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Woodland boys basketball team halts Advance in semifinals of SCAA Conference Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
The top-seeded Cardinals transformed a turnover with a minute left in regulation into a three-point play, got a go-ahead 3-pointer from Bruester Young in overtime and held off No. 4 Advance 67-60 in a semifinal that took an extra period to decide in the Stoddard County Activities Association Conference Tournament on Thursday night at Dexter High School.
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H & R Block Selected Veteran Business of Quarter
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/16)
The Bollinger County Chamber of Commerce Veteran Business of the fourth quarter of 2015 is H&R Block. Odie Lingle purchased the H&R Block Franchise in October 1978. Today he owns and operates the Jackson office and since 1995 has operated a branch office in Marble Hill. ...
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CLOWNING AROUND
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/29/16)
While repairing and painting windows my husband was clowning around. Debbie double-dog dared me and Karla triple-dog dared me to submit this picture of their father. So since their dad would never want to let his daughters down, I decided to submit it. Sorry Honey, but I know how much you love your girls...
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The Hideaway Cafe Honored as Rising Star Business
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/16)
The Bollinger County Chamber of Commerce Rising Star Business of the fourth quarter of 2015 is The Hideaway Cafe. Linda and Randy Smith have owned and operated The Hideaway Cafe since 2011. Previous to taking over the cafe the Smiths spent 28 years in ambulance service and 10 years in beauty supply & salon. ...
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Oak Ridge Early Childhood Center tractor pull
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/29/16)
The students at Oak Ridge Early Childhood Center wait eagerly for Isaac Allen to lower the flag for the tractor pull to start. The first contestants are Wyatt Holt and Ella Morrison. The families sold Stonie’s meat sticks to raise funds for the tractors purchased from Wm. Nobbe John Deere. Over 1,400 meat sticks were sold...
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Southeast officials say conceal-carry bills for campuses are flawed
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
A couple of state Senate bills that promote carrying concealed weapons on college campuses are raising red flags at Southeast Missouri State University. The bills, SB 589 and SB 731, would lift the ban on bringing firearms to school. Kathy Mangels, vice president for finance and administration, said she and other officials have been in touch with the bills’ sponsors on why they should proceed with caution. So far, the legislators appear to be listening...
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Angelo Wilson and Imaginary Friends will release new album Feb. 1
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/16)
Angelo Wilson remembers cycling through a litany of creative undertakings as a child. There was compulsive doodling and eight years of violin lessons and poetry. He even loved spelling and vocabulary lists at school. Then, in middle school, the Cape Girardeau native found hip-hop, and that finally stuck...
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Missouri Legislature tries to curb ethical lapses
(State News ~ 01/29/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Motivated by the resignations of two lawmakers, the Missouri Legislature on Thursday advanced another round of ethics-related bills, including a measure to stop legislators from becoming lobbyists immediately. The wave of proposed changes to the state's loose ethics laws comes after two former legislators stepped down last year amid accusations of inappropriate behavior toward interns...
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Police: Man shoots self accidentally at Cape car dealership
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
A man was showing off his handgun at a Cape Girardeau car dealership when he accidentally shot himself, police said. Cape Girardeau police responded to the call at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Coad Chevrolet, and the man was taken to a local hospital, said public information officer Adam Glueck of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Jackson trail system to extend north and south
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
Jackson walkers and joggers will have more trail options once the city extends the Hubble Creek Recreation Trail this summer and fall. Public works director Rodney Bollinger said Thursday the expansion is scheduled to happen in two phases -- one that will extend to the north and the other to the south...
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Food service managers for Poplar Bluff schools fired over mouse droppings in storage
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Two Chartwells managers were fired in the wake of a rodent infestation at a Poplar Bluff School District warehouse that stored food for cafeterias. Company and school officials plan corrective actions. About 75 parents attended a Wednesday special meeting to address a Butler County, Missouri, Health Department complaint investigation that uncovered a “severe” rodent infestation at the district warehouse after mouse-dropping-covered goods were delivered to the kindergarten center...
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Use tax offers way to fund Shawnee Park upgrades
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
Passage of a use tax this spring would clear the way for major upgrades to the Shawnee Park sports complex designed to enhance Cape Girardeau's ability to draw regional softball and baseball tournaments that pump money into the local economy. The proposed use tax, among other things, would provide about $300,000 a year to help fund construction of a new police station and free up an equal amount of restaurant-tax revenue that could be used for the park improvements, Cape Girardeau city manager Scott Meyer said.. ...
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Area firefighters train in old Drury Lodge
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
It was a simple process, for something as dangerous as lighting a fire and letting it grow large enough to put it out with hundreds of gallons of water. In six rooms of what was left of the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau, firefighters filled a small wastebasket with paper and placed it next to normal furniture items — a bed, television and stand and various tables and dressers. Then they lit the wastebasket and waited for a smoke detector to sound...
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Prayer 1-29-16
(Prayer ~ 01/29/16)
O Lord Jesus, we lift our hands to you in praise. Amen.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/29/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2016. There are 337 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 29, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. On this date:...
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Differences evaporate when we talk to each other
(Column ~ 01/29/16)
Two things happened in connection with Martin Luther King Jr. Day that made me proud to be a Southeast Missourian. First, a video produced by students and faculty at Southeast Missouri State University along with some marketing professionals was shown during the MLK celebration at the university. It was a video about diversity presented in a simple but brilliant format. The video has become something of a sensation on the Internet. If you haven't seen it yet, go find it...
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Share Central gymnasium memories at Saturday event
(Editorial ~ 01/29/16)
Cape Girardeau Central alumni and staff will gather Saturday morning for one last look at the old gymnasium at the junior high school. The gym, built at what was then Central High School in the mid-1950s, will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The building, which has several structural issues, will soon be razed to make way for administrative offices, one of the projects included in a $20 million bond issue passed by voters in April. A new practice gym will be constructed...
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Speak Out 1/29/16
(Speak Out ~ 01/29/16)
Sorry conservative ideologues (many of whom bloviate regularly on this page) but, as others have pointed out, the definition of conservatism has come to mean whatever Donald Trump says it is. I would like a Captain D's in Cape Girardeau or Jackson. Looks like Jackson is doing real good with Jackson Donuts. You have the diner there in Jackson. It would help your town. The closest Captain D's is in Festus, Missouri. I'd like for the town and mayors of Jackson or Cape to think about it...
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Man arrested with 38 phones in his pants
(International News ~ 01/29/16)
LONDON -- British police have arrested a suspected thief with 38 mobile phones stuffed down his pants. West Midlands Police said they believe the man stole the phones from concertgoers at a show by the band The Libertines in Birmingham, England. The 30-year-old and a second man were spotted with their trousers taped closed at the bottom. Police were on the lookout after reports of phone thefts during an earlier Libertines gig in the northwest England city of Manchester...
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Sundance films take on mass shootings and guns in America
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/16)
PARK CITY, Utah -- Gun violence was on the minds of more than a few filmmakers this year. The ongoing issue was the main subject of four new films at the Sundance Film Festival -- two feature documentaries ("Newtown," "Under the Gun"), one short documentary, "Speaking is Difficult," and one feature, "Dark Night."...
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Bruce Springsteen's tour showcases new way of serving fans
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/16)
NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen's tour showcasing his 1980 album "The River" is more than an exercise in nostalgia. It's a telling example of how veteran artists are adjusting to the new realities of the music business by super-serving their longtime fans...
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Artifacts 1/29/16
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/16)
The Jazz Festival Gala Concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. The concert will feature trumpeter Bob Lark, and music students. Lark is a professor of jazz studies at DePaul University. ...
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Best Bet: Mardi Gras Masquerade Party
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/16)
Experience the thrill of Mardi Gras at a Mardi Gras Masquerade Party from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. The event will feature live music by the Stacy Mitchhart Band, a Cajun buffet, a photo booth and more. Tickets for the event cost $50 and include entrance to the event, appetizers, king cake and a beer ticket. ...
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Out of the past: Jan. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 01/29/16)
Two candidates filed for seats on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education yesterday, a day before the filing deadline; Daniel Dunavan filed for a three-year term, while Sandy Bonner filed for a one-year, unexpired term. Security was tight Monday at the Federal Building as jury selection began in the trial of five defendants accused of drugs and weapons violations as a result of an investigation into a Bootheel motorcycle group; trial proceedings begin this morning...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/29/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/29/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Medical assists were made at 3:47 a.m. on Middle Street; 4:40 a.m. on Whitener Street; 5:28 a.m. on Sprigg Street; 7:19 a.m. on Sprigg Street; 12:21 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 12:41 p.m. on South Ellis Street; 1:47 p.m. on Whitener Street; 7:02 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; and 8:56 p.m. on Bloomfield Road...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/29/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/29/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Marquia S. Williams, 21, 2830 Independence St., was arrested at Interstate 55 and Route K on a Howardville, Missouri, warrant for driving while suspended and no seat belt...
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Carol Young
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas -- Carol Louise Young, 68, of Harker Heights passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at Indian Oaks Living Center in Harker Heights. Carol Louise Young was born Feb. 13, 1947, at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau and baptized March 23, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Thomas Phillips
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Thomas E. Phillips, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born March 30, 1927, in East Saint Louis, Illinois, to William and Florence Hill Phillips. He and Willorene Davis were married Oct. 12, 1973, at Little Rock, Arkansas...
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Edna Newell
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Edna Parilee Horner Newell, 97, of Mounds passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Edna was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of T. Dillard and Esther Lentz Horner. She was married Aug. 11, 1946, to Arvel E. Newell, who preceded her in death...
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Richard Morgan
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Richard Allan Morgan, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed on to his heavenly home surrounded by his family Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to Thomas O. and Ida Idell Kinder Morgan. He grew up in Whitewater and graduated from Delta High School. He served his country in the Navy aboard the USS Missouri from 1948 to 1950...
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Mary Meyer
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Mary Lou Meyer, 85, formerly of Old Appleton, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at Alexian Brothers Lansdowne Village in St. Louis. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery at Apple Creek...
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Jo Ann Herod
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Jo Ann Herod, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Aug. 17, 1931, in Delta to Earl and Verda Chaney Smith. She and James Herod were married Oct. 6, 1949, at Delta. He preceded her in death Dec. 1, 2006...
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Harvey Hammers
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
MARION, Ill. -- Harvey L. Hammers, 90, of Marion, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 28, 2016, at his assisted-living apartment in Marion. Harvey was born Aug. 21, 1925, in Logan, Illinois, son of the late Wesley Hammers and Carrie Sweetin Hammers...
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William Crites
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. --William Crites, 69, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Albert Cox
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Albert Cox, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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James Cooper
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
James "Salty" Cooper, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 11, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Peter and Ruth Greer Cooper. He married Annie Oberts in 1966. James is survived by his wife, Annie; two daughters, Ann Marie Cooper and Rachel Long; a son, Chris Cooper; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and other relatives...
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Terry Burgfeld
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Terry Burgfeld, 55, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at the family home in Chaffee. A memorial service will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Amick-Burnett Chapel in Chaffee.
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Bobby Joe Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bobby Joe "B.J." Brown, 34, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. John's Cemetery in Collinsville, Illinois...
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Deported 'affluenza' teen booked into Texas detention center
(National News ~ 01/29/16)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving crash was booked into a Texas juvenile detention center after his deportation from Mexico on Thursday, more than a month after he and his mother fled the U.S. as prosecutors investigated whether he had violated his probation...
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Clinton's firewall? Black voters the key in South Carolina
(National News ~ 01/29/16)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- At Hillary Clinton's South Carolina headquarters, a young staffer readies a stack of pictures showing the former secretary of state with her old boss, President Barack Obama. Then the staffer bolts out the door. His destination: African-American businesses across South Carolina's largest city...
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Michigan lawmakers approve $28M more for Flint water crisis
(National News ~ 01/29/16)
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan lawmakers directed another $28 million on Thursday to address Flint's lead-contaminated water supply, allocating money for bottled water, medical assessments and other costs for the financially struggling city. The quick and unanimous approval by the House and Senate came just over a week after the funding was proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder, who is expected to sign it quickly...
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Births 1/29/16
(Births ~ 01/29/16)
Daughter to Clayton S. and Leslie K. Schermann of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:24 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Name, Sloane Collins. Weight, 7 pounds, 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Schermann is the former Leslie McNeely, daughter of Daryl and Nancy McNeely of Jackson. She is a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Southeast Hospital. Schermann is the son of Paul and Sarah Schermann of Cape Girardeau. He is a producer with Red Letter Communications...
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FBI shows video of Tuesday shooting of occupier
(National News ~ 01/29/16)
BURNS, Ore. -- A video released Thursday by the FBI of the shooting death of a spokesman for the armed occupiers of a wildlife refuge shows the man reaching into his jacket before he fell into the snow. The FBI said the man had a gun in his pocket. The FBI showed the video at a news conference to counter claims the man killed in the Tuesday confrontation on a remote road -- Robert Finicum -- did nothing to provoke officers...
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UN health chief: Zika virus is 'spreading explosively'
(International News ~ 01/29/16)
GENEVA -- The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting next week to decide whether they should declare an international health emergency...
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GOP rivals mock Trump, try to make the most of his absence
(National News ~ 01/29/16)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Absent Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of the front-runner's shadow in Thursday night's debate -- a staid, policy-heavy contest that offered a glimpse of what the GOP contest might have been without the unpredictable businessman...
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Ferguson police agree to overhaul policies, training
(State News ~ 01/29/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department has agreed to overhaul its policies, training and practices as part of a sweeping deal with the Justice Department after the 2014 fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The recommendations, detailed in a 131-page proposed consent decree released Wednesday, are meant to correct problems identified in a scathing Justice Department report last year that identified unconstitutional and discriminatory practices across the city police force and municipal court system.. ...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Perryville girls basketball team prevails in OT
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team looks to end two-game OVC slide
(College Sports ~ 01/29/16)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball players were smiling moments before their practice Thursday afternoon, which was a great sight for coach Rekha Patterson. The Redhawks were in unfamiliar territory last week and still are this week as they prep for Saturday's game against Austin Peay...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team rallies to defeat SIUE
(College Sports ~ 01/29/16)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Rick Ray kept repeating the same phrase over and over. "He was passing," the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach pleaded with the referee as SIU Edwardsville leading scorer Burak Eslik stepped up to the free-throw line during the second half...
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Jackson wrestlers claim two wins to finish regular season unbeaten in duals
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
The Jackson wrestling team picked up a pair of wins on the road in Poplar Bluff to finish its regular season undefeated Thursday. The Indians dominated the host Mules and won 66-12 in their first dual followed by a 45-21 victory over Dexter to wrap up their regular season with a flawless 11-0 record...
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#SemoSelfie 1/29/16
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/16)
KC, STL, Cape Girardeau. Anywhere’s home as long as I’m with you. #tbt #semoselfie
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Notre Dame boys basketball team holds off Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
Notre Dame junior Blake Bauwens scored 14 points, and the Bulldogs held off a hard-charging Jackson boys basketball squad for a 57-55 home victory Friday night. Junior Winston Welter added 12 points for Notre Dame, which saw an 18-point third-quarter lead shrink to three points with 2 minutes, 11 seconds remaining in regulation when Jackson senior Garrett Walker hit a 3-point shot...
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Dorothy Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Dorothy L. Mayfield, 88, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at Woodland Hills A Stonebridge Community in Marble Hill, Missouri. She was born Aug. 22, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Volla “V.C.” and Maude Kasten Friedrich. She and Juel Dean Mayfield were married Feb. 12, 1949, in Piggott, Arkansas. He passed away Oct. 8, 2012...
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