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Fisher headed back to Rams, this time as coach
(Professional Sports ~ 01/13/12)
The Rams prevailed in a high stakes head-to-head competition with the Miami Dolphins and landed Jeff Fisher for their vacant head coaching job. The team said Friday it was finalizing a deal to hire the veteran coach who sat out the 2011 season after 17 years in Tennessee.
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Several crashes, school cancellations follow area's Thursday morning snow
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Early morning snow melted and turned to ice on some roadways Thursday morning as temperatures plummeted behind a cold front.
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SEMO expanding online course offerings, may expand degrees
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Southeast Missouri State University is offering more online courses than ever for the spring semester while marketing its current online degree programs and brainstorming choices for future online degrees. Students have 220 online course options. The university offers 10 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates that can be obtained purely online...
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Cape Girardeau County Clerk considering proposals for electronic polling equipment
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Clerk is reviewing proposals for new electronic polling equipment in hopes of getting a test site running with the new devices by the presidential primary Feb. 7. The county commission hosted bids Thursday for electronic polling books and four vendors presented proposals, Know.Ink and Election Administrators, LLC of St. Louis, Exponent Strategies, LLC/Del Mar Information Technologies, LLC of Indianapolis, Ind. and Henry M. Adkins & Son, Inc. of Clinton, Mo...
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Open-air market a possibility for downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
An open-air market near the Cape Girardeau riverfront could draw more people to downtown, benefiting local businesses, organizers say. A public forum is planned for Jan. 24 to gather input from possible vendors, downtown business owners, artists and local residents on creating a new riverfront market. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church at 235 Broadway...
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Country star Eric Church will perform at the Show Me Center Jan. 20
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/12)
Country music sensation Eric Church has had nothing short of a stellar year as he continued to gain accolades and a broader fan base with the release of his third studio album, "Chief." Just over 10 weeks after its release, the album was already RIAA-certified gold and the first single "Homeboy" reached Top 15 on the charts...
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Cape-area legislators file bills on myriad topics
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- From restricting funds for embryonic stem-cell research to eliminating their own pensions, local lawmakers have begun filing bills that they hope become law during this legislative session. Reps. Wayne Wallingford and Donna Lichtenegger returned to Jefferson City last week for their second regular session, and Sen. Jason Crowell, forced out by term limits, returned for his last...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team improves to 4-1 in OVC
(College Sports ~ 01/13/12)
Michael Porter didn't care if he was being upstaged by his former Missouri State basketball teammate. Porter just didn't want to see upstart Southern Illinois University Edwardsville leave the Show Me Center with a win Thursday night. Porter helped make sure that didn't happen. He had the best performance of his young Southeast Missouri State career, helping the Redhawks pull away for an 85-68 victory...
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Two in Perryville face drug charges
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two Perryville residents are in custody after police seized just over a pound of marijuana at their residence, authorities said. The Perry County Sheriff's Department, SEMO Drug Task Force and members of the Perryville Police Department executed a search warrant Wednesday at 1501 Alma Drive, Apt. E-1, the residence of Denice M. Wood, 40, and Jason A. Brda, 47...
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Musical tributes kick off King celebrations in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Nearly 200 people attended the event that kicked off a weekend of activities to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have turned 83 Sunday.
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Cape voting precincts consolidated to save money
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Ten Cape Girardeau polling locations have been consolidated into five, a decision elections officials say will save taxpayers more than $38,000 in new voting equipment. The move will mean about 8,323 of the city's overall 24,596 registered voters will be voting in new spots, according to data provided by Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers. The change will take effect with the Feb. 7 presidential primary, she said...
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Third Tuesday Tea Time
(Submitted Story ~ 01/13/12)
PRESS RELEASE CAPE COUNTY TEA PARTY On January 17th, 2012 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is called the Third Tuesday Tea Time and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...
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Cape Girardeau federal building auction closes
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
A bid for less than half the asking price for Cape Girardeau's former federal building won in an auction Thursday, but federal officials must decide whether the offer is good enough.
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Missouri high court considers redistricting challenges
(State News ~ 01/13/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments in three cases challenging the new boundaries for state Senate and U.S. House districts. One lawsuit objects to the newly drawn map for Missouri's 34 state Senate districts. Two other lawsuits contend the redrawn U.S. House districts are not sufficiently compact and were designed to serve partisan ends...
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Ameren given permission to raise natural gas rates in Illinois
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois regulators have given Ameren Corp. permission to raise natural gas rates by about $32 million but a watchdog group says it will appeal the decision. The Illinois Commerce Commission said Wednesday that it will allow Missouri-based Ameren to raise its natural gas rates by 1.2 percent to 5.4 percent depending where customers live. They would go up starting later this month...
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Missouri secretary of state approves tobacco tax increase petition
(State News ~ 01/13/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The heat is on to increase Missouri's relatively low tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. On Thursday, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan approved a ballot referendum petition for circulation by the American Cancer Society...
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Trial date set for former Thebes police officer
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
A former Thebes, Ill., police officer facing misconduct charges for allegedly releasing a person from custody in exchange for sexual favors will stand trial at the Alexander County Courthouse in Cairo on Jan. 24, according to online court records. Terry Crowe, 39, of Mounds, Ill., was arrested in July by the Illinois State Police and charged with two counts of official misconduct. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/13/12)
Today is Friday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2012. There are 353 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 13, 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River after taking off during a snowstorm, killing a total of 78 people; four passengers and a flight attendant survived. (Half an hour after the Air Florida crash, a Washington Metro train derailed during rush hour, killing three passengers.)...
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Ken Medema, a blind musician, will be performing at Centenary United Methodist Church on Sunday
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/12)
For musician and songwriter Ken Medema, blind since birth, it all started at age 5 when he began banging around on a borrowed piano and making up songs and chords. When he was 8 years old, Medema's parents decided to further his musical abilities by enrolling him in piano lessons...
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Recognizing the River City Players
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/12)
As the local entertainment section for Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri, we strive to recognize and highlight the talent in the area -- from rock bands to classical musicians to community theater. This weekend, the community theater group in town will acknowledge and commend itself and its members during the annual Abbott Awards...
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ARTifacts 1/13/12
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/12)
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music will present Mozart's comic masterpiece "Così fan Tutte" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 3 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus. "Così fan Tutte" was first performed in 1790. ...
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Lions Gate nears $400M deal for ‘Twilight' maker
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/12)
LOS ANGELES -- Lions Gate is close to buying Summit Entertainment, the maker of the teen hit "Twilight" series for about $400 million in cash and stock. That's according to two people Sunday who were briefed on the matter. They were not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity...
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Best Bet: Jackson Art Group opening
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/12)
The Jackson Art Group continues its art offerings with the second Saturday opening. Artists involved in the group will display new paintings, drawings and other creative works. The Jackson Art Group will also decorate art supply boxes to deliver to local foster children for Valentine's Day. Stop by to see the new art and lend your skills to help decorate a box. The opening is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Steck House Art Gallery at 210 E. Washington St...
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H. Weldon Macke
(Editorial ~ 01/13/12)
Cape Girardeau County recently lost a dedicated public servant and active member of the community. H. Weldon Macke, the county's longtime former auditor, died last Friday. Macke, 81, served the county from 1968 to 2002 in the auditor's office. But the always-friendly Macke did more than track taxpayer dollars. ...
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Lifesaving support appreciated
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/13/12)
I just want to thank the 911 operator, the emergency personnel and the ambulance crew who responded to our home on the afternoon of New Year's Eve day when my husband went into cardiac arrest. Due to the efforts of our boys, who initially performed CPR, and the timely response received, I am pleased to report that Michael is doing very well and is making a full recovery...
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Speak Out 1/13/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/13/12)
I have been suffering from a chronic disease most of my life. I would like to thank the people responsible for curing me. I was a Democrat and I thank Obama, Pelosi and Reid first and foremost for bringing me to my senses. Secondly, I thank the mainstream media plus all the liberal-biased cable news programs for all their efforts to promote the aforementioned people. ...
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Pursuing the dream of a good night's sleep
(Column ~ 01/13/12)
My wife and I have been on a quest for several years. We have been pursuing an ever more elusive good night's sleep. Since all the mattress salespeople say reaching our goal depends entirely on finding the right mattress, we have given them plenty of business. We believe mattress salespeople to be honest and forthright. We have to. We don't know squat about mattresses...
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Prayer 1/13/11
(Prayer ~ 01/13/12)
O Heavenly Father, may we boldly proclaim your grace to all. Amen.
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Army to withdraw two brigades from Europe
(National News ~ 01/13/12)
FORT BLISS, Texas -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday the Army will withdraw two combat brigades from Europe as part of a broad reorienting of U.S. forces and instead rotate units in and out of the region, presumably from U.S. bases...
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Indiana theft suspect threatens to hunt down and eat officers, dogs
(National News ~ 01/13/12)
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Police say a man in Indiana accused of stealing a car threatened to hunt down and eat his arresting officers, their families and police dogs. The Journal & Courier reported that 39-year-old Paul M. Brock of Frankfort was charged Wednesday with auto theft, resisting law enforcement, intimidation and operating a vehicle while intoxicated...
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United Nations visit to Tehran set for Jan. 28
(International News ~ 01/13/12)
VIENNA -- A senior U.N. nuclear agency team will visit Tehran on Jan. 28 with Iran saying it is ready after years of refusal to discuss allegations that it was involved in secret nuclear weapons work, diplomats said Thursday. Diplomats have previously said that International Atomic Energy Agency officials were discussing such a trip with their Iranian counterparts. ...
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Union threatens shutdown of oil production in Nigeria
(International News ~ 01/13/12)
LAGOS, Nigeria -- A major union threatened Thursday to stop the beating heart of Nigeria's economy -- crude oil production -- as part of a nationwide strike and protests gripping Africa's most populous nation. World oil prices climbed on the news. Nigeria is the fifth-largest oil exporter to the U.S., and a shutdown would force American refineries to replace 630,000 barrels of crude per day...
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Activists say Syrian authorities bar group from delivering aid
(International News ~ 01/13/12)
GAZIANTEP, Turkey -- Syrian authorities on Thursday barred hundreds of activists from crossing into the country to deliver aid to victims of President Bashar Assad's deadly crackdown on anti-government dissidents, organizers said. About 200 activists, mostly Syrians living in countries that include Bulgaria, the Netherlands, France and the United States, traveled to Turkey in a bid to protest the violence and deliver truckloads of food, medical aid and other supplies to Syria...
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Abbas: No new offers from Israel
(International News ~ 01/13/12)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israel has made no new proposals in meetings with Palestinians about the possibility of resuming formal peace talks, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. The sides met twice so far in Jordan, and two more meetings are set for Saturday and for Jan. 25, Abbas told members of his Fatah movement...
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Russian space junk to crash to Earth soon
(International News ~ 01/13/12)
MOSCOW -- A Russian spacecraft designed to burnish the nation's faded space glory in a mission to one of Mars' moons has turned into one of the heaviest, most toxic pieces of space junk ever. It will come crashing down to Earth in just a few days...
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Rate on 30-year mortgage drops to record 3.89 percent
(National News ~ 01/13/12)
WASHINGTON -- Fixed mortgage rates fell once again to a record low, offering a great opportunity for those who can afford to buy or refinance homes. But few are able to take advantage of the historic rates. Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.89 percent. That's below the previous record of 3.91 percent reached three weeks ago...
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Paul Endres
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Paul J. Endres, 85, of Perryville passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 15, 1926, in Perry County, to James and Anna F. Zahner Endres. Mr. Endres served in the Army during the Korean conflict...
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Lora Gramlisch
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lora Mae Gramlisch, 83, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 5, 1928, at Scopus, Mo., daughter of Roy and Hazel Killian Jones. She and Ray Gramlisch were married Feb. 9, 1946. He died Oct. 13, 2001...
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Arwin Koch
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
Arwin G. Koch, 79, of Gordonville died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Births 1/13/12
(Births ~ 01/13/12)
Son to Kyle Dewayne and Jessica Ann Stone of Benton, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:17 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Name, Dalton Daniel. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Mrs. Stone is the former Jessica Pulliam, daughter of Dawn Hobbs of Chaffee, Mo., and Norman Pulliam Jr. of Benton. Stone is the son of Joyce Williamson of Madison, Ala., and Josh Stone of Sikeston, Mo. He is employed by Delta New Holland...
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Robert Jones Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
ANNA, Ill. — Robert Joseph Jones Jr., 59, of Anna died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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Winifred Dokes
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
Winifred Katherine Dokes, 66, of Milledgeville, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at Downtown VA Hospital in Augusta, Ga. She was born Dec. 6, 1945, in St. Louis, to Clyde A. and Jewel Mae McLain Godwin. She and William L. Dokes were married Jan. 3, 1983...
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Michael Matney
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
Michael Shai Matney, 54, of Memphis, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at his home. He was born July 18, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lawrence and Evelyn Habada Matney. He and Camille Lyons were married June 16, 1984, at Kaskaskia Island, Ill. She preceded him in death March 24, 2010...
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Out of the past 1/13/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/13/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Dr. Edward Spicer, assistant to the president of Southeast Missouri State University, has been named to the Missouri Commission on Human Rights by Gov. John Ashcroft. Officials with the St. Louis District office of the U.S. ...
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Body of Mo. trooper discovered as crews fill hole
(State News ~ 01/13/12)
BIG LAKE, Mo. -- The body of a Missouri highway patrolman who disappeared while watching over flooded areas last summer was found Thursday not far from the original search area, authorities said. Fred Guthrie Jr., 46, had not been seen since Aug. ...
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National authors to headline year's first storytelling night
(Entertainment ~ 01/13/12)
Two nationally acclaimed storytellers, Bil Lepp and Kevin Kling, are headlining Cape Girardeau's first humorous storytelling night, the third such event in the year. Cape Girardeau welcomes storytellers and story lovers in April for a three-day festival and in October for a night of ghost stories. The Afternoon and Evening of Humorous Storytelling will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Rose Theatre, inside the Graul Building on Southeast Missouri State University's campus...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/13/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/13/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/13/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/13/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.
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Jackson police and fire report 1/13/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/13/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest @graphic_body_indent_bullet:n Jessica M. Kuntze, 21, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, drugs under 35 grams and no insurance...
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Notre Dame girls basketball team capitalizes on turnovers, beats Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/12)
The Sikeston girls basketball team committed more turnovers than scored points Thursday at Notre Dame. That's not a recipe for success. Notre Dame took advantage of Sikeston's miscues to mask its slow start in a 71-42 victory. "When we came out, I don't think we were 100 percent ready to play," Notre Dame senior Brooke Bohnert said. ...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team tumbles in Chester Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Scott City girls basketball team upsets Delta in title game of Scott-Mississippi Conference tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/12)
The Rams won the Scott-Miss. Conference tourney 56-51
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team to host second-place Eastern Illinois
(College Sports ~ 01/13/12)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team continues its early Ohio Valley Conference schedule Saturday at home against the league's top squad over the past several years. Eastern Illinois, one of two teams without an OVC loss so far this season, visits the Show Me Center for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff...
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Blues fall to Canucks in overtime
(Professional Sports ~ 01/13/12)
Jason Arnott scored both goals for St. Louis in a 3-2 loss to Vancouver
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Defense secretary assures Afghans of video probe
(National News ~ 01/13/12)
WASHINGTON -- Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses -- an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and further strains U.S.-Afghan relations...
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Big snowstorm hits Alaska as weary residents dig out
(National News ~ 01/13/12)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Weary Alaskans woke up to another big dump of snow Thursday, adding to what already has been the snowiest period on record in Anchorage and causing more headaches in coastal areas struggling to dig out. The snow started falling shortly before midnight, and meteorologists warned Anchorage residents the heaviest snowfall -- up to 16 inches -- could come later Thursday...
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Delta Elementary School
(Honor Roll ~ 01/13/12)
Delta Elementary School 1st grade: Danielle Austin, Sierra Berry, Lacey Blattel, Gracie Branam, Teriana Crowden, Allie Hampton, Georgia Hanselman, Gwyneth Ikerman, Charity Jenkins, Gavin Lesch, Arion Patterson, Alicen Rhodes, Carter Scherer, Aidan Sipler, Krystan Anderson, Landan Campbell...
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Oran Junior & Senior High School
(Honor Roll ~ 01/13/12)
Oran Junior & Senior High School 12th grade: Ashlyn Agee, Zach Baker, Austin Blocker, Blake Carlyle, Molly Cook, Mitchell Crites, Kayla Dannenmueller, Bethani Davis, Carrissa Dirnberger, Samantha Downing, Courtney Graviett, Blake Henson, Bethany Holmes, Kali Mills ,Jason Moore, Lauren Nenninger, Bethany Phillips, Adam Schaefer, Brandt Schaffer, Courtney Scheeter, Brandi Taylor, Kyle Tenkhoff, Tara Tilley, Kelsie Wilburn...
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Nell Holcomb School
(Honor Roll ~ 01/13/12)
Nell Holcomb School A Honor Roll 6th grade: Landon Byrum, Lainey Conklin, Devin Lincoln, Zach Randolph. 7th grade: Zach Brock, Brad Orenstein, Alexis Oswald, Brent Tiemann, Jessica Weibrecht. 8th grade: Gavin Brown, Rachel Juhlin, Taylor Shivelbine, Will Shivelbine, Taylor Smith...
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