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FBI: 'Top secret' docs seized from Trump
By MICHAEL BALSAMO,ZEKE MILLER and ERIC TUCKER ~ Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The FBI recovered documents that were labeled "top secret" from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the unprecedented search this week...20
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    Rodeo has major economic impact on Sikeston area
    SIKESTON —As many people enjoy watching the events and entertainment of the 70th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo the importance of the Rodeo to the community can’t be understated. During Rodeo...
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    TBY Column: A look at the musically talented Mel Gilhaus
    Mel Gilhaus was an instrumental music teacher in Cape Girardeau Public Schools from 1964 to 1991. At age 83, he remains an active performer and string instrument repairman in the Southeast Missouri,...
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    Scott Co. officials confirm recount for prosecutor, after request5
    Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Amanda Oesch has filed for a recount of the Aug. 2 Republican primary, which results show she lost by two votes. Officials in the County Clerk's office confirmed the...
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    Marybeth Niederkorn: The ghost town at Z and F
    Cape Girardeau County has its share of ghost towns -- unincorporated communities where few if any residents dwell. One such town is Houk -- not Houck -- where highways F and Z meet, south of Tilsit,...
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    Aaron Horrell: Are those flowers?
    While walking a trail through a wooded area recently, I came upon a small area covered with a beautiful kind of grass. The sun lit up the grass nicely. My photo here does not show the leaves/blades...
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    Tropics 18u defeat Northwest Bakersfield for berth in Babe Ruth World Series championship
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    EPHRATA, Wash. — The Southeast Tropics 18u squad has a chance at redemption on Saturday afternoon. This time, it's for all the marbles. The Tropics brought down the National Division's No. 1 seed in the Northwest Bakersfield Waves 2-1 on Friday night to punch their ticket to the Babe Ruth World Series championship game on Saturday against the Alabama Rawdogs — which gave Southeast its lone defeat in the tournament...
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    Tropics 18u advance to Babe Ruth World Series semifinals with 3-1 win
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    Over the course of the past three or so decades, a wave of enthusiasm for the sport of soccer has slowly overtaken the small city of Perryville.
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    Former Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray came out on top in his civil lawsuit against the university's Board of Regents on...
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    Following his team’s regular-season final loss to O’Fallon on Saturday at Capaha Field, Cape Catfish General Manager Mark Hogan made it clear that...
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    Strategic plan commences under new Perry County EDA chief (8/8/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Launching strategic plans are almost foundational for 21st century organizations, particularly when there is new leadership. Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO...
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    Cape Girardeau's comedy club takes a break (8/8/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Laughing Gas Comedy Club, 2160 William St., Suite 400, in Cape Girardeau, citing staffing issues and slow sales, has taken a hiatus for the rest of...
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    Kim Voelker departs Cape Chamber (8/8/22)
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    Kim Voelker is leaving as vice president of Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce to accept a role with United Rentals in Scott City. Voelker has...
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    New jobs report shows strong U.S. labor market (8/8/22)
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    The nation's unemployment rate, buoyed by a new jobs report showing new nonfarm jobs growing at a rate more than double what analysts expected, fell...
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