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'One in a million': Disorder requires girl to shield herself from sun
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
It was a Friday afternoon, a few hours before the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, and Graycen Beardslee had a lot of decisions to make: what saddle she wanted her horse, Red, to wear, whether to braid his mane, and which pair of boots best matched her shirt...
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Southeast announces new Speakers Series lineup
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
The roster for the 2015-2016 Speakers Series at Southeast Missouri State University is an eclectic one, including a surfer, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and an Academy Award-winning rapper. The university announced the lineup Friday. "This year's University Speakers Series is a testament to the 'Will To Do,'" Joanna Shaver, coordinator of campus programming, said in a news release. "Each speaker is a survivor, whether it be due to physical, economic, cultural or racial limitations."...
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Jackson Civic Center is 75 percent done
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
Three-quarters of the way into its construction schedule, the Jackson Civic Center is on track for completion. Public Works director Rodney Bollinger, speaking for the Jackson Civic Center Building Committee, presented an update Monday night to the Jackson Board of Aldermen on the building's progress...
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Assessment scores in Cape schools can't be compared to past years
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
While Cape Girardeau School District officials say they are pleased with most scores received from the 2015 Missouri Assessment Program, the data can't be compared to previous years. The test scores, released last week by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, are the first from an assessment given in the spring that was designed to gauge how well students are learning standards fully implemented for the first time last school year. ...
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Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team settles for tie in home opener
(College Sports ~ 08/23/15)
The Redhawks lost a 2-0 halftime lead against Northern Iowa.
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Longtime Schnucks manager Dennis Marchi retires
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
He had planned to stay just three years. When a young Dennis Marchi moved to Cape Girardeau in 1985 to manage the new Schnucks store, he had no idea he would be here for the rest of his career. "... I had no idea where Cape Girardeau was at that time, and I was told ... I would go back to St. Louis," he said...
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Niagara Falls
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/23/15)
Both Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls can be seen. With the afternoon sun, the rainbow was a bonus.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/23/15)
Today is Sunday, August 23, the 235th day of 2015. There are 130 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 23, 1775, Britain's King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in a state of "open and avowed rebellion." On this date:...
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Pancoast -- Pruden
(Engagement ~ 08/23/15)
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pancoast of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Nicole of Redmond, Washington, to Rusty Joseph Pruden of Pensacola, Florida. He is the son of Randy and Cindy Prudent of Tulalip, Washington. Kimberly is a 2002 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and received a bachelor of science degree in exercise science from the University of Nebraska in 2007. She is a personal trainer and triathlon coach at ProClub in Redmond...
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Essner -- Lasters
(Engagement ~ 08/23/15)
Gerard and Carolyn Essner of New Hamburg, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Essner, to Kerry Wayne Lasters. He is the son of Kerry and Kim Lasters of Bell City, Missouri. Ashley is a 2005 graduate of Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri, and a 2006 graduate of Trendsetters School of Cosmetology in Cape Girardeau. She works at Southeast Hospital...
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A big and beautiful spider
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
This time of year is a good time to look for the yellow garden spider. This big, beautiful mostly yellow-and-black spider is a female. The male yellow garden spider, as shown here, is much smaller. The adult female in my photograph measured 3 1/2 inches from tip of front legs to tip of back legs...
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FYI Feb. 23
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
All singers who have participated in any choral group at Central High School in Cape Girardeau are invited to participate in a choir alumni reunion concert Oct. 2 and 3 at the high school. The event will begin at 7 p.m. with the alumni singing the national anthem at the CHS homecoming football game. ...
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Biscuits, burritos, muffins and more for fall breakfasts
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
Everywhere you look, it is back-to-school sales, store ads, Facebook posts, conversations and, yes, even recipe columns. This year is a little different for us, as it is the first time in 15 years we have not had a child in Cape public schools. Our children have graduated, and we are on to the next grand adventure. ...
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Right versus wrong, plain and simple
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
The other evening, Marge and I were watching a TV program in which junkers with loads of whatever -- most would call it junk -- come to buyers, who offer them money for their loads. In this episode, the seller brought several items to the buyers. The buyers offered several hundred dollars for these items, but the seller had no idea what they were worth...
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New school year is a new chance to get organized
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
As she raises two daughters while managing a yoga studio, Nashville mom Jennifer Derryberry Mann swears by Google calendars on her phone to keep everyone organized. For Kelly Ubinger, working and raising four kids in Pittsburgh requires a huge, paper wall calendar with everyone's activities recorded...
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Mission at the airport
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
Jungle Aviation and Radio Services, also known as JAARS, is a ministry committed to going overseas and bringing indigenous people the Bible in their own language. Edwin Smith, a retired airline pilot, and his wife, Barb, are advocates for the mission and are also an integral part of Mission at the Airport, which is coming to Cape Girardeau on Wednesday. Though Smith retired eight years ago, he spends quite a bit of time in airports as he assists with the work that JAARS does...
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You can't hold the river back
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
Are you afraid of progress? Do you prefer staying in your familiar daily pattern? What would you do and how would you feel if you became really successful? Would you go with the momentum or become frightened and retreat? Many people tend to jeopardize their own progress. ...
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Directing our attention toward God
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
Pencils are sharpened and at the ready. The Friday night lights are waiting for their moment to shine. Buses are humming down the streets with their wheels going 'round and 'round -- sorry, couldn't resist. There is something about a new school year that compels even those who have not walked into a school building for decades to feel a sense of change. ...
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No wonder about Shirley, think CHS alumni banquet and scholarship
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Nancy Hobbs. Happy birthday to Ben Burnett, Beverly Lair, Donna Daugherty, Jeremy Totty, Caroline Byerly, Jack Engran, Robert Lewis, Mary Lincoln, Gene Nation, Jane Simmons, Cecil Veale, Scott Ralph, Fred Carroll, Kathy Sexton, Casey Chapman, Eric Nation, Glenda Dacus, Bryan Lee, Ron Senciboy, Korbin Kinder, Jon Lange, Dean Sullinger, Gary Owens, Gayle Dragoni, Michelle McGuire, Abby Cassout, Harland Sadler, Joann Rister, Ginger Dees, Shannon Hampton, Sabrina Pobst, Brandon Davis, Sandy Lee, Debbi Devenport, Madelyn Kiefer, Jenifer Brown, Jacob Smith, Gary Proffer, Betty Haley, Brenda Anderson, Robert Russell, Mark Heisserer, Matt Peters, Joan Hooker, Fran Wolfe and David Kluesner.. ...
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Klipfel-Seyer 8-23
(Wedding ~ 08/23/15)
Kimberly Ann Klipfel and Caleb Andrew Seyer were married Nov. 8, 2014, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, Missouri. Father Randy Tochtroff performed the ceremony. Christy Schlosser was the pianist and vocalist, Kevin Curry was a vocalist and Kyle Curry was the guitarist...
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Club news 8-23-15
(Community News ~ 08/23/15)
Town and Country FCE Club The Town and Country FCE Club met Aug. 13 at the home of Linda Thompson. Darlene McCain, president, conducted the business meeting. Linda Thompson gave the devotion, "Daily prayers dissolve your cares" by Helen Steiner Rice. Roll call was answered if you use organic foods. Pennies for "Coins for Friendship" were collected and it was voted to give $20 to the state for Pennies for Friendship...
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Adopt Champ
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
Champ is 7 months old. He is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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Athletic success built long before lights go on
(Editorial ~ 08/23/15)
Even if you are not a sports fan, we hope you took a moment to glance at our fall high school football preview section that published on Thursday. More than just an Xs and Os overview and roster roundup, the section looked at the offseason work that goes into being an athlete in 2015...
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An independent's frustration
(Column ~ 08/23/15)
It seems today we have more choices for just about anything you can think of. There are countless restaurant franchises, representing all types of foods. There are thousands upon thousands of stores, both physical and online, where you can buy just about anything. There are hundreds of styles of kitchen faucets. You can choose any number of model airplanes or vintage jewelry. Looking for something to read? Good luck picking among the millions of titles...
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Infant guilty of father's sin?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/15)
After the Republican debate, I saw Hillary Clinton on television telling her thoughts on the debate. As I understood her, she was appalled that one of the Republican candidates said that he was pro-life in every way, even in the case of rape or health of the mother...
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Speak Out 8/23/15
(Speak Out ~ 08/23/15)
I think the reason I'm opposed to Donald Trump goes back to my childhood. My mom used to host a bridge club on occasion. Although I didn't know what it meant and still don't, there must have been hundreds or thousands of times when I would hear one of the ladies practically scream, "No Trump!"...
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Renee Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 08/23/15)
Renee Seabaugh, 63, of Jackson died Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at her home. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Chaplain Stan Hargis officiating...
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1st Sgt. Errol Flynn Cox
(Obituary ~ 08/23/15)
THEBES Ill. -- 1st Sgt. Errol Flynn Cox, 74, of Thebes passed away at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at his home. 1st Sgt. Cox was born Sept. 13, 1940, in Thebes, son of the late Huie and Juanita Miller Cox. 1st Sgt. Cox was a member of the Alexander Freewill Baptist Church near Thebes, was a retired first sergeant of the United States Army serving 22 years and was a hero who received many distinguished honors for his service. He also was a Green Beret...
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Sharon McCullough
(Obituary ~ 08/23/15)
Sharon R. McCullough, 79, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at the Monticello House. She was born Aug. 6, 1936, at Neelys Landing, daughter of Archie and Margaret "Maggie" Bullard Bishop. She and Don McCullough were married March 30, 1957, at New Bethel Baptist Church near Pocahontas. He passed away March 31, 2011...
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James Darden
(Obituary ~ 08/23/15)
James Robert "Jim" Darden, 81, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Jim was born Aug. 27, 1933, on a farm south of Cardwell, Missouri, to parents James Jewel Darden and Madeleine Nehls Robertson. After moving to Kennett, Missouri, at age 3, he attended public school and graduated with the class of 1951...
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Scyrethna Wilkinson
(Obituary ~ 08/23/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Scyrethna V. Wilkinson, 82, passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at the Woodland Hill Nursing Home in Marble Hill. She was born April 1, 1933, daughter of Leroy and Violet Bratcher Woolsey. She and Oscar Leo Wilkinson were united in marriage Sept. 6, 1951, and he passed away March 11, 1979...
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Wanda Ogden
(Obituary ~ 08/23/15)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Wanda R. (Bennett) Ogden, 79, of Morley passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 19, 1936, in Gideon, Missouri, to the late Frank L. and Ethel Jordan Vaughn. Wanda married Robert H. Ogden on Aug. 11, 1990. He preceded her in death Jan. 14, 2014...
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Southeast president talks about his leadership influences
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
Carlos Vargas-Aburto was named the 18th president of Southeast Missouri State University in March after a presidential search that began last year. Vargas officially became university president July 1 and has spent the past few months getting to know Southeast and becoming its leader...
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LaCarolyn Ashabranner
(Obituary ~ 08/23/15)
LaCarolyn Faye Ashabranner, 66, of Cape Girardeau died July 8, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. LaCarolyn was born to Lenard and Nellie Ashabranner in Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and four brothers. She is survived by her nieces and nephews...
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Out of the past: Aug. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 08/23/15)
Union Pacific Railroad has notified the Interstate Commerce Commission it may file an application within the next three years to abandon the south leg of its former Cape Girardeau branch line; the 5.8 miles of track extends from the Burlington Northern Railroad interchange track in South Cape Girardeau to the St. Louis-Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railroad mainline tracks east of Scott City...
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Prosecutors investigate deadly shooting by police in St. Louis
(State News ~ 08/23/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Prosecutors announced an investigation separate from a police probe into the death of a suspect killed by a St. Louis officer, after an autopsy showed the 18-year-old was shot in the back. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce announced Friday a simultaneous investigation after the autopsy results on Mansur Ball-Bey were announced, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The past practice has been for the prosecution to await the police results before proceeding...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/23/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/23/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Samantha A. Waters, 32, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on a Miner, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear for a traffic offense...
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Congressman: Federal building gunman got 'raw deal'
(National News ~ 08/23/15)
NEW YORK -- A man who gunned down a security guard at a federal building in Manhattan before killing himself was a whistleblower who had been given "a raw deal" by the agency that fired him, a New Jersey congressman who took up the man's case said Saturday...
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Biden consults with Warren as he mulls 2016 bid
(National News ~ 08/23/15)
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden left the seclusion of the Delaware home where he's been weighing a presidential run to meet Saturday with Elizabeth Warren -- another influential Democrat who has faced calls to enter the 2016 race. The unusual weekend huddle with Warren, a Massachusetts senator, took place at the Naval Observatory, the vice president's official residence, said an individual familiar with the meeting. ...
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EPA knew of 'blowout' risk for tainted water at gold mine
(National News ~ 08/23/15)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials knew of the potential for a catastrophic "blowout" of toxic wastewater from an inactive gold mine, yet appeared to have only a cursory plan to deal with such an event when government contractors triggered a 3-million-gallon spill, according to internal documents released by the Environmental Protection Agency...
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3 Americans praised for subduing gunman on European train
(International News ~ 08/23/15)
PARIS -- A heavily armed man with ties to radical Islam who was known in three European countries as potentially dangerous escaped the radar when he boarded a high-speed train, but not the courage of three American passengers who took him down. Two U.S. servicemen -- one in the Air Force, another who recently served in Afghanistan in the National Guard -- and a friend who is a student tackled and disarmed the gunman with the help of a Briton, winning trans-Atlantic kudos...
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Police say 7 dead after jet in British airshow crashes into road
(International News ~ 08/23/15)
LONDON -- A military jet taking part in a British airshow crashed into a busy main road Saturday, killing seven people and injuring more than a dozen others, police said. The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, participating in the Shoreham Airshow near Brighton in southern England, hit several vehicles on a nearby road as it crashed Saturday afternoon...
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Afghan car bombing kills at least 12, including 3 Americans
(International News ~ 08/23/15)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy traveling through a neighborhood in Afghanistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people, including three American civilian contractors for the international military force, authorities said...
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Casey's store in Charleston robbed
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Police are searching for a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint. At 9 p.m. Thursday, the Charleston Department of Public Safety received a report of an armed robbery at the Casey's General Store, 308 East Marshall St. in Charleston...
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Kennett fire marshal charged with stealing
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett's city fire marshal is charged with stealing, and he was disciplined last week by the city council. Scott Tutor will appear in municipal court next month in connection with a report at a local Wal-Mart. On July 29, Tutor allegedly took a $59 camera flash from the store...
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Wardell police chief faces three felony counts
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The police chief of Wardell, Missouri, is facing three felony charges. According to Dunklin County assistant prosecutor Jonce Chidester, Casey Aaron Redden was charged July 12 with two counts of parental kidnapping. According to the complaint, the mother of his children had left them at her grandmother's house, and Redden picked them up without permission. ...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team opens season with 2-0 win over Missouri S&T
(College Sports ~ 08/23/15)
The Southeast Missouri State soccer team was in complete control in its season-opening win over Missouri S&T, a Division II school in Rolla, Missouri. The Redhawks (1-0) recorded 24 shots and did not allow a shot on goal in their 2-0 road victory over the Miners on Friday night...
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Kennedy, bullpen combine to lift Padres to 8-0 win over Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 08/23/15)
SAN DIEGO -- Ian Kennedy combined with five relievers on an eight-hitter and Matt Kemp and Justin Upton keyed a seven-run seventh inning, leading the San Diego Padres to an 8-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Kennedy (8-11) allowed the first two runners to reach base in the seventh before three relievers each struck out a batter...
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Chaffee man accused of rape, assault of pregnant wife
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
A Chaffee, Missouri, area man was arrested after being accused of rape and assault by his pregnant wife. Landon J. Klaffer, 21, Chaffee was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, second-degree domestic assault, felonious restraint and unlawful use of a weapon...
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A Cure for Cape gala
(Local News ~ 08/23/15)
Jeff Maurer places a bid on a framed photograph of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge by Dr. David Crowe on Saturday as he and Lauren Jones look over silent auction items at the American Cancer Society's "A Cure for Cape" Gala at the Isle Casino Event Center in Cape Girardeau. More photos are in a gallery at semissourian.com...
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Prayer 8/23/15
(Prayer ~ 08/23/15)
O Heavenly Father, be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart. Amen.
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Four by Four 8/23/15
(Community ~ 08/23/15)
Mike Mills Cape Girardeau Brewmaster, Buckner's A magnitude 2.5 quake struck in Charleston, Missouri, earlier this month. How would you describe your disaster preparedness? Fair. I have food rations for about two weeks, tarp shelters, things like that. I think I could survive a few weeks in town, but I think I'd be better off in the woods where I could fend for myself...
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Births 8/23/15
(Births ~ 08/23/15)
Son to Gabe Morgan Miller and Kristine Bailey White of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 2:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Name, Waylon Alexander. Weight, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Second son. White is the daughter of Tammy White of Wappapello, Missouri, and Rick White of Adel, Georgia. She is employed by Jackson Manor. Miller is the son of Brenda Miller and Kevin Miller, both of Chaffee, Missouri. He works for Kasten Concrete...
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Essner -- Horrell
(Engagement ~ 08/23/15)
Editor's note: This has been corrected to reflect where the parents of the bride-to-be live. Danny and Jill Essner of Scott City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Michelle Essner of Scott City, to Aaron Mitchell Horrell of Chaffee. He is the son of Chad and Jodie Schott of Oran, Missouri, and Brian Horrell of Chaffee...
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