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Renewable energy under fire in Kansas, across U.S.
(State News ~ 05/20/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- State government mandates requiring utilities to buy a certain portion of their power from renewable resources are coming under fire across the U.S., but so far legislatures have been able to turn back efforts to repeal them...
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Shots fired after argument in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An argument led to a shooting in which no one was injured but landed the apparent shooter in jail. Around 11:15 a.m. Friday, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a report of shots fired in the 500 block of John R. Boulevard and Monte Circle. At the scene, officers determined no one was injured. However, a vehicle in the area was struck by gunfire...
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Officials: 1.8M pounds of ground beef recalled
(State News ~ 05/20/14)
DETROIT -- Officials say a Detroit-based business is recalling about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products sold for restaurant use in four states that may be contaminated with the bacteria E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday that affected Wolverine Packing Co. products were produced between March 31 and April 18. They were shipped to distributors in Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio...
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Stoddard County school district proposed to house tornado safe room
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Advance School District is one of five districts in Missouri proposed by Gov. Jay Nixon for a tornado safe room. Nixon announced Monday he authorized the State Emergency Management Agency to proceed with proposals for tornado safe rooms at schools in Stoddard, Lincoln, St. Charles, Texas and Webster counties...
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Cerner uses town to cultivate healthy culture
(State News ~ 05/20/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cerner Corp. employees started visiting the western Missouri city of Nevada in 2011, looking to adopt a community as a testing ground for theories to control skyrocketing medical costs. At the outset, "our discussions were marked by a lot of confusion," recalled city manager John David Kehrman. "We thought of Cerner as a data company. We didn't understand what they wanted."...
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Gay woman's Mo. divorce clears way for others
(State News ~ 05/20/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri woman's quest to get a divorce was deeply personal, but the outcome might have opened doors for other married gay couples whose relationships have gone sour. Mary Hilsabeck had been separated from her wife for two years and wanted a divorce, but she was told by lawyers both locally and in Iowa, where she married Lynette Meng in 2009, there was nothing she could do...
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High school principal recognized for winning state FBLA award
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Central High School principal Mike Cowan was recognized by the Cape Girardeau School Board on Monday for winning the state FBLA Administrator of the Year award. This is the first time Cowan has won the award, which was presented at the 2014 Missouri FBLA Leadership Conference, held April 13 through 15 in Columbia, Missouri. FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America...
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Woman, infant hospitalized after head-on collision
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
A two-vehicle head-on collision near Chaffee, Missouri, resulted in two people being transported to Saint Francis Medical Center on Monday afternoon, according to first responders at the scene. Route M was closed to traffic by the Scott County Sheriff's Department late Monday afternoon...
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Jackson board discusses street cost estimates
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Jackson city administrator Jim Roach presented street improvement cost estimates during the Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting Monday evening that were triggered by city residents who previously voiced concerns regarding the deterioration of Old Cape Road...
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Jackson Chamber to host community, business tour
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will host its first Jackson Community and Business Tour in June to showcase different aspects of the city to the public. The event is offered in conjunction with the city's bicentennial celebrations and has been in the works for the last few months, said chamber executive director Brian Gerau...
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Cape city council shows support for skate park
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
While no formal action was taken, the Cape Girardeau City Council voiced its support for a proposed skate park at its regular meeting Monday night. Cape Girardeau native Chris Hutson said in a presentation before the council that it's been his goal for roughly five years to bring a skate park to the city. It's been a favorite hobby of his since childhood, one that he's passed along to his children...
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Dino's demolished
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Demolition of the former Dino's Pizza building continues Monday, May 19, 2014 at 1034 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Vermont begins statewide 911 text service
(State News ~ 05/20/14)
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The four major U.S. wireless phone companies are providing emergency texting 911 service as of this month to any local government that wants it and has the capability to use it, a big step toward moving the nation's emergency dispatch system out of the voice-only technology that dates to the 1960s...
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Lawmakers send voters 8 issues
(State News ~ 05/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters will have a lot to think about this year when they step in the ballot booth. There will be choices to be made about farms, guns, lottery tickets and taxes, to name just a few. That's because legislators referred an unusually large number of issues to the ballot -- the most in 16 years...
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Murder victim's mother leaves justice to higher power
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Editor's Note: This is the last in a series of stories surrounding the pending execution of Russell Bucklew. If he does not receive a stay, Bucklew will die by lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The Southeast Missourian will be covering his execution. ...
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Central's Simmons in hunt at Class 4 golf tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
The Central senior opened with a 2-over 74 at Dalhousie Golf Club
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Bucklew's stay of execution request denied
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Russel Bucklew is running out of options. On Monday afternoon, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri refused his request for a stay of execution. Also on Monday, Gov. Jay Nixon said he didn't see any reason to halt the execution for medical reasons...
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Four generations -- twice
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/20/14)
Lola Walz, held by her mother, Lauren (Lueders) Walz, has the privilege to have met both sets of great-grandparents. Here is a photo of four generations: from left, Wilmer Lueders, Doyle Lueders, Marie Lueders, Lauren Walz, Lola Walz, Donna Lueders, Thelma Steffens and Herb Steffens...
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Equine therapy helps clients put their best hoof forward
(Community ~ 05/20/14)
Medicine isn't the cure for every ailment. Sometimes the solution has hoofs and a long nose. Equine assisted therapy helps children and adults better recover from or cope with health problems or social disorders through therapeutic riding. The exercise helps build physical strength and flexibility while working on communication skills...
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"Know When to Fold 'Em"
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/20/14)
A Grumman TBM "Avenger" shares ramp space with a Douglas A1-E "Skyraider" during the cape Girardeau Air Festival. Both airplanes were intended to operate from aircraft carriers, and from the earliest days of carrier operations, designers have sought to reduce the size of an aircraft's 'footprint' to save space in the restrictive confines of the ship...
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"Gear in Transit"
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/20/14)
With it's landing gear on the way up into it's wheel-wells, the "Show Me" B-25 Mitchell rumbles (and I DO mean RUMBLES!) past the show line during Cape Girardeau's Air Festival. Most famously associated with General Jimmy Doolittle, this type of twin-engined bomber, originally designed as a land-based aircraft, was used in the carrier-launched attack on Japan's homeland during the early months of World War II...
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One Cool Dude, Crusing the Air Festival !!!!
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/20/14)
With the casual air of a real fighter pilot, this Future Aviator taxies his P-51 Mustang "Ava Grace II" down the show line at Cape Girardeau's Air Festival this past Sunday.
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Neelyville man charged with abusing his 2-year-old daughter
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
A Neelyville, Missouri, man was charged Friday with abusing his 2-year-old daughter, who is being treated for her injuries at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Thomas Leeroy Moore, 31, was charged with abuse or neglect of a child, according to Casenet, Missouri's online court reporting system...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2014. There are 225 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 20, 1939, regular trans-Atlantic mail service began as a Pan American Airways plane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from Port Washington, New York, bound for Marseille, France...
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Air show has strong turnout on busy weekend
(Editorial ~ 05/20/14)
Perfect weather, fantastic attendance and wonderful shows made for a strong Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival over the weekend. The two-day air show featured amazing performances in the air and ground. Headlining the show was the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Other performers such as the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team and Paul Stender and the jet-powered school bus, among others, had fans excited and on their feet...
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Networks to viewers: Watch now
(Entertainment ~ 05/20/14)
NEW YORK -- One day into the annual week where television's biggest networks reveal their future programming plans and it was clear what the buzzword was going to be: Eventize. No matter whether it's a word or not, broadcasters talked frequently about their desire to create big events that viewers need to watch immediately for fear of being left out of the cultural conversation...
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Out of the past 5/20/14
(Out of the Past ~ 05/20/14)
GRASSY, Mo. -- Several hundred people attend the Bluegrass Music Festival here; the event has been held annually at the Arrowhead Campground in Grassy for more than 25 years. A special judge has been appointed to hear a mounting number of tax protests filed against the city by three Cape Girardeau businesses; Circuit Judge Fred W. ...
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Democracies in the Middle East with monarchies
(Column ~ 05/20/14)
The Middle East has been uncharacteristically unstable for much of the last five years. The Arab Spring, the Syrian Civil War, the rise of violence against civilians in Iraq, a resurgent al-Qaida, and the unrest in Libya since the overthrow of dictator Muammar Kaddafi, are the more notable examples of this tumult...
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Jackson police report 5/20/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/20/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/20/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/20/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI The Department of Public Safety released the following items. DWI...
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Ward Yocks
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ward C. Yocks, 91, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 1, 1922, in Belleville, Illinois, son of Elmer J. and Virginia Christ Yocks. He and Marie M. Crank were married in July 1955. She preceded him in death Sept. 10, 2011...
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Nancy Thompson
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
CROSSTOWN, Mo. -- Nancy M. Thompson, 57, of Crosstown died Friday, May 16, 2014, at her home. The service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitewater Christian Church in Perry County. Burial will be private. Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements...
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Gale Jones
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
Gale Jones, 60, of Millersville died Monday, May 19, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Muriel Haney
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
Muriel Charlotte Haney, 88, of Cape Girardeau went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on Sunday, May 18, 2014. She was born April 26, 1926, in Illinois, daughter of Elmer and Elizabeth Hirte. She and Melton Lee "Jack" Haney were married Nov. 13, 1943, in Jackson...
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Marion Farris
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Marion Farris, 94, of Olive Branch died at 6:35 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1919, to Chris and Rovilla Bruce Farris. He married Irene Huffman on Dec. 18, 1938. He was a member of Lake Milligan Baptist Church where he served the church in numerous capacities. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Farm Bureau...
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Wilma Colyer
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Wilma M. Colyer, 95, of McClure died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 18, 1919, in Alexander County, to A.R. and Ola Cleaver Rogers. She and Emanuel Colyer were married May 28, 1937, in Jackson. He preceded her in death in 1997...
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Elsie Barrett
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
Elsie A. Barrett, 94, of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 6, 1920, in Jackson, to August Henry and Martha Ann Snider Friedrich. She and Carl A. Barrett were married Jan. 28, 1946. They had been married 39 years when Carl passed away Aug. 30, 1985...
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Jeannetta Adams
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
Jeannetta Adams, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 19, 2014, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home.
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City council, budget and weather delays
(Column ~ 05/20/14)
These last weeks have been particularly busy for both staff and council. Our executive team is fully staffed now with the addition of police chief Wes Blair in 2013, development services director Molly Hood and the expanded role into customer service for our city clerk Gayle Conrad. I am very pleased and excited about the level of expertise we now have on our leadership team...
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Poll: More stress in caring for a spouse than parent
(Community ~ 05/20/14)
WASHINGTON -- More Americans may wind up helping Mom as she gets older, but a new poll shows the most stressful kind of caregiving is for a frail spouse. The population is rapidly aging, but people aren't doing much to get ready even though government figures show nearly 7 in 10 Americans will need long-term care at some point after they reach age 65...
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Vatican agency says bank needs 'corrective measures'
(International News ~ 05/20/14)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's financial watchdog agency said Monday that "corrective measures" were necessary at the Holy See's troubled bank to continue the path toward financial transparency and compliance with international anti-money laundering norms...
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S. Korean president wants to disband country's coast guard
(International News ~ 05/20/14)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's president pledged Monday to disband the coast guard amid mounting criticism of its failure to save hundreds of passengers trapped last month in a sinking ferry. Critics said President Park Geun-hye was trying to shift attention from her mishandling of one of South Korea's deadliest disasters in decades...
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Thailand's army declares martial law, denies coup
(International News ~ 05/20/14)
BANGKOK -- Thailand's army declared martial law before dawn today in a surprise announcement it said was aimed at keeping the country stable after six months of sometimes violent political unrest. The military, however, denied a coup d'etat was underway...
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Vladimir Putin orders troops near Ukraine to return home
(International News ~ 05/20/14)
MOSCOW -- In what could be an attempt to ease tensions with the West and avoid more sanctions, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops deployed near Ukraine to return to their home bases Monday. Putin also praised the launch of a dialogue between Ukraine's government and its opponents even as fighting continued in parts of the country ahead of Sunday's presidential election...
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Flood surge threatening power plant near Belgrade
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Soldiers, police and volunteers worked feverishly Monday to contain the raging Sava River before it could inundate Serbia's main power plant, causing major power cuts to Belgrade and the rest of the country. The coal-fired Nikola Tesla power plant, which supplies electricity for half of Serbia and most of Belgrade, lies in the flood-hit town of Obrenovac, 16 miles upstream of the capital. ...
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What consumers can expect from AT&T, DirecTV deal
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Ready to bundle your mobile phone and TV bills together? That is one of the changes customers can expect if AT&T Inc.'s proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV is approved by regulators. Here's a quick look at the consumer impact of the deal, based on information provided by the companies:...
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Stocks edge higher after drifting in early trading
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
Stocks finished slightly higher on Monday, adding to the small gains the market carved out at the end of last week. A dearth of fresh economic data had many investors focusing on headline-grabbing corporate deals, including a $48.5 billion bid by AT&T to acquire satellite TV provider DirecTV and a joint venture between Johnson Controls and a Chinese company that will form the world's largest maker of automotive interiors...
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Obama touts business influx; some firms exit, too
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
WASHINGTON -- While in Brussels for talks with European leaders in March, President Barack Obama held a little-noticed meeting with executives of a Belgian aerospace company. It was barely a footnote in a trip dominated by tensions with Russia over Ukraine...
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Temporary jobs on rise in today's economy
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
WASHINGTON -- While the U.S. economy has improved since the recession ended five years ago, part-time and "contract" workers are filling many of the new jobs. Contract workers made up less than half of 1 percent of all U.S. employment in the 1980s but now account for 2.3 percent. Economists predict contract workers will play a larger role in the years ahead...
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U.S. charges five Chinese officials in cyberspying case
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
WASHINGTON -- Accusing China of vast business spying, the United States charged five military officials Monday with hacking into U.S. companies to steal vital trade secrets in a case intensifying already-rising tensions between the international economic giants...
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Oregon ruling marks 13th gay-marriage win in a row
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge threw out Oregon's same-sex marriage ban Monday, marking the 13th legal victory for gay marriage advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned part of a federal ban. State officials earlier refused to defend Oregon's voter-approved ban, and said they'd be prepared to carry out same-sex marriages almost immediately if the judge struck it down...
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Fears linger for students who faced tornado
(National News ~ 05/20/14)
MOORE, Okla. -- Ten-year-old Kai Heuangpraseuth will return to a new Plaza Towers Elementary in the fall, built on the same spot where seven of the boy's schoolmates died last year after a top-scale tornado reduced it to a pile of rubble. Christopher Legg will not be there, but his mother says perhaps her son's death will hurt a little less if last May's tragedy in Moore helps lead to safer schools...
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Woodland baseball wages comeback in season-ending loss
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Woodland erased a 7-0 deficit but saw its season end with a 9-7 loss to Clearwater
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Top-seed Seckman nudges out Jackson, 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
The INDIANS scored the first two runs in their Class 5 District 1 semifinal but were overtaken
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Perryville answers Dexter rally to stay alive in district baseball tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Perryvlille won 7-5º to reach the Class 4 District 1 semifinals
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Elliott gets extension; Miller not in plans
(Professional Sports ~ 05/20/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues have re-signed goalie Brian Elliott to a three-year contract and will not pursue a new deal with Ryan Miller. General manager Doug Armstrong said Monday the team took a calculated risk acquiring Miller from Buffalo, hoping he could lead the franchise to its first Stanley Cup. But the Blues were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs...
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Hornets' Whitson fires opening 72 at Class 1 tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Advance sophomore Brian Whitson carded an even-par 72 and was tied with Jack Parker of Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School for first place in individual play after the first round of the Class 1 state tournament at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Mo...
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Prayer 5/20/14
(Prayer ~ 05/20/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we love others as you love us. Amen.
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Scott City baseball reaches district final
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Scott City pitcher Eric Urhahn has made a habit of finishing the games he starts. "That's what we see from him every time," Scott City coach Jim May said. "Eric's going to come out, and he's going to throw his guts out for you. He's thrown I can't tell you how many complete games this year. He's thrown three two-hitters, and he's taken some tough losses. But he's an outstanding player and a good pitcher."...
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High school roundup: Leopold baseball team reaches district semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Dillan Vandeven limited seventh-seeded Lesterville to three hits and had a two-run triple to lead No. 2 Leopold to a 10-0, six-inning win in the opening round of the Class 1 District 3 Tournament at South Iron High School in Annapolis, Missouri. Vandeven struck out seven and walked two in pitching a complete game...
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