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Esser offers Redhawks vision at Southeast Missouri State athletic director interview
(College Sports ~ 05/25/16)
Kurt Esser, one of three finalists for the Southeast Missouri State athletics director job, can picture it all perfectly. A few years from now in late fall -- his favorite time of year -- he'll walk into Dynamite Coffee to get a latte and then walk around downtown Cape Girardeau with his family...
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New killings frustrate anti-violence crusaders
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
Felice Roberson was more frustrated during the Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please meeting Tuesday than she has been in previous gatherings, in part because of two recent killings in Cape Girardeau. The images of Andrel Dolphin Jr., 17, of Cape Girardeau being carted away from the scene of the shooting at 9:30 p.m. ...
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Southeast proceeds with $1 million project to replace grass on rec fields with artificial turf
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
Southeast Missouri State University has begun replacing its grass recreational fields with nearly 163,000 square feet of synthetic turf to provide a new, year-round sporting experience for students. The work near Sprigg and Bertling streets is scheduled to be completed by early August at a cost of more than $1 million, said Mike Buck, director of the school's recreation services...
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Congress considers Ste. Genevieve for National Parks System
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Ste. Genevieve, a centuries-old town on the western bank of the Mississippi River, could become part of the National Parks System under legislation filed by Missouri's congressional delegation. If Congress approves the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site, the town of less than 5,000 could see federal funds for cultural programs and building preservation...
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Crowd pleaser: Relaxed environment, tight format allow Tunes at Twilight to grow in popularity
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
Tunes at Twilight probably wouldn't be in its 15th season if it weren't striking a chord with the community. But Old Town Cape seems to have found a winning formula for warm-weather community entertainment that pleases fans, artists and downtown. "I think one of the reasons why it's popular is because it's more of a relaxed environment than what a typical concert would be," Old Town Cape marketing and events coordinator Katie Amrhein said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
Today is Wednesday, May 25, the 146th day of 2016. There are 220 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 25, 1916, the Chicago Tribune published an interview with Henry Ford in which the automobile industrialist was quoted as saying, "History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today."...
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Inaction on highway funding bill disappointing
(Editorial ~ 05/25/16)
Its last day of the session, the Missouri Legislature passed a sweeping expansion of gun rights as well as a bill bringing the state's law on deadly force by police into compliance with a 30-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling. A number of education measures were approved over the course of the session, including the establishment of a system to identify at-risk high-school students and requiring high-schoolers to pass a civics exam as a graduation requirement. ...
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Speak Out 5/25/2016
(Speak Out ~ 05/25/16)
I am really surprised that so many Republicans are rallying around Donald Trump. Donald a Trump is qualitatively different from any Republican candidate for president in modern times. Besides being a serial liar, xenophobe, racist, misogynist, and birther, Donald is a very dangerous man. ...
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Cosby is ordered to stand trial in sex case
(Entertainment ~ 05/25/16)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- She called him "Mr. Cosby" and considered him a trusted friend and mentor. But 20 minutes after Bill Cosby offered her three blue pills and told her to take them with wine he had set out, Andrea Constand's legs began to wobble "like jelly," her eyes went blurry and her head began to throb...
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Forensic expert suggests explosion downed EgyptAir jet
(International News ~ 05/25/16)
CAIRO -- Body parts recovered from the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 showed signs of burns and were so small they suggested the jet was brought down by an explosion, a member of the team examining the remains said Tuesday. But the idea of a blast was dismissed by the head of Egypt's forensic agency as "baseless" speculation...
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Feds seek death penalty in Charleston church massacre
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department intends to seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the man charged with killing nine black parishioners last year in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday. "The nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm compelled this decision," Lynch said in a statement that said the department had considered "all relevant factual and legal issues."...
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Police investigate video of sex between girl, 25 boys
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
Florida sheriff's detectives are investigating a cellphone video purportedly showing a 15-year-old girl having sex with as many as two dozen boys in a public high-school bathroom after school. Authorities originally did not pursue criminal charges, but when the video surfaced and was sent to news outlets and posted online, detectives and the Florida Department of Children and Families decided to investigate, Lee County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tony Schall said Tuesday. ...
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Louisiana set to expand hate-crimes laws to include police
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana is poised to become the first state in the nation to expand its hate-crime laws to protect police, firefighters and emergency medical crews -- a move that could stir a national debate over the relationship between law enforcement and minorities...
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Guidelines urge obesity surgery more often for diabetes
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- New guidelines say weight-loss surgery should become a more routine treatment option for diabetes, even for some patients who are mildly obese. Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are a deadly pair, and studies show stomach-shrinking operations can improve diabetes dramatically...
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Hawaii could be first to put gun owners in federal database
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
HONOLULU -- Hawaii could become the first state to enter gun owners into an FBI database that will notify police automatically if an island resident is arrested anywhere else in the country. Most people entered in the "Rap Back" database elsewhere in the U.S. are those in "positions of trust" such as schoolteachers and bus drivers, said Stephen Fischer of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Hawaii may be the first state to add gun owners...
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Goodbye, empty nest: Millennials stay longer with parents
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- Many of America's young adults appear to be in no hurry to move out of their old bedrooms. For the first time on record, living with parents is the most common arrangement for people ages 18 to 34, an analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center has found...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball officially announces Shephard's transfer from Missouri
(College Sports ~ 05/25/16)
Southeast women's basketball A local addition to the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball program became official Tuesday. Former South Pemiscot star and Missouri transfer Carrie Shephard signed to play for the Redhawks and second-year coach Rekha Patterson...
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Out of the past: May 25
(Out of the Past ~ 05/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau County Joint Veterans Council will no longer place small American flags on the graves of veterans buried in city cemeteries for Memorial Day; the council has purchased sets of flags of the five branches of the military service and the American flag, which will be raised in all of the cemeteries in Cape Girardeau on Monday...
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Loyd 'Buddy' Whorton
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Loyd "Buddy" Whorton, 66, of Chaffee died Monday, May 23, 2016, at his family home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Morehouse, Missouri, with the Rev. Randy Conn officiating. Missouri Honors Team will provide full military honors at 1 p.m. Friday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Wanda Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Wanda Glidewell Vaughn Slinkard, 96, of Springfield, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller, Missouri...
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Dr. Frank Leet
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
Dr. Frank Leet, 92, of Jackson died Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Owen Innis
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
Owen Innis, 75, of Scott City died Monday, May 23, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 14, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to William M. and Ethel M. Ballard Innis. He married Wanda Sue Worth on April 15, 1962. He retired after 33 years with the Laborers Local 1104 in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of Elks Lodge 639 of Cape Girardeau and Eagles Aerie 3319 of Sikeston, Missouri...
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Claude Hurt
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
Claude E. Hurt, 79, of Jackson died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 28, 1936, in Bunceton, Missouri, to Paul and Bethel Allie Hurt. He and Linda Martin were married Saturday, June 7, 1958, at Bridgeton, Missouri. She survives...
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Carl Hunter
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Carl Ray Hunter, 59, of Chaffee died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. June 4 at Chaffee Church of God, Highway 77, in Chaffee. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is in charge of funeral arrangements...
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William Hodges
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
ELCO, Ill. -- William Clay Hodges, 58, of Elco died at 7:13 p.m. Monday, May 16, 2016, at his home. He was born June 26, 1957, in Springfield, Missouri, to Willie and Lila Foulke Hodges. Bill was a truck driver for many years and traveled throughout the United States. He graduated from Central High School in 1975. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps...
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Andrel Dolphin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
Andrel Dolphin Jr., 17, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 20, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at Green Memorial Church of God in Christ in Sikeston, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, with Elder Charlie Green III officiating. Interment will be in New Morning Star Cemetery in Haywood City, Missouri...
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Catherine 'Cathy' Clippard
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
Catherine "Cathy" Wunderlich Clippard, 74, of Cape Girardeau entered into her eternal home Monday, May 23, 2016. She was born Aug. 12, 1941, in Tilsit to Hugo Paul and Evelyn K. Torrence Wunderlich. She and Frank Clippard were married July 29, 1960, at Dupo, Illinois...
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Jackson fire report 5/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/25/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Illegal burn on Lyndhurst Drive. n Emergency medical service on Oak Street. Monday n Emergency medical service on Independence Street.
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Jackson police report 5/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/25/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Kasey J. King, 23, 1604 Kimbel Lane, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Arrests n Zachary A. Payne, 21, 1435 Rolling Fields Drive, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree tampering and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance. n Ashley B. Clary, 27, of Bell City, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of stealing cosmetics at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Births 5/25/16
(Births ~ 05/25/16)
Son to Austen Rey Smith and Brittany Michelle Yagle of Benton, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:57 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Name, Noah Rey. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Yagle is the daughter of Stephanie Yagle and Jason Yagle of New Madrid, Missouri. Smith is the son of Connie Velazquez and Chilo Velazquez of Sikeston, Missouri. He is employed by Americold...
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Coming soon to Twitter: more room to tweet
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
NEW YORK -- Twitter is making some big changes, at least in the context of 140 characters or fewer. The social media service said Tuesday in coming months, photos, videos and other media won't count toward Twitter's 140-character limit. Now, for example, when a user posts a photo, it counts for about 24 characters...
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Fares are cheap; airlines don't want them to stay that way
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
DALLAS -- Enjoy lower airfares while you can. Airlines are taking steps to push prices higher by next year. Fares have been dropping for more than a year. Taking inflation into account, the average round trip within the U.S. in late 2015 was the lowest since 2010...
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Switching Shark repellant: St. Louis readies for Game 6 in San Jose
(Professional Sports ~ 05/25/16)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Patrick Marleau has played more than 1,500 games with the San Jose Sharks since joining the NHL as an 18-year-old draft pick but never one quite like the next one. All those past playoff disappointments that have seemed to define the career of players like Marleau and Joe Thornton could be put to the side temporarily with one more San Jose win...
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Protesters want Florissant to end ban on pit bulls
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
FLORISSANT, Mo. — Protesters in the St. Louis suburb of Florissant are questioning the legality of a city ban on pit bulls. KTVI-TV reported a group of women demonstrated Monday outside Florissant City Hall, insisting the citywide ban violates state law. ...
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Cubs hang 12-3 beating on Cardinals, Wacha
(Professional Sports ~ 05/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Hammel pitched 7 1/3 stingy innings and had a two-run double in the Chicago's six-run first as the Cubs went on to rout the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 on Tuesday night. Michael Wacha (2-5) gave up a career-worst eight runs over four innings and has lost five consecutive decisions for the first time. The 24-year-old right-hander was a 17-game winner last season and the NL championship series MVP as a rookie in 2013, but this season has a 5.04 ERA...
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Missouri Supreme Court rules state doesn't owe judges back pay
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Supreme Court judges say the state doesn't owe two retired judges who later asked for more money based on federal judges' pay. The high court's ruling Tuesday deals with a 2010 policy change that tied state judges' salaries to their federal counterparts' income. ...
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Columbia seeks to decrease solar energy cost in new program
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Columbia is set to become one of the first communities in the country to join a program seeking to decrease the cost of soaking up solar energy. SolSmart will assist Columbia in reducing costs associated with installing solar panels, the Columbia Missourian reported. The program is a $13 million investment by the Department of Energy and run by The Solar Foundation...
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Missouri governor announces trade trip to Cuba
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be leading a trade delegation on a trip to Cuba next week. The delegation will leave Sunday and return June 1, marking the second time a Missouri trade delegation has traveled to the country since 2015...
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Ferguson city attorney to resign, commends leaders' 'grace'
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Ferguson's city attorney has announced plans to step down, just a few weeks after the St. Louis suburb engulfed in racial unrest since Michael Brown's 2014 death revealed they were replacing her as local prosecutor. Stephanie Karr, Ferguson's city attorney since 2004 and prosecutor since 2011, announced her resignation Monday in writing, calling the decision "mine alone" and pledging to stay on the job until her successor is hired...
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Monsanto rejects $62B Bayer bid, but still open to talks
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
NEW YORK -- Monsanto rejected Bayer's $62 billion takeover bid, calling it "incomplete and financially inadequate." However, the seed company suggested Tuesday a higher bid might be accepted, saying it remains open to talks. Bayer replied it is committed to completing the deal...
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Local business faces $42,000 in OSHA fines
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
A business within the SEMO Port Authority faces $42,000 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Midwest Grain and Barge Co. received two citations as a result of a March investigation initiated after OSHA received a complaint alleging workers were exposed to grain-handling hazards...
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Dexter man dies in motorcycle wreck on Highway 25
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
A Dexter, Missouri, man was killed riding a motorcycle about 5:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 25 just south of Arbor in Cape Girardeau County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Jacob J. Fields, 25, tried to pass a 2007 Chevrolet Astro driven by Edgar D. Abner, 72, of Oran, Missouri, while driving his 2011 Honda motorcycle south on Highway 25...
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Community foundation changes its name
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
A community foundation created in the past year to serve Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City now is called the Cape Area Community Foundation, or CACF. It previously was called the Greater Cape Girardeau Area Community Foundation. The CACF is among 49 affiliates of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and leverages charitable assets to help improve communities. It is being led by retired banker Maurice “Moe” Sandfort...
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Waller pleads not guilty to new federal charge
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
Clay Waller, 45, of Cape Girardeau appeared in federal court Tuesday in Cape Girardeau and pleaded not guilty to interstate domestic violence. Interstate domestic violence is part of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. Federal prosecuting attorney Richard Callahan announced the indictment against Waller on Monday. The indictment alleges Waller crossed state lines to kill Jacque Sue Waller in 2011...
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Highway 25 traffic to pick up Thursday as 100-mile Yard Sale begins
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
The 100-Mile Yard Sale begins Thursday. Though a threat of rain looms over the region, vendors are ready to line up along Highway 25 between Jackson and Kennett, Missouri, for the 18th annual Memorial Day weekend event. Among the vendors expected to participate in the event are the United Methodist Women at New McKendree United Methodist Church. ...
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EU gives go-ahead for huge beer merger
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
LONDON -- The European Union's regulator has given the go-ahead to the proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller, clearing another hurdle for the combination of the world's two biggest beer makers. The deal is conditional on selling practically the entire SAB beer business in Europe...
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Police contact 3 men who may have had info on Ranney Park homicide
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case squad contacted all three people of interest identified in the Domorlo McCaster homicide investigation as of Tuesday afternoon...
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Missouri court upholds limits on cellphone tower regulations
(State News ~ 05/25/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld two laws that limit the ability of local governments to regulate cellphone towers. The court’s decision Tuesday dealt with laws that capped application fees, limited the criteria cities can consider and set deadlines for governments to make decisions on cellphone towers. ...
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Woman accused of punching patrolman's horse
(National News ~ 05/25/16)
GILA BEND, Ariz. -- A Honduran woman arrested in a drug smuggling bust in Arizona also faces an animal-cruelty charge for allegedly punching a border agent's horse. Border Patrol agents spotted nine people with seven large backpacks containing 374 pounds of marijuana. Authorities said Karla Banegas-Banegas, 29, was part of the group and allegedly struck a Border Patrol horse in the face with a closed fist. Banegas-Banegas was booked into jail...
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Friends, Romans: Help restore Rome's ruins, monuments
(International News ~ 05/25/16)
ROME -- Friends, Romans, countrymen! Oh yes, and countrywomen. And people in far-flung nations. Everyone, basically. Rome is seeking all the sponsors it can find to fund the job of restoring and maintaining its hundreds of fountains, statues, archaeological sites and historic palazzos...
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Entertainment briefs 5/25/16
(Entertainment ~ 05/25/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Hit music producer and artist Pharrell Williams has produced the next album for country quartet Little Big Town, who performed the first single on Tuesday's season finale of "The Voice" on NBC. Their new eight-song album is called "Wanderlust." It will be released by Capitol Records Nashville on June 10, the band stated. ...
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Prayer 5/25/16
(Prayer ~ 05/25/16)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for watching over us and drawing us close to you. Amen.
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Valda Simpson
(Obituary ~ 05/25/16)
CAIRO, Ill. — Valda Louise Simpson, 77, of Cairo died Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Mound City National Cemetery.
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Instagram threat compels Perryville school district to hike security; 15-year-old detained
(Local News ~ 05/25/16)
Authorities investigated an unspecified threat posted on Instagram against nine Perry County Middle School students that led to the arrest of a 15-year-old Tuesday.
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