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Steve Schaffner taking over as Southeast Missouri Music Academy director
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
After 19 years as director of the Southeast Missouri Music Academy, Rebecca Fulgham is stepping down Friday. Along with being director, Fulgham is a piano teacher, which she will continue to do from home when she leaves. She has 15 students and said she hopes to increase that number...
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Cottonwood plan presented in state capital
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Department of Mental Health officials say they plan to fast-track their review of a new financial plan for Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center. Rep. Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau and Rep. Donna Lichtenegger of Jackson have worked with Cottonwood staff on a plan that seeks to increase revenue and decrease costs so the mental-health facility for children can remain open. ...
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Water main break closes Southeast until Tuesday
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
Less than a week into the new year at Southeast Missouri State University, both of its campuses were shut down by a water main break Wednesday. The event prompted cancellation of classes and office closures on the main and River campuses until Tuesday...
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Law groups seek child sexual abuse amendment
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri law enforcement groups are teaming up in support of a proposed constitutional amendment they said Tuesday could make it easier to gain convictions or guilty pleas in child sexual abuse cases. The November ballot proposal known as Constitutional Amendment 2 would create an exception to the general prohibition against using evidence of past crimes against defendants facing new criminal charges...
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Hundreds of Corvettes cruise into Cape
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
People watched a sleek parade of hundreds of Chevrolet Corvettes that cruised into Cape Girardeau on Tuesday night. But to caravan rider Dave Garber, he had as much fun checking out the license plates. "Yeah, it's been a great time, great camaraderie. You meet a lot of neat people," Garber said. He motioned to his license plate, saying "he earned it."...
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Montgomery Bank thanks teachers
(Submitted Story ~ 08/27/14)
Monty and Jackson Branch Manager, Connie Werner, present a $250 gift card to Olivia Riley, teacher at Perry County Middle School. Area teachers were asked to comment on Montgomery Bank's Facebook page for their chance to win. Olivia was one of three teachers chosen to win the gift cards as the bank's way of thanking our teachers and wishing them the best on the upcoming school year!...
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What a dive!
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/27/14)
Jackson diver doing a dive during the SEMO Conference Mega Meet on Tuesday at the Cape Pool.
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Labor Day Weekend in Bollinger County
(Submitted Story ~ 08/27/14)
Enjoy all types of activities from history and exhibits to duck and lawn mower races, rodeo and barrel races, country music concert, tractor pull, a movie, boutique sale, and farmers market! Aug. 28-Sept. 1 - The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History will be open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from noon-4:30pm for the Labor Day weekend. ...
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Judge orders medical, psychiatric care in assault case
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
Lawrence Guthrie must receive medical and psychiatric care under a recent court order issued by a Cape Girardeau County circuit judge. Guthrie, 47, of Jackson faces charges of domestic assault, armed criminal action and assault on a law enforcement officer in connection with a June 2012 confrontation in which he is accused of exchanging gunfire with police...
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WGU Missouri Mixer 8-26-14
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/27/14)
WGU Missouri students enjoy student mixer on 8-26-14 at Bella Italia Restaurant. From left to right: Brenda Venable, Amanda Turner, Chris Turner, Barbie Stroder, Chancellor Angie Besendorfer, Cindy Lane, Angie Kapp, Rosalynn Lenoir, and Matt Bunker...
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Shooting protests move to St. Louis
(State News ~ 08/27/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Protests over the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in suburban St. Louis migrated to the city Tuesday as demonstrators pressed for broad reforms to local and federal law enforcement -- including the revival of a proposed civilian police oversight board...
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Mental Health Speaker Comes to SEMO Campus in November
(Submitted Story ~ 08/27/14)
I am the President of To Write Love on Her Arms U-Chapter here at SEMO. Our main goal is to provide hope to those struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction, suicide, eating disorders, along with many other topics relating to mental health. We work to spread as much awareness on mental health as we possibly can. ...
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Good turnout for Rough Road Rescue microchipping at Buchheits' 80th Anniversary
(Submitted Story ~ 08/27/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo - Aug. 16 Rough Road Rescue held a microchipping event at Buchheits' 80th anniversary celebration at the Perryville location. Community members were invited to bring their pets to be microchipped for a small donations of $25.00. All microchips were preregistered for no additional cost...
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It's confirmed: IHOP is coming to town
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
Plans for the old Pasta House building in Cape Girardeau are beginning to take shape -- in the form of a long-rumored IHOP restaurant. Neal Dahya, a controller for Apple Investor Group LLC, confirmed Tuesday the company is planning to put an IHOP in the former Pasta House Co. building at 2046 William St. It is scheduled to open Oct. 1...
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Southeast Missouri State football team's defense seeks element of surprise with three linemen
(College Sports ~ 08/27/14)
When opponents of the Southeast Missouri State football team line up against the Redhawks' defense this season and stare into the eyes of three defensive linemen they shouldn't feel too comfortable. The unease that Southeast's opponents may feel will come from the uncertainty of what the Redhawks 3-4 defense could bring...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
Today is Wednesday, August 27, the 239th day of 2014. There are 126 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On August 27, 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson accepted his party's nomination for a term in his own right, telling the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, "Let us join together in giving every American the fullest life which he can hope for." The Walt Disney movie musical fantasy "Mary Poppins," starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. ...
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Speak Out 8/27/14
(Speak Out ~ 08/27/14)
Just watching the news this morning, where the police in Cape are offering coffee with the cops this morning, paid for by the cops, from 8 to 9. I guess my question is, why would they pick a weekday when most people are at work from 8 to 9? They may get some parents who don't have to work, or other people who have the convenience of not working. ...
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Racial strife in Ferguson
(Column ~ 08/27/14)
I spent far too much of my weekend catching up on the events surrounding the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. It literally took an earthquake to shake the national media away from Ferguson for just a brief moment. And just as quickly, the media swarmed again on the St. Louis suburb for Monday's funeral...
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Boat race brings practical experience to classroom education
(Editorial ~ 08/27/14)
Take key concepts and put together a friendly competition and you have a good start in helping young people learn. A competition promoting Project Lead the Way, an organization that promotes education and preparation for college engineering programs, recently was held at the Student Aquatic Center at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Another milestone: S&P 500 closes above 2,000
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
It was a big round-number day for the stock market. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed a hair above 2,000 points Tuesday, 16 years after it closed above 1,000 points for the first time. The milestone added to the market's gains from the day before and extended the stock index's record-shattering run this year...
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Burger King plans expansion of Tim Hortons after purchase
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
MIAMI -- The fight for the coffee and breakfast crowd is heating up, both at home and abroad. Burger King said Tuesday it will buy Tim Hortons in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's third largest fast-food chain. The company is hoping to turn the coffee-and-doughnut chain into a household name outside Canada, and give itself a stronger foothold in the booming morning business...
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Even if attacked, airline could be liable in crash
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
Families of passengers who were on the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine are starting to sort through the long process of gaining compensation for their loss. Officials in the Netherlands, where the majority of Flight 17 victims lived, say Malaysia Airlines has been making $50,000 payments to the families without admitting any wrongdoing in the crash...
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Immigration shaping up as leading election issue
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
YORK, Pa. -- As tens of thousands of Central American children have crossed illegally into the United States, GOP Rep. Scott Perry has suddenly seen immigration become a top concern for voters in his heavily rural district far from the U.S.-Mexico border, eclipsing even President Barack Obama's health-care law and the deficit...
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Out of the past 8/27/14
(Out of the Past ~ 08/27/14)
KELSO, Mo. -- The congregation of St. Augustine Catholic Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the construction of its church; after an anniversary Mass in the morning, a parade leads revelers to Kelso Community Park, where activities for adults and children are held...
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Soggy start leaves Burning Man crews stuck at a Wal-Mart lot
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
RENO, Nev. -- Ah, Burning Man, the annual weeklong rave that draws thousands of free-thinkers to a remote spot in the Nevada desert. It's a festival so remote and bizarre, the only limit to free expression is imagination ... and dust that always gets into the electronics...
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Report: 1,400 children exploited in English town
(International News ~ 08/27/14)
LONDON -- About 1,400 children were sexually exploited in a northern England town, a report concluded Tuesday in an account of "collective failures" by authorities to prevent victims as young as 11 from being beaten, raped and trafficked over a 16-year period...
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U.S. spy planes flying over Syria
(International News ~ 08/27/14)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, U.S. officials said, a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against Islamic State militant targets there. While the White House says Obama has not approved military action inside Syria, additional intelligence on the militants likely would be necessary before he could take that step. ...
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Pedicab business benefits from Columbia, Mo., nightlife
(State News ~ 08/27/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- It's a Saturday night in downtown Columbia. The revelers are rousing in anticipation of the nearing fall term. Bass beats thump and buzz from the bars lining Broadway. And then, softly, the ding-ding of a bicycle bell. Sweat beads roll down Michael Weinstein's temples as he pedals a bicycle taxi with two customers up the hills of downtown. ...
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Federal prosecutions not easy in police shootings
(State News ~ 08/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Missouri, history suggests no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction. Federal authorities investigating possible civil rights violations in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson must meet a difficult standard of proof, a challenge that has complicated the path to prosecution in past police shootings...
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Grebing looks ahead to new economic development job in Kennett, Mo.
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett's new economic developer is looking forward to beginning work Sept. 15. Jim Grebing, market manager of the International Trade and Investment Office of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, recently was hired by the Kennett Board of Public Works. He's been working at MoDED about a year...
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VA's poor care didn't cause deaths
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- Government investigators found no proof that delays in care caused veterans to die at a Phoenix VA hospital, but found widespread problems the Veterans Affairs Department is promising to fix. Investigators uncovered large-scale improprieties in how VA hospitals and clinics across the nation had scheduling veterans for appointments, according to a report released Tuesday by the VA's Office of Inspector General...
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UN: Global warming human-caused, may be irreversible
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- Global warming is here, human-caused and likely already dangerous -- and it's increasingly likely the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report says. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday sent governments a final draft of its synthesis report, which combines three earlier, gigantic documents by the Nobel Prize-winning group. ...
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Missourians can track right-to-farm recount effort
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
There will be a statewide recount of Constitutional Amendment 1, known as right-to-farm, and Missourians will have the opportunity to stay updated on the process. Secretary of State Jason Kander announced Tuesday the request for a recount of the amendment that appeared on the Aug. 5 primary election ballot...
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Judges blast gay-marriage bans in Wisconsin, Indiana
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
CHICAGO -- Federal appeals judges bristled on Tuesday at arguments defending gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, with one Republican appointee comparing them to now-defunct laws that outlawed weddings between blacks and whites. As the legal skirmish in the United States over same-sex marriage shifted to the three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, more than 200 people lined up hours before to ensure they got a seat at the much-anticipated hearing...
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Man jailed without bond after standoff in rural Essex
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
ESSEX, Mo. -- An episode that ended with a 61-year-old Essex man being jailed without bond began in the late hours Thursday, Aug. 21, when a neighbor reported the man was shooting outside his home. At approximately 10:10 p.m. that night, Stoddard County sheriff's deputies attempted to make contact with Ricky James Long. From inside his home off State Highway AB, Long reportedly yelled, "I'm not coming to the (expletive) door. Get the hell off my property."...
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Workshops show how fire can be tool for landowners
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
While fire is typically known for its destructive qualities, it can be a useful tool for landowners if managed properly. The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer two prescribed-fire workshops Thursday at its Cape Girardeau regional office, 2302 County Park Drive. The workshops, hosted from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and from 6 to 9:30 p.m., will teach landowners how the technique can help them manage grasslands, woodlands, glades and old fields...
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Suspects in Anna homicide set for trial Sept. 22
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
One of the suspects in a murder case in Anna, Illinois, has a new lawyer, while his co-defendant is awaiting a motion hearing ahead of a jury trial next month. Jessie Bell, 34, of Anna and Travis D. Turner, 25, of Dongola, Illinois, face first-degree murder charges in the beating death of James H. "Jimmy" Morrison, 46, of Anna...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/27/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/27/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Rolf Svedberg
(Obituary ~ 08/27/14)
Rolf H. Svedberg, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Oct. 18, 1930, in Harnosand, Sweden, to Fridolph and Anna Svedberg. He and Gunnel Bohlin were married Aug. 18, 1956, in Ostersund, Sweden. Rolf was owner of Williamson Business Machines in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Goldie Statler
(Obituary ~ 08/27/14)
Goldie Statler, 94, formerly of Cape Girardeau and Jackson, passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Big River Care & Rehab Center in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Goldie had moved to Cedar Hill to be near her daughter, and entered the nursing home in November...
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Enrollment inches up at SEMO
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
Southeast Missouri State University on Tuesday marked two consecutive decades of steady enrollment growth with a total student count of 11,580 -- up 2 percent from this time last year. Enrollment is expected to continue growing through the fourth-week census, when the figure is expected to top last year's record enrollment of 11,917 students, officials said in a news release. Southeast's fall 2014 semester began Monday...
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Jim Hamby
(Obituary ~ 08/27/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- Jim Harold Hamby, 88, of Benton passed away Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Vanduser, Missouri, to Val and Ann Tabor Hamby. He married Vadah Prindle in 1946. She preceded him in death in 1950. He married Shirley L. Steele in 1952, and she preceded him in death. He and Patricia Sanbury were married in 1957...
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Lena Greenley
(Obituary ~ 08/27/14)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Lena Greenley, 94, of Tamms passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 1, 1920, to Charles and Gracie Williamson Cox. She married Howard Wallace in 1938. He preceded her in death in 1962. She later married James B. Greenley in 1963...
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Aaron Davenport
(Obituary ~ 08/27/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Aaron Daniel Davenport, 22, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 16, 1992, in Paducah, Kentucky, son of Ralph Amon Davenport and Julie Ann Hanson...
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George Cannon
(Obituary ~ 08/27/14)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — George Bert Cannon, 75, of Wappapello died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Pirates' late blast trips up Cardinals, 5-2
(Professional Sports ~ 08/27/14)
PITTSBURGH -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny didn't mind the odds when he decided to let reliever Seth Maness face Pittsburgh pinch-hitter Ike Davis with two on in the eighth inning of a tie game Tuesday night. "I like Seth's chances right there," Matheny said. "We'll take our chances making a good pitch."...
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Puxico woman charged after wreck
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
WAYNE COUNTY, Mo. -- A Puxico, Missouri, woman who was hospitalized after a wreck in Wayne County late Saturday night faces a number of charges, including felony assault, the Daily Statesman reported. Krystal S. Lintermoot, 26, was driving north on Route D just north of County Road 521 when her vehicle, a 2007 Chevrolet Impala, crossed the center line and collided with a southbound vehicle, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. ...
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Meth lab allegedly found in Dexter home
(Local News ~ 08/27/14)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter man is in jail after police and Stoddard County sheriff's deputies allegedly found an active meth lab in his home, according to the Daily Statesman. Billy J. Robinson, 35, of 212 S. Mulberry St. in Dexter is being held on $50,000 bond. ...
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Napa quake leads to clamor for warning system
(National News ~ 08/27/14)
NAPA, Calif. -- Ten seconds before a severe earthquake in California's wine country caused the ground to rumble throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, a university lab in Berkeley got the alert that the seismic waves were rolling its way. The lab is testing a prototype of an earthquake early-warning system that California is pursuing years after places like Mexico and Japan have them running...
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Putin, Poroshenko meet for talks
(International News ~ 08/27/14)
MINSK, Belarus -- The presidents of Russia and Ukraine met late Tuesday for their first bilateral talks at a much-anticipated summit in Minsk, which many voiced hopes may help bring an end to fighting between Kiev's forces and pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine...
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Israel, Hamas agree to open-ended cease-fire
(International News ~ 08/27/14)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel and Hamas agreed Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire, halting a seven-week war that killed more than 2,200 people, the vast majority Palestinians, left tens of thousands in Gaza homeless and devastated neighborhoods in the blockaded territory...
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Perryville soccer team debuts with 4-0 win vs. Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Perryville Pirates wasted no time in picking up where they left off last season. The Pirates, who were a Class 2 quarterfinalist and finished with a 25-4 record last season, scored two early goals in christening their 2014 campaign with a 4-0 victory over Poplar Bluff on Tuesday...
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Area digest 8/27/14
(Community Sports ~ 08/27/14)
Jim Cook of Cape Girardeau carded a hole-in-one Saturday at Bent Creek Golf Course. Cook used an 8-iron to ace No. 15, a par 3 playing 150 yards. Scott Tilsen, Gary Newman and Melvin Ely witnessed the shot. Marlena Jones won the 18-hole competition at the Women's Golf Association's handicap tournament last week at Cape Girardeau Country Club...
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Prayer 8/27/14
(Prayer ~ 08/27/14)
O Lord Jesus, may your peace rule in our hearts. Amen.
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High school roundup: Notre Dame swim team gets season-opening win
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/14)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Kelly softball team opens season with 6-1 win over Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/14)
Junior Alexis Dock went the distance in the circle and finished with six strikeouts to lead Kelly to a 6-1 win over the host Chaffee Red Devils.
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