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Southeast Missouri State baseball team's weekend starters leading the way
(College Sports ~ 03/15/16)
When Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Steve Bieser and his staff were recruiting pitchers Clay Chandler and Robert Beltran at their respective junior colleges, he envisioned them being part of the Redhawks' weekend rotation. Then when defending Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year Joey Lucchesi surprisingly went undrafted last summer following his first season after transferring to Southeast, it became clear the trio were ready to be the weekend starters...
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Five Generations!
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Pictured (from left): Jewell Fowler, great-great-grandmother; Becky Whitlatch, great-grandmother; Tammy Zitter, grandmother; Danielle Ivey, mother; and Christopher Wayne Ivey Jr., great-great-grandchild, gathered Monday, March 15, for a five generation photo. Also Danielle is pregnant with baby Rayna Storm Ivey due in May...
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State may broaden gun access at colleges
(State News ~ 03/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers during a Monday House committee hearing weighed proposals that would expand gun access on college campuses by allowing people to carry concealed firearms. The bills are among several introduced this year by state Republican lawmakers, who have argued students should be allowed to carry firearms for self-defense and that armed, law-abiding citizens with proper training can save lives during attempted mass shootings...
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Cape staff, contractor to hold open house on street-repair plan
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
Cape Girardeau city staff members will hold a public meeting Wednesday to outline construction plans for replacement of sections of a dozen deteriorated, concrete streets in various subdivisions. The open-house-format meeting will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway...
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Union president talks about Noranda layoffs, says company owes back pay
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
MARSTON, Mo. -- Dallas Snider knows hard work. He grew up working on the family farm in New Madrid County. When he was out of work and had a family to care for, he applied to Noranda, where he worked in the company's rod mill for more than two decades...
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Getting ready for primary election
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
Jason Underwood assists with the primary election set-up Monday for Precinct 5A at Bethany Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. Polls for the presidential primary election in Missouri open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. today.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
Today is Tuesday, March 15, the 75th day of 2016. There are 291 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 15, 1916, a U.S. expeditionary force led by Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing entered Mexico on an ultimately futile mission to capture Pancho Villa, whose raiders had attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 U.S. citizens. Trumpet player and bandleader Harry James was born in Albany, Georgia...
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Academic Hall for public use
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/15/16)
I went to the Ted Cruz rally held at Academic Hall on Saturday. I thought it an energizing, uplifting event, but that's not why I'm writing. I'm writing because I was mystified by comments attributed, in your Sunday story, to a professor among those people protesting the event. ...
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Prayer 3/15/16
(Prayer ~ 03/15/16)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for your grace is more than enough. Amen.
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Congratulations, Saxony Lutheran girls basketball
(Editorial ~ 03/15/16)
It was a big weekend for the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders. The girls basketball team played for the state title, first in Thursday's Class 3 semifinal, then in Saturday's championship game. The Crusaders entered Thursday's game at Mizzou Arena as the second-ranked team in Class 3, and beat Southern Boone 53-40...
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Speak Out 3/15/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/15/16)
In voting to allow unconstitutional discrimination against large numbers of people, a Missouri legislator apparently justified his action on the grounds that Missouri "is a very Christian state," thus, if true, enshrining intolerance as the very essence of Christian virtue...
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Paul Hendrix
(Obituary ~ 03/15/16)
Paul Allen Hendrix, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, March 11, 2016, at home in Cape Girardeau with his family by his side. He was born May 26, 1929, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to the late Rev. Francis and Clara Hendrix. He married Mary Emma Hendrix on Nov. 22, 1961. Mary is the daughter of the late Virgil and Marie Vinson of Charleston, Missouri...
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Road work 3/15/16
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
Route H in Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties, between Route M and U.S. 61, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace pipes under the roadway. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will be done Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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U.S. to fire monitor overseeing for-profit colleges
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Education Department is removing a law firm hired to oversee the turnaround of schools owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc., a for-profit education company whose financial collapse had placed at risk more than $1 billion in federal student loans...
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House Benghazi probe will issue report by summer
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- Nearly two years after it was created, the House Benghazi Committee is plowing ahead -- interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents and promising a final report "before summer" that is certain to have repercussions for Democrat Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency...
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Water ebbing in north Louisiana, rising at Mississippi line
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
NEW ORLEANS -- As floodwaters began receding Monday in northwest Louisiana, emergency officials along Louisiana's southeastern border with Mississippi were watching the rise of the Pearl River amid widespread flooding that has damaged thousands of homes...
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Justice Department: States shouldn't jail over fine nonpayment
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is discouraging state court systems from jailing poor defendants who fail to pay fines or fees, warning against practices it says run afoul of the Constitution and erode community trust. A letter sent Monday by the federal government to state court administrators makes clear judges should consider alternatives to jail, such as community service, for poor defendants who don't pay their fines...
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Out of the past: March 15
(Out of the Past ~ 03/15/16)
Dr. Shelton E. Smith, one of the two finalists for superintendent of the Cape Girardeau Public Schools, visited the district yesterday, talking with administrators, teachers and parents. Smith is superintendent of the Dunklin R-5 schools in Jefferson County, Missouri...
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Sen. McCaskill back to work after cancer treatment
(State News ~ 03/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said she's returning to work after breast-cancer treatment. The Democratic senator said Monday she has received a good prognosis. She spent three weeks in St. Louis for treatment, including surgery to remove a lump and some tissue...
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White ex-trooper guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A white former state trooper was led out of a South Carolina courtroom in handcuffs Monday after pleading guilty to a felony charge in the 2014 shooting an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop. Sean Groubert will be sentenced later, but Circuit Judge Casey Manning appears to have decided there should be some prison time, because he sent Groubert to jail while he mulls the punishment. ...
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Rihanna to be honored at BET's 'Black Girls Rock!' event
(Entertainment ~ 03/15/16)
NEW YORK -- Rihanna will be honored at BET's "Black Girls Rock!" awards. The singer will receive the Rock Star Award at the annual event honoring black women, BET announced Monday. "Black Girls Rock!" will tape April 1 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. The show will air April 5 on BET...
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Brothers accused of recording fatal attack
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
CHEVERLY, Md. -- An undercover narcotics officer was mortally wounded by one of his colleagues as he responded to an attack on his police station by a gunman with a death wish, their police chief angrily explained Monday. While officer Jacai Colson lay dying, the gunman's two brothers recorded Sunday's firefight on their cellphones, Prince George's County police chief Hank Stawinski said, tapping a podium and trying to contain his emotions...
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How Missouri splits its delegates for president
(State News ~ 03/15/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri will be the smallest of the available prizes Tuesday, as voters in five states make their presidential choices in primary elections. There will be 71 Democratic delegates and 52 Republican delegates at stake in Missouri. ...
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With Peralta out, Gyorko, Diaz to vie for Cardinals' shortstop job
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- With shortstop Jhonny Peralta sidelined with a thumb injury, the St. Louis Cardinals are left with a hole in their starting lineup. Jedd Gyorko, who arrived in a trade with the Padres billed as a semi-regular, will get the first shot at filling the gap,...
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Leake, Milone pitching duel ends in Minnesota victory over St. Louis
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Pitching took center stage Monday as St. Louis' Mike Leake threw six strikeouts while Tommy Milone bolstered his bid to break camp as a member of Minnesota's rotation in the Twins' 5-3 victory. Making his second start of the spring, Leake, a free-agent signing in the offseason, allowed only one hit in four shutout innings. The right-hander threw 38 of 54 pitches for strikes...
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Amtrak train derails; at least 32 hurt
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
CIMARRON, Kan. -- An Amtrak train carrying 131 passengers derailed in rural Kansas early Monday, moments after an engineer noticed a bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes, an official said. At least 32 people were hurt, two of them critically, authorities said...
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Trump used foreign student labor he pledges to ban
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- If elected president, Donald Trump has pledged to scrap a work-visa program that brings 300,000 student workers each year to the U.S. Among the businesses that would be forced to stop hiring foreign labor: Trump's own. The visa, known as the J-1, purports to offer a "cultural exchange" and give American businesses access to guest workers' "specialized skills," according to the State Department...
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2016 race barrels toward potentially decisive primary day
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
HANOVERTON, Ohio -- The tumultuous presidential primary season barreled toward a potentially decisive day for both Republicans and Democrats, with enough delegates up for grabs today to turn Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton from front-runners to likely nominees...
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Man accused of running over cousin with vehicle
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man faces charges after police say he ran over his cousin with a vehicle. Brandon Lee Kolwyck, 26, of Sikeston is charged with armed criminal action and first-degree domestic assault causing serious injury to another person, both felonies...
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Poplar Bluff Housing Authority 'probably never going to get rid' of bed bugs
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Bed bugs are an itch Poplar Bluff public housing officials and local hotels have found hard to scratch. Poplar Bluff Housing Authority has treated dozens of its apartments for bed bugs in the past year and recently began a new extermination effort at Twin Towers...
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Judge rejects guilty plea, says prosecution must prove real gun was used
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
Larry Gene Hottel, 44, of Whitewater was ready to plead guilty Monday and was midway through the process when Judge Benjamin Lewis said the court would not accept the plea. Hottel faced charges of felony unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor domestic assault, amended from the original charge of felony second-degree domestic assault...
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Cape man accused of stealing copper, aluminum from houses
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of burglarizing several residences on Elm Street and removing aluminum and copper. Charles Junior Rayford, 57, of Cape Girardeau was charged with felony second-degree burglary and misdemeanor stealing...
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Seabees memorial to be unveiled Saturday in Mounds
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
Mound City National Cemetery in Mounds, Illinois, will unveil a new memorial Saturday honoring the efforts of the U.S. Navy Seabees. U.S. Marines Col. Thomas Harold Goessman will speak at the event. Goessman, who has served in the Enemy Prisoner of War Office, U.S. Central Command and the Jungle Warfare Training Center, has served several deployments, including Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom...
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New Indian restaurant coming to West Park Mall
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
A new dining option is opening in West Park Mall. Tandoor Indian Grill, owned by Dr. Vishnu Subramani, will be opening on April 2. Tandoor Indian Grill will serve authentic Indian and south Indian dishes. "The chefs are from south India," Subramani said. He plans on offering several different curry dishes, featuring chicken, goat, or lamb. Idlis, dosai, curried vegetables, and soups like sambar and rasam will be available...
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Student assists author in passage from her book
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
Eighth-grader Trey James portrays a dog as he assists author Judy Young, who reads from her book "A Pet for Miss Wright" during a session Monday with students at St. Vincent de Paul Grade School in Cape Girardeau. Young, who resides near Mink Creek, Idaho, shared the publication process for her books that are used in elementary classrooms across the country...
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Frolik has hat trick, Monahan scores 2 as Flames beat Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/16)
CALGARY, Alberta -- Michael Frolik scored three times, included two short-handed goals, as the Calgary Flames beat the St. Louis Blues 7-4 Monday night. Sean Monahan had two goals and Joe Colborne and Mark Giordano also scored for Calgary. Dougie Hamilton and Johnny Gaudreau each had three assists, and Joni Ortio finished with 31 saves to improve to 3-7-3. ...
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Ex-pastor gets 50 years in murder-for-hire plot
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
A Scott County judge sentenced a former Bloomfield, Missouri, pastor convicted in a murder-for-hire plot to 50 years in prison Wednesday in Stoddard County Court, but allowed him to post bond while the case is being appealed. Donald Lafferty, 71, of Queechee, Vermont, was convicted in January of hiring Brandi and Christopher Hicks of Dexter, Missouri, to burn his home near Bloomfield and kill his wife in January 2013. ...
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Mary Welker
(Obituary ~ 03/15/16)
ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Mary F. (Stover) Welker, 97, of St. Peters, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, died Saturday, March 12, 2016. A memorial gathering will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center in St. Charles, Missouri. A memorial service will be at noon Thursday...
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Man locked out of house gets locked up
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
ALTOONA, Pa. -- A man who locked himself out of his house wound up locked up in jail once emergency responders realized he had unpaid court fines. Jeffrey Jones, 35, climbed onto the roof Sunday night while trying to get into his house through a window but had to call 911 when he got stuck. Altoona police said that's when they discovered Jones was wanted by the Blair County sheriff's office for failing to pay about $750 in court costs and fines. Jones was taken to jail...
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Nation, world briefs 3/15/16
(National News ~ 03/15/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate narrowly voted to confirm John B. King Jr. as the nation's education secretary. The vote was 49-40. King has served as acting secretary at the Education Department since Arne Duncan stepped down in December. President Barack Obama nominated King last month, saying there was "nobody better" to continue leading efforts to work toward preschool for all, preparing children so they are ready for college and careers and making college more affordable. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/15/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Aaron Smith, 57, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for drinking in public. n Destanie D. Raines, 20, of Scott City was issued a summons for littering in public places...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/15/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/15/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 1:21 a.m. on North Water Street; 1:34 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 4:58 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 8:21 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:22 p.m. on William Street; 6:12 p.m. on North Main Street; and 7:38 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Lisa Burkhart
(Obituary ~ 03/15/16)
Lisa Beth Burkhart, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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$5.2 million awarded in fatal tent collapse in St. Louis
(State News ~ 03/15/16)
$5.2 million awarded in fatal tent collapse in St. Louis ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis jury awarded $5.2 million in a wrongful-death and personal-injury lawsuit filed over a fatal tent collapse at a sports bar near Busch Stadium. The verdict was announced Monday. Jurors awarded $2.4 million to the family of 58-year-old Alfred Goodman of Waterloo, Illinois, who was killed when wind gusts of up to 50 mph knocked over a tent beside Kilroy's Sports Bar on April 28, 2012...
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St. Louis police: Man stole teen's pants, shot him
(State News ~ 03/15/16)
St. Louis police: Man stole teen's pants, shot him ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police continue to investigate after a gunman pulled down the pants of a teenager and shot him before leaving with the victim's pants, duffel bag and cellphone. The shooting happened Saturday in broad daylight. The 18-year-old victim is hospitalized in stable condition. No arrests have been made...
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1 caught, 1 at large in jail escape
(State News ~ 03/15/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Authorities in eastern Missouri are searching for an escaped county jail inmate after the capture of his accomplice. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott said Jason Mills, 38, remains at large Monday after the Sunday afternoon escape from the Madison County Jail in Fredericktown, Missouri. Police caught Adam Moore, 21, a convicted murderer, on Sunday night...
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Hudson Bluehawks: As politicians fight, a team unites
(Column ~ 03/15/16)
This is fighting season for political junkies, but neither politics nor its customary fighting dampened the spirits of a community united in support of a group of young men on a quest to make history. Hudson, New York, is my old stomping grounds. It's where I lived, taught and coached for many years. It's the home of the Hudson boys varsity basketball team, which took me with them on their recent journey, holding my heart in the palms of their hands all these miles away...
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Dorothy Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 03/15/16)
Dorothy M. Ludwig, 86, of Oak Ridge died Monday, March 14, 2016, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas...
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Capahas longtime manager Jess Bolen announces final season
(Community Sports ~ 03/15/16)
Mary Bolen shuffled through some books on a table in her basement. Some contain newspaper clippings from Capahas baseball games over the years, others pictures of former players or her husband and longtime Capahas manager Jess Bolen. Then she laughed as she pulled out a book about psychology. It's only fitting that the book is tucked away in the Bolens' basement shrine to Capahas baseball, family and those associated with the team they consider family...
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Leopold School Board: Emily Broshuis Lanpher
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 34 Place of birth: Evanston, WY Andrew Lanpher- Spouse Landon Dailey- Child Addyson Dailey- Child Clare Lanpher- Child Occupation: Teacher Employer: Cape Career & Technology Center Businesses owned, all or part: none none Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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Perryville School Board: Mary Bauwens
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 52 Place of Birth: St. Louis Kim-Spouse Children-Tyler Bauwens, Natalie Bauwens Occupation: Director of Perryville Higher Education Center Employer: Mineral Area College Husband's business-B&M ContractingNone None Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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Scott City Ward 3: Robert E. Tyler
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 72 Place of birth: Fornfelt, Mo. Sue (Burns) Tyler, Keith Tyler Occupation: Retired (Communications Technician) Employer: Southwestern Bell Telephone Businesses owned, all or part: None Councilman, Ward 3 Served as Mayor Pro-Tem Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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Marble Hill Board of Aldermen Ward 1: Roger Burr
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 70 Place of birth: New York N/A Occupation: Retired Employer: N/A Businesses owned, all or part: N/A Marble Hill City Alderman, First Ward Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No Helping grow the local economy. Interface with existing businesses to improve the business climate and mitigate problems they feel exist in City government. Work with local and state agencies to improve infrastructure and attract new businesses and jobs to the community...
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Kelly School Board: John A. Felter
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 64 Place of Birth: Cape Girardeau mo Jennifer GADBERRY John Felter II BOTH graduates Kelly Occupation: Farmer Employer: Evans ag supply No, CHAMBER of commerce member/president,JUNIOR CHAMBER of commerce,KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS 6420,St Joseph SODALITY MENS club, Scott co.extension coucil,Scott co.FSA committee,Kelly R I V SCHOOL BOARD (15 years experience)...
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Woodland School Board: Douglas Lindley
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 57 Place of Birth: 10/19/58 Pam Lindley Occupation: Dispacher Employer: Bollinger County Sberiff Department None School board for Woodland IV Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No I'm a graduate from the school district and involved in the community for about 30 years. I have a great respect for the people of our county and for our school and the students. I'm for a better education of our children...
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Delta School Board: Priscilla Hornbuckle
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 38 Place of birth: Granit city IL Chris Hornbuckle husband of 11 years Kiley Wicker daughter/niece Delta High school Sadie Hornbuckle daughter Delta Elementary Mason Hornbuckle son Delta Elementary Occupation: Claims Rep II Employer: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Sheild...
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Jackson School Board: Brian L. Thompson
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 45 Place of birth: Jackson, MO Wife: Amy Thompson, Children: Blake, Brooke, and Braden Thompson Occupation: Pharmacist Employer: Jones Drug Store Businesses owned, all or part: none Jackson R-2 School Board Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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Kelly School Board: Jerry D. Wolsey II
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 40 Place of Birth: Sikeston, MO. Spouse: Amy Hubbert-Wolsey Son: Avery Wolsey Occupation: Security & Private Investigative Industry Employer: Universal Protection Services & Wolsey Investigative Services Wolsey Investigative Services This is the first time running for an office...
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Scott County Central School Board: Travis Glueck
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/16)
Age: 37 Place of Birth: Dexter MO Wife Heather Glueck, Son Landon Glueck, Son Levi Glueck, Daughter Lainey Glueck Occupation: Sales Employer: Morlan Ford and Lincoln None None Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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