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Area's health-care helpers see little action
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
Problems with the Affordable Care Act's health insurance enrollment website healthcare.gov have prompted the first congressional hearing about what or who is to blame for the site's many technical issues. In the meantime, countless Americans wait to enroll for health insurance coverage...
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Scores in Cape schools improve, but most lag below state average
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
One elementary school showed dramatic increases. The high school recorded impressive improvement in biology. Most of Cape Girardeau's public schools are showing a line that points in a positive direction, but there's still a lot of work to be done, Missouri Assessment Program scores show. Cape Girardeau falls below state scores in most cases, according to the data, and five-year trends paint a picture of peaks, valleys and plateaus...
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SEMO parade brings back memories
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
Southeast Missouri State University's Homecoming parade Saturday featured a procession of memories and optimism. Lining the sides of the parade route, spectators recalled past parades they'd attended and lauded the newest edition making its way musically and colorfully past them...
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Obstruction call gives Cards Game 3 win, 2-1 series lead
(Professional Sports ~ 10/27/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Third baseman Will Middlebrooks tripped Allen Craig for a game-ending obstruction call on Jon Jay's ninth-inning grounder, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a bizarre 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and a 2-1 World Series lead...
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Wardrobe, makeup departments play key role in 'Gone Girl'
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
For outsiders, it may seem the people responsible for the hair, makeup and wardrobe in a film have the glamorous jobs. In fact, the wardrobe and hair and makeup teams, who work some of the longest hours, play a pivotal role in helping actors connect with their characters...
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Holden's birthday pics
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/27/13)
My grandson Holden Keele was born 2 years ago just before Halloween. So my daughter Loren takes yearly birthday pictures of him in a pumpkin.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
Today is Sunday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2013. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 27th, 1858, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was born in New York City. On this date:...
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Wibbenmeyer - Speith
(Wedding ~ 10/27/13)
Megan Wibbenmeyer and Randy Speith were married Oct. 27, 2012, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul Short performed the ceremony. Reader was Pat Wibbenmeyer of Perryville, Mo., aunt of the bride. Music was by the Kinnison Family of Perryville...
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Mills - Browning
(Engagement ~ 10/27/13)
Terry and Marla Mills of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Mills, to Josh Browning. He is the son of Dennis Browning and Jaynee Juneau of Cape Girardeau. Tara is an ESL instructor at Southeast Missouri State University. Josh is employed by Stryker Endoscopy...
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Sanders - Tyler
(Engagement ~ 10/27/13)
Willie C. and Kathy Ann Brown of Cape Girardeau and George G. Sanders of Marble Hill, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Anna Sanders, to Joshua David Tyler. He is the son of Keith and Debbie Tyler of Jackson. Nicole is a 2007 graduate of Central High School. She graduated from the SEMO Master's Commission at Bethel Assembly of God Church in 2010. She is employed at Medicap Pharmacy...
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Pardue - 25 years
(Anniversary ~ 10/27/13)
Don and Debbie Pardue of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary by taking a Caribbean cruise. The couple was married Oct. 22, 1988, in Cape Girardeau. They have two daughters, Aleshia and Marissa of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Great pumpkin parade
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
"Brace Yourselves. Everything Pumpkin-Flavored is Coming." This dire warning, written boldly atop a portrait of Ned Stark in HBO's "Game of Thrones" was posted on Facebook by a friend who despises this seasonal trend. "Why would I want my coffee to taste like a gourd?" he laments. ...
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A wasp called Metricus
(Column ~ 10/27/13)
Several kinds of wasps can be found in Southeast Missouri. I photographed this nest on a shed's interior wall Sept. 26. The wasps are a species of native paper wasp called Metricus paper wasps. The male of the species has a yellow face, and the female's face is red-brown. Metricus paper wasps are generally not aggressive, but will defend their nest if disturbed. You can expect a painful sting if one attacks you. These wasps often are referred to as black wasps...
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FYI 10-27-13
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
An event marking the 53rd anniversary of the New Life Gospel Center in Scott City will start at 11 a.m. today with lunch at 12:30 and a service at 2 p.m. Brother Bill Carter will preach and sing. The New Life Gospel Center is at 401 Oak St., and Pastor Jack and Shirley Owens invite everyone to attend...
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Touching the third rail
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
It's possible that what you are about to read might persuade my editors to retire this column -- given the loyalty this region has always given to the St. Louis Cardinals, now in the World Series. Writing anything that has to do with the Redbirds may be akin to the third rail on a subway track. Touch it and you die. Here I go, plunging ahead, heedless of the danger...
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Sitting in the glow of God's presence
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
Sometimes when I pray, thoughts of doubt run through my mind, telling me I'm not giving enough of myself to intimately encounter God, that I'm not focused enough, or that I'm focused too much so that what I think God is giving to me is just me making it up...
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A modern take on a sweet from the past is all the rage
(Column ~ 10/27/13)
With 600 million pounds of candy with a street value of nearly $2 billion sold each year at Halloween, it's obvious that Snickers, M&M's and Hershey bars are the preferred treats of the ghosts and goblins who will be at your door in a few days. It hasn't always been this way. ...
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A family recipe book that tells a tale of life in the 1940s
(Column ~ 10/27/13)
Pat Henke and our family attend church together and sit near each other each Sunday. A few weeks ago she brought a binder of three cookbooks to church for me to borrow. The books are a wonderful collection of recipes from the Potomac Electric Power Company, once located across from Ford's Theater, where Pat's mother worked following high school graduation in the early 1940s. ...
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Adopt Tiger Lilly
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
Tiger Lilly is a very friendly girl. She loves attention and is a great cat that would love to find a family. For more information, call Safe Harbor at 243-9823. ...
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Adopt Spoon
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
Spoon is an adorable kitten. He is available for adoption. For more information, call the Humane Society at 334-5837. ...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
Pet Name: Murphey Owner: Jewell and Barry Hampton. Murphey is prepared for Halloween in his pumpkin sweater. User-submitted photo by Jewell & Barry Hampton...
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School menus Oct. 28-Nov. 1
(Menus ~ 10/27/13)
MONDAY--Chicken bites & breadstick, broccoli & cheese or cherry tomatoes or baby carrots, pears. TUESDAY--Chicken crispito with sauce, four-bean baked beans or cherry tomatoes or baby carrots, cinnamon applesauce. WEDNESDAY--Beef ravioli & garlic breadstick, candied carrots or cherry tomatoes or baby carrots, mixed fruit cup...
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Club news 10-27-13
(Community News ~ 10/27/13)
Xi Nu Phi The Xi Nu Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Oct. 1 at the home of Sue Harris. Scrapbook items were turned in to Sandy Ross and secret pal gifts were distributed. Cindy Propst gave information about the next service project. Sue Harris presented the program on the history of the Ball, Kerr, and Mason canning jars along with sharing her knowledge and experience of home canning...
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Homecoming honors
(Editorial ~ 10/27/13)
In addition to the festivities that accompany Homecoming at Southeast Missouri State University, the university honored several individuals who have made lasting contributions to the university and the community. Today, we'd like to highlight those individuals...
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Hearing the stories about baseball's greatest men
(Column ~ 10/27/13)
Editor's note: The following guest column originally appeared as a blog at stancrader.com. By Stan Crader "Who were the greatest men in baseball to make the Hall of Fame?" Pop that question to a testosterone-laden group while watching the World Series. ...
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Prayer 10-27
(Prayer ~ 10/27/13)
O Lord Jesus, we praise your name for you are our mighty Savior. Amen.
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Speak Out 10/27/2013
(Speak Out ~ 10/27/13)
I understand that George Soros is going to fly in 300 lobbyists to Washington to lobby our politicians for amnesty for illegals and open borders. In case you don't know who George Soros is, he's a Greek billionaire who bribes our politicians with campaign donations so they'll vote favorably for his agenda. He usually bribes Democrats, but he tries to get Republicans as well. He is a left-wing radical who buys whatever he wants...
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N.J. gov blames Sandy aid delay on D.C.
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie says he understands victims' frustrations a year after Superstorm Sandy but maintains his administration isn't to blame for delays in aid reaching victims. In an interview with The Associated Press as the anniversary of the Oct. ...
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William Mantooth
(Obituary ~ 10/27/13)
A man of quiet ways who delighted in watching the activity swirling around him, a man full of grace whose faith was rooted deep within, a man generous of spirit in every regard, William "Bill" Lafayette Mantooth transitioned from this world Oct. 24, 2013, in Cape Girardeau...
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Births 10/27/13
(Births ~ 10/27/13)
Daughter to Mason W. and Kristen D. Boardman of Benton, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:14 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Name, Linly Mae. Weight, 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Boardman is the former Kristen Loafman, daughter of Chuck and Michelle Loafman of Sikeston, Mo. She is office manager at Food Giant. Boardman is the son of Kim Laub and Michael Scott of Sikeston. He is employed by Stricker Body Shop...
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Rev. James Seyer
(Obituary ~ 10/27/13)
The Rev. James Seyer, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Billy Yount
(Obituary ~ 10/27/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Billy Clyde Yount, 64, of Marble Hill died Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery near Marquand, Mo...
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Grace Garland
(Obituary ~ 10/27/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Grace Francis Garland, age 88, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. She was born March 22, 1925, in Marble Hill, daughter of Willis Fountain and Annie Mae Bollinger Fulbright. She and Woodrow Garland were united in marriage Jan. 10, 1946, and he passed away Dec. 11, 1978...
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Out of the past 10/27/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/27/13)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission approves a resolution creating a new fund to assist in the expenses of criminal investigations; known as the Cape County Crime Reduction Fund, the program will allow judges to require payments into the fund as one of the conditions for probation in certain types of criminal cases...
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Bases open doors to home-schoolers
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their children. They've embraced homeschooling, and are finding support on bases, which are providing resources for families and opening their doors for home schooling cooperatives and other events...
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Gunman's life comes to a bloody end
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Sergio Munoz was known around this small desert city to acquaintances as a personable dad, and to police for his long rap sheet. In recent weeks, he began losing the moorings of a stable life -- his job, then his family. Kicked out of the house, he had been staying at a friend's place, using and dealing heroin...
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Actress who voiced Bart Simpson's teacher dies
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Marcia Wallace, the voice of scoffing schoolteacher Edna Krabappel on "The Simpsons," whose wise-cracking characters on "The Bob Newhart Show" and other prime-time hits endeared her to generations of TV viewers, has died. "Simpsons" executive producer Al Jean called said in a statement Saturday that her "irreplaceable character," the fourth-grade teacher who contended with Bart Simpson's constant antics, would be retired from the show. Wallace was 70...
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Magnitude-7.3 quake rocks Japan; no damage reported
(International News ~ 10/27/13)
TOKYO -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck offshore of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant early Saturday, triggering small tsunamis but causing no damage. An earthquake official with the Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was an aftershock of the magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck the same area in 2011, killing about 19,000 people and devastating the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant...
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Saudi women protest behind the wheel with little problem
(International News ~ 10/27/13)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- More than 60 women across Saudi Arabia claimed they drove cars Saturday in defiance of a ban keeping them from getting behind the wheel, facing little protest by police in their push for easing restrictions on women in the kingdom...
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Supreme Court test of surveillance law could be ahead
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department says for the first time it intends to use information gained from one of the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance programs against an accused terrorist, setting the stage for a likely Supreme Court test of the Obama administration's approach to national security...
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NSA spying threatens foreign policy for U.S.
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry went to Europe to talk about Mideast peace, Syria and Iran. What he got was an earful of outrage over U.S. snooping abroad. President Barack Obama has defended America's surveillance dragnet to leaders of Russia, Mexico, Brazil, France and Germany, but the international anger over the disclosures shows no signs of abating in the short run...
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Union County resident appointed to 9-1-1 board
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Jana Fear of Dongola, Ill., of has been appointed to the 9-1-1 Services Advisory Board. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn filed the paperwork for the appointment Oct. 18, according to a news release from the county. The 9-1-1 services board is an 11-member panel selected by the governor to work with the Illinois Commerce Commission to make recommendations to the General Assembly on long-term funding and planning for 9-1-1 emergency services. ...
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Obama administration: Personal info is used for health care only
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is stressing that data submitted while signing up for coverage under the new health care law will not be used to enforce immigration law. That's always been the practice, but lingering fear among some immigrants that personal details could be used against them led the U.S. ...
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Anna-Jonesboro prep wrestling lives on through area donations
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
ANNA, Ill. -- A decline in enrollment and state funding have put Anna-Jonesboro Community School District 81 in a financial fix. For the past few years, the district has made cuts to try to balance its budget. This has meant not replacing retired teachers, laying off an administrator and coaches, and cutting programs with low participation...
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Congressman pays visit to area veterans home
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
By Erin Ragan ~ Southeast Missourian U.S. Rep. Jason Smith made the Missouri Veterans Home a stop Friday during a tour of the 8th Congressional District. Smith, R-Salem, said the purpose of his visit was part of a "concentrated effort to visit different areas, be out in the community and hear from people one-on-one."...
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Two Union County residents indicted on drug charge
(Local News ~ 10/27/13)
Two Union County, Ill., residents have been indicted by a Union County grand jury on one count of unlawful criminal drug conspiracy, a Class I felony, according to a news release from the office of Tyler Edmonds, Union County state's attorney. Ashley N. Wilkins, 28, of Anna, Ill., and Roger A. Rowan, 31, of Dongola, Ill., allegedly conspired with a third person to distribute heroin from a home at 115 Kohler St. in Anna between January and August of this year, the release said...
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Jackson police report 10/27/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrest Summonses Burglary Theft Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/27/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assaults Robbery Property damage Miscellaneous The Cape Girardeau Sheriff's office released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/27/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Jackson fire report 10/27/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/13)
Firefighters responded to the following call Friday: Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday:...
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Donald Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 10/27/13)
Donald R. Slinkard, 73, of Whitewater passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 14, 1940, in Jackson to Boyd Loren "Dick" and Hattie Fern Allen Slinkard. He and Carol Marie Picou were married Nov. 12, 1966, in St. Mary, Mo...
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Azaria Bradley
(Obituary ~ 10/27/13)
Azaria Sharice Bradley, infant daughter of Shanel Wilkerson and Antwan Bradley of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 6, 2013, in Cape Girardeau, one of a set of triplets. Private service will be held at Crain Funeral Home...
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Quentin Felty
(Obituary ~ 10/27/13)
W. Quentin Felty, 96, of Millersville passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at Jackson Manor. He was born April 13, 1917, in Millersville, son of Walter and Myrtie Limbaugh Felty. He and Virginia Summers were married Dec. 21, 1938, at Marble Hill, Mo...
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Relaxed Pinkel enjoying Mizzou's turnaround season
(Professional Sports ~ 10/27/13)
Like teammates do, St. Louis Rams rookie Barrett Jones playfully boasts the national championships he won at Alabama over the heights fellow offensive lineman Tim Barnes did not reach at Missouri. Bragging rights was a cinch this summer given the Tigers' highly disappointing debut season in the SEC, when they got banged up early and kicked around by the big boys. The topic of bowl eligibility was ridiculed...
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High school roundup (Sat.): Jackson cross country teams advance to sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/13)
The Jackson girls and boys cross country teams earned a spot in the state sectional round after their finishes at the Class 4 District 1 meet. The Jackson boys finished second in the team standings while the girls finished fourth. The top four teams advance to the sectional race Saturday at Parkway Central High School...
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Late touchdown lifts Central to win over Festus
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/13)
The teams combined to score four touchdowns in the final two minutes of the game
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ND doubles team medals at state tennis tournament
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Bitter disappointment turned to joy in an instant for Notre Dame tennis players Reagan Kapp and Carly Hopkins Saturday morning at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Kapp and Hopkins had won two of their three matches in the Class 1 Missouri high school girls tournament Friday as they had done last year...
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Kelly settles for fourth at state
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/13)
The hawks committed five errors in a 2-0 semifinal loss
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District volleyball tourneys start Monday
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/13)
The Perryville volleyball team advanced to its first final four in school history a season ago. This week the Pirates will start a new postseason run by trying to defend their title at the Class 3 District 1 tournament at Notre Dame. Perryville, which received the top seed and the only bye in the tournament, will face the winner of Monday night's matchup between Kennett and New Madrid County Central at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday...
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High school roundup (Fri.): Jackson drops final regular season game
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/13)
The Jackson football team found itself in a familiar position Friday night, and it wasn't a good one. "I think every game this year we have opened with a deficit on the road," Jackson coach Brent Eckley said. Class 6 Francis Howell Central took an early lead then made a late comeback by outscoring the Class 5 Indians by 15 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 38-34 victory in the regular-season finale for both teams...
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Keeper Aubuchon breaks Southeast record for saves
(College Sports ~ 10/27/13)
Senior night for the Southeast Missouri State soccer team couldn't have gone much better. The Redhawks posted a 1-0 victory over SIU Edwardsville at Houck Stadium Friday and also clinched a berth in next month's Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Southeast, which won its third straight during a four-game homestand, improved to 7-5-3 overall and 5-1-2 in OVC play...
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Redhawks routed at homecoming
(College Sports ~ 10/27/13)
Southeast trailed EKU 24-0 at halftime before eventually losing 31-7
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S. Carolina stuns Mizzou in overtime
(Professional Sports ~ 10/27/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Hobbled by a sprained left knee, Connor Shaw asked Steve Spurrier if he could play Saturday night at Missouri. The South Carolina coach obliged, calling on Shaw in the third quarter down with the Gamecocks down 17 and starter Dylan Thompson struggling...
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Steen's two goals power Blues over Predators 6-1
(Professional Sports ~ 10/27/13)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pucks just keep going in for Alexander Steen. Steen scored his ninth and 10th goals of the season to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. T.J. Oshie, Jaden Schwartz, Derek Roy and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for the Blues, who had lost three of four including a home loss to Vancouver in overtime Friday night...
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Beltran honored with Clemente Award
(Professional Sports ~ 10/27/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Carlos Beltran of the St. Louis Cardinals is this year's recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award. Beltran was seated next to Clemente's widow, Vera, when he was honored Saturday, about an hour prior to Game 3 of the World Series against the Boston Red Sox. Members of Clemente's family also attended the news conference...
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Mission Fest focuses on global, local missions
(Community ~ 10/27/13)
A mission may be as big as joining a group of volunteers in Haiti or as small as pushing an elderly person's grocery cart through the parking lot. Learning about various missions or starting one yourself will be the focus of MissionFest 2013 from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Osage Centre at 1625 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau...
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Davis sets career return mark in loss
(College Sports ~ 10/27/13)
Spencer Davis came to the Southeast Missouri State football program with a reputation as one of the state's top high school return specialists. That has carried over to the college ranks, culminating Saturday with the Redhawks' junior wide receiver breaking a notable record...
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1999 grand jury recommended indictment of JonBenet's parents
(National News ~ 10/27/13)
BOULDER, Colo. -- A grand jury found enough evidence to indict the parents of JonBenet Ramsey for child abuse and accessory to first-degree murder in the 6-year-old's death, newly unsealed documents revealed Friday, nearly a decade after DNA evidence cleared the couple...
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