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Dr. Grow: Think before you act
(Column ~ 08/09/00)
In a few paragraphs I'm going to get on my soapbox. Please read carefully. Don't be offended by my message, but if it applies to you, please take it to heart. Every day I get at least one phone call that goes something like this. "Hey, Paul, I've got this plant that has some yellow leaves on it, and it doesn't look good. What's wrong with it?"...
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RECIPE SWAP: GOING BACK TO COOKING FOLLOWING VACATION
(Column ~ 08/09/00)
It is back to reality and back to the old grind. After vacationing with the McClanahan family, it sure is hard to come back to work and housecleaning. The second annual family vacation was again at the beautiful Sandcastle property in Gulf Shores. A friend of the family owns the property and invites the family to use it each year. ...
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JACKSON SCHOOL ISSUES FAIL A SECOND TIME
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- For the second time this year, voters have rejected requests for additional funding for the Jackson School District. Voters said no to the district's proposed $6 million bond issue by a vote of 2,712 to 2,228, or 45.10 percent against the measure. A four-sevenths majority, about 57 percent, was needed to pass the bond issue...
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PRIMARY RESULTS
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
Cape Girardeau Transportation Sales Tax Jackson Schools Bond Issue Jackson Schools Tax Levy Dutchtown Sales Tax 8th District U.S. Rep.Democratic 25th District State Senate Republican 106th District State Rep. Democratic Republican 158th District State Rep...
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CROWELL GETS NOD IN 158TH
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
In the first hotly contested state representative's race Cape Girardeau has experienced in years, attorney Jason Crowell claimed a sound victory Tuesday over two opponents in the Republican primary for the open 158th District seat. Crowell captured 63 percent of the vote and all 15 precincts to claim the GOP nomination. Crowell will face Democrat Tom Neumeyer, who was unopposed in the primary, in November's general election...
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CAPE SALES TAX FOR STREETS PASSES
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
Cape Girardeau voters paved the way for continued road improvements in the city when they approved a half-cent sales-tax extension for the Transportation Trust Fund Tuesday. The measure passed by a 7 percent margin but only needed a simple majority for approval...
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ROMANCE NOVELIST TO SPEAK AT PERRYVILLE LIBRARY
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- There is a formula to writing romance novels, Lori Handeland says, but it has nothing to do with plot and character development. "The only formula there is is it has to be a happy ending," she says. "That's what people come back for."...
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THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CRASH ON ROUTE C
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
NEW WELLS, Mo. -- Three Southeast Missouri residents were seriously injured in a Tuesday morning accident in Cape Girardeau County. Two of the injured were flown by helicopters to Cape Girardeau hospitals, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report...
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CAPE WOMAN DIES IN I-55 ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
A 24-year-old Cape Girardeau woman died in a two-car crash when her car spun out of control on Interstate 55 Tuesday afternoon, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. About 4:36 p.m., Kimberly Hulett was killed when she lost control of her car, which was traveling north on I-55, said trooper Rich Pipkin of the highway patrol. It occurred at the 118 mile marker, just north of the Route KK exit in Cape Girardeau County...
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FOTO FEST SEMIFINALISTS CHOSEN
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
Linda Moreland knew she had snapped the "perfect shot" of her grandson, but she was thrilled to learn that the photograph had been selected as a semifinalist in the Foto Fest 2000 contest. Moreland of Mounds, Ill., was chosen as one of four semifinalist winners in the amateur photography contest. Other winners were Janice Meyr of Jackson, Mo., Maggie Friend and Erica Hoeflinger, both of Cape Girardeau...
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CAPE SB 40 BOARD MEETS TO DISCUSS VIP WAREHOUSE EXPANSION
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
A construction project of almost $1 million to expand a warehouse for VIP Industries should be completed sometime next month, members of the Cape Girardeau Senate Bill 40 board said. The board, which appropriates annual county tax revenues of over $500,000, met Tuesday evening at the VIP Sheltered Workshop in Cape Girardeau...
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GOP INCUMENTS WIN PERRY PRIMARY RACES
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Victories in the primary election for incumbent county commissioners show Perry County residents like the direction their government is going, said Dennis Lohmann, eastern district commissioner. Lohmann, a Republican, won by 77 votes over Edwin Stueve Jr. on Tuesday...
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CAPE MUSICIAN WINS 8TH DISTRICT PRIMARY
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
Cape Girardeau guitarist Bob Camp won the Democratic nomination Tuesday for the 8th District congressional seat. Camp, who didn't actively campaign for the seat, defeated Cabool cattle farmer Earl Durnell for the right to face Rep. Jo Ann Emerson this fall...
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CARPENTER RENOMINATED FOR CORONER POST
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Carpenter celebrated his Republican primary victory Tuesday night from a hospital bed, but his battle with cancer didn't dampen his spirits. Reached at his room at Southeast Missouri Hospital, Carpenter said he was thankful for voters' support...
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PRIMARY SETS CONTESTS FOR SOUTHEAST LEGISLATIVE SEATS
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
State Rep. BIll Foster of Poplar Bluff, Mo., earned the right to challenge for a spot in the Missouri General Assembly's upper chamber Tuesday while the field also narrowed in three state representatives districts. Foster earned 4,664 votes to beat former highway patrolman Les Enderle, also of Poplar Bluff, who garnered 1,195 votes, in the Republican primary in the 25th Senate District. The district encompasses parts of Butler, Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Stoddard and Wayne counties...
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PERRY INCUMBENTS WIN
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Incumbents made strong showings in Tuesday's primary elections in Perry County. Jim Taylor won his second election for public administrator with 1,364 votes to Tammy Tarrillion's 953 votes and LaVesta Collin's 255. Taylor didn't work any harder during this campaign than for his first...
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DEPUTY WINS GOP NOD TO FACE SHERIFF
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A man who worked as a Bollinger County sheriff's deputy for a year will be the Republican candidate for sheriff against incumbent Democrat Sheriff Dennis Willis in November. Terry G. Wiseman emerged from a field of four Republican candidates in Tuesday's primary with 1,010 votes, more than double his nearest competitor, Barry N. Hughes, who finished with 498 votes. Other candidates and their primary votes were Jimmy G. Bollinger with 179 and Frank Dye with 49...
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FERRELL TOPS WALTER IN SHERIFF RACE
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Sheriff Bill Ferrell won re-election Tuesday night by a narrow margin over Rick Walter of Scott City, Mo. He was re-elected by a 2 percent margin in the Democratic primary. Ferrell earned 4,271 votes to Walter's 4,052. About 35 percent of the registered voters in Scott County cast ballots in the primary election. Returns posted by the Scott County Clerk's office did include absentee ballots cast...
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MISSISSIPPI COUNTY CHOOSES COMMISSIONERS, SAYS NO TO TAX
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County voters decided a number of races in primary elections Tuesday, Seventy-five percent of Charleston voters said no to a 1.5 percent local-use sales tax that would have applied only to purchases made by catalogue and interstate sales. The issue, which would have ensured outside vendors had no unfair advantage over local merchants, was defeated by a 863 to 278 vote...
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STODDARD SHERIFF STAVES OFF CHALLENGE; TREASURER DEFEATED
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Two-term Stoddard County Sheriff Steve Fish successfully fought off a challenge from Bloomfield Police Chief Rick Stanfield in the Democratic primary while incumbent Shirley Carney was defeated by Carla Knowles Moore Tuesday in the Democratic race for treasurer and ex-officio collector of Stoddard County...
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DUTCHTOWN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES SALES TAX TO BUILD LEVEE
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- By a count of 12-0, Dutchtown voters approved Tuesday a new sales tax intended to help protect the town from future floods. The Dutchtown Board of Trustees asked voters to approve the 1-cent sales tax Tuesday to fund the town's share of building an earthen levee to hold back the Diversion channel floodwaters south of town...
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PRIMARY RACE DECIDES SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSION RACE
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- An incumbent and a political newcomer were elected to open seats on the Scott County Commission Tuesday. Voters re-elected Walter Bizzell to the first district seat and Jamie Burger to the second district commission seat. Bizzell earned 1,763 votes. His opponents Jerry Burge earned 744 votes while Sonny Alcorn garnered 875 votes. All three men were from Sikeston, Mo...
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SCHWAB WINS RACE FOR ADMINISTRATOR
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Phyllis Schwab of Jackson easily defeated incumbent John Ferguson and Kenneth Bryan to win the Republican nomination for Cape Girardeau County public administrator. Schwab will face Democrat Michael Hurst in the November election. Schwab, the wife of state Rep. David Schwab, piled up 3,787 votes, or 55 percent of the vote. Ferguson received 2,092 votes, or 30.4 percent. Bryan had 995 votes or 14.5 percent of the vote...
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FORMER TREASURER WINS ADMINISTRATOR SEAT
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- H.J. "Cotton" Holyfield, a former county treasurer, was elected to serve as the Scott County Administrator Tuesday. Holyfield, the first candidate to file for the office, earned 2,707 votes. Opponents Sharon Merideth earned 1,435 votes, Wayne Friend 1,596 votes and Glendella May 2,118 votes...
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INCUMBENT DOLAN WINS SIX YEARS ON BENCH
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County voters sent Circuit Judge David Dolan back to the bench for a six-year term. Dolan was the incumbent candidate in a Democratic primary race for the seat, which serves the 33rd district and includes Scott and Mississippi counties...
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NEW DIRECTION: QB WEST EXCITED ABOUT OPERATING NEW OFFENSE
(College Sports ~ 08/09/00)
Anybody who saw Rashad West work his magic during the latter stages of Southeast Missouri State University's 1999 football season probably couldn't help but wonder why the exciting quarterback wasn't on the field from game one. They shouldn't have to wonder this year. ...
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INDIANS PRESSED INTO DUTY
(College Sports ~ 08/09/00)
Whenever a new coaching staff takes over a program that has been down, the general perception is that there might be some early struggles as a rebuilding process takes place. The above scenario is always the last thing a team's senior class wants to hear, because that group doesn't have time to wait until things get turned around. The seniors want to win now...
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BRIEFLY: MAY SINKS HOLE-IN-ONE
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/00)
Glendella May of Scott City recently carded a hole-in-one at Sikeston Country Club. May, using a 5-wood, aced No. 6, a 125-yard par 3. Witnesses to the shot were Jim May, Howard Abner and Sandy Abner.
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BRIEFLY: KINSOLVING SIGNS WITH PRO BASEBALL TEAM
(College Sports ~ 08/09/00)
Darin Kinsolving, who had a record-setting baseball career at Southeast Missouri State University and was the top slugger for the McDowell Capahas this summer, has signed a professional contract with the River City Rascals of the Independent Frontier League...
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ALBERTA MOREHEAD
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Alberta M. Morehead, 95, of Mound City died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, at Bethalto Care Center in Bethalto, Ill. She was born Sept. 23, 1904, in Sandusky, Ill., daughter of John and Ida Dillow Smithey. She married Otho Morehead, who died in 1967...
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RHONDA GROOM
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rhonda Jean Groom, 41, of Sikeston died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 4, 1958, in Baltimore, Md., daughter of Culan and Daisy Clemons Crocker. She and James Richard Groom Jr. were married Feb. 1, 1993, at Benton, Mo...
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IDA HAWS
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Funeral for Ida Haws of Dexter will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Mo. The Rev. James Hook will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery near Bloomfield, Mo. Haws, 74, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at her home...
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THEODORE CALDWELL
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Theodore R. Caldwell, 79, of East Prairie died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at East Prairie Nursing Center. He was born May 29, 1921, at Jobe, Mo., son of George and Clara Rodgers Caldwell. He and Mable Marie Hedges were married Feb. 12, 1960...
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ADELE VAUGHN
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Adele Elizabeth Vaughn, 94, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. She was born on July 12, 1906, at Woburn, Ill., the daughter of Dr. Samuel and Anna E. Hueter Vaughn. She was retired from the Olin Corp. ammunition assembly operation in Wood River, Ill. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Wood River...
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CHARLES BROWN
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Charles Brown of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. today at St. John's Cemetery near Dongola, Ill. The Rev. George McCommons will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home at Anna is in charge of arrangements...
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GRADY BARNES
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Grady Odell Barnes, 76, of Bernie died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 22, 1923, at Medina, Tenn., son of Frank C. and Mollie Cleva King Barnes. He and Imogene Tate were married Oct. 2, 1946, in Corinth, Miss. Barnes was an outside foreman at MFA Grain Co. before retiring. He was a member of Bernie Northside Baptist Church...
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JAMES LAURENTIUS SR.
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James E. Laurentius Sr., 76, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 1, 1923, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Stephen and Theresa Lee Laurentius. He and Lydia A. Unterreiner were married Sept. 27, 1947...
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EUGENIA WISE
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Eugenia May Wise of Bardwell, Ky., will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Ill. The Rev. Kelly Cox will officiate. There is no visitation. Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements...
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MARY WIGGINS
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary M. Sheron Wiggins, 43, of Sikeston died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 15, 1957, in Oran, Mo., daughter of Walter Smoot and Martha V. Sheron. She and Terry Wiggins were married in December 1994...
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DUNKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER DON JONES LOSES CANCER FIGHT
(Obituary ~ 08/09/00)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Don Jones, presiding commissioner of Dunklin County, has died of cancer. Jones had been a commissioner since succeeding Billy Horner in 1994. He previously served as public administrator from 1969-1984. Jones is survived by his wife, Shirley, son, Rick, and two daughters, Christy Luther and her two children and Marti...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/09/00)
Daughter to Mike L. and Kristi L. Scoggins of Kennett, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:57 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000. Name, Kortney Leeann. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. Mrs. Scoggins is the former Kristi Brown, daughter of Frank Brown and Pat Brown of Kennett. She is a teacher at Holcomb Elementary School. Scoggins is the son of Louis Scoggins and Betty Scoggins of Kennett. He is a trooper with Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: JACKSON LIBRARY SUMMER READERS TURN OVER A LEAF
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/09/00)
To the editor: Our 2000 summer reading program, -- "Turn Over a New Leaf: Read!" -- was a wonderful success. One hundred forty-seven children read terrific books and enjoyed nature-themed story times with us. Fifty young patrons completed at least one 20-book contract, thereby earning a certificate of accomplishment signed by Gov. ...
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AT 100, SEMINARY PICNIC STILL ABOUT COMMUNITY
(Editorial ~ 08/09/00)
Traditions come and traditions go, but the annual St. Vincent de Paul Parish Seminary Picnic in Perryville, Mo., seemingly will continue forever. This past weekend the Seminary Picnic celebrated its 100th anniversary. Held on the grounds of St. Mary of the Barrens Seminary, the picnic has been a community event for area Catholics and non-Catholics alike for generations...
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SAGGING PRICES COULD FOREVER CHANGE HOW WE THINK OF AGRICULTURE
(Editorial ~ 08/09/00)
Like it or not -- and chances are we're not going to like it -- the face of agriculture in Missouri and America at some point in the future could be unrecognizable as the traditional family farming that we cherish. According to the latest state and federal agriculture price statistics, total farm revenue in Missouri for 1999 declined 10 percent over the previous year...
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G.W. BUSH CONTINUES TO CONFOUND THE COLUMNISTS
(Column ~ 08/09/00)
There is something about George W. Bush that simultaneously confounds pundits and appeals to swing voters. He doesn't fit the profile of the ordinary presidential candidate, which leaves pundits perplexed and the electorate impressed. Think about it. How many columns have you seen either laboring to defend Bush's conservatism or attacking his professed compassion as fraudulent? Yet, the mushy middle doesn't seem to be too hung up on such questions...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/09/00)
I am very disappointed to see that whoever is in charge for setting the dates for Jackson Homecomers has once again set the date for the first week of school. If Homecomers is for families to get together and for kids to enjoy themselves, then I don't see how having it the first week that these kids have to got back to school really accomplishes that. ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: SETTING RECORD STRAIGHT ON TAX AND THE DRURYS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/09/00)
To the editor: The lad complaining in a letter to the editor about Jim Drury and his opposition to the River Campus tax needs to be set straight. I will ignore the comment about greed since the writer obviously does not know the story of the Drury brothers. They made their money the hard way. They earned it with sweat of the brow, courage to take risks and faith that their efforts would be rewarded...
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BACK TO SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
Cape Girardeau County CAPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Superintendent _ Dr. Dan Steska 335-6654. Associate Superintendent (elem) _ Kathy Evans 335-8820. Assistant Superintendent - Mark Bowles (sec) - 335-8820. Assistant Superintendent (Special Services - handicapped students/ nurses) Dr. Betty Chong, 335-7900...
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BACK TO SCHOOL: CAPE GIRARDEAU PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUS ROUTES
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Bus Routes Please have students at bus stop five minutes early. Thank you. Elementary Routes Bus #1, Clippard Start at Broadview and Independence. Right on Broadview, stop at 505 Broadview at 7:30 a.m., right on Maria Louise, left on Kingshighway, right on Lexington, left on Abbey, stop at Saddleridge at 7:38 a.m., stop at Horseshoe (both) at 7:39 a.m., stop at Arabian at 7:40 a.m., left on Kenneth, stop at Saddle Gate Court at 7:42 a.m., stop at Wild Horse Trail at 7:43 a.m., stop at Bridle Path Court at 7:44 a.m., stop at 3030 Kenneth at 7:45 a.m., right on Cape LaCroix, right on Boutin Road, turn around at Winter Green, left on Boutin Road, stop at County Road 620 at 7:48 a.m., left on Cape LaCroix, stop at Wig Wam at 7:49 a.m., stop at Lynwood Hills at 7:50 a.m., right on Lexington, right on Kingshighway, stop at Echo Valley at 7:50 a.m., left on Boulder Crest (top), stop at Hunter at 7:54 a.m., stop at Prospect at 7:55 a.m., right on Kingshighway, stop at 1900 Kingshighway Star Vue Trailer Court at 7:57 a.m., right on Kiwanis, right on Jaycee, left on East Rodney, stop at apartment complex in 100 block at 7:03 a.m., go to school.. ...
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BACK TO SCHOOL: JACKSON BUS ROUTES
(Local News ~ 08/09/00)
Jackson Bus Routes 2000-2001 RURAL ROUTES Bus #2, Ken Davis, Blue Heart Leaves Transportation Center at 6:30. Route begins on County Road #620 at 6:45. northeast on Route W, making all stops to County Road #614, west on County Road #614, east on County Road #616, north on Route W to west on Route Y. Making all stops on Route Y to County Road #301 Stop Loading. (This bus also serves Sunset Acres on Highway 61. See town routes)...
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