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Federal, state leaders salute Joplin’s recovery
Pamela Praytor (facing camera) gets a hug from a friend during Wednesday’s ceremony. Praytor’s son, Christopher Lucas, died during the tornado while saving lives at Pizza Hut.
A deadly May twister may have punched a hole in Joplin and Duquesne two years ago, but the resolve to repair it will help other communities stand strong when they face similar disasters. That was the message of state and national diginitaries to a crowd of about 2,500 who observed the second anniversary of Joplin’s devastating May 22, 2011, storm during a ceremony Wednesday in Cunningham Park.
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Pittsburg crews work to repair storm damaged Schlanger Park
Schlanger Park in Pittsburg remains closed to the public as crews work to clean up an estimated 30 mature trees caused by strong storm system that moved through the Four State area Monday evening. The storm also flipped over a steel skate ramp at the park, which is in the center of the city.
City crews using heavy equipment spent Thursday cleaning up Schlanger Park after a storm tracked through Monday night.
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Seneca falls to Warrensburg in 10 innings
Brian Shields/Globe Seneca starting pitcher Colton Weber works against Warrensburg during a Class 4 sectional baseball game on Wednesday. Warrensburg beat Seneca 8-5 in 10 innings.
Warrensburg, lifted by a tying two-run seventh inning without a hit, outlasted Seneca 8-5 in 10 innings in the sectional round of the MSHSAA Class 4 baseball playoffs on Wednesday.
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Stocks mixed as investors reassess Fed worries
Investors recovered their poise by midday Thursday after an early sell-off sent stocks sharply lower.
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Stocks mixed as investors reassess Fed worries
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Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security.
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Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
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Gerald E. Cooper
Gerald E. "Jerry" Cooper, 87, a retired employee of the City of Sheldon, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
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Gerald E. Cooper
Gerald E. "Jerry" Cooper, 87, passed away on May 22, 2013, at Mt. Vernon Veterans Home.
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