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Kelso Klassic gets underway this weekend
(Community Sports ~ 06/09/16)
After five months of preparation, this is the time of year Larry Eftink is finally able to relax and breathe a little bit. Eftink, who's considered an aficianado when it comes to fastpitch softball, has been involved with the Kelso Klassic Softball Tournament since its inception in 1984...
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Beets from Don Quinn's garden
(Submitted Story ~ 06/09/16)
Texas isn't the only place that grows big things — Bernie, Missouri, does too. This is some beets my husband Don Quinn grew in Bernie. This is a picture of some of them, the biggest one measuring 4 inches in diameter.
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SEMO Athletics Receives Donation from Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club
(Submitted Story ~ 06/09/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Athletics has received a $5,000 donation from the Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club to support facility improvements at the Holcomb Success Center. Clint Karnes, president of the Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club, presented the gift to Director of Athletics Brady Barke at a luncheon hosted by the Department of Athletics inside the recently renovated weight room...
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Realtors push state amendment that would bar sales tax on services
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
Services ranging from haircuts to tattoos would be exempt from future sales or use taxes under a proposed constitutional amendment that is expected to be on the November ballot in Missouri. Missourians for Fair Taxation, a political-action committee created by the 20,000-member Missouri Realtors organization, is leading the effort to win voter approval of the measure...
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Racial disparities seen in police stops; officers say I-55 skews data
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
Some law-enforcement officials say it's the interstate that skews the data. Others say they are providing more law enforcement to areas of town that have the most crime, which are impoverished areas with a higher black population. Whatever the reason, black motorists in or traveling through many cities, towns and counties in Southeast Missouri are stopped, searched and arrested more than white counterparts based on percentages when compared to local demographics, according to data recently released by the Missouri Attorney General's office.. ...
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Suspect in man's killing: 'The wrong guy got shot'
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
A witness in a Cape Girardeau murder case testified Wednesday during a preliminary hearing the suspect told him "the wrong guy got shot." The victim, Airious Darling, was returning a child to his father March 31 when he was shot fatally on the front porch; a witness stated in probable-cause statement Tavious Tipler, the suspect, had intended to shoot a man who had confronted him about an earlier robbery but shot and killed the wrong person...
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Repair crew works on Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
A crew from Fricke Management and Contracting performs routine concrete repairs Wednesday on one of the uprights of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 9, the 161st day of 2016. There are 205 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 9, 1986, the Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts...
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Perry County prepares for rare eclipse visibility
(Editorial ~ 06/09/16)
Perry County is preparing for a very special two minutes and 40.1 seconds in 2017. A total solar eclipse will take place Aug. 21 next year, and Perry County will have one of the longest exposures. Those hoping to see the eclipse should plan ahead: Don Ficken, chairman of the St. Louis Eclipse Task Force, said the last total eclipse in Perry County was in 1442, and the next would be in 2505...
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A look at chronic absenteeism across America
(Community ~ 06/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- The problem of students habitually missing school varies widely from state to state, with about one-third of students in the nation's capital absent 15 days or more in a single school year, according to an Associated Press analysis of government statistics...
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Study: Most antidepressants don't work for young patients
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
LONDON -- Scientists say most antidepressants don't work for children or teenagers with major depression, some may be unsafe and the quality of evidence about these drugs is so bad, the researchers cannot be sure whether any are truly effective or safe...
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Police: Truck driven erratically before it killed five cyclists
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
COOPER TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Police fielded complaints a pickup truck was being driven erratically minutes before the vehicle slammed into a group of bicyclists in western Michigan, killing five, authorities said. At least four more bicyclists were injured in the crash Tuesday night in Kalamazoo County's Cooper Township, including one who was in critical condition Wednesday...
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Guilty pleas scratched, Detroit man walks out of prison
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
IONIA, Mich. -- A man who entered prison as a teenager in 2008 stepped out into sunshine and freedom Wednesday, eight years after a professional hit man told authorities he was responsible for the slayings. The hit man's first acknowledgement he was involved came only about two weeks after Davontae Sanford was sent away. But prosecutors repeatedly refused to reopen the case, believing they already had put the right killer behind bars...
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Sanders pressured to end campaign
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- Under mounting pressure from Democratic leaders to abandon his presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders returned home Wednesday to Vermont after dispiriting losses to Hillary Clinton. He vowed to fight on for a political revolution but showed signs he would bow to the inevitable and bring his insurgent effort to a close...
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Palestinian gunmen kill 4 Israelis in Tel Aviv
(International News ~ 06/09/16)
JERUSALEM -- Two Palestinians opened fire near a popular open-air market in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, killing four Israelis and wounding at least five others in one of the deadliest attacks in an eight-month wave of violence. The shooting occurred at the Sarona market, a series of restored buildings transformed into a popular tourist spot filled with crowded shops and restaurants. ...
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Lawsuit: DeGeneres mocked woman's name for breast joke
(Entertainment ~ 06/09/16)
MACON, Ga. -- A Georgia real-estate agent is suing the producer of the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," claiming the comedian mispronounced her name to make a joke about breasts. Titi (pronounced TEE'-tee) Pierce alleges in the lawsuit filed against Warner Bros. last week DeGeneres displayed one of Pierce's real-estate signs during the Feb. 22 show that was rerun April 15. It states DeGeneres led into the joke about Pierce's name after showing a sign for the unrelated Nipple Convalescent Home...
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Libyan forces enter main Islamic State bastion
(International News ~ 06/09/16)
BENGHAZI, Libya -- Libyan forces loyal to a U.N.-brokered government advanced deep inside the coastal city of Sirte, the main stronghold of the Islamic State group's local affiliate, officials said Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Ghasri said forces have seized a key bridge inside the city where the extremists used to hang the bodies of their enemies and are only three miles from the city center and Zafrana square, where IS killed prisoners convicted by its self-styled Islamic courts...
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Iraqi troops in southern Fallujah for first time in 2 years
(International News ~ 06/09/16)
NAYMIYAH, Iraq -- A column of black Humvees carrying Iraqi special forces rolled into southern Fallujah on Wednesday, the first time in more than two years government troops have entered the western city held by the Islamic State group. The counterterrorism troops fought house-to-house battles with militants in the Shuhada neighborhood, and the operation to retake the city is expected to be one of the most difficult yet...
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Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club donates $5,000 to Southeast Missouri State athletics
(College Sports ~ 06/09/16)
The Southeast Missouri State department of athletics received a $5,000 donation from the Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club to assist in funding for facility improvements at the Holcomb Success Center, the university announced Wednesday. Clint Karnes president of the local Noon Lions Club, presented the gift to athletic director Brady Barke at a luncheon hosted by the department inside the recently renovated weight room...
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Southeast Missouri State's Kevin Farley places 10th in shot put at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
(College Sports ~ 06/09/16)
Southeast Missouri State's Kevin Farley finished 10th in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon. Farley, a senior, wrapped up the final event of the opening day with a throw of 61 feet, 9 1/2 inches during his second career outdoor championships appearance...
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Moss homers twice, Cardinals roll over Reds 12-7
(Professional Sports ~ 06/09/16)
CINCINNATI -- Brandon Moss homered in consecutive at-bats, Matt Adams and Jhonny Peralta added three-run drives and the St. Louis Cardinals rolled over the Cincinnati Reds 12-7 Wednesday night. Moss broke a 4-4, fifth-inning with a two-run drive into the right-field seats, then liner a solo homer that barely cleared the right-field wall in the seventh for his eighth career multihomer game...
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Southeast Missouri State ace pitcher Joey Lucchesi waits to hear name called in MLB Draft
(College Sports ~ 06/09/16)
This time last year, Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Steve Bieser had a strong feeling that pitcher Joey Lucchesi was going to be the highest player drafted from his team. Forty rounds of the MLB Draft came and went, and Lucchesi, who had just wrapped up his junior season with the Redhawks, had surprisingly not been selected...
- Students help repair area homes (Local News ~ 06/09/16)
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McGraw, Underwood win big at CMT Awards; Pharrell performs
(Entertainment ~ 06/09/16)
Tim McGraw ended Carrie Underwood's four-year-winning streak for the top prize at the 2016 CMT Music Awards with his music video for "Humble and Kind" -- which features footage provided by Oprah Winfrey -- while stars from outside the country music world performed onstage, including Pharrell, Cheap Trick and Pitbull...
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Some look to profit from free tickets to Ali services
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Muhammad Ali, who long ago began crafting the plan for his final tribute, insisted the tickets for his memorial service be free. But Wednesday, after the tickets were handed out, some people looked to make a profit. People started arriving outside the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville late Tuesday, hours ahead of the ticket distribution. ...
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Malaria-proof mosquito? Tool promising but needs more study
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- A powerful new technology holds the promise of rapidly altering genes to make malaria-proof mosquitoes, eliminate their Zika-carrying cousins or wipe out an invasive species, but a report Wednesday said these "gene drives" aren't ready to let loose in the wild just yet...
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Out of the past: June 9
(Out of the Past ~ 06/09/16)
A ground-breaking ceremony is held in the morning for the new Family Life Center at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 N. Ellis St.; delivering the message at the event is Missouri Bishop W.T. Handy Jr. Organizers of this year's Riverfest say the two-day celebration drew large but well-controlled crowds to Cape Girardeau's riverfront Friday and Saturday; new restrictions on alcohol consumption combined with pleasant weather contribute to the festival's success; the 13th annual Riverfest drew about 60,000 downtown.. ...
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Robbie Pennebaker Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/09/16)
Robbie Leroy Pennebaker Jr., 62, of Daisy passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 20, 1953, in Wyatt, Missouri, the son of Robbie Leroy and Minnie Johnson Pennebaker Sr. He and Lee Anne Jones were married Aug. 2, 1997, in Blytheville, Arkansas...
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Jimmy Musgraves
(Obituary ~ 06/09/16)
Jimmy Ray "Pee Wee" Musgraves, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 6, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Oct. 1, 1934, in Advance, Missouri, to Amos and Mary Helen Tropf Musgraves. He and Barbara Anne Horner were married June 3, 1956, at Bloomfield, Missouri...
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Bob Luttrell
(Obituary ~ 06/09/16)
Bob G. Luttrell, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jack Cathcart and the Rev. Randy Morse officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson police report 6/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Chad C. Gray, 40, of Scott City was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Arrests n Jennifer T. Burton, 31, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 5:21 a.m. on Penrod Place; 5:46 a.m. on South Lake Drive; 7:45 a.m. on Broadway; 8:20 a.m. on Montgomery Street; 9:49 a.m. on Steven Drive; 10:29 a.m. on Hawthorne Road; 2:38 p.m. on Themis Street; 5:44 p.m. on North Main Street; 5:53 p.m. on Campster Drive; and 7:35 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of assault, property damage, resisting arrest and trespassing at 214 Koch Ave. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of tampering with a motor vehicle at 1437 Cousin St...
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Births 6/9/16
(Births ~ 06/09/16)
Son to James Robert and Kellie Louise Golden of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:59 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Name, Jack Andrew. Weight, 10 pounds. Sixth child, fifth son. Mrs. Golden is the former Kellie Rodgers, daughter of Debbie Chilton and the late Doyl Chilton of Cascade, Missouri. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 6/9/16
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the June 6 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Missouri gets some money back from scam that also hit Kansas
(State News ~ 06/09/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A western Missouri county has gotten back more than half of the $48,200 it lost after one of its officials fell for an email scam. The Kansas City Star reported Platte County Treasurer Rob Willard was duped last week into sending a wire transfer to a bank in Florida at what he thought was the request of Presiding Commissioner Ron Schieber...
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St. Louis developer plans housing project near federal site
(State News ~ 06/09/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis developer said he's moving ahead with plans for a residential housing plan in an area around the planned $1.75 billion National Geospatial Intelligence Agency project. Paul McKee, who has been acquiring land in north St. Louis for decades, said Tuesday he's moving forward with the 500-unit residential housing plan, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Initial construction will begin in 2017 and be completed in 2018...
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Circus settles federal complaint over elephant incidents
(State News ~ 06/09/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A circus has agreed to pay a $16,000 fine to settle a federal complaint alleging animal-welfare violations involving Missouri and Pennsylvania shows where elephants were allowed to get loose or too close to circus-goers. Hugo, Oklahoma-based Carson & Barnes Circus last month resolved the U.S. ...
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Nixon appoints 3 new curators to lead University of Missouri
(State News ~ 06/09/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday appointed three new members to the board of curators to help lead the embattled University of Missouri, making good on a pledge to circumvent the Legislature to fill vacancies on the board that oversees the university system...
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Cape to hold open house to discuss fire-station project
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
Cape Girardeau city staff members will hold a public meeting today to discuss plans for the city’s new fire station. The meeting will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Osage Centre. The informal, open-house style meeting will allow residents to learn more about the project, ask questions and provide input, city officials said...
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Repeat offenders cause most discipline issues at Perry County schools
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Several Perry County educators appear to agree most disciplinary issues in the district flow from a handful of repeat offenders. And among the infractions these students commit each year, being disrespectful and rebellious are near the top of the list...
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Downtown streets briefly blocked after apparent suicide
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
Cape Girardeau police said a person committed suicide about 5 p.m. on the city’s riverfront near the intersection of Broadway and Water Street. “There was nothing obvious to suggest that it was anything except a suicide at this point,” Cape Girardeau public information officer Adam Glueck said...
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Former Sikeston pastor who lives in Cape accused of felony theft
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
A former Sikeston, Missouri, church pastor will appear in circuit court later this month on felony charges after being accused of stealing nearly $2,000 in property. Terry R. Mejean, 47, of Cape Girardeau was charged in March with felony fraudulent use of a credit device and felony stealing, according to Missouri Case.net. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. June 23 before Circuit Division Judge David Dolan at the Scott County Courthouse in Benton, Missouri...
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River Campus namesake Earl Holland dies
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
Earl Holland’s name is seen in many places throughout the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, none more prominent as the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts on the River Campus. Holland died at age 71 on May 31. He was raised in Caruthersville, Missouri, and still has family there today...
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Sikeston couple faces charges after leaving kids in car while attending court
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — A couple accused of leaving their children in a vehicle without air conditioning while attending a court hearing faces additional charges. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 22 before Judge S. Rob Barker for Allana Wheatley and Bradley Wheatley, who are charged with three counts of abuse or neglect of a child and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child...
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Jackson taking bids for water-system upgrade
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
The city of Jackson has begun accepting bids for the upgrade of its water system and will do so until 10 a.m. June 24. The Water System Facility Plan Implementation Project will affect about 9,700 feet of water-main construction. Much of the project will entail installation of 8-inch water mains on about a half-dozen city streets...
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Strength in area home sales keeps rising
(Local News ~ 06/09/16)
Trepidation in the housing market has declined in Missouri over the years. Home sales have been increasing steadily throughout the state, and with it, home prices have increased as well. This means fewer options for potential homebuyers. “Our inventory is low this year compared to last year,” said Elizabeth Gray, broker and owner of Realty One Associates. “Things just aren’t staying on the market as long.”...
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Nation, world briefs 6/9/16
(National News ~ 06/09/16)
CAIRO -- An EgyptAir plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday in Uzbekistan after a bomb threat resumed its flight and landed in Beijing, Egyptian officials said, the latest in a series of air-travel incidents involving Egypt. The officials said no bomb was found after the Airbus A330-220 and its passengers were searched by explosives experts. ...
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Border guards find bootleg booze pipeline
(International News ~ 06/09/16)
MOSCOW -- Authorities in Ukraine said they foiled plans to ship bootleg alcohol from Moldova to Ukraine via a pipeline. The SBU security service said Tuesday border guards in the country's west stopped works to lay pipes on the bed of the Dniester river at a point where it crosses the border. The would-be bootleggers rented a house on the riverbank on the Ukrainian side and started to lay the pipe across the river, authorities said. The SBU released footage of the pipeline being dug up...
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Learning briefs 6/9/16
(Community ~ 06/09/16)
Jon Winkler of Cape Girardeau, a student at Southeast Missouri State University, was awarded first place in the Audio-PSA category in the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association Awards competition. Winkler's project title was "CHAMPS," and he completed the project during the fall 2015 semester...
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Hooked on Science: Pop a balloon inside a balloon
(Community ~ 06/09/16)
n Magnifying glass n Black balloon n Clear balloon n STEP 1: Push the black balloon inside the clear balloon. Inflate the black balloon. Tie the black balloon. n STEP 2: Inflate the clear balloon so the black balloon can move freely inside the clear balloon. Tie the clear balloon...
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Training accidents
(Column ~ 06/09/16)
On June 2, nine soldiers were killed when their light medium tactical vehicle (truck) was swept away while crossing a flooded stream at Fort Hood, Texas. Three soldiers were recovered alive and all bodies were also recovered. The 1st Cavalry Division soldiers were taking part in a training exercise...
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Prayer 6/9/16
(Prayer ~ 06/09/16)
Lord Jesus, may we live a life worthy of the calling we have received. Amen.
- Lindsey Breer is Jackson High School's 2016 valedictorian (Community ~ 06/09/16)
- Meet Creighton Miles, Advance High School valedictorian (Community News ~ 06/09/16)
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