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Three Saxony students named National Merit semi-finalists
(Submitted Story ~ 09/20/16)
Three students from Saxony Lutheran High School have been named National Merit Scholarship Competition Semi-Finalists. This distinction places them in the top 2 percent of high school seniors nationwide. Seniors Emily Killen, Nathan Aufdenberg and Andrew Aufdenberg are three of over 1.6 million students in more than 22,000 high schools who entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. ...
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Loos family reunion held
(Submitted Story ~ 09/20/16)
All eight children of Bertilla and William Loos of Jackson gathered for a family reunion Sept. 16 through 18. In attendance were Bill and Mary Loos (Cape Girardeau); Jack Loos (Michigan); Sally Loos and J. E. Deevers (Cape Girardeau); George and Joan Loos (California); Dick and Margie Loos (Cape Girardeau); Carol Loos and Pete Clark (Kentucky); Jerry Loos (Illinois); and Kathleen Loos Crabdree (St. Louis). There also were 26 nieces and nephews of the Loos siblings...
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New Salem United Methodist UMW Club News
(Submitted Story ~ 09/20/16)
Joyce Brewer, president, called the 1 p.m. Sept. 12 meeting to order by members repeating the UMW Purpose. Twelve members answered roll calls with: "Tell about a book or article you've recently read." Minutes were read and approved. There were 11 Sick & Shut-In Calls made in the previous month...
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Governor urges state to OK safe-room proposal at Jackson school
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Gov. Jay Nixon announced Monday he has authorized the State Emergency Management Agency to proceed with a proposal to build a tornado safe room at West Lane Elementary that would double as a gymnasium. The structure would shelter up to 2,521 students, staff members and residents during a severe weather event. If ultimately approved, the shelter will be built to withstand 250-mile-per-hour winds...
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Eldorado Resorts to buy Isle of Capri Casinos
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, along with all other Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. properties, soon will have a new owner: Eldorado Resorts Inc.
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Gerecke recalled for relating to fellow soldiers, officers
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Henry Gerecke was known to expect excellence from his officers as chief of police in Cape Girardeau and as provost marshal of military police in Panama and Texas, but he also stood behind his officers even in the face of criticism. "He was like a father figure," Cape Girardeau part-time patrolman Jerry Neels said. "You didn't want to let him down."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2016. There are 102 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 20, 1946, the first Cannes Film Festival, lasting 16 days, opened in France. Among the films honored with the Golden Palm were "The Lost Weekend," ''Brief Encounter," ''Rome, Open City" and "Pastoral Symphony"; "The Battle of the Rails" won the International Jury Prize...
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Active Living Expo slated for Wednesday
(Editorial ~ 09/20/16)
We have all heard, "The best years are ahead" and "the best is yet to come." The Active Living Expo is an event that will try to bring those cliches to life. On Wednesday, when The Best Years (TBY) and The Chateau Girardeau present an Active Living Expo, seniors, among others, will have an opportunity to engage in activities that make the retirement years as exciting as the years behind them...
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Leadership at Alma Schrader
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/20/16)
How very proud I am of the leadership from Dr. Ruth Ann Orr, Julia Unnerstall, Rebecca Gentry and the entire staff at Alma Schrader School. They continue to seek out new methods to involve their students in ways that will develop these young lives into responsible, contributing adults in our great city...
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We the People
(Column ~ 09/20/16)
The country faces tremendous challenges, as the bombs that went off in both New Jersey and New York and the stabbings in Minnesota remind us.
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Veronica Dietiker
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Veronica L. Dietiker, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1960, in Cairo, Illinois, to Melvin and Lawanda (Bledsoe) Henderson. She and Perry Dietiker were married Friday, July 1, 1988, at Cape Girardeau...
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Leota Ethridge
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Leota Ethridge, 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 2, 1938, in Alexander County, Illinois, to Harry and Ella Mae (Jackson) Holmes. Leota was a homemaker. She was a member of Cairo Baptist Church, now known as Mighty Rivers Worship Center...
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Henry Gerecke
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Henry H. "Hank" Gerecke, 95, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 26, 1921, in St. Louis. He was the oldest son of Alma (Bender) Gerecke and Pastor Henry H. Gerecke of Chester, Illinois. He also had two brothers, Carlton M. Gerecke of Mount Olive, Illinois, and Roy D. Gerecke of St. Louis, who predeceased him...
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Births 9/20/16
(Births ~ 09/20/16)
Son to Steve Alan and Brittney Faith Sanford Jr., of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 9:41 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Name, Oliver William. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Sanford is the former Brittney Cummins, daughter of Ron and Annette Cummins of Scott City. She is a registered nurse at Southeast Hospital. Sanford is the son of Steve and Brenda Sanford of Scott City. He is a national accounts sales representative with Cape Electrical Supply...
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Bryce March
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Longtime Southeast Missouri State University professor and administrator Dr. Bryce Darius March died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. Born on the 4th of July in 1926 on a farm near Fruitland, he was 90 years old. He lived almost all of those years in Cape Girardeau County with his wife of 66 years, Dorothy Ross March. At the time of his death, Bryce and Dorothy resided at the Chateau Girardeau...
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Glenn Mouser
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
MARYVILLE, Ill. -- Glenn Owen Mouser, 55, of Maryville passed away at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at his residence, surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 8, 1961, in Granite City, Illinois. Glenn was a 1979 Collinsville (Illinois) High School graduate. He was an inspector for Lighthouse for the Blind. He loved eating out, traveling and sports...
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Catana Regnier
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Catana K. Regnier of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. She was born April 17 in St. Louis to Samuel "Bud" and Dorothy (Morris) Updegraff. Catana was a graduate of the Lutesville, Missouri, high school. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Betty Schilling
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Betty Lou Schilling, 63, of Chaffee died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. She was born Dec. 14, 1952, in Perryville, Missouri, to Clarence Harold and Lillie Florence Schattauer Schilling. She graduated from Carlyle High School in Illinois...
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Out of the past: Sept. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 09/20/16)
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the construction contract for the first phase of the Cape LaCroix Creek-Walker Branch flood-control project to Dumey Excavation of Oran, Missouri, and Brenda Kay Construction of Cape Girardeau. Two area educators will be honored homecoming weekend at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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With some gas stations dry, pipeline works to send more fuel
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
ATLANTA -- Gas prices spiked and drivers found "out of service" bags covering pumps as the gas shortage in the South rolled into the work week, raising fears the scattered disruptions could become more widespread. The shortage is blamed on a pipeline rupture and leak of at least 252,000 gallons of gas in Alabama. The pipeline company has two main lines and said Monday it is shipping "significant volumes" on the second of the two lines to limit the effect of the interruption on the other line...
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Memphis, Nashville to vote on marijuana-related ordinances
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Political leaders in Tennessee's two largest cities are taking steps toward marijuana decriminalization with ordinances that would allow police to reduce the penalty for people who possess small amounts of it. Nashville's Metropolitan Council is set to take a final vote on its ordinance today, while the Memphis City Council is scheduled to make its decision Oct. 4...
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Having fun at the park
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Seven-month-old Maelee Depree goes for a ride on a teeter-totter Monday afternoon with help from Tracey Adams at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Work begins on village of tiny homes for homeless veterans
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lumber carrying messages of thanks from donors is being used to build a village of tiny homes for homeless veterans in Kansas City. The Veterans Community Project, a not-for-profit group formed by local veterans just nine months ago, hopes to have its first order of 10 tiny houses standing next month, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Backers fight to get medical marijuana on state ballot
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A lawyer for supporters of a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri told a judge Monday enough registered voters signed petitions for it to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot, and local elections boards wrongly tossed out thousands of signatures...
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Man with cystic fibrosis dies before seeing his dying wife
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri man's wish to see his wife one last time before she dies of cystic fibrosis ended with his own death from the same disease. Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis said Dalton Prager died Saturday. He was 25. Dalton and his 26-year-old wife, Katie, were married in 2011 despite their struggles with the life-threatening genetic disease that clogs the lungs with mucus and forces patients to struggle to breathe...
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Prosecutor: Christie told about plan to close lanes
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
NEWARK, N.J. -- A federal prosecutor told jurors Monday a witness will testify Republican Gov. Chris Christie was told about a plan to close traffic lanes near the George Washington Bridge as part of a political vendetta while the shutdown was happening -- a claim Christie has contested for years...
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World leaders at U.N. approve plan for refugee crisis
(International News ~ 09/20/16)
UNITED NATIONS -- World leaders on Monday approved a declaration aimed at providing a more coordinated and humane response to the refugee crisis that has strained resources and sparked divisions from Africa to Europe. The issue of what to do about the world's 65.3 million displaced people took center stage at the U.N. General Assembly, with leaders from the 193 member states taking part in the first summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants...
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Pro-painkiller group shaped policy amid drug epidemic
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
For more than a decade, members of a little-known group called the Pain Care Forum blanketed Washington with messages about prescription painkillers' vital role in the lives of millions of Americans, quietly derailing efforts to curb U.S. consumption of drugs such as OxyContin, Vicodin and Percocet...
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U.S. says Russia must step up to salvage Syria truce
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
NEW YORK -- Secretary of State John Kerry scrambled Monday to try to salvage Syria's fractured week-old truce after the Syrian military announced it was over amid violations, including an attack on an aid convoy, and apparent Russian unwillingness to press Damascus on the point...
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Clinton says Trump gives 'aid, comfort' to ISIS recruiters
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
ESTERO, Fla. -- Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of giving "aid and comfort" to Islamic terrorists Monday, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps groups such as ISIS recruit new fighters. Trump showed no sign of changing and insisted the U.S. should "use whatever lawful methods are available" to get information from the Afghan immigrant arrested in last weekend's bombings...
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Small plane crashes near Spirit Airport in Chesterfield
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- The pilot of a small plane was hospitalized after a crash landing near Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield. The pilot had to be extricated after the plane crashed Sunday night. The pilot's name and condition were not released. He was the only person on board...
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Funeral held for roofer who fell into vat of tar
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis-area roofer who died more than a month after falling into a vat of 600-degree tar has been laid to rest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 66-year-old Daniel Madden of Overland, Missouri, died Wednesday at a hospital...
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Carnival Corp. launching 3 TV shows about vacations, travel
(Community ~ 09/20/16)
NEW YORK -- Carnival Corp. is launching three TV programs about travel, vacations and cruising that will air on ABC, NBC and The CW networks beginning Oct. 1. The three half-hour series will air Saturday mornings, the company said Monday. Each show will have its own real-life narrative exploring seaside destinations, in-port adventures or the vacation experiences of real travelers...
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Joplin school's mascot found, restored after long absence
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Brutus the bear is under lock and key at Joplin High School. The Joplin Globe reported the large wooden sculpture was an official mascot of Joplin's now closed Parkwood High School before disappearing in the late 1990s, possibly while making a guest appearance at a class reunion...
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Email offers clues to University of Missouri search
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Newly obtained emails show five to nine candidates made the cut to be semifinalist for the job of leading the four-campus University of Missouri system. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported the disclosure was made in internal emails from last month recommending a car service for presidential search interviews...
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Lightning-damaged Kansas City sculpture returns to perch
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A lightning-damaged sculpture again is a fixture of the Kansas City skyline after undergoing repairs. The Kansas City Star reportsed a helicopter returned the 12-ton metal sculpture to its lofty perch Sunday. It's one of four that sit atop the 300-foot-tall pylons that suspend the Bartle Hall Convention Center above Interstate 670...
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Missouri high court denies appeal on campaign-finance limits
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri initiative to reinstate campaign contribution limits cleared its final legal hurdle to appear on the November ballot. The state Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request to hear a challenge of the proposed constitutional amendment...
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Missouri man gets 45 years for burglaries during funerals
(State News ~ 09/20/16)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A suburban Kansas City, Missouri, man has been ordered to spend 45 years in prison for burglarizing homes while their occupants were attending funerals. The Kansas City Star reported 36-year-old Dale Lee Parsons of Excelsior Springs was sentenced Monday in Clay County...
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Suspect who evaded checkpoint left behind car
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
The suspect who evaded a driving-while-intoxicated checkpoint early Sunday left the Chrysler 300 he was driving in a residential neighborhood on Koch Street in favor of running on foot, police said.
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Jackson's East Washington Street to be renovated
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Jackson's East Washington Street soon will undergo an overhaul that has been on the city's to-do list for more than a decade. The existing street, sidewalk and subgrade of East Washington Street will be removed and replaced between North Hope Street to a point between North Ohio Street and North Georgia Street, now that the city's Board of Aldermen approved the project during its meeting Monday night...
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Cape council OKs construction projects for fire department, Cape Splash
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
The Cape Girardeau City Council awarded construction contracts for fire and water projects Monday night that total more than $3.5 million. But deputy city manager Molly Hood said there is not enough fire sales-tax money available to cover the total price of the fire department projects...
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Two-faced calf born at Kentucky farm
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- Visitors to a central Kentucky farm may do a double-take when they see the newest addition: a two-faced calf. Stan McCubbin of Campbellsville told WDRB-TV he thought he had twins when he first saw the calf Friday. The female calf has two noses, two mouths and four eyes, though the middle two eyes don't function. Although she can walk, the McCubbins said she ends up going in circles and falling over...
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Jackson police report 9/20/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/20/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Casey M. Stortz, 23, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of tampering with physical evidence and receiving stolen property under $500. n Aaron S. Laughlin, 33, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on three Cape Girardeau County warrants...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/20/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/20/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. DWI n Nicholas X. Lagroone, 28, of Jackson was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated at Broadway and North Middle Street. n Kyle M. Fahnestock, 22, of Perryville, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated at Broadway and North Middle Street...
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Donald E. Borgfield
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Donald E. Borgfield, 79, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Carol Nenninger
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Carol A. Nenninger, 70, of Perryville died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at her residence. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with a Catholic wake at 4:30 p.m. Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday...
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Helen Menz
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
KELSO, Mo. -- Helen Menz, 92, of Kelso died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at The Arbors of Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Prayer 9/20/16
(Prayer ~ 09/20/16)
O Lord Jesus, may we be still and know that you are God. Amen.
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An afternoon ride in downtown Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Ann Bartlett rides her Delta trike along Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau on Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2016. "This is the first time I've ridden since spring because it's not so hot," Bartlett said. Bartlett likes to ride down to the riverfront park and Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. "It makes a nice ride."...
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Attorney says unarmed man ignored officer's commands before fatal shooting in Tulsa
(National News ~ 09/20/16)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- An attorney for a white Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man said the man ignored officers' commands, kept touching his pocket and was reaching through a window of his SUV when he was killed.
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