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County to hire consultant for courthouse project
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners plan to hire a consultant to assist them in choosing a design-build team for construction of a new courthouse in Jackson. The commission voted Monday to begin the process to find a consultant who will help determine the scope of the project and design criteria and advise the commissioners on selection of a design-build team...
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Safe House for Women offers support group for male victims of domestic violence
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
Domestic violence can happen in any type of relationship, and the Safe House for Women now is offering a support group for men who have experienced such violence. Safe House director Jessica Hill said the group will offer support to male survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse or stalking...
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Cape school board rejects proposal to allow parochial-school students to play sports
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
The Cape Girardeau School Board rejected a proposal Monday night to allow students at area parochial schools to play sports at district schools. St. Mary Cathedral School and St. Vincent de Paul Parish School requested the district negotiate an agreement that would allow students enrolled at the private schools to be eligible to participate in football, cross country and wrestling at Central Junior High School...
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Children learn about painting with flowers
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
Elaine Pobst helps her son, William Pobst, and daughter, Aleena Pobst, paint with flowers Monday during a Preschool Discovery Lab at the Cape Girardeau Public Library.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 28, the 87th day of 2017. There are 278 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 28, 1942, during World War II, British naval forces staged a successful raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire in Operation Chariot, destroying the only dry dock on the Atlantic coast capable of repairing the German battleship Tirpitz...
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Luther's words remain true
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/17)
This year is the celebration of the 500th year of the Protestant Reformation. I recently read "The Large Catechism" by Martin Luther, who is widely acknowledged to have started the reformation with his work "The Ninety-Five Theses". "The Large Catechism" is a summary of basic Christian doctrine. ...
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Forfeiting the healthcare fight
(Column ~ 03/28/17)
What happened last week with Republican efforts to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is what frustrates people with politics. After attempts to garner support for this bill that would replace Obamacare, Speaker Paul Ryan pulled it, and it never faced a vote in the House of Representatives. ...
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Robert Grable
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
Robert John Grable, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 25, 1939, in St. Louis to Harold Everett and Elnora (Thomas) Grable. Robert was a 1957 graduate of Normandy High School in Normandy, Missouri...
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Imogene Ancell
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
EAST ALTON, Ill. -- Imogene Ancell, 80, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at her residence. Born in Zalma, Missouri, she was the daughter of Carl and Minnie (Hogg) Berrong. She is survived by a son, Gary (Linda) Ancell of East Alton; daughters, Linda (Dennis) Roberson of Monett, Missouri, Darla (Terry) Powers of Advance, Missouri, and Cliffa VanDyke of Wood River, Illinois; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and sisters, Wanda Masters of East Alton and Beulah Staats Welker of Hazelwood, Missouri.. ...
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Birth 3/28/17
(Births ~ 03/28/17)
Daughter to Dr. Zachary L. and Jami L Hudson of Columbus, Ohio, Riverside Methodist Hospital, 5:41 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017. Name, Amlin Mae. Weight, 8 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hudson is the former Jami Dement, daughter of Jerry and Tony Dement of Cape Girardeau. Hudson is the son of Roger and Elizabeth Hudson of Cape Girardeau. He is an emergency-medicine resident physician at Doctors Hospital in Columbus...
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Marc Mangus
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
Marc R. Mangus, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Wheeling, West Virginia, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Black River Country Assisted Living in Annapolis, Missouri. He was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Dover, Ohio, to Foster and Mildred (Burkholder) Mangus...
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Stocks sink early on Washington worries before paring losses
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
NEW YORK -- Worries that Washington may not be able to help businesses as much as once thought knocked stock indexes down hard early Monday, but they clawed back most of their losses and ended the day mixed. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.39 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,341.59 for its seventh drop in the last eight days...
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Out of the past: March 28
(Out of the Past ~ 03/28/17)
The 12th annual Southeast Missouri Home Builders Association Home and Garden Show is underway at the Show Me Center. Ann Brookman of Edgewater Glass Co., this year's chairman of the show, expects more than 10,000 people to attend the three-day event...
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'Fearless Girl' statue opposite bull stays through February
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
NEW YORK -- The globally popular statue of a young girl will keep staring down Wall Street's famed "Charging Bull" through February 2018 instead of being removed this Sunday, the mayor said. She's "standing up to fear, standing up to power, being able to find in yourself the strength to do what's right," said Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, who appeared with the "Fearless Girl" statue Monday on the lower Manhattan traffic island where the two bronze figures face each other...
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Company: Oil is in pipeline under Missouri River reservoir
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Dakota Access pipeline developer said Monday it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, and it's preparing to put the pipeline into service. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners made the announcement in a brief court filing with an appeals court in Washington, D.C...
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'Bathroom bill' to cost North Carolina $3.76 billion
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Despite Republican assurances North Carolina's "bathroom bill" isn't hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years, according to an Associated Press analysis...
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Colombia 'panic buttons' expose activists
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
It is supposed to help protect human-rights activists, labor organizers and journalists working in risky environments, but a GPS-enabled "panic button" Colombia's government has issued to about 400 people could be exposing them to more peril. The pocket-sized devices are designed to notify authorities in the event of an attack or attempted kidnapping...
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Visit to WH grounds by Intel chairman clouds probe
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes went to the White House grounds to review intelligence reports and meet the secret source behind his claim communications involving Trump associates were caught up in "incidental" surveillance in the waning days of the Obama administration...
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Police: No active search for suspects in nightclub shooting
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
CINCINNATI -- As Cincinnati police delved further into their investigation of a nightclub shooting melee that left one person dead and 16 injured, city officials Monday urged more witnesses to come forward and offered reassurances amid questions about safety in public gathering spots...
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Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny gets 15 days in jail
(International News ~ 03/28/17)
MOSCOW -- A wave of nationwide demonstrations that shook Russia's long-dormant political scene over the weekend showed a new face of protest: mostly teenage demonstrators driven by accusations of high-level official corruption amid the nation's two-year recession...
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Despite some tensions, evangelical churches booming in Cuba
(International News ~ 03/28/17)
HAVANA -- Fidel Castro's government sent the Rev. Juan Francisco Naranjo to two years of work camp in the 1960s for preaching the Gospel in a Cuba where atheism was law and the faithful were viewed as suspect. For years, Naranjo's church was almost abandoned, with just a handful of people daring to attend services...
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London attacker not linked to IS or al-Qaida
(International News ~ 03/28/17)
LONDON -- A senior British counterterrorism officer said police have found "no evidence" Westminster attacker Khalid Masood was associated with the Islamic State group or al-Qaida. Deputy assistant commissioner Neil Basu said Masood clearly had "an interest in jihad," but police have no evidence he discussed his attack with others...
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Civil trial against St. Louis archbishop to begin in clergy abuse case
(State News ~ 03/28/17)
TROY, Mo. -- St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson is accused in a lawsuit of mishandling the case of a priest once charged with molesting a teenager. The lawsuit filed in 2013 alleges Carlson knew the Rev. Xiu Hui "Joseph" Jiang was a danger to children before Jiang was charged with sexual misconduct involving the then-16-year-old girl in 2012...
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Dems force 1-week delay on panel vote on Supreme Court pick
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats on Monday forced a one-week delay in a committee vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, who remains on track for confirmation with solid Republican backing. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, announced, as expected, Democrats requested a postponement. The committee vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch will be held April 3...
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Official: Canada expects to legalize marijuana by July 2018
(International News ~ 03/28/17)
TORONTO -- Canadians should be able to smoke marijuana legally by July 1, 2018, a senior government official said Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government will introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana the week of April 10, and it should become law by July next year, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of lack of authorization to discuss the upcoming legislation...
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South Korean prosecutors push to arrest ousted president
(International News ~ 03/28/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean prosecutors said Monday they want to arrest former president Park Geun-hye over the corruption allegations that triggered a political scandal and toppled her from power. The move comes after prosecutors grilled Park for 14 hours last week over suspicions she colluded with a jailed confidante to extort from companies and committed other wrongdoing when she was in office...
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Some balk as Seattle seeks to spend more money on homeless
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
SEATTLE -- Sixteen months after he declared a state of emergency on homelessness, Seattle's mayor is asking voters in this liberal, affluent city for $55 million a year in new taxes to fight the problem. Some are pushing back, saying the city already spends millions to combat homelessness, and things appear to have gotten worse, not better...
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Cape, Jackson libraries receive state grants for summer reading programs
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
Cape Girardeau Public Library and Riverside Regional Library system will have summer reading programs this year, thanks in part to grants announced by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Riverside Regional Library's grant application was written last fall by the Jackson branch's children's librarian, Lynn Farrow, said director Jeff Trinkle...
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Missouri Democratic Party chairman wants to field more candidates, rebuild clubs
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
The Missouri Democratic Party needs to field more candidates and rebuild Democratic clubs across the state, party chairman Stephen Webber said Monday during a visit to Cape Girardeau. Speaking to about a dozen members of the College Democrats group at Southeast Missouri State University, Webber said the Democratic Party fielded 43 fewer candidates for Missouri House seats in 2016 than 10 years earlier...
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Suspended Southeast student pleads guilty to firearm charge from fatal Carbondale shooting
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
Suspended Southeast Missouri State University student Dwayne John Dunn Jr., 22, of St. Louis pleaded guilty Monday in Jackson County, Illinois, Circuit Court in Murphysboro to reckless discharge of a firearm stemming from an Easter party shooting in Carbondale last year...
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101-year-old resident attends borough's centennial gala
(National News ~ 03/28/17)
DUPONT, Pa. -- A 101-year-old woman was on hand to celebrate the centennial of the borough where she always has lived. Margaret Milewski lived in what's now Dupont since before it was incorporated. She received a key to the borough at Saturday's celebration at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Bob Price of the Dupont Progress Committee said it was amazing to find someone who has lived in the borough for its entire history...
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Entertainment briefs 3/28/17
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/17)
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Adele fans who didn't catch her on her world tour that's winding down may be out of luck in the future. The New Zealand Herald reports Adele told the audience during Sunday night's show in Auckland that "touring isn't something I'm good at," and she doesn't know whether she "will ever tour again." The concert was Adele's last before she finishes the tour in her hometown of London with four sold-out dates at Wembley Stadium this summer. ...
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Leonardo's 'Adoration of the Magi' now cleaner, brighter
(International News ~ 03/28/17)
FLORENCE, Italy -- Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished masterpiece "Adoration of the Magi" has emerged from a six-year restoration cleaner, brighter and with a depth that hasn't been seen for centuries. Officials at Florence's Uffizi Gallery unveiled the restored work at a ceremony Monday that began a special exhibit that will run through September, displaying Leonardo's work alongside the "Adoration" of Filippo Lippi...
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Keith Hargrave
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
SALEM, Ill. -- Keith Hargrave, 59, of Salem died Monday, March 27, 2017, at Doctors Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fairmont Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Fairmont Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Jimmie Cook
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jimmie Wayne Cook, 69, of Marble Hill died Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill.
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Helen Owens
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
Helen E. Huff Owens, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Pastor Dan Johnson officiating. Burial will be in New Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Misty Morton
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
Misty R. Morton, 42, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, at her home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Bob Houchins officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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James Roth
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
James A. Roth, 91, of Jackson. formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Jackson police report 3/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Property damage n Property damage was reported in the 600 block of West Washington Street. Miscellaneous n Harassment was reported in the 100 block of South Bast Street. n Fraud was reported in the 900 block of Greensferry Road...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n Medical assists were made at 10:29 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 10:34 a.m. on Whitener Street; 11:23 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 11:58 a.m. on Linden Street; 12:19 p.m. on Whitener Street; 12:24 p.m. on North Street; 1:19 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 2:27 p.m. on William Street; 3:21 p.m. on William Street; 4:55 p.m. on Rivercrest Drive; and 8:47 p.m. on Dumais Drive...
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Loma Kenner
(Obituary ~ 03/28/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Loma F. Kenner, 65, of Cairo died Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Mississippi County, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Prayer 3/28/17
(Prayer ~ 03/28/17)
Father God, thank you for redeeming us through your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Woodland School Board candidate Joe Ridings
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Joe Ridings Age 40 Place of Birth St.Louis Shannon Ridings, wife Presley Clementine Ridings, daughter Schell Ridings, son Occupation Biologist Employer Self Employed ProPond LLC, owner None Email jridings.propond@gmail.com Telephone number 573 450 6391...
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Delta School Board candidate Scott Bond
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Scott Bond Age 48 Place of Birth Cape Girardeau, MO Angie - wife Erin - Daughter Erik- Step-Son Jonathan- Son Hannah- Daughter Emma- Step-Daughter Occupation Registered Nurse Employer Southeast Health none Delta R-V School Board, 2 terms (1 year as Treasurer)...
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Kelly School Board candidate Tammy Allen Wadlington
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Tammy Allen Wadlington Age 56 Place of Birth Cape Girardeau, Missouri Robert is my husband of 27 years and we have three children-Bale, who is 25 and a graduate of Kelly, Austin who is 21 and also a graduate of Kelly, and our 17 year old daughter Lauren who will graduate from Kelly in 2018...
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Perryville Ward 1 alderman candidate: Mark A. Hotop
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Age 52 Place of birth Cape Girardeau, MO Single, 2 fur children: Tucker & Gretchen Occupation Florist Employer self-employed; Andrew's Flower Garden Businesses owned, all or part Andrew's Flower Garden, sole proprietor None Perryville is a thriving community. I feel the most important issue is making sure the city continues to look toward the future. We must ensure that Perryville continues to be a great place to work, shop, and raise the families of tomorrow...
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Scott County Central School Board candidate Timothy Carlisle
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Timothy Carlisle Age 34 Place of Birth Port Hueneme California Jennifer Carlisle (Spouse) Madalynn Carlisle (Daughter) Timothy Carlisle Jr. (Son) Occupation Police Officer Employer City of Cape Girardeau N/A N/A Email tim_carlisle@yahoo.com...
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Oak Ridge School Board candidate George Below
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name George Below Age 53 Place of Birth Cape Girardeau, MO My wife, Debbie, and I have one child, Ryan, a 2014 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Debbie is employed at Southeast Missouri State University and Ryan attends Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL...
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Devin Cade Martin of Jackson MO graduates from Lackland Air Force base out of San Antonio TX
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Devin Martin Graduated the Lackland Air Force base out of San Antonio TX Jan 18, 2017. He's apart of the Wolf pack flight 097. They ranked top flight at beast week, second for top in the physical training and top academic. He has been assigned the F35. His parents Erin and Christopher Pulley, brothers Jeremiah and Elizhah; family and friends could not be more proud...
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Oak Ridge School Board candidate Pat Hunt
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Pat Hunt Age 62 Place of Birth Blytheville, Arkansas Doug, Shellie ( Matt Gamel, Tyler & Emmie) Occupation Retired Teacher Employer Retired Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery Missouri State Teachers Association Representative CTA President Email patdhunt@yahoo.com...
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St. Mary A-team wins first place
(Local News ~ 03/28/17)
The St. Mary's boys basketball and cheerleaders after winning first place in the A-team tournament.
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Kelly School Board candidate Kellie Bridges
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Kellie Bridges Age 46 Place of Birth Sikeston, MO Children: Brittany Brantley: Age: 26, Kelly Alumni, 2016 graduate of Texas A&M School of Law Noah Bridges: Age: 15, Kelly High School Freshman Mindy Jo Bridges: Age: 12, Kelly Middle School, 6th grade...
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Cape Girardeau School Board candidate Jared W. Ritter
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Jared W. Ritter Age 25 Place of Birth Cape Girardeau NA Occupation Realtor Employer Ritter Real Estate Ritter Rental Properties, LLC. Ritter and Roth Properties, LLC. NA Email jared_ritter11@msn.com Telephone number 573-450-8125 I am the most qualified candidate for this position because I have been inside the classroom walls of our district as an English teacher. ...
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Delta School Board candidate Jessica Sanders
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/17)
Name Jessica Sanders Age 36 Place of Birth Belleville, Il Richard (husband), Haley (10), Brianna (8), Morgan (5), Trey (2) Occupation Leveraged Sales Representative Employer AT&T None None Email Jessica_sanders125@yahoo.com Telephone number 573-450-3236...
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Local presentations highlight area's history
(Editorial ~ 03/28/17)
We live in an area teeming with history. Even as we progress, we are always aware of what is behind us and how it shapes our community and culture overall. Recently, several events drew attention to history, and more are coming. On Thursday, Dr. Annessa Stagner, dean of academic services at Lamar Community College in Lamar, Colorado, will give a lecture in the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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