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Ride of the Week submission
(Submitted Story ~ 10/28/11)
Make and model: 1935 FORD TRUCK Owner(s): MELVIN AND LORETTA UELSMANN Owner's hometown: JACKSON, MO Names of people in photo: MELVIN AND LORETTA UELSMANN Special features: All steel body. How I fell in love with my ride: I had some old trucks before and wanted a 1935 or 1936 Ford Pickup. I saw this truck in Streetscene Magazine. The color blue caught my eye. I made a phone call and he told me it was all steel. We made a trip to New Jersey to pick up...
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Sheriff: Close to arrest in Bollinger County dog abuse case
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Authorities are close to making an arrest in connection to the pit bull that was dragged and burned last week in Bollinger County. Bollinger County Sheriff Leo McElrath said his department received a promising lead and hoped to make an arrest Thursday afternoon, but chose to do more investigating before doing so...
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More than 100 area groups fail to report to IRS, lose tax-exempt status
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
More than 100 local organizations have automatically lost their tax-exempt status because they did not file required annual reports with the IRS for three consecutive years. The list includes religious groups, athletic clubs, school organizations and a local festival...
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Chamber wants to entice baby boomers to move to Cape
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
Lauding it as a regional hub for education, commerce, health care and a wonderful place for young retirees to keep busy, Money magazine in 2009 named Cape Girardeau one of the 25 best places to retire. That sparked an idea that is expected to come to fruition early next year: Entice some of the nation's 80 million baby boomers -- who will be turning 65 over the next five years in massive numbers -- to pull up stakes and move here...
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Cardinals rally twice, win in 11th to force Game 7
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- David Freese homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals forced the World Series to a Game 7 by rallying from two-run deficits against the Texas Rangers in the 9th and 10th on Thursday night. Freese hit a two-run triple just over a leaping Nelson Cruz to tie the score 7-7 in the ninth inning against Neftali Feliz. ...
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Citing weight concern, Boyd opts out of Missouri House race
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
Neal E. Boyd, the 2008 "America's Got Talent" winner and Sikeston, Mo., native, backed out of his bid for a Missouri House seat on Thursday, saying he needs to focus instead on getting his weight under control. Boyd, who announced just two months ago his intention to run for the state's 160th House District, said he has not been diagnosed with any weight-related medical problems...
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Dexter Choir To Perform With Pops
(Submitted Story ~ 10/28/11)
The Dexter Public School Eighth Grade Honor Choir, under the direction of Jamie Sepulvado, will perform in the Heartland Pops 2011 Christmas Show at Cape Central Junior H.S. on Sun. Dec. 11 at 2:00P.M. Also appearing will be the Bells of Joy Ringers and the Immaculate Conception Choristers. ...
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Blanchard program's success with MAP scores draws attention of other schools
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
The education success puzzle has many pieces. Blanchard Elementary's My Sidewalks reading program is just one of the pieces, said the school's principal, Barbara Kohlfeld. Blanchard Elementary was the only school in the Cape Girardeau School District that met targets in communication arts and math on the Missouri Assessment Program tests this year. Historically, it has landed in the middle of district scores...
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SEC: Missouri announcement inadvertently posted
(State News ~ 10/28/11)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The Southeastern Conference says an announcement that Missouri was joining the league was inadvertently posted on the league's Web site and that no agreement has been reached. The announcement dated Oct. 22 was on the site Thursday night, and was reported by outkickthecoverage.com. The SEC's Web site attributed the announcement to SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and said he made it on Monday -- presumably of this week given the listed date from two days earlier...
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Perry County Schools Hosts "Rachel's Challenge"
(Submitted Story ~ 10/28/11)
Over twelve years ago, the worst school tragedy took place in Littleton, Colorado. On April 20, 1999, Rachel Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High School. Her acts of kindness and compassion coupled with the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation for one of the most life-changing school programs in America called, "Rachel's Challenge."...
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Perryville Elementary School Receives Grant
(Submitted Story ~ 10/28/11)
Perryville Elementary School third grade teacher, DeAnna Kluender, recently applied for and received a grant through the Missouri Arts Council. The grant is a 60/40 grant with the Missouri Arts Council paying 60 percent of the cost of the program. The grant funding will provide for the Imaginary Theatre Company from St. ...
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Perryville Elementary School Wins Media Award
(Submitted Story ~ 10/28/11)
The Perryville Elementary School Broadcasting System was recently awarded first place in the Media Award Category by the Missouri State Teacher's Association. The Morning Broadcast has been a daily occurance at Perryville Elementary School for the past 12 years. ...
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Perryville High School to Host District Convention
(Submitted Story ~ 10/28/11)
Perryville High School will be the host school when the Southeast District of the Missouri Association of Student Councils holds their district convention on November 8, 2011. "As the President school of the Southeast District, our job is to host the district convention," said PHS STUCO Sponsor Brent Broeking. "We already have 40 schools and about 1200 people signed up to attend, but we expect a few more. The convention will be held at the Perry Park Center here in Perryville."...
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Ready for Game 7.
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/28/11)
Cash H. is ready for Game 7, as long as he's in a warm place.
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Baseball buzzing about game for the ages
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The greatest World Series game ever, or one of the greatest? Fans were debating the head-scratching decisions, amateurish mix-ups and mighty clutch performances of Game 6 on Friday, eagerly rehashing a series of performances unmatched in the championship's 108-year history...
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Shopping Spree to Feed the Need
(Submitted Story ~ 10/28/11)
Shopping Spree to Feed the Need BETWEEN NOV 1ST AND 10TH Bootheel Harley-Davidson and the SEMO Food Bank WILL CHOOSE 10 SHOPPERS A DAY TO HELP US STOCK THE SHELVES AT THE SEMO FOOD BANK BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. Can you really stretch a dollar when you grocery shop? Do you clip Coupons and price match everything you buy?...
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Hometown boy David Freese is MVP of World Series
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- David Freese, the hometown boy made good, is the MVP of the World Series. Down to their final strike in Game 6, the Cardinals' reluctant hero delivered a tying two-run triple in the ninth inning Thursday night. Freese then did one better: a leadoff homer in the 11th that gave St. Louis a dramatic win over the Rangers and forced the first Game 7 since 2002...
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Cards win World Series, beat Texas 6-2 in Game 7
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals won a remarkable World Series they weren't even supposed to reach, beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 on Friday night with another key hit by hometown star David Freese and six gutty innings from Chris Carpenter...
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Man wanted on Georgia warrant locks self in Scott City basement with gun
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
A man wanted on criminal warrants out of Georgia had Scott City police and county deputies in a long standoff Thursday afternoon. The wanted man, who Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter didn't initially have a name for at the scene, contemplated suicide when faced with the possibility of going back to jail, Walter said.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/28/11)
Today is Friday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2011. There are 64 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland...
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'Puss in Boots' is a frisky adventure
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/11)
The spirit of the "Shrek" movies -- rambunctious spoofing of fairy-tale traditions, with a dollop of pop-culture riffs -- lives on in "Puss in Boots," a cheery and cleverly animated spin-off that puts the sword-swinging cat in a backstory all his own...
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Ohio jury rejects insanity defense in student sex case
(National News ~ 10/28/11)
LEBANON, Ohio -- A former high school gym teacher was convicted Thursday of having sex with five students, some of them football players, after an Ohio judge rejected an insanity defense that argued the teens took advantage of her. Stacy Schuler, 33, was sentenced to a total of four years in prison for the encounters with the Mason High School students at her home in Springboro in southwest Ohio in 2010...
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Increase in Medicare premiums won't be as high as first expected
(National News ~ 10/28/11)
WASHINGTON -- The government says Medicare's basic monthly premium will rise less than expected next year, by $3.50 for most. At $99.90 per month, the 2012 Part B premium for outpatient care will be about $7 less than projected as recently as May. The additional money that most seniors will pay works out to about 10 percent of the average Social Security cost-of-living increase they'll also be due...
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Summer growth calms recession fears
(National News ~ 10/28/11)
WASHINGTON -- A summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near. Whether the strength can be sustained is less certain. The economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the July-September quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The growth was fueled by Americans who spent more while earning less and by businesses that invested in machines and computers, not workers...
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Speak Out 10/28/11
(Speak Out ~ 10/28/11)
IF a pink tablecloth at the Jackson post office encourages one woman to have a breast exam, it will have been worth it. RIGHT or wrong, our American heroes will soon be back on American soil. We all need to thank them. Bike lanes IS that really a newly painted bike lane on Lexington Avenue between Cape Rock Drive and Highway 177? Good luck riding a bike in that lane with the expansion joint right in the middle of it and with grass growing out of it...
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Weekend safety
(Editorial ~ 10/28/11)
Oct. 31 is a date many children look forward to. Trick-or-treating, dressing up in costumes and participating in various fall festival activities are all good fun. However, there are a few precautions parents and guardians should take so that children, as well as adults, remain safe...
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Interstate 55
(Column ~ 10/28/11)
If you live in and around Southeast Missouri, you are familiar with Interstate 55, the superhighway transportation backbone of our area. And some of you may be too familiar with the route. Take those who commute to jobs in St. Louis on I-55. Every day. God bless them. They need it...
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Rina weakens to tropical storm off Yucatan
(National News ~ 10/28/11)
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Tropical Storm Rina brushed between Mexico's Caribbean coast and the island of Cozumel Thursday, lashing the area with wind and rain, as the Mexican Navy moved to forcibly evacuate some residents who refused to leave a low-lying island well north of the storm...
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U.S. drone strikes kill key leader of Taliban in Pakistan
(International News ~ 10/28/11)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Two American drone strikes hours apart destroyed a hideout in Taliban strongholds in Pakistan's rugged tribal regions Thursday and a vehicle with a number of fighters inside. A close ally of one of the area's top militant commanders and 10 others were killed, Pakistani intelligence officials said...
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Bellwether Prize author to speak in Cape
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/11)
Author Heidi Durrow's path to literary success was not direct. The writer first practiced law and read rejection letters for her book "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky" nearly 50 times, but ultimately saw success after winning the Bellwether Prize for Literature of Social Change...
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ARTifacts 10/28/11
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/11)
"Rush: Time Machine" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening at Cape West 14 Cine. The rock band performs its classic hits in Cleveland. Tickets are being sold at the regular box-office price and are available at the theater and online at wehrenberg.com....
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Joplin now facing lead worries
(State News ~ 10/28/11)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The May tornado that killed 162 people and destroyed more than 7,000 homes in Joplin left the city with a lead contamination problem that could cost up to $7.5 million to clean up. The twister was among the most deadly tornadoes in U.S. ...
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Maxine Deimund
(Obituary ~ 10/28/11)
Maxine Deimund, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Jan. 14, 1913, in Tilsit, to Alice Masters and Silas VanBuren Crump. She was the eighth child of nine and spent her early life in Tilsit. Maxine married Ray Ralph Deimund on May 11, 1930, in Jonesboro, Ill. They celebrated 54 years of marriage before her husband's death Oct. 6, 1984...
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Bobby Nesler
(Obituary ~ 10/28/11)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Bobby Dale Nesler, 71, of Bell City passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at his home. He was born Sept. 4, 1940, in Manila, Ark., son of Henry and Mary Blair Nesler. He and Janet Cossou were married Dec. 31, 1976, in Bell City...
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Rev. F.M. Speakman
(Obituary ~ 10/28/11)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- The Rev. F.M. Speakman, 88, of Mounds died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. He was born May 29, 1923, in Leoma, Tenn., son of Francis Marion and Emily Cordelia King Speakman. He married Bess Crane on Aug. 21, 1949...
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Louis Schlamer
(Obituary ~ 10/28/11)
THEBES, Ill. -- Louis Lloyd Schlamer, 94, of Thebes died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. He was born Sept. 21, 1917, in Cache, Ill., to Emile and Jennie Hewitt Schlamer. He and Thelma Pauline Foster were married May 26, 1943, at Charleston, Mo., making it a union of 68 years...
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Out of the past 10/28/11
(Out of the Past ~ 10/28/11)
Residents of the Nell Holcomb School District will be awaiting election returns Nov. 4 to see whether a 94-cent tax levy increase proposed for the district passed; the increase would pay tuition costs for the district's ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders who are attending the Cape Girardeau and Jackson high schools since the closing of University High last spring...
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Wilma Vosburgh
(Obituary ~ 10/28/11)
ANNA, Ill. -- Wilma G. Vosburgh, 92, of Anna died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home in Herrin, Ill. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Stewart officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Makanda, Ill...
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Polar bear migration being captured by four cameras
(National News ~ 10/28/11)
HELENA, Mont. -- In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear rises and makes a halfhearted charge, driving away the fierce, badger-like animal. The brief encounter Thursday was streamed live to computers around the world through a new program that aims to document in real time the annual migration of hundreds of polar bears outside Churchill, Manitoba...
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Births 10/28/11
(Births ~ 10/28/11)
Son to Matthew Kyle and Tami Jo Peters of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 8:21 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Name, Gunner Matthew. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Peters is the former Tami Ballard, daughter of Sally Ballard and Bill Ballard of Anna, Ill. She is a surgical technologist at Doctors' Park Surgery. Peters is the son of Ken and Mary Peters of Jackson. He is a police officer with the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Evelyn Foster
(Obituary ~ 10/28/11)
M. Evelyn Foster, 84, of Scott City passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at the home of a daughter. She was born Sept. 14, 1927, in Lick Creek, Ill., daughter of Arthur and Katherine Hall Meyer. She and Rolly H.H. Foster were married Dec. 19, 1951, in Beloit, Kan. He preceded her in death Sept. 29, 1981...
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Prayer 10/28/11
(Prayer ~ 10/28/11)
O Lord Jesus Christ, may we never put anything ahead of you. Amen.
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Jackson man ticketed in Cape for patronizing prostitution
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
A Jackson man received a summons after allegedly mistaking two Cape Girardeau women for prostitutes. Timothy W. Overturf, 33, allegedly approached two women from his vehicle in the 1000 block of William Street and asked them for a sexual act, Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey said. The women rejected his proposal and he drove away...
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Sikeston man convicted in Miner armed robbery
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., man will be sentenced Dec. 13 after he was found guilty Monday of first-degree attempted robbery. Tommy Cassel, 36, could face up to 30 years in prison for the October 2010 attempted robbery at Break Time in Miner, Mo. He was found guilty in a bench trial Monday before Judge David Dolan following a change of venue from Scott County...
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14 E. coli cases reported in St. Louis County this week
(State News ~ 10/28/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Health officials are trying to determine the cause of an outbreak of E. coli in St. Louis County that has sickened 14 people this week. All of the cases of the food borne illness have been reported since Tuesday, and the St. Louis County health department is trying to find the outbreak's source, department spokesman John Shelton said Thursday. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is assisting...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/28/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/28/11)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Jackson police and fire report 10/28/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/28/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/28/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/28/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Theft...
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Best bet: Haunted happenings
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/11)
While parents and children may wait to trick-or-treat until Halloween on Monday, many thrill-seekers will celebrate early with parties and haunted happenings today and Saturday. Scott City created a perilous walk in the city park, Rocky Holler will take you on a haunted hayride and the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department has transformed the Area Building into a maze of creepsters and ghouls. ...
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Big Muddy Spook Heavy is hoping to captivate downtown Cape
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/11)
Organizers of the Big Muddy Spook Heavy hope to capitalize on an already energetic downtown crowd for the new progressive bluegrass festival today and Saturday. "Halloween weekend, we figured that would be the best time to do it, when everyone was excited," said Brandon Kohrman, promotional manager for Bloom Heavy Productions, which organized the festival...
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Dexter pellet plant project awarded grant
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Southeast Missouri Pellet Plant Project in Dexter has been awarded a $68,000 grant funding to assist it in conducting a feasibility study to assess a farmer-owned biomass pellet plant. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has awarded 12 Missouri agricultural projects with grant funding to assist them in converting their agriculture commodities and by-products into more valuable end products. ...
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Jackson quarry annexation area rezoned industrial
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
A special meeting of the Jackson Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved previously tabled requests by Heartland Materials quarry and landowners to rezone 242 acres for industrial use, pending annexation to the city. The prospective annexation area includes the quarry and lands owned by Joe Hoffmeister, Hoffmeister Farms and Hoffmeister Real Estate bounded by Interstate 55, U.S. ...
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Alexander County to conduct property tax sale through sealed-bid auction
(Local News ~ 10/28/11)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Alexander County is offering delinquent tax properties for sale through a sealed-bid auction process, according to a county news release. This real estate was obtained through tax proceedings on properties that were delinquent for the 2007 tax year and prior. Approximately 246 items will be available through the auction...
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Cardinals pick up option on injured Wainwright
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/11)
The right-hander will be with the club for at least two more seasons
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Redhawks to encounter UTM
(College Sports ~ 10/28/11)
The Skyhawks nearly beat OVC-leader Jacksonville State
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St. Vincent falls short of playoffs
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/11)
The Indians needed a 10-point victory but suffered a 42-34 loss to Cleveland NJROTC
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New coach Haith will lead experienced group of Tigers
(College Sports ~ 10/28/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Frank Haith first was the mystery backup plan. Then he became the sketchy hire. He now is the coach making do with less at Missouri. Haith is getting ready for his first season at Missouri after an offseason filled with questions. He was identified in a Yahoo Sports investigation into scandal at the University of Miami, where he was the basketball coach before he was hired by the Tigers...
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High school roundup: Central, Scott City football teams end season with wins
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/11)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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An Art BOOM
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/11)
The arts community has swollen recently with new stops on the gallery circuit, new life in the Esquire Theater, a new music festival and a new face at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Each day I drive down Broadway I make sure to drop to or below the speed limit to glimpse the most recent action at the Esquire. Yes, I'm one of those people. Honk if you feel the need...
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Exotic pets staying in quarantine instead of going to Ohio widow
(National News ~ 10/28/11)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Six exotic animals that were among dozens freed by their suicidal owner and survived a big-game hunt by sheriff's deputies with shoot-to-kill orders will be kept under quarantine at a zoo for now instead of going to his widow, the state Department of Agriculture ordered Thursday...
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Gina Kuehn
(Obituary ~ 10/28/11)
Gina Kuehn, 45, of Altenburg, Mo., died Wednesday Oct 26, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Holliday to miss tonight's Game 7 in St. Louis
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday will miss Game 7 of the World Series. Rookie Adron Chambers will replace Holliday on the active roster Friday, a day after Holliday injured his right hand during the Cardinals' 10-9, 11-inning victory over Texas in Game 6...
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Carpenter starting Game 7 for Cards on short rest
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Chris Carpenter will start on three days' rest in Game 7 of the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. The team confirmed manager Tony La Russa's selection for the deciding game against the Texas Rangers several hours before the first pitch Friday night...
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