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Cairo News

Local news for Cairo, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Monday Sep 1 | Southern Illinoisan

Cairo's Magnolia Manor taking reservations for Holiday House luncheons

"Home for the holidays" is a popular theme, but when that "home" is Cairo's magnificent Magnolia Manor, the occasion is even more festive.

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Related Topix: Carbondale, IL

Fri Aug 29, 2008

KFVS

Cairo High Alumni Work to Clean up the Town

Is it possible? Cairo is a town known more for what's wrong than what's right. But some Cairo High School alumni could be about ready to change that.

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Thu Aug 21, 2008

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Rant & Rave Aug. 22

"It's the drug dealers that need to be banned from Thomas County, not someone who flashes." "Sharks, sharks, sharks.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Weirton Daily Times

Coming clean

The Ohio River has come a long way from the days when it was a cesspool filled with oil slicks, garbage, raw sewage and industrial waste.

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Fri Aug 08, 2008

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Teen's bravery recognized

The quick thinking and "unselfish act" of a Cairo youth recently saved an elderly resident's life.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Fire

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Baxter Bulletin

Earthquake tips

The earthquake that shook and frightened California once again is a reminder that Arkansas experiences earthquakes too.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake

Sat Aug 02, 2008

KAIT

ADEM Reacts to California Quake

The Arkansas Dept. of Emergency Management this afternoon released the following statement in response to yesterday's earthquake in southern California.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake

Thu Jul 31, 2008

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I-24 Open after Crash Between Semi and Stolen Tractor

A crash between a FedEx semi truck and a stolen tractor closed Interstate 24 for several hours Thursday near Paducah.

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Wed Jul 30, 2008

KFVS

$10,000 Reward for Information after Another Suspicious Fire

Several suspicious fires in Cairo have investigators busy looking for the arsonist.

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Tue Jul 29, 2008

KFVS

$10,000 Reward for Information after Another Suspicious Fire

Several suspicious fires in Cairo have investigators busy looking for the arsonist.

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Thu Jul 24, 2008

Southeast Missourian

Darrell Thomas Sr.

Darrell Wayne Thomas Sr., 56, of Cairo died Friday, July 18, 2008, at St. Louis University Hospital.

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Related Topix: Marion, IL, Springfield Metro

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Southeast Missourian

Attracting minorities to SEMO

In response to the story "Southeast working to attract minority faculty, students": Why has Lincoln Scott put the blame on Cairo for failure to get African Americans to enroll at Southeast Missouri State ...

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Related Topix: Southeast (University of Alaska System), University of Alaska System, Southeast Missouri State University, Missouri State University, Opinion

Tue Jul 15, 2008

WebWire

Egyptair becomes 21st member of Star Alliance

At a ceremony in Cairo today, Egyptair officially became the 21st member of Star Alliance, bringing with it 1,624 weekly flights to 69 destinations around the world.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Southeast Missourian

Name of driver killed in fatal crash released

Firefighters extinguished flames on a sport utility vehicle that caught fire after hitting a semi head on just east of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge on Illinois Highway 146 on Monday, June 30, 2008.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Chicago Tribune

High price tag

The question: Is it worthwhile to raise aging levees on the Mississippi River? How many : About 140 from Cairo, Ill., north to the Wisconsin border Cost : Anywhere from $4 billion to $6 billion How : For ...

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

Daily India

Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Cairo

Dubai, July 1: India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo to hold wide-ranging of talks to strengthen bilateral relations.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

Delta Farm Press

Will Midwest floodwaters swamp Mid-South?

As areas of the Midwest struggle with flooding, Mid-South growers wonder what will happen when those floodwaters head south.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Belleville News

Rain pushes river crests higher, later

Heavy rain to the north has rivers again on the rise, with a higher crest now expected on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Weather, Grafton, IL, East Carondelet, IL, St. Louis, MO Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Chattanoogan.com

Roy Exum: Fear The Waters Not

I am not a plumber and the years have well-proven I don't know anything about what has become more and more an exacting science, but one of the rudimentary principles is this - water flows downhill.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Sat Jun 21, 2008

AccuWeather.com

The Damage is Done

Farmers and officials are assessing the damage as the flooding continues in the mid-Mississippi Valley, and the picture is not pretty.

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Related Topix: Weather, Agriculture, Science

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