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MU reports record enrollment at Columbia campus
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri reports record enrollment at its flagship Columbia campus as fall classes begin. KRCG-TV reported Monday's first-day enrollment totaled 34,935, an increase of 2.4 percent from last year. The total includes 27,411 undergraduates...
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Missouri Southern signs up for solar power plan
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University is one of the first customers to pre-enroll to receive energy from a new City Utilities' solar farm. If the Springfield City Council approves a pay structure proposed by the utility next month, the university would begin paying an additional 4 cents per kilowatt hour for 200 kilowatts of energy in October. That's the maximum amount that one customer can purchase from the new solar farm...
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Archdiocese: Send donations to different group
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The Archdiocese of St. Louis is urging people who take part in the ice bucket challenge to raise funds to fight Lou Gehrig's disease to shift their donations away from the ALS Association. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the archdiocese suggests donating to the John Paul II Medical Research Institute, an organization conducting similar research using only adult stem cells. ...
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Piedmont man will not stand trial in leaving-the-scene fatality
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- A Piedmont, Missouri, man will not stand trial on a charge he left the scene of a June accident that left one of his passengers dead. Dakota Lee Carter, 24, appeared late last week before Associate Circuit Judge Edith Rutter for a preliminary hearing...
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Man arrested after fight at high school football game
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- An East Prairie man was arrested over the weekend after an assault during the East Prairie High School football game. James Casey Holman, 28, is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and assault while on school property, both felonies that could call for up to 11 years in prison...
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Conservation continues alligator gar restoration
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
The Missouri Department of Conservation stocked alligator gar recently as part of a program that began in 2007 at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and has grown throughout parts of Southeast Missouri. Salvador Mondragon, a department fisheries management biologist, said the project is part of the department's mission to protect and manage a valuable fishery in the state...
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Schools in Ferguson reopen
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Schools in Ferguson welcomed back students from their summer breaks on Monday, providing the children with a much-needed break from the raucous street protests and police patrols that have gripped the St. Louis suburb since a white officer killed an unarmed black man more than two weeks ago...
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Police: Southern Illinois plant explosion kills 2
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- A mortar round exploded Monday at a suburban St. Louis metal recycling plant that does business with the military, killing two people. The explosion at Totall Metal Recycling in Granite City occurred about 6:25 a.m., police said. Totall Metal Recycling, which employs about 160 people, according to its website, does business with the military and it's not unusual for it to have items such as "military engines and ammunition casings," police chief Rich Miller said...
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Scott City man arrested after car chase
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
A suspect is in custody after a 25-minute car chase in Cape Girardeau on Sunday night. Robert C. Hennecke II, 28, of Scott City was arrested on numerous warrants, including a federal warrant from the U.S. Marshals Service, said Darin Hickey, the Cape Girardeau Police Department's public information officer...
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Jackson board approves tax rate for 2014-2015
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
Following a hearing Monday evening, the Jackson School Board unanimously approved a tax rate of $3.80 per $100 of assessed valuation for the 2014-2015 school year. The rate is unchanged from last year. Wade Bartels, associate superintendent of finance/business operations, said there were no public comments. Board members Brent Wills and Alaina Hinze were not present, Bartels said...
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Cape board gets update on laptops, approves district tax rate
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
The Cape Girardeau School Board approved the district tax rate for 2014-2015 and got a technology update at a special meeting Monday. The board unanimously approved a tax rate of $4.1567 per $100 of assessed valuation. The total tax rate is unchanged from last year. A tax rate hearing was last week...
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Poplar Bluff woman who drank tea laced with cleaning solution doing well
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.-- The prognosis is good for a former Poplar Bluff, Missouri, woman who was critically injured earlier this month when she drank sweet tea laced with a highly toxic industrial cleaning solution at a Utah restaurant...
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Officials say fewer deaths on Missouri roads
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Traffic deaths on Missouri roads have been on a downward trend for nearly 10 years, and a highway patrol spokesman said the declining numbers are likely because of several factors that include education and road improvements...
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Prosecutions, fines increase in puppy mill cases
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A state law intended to crack down on Missouri's worst puppy mills has increased the number of prosecutions and fines and led to the rescue of 1,300 dogs in the three years since it was passed, according to a newspaper report. The Columbia Missourian reported documents from the Missouri attorney general's office show that in the last 27 months, 37 businesses or individuals were referred to the attorney general for prosecution for violating the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act. ...
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Right-to-farm amendment vote to be recounted
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Election officials across Missouri will conduct a recount of the narrow passage of a constitutional amendment creating a right to farm, as opponents of the measure seek to reverse the results. The recount on Constitutional Amendment 1 is expected to begin in the coming days. The secretary of state on Monday was officially certifying the results of Missouri's Aug. 5 primary elections...
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Mourners urge black Americans to take action
(State News ~ 08/26/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown -- a "gentle giant," aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college. But the funeral that unfolded Monday was about much more than the black 18-year-old who lay in the closed casket after being shot to death by a white police officer. ...
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Representatives create financial plan for Cottonwood
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
As the Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center enters what could be its final months of operation, state representatives have devised a plan to help keep the facility open by decreasing costs and increasing revenue. Advocates for the local children's mental-health facility have been rallying to save it since its impending closure was announced in June as a result of more than $1 billion in state funds vetoed or withheld by Gov. Jay Nixon...
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Free eye screening event set for Sept. 18 at Cape County health center
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a phone number. A free eye screening clinic will be Sept. 18 at the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, 1121 Linden St. The event is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Social Services, with examinations conducted by the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics' Department of Ophthalmology, assisted by the state social services department's Prevention of Blindness Unit...
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Passion flower
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/26/14)
I spotted this Passion Flower growing along our creek east of Jackson. The Passion Flower is a wildflower native to southern Missouri.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/26/14)
Today is Tuesday, August 26, the 238th day of 2014. There are 127 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On August 26, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated for a term of office in his own right at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Kinks' single "You Really Got Me" was released in the United States by Reprise Records, three weeks after its British release...
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Many education options in Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 08/26/14)
Today's workforce requires people with different skills. A college education is a great choice, and many students are now back to their campus for the start of a new academic year. But there are many educational options, including trade schools. Careers in the medical field, business, massage therapy and cosmetology all need people with specific skills. The educational programs, in many cases, can be finished in a relatively short period of time...
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Speak Out 8/26/14
(Speak Out ~ 08/26/14)
We, as Christians, must call out to the Lord for help in this time of world chaos. We need His help and His guidance to help us through these problems we're having in the world, spiritual problems, and we must ask as Christians on our knees for help for our country and our world. That is our only hope...
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Piracy in the Indian Ocean: Perils on the high seas
(Column ~ 08/26/14)
In the Disney version of piracy, buccaneers such as Jack Sparrow -- Captain Jack Sparrow -- claim to be ruffians and rebels, but in practice it is mostly their hearts that are made of gold, not their treasure. While they do sail, and occasionally fight British ships, or raid coastal towns, their crimes are minimal, and in the end they show courage and goodness that would have been shocking to the actual pirates of the Caribbean...
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Gladys Rasche
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
Gladys Irene Rasche, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. In addition to other family members, Gladys was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Maxine Rasche, whose name was not provided for a previous obituary...
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Steven Nagel
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
Retired USAF Col. Steven R. Nagel, 67, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in Columbia, following a battle with advanced melanoma. He was born Oct. 27, 1946, in Canton, Illinois, to Ivan "Pete" and Helene Nagel. He enjoyed growing up in that town where his love of flying began, ultimately leading to his lifelong career in aviation and aerospace...
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Rachel Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Rachel Brown, 27, of Marble Hill left this Earth to be with her Heavenly Father and to become a special guardian angel for her daughter, Katelyn Marie Brown. She was born Oct. 20, 1986, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Mark and Barbara Gilder Allen. ...
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Bernice Keller
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bernice I. Keller, 90, of Pevely, Missouri, formerly of Perryville, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Crystal City, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the home of Ethan and Deborah Bohnert, 7081 Autumn Ridge, Bloomsdale, Missouri. Burial will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Gary Reimann
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
THEBES, Ill. -- Gary Wayne Reimann, 68, of Thebes died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, at Southeast Health Center of Reynolds County in Ellington, Missouri. He was born June 26, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Walter Alfred and Mary Wiley Reimann. He and Laura V. Kern were married June 18, 1967, at Grace Lutheran Church in Pagedale, Missouri...
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Federal nuclear expert calls for nuke plant closure
(National News ~ 08/26/14)
LOS ANGELES -- A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California's last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility's twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from any one of several nearby earthquake faults...
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General: We will act if Islamic group threatens U.S.
(National News ~ 08/26/14)
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- Gen. Martin Dempsey says once he determines the Islamic State militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland, he will recommend the U.S. military move directly against the group in Syria. But the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that right now, he still believes the insurgent group is more a regional threat and is not plotting or planning attacks against either the U.S. or Europe...
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William Stroud
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
William Stroud, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 10, 1932, in St. Louis, to C. Malone and Frances Elizabeth Glascock Stroud. William graduated from John Burroughs School in 1950. He attended Washington University in St. Louis a year and Harvard University in Boston two and a half years...
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Out of the past 8/26/14
(Out of the Past ~ 08/26/14)
Jackson customers of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. step into the computer age, when the company's new, computerized digital switching system goes into operation in the morning. S. David Patterson has retired from Colonial Federal Savings and Loan Association, based in Cape Girardeau; Allan R. Thoren is Colonial's new president, chief executive officer and board chairman...
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Amazon to buy video game streaming platform Twitch
(Entertainment ~ 08/26/14)
NEW YORK -- Amazon is buying video game streaming platform Twitch Interactive for $970 million in cash as it seeks to expand its presence in gaming. As video gaming grows into an online spectator sport, gameplay video feeds are becoming increasingly lucrative. Twitch had 55 million unique visitors in July, most of whom went to the Twitch.tv website to watch other people play games -- competitions interspersed with advertising...
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Syria warns United States: No unilateral strikes on militants
(International News ~ 08/26/14)
BEIRUT -- Syria said Monday it was ready to help confront the rising threat from the Islamic State group, but warned the United States against carrying out airstrikes without Damascus' consent, saying any such attack would be considered an aggression...
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Ukrainian president dissolves parliament
(International News ~ 08/26/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. In a statement on his website, President Petro Poroshenko said snap elections would be held Oct. 26...
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U.S. could stay in Afghanistan past end of year
(International News ~ 08/26/14)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Pentagon has developed plans that would allow American forces to remain in Afghanistan beyond the end of the year if the contested presidential election drags on and a security agreement isn't signed soon, the top U.S. military officer said Monday...
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Israeli exodus from border triggered by Gaza attacks
(International News ~ 08/26/14)
JERUSALEM -- Hundreds of Israelis left their homes along the border with the Gaza Strip on Monday, reflecting growing frustration over the war with Hamas and the Palestinian mortar fire raining down on their communities. Tens of thousands of Israelis have fled the area in nearly two months of fighting, which has turned the communities into virtual ghost towns...
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Jackson police report 8/26/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/26/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Burglary Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/26/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/26/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Property damage Assaults Miscellaneous...
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Health beat: Prevent shingles
(Community ~ 08/26/14)
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, causes a painful, blistering skin rash that can last two to four weeks. For some people, the pain can last for months or even years after the rash goes away. This is called postherpetic neuralgia or PHN. It is the most common complication of shingles. The risk of shingles and PHN increases as a person gets older...
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Heart group: E-cigarettes might help smokers quit
(Community ~ 08/26/14)
The American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. The American Cancer Society has no formal policy but quietly took a similar stance in May. Both groups express great concern about these popular nicotine-vapor products and urge more regulation, especially to keep them away from youth. They also stress that proven smoking cessation methods should always be tried first...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball unveils 2014-15 schedule
(College Sports ~ 08/26/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball schedule for the fourth season under coach Ty Margenthaler was released on Monday. The Redhawks' 2014-15 schedule consists of 29 games, 13 of which are slated to be played at the Show Me Center. Southeast will play an exhibition game against Missouri Valley on Nov. 6 at home before they open the regular season at the Show Me Center on Nov. 14 against Alabama A&M...
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Hill confident he can direct Rams' offense
(Professional Sports ~ 08/26/14)
The career backup QB is now St. Louis' starter after injury to Bradford
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Highway 77 in Scott Co. reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
Highway 77 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform repairs to the bridge over Interstate 55. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, according to a MoDOT news release. All work is weather permitting. ...
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Businesses: Quake cleanup shouldn't deter tourists
(National News ~ 08/26/14)
NAPA, Calif. -- Businesses in California's wine capital on Monday mopped up thousands of dollars in high-end vintages, swept glass from ghostly downtown streets ordinarily bustling with tourists and rushed to reopen in advance of the summer's last holiday weekend, following a severe earthquake that damaged wineries, historic buildings and hotels...
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Sony network hacked; flight diverted
(National News ~ 08/26/14)
DALLAS -- Hackers attacked Sony's PlayStation Network and disrupted the travel plans of a top company executive by going on Twitter to suggest that there was a bomb on his American Airlines plane. Sony Corp. says American cut short the executive's flight Sunday and made an unplanned landing in Phoenix...
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Burger King may move headquarters to Canada
(National News ~ 08/26/14)
NEW YORK -- Some Burger King customers are finding it hard to swallow that the home of the Whopper could move to Canada. Investors seemed to welcome the announcement by Burger King late Sunday that it was in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons and create the world's third-largest fast-food restaurant company. The news pushed shares of both companies up more than 20 percent...
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Soldier dies after shooting herself in Virginia; no one else injured
(National News ~ 08/26/14)
FORT LEE, Va. -- An enraged soldier barricaded herself inside a major command's headquarters and shot herself in the head Monday after throwing objects around the office as law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with her, the Army said. She died later in the day...
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Doctor given experimental Ebola drug dies, officials say
(International News ~ 08/26/14)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- A Liberian doctor who received one of the last known doses of an experimental Ebola drug has died, officials said Monday. Separately, Canada said it has yet to send out an untested vaccine the government is donating. Ebola has left more than 1,400 people dead across West Africa, underscoring the urgency for developing potential ways to stop and treat the disease. ...
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Vatican: Ex-envoy can be tried by Dominican Republic court
(International News ~ 08/26/14)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican said Monday that its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, accused of sexually abusing young boys in the Caribbean country, had lost his diplomatic immunity and could be tried by Dominican or other courts. The Vatican has previously insisted in its handling of the delicate case of Josef Wesolowski that he enjoyed diplomatic immunity and that the Holy See doesn't extradite its own citizens...
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High school roundup: Panthers rise to top of Woodland Invitational pool
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball releases 2014-15 schedule
(College Sports ~ 08/26/14)
~The men's team will play three SEC teams in the 2014-15 season The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will face some formidable opponents this season. The Redhawks' 2014-2015 schedule, which was released Monday, features games against three Southeastern Conference teams...
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Cardinals win series opener vs. Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 08/26/14)
~Jay delivers big pinch hit in 3-2 victory PITTSBURGH -- Jon Jay already had a bat in hand before St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny even called his name. A minute later the veteran outfielder was standing on second base after his pinch hit tied the game. Jay didn't stay there long, racing home with the go-ahead run on Matt Holliday's sharp single in a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night...
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Prayer 8/26/14
(Prayer ~ 08/26/14)
O Father God, may we be slow to anger and love one another always. Amen.
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Spread offense designed to help Redhawks share ball
(College Sports ~ 08/26/14)
Southeast Missouri State offensive coordinator Sherard Poteete considers the Redhawks "lucky" on the offensive side of the ball as they enter the first season under coach Tom Matukewicz. Lucky in the sense that he'll have several go-to players in a spread offense that will be tailored around getting those playmakers the ball...
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Central softball team takea little time to avenge season-ending loss to Hillsboro
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/14)
CENTRAL OPENED its season with a 13-2 victory
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