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Young singer earns spot on National Honor Choirs stage
(Community ~ 01/08/15)
It's not surprising that a girl who, as a tot, preferred singing what she wanted rather than saying it would end up singing in an honor choir at a young age. Anabella "Bella" Donaldson-Michael, 12, for the second time has won a spot on one of the American Choral Directors Association's National Honor Choirs...
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GOP opens Missouri legislative session with historic numbers
(State News ~ 01/08/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican legislative leaders vowed to push back against big government as they started the 2015 session Wednesday with their largest numbers of Republicans ever, a significant shift in power for a place once known as a swing state...
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One suspect in custody after attack on newspaper; 2 still at large
(International News ~ 01/08/15)
PARIS -- One man sought in the deadly shooting at a French satirical paper has turned himself in, and police Thursday hunted for two heavily armed men with possible links to al-Qaida in the military-style, methodical killing of 12 people at the office of a satirical newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad...
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Saxony girls basketball team routs Oran, advances to Delta championship
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/15)
DELTA, Mo. -- Top-seeded Saxony Lutheran cruised to an easy win over Oran behind a strong performance from Raegan Wieser and an even stronger defense on Wednesday night. The junior scored a game-high 18 points, shot 69 percent from the field (9 of 13) and had eight steals to help the Crusaders maintain their unblemished record in a 60-24 victory over the No. 4 Eagles in a Delta New Year's Tournament semifinal...
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Marquette buildings' owners try to stop foreclosure auction
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
The future of one of downtown Cape Girardeau's largest and most recognizable buildings is uncertain, as the Marquette Tower and Centre are planned to be offered Friday in a public foreclosure auction. The buildings are included in a successor trustees sale set for Friday at the Common Pleas Courthouse, although the owner, G&S Holdings LLC, has filed an injunction request to try to stop the sale...
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State's attorney appointed circuit judge in Alexander County
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
Illinois' First Judicial Circuit is getting a new judge. Jeff Farris will be sworn in Jan. 16 to replace Judge Stephen Spomer, who retired Nov. 30. His appointment, announced Wednesday by the Illinois Supreme Court, will last until a new judge is elected during the fall of 2016...
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Southeast Hospital Delivers More Than 1,000 Babies in 2014
(Submitted Story ~ 01/08/15)
Southeast Hospital experienced no shortage of babies in 2014. A total of 1,027 babies were delivered at the Hospital last year, including 17 sets of twins. August was the busiest month, with 105 deliveries at the Cape Girardeau hospital. The number of deliveries rose by 14 percent over the previous year, says Director of Maternal Child Services Sheila Beussink, MSN, RN, NE-BC...
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Annual Girl Scout Cookie Program Begins! Girls Become Young Entrepreneurs
(Submitted Story ~ 01/08/15)
It's the tastiest time of the year -- Girl Scout cookie time! Now through mid-March, Girl Scouts will go door-to-door and set up booths at local merchants to sell eight delicious varieties: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Shortbread, Thanks-A-Lot, Lemonades, and Cranberry Citrus Crisps. ...
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River City Rodders Supports CASA
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/08/15)
Danny Essner (left) and Jim Frank of River City Rodders present Linda Nash of CASA of Southeast Missouri, Inc. with a check to support CASA's mission of providing juvenile justice advocacy to child victims of abuse and neglect in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Perry counties...
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Meadow Heights girls basketball team falls to Puxico in Delta semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/15)
DELTA, Mo. -- In a game that featured 13 lead changes in the first half, the third-seeded Meadow Heights girls basketball team felt good going into halftime down by just six points against No. 2 Puxico. However, a bad shooting performance and a failure to stop the Indians 9-3 run to start the second half led to a 57-50 loss for the Panthers in a Delta New Year's Tournament semifinal on Wednesday night...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2015. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1815, the last major engagement of the War of 1812 came to an end as U.S. forces led by Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans. (Given the slowness of communications at the time, the battle took place even though the United States and Britain had already signed a peace treaty.)...
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Parker Lipke shows heart of compassion
(Editorial ~ 01/08/15)
Parker Lipke is an impressive young man. While most others his age are probably more interested in video games, sports and other activities, 12-year-old Lipke has a heart to help others. Son of Judge Scott Lipke and his wife Ashley Lipke, Parker Lipke had considered going on a mission trip for two years. When an opportunity arose to join a Heart for Africa team and travel to Swaziland, Africa, Parker knew it was his calling from God...
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Scott City woman charged with child neglect, abuse
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- A woman has been charged with child abuse and is being held at the Scott County Jail. Crystal Dawn Kennedy, 35, of Scott City is charged with abuse or neglect of a child and second-degree domestic assault, both felonies, according to a news release from Sheriff Rick Walter...
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New Sikeston theater plans move forward
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A commercial development project anchored by a new movie theater is another step closer to construction. The Sikeston City Council approved by a 6-1 vote the 60 West TIF Plan and Project after a second reading during their regular monthly meeting Monday...
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Ferguson protesters stall opening of Missouri Senate session
(State News ~ 01/08/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The start of Missouri's legislative session was interrupted Wednesday by demonstrators who chanted and unfurled banners in the Senate while protesting the fatal Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who was presiding over the chamber, said demonstrators were violating Senate rules of decorum and ordered proceedings suspended while police cleared people from the visitors' galleries. ...
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Investigators: Shooter at VA hospital was ex-employee
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
EL PASO, Texas -- A man who fatally shot a doctor at a West Texas veterans' hospital before turning the gun on himself was a former clerk at the clinic who had threatened the victim in 2013, the FBI said Wednesday. The FBI identified the gunman in Tuesday's shooting as Jerry Serrato. Douglas Lindquist, who leads the FBI's El Paso office, said Serrato used a .380-caliber handgun to shoot Dr. Timothy Fjordbak and himself at the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System at Fort Bliss...
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Florida's Marco Rubio says he can win presidential election
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
WASHINGTON -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday he believes he can win the next presidential election, offering an aggressive assessment of his chances while dismissing concerns they're threatened by potential rival and his mentor, former Florida governor Jeb Bush...
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GOP forces debate on Social Security's finances
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans want Congress to address the troubled finances of Social Security's disability program, setting the stage for a contentious debate that could affect 11 million people in the middle of the next presidential campaign. The House has adopted a rule that could force lawmakers to tackle the issue by the end of 2016, when the program is projected to run out of reserves, triggering automatic benefit cuts...
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Tablet apps let cats catch critters in cyberspace
(Community ~ 01/08/15)
LOS ANGELES -- When Laura Fritz's felines play with her iPad, her fat cat loses the urge to eat, her scaredy-cat loses his fear and her youngest just loses interest. If you've had enough time to play with the tablet you got for the holidays, try turning the device over to your tech-savvy cat. Every cat app, no matter the maker, has something for felines to electronically track, stalk or hunt, such as mice, bugs or laser dots...
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Allegations of abuse surface in teen sibling shooting
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
WHITE SPRINGS, Fla. -- A 15-year-old girl who killed her 16-year-old brother suffered years of physical abuse, including being locked in a room for days with only a blanket and a bucket to urinate in, and was sexually abused by her uncle, according to police reports and interviews...
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Too cool for school as mercury plunges
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
How cold is it across the U. S.? Too cool for school in many parts of the country. And so frigid in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area you could get frostbite in less time than it takes to buy car insurance. At least the Northeast isn't getting clobbered with snow the way it was this time last year...
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Tail of crashed AirAsia plane discovered in Java Sea
(International News ~ 01/08/15)
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia -- Divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle Wednesday spotted the tail of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people on board -- an important finding because the jet's all-important black boxes are in that part of the aircraft...
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French weekly has history of angering Muslims
(International News ~ 01/08/15)
PARIS -- The French newspaper Charlie Hebdo's staple is provocation -- and it pokes fun at popes, presidents as well as the Prophet Muhammad. The satirical weekly has a history of drawing outrage across the Muslim world with crude cartoons of Islam's holiest figure...
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Gay advocates assail new TV show 'My Husband's Not Gay'
(Community ~ 01/08/15)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Preston "Pret" Dahlgren led what might seem like a perfect Mormon life: He met his high-school sweetheart in Sunday school as a teenager, completed his mission and married her. He is active in the church and the proud father of two young daughters...
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Leaf fire leads to smoky afternoon
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
Smoke rolls across a lawn behind a home at 227 N. Middle St. as members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department extinguish a leaf fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 (Glenn Landberg)
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Births 1/8/15
(Births ~ 01/08/15)
Daughter to Matthew John and Laura Marie Vollink of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:18 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. Name, Josephine Siena. Weight, 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Vollink is the former Laura Burdick, daughter of Brad and Anna Burdick of Cape Girardeau. She is a dietitian at Chartwells. Vollink is the son of Dennis and Kathy Vollink of Cape Girardeau. He is a teacher at Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Out of the past 1/8/15
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/15)
The spring semester at Southeast Missouri State University gets underway, and the number of undergraduate students at the start of the day is 100 fewer than at the start of opening day last spring; 6,860 undergraduate students are enrolled today. Scott County commissioners and Sheriff Bill Ferrell say the separate sheriff's office and jail building are inadequate, and a larger, combined facility is needed...
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BBB warns businesses to be on lookout for fax scam
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
The Better Business Bureau is warning businesses in Missouri, Illinois and beyond to be on the lookout for what appear to be bills for computer support faxed from an Oklahoma firm using the name CPU Service Inc. The fax appears to be an invoice, but is actually an advertising solicitation, offering 12 months of online computer support and consulting. ...
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Nebraska court could hold up Keystone pipeline
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Republican-led Congress appears ready to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but no matter what actions are taken in Washington, the entire 1,179-mile project could be delayed until Nebraska signs off on the route. After several years of intense debate, the routing process is before the Nebraska Supreme Court, and depending on how the justices rule, months or years could pass before construction begins in that state...
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Obama to reduce FHA mortgage premium rate to spur buying
(National News ~ 01/08/15)
WASHINGTON -- First-time homebuyers who obtain government-backed loans would benefit from an Obama administration move to lower mortgage insurance premiums. Under the plan, the Federal Housing Administration will reduce its annual mortgage insurance premiums by 0.5 percentage points, to 0.85 percent. The White House said Wednesday the reduction means new homebuyers would pay $900 less a year than they would without the change...
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Two arrested for allegedly stealing gravedigger rig
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Two people are charged in connection with the theft of an excavator from a cemetery. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens said a tip led to the arrest of Dusty E. Baker of Matthews, Missouri, and Rusty D. Baker of Brookport, Illinois, on Monday afternoon...
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Preliminary hearing set for woman accused of killing child
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
MALDEN, Mo. -- A preliminary hearing is set next month for a Malden woman accused in the death of her 5-year-old child. Tina Diann Burton appeared Tuesday in Division II of Dunklin County Circuit Court, said Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff McCormick. Judge John Spielman set the preliminary hearing for 11 a.m. Feb. 27...
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Former Miner city clerk faces theft charge
(Local News ~ 01/08/15)
MINER, Mo. -- A former Miner city clerk is facing a felony theft charge as the result of the latest state audit. "We found embezzlement," State Auditor Tom Schweich said Tuesday. "We identified missing monies. It looks to us like the city clerks have not deposited about $14,398 recorded by the court as having been received...
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Jackson fire report 1/8/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/15)
* Emergency medical service on East Lane. n Emergency medical service on West Jackson Boulevard. n A call on East Jackson Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on North Farmington Road. n Emergency medical service on Lexington Avenue. n Emergency medical service on Westbrook Lane...
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Jackson police report 1/8/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Austin L. Wilson, 19, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of being a minor in possession of alcohol by consumption, failure to maintain single lane and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/8/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/15)
* At 5:07 a.m., a water or other problem on Hopper Road. n At 10:26 a.m., a water or other problem on North Main Street. n At 11:18 a.m., a medical assist on North Kingshighway. n At 12:14 p.m., a medical assist on Brenda Kay Court. n At 9:48 p.m., a medical assist on Sycamore Circle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/8/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Michelle Diane Medlock, 33, 8 Village Drive, No. 1, was arrested on Scott City warrants for failure to appear for forgery and failure to appear for passing bad checks...
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Hooked on Science: Plunger power
(Community ~ 01/08/15)
It's something we find in the bathroom, but the toilet plunger isn't just for unclogging the toilet, it also can be used to help us better understand the weather. n 2 toilet plungers STEP 1: Press the two plunger cups together. STEP 2: Attempt to separate the plunger cups...
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Thad Ryan
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
Thad Bryant Ryan, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He formerly lived in Morehouse and Puxico, Missouri, many years. He was born July 20, 1928, in Lilbourn, Missouri, to Joseph Patrick and Ola Elgin Ryan. He was formerly married to Phyllis Buchanan 52 years...
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Vickie Poinsett
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
Vickie Lee Poinsett, 57, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at her home. As per her wishes, her body was cremated. There will be no service. Crain Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Virginia Pecord
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Virginia Pecord, 93, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 29, 1921, in Miller City, Illinois, to John A. and Zada B. Smithey Ronnebeck. She married Milton A. Pecord on Dec. 21, 1937...
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Dorothy Hines
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
Dorothy V. "Dot" Hines, 88, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 6, 1926, in Wittenberg, Missouri, daughter of Moses and Louise Schmidt Craft. She and Carl Hines were married July 12, 1941. He passed away in December 1988...
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Frank Hicks
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
Frank Hicks, 53, of Allenville died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri.
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Annabell Copman
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Annabell Copman, 79, of Advance passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 24, 1935, daughter of Frank and Mae Williams Westbrook. She and Ray Copman were married Sept. 30, 1973, in Advance. He preceded her in death Aug. 15, 2012...
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Bessie Cook
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
Bessie Ruth Cook, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Feb. 18, 1934, in Marble Hill, Missouri, daughter of James "Mattie" and Ruth Caroline Seabaugh Stratton. She and Perry Elmer Cook were married Dec. 5, 1951. He passed away Nov. 30, 2010...
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Bobbie Banfield
(Obituary ~ 01/08/15)
Bobbie Gene Banfield, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at his home. He was born June 30, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, to Charles H. and Marie G. Warner Banfield. Bobbie was employed by the city of Cape Girardeau, retiring from the cemetery division. He was a member of Red Star Baptist Church...
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St. Louis leaders: Rams owner won't return our calls
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/15)
ST. LOUIS -- City officials said Wednesday that the owner of the Rams isn't returning their calls, so they plan to work directly with the NFL on efforts to keep a team -- any team -- in St. Louis amid speculation the Rams are headed back to Los Angeles...
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QB on Rams' list of needs
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/15)
ST. LOUIS -- All three seasons under Jeff Fisher, the St. Louis Rams have been near contending status but have fallen short with one of the youngest teams in the NFL. Adding veterans might be just what's needed to end a string of 11 years without a winning record. Another theory is that the Rams (6-10) need the players they've been nurturing to continue to improve...
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Kitten rescued from 50-foot tree
(State News ~ 01/08/15)
LEADWOOD, Mo. -- A tiny kitten is safe and sound after spending four days at the top of a tall tree. Residents could hear the 4-month-old cat's meows, but neither the city nor fire department had a ladder tall enough to reach 50 feet up to pull the kitten to safety. Residents called Randy Beckett, who owns a tree and landscaping business. He used a 50-foot lift and reached the kitten. Mark and Mary Yount took the kitten home to provide warmth, food and water, and may keep it...
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High school roundup: Saxony boys basketball team falls to St. Pius
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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Prayer 1/8/15
(Prayer ~ 01/08/15)
Father God, may our lives point others to you, the King of kings. Amen.
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Southeast men's basketball team, Morehead State set for showdown tonight
(College Sports ~ 01/08/15)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team began the season with a mindset to improve defensively after being one of the top offensive teams in the country last year. The defense, which is still a work in progress, has been better than it was a year ago, but Southeast hasn't consistently been the same high-scoring team it was...
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Southeast women's basketball team looks to get first conference win tonight vs. Morehead
(College Sports ~ 01/08/15)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team's next opponent usually likes to mix things up on the defensive end. Redhawks' coach Ty Margenthaler doesn't expect that to be the case, however, when his team faces the Morehead State Eagles at 5 p.m. today at the Show Me Center in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Oran's Jacob Priggel
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/15)
Senior Jacob Priggel scored 28 points to lead the Oran Eagles to a 61-58 win over the Woodland Cardinals on Friday at Oran High School. Priggel scored eight of his points in the fourth quarter as the Eagles erased a seven-point halftime deficit to come away with the victory. Priggel was a perfect 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final period...
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USS Constellation
(Column ~ 01/08/15)
In 1794 the Congress approved building six warships for the new nation's Navy. The six 38-gun frigates were designed to be capable of engaging any ships of the British or French navies. The ships would be named United States, Constellation, Constitution, Chesapeake, Congress and President. (The restored USS Constitution, with a Navy crew, is afloat in Boston harbor and is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world.)...
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