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Clippard students keep fit with Tiger Power program
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
Whether it's jumping rope, dancing or balancing a pink foam noodle in one hand, 63 Clippard Elementary School students are staying fit. The group is part of Tiger Power, a program created by physical education teacher Darren Neels that meets Wednesdays in the Clippard gym...
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Cape Girardeau leaf-collecting season is here
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
Not many leaves are falling yet, but people who live in Cape Girardeau can expect to see the city's collection truck soon making its way down streets in search of leaf piles as autumn continues. The city's annual leaf-collection program officially began this week and will continue through March 28. ...
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SSM Health Care cutting jobs
(State News ~ 10/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis-based not-for-profit hospital system is cutting jobs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported SSM Health Care is making the announcement this week to employees. Spokeswoman Kristen Johnson said that out of respect for affected workers, details won't be made public until later this week...
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Doe Run donates to Mo. House GOPs after override
(State News ~ 10/10/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lead mining company has contributed $10,000 to House Republicans after legislators enacted a law shielding the company from large liability judgments in some lawsuits. Online state records show that The Doe Run Co. ...
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St. Louis man says tape shows police planted drugs
(State News ~ 10/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis prosecutors have dropped a drug possession charge against a 21-year-old man after a city judge questioned the arresting police officer's credibility and the suspect accused police of planting evidence. Jeremy Eden was arrested in a December 2011 traffic stop and charged with possession of the anti-anxiety drug Alprazolam without a prescription as well as misdemeanor assault...
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WashU's use of cats in med training protested
(State News ~ 10/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Washington University's continued use of sedated cats and ferrets to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down babies' throats is cruel, ineffective and unnecessary, according to a medical ethics group pressuring the school to abandon the practice...
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Mo. returning execution drug year after demand from distributor
(State News ~ 10/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Department of Corrections said Wednesday it will return a shipment of a common anesthetic it intended to use for executions, nearly a year after the drug distributer's urgent request for it to be sent back. The department said in a news release it still has a supply of propofol, but it didn't clarify whether it had enough of the drug for two upcoming executions. Phone and email messages left with the agency's spokespeople were not returned...
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MBA program at Southeast honored
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
Southeast Missouri State University's master of business administration program is one of the nation's most outstanding business schools, according to an education services company. The Princeton Review, princetonreview.com, features the program in the new 2014 edition of its book, "The Best 295 Business Schools" published this week...
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Concrete poured Wednesday for River Campus expansion
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Concrete is poured Wednesday for the lower-level mechanical room of the expansion of Southeast Missouri State University´s River Campus in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Power restored for Cape Girardeau customers
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
Electrical power has been restored to commercial customers in west Cape Girardeau after a Wednesday accident involving a dumptruck. According to Kent Martin, a spokesman for Ameren Missouri, power was restored about 5:15 p.m. The outage occurred about noon when a dumptruck was traveling on Shirley Drive with its bed raised. ...
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Groundbreaking for new Jackson elementary school set for today
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
The Jackson School District will have a groundbreaking for its new elementary school at 8:30 a.m. today at the building site. Superintendent Ron Anderson said grading for the building is complete, footings are being placed and masonry work has begun at 455 N. Lacey St...
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Bollinger County fugitive arrested trying to cross Mexican border
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The fugitive Bollinger County authorities have been looking for was arrested Tuesday as he attempted to cross the border from Laredo, Texas, into Mexico. Bollinger County Sheriff Darin Shell said he was notified at 8:37 p.m. by the U.S. Border Patrol that Nicholas Loughary, 22, had been arrested. The border patrol ran a check on Loughary, and found that he had felony warrants against him in Bollinger and St. Francois counties...
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ... in October
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Snow-crew members lay white tarps across the terraced hillside of the Common Pleas Courthouse on Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. The crew will add "snow" made of paper with a slight moisture content on top of the tarps to set a scene from the feature film "Gone Girl."...
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Fire continues to smolder in Fruitland
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
Nearly 24 hours after it started, the fire that destroyed Flickerwood Farms continued to smolder. "I'm looking out the back door, and yes, there's still smoke coming out of it," chief Dean Riley of the Fruitland Area Fire Protection District said Wednesday afternoon...
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Prize patrol comes bearing grants for Cape teachers
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
Armed with orange and black balloons, Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation executive director Amy McDonald, superintendent James Welker and assistant superintendent for academic services Sherry Copeland made their way through the hallways of three schools Wednesday bearing gifts -- $9,654 in grants...
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Wainwright pitches complete game, sends Cards to NLCS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright went all the way and the St. Louis Cardinals got two-run homers from David Freese and Matt Adams to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Wednesday night, advancing to the NL championship series. Wainwright scattered eight hits in his second dominant win of the division series, coming through for the Cardinals in a winner-take-all Game 5...
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Mo. lawmakers block rule allowing E15 gasoline
(State News ~ 10/10/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers blocked a proposal Wednesday that could have allowed greater amounts of ethanol to be blended into the gasoline sold for most vehicles. The decision by a legislative panel halts a proposed rule change by the Missouri Department of Agriculture that would have allowed stations to sell fuel containing 15 percent ethanol. ...
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Peace Eagle
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/10/13)
I took this photo late winter, took 2 hours for him to make a move, lol.
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Firetruck Rally
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/10/13)
This is from the 2013 Firetruck rally in Cape
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Free Twitter / Facebook Training Saturday 10/12/13
(Submitted Story ~ 10/10/13)
PRESS RELEASE Facebook / Twitter Training Free Twitter / Facebook Training This Saturday - 10/12/13 Facebook and Twitter are invaluable tools in the process of saving our republic. Join Cape County Tea Party members this Saturday 9:00am at the Cape Public Library to receive training on these two Social Media Applications (ie. web sites)...
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Darryl LeGrand Transmissions
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/10/13)
Darryl LeGrand Transmissions supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month! That's Right, this month we are going PINK!
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American Red Cross Pillowcase Project
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/10/13)
Girl Scout Brownies from the Jackson Service Unit of Girl Scouts Missouri Heartland participated in the American Red Cross Pillowcase Project Saturday October 5 at the Jackson Elks. the girls learned how to prepared for emergencies like home fires and tornados, the importance of having an emergency supply kit and an emergency plan at their homes. ...
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Pet of the week
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/10/13)
Name: Josie Owner: JoAnn Moore Favorite Activity: Being chauffeured around in her "doggie" car seat.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2013. There are 82 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 1962, President John F. Kennedy, responding to the thalidomide birth defects crisis, signed an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act requiring pharmaceutical companies to prove that their products were safe and effective prior to marketing...
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Safe Ride program
(Editorial ~ 10/10/13)
There's no excuse for driving while under the influence of alcohol. At its core, this is about personal responsibility and making good decisions. But as a society, particularly with the number of young people attending Southeast Missouri State University, it's important to make sure safe transit is available for those who have consumed excessive amounts of alcohol...
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Food-stamp increase's end causes anxiety
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
CONCORD, N.H. -- A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years. Food stamps -- actually the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- go to 47 million Americans a month, almost half of them children and teenagers...
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U.S. expected to cut aid to Egypt
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei -- U.S. officials said Wednesday the Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic aid to Egypt. The announcement is expected this week, once official notifications have been made to all interested parties...
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Undercover cop in biker melee unmasked
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
NEW YORK -- An undercover police detective accused of punching out an SUV window during a motorcycle rally that descended into violence was unmasked Wednesday in a courtroom where he was confronted with serious assault charges. But Detective Wojciech Braszczok's lawyer insisted he would be exonerated by the video prosecutors say incriminates him in the Sept. 29 melee...
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Jupiter-bound craft runs into a problem
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
LOS ANGELES -- NASA's Jupiter-bound spacecraft hit a snag Wednesday soon after it used Earth as a gravity slingshot to hurtle toward the outer solar system, but mission managers said it's on course to arrive at the giant planet in 2016. Juno emerged from Earth's shadow in safe mode, a state that spacecraft are programmed to go into when there's some trouble...
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Madonna nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame
(Entertainment ~ 10/10/13)
NEW YORK -- Madonna, John Mellencamp and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are among the nominees for the 2014 Songwriters Hall of Fame. They are joined by a number of top acts, including Ray Davies, Cyndi Lauper and Linda Perry. The Songwriters Hall of Fame provided a list of nominees in advance of the official announcement, set for today...
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Drake, Thicke set for Grammy show
(Entertainment ~ 10/10/13)
NEW YORK -- Drake, Robin Thicke, Keith Urban and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform on the Grammy Awards nominations special in December. The Recording Academy made the announcement Wednesday. The show will be Dec. 6 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles...
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Parliament speaker of Iran touts surplus uranium
(International News ~ 10/10/13)
GENEVA -- Iran has more enriched uranium than it needs for its research and would be willing to discuss the "surplus" with Western powers during nuclear talks next week, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday. Larijani said Iran is open to discussions about what to do with the 20 percent enriched uranium it doesn't need. ...
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Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, default
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is inviting Republican lawmakers to the White House as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown. With the shutdown in its ninth day Wednesday and a potential economy-shaking federal default edging closer, neither side was revealing signs of bending...
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VA chief says shutdown may hit many vets
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. About 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped...
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Speak Out 10/10/13
(Speak Out ~ 10/10/13)
President Obama is a bully. If you don't do things his way, he runs you down and blames everybody but himself. For five years he's blamed Bush for everything that's wrong. I've got news for Obama and the Democrats: a lot of the problems are you're fault, and you need to work with Republicans and the independents. They all need to get together and help the country instead of going by what the dictating head of our country is trying to do...
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County agenda
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Births 10/10/13
(Births ~ 10/10/13)
Kersbergen Daughter to Katherine Suzanne Kersbergen of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:52 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Name, Caroline Elizabeth. Weight, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Ms. Kersbergen is the daughter of Doris Kersbergen and John Kersbergen of Jackson. She is product manager at Victoria's Secret...
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Out of the past 10/10/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/10/13)
Three apartment complexes for mentally and multiple handicapped people in Southeast Missouri are slated to be constructed in what is considered to be the first project of its kind in the nation; the $2.5 million project will consist of a total of 50 units of housing, composed of a 20-unit apartment complex in Cape Girardeau and 15-unit complexes in Jackson and Marble Hill, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/10/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/10/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Burglaries Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Jackson police report 10/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/10/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assault Burglary Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Temperature forecast is ‘sobering'
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- Starting in about a decade, Kingston, Jamaica, will probably be off-the-charts hot -- permanently. Other places will soon follow. Singapore in 2028. Mexico City in 2031. Cairo in 2036. Phoenix and Honolulu in 2043. And eventually the whole world in 2047...
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Cairo bridge delays expected during road work
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The bridge carrying U.S. 60 and 62 traffic over the Mississippi River, south of Cairo, will be reduced beginning Oct. 23 for repairs. According to the District 9 Office of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the lane closure is expected to be in place weekdays until about Nov. ...
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Errors, lack of timely hitting doom Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- Errors and a lack of timely hitting halted Chaffee's softball season in the first round of the Class 2 District 1 tournament on Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Red Devils were defeated 6-0 by fourth-seeded Portageville at Kelly High School...
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Brunke's no-hitter leads Saxony Lutheran romp
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A no-hitter was just what the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders needed to advance to the semifinals of the Class 2 District 1 softball tournament. Led by pitcher Kelli Brunke, third-seeded Saxony Lutheran defeated sixth-seeded East Prairie 10-0 in five innings during first-round action at Kelly High School on Wednesday...
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Rams' Austin not frustrated by lack of production
(Professional Sports ~ 10/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Tavon Austin has little to show after the first five games of his rookie season with the St. Louis Rams. His best plays have been the ones that were called back. Austin had four returns for just 15 yards in Sunday's win over Jacksonville. The elusive rookie from West Virginia had 72 yards of punt-return yardage wiped out by his teammates' illegal blocks...
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Maj. Richard Decker
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
Maj. Richard A. "Dick" Decker, 74, passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at his home in Jackson. He was born Oct. 1, 1939, in Jackson, to George and Ruby Grosvenor Decker. Dick was a 1957 graduate of Jackson High School. He received a degree from Southeast Missouri State University and played on the football team. He later earned a master's degree in psychology from Phoenix University...
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Robert Hecht
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Robert W. Hecht, 73, of Altenburg passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at his home. He was born March 28, 1940, in Altenburg, son of Benjamin C. and Olga Pilz Hecht. He and Charlotte Saupe were married May 11, 1963. She preceded him in death April 9, 2013...
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Larry Werner
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
Larry Martin Werner, 68, of Chesterfield, Mo., formerly of Scott City, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 25, 1945, in Illmo, to Wilbur Martin and Ruby K. Hopke Werner. Survivors include a son, Shane Martin Werner of Ventura, Calif.; two daughters, Meghan Werner and Heather Werner of Kansas City, Mo...
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John Staggs
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- John E. Staggs, 65, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and 7 a.m. until service time Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Richard Gerlach
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
Richard L. Gerlach, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Americans win chemistry Nobel for computer models
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
NEW YORK -- Three U.S.-based scientists won a Nobel Prize on Wednesday for developing a powerful new way to do chemistry on a computer. They pioneered highly sophisticated computer simulations of complex chemical processes, giving researchers tools they now use for a variety of tasks, such as designing new drugs and solar cells...
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Yellen would face tough challenges as Fed chair
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- The challenges for Janet Yellen if she becomes the next Federal Reserve chair will require the steely intellect and the personable style that many attribute to her. Deciding when to slow the Fed's economic stimulus. Forging consensus from a fractious policy committee. Calculating the effects of any economic slowdown from Washington's budget fight. Facing volatile financial markets. Absorbing new members at the Fed...
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Ex-cop killed after firing at courthouse
(National News ~ 10/10/13)
WHEELING, W.Va. -- A retired police officer armed with what federal marshals described as an assault-type rifle fired up to two dozen rounds at a West Virginia federal courthouse Wednesday until police returned fire and killed him, authorities said...
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Prayer 10/10/13
(Prayer ~ 10/10/13)
O Lord God, we praise you, our Everlasting Father and magnificent Creator. Amen.
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High School roundup: Peters perfect as Notre Dame softball romps
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/13)
Nikki Peters pitched a perfect game as the Notre Dame softball team opened Class 3 District 1 tournament play with an easy win. Second-seeded Notre Dame routed seventh-seeded Potosi 14-0 in five innings Wednesday in Potosi, Mo. Peters recorded 12 strikeouts as the Bulldogs improved to 20-5...
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Steen's late goal lifts Blues over Blackhawks
(Professional Sports ~ 10/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Alexander Steen's slap shot with 21.1 seconds remaining beat Chicago goalie Corey Crawford and gave the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Steen broke down the left side as part of a 3-on-1 rush. He kept the puck and let go a drive from just inside the circle that trickled through Crawford...
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Hooked on Science Dracula's soap
(Community ~ 10/10/13)
Looking for a way to add a little science to your Halloween? If so, using a few materials from around the house, you can create Dracula's soap. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Mash two Ex-Lax pills in a small bowl. STEP 2: Pour 1 tablespoon of rubbing alcohol into the small bowl and mix...
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Who's next 10/10/13
(Community ~ 10/10/13)
Kristin J. Mumiukha, daughter of Ron and Patty Schaefer of Scott City, graduated with a doctor of education degree in higher and adult education, with a concentration in higher education. The degree was conferred Aug. 11 by the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. Mumiukha is an alumnus of Scott City High School and she earned her bachelor of science degree in 2006 and master of science degree in 2009 from Murray State University in Murray, Ky...
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South Old Orchard Road in Jackson to be closed Monday
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
South Old Orchard Road in Jackson will be closed Monday due to engineering work that will include drilling operations. According to a news release issued by the Public Works Department, the work is planned at the Williams Creek Bridge on South Old Orchard Road. The section of roadway between Bainbridge Road and County Road 306 will be closed between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The road will be closed to all but local traffic during this planned engineering work, the release said...
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