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Old McKendree Chapel Benefit - Featuring Maggie Thorn
(Submitted Story ~ 09/27/16)
Please join us for a great evening of traditional and contemporary Christian music as we come together to raise funds for beautiful Old McKendree Chapel. It will be a great night of praise and worship and a free-will offering will be taken. We will have a variety of performers, including Maggie Thorn! Maggie is a singer/songwriter from Bloomfield, Missouri. ...
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Cape County 4-Her’s participate in 2016 4-H State Livestock Judging Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 09/27/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension 4-H State Livestock Judging contest on Sept. 10 drew 166 competing 4-H members. Working in partnership with volunteers from across the state and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Livestock Judging Team, the contestants were provided an opportunity to develop and hone their judging skills, and explore future career and educational options...
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Clinton, Trump battle over taxes, race, terror
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump on Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a "racist lie" about President Barack Obama...
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Jackson's growing Oktoberfest will toast another edition Oct. 8
(Local News ~ 09/27/16)
Area residents have a week and a half to memorize the traditional German toast -- "Prost!" -- in advance of the annual Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest on Oct. 8. Event organizers have a bit more on their to-do lists. "Between getting our vendors lined up and getting our bands lined up and getting our beers lined up and getting our food lined up, there's a lot to be done," said Janey Foust, co-owner of Cobblestone Corner in uptown Jackson and volunteer organizer for the Oktoberfest...
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Ruling forces change in absentee-ballot procedure in some counties
(Local News ~ 09/27/16)
Voters who cast their absentee ballots in the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's offices in the November election will not be able to place their ballot in an automatic vote-counting machine. The ballots now will have to be sealed in special envelopes like ones that are mailed, said Clerk Kara Clark Summers...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2016. There are 95 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy...
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Heritage Days: A celebration of our history
(Column ~ 09/27/16)
September has been a very busy event-filled month for Cape Girardeau.
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New juvenile center is step in the right direction
(Editorial ~ 09/27/16)
Issues surrounding juvenile court cases are difficult. Therefore, a transition that makes the process better is a step in the right direction. The Sept. 8 dedication of the 32nd Judicial Circuit's new juvenile center in Cape Girardeau was such a step...
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Dennis R. Farrow
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Dennis R. Farrow, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at his home. He was born July 14, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to Russel and Joyce Marie Pinkston Farrow. He and Linda Sue Brown were married April 2, 1969, at Murphysboro, Illinois. Denny was a graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Hollis Henderson
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Hollis Dwight Henderson, 68, of Olive Branch passed away at 11:28 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Hollis was born in Alexander County, Illinois, on Dec. 16, 1947, to Martie and Anna (Bledsoe) Henderson...
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Ellouise Siebert
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Ellouise Mae Siebert, 84, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 25, 1932, in Gordonville, daughter of Albert and Frieda Graden Gerecke. She and Freeman Siebert were married June 20, 1950, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. He passed away May 8, 2006...
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Edna Snead
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Edna Miriam Snead, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. She was born Jan. 3, 1935, in St. Louis, daughter of Martin and Irene Nelson. She and Carroll M. Snead were married Sept. 25, 1954, in St. Louis. The couple moved to Cape Girardeau in 1955. They celebrated 60 years of marriage in 2014. He passed away March 4, 2015...
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Birth 9/27/16
(Births ~ 09/27/16)
Daughter to Jeremy A. Bourland and Haley B. Urhahn of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Name, Lydia Sue. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Urhahn is the daughter of Kenny and Kelly Urhahn of Cape Girardeau. Bourland is the son of Julie and Keith Swallow of Rolla, Missouri, and John and Pam Bourland of Jackson...
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Travis Bennett
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Travis Bennett, 22, of Zalma passed away Sept. 24, 2016, in Stoddard County, Missouri, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Aug. 24, 1994, at Cape Girardeau. Travis was a 2013 graduate of Zalma High School and also a graduate of the Building and Vocational School at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. ...
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Gavada Woodfin
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Gavada Jane Corbin Woodfin, 92, of Advance passed away Sept. 25, 2016, at the Advance Assisted Living Center in Advance. She was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Sturdivant, Missouri, the daughter of Clyde and Effie Pearl Watkins Corbin. Gavada had been a school teacher at Zalma R5 School District from 1941 until her retirement in 1980. ...
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Hundreds of Romanian couples cash in on lasting love
(Community ~ 09/27/16)
BUCHAREST, Romania -- A district of the Romanian capital on Monday celebrated hundreds of couples who have been married for at least half a century by handing out cash awards and inviting them to a joint lunch. Bucharest's fifth district town hall said it had given each golden anniversary couple 1,000 lei -- $255 -- to honor family and marriage...
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Out of the past: Sept. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 09/27/16)
Under a plan endorsed by the Southeast Missouri State University's budget committee, tuition at the university would be raised by $5 a credit hour, and textbook rental fees would be hiked from $7 to $9 a course, but the plan doesn't sit well with university students, who were saddled with a tuition hike this fall...
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Johnny Mills
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Johnny Ray Mills, 75, of Millersville passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at his home in Millersville. The 12th of 13 children, John was born Oct. 18, 1940, in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to Jesse and Sylveen Penrose Mills. He was raised in Arkansas, where he was active in scouting and in the Assembly of God church...
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Walking is medicine? It helped high-risk seniors stay mobile
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
WASHINGTON -- It's not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity -- mostly walking -- helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, they long had been couch potatoes. One health policy specialist said the study released Monday suggests prescribing exercise may be just as important as prescribing medications...
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See You at the Pole an impactful activity for students
(Column ~ 09/27/16)
It doesn't take a million people to start a movement. In 1990, just 10 people started what has grown into millions. Consider that those 10 were students, not adults, and it becomes clearer: the actions of just a few are significant.
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Police: Mall shooting suspect confessed, shot 5 in 1 minute
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- The suspect accused of killing five people at a Macy's department store confessed to police, court documents said, but his motive remained a mystery Monday as a portrait emerged of him as a mentally troubled young man whose parents said they were trying to help him...
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City pins hope on 10 miles of quickly erected flood barriers
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Facing their second-largest flood in city history, Cedar Rapids leaders and residents pinned their hopes Monday on a 10-mile system of quickly erected flood barriers to protect government buildings, homes and businesses in Iowa's second largest city...
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Houston gunman had 2 weapons, thousands of rounds at scene
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
HOUSTON -- A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said...
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Use of body cams questioned after Charlotte police killings
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in Charlotte is only the latest shooting to raise questions about how the department uses body cameras. Six people were shot fatally since body cameras were given to all patrol officers about a year ago...
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Colombia, FARC sign historic peace deal ending long conflict
(International News ~ 09/27/16)
CARTAGENA, Colombia -- Colombia's government and the country's largest rebel movement signed a historic peace accord Monday evening, ending a half-century of combat that caused more than 220,000 deaths and made 8 million people homeless. Underlining the importance of the deal, President Juan Manuel Santos and Rodrigo Londono, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, signed the 297-page agreement before a crowd of 2,500 foreign dignitaries and special guests, including U.N. ...
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Syria says truce still viable after week of airstrikes
(International News ~ 09/27/16)
BEIRUT -- Syria's foreign minister said Monday an internationally brokered cease-fire remains viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo sifted through the rubble from the heaviest airstrikes on rebel-held areas of the northern city in five years. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, speaking to Mayadeen TV from New York, also said the government is prepared to take part in a unity government incorporating elements from the opposition -- an offer that has been rejected in the past...
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Official: One-third of calls to VA suicide hotline roll over
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
WASHINGTON -- More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the hot-line's former director...
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Debate takeaways: Clinton gets under Trump's skin
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Donald Trump clashed with Hillary Clinton during Monday's first presidential debate, interrupting her and appearing agitated at times as they tangled over the economy, her use of a private mail server and his unwillingness to release his income-tax returns...
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Troubling allegations at nursing home closed by the state
(State News ~ 09/27/16)
FESTUS, Mo. -- The bills were unpaid, the phones shut off, trash piled up, and food ran out. The problems at the Benchmark Healthcare nursing home in Festus forced the state to take the unusual step of shutting it down this month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported by the time the nursing home closed amid its parent company's financial problems, employees were spending their money to feed residents. The 60 residents were relocated to other homes...
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Variety to host diversity conference, Pharrell to speak
(Entertainment ~ 09/27/16)
NEW YORK -- Variety will host a conference of film executives and stars to discuss solutions to Hollywood's lagging record in diversity. The conference, which Variety announced Monday, will include keynote conversations with Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Studios, and Pharrell Williams. The singer-producer is co-composing the score for the upcoming "Hidden Figures," a film about African-American mathematicians working for NASA in the early 1960s...
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Missouri couple killed in crash during Disney vacation
(State News ~ 09/27/16)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Missouri couple died and their two young daughters were seriously injured in a traffic crash Sunday near Orlando during a Disney World vacation, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The Orlando Sentinel reported Greg and Sarah Moyers saved for months to take Hailey, 13, and Sophia, 8, to Disney World...
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Another talcum powder lawsuit in St. Louis this week
(State News ~ 09/27/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Another lawsuit alleging a woman's use of talcum powder caused cancer is this week in St. Louis. Lawyers for a Modesto, California, woman say she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012 after years of talcum use. Her lawsuit accuses Johnson & Johnson of "negligent conduct" in making and marketing its baby powder...
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Project in Missouri to study cats for children with autism
(State News ~ 09/27/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri center for Human-Animal Interaction is raising money for a research project to study the possible benefits of placing adoptable cats in the homes of children with autism...
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Missouri on track for second-highest corn harvest on record
(State News ~ 09/27/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this year's corn crop in Missouri is on track to be the second-highest yield on record. The Columbia Missourian reported the state was on track as of Sept. 12. The agriculture department predicts there will be an average yield of 165 bushels per acre this year, compared to an average of 142 bushels per acre in 2015. The record was 186 bushels per acre in 2014...
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More than 100 vehicles damaged by vandals in St. Louis
(State News ~ 09/27/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police are looking for suspects after more than 100 vehicles were damaged over the weekend by pellet guns or BB guns. KTVI-TV reported many of the vehicles had their windows shot out, including several along Shenandoah Street in south St. Louis...
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Fire at popular restaurant under investigation
(State News ~ 09/27/16)
DELLWOOD, Mo. -- A fire at a popular St. Louis-area restaurant is under investigation. Fire brook out early Sunday on the roof of Sweetie Pie's in Dellwood. Metro North Fire Protection District Capt. Rich Hilligardt told KMOV-TV the fire is suspicious because there is no reason for a fire to break out where it did...
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Woman accused of pushing Wal-Mart employee after theft
(Local News ~ 09/27/16)
The Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney charged a Cape Girardeau woman with robbery after police said pushed a Wal-Mart employee to get out of the store after a theft. Cape Girardeau police arrested Stephanie Lynn Farrar, 23, on Friday. Her charges include second-degree robbery for forcibly stealing a quantity of merchandise owned by Wal-Mart, according to the arrest warrant, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance...
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Police: Teen woman crawls through window, punches relative
(Local News ~ 09/27/16)
Police say a Thebes, Illinois, woman broke into the apartment Thursday of a relative by climbing through a window next to an air conditioner and once inside fought the resident when she was asked to leave. Jackson police arrested Mayrissa N. Brooks, 17, on Thursday. The Cape Girardeau County's prosecuting attorney's office charged Brooks with first-degree burglary and second-degree domestic assault...
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2 area people die in highway wrecks
(Local News ~ 09/27/16)
Two people died in separate highway crashes since Friday in the region. A Cape Girardeau woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident Friday on Highway 34, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Debra J. Winters, 51, was driving her 1999 Chevrolet S-10 when she traveled off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected, drove off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. Winters was pronounced dead by Cape Girardeau County deputy coroner David Taylor on scene about 7 p.m. Friday...
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Driver charged with manslaughter in crash that killed 2
(Local News ~ 09/27/16)
Two Farmington, Missouri, residents were killed in a collision with a pickup truck Sunday near Patton, Missouri, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The driver of the pickup truck has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter...
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Bark in the Park at Capaha slated for Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/27/16)
Every dog has its day, and Southeast Missouri canines, it seems, have many. Events throughout the year give pet owners an opportunity to meet up and allow dogs a chance to interact with each other. Saturday will be one of those days. People and their pets are invited to Capaha Park for Bark at the Park, an annual fundraiser benefiting the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri...
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Man uses mannequin to drive in carpool lane
(National News ~ 09/27/16)
BREA, Calif. -- A California driver has been cited for using a mannequin -- not the required human being -- to drive in the carpool lane. The Orange County Register reported Brea police found the mannequin Wednesday inside a truck on a congested freeway. The truck veered out of the carpool lane close to an officer's motorcycle. The officer noticed the passenger wasn't a passenger. California requires a vehicle carry a minimum of two people for carpool lanes...
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Jackson police reports 9/27/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/27/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Jessica L. Lewis, 28, of Jackson was issued a summons for seat-belt violation. n Ernestine Minner, 64, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/27/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/27/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Justin A. Ramos, 26, 1927 N. Kingshighway, Lot 16, was arrested at 1927 N. Kingshighway, Lot 42, on a Cape Girardeau warrant for trespassing...
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Rodney Truax
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Rodney Edward Truax, 79, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park...
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Wanda Ing
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Wanda Bolen Ing, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Max Ledbetter
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Max Daniel Ledbetter, 82, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at noon Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Grassy Friendship Cemetery in Grassy, Missouri...
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David and Austin Wadley
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Father and son, David and Austin Wadley, both of Jackson, died over the weekend from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. David Wadley, 52, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, and Austin Wadley, 23, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas...
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Prayer 9/27/16
(Prayer ~ 09/27/16)
O Heavenly Father, may your name be exalted above the heavens. Amen.
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Brandon McArthur
(Obituary ~ 09/27/16)
Brandon Levi McArthur of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Albino fawn sited in Cape Woods
(Submitted Story ~ 09/27/16)
While walking on the trail in Cape Woods we discovered an albino fawn with its mother. It is surely a descendant of the albino buck that was killed some time ago.
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State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 09/27/16)
The Missouri State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest was held August 20th at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Contestants placed six classes and gave two sets of reasons. The top three individuals in each breed received cash prizes sponsored by the Missouri breed associations. ...
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Cape Girardeau County 4-H member competes in state public speaking contest
(Submitted Story ~ 09/27/16)
Renee Peters, a Cape Girardeau County 4-Her’s participated in the State 4-H Public Speaking Contest on September 10, at the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. She placed second overall in the senior division prepared speech. Her speech was titled “Making the Best Better.” There were 102 participants in the contest. ...
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