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Blunt seeks reduction of tax cut
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
The tax cut aimed at senior citizens ballooned during House debate, and Gov. Matt Blunt is counting on the Missouri Senate to pare it back closer to its original $110 million annual price tag. At a news conference and rally Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Senior Center, Blunt was joined by House Speaker Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, and other area legislators in urging support for the proposal. Blunt wants to remove Social Security benefits from calculations of taxable income...
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Amendments would alter balance of power, ex-senators say
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
When taken individually, the proposals in the Missouri Legislature to amend the state constitution could be viewed as reactions to unrelated events, such as the proposal to bar judges from ordering a tax increase that is making headlines at the same time as a lawsuit over the distribution of state education funding...
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Republicans warned of price of disunity
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
The annual Lincoln Day dinner was a chance for Republicans to hear pep talks, warnings about the price of party disunity and to show their affection for a local lawmaker embroiled in a public feud with the top GOP leader in the Missouri House. About 200 GOP faithful gathered at the Arena Building for the dinner sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club. ...
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Hinkebein-Huckstep
(Engagement ~ 03/11/07)
Ron Hinkebein of Jackson announces the engagement of his daughter, Blair Hinkebein, to Zachary Huckstep. He is the son of Gordon and Carmen Huckstep of Cape Girardeau. Hinkebein is also the daughter of the late Susan Hinkebein. Hinkebein is a 2002 graduate of Jackson High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in 2006. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Faircloth-Knippen
(Engagement ~ 03/11/07)
Kelly Faircloth of Cape Girardeau and David Faircloth of Desloge, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Faircloth, to Brian Knippen. He is the son of Virgil and Mary Knippen of Delphos, Ohio. Faircloth is a graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School, and received a master of arts degree in English from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a teacher at Immaculate Conception School in Jackson...
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Swift-Gianesin
(Engagement ~ 03/11/07)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Tony and Sandy Wallman of Marble Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Swift, to Donnie Gianesin. He is the son of Thomas Bowen of Oak Ridge, and the late LaWanda Bowen. Swift is a 2004 graduate of Jackson High School, and a 2006 graduate of Metro Business College. She is employed at LaCroix Pet Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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Strattman-Burner
(Engagement ~ 03/11/07)
Lawrence and Carol Strattman of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Layne Alicia Strattman, to Thomas Shadley Burner. He is the son of Clifford and Karen Burner of Bernie, Mo. Strattman is a 2002 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a degree in elementary education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2006. She is employed by Shawnee School District at Shawnee North in Grand Tower, Ill...
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Davis-Hanna
(Engagement ~ 03/11/07)
Steve and Dee Davis of Maryland Heights, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Ann Davis, to Adam Eugene Hanna, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Dennis and Judy Hanna of Sparta, Ill. Davis is a graduate of Pattonville High School. She expects to receive a bachelor's degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in May. She will then be a registered nurse at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo...
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Eckert-Lumsdon
(Wedding ~ 03/11/07)
Tiffany Lynn Eckert and Joshua Steven Lumsdon were married May 6, 2006, at Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Glen Miles performed the ceremony. Vocalist was Dr. William Krusemark of Kansas City. Readers were Sister Susan Rieke of Leavenworth, Kan., and Michael Lu of Houston, Texas...
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Patrick-Chapman
(Engagement ~ 03/11/07)
David and Kim Patrick and Cindy Patrick of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Magin Lea Patrick, to Jeffrey Reed Chapman. He is the son of Steven and Jean Chapman of Cape Girardeau. Patrick is a 2002 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in 2006. She is a registered nurse at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Carden-Seabaugh
(Engagement ~ 03/11/07)
Kim and Floyd Butler of East Prairie, Mo., and John Carden of Sikeston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Renee Carden of Cape Girardeau, to Richard D. Seabaugh. He is the son of John and Jennifer Seabaugh of Millersville. Carden is a 2005 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Ruiz-Kessler
(Wedding ~ 03/11/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Meagan Kendra Ruiz and Staff Sgt. Jonathon Richard Kessler were married Oct. 7, 2006, in an outdoor ceremony at Black Forest Villages in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Jeremiah Townsend performed the ceremony. Music was by Rick Braggs of Chaffee...
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Seabaugh-Glass
(Wedding ~ 03/11/07)
Staci Marie Seabaugh and Kyle Ryan Glass were married Nov. 25, 2006, at First Baptist Church in Jackson. The ceremony was performed by Eric Snyder. Organist was Jean Schweain and vocalist was Kristin Schweain, both of Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Dallas and Donna Seabaugh of Jackson. The groom is the son of Emy Glass of Jackson, and the late Ron Glass...
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Ruth A. Buckhannon memorial scholarship for Scott County set up
(Community ~ 03/11/07)
An annual scholarship has been set up through the First Baptist Church of Chaffee, Mo., to be awarded to a 2007 graduating senior of any Scott County high school who plans to become a registered nurse. The amount of the scholarship is $4,000. This is the first year for the scholarship in memory of Ruth A. Buckhannon, who died in November 2003...
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Lead singer of the band Boston dies
(Entertainment ~ 03/11/07)
ATKINSON, N.H. -- Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead Friday in his home in southern New Hampshire. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was "untimely" and that there was no indication of foul play. Delp apparently was alone at the time of his death, Baldwin said...
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Births 3/11/07
(Births ~ 03/11/07)
Mastropierro; Schaefer; Kiser; Pletcher; Wren; Buchheit; Davidson; McDaniel
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Fire report 3/11/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/11/07)
n At 8:29 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1800 block of North West End Boulevard. n At 10:27 p.m., emergency medical service in the 3300 block of Campster Drive. n At 10:33 p.m., an illegal burn at 1 Cape Rock Drive. n At 1:18 a.m., emergency medical service in the 800 block of South Kingshighway...
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Firefighters union assails Giuliani
(National News ~ 03/11/07)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest firefighters union has accused Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, of committing "egregious acts" against firefighters who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks...
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Susie McFerron
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Susie I. McFerron, 79, of Chaffee died Friday, March 9, 2007, at the family home in Chaffee. She was born March 22, 1927, at Chaffee to the late William Leonard and Gladys Irene Bailey Shackles. She married James R. McFerron Sept. 4, 1945. Susie and Jim operated McFerron's State Farm Insurance Agency until his death June 29, 1980...
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Cane along the Current
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Near the Big Tree Campground along the Current River, a small project to restore a once-abundant plant could pay big dividends for wildlife. The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Missouri Department of Conservation is using volunteers to fill in a 6.5-acre field with giant cane, the only native bamboo that once stood in dense stands in the riverbottoms of southern Missouri...
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Arthur Wilson
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
Arthur S. Wilson, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 9, 2007, in Cape Girardeau. He spent his entire life in the Godfrey, Ill., area until moving to Cape Girardeau in 2003 to live with his daughter. He went to live at the Missouri Veterans Home in 2005...
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Danny Farrow
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
Danny Owen Farrow, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 9, 2007, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 15, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, son of Pearl Edward and Mamie Elizabeth Gray Farrow. He and Mary Anne Palsgrove were married March 27, 1964, in Cape Girardeau. He later married Brenda Sue McDaniels Duke on June 24, 1984, in St. Louis...
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Calvin Livingston
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
Calvin C. Livingston, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, March 9, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 29, 1928, in Holly Springs, Ark., son of Delmer and Rosie Glover Livingston. He and Donna Mae Phelps were married Aug. 4, 1951, in Piggott, Ark...
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Mary Burfiend
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
Mary J. Burfiend, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 5, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Fredericktown, Mo., daughter of Noah and Josephine Crites Lashley. Burfiend was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, both in Cape Girardeau...
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Charles Clemons
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
Charles Clemons Jr., 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 22, 1922, in Forrest City, Ark., son of Charles and Lillie Eston Clemons. He and Marie Graham Clemons were married in Arkansas in 1952. She died Sept. 17, 1991...
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Leona McLain
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
An era has ended. The youngest and only remaining child of 11 born to Herman and Mary Klostermann Kirchhoff, early pioneers in the Egypt Mills area, died Saturday, March 10, 2007. Leona Malinda Kirchhoff McLain was born Sept. 24, 1909. Her grandfather, Henry W. Kirchhoff, is co-credited with naming Egypt Mills. McLain lived on the farm where she was born until moving to the Lutheran Home in August of 2004. She attended Egypt Mills Grade School and High School...
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Mary Cook
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Mary Helen Cook, 80, of Cobden died Friday, March 9, 2007 in Anna, Ill. She was born Feb. 18, 1927, at Cobden, daughter of Thomas and Mable Gibbons Adams. She and David M. Cook were married Sept. 27, 1942, at Jackson. He died Nov. 21, 1999...
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Southeast Missouri gardeners learn about native plants at Nature Center
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
Southeast Missouri residents learned about the region's native plants at a seminar held Saturday at the Conservation Campus Nature Center. The seminar was presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Cape Girardeau County Master Gardeners. The program began early, offering seven classes and time for an evaluation and door prizes, ending by 3p.m...
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Inmate accused of relationship with jailer was charged in attack
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An inmate alleged to have a relationship with a Scott County Jail employee was originally charged over an attack on two men in Sikeston. Christopher M. Garcia, 33, of Charleston, Mo., is being held in the jail on a $250,000 bond charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, four counts of first-degree armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree assault. All are felonies...
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Glen Morrison
(Obituary ~ 03/11/07)
Glen C. Morrison, 49, of Gordonville died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at his home. He was born July 28, 1957, in Uniontown, Mo., son of Chalmer and Flora Meinz Morrison. He and Tammy Weinkein were married April 20, 1979. She survives. Morrison was a 1975 graduate of Perryville High School. ...
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Three school tax issues to be on April ballot
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
Two small Southeast Missouri school districts have tax issues on the April 3 ballot in an effort to get more state aid, and a third district has a bond issue on the ballot for the second time since November. Perryville school officials once again are asking voters to approve a $3.36 million general obligation bond issue to retire existing debt and free up operating-fund money to make needed improvements on campus...
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Proposed constitutional amendments
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
n HJR 1: State courts may not order state or local governments to levy or increase taxes. Courts may not issue orders directing state or local governments on how to spend, allocate or budget revenue. Passed House; Senate hearing scheduled for Monday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
9 a.m. Thursday County Administration Building, 1 Barton Square, Jackson Routine business n Thank you for tree donation in South Park. n Local sales tax report for February. Action items n Commmission order for distribution of Road and Bridge District 29 portion of Proposition 1 sales tax...
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Stonewall Democrats to meet Tuesday
(Local News ~ 03/11/07)
Southeast Missourian The inaugural meeting of the Southeast Missouri chapter of the Stonewall Democrats will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rose Bed Inn, 611 S. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. The meeting, postponed from February, will include a potluck dinner and discussions of issues. The Stonewall Democrats are a nationwide Democratic Party organization dedicated to advancing issues important to gays, lesbians and transgender individuals...
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CDC: U.S. bioterror preparedness difficult to measure
(National News ~ 03/11/07)
WASHINGTON -- More than five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the government cannot show how the $5 billion given to public health departments has better prepared the country for a bioterrorism attack or flu pandemic. Congress responded to the attacks and anthrax-tainted letters sent to lawmakers by putting much more money toward emergency preparedness. ...
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Osama Bin Laden's followers mark his 50th birthday with Web postings of videos, photos
(International News ~ 03/11/07)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Followers of Osama bin Laden flooded Islamic Web sites with pledges of allegiance, videos and pictures Saturday to mark the al-Qaida leader's 50th birthday, reflecting his importance as a militant symbol even though he has not shown his face for years...
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U.S., Iran hold direct talks at Iraq conference
(International News ~ 03/11/07)
BAGHDAD -- In their first direct talks since the Iraq war began, U.S. and Iranian envoys traded harsh words and blamed each other for the country's crisis Saturday at a one-day international conference that some hoped would help end their 27-year diplomatic freeze...
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Bush ignores Venezuela's firebrand Chavez but co-opts his populism
(International News ~ 03/11/07)
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- President Bush claimed progress on trade with Uruguay's president on Saturday, courting another leftist leader on his Latin American tour. "We care about the human condition," Bush said, trying to co-opt the populism of one influential leftist rival he won't meet:~ The administration is trying to strike a freer-trade deal with Uruguay...
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More than 100,000 people displaced in Sri Lankan district after heavy fighting
(International News ~ 03/11/07)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The number of refugees in eastern Sri Lanka went past 100,000, after heavy fighting in rebel-held parts of the island has forced 15,000 civilians to flee their homes in the past two days, the Red Cross said on Saturday. Battles have escalated in recent days between government troops and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in parts of the country's rebel strongholds, after a few weeks' lull...
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Prosecution rests in Kansas City serial murder trial
(State News ~ 03/11/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man suspected of killing seven women commented about the victims being strangled even though police had not told him that detail, a detective testified Friday. Lorenzo Gilyard, a 56-year-old former trash company supervisor, is on trial before a judge in Jackson County Circuit Court for seven deaths in 1986 and 1987. He faces life in prison if convicted in any of the killings...
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Sen. Eagleton has the last word at his own memorial service
(State News ~ 03/11/07)
ST. LOUIS -- A younger Sen. Thomas Eagleton may have neglected to disclose the depression and electroshock therapy that ultimately cost him a brief run as George McGovern's vice presidential running mate in 1972. But a wiser, seasoned public servant got in the last word after all...
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Teachers retract solicitations for help paying taxes on prize Dodge Viper won on 'The Price Is Right'
(State News ~ 03/11/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City couple who won a fancy new car but couldn't afford the taxes put up a Web site asking for donations to help them pay the taxes. But on Saturday they took the Web site down and told people they regretted asking for money...
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Car bomb rekindles Baghdad violence, killing 20 people and injuring nearly 50
(International News ~ 03/11/07)
BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber killed 20 people Saturday in Baghdad's notorious Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City, showering shrapnel over a joint U.S.-Iraqi military outpost in an ominous sign of violence returning to Iraq's capital after a brief lull...
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Suspect accused of cutting off electronic bracelet to take limo to 'Springer' show
(National News ~ 03/11/07)
RACINE, Wis. -- An accused child molester cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, then took a limousine to Chicago to appear on "The Jerry Springer Show," authorities said. A judge set bail Friday at $50,000 for Mario Sims, 21, who had been awaiting trial on 2004 charges of child enticement and first-degree sexual assault of a child...
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Oddly enough
(National News ~ 03/11/07)
Man tells police he needs help breaking into church STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- If only all criminals were this helpful. A 24-year-old man called police to tell them he was trying to break into a church, but he wasn't having much luck. Police said the found the man waiting at St. ...
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New climate report draft warns of droughts, starvation, disease
(National News ~ 03/11/07)
WASHINGTON -- The harmful effects of global warming on daily life are already showing up, and within a couple of decades hundreds of millions of people won't have enough water, top scientists will say next month at a meeting in Belgium. At the same time, tens of millions of others will be flooded out of their homes each year as the Earth reels from rising temperatures and sea levels, according to portions of a draft of an international scientific report obtained by The Associated Press...
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Bulldogs' cheering section puts in championship effort
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/07)
COLUMBIA -- What do peanut butter and jelly, bananas, roller coasters, and nursery rhymes have to do with a basketball game? Generally speaking, not much. But if you're a member of the "Dawg Pound," the Notre Dame student cheering section, and you're cheering for your team in the state championship game, they mean everything...
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Bravettes eliminated with OT loss
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/07)
WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- After upsetting top-ranked Delta, the Scott County Central girls basketball team couldn't take the last step into the Class 1 Final Four. But the Bravettes came ever so close. In a quarterfinal game that featured slim margins the entire way, Walnut Grove outlasted Scott County 41-38 in overtime at the West Plains Civic Center on Saturday...
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Fan Speak 3/11/07
(Other Sports ~ 03/11/07)
Congrats to Bobcats; New writer needed; Kudos to Indians; More nominees
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Southeast baseball falls again to ISU
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/07)
After rallying for a win Friday in the opener of a three-game series, Illinois State cruised to victory Saturday afternoon. The Redbirds led 5-0 after 2 1/2 innings and defeated host Southeast Missouri State 8-2. ISU (5-6) will go for the sweep against Southeast (7-5) at 1 p.m. today at Capaha Field...
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Panthers overpower Kelly in second half
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/07)
FARMINGTON -- The quickness and athleticism of the Metro Panthers proved to be too much in the end for the Kelly girls basketball team, which fell 69-41 in the MSHSAA Class 3 quarterfinals Saturday night at the Farmington Civic Center. Kelly (23-7) only trailed 31-25 at halftime, but the St. Louis power used a 16-2 run to start the second half and cruised from there...
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Bulldogs' dream denied
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/07)
COLUMBIA -- A cold fourth quarter from the field doomed the Notre Dame boys basketball team's state championship hopes in a 59-56 loss to Ruskin on Saturday in the Class 4 title game at Mizzou Arena. Notre Dame took its first lead of the game at 49-48 to end the third quarter, but the Bulldogs went nearly 5 minutes without scoring to start the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs missed their first 10 shots in the fourth and hit just two of 14 field goal attempts in the quarter...
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Area digest
(Community Sports ~ 03/11/07)
Baseball Hall inducteesto be honored March 24 The 24th annual Southeast Missouri Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame banquet will honor eight inductees. The banquet is set for 7 p.m. March 24 at the Clinton Building, 501 Campanella Drive in Sikeston. Among the inductees are Edgar Rellergert of Jackson, Steve Shelton of Jackson and Raymond Lewis of Jackson...
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Bell City returns to familiar territory
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/07)
WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- It was a struggle much of the way, just as Bell City boys basketball coach Brian Brandtner anticipated. But there was ultimately no denying the Cubs their fourth consecutive Class 1 Final Four berth. Bell City, last year's state runner-up, rode a stifling defense and a huge fourth quarter to a 55-31 quarterfinal win over Billings at the West Plains Civic Center on Saturday...
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Out of the past 3/11/07
(Out of the Past ~ 03/11/07)
The Southeast Missouri State University basketball team boards a plane in the morning for Lakeland, Fla., and their NCAA Division II quarterfinal contest with the Moccasins of Florida Southern, slated for tomorrow. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. will close its office at 724 Broadway in Cape Girardeau on Monday; customer service records are being transferred to the company's new regionalized office at 351 Silver Springs Road...
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