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Four by Four 12/29/13
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
1. What kind of Christmas/holiday events did you participate in and what were they? 2. How do you plan to ring in the new year? 3. What do you think of new year's resolutions? What resolution(s) have you made? 4. With the coming of the new year, what would you wish for in 2014?...
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Five new year's resolutions
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
1. Lose weight: This one tops nearly every resolution list there is and lasts about five minutes. Doesn't seem to be worth the bother. Why not change it to gain weight? That way, if you don't reach your goal, you can feel accomplished instead of guilty...
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Beasley had connection to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Demetrius Beasley knew someone in Cape Girardeau, but police remained tight-lipped Friday about the nature of Beasley's connection to the area and to the house where he and 6-year-old Markell Beasley were found dead Tuesday evening. "Obviously he knew somebody here," Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department, said Friday. "He didn't just randomly pick Cape and randomly pick this house."...
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Approach to deer disease stirs debate in Missouri
(State News ~ 12/29/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Deer in Missouri are dying from a rare but fatal disease, and the Missouri Legislature is expected to consider conflicting ways to contain the problem in the 2014 session. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports since the first case in 2010 on a private hunting ranch in Linn County, 20 more dead deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, or CWD, all within a two-county area of north-central Missouri. ...
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Flickerwood owners improvise to keep operating after fire
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Nearly three months ago, a fire destroyed Flickerwood Farms Inc. at 3027 Larch Lane in Fruitland, taking the wood shavings manufacturing portion of the business with it. It will be another 60 to 75 days, weather depending, before a new building that will house replacement machinery will be operating, said Mark Boardman, co-owner of the business...
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Monia's case ordered back to Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
One of the criminal cases against Keith Monia is going back to Stoddard County, Mo. The former insurance man was charged in April with two counts each of forgery and financial exploitation of the elderly in connection with a case in which he is accused of taking more than $220,000 from a Scott City couple after promising to invest the money in annuities for them...
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1.3 million people lose jobless benefits
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
WESTMINSTER, Calif. -- The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people today is driving out-of-work Americans to consider selling cars, moving and taking minimum wage work after already slashing household budgets and pawning personal possessions to make ends meet...
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Christmas Train
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/29/13)
The rice krispy train we decorated for Christmas.
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Harley napping during the holidays
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/29/13)
Harley taking a nap during the busy holiday season.
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Cheesin' Real Big
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/29/13)
Mau smiles big for the camera.
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Waiting on Their Christmas Dinner
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/29/13)
Murphy and Maggie waiting to get their own Christmas dinner.
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Murphy's First Christmas
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/29/13)
Murphy enjoying his first Christmas in his holiday penguin sweater.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
Today is Sunday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2013. There are two days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1913, the first true "cliffhanger" movie serial, "The Adventures of Kathlyn," starring Kathlyn Williams, premiered...
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Strong - Wallgren
(Engagement ~ 12/29/13)
Thomas and Berla Strong of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandi Michelle Strong, to Charles Jacob Wallgren. He is the son of Thomas and Cheryl Wallgren of Cape Girardeau. Brandi is a 2010 graduate of Jackson High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in communication disorders from Southeast Missouri State University in December. She plans to pursue a master's degree in communication disorders in the fall of 2014...
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Reisenbichler - Brethold
(Engagement ~ 12/29/13)
Kenyon "Josh" and Mary Reisenbichler of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Erin Reisenbichler, to Cory Edward Brethold. He is the son of Phillip and Susan Brethold of Cape Girardeau. Jessica is a 2008 graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School. ...
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Christmas star designed by Mother Nature
(Column ~ 12/29/13)
The Christmas Star -- also known as The Star of Bethlehem -- is most often depicted in art as a star with four main points. It also is usually pictured with a shaft of light reaching toward the Earth. I found this striking image in new ice that had formed at the water's edge of a small pond. ...
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FYI
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
Southeast SportsCare will provide free injury screenings from 7 to 9 a.m. Mondays at HealthPoint in Cape Girardeau. No appointment is necessary. The evaluations will be performed on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact Southeast SportsCare at 573-986-6635...
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Southeast Hospice awards volunteers
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
Jean Mueller, left, and Helen Hunt for their service at an appreciation banquet Dec. 17 in Southeast Hospital's Harrison Room. Mueller received the Guardian Angel award and Hunt received the Gabriel award. Also honored was Tina Bles, who received the Cherub Award...
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Wal-Mart donates toys to Counseling Center
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
Perryville Wal-Mart and its customers recently donated toys to less fortunate children in the area. Toys were donated to the Community Counseling Center's Childrens Program to be distributed by its social workers among designated families. Store manager Brian Holligan said that although Wal-Mart donated $1,000 for the toys, shoppers were eager to contribute and together more than 100 toys were donated...
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Surviving the world's Christmas celebration
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
It's a widely accepted fact that not everyone enjoys Christmas. In fact, Christmas is one of the most depressing times of the year for many. A local television personality talked about various expectations and disappointments that many endure during the season. ...
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Choosing God in the small stuff
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
We makes plans for our lives. Knights and princesses, cowboys and cowgirls, from our youngest years, we plan on doing something. We have visions, pictures in our mind's eye of what our future could be. Every day we make decisions to become that something. Yet it's not the big decisions in your life that impact you the most but the small ones...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
Pet Name: Mau Owner: Abbey Renee Holder Favorite activity: Snoozing on a snow day. ...
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Adopt Yoda
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
Yoda is a beautiful calico cat. She likes to be petted and is very soft. For more information contact Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary at 243-9823. ...
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Adopt Tater
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
Tater is 1 year old. He is neutered and friendly. Tater is available for adoption at the Humane Society. For more information, call 334-5837. ...
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Crazy Noodle: Korean noodle shop helps Memphis break character
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- This Mississippi River city is proud of its barbecue, its fried chicken, its soul food. But the food scene here is often stereotyped because of it. Those foods are what tourists typically obsess over, standing in line at Central BBQ for smoky ribs or Gus's Fried Chicken for juicy drumsticks. When told that there's a place in Memphis that makes standout Korean food like soups and noodle dishes with meat and seafood, some may scoff...
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An easier, speedier way to eat more vegetables
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
It's the same thing every year. We overindulge during the holidays, then make solemn (and quickly abandoned) promises to eat healthier and shed pounds in the new year. So here's a sane and simple resolution that will help you achieve both goals in a single stroke -- eat more vegetables...
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Poll: Americans hopeful for a better year in 2014
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
WASHINGTON -- Large number of Americans see 2013 as anything but a banner year and aren't reluctant to wave goodbye on New Year's Eve, a new AP-Times Square poll says, reflecting anxiety stretching from the corridors of power in Washington to corporate boardrooms, statehouses, and city and town halls...
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Hubbert - Sauceda
(Engagement ~ 12/29/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Kevin and Bobbie Abernathy and Rick Hubbert of Sikeston announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Hubbert, to Brandon James-Allen Sauceda. He is the son of Tony and Cindy Sauceda of Sikeston. Jennifer received an associate degree in radiologic technology from Southeast Missouri State University College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She is a radiologic and computed tomography technologist at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Parson - Spradling
(Engagement ~ 12/29/13)
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ryan of Deltona, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany N. Parson, to Alexander H. Spradling, both of Oviedo, Fla. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Spradling III of Cape Girardeau. Tiffany is a 2003 graduate of Deltona High School, 2007 graduate of Stetson University, and received a master of education degree from the University of Hawaii in 2009. She is a math teacher with Volusia County Schools...
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Semoball Awards: Recognizing the best in high school sports
(Editorial ~ 12/29/13)
There's something special about high school sports. They combine school spirit with team camaraderie and young athletes, who give great effort. The atmosphere can be dynamic. Need proof? Come to Monday night's championship game at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament for high school boys basketball at the Show Me Center...
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Prayer 12-29
(Prayer ~ 12/29/13)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, that by grace we are saved through faith in you. Amen.
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Speak Out for 12/29
(Speak Out ~ 12/29/13)
Thank you, Miss Kitty, for your annual Christmas wishes that I read in the newspaper today. I know you were helped a little bit by Joe Sullivan. Beautiful writing. I really appreciated it. I totally agree with it. One of the things that crossed my mind, though, was my church. ...
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Stocks end day mostly flat
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's six-day rally stalled Friday as stocks ended the day mostly flat in quiet trading. Bond yields continued to rise. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note climbed above the 3 percent mark. The yield hasn't consistently traded above that level since July 2011. The increase will translate into higher interest rates on mortgages and other kinds of loans...
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Anti-pollution program tested at Table Rock Lake
(State News ~ 12/29/13)
KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. -- A program adapted from campaigns in several coastal U.S. states that enlist marinas to keep pollution and trash out of the ocean is getting its first test on a lake in Missouri. Two not-for-profit groups have chosen Table Rock Lake for a pilot program of the Missouri Clean Marina campaign...
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Gladys Boren
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Gladys "Nellie" Boren, 91, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Thursday, April 27, 1922, in Cape Girardeau to Marion and Effie Short Pierce. She and Gilbert H. Boren Sr. were married Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1939, at Cape Girardeau. He died Aug. 12, 2004...
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Bernard Elfrank
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Bernard C. Elfrank, 76, of Scott City went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. He was born Oct. 30, 1937, in Painton, Mo., to Henry and Maude Elfrank. His foster parents were Nadine and Blanton King. He married Virginia McAlister on Oct. 23, 1956, in St. Charles, Mo...
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Betty Holley
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Betty Holley, 87, of St. Louis, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at The Fountains in Ellisville, Mo. She was born Aug. 10, 1926, daughter of Charles F. and Clara Milde Steck. She and William Dickey "Dick" Holley were married June 26, 1949. He died Feb 18, 2002...
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Jackson fire report 12/29/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/29/13)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Thursday:...
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Jackson police report 12/29/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/29/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Burglary Theft Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/29/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/29/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Target says customers' encrypted PINs were stolen
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
ATLANTA -- Target said Friday that debit-card PINs were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the retailer earlier this month. The company said the stolen personal identification numbers, which customers type into keypads to make secure transactions, were encrypted -- strongly reduces risk to customers...
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Federal judge rules NSA phone surveillance legal
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
NEW YORK -- The debate over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records fell squarely into the courts Friday, when a federal judge in Manhattan upheld the legality of the program and cited its need in the fight against terrorism days after another federal judge concluded it was likely unconstitutional...
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Boy Scouts open their ranks to gay youth Wednesday
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
The Boy Scouts of America will accept openly gay youths starting on New Year's Day, a historic change that has prompted the BSA to ponder a host of potential complications -- ranging from policies on tentmates and showers to whether Scouts can march in gay pride parades...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/29/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/29/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Burglaries The Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Despite files, Connecticut school shooter still an enigma
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
Adam Lanza was fascinated with chimpanzees because of their capacity for empathy, but could show little or none himself. He could write stories that struck horror into a teacher's heart, then craft a poem so beautiful it moved listeners to tears. As a child in Connecticut, he rode bikes, played baseball and saxophone and kept hamsters. As a man, he taped black garbage bags over his bedroom windows, retreating into a world of video games, guns and statistics on mass murder...
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A&E reverses decision on ‘Duck Dynasty' patriarch
(Entertainment ~ 12/29/13)
LOS ANGELES -- A&E landed in the middle of America's culture wars when "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson sounded off on gays and the Bible. The channel quickly found there was no safe ground. It was pilloried for allowing a man who equated gays with hell-bound sinners like adulterers to have a national TV stage. Then it was excoriated for giving him the hook...
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Fire on express train in India kills at least 26
(International News ~ 12/29/13)
KOTHACHERUVU, India -- A fire engulfed a coach of an express train in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 26 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said. As the inferno and thick black smoke raced through the car about 3:45 a.m., panicked passengers broke the windows and many saved themselves by jumping from the train...
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Syrian airstrike kills 21 in Aleppo
(International News ~ 12/29/13)
BEIRUT -- A Syrian government airstrike hit a crowded vegetable market in a rebel-held neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, shattering cars and storefronts and killing at least 21 people, activists said. For nearly two weeks, President Bashar Assad's warplanes and helicopters have pounded opposition-controlled areas of the divided city. Activists say the aerial assault has killed more than 400 people since it began Dec. 15...
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Egyptian student dies during protests at campus
(International News ~ 12/29/13)
CAIRO -- Riot police moved into Egypt's main Islamic university on Saturday, firing tear gas and breaking up a strike by students that threatened to disrupt midterms. One student was killed in the melee, an administration building was torched and students fled from exam rooms...
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Ticket worth $71.5M sold in KC area
(State News ~ 12/29/13)
PLATTE WOODS, Mo. -- The Missouri Lottery said Friday a Powerball ticket worth $71.5 million was sold at a Kansas City, Mo.-area convenience store. Lottery officials said a ticket sold at the Autobahn BP store in Platte Woods matched all six numbers drawn Christmas night...
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Company owned by McCaskill's husband buys plane she uses
(State News ~ 12/29/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The company owned by Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill's husband purchased an airplane she could occasionally use, the federal lawmaker disclosed Friday. McCaskill's office said Joseph Shepard's company took possession of the single-engine Pilatus PC 12/47E a week ago and it will be used primarily for his business...
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Marilyn Dippold
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Marilyn Rose Dippold, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at The Arbors in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 3 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 4 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
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Military sex assaults rise sharply
(National News ~ 12/29/13)
WASHINGTON -- The number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year, an increase defense officials say may suggest victims are becoming more willing to come forward after a tumultuous year of scandals that shined a spotlight on the crimes and put pressure on the military to take aggressive action...
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Cape Girareau County Commission Agenda 12/30/13
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Cape Girardeau County Commission Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square Jackson 9 a.m. Monday Open session Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business...
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Harvey Clanahan
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Harvey Lee Clanahan, 71, of Mound City died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Baptist Health Care in Paducah, Ky. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the U.S. National Cemetery in Mound City...
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Robert Pecord
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
MILLER CITY, Ill. — Robert "Bobby" Joseph Pecord, 77, of Miller City died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Jewell Hafford
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Jewell K. Hafford, 73, of Cairo died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Family and friends are asked to meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds for graveside services. Interment will follow...
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Pearl Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Pearl M. Vaughn, 91, of Cairo died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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William Frierson
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
William Henry Frierson, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at Landmark Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Births 12/29/13
(Births ~ 12/29/13)
Daughter to Dennis James and Candice Bernt II of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:19 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Name, Ambrosia Penelope. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Bernt is the former Candice Ellsworth, daughter of Merit and Jackie Ellsworth of Queen Creek, Ariz. She is a cashier at Casey's General Store. Bernt is the son of Dennis Bernt and Crystal Pollack of Mesa, Ariz...
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Mary Watson
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Mary Ella Watson, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at Life Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lindsey Cemetery in McClure, Ill...
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Joan Presswood
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Joan Ellen Presswood, 70, of Scott City died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 5 at Bollinger County Memorial Park in Marble Hill, Mo.
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Mason Sheren
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Mason Alexander Sheren was stillborn Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Jacob Wayne Sheren and Peggy Louise Byassee of Scott City. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Cameron Sheren; two sisters, Elaina Bricker and Mariah Sheren; maternal grandparents, Randy and Sheila Byassee of Scott City; paternal grandparents, Rick and Donna Sheren of Puxico, Mo.; and paternal great-grandparents, Jim and Linda Sheren of Indiana...
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Jane Barks
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
A memorial service for Jane B. Barks of Cape Girardeau, the "Mickey Mouse Lady," will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fellowship Baptist Church, 430 Koch Ave. All are welcome to attend and share memories of her life. Barks, 92, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Jacksonville, Fla...
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Lucille Welborn
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Lucille Newell Welborn, 77, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at her home in Zephyrhills, Fla.
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Road work 12/29/13
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Pipe replacement to close Perry County road Route BB in Perry County, between county roads 730 and 724, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. The work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Seattle gets final chance at NFC West title against Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/13)
SEATTLE -- After failing twice already to wrap up the NFC West and home-field advantage in the playoffs, Sunday's season finale means everything for Seattle. With a win over St. Louis, the Seahawks (12-3) losing twice over the final month of the season to San Francisco and Arizona will simply be remembered as blips. But a third loss in four games might send Seattle on the road to start the postseason with mounting concerns about a late-season collapse...
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Star Alexander Steen out with concussion
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues placed star forward Alex Steen on the injured list Saturday because of a concussion and are cautiously optimistic. General manager Doug Armstrong said the NHL's No. 2 goal scorer will be out indefinitely. Armstrong announced the move, made retroactive to Dec. 21, in a statement before the team's game with Chicago...
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Shattenkirk goal gives Blues 6-5 victory in shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrik Berglund scored 1 minute, 17 seconds apart late in regulation to tie it and Kevin Shattenkirk netted the deciding goal in the fifth round of a shootout to give the St. Louis Blues a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night...
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All about Christ: Families and churches mark Advent with traditions, music
(Community ~ 12/29/13)
Usually associated with churches, Advent also is celebrated by individual families who light the traditional four candles symbolizing hope, peace, joy and love and the bigger Christ candle while adding personal touches to the four-week season preparatory to the Nativity...
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High school roundup: Saxony wins at Bloomfield Christmas Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
Jack Lake scored a game-high 22 points and recorded 14 rebounds and nine blocks to lead the fifth-seeded Crusaders to a 60-52 victory over No. 13 Doniphan in a consolation quarterfinal in the 57th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Ryan Palmer netted 18 points, half of which came from behind the arc, and Chase Steffens added eight points and tallied four assists for Saxony Lutheran (5-3)...
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High school roundup: Saxony to play in 9th-place contest
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
Jack Lake had a triple-double with a game-high 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks to lead the fifth-seeded Crusaders to a 69-53 victory over No. 8 Holcomb in a consolation semifinal in the 57th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday. Hunter Coe tallied 14 points and nine assists while Chase Steffens recorded eight assists for Saxony Lutheran (6-3). Zach Beal notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Crusaders...
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Christmas Tournament: Jackson routs SCC 72-45 in semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
Much has been made about Jackson's size and strength, especially on the interior. On Saturday night in the semifinals of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament the Indians' guards showed they are just as critical to the success. Jackson's guards handled everything Scott County Central threw at them, and the Indians breezed to a 72-45 victory...
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Christmas Tournament: Central avenges tournament loss to Charleston, advances to final
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
Central suffered a 20-point loss at the hands of Charleston in the championship game of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament a year ago. When the two teams met in a semifinal game of the tournament Saturday night at the Show Me Center, it was nearly the opposite outcome...
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Christmas Tournament: Oran beats Chaffee to earn chance to defend fifth-place title
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
The Eagles defeated Chaffee 70-65 to advance to Monday's fifth-place game
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Christmas Tournament: Notre Dame holds off Leopold in fifth-place bracket
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
A lethargic Notre Dame squad needed energy after leading Leopold by just two points at halftime Saturday afternoon in a fifth-place semifinal at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. Enter Chase Urhahn. The junior guard sparked a 10-0 Bulldog run to start the second half that put Notre Dame on top for good...
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Mizzou victorious in first true road game
(College Sports ~ 12/29/13)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Missouri coach Frank Haith learned how his 25th-ranked Tigers would respond both to a loss and to a hostile road environment Saturday night. Jabari Brown hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 55.1 seconds left to help Missouri beat North Carolina State 68-64, rallying from 10 down in the second half to win in its first true road game of the year...
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Out of the past 12/29/13
(Out of the Past ~ 12/29/13)
Elmore Leonard's latest crime novel -- "Killshot" -- is set in Cape Girardeau; the book centers on a Michigan couple whose lives are in danger and who are relocated to Cape Girardeau behind the city's floodwall. Jackson High Indians claim their first-ever championship of the University High Christmas Tournament; the Indians edge the top-seeded Scott Central Braves 58-57 in overtime...
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Grave marker project helps recognize blues musicians
(Entertainment ~ 12/29/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Blues guitarist Tommy Bankhead rubbed shoulders with some of the genre's royalty, from Howlin' Wolf and Elmore James to Albert King and Sonny Boy Williamson. But visitors to the overgrown St. Louis cemetery where Bankhead was buried more than a decade ago would never know his musical legacy. Or his name...
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Christmas Tournament: Oak Ridge, Advance will vie for tourney consolation title
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
The Oak Ridge boys basketball team arrived at the Show Me Center early Saturday morning. It's something coach Adam Stoneking joked his team should do more often after 67-53 victory over Scott City put the Blue Jays into the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consolation final for a fourth consecutive season...
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Texas Trash, Bacon Bombs and the new year's pledge to diet
(Column ~ 12/29/13)
The New Year is upon us and that means staying up late, being with friends and family and snacking the evening away before the diets start after midnight. To help you get started on the menu selections for your party, I looked to my friends on Facebook for recipes to serve at a party to ring in the New Year. ...
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