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Panthers knock off No. 1 Kansas 69-67
(College Sports ~ 03/20/10)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Ali Farokhmanesh hit another big 3-pointer with 34 seconds left and Northern Iowa pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA tournament, beating top overall seed Kansas 69-67 in the second round on Saturday. Northern Iowa (30-4) won the tempo tug-of-war, grounding the high-flying Jayhawks with in-their-jersey defense, then withstood a furious rally to become the first team to beat a No. 1 seed in the second round since UAB and Alabama did it to Kentucky and Stanford in 2004...
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Out of the past 3/20/10
(Out of the Past ~ 03/20/10)
A one-to-one partnership between the Cape Girardeau Public Schools and local businesses will be initiated here next fall under an "Adopt-a-School" program; the program pairs a business with a school, usually for a one-year period. Two Cape Girardeau construction companies were the only bidders for site work on the multipurpose building here; Kiefner Brothers, Inc., is the apparent low bidder with a base bid of $883,086, which is higher than the architect's estimate; the other bidder was Potashnick Construction Company, Inc.. ...
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Help for Haiti: Local churches organize projects for earthquake disaster relief
(Community ~ 03/20/10)
When disaster strikes, near or far, Southeast Missouri churches rally to help. On Jan. 12, a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti, killing thousands of people and leaving many more injured and homeless. In the weeks following the disaster, several local churches coordinated projects and fundraisers to help Haiti, already struggling as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere...
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Working for God: Local preachers share how they were called to their religious professions
(Community ~ 03/20/10)
Four area preachers told their stories in the March 2010 issue of In the Spirit, a publication of Rust Communications.
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Dolly Foster
(Obituary ~ 03/20/10)
Dolly C. Foster, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 19, 2010, at Chateau Girardeau Health Care Center. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Betty Schuette
(Obituary ~ 03/20/10)
Betty "Mamma Jo" Schuette, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born May 21, 1931, to Everett and Leona Ourth Margrabe. She married Robert D. Hanna of Chaffee, Mo. He preceded her in death...
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Virgie Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 03/20/10)
Virgie M. Jenkins, 92, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 25, 1918, in Old Appleton, Mo., daughter of Marion and Addie Dickman Myers. Virgie was an accomplished manicurist in the Forest Park area of St. Louis when she met Nelson "Al" Jenkins. They were married Sept. 25, 1946, at Zion Methodist Church in Old Appleton...
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Stephanie McAnelly
(Obituary ~ 03/20/10)
Stephanie C. McAnelly, 100, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Lutheran Home. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Lenore McAnelly of Cape Girardeau; three grandchildren, Carolyn Toomey of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Laura Morgan of Hartselle, Ala., James McAnelly of Murphysboro, Ill.; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Delores Zuziak of Posen, Ill...
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Henrietta Ferrell
(Obituary ~ 03/20/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Henrietta Ferrell, 91, of Sikeston died Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Oct. 9, 1918, in Blandville, Ky., daughter of Henry and Sarah Frances Byasee Steinbeck. She and Frank Ferrell were married Dec. 10, 1938. He died Jan. 7, 2007...
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Celebrate Recovery: Bible-based program is designed to heal personal hurts and pave the way for recovery
(Community ~ 03/20/10)
We all face battles within ourselves, and local churches believe there's no shame in asking for help. That's why five Southeast Missouri churches are now offering Celebrate Recovery meetings, where attendees are encouraged to share their struggles and rely on others for moral support...
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