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Region short of officials, schools forced to move football games
Clay Herrell ~ cherrell@semoball.com
Friday night football has become difficult to staff when it comes to officiating crews. Greg Laurentius, director of the SEMO Football Officials Association Central District, said the organization used to have 16 officiating crews and now they are down to 12...3
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    Speck Pizza + Street Food ready to debut - 6:41 pm1
    Gabriele Carmelo Ruggieri is a force of nature. Once you meet Ruggieri, you're unlikely to forget him given his ebullient personality and abundant energy. Ruggieri is hopeful those who patronize his...
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    Cape Girardeau, Jackson chamber leaders on Inflation Reduction Act - 4:35 pm1
    Brian Gerau and Rob Gilligan said last week they echo Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry's concerns about the Aug. 7 U.S. Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, a measure state chamber...
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    Cape Girardeau County tax receipts jump in August
    Double-digit increases are seen year-to-year in all four tax funds collected by the state Department of Revenue (DOR) for Cape Girardeau County, according to August statistics released by the office...
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    Gas prices continue their sub-$4 fall
    AAA reported Saturday the U.S. average for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at $3.96, continuing a slide below $4 per gallon that began Thursday. This past week saw sub-$4 gas on a national basis...
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    Ribbon-cutting to be held for SEMO solar initiative1
    A ribbon-cutting for the Neighborhood Solar Project (NSP), a joint clean-energy initiative of Ameren Missouri and Southeast Missouri State University, will be at 9 a.m. Aug. 25 at Show Me Center,...
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    Tropics 18u fall short of Babe Ruth World Series title
    J.C. Reeves ~ Southeast Missourian
    EPHRATA, Wash. — The Southeast Tropics 18u team's hopes of winning the 2022 Babe Ruth World Series championship were dashed on Saturday at Johnson O'Brien Stadium. Southeast fell to the Alabama Rawdogs — the only team to beat the Tropics during their week in Washington — 6-0 in the championship game...
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    EPHRATA, Wash. — The Southeast Tropics 18u team is just one step away from playing for a world championship. The Tropics (32-7) advanced to the...
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    Gabriele Carmelo Ruggieri is a force of nature. Once you meet Ruggieri, you're unlikely to forget him given his ebullient personality and abundant...
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    Cape Girardeau, Jackson chamber leaders on Inflation Reduction Act (8/15/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Brian Gerau and Rob Gilligan said last week they echo Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry's concerns about the Aug. 7 U.S. Senate passage of...
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    Cape Girardeau County tax receipts jump in August (8/15/22)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Double-digit increases are seen year-to-year in all four tax funds collected by the state Department of Revenue (DOR) for Cape Girardeau County,...
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    Gas prices continue their sub-$4 fall (8/15/22)
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    AAA reported Saturday the U.S. average for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at $3.96, continuing a slide below $4 per gallon that began Thursday....
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