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Census: Ill. poverty rate remains near 15 percent
(State News ~ 09/19/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- New U.S. census figures show that Illinois' poverty rate held stubbornly at nearly 15 percent last year, signaling what anti-poverty activists say is worrisome proof that any economic recovery has not reached those struggling with low income...
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'Gone Girl' author Flynn on 'Late Night' tonight
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
Gillian Flynn, author of "Gone Girl" and screenwriter of 20th Century Fox's film adaptation of her novel, will make an appearance tonight on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." Flynn's "Gone Girl," a thriller published in 2012, is the basis of the movie which is currently being filmed in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Fatal disease not yet found in Southeast Missouri deer
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
About 65 people attended a public meeting at Cape Girardeau Nature Center on Wednesday night to hear officials from the Missouri Department of Conservation provide information about chronic wasting disease, a fatal condition in deer that has been detected in north-central Missouri...
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Alma Schrader celebrates Constitution Day
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
Hand-drawn patriotic pictures and construction paper flags covered the walls at Alma Schrader Elementary School's 12th annual Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly. Students and their families gathered to hear speeches from members of the community about heroes of the past and present. ...
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Cape Central inducts four members to its athletic Hall
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/13)
Travis Clark was all about reaching new heights during his high school days as a Central Tiger. Clark literally set the bar for all Central track athletes after him by winning three consecutive Class 4A state titles in the high jump. This Friday, Clark, a 1991 graduate, will again enter an elite realm when he is inducted into the Central High School Hall of Fame. ...
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Southeast volleyball wins a thriller in home opener
(College Sports ~ 09/19/13)
Missouri-Kansas City threatened to spoil Southeast Missouri State's long-awaited home-opening volleyball match. But the Redhawks were able to pull out a five-set victory Wednesday night, much to the delight of the enthuastic Houck Field House crowd announced at 341...
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Neil Patrick Harris says he's starting work in Missouri after Sunday's Emmys
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
Neil Patrick Harris, who has landed the supporting role of Desi Collins in 20th Century Fox's feature film "Gone Girl," said in an interview that the project is exciting and that he will be coming to Missouri on Monday for filming. "It's a big-deal movie," he said last night on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." "David Fincher is probably my favorite director, and I've always admired him. I got to meet him and got cast in a part in 'Gone Girl.'"...
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Tower Rock
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/19/13)
This is tower rock when the river was low
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State rep wants mandatory summer school for some
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
Students who fall behind in core subjects would trade a summer of sleeping in for more time in the classroom under a bill a Poplar Bluff, Mo., state representative plans to introduce. Republican Steve Cookson, a former school superintendent, believes a uniform school calendar and mandatory summer school for students who fail to achieve proficiency in their grade level for math, communication arts, science and social studies is needed...
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Humane Society asks local governments for more funding
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
About 4,000 of them each year pass through the doors. Breeds and mixes of all shapes, sizes, colors and temperaments. Dogs and cats make up most of the population, but there are other animals, too -- everything from iguanas to pot-bellied pigs. "It really is a community asset," said Charlotte Craig, who retired from her job last year as the longtime director of Cape Girardeau County's Public Health Center to become a full-time volunteer at the Humane Society of Cape Girardeau...
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Health report: Some Southeast Mo. counties rank with undeveloped world
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new report says Missouri has seen a steady decline in the health of its residents, and people born in some Bootheel counties have a shorter life expectancy than in some undeveloped countries. The report by the Missouri Hospital Association notes that the state fell from 24th in 1990 to 42nd last year in health rankings produced by the United Health Foundation...
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Firm chosen to build Scott City safe room
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
A Perryville, Mo., construction firm was the low bidder on a performing arts theater/Federal Emergency Management Agency safe room for the Scott City school district, the school board learned Wednesday night. Zoellner Construction was the low bidder at $2,069,000. But because it was higher than expected, the board approved going into negotiations with the company to see where costs can be trimmed...
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Sharing in the Fun
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/19/13)
Former patients of Southeast Hospital's Inpatient Rehab share in the fun at the annual reunion with rehabilitation staff on Thursday, Sept. 19, in the Hospital's Harrison Room.
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Missouri faces test against Indiana
(College Sports ~ 09/19/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Markus Golden had trouble describing what went through his mind during one of the greatest moments of his college career. But he still remembers how he forced Toledo quarterback Terrance Owens to lose control of the ball before snatching it in midair and sprinting 70 yards for a touchdown...
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Barksdale steps in for injured tackle Saffold
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Glancing up from his locker stall, Joe Barksdale was surprised to see he'd been surrounded by tape recorders and cameras. This is how fast it happens, going from large but anonymous 329-pound backup to starting right tackle for the St. ...
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Lightning top Blues 4-3 in shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/13)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Adam Erne had two power-play goals and also scored in the shootout to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. J.T. Brown had two assists for the Lightning, who rallied back from a 3-0 deficit. Tom Pyatt also scored for the Lightning...
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School official: Oran threat rumor was unfounded
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
ORAN, Mo. -- Superintendent Mitch Wood said Wednesday some students made "false accusations" against another student that spread, but school officials don't believe there ever was an actual threat made. Several high school students went to social networking website Twitter on Tuesday night talking about a threat that would be carried out Wednesday, and said many students would stay home to avoid danger.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/19/13)
Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2013. There are 103 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 19, 1982, the smiley emoticon was invented as Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman proposed punctuating humorously intended computer messages by employing a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis as a horizontal "smiley face." :-)...
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Texting can wait
(Editorial ~ 09/19/13)
Distracted driving is a problem. There's the radio and phone conversations, but today's technology has led to more people texting while driving. This is scary. Text messaging should not take precedence over driving. Quite simply: It can wait. With this in mind, AT&T and the Missouri Press Association have partnered to promote the It Can Wait contest for high school students...
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Speak out 9/19/13
(Speak Out ~ 09/19/13)
Those believing that Obama has the authority to send troops into combat need to read the War Powers Act. There are three times the president has authority to use force: 1) Congress declares war; 2) The president is given specific statutory authorization to use force; 3) The U.S. ...
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A loved one's gift
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/19/13)
Sitting on my couch at 5:30 in the morning with my 1-year-old, I notice the beginnings of a beautiful sunrise forming on the horizon. Among the scattered thoughts of this hour, I think of my grandma Jean Bell Mosley. She loved watching the sunrise from her porch swing, coffee in hand...
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Calls for special gun court in St. Louis increasing
(State News ~ 09/19/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Two days after city judges rejected a proposal to create a special gun court in St. Louis, Missouri's attorney general and the city's police chief reiterated their support for the new approach at an urban crime summit at St. Louis University...
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Obama to visit K.C.-area auto plant
(State News ~ 09/19/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's automotive manufacturing will be getting renewed attention this week when President Barack Obama visits a Ford Motor Co. facility near Kansas City to discuss the auto industry. The president is scheduled to travel Friday to Ford's stamping plant in Liberty, Mo., which is near its assembly in Claycomo, Mo. Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said Tuesday she is joining Obama and that the plant is a good place to discuss the turnaround...
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Restrictions on Cairo bridge lifted
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Restrictions that have prohibited truck traffic and other large vehicles from crossing the U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge between Cairo and Wickliffe, Ky., for maintenance and repair work were lifted around noon Wednesday, allowing traffic to flow normally, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced...
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Truck takes out telephone line; Cape Girardeau County phone service down
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
A truck took out some telephone lines in Jackson on Wednesday, disabling the Cape Girardeau County government's telephone service. According to Eric McGowen, county information technology director, all Jackson-based county government agencies were unreachable by telephone early Wednesday afternoon due to the accident that happened behind the County Administration Building at about noon...
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Three Rivers to receive $2.75 million grant
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
Three Rivers College has been awarded a $2.75 million Department of Labor grant aimed at improving workforce development education in Southeast Missouri. The grant is part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program, which provides funding to help two-year higher educational institutions in creating job skills training programs targeted at area-specific needs...
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Starbucks won't ban, won't welcome guns
(National News ~ 09/19/13)
NEW YORK -- Starbucks has always set itself apart by taking strong positions on progressive political issues. Now that reputation has landed the company in the middle of the heated national debate over gun laws. Today, the Seattle-based company will run full-page ads in major newspapers, telling customers that guns are no longer welcome in its cafes. But Starbucks is stopping short of an outright ban, exposing the fine line it needs to walk on a highly divisive issue...
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France's Senate votes to ban child pageants
(International News ~ 09/19/13)
PARIS -- France's Senate has voted to ban beauty pageants for children younger than 16, in an effort to protect girls from being sexualized too early. Anyone who enters a child into such a contest would face up to two years in prison and 30,000 euros in fines. A pageant organizer lamented the move was so severe...
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Six killed as Canada bus crashes into train
(International News ~ 09/19/13)
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Passengers screamed "Stop! Stop!" seconds before their bus crashed through a crossing barrier and into a commuter train during morning rush hour in Canada's capital Wednesday, killing six people and injuring 30. "He smoked the train," witness Mark Cogan said of the bus driver, who was among those killed. "He went through the guard rail and just hammered the train, and then it was just mayhem."...
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3 people arrested after Mississippi County deputy shot with airgun
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Three East Prairie, Mo., residents are in custody after a Mississippi County deputy was shot while making a traffic stop. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, the incident took place early Saturday, when deputies Marc Tragesser and Mike Borders initiated a traffic stop on Miller Street in East Prairie, Mo...
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Births 9/19/13
(Births ~ 09/19/13)
Son to David Joseph Otero and Anna Marie Bucholtz of Marble Hill, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:46 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Name, Braxton David-Joseph. Weight, 6 pounds, 1 ounce. Second child, first son. Ms. Bucholtz is the daughter of Gary and Diona Bucholtz of Marble Hill. Otero is the grandson of Christin Petton of Marble Hill, and son of the late David Otero and Sheila Jackson. He is a construction worker...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/19/13
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session a. Plan member notices of privacy practices b. New health insurance marketplace coverage options and your health coverage 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Jackson police report 9/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/19/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/19/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/19/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/19/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Lottery players could see more giant jackpots
(National News ~ 09/19/13)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- If it seems that giant lottery jackpots have people lining up at convenience stores more frequently, just wait: More big payouts could be coming. Most attention has been on Powerball jackpots since the game's rules were changed in early 2012 to boost payoffs. On Wednesday, Powerball's estimated $400 million jackpot will be the nation's fifth-largest ever...
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Surprise from Fed: No pullback in bond purchases
(National News ~ 09/19/13)
WASHINGTON -- In a surprise that sent the stock market soaring, the Federal Reserve concluded Wednesday that the U.S. economy isn't yet healthy enough for the central bank to ease its stimulus even slightly. The Fed's cautious message pleased investors, who had expected a slight cut in the bond purchases that have kept long-term interest rates low as the nation recovers from the Great Recession. ...
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Donna Pensel
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
Donna C. Pensel, 77, of Jackson died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at Monticello House. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. An Eastern Star service will be at 7:30 p.m. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dave Schaffner officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery at Fruitland...
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Ethel Newman
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Ethel Powless Newman, 85, of Tamms died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Danny McFarland officiating. Burial will be in McCrite Cemetery...
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Marilyn Lincoln
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
Marilyn Jo Lincoln, 76, of Herndon, Va., died suddenly Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at Reston Hospital. She was born Jan. 7, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, to Thurston S. and Mary Ann Hill. Survivors include three children, Vicki Board (John) of College Station, Texas, Terri Kovarik (Jim) of Herndon and Michael Lincoln (Wendy) of McLean, Va.; a sister, Sue Hill Hellwege (Don) of Cape Girardeau; six grandchildren, Robert and Stephen Kovarik, Wesley, Sarah, William and Jay Lincoln; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.. ...
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Richard Langston
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
HAZELWOOD, Mo. -- Richard E. Langston, 79, of Hazelwood died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Survived by children, Ken (Diane) Langston and Cindy (Mike) Manzella; brother, Jim (Neva) Langston; four grandchildren, Emily, Meghan, Hayden and Troy; and good friend to many others...
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John Hill
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
John Daniel "J.D." Hill, 37, of Jackson passed away Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Portland, Ore. He was born Dec. 12, 1975, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dwayne Alan Hill Sr. and Ruth Ann Niswonger Hill Weibley. J.D. graduated from Shawnee High School in Grand Tower, Ill., in 1993...
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Larry Gray
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
Larry Francis Gray, 77, of Alton, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born July 15, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to Lyman Woodrow Nations and Sadie Lula Gray. Larry graduated from Notre Dame High School. He coached basketball many years at St. Vincent's School. He was an automotive technician at Nation Brothers in Cape Girardeau from 1980 to 1990 and at General Auto Electric in Wood River, Ill., from 1990 to 1997...
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Arietta Farthing
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Arietta Farthing, 75, of Sparta, Ill., formerly of Tamms, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery at Dongola, Ill...
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Rocket trajectory links Syria to attack
(International News ~ 09/19/13)
BEIRUT -- The trajectory of the rockets that delivered the nerve agent sarin in last month's deadly attack is among the key evidence linking elite Syrian troops based in the mountains overlooking Damascus to the strike that killed hundreds of people, diplomats and human rights officials said Wednesday...
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Submerged cars may solve cold cases
(National News ~ 09/19/13)
SAYRE, Okla. -- When three teenagers from this small Oklahoma town disappeared on their way to a high-school football game in 1970, rumors swirled as to what happened to the trio. Some thought the three had stumbled across a drug deal at a rural airstrip and been killed. Others said they might have run away to California...
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Man withdraws guilty plea in alleged box-cutter attack
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man accused of cutting another man with a box cutter wasn't sentenced Tuesday as expected, but instead withdrew his guilty plea. William Fanter, 33, was supposed to appear Tuesday before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett for sentencing after having pleaded guilty in June to felony first-degree assault. ...
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Scott County blacktop program done for 2013
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- The ride through Scott County is a little smoother. According to the Standard Democrat, Donnie Kiefer, Scott County second district commissioner, reported at Tuesday's regular meeting of the Scott County Commission, the blacktopping program for 2013 is finished. ...
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Cape transfer station scales repaired
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
The Cape Girardeau transfer station scales have been repaired and again are operational. The scales were found in need of repair in early August. The transfer station is at 2500 S. Sprigg St. It is open from 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and closes on all city-observed holidays. The general disposal rate is $54.75 a ton plus the weekly fuel surplus rate...
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Prayer 9/19/13
(Prayer ~ 09/19/13)
Lord Jesus, may those who mourn feel your presence and peace. Amen.
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Chaffee rallies past Naylor
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/13)
Chaffee scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to rally past host Naylor 8-6 in softball action Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Carleigh Burnett went 3 for 4 with two doubles, scored twice and drove in two runs to lead the Red Devils [5-8]. Fellow sophomore Julia Butterfield also went 3 for 4, scoring twice, while Katlin McFerron blasted a solo home run...
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Jones wins MWGA Senior Championship
(Community Sports ~ 09/19/13)
Jones win MWGA Senior Championship Tina Jones, of Wildwood, Mo., won the Missouri Women's Golf Association Senior Championship on Wednesday by a stroke over Deb Sawyer of Jefferson City, finishing at 6-over-par 148 at the Cape Girardeau Country Club...
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Wainwright lifts Cardinals to 4-3 win over Rockies
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/13)
DENVER -- Adam Wainwright pitched effectively into the eighth after a shaky start and helped himself at the plate with three hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Wednesday night to expand their lead in the NL Central race...
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4-H, FFA team up to fight hunger and help the environment
(Community ~ 09/19/13)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- When East Perry Community Fairgoers toss empty plastic bottles into the bright yellow barrels throughout the fairgrounds this weekend, they not only will be recycling, but also supporting local efforts to fight hunger. The Perryville 4-H Teen Council and National FFA Organization are asking businesses and individuals to pledge 1 cent to 5 cents per bottle recycled at the fair, with a limit of 2,000 bottles. ...
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Next calendar 9/19/13
(Community ~ 09/19/13)
TODAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS FRIDAY EVENTS SATURDAY EVENTS SUNDAY EVENTS NEXT WEEK NEW RELEASES GAMES DVDs CDs...
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Who's next 9/19/13
(Community ~ 09/19/13)
Emily Moore of Cape Girardeau graduated in May from Hofstra University with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater arts. Hofstra University is in Hempstead, N.Y. Benjamin Krewson of the St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson competed in the spelling bee during the National Junior Beta Club Convention in Mobile, Ala. ...
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Hooked on Science: Pingpong ball launcher
(Community ~ 09/19/13)
Don't throw away the toilet paper tube after you use a roll of toilet paper. Using old toilet paper tubes and a few other ingredients from around the house to create a ping pong ball launcher. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Cut one of the toilet paper tubes lengthwise...
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Social media allows rumors to spread faster
(Local News ~ 09/19/13)
Before Facebook and Twitter, social groups were small and communication was personal. Now it takes only seconds for the most intimate details of people's lives to be spread on social media. Tamara Zellars Buck, assistant professor in the department of mass media at Southeast Missouri State University, said she may sit at a table with five or six friends discussing what she's heard about a topic. ...
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Out of the past 9/19/13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/19/13)
The remnants of Hurricane Gilbert race across Southern Missouri, bring with them heavy rains, strong winds and a threat of tornadoes. Twenty-two years after he was shot down over Vietnam, Lt. Col. Robert Gregory's remains finally will be laid to rest tomorrow at Memorial Park here; in June, the Pentagon identified Gregory's remains as being among those of 17 servicemen who were repatriated to the United States by North Vietnam...
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