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Senate passes farm bill, moving debate to House
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today. That was five years ago. Conservatives calling for an overhaul of the domestic food aid program will try to trim the nation's nearly $80 billion grocery bill when the House weighs in on farm legislation in a few weeks. ...
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Committee to study state House operations
(State News ~ 06/11/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House is creating a committee to study itself. House Speaker Tim Jones said he has formed a committee to examine the operations of the House of Representatives and recommend potential changes to the way it conducts business...
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Park rangers looking for vandals at forest mill
(State News ~ 06/11/13)
ALTON, Mo. -- Park rangers are looking for vandals who caused thousands of dollars in damage to an old mill in Mark Twain National Forest. District ranger Tim Bond said Falling Spring Mill in Oregon County was damaged last month when vandals ripped boards off the structure and threw them into a pond...
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Study says Joplin homes poorly built for wind
(State News ~ 06/11/13)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A new engineering study of the damage caused by the May 2011 tornado that struck Joplin found no evidence it was an EF-5, as the National Weather Service found, because the city's homes and businesses weren't built to withstand wind speeds that strong, making such a determination impossible...
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Man hospitalized after shot twice in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man was hospitalized after being shot early Monday morning. The Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded about 1:30 a.m. to a call reporting a man shot in the 800 block of Mary Street. According to the department, the victim, 34, was shot twice in the abdomen at his home and was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau with non-life-threatening injuries...
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Students in Poplar Bluff receive Apple computers
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff schools received more than 1,100 Apple laptop computers last week as they move forward with a digital conversion that begins in August with seventh- and eighth-grade classes. A website also is available to provide parents and residents with information on the process, which will move to the high school by the 2013-2014 school year...
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TNA Wrestling coming to Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
The TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour will make a stop at the Show Me Center in July. Wrestlers appearing will include TNA World Heavyweight champion Bully Ray, the "Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy, Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, current X Division champion Chris Sabin and TNA Knockouts...
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Ride of rembrance
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com ABOVE: Cyclists on the annual Remember the Removal Bike Ride roll into Ware, Ill., on Monday after riding 53 miles from Metropolis, Ill. ...
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Police investigate arson at vacant house
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
Police are investigating an apparent arson at an empty house on Benton Street. A neighbor called firefighters at 3:51 p.m. Sunday to report smoke coming from the house at 801 S. Benton St., a Cape Girardeau police officer reported Monday. Upon entering the house, firefighters found a small fire on the floor that had been deliberately set, Sgt. Jason Selzer on Monday said in an email message...
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Case against double-murder suspect continued
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
The case against a Cape Girardeau man accused of gunning down two people after a verbal altercation was continued Monday to give him time to hire a new attorney. Kenneth Bell has been charged with armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Feb. 7 shooting deaths of Shannon James and Misty Cole...
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Judge rules Joseph ineligible for public defender
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
A Cape Girardeau man accused of shooting his wife and son to death before turning the gun on himself will have to hire his own lawyer after a judge determined he is not eligible for a public defender. George Joseph, 48, faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in connection with the May 30 deaths of his wife, Mary, and 18-year-old son, Matthew...
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Police think Kingsway shooting was part of romantic dispute
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
A man shot in the chest during an altercation early Friday morning in Cape Girardeau remained in critical condition at an area hospital Monday, though no charges related to the incident have been filed. Cape Girardeau Police spokesman Sgt. Jason Selzer said the man believed to have pulled the trigger so far has been cooperative and has claimed he was defending himself when the incident took place...
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Walk/run, mud volleyball highlight Jackson Fourth of July
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
An early morning 5k race, mud volleyball and nighttime fireworks will be part of this year's Fourth of July Celebration in Jackson City Park. "It's going to be a fun time," said Shane Anderson, director of the Jackson Parks and Recreation Department. "We just hope that the weather will be OK."...
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Cape County's Relay for Life event is Friday
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
The community again will don its purple attire in celebration of the Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County, to be held Friday at Arena Park. Purple is the color of cancer survivors, and local survivors will lead the way as special guests at the relay. According to Kelli Schenimann, community manager of development for the American Cancer Society Eastern Missouri Region, this is the 15th year survivors and supporters will walk to end cancer...
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Highways 25 and 74 open at Dutchtown
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
Highways 25 and 74 are open at Dutchtown after being closed for nearly a week as the Mississippi River continues its slow retreat from last week's flood crest. The Missouri Department of Transportation said Highway 25 reopened Sunday, and Highway 74 reopened at 9 a.m. Monday...
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Lee hopes local course yields her first AJGA victory
(Community Sports ~ 06/11/13)
Andrea Lee appeared four years ago in the "Faces in the Crowd" page in Sports Illustrated after winning the San Diego Junior Championship, where she highlighted her victory with her first hole-in-one. She eliminated now professional Moriya Jutanugam of Thailand in a match-play event a couple years back...
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Half-trillion dollar farm bill passed by Senate
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts to food stamps. The bill passed on a bipartisan 66-27 vote. The legislation, which costs almost $100 billion annually, also would eliminate subsidies that are paid to farmers whether they farm or not. ...
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Woodpecker at feeder
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/11/13)
This woodpecker lives in a nearby tree and visits daily.
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Keep Cape Beautiful Recognizes Bi-State Oil
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/11/13)
Bi-State Oil Company, 920 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, was recently recognized by the Keep Cape Beautiful Beautification Committee for their visible and measurable contributions in their beautification efforts in the city of Cape Girardeau. Pictured from left to right are Lida Mueller and Doug Austin, Beautification Committee; Scott Blank, Bi-State Oil Company; and Julia Thompson, Director, City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. ...
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Our Generous Community
(Submitted Story ~ 06/11/13)
The Oak Ridge United Methodist Church presented the Oak Ridge R-VI Schools Foundation a check for $52,870.42. Due to the economy and small membership, it became necessary to sell the church and its contents. The remaining congregation voted to give the proceeds to the community in the form of scholarship funds to the Oak Ridge Schools Foundation. Two $750 scholarships were presented at the most recent graduation...
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Vandivorts to hold Reunion for 54th Year
(Submitted Story ~ 06/11/13)
Vandivort Family members will begin assembling in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, July 3rd for their 54th annual Family Reunion. Descendants of Clyde and Julia Vandivort will tour their farms (Vandivort Properties, Inc.), have a business meeting, and hear Dr. ...
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T-N-T Fitness Teams Up with Belladona's
(Submitted Story ~ 06/11/13)
T-N-T Fitness In-Home Personal Training Service and Belladona's Salon and Spa are teaming up to serve the customers of Belladona's. T-N-T Fitness and Belladona's have a package called The Ultimate Body Transformation Package. This package includes everything that you would need to transform your body in 3 months...
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Two locals bicycle from New Orleans to Chicago
(Submitted Story ~ 06/11/13)
Cory and Brittany Ross of Sikeston will be two of eleven bicyclists to ride from New Orleans to Chicago beginning July 6th and will ride through Sikeston Wednesday July 10th. The 5th annual Biking for Babies ride consists of almost 1,100 miles to be completed in eight days. ...
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Keep Cape Beautiful Recognizes Ford & Sons
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/11/13)
Ford & Sons Funeral Home, 101 N. Mount Auburn in Cape Girardeau, was recently recognized by the Keep Cape Beautiful Beautification Committee for their visible and measurable contributions in their beautification efforts in the city of Cape Girardeau. ...
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River dropping, but problems remain
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The flood-swollen Mississippi River is going down, but it will be some time before things dry out. The waterway has crested from Iowa through southern Missouri and Illinois but remained above flood stage at many spots Monday. Hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland are under water and hundreds of roads remain closed...
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Southeast coaches embrace summer rule
(College Sports ~ 06/11/13)
For the second straight year, Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt and his staff will have a chance to work with their players earlier than in the past. And now Southeast women's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler can also reap the benefits of an NCAA rule that allows Division I teams eight hours a week, up to a maximum of eight weeks, to work out with players who are attending summer school. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
Today is Tuesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2013. There are 203 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On June 11, 1963, in one of the most shocking images of the Vietnam War era, a Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc, set himself afire on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (noh deen dyem). (The scene was captured in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken by Malcolm Browne of The Associated Press.)...
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Feel-good ‘Kinky Boots' wins at feel-good Tonys
(Entertainment ~ 06/11/13)
NEW YORK -- On a feel-good night for Broadway, it was only natural the Tony Award go to its most feel-good musical, the joyous "Kinky Boots." Most everything about Sunday's Tony telecast was warmhearted, from inspiring speeches about the theatrical community to the inspired antics of Neil Patrick Harris, who should officially be awarded the host job on a permanent basis...
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Judge's ruling challenges U.S. transplant system
(Community ~ 06/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- It's a life or death matter: Who receives the next scarce donated organ? In an unprecedented challenge to the nation's transplant system, a federal judge has allowed one dying child -- and a day later another -- to essentially jump the line in rulings that could have ramifications for thousands of people awaiting new organs...
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Health Beat: National Men's Health Week
(Community ~ 06/11/13)
National Men's Health Week is celebrated each year the week leading up to and including Father's Day, which is June 10-16. During this week, individuals, families, communities and others work to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems, promote healthy living and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys...
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Helping Moore
(Editorial ~ 06/11/13)
Last month a tornado killed 24 people in Moore, Okla., ravaging more than 1,200 homes. The devastation is heartbreaking. But in the weeks since the destruction, we've seen countless examples of generosity. Strangers helping those affected -- donating monetarily and through volunteer efforts...
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Out of the past 6/11/13
(Out of the Past ~ 06/11/13)
The Sunset Motel, in operation since the early 1940s in the 1000 block of North Kingshighway, is being demolished to make room for a new business, which is expected to open on the site this winter; the new business will offer a new concept in convenience stores...
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Speak Out 6/11/13
(Speak Out ~ 06/11/13)
The Affordable Care Act is not working. Health care is not getting more affordable. A friend of mine had to have a pain shot and the bill was more than $4,000. The insurance company got it reduced to $2,700. Who can afford that? This is not affordable or health care, and I don't see a solution...
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Jackson police report 6/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/11/13)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. *** Miscellaneous * A request to speak in the 600 block of Lyndhurst Street. * A disturbance of the peace was reported in the 100 block of East Park Street.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/11/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Raymond Waldrup
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
Raymond A.C. Waldrup, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, June 10, 2013, at Southeast Hospital under Southeast Hospice care in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 26, 1920, in Millersville, to Alvin Chester and Lulu Vesta Niswonger Waldrup. Ray and Margie Reynolds were married Sept. 6, 1942, in Fort Riley, Kan...
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Stephen Price
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stephen James "Big Steve" Price, 52, of Perryville died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of service Thursday at Miller Family Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be private...
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Howard Linebarger
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
Howard Jean Linebarger Sr., 81, of Logandale, Nev., passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in St. George, Utah. He was born March 31, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to Walter Howard and Rose Etta Wismann Linebarger. He married Fannie Boncile Dykes on Oct. 14, 1955, in Wewahitchka, Fla...
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Leona King
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
Leona Ann King, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 9, 1915, in Altenburg, Mo., to Joseph and Anna Richter Roth. She and Charles A. "Cookie" King were married April 19, 1941, at Benton, Mo. He passed away Sept. 5, 1995...
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Joy Hoffmeister
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
Joy Ann Hoffmeister, 68, of Jackson passed away peacefully Monday, June 10, 2013, at the home of a daughter in Kelso, Mo., surrounded by family. She was born March 11, 1945, in Portageville, Mo., daughter of Bob Kyle and Edna Mae Davidson Cronan. She and Leonard C. Hoffmeister were married May 15, 1998, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. He preceded her in death Jan. 6, 2013...
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LaVerne Fiehler
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
LaVerne Marie Fiehler, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Menfro, Mo., to Martin Eugene and Della Guemmer Schamburg. She and Walter C. Fiehler were married Oct. 10, 1948, at Perryville, Mo...
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Jeanette Estes
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
Jeanette C. Estes, 95, of Jackson died Friday, June 7, 2013, at Jackson Manor. She was born March 5, 1918, in Cooter, Mo., to Annelah Sands and George Franklin Cranford. Jeanette became the beloved wife of Dallas J. Estes in 1940, and they enjoyed 61 happy years together. He preceded her in death May 1, 2001...
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Jerome Collier
(Obituary ~ 06/11/13)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Jerome I. Collier, 71, of Mound City died Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from noon until time of service Wednesday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. J.L. Posey officiating. Burial will be in Hodges Park Cemetery in Hodges Park, Ill...
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Cape Legion freshmen sweep Charleston
(Community Sports ~ 06/11/13)
The Cape Legion freshmen team swept the Charleston 15U team Monday at Capaha Field. Corey Caveness' RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh lifted Cape to a 7-6 victory in the opener before a 19-2 rout in the nightcap. Jacquin Cummins had two hits, including a double and a triple, and three RBIs in the first game. Winning pitcher Brock Baugher added two hits. Baugher threw two innings of relief for the win...
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Friday's presidential election fuels Iran's beseiged reformists
(International News ~ 06/11/13)
TEHRAN, Iran -- He talks about easing the political restrictions imposed by Iranian authorities. He tells crowds rebuilding ties with Western governments is better than denouncing them. At a rally Monday, crowds gathered for candidate Hasan Rowhani broke out in chants for the release of political prisoners...
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2 of 3 Haitians face extreme hunger as problems mount
(International News ~ 06/11/13)
BELLE ANSE, Haiti -- The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish, their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads and many look half their age -- the signs of malnutrition...
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Apple revamps iPhone, iPad software
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007. The new operating system, called iOS 7, strives for a clean, simple and translucent impression. Apple is redesigning all its applications and icons to conform to the new look, driven by longtime hardware design chief Jony Ive...
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One wounded in shooting at U.S. Army post in Texas
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
SAN ANTONIO -- An instructor at an Army medical training school at a military base in Texas was wounded Monday when a fellow service member shot her outside her office, authorities said. The suspect later surrendered to police, and authorities say no one else was ever in danger...
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Prosecutor criticized over concealed carry in Illinois
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A state's attorney who has decided to stop prosecuting Illinois' last-in-the-nation ban on having guns in public said Friday a federal court's scrapping of the prohibition empowers him to let citizens go ahead and carry concealed weapons...
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U.S. spy programs causing concern at home and abroad
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. A senior intelligence official said there are no plans to end the surveillance systems...
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The Great Race coming to Cape Girardeau
(Column ~ 06/11/13)
I have written previously about the multitude of what I call destination events that occur through much planning in our city each year. One such event is underway as you read this column. The 22nd annual Rolex Girls Junior Golf Championship at the Dalhousie Golf Club continues through Friday. Top female junior golfers are here from 19 states and 10 other countries...
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Obesity surgery for mothers may help break trend in kids
(Community ~ 06/11/13)
WASHINGTON -- Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way -- by affecting how their children's genes behave...
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Detroit finds new uses for old school buildings
(National News ~ 06/11/13)
DETROIT -- When it was a high school, the auditorium and gymnasium at the Burton International School thrummed with the sounds of students gathering for assemblies or bouncing balls. These days, film dialogue and soundtracks fill the nearly 100-year-old building, which has found new life as a movie theater...
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Prayer 6/11/13
(Prayer ~ 06/11/13)
O Lord Jesus, may we look for opportunities to be a blessing to others. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/11/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/11/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Snow in summer
(Local News ~ 06/11/13)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Aiden Brown, 5, enjoys a St. Louis Blues-flavored snow cone Monday with his father, David Brown, of Cape Girardeau outside Ty's Summer Sno in the Town Plaza in Cape Girardeau. Forecasts call for temperatures to waver between the mid-80s to low 90s into next week before settling into the high 90s....
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