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Out of the past 1/31/09
(Out of the Past ~ 01/31/09)
25 years ago: Jan. 31, 1984 A proposed drug and alcohol treatment unit as well as other expansion and renovation projects at Saint Francis Medical Center has received approval from the State Health Planning and Development Agency in Jefferson City, Mo.; the treatment center could be in operation as early as 1987...
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Attorney says report on former Missouri governor's e-mail is back on track
(State News ~ 01/31/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Just days after halting their work, investigators looking into the e-mail practices of former governor Matt Blunt's office have changed course and now plan to issue a report on their findings, an attorney said Friday. The main reason for the reversal is that investigators have received assurance from the attorney general's office that their legal defense costs would be covered by the state if they were sued as a result of their work, said Louis Leonatti, one of two court-appointed special assistant attorneys general handling the case.. ...
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Walter Schmidt
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
Walter W. Schmidt, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Sept. 27, 1917, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edward A. and Lillian P. McGinnis Schmidt. He and Rita I. Braun were married June 11, 1947, at St. Mary's Cathedral...
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South Korea downplays North's vow to drop peace pact
(International News ~ 01/31/09)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's vow to abandon all peace agreements with Seoul drew a mild response from South Korea's president, who continued to express optimism that the rivals could hold negotiations soon. President Lee Myung-bak dismissed the North's claim that his government's tougher policies were pushing the divided peninsula toward armed conflict...
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Speak Out 1/31/09
(Speak Out ~ 01/31/09)
Preserving status quo DIFFERENT name, same game: Commissioner Paul Koeper has time and time again voted with Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones to preserve the status quo with no regard for what the people want. Ban smoking I understand how hard it is to stop smoking. ...
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Southeast grad writes book on steroids that hits home
(College Sports ~ 01/31/09)
Matt Chaney once was part of the steroid problem in football, both as a Southeast Missouri State player and student assistant coach. Chaney said he's not proud of his past, but it helped give him insight into a longtime dilemma and eventually led to more than 20 years of research that resulted in a recently published book...
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Lawyer: Calif. cop who killed man pulled wrong gun
(National News ~ 01/31/09)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The transit officer who shot and killed an unarmed man may have mistakenly pulled his service pistol instead of a stun gun, according to documents filed by his lawyer Friday. Attorney Michael Rains made the argument in urging a judge to grant bail for 27-year-old Johannes Mehserle. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson later set bail at $3 million...
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Larry Berkbigler
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
Larry Joseph Berkbigler, 66, of Old Appleton died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in Perry County, Mo. Berkbigler was born July 18, 1942, at Friedheim, Mo., son of Norbert and Luella Blechle Berkbigler. He married Mary F. Conrad. He was a heavy hauler and truck driver for Kelley Railroad Contractors. Berkbigler was also a heavy hauler for Hertz Equipment Rental in St. Louis. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Mo., and American Legion Post 133...
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Octuplets' mother already has six children, may have seen fertility doctor
(National News ~ 01/31/09)
WHITTIER, Calif. -- How does a woman with six children get a fertility doctor to help her have more -- eight more? An ethical debate erupted Friday after it was learned that the Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets this week had six children already...
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Wrestling: Good versus evil at the Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 01/31/09)
Before every World Wrestling Entertainment event, John Morrison performs the same ritualized taping of his hands. The layers of white and black tape, he said, symbolize the two dramatic elements present in every WWE match: good versus evil. On Sunday he'll be among the WWE RAW Superstars at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau for "Pregame Pandemonium!" a two-hour show that starts at 2 p.m., intended to end before the kickoff of Sunday's Super Bowl XLIII. ...
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Iraq imposes clampdown on security before elections
(International News ~ 01/31/09)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq imposed a nationwide security lockdown Friday before key regional elections with blanket measures not seen since the deadliest years of the insurgency, underscoring the high stakes for Iraqi leaders desperate to portray stability after nearly six years of conflict...
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Chaffee water service back to normal
(Local News ~ 01/31/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The city of Chaffee lost water power for a few hours Friday morning, but the main pump for the city is back up and running, said public works employee Shannon Hendrix. The trouble occurred when the pumps malfunctioned and refused to turn on because of a blown control panel, possibly caused by a power surge, Hendrix said...
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Theon Schmitt
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Theon John Schmitt, 60, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at his home. He was born Sept. 16, 1948, at Oran, Mo., son of Linus Cletus and Maudie Louise Biby Schmitt. He and Karen Sue Gloth were married Feb. 14, 1977. Schmitt was a janitor at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. He was a member of the church, its Men's Club, and Chaffee Elks Lodge 1810...
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Southeast gymnasts recover for victory
(College Sports ~ 01/31/09)
Southeast Missouri State gymnastics coach Tom Farden recently talked about the resiliency of his team. The Redhawks needed that trait Friday night when a poor bars routine placed them in an early hole. But the Redhawks made Farden proud by regrouping to win a triangular meet at Houck Field House...
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Wyo. man, Brit charged with drunken horse riding
(National News ~ 01/31/09)
It's doesn't pay to drink and ride. A man has been cited for public intoxication while riding a white horse during a snowstorm in the northern Wyoming town of Cody, while a British court has fined a man 150 pounds ($215) after he admitted riding a horse while drunk...
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Wayne Rampley
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Charles Wayne Rampley, 78, of Bloomfield died as the result of a fire at his home Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. He was born Nov. 18, 1930, at Bell City, Mo., son of Charles and Ida Lee Walker Rampley. He married Esther Smith. Rampley retired as a material cutter at Elder Manufacturing Co. He attended the Church of Christ and was a member of the AMVETS post in Bloomfield...
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Scott County sales tax election rescheduled for Feb. 17
(Local News ~ 01/31/09)
A sales tax election scheduled for Tuesday in Scott County has been cancelled due to the ice storm that has cut power to thousands of people across the region. The election was scheduled for voters to consider a half-cent sales tax that would fund law enforcement, E911 operations and county government expenses...
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Analysis: Stimulus bill is not entirely stimulating
(Business ~ 01/31/09)
WASHINGTON -- They call it "stimulus" legislation, but the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes that have little to do with jolting the country out of recession. There's $345 million for Agriculture Department computers, $650 million for TV converter boxes, $15 billion for college scholarships -- worthy, perhaps, but not likely to put many Americans back to work quickly...
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Larry Schwepker
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
Larry Don Schwepker, 69, of Delta died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to start 'fumigating' state government for corruption
(State News ~ 01/31/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers spent seven weeks using impeachment to scrub away the ethics stain of former governor Rod Blagojevich. But his successor said that doesn't mean the notoriously corrupt state has been cleaned up. "Today is a beginning," new Gov. Pat Quinn said at a Capitol news conference Friday. "We're going to start to fumigate state government from top to bottom to make sure it has no corruption."...
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Don Buelow Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Don V. Buelow Sr., 81, of Hot Springs died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009. He was born July 26, 1927, at Dexter, Mo., to Albert J. and Mary F. Buelow. He was preceded in death by his parents, and 11 days earlier by his wife of 58 years, Peggy R. Buelow...
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Prayer 1/31/09
(Column ~ 01/31/09)
Comfort, O God, those who suffer because of icy storms. Amen.
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Missing signs blamed on dopeheads, scavengers
(Editorial ~ 01/31/09)
Imagine you are an ambulance driver responding to an emergency call from a rural location in Southeast Missouri. But you can't find County Road 420, because the road signs have been stolen. This is not a make-believe situation. It happens routinely, and officials in Scott, Cape Girardeau and Perry counties are trying to find ways to stop the thefts. More important than the cost of replacing the signs is the potential cost in human life...
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Court sides with Farmington school in rebel flag suit
(State News ~ 01/31/09)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri school district had the right to suspend a student who wore a baseball cap depicting the Confederate flag, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis said schools may restrict First Amendment free-speech rights "in certain limited circumstances."...
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Tough act for Redhawks' Roman
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/09)
Not even 11 consecutive losses can deter Zac Roman. The acting coach for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team still plans to apply to have the acting tag removed when this season ends. "Yes, I will apply," Roman said. "We've worked our butts off recruiting for this school. We would love a chance. We know we could get it turned around. I have no doubt in my mind...
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Redhawks make 12th attempt at first OVC win
(College Sports ~ 01/31/09)
History doesn't bode well for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team as it prepares to face Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee Tech. Southeast will have to reverse a 103-76 rout it suffered on the Eagles' home court earlier this season if the Redhawks are to notch their first OVC win tonight...
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Police 01/31/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/31/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Guillermina Morales-Salinas, 37, 3022 Mimosa Drive, No. 9, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for trash nuisance...
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Religion calendar 1/31/09
(Community ~ 01/31/09)
SPECIAL EVENTS Super Bowl watch party For students in grades six through 12. Pizza will be provided. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for more information. Where: Trinity Activity Center When: 5 p.m. Sunday Children's movie and game night...
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Scientology calls made as Bart Simpson
(Entertainment ~ 01/31/09)
NEW YORK -- Bart Simpson is known for prank calls, but Nancy Cartwright, who provides Bart's voice on "The Simpsons," has been heard this week in a phone message using the voice of the cartoon fourth-grader to promote Scientology. Cartwright, long a member of the church, recorded her 60-second robocall to boost attendance at a Scientology event scheduled for today...
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Ward 2 in Marble Hill under boil-water order
(Local News ~ 01/31/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Residents of Ward 2 are under a boil-water order until further notice. Marble Hill city collector Carla Watt said a mainline break on High Street occurred at 4 p.m. Thursday. City maintenance crews shut down the system later in the evening...
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Seven Southern Illinois counties declared a disaster area
(Local News ~ 01/31/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Pat Quinn has declared seven Southern Illinois counties disaster areas from the snow and ice storms earlier in the week. Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and Union counties have suffered downed trees and a loss of power to more than 12,000 residences and will now get support from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to coordinate state resources to support local governments in response and recovery efforts...
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Southeast women go for sweep of Eagles
(College Sports ~ 01/31/09)
Based on the score, the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team had an easy time in its first meeting with Tennessee Tech. In reality, the Redhawks had to pull away late to post a 56-41 victory Jan. 3 in Cookeville, Tenn. That's why the Redhawks expect a strong effort from the struggling Eagles in today's 5:30 p.m. matchup at the Show Me Center...
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Point of contention: British city bans apostrophe from its street signs
(International News ~ 01/31/09)
LONDON -- On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English. England's second-largest city has decided to drop apostrophes from all its street signs, saying they're confusing and old-fashioned. But some purists are downright possessive about the punctuation mark...
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Edna Rogers
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
Edna E. Rogers, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, at Chateau Girardeau, where she had lived since 1997. She was born Feb. 20, 1915, in Oran, Mo., daughter of Raymond and Gertrude Sturgeon Evans. In 1939 she married M.W. Johnson, who died in 1944 in Oklahoma City. She and William K. Rogers were married June 15, 1952. He died Jan. 21, 1982...
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Mentoring group receives $5,000 from P&G fund
(Local News ~ 01/31/09)
Southeast Missourian The Missouri Mentoring Partnership of Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties received a $5,000 grant from the P&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. The grant was awarded to improve programming that supports a healthy start for children of mothers and fathers participating in the partnership's Young Parent Program...
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Fire report 01/31/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/31/09)
Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: n Emergency medical service on Missouri Street. n Emergency medical service on Farmington Road.
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Springsteen: Wal-Mart deal a mistake
(Entertainment ~ 01/31/09)
NEW YORK -- The Boss is owning up to a mistake. In an interview with Sunday's New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest hits CD. Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of workers' rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices...
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DNR establishing drop-off sites to take items that contain mercury
(Local News ~ 01/31/09)
Southeast Missourian The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is sponsoring a monthlong effort to rid homes of mercury by forming partnerships with local agencies to accept items containing the metal. Mercury dropoff buckets will be placed throughout February at the Cape Girardeau Fire Department's station No. ...
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Peggy Buelow
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Peggy R. Buelow, 83, of Hot Springs died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. She was born Aug. 1, 1925, in Hot Springs, to Glen O. and Elizabeth "Cookie" Robbins. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Jack Robbins. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Don V. ...
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Bertha Grigsby
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Bertha L. Grigsby, 91, of Barlow, Ky., formerly of Cairo, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. She was born Feb. 17, 1917, in Mound City, Ill., daughter of John and Hattie Frank Marrs. She married Aaron W. Grigsby, who preceded her in death...
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Atlantic City casinos gamble on new NYC train
(National News ~ 01/31/09)
NEW YORK -- The first clues this could be a different kind of railroad experience are in a passenger guide that includes drawings depicting the proper way to display a poker face and admonishes, "Trafficking bad vibes into AC is strictly prohibited."...
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GDP shrinks from third to fourth quarter
(Business ~ 01/31/09)
The gross domestic product report is often described as the nation's economic report card. These days, it's looking more like the medical chart of a patient in intensive care. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated Friday that the GDP shrunk at a 3.8 percent annual rate from the third quarter to the fourth quarter, edging a scant 1.3 percent higher for the full year. Fourth-quarter exports, consumer spending and sales of equipment and software all declined...
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Chunks of ice problematic on Mississippi River
(State News ~ 01/31/09)
ST. LOUIS -- Big chunks of ice are clogging the Mississippi River in the St. Louis area, causing headaches for businesses that use the river. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is flushing ice out at the Melvin Price Lock and Dam at Alton, Ill., and in the Chain of Rocks area of north St. Louis. In some places, ice is 8 to 10 inches thick. Some barges are avoiding the area out of concern the ice could damage the barges...
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Reflections: The best-laid plans pale with God's intentions
(Column ~ 01/31/09)
In the 33rd Psalm, the eternal plans of God are contrasted with the temporal ones of humanity. "The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart from generation to generation." (Psalm 33:10-11) Man's plans fail often but God's never do...
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Lisa Sowers
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
VIENNA, Ill. -- Lisa R. Sowers, 45, of Vienna died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill. She was born Nov. 6, 1963, in Elgin, Ill., daughter of Richard H. and Peggy Hale Perry. She and Stephen A. Sowers were married May 5, 1985, in Cape Girardeau...
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The Storm of 2009
(Submitted Story ~ 01/31/09)
My driveway in Jackson right after the snow and ice hit.
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Life after ice storm dire, getting worse in spots
(National News ~ 01/31/09)
MARION, Ky. -- In some parts of rural Kentucky, they're getting water the old-fashioned way -- with pails from a creek. There's not room for one more sleeping bag on the shelter floor. The creative are flushing their toilets with melted snow. At least 42 people have died, including 11 in Kentucky, and conditions are worsening in many places days after an ice storm knocked out power to 1.3 million customers from the Plains to the East Coast. ...
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Webster Groves defeats Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/09)
The defending Class 5 state champion boys basketball team rode a hot first quarter to victory over Jackson on Friday. Webster Groves enjoyed a nine-point advantage after the first quarter and emerged with the 58-46 road win. Henrie Williams led the Indians with 16 points and Marcus Harris added 10...
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Being Thankful
(Submitted Story ~ 01/31/09)
Yesterday morning, our airport tractor worked to clear the ice from the doorway of a hangar and also plow us a path so we could get the aircraft inside down to the ramp. As it maneuvered to line up with the ice-packed blacktop, it's rear blade accidentally tore a clear swath in edge of the adjacent beanfield...
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Women of faith: Hanover Lutheran Church plans 10th retreat
(Community ~ 01/31/09)
Hanover Lutheran Church has planned its 10th women's retreat. The retreat was first held at the Drury Lodge in 1999. This year's retreat, with the theme "In Moments like These," will be at Hanover Lutheran's new gym. Pat Renner, chairwoman of the event, championed the annual women's retreat at its beginning. Renner attended a Women of Faith Conference in St. Louis, a nondenominational conference...
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The birds' lesson: Plan for the future, but don't become captive to the unforeseen
(Community ~ 01/31/09)
I saw them the other day. Saw them just by chance. Two red breasted robins perched outside the window. They were not doing anything particularly special. Their puffed up little bodies were just sitting on the branch. The sun shone brightly, and with these early reminders of spring, I felt warm. Little did I know they would be buried under ice and snow...
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Lots of early filers mistakenly try tax credit
(Business ~ 01/31/09)
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service warns that many taxpayers are mistakenly trying to double-dip on last year's federal tax rebate when they file their tax returns this year -- and the IRS is catching the errors. A sampling of returns shows that 15 percent of early filers made mistakes in the section dealing with the rebate, the IRS said Friday. The errors were found using IRS software that checks for mathematical errors in returns...
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Snow Catapillar
(Submitted Story ~ 01/31/09)
I love the first snow, after that I'm tired of it, so it can all go away now. But before it all melts I decided to take advantage of this first snow, and all that extra food coloring I've had in my cabinet for years. want more pics?
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Burr
(Submitted Story ~ 01/31/09)
a bush close to our house in Jackson
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Weather hinders Braves, Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/09)
Scott County Central boys basketball coach Ronnie Cookson said Feb. 11 is just another high school basketball game. He has bigger things to worry about right now. "The power is out down here and it's a helluva mess," Cookson said Friday night, when the Braves were supposed to be playing Chaffee. "It's very depressing."...
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Albert Heeszel
(Obituary ~ 01/31/09)
FROHNA, Mo.-- Albert F. Heeszel, 90, of Frohna died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 15, 1918, in Murphysboro, Ill., son of Adolph and Katherine Hartenberger Heeszel. He and Elva Gemeinhardt were married Dec. 8, 1945. She died Dec. 29, 2004...
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