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Scott City football rallies, powers past St. Vincent in fourth quarter
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Scott City football team didn't panic. It didn't waver. It didn't alter its course. Down 14-6 in the fourth quarter Friday night, the Rams just kept doing what they like to do -- pound the football -- and in doing so ripped off 20 unanswered points in the final period to rally for a 26-14 win over St. Vincent in Perryville, Missouri...
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Cape Central football team routs St. Charles West in home opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/16)
Not even a 1-hour, 47-minute lightning delay was able to disrupt the Cape Central football team’s focus in Friday night’s home opener. In fact, it might’ve even helped the Tigers. Central returned from the stoppage and rattled off five first-half touchdowns, cruising past St. Charles West to the tune of 35-7 and giving new coach Arlen Pixley his first victory in orange and black...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team struggles to finish off Louisiana Tech
(College Sports ~ 08/27/16)
There was likely a little bit of regret in the locker room following the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team's final game of the Redhawks Invitational on Saturday. The Redhawks were a mere three points away from sweeping Louisiana Tech in straight sets before the Bulldogs siezed momentum and rallied for a 3-2 (20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-9) victory at the Show Me Center...
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MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Advance volleyball team claims Woodland Invitational title with three-set victory
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/16)
The top-seeded Advance volleyball team posted a thrilling three-set victory over third-seeded Saxony Lutheran to win the Woodland Invitational Tournament, posting a 26-24 victory in the final set to claim the title Friday night in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball splits opening day of home invitational
(College Sports ~ 08/27/16)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team opened up its Redhawks Invitational by splitting two contests on Day 1 of competition at the Show Me Center. Southeast topped New Orleans 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-11) before falling to Illinois Chicago 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/27/16)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Aug. 27, the 240th day of 2016. There are 126 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions; the resulting tidal waves in Indonesia's Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 lives in Java and Sumatra...
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Out of the past: Aug. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 08/27/16)
To accommodate a steadily increasing number of female prisoners in recent years, the Cape Girardeau County Jail likely will be expanded; Sheriff Norman Copeland and Presiding Circuit Judge A.J. Seier have been discussing for some time the need for additional jail space for women prisoners with members of the County Commission...
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Bertha Glastetter
(Obituary ~ 08/27/16)
Bertha A. Glastetter, 94 of Scott City died Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Vilma Floyd
(Obituary ~ 08/27/16)
Vilma E. Floyd, 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at Monticello House in Jackson. A memorial service will be at a later date in San Antonio. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Virgil Chirnside
(Obituary ~ 08/27/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Virgil D. Chirnside, 87, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at his home. He was born May 7, 1929, in Fulton, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He and Joyce Covington were married Sept. 30, 1950, in Jefferson City, Missouri...
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Jesse Bartley-Carney
(Obituary ~ 08/27/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Jesse Eugene Thomas Bartley-Carney, 70, of Wilsonville, Oregon, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at his home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Cemetery in Mounds, Illinois. Friends are asked to meet at cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 178 and the Illinois Honor Guard...
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Indians' seniors finish 1-2-3 at Jackson Invitational cross country meet
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/16)
Jackson's girls cross country team showed it will have some senior leadership this year as the Indians finished 1-2-3 in the senior division race at the Jackson Invitational on Saturday at Jackson City Park. Megan Barnum won the girls' 2.35-mile race in 15 minutes, 1 second to finish 58 seconds ahead of teammate Courtney Hahs, while Ana Compton placed third in 16:05. The Indians accumulated the lowest possible score with six points as the top three finishers' places made up the team total...
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