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'This is your last chance': Irma puts a bull's-eye on Tampa
(National News ~ 09/10/17)
NAPLES, Fla. -- Hurricane Irma's leading edge bent palm trees and spit rain as the storm swirled toward Florida with 120 mph winds Saturday on a projected new track that could expose Tampa -- not Miami -- to a direct hit. Tampa has not taken a head-on blow from a major hurricane in nearly a century...
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Brothers Walker to perform at fair, go on a tour
(Local News ~ 09/10/17)
Their introductions typically are short. "I'm Clinton Walker," one said. "I'm Coty," said the other. "We're identical twins." As if it weren't apparent. Bearded and bespectacled, the Brothers Walker enjoy a rare and obvious chemistry that on its own can be entertaining. They weave sentences together in the way twins do and engage in brotherly ribbing...
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Area veteran to compete at Invictus Games in Toronto
(Local News ~ 09/10/17)
Amy Dotson is a fighter. The Air Force veteran, who lives in Jackson, is traveling to Toronto later this month to compete in the Invictus Games, an international adaptive sports competition for wounded or disabled service members that was created by Prince Harry of Great Britain...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/10/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2017. There are 112 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 10, 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. (Afterward, Perry sent the message, "We have met the enemy and they are ours.")...
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Schaefer -- Lutes
(Engagement ~ 09/10/17)
Ronald E. and Patricia S. Schaefer of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Rose Schaefer, to Eric Michael Lutes, both of Little Rock, Arkansas. He is the son of Charles D. Lutes of Jackson and Donna K. Campbell of Scott City...
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Graviett -- Webb
(Engagement ~ 09/10/17)
Kevin and Melissa Graviett of Oran, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Ann Graviett, to Michael Roy Webb II, both of Oran. He is the son of Mike Webb of Benton, Missouri, and Pamela Beussink of New Hamburg, Missouri. Courtney is a 2012 graduate of Oran High School and a 2013 graduate of Trendsetters School of Cosmetology. She works at Manac Trailers in Oran...
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Burnham -- McGowan
(Wedding ~ 09/10/17)
Lauren Elizabeth Burnham and Hugh James McGowan V were married July 1, 2017, at Deerfield Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Michael Fitzpatrick of Memphis, Tennessee, performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Bob and Julie Burnham of Jackson. The groom is the son of Hugh IV and Sarah McGowan of Cape Girardeau...
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GT - 4x4 9-10-17
(09/10/17)
Where is your favorite place to relax in your hometown?
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Senior Center Menus 9-11 through 9-15
(Community ~ 09/10/17)
Monday: Sweet and sour chicken or meatballs in gravy, seasoned brown rice, Oriental vegetables, peas and carrots, whole-grain bread and baked pineapple or ice cream and fortune cookie. Tuesday: Fair Days Menu: Roasted chicken legs or corn dog, corn on the cob, baked onion rings, whole-grain bread and stewed apples or funnel cake...
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All hail the king of butterflies
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
The beautiful monarch butterfly has black legs and a black body peppered with white dots. Its wings are orange with strategic black lines. The black lines at the outer edges of the butterfly's four wings are sprinkled with more white dots. Milkweed plants are vital for the monarch butterfly while in its caterpillar stage. The caterpillar wants to eat only milkweed...
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Club news 9-10-17
(Community News ~ 09/10/17)
The New McKendree United Methodist Women met Tuesday in the church fellowship hall with 16 members present and one guest, Margie Roberts, from New Salem UMW. Mary Klaproth, president, opened the meeting. Klaproth announced those having birthdays this month: Mary Shelton, Pam Jones, Carol Ross and Elwanda Corbin...
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FYI 9-10-17
(Community ~ 09/10/17)
St. Joseph Catholic Church will hold its annual fall dinner from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the St. Joseph School gym, 606 Sycamore St. in Scott City. The menu will include kettle beef, chicken and dumplings, chicken and dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, dessert, tea and coffee. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and younger...
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September 11
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
Sept. 11 is tomorrow, and some may see it as just another Monday. Some who live in this part of the country also may think of it as Day Three of the SEMO District Fair, featuring the Heartland Idol competition. Despite the passage of years, many also know it as Patriot Day, an indelible red-letter day on the calendar...
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Do your best instead of worrying
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether what I'm doing is making a difference. I've been thinking about this specifically with teaching teenagers in a high-school classroom. While some days, it's incredibly rewarding, other days, I wonder whether what we're doing is even important at all, whether any of my students are getting anything they actually need out of reading Walden and writing paragraphs and learning more vocabulary...
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Adopt - Bruno
(Community ~ 09/10/17)
Bruno is a 5-year-old Staffordshire terrier mix. He is housebroken, great with kids, cats and everyone. Bruno is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Time to slow down and breathe in the changes of fall
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
When the summer is ending and fall is fast approaching we kind of shift gears around our place. The work associated with a big garden is over. We've cleaned off the bigger garden and planted turnips, beets, radishes, rutabagas and turnips. We still have veggies in our high tunnels and in our small garden. ...
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Laboring to corral the birds
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
Happy birthday to Jack Dragoni, Alex Davie, Judy Finley, Jamie Holder, Dustin Craig, Ely Kerber, Nancy Cutright, Floy Marvel, Cheryl Anders, Doris White, Lacey Rister, Misty Hibdon, Mildred Moudy, Stephen Shrum, Lindsay Cook, Greg Glastetter, Delores Turner, Sue Tyler, Jeanette Beck, Olivia Coomer, Karen Brown, Kathi Stone, Veria Naeve, Barbara Arnold, Hubert McDonald, Marcus Seyer, Brian Little, Jessica Swinford, Ron Dirnberger, Peter Dohan, Mary Long, Jo Rutz, Brian Friga, Dan Hinkebein, Kate Proffitt, Karen Senciboy, Karen Benton, Staci Pepple, Jack Coomer, Kyle Moyers, Danny Gordon and Rusty Duncan.. ...
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About Southern perspective
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
This is the 10-year anniversary of the birth of this column so a few words about it seem appropriate. When the local newspaper leadership invited me to write a column each week they didn't tell me what to write about, just to write about 650 words. So, the variety, some might say lack of focus, is by design...
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Discovering occupations
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
We've been talking a lot lately about jobs at my house. With school starting a few weeks ago, there has been a lot of discussion of what the kids want to be when they grow up. When Max, my husband, and I were kids we remember discussing the usual suspects -- teacher, firefighter, airplane pilot, policeman and so on...
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Sever egg rolls from the restaurant by making these at home
(Community ~ 09/10/17)
Who doesn't love an egg roll? For generations it's been Chinese cuisine's No. 1 hit in America. And why not? They're ubiquitous, they're fried, they're delicious, and you can eat them with your hands. Unfortunately, egg rolls are restaurant food. Making them at home can seem too daunting. First, there's a ton of prep. Second, you have to deep-fry them in a big pot of hot oil. Here's a solution in two easy steps; make the filling ahead of time and saute the rolls instead of deep-frying them...
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Cracking open recipes for pecan harvest
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
I grew up on a farm in rural McClure, Illinois, and we always had pecans on our trees at home. Many years ago my parents had two pecan trees grafted to grow large paper shell pecans. Many old-timers say you will always have a large pecan crop on an election year. ...
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Parched times
(Column ~ 09/10/17)
Over the last four weeks, I only have had about one-tenth inch of rainfall at my home on the edge of Cape Girardeau. I just looked at the weather forecast for the next two weeks and it looks like we will see no precipitation during that time. The soil is sure getting dry in the Heartland...
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Volunteer, donor response to hurricane disaster inspiring
(Editorial ~ 09/10/17)
Sometimes disasters bring out the best in us. We've seen that countless times over the years, whether it be in the aftermath of 9/11, the Joplin, Missouri, tornado, Hurricane Katrina or other such tragic events. And we've seen it again in Houston. Hurricane Harvey brought unprecedented rain to Houston and southern Texas, rainfall amounts never before seen in recorded history of our country. ...
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Speak Out 9/10/17
(Speak Out ~ 09/10/17)
We have a grandchild by marriage that came to the U.S. when he was 3 years old. He has been trying for the last one and a half years to get his citizenship. So far it hasn't been processed. He was told if he paid more money it would be processed more quickly. ...
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DNR: No sign of leakage at Missouri waste storage site
(State News ~ 09/10/17)
BERGER, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said there are no indications any of the hazardous material in an eastern Missouri floodplain is being released to the environment. A federal indictment alleges 9 million pounds of waste was dug up from Mississippi and illegally transported to a warehouse in rural Franklin County, near the Missouri River. ...
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Neosho transfers park land with cross to private corporation
(State News ~ 09/10/17)
NEOSHO, Mo. — The city of Neosho has transferred ownership of park land where a religious cross is located to a not-for-profit corporation. The move announced Thursday by the city council comes after a secular group, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, asked in May the cross be removed after some Neosho residents complained its location in a public park violated the Constitution. ...
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Librarian who tried to stop patron's arrest acquitted
(State News ~ 09/10/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City librarian who was arrested while trying to stop the arrest of a library patron during a public forum has been acquitted on all charges. Steve Woolfolk, the Kansas City Library's director of programming and marketing, was arrested in May 2016 as private security guards and off-duty police officers arrested Jeremy Rothe-Kushel, a library patron from Lawrence. ...
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Missouri House speaker says he's not running for auditor
(State News ~ 09/10/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican House Speaker Todd Richardson said he's not running for state auditor. Richardson said in a statement dated Wednesday he'll instead focus on work leading the House. Richardson had said he was considering a 2018 bid for the office held by Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway...
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Missouri residents at risk of losing in-home care
(State News ~ 09/10/17)
HUNTSVILLE, Mo. -- Chad Grotewiel, 41, likes to tell stories from his high-school days, like the time he hid in the ceiling during shop class, or the time he brought a water gun to school and squirted his typing teacher in the face. When he tells stories, his eyes light up and he can't help giggling. Despite the many stories he can tell about high school, Chad has trouble remembering other things...
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Country's Don Williams dies at 78; helicopter crash kills Troy Gentry
(Entertainment ~ 09/10/17)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Don Williams, an award-winning country singer with love ballads such as "I Believe in You," died Friday. He was 78. Also Friday, Troy Gentry, one-half of the award-winning country music duo Montgomery Gentry, died in a helicopter crash hours before a concert, according to a statement from the band's website. He was 50...
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Out of the past: Sept. 10
(Out of the Past ~ 09/10/17)
The Jackson Board of Education has taken the first step toward construction of a middle school by accepting in principle a recommendation of a citizens facility-advisory committee. The committee in late August recommended the district consider a middle school as the only viable option to relieve serious student overcrowding at R.O. Hawkins Junior High School and a growing enrollment problem at nearby West Lane Elementary School...
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Jackie Todd
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Jackie Sims Todd, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Aug. 13, 1937, in Grenada, Mississippi, to Abbie and Onice Clyde Sims Todd. He and Marie Ella Lasseigne were married Feb. 16, 1961, in Norco, Louisiana...
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Shirley Statler
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Shirley Sue Statler, 81, of Jackson died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at her home. A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating...
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John Siebert
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
John Edward Siebert, 79, of Tilsit passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at his home, with his loving family by his side. He was born July 31, 1938, in Tilsit, the son of Edwin and Dina Fluegge Siebert. He and Nelda Zoellner were married in November 1969 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim...
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Clifton Miller
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Clifton D. Miller, 86, of Olive Branch passed away at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at his home. Clifton was born Oct, 29, 1930, in Alexander County, Illinois, son of the late Eugene D. Miller and Alma I. Webb Miller. Clifton was an Army veteran; a retired construction laborer; and was a member of the Crusaders for Christ Church in Mounds, Illinois...
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Kenneth McCullough
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Kenneth Alvin McCullough, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at his home. Born Aug. 20, 1942, at Charleston, Missouri, he was the son of the late Walter A. and Audrey Mae Baker McCullough. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he attained the rank of airman first class. He worked for Coca-Cola for 40 years, before retiring in August 2004...
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Carol Knight
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Carol Sue Knight, 76, went home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, after four years of failing health. She was born Feb. 12, 1941, to Clarence Hezekiah and Virginia Marie Moore Ervin, who both preceded her in death, as well as her only sister, Shirley Ann Blaylock...
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Karl Klein
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Karl H. Klein, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born May 17, 1935, in Cairo, Illinois, to George J. and Doris Bucher Klein. He and Barbara Jean Blank were married Aug. 26, 1953, at Corinth, Mississippi...
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Judy Fernandez
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Judith Ann “Judy” Fernandez, 72, of Scott City died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at the Estates of Perryville in Perryville, Missouri. She was born April 4, 1945, in St. Charles, Missouri, to Lloyd Franklin and Geraldine Gottlob Dunn. She married Vincent Fernandez on May 27, 1988, in Wickliffe, Kentucky...
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Soundra 'Joy' Eifert
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Soundra “Joy” Zimmerman Eifert of Foristell, Missouri, formerly of Arnold, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at the age of 78. Cherished wife of the late Robert E. Eifert. Loving mother of Debra (Jim) Maniaci of Foristell and Kay (Derek) Hardesty of House Springs, Missouri. ...
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Edith Canoy
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
STURDIVANT, Mo. -- Edith Lorene Canoy, 81, of Sturdivant died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ray Green officiating. Burial will be in Balch Chapel Cemetery near Zalma, Missouri...
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Michael Boswell
(Obituary ~ 09/10/17)
Michael C. “Mike” Boswell, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at Unity Point Hospital in Keokuk, Iowa. There will be a private burial at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis. A memorial service and family visitation will be at a later date at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/10/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/10/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 12:34 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 2:04 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 9:36 p.m. on South Benton Street; and 9:55 p.m. on Wayne Street...
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Births 9/10/17
(Births ~ 09/10/17)
Daughter to Andrew David and Jessie Nicole Livesay of Wolf Lake, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:49 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Name, Rhiannon Faith. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Livesay is the former Jessie Reynolds, daughter of Greg and Amy Reynolds of McClure, Illinois. She is a registered nurse with Saint Francis Medical Center. Livesay is the son of David and Mindy Livesay of Wolf Lake. He an electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers...
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Trump makes nice with Dems, leaving his party confused
(National News ~ 09/10/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump was in the mood to celebrate after cutting a big deal with opposition Democrats. Joshing with Northeastern officials in the Cabinet Room, Trump hailed New York Democrat Andrew Cuomo as "my governor" and traded banter with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, another fellow New Yorker...
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Equifax breach sows chaos among 143M Americans
(National News ~ 09/10/17)
NEW YORK -- A day after credit-reporting company Equifax disclosed "criminals" had stolen vital data about 143 million Americans, it had managed to leave much of the public in the dark about their exposure, how they should protect themselves and what Equifax planned to do for those affected...
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DNA lab techniques pioneered in New York now under fire
(National News ~ 09/10/17)
NEW YORK -- Two techniques for analyzing DNA evidence that once were considered cutting edge are under fire amid questions about their reliability, and criminal defense attorneys in New York have asked a state agency to investigate the renowned lab that once used both methods...
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Pope recalls Medellin's bloody past, prays for drug victim
(International News ~ 09/10/17)
MEDELLIN, Colombia -- Pope Francis recalled the murderous past of this Colombian city once synonymous with drug cartel violence during a rain-soaked visit Saturday, lamenting the many lives lost to addiction and praying for dealers and traffickers to change their ways...
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Mexico mourns 67 dead after twin punch of quake, hurricane
(International News ~ 09/10/17)
JUCHITAN, Mexico -- Slow-moving funeral processions converged on Juchitan's cemeteries from all directions Saturday, so many they sometimes caused temporary gridlock when they met at intersections. A monster earthquake and a Gulf coast hurricane have combined to take at least 67 lives in Mexico, and no place suffered more than the Oaxaca state city of Juchitan, where 37 died as buildings collapsed in the magnitude-8.1 temblor...
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Hurricane Irma lashes Cuba; Jose poses threat elsewhere
(International News ~ 09/10/17)
HAVANA -- Hurricane Irma battered Cuba on Saturday with deafening winds and relentless rain, pushing seawater inland that flooded homes and knocked out power across a wide area. Elsewhere in the Caribbean, islands already reeling from Irma prepared for a second pounding -- from Hurricane Jose...
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Thousands line streets for SEMO District Fair parade
(Local News ~ 09/10/17)
Thousands of locals lined sections of Broadway and North Kingshighway to watch the annual parade Saturday morning that kicks off the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. Beginning at Capaha Park, the parade — containing the maximum of 125 entries — proceeded along Broadway and North Kingshighway before concluding at the fairgrounds in Arena Park...
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Cape man sentenced to five years of probation in statutory rape case
(Local News ~ 09/10/17)
A Cape Girardeau man was sentenced to five years of probation last week after he pleaded guilty in July to one count of statutory rape. The guilty plea occurred after Cape Girardeau County prosecutors dropped seven other counts of statutory rape and sodomy...
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Prayer 9/10/17
(Prayer ~ 09/10/17)
We trust in your unfailing love, O God. Our hearts rejoice in your salvation. Amen.
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A big break: Brew Crew II billiards team wins 8-ball event in Vegas
(Community ~ 09/10/17)
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. In fact, sometimes the unfolding events in Sin City are broadcast live on a large screen at JR's Bar & Billiards in Cape Girardeau. That was the case last month, when Brew Crew II, an eight-man pool team from Southeast Missouri, was concluding its hot roll on the tables at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino...
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