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Drug takeback set for Saturday in Jackson; Cape event canceled
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
The Early Prevention Impacts Community Group is holding a prescription drug take-back event in Jackson on Saturday. Anyone who needs to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications, can take them to the Jackson Police and Fire Department from 10 a.m. ...
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Cape Corner Concert series set to kickoff Saturday night
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
If the weather allows, the new Cape Corner Concerts series will begin Saturday with a performance by singer-songwriter John-Michael Veach. The free concert will take place at 7 p.m at the corner of Themis and Main streets in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jackson soccer improves to 14-2
(High School Sports ~ 04/29/16)
Cassidi Tomsu netted two goals and had one assist to lead the Jackson girls soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Northwest in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Natalie Miller scored the other goal for Jackson (14-2). Lauren Bertrand and Megan Clifford each had an assist for the Indians...
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2016 All-Missourian Boys Basketball
(High School Sports ~ 04/29/16)
2016 All-Missourian Boys Basketball selections
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Talent for all seasons: Cape Central's Al Young named Southeast Missourian Boys Basketball Player of the Year
(High School Sports ~ 04/29/16)
Make no mistake about it -- football comes first for Al Young. But that wasn't always the case, and it shouldn't take away from what he accomplished on the basketball court during his four-year career at Cape Central.
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Lily Huff receives third place in state essay and artwork contest on fairness
(Submitted Story ~ 04/29/16)
Lily Huff, fourth grader at Immaculate Conception School in Jackson, entered an essay and artwork contest on fairness hosted by the Missouri Association for Family and Community Education. Lily won first place at the county level, first place at the district level and third place at the state level. Pictured are Lily (right) and Marilyn Retherford, representative of MAFCE...
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Perryville girls soccer grabs bragging rights over St. Vincent in crosstown rivalry
(High School Sports ~ 04/29/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- No matter how you frame it, a rivalry always matters. When you are neighbors, friends and share the same home field, winning matters. It had been three years since Perryville girls soccer had defeated crosstown rival St. Vincent, but on Friday the Pirates clung on for dear life and a 2-0 victory, allowing their senior class to bookend its career with wins over the Indians...
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Former Cape Central standout Scott leads Murray State baseball over Southeast Missouri State, 4-3
(College Sports ~ 04/29/16)
It's safe to say Murray State first baseman Ramsey Scott feels right at home at Capaha Field. The Cape Central graduate, who entered the Racers' weekend series vs. the Ohio Valley Conference-leading Southeast Missouri State baseball team 2-for-28 in his last seven games, followed up a 2-for-4 performance Friday by going 2-for-4...
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Granddaughter jumping
(Submitted Story ~ 04/29/16)
Granddaughter doing a track event.
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The Jenny Johnson Band celebrates the release of its latest album
(Entertainment ~ 04/29/16)
It’s no coincidence the Jenny Johnson Band has played festivals and concerts with the likes of Jason Isbell and The Marshall Tucker Band. It’s Jenny Johnson’s voice; it’s as dynamic as it is earthy and rich. And Saturday night, the Carbondale, Illinois-based musician and her band are throwing a release party at Port Cape Girardeau for their new album, “These are My Neighbors.”...
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Work at Cape Rock Park
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
Jeff Allen, a member of the local Marine Corps League, uses a pressure washer to remove old paint from a guard rail in preparation for a new coat Thursday at Cape Rock Park. The group has renovations planned for the site and hopes to host a rededication ceremony on Memorial Day...
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Work continues at new Cape sports complex
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
Louis Denny of Grover Mays Construction connects a brace to a rafter Thursday at the new indoor sports complex being built near the northeast corner of Interstate 55 and U.S. 61. The project is on schedule and should be completed in the spring of 2017...
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Cape council to focus on budget, development and taxes
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
Budget issues, development projects and taxes will be the focus of the Cape Girardeau City Council's annual retreat today. The council is scheduled to hold an all-day study session starting at 8 a.m. at the Shawnee Park Center. Morning sessions will be taken up with budget discussions and staff presentations on various projects, including the indoor sports complex, now under construction, and plans for construction of a new police station. ...
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'American Pickers' visits Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — American Pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz visited Poplar Bluff on Wednesday in their never-ending quest for “rusty gold,” stopping at the Donut House for breakfast and chit-chatting with several local residents. The stars of the History Channel’s series announced earlier in the year they would visit Missouri sometime in May in anticipation of the upcoming new season, although exact times and locations were not provided. ...
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Poplar Bluff mother found, may face charges of abandoning infant
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Now that a Poplar Bluff mother has been found, she may face charges of abandoning her infant daughter who was left home alone earlier this week. Poplar Bluff officers reportedly learned about 9 a.m. Wednesday that Jasmine Baldazo had checked herself into a local hospital, where “she’s at right now,” detective Josh Stewart said...
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Police wait tables to raise funds for Special Olympics
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
Working among the staff at Wings Etc. on Thursday were eight uniformed officers from the Cape Girardeau Police Department. They hustled back and forth, refilling drinks, busing tables and sweeping floors while they mingled with the capacity crowd. The officers, who were all off duty, were raising money for local Special Olympics...
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Vargas wants attention deflected to school during his inauguration
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
After 10 months in office, Carlos Vargas-Aburto will be inaugurated as the 18th president of Southeast Missouri State University. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Show Me Center. A reception will follow until 5 p.m...
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$14.4 million in federal funds to help pay for sewer system in Fruitland
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved $14.4 million in funding to construct a sewer system that will eliminate hundreds of septic tanks and private treatment systems in the Fruitland area. Funding from the agency’s Rural Development program consists of a $5 million grant and a $9.4 million, low-interest loan, which will be paid off through sewer fees, said Joe Tousignant, local resident and president of the sewer district board...
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Police report filed, but no charges in incident at Cape Central
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
Cape Girardeau Central High School student Ta’Brea Harris and her mother, Terri Harris, filed a report with Cape Girardeau police in December 2014 about an alleged assault by then-assistant principal Chris Kase and athletic director Lance Tollison on school property. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh said Thursday there was insufficient evidence in the case to file criminal charges against either man...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/29/16)
Today is Friday, April 29, the 120th day of 2016. There are 246 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 29, 1991, a cyclone began striking the South Asian country of Bangladesh; it ended up killing more than 138,000 people, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Speak Out 4/29/16
(Speak Out ~ 04/29/16)
Remember to get out and vote in November. It is our constitutional right to vote. I am 87 years old, and this is the most crucial election I have seen in my lifetime. There is a lot at stake in this election. We should be very careful how we vote. We need to lay our party aside and vote for the people who best suit our needs. ...
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Congratulations, seniors! Celebrate safely
(Editorial ~ 04/29/16)
As students complete their high-school career, there is much to celebrate -- the friends they have made, the things they have learned, a sense of accomplishment and anticipation of things to come. Two school-sanctioned spring events embody that celebration: prom and graduation...
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Thanks for the many improvements to Cape Girardeau
(Column ~ 04/29/16)
Plywood over the windows of the Bob Evans restaurant here in Cape Girardeau and the recent closing of Ryan's next door have been pointed reminders that our community is constantly changing. Question is: Is it changing for good? For bad? Maintaining a lethargic status quo?...
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Out of the past: April 29
(Out of the Past ~ 04/29/16)
Sanford N. McDonnell, chairman emeritus of McDonnell Douglas Corp., will present the address at Southeast Missouri State University's spring commencement May 11 at the Show Me Center. The National Weather Service is predicting the swollen Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau will continue falling slowly until mid-week; a light rise is expected Wednesday, but the increase should be insignificant; the river crested here Wednesday at 31.7 feet, just shy of flood stage...
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Kevin Stueve
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Kevin M. Stueve, 37, of Frohna died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, with the Rev. Rod Benkendorf officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery in Frohna...
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Jean Shepherd
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
Jean Smith Shepherd, 64, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, died Thursday, April 28, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Valeria Schloss
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
Valeria G. "Val" Schloss, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Capetown Assisted Living. She was born April 12, 1927, in Uniontown, Missouri, the daughter of Henry I. and Rosa T. Unterreiner Erzfeld. She was married to Robert O. Schloss on Feb. 14, 1953, at Apple Creek, Missouri. He preceded her in death Dec. 2, 1970...
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Joyce Sander
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Joyce Mae Sander, 86, of Commerce died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born March 6, 1930, in Chaffee to Elmer A. and Mima Lee Harmon Poorman. She married Ralph Garland Sander on Oct. 18, 1951, in Benton, Missouri. He preceded her in death Dec. 21, 1997...
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June Platt-Engel
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
Mary June Engel, 84, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016. She was born June 17, 1931, in St. Louis, daughter of Luther M. and Pauline Lee Davis. She and Gerald Platt were married in 1947. He passed away in 1984. June was a hairdresser for over 30 years. ...
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James Maevers
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
James Lee Maevers, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at The Lutheran Home. He was born April 29, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to Albert C. and Hilda H. Zeller Maevers. He and Reva Boyer Tedder Maevers were married Aug. 3, 1971, at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Mike Cord Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
Robert Michael "Mike" Cord Sr., 68, of Jackson, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 24, 1947, in St. Louis, the son of Robert A. and Iris S. Guess Cord...
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Jackson police report 4/29/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/29/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Victor M. Miller, 31, 1817 W. Main St., was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended, possession of marijuana under 35 grams, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/29/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/29/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Otis James Causey, 68, of Oak Ridge was arrested at 2400 Veterans Memorial Drive on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Michael G. Mundinger, 51, of High Ridge, Missouri, was arrested at 1800 N. Kingshighway on a Jefferson County, Missouri, warrant for driving while intoxicated...
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Births 4/29/16
(Births ~ 04/29/16)
Daughter to Joshua David and Melissa Elizabeth Hengst of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Name, Vivian Rose. Weight, 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Fifth child, fourth daughter. Mrs. Hengst is the former Melissa Hobbs, daughter of Darrell and Jan Hobbs of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Eagles Aerie 3775 in Cape Girardeau. Hengst is employed by Procter & Gamble...
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Kitten stars of 'Keanu' destined for posh Hollywood futures
(Entertainment ~ 04/29/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Anyone who's spent time with a cat might agree with filmmaker Peter Atencio when he says cats are the "15-year-olds of the animal kingdom." Dogs are eager to please their owners. Cats couldn't care less. But the kittens that play the title tabby in the new action-comedy "Keanu" impressed their human co-stars so much, they've earned permanent places in Hollywood...
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Artifacts 4/29/16
(Entertainment ~ 04/29/16)
Acting Out! will hold auditions for "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at On Cue Performing Arts Studio, 20 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. Male and female actors ages 15 and older are requested. A prepared monologue, resume and headshot are encouraged but not required...
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Best Bet: Free bluegrass concert with The Creek Rocks tonight
(Entertainment ~ 04/29/16)
The Creek Rocks, the bluegrass duo of Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu of Springfield, Missouri, will perform a free concert from 8 to 10:30 p.m. today at the main stage in Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. The event is a part of the Cape Girardeau Summer Classic and will include food, drinks and activities for attendees of all ages. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Girardeau...
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#SemoSelfie 4/29/16
(Entertainment ~ 04/29/16)
Lots of sewing today and of course making a beautiful wedding dress... #fouche #fouchebridal #fashion #seamstress #fashiondesigner #weddingdress #pgm #dressform #sew #semoselfie
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Comcast buying DreamWorks Animation for about $3.55B
(National News ~ 04/29/16)
NEW YORK -- Comcast is buying DreamWorks Animation, the film company behind the Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda franchises, for approximately $3.55 billion, strengthening its presence in the growing business of children's entertainment. DreamWorks stockholders will receive $41 for each share they own. That's a 24 percent premium to the company's Wednesday closing price of $32.20. The companies put the deal's value at about $3.8 billion...
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On surprise Iraq visit, Biden urging end to political crisis
(International News ~ 04/29/16)
BAGHDAD -- Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Iraq on Thursday to implore the country's leaders to resolve a crippling political crisis that has hindered efforts to defeat the Islamic State group. Biden landed in Baghdad mid-afternoon after a secret, overnight flight from Washington on a military plane. ...
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Ohio massacre: 1 family, 8 dead, hundreds of tips, 0 answers
(National News ~ 04/29/16)
PIKETON, Ohio -- From her house on Union Hill Road, Brittany Barker heard the first sirens first thing in the morning. She looked out and saw four police vehicles rush past. That was only the beginning. "They just kept coming, kept coming and kept coming," she recalled...
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Military disciplines about 16 in Afghanistan hospital attack
(National News ~ 04/29/16)
WASHINGTON -- About 16 U.S. military personnel, including a two-star general, have been disciplined for mistakes that led to the bombing of a civilian hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed 42 people, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. According to officials, no criminal charges were filed, and the service members received administrative punishments in connection with the U.S. airstrike in the northern city of Kunduz...
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Brother, others related to San Bernardino shooters arrested
(National News ~ 04/29/16)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Three people with close family ties to the couple responsible for the San Bernardino terror attack were arrested Thursday in an alleged marriage-fraud scheme involving a pair of Russian sisters. The accused include Syed Raheel Farook...
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House committee votes to require women to register for draft
(National News ~ 04/29/16)
WASHINGTON -- Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee's bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units. A divided Armed Services Committee backed the provision in a sweeping defense policy bill the full House will consider next month, touching off a provocative debate about the role of women in the military. ...
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Airstrikes, shelling kill at least 60 in Syria's Aleppo city
(International News ~ 04/29/16)
BEIRUT — Airstrikes and artillery killed more than 60 people in 24 hours in Aleppo, including dozens at a hospital in a rebel-held neighborhood, as Syria’s largest city was turned once again into a major battleground in the civil war, officials said Thursday. Aid agencies warn Aleppo is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster with the collapse of a two-month cease-fire and stalled peace talks...
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Robotics students compete in St. Louis
(State News ~ 04/29/16)
ST. LOUIS -- About 29,000 students are participating in a prestigious robotics competition hosted in downtown St. Louis. Students from 40 countries and all 50 states began the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology competition Thursday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The three-day competition includes hundreds of matches and presentations for K-12 students...
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Blues open second round on the road vs. Dallas
(Professional Sports ~ 04/29/16)
FRISCO, Texas -- Blues coach Ken Hitchcock will be facing some history close to home when the Dallas Stars host St. Louis in Game 1 of their playoff series tonight. The Stars are hosting a second-round opener for the first time since 2003, a year after Hitchcock was fired during a season in which they missed the playoffs...
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Diamondbacks shut out Cardinals to split four-game series
(Professional Sports ~ 04/29/16)
PHOENIX -- Rubby De La Rosa struck out a career-high 10 and pitched two-hit ball through seven innings, Chris Herrmann and Brandon Drury homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks forced a split in the four-game series. De La Rosa (3-3) had been shaky this year and was demoted to the bullpen for a time but turned in his second straight strong start...
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Candy 'bomb' prompts evacuation
(National News ~ 04/29/16)
BALTIMORE -- A man in an animal costume and surgical mask who walked into a Baltimore TV station Thursday claiming to have a bomb was shot and wounded by police, who determined his alleged explosive consisted of aluminum-wrapped chocolate bars duct-taped to a flotation device. The man, wearing what Baltimore Police Department spokesman T.J. Smith said was a panda suit, gave a flash drive to a security guard and told him he wanted the station to broadcast its contents...
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Sunken steamboat found after 175 years
(State News ~ 04/29/16)
MALTA BEND, Mo. -- A group of excavators has found the 175-year-old sunken steamboat Malta, the namesake of the rural city of Malta Bend. The Columbia Missourian reported a white outline, 140 feet long and 22 feet wide, marks the area where the steamboat Malta is buried...
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Musical comedy 'Bullets Over Broadway' hits Bedell stage Wednesday
(Entertainment ~ 04/29/16)
The Southeast Missouri State University River Campus 2015-2016 touring series will come to a close with the musical comedy "Bullets Over Broadway" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Bedell Performance Hall. "Bullets over Broadway" is the story of a young playwright who, in desperate need of financial backing for his next show, accepts an offer he can't refuse from a mobster looking to please his showgirl girlfriend, according to a news release from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Prayer 4/29/16
(Prayer ~ 04/29/16)
O Lord Jesus, thank for coming to seek and to save the lost. Amen.
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Route H in Bollinger County closed for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 04/29/16)
Route H in Bollinger County closed for culvert replacement Route H in Bollinger County from Highway 34 to County Road 702 will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Marvin Link
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Marvin M. Link, son of the late Cletus and Willa Dean McDowell Link, was born on July 8, 1938, in Toppertown, Missouri, and departed this life Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at his home in Advance at the age of 77. Link worked for Inland Shoe Co. in Advance and Parma, Missouri, for 25 years, and he also worked as a farmer, raising cattle and hogs...
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Stars take Game 1 against Blues in conference semifinals
(Professional Sports ~ 04/29/16)
DALLAS -- The kid is all right for the Dallas Stars. Radek Faksa, the rookie center who split his season between the AHL and the NHL, scored the winning goal off a rebound with 4:44 to play and had an assist on the Stars' other goal in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference second-round series...
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Cards drop opener of series to Nationals
(Professional Sports ~ 04/29/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Stephen Strasburg shrugged off a rocky start. The St. Louis Cardinals couldn't touch him later on. Strasburg struck out seven of eight to begin his third time through the order and the Washington Nationals got home runs from Michael Taylor and Danny Espinosa in a 5-4 victory on Friday night...
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