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Authorities seen in area of Devil's Island in Mississippi River on day Jacque Waller's body found
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
Several law enforcement officials, including an FBI agent and a Cape Girardeau Police Department crime scene investigator, were at Red Star boat access on Wednesday, but they declined to comment on why they were there or confirm rumors that Jacque Waller's body had been found...
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Kansas City barista Pete Licata takes world title
(State News ~ 05/30/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man from Kansas City is the world's best barista. Pete Licata, the quality assurance manager at Parisi Artisan Coffee in Kansas City, won the 2013 World Barista Championship on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. He competed against champion baristas from more than 50 countries before taking the title. In April, Licata won the U.S. barista championship during competition in Boston...
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3 deputies fired, 1 quits at sheriff's department
(State News ~ 05/30/13)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Madison County Sheriff's Department's staff has been cut in half after three firings and a resignation, but the sheriff said residents have no cause for alarm about reduced protection. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Mo., reported that Madison County Sheriff Bobby Spain fired three deputies for questioning his authority, and a fourth quit on her own...
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Southeast, Lincoln University form agricultural partnership
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
Southeast Missouri State University and Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., have formed a partnership on agriculture initiatives in the areas of teaching, research and outreach. According to Dr. Mike Aide, chairman of the Department of Agriculture at Southeast, the two institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on courses, research and professional outreach. ...
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Settlement made in last lawsuit over 2011 raid
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Tootie's 225 LLC in Dexter, Mo., will receive $50,000, plus $3,000 in court costs in a settlement of a lawsuit brought against Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver, Sheriff Carl Hefner and the county. The lawsuit was filed after the prosecutor and sheriff on July 14, 2011, confiscated hundreds of packets of what authorities contended contained imitation controlled substances...
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Marble Hill looking at zoning revamp
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marble Hill's Planning and Zoning board last week learned a mass rezoning is in the works. City administrator Tammy Whitney told the group the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission is reconfiguring the city map which has not been updated in more than two decades. Because of some annexations and change of property use because of flood buyouts, much of Marble Hill needs to be rezoned...
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Midwest braces for another round of flooding
(State News ~ 05/30/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Rivers in the nation's heartland are rising again, and with heavy rain in the forecast, parts of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois are bracing for yet another round of flooding. The National Weather Service said Wednesday that 2 to 4 inches of rain will be common as strong storms fire up through Friday. Pockets of the region could see up to 6 inches of rain, said weather service hydrologist Mark Fuchs, meaning a second round of spring flooding in many river towns...
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Veterans turn out for Hiring Our Heroes job fair in Cape
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
More than 60 veterans and their spouses turned out for the Hiring Our Heroes job fair Wednesday at the Osage Centre. This is the first time the program has been hosted in Cape Girardeau. More than 40 employers, both local and out-of-state, had booths ready. Resumes were shuffled, applications were filled out, cards were exchanged and a few on-site interviews were conducted...
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Rebuilding of Scott County overpass could start in July
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Rebuilding efforts for the Route M overpass in Scott County that partially collapsed after a cargo train collision could begin as early as July. The overpass collapsed Saturday after a Union Pacific train struck a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, derailing several rail cars and knocking down one of the bridge's support pillars in the process, the National Transportation Safety Board reported...
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Smith says his values reflect those of people in district
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
Through Jason Smith's nearly four-month-long campaign, the 32-year-old Republican lawyer and native of Salem, Mo., has talked often of values. His, which are conservative, reflect those of people living in Missouri's 8th Congressional District, he says...
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Hodges says he always votes to represent his district
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
Steve Hodges often jokes he "must seem more Republican than Democrat." The 64-year-old former grocery store owner, Little League basketball coach and school board member touts a conservative record, claiming he has voted more times with Republicans in the state legislature than with his own party...
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Oran baseball team claims first state title in school history
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/13)
The Eagles defeated Santa Fe 8-4 for the Class 1 championship Wednesday afternoon.
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Memorial Day Weekend
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/30/13)
My 19 month old grandson Holden Keele watching a squirrel climb up a tree.
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Daytona moonrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/30/13)
Moonrise taken on a recent trip to Daytona Beach, FL.
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Jackson Eleven Year Old: Interlochen Selection
(Submitted Story ~ 05/30/13)
Eleven-year-old Jackson Middle School student, Jenny Mae Duncan is thrilled to have been selected and awarded a merit scholarship to attend the historic Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan. Jenny is one of 18 young performers to make it through the tryout phase and be cast in the Interlochen summer 2013 musical, Dear Edwina...
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RIVER CITY AQUATICS KICKS OFF INAGURAL SUMMER LEAGUE
(Submitted Story ~ 05/30/13)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RIVER CITY AQUATICS KICKS OFF INAGURAL SUMMER LEAGUE SEASON New Team Bonds Through Service and Socials (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) River City Aquatics (RCA) kicked off their inaugural summer league season with a series of events in the Cape Girardeau area. Swimmers and their families spent a day sprucing up Cape Splash, held a picnic at Capaha Park, and began practice last week at the City of Cape Girardeau Municipal Pool...
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Arcadia Valley Author Gives "Joy" to the Bereaved
(Submitted Story ~ 05/30/13)
Most people think motherhood is a joyous experience, but for some it can be an experience of interrupted joy. The editor of the Amazon bestseller Joy, Interrupted: An Anthology on Motherhood and Loss hopes to give the bereaved joy by donating books to bereavement organizations...
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T-N-T Fitness's Personal Training Service
(Submitted Story ~ 05/30/13)
T-N-T Fitness is a traveling personal training service, serving the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Area. If you are a Cape Girardeau or Jackson resident that does not have time to go to the gym, not comfortable enough exercising in a public area, having trouble motivating yourself to exercise, or just looking to amplify your current exercise program T-N-T Fitness is just what you are looking for...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
Today is Thursday, May 30, the 150th day of 2013. There are 215 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 30, 1943, during World War II, American troops secured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese forces. On this date:...
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Who's neXt? 5/30/13
(Community ~ 05/30/13)
Riehn to graduate from Air Force Academy Samuel K. Riehn will graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., with a bachelors in science in military strategic studies and will earn a commissioning rank of second lieutenant. He is the son of Kenn and Pamela Riehn of Jackson...
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Next calendar 5/30/13
(Community ~ 05/30/13)
TODAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS FRIDAY EVENTS SATURDAY EVENTS SUNDAY EVENTS NEXT WEEK NEW MOVIES GAMES DVDs CDs...
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Hooked on Science: Rubber band watermelon
(Community ~ 05/30/13)
It's not exactly Fruit Ninja, but with a few hundred rubber bands, and several hours of waiting, some serious damage can be done to a watermelon. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Have an adult stretch 400 rubber bands around the center of the watermelon...
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Justin Bieber investigated for reckless driving
(Entertainment ~ 05/30/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives are investigating Justin Bieber for reckless driving after witnesses -- including former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson -- complained about the pop-star's alleged freeway speeds in their gated community in north Los Angeles County...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/30/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/30/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Burglary...
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Births 5/30/13
(Births ~ 05/30/13)
Son to Keith and Dr. Kristi Baker of Greenfield, Ind., 5:29 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Name, Bennett Thompson. Weight, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Baker is the former Kristi Thompson, daughter of Ed and Marsha Thompson of Cape Girardeau. She is a research scientist with Eli Lilly. Baker is the son of Dennis and Bev Baker of Bloomsdale, Mo. He is a regulatory consultant with Eli Lilly...
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Smoldering landfill could threaten nuclear waste
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
BRIDGETON, Mo. -- Dawn Chapman can put up with the noxious smell caused by smoldering trash in a landfill near her suburban St. Louis home. But if the burning creeps close to buried nuclear waste, she's ready to get out. It's a problem that worries many people in the densely populated area near Lambert Airport, where the trash burns just 1,200 feet from another landfill that holds radioactive waste dating back to the Manhattan Project, which created the first atomic bomb in the 1940s...
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Sammy Vavroch
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Sammy Gay Vavroch, 72, of Sycamore, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, May 27, 2013, at her home. She was born Dec. 11, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Elmer and Isabelle Brooks Palsgrove. She and Allan Jerome LaClair were married Aug. 15, 1962. On May 8, 1998, she married her dear husband, James David Vavroch...
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Evelyn Thiele
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Evelyn Emma Thiele, 86, of Jackson died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A parish prayer service will be at 7 p.m., immediately followed by a rosary led by St. Ann's Sodality...
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Bruce Parrish
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
W. Bruce Parrish, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating...
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Patricia Osorio
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
THEBES, Ill. -- Patricia Ann Hale Osorio, 41, of Willisville, Ill., formerly of Thebes, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at her home. She was born April 27, 1972, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Larry and Joyce Schemel Hale. Patricia was employed with Gilster-Mary Lee Co...
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Nick Innis
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Nicholas Paul "Nick" Innis, 20, of Scott City went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 27, 2013. He was born March 5, 1993, in Brunswick, Maine, to Michael Gregory and Paula Ann Elders Innis. Nick was a 2011 graduate of Scott City High School and loved baseball and music. He worked at the Lutheran Home...
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Hannah Farrow
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Hannah Mae Farrow, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 27, 2013, at her home. She was born April 18, 1933, in Jackson to Guy Lewis and Estle Lura Hawkins McNeely. Hannah was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She retired as cafeteria manager at Franklin Elementary School. She volunteered to raise funds for missionary trips as well as United Way's Read to Succeed Program...
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Gerald Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Gerald Martin Elfrink, 73, of Dupo, Ill., passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 9, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of Anthony and Gertrude Tenholder Elfrink. He and Marilyn Beussink were married May 12, 1962...
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Virginia Blumenberg
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Virginia Blumenberg, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 9, 1934, in Sikeston, Mo., to Ernest and Vielor Atnip Gray. She and Gene Milton Blumenberg were married Jan. 26, 1962, in Cape Girardeau. Virginia attended Blodgett High School. She was a member of Cape First where she was a Sunday school teacher for several years. Virginia worked at shoe factories in Cape Girardeau and Advance, Mo., and at Kids Korner Daycare...
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Glenda Abbott
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Glenda R. Abbott, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Mr. Smith: Our choice for Congress
(Editorial ~ 05/30/13)
Editor's note: As editor of the news department, Bob Miller abstained from the decision to endorse. Former U.S. Reps. Bill and Jo Ann Emerson were a fixture in Southeast Missouri politics for 30-plus years. In 1980, Bill Emerson, running in Missouri's 10th District, made history by becoming the first Republican to win the district's congressional seat in more than 50 years. In 1982, after redistricting, he regularly carried the 8th District until his death in 1996...
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Scott County Legion sweeps doubleheader
(Community Sports ~ 05/30/13)
The Scott County Senior American Legion baseball team completed a road sweep of a doubleheader late Tuesday night in its first action since disbanding after the 2008 season. Scott County defeated the Jackson Senior Babe Ruth squad 5-1 in the opener, then used a five-run top of the seventh to grab a 14-9 win in the nightcap...
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A patient town has its state champs
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/13)
ORAN, Mo. -- It was difficult for Mitch Wood, the long-time Oran baseball coach, to put into words the feeling accompanying the school's -- and his -- first state baseball championship. But he tried anyway. "Unbelievable is the biggest thing," said Wood after Wednesday's 8-4 victory over defending Class 1 state champion Santa Fe at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O'Fallon, Mo. "We came back today, but those kids were unbelievable. They did a great job."...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/30/13
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson, MO...
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Syria says Assad will rule until 2014
(International News ~ 05/30/13)
BEIRUT -- Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, saying Bashar Assad will remain president at least until elections in 2014 and might seek another term -- conditions that will make it difficult for the opposition to agree to U.N.-sponsored talks on ending the civil war...
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Salvadorans wary about gang truce
(International News ~ 05/30/13)
ILOPANGO, El Salvador -- Young men come around once a week to collect $20 from store owner Carlos Tevez, the "tax" he pays to continue operating his business and to keep his family safe. The routine hasn't changed, despite a truce between Salvadoran street gangs that officials say has caused a dramatic drop in killings in the country...
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Arizona mom fights Mexico drug charges
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
PHOENIX -- An Arizona mother of seven accused of trying to smuggle marijuana into the U.S. had a court hearing Wednesday where her lawyer pushed for her release from a Mexico prison, saying she was set up. In an interview after the hearing, lawyer Jose Francisco Benitez Paz expressed optimism he had proven the charges against Yanira Maldonado were baseless and that the 42-year-old could be released by Friday...
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Meteorologists see need for computer upgrades
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the world to create their predictions. Some of those models are more accurate than others. ...
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Bachmann to leave House after term
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that her fourth term in Congress will be her last, choosing to leave on her own terms after a dismal 18 months in which her presidential bid collapsed and she barely managed to retain her House seat...
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China's Shuanghui takes $4.7B deal for Smithfield Foods Inc. in largest takeover
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The ham sandwich you had for lunch is the latest example of China's growing appetite for U.S. investment. Smithfield Foods Inc., one of the biggest pork producers in the U.S., on Wednesday agreed to be bought by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd., the majority shareholder in China's largest meat processor, for about $4.72 billion...
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Aging Americans are seeking a softer landing with retirement
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
MUSCATINE, Iowa -- There is an oft-told story about what happens when a worker at the Stanley Consultants engineering firm decides to retire. "They say you have the retirement party one day and you come back to work the next," said Mary Jo Finchum, spokeswoman for the Muscatine, Iowa-based company...
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Decontaminating patients cuts hospital infections
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
CHICAGO -- Infections in U.S. hospitals kill tens of thousands of people each year, and many institutions fight back by screening new patients to see if they carry a dangerous germ, and isolating those who do. But a big study suggests a far more effective approach: Decontaminating every patient in intensive care...
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Like your health policy? You may lose it
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
WASHINGTON -- Many people who buy their own health insurance could get surprises in the mail this fall: cancellation notices because their current policies aren't up to the basic standards of President Barack Obama's health care law. They, and some small businesses, will have to find replacement plans -- and that has some state insurance officials worried about consumer confusion...
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Recent wrecks belie improving rail safety record
(National News ~ 05/30/13)
The nation's railroads are safer than ever, despite recent high-profile accidents like this week's fiery derailment in Maryland and another that collapsed an overpass in Southeast Missouri. Derailments and crossing accidents have steadily declined nationwide even as businesses have come to increasingly rely on trains to move raw materials and products...
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Top graduate from Notre Dame found his calling in creative writing
(Community ~ 05/30/13)
Notre Dame Regional High School's 2013 valedictorian, Matthew Thompson, will leave for Vanderbilt University this fall to pursue a degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a flute minor. Thompson is the author of three novels, one of which is published by e-book publishing company SynergEbooks...
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Out of the past 5/30/13
(Out of the Past ~ 05/30/13)
A crowd of about 300 turns out for the annual Memorial Days service at North Cape County Park; music by the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band and the Avenue of Flags display, featured for the second year, enhance the late morning ceremony near the park's war memorial; during the ceremony, a plaque honoring Pfc. Richard Wilson, encased in stone, is rededicated in front of the memorial...
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Prayer 5/30/13
(Prayer ~ 05/30/13)
Lord Jesus, may we stand with courage, remembering the battle belongs to you. Amen.
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Cards rally past scuffling Royals
(Professional Sports ~ 05/30/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The rally came too late for Lance Lynn to get another win. Just in time, though, for the St. Louis Cardinals to keep the scuffling Kansas City Royals down. Pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso hit a two-run single with the bases loaded to snap a tie in a four-run eighth and the Cardinals rallied for a 5-3 win Wednesday night, the Royals' season-high eighth straight loss...
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Wood gets elusive win in final game as Oran baseball coach
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/13)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- The coaching career of Mitch Wood came to an end on Wednesday. It ended with his team winning its first state title, but it ended all the same. Even so, Wood's first thoughts after the game were of what his last team might have started...
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Scott City Summerfest kicks off today
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
Scott City's 37th annual Summerfest is back, starting this evening with carnival rides and ending in fireworks Saturday night at the fairgrounds. Rides such as a Tilt-a-Whirl and Scramble, along with kiddie rides for youngsters, will be ready and waiting for passengers when the fairgrounds open at 5 p.m. People may buy $15 bracelets beginning at 6 p.m. all three nights for unlimited access to rides...
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