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Kohl's donates more than $14,600 to Youth Diabetes Care Network
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Kohl’s Department Stores recently donated $14,683 to SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and Kohl’s Youth Diabetes Care Network, a service of the Southeast Diabetes Center. Kohl’s commitment is made possible through Kohl’s Cares® merchandise program. Through this initiative, Kohl’s sells $5 children’s books and plush toys. All of the net profits from such sales benefit children’s health and education programs nationwide...
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Southeast Missouri Community to 'Stuff the Bus' for Area Students
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Cape Girardeau – School buses will be parked in front of participating Walmart stores from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 6 during Missouri’s tax-free weekend, but not to take children to school. These buses will collect hundreds of school supplies items donated by community members across the entire Southeast Missouri region...
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Academy Sports + Outdoors donates back-to-school shopping spree for 30 kids with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Academy Sports + Outdoors donates back-to-school shopping spree for 30 kids with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Missouri. Academy Sports + Outdoors is making back-to-school shopping a little easier for 30 kids from Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Missouri with its annual Back-to-School shopping spree. ...
- Wreath Donation (Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
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Song Stories with Cory King at Mayfield Cultural Center
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
The Mayfield Cultural Center will proudly present Cory King at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. We all have a story. And for people like local pianist Cory King, those stories are best told through music. Join Cory for an intimate journey through some of his favorite piano music - from classical to modern, original to improvised. ...
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SEMO Conference announces official changes for 2016-17
(High School Sports ~ 08/03/16)
The SEMO Conference announced its official changes on Wednesday, all of which go into effect in the upcoming 2016-17 school year. Kelly will join the conference in football, creating four divisions. The Hawks will join Charleston, East Prairie and Malden in the East Division. ...
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Peter Kinder ends run for governor, calls campaign 'positive and honest'
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder expressed disappointment during his concession speech to end his campaign for governor Tuesday at Port Cape, but took solace in what he called a "positive and honest campaign." "To the good people of Southeast Missouri, I owe everything," Kinder said. "I owe what the record books will show was a positive and honest campaign this year. A campaign that did not mudsling. The voters have chosen another candidate, and I congratulate him."...
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Incumbent Rick Walter, Wes Drury win primaries in Scott County sheriff's race
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter and investigator Wes Drury won their respective party primary elections for Scott County Sheriff on Tuesday, both receiving more than 60 percent of the vote. Walter received 1,575 votes besting challenger and SEMO Drug Task Force officer Ron Meredith, 904 votes, for 63 percent of the votes in the Democratic primary. ...
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Sheriff John Jordan cruises to victory in GOP primary
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff John Jordan cruised to victory in the Republican primary Tuesday night, assuring him of re-election to another four-year term. Jordan will be unopposed in the November general election. He swept back into office by defeating political newcomer Dave Diveley by a vote of 7,901 to 4,551. Jordan won more than 63 percent of the vote rolling up big vote margins in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and rural areas of the county. He won in every precinct...
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Greitens wins GOP primary for governor
(State News ~ 08/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens won the Republican primary for Missouri governor Tuesday after a hard-fought race in which he cast himself as a conservative outsider willing to use his military bravado to blow up perceived corruption in government...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 3, the 216th day of 2016. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 3, 1966, comedian Lenny Bruce, whose raunchy brand of satire and dark humor landed him in trouble with the law, was found dead in his Los Angeles home; he was 40...
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Jackson Homecomers a great small-town festival
(Editorial ~ 08/03/16)
Despite some inclement weather last week, a longstanding Southeast Missouri tradition continued: Jackson Homecomers. The festival, which takes place on the courthouse square, first took place over 100 years ago. Former Jackson residents and their families would return to town each fall for a big reunion...
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OVC switches baseball tournament venue to Choccolocco Park
(College Sports ~ 08/03/16)
For at least the next two years the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament will be held at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. The conference announced the OVC Board of Directors of Athletics' approval to play the six-team, double-elimination tournament there in 2017 and 2018 on Tuesday evening...
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NCAA accepts Missouri men's basketball team's sanctions, adds year of probation
(College Sports ~ 08/03/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The NCAA has accepted Missouri's self-imposed sanctions over infractions involving its men's basketball program but it tacked on a year of probation though August of next year. The NCAA infractions committee panel's findings over what it said were roughly $11,400 in improper inducements and benefits given to players and a recruit by two boosters was released Tuesday, nearly seven months after Missouri admitted NCAA violations dating to 2011...
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Schebler's 3-run HR in 9th sends Reds over Cardinals 7-5
(Professional Sports ~ 08/03/16)
CINCINNATI -- Scott Schebler's three-run homer in the ninth inning rallied the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Brandon Moss and Tommy Pham hit solo homers in the eighth for a 5-4 lead, but the Cardinals couldn't hold on...
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'Little ninja': Zika-spreading mosquito puts up tough fight
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
MIAMI -- The mosquitoes spreading Zika in Miami are proving harder to eradicate than expected, the nation's top disease-fighter said Tuesday as authorities sprayed clouds of insecticide in the ground-zero neighborhood, emptied kiddie pools and handed out cans of insect repellent to the homeless...
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Syrian government and rebels trade gas-attack accusations
(International News ~ 08/03/16)
BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels accused government forces of launching toxic-gas attacks on civilians Tuesday in a town southwest of Aleppo. The government rejected the claim and accused the rebels of using chemical weapons themselves. Rebel sources provided video of people receiving treatment who they say were among the victims of a gas attack, but the images were not conclusive, and neither of the gas-attack claims by the rebels or the government could be independently verified. ...
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Texas professors sue over guns on campus before class begins
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' new law allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms barely has started and already faces a legal challenge seeking to block it before students return for the fall semester. Three professors at the University of Texas sued July 6 to overturn the law, claiming it is unconstitutional and is forcing colleges to impose "dangerously experimental gun policies." The 50,000-student Austin campus has been a flashpoint of opposition to the law among faculty and students.. ...
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Highway pole rips through bus in crash, killing 5
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
ATWATER, Calif. -- Leonardo Sanchez was sleeping on a bus carrying him to Oregon to pick blueberries when he was thrown face first into the back of the seat in front of him, awakening him to a scene of chaos and death. The bus carrying Sanchez and about 30 others on a pre-dawn journey through California's agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley somehow had plowed head-on into a highway pole that nearly sliced it in half...
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Social media deactivated during standoff with woman
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
BALTIMORE -- In the midst of a five-hour standoff that turned deadly, Facebook granted an emergency request from the Baltimore County Police Department to take offline the social-media accounts belonging to a woman who wielded a shotgun at officers...
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Trump is 'unfit,' Obama says; challenges GOP to remove endorsement
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama castigated Donald Trump as "unfit" and "woefully unprepared" to serve in the White House. Obama challenged Republicans to withdraw their support for their party's nominee, declaring, "There has to come a point at which you say, 'Enough.'"...
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Medical benefits of dental floss unproven
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
HOLMDEL, N.J. -- It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there's little proof flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples to their patients; the American Dental Association insists on its website, "Flossing is an essential part of taking care of your teeth and gums."...
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Paid family leave benefits rising in some sectors, regions
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
NEW YORK -- The call for paid family leave on the Democratic party platform is the most ambitious attempt by a major party in years to reverse the United States' status as the only industrialized nation without any standard for paid time off for new parents. But over the last five years a handful of states and some industries have been quietly increasing this benefit...
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Turkey's Erdogan blasts foreign countries over coup reaction
(International News ~ 08/03/16)
ANKARA, Turkey --Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more blasted unnamed Western countries Tuesday for what he said was support for the attempted coup July 15 that left more than 270 people dead. "The West is supporting terrorism and taking sides with coups," Erdogan said, adding forces unhappy with Turkey's rise as a regional power were behind the coup...
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Pope: It's 'terrible' children taught they can choose gender
(International News ~ 08/03/16)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis lamented children are being taught at school gender can be a choice, adding his predecessor, Benedict XVI, has labeled current times "the epoch of sin against God the Creator." Francis weighed in with his view on gender and what he said was that of the emeritus pontiff while meeting privately last week with bishops from Poland during his pilgrimage there. The Vatican released a transcript Tuesday of those closed-door remarks...
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U.S. stocks take biggest losses in nearly a month
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in almost a month Tuesday as investors worried about the health of the U.S. economy and sold shares in retailers and car companies. Machinery companies also fell, and the price of oil continued to decline...
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French Muslims step out of invisibility after attacks
(International News ~ 08/03/16)
PARIS -- French Muslims have been officially invisible, expected to blend in with the rest of the citizenry in secular France. But now they are speaking out -- and being called on to take a larger role in combatting the threat from Islamist extremists...
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Blunt, Kander win nominations in Missouri U.S. Senate races
(State News ~ 08/03/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The expected became official Tuesday when Republican incumbent Sen. Roy Blunt and Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander easily won their parties' nomination in the Senate race. Blunt was among nine members of Missouri's congressional delegation seeking re-election. Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is not up for re-election this year...
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Less than a third of registered voters cast ballots
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Less than one-third of registered voters in the area cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary, election officials said. In Cape Girardeau County, 14,192 voters went to the polls, a 27.35 percent turnout...
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U.S. Rep. Jason Smith wins GOP primary in a landslide
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith won the Republican primary for the 8th District congressional seat in a landslide Tuesday, sweeping away three challengers. With 442 of 462 precincts reporting, Smith had garnered over 66 percent of the more than 91,000 votes cast...
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Commissioner Jim Sutterer to have third term in Perry County Dist. 2; Wengert, Brown to face off for Dist. 1 in Nov.
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Republican and Democratic voters in Perry County narrowed the field of candidates for District 1 associate commissioner. In the GOP primary, Jay Wengert, a self-employed commercial and residential contractor, received 1,162 votes, making up 66.17 percent of total. ...
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Paul Koeper wins primary for Cape County Commission
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Cape Girardeau County District 1 Associate Commissioner Paul Koeper handily defeated challenger Shawn Peetz in the Republican primary Tuesday. Koeper won 68 percent of the vote in the district, which covers Jackson and the outlying areas. He defeated Peetz by a vote of 4,776 to 2,231, winning every precinct...
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Subdivision residents find little good news over higher water rates
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Tuesday’s public meeting held little to no good news for residents of Hillcrest Manor subdivision, whose hiked water and sewer rates appear likely to stand. When the new rates kick in Aug. 11, the roughly $150 average utility bill will put the 242-customer community in Cape Girardeau County among the highest-charged in Missouri...
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Rick Francis wins GOP primary for Missouri House District 145 seat
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Rick Francis of Perryville, Missouri, won the Republican primary for the position of Missouri House representative for District 145. Francis defeated opponent Chad Unterreiner, also of Perryville. The 145th District covers all of Bollinger and Madison counties and most of Perry County. ...
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Perry County approves capital-improvements tax
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Perry County voters overwhelmingly elected to extend a three-eighth-cent road-and-bridge, capital-improvement sales tax. Voters first approved the tax in 2004 and extended it for another six years in 2010. This year, 83.65 percent of voters, a total of 3,372, chose to continue the tax for another nine years...
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Scott County voters pass Prop Kids, increasing property taxes
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Scott County voters gave a resounding thumbs-up Tuesday to a referendum that will raise property taxes for a new school building in the Kelso district. “We asked, and our community responded, not just softly and quietly, but with their true nature of strong support for our kids,” said Kim Burger, the district’s superintendent, who also serves as principal of the existing, 78-year-old school building in New Hamburg, Missouri. ...
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Cape property tax rates to increase slightly; downtown business district levy to decrease
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Cape Girardeau residents will pay slightly higher city property-tax rates this fiscal year. The city council approved the first reading of an ordinance Monday that sets the property-tax levies. But city finance director John Richbourg said Tuesday those rates will be adjusted as a result of final assessment figures provided by Cape Girardeau County government...
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Police: Man treated at hospital for gunshot wound
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Cape Girardeau police said a man was treated at a local hospital Tuesday morning for a superficial gunshot wound, but he checked out before they could interview him. Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Adam Glueck said police do not know where the man was from, and he declined to tell hospital staff. Glueck said one of the man’s legs was grazed by a bullet...
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Out of the past: Aug. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 08/03/16)
A crowd of more than 1,400 people turn out for Fly Cape Aviation Days, despite sweltering heat that prompts many spectators to seek shade beneath the wings of some of the huge aircraft displayed; the open house and air show a Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport will continue tomorrow afternoon...
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Oscar Welker
(Obituary ~ 08/03/16)
Oscar G. Welker, 79, of Jackson passed away Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 3, 1937, in Cape Girardeau County to Fred O. and Susan E. "Lizzie" Newell Welker. He and Rosemund A. Fluegge were married Dec. 16, 1955...
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Lonnie Stubenrauch
(Obituary ~ 08/03/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lonnie Dale Stubenrauch, 66, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a difficult battle with Leukemia. He was born Aug. 31, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to Barney and Coena Bucher Stubenrauch. On Feb. 1, 1969, he married Wilma Wylder in Scott City. They have shared 47 years together...
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Bessie McElyea
(Obituary ~ 08/03/16)
Bessie Wileen McElyea, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at The Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Martin officiating. Burial will be at Sierra Hills Memorial Park in Sacramento, California...
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Jackson police report 8/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Check the welfare was requested in the 1500 block of Kimbeland Drive. n Harassment was reported in the 600 block of Brown Street.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday. n Medical assists were made at 2:32 a.m. on Lyndhurst Drive; 9:40 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 11:21 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 12:13 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 3:07 p.m. on South Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n William T. Maloney, 37, 515 Cape Meadows Circle, was arrested at Broadway and Water Street on suspicion of possession of marijuana...
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Births 8/3/16
(Births ~ 08/03/16)
Son to Jennifer Lynn and Blake Byron Canning of Murphysboro, Illinois, Southeast Hospital, 7:31 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2016. Name, Jase Byron. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Canning is the former Jennifer Ihle, daughter of Carolyn Ihle of Murphysboro and the late Michael Ihle. She is a radiation therapist at Southeast Cancer Center. Canning is the son of David and Cindy Canning of Murphysboro. He is an auctioneer with Canning Auction Services...
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Road work 8/3/16
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County at the Highway 74 interchange at mile marker 93 will be reduced to one lane with a 28-foot width restriction as contractor crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. daily from Friday through Oct. 11, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Missouri veteran killed in 1952 to be buried this week
(State News ~ 08/03/16)
DOWNING, Mo. -- A northeast Missouri man who died in the crash of an Air Force plane in 1952 finally will be laid to rest in his native state. Wayne Dean Jackson of Downing died along with 51 others when their plane crashed into Mount Gannett in Alaska on Nov. 22, 1952...
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Nation briefs 8/3/16
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
DOVER, Del. -- Delaware's Supreme Court said the state's death-penalty law is unconstitutional in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year. In a 148-page opinion Tuesday, a majority of the justices said Delaware's law violates the U.S. ...
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Red Sox star makes wake-up calls for kids
(National News ~ 08/03/16)
BOSTON -- Nothing like a pre-dawn phone call from Red Sox star David Ortiz to get you out of bed in the morning. That's the idea behind a Boston Public Schools initiative that begins next month, when middle- and high-school students will be able to sign up for wake-up calls from him. Boston schools superintendent Tommy Chang said Monday the goal of the Ortiz calls is to help children get to school on time and fight absenteeism...
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Prayer 8/3/16
(Prayer ~ 08/03/16)
O Lord God, give us discernment and wisdom in all we do. Amen.
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Naval Reserve demolition begins in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/03/16)
A Nip Kelley Equipment excavator begins demolition of the former Naval Reserve Center building Tuesday at 2530 Maria Louise Lane in Cape Girardeau. An $11 million project calls for design and construction of a new police station, jail and municipal court on the site near Arena Park.
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Capahas baseball wraps up pool play with loss to Bluejays, head to bracket play
(Community Sports ~ 08/03/16)
A four-run second inning was enough to sink the Burger King Capahas, as they fell to the Salina, Kansas, Bluejays 4-3 in the final game of pool play at the National Baseball Congress World Series on Tuesday in Wichita, Kansas. Control issues hit Capahas starting pitcher Ebon Brooks in the top of the second, with a hit batter and a wild pitch starting the troubles before a Brandon Amendolare double extended them. ...
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Mark Hahn
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Mark Hahn Age: 52 City/town: Cape Girardeau 16 I ran high school cross country and track. 17:51. I ran 3:15 at the Cummin's Falls Marathon on a challenging course this past spring. I ran 62 miles in the Howard Aslinger 12 hour Endurance Run...
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Mary Hahn
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Mary Hahn Age: 53 City/town: Cape Girardeau 22 Because I like to eat and needed a way to get exercise that would fit in my schedule. I have not run a 5K since turning 50. 2.06 Half-Marathon 13.1 Half-Marathon Trail of Tears Getting outside early in the morning to hear the birds and enjoy the smell of nature...
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Shannon Aldridge
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Shannon Aldridge Age: 52 City/town: Cape Girardeau, MO I started running at age 42. It was my therapy to deal with my daughter Sahara's cancer diagnosis. 21:05 The Tunnel Hill 100 miler, which I ran in 29 hours and 17 minutes. 100 miles...
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Joyce McIntosh
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Joyce McIntosh Age: 59 City/town: Jackson 23 rears old I had a very unhealthy lifestyle and wanted to improve that. 23:30 Qualifying for the Boston marathon in Las Vegas on Dec. 6,2009 with a time of 3:48 26.2 miles Jackson Healthpoint, through the park , past the Middle School, Junior High and through a couple subdivisions and back to HP- flattest route I can find in Jackson!...
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Kathy Leimer
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Kathy leimer Age: 58 City/town: Jackson 55years old It was a dare on my 55 birthday. A friend worked with me, Cindi Roach. My first race was the 4th of July event at Health Point Fitness in Jackson. I average a 5K a month. At my 2nt race a women told me to keep planning your next race or you will stop. I took that advice...
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Kevin Hammes
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Kevin Hammes Age: 51 City/town: Scott City, MO I initially ran only to get into better aerobic shape when I wrestled. I began to compete in a few road races while in the military but didn't get serious about distance running and learning how to train until my early 40's...
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Ann Welker
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Ann Welker Age: 58 City/town: Cape Girardeau 51 I always wanted to do a triathlon and could swim and bike but couldn't run a mile. I joined the city fitness classes and then did the 5K training program with Tara Probst. That was the beginning of it all!...
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Bernadette Huston
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Bernadette Huston Age: 59 City/town: Cape Girardeau, Mo 16 n high school I started running in high school on the first girls track team after Title IX passed n the 70s. Prior to that, I continued to run and and i ran my first marathon at 3:05 18 months after the birth of my 4th child,...
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Tim Sutterer
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Tim Sutterer Age: 53 City/town: Fruitland, MO In my teens, but not very seriously until my early 40's. As an adult in my 40's, to lose weight and as a stress reliever. And the more I ran, the more fit I got. While never very fast, I found satisfaction in going long distances. I felt "athletic" for the first time in my life!...
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Mark Reder
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Mark Reder Age: 60 City/town: Scott City Fall Cross Country in High School was mandatory fitness preparation for winter Basketball season. Then not again till 59. Adopted year old dog from HSSEMO/P4P, walks were not cutting it for him or me...
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Linda Null
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Linda Null Age: 63 City/town: Wappapello MO 50 After several years of health issues, I was diagnosed in the late 90's with Stage 3 Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. Stage 4 meant I would be pulling an oxygen tank behind me. I had significant irreversible lung damage. I started running out of desperation and found that it opened up my airways. The more I ran, the better I felt. My symptoms went into remission and I have been running ever since, amazing my doctors at SLUCare...
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Renee Brown
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Renee Brown Age: 66 City/town: Whitewater For reasons I can not explain, I have always ran. As a child, I ran frequently to get from place to place. City kid.. Started jogging at age 26. Three months post second pregnancy. Jogging was the new big thing back in 1976. I was always very active as a kid. Running was simple and easy, plus cheap. Just step out the front door and go. A quick break from being mom...
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Teri Jones
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Teri Jones Age: 50 City/town: Cape Girardeau 38 My mom died when I was 38. She was only 61 years old. She was not active and she experienced multiple health problems leading up to her death. I decided right away that I needed to become active, to get fit, all to lead to a healthier lifestyle. I chose running because it's something I can do every day and the running community around Cape is great...
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Kelly Potter
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Kelly Potter Age: 51 City/town: Piedmont, MO. 45 To get in shape. Posted on Facebook that I wanted to train for a 5k and needed someone to train with, now almost 6 years later Christy and I are close friends and still running. Ran a full marathon 2 years later. I now train others to run a 5k using the C25k training program and raise money for St Jude's in doing so. Our little town of Piedmont has many runners now!...
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Ellen Ross
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Ellen Ross Age: 59 City/town: Piedmont, MO 54 I faced a choice of giving up and being old, with physical problems including obesity, high blood pressure and arthritis; or doing something to improve my health. I signed up for Kelly Potter's couch potato to 5K class, and have been running ever since. Running and running friends have helped me lose weight, lower my blood pressure, have less stress and arthritis pain, and keep up with my grandsons...
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Kevin Bramlett
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Kevin Bramlett Age: 54 City/town: Jackson 47 To supplement my weightlifting. Now weightlift to support my running. 18:19 11:20 two mile (Missouri State Age Group Road Racing Record) 18:28 5K at Dogwood Azalea (80.52% National Class Age Graded Time on Certified Course)...
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Cyndi Roach
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Cyndi Roach Age: 55 City/town: Jackson I started running AAU track at eight-years-old. I ran track though junior and senior high. The minister at our church encouraged our youth group to join the track team. 25 minutes The St. Jude's half marathon in Memphis - time,1:53 followed by the Hot Chocolate run in St. Louis two weeks later- time, 119...
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Kristie Milam
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Kristie Milam Age: 56 City/town: Kelso, MO Started running at age 43. Watched my cousin run a marathon in San Diego in 2003. Was in such awe of all the runners and the excitement of the race I came back home and signed up for my 1st half in Phoenix, AZ in 2004. That was 12 states and over 40 half marathons ago all run with a fabulous group of ladies. Together we have traveled and ran many miles together making amazing memories along the way...
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Diana
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Diana Age: 54 City/town: Cape Girardeau 50 My son finished his eligibility for college track and field. I missed going to track meets. I also was turning 50. I sprint! 50, 60, 100 and 200 meters. Just missing the Masters All American standard in the 60. The standard was 9.9 seconds and I ran a 10.0...
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Melodie Burnett
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Melodie Burnett Age: 52 City/town: Cape Girardeau At the age of 49 I completed my first 5k (City of Roses) and finished last with a 47 minute time. But was determined to be better, stronger, healthier. So I'm continuing this journey until my lungs tell me I cant...
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Pam Sander
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Pam Sander Age: 55 City/town: Jackson I started running at 21. I am not much of a 5k girl because I am built for endurance not speed. The only 5k that I have run since turning 50, I had a time of 29.53. It is hard to narrow it down to just one race because I feel a big accomplishment each time that I cross the finish line. ...
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Mike Burnett
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Mike Burnett Age: 51 City/town: Cape Girardeau 48 Weighed 270 lbs. Had high blood pressure, sleep apnea and was pre diabetic. Something had to change. I have lost 90 lbs., no longer take medication for blood pressure, no more cpap and sugar is normal. Healthier now than ever before...
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Carol Winter
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Carol Winter Age: 54 City/town: Uniontown 47 I watched my daughter in cross country and thought "I should do that". I watched the East Perry Fair River Run each September and thought "I should try that once". In Sept 2009, I realized I wasn't getting any younger. My first 5K was the Jingle Bell Run, with a goal of 1)not walking, 2) not getting passed by the walkers, and 3) "try" to beat 30 minutes. Obviously, did it for enjoyment, weight control...
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Tim Simmers
(Submitted Story ~ 08/03/16)
Name: Tim Simmers Age: 56 City/town: Cape Girardeau Mid 40's health and fitness 22 minutes Last year 30K trail run 26.2 miles Klaus Park Friends I have met...
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Missouri names Sarah Reesman new interim AD
(College Sports ~ 08/03/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri has its third athletic director in as many weeks. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley announced Wednesday that Sarah Reesman has been named the Columbia school's interim athletic director. Reesman will assume that new role on Friday, a day after returning from two weeks abroad...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team signs former Woodland star Rachel Poole
(College Sports ~ 08/03/16)
Southeast Missouri State coach Julie Yankus announced the signing of Woodland graduate Rachel Poole on Wednesday. Poole, a setter, earned all-conference and all-region honors during her 2015 season at Jefferson College, which competes in the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference. She was also a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) second team All-American after tallying 1,303 assists. She averaged 11.33 assists per set, which ranked fourth in the NJCAA...
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Barke leaves fingerprints on Southeast Missouri State athletics with his first hire
(College Sports ~ 08/03/16)
The ink had barely dried on his own contract when Southeast Missouri State athletic director Brady Barke found out he was facing his first big test. The announcement that Barke had shed his interim AD tag, which he had held since July of 2015, came on June 7. His first official day in his new standing was on July 1. But in between, just one day prior to the commencement of his new role, Southeast baseball coach Steve Bieser was announced as the new head coach at the University of Missouri...
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