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Another mountain lion confirmed in Missouri
(State News ~ 04/25/12)
JAMESPORT, Mo. (AP) -- Another mountain lion sighting has been confirmed in Missouri, this time in the north-central section of the state. The state Conservation Department said Tuesday that a trail camera photographed a mountain lion in Grundy County on April 2. The department confirmed the sighting this week...
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Mo. Senate budget funds pay hikes, blind benefits
(State News ~ 04/25/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Senate signed off on a $24 billion budget plan early Wednesday that would provide a raise to the lowest-paid state workers in the nation and spare blind residents from a potential cut to their government-funded health care plan...
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Mo. House backs expanding auto industry incentives
(State News ~ 04/25/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri House has endorsed new tax breaks aimed at helping companies that make auto parts. In a voice vote Wednesday, the Republican-controlled House gave first-round approval to an expansion of the incentives that were given to Ford and General Motors in 2010...
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Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week
(National News ~ 04/25/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden White House bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally Republicans behind their apparent nominee. Gingrich had a friendly telephone conversation Wednesday with Romney and had started planning an event where he would throw his support behind the likely nominee, Gingrich spokesman R.C Hammond said. ...
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Small plane crashes in Missouri; pilot unhurt
(State News ~ 04/25/12)
VILLA RIDGE, Mo. (AP) -- The pilot of a small plane is OK after the plane struck a power line and crashed in eastern Missouri. KSDK-TV (http://on.ksdk.com/JzBPCe ) reports that the name of the pilot has not been released. The accident happened Wednesday near Villa Ridge in Franklin County. Authorities say the plane clipped a 34,000-volt wire near Highway 100...
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Cape Girardeau Junior High School officials seeing an increase in number of mice
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
Cape Girardeau Junior High School students are reporting they've had some unwelcome guests recently. "We're doing the best we can to try to ward them off," said Neil Glass, the Cape Girardeau School District's administrative services director in charge of facilities...
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Charges dropped in concealed weapons case
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
Calling it the "appropriate thing to do" in light of the evidence, prosecutors Tuesday dismissed a weapons charge against a Jackson man who stood accused of wielding a gun during a heated argument at a Cape Girardeau gas station last November. James H. ...
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Friends of Jacque Waller plan new search
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
Friends of Jacque Waller are planning another search in May for the still-missing mother of three from Jackson. A first-degree murder charge was filed against her estranged husband, Clay Waller, on Monday. Jacque Waller was last seen June 1, 2011. Search leader Bobby Sherrill said Tuesday the search will cover over 100 acres in four areas of Cape Girardeau County on May 5. The search is law enforcement directed and no other organizational arrangements have yet been made...
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Jackson baseball team defeats Perryville 10-0 in five innings
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/12)
Jake Dobbelare nearly avoided damage twice. But the Jackson offense refused to let the Perryville senior off the hook. The Indians scored seven runs in the first two innings, all with two outs, on their way to a 10-0 victory in five innings Tuesday...
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Scenic drive shows off history and beauty of the area
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
With the price of gas becoming a constant source of concern for drivers, a sightseeing trip around the area could seem irrational for some. But several local towns want to prove otherwise.
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JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL MAKES STRONG SHOWING AT STATE
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
A delegation of 33 members and 3 advisors from the Jackson chapter of Future Business Leaders of America attended the State Leadership Conference in Columbia, Missouri, April 22-24, 2012. Chapter members participated in various competitive events, leadership workshops, observed performance events, and attended a keynote session with speaker Amy Larimore...
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Ryan to Speak on Civil War Documents
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
Ellen Ryan, Digital Project Manager, Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University will talk about a grant-funded project to identify and digitize original documents and photographs from the Civil War period, 1854-1877, in a program at the Cape River Heritage Museum, 538 Independence Street, on Saturday May 19 at 2 pm. ...
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Clean Up Cape During Friends of the Parks Day 4/28
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
On Saturday, April 28 the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the Friends of the Parks Day. This service event gives the entire Cape Girardeau community an opportunity to get outside and make their parks more beautiful. Groups such as Boy Scouts of America, the Missouri Conservation Department and even local families will all come together at Capaha Park to take part in such activities as planting trees and flowers, water sealing benches, cleaning up fallen tree limbs and much more.. ...
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Register Now for Spring Golf Classes in Cape
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
The City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will provide adult and youth golf classes starting Monday, April 30 at the Jaycee Municipal Golf Course. Golfers will learn proper grip, swing, clubs and putting. Golfers with little or no experience are all welcome to sign up...
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Register Now for Hershey's Track and Field Meet
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
The Hershey's Track and Field local meet, hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, will be held May 17, at the Central Junior High School Track. Local children ages 9-14 are invited to participate. Runners will register the day of the event, from 3:30-4:15 p.m. Track events begin at 5 p.m...
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Ms Robin's babies
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/12)
Ms Robin had her babies in our plum tree and I got the picture at they were waiting for mamma to feed them.
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After 53 years, still holding hands
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/12)
I took this in our truck, and I thought it was nice that we are still holding hands after 53 years of marriage.
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Ten Percent Tuesday for Big Brothers Big Sisters
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
Enjoy the tasty offerings at Gordonville Grill and support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri at the same time. On Tuesday, May 1, Gordonville Grill is donating 10 percent of the entire day's sales to Big Brothers Big Sisters. It doesn't matter if it you're buying lunch, dinner, carry-out, gift cards or catering, Gordonville Grill lumps all proceeds into the 10 percent mix. ...
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Seminar Sheds Light on Traumatic Brain Injuries
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
Susan Wallis of VIP Industries, Bonnie Hammock and Emile Floyed of Regency Management, and Diane Bryan of the Association for persons with Intellectual Disabilities recently attended the Building Capacity to Work with Diverse Populations seminar held at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. The seminar was sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, along with the University of Missouri Kansas City's Institute for Human Development...
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Good Samaritan: Luke Mirly
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
We have read much about adult Good Samaritans, but now we are nominating one young man in our third-grade Sunday School class. Luke Mirly is a 9-year-old and he takes it upon himself to clean and straighten up our classroom after class is dismissed. ...
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Good Samaritan: Donald Bergt
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
Donald Bergt, of Altenburg, Mo., is a number one good Samaritan. He keeps the sidewalks clean for all the walkers. Just this morning I saw him sweeping the sidewalk where mud had washed on from last week's rains. He picks up cans and litter that others throw out. ...
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County backs away from buying former federal building for now
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission has officially ended negotiations that never really got started with the new owner of the former federal building on Broadway. Meanwhile, the federal government agency that unloaded it has admitted to major missteps in the way the sale was handled...
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May 5th Jacque Ground & K-9 Search
(Submitted Story ~ 04/25/12)
May 5th Jacque Ground & K-9 Search - Meeting at 8:00 a.m. at Klaus Park just off I-55 at the main Jackson exit (HWY 34 & I-55). There are approximately 140 acres that need to be searched for law enforcement. Wooded ground and open fields. Will need volunteer ground pounders support to get the ground covered in one day. ...
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Kyle at Garden of the Gods
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/12)
Our grandson was standing next to tower rock at Garden of the Gods near Harrisburg, IL
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Kyle at Garden of the Gods
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/25/12)
Our Grandson standing on the huge rocks high above the ground below at Garden of the Gods near Harrisburg, IL
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Flood of 2011 anniversary: Corps maintains Birds Point levee breach saved billions in damages
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
Reservoirs were full, the rivers kept swelling and the rain kept coming. The Ohio River set a record of 61.1 feet on the Cairo, Ill., gauge. It was still climbing. Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, president of the Mississippi River Commission, had a decision to make on May 1, 2011...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/25/12)
Today is Wednesday, April 25, the 116th day of 2012. There are 250 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 25, 1862, during the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of New Orleans...
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Senators seek to slow closing of rural post offices
(National News ~ 04/25/12)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate moved Tuesday to impose new restrictions on the closing of rural post offices, adopting a provision that would prevent them from being shuttered for at least a year. Under the measure, the ailing Postal Service would be barred from closing post offices for one year if they are in rural areas -- those with fewer than 50,000 people. The exception would be if there was no community opposition...
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Out of the past 4/25/12
(Out of the Past ~ 04/25/12)
More than 100 people turn out to clean up Cape Girardeau's parks, plant flowers and paint playground equipment during the Friends of the Park Day; the activity is part of the effort known as "Make Cape Shine." John E. Carpenter, who has more than 25 years experience as a funeral service practitioner, and Bruce Dockins, a funeral director who has interests in two other area funeral homes, have purchased Lorberg Funeral Home, 433 S. ...
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E! network, Kardashians sign new reality show deal
(Entertainment ~ 04/25/12)
NEW YORK -- The Kardashian family will continue living life on TV for the next three years. The E! Entertainment network said Tuesday it had reached a deal with its most bankable franchise to make three more seasons of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." Terms were not disclosed...
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S. Sudan's leader: Sudan's attacks are war declaration
(International News ~ 04/25/12)
BEIJING -- The president of newly independent South Sudan, in Beijing lobbying for economic and diplomatic support, told China's president Tuesday that attacks by rival Sudan amount to a declaration of war on his country. There has yet to be a formal declaration of war by either of the Sudans, and Salva Kiir's remark, made during talks with President Hu Jintao, signals a ratcheting up of rhetoric between the rival nations which have been teetering on the brink of war...
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Israel legalizes West Bank settler outposts
(International News ~ 04/25/12)
JERUSALEM -- Israel legalized three unsanctioned West Bank settler outposts and was trying to save another Tuesday, infuriating the Palestinians as the chief American Mideast envoy was in the region laboring to revive peace efforts. The decision fueled suspicions that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline coalition would try to legalize as many rogue settlement sites as possible to cement Israel's hold on occupied land the Palestinians claim for a state...
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Top Syrian military officers targeted
(International News ~ 04/25/12)
BEIRUT -- The gunmen walked into an apartment building before dawn earlier this month in the quiet Damascus suburb of Jaramana, went to the fifth floor and knocked on the door. When the police commander opened up, the men shot him dead and left...
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Testimony in phone hacking case spotlights U.K. Olympics minister
(International News ~ 04/25/12)
LONDON -- News Corp. executive James Murdoch's behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign spilled out into the public domain Tuesday, casting a harsh light on the British government's Olympics czar. Murdoch was speaking before the media ethics inquiry set up in the wake of the country's phone hacking scandal, which has shaken the U.K.'s establishment with revelations of journalistic misdeeds, police corruption and corporate malpractice...
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Anti-litter campaign
(Editorial ~ 04/25/12)
Making a city visually attractive is important. In recent months there has been talk about what downtown businesses, for example, can do to make the Broadway corridor more appealing. Repairing, and in some cases tearing down, dilapidated buildings is one component. The city of Cape Girardeau's current Broadway streetscape project is another. But there's one thing we can all do to make our community more inviting to outsiders: pick up litter...
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Tea party educates
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/25/12)
To educate about and enhance the values of God, country and Constitution are the principals that dominate the Cape County Tea Party's agenda -- not, to emphasize again, to endorse any political person. We want Americans to wake up to a decline in spiritual values, deterioration of family units, decline in educational excellence and appreciate our country's greatness. ...
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Speak Out 4/25/12
(Speak Out ~ 04/25/12)
I hope area school administrators are helping to improve the mood of their students as well as their receptivity to academic learning by giving teachers the freedom to take their students outside during these beautiful spring days. Austerity budgets are destroying Europe. The only way to stop this from coming to the U.S. is to re-elect President Obama...
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How a presidential election could shape statewide races
(Column ~ 04/25/12)
As the coffee shop conversations turn to politics these days, lost in that discussion too often is the race for governor and senator in Missouri. That's not to say that there is absolutely no dialogue on these important Missouri races. But facts are facts, and these key races in our home state are not on the minds of most Missourians...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/25/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/25/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Ex-BP engineer arrested in Gulf oil spill case
(National News ~ 04/25/12)
NEW ORLEANS -- Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges Tuesday in the Gulf oil spill, accusing a former BP engineer of deleting more than 300 text messages that indicated the blown-out well was spewing far more crude than the company was telling the public at the time...
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Work to be done on Ohio River Bridge
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
Traffic will be restricted to one lane on the U.S. 51/U.S. 60/U.S. 62 Ohio River Bridge between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., starting Monday. A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will perform maintenance and electrical work on the bridge from about 8 a.m. ...
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Highway 60 reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
Highway 60 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. This section of road is between routes F and TT. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 1-888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Prayer 4/25/12
(Prayer ~ 04/25/12)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus Christ, for you are our deliverance. Amen.
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2011 Flood: A year later, April 25
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
On this day, April 25 Cape river level: 40.3 Cape flood stage: 32 feet Cairo river level: 54.60 Cairo flood stage: 40 feet Rainfall: 4.69 Several more roads in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Perry and Scott counties were closed due to flooding. ...
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New case of mad cow disease in California
(National News ~ 04/25/12)
WASHINGTON -- The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation's food supply. The infected cow, the fourth ever discovered in the U.S., was found as part of an Agriculture Department surveillance program that tests about 40,000 cows a year for the fatal brain disease...
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Asteroids may yield precious metals
(National News ~ 04/25/12)
SEATTLE -- Using space-faring robots to mine precious metals from asteroids almost sounds easy when former astronaut Tom Jones describes it -- practically like clearing a snow-covered driveway. Jones, an adviser to a bold venture that aims to extract gold, platinum and rocket fuel from the barren space rocks, said many near-Earth asteroids have a loose, rocky surface held together only weakly by gravity...
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Romney gets more wins, promises ‘better America'
(National News ~ 04/25/12)
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney laid claim to a fiercely contested Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night with a fistful of primary triumphs, then urged all who struggle in a shaky U.S. economy to "hold on a little longer, a better America begins tonight."...
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Martin VanderMierden
(Obituary ~ 04/25/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Martin Henry VanderMierden, 86, of Marble Hill died Monday, April 23, 2012, at his home. He was born March 14, 1926, in Glennon, Mo., son of Henry Francis and Sophia Masea Laurentius VanderMierden. He married Marietta Catherine "Mattie" Bucher on Aug. 26, 1950. She died June 3, 2009...
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Madyson Oliver
(Obituary ~ 04/25/12)
Madyson Paige Oliver, 11, of Lawton, Okla., passed away Friday, April 20, 2012, at O.U. Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born March 7, 2001, in Cape Girardeau, to Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Wayne and Kimberly Gibbar Oliver. Madyson was a fifth-grade "A" honor student at Bishop Elementary in Lawton. ...
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Glenna May
(Obituary ~ 04/25/12)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Glenna Dene May, 76, of Morley departed this earth Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 17, 1935, in Corning, Ark., daughter of Chester and Pearl Wampler Hudson. She and Ron Pulliam were married July 17, 1954, in Ann Arbor, Mich. He preceded her in death Jan. 3, 1974. She and her high school sweetheart, Jerry May, were married Jan. 6, 1996, and spent 16 wonderful years together...
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Nina Heise
(Obituary ~ 04/25/12)
Nina Alene Heise, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at her home. She was born July 27, 1915, in Oriole, to Elijah and Bessie Leona Young Masterson. She attended Old Plainview Grade School and Indian Creek High School. She and Dale O. Heise were married Dec. 20, 1932, in Jackson. He died Jan. 31, 1998...
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Ruby Crowell
(Obituary ~ 04/25/12)
Ruby Anna Daniel Crowell, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 23, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 26, 1919, in Advance, Mo., to Freeman and Nola A. Cook Daniel. Ruby spent most of her young adult life in Illmo until 1951 when she met and married her husband of 60 years, Delbert C. Crowell. He preceded her in death Oct. 19, 2011. They lived in Chicago 29 years before retiring and moving back to Southeast Missouri...
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Miriam Bock
(Obituary ~ 04/25/12)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Miriam Grace Bock, 74, of Frohna died Monday, April 23, 2012, at her home. She was born May 4, 1937, in Chester, Ill., daughter of Carol and Flora Kipp Moeller. She and William "Bill" Bock were married July 19, 1958. Mrs. Bock was a teacher and bookkeeper. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, LWML, choir, Ladies Aid, Concordia Historical Society and Saxon Lutheran Memorial, all in Frohna...
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Ella Bird
(Obituary ~ 04/25/12)
Ella M. Bird, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Aug. 10, 1917, in Keaton, Tenn., to Walter and Florence Johns. She married Everett Bird, who preceded her in death. Bird was a member of Greater Dimension Ministry in Cape Girardeau, where she served as church mother more than 47 years. She was also president of the Prayer and Bible Band, and an active missionary until her later years...
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Top-ranked Notre Dame baseball team suffers second loss
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/12)
Sikeston won the battle of Bulldogs 10-7
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team loses 9-5 to SIU Carbondale
(College Sports ~ 04/25/12)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southeast Missouri State baseball team made plenty of noise late Tuesday. But the Redhawks could not overcome shaky play early and the seven-inning dominance of SIU Carbondale pitcher Nathan Dorris. Those two factors made the difference during the host Salukis' 9-5 victory that extended their winning streak to five games...
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Soriano lifts Cubs past Cardinals 3-2
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/12)
St. Louis lost to its rival on a walk-off single for the second consecutive night
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Fisher keeps options open with Rams' No. 6 pick
(Professional Sports ~ 04/25/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Fisher fulfilled a bucket list item by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro during his year away from the NFL. Now comes Fisher's best opportunity to clear the foothills in his latest uphill venture. The St. Louis Rams have three of the first 39 picks in the draft thanks to the blockbuster deal they pulled off with the Redskins, who were so desperate to land quarterback Robert Griffin III that they gave up the sixth overall pick along with their second-rounder, in addition to first-round picks in 2013 and 2014. ...
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High school roundup: Cape Central's Connell wins district golf title
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Franklin School reunion set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/25/12)
Franklin Elementary School will hold a reunion for former students, staff and faculty Saturday. The reunion will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at the school at 214 N. Louisiana Ave. The school will be torn down this summer in preparation for students and staff to occupy a new building being constructed to the west in the same block. ...
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Southeast Missourian Player of the week: Cape Central's Travis Simmons
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/12)
Central sophomore Travis Simmons coolly rolled in a 1-foot par putt on hole No. 18 at Kimbeland Country Club. That putt concluded an even-par 70 round, which was good enough to capture medalist honors at the Jackson Invitational golf tournament. "If he's had any problems, it's been finishing," Central coach Dick Wadlington said. ...
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Jackson police and fire report 4/25/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/25/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:...
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