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Cape council OKs spending $80,000 to update comprehensive plan
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will spend up to $80,000 to update the city's comprehensive plan. Council members approved an agreement Monday with Teska Associates Inc. of Evanston, Illinois. Teska will be assisted by Orion Planning + Design of Boulder, Colorado...
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Local church offers vacation Bible school for special-needs children
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
One Cape Girardeau church will be holding a vacation Bible school session geared toward children with special needs. Bethany Baptist Church pastor Shawn Wasson said the idea came about when one church member asked a question: Could her son with special needs participate in vacation Bible school?...
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Defense lawyer: Waller faces 'double jeopardy' in federal case
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
Convicted murderer James Clay Waller II faces "double jeopardy" if he is tried on a federal charge stemming from the state case, his lawyer said in a motion filed in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau. John Lynch, Waller's St. Louis-area lawyer, filed a motion late last week seeking to have the federal indictment dismissed on grounds of double jeopardy, violation of due process and failure to state an offense against the United States...
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Haunting memories: WWII vet remembers horrors of Normandy on D-Day
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
Howard Thomas was 22 years old the day the Allies hit Omaha Beach. Assigned to a tank battalion, he spent the preceding days under a vague dread, loading equipment and bracing for whatever waited across the English Channel. "We knew there was something going on, but we wasn't supposed to know," he recalled. "They kept telling us, 'Talk sinks ships. Don't talk.'"...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 7, the 158th day of 2017. There are 207 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway ended in a decisive victory for American naval forces over Imperial Japan, marking a turning point in the Pacific War...
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Clinton's list of excuses
(Column ~ 06/07/17)
With little better to do, I managed to force myself to watch Hillary's Excuse Tour '17 this past week. My gosh, you need a scorecard to track the phony excuses this woman is trying to peddle to the American public. Completely and totally void of accepting any personal responsibility, the former first lady is trying desperately to become the poster child of victimhood. But as is often the case with one-trick-ponies, her growing collection of excuses is wearing thin...
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Area honors local military heroes
(Editorial ~ 06/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau region is a place where its people love the stars and stripes. Another way of recognizing veterans was unveiled on Memorial Day, when a new painted "Freedom Rock" was introduced to the public. Freedom Rock is a 32-ton limestone boulder in Veterans Plaza at Cape County Park that features a patriotic tableau honoring local military servicemen, according to a recent story by Ben Matthews. ...
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Prosecutor: Teen in texting suicide case wanted attention
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
TAUNTON, Mass. -- A teenager charged with using text messages to encourage her boyfriend to kill himself played a "sick game" with another person's life, a prosecutor said Tuesday. In dozens of text messages and telephone calls, Michelle Carter, then 17, repeatedly urged Conrad Roy III, 18, to kill himself, prosecutor Maryclare Flynn said in opening statements at Carter's manslaughter trial...
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Uber dismisses over 20 employees after law firm's probe
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
DETROIT -- Uber has fired more than 20 employees after a law firm investigated complaints of sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and other violations of company policies. The recent firings included managers and lower-level workers, some of whom retaliated against employees after they complained about bad conduct at the ride-hailing firm, said Bobbie Wilson, a Perkins Coie partner involved in the investigation...
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Amazon offers Prime discount to those on government benefits
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
NEW YORK -- Amazon is making a play for low-income shoppers. The online leader is offering a discount on its pay-by-month Prime membership for people who receive government assistance. The move, announced Tuesday, is seen by some analysts as an attempt to go after rival Wal-Mart's lower-income shoppers. The world's largest retailer has revamped its shipping program and improved other services to drive online sales growth as it tries to narrow the gap with Amazon...
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Out of the past: June 7
(Out of the Past ~ 06/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission has hired lawyer Albert Lowes to investigate whether it is legally bound to contribute $6,500 annually to a special state retirement fund for prosecuting attorneys. The county has refused to pay into the fund despite several requests from the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services to do so and warnings the county isn't complying with state law...
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Rev. Wilma Williams
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Rev. Wilma M. Hodges-Williams, 97, of Cairo slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at her home. She was born Sept. 29, 1919, in Holcomb, Missouri, to Liston and Jennie Crippen Hodges. Wilma pastored Assembly of God Church for over 60 years, and was the oldest living female clergy in Assembly of God. She frequently played the organ and sang as an evangelist all over the world. She has taken her final flight -- destination Heaven...
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David Wilkinson
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A memorial for David Eugene Wilkinson, 62, of Marble Hill will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the home of his nephew, Carn Kelley, on Route N, three miles outside of Delta. All family and friends are welcome...
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Thomas Thomure
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Thomas H. Thomure, 71, of Perryville died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating...
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Matt Schwettman
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
Matthew D. "Matt" Schwettman, 57, of Jackson passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 24, 1959, in Millington, Tennessee, son of Jerry Lee and Judith Ann Schuch Schwettman. He and Theresa Summerlin were married in 1997. Loving survivors include his wife, Theresa Schwettman of Fort Pierce, Florida; and his mother, Judith Schuch of Jackson...
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Maxine Sanford
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
Maxine Sanford, 89, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Dewey Rush
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
Dewey Lee Rush, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 2, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at Lighthouse International Ministries in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the church, with Apostle Adrian Taylor officiating. Interment will be at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with military honors provided by the Military Funeral Honors detail...
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Jack Litzelfelner
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
Jack Madison Litzelfelner, 88, of Jackson died Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 25, 1928, in Elvins, Missouri, to Odus C. and Ethel Masterson Litzelfelner. Jack married Judy Thompson of Jackson in 1953. He attended Jackson High School, where his love of baseball began. He was the catcher on the JHS baseball team...
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Tony Gowin
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Tony Gowin, 65, of McClure, formerly of Olive Branch, Illinois, died Monday, June 5, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mound City National Cemetery at Mound City, Illinois, with full military honors conducted by the Illinois Honor Guard and American Legion Post 178...
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Evelyn Biehle
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Evelyn Biehle, 84, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Monday, June 5, 2017, at Missouri Baptist Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Missouri, with the Rev. Jim French officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Jackson police report 6/7/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/07/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Burglaries n Burglary was reported in the 200 block of North Lacey Street. n Burglary was reported in the 200 block of Morgan Street. n Burglary was reported in the 600 block of Parkview Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/7/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 8:06 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 8:38 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 10:34 a.m. on Park Place; 1:12 p.m. on North Park Avenue; 1:45 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 3:51 p.m. on South Ellis Street; 4:24 p.m. on Broadway; 7:42 p.m. on North Water Street; and 9:01 p.m. on Themis Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/7/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Lauren E. Greenlee, 17, of Jackson was arrested at Broadway and Kingshighway on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to drive within a single lane...
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Study finds pregnancy seems safe for breast-cancer survivors
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
CHICAGO -- A study gives reassuring news for breast-cancer survivors who want to have children. Those who later became pregnant were no more likely to have their cancer come back than those who did not have a baby. It's a big issue -- the average age of moms has been rising in the United States, and more women are being diagnosed with breast cancer in their childbearing years. About 11 percent of new breast-cancer cases in the U.S. are in women younger than 45...
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Charges say St. Louis men 'playing' with guns before killing
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
ST. LOUIS — Authorities said a man has been killed in St. Louis while four people were “playing with their newly-acquired” guns. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 22-year-old Demonte Turner was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. ...
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Police: Friends filmed Missouri man dragging kitten to death
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
BRANSON, Mo. — Two 18-year-old Missouri men are accused of tying a kitten to a car’s bumper and dragging it to its death, then posting video online showing people “laughing as the cat tossed and turned” behind the vehicle. Jordan Hall was charged Tuesday and Kyle Williams on Sunday with animal abuse and armed criminal action. ...
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Suit filed over jail hanging of ex-Missouri sheriff's deputy
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Relatives are suing over the death of a former eastern Missouri sheriff’s deputy who hanged himself while jailed on sexual-assault charges. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the wife of Marty Rainey and her children filed the wrongful-death suit Friday in federal court. ...
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Annual Pony Express ride begins in western Missouri
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- The annual revival of the Pony Express has been chosen as the official event to celebrate Nebraska's 150th birthday. More than 700 riders began the mail service trip by horse in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Monday, the Scottsbluff Star-Herald reported. They'll travel nearly 2,000 miles via the Pony Express National Historic Trail through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California by June 15...
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Violinist: United wouldn't let her board with instrument
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A classical musician has accused a United Airlines supervisor of barring her from boarding a plane with her centuries-old violin, sparking a scuffle that caused her to miss her flight and left her worried her hands -- and by extension, her livelihood -- may have been harmed...
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$5M award upheld in white professor's discrimination case
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A white professor at a predominantly black university in St. Louis was fired "because of the color of her skin," a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed a 2015 jury verdict that awarded nearly $5 million to Beverly Wilkins, a former professor at Harris-Stowe State University...
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Magnitude 2.6 earthquake centered near Bonne Terre
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- No damage was reported after a small earthquake shook some areas of eastern Missouri early Tuesday. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred at 6:29 a.m. Tuesday, centered near Bonne Terre, about 60 miles southwest of St. Louis...
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911, lemonade emergency! Kansas City officers visit wannabe cop's stand
(State News ~ 06/07/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Dozens of thirsty police officers responded to an "emergency" call to visit a lemonade stand run by a 3-year-old aspiring cop in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reported Hannah Pasley set up her lemonade stand Friday and Saturday to raise money to buy her own police uniform. After buying the uniform Saturday morning, Hannah returned to her stand -- wearing police coat and hat -- that afternoon...
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Army offers up to $90K bonuses to re-enlist
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Struggling to expand its ranks, the Army will triple the amount of bonuses it's paying this year to more than $380 million, including new incentives to woo reluctant soldiers to re-enlist, officials told The Associated Press. Some soldiers could get $90,000 up front by committing to another four or more years as the Army seeks to reverse some of the downsizing that occurred under the Obama administration after years of growth spurred by the Iraq and Afghanistan wars...
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Chuck Berry's final album was made on his own terms
(Entertainment ~ 06/07/17)
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Chuck Berry did things his own way, right up to his final album, a 10-song set nearly four decades in the making. The St. Louis native widely hailed as the father of rock 'n' roll announced plans for the album "CHUCK" in October on his 90th birthday. The music took on added poignancy when Berry died in March. The album will be released Friday...
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Man attacks police with hammer at Notre Dame 'for Syria'
(International News ~ 06/07/17)
PARIS -- An assailant wielding a hammer attacked Paris police guarding Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, crying, "This is for Syria!" before being shot and wounded by officers outside one of France's most popular tourist sites. At least 600 people were blocked inside the iconic 12th-century church while police first secured the streets around it, then combed the pews while visitors sat with their hands raised for the check...
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U.S. contractor arrested after leak of Russia hacking report
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
WASHINGTON -- A federal contractor has been arrested after the leak of a classified intelligence report that suggests Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting-software supplier days before last year's presidential election. Shortly after the release of the report by The Intercept on Monday, the Justice Department announced it had charged government contractor Reality Leigh Winner in Georgia with leaking a classified report containing "Top-Secret level" information to an online news organization.. ...
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Flynn turns over documents to panel probing Russia, Trump
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
WASHINGTON -- Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn turned over about 600 pages of documents Tuesday to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a congressional aide...
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'I was frozen': Cosby accuser says she was drugged, groped
(Entertainment ~ 06/07/17)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Bill Cosby's chief accuser took the stand at his sexual assault trial Tuesday to tell her story publicly for the first time, saying the comedian violated her after giving her three blue pills that left her paralyzed and helpless. "In my head, I was trying to get my hands to move or my legs to move, but I was frozen," Andrea Constand, a 44-year-old former employee of the basketball program at Temple University, said in the long-awaited courtroom confrontation. ...
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London attackers were chef, clerk and 'suspicious' Italian
(International News ~ 06/07/17)
LONDON -- Details emerged Tuesday of the three London Bridge attackers: a Pakistan-born failed customer-service clerk with links to one of Europe's most prolific hate preachers, a Moroccan pastry chef whose partner said he once went swimming rather than see his daughter and an Italian man who told authorities he "wanted to be a terrorist."...
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White House, allies scramble for ways to counter Comey
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
WASHINGTON -- The White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage from fired FBI director James Comey's highly anticipated congressional testimony, an appearance that could expose new details about his discussions with President Donald Trump about the federal investigation into Russia's election meddling...
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Missouri launches savings program for disabled people
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
Missourians with disabilities will benefit from the new MO ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) financial savings program, state Treasurer Eric Schmitt said. The program provides for a tax-free savings account that functions similarly to Missouri's college-savings plan, he said...
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Cape man arrested on charges of rape, assault, property damage
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
A Cape Girardeau man assaulted, raped and threatened to kill a woman Sunday, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Steven J. Miller, 38, with second-degree rape, third-degree domestic assault, stealing and second-degree property damage...
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Cape seeks applicants from west side to fill ward seat
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council is seeking applicants to fill the seat of Ward 6 Councilman Wayne Bowen, who is stepping down this summer to take a position with a Florida university. Mayor Harry Rediger said anyone who resides in Ward 6, on the city’s west side, should send a letter to the city or email director of citizen services/city clerk Gayle Conrad at gconrad@cityofcapegirardeau.org...
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Route EE in Bollinger County reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 06/07/17)
Route EE in Bollinger County between Route K and County Road 246 will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair the pavement. The work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily today and Thursday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Peacock wreaks havoc in liquor store
(National News ~ 06/07/17)
ARCADIA, Calif. -- A female peacock ruffled more than feathers at a Los Angeles-area liquor store. The peahen walked into the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia on Monday. Store manager Rani Ghanem said he tried to guide the sharp-clawed bird outside, but she spooked, at one point flying directly toward him and up onto a top shelf of the store. Ninety minutes and $500 worth of broken champagne and wine bottles later, an animal-control officer and Ghanem managed to capture the bird...
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Prayer 6/7/17
(Prayer ~ 06/07/17)
O Lord God, may those in turmoil experience your perfect peace. Amen.
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Whitetail Properties Real Estate LLC Land Specialist Jeff Heil Receives Prestigious Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation
(Submitted Story ~ 06/07/17)
Whitetail Properties Real Estate LLC Land Specialist Jeff Heil Receives Prestigious Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation June 7, 2017- Pittsfield – The REALTORS® Land Institute proudly announced that Jeff Heil, Whitetail Properties Real Estate LLC Land Specialist of Ste. ...
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Multiple cars shotup with BB Guns
(Submitted Story ~ 06/07/17)
Last night 6/6/2017, multiple vehicles around the South Sprigg area have been shot by BB guns breaking car windows and damaging vehicles which involve police reports. So far 3 reports have been made to police and the suspects are still around the South Sprigg area off of Hickory Street where one report was made...
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Glenda 'Boots' Burnett Baker
(Obituary ~ 06/07/17)
Glenda “Boots” Burnett Baker, 87, of Delta passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 16, 1930, in Morley, Missouri, to the late Cecil Thomas and Flora Belle Fisher Minner. On Nov. 1, 1947, she married James W. Burnett, and he preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1977. She married Ralph K. Baker on Sept. 15, 1990, and he preceded her in death Feb. 25, 2008...
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Bair Hopkins breaks PES Accelerated Reading record
(Submitted Story ~ 06/07/17)
Bair Hopkins, 9, a fourth-grader in Lacey Amschler's class at Perryville Elementary School, broke the school record by earning 905.2 AR points. Bair is the son of Heather Partlow of Perryville, and Jeremy Hopkins of Weatherford, Tx. He is the grandson of the late Wilma Partlow, and Theresa Hale and Bubba Hopkins...
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PES teacher, second-grade authors win National Book Challenge
(Submitted Story ~ 06/07/17)
Mrs. Valerie Stueve’s class at Perryville Elementary School has published a book called “Turkey’s Disguise,” and earned national recognition from the publisher. Mrs. Stueve and her 20 students recently learned that they were a Studentreasures Publishings’ National Book Challenge winners for the 2016-17 school year. It was selected from more than 800,000 submissions...
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