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MPAA ratings and reasons: G: General audiences;

Hilton Rowe, 1926-2007

Hilton Lee Rowe, 81, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland, Park, Kan. Private services will be held at a later date.

Hollywood Headliners

Lohan takes the old rocky road Lindsay Lohan, actress, might not be getting as many scripts. But Lindsay Lohan, pop star, is ready to rock!

Rock Bridge has Familial Feeling ; Newcomers Bonding On Bruins Golf Team.

The connection between Melissa Melahn and Jane "Pete" Erdel is longstanding and complicated. Melahn has been a baby sitter, role model, friend, high school guidance counselor and golf coach for Erdel. Often, Melahn is serving in many of those roles at the same time. This can lead to some confusion.

Tracy Potter, 1958-2007

Tracy Oliver Potter, 49, of Columbia died Sunday, July 22, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Lenoir Woods Chapel, 3710 Lenoir St. Private interment will be at Bellefontaine Cemetery.

`High School Musical 2' Seen As a Cable Ratings Phenomenon

Told you this would be big. That peppy little monster "High School Musical 2" exploded in the ratings last week and became the most-watched show on cable ever. There you go, a major record and no steroids involved. The sequel to Disney Channel's ber-popular "High School Musical" drew 17.2 million viewers and showed just what can happen when there's a beat you can dance to.

Mlb Roundup

NATIONAL LEAGUE Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 2: Arizona's Brandon Webb had his scoreless inning string stopped at 42 in the first inning of the Diamondbacks' victory over Milwaukee last night.

Area Scene

Hickman golfers third in triangular The Hickman girls golf team shot a 207 to place third in a triangular meet Tuesday at Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City.

Sportscene

Chiefs will help tornado victims They'll ride into Arrowhead Stadium with a police escort and get to be on the field with the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints during pregame warmups.

Cleta Bishop 1957-2007

Cleta Ann Bishop, 50, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, in Bristow, Okla. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at First Baptist Church in Bristow with the Rev. Craig Long officiating.

County to Acquire Building ; No Specific Plan for Johnston Paint Site.

The Boone County Commission is set to give final approval to a contract at its regular meeting Tuesday to purchase the Johnston Paint and Decorating building at 613 E. Ash St., where the company has done business since November 1983. The county will pay $685,000 for the property, the funds coming from surplus funds from 2006, Boone County Southern District Commissioner Karen Miller said. The county had a surplus of about $700,000 in its general fund at the end of last year.

Retirement Center Evacuated for Fire

A small roof fire at a retirement center in southeast Columbia caused 46 people to evacuate and $10,000 in damage, the Columbia Fire Department said. No one was injured. Firefighters were called at about 4 p.m. to a fire on the roof of Lutheran Services at Lenoir Woods Care Center, 3300 New Haven Road, according to a news release from the fire department.

Missouri River Festival of Arts Kicks Off with the Classics

Game Over ; so Many New Games, so Little Cash and Time

Although the end of August marks the closing of summer and the beginning of school, gamers always have a reason to smile as September rolls around. This is because September begins gaming's holiday season: the fourth quarter. Christmas seems to come earlier each year, but for game manufacturers, it has been happening for a long time. As more companies rushed to get their games out in time for the normal holiday season from November through January, a lot of titles got lost in the shuffle. The...

Griffin Lived the Up-and-Down Life of an Addict

PHILADELPHIA - Some people wear the mark like a tattoo. One look and you can see they are doomed. That's how it was with Eddie Griffin. Read through the stories and accounts of his troubled life and basketball career, and it's all over the place. It was going to end badly. It was just a matter of when and how.

New Releases

Rilo Kiley "Under the Blacklight" (Warner Bros) - The New Pornographers "Challengers" (Matador)

Still in the Running ; Washington Awaits Word On Redshirt.

HORIZONTAL stand alone center start At least four true freshmen will play for the Missouri football team this season, Tigers Coach Gary Pinkel confirmed after yesterday's practice. A fifth candidate probably needs a convincing performance today to join the group.

Ticpick - Kim Sherman Birthday Show

Keeping It Close to Vest ; Teams Won't Reveal Much in Jamborees.

For high school football fans wanting to catch a glimpse of Rock Bridge's latest Division I quarterback prospect, there probably won't be a whole lot to see tomorrow when the Bruins host Hickman and Jefferson City in a jamboree scrimmage that begins at 7 p.m. According to Rock Bridge Coach A.J. Ofodile, Jake Morse's primary duties tomorrow night will involve handing off on running plays rather than showcasing the strong throwing arm he brought with him from De Soto, Kan.

Steroids Scandal Will Test Fans' Love of Game

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Scores of major-leaguers are now squirming like fish on a hot dock, having learned that Kirk Radomski, the ex- Mets' clubhouse attendant who admitted selling steroids to ballplayers over a 10-year period, has implicated them all to the Mitchell investigation. It won't be long: One way or another the names will be made public, and the culture of the syringe will finally be exposed for its sleazy ethos. The obvious question, of course, is what Bud Selig intends to do with the...