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Four by Four 11/2/14
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Zhengran Xu China Southeast Missouri State University Student 1-November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month. I feel that peanut butter has lots of calories. 2-What's your favorite movie of all time? I like Chinese movies, especially with pretty clothes and pretty costumes like Asian movies...
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Scott County commissioner candidates express similar concerns
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
Scott County voters will decide Tuesday whether to re-elect their presiding commissioner for a third term or try someone new. Incumbent Jamie Burger, a Democrat, and Will Yates, a Republican, are seeking the position. The attempt to join the Scott County Commission will be the second for Yates, who tried to unseat 2nd District Commissioner Donnie Kiefer in 2012. ...
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Sex offender cuts off ankle monitor, flees
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Authorities are looking for a convicted sex offender who allegedly fled from supervision last week when he cut off his electronic ankle monitor while attending a doctor's appointment in Poplar Bluff. Authorities say John L. Squires, 55, should be considered a sexual predator with violent tendencies...
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Area congressional race finds a crowded field
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
On Tuesday, 8th Congressional District voters will choose their next U.S. representative from an unprecedented five candidates. Democrat Barbara Stocker, Libertarian Rick Vandeven, independent candidate Terry Hampton and Constitution Party candidate Doug Enyart are the challengers hoping to unseat incumbent Republican Jason Smith. ...
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Election turnout not expected to be high
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
Tuesday's election marks the first time in nearly a quarter-century a race for governor, U.S. Senate or president will not be featured in Missouri's general election. Some election authorities say the lack of high-profile races might affect voter turnout...
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Stormchasers 'in awe of that power'
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Churning, angry cloudscapes tinged with green and purple; panoramic long exposures crackling with streaks of lightning; it was the pictures that first caught David Patterson's eye. He found himself noticing storm photos in a friend's online gallery about three years ago...
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Animal shelter cited for unacceptable conditions
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary near Jackson is closed after formal complaints about the care of cats and dogs at the no-kill shelter. A petition filed Oct. 22 in circuit court in Cape Girardeau County states during 2013 and 2014, inadequate veterinary care, housing and health practices were provided at the shelter for animals, mainly cats, which is in violation of the state's Animal Care Facilities Act...
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TV show to focus on 1977 Parsh murders
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
Brenda Parsh, 27, was working as a fashion designer in Wisconsin when she came home to spend time with her father -- who was undergoing heart surgery -- and attend a family reunion with her mother, 58-year-old Mary Parsh. Brenda Parsh's longtime friend, Vicki Abernathy, said the former beauty queen came home on a hot Friday evening in August 1977 and planned to attend a family reunion the next day with her mother...
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Hunter's first deer
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/02/14)
Hunter Baker took his first deer on Saturaday Nov. 1, 2014. An 8 point monster!!
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2014 Chaffee Homecoming Royalty
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/02/14)
2014 Chaffee High School Homecoming Royalty: Little Mr. Homecoming, Eli Nix; Homecoming King, Jake Perkins; Homecoming Queen, Megan Chisum; and Little Miss Homecoming, Madison Chapman.
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Fall in the Smokies
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/02/14)
Fall colors and a stream in the Smokies.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/02/14)
Today is Sunday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2014. There are 59 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states with the signing of proclamations by President Benjamin Harrison, who deliberately shuffled the papers to make it impossible to know the exact order in which the Dakotas were admitted to the Union...
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Moreton - Marks
(Engagement ~ 11/02/14)
Nancy and John Moreton of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Catherine Elizabeth Moreton of Nashville, Tennessee, to William Thomas Marks of Columbus, Ohio. He is the son of Dennis and Jenna Marks of Statesville, North Carolina, and Kathryn Hallak of Charlotte, North Carolina...
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Holiday happenings getting underway
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
While strolling I wondered whatever happened to Betty Heady. Happy birthday this week to Sandra Hibdon, Mary Chapman, Paula Hudson, Bobby Eichhorn, Mark Glastetter, Janet Kaye Loucks, Rob Abernathy, Mary Kay Shinult, Michelle Dalton, Matt Trost, Jennifer Vandeven, Olivia Gramlisch, Austin Dowd, Jeremy Pobst, Carl Odell, Amanda Hooker, Ashlee Bowman, Ron Eifert, Bill Pfefferkorn, Duncan McKinley, Katie Chasteen, Phyllis Chasteen, James Odell, Francis Wagoner, Sarah Dooley, Craig Ressel, Garner Horman, Derek Gaines, Cindy Burnett, Jack Leslie Burnett, Wayne Chapman, Judy Pobst, Ida Seyer and John Chambers.. ...
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Pixley - Leet
(Wedding ~ 11/02/14)
Madison Nicole Pixley and Gregory Ryan Leet were married June 8, 2014, in an outdoor ceremony at Samuel Cedars in Rogersville, Missouri. Mark Cowsert performed the ceremony. Vocalists were Ashley Bench and Justin Schrock. Flower girl was Maci Moore and ring bearer was Jasper Moore...
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Club news 11-2-14
(Community News ~ 11/02/14)
Beta Sigma Phi Missouri Torchbearer Iota Chapter The Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of Dixie Jones with 12 members present. Linda Belote, Bernie Gardner and Joyce Hays were unable to attend. Carole Rhodes was a guest. Vice-president Dixie Jones presided...
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Turkey math: A guide to help with your Thanksgiving meal planning
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
When it comes to Thanksgiving, survival is more important than correct answers. And while we can't prevent your relatives from driving you to crazy, we can give you a cheat sheet to some of the most common Thanksgiving math. Now you can focus on more important things, such as how many washings it will take to remove the cranberry sauce your mother-in-law spilled on the tablecloth...
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Food and facts from Kearney, Nebraska
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
By now, you know how much I enjoy a new cookbook. And by new, it just means new to me, and not necessarily a brand new book. However, my family was surprised and honored to receive a new cookbook from our neighbor, Charlotte Shearer. Charlotte and three friends took a grand adventure to Yellowstone National Park and points of interest in the area, and, on the return trip, she picked up a cookbook from Kearney, Nebraska. ...
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You can't always keep a smile on someone's face
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Do you feel bad when someone you love is upset or sad? Even though it may be their fault, do you rush to try to fix it? It's a fine line between nurturing someone and becoming co-dependent. If you're like me, you're saddened when someone in your family or friend network endures rejection or hardship. What do you do?...
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Time is beyond our influence
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
If you are reading this before you needed to be anywhere today, just a reminder: You've lost an hour between yesterday and today. Not to worry; the loss in is your favor. Though the hour gained from daylights saving time's ending seems to be lost by having to reset all of my clocks...
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Good News Club introduces Bible to kids
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Started two years ago and sponsored by Bethany Baptist Church, the Good News Club brings children from kindergarten through fourth grade together to learn about the Bible and its teachings. It is a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship International, headquartered in Warrenton, Missouri. Laura Norman runs the club in Cape Girardeau, which usually meets at Alma Schrader Elementary School...
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FYI 11-2-14
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
St. Francis Medical Center will offer heart and health screenings from 7 to 10 a.m. Wednesday and on Nov. 19. The heart screening includes a lipid profile plus glucose test for $29 and includes total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, cardio-risk ratio plus glucose for diabetes. ...
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75 and counting
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Put this under the heading of "In case you missed it". Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel wrote an article for The Atlantic Monthly entitled, "Why I hope to die at 75." Such an article wouldn't attract much attention except for the fact that Emanuel is a chief medical adviser to the Obama administration and one of the primary architects of the Affordable Care Act. ...
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Deer season tidbits
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Rifle deer season begins Nov. 15 and runs through Tuesday, Nov, 25. There are a number of specific regulation in regard to harvesting a deer. These regulations are spelled out in a specific book you can either download from the Missouri Department of Conservation website, mdc.mo.gov, or pick up where licenses are sold. It is the Hunting Regulations and Information booklet. Be sure to check the regulations in regard to where you are going to hunt...
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Prosecutors soon to get report on police shooting
(State News ~ 11/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A new unit that investigates police shootings will soon send its report on an 18-year-old's death to prosecutors, according to the St. Louis police chief. Police chief Sam Dotson said Thursday the Force Investigation Unit will submit its report on the October killing of VonDerrit Myers Jr. this week. A report on the August fatal shooting of 25-year-old Kajieme Powell, who died before the unit was formed, will be finished by the end of November, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Family sues over St. Louis police shooting
(State News ~ 11/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The family of a man who was wielding a knife when he was killed by St. Louis police in August has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Attorney Jermaine Wooten said Friday the lawsuit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court seeks in excess of $25,000 in damages for the death of Kajieme Powell, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Branson vows to find out cause of spacecraft crash
(National News ~ 11/02/14)
MOJAVE, Calif. -- Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson vowed Saturday to find what caused the crash of his prototype space tourism rocket, killing one crew member and injuring another, but sounded a cautious note about any move to quickly push the project forward...
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Maine fire kills at least five people
(National News ~ 11/02/14)
PORTLAND, Maine -- Fire swept through a two-apartment building near the University of Southern Maine's commuter campus Saturday morning, killing five people and critically injuring one, authorities said. It was unclear whether the victims were students...
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UN panel adopts landmark climate report
(International News ~ 11/02/14)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The United Nations' expert panel on climate science on Saturday finished a report on global warming the UN's environment agency said offers "conclusive evidence" humans are altering the Earth's climate system. The document, which combines the findings of three earlier reports, was adopted after all-night talks Saturday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and is scheduled to be released to the public today...
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Driver sought in crash that killed 3 on Halloween
(National News ~ 11/02/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities on Saturday tracked the owner of an SUV suspected of being used in a Halloween night hit-and-run that killed three teenage girls to a Southern California home, only to find someone else living there. The black Honda had not been reported stolen. Detectives tried to determine where the owner was and who was driving when the vehicle traveling at high speed hit the girls, including twin sisters, who were out for a night of trick-or-treating...
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Women are the target on campaign's final weekend
(National News ~ 11/02/14)
WASHINGTON -- Their grip on the Senate majority slipping, anxious Democrats aggressively courted female voters Saturday on the final weekend of a midterm campaign that will decide the balance of power in Congress and statehouses during President Barack Obama's final years in office...
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Suspect in Sikeston bank robbery captured
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man is in custody for bank robbery after his arrest Friday evening. Quinton Turk, 24, is charged with first-degree robbery for robbery of Alliance Bank in Sikeston. Turk's arrest comes after a joint investigation by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety and the FBI to identify the suspect who robbed the bank about noon Oct. 20. The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money, then fled on foot...
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Ferguson woman pleads guilty to strip club at home
(State News ~ 11/02/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A Ferguson woman has pleaded guilty to using her home to run an underground brothel and strip club. Forty-three-year-old Carmen A. Fluker pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal felony charge of promoting prostitution at the "Yes We Can Social Club."...
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U.S., global stocks get big boost from Bank of Japan
(National News ~ 11/02/14)
NEW YORK -- Stocks rose across the globe Friday, capping off what has been a seesaw month for investors, after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced a new stimulus package to boost the country's struggling economy. Japan's stock market jumped 4.8 percent to reach its highest level since 2007...
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Births 11/2/14
(Births ~ 11/02/14)
Son to Holden Charles and Jennifer Lynn Webb of Jonesboro, Illinois, Southeast Hospital, 5:03 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Name, Bohde Calvin. Weight, 9 pounds, 10 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Webb is the former Jennifer Eck, daughter of Victor Eck of Pomona, Illinois and Kathy Duncan of Murphysboro, Illinois. She is a stay-at-home mom. Webb is the son of Charles and Brenda Webb of McClure, Illinois. He works at Langford Mechanical Pipefitter...
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Prayer 11-2
(Prayer ~ 11/02/14)
O Lord Jesus, we life up your name in praise, for you are the King of kings. Amen.
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Jackson police report 11/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/02/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 100 block of Court Street. n Theft was reported in the 400 block of Mansfield Place. Summons n Glenn H. Elfrink, 72, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to yield to another motor vehicle, causing a motor vehicle accident...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/02/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday: n At 12:46 a.m., a medical assist on Hackberry Street. n At 4:20 a.m., a citizen assist on Perry Avenue. n At 1:43 p.m., a medical assist on South Mount Auburn Road...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/02/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Brandy N. Wilson, no age given, of Alton, Illinois, was issued a summons for not having insurance, striking a parked vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident...
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Out of the past 11/2/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/02/14)
A Cape Girardeau Public Library Foundation has been formed to raise money for the library through donations and contributions; the library board of trustees hopes the foundation will raise $1 million. St. Vincent's College might house a nutrition center for the elderly and a community center, with the grounds serving as a park; members of a special committee have focused on that idea as a way of converting the old Catholic seminary to public use...
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Two face charges in fatal Charleston shooting
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Two men are charged in connection with the shooting death of a Charleston man. Demarcus Owens, 23, and Ronatavious Clark, 17, both of Charleston were arrested by officers with the Charleston Department of Public Safety and the Missouri State Highway Patrol in connection with the April 18 killing of Anthony Fisher...
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Mildred Tucker
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mildred R. "Millie" Tucker, 87, of Perryville fell asleep in Jesus on Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born Nov. 4, 1926 in St. Louis to Walther and Olinda Jacobsmeyer Callies. She and George Tucker were married Sept. 29, 1955, at Little Rock, Arkansas...
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Charley Sitzes
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
Charley Jacob Sitzes, 82, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 14, 1932, in Bessville, Missouri, to Charley and Lillian Rhodes Sitzes. He and Evelyn Lavon Wilson Sitzes were married March 31, 1957, at Litchfield, Illinois...
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'Anything goes'
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
The opening scene from "Anything Goes" takes place in a smoky Manhattan bar where Reno Sweeney, portrayed by Emma Stratton, sings "I Get a Kick Out of You" to Billy Crocker, portrayed by Brian Krinsky, on Saturday in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus. The touring show drew 448 people...
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Ally Miller
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
WARRENTON, Mo. -- Ally Jean Miller, 7, of Warrenton, born in Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Martin Funeral Home, 510 E. Main St. in Warrenton. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Warrenton City Cemetery...
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Lorry Jennings
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
Lorraine M. "Lorry" Jennings, 88, of Jackson, formerly of Hemet, California, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Ernest J. and Thelma L. Hartzell Foster. She and Roy B. Jennings were married Jan. 18, 1947, in Marion, Iowa. They had been married 58 years when Roy passed away March 4, 2005...
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Jeanette Haman
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
Jeanette Marcia Haman, 79, of Cape Girardeau went to be with her heavenly Father on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. She was born June 18, 1935, in Perkins, Missouri, to Thurman Leon Kinder and Marcia Rendleman Kinder. She and M. William Haman were married Sunday, Dec. 26, 1958, in Cape Girardeau...
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Wilma Buchheit
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wilma M. Buchheit, 91, of Perryville died Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Holiday Residential Care Facility in Perryville. She was born March 15, 1923, to Anton M. Unterreiner and Barbara M. Bohnert Unterreiner in Biehle, Missouri, She married Anton J. Buchheit on April 18, 1944, in Apple Creek, Missouri. He preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 1983...
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Frank Bertrand V
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
Precious infant Frank Charles Bertrand V earned his angel wings on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was born October 13, 2014, in St. Louis to Trae and Rachel (Hessenkemper) Bertrand. Born with a heart defect, he fought hard and earned the name of "Frank the Fighter." After a two-week battle, God called him home, where his heart could be whole and strong...
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Shirley Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 11/02/14)
Shirley K. Abernathy, 84, of Jackson passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at her son's home near Millersville. She was born Sept. 18, 1930, in Jackson, daughter of Jessie P. and Tishie Seabaugh Smith. She and John Albert Kinder were married in 1948 and divorced in 1961. She and Carl Abernathy were married in 1964. He passed away March 30, 1995...
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Bloomfield couple arrested for allegedly assaulting cop
(Local News ~ 11/02/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A domestic disturbance call led to the alleged assault of a police officer and the subsequent arrest of a Bloomfield couple. Zachary Birkett of Campbell, Missouri, called officer Brandon Cook on Oct. 19 about a domestic dispute between him and Charlotte R. Bradley of Bloomfield, according to a police report...
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Newspaper celebrates 110 years
(Editorial ~ 11/02/14)
Last month, we celebrated our 110th anniversary at the Southeast Missourian. Last week, we published a special section commemorating the history and news during that time. We received quite a few comments of appreciation on the special section, and we loved hearing the feedback. ...
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Adopt Handsome
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Handsome is 1 year old. He is neutered and housebroken. Handsome is available for adoption at the Humane Society, 334-5837.
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Brown - Meyr
(Engagement ~ 11/02/14)
Russ and Patty Brown announce the engagement of their daughter, Monica Anne Brown of Danville, Kentucky, to Rex Allen Meyr Jr. of Jackson. He is the son of Rex and Pay Myer of Jackson. Brown graduated from Boyle County High School in 2006. She received a bachelor of science degree in accounting in 2010 from the University of Kentucky. She will work for Montgomery Bank in Cape Girardeau...
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A beautiful sunset
(Community ~ 11/02/14)
Nature often provides beauty that surprises and delights us. This monochromatic picture is simple yet majestic. I was lucky enough to capture this image Oct. 13 at the end of a stormy day at Duck Creek Conservation Area a few miles north of Puxico, Missouri...
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