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Parson visits Cape County, touts mental health efforts; partnerships between state, local agencies
By Nathan English ~ Southeast Missourian
Gov. Mike Parson made two stops Wednesday in Southeast Missouri. The chief executive of the state stopped at Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville before traveling to Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office in Jackson as part of his tour this week focusing on veterans and public safety...1
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    Michael Rushing and Soap Box Derby: A generation spent building kids1
    "It's about building kids," explained Mike Rushing, a Jackson man soon to be inducted into the International Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame. "A kid builds the car, the car builds the kids." "The car...
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    Rebecca LaClair: Bayou Cajun Smokehouse: something old, something new
    In the beginning swells of the Mississippi River Hills, in a tiny town named after a Native American princess, lies a cinderblock building with a robust pavilion behind it. For many years, this was a...
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    Tom Harte: A world-class way to celebrate World Chocolate Day
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    SoutheastHEALTH’s Ken Bateman outlines a path to the future of health care
    Rising costs and increased competition are ramping up pressure on health care organizations across the country, including SoutheastHEALTH, which first opened as Southeast Missouri Hospital in 1928, a...
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    Trial of former Sikeston DPS officer involved in fatal crash delayed to 2023
    SIKESTON, Mo. — A court case concerning a former Sikeston Department of Public Safety officer involved in a deadly crash in early 2020 will now go to trial in 2023. Sikeston DPS Capt. Andrew Cooper...
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