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Four by Four
(07/19/15)
Wayne McDowell Cape Girardeau 1. July 19th is National Ice Cream Day. I love ice cream, especially chocolate and vanilla, so it is a very good day. 2. Describe one of your earliest childhood memories. I was in third grade at Washington School when President Kennedy was assassinated. It sticks with you...
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Babe Ruth state tournaments draw crowd at Shawnee
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/15)
On paper, the task was daunting. Not so on the fields. When faced with hosting not one, not two, not even three, but four state baseball tournaments over a four-day span, what better place than the Shawnee Park Sports Complex? And what better hosts than the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department?...
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Fifth victim dies in Chattanooga shooting
(National News ~ 07/19/15)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez pulled up to his military targets in a rented, silver Mustang convertible, wearing a vest with extra ammunition, wielding at least two long guns -- rifles or shotguns -- and a handgun. His once clean-shaven face was covered with a bushy beard...
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Children learn firsthand about gardening
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
A handful of aspiring growers turned out to try their hands at gardening Saturday morning at the Red Star Community Garden. More than a dozen children and their parents planted summer squash and learned more about where food comes from. Cape Marketeers Club committee chairwoman Jaime Mayfield explained the importance of understanding nutrition and sustainability...
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Bernie mom travels to Colorado for son's medicine
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Brandy Johnson recently packed a U-Haul and drove 22 hours with her son and father to Colorado for what she said was an "awful" and "terrible" experience. But she said she would do it again in a heartbeat. The reason? She was able to get her son, Tres, the medicine -- cannabis oil -- he needed. And despite the struggles of getting to Colorado, there was a big silver lining...
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Southeast officials take a look at Show Me Center renovations
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
Efforts to improve the Show Me Center are on track for completion before Southeast Missouri State University students return in the fall. On Friday, university officials and facilities management staff toured the venue, where construction crews worked to install a large new video scoreboard and retractable seating...
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Double murder trial to begin Monday
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
A Cape Girardeau man will go on trial this week on charges he murdered his wife and son. George Joseph is accused in the 2013 shooting deaths of his wife, Mary Joseph, and son, Matthew Joseph, at their home on West Cape Rock Drive. The trial had been set for September 2014, but was postponed after a motion by Joseph's attorney at the time, public defender Bevy Beimdieck, requesting more time to prepare...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/19/15)
Today is Sunday, July 19, the 200th day of 2015. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 1985, Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. (McAuliffe and six other crew members died when the Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in January 1986.)...
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Club news
(Community News ~ 07/19/15)
Town and Country FCE Town and Country FCE members met July 9 for their annual family picnic at Jackson City Park, with members bringing side dishes and the club furnishing the meat. Darlene McCain and Lois Seabaugh were in charge of arrangements. Pennies for Coins for Friendship were collected. Members turned in their money for the calendar-making project...
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McCartney - Williams
(Engagement ~ 07/19/15)
Thomas and Colleen McCartney of Bakersfield, California, announce the engagement of their daughter, Maureen McCartney, to Warren Williams. He is the son of Dr. Craig and Robin Williams of Cape Girardeau. Maureen received a bachelor's degree in communications from Santa Clara University, and a master's degree in marital and family therapy from the University of San Diego. She is a licensed therapist at United Behavioral Health...
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Smith - 65 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/19/15)
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Smith of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Floyd and the former AnnaMae Steakley were married June 21, 1950, in Arkansas. They have three children, Michael D. Smith of Gordonville, Timothy B. Smith of Richwoods, Missouri, and Sandra D. Smith Vaughn of Patton, Missouri. They have six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren...
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Nations - Hill
(Engagement ~ 07/19/15)
IRONTON, Mo. -- Mark and Angela Nations of Ironton and Gary and Ann Hill of Thebes, Illinois, announce the engagement of their children, Tessa Nations and Chad Hill. Tessa received a bachelor of science in nursing through the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2010, and is pursuing a master's degree at Maryville University. She is a critical care nurse at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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Volz - Hahs
(Engagement ~ 07/19/15)
Elvan and Karen Volz of Friedheim announce the engagement of their daughter, Cynthia Lyn Volz, to Burton Leon Hahs. He is the son of Robert and Loeta Hahs of Oak Ridge. Cynthia is a 2007 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, and received a physical therapist assistant degree from Mineral Area College in 2014. She is a clinical administrative assistant at HealthPoint Rehab, and a physical therapist assistant at Regency Health...
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Another way wildflower seed is spread
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
I noticed this bird from a distance as it flew back and forth several times from a black oak tree to a field. I guessed it was either catching insects to feed its babies or gathering nest material. Slowly I walked an indirect path to the tree in an effort not to alarm the bird...
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FYI July 19
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Meals With Friends, which takes place at noon at the Salvation Army, has the following menu this week: n Monday: Ham sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, fruit and dessert n Tuesday: Sloppy Joes, corn, fruit and dessert n Wednesday: Chicken and rice, corn, fruit and dessert...
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Myrtle in distress
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Several gardeners recently have complained to me about their crape myrtles. In some cases, the tops died back this spring, and there are just long dead branches sticking up in the air. In May, they were looking for replacements because all their crape myrtles were "dead."...
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The many ways to preserve some of the harvest
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
When we arrive at the middle of July, the harvest of garden goodies is in full swing. Tomatoes usually start producing about the first of July and increase until fungus begins to ruin the plant. The heat begins to have an effect on cole crops such as cabbage and broccoli and such. The okra, which loves the heat, is really beginning to produce. The cucumbers, if you can keep the bugs off them, are producing far more than you can use...
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Taste-tested and approved recipes from friends and family
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Several recipes recently were sent to me by friends and family, and I am excited to pass them along. It is always fun to try new recipes, and when they have been tested and approved by people you know, it makes them even more fun to try. With that in mind, there is no theme to today's column -- a few entree recipes and a couple of sweet treats, and, suddenly, I have a new column finished with everyone's help...
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Purely God's Word
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
"The pure preaching of God's word. That's what creates the church, and that's what holds the church together," said the Rev. Wayne Schwiesow. This, he asserted, is precisely the key to the longevity of Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville, the church he has pastored for more than 17 years...
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Farewell to a family of friends in Athens
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Yesterday I watched four of my dearest friends -- I don't even know if "friend" is an appropriate word; they are so much more than that, they are my family -- walk away from our life together here in Athens. Tomorrow it will be my turn. I have grown up in this place, have stepped into what I've always dreamed about and wanted and who I've wanted to be; or at least I'm closer. ...
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Despite excessive heat index, how about 'Merry Christmas!'
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Merry Christmas, one and all! This is not a misprint or a recycled column from seven months ago. Merry Christmas! In some Christian traditions in the United States, one of the Sundays between July 4 and Labor Day (a distinctly long non-holiday period) is celebrated in worship -- a summertime Christmas. ...
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Hungry insects, woodpeckers on the town and fair registration
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Myrajean Benfield. Happy birthday to Richard Hodge, Carol Hodge, Mike Senciboy, Martin Eftink, Dawn Kerber, Gideon Kerber, Wanda Owens, Vera Burger, Carolyn B. Hawkins, Larry Himmelspoch, Liselotte Stanton, Paul Hitt, Linda Pepple, Christina Cook, Nancy Moore, Paige Russom, John Biler, Rita Lux, Elvis Abernathy, Gary Wolfe, Emma Anthony, Don Vance, Samantha Glastetter, Diane Keller, Andrea Hendrix, Gail Walter, Tamra Leslie, Brandon Davis, Iris Crowe, Dorothy Black, Jake Hitt, Donald Ward, Jim Whistler, Bruce Jansen and Cara Duncan.. ...
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Football season is only 60 days away
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Most who have read this column over time know I am a "dyed-in-the-wool" college football fan. I have always loved the pageantry of it, the optimism of the early fall and even the "wait-till-next-year" laments at the season's end when things didn't go so well. Each year I allow myself one column devoted to the collegiate game and this is it...
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Award Nickel
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Dr. Frank Nickell, assistant director of the State Historical Society of Missouri and retired Southeast Missouri State University history professor, stands in front of photos of Allen Laws Oliver and his wife. Nickell recently made a presentation to the Sons of American Revolution, Allen Laws Oliver chapter, about Oliver, the papers of whom were donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri. Oliver was national SAR president in 1946, and the local chapter is named for him.
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Adopt Sheba
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
Sheba is 7 years old. She is medium size and 7 years old. Sheba is spayed and housebroken. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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Prayer 7-19-15
(Prayer ~ 07/19/15)
O Lord Jesus, in everything we do may we always seek to honor you. Amen.
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Anniversary event set for river wall murals
(Editorial ~ 07/19/15)
Has it really been 10 years since Cape's downtown floodwall was painted with murals? History moves on, and the Mississippi River murals themselves have become part of ours. If you've spent any time downtown, you've seen the popularity of the murals. There are 24 of them and each portrays a moment in the history of the river and our region...
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Cape Legion uses late double to defeat Sikeston, reach district final
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/15)
Clayton Reynolds waited eight innings for his moment, and when it came, he did not hesitate. With the game tied in the ninth inning, Reynolds pinch hit with nobody out and two runner aboard and hammered the first pitch he saw from Sikeston starter nathan Hampton over the head of the center fielder for a two-run double to send the Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Post 63 Senior Legion baseball team to a 5-2 victory over Sikeston Post 114 in an elimination game in the District 14 Tournament on Friday night in Sikeston, Missouri.. ...
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Nation, world briefs 7/19/2015
(National News ~ 07/19/15)
AMES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized Arizona Sen. John McCain's military record Saturday, saying he was a "war hero because he was captured." Speaking at a conference of religious conservatives in Iowa, Trump was pressed on his recent description of the 2008 Republican presidential nominee as "a dummy." McCain served as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War. ...
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Share of aging, temporarily sealed wells grows
(National News ~ 07/19/15)
Five years after the Obama administration promised to move swiftly to permanently plug unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, even more shafts are lingering for longer periods with only temporary sealing, an investigation by The Associated Press shows...
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Burglar records selfie with victim's phone
(National News ~ 07/19/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities are looking for a burglar who accidentally made a selfie with his victim's iPhone. Police say the thief entered a home in the Venice area of Los Angeles through an unlocked door Saturday and grabbed the phone, but he accidentally activated a video app. The crook briefly recorded himself standing in the living room before he took off with the device. The owner of the phone remotely accessed the video, and police have released it...
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Prayer walk planned as probe continues in jail death
(National News ~ 07/19/15)
HEMPSTEAD, Texas -- The church of a Chicago-area woman found hanged inside a Texas jail cell early last week is planning a prayer walk today in her honor as an investigation into her death continues. Authorities say Sandra Bland hanged herself with a plastic bag three days after being pulled over by police for a traffic violation, then arrested for allegedly kicking an officer during the stop, but friends and family have questioned that account...
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Out of the past: July 19
(Out of the Past ~ 07/19/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Three Southeast Missouri dams -- Lake Tywappity east of here, Lake Girardeau near Crump and Perry County Community Lake near Perryville -- are the first of 13 dams in the state being improved this year to meet state-mandated dam and reservoir safety standards...
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Births 7/19/15
(Births ~ 07/19/15)
Son to Jeffrey John and Amanda Nichole Meystedt of Oran, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Name, Maddox James. Weight, 9 pounds, 14 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Mrs. Meystedt is the former Amanda Eftink, daughter of Keith and Tammie Eftink of Oran. She is a registered nurse with Davita Dialysis. Meystedt is the son of Connie Miles of Cape Girardeau, and the late Michael Meystedt of Cape Girardeau. He is a technician at Procter & Gamble...
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Speak Out 7/19/15
(Speak Out ~ 07/19/15)
I'm the one that put in the paper the first time about Gov. Walker and Gov. Nixon. I am retired from the state of Wisconsin. Gov. Walker cut all the unions so there is no more. He also spent more money. Walker went places and had a really good vacation on the taxpayers' money. ...
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$50 million in tax credits sought for St. Louis stadium
(State News ~ 07/19/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A revised plan for a new NFL stadium in St. Louis calls for the stadium authority to seek $50 million in state tax credits from the Missouri Development Finance Board. The credits would be spread over three years to help fund the proposed open-air stadium along the Mississippi River north of the Gateway Arch, a major part of the effort to keep pro football in St. Louis...
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Missouri lawmakers to investigate Planned Parenthood site
(State News ~ 07/19/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two Republican state lawmakers from Missouri announced plans Friday to investigate the state's only abortion facility after pro-life activists released an undercover video showing Planned Parenthood's national medical director discussing the disposition of parts from aborted fetuses...
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Judge rejects defense argument in Jewish site shootings case
(State News ~ 07/19/15)
OLATHE, Kan. -- A judge rejected a white supremacist's effort Friday to argue in court the killings of three people at two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City were necessary. Johnson County Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan said the "compelling necessity" defense could not be used in the guilt phase of the capital murder trial of Frazier Glenn Miller, 74, of Aurora, Missouri. ...
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Last suspect in custody in St. Louis police ambush shooting
(State News ~ 07/19/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis authorities say the fourth and final suspect in an ambush shooting that injured a uniformed police sergeant is in custody. Police say four men were in a car before dawn Tuesday that pulled in front of the 39-year-old sergeant's private car in which he was sitting while working security. That's when one of the suspects opened fire on the officer, who returned gunfire. The suspects fled...
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Jackson police report 7/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Gerald M. Jones, 27, of Millersville was arrested on suspicion of stealing. n James R. Mueller, 38, 629 N. Maryland St., was arrested on three Wayne County warrants...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: South Sprigg Street at 2:21 a.m.; Whitener Street at 2:41 p.m.; William Street at 3:17 p.m.; South Hanover Street at 6:30 p.m.; Morgan Oak Street at 7:43 p.m.; and Franklin Avenue at 8:07 p.m. n At 12:59 a.m., call canceled en route to North Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Armetrice F. Harris, 23, and Dmarie E. Stevenson, 56, both of 426 N. Frederick St., were arrested on suspicion of stealing food items at Sav-A-Lot, 121 S. Sprigg St...
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April Lovell
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
Shirley "April" Lovell, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 10, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Fairmount Cemetery, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements...
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Rodney 'Red' Riehn
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
Rodney W. "Red" Riehn, 65, of Millersville died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 31, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to Hobert Freddie and Nelda Jean Abbott Riehn. He and Debra "Debbie" Hartle were married Saturday, Dec. 12, 1987, at Millersville...
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Sally Lovell
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Sally Jane Lovell, 77, of McClure died Friday, July 17, 2015, at her home. She was born Nov. 9, 1937, in Oriole to Glenn S. and Mable H. Kassel Johnson. She and Raymond Louis "Chub" Lovell were married Aug. 21, 1964, at Cape Girardeau. He passed away Aug. 30, 2004...
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Bernard Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
KELSO, Mo. -- Bernard August "Barney" Heisserer, 83, of Kelso died Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Scott City due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born March 28, 1932, to August and Rosalia Glastetter Heisserer. He and Alta Irene James were married Dec. 29, 1951, in Kelso. She preceded him in death June 6, 2010...
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Joyce Hagerman
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Joyce L. Hagerman, 87, of Mound City, formerly of Bethalto, Illinois, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Cape Retirement Community in Cape Girardeau. Joyce was born Oct. 30, 1927, in Mound City, daughter of the late Otho Morehead and Alberta Smithey Morehead...
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Florence James
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
Florence Amy James, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bill Joyce officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Michael Green
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- Michael Wayne Green, 46, of Oran passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 14, 1969, in Kokomo, Indiana, to Richard and Shirley Tinsley Green. Michael married Joie Tomlin on Dec. 21, 1991, and she survives...
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Reece Brown Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
Reece Brown Jr., 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 10, 1925, in Oxly, Missouri, to Reece Brown Sr. and Gertrude Camp Brown. Reece was a radio man and turret gun loader on the destroyer USS Cushing (DD-797) in the Pacific Theater during World War II. ...
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Mary Berry
(Obituary ~ 07/19/15)
Mary Alice Rhodes Berry, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 17, 2015, at the Chateau Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Morley woman wins National Miss 2015
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Scott County woman was crowned Princess America Pageants' National Miss 2015 last weekend in Orlando, Florida. Aria Parker, 19, of Morley, Missouri, and three other young women competed in Princess America Pageants' 2015 week-long national event which crowned a National Miss, National Teen, National Junior Teen and National Ms. 2015...
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Post 369 Freshmen Legion squad wins state crown
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/15)
The Scott County Rage Post 369 Freshmen Legion baseball team closed out its season by claiming the Missouri state championship with a 7-3 victory over Bonne Terre on Saturday at Glendale High School in Springfield. Post 369, which claimed a district title over Jackson Post 158 and Cape Girardeau Post 63, went undefeated at the tournament. The Rage defeated Hannibal 6-0, Glendale 15-0 and Bonne Terre 7-0 before the title game...
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Wright leads Capahas in doubleheader sweep
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/15)
Brady Wright most often helps win baseball games on the mound, but Saturday night he helped the Capahas win with his work in the batter's box. Wright, who will be a senior pitcher at Southeast Missouri State next year, was 3 for 3 with a double and four RBIs in the Capahas five-inning, 16-2 win over the Charleston RiverDogs in the first game of a doubleheader and had the game-winning hit in his team's 2-1 victory in the nightcap.
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Heyward gets 5 hits, Cardinals beat Mets 12-2
(Professional Sports ~ 07/19/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Heyward matched a career best with five hits, Randal Grichuk had two homers and six RBIs, and John Lackey worked seven strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 12-2 on Saturday night. Mets starter Bartolo Colon (9-8) trailed by four runs after just one-third of an inning and surrendered seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. ...
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Ribbon cutting for new community garden set for Monday
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
Cape Girardeau's newest community garden will be celebrated Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. City officials and other groups involved with local gardening efforts will gather at 11 a.m. at the Shawnee Park Community Demonstration Garden and Urban Orchard, 835 S. West End Blvd...
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Cape's North Main Street to undergo repairs Monday
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
Part of North Main Street in Cape Girardeau will be closed starting Monday as crews begin pavement work. The area affected by the work will be from Broadway to Park Drive. The work will cause both lanes of traffic to be closed, with signs marking a detour. Signs will be placed at Broadway and Middle Street and Main Street and Park Drive. Work is expected to last one week, weather permitting, the city said...
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Road work 7/19/15
(Local News ~ 07/19/15)
U.S. 62 at its junction with Selma Street in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform traffic signal work. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Sleuths trace fate of first black male slave freed by Lincoln
(National News ~ 07/19/15)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Researchers believe they found the grave of a man who could be considered the first black male slave freed by Abraham Lincoln, tracking his final resting place to the cemetery of a former Minnesota psychiatric hospital. William Henry Costley was just 10 months old in 1841 when Lincoln, who still was a young lawyer, won an Illinois Supreme Court case freeing Costley's mother from indentured servitude -- a status historians say would have been akin to enslavement for the woman and child at that time. ...
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Physical and Emotional
(Community ~ 07/19/15)
There's a point at which the shrieking of steel beneath a grinder becomes peaceful, almost meditative. Distractions melt away, and the mind, cushioned in white noise, wanders off to plumb whatever thoughts or doubts or hopes that might otherwise lay unadressed or avoided in the daily shuffle...
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