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LeBron James says he's returning to Cavaliers
(Professional Sports ~ 07/11/14)
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James is going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. James told Sports Illustrated that he's decided to go home. It's a move that would have seemed unfathomable four years ago, after the venomous fallout that followed his decision to leave Cleveland for the Miami Heat...
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Nights at Benton Raceway Park bring people together
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- A few participants in June 27's Jim Hall Memorial Race at Benton Raceway Park mentioned the "adrenaline rush" they get, and one could see what they were talking about when more than 50 drivers of A-modified, late-model and sprint cars began warming up...
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Official 'pretty proud' of SEMO efforts to address sexual violence
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
While U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is taking universities to task for their handling of sexual assault claims, a Southeast Missouri State University administrator said Thursday she is proud of SEMO's efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence. "We're pretty proud of our efforts, frankly. ... We want people to report," said Debbie Below, dean of students and vice-president for enrollment management and student success...
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Todd Akin defends 'legitimate rape' remarks
(State News ~ 07/11/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A former Missouri Republican congressman whose "legitimate rape" comments during the 2012 U.S. Senate campaign were roundly criticized now says he was wrong to apologize. Todd Akin writes in a new political memoir his remarks on whether abortion should be legal in cases of rape were taken out of context and led to his "political assassination" and betrayal by GOP allies. ...
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Testimony refutes Benghazi 'stand down' theory
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
WASHINGTON -- The testimony of nine military officers undermines contentions by Republican lawmakers that a "stand-down order" held back military assets that could have saved the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans killed at a diplomatic outpost and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya...
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Cape school board mulls building new junior high
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
During a planning session Thursday, members of the Cape Girardeau School Board discussed the need for renovations at Central Junior High School. They also asked assistant superintendent for administrative services Neil Glass to explore the possibility of a new building, because they weren't sure how structurally sound the current one at 205 Caruthers Ave. is. Board vice president Jeff Glenn even referred to the junior high as an "eyesore."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
Today is Friday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2014. There are 173 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 11, 1914, Babe Ruth made his Major League baseball debut, pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over Cleveland...
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Wild crops, and how to tame Missouri's chiggers
(Column ~ 07/11/14)
Back in the day, in the Ozark hills over yonder, the bounty of the wild yielded a good portion of what we ate. For example: In the spring we went looking for greens, which grew along the roads and fields around our farm. I had no idea we were eating weeds. My mother's family and her mother's family had always gathered greens. With enough bacon fat and vinegar, they were downright tasty...
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Speak Out 7/11/14
(Speak Out ~ 07/11/14)
What a wonderful Fourth of July celebration Cape Girardeau had downtown. It was great. Thank you to all who helped make it happen. Beautiful, beautiful program, fireworks. A great time to honor our country and our love of the country. We can't do that enough. Mary Kasten, congratulations. Well deserved. Thank you for being who you are in our country and others like you, as you said. Thank you for your message. Loved it...
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Charleston baseball program and a decade of summer fun
(Editorial ~ 07/11/14)
There's a distinct difference between high school and summer baseball. The high school teams rally around a school. Teammates also are classmates. The focus is on learning, school spirit, carrying on a legacy and competing in post-season play. Summer teams also have a drive to win and advance in tournaments, however, there's a different culture. ...
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European banking scare sends stocks lower in U.S.
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
NEW YORK -- Stocks fell Thursday as worries about the soundness of a European bank spooked U.S. investors, prompting them to sell stocks and snap up less risky assets like gold and governments bonds. Fears emerged overnight about the financial stability of Espirito Santo International, a holding company that is the largest shareholder in a group of firms, including the parent of Portugal's largest bank, Banco Espirito Santo...
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Germany kicks out top U.S. spy over espionage claims
(International News ~ 07/11/14)
BERLIN -- Germany on Thursday demanded Washington's top spy in Berlin leave the country as a new round of allegations of U.S. espionage worsened the friction between the two allies. The immediate trigger was the emergence of two new cases of alleged American spying. They inflamed a furor that erupted last year when it was learned the U.S. was intercepting Internet traffic in Germany and eavesdropping on Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone calls...
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House GOP moves ahead on suing Obama
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans took the initial step Thursday to sue President Barack Obama over the administration's decision to delay the employer mandate of the health-care law. The office of Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, released a draft of the resolution that would authorize the House to file suit amid GOP criticism that the president has declined to faithfully execute the laws of the country...
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Parts of U.S. Capitol closed after asbestos accident
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
WASHINGTON -- An accident involving asbestos work forced a temporary closure of the House side of the Capitol on Thursday and prompted House leaders to delay the day's session for two hours. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred around 2:30 or 3 a.m., Capitol Police said...
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Andrew Dorman
(Obituary ~ 07/11/14)
Andrew Joseph Dorman, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his home. Born May 11, 1964, in Bristol, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Vincent Edward and Nora Mary Nolan Dorman. He is survived by two children, Paul and Lucy Dorman of Leopold, Missouri; a brother, Peter (Melanie) Dorman; and a nephew, Nicholas Roche of St. Louis...
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Michael Finnegan
(Obituary ~ 07/11/14)
Michael John Finnegan, 58, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Skaneateles, New York, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his children. He was born Sept. 15, 1955, in Utica, New York, to Eugene and the late Virginia "Gussie" Finnegan. He and Annie Frye Finnegan were married in 1996 in Cape Girardeau...
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Births 7/11/14
(Births ~ 07/11/14)
Daughter to Antonio Dominique Cooper and Sierra Danielle Thompson of Marble Hill, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:19 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Name, Karmen Rayne. Weight, 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Thompson is the daughter of Angela Buckner-Thompson of Marble Hill and Danny Thompson of Scott City. Cooper is the son of Sherry Hughes of Cape Girardeau...
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Best Bet 7/11/14: Smith's Car Auction
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/14)
Smith's Summer Collection Car Auction is returning to the Show Me Center this weekend. Check-in starts at 10 a.m. today, and the auction runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $8 for adults, and children 12 and younger are admitted free. Bidder, buyer and consignment information is available at smithsauctioncompany.com....
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Judge rules gay couples can keep marrying in Colorado
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
DENVER -- Gay couples can keep getting married in Colorado, even though the state's gay-marriage ban is still in effect, a judge ruled Thursday. The decision added to the national confusion over same-sex marriage, as the judge said a county clerk can continue giving marriage licenses to gay couples despite what the state's attorney general calls "legal chaos" as the issue makes its way to the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Fast-moving apartment fire kills 7 people
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
LOWELL, Mass. -- A fast-moving fire ravaged a three-story apartment building before dawn Thursday, killing four adults and three children, forcing tenants to jump or hand their children to safety, and leading to rescues from upper floors. Authorities are looking into reports the sound of exploding fireworks preceded the blaze, as well as a man's claim a brother who died in the fire kept fireworks in his apartment...
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Draft notices sent to men born in 1800s
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
No, the United States isn't trying to build a military force of centenarians. It just seems that way after the Selective Service System mistakenly sent notices to more than 14,000 Pennsylvania men born between 1893 and 1897, ordering them to register for the nation's military draft and warning that failure to do so is "punishable by a fine and imprisonment."...
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Girl hoped to have been cured of HIV has relapsed
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
A Mississippi girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for more than two years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV -- and therefore is not cured. The news is a setback to hopes that very early treatment with powerful HIV drugs might reverse an infection that has seemed permanent once it takes hold...
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'Game of Thrones' earns a leading 19 Emmy nominations
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Emmy voters may need to steel themselves to sort through this year's top nominees: a macabre, medieval-style tale; a meth kingpin and his violent downfall; a bleak mystery about detectives tracking a ritual killer, and a heartbreaking saga of the AIDS epidemic's roots...
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Garth Brooks' music coming to digital via his own site
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Garth Brooks is finally embracing digital music, but he's doing it his own way. Brooks, one of the last holdout big-name musicians refusing to put his music on iTunes, said Thursday he will make his back catalog of hits and new music available for download, but only through his website. He said the digital downloads of previous music would be available in a few weeks to tide fans over until a new album comes out later this year...
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Governor vetoes legislation on payday loaning
(State News ~ 07/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation rewriting Missouri's payday loan laws Thursday, describing the newly proposed limits as an industry-backed "sham" that fell short of "true reform." The Democratic governor said it was better to leave the law as it is, with the hopes of pushing for more stringent regulations in future years, than to enact a modest revision passed by the Republican-led Legislature...
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Agriculture industry seeks to create a right to farm
(State News ~ 07/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In the nation's agricultural heartland, farming is more than a multibillion-dollar industry that feeds the world. It could be on track to become a right, written into law alongside the freedom of speech and religion. Some powerful agriculture interests want to declare farming a right at the state level as part of a wider campaign to fortify the ag industry against crusades by animal-welfare activists and opponents of genetically modified crops...
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Sen. Kraus running for secretary of state
(State News ~ 07/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican state Sen. Will Kraus touted his support for a voter photo identification requirement Thursday while announcing his candidacy for Missouri secretary of state in 2016. Kraus, of Lee's Summit, is the first to formally launch a challenge to Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander. He said he plans to form a campaign committee for the statewide office after the November general election, where he is unopposed for second Senate term...
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Drowning victim identified
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
The Dunklin County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of Wednesday's drowning at the Ben Cash Conservation Area as 53-year-old Darrell Lynn Batchelor of Kennett, Missouri. At 2:37 p.m. Wednesday, eyewitnesses called the Dunklin County Communications Center 911 line, requesting assistance...
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Malden teen dies in crash
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
A single-vehicle accident July 3 claimed the life of Nicholas Holt, 16, of Malden, Missouri. Holt was thrown from his 2005 GMC pickup when he veered off the left side of the roadway, striking an embankment and causing the vehicle to overturn. He was traveling north on Route WW, three miles north of Campbell, Missouri. He was not wearing a seat belt...
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Poplar Bluff city attorney seeks judgment against ex-city manager
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- City attorney Robert Smith on Monday filed a new motion for a summary judgment against former Poplar Bluff city manager Doug Bagby in Butler County Circuit Court. Smith alleges the contract agreement Bagby had with the city "was at all times illegal and void as a matter of law from its inception."...
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Republican Women to host judicial candidates
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
The Cape County Republican Women will host candidates for the 32nd Circuit Court at noon today at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St. Trae Bertrand, Michael Gardner and Allen Moss are the candidates running for Circuit Court judge. The Republicans will face off in the Aug. 5 primary election...
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Collector Car Auction set for today
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Smith's Auction Co. will host its Summer Collector Car Auction on today and Saturday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. About 300 cars will be sold at the auction, with about 100 being sold Friday, said Sherm Smith, founder of Smith's Auction Co...
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Teen injured in car wreck
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
A Gideon, Missouri, teenager was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving pulled into the path of another. Traveling south toward Highway J two miles west of Malden, Missouri, a 1995 Buick driven by Sydney Hooten, 18, pulled into the path of a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Jane McLeod of Malden, causing the Tahoe to strike the Buick on the driver's side. No passengers were in either vehicle...
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Christian artist Chris Tomlin coming to Cape
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/14)
Award-winning and top-selling Christian recording artist Chris Tomlin will perform in at 7:30 p.m. July 18 at the Show Me Center. "An Evening with Chris Tomlin" will include guest artist Brandon Heath. Tomlin, 42, boasts 10 No. 1 radio singles, a Grammy award, eight additional nominations, 21 Dove Awards, one platinum album and four gold discs. He said in an email that his first album was released in 2000, but he was traveling on his own about eight years before that...
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Artifacts 7/11/14
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/14)
Around Town, a coalition of galleries and arts agencies, is rewarding visitors to exhibits and displays. Patrons may pick up a card at a participating gallery and have it stamped at each gallery they visit. When the card is complete, it serves as a coupon for a free appetizer at The Library, 10 S. ...
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Towns north of here hope worst of flood is over
(State News ~ 07/11/14)
In Cape Girardeau on Thursday night, the river rose to 33.2 feet -- about a foot above flood stage. It is forecast to crest at 36 feet by Monday.
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A listing of First Friday events
(Entertainment ~ 07/11/14)
It will feature new porcelain jewelry in a variety of colors by artist Linda Bohnsack. Reception from 5 to 9 p.m. 821A Broadway, 334-8530 It will feature an exhibit of works by members of the River Region Photography Association. Reception from 5 to 9 p.m....
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Car chase spans two counties
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
What began as a routine traffic stop in Stoddard County on June 30 became a police chase that ended outside of Campbell, Missouri. That day, Matthew Robinson, 24, of Dexter, Missouri, tried to evade state troopers during a traffic stop. The chase continued into Dunklin County. ...
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Corps of Engineers responds to public input on floodway project report
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took a draft environmental impact statement for the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project to the public and asked for input, and officials say they received no shortage of it. Since the four-month public-comment period closed in November, project manager Danny Ward said a team of biologists and hydraulic engineers have been responding to more than 20,000 submitted emails and letters...
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Budget cuts hurt Missourians
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/11/14)
I'm troubled by the governor's cuts to the Missouri budget, particularly because his list includes programs I've watched help Southeast Missouri citizens live independent, healthy lives as contributing members of their community. For Cape Girardeau and the rest of Southeast Missouri, the governor's cuts mean the Cottonwood treatment center, the Cape Tax Assistance Office, and the nearby Poplar Bluff Regional center are all closing. ...
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Don't let them bug you
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com ABOVE: Chris Hartley, coordinator of education at the Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri, shows children a Madagascar hissing cockroach crawling on his hand Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. ...
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Sikeston woman faces child endangerment charges
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman is in custody after being arrested Wednesday in connection with an incident involving her children, according to police. Michelle Corbin, 34, has been charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to a release from the Scott County Sheriff's Department...
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Cards unable to complete four-game sweep of Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 07/11/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Edinson Volquez was expecting some pearls of wisdom from pitching coach Ray Searage before Thursday night's start at St. Louis. "He came up to me and I figured we were going to go over their lineup, do some scouting," Volquez said. "But all he said was, `Go out there and win."'...
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Route CC in Scott County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Route CC in Scott County, between Highway 91 and Route W, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will be performed from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday, according to a MoDOT news release....
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Border-crisis deal may include faster deportations
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
WASHINGTON -- Outlines of a possible compromise that would more quickly deport minors from Central America emerged Thursday as part of President Barack Obama's $3.7 billion emergency request to address the immigration crisis on the nation's southern border...
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Prostitute in Google exec case linked to second death
(National News ~ 07/11/14)
MILTON, Ga. -- Two months before police say a high-priced prostitute calmly left a Google executive dying from a heroin overdose on his yacht, the woman panicked on the phone with a 911 dispatcher as her boyfriend lay on the floor of their home in the throes of a fatal overdose...
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Death toll reaches 85 as Israelis keep bombarding Gaza Strip
(International News ~ 07/11/14)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- The Al Haj family never heard it coming: An Israeli missile smashed into their home in the middle of the night, destroying the structure and killing eight relatives in a matter of seconds. A survivor said all the dead were civilians...
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Stone signs pro contract with team in Turkey
(College Sports ~ 07/11/14)
The Former Redhawk will report to his team by Aug. 30
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Cards lose Molina to thumb surgery
(Professional Sports ~ 07/11/14)
The All-Star catcher could miss the remainder of the season
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Out of the past 7/11/14
(Out of the Past ~ 07/11/14)
Ty Thompson has been appointed new director of the Cape Girardeau Regional Commerce and Growth Association; Thompson, who was a city planner in Beaumont, Texas, is a native of Cape Girardeau and a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. Reacting to opposition of Lexington Avenue-area property owners, the Cape Girardeau City Council last night agreed to consider scaling down the Lexington arterial project; the $3.4 million project involves construction of a 44-foot-wide street from Kingshighway to Highway 177.. ...
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Who are family farmers?
(Column ~ 07/11/14)
I have read articles claiming strong opposition to the proposed Amendment 1, "Right to Farm." It troubled me to read these articles, which pull small pieces of the agriculture industry and twist them to show Amendment 1 as a negative for family farms. Let's look at this from a point of view based in economics and common sense, if that does still exist in today's world...
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Prayer 7/11/14
(Prayer ~ 07/11/14)
Father God, thank you for loving us and sending your son, Jesus, to save us. Amen.
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Strokers fall to Poplar Bluff, drop into elimination game
(Community Sports ~ 07/11/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- SEMO Strokers coach Chris Asmus kneeled on the ground with his players huddled around him following their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament on Thursday at Hillhouse Park and explained why they hadn't been successful...
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Pirates squeak past Riverbend with late 'D'
(Community Sports ~ 07/11/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Defense was expected to be critical for the SEMO Pirates in their game against the Riverbend Ducks on Thursday at Hillhouse Park in the first round of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament, which was a battle between Ducks pitcher Jashawn McDaniel and Pirates pitcher Joe Elfrink...
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Cape police report, 7/11/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/11/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Property damage Assault Burglary Miscellaneous...
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Aug. 2014 Election: Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Name: Heath Robins Age: 37 Place of birth: Cape Girardeau, Missouri Occupation: Attorney and Farmer Education: Graduate of Advance Missouri High School. B.S. from Southeast Missouri State University, 2007; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 2012. Employer: Self-employed Attorney and Farmer. City of Miner prosecutor...
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