for the inaugural event of the world's largest single kiln cement operation. ...
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In Deep Water With Big Oil -- Slideshow Highlights
(Submitted Story ~ 06/04/10)
Today the Robin Carnahan campaign released a slideshow video demonstrating Congressman Blunt's 14-year Washington insider record of looking out for Big Oil. From easing restrictions on exploration, to allowing billions in government giveaways, Congressman Blunt has established himself as a friend of Big Oil and they have paid him back handsomely with campaign contributions. ...
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Emerson Again Touts Benefits of Stimulus
(Submitted Story ~ 06/04/10)
Today, Representative Jo Ann Emerson attended a grand opening of the Holcim Cement Plant in St. Genevieve, which was funded by the Recovery Act that Emerson opposed in Congress. According to a Department of Transportation press release, "Secretary Ray LaHood, along with Reps. Russ Carnahan and Jo Ann Emerson, will attend the ribbon cutting at Holcim's newest Recovery Act-funded cement plant in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri."...
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Artistic ability in the DNA of the Caldwell family
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/10)
Some families pass down good looks or antique furniture. The Caldwell family from Illinois has passed a passion and talent for art down through several generations of painters, drawers and sculptors. Several of the Caldwells will display their art at Aartful Rose through June with an opening reception from 5 to 10 p.m. today. Bill Caldwell, his children Tara and Zac, Zac's daughter Krystal and Bill's stepgranddaughter Veronica Park will all have pieces in The Caldwell Family Show...
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Tunes at Twilight spotlight: Dennis Stroughmatt
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/10)
Missouri goes back to its Southern roots Friday with Creole fiddler and accordionist Dennis Stroughmatt's return to Tunes at Twilight. Stroughmatt, who became intrigued with American French culture as a student at Southeast Missouri State University, played in the summer music series in 2008. ...
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Local musicians ready to rock for Jackson concert series
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/10)
The rock garden in Jackson City Park will liven to the sounds of local artist Bruce Zimmerman today as the city's summer concert series, Rock in the Rock Garden, kicks off its second year. According to Jackson Parks and Recreation Department director Shane Anderson, Zimmerman is new to the series. Zimmerman will be accompanied by Ken Keller, a bassist for local bands including Zimmerman's Water Street Band, which plays in downtown Cape Girardeau at Port Cape...
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Local band Isabella hits the road for first tour
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/10)
The local alternative five-piece band Isabella is making its debut on the road, touring across the country in June and into the middle of July. The band formed two years ago and after touring throughout the Midwest and making a few changes to the lineup, became the Isabella on tour this summer: Tim Godlove as lead vocalist, Colt Buehler on bass and backup vocals, Alex Bettinger on drums, Joel Kapp on guitar and Cole Buerkle on guitar. ...
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Speak Out 6/4/10
(Speak Out ~ 06/04/10)
EVERYBODY who is on a fixed income and gets paid on the first or third of the month can't afford the 100-Mile Yard Sale, because it's held two or three days before we get paid. Thanks for leaving us out. CAPE Girardeau can't take care of its gangs and riffraff now. What's going to happen if we get a casino?...
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Try bowling balls for Gulf leak
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/04/10)
My idea to stop the oil holes: Take bowling balls and wrap them in duct tape until they are big enough to fit the holes. Put as many in as you can. Then make a concrete ball and put it in last. That's my idea from a good old country boy. Good luck. JACK A. CHAPMAN, Chaffee, Mo....
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Helping others
(Editorial ~ 06/04/10)
Folks in Southeast Missouri have always been compassionate and willing to help their family, friends and neighbors when special needs arise. With warm weather comes a surge in outdoor fundraising events, all with the aim of making life better for someone else...
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Prayer 6/4/10
(Prayer ~ 06/04/10)
For all who rely upon the compassion of others, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Don't close Times Square
(Column ~ 06/04/10)
If history is an indicator, security officials are toying with the idea of shutting down sections of Times Square in hopes of protecting it from more explosive-laden sport utility vehicles. Let's hope they don't...
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Squirrel 0, Man 1
(Column ~ 06/04/10)
Occasionally, being at the top of the food chain has its rewards. As most of you already know, I have been at war for most of my adult life against furry-tailed rodents with brains the size of walnuts. I am happy to report from the field of battle a victory -- a sweet, wonderful, life-reaffirming win -- relying on little more than my own grapefruit-sized noggin...
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Erin Brockovich to speak at Poplar Bluff women's conference
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Erin Brockovich will be the keynote speaker for a Sept. 16 conference presented by Women Aware Inc., event director Tiffany Jenkins announced Wednesday morning at the Black River Coliseum.
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Crowell to give legislative wrap-up at First Friday Coffee
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
Sen. Jason Crowell will give a summary of the 2010 Missouri legislative session Friday morning during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday Coffee. Continental breakfast will be available starting at 7 a.m. at the Show Me Center and the program will begin at 7:40 a.m...
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BP tries putting a lid on Gulf of Mexico oil gusher
(National News ~ 06/04/10)
METAIRIE, La. -- BP was trying to put a lid on the Gulf oil gusher. Live video showed an inverted funnel-like cap slightly wider than a severed pipe was being maneuvered into place Thursday night over the oil spewing from a busted well. However, the gushing oil made it difficult to tell if the cap was fitting well. BP spokesman Toby Odone said he had no immediate information on whether the cap was successfully attached...
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Former 'World's Ugliest Dog' dies
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/10)
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese Crested Hairless dog whose pimples and lolling tongue helped her win Animal Planet's "World's Ugliest Dog" contest in 2009, has died at age 17 after a career in resort show business in the Smoky Mountains...
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'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan dies
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/10)
NEW YORK -- Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux to life on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said McClanahan died Thursday at 1 a.m. at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of a brain hemorrhage...
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Vilsack: USDA investment should help rural America
(National News ~ 06/04/10)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday that crop subsidies aren't going to be enough to help revitalize rural economies and he expects the federal government to do to more to help small-town America. Vilsack laid out the Obama administration's plans at a summit on the rural economy, saying he aims to create jobs in rural areas by pushing for new biofuels plants, installing high speed Internet connections and bolstering tourism...
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Leader of Turkish group behind flotilla is new hero for Palestinians in Gaza
(International News ~ 06/04/10)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The Turkish group that bankrolled the aid flotilla raided by Israel has big plans for Gaza. Its bearded 50-year-old leader has assumed hero status in the impoverished Palestinian territory, where he says his group plans to spend $25 million on housing, medical care and education...
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Data show U.S.-Mexico border isn't so dangerous
(International News ~ 06/04/10)
MEXICO CITY -- It's one of the safest parts of America, and it's getting safer. It's the U.S.-Mexico border, and even as politicians say more federal troops are needed to fight rising violence, government data obtained by The Associated Press show it actually isn't so dangerous after all...
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Mo. sales tax revenue show signs of improvement
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri tax revenue is showing some signs of improvement. The state Office of Administration said Thursday that sales taxes collections increased by about 9 percent in May compared with the same month a year ago. If that growth continues next month, it could break a streak of 10 straight quarters of declining sales tax revenue...
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Ex-Veterans Commission worker indicted
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
ST. LOUIS -- A former Missouri Veterans Commission accountant who has already pleaded guilty to state charges now faces federal indictment accusing her of embezzling $90,000 in commission funds. U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan on Thursday announced the indictment of 32-year-old Stacy Griffin-Lowery of Holts Summit on one count each of mail fraud, misapplication of government funds and aggravated identity theft...
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Tests show high E. coli at one Lake of Ozarks site
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri environmental officials said Thursday that water test results from the Lake of the Ozarks showed high E. coli bacteria at one of 54 sites tested this month. The bacteria test results are part of a five-year environmental quality study at the lake and were released just two days after the samples were taken. ...
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About 300,000 Missourians waiting for tax refunds
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- About 20 percent of Missourians who are due a state income tax refund are still waiting for their money. State budget director Linda Luebbering said Thursday that individual income tax refunds are running a little behind because of Missouri's cash-flow concerns...
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Hundreds of dead chickens dumped in Missouri creek
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
WASHBURN, Mo. -- Barry County officials say several hundred dead chickens were dumped into a creek in southwest Missouri. Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly said the chickens were found May 30 in Flat Creek northeast of Washburn. Officials believe the animals were dumped from a bridge on May 29...
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Aging Stoddard County Courthouse needs major renovations
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri courthouse built just five years after the end of the Civil War needs a major overhaul. Presiding Stoddard County Commissioner Greg Mathis said the dome that graces the structure is of particular concern. Over the years, there have been water leaks, and damage is evident from an early fire...
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Mac McDonnell
(Obituary ~ 06/04/10)
Mac D. McDonnell passed away early Thursday, June 3, 2010, after suffering complications following congestive heart failure. Mac was a copper miner, an archaeologist and a much-loved local character in Cape Girardeau. Quick with a joke, a story or flirtatious banter, he enjoyed spending time with his friends, both young and old. He was admired for his wisdom, and he was known for his generous heart and the love he had for his family and friends...
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Fire report 6/4/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Police report 6/4/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Births 6/4/10
(Births ~ 06/04/10)
Son to Joseph Franklin and Erin Danielle Boyer of St. Peters, Mo., St. John's Mercy Medical Center, 2:31 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2010. Name, Joseph Franklin IV. Weight, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Boyer is the former Erin Hildebrand, daughter of David and Susie Hildebrand of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Wells Fargo Advisors. Boyer is the son of Joe and Lisa Boyer of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at St. John's Medical Center...
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Norma Oliver
(Obituary ~ 06/04/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Norma Lea Oliver, 71, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at her home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery Pavilion, with the Rev. Frank Shanks officiating. Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Mo., is in charge of arrangements...
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Martha Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 06/04/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Martha Lou Wiggins Mitchell, 81, of Advance passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 11, 1929, at Advance, daughter of John Corbin and Carrie Goodman Wiggins. Martha was a teacher in many schools...
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Jeanet Newman
(Obituary ~ 06/04/10)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Jeanet Newman, 88, of Pekin, Ill., formerly of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Pekin Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gene Hart officiating. Burial will be in Berea Cemetery in Vienna, Ill...
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Out of the past 6/4/10
(Out of the Past ~ 06/04/10)
Perryville, Mo., city administrator Al Stoverink has been named finance director for the city of Cape Girardeau; he will begin his new job here Sept. 1. The Cape Girardeau City Council is considering implementing two-hour parking restrictions on selected streets surrounding Southeast Missouri State University as a way of dealing with parking problems there...
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Jackson police/fire report 6/4/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/10)
POLICE The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests FIRE Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Creativity adds up
(Column ~ 06/04/10)
I think those involved in technical fields like engineering or medicine have a predisposition for art. Yes, there are those artists who are artists to the core and think of no other occupation that would satisfy them except that of a professional artist. I, however, am talking about the people who retire or have enough time for a hobby and a career...
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River City Players' new show features children on stage
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/10)
For the first time in many years, children will join River City Players on the stage. The community theater group's newest production, the classic comedy "The Ransom of Red Chief," debuts Saturday on Port Cape's River City Yacht Club stage. Finding children to play the roles in the play was as easy as posting fliers and an advertisement for open casting calls in the paper, said Tana Howard, the show's director...
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Upbeat Blagojevich goes on trial for corruption
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
CHICAGO -- Like a candidate still running for office, a smiling and jovial Rod Blagojevich waded into the crowd waiting outside his corruption trial -- making upbeat statements, hugging and shaking hands with supporters holding signs. He's not on a ballot anymore, though, and the only voters that matter are the 12 people who will be chosen from the potential jurors who the judge began questioning Thursday as the trial kicked off. ...
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Capahas open season tonight vs. Valmeyer
(Community Sports ~ 06/04/10)
Plaza Tire launches its 44th season under manager Jess Bolen
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Cards' Holliday shows signs of finding swing
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/10)
The team's struggling outfielder has batted .520 over the past week
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Family feel aids run to Class 1 final four
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A new teammate is helping make this year's run to the Class 1 final four more exciting for St. Vincent midfielder Emily Cissell. The junior played a key role in the Indians' championship last season by scoring twice in the state semifinals and once in the state title game. This year she's getting to share the ride back to the final four with her sister, freshman midfielder Holly Cissell...
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Defending champions play today in semis
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lofty expectations greeted St. Vincent after winning last year's Class 1 state title with only three seniors. The pressure to repeat was a welcomed addition for this year's Indians team. "I think last year we didn't know what to expect," senior Rachel Sutterer said. "This year, we have a standard we want to meet. We know what we expect. It's just a matter of us pushing ourselves again...
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Area digest 6/4/10
(Community Sports ~ 06/04/10)
The Jackson Senior Babe Ruth baseball team scored 11 runs in both of its games against Mounds, Ill., to open its season Wednesday. Jackson rode Austin Mueller's three-hitter to an 11-0 win in the opener. Matt Stueve tossed four innings to earn the win in the 11-4 victory in the second game...
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18 Columbia students arrested after student prank
(State News ~ 06/04/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Columbia police arrested 18 students from Rock Bridge High School after a prank to fill the school with 2,000 balloons went awry. The 12 males and six female students -- all ages 17 and 18 -- were arrested Thursday on suspicion of trespassing...
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'Banks' allow their members to pay with time, not cash
(National News ~ 06/04/10)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- No money? No problem! Pay with time instead. That's what Maria Villacreses did when the economy put a hitch in her wedding plans: She used "time dollars" on everything from a wedding-day makeover to an elaborate seven-layer cake...
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Proposed power plant in Perry County granted emissions permit by DNR
(Local News ~ 06/04/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A proposed wood-fueled power plant in Perry County has been issued an air emissions permit by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Construction could begin before the end of the year on the Perryville Renewable Energy Center, a $120 million facility adjacent to the Perryville Industrial Park, that will burn wood chips to produce electricity...
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