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Four by Four 7/26/15
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
Paul Blaylock General Manager July 25th is National Dance Day. How about you and dancing? I got a fever and the only prescription, is more dancing. Amazon.com is 20 years old. How do you use the service? I buy organic supplements. What's your favorite ethnic food?...
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Of Hooligans and Gentlemen: Rugby grows in popularity locally and elsewhere
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
An aphorism is used by rugby players to convey the appeal of the game to the uninitiated. Kohfeld Scorpions forward Adam Dachroeden used the phrase to explain rugby's growing popularity in the United States. "It's a hooligan's game played by gentlemen," Dachroeden said...
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Businesses in Cape ready to take advantage of clean-energy district
(Local News ~ 07/26/15)
A number of projects will be in the works soon as Cape Girardeau businesses take advantage of the city's involvement in a new, clean-energy district. The city council gave final approval Monday to an ordinance allowing the city to join and participate in the new Show Me PACE district...
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Summer ozone levels in region not as bad as feared
(Local News ~ 07/26/15)
Ground-level ozone readings this summer haven't been as worrisome as predicted, local environmental committee members said Friday. The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission's environmental quality committee, a group of government officials and business leaders from area counties, discussed implications for when air-quality standards change soon, among other issues, at their quarterly meeting in Perryville, Missouri...
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Ex-felons face obstacles when seeking jobs
(Local News ~ 07/26/15)
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is the third in an occasional series about the difficulties ex-felons face in Missouri. Each year, about 20,000 felons are released from prison but face roadblocks in re-entering society, particularly the workforce. Once a felon completes his sentence, his debt to society is considered paid in the eyes of the law...
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Movie theater shooter's mental problems didn't stop gun purchase
(National News ~ 07/26/15)
LAFAYETTE, La. -- John Russell Houser was deeply troubled long before he shot 11 people in a movie theater in Louisiana, but decades of mental problems didn't keep him from buying the handgun he used. Despite obvious and public signs of mental illness -- most importantly, a Georgia judge's order committing him to mental-health treatment against his will as a danger to himself and others in 2008 -- Houser was able to walk into an Alabama pawn shop six years later and buy a .40-caliber handgun...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/26/15)
Today is Sunday, July 26, the 207th day of 2015. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On July 26, 1945, President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek issued the Potsdam Declaration, which called upon Imperial Japan to unconditionally surrender, or face "prompt amd utter destruction." The same day, Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labour Party; Clement Attlee succeeded him.. ...
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Devaughn - O'Brien
(Engagement ~ 07/26/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- David and Jamie Devaughn of Puxico, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Nicole Devaughn, to Michael Patrick O'Brien. He is the son of Patrick and Sally O'Brien of Benton, Missouri. Amy is a graduate of Puxico High School, and received a nursing degree from Three Rivers College. She is a registered nurse at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri...
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McClard - 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/26/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Steve and Donna McClard of Chaffee are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today. The couple was married July 26, 1975, at First Baptist Church in Delta. The McClards have two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter.
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Stephens - Roth
(Engagement ~ 07/26/15)
Rob and Joan Stephens of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Elizabeth Stephens, to Travis Lynn Roth. He is the son of Terry and Linda Roth of Jackson. Katherine is a 2010 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 2013. She is a project manager at Hendrickson Business Advisors in Cape Girardeau...
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Jones - Bock
(Engagement ~ 07/26/15)
Roger and Jeannine Jones of Millersville announce the engagement of their daughter, Katelyn Elizabeth Jones, to Brandon Michael Bock. He is the son of Gary and Donna Bock of Pocahontas. Katelyn is a 2009 graduate of Jackson High School. She received an associate degree in science from Mineral Area College in 2013. She is a registered respiratory therapist at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Red-spotted purple butterfly
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
While driving a gravel road a few weeks ago, I kept seeing dark-blue butterflies sitting on the road. I finally stopped and took a few photos of a couple of them. They looked like black swallowtail butterflies from inside the truck, but a closer look revealed no swallow-like tails on them...
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FYI July 26
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
Southeast Pediatrics will host a children's event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. The event, called "Super Kids," is open to children ages 4 through 10 and includes the following activities: n Learning the importance of outdoor activity without sunburn and bug bites...
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Garden club group receives bluebird award
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
The Missouri Bluebird Society recently presented the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri with a Bluebird Conservation Award, according to a news release from the club organization's president, Nancy Bahn of Jackson. The award recognizes the club's history, dating to 1942, when a garden club in Kirkwood, Missouri, had visions of extending a bluebird trail that was begun in Cape Girardeau in 1938 by Mrs. ...
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'A tool of blessing'
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Dr. Ron Webb of Mount Calvary Powerhouse Church in Poplar Bluff has been in ministry for 31 years, 25 of which have been spent pastoring. Webb has been actively involved for years in reaching out to others and assisting them in their spiritual development...
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Learn to accept your lot in life
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
Kenny felt different. His life failed to measure up to his vision of perfection -- the perfection of the ideal family. Rather than accept the fact of his situation, he made life miserable for all who lived with him. Kenny was the product of a broken home because of divorce. He yearned for what he thought was the model family -- a family that storybooks are made of: mom, dad and baby makes three...
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Live well, as time tends to slip by
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
In the past week, I have been terrified by an 8 1/2-inch by 11-inch piece of paper with the heading: "2015/2016 School Supply List." Honestly, I thought summer break just began, and now I am in the position of getting ready to start another school year...
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Trendy and calm
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
NEW YORK -- Adult coloring books are giving Harper Lee a run for the money on best-seller lists this summer. Dover Publications has sold more than 3 million adult coloring books with titles like "Flower Fashion Fantasies." Quarto Publishing will have 1.3 million in print this year ranging from mandalas to fairies...
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Coffeecake, sweetrolls, quickbread and oatmeal
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
I had a request for a very simple and quick coffeecake with lots of flavor. As we visited, I found the requester needed a breakfast or brunch recipe to serve overnight guests, and just wanted to do a coffeecake. I told her I would find a couple of recipes, but I would also give her a sweetroll recipe and a quickbread recipe, that I really like anytime of the day, but work great for a brunch. ...
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How about a cup of coffee, and a cup after that?
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
At some point during the early morning hours, I must begin thinking about that first cup of coffee. This morning, out of necessity, I woke up and made the journey many who are older make at least once or twice a night. And while I was up -- 4 a.m. -- I weighed whether to go back to bed or make a cup of coffee. I went back to bed, woke up at 6 a.m. or so, and my first thought was a cup of Colombian coffee...
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Club news 7-26-15
(Community News ~ 07/26/15)
Lamplighter FCE Lamplighter FCE Club met July 16 at the home of Bev Meyer. The minutes of the June meeting were read, and the treasurer's report was given and approved. Unfinished business included members donating meat which would include raw meat, chicken, beef, pork, deer, turkey, or bones to the Tiger Sanctuary. Cleaning out refrigerators and freezers of old and unwanted meat was suggested...
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Looking forward to German Days, and the scoop on the ducklings
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Morris Ireland. Happy birthday to Michelle Foeste Asfour, Steve Schrum, Larry Horrell, Don Leggett, Pat Friga, Debbie Powderly, Versie Canady, Jim Teegarden, Debbie Lappe, George Carey, Wilma Compas, Sandra Whitmore, Taylor Pobst, Cassie Hindman, Lacey Bridwell, Ruth Sullivan, Jeremy Townsend, Anita Montgomery, Carl Estes, Dorothy Renaud, Darlene Crocker, Vannalee Hitt, Margie Bucher, Jonathan Dooley, Debbie Totty, Billie Jo Sadler, Fimble Enderle, Katie Hampton, Adam Swinford, Breanna Davis, Shelby Ancell, Kari Stone, Adam Uhrhahn and Bob Burnett.. ...
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Adopt Tank and Billy
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
Tank and Billy are 3 years old. They are neutered and declawed. Both are available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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University of Missouri-Columbia Spring dean's list
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
The following students were named to the University of Missouri/Columbia's Spring semester dean's list: Burfordville: Mollie Ann Crader. Cape Girardeau: Abigail Lacey Auner, Kristen Nicole Begley, Abby Kolbe Crites, Maci Elizabeth Daniel, Ashley Jean Diemer, Michelle Anaid Dominguez Salinas, Mitzi Ariadna Dominguez Salinas, Madeline Claire Dufek, Katherine Rebecca Edwards, Morghan Faith Edwards, Myles David Edwards, Josh Michael Greaser, Abby Marie Hartmann, Eric Andrew Hayes, Kurt Aaron Heischmidt, Kaitlyn Renee Herbst, Kaci Carter Howard, Laurel Elizabeth Kasten, Morgan Blair Kirkpatrick, Ryan Thomas Ladd, Nargiza Ismatilla-Kizi Mardanova, Madeline Belle McCallister, Sarah Elizabeth Nussbaum, Kristen M Oberlohr, Regan Michelle Obermann, Arthur William Petzoldt, Matthew Nathan Ponder, Kristyn Caroline Sanders, Rebecca Ruth Schneider, Chandler Elise Short, Samuel Lory Stahly, Jackson Henry Voss, Katherine Elizabeth Rose Walton, Ryan Thomas Watts.. ...
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Downtown Moorhead DQ makes up own rules for ice cream treats
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Dairy Queen in downtown Moorhead has been thumbing its nose at corporate HQ pretty much since it opened in 1949, despite some efforts from the home office to have the store mind its Ds and Qs. It's a recipe that seems to be working for one of the few DQs in the country still operating under a 66-year-old contract that allows them to dish up throwback treats alongside the standard corporate-approved items, a combination that turns Main Avenue and 8th Street into a hopping, slightly retro summer hangout.. ...
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Prayer 7-26-15
(Prayer ~ 07/26/15)
O Lord, we ask you for wisdom and that you would direct our steps each day. Amen.
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Property acquisition good step for police station
(Editorial ~ 07/26/15)
The City of Cape Girardeau has cited the need for a new police station for more than a decade. The department has turned closets into offices, set up a trailer in a parking lot and found other countless workarounds for the lack of space in its building on Sprigg Street...
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Births 7/26/15
(Births ~ 07/26/15)
Son to Robert Alan Hess and Alisha Deanna Brown of Perkins, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 1:43 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2015. Name, Jake Edwin. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 1/2 ounces. Third son. Ms. Brown is the daughter of Frank and Pat Brown of Perkins. She is branch manager at Quik Cash. Hess is the son of Doug Hess of Delta and the late Darla Hess. He is a plasma cutter at ArmourLite...
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Out of the past: July 26
(Out of the Past ~ 07/26/15)
GALE, Ill. -- Dismantling of the first of 17 petroleum storage tanks at the defunct Ilada Energy Reclamation plant near here begins; the plant was closed in 1982, after state and federal Environmental Protection Agency inspectors found large concentrations of toxic chemicals and metals in used oil that was shipped to the plant for recycling...
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Speak out 7/26/15
(Speak Out ~ 07/26/15)
It's sad enough that we've allowed abortion to go on since 1973, and now to find out they're selling organs. They're taking these unborn babies' lives, snuffing them out, and then selling their organs and making a profit from them. How disgusting. How despicable...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/26/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated, driving while revoked and no motorcycle helmet. n Jerrod C. Lynn, 20, of Sikeston, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated and being a minor in possession...
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Hettie Welker
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Hettie Delyle Brown Welker, 94, of Estero, Florida, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Life Care Center of Estero. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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James Weatherly
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
James Durward Weatherly, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Feb. 27, 1928, in Hackleburg, Alabama, to Monny L. and Eugie M. Gregg Weatherly. Jim, known as Durward by family members, spent his early years in Alabama and Southeast Missouri. ...
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Shirley Porter-Leimer
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Shirley J. Porter-Leimer, 79, of Jackson passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of the Rev. Ralph and Juanita Small Porter. She was born Sept. 20, 1935 at Lutesville, Missouri. She married Kenneth Leimer on March 4, 1989. He preceded her in death Oct. 11, 2009...
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Kathryn Pasley
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Kathryn J. "Net" Pasley, 72, of Oriole passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at her home. She was born March 2, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles O. and Carol E. Farrow Lunsford. She and Jerry Pasley were married June 17, 1987. Kathryn was a member of the North Cape Congregation Jehovah's Witnesses...
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Melissa Patrick
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Melissa D. Wood Patrick, 38, of Carbondale, Illinois, formerly of Mounds, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Peggy Murray
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Peggy Ann Murray, 78, of Perryville died Friday, July 24, 2015, at Woodland Hills Nursing Center in Marble Hill, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 8 at New Salem Baptist Church near Marble Hill. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Curtis Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Curtis L. Moore, 96, of Scott City died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Tom Kuehn Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Thomas R. "Tom" Kuehn Sr., 71, of Jackson passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. One of 12 children, he was born Sept. 6, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to John M. and Jennetta Henrietta Goza Kuehn. Tom attended Jackson High School. ...
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Tom Haynes
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Thomas "Tom" Eugene Haynes, 65, of Ullin passed away at 6:26 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015, at his home. Tom was born April 23, 1950, in Cairo, Illinois, son of Eugene Haynes and Florence Woods Haynes. Tom was an EMT for 25 years for Pulaski County Ambulance Services. He was past director of the Pulaski County Ambulance Services, a deputy for the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, Pulaski County deputy coroner and member of the Horseshoe Bend Fishing Club in Whitewater...
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Linda Dowd
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Linda Rose Dowd, 75, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the family home in Chaffee. She was born on Sept. 1, 1939, in Chaffee to the late Lynn Vanus and Armella Rose Hahn Jones. Linda married S.R. "Ray" Dowd on Oct. 29, 1960, and he survives...
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Lisa Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Lisa Maria Bohnert, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Jan. 19, 1928, in Flensburg, Germany, to Wilhelm and Kate Pinn Henschel. She and Norbert August Bohnert were married Nov. 25, 1948, at Wiesbaden, Germany, and moved to Cape Girardeau afterward...
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Mary Berry
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Mary Alice Rhodes Berry, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Friday, July 17, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Jan. 24, 1923, in Marquand, Missouri, to David Ross and Bessie Lelia Smith Rhodes. Her husband, David Parker Berry, passed away in 2005...
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Leo Allstun Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/26/15)
Leo W. Allstun Sr., 95, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, July 24, 2015. He lived at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. Louis for the past three years. Leo was born March 15, 1920, in Sterling, Colorado, to Alta Mae Castleberry and Ansil Allstun...
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Parson dropping Missouri governor's bid to seek No. 2 post
(State News ~ 07/26/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's crowded Republican primary for governor shrunk by one Saturday, as state Sen. Mike Parson dropped out and announced he instead will seek the state's No. 2 post of lieutenant governor. Parson's switch comes just three months after he had declared his candidacy. Since then, several others also had taken steps to join what was shaping up as a seven-way Republican primary for governor...
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Missouri girl helps saves grandpa thanks to science project
(State News ~ 07/26/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A 10-year-old St. Louis girl is being credited for helping save her grandfather's life after noticing, thanks to her earlier science fair project, that he was having a stroke. Sophia Tabors told television station KMOV she decided to study strokes after one of her grandfathers had one. ...
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Missouri legislator accused by interns submits resignation
(State News ~ 07/26/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri state Sen. Paul LeVota submitted his resignation after allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward interns, claims the Democrat denied but prompted party leaders to question his ability to serve. LeVota, a 47-year-old from Independence, said he submitted a letter to the Senate's top leader Friday, noting his resignation will be effective Aug. 23...
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Hundreds bid farewell to woman who died in Texas jail cell
(National News ~ 07/26/15)
LISLE, Ill. -- Family and friends of an Illinois woman found dead in a Texas jail remembered her Saturday as a "courageous voice" for social justice and promised to keep fighting for clarity on the circumstances surrounding her death. Hundreds of people attended Sandra Bland's funeral near the Chicago suburb where she grew up. ...
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Nation, world briefs 7/26/2015
(National News ~ 07/26/15)
YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- A governor in Cameroon says a suicide bombing blamed on Islamic militants has killed at least 10 people. The attack on a popular night spot Saturday evening in the town of Maroua comes just days after other violence blamed on Boko Haram militants left at least 20 dead. ...
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Cyclist starts wildfire with used toilet paper
(National News ~ 07/26/15)
BOISE, Idaho -- A cyclist started a 73-acre wildfire by lighting his used toilet paper on fire. U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say the cyclist stopped to defecate in a ravine in the Boise foothills. The man lit the toilet paper on fire but lost control of the embers in dry grass while trying to extinguish the waste. Firefighters contained the flames hours later. Investigators say the man contacted them Thursday morning. BLM officials say he will be fined...
- Gathering of the Minions at Discovery Playhouse (Local News ~ 07/26/15)
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Marble Hill License Bureau office to close Friday
(Local News ~ 07/26/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Marble Hill License Bureau will be closing. The final day of operation will be Friday. Hours the final week of operation will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. For future licensing needs, patrons are asked to visit bureaus in the adjacent towns of Jackson, Fredericktown, Perryville and Chaffee, Missouri...
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St. Louis spoils Miller's return with just two hits in 1-0 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/15)
The former Cardinals pitcher took the hard-luck loss for the Braves.
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Annual Lincoln Day Dinner set for Aug. 29
(Local News ~ 07/26/15)
The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club will host its 46th annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Aug. 29. Attendees will include U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and state representatives Kathy Swan and Donna Lichtenegger. A "very special guest" will be announced soon, according to a news release...
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Pope provides game-winning hit for Squirrels at regional
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/15)
The 13th time proved to be the right time for the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team with runners in scoring position against Riverton, Kansas, on Saturday at the Midwest Plains Regional in Lyons, Kansas. Adam Pope collected a walk-off double to plate Hunter Cook from second base with nobody out in the bottom of the 10th inning to seal a 3-2 victory for the Fighting Squirrels against Riverton...
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Jackson Senior Legion's season ends in zone tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/15)
It's often said the final three outs in a baseball game are the hardest to obtain. The Jackson Post 158 Senior American Legion baseball team reinforced the adage after losing a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday in the Zone 4 tournament in Ballwin, Missouri...
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Georgia debates Confederate carving set in stone and state law
(National News ~ 07/26/15)
ATLANTA -- Art, monument or embarrassment? The "Confederate Memorial Carving" in a state park outside of Atlanta again is stirring controversy as Georgia officials try to decide what, if anything, to do about a huge sculpture that memorializes three of the South's Civil War heroes but offends to blacks and others...
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Statler recognized for preservation post
(Community ~ 07/26/15)
Daniel A. Statler, Cape Girardeau attorney, recently was recognized for his appointment to the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Statler, who owns The Statler Law Firm, was appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon in 2013. Statler's term on the council runs until 2016. ...
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