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Fuel charge decreased for Ameren Missouri
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri regulators have adopted a lower fuel adjustment tariff that should reduce bills for Ameren Missouri's electric customers. The Public Service Commission says the decrease amounts to about $1.97 per month for residential customers. It takes effect Sept. 24...
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No change in service for conceal carry permits in Bollinger Co.
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
Bollinger County Sheriff Darin Shell said there was some "confusion" in Sunday's Southeast Missourian story about his office issuing conceal carry permits. It was reported that his office could not issue permits because of budget constraints. Shell explained that the sheriff's office needs some additional equipment to issue the permits, and that he does not have the funds in his budget this fiscal year to buy it. ...
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Significant damage to Jackson house from morning fire
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
A Thursday morning fire was the cause of considerable damage to a house in Jackson. According to Captain Tyson Medlock of Jackson Fire Rescue, the call for a fire at 1178 Highland Drive was received at about 3:40 a.m. Fire crews arrived at the address to battle the house fire, which was strongest in the basement but had also spread to the attic and roof. ...
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Obama seeks world leaders' support to strike Syria
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- President Barack Obama pressed fellow world leaders on Thursday to support a U.S.-led strike on Syria, but he ran into opposition from Russia, China and even the European Union -- which condemned the deadly recent chemical weapons attack in Bashar Assad's country but declared it too soon for military action...
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Adams' HRs send Cardinals over Reds 5-4 in 16
(Professional Sports ~ 09/05/13)
CINCINNATI -- Matt Adams' second homer sent St. Louis to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in 16 innings on Wednesday night, protecting the Cardinals' hold on second place in the NL Central. Adams broke an 0-for-17 slump by connecting in the 14th. After St. Louis let that lead get away, he homered again off Logan Ondrusek (3-1), ending the Reds' longest game of the season...
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House committee to hold education meetings
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
An interim state House of Representatives committee will hit the road at the end of September to receive public input on ways to improve the state's education system. The committee will hold a series of hearings from Sept. 23 through 25, including one in Cape Girardeau...
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Chamber program to focus on emergency preparedness
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee will feature a presentation Friday by the American Red Cross on the "Ready Rating" program. Beth Seabaugh, community resilience services coordinator for the Southeast Missouri chapter of the American Red Cross, will speak about the free, online, self-paced assessment of emergency preparedness of businesses, schools and organizations...
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Postal Service says facilities not experiencing delays
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
The U.S. Postal Service denies assertions by a local postal union leader that the transfer of mail processing from Cape Girardeau to St. Louis is causing significant delays in mail arrival and delivery mishaps. Neither the St. Louis mail processing facility nor the Richard G. ...
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Young Jackson pitchers filling a void on the hill
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/13)
The Jackson High School softball team, extremely inexperienced anyway, was hit with some major adversity before the 2013 season even started when ace senior pitcher Mallory Jones suffered a serious knee injury during summer competition. With Jones likely lost for the entire year, the Indians have been looking for other hurlers to pick up the slack...
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U.S. missed signs of attack in Syria
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence agencies did not detect the Syrian regime readying a massive chemical weapons attack in the days ahead of the strike, only piecing together what had happened after the fact, U.S. officials say. One of the key pieces of intelligence that Secretary of State John Kerry later used to link the attack to the Syrian government -- intercepts of communications telling Syrian military units to prepare for the strikes -- was in the hands of U.S. ...
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Career and Technology Center boasts high placement rate
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
With its training in fields from health care to culinary arts and computer programming, the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, in conjunction with its education partners, boasted a nearly 90 percent job placement rate last year. Director Rich Payne said the mission of the center, which serves secondary, community college-age and adult students, is to try to meet the workforce demands of the region, whether it's in manufacturing, business or health care. ...
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HIV testing on the rise locally following Stoddard County case
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
Local public health centers are seeing an increase in HIV testing since a Stoddard County man was arrested last week and charged with felony recklessly infecting another with HIV. Police arrested David Mangum, 36, of Dexter, Mo., after his former partner went to police Aug. ...
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MLK adviser named as replacement speaker for university dinner
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
A new speaker is lined up for Southeast Missouri State University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner after a cancellation by Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker. Clarence B. Jones, an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped draft the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, will present the keynote address at the Jan. 22 dinner at the Show Me Center...
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Chicken Dinner at Sedgewickville Lutheran Church
(Submitted Story ~ 09/05/13)
Sedgewickville Lutheran will host their annual Chicken Dinner on Sunday, September 22, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meal consists of fried chicken and all the trimmings! Sedgewickville Lutheran is located at the intersection of K and WW.
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Face in the flames
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/05/13)
Took this photo of a fire one night, and if you look, you can see a face.
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ServiceMaster PCS Team Attends Convention
(Submitted Story ~ 09/05/13)
Sikeston, Mo., September 5, 2013 -- The ServiceMaster PCS team attended the 2013 International Convention at the America's Center and the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Mo., July 31-Aug. 3. This year's convention, Imagine. Innovate. ...
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Event Brings Higher Education to Arcadia Valley
(Submitted Story ~ 09/05/13)
Higher education can help the Arcadia Valley according to Dr. Melissa Miles McCarter. Dr. McCarter is the organizer of an upcoming informal humanities and technology to be held at the Arcadia Academy in Arcadia, MO on September 28, 3013. Dr. McCarter said. "Right now the closest university is an hour and a half away, and the closest community college is 30 minutes away from our small, rural Southeast Missouri community. With the cost of gas, this puts college out of reach for many residents."...
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St. Louis police officer receives racist letter
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson says he's frustrated and disappointed after learning a black officer received a racist letter through interdepartmental mail. Dotson has ordered internal and criminal investigations after learning about the letter last week...
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Injury keeps Mo. chief justice out of courtroom
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A fellow judge said a broken arm kept Missouri's chief justice out of the courtroom for the first oral arguments since she became the leader of the state's judicial branch. But Chief Justice Mary Russell still participated as the Supreme Court heard five cases Tuesday. Judge Patricia Breckenridge announced Russell would be listening to the arguments remotely and taking part in the proceeding...
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Poplar Bluff lawyer appointed to higher education board
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon has named a lawyer from Southeast Missouri to the state Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Douglas Kennedy of Poplar Bluff, Mo., was appointed for a term that would run through June 2015, if he is confirmed by the Senate...
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Armed liquor store clerk thwarts robbery
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
MARIONVILLE, Mo. -- Jon Lewis Alexander spent 30 years in the military, was a prison guard, private investigator and once helped extradite federal prisoners. With that background, Alexander, 54, was unimpressed when a man walked into a liquor store in southwest Missouri where he worked, pulled out a handgun and demanded money...
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Missouri tax revenue up in August
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri tax revenue rose slightly last month, thanks to solid growth in income tax collections. The state Office of Administration said Wednesday that net general revenue was up 2.2 percent in August compared to the same month last year...
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Nixon won't call special session on income tax cut bill
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Despite a request from a lawmaker, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has no plans to call a special legislative session to craft a new version of an income-tax bill he vetoed, a Nixon spokesman said Wednesday. Lawmakers are to convene Wednesday to consider whether to override Nixon's veto of a bill that would have phased-in income tax cuts for individuals, business owners and corporations. ...
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High temps, low moisture taking toll on Mo. crops
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A new report says the recent spate of hot, dry weather has hurt some Missouri crops and slowed their progress. The Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service said Tuesday that 94 percent of the state's corn crop was at dough stage, 20 days behind last year but right at the five-year average...
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Isle of Capri Casinos reports 1Q loss
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. reported an unexpected loss for its fiscal first quarter, hurt by flooding and storms in the Midwest, softness in gambling spending in some regions and preopening expenses. Its quarterly performance missed analysts' estimates. The stock fell in midday trading Wednesday...
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Nadal breezes into semifinals
(Professional Sports ~ 09/05/13)
NEW YORK -- It's as though Rafael Nadal never left. If anything, he's playing better than ever. A year after skipping the U.S. Open because of a bad knee, Nadal powered his way back to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows, overwhelming 19th-seeded Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday night...
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Bulldogs stay unbeaten
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/13)
Nikki Peters fired a three-hit shutout Wednesday as the Notre Dame softball team remained undefeated with a 8-0 win at Affton in the St. Louis area. Peters struck out six and walked one. The Bulldogs (3-0) banged out 14 hits, led by Jessica Westrich. She went 4 for 4 with two triples and a double...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
Today is Thursday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2013. There are 117 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 5, 1972, terror struck the Munich Olympics as the Palestinian group Black September attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation; 11 Israelis, five guerrillas and a police officer were killed in the resulting siege...
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SEMO Fair
(Editorial ~ 09/05/13)
The sweet smells of cotton candy, funnel cakes and other treats will soon fill Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Rides will be put together, and livestock owners will bring their animals to the fair grounds soon. Yes, the SEMO District Fair is set to return Saturday...
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Cleveland man's suicide brings little sympathy
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
CLEVELAND -- Residents in the tough Cleveland neighborhood where three women were secretly imprisoned for a decade reacted with scorn and grim satisfaction Wednesday after Ariel Castro hanged himself in his cell barely a month into a life sentence...
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President defends NSA surveillance programs anew
(International News ~ 09/05/13)
STOCKHOLM -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended anew the United States' controversial surveillance programs, trying to reassure Europeans that the National Security Agency's spying apparatus acts in limited fashion to root out threats -- even though recently revealed programs show a more widespread information-gathering effort...
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Report: Pakistanis stuck in limbo in Afghan prison
(International News ~ 09/05/13)
ISLAMABAD -- Dozens of Pakistani prisoners held by the U.S. at an Afghan prison have been stuck in limbo for years, a Pakistani legal advocacy group trying to bring attention to their situation said in a report issued Wednesday. Holding up their return are concerns by U.S. officials that the detainees might return to the battlefield or face inhumane treatment after returning to Pakistan, the group said in its report...
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Game boosts mental abilities in older folks
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
NEW YORK -- It probably won't become as popular as "Grand Theft Auto," but a specialized video game may help older people boost mental skills such as handling multiple tasks at once. In a preliminary study, healthy volunteers ages 60 to 85 showed gains in their ability to multitask, to stay focused on a boring activity and to keep information in mind -- the kind of memory you use to remember a phone number long enough to write it down...
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Cape police report 9/5/2013
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/05/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Betty Prost
(Obituary ~ 09/05/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Betty Feaman Prost, 90, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Charles Prost officiating...
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Lee Minson
(Obituary ~ 09/05/13)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Lee Roy Minson, 78, of Glenallen passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. He was born March 20, 1935, son of Vester and Artie Gipson Minson. He and Betty Moyers were married June 11, 1955. Lee Roy owned and operated Bollinger County Builders Supply Co. in Marble Hill, Mo. He was a member of Westview Masonic Lodge 103 in Millersville and Glenallen Methodist Church...
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Jennifer Stovall
(Obituary ~ 09/05/13)
Jennifer D. Stovall, 38, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. She had been struggling with health complications. She was born May 22, 1975, in Greenwich, Conn., to Bill and Rose Pirtle Wolfert. She and Jason Stovall were married April 19, 1997, in Perkins, Mo...
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State releases St. Louis public schools audit
(State News ~ 09/05/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis School District continues to grapple with standardized testing oversight after a cheating probe at several elementary schools, according to a state audit released Wednesday. State Auditor Tom Schweich came to the city Wednesday morning to release a report that examined school finances, educational programs, purchasing policies and more. Superintendent Kelvin Adams was among those expected to attend the auditor's news conference...
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G-20 summit leaders face a divided global economy
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
WASHINGTON -- Something unfamiliar will be in the background as world leaders hold a summit in Russia beginning today: economic growth throughout the developed world. And something will be missing: worry about a renewed financial crisis. Leaders from 20 of the largest economies are more confident about their banking systems than at any other time since they began meeting five years ago. What's more, the economies of the United States, Europe and Japan finally are growing simultaneously...
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Mayor invites Illinois same-sex couples to wed in Minnesota
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
CHICAGO -- With all of Illinois' financial woes, residents have grown accustomed to politicians from other states trying to raid its companies, jobs and best workers. Now one of them is making a similar pitch to the state's gay couples: Come north to get married, and spend lots of money...
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Many vets' caregivers cut out from federal benefit
(National News ~ 09/05/13)
WASHINGTON -- John Thomas Doody was in a coma and on a ventilator, but his mom refused to follow a doctor's advice and put the Iraq War veteran in a nursing home. Chris Ott quit her job, moved the family to Tampa, Fla., so her son, known as J.T., could be near the Veterans Affairs hospital. She spends most of her waking hours trying to meet his many needs...
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Speak Out 9/5/13
(Speak Out ~ 09/05/13)
I'm happy to hear that the city of Jackson is going to crack down on the people who blow their lawn clippings into the street. It makes the neighborhoods look awful when they do that. It's also a danger to motorcycle riders in those areas because when the clippings get wet it can be hard to stop...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/5/13
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
9 a.m. today Open session 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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SEMO District Fair setup begins
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Tyler Hebert works to set up the Drop Zone ride for the SEMO District Fair Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. The fair opens Saturday Sept. 7, and runs throug Saturday Sept 14....
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Teens learn correct driving techniques in new community outreach program
(Community ~ 09/05/13)
A new safe driving campaign initiated by a local law firm wants to teach teens to drive under the right influence by encouraging parents to practice safer driving habits. Cruise Control is a community outreach program created by Cape Girardeau law firm Cook, Barkett, Ponder and Wolz. ...
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Hooked on Science: Phone book friction
(Community ~ 09/05/13)
Did you know your phone book has muscles? Using phone books you can prove two phone books are stronger than one. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Overlap the pages of each phone book. For example, page one of the first phone book should overlap page one of the second phone book...
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Next calendar 9/5/13
(Community ~ 09/05/13)
TODAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS FRIDAY EVENTS SATURDAY EVENTS SUNDAY EVENTS NEXT WEEK NEW RELEASES MOVIES: "The Family @ Cape West 14 Cine, 8 p.m. "Insidious 1 and 2" 30 p.m. GAMES DVDs CDs...
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Who's neXt? 9/5/13
(Community ~ 09/05/13)
Culver-Stockton College students participated in the fifth annual Extreme Dome Makeover, volunteering their services to fix up 13 different sites in Canton, Mo. More than 400 volunteers worked at both public locations and private residences. Area students who participated in the all-day community service event included Margaret Pitt of Jackson; Jennifer Piekert of Marble Hill, Mo.; Jaylen Porter of Oran, Mo.; and Giovanni Walker, Harley Porter and Katherine Johnson of Sikeston, Mo. ...
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Dark Horse Comics brings ‘The Star Wars' to life
(Entertainment ~ 09/05/13)
A young, idealistic rebel from a desert planet seeks to fight an unjust, tyrannical emperor with a space station capable of destroying planets. "Star Wars" the 1977 film? Not quite. Try "The Star Wars," the 1974 first draft by George Lucas that, ultimately, turned into the wildly popular film whose cultural resonance remains firmly rooted in popular culture...
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Putin warns West on Syria action
(International News ~ 09/05/13)
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin warned the West against taking one-sided action in Syria but said Russia "doesn't exclude" supporting a U.N. resolution on punitive military strikes if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on its own people...
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Al-Qaida-linked Syria rebels attack Christian village
(International News ~ 09/05/13)
BEIRUT -- Al-Qaida-linked rebels launched an assault Wednesday on a regime-held Christian village in the densely populated west of Syria, and new clashes erupted near the capital, Damascus -- part of a brutal battle of attrition each side believes it can win despite more than two years of deadlock...
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Israeli proposal for Jewish bases, settlements detailed in talks
(International News ~ 09/05/13)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israel has proposed leaving intact dozens of Jewish settlements and military bases in the West Bank as part of a package to establish a Palestinian state in provisional borders, a Palestinian official said Wednesday, in the first detailed glimpse at recently relaunched peace talks...
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Out of the past 9/5/13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/05/13)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- State and national Democratic hopefuls gather at Shaw Park in Clayton for a Labor Day picnic to kick off the fall campaign; among those attending are Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis and U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, presidential and vice presidential nominees...
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Prayer 9/5/13
(Prayer ~ 09/05/13)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for by your sacrifice on the cross we are healed. Amen.
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Road work 9/5/13
(Local News ~ 09/05/13)
Broadway work scheduled The Cape Girardeau Public Works Department will begin contracted road work on the 700 block of Broadway today. Traffic will be detoured around the block between Sprigg and Ellis streets, according to a news release from the Public Works Department. Work will consist of asphalt street repairs and replacement. Parking still will be accessible in this area. Work should be completed today. For more information, call the Public Works Department at 339-6782...
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Jackson fire report 9/5/2013
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/05/13)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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