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Slow start hurts St. Vincent football team in loss to Grandview
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/10)
St. Vincent gave up one touchdown in the opening 12 minutes and never regrouped Tuesday, falling at former doormat Grandview 33-7.
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Firefighters respond to Sprigg Street blaze
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 419 S. Sprigg St. Tuesday at 11: 47 p.m. According to a news release issued by the department, upon arrival firefighters saw moderate smoke showing from the structure. They were able to extinguish the fire and contain it to the living room area and portions of the ceiling...
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Missouri economic signs 'very mixed'
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Despite an upturn in state revenue collections, optimism on the state's economic future is not running rampant. On Monday, State Budget Director Linda Luebbering announced that Missouri revenue collections were running 2.6 percent ahead of last year at this time, with an uptick of 9.1 percent in September collections over last year...
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Bands march to their own tune at Jackson Band Festival
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
Chris Starr, director of the Charleston, Mo., High School band, never thought he'd be teaching his students how to play a song by pop star Lady Gaga. Still, the pop star's "Poker Face" wasn't the only contemporary tune Charleston marching band played for a crowd of more than 800 Tuesday at the Jackson Band Festival...
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Missouri community colleges see big enrollment gains
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
It's another record-breaking year for Missouri community colleges, with enrollment soaring 8 percent from 2008. Explosive growth sounds like a broken record for a post-secondary education system that has posted record enrollment for the past five years and, as of the first day of fall classes, boasted a census of 106,000 students...
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Jordans 4H Best of Show Bird Bath
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/10)
Jordan's 4H Best of Show Bird Bath @ the Stoddard County Fair 2010
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Guardsmen prepare for weapons qualifications
(Submitted Story ~ 10/06/10)
Fredericktown, Mo. -- Soldiers in the Missouri National Guard's 1138th Engineer Sapper Company recently used the personal marksmanship training system to prepare for their annual weapons qualifications. The system allows the Soldiers to practice honing their weapons and shooting skills without using bullets or outside ranges. A laser system is placed in the barrel of each weapon. When Soldiers pull the trigger, the laser is read on the electronic target and displayed on a laptop...
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Guardsmen practice crowd control techniques
(Submitted Story ~ 10/06/10)
Jackson and Kennett, Mo. -- One of the basic warrior tasks and missions for military police in the Missouri National Guard is crowd control techniques. Soldiers of the 1137th Military Police Company in Jackson and Kennett recently spent a weekend honing their individual and squad level skills with these techniques...
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Erlbacher-Gearhart Circular Sock Knitting Machine
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/10)
Jamie Mayfield demonstrates the Erlbacher-Gearhart circular sock knitting machine at Fort D during Heritage Days.
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Using an apple press to make cider
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/10)
Girl Scout troop 50336 enjoyed the downtown historical sites on Saturday. At the Cape River Heritage Museum they helped maked apple cider and butter.
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2010 River City Music Festival
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/10)
14th River City Music Festival Brant Hutchcraft performs live with Emaciation at The Dockside in Cape Girardeau, MO.
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Discovery Playhouse adding new exhibits for winter
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
After a successful summer, Discovery Playhouse Children's Museum's staff and board are developing new exhibits to keep crowds coming back. Since opening in March, more than 13,000 people have visited the museum, said executive director Jennifer Mullix...
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Casino effects, zoning addressed at voter forum
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
Zoning questions and issues affecting the local economy dominated much of Tuesday night's League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri voter forum. Candidates for Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner were asked if they would permit peripheral zoning as the Cape Girardeau City Council referred it to the commission. ...
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National Fire Prevention Week
(Submitted Story ~ 10/06/10)
As the country marks National Fire Prevention Week October 3-9 the American Red Cross Southeast Missouri Chapter is urging everyone to help save lives by making sure their home is protected by smoke alarms. "The largest percentage of home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or alarms that don't work," said Jamie Koehler, Emergency Services Director, Southeast Missouri Chapter. ...
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praying mantis
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/10)
found on my porch never seen one up close
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Revenue from Cape Splash, air show boost Cape Girardeau's budget
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
Better-than-expected revenue -- buoyed by Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center, sales-tax income and an unanticipated air show -- have helped Cape Girardeau to come in under budget by more than $700,000, an amount that was double what city officials expected in a struggling economy...
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Save the Boobies! Sport Pink
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/10)
Support Pink! Stay Healthy!
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Service sector growth accelerates in September
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
NEW YORK -- The U.S. service sector, the nation's predominant employer, expanded in September for a ninth straight month, although the growth has not been consistent enough to dent the high unemployment rate. The Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday that its service-sector index rose last month to 53.2 from 51.5 in August. The rate hit a high point of 55.4 in March, stayed there in April and May, and has fluctuated since. Readings above 50 signal growth...
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Study finds hands-only CPR saves more lives
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
CHICAGO -- Hands-only CPR doesn't just eliminate the "yuck factor." A new study shows it can save more lives. It's the first large American study to show more adults survived cardiac arrest when a bystander gave them continuous chest presses to simulate a heartbeat, compared to traditional CPR with mouth-to-mouth breathing...
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Missouri man faces more charges for smuggling cigarettes
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis man who federal agents say helped smuggle nearly 29 million cigarettes from Missouri to Illinois to profit from differences in their sales taxes on smokes has been indicted on more felony counts. A federal grand jury has charged Ghalib Shahjamaluddin, 43, with two counts of knowingly possessing, shipping, transporting and distributing contraband cigarettes, as well as two felonies claiming he knowingly trafficked the black-market smokes without keeping government-required records.. ...
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Leader on BP claims blames fraud for slow payouts
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- BP's $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill has been inundated with inflated or unsupported claims and in some cases, outright fraud -- all slowing down the process of getting money to people who need and deserve it, the administrator of the program says...
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Ryanair chief says he's not negotiating for new planes
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
BRUSSELS -- Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said Tuesday he's not ready to buy new airplanes just yet. He said his company meets twice a year with Airbus and Boeing, the world's largest airplane makers, but called those meetings routine discussions...
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Most noisy SunChips bags to be replaced
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
NEW YORK -- Frito-Lay hopes to quiet complaints about its noisy SunChips bags by switching out the biodegradable bags for the old packaging on most flavors. The company is switching back to original packaging, which is made of a type of plastic, for five of the six varieties of the chips. It will keep the biodegradable bags for its sixth variety, its original plain flavor. That's its second best-selling, after Harvest Cheddar...
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Audit: Mo. found fewer misclassified workers
(State News ~ 10/06/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has lagged behind other states in identifying employers that avoid taxes and unemployment and workers' compensation payments by classifying their workers as contractors instead of employees, a state audit reported Tuesday...
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Fire report 10/6/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Police report 10/6/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Dickerson honored
(Editorial ~ 10/06/10)
The progress of Southeast Missouri State University can be directly attributed to the tireless efforts of people like Donald Dickerson. A Southeast graduate, Dickerson was recently honored with the unveiling of a bust sculpture at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. The bust was installed at the center of the Donald L. Dickerson River Campus Commons...
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FairTax makes sense
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/06/10)
Now that Americans have awakened to the corruption that is in Washington, D.C., our representatives and senators have a chance to do something about our 66,000 page tax code. The FairTax bill is currently in the U.S. House of Representatives with more than 60 co-signers. ...
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Prop. A: Let voters decide
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/06/10)
Having maintained residence in both Cape Girardeau and St. Louis for many years, one need not be an economist to see the negative impact of a city earnings tax. It is one of the most egregious taxes that burden families and businesses. It is for this reason I support Proposition A...
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Casino vote guidance
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/06/10)
In light of the upcoming vote on casino gambling in Cape Girardeau, I would like to offer an easy solution. However, the solution will only work if you are a Christian. To be clear, Christians are those who have personally repented of their sins and received Christ into their hearts...
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Speak Out 10/6/10
(Speak Out ~ 10/06/10)
I strongly support Jackson schools using "the box" as punishment. In fact, I think it's an effective form of punishment. I congratulate those who thought up the idea for being creative or as others might say, thinking outside the box. RECENTLY I have been surprised to see in this paper that there are so many local citizens concerned about people with gambling addictions. ...
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Velma Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Velma L. Fadler Seabaugh, 92, of St. Charles, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at NHC Health Care in Maryland Heights, Mo. Mrs. Seabaugh was born Jan. 31, 1918, in Alliance, Mo., to Joseph F. and Etta Robinson Fadler. She married Delmera Seabaugh May 2, 1943, in Sikeston, Mo. He preceded her in death May 21, 1989...
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Jennifer Pyatt
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
Jennifer Lynn Pyatt, 64, of Eureka, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Dean Allison
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
Dean Allison, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at Landmark Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past 10/6/10
(Out of the Past ~ 10/06/10)
Preliminary plans for development of a 3 3/4-acre commercial tract at the southeast corner of Independence Street and Sheridan Drive have been unveiled by the property's owner, E.C. Younghouse; the development, to be known as Independence Square, will involve the construction of several structures...
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Raymond Ponder
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
Raymond A. Ponder, 81, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Parish prayers will be at 7. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Michael Cemetery at Apple Creek, Mo...
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Births 10/6/10
(Births ~ 10/06/10)
Daughter to Dale and Teresa Birk of Jackson, St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond Heights, Mo., 11:16 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Name, Hope Canaan. Weight, 2 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Birk is the former Teresa Dixon, daughter of Larry and Clara Dixon of Jackson. She is employed by Alzheimer's Association. Birk is the son of Glen and Alice Birk of Jackson. He is a self-employed farmer...
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N. Korea's Kim Jong Un joins father at army drill
(International News ~ 10/06/10)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's heir apparent observed military drills with his father, according to a state media report Tuesday, heralding a growing public profile for Kim Jong Un as he takes on a more prominent role in the reclusive nation...
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Rabbis visit torched West Bank mosque
(International News ~ 10/06/10)
BEIT FAJJAR, West Bank -- Six rabbis from West Bank settlements took a step Tuesday to defuse tension over an arson attack at a West Bank mosque, apparently by extremist settlers: They presented 20 new Quran books to replace those damaged in the blaze...
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Gitmo hunger striker eats some food
(International News ~ 10/06/10)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A Guantanamo prisoner who has been on a hunger strike for more than five years is occasionally eating solid food, but is still underweight and suffering from a medical condition likely caused by his protest, officials say in recently filed court documents...
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Bailout supporters fight for re-election
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
WASHINGTON -- The government's giant bank bailout may well have averted a second Great Depression, economists say, but a lot of voters aren't buying it. Support for the program is turning into a kiss of death for many in Congress. Longtime Republican lawmakers -- tarred by their votes for the emergency aid to banks, insurance and auto companies -- have been sent packing in primaries. ...
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Replacing light fixture with track lighting a simple DIY project
(Community ~ 10/06/10)
In the days before the electric light bulb, kerosene- and gas-fueled lanterns were the only source of artificial lighting. While these can't compare to the effectiveness of today's more modern electric lighting systems, their charm and elegance still have great consumer appeal...
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Jackson police/fire 10/6/2010
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/10)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Transforming a bathroom into a spa can be easy
(Community ~ 10/06/10)
There's nothing like some "me" time in a luxurious spa after a long day. And it takes just a little effort to transform your own bathroom into just such a place, an oasis in which to relax and rejuvenate. Some simple fixes and inexpensive accessories can do the trick, designers say...
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Sam the Ram makes NFL look simple
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/10)
The St. Louis rookie looks mature beyond his years in helping the once forlorn franchise to a 2-2 start
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Jackson tennis team claims district title
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/10)
The Jackson girls tennis team upended top-seed Oakville 5-2 on Tuesday to win the Class 2 District 1 title.
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Prosecutor says Smith was surrounded by enablers
(Entertainment ~ 10/06/10)
LOS ANGELES -- Anna Nicole Smith was surrounded by a circle of enablers -- including her boyfriend and two doctors -- who supplied her with drugs for years despite her obvious addiction, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. Deputy district attorney Renee Rose continued the prosecution's closing argument for a second day in the drug conspiracy trial of Smith's lawyer-boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two physicians...
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Recipes celebrate friend's birthday, lifestyle
(Column ~ 10/06/10)
Today is my friend Cheryl Mothes' birthday. She lives life to its fullest and all the time, so I dare even think what she is dreaming up to do on her special day. In honor of her birthday and vegetarian lifestyle and her desire to have "no one die" as a food source, I am including two of her recipes here today. ...
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Toxic sludge floods village
(International News ~ 10/06/10)
KOLONTAR, Hungary -- A lethal torrent of toxic red sludge from a metal refinery engulfed towns in Hungary, burning villagers through their clothes and threatening an ecological disaster Tuesday as it swept toward the Danube River. The flood of caustic red mud triggered a state of emergency declaration by Hungarian officials. At least four people were killed, six were missing and 120 injured, many with burns...
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Japan: Spat with China over
(International News ~ 10/06/10)
BRUSSELS -- Japan declared an end Tuesday to a dispute with China over a high-seas collision last month and the two countries agreed to resume exchanges and projects that had been stopped because of the incident. The breakthrough came after the prime ministers of the two countries held an impromptu after-dinner meeting in the corridor of an Asia-Europe summit...
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Gov. touts interest-free bonds at Mo. school
(State News ~ 10/06/10)
TRENTON, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon is touting a north-central Missouri school district as one making good use of interest-free bonds from the state for taxpayer-saving improvements. Nixon on Tuesday visited the Trenton School District to detail the work being funded by $1.6 million in bonds the district received earlier this year from $162 million in available bonds he announced at the time. ...
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Woman's lawsuit claims 2 priests abused her
(State News ~ 10/06/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A woman has filed a lawsuit claiming two former Missouri priests sexually abused her when she was a teenager in the 1970s. A 49-year-old woman listed only as Jane Doe filed the lawsuit Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court. ...
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Scientists behind superstrong, superthin carbon win Nobel
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
NEW YORK -- It is the thinnest and strongest material known to humanity -- no thicker than a single atom and 100 times tougher than steel. Could grapheme be the next plastic? Maybe so, says one of two scientists who won a Nobel Prize on Tuesday for isolating and studying it...
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Times Square bomber gets life sentence, warns of more attacks
(National News ~ 10/06/10)
NEW YORK -- The Pakistani immigrant who tried to detonate a car bomb on a busy Saturday night in Times Square accepted a life sentence with a smirk Tuesday and warned that Americans can expect more bloodshed at the hands of Muslims. "Brace yourselves, because the war with Muslims has just begun," 31-year-old Faisal Shahzad told a federal judge. "Consider me the first droplet of the blood that will follow."...
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Second Route Z bridge to be replaced
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the second bridge on Route Z over drainage ditch No. 2. in Scott County is expected to begin Oct. 25, weather permitting. The road will remain closed from Route DD to U.S. 61 during construction. Completion is expected in November. Signs and warning devices will be in place as improvements are made. ...
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Wolf Creek bridge to close for improvements
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the Route K bridge over Wolf Creek in Stoddard County is expected to begin Oct. 18, weather permitting. The road will remain closed from Route V to Route BB as construction progresses. Completion is anticipated in late November. Signs and warning devices will be in place, and motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area...
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Route C closed for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
Route C between County Road 620 and County Road 618 (two miles east of Highway 51) in Bollinger County will be closed while contractor crews replace a box culvert under the road. Weather permitting, the work will begin at 7 a.m. Oct. 18 and will reopen at 5 p.m. Nov. 5. The work zone will be marked with signs...
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Work to begin soon on Scott County bridge
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the Route W bridge over Little River Drainage Ditch No. 1 in Scott County is expected to begin Oct. 18, weather permitting. The road will remain closed from Route P to Route CC as construction is continues. Completion is anticipated in mid-December. Signs and warning devices will be in place. For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Transportation at 888-275-6636...
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Socialism defended
(Column ~ 10/06/10)
Socialism is openly being defended by some individuals The highly-promoted One Nation rally Saturday in Washington, D.C., was a bit of a flop. Organized by Progressives and labor unions, despite the rhetoric, the rally was a reaction to the recent Glen Beck rally. Primary organizers on MSNBC had all but promised the rally would far exceed the Beck rally in attendance...
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Lyndell and LaVerne Bradshaw
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
Lyndell L. Bradshaw, 67, and LaVerne E. Bradshaw, 65, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Lyndell was born June 21, 1943, in Bell City, Mo., son of Kenneth Jack and Bessie Lee McCauley Bradshaw. LaVerne was born April 28, 1945, in St. Louis, daughter of Charles B. and Bethal McCarty Walker...
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Neoma Rollet
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Neoma M. Rollet, 91, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at Independent Care Center of Perry County. She was born April 30, 1919, in St. Mary, Mo., daughter of the late Charles and Caroline Rose Giesler Lawrence. She and Everett Francis Rollet were married Oct. 23, 1935. He preceded her in death May 4, 1988...
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Dennis Hinkebein
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
Dennis Hinkebein, 54, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at St. Louis University Hospital. He courageously fought a short-term battle with aggressive pancreatic cancer. He was born Dec. 16, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, to Ennis W. and Dorothy Sperling Hinkebein. He and Diane Heisserer were married Jan. 8, 1991, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church...
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