Jeff Breer
FeaturesDecember 30, 2017
Cape woman keeps 2017 resolution and then some, loses 117 poundsLike a lot of people, clothes were on Amy Essner's Christmas wish list this year. Unlike others, however, her list was born of necessity. The need arose from losing 117 pounds in 2017, and her wardrobe is a work in progress. "I'm working on it," Essner said. "I got...
FeaturesDecember 2, 2017
Cooking up Christmas spiritRon Cook has found unorthodox approaches can be effective. Anyone who faced Cook in men's slow-pitch softball will remember a pitcher with a mechanical, herky-jerky motion with hesitations throughout. It played with the minds of batters used to a fluid, swinging mo...
FeaturesNovember 23, 2017
Thankful People: Moore family counts its blessing after harrowing accidentConnor Moore sits at the kitchen counter with his parents in their newly constructed home in rural Perry County. The lean 10-year-old is energetic and inquisitive as his mom, Becky, and dad, Dave, recount the most divinely choreographed day of their lives, one that...
NewsNovember 22, 2017
Second-graders write turkey book, win prize among 800,000 entrantsPERRYVILLE, Mo. — There was a turkey bound and determined to avoid being the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving Day feast.
He took on costumes to deceive a farmer and his wife, and the desperate attempt was chronicled by second-grade students last year at Perryville El...
FeaturesNovember 10, 2017
Fourth-grade teacher Andrea Cox teaches students how to code, adapt to new technologyShe has a deep passion for technology, and both her parents worked with computers while in the military. Her father works for MasterCard, for whom he does computer coding. "My parents were surprised, too," Cox says with a laugh when her choice of profession is brou...Advertisement
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