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City suspends liquor license for downtown Cape bar; owners say they want to fix problems
(Local News ~ 03/26/17)
The Cape Girardeau liquor license review board ruled against local bar Willie T's in a suspension appeal hearing Friday morning. In its decision to uphold the weeklong suspension, the board cited multiple noise violations as well as other nuisance claims leveled against the bar and its owners...
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Chaffee district seeks bond issue for classrooms, property
(Local News ~ 03/26/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Chaffee School District is in need of elementary classroom space and is asking voters on April 4 to approve a $1.1 million bond issue to pay for the solution. Voters are being asked to extend a bond issue; the measure would not increase the current tax rate...
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Cape struggles to repair its failing streets; one-fourth were in poor shape in 2014
(Local News ~ 03/26/17)
The city of Cape Girardeau plans to spend $11 million over five years to fix its crumbling streets, but city manager Scott Meyer said that won't be enough to address all the potholes. City officials estimated in 2014 about a fourth of the city's 233 miles of pavement were in poor shape...
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'Construction with finesse'
(Community ~ 03/26/17)
Ben Pierce is not sure how he got on the road to becoming a sculptor, but a pair of Renaissance men definitely helped him with directions. One has been dead for centuries, while the other is living. Pierce creates public art, and his work accentuates the landscape in eight states, including a titled work that has been on display for nearly a year in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, March 26, the 85th day of 2017. There are 280 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 26, 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the finals by a score of 9-1...
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Babcock -- Beussink
(Engagement ~ 03/26/17)
Dr. David and Laura Babcock of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha C. Babcock, to Alex J. Beussink. He is the son of John and Lisa Beussink of Jackson. Samantha is a 2012 graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School. She received a bachelor's degree in organismal/ecological/evolutionary biology from Southeast Missouri State University and will receive a Master of Natural Science in microbiology from the university in May...
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Sheets -- Harrington
(Engagement ~ 03/26/17)
John and Chris Sheets of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Elizabeth Sheets, of Cape Girardeau to Garrett Evan Harrington of Plato, Missouri. He is the son of Dave and Shirley Harrington of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Emily plans to graduate in May with a degree in animal science from the University of Missouri in Columbia...
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Glency -- Gray
(Engagement ~ 03/26/17)
Sam and Tonya Glency of Chaffee, Missouri, and Jeanna and Travis Sanders of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Marie Glency, to Caleb Wayne Gray, both of Jackson. He is the son of Ronnie and Rhonda Gray of Scott City and Kevin and Cindy Groves of Cape Girardeau...
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Gray -- Silvers
(Wedding ~ 03/26/17)
Brianna Gray and Chase Silvers were married June 11, 2016, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The Rev. Eric Longman performed the ceremony. Colten Niswonger of Denver and cousin of the bride, played the piano. Kim, Tess and Maci Daniel of Cape Girardeau sang "When God Made You." Lauryn Varner of Jackson was scripture reader...
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Seiler -- Brumleve
(Engagement ~ 03/26/17)
Daniel Seiler of Leopold, Missouri, announces the engagement of his sister, Seirra Dawn Seiler, of Leopold, to Allan Leo Brumleve of Cobden, Illinois. Seirra is the daughter of the late Alvin and Arleen Seiler of Leopold. Allan is the son of Kevin Brumleve of Cobden and Christina Brumleve of Anna, Illinois...
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Swan -- 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/26/17)
Len and Gaye Swan recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner party held in their honor at 36 Restaurant and Bar in Cape Girardeau. The evening was hosted by their daughter and son-in-law, Gaye Lynn Henry and Col. Ronald L. (USAF, Ret.) of Clarkson Valley, Missouri...
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Cannon -- 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/26/17)
Richard and Delores (Dee) Cannon of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 25 with an open house hosted by their children and grandchildren. Cannon and the former Delores Hert were married March 16, 1957, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Greeley, Colorado. The Rev. Samuel Wegenast performed the ceremony...
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Kimbel -- Ackman
(Engagement ~ 03/26/17)
Dennis Kimbel of Marble Hill, Missouri, and Marilyn Meisenheimer of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Marie Kimbel, to Blake Aaron Ackman, both of Jackson. He is the son of Janet Ackman of Jackson and the late David Ackman...
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Robinson -- Puckett
(Engagement ~ 03/26/17)
John and Laura Robinson of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Dawn Robinson, to Joshua Wayne Puckett, both of Jackson. Joshua is the son of Mary Puckett of Oran, Missouri, and the late Gary Puckett. Ashley is a 2011 graduate of Jackson High School. She received her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2015 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a registered nurse in the NICU at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Kinser -- Lewis
(Engagement ~ 03/26/17)
Mr. and Mrs. Gale Kinser of Hartville, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Beth Annette, to Brent Joseph Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lewis of Jackson. Beth is a graduate of Hartville High School, Drury University and the University of Missouri School of Health Professions. She is a physical therapist and center manager of Select Physical Therapy in Columbia, Missouri...
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Oak Ridge Elementary School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Oak Ridge Elementary School 4th grade: Tristen Berry, Will Dace, Reagan Howe, Connor Hutteger, Grant Meyer, Maddie Jo Preusser, Addison Probst, Myra Roth, Madalyn Ruehling, Madalyn Schemel, Brady Seyer, Noah Unterreiner, Wyatt Unterreiner, Addison Urhahn, Hailey Ward...
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Alma Schrader Elementary School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Alma Schrader Elementary School A Honor Roll 3rd grade: Ayden Berry, Izzy Brunkhorst, Kevin Cai, Gunner Coon, Eliza Criblez, Brenna Dunavan, Kamryn Dunivan, Spencer Engelhardt, Anna Fuller, Marley Hawkins, Heidi Hellwege, Mena Jackson, Mason Kellison, Bruce Miller, Will Miller, Chapman Ogles, Kaleb Ramdial, Brinleigh Rau, Dylan Rice, Reagan Shadron, Kent Sheridan, Jathan Spain, Haylie Williams, Jonathan Williams, Adrienne Wilson...
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Kelly Middle School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Kelly Middle School A Honor Roll 6th grade: Kya Baker, Adam Birk, Jacob Chapman, Micah Cranfield, Caden Dunn, Jenna Essner, Katelyn Evans, Lauryn Graham, Mallory Heuring, Aleya King, Leah Lambert, Sydney Merryman, Kyll Nailling, Caidith Niswonger, Jonah Paz, Brianna Pennington, Natalie Popp, Delaney Quigley, Mikaela Robey, Tabitha Whaley, Abby Wolf...
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Chaffee Junior and Senior High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Chaffee Junior and Senior High School 7th grade: Jack Baughman, Katelyn Bollinger, Zoe Calhoun, Kirsten Cook, Seth Fraser, Madalyn Glueck, Matthew Halter, Tharon Hampton, Danielle Hendrickson, Harley Hollis, Madison Jarrett, Darius Johnson, Ella Leible, Andrew Livingston, Alyssa McBride, Jailyn Menz, Logan Menz-Adams, Taumas Nichols, Constance Noble, Elijah Pace, Lillith Parsons, Adrianna Penrose, Nathan Pfefferkorn, Spencer Schrum, Caylee Schultz, Kolton Spies, Thomas Stidham, Colby Stratton, Victoria Strohmeyer, Lauren Wagoner, Jayden Welch, Lilly Wessel, Myera Whitcomb, Caden Wilson.. ...
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Immaculate Conception School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Immaculate Conception school A Honor Roll 4th grade: Jayden Beussink, Libby Buchheit, Lily Carr, Skylar Craft, Sam Criddle, Hailey Henderson, Kolton Johnson, Aubrey Keran, Sylvia Kester, Trenton Schumacker, Abbie Spooler, Altyn Timlin, Emmy Vandeven...
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Kelso C-7 School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Kelso C-7 School A Honor Roll2016-2017 3rd Quarter Honor Roll 2nd Grade -- A Honor Roll Parker Burford, Marley Conklin, Aiden Grogg, Connor Jaynes, Ava Kenkel, Weston Klipfel, Noah Vetter, Ellie Wilhelm. 3rd grade: Scott Cross, Lex Glastetter, Kinsey Goodson, Trinity Wallace...
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4x4 - 3-26-17
(03/26/17)
March 30 is Take a Walk in the Park Day. What's your favorite thing to do outside?
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Senior Center Menus 3-26-17
(Community ~ 03/26/17)
Monday: Chicken strips or French-dip sandwich, baked potato wedges, steamed broccoli, whole-grain bread or bun and strawberries and bananas or iced cherry cake. Tuesday: Saucy pork chop or Romano chicken, sweet potato and apples, seasoned green beans, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free tropical fruit with strawberries or apricot crisp...
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Spicebush in the snow
(Column ~ 03/26/17)
Light snow was falling the morning of March 13 as I headed out with my camera. The air temperature was slightly below freezing and rising. Snow was sticking to tree limbs and grass but melted when it touched the ground. I knew I had little time to find an interesting nature photo before the snow melted from the limbs...
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FYI 3-26-17
(Community ~ 03/26/17)
A breakfast and bake sale will be held from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. today at the St. Joseph Church Hall, 138 St. Joseph Lane in Apple Creek. The menu will include sausage, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, biscuits and gravy, fruit, homemade coffee cake and beverage. The cost for adults is $8, $4 for children 5 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger...
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Hot dog! Baseball season is arriving
(Column ~ 03/26/17)
This time of year, you may hear my husband, Scott, going around singing, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!" In our household, this truly is the most wonderful time of the year. With the NCAA college basketball tournament, spring-training baseball games and the beginning of baseball season, everyone is happy, and life is good...
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Testing garden soil can improve your chances for success
(Column ~ 03/26/17)
Probably six or seven years ago, I contacted Kelso Milling here in Scott City about getting fertilizer for our place. So I kind of figured how many acres were in each of the pieces of ground we had fenced off. Kelso Milling recommended how much of a general-purpose fertilizer to put on per acre, and I used our pickup to pull the buggy home, which was a breeze...
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Fertilizer is a numbers game
(Column ~ 03/26/17)
I have been talking with a lot of gardeners who say they are itching to plant something, then as the conversation continues, I am asked if they can use just any old fertilizer when they plant. They have some 12-12-12 in the garage, or some 46-0-0 that they want to use up...
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A Luddite speaks
(Column ~ 03/26/17)
A friend of mine, an admirer of Jesus and a pleasant but persistent critic of the Christian faith, likes to say I believe in Jesus with a halo. That's correct. I do. I am persuaded of the church's (small "c") consistent teaching that Jesus was fully man and fully God. Can't prove it, but I'm satisfied of its veracity...
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His wounds heal
(Column ~ 03/26/17)
"By his wounds we were healed." This verse, Isaiah 53:5 (NAB), caught my attention the other day. This chapter prophesies a servant who will suffer for the people of Israel, taking their sins upon him and ultimately dying in their place. What I noticed in this verse is how one person's wounds bring healing to other people. Jesus' wounds become our freedom...
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Adopt Chubby 3-26-17
(Community ~ 03/26/17)
Chubby is a 4-year-old hound mix. He is happy, playful and seems to love everyone. Chubby is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Adopt Axel 3-26-17
(Community ~ 03/26/17)
Axel is 1 year old. He is neutered and ready to go home! Axel is available for adoption at the Humane Society; call (573) 334-5837.
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Club news 3-26-17
(Community News ~ 03/26/17)
Members of the Missouri State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, traveled the El Camino Real Trail ("The Kings Highway") on March 10, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the placing of the markers by the DAR. The markers are located in Caruthersville, New Madrid, Sikeston, Benton, Scott City, Cape Girardeau, Perryville, Ste. Genevieve and Kimswick...
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Remembering the quest for the elusive four-leaf clover
(Column ~ 03/26/17)
Happy birthday to Jerome Kluesner, Patty Tanksley, Kenny Chapman, Megan Devenport, Travis Lee, Charlie Clark, AJ Glastetter, Pansy Acey, Evelyn Kluesner, Paul Nation, Janet Sykes, Hailey Peters, Jaimie Emerson, Joshua King, Richard Vandeven, Jimmy Smith, Joseph Stagoski, Lucille Schmidt, Daisy Williams, Abby Seyer, Jill Hornback, Paula Glueck, Randy Buchheit, Mary Jo Barlow, Danny Terhune, Harold Landewee, Charlie Westrich, Hillary Eichhorn, Samantha Montgomery, Jonathan Hendrix, John Menz, Jr., Meagan Ruiz, Laddie Bridwell, Barbara Griggs, Marvin Dee Hedger, Larry Glueck and Ken Keller.. ...
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Scott City Middle School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Scott City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th Grade: Luke Umfleet. 6th Gradel: Heather Hilsgen, Trenton Lathum, Dalyn Littlepage, Averie O'Brien, Heather Phillips, Shelby Stroup, Christopher Venable, Chasity Wissmann. 7th Grade High Honor Roll: Kacie Daigger, Abigail Umfleet...
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Trinity Lutheran School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/26/17)
Trinity Lutheran School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Annie Adams, Emma Glueck, Berkley Inman, Ellie Kratochvil, Chase Spooler, Katie Swain, Owen Tarry, Savannah Trotter. 6th grade: Bo Bryan, Blake Graviett, Caden Norris, Jada Norris, Max Richey, Matthew Theiss, Bryce Thompson...
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Landline tax revenue won't sustain 911 services
(Editorial ~ 03/26/17)
The dwindling demand for landline phones have dialed up problems for 911 programs all across Missouri. Tax revenue tied to landline bills are drying up, and it has been falling for a number of years. Fewer people see a need to pay for a regular phone bill, when cellphones can do the job. ...
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Reynolds and Fisher honored with humor, music and dance
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Laughter, music and the tapping of dancing shoes reverberated throughout a public memorial to Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, which loved ones say is just how the actresses would have wanted it. There were few tears throughout the two-hour ceremony Saturday, which honored the mother-daughter duo's impact on film, culture and those who knew them with a mix of photos, videos and anecdotes that kept the audience laughing and applauding...
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Kayaker faces tough conditions on Great Lakes journey
(State News ~ 03/26/17)
GRINDSTONE CITY, Mich. — A Missouri kayaker who’s trying to paddle the Great Lakes is waiting for conditions to clear before she gets back in the water after trouble in Lake Huron. The Huron County sheriff said 52-year-old Traci Lynn Martin had problems with her rudder Friday. She also faced strong winds and ice. ...
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Activist gets probation for Ferguson-linked freeway protest
(State News ~ 03/26/17)
CLAYTON, Mo. — An activist who helped shut down a St. Louis-area freeway during protests commemorating the first anniversary of Michael Brown’s police shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri, has been sentenced to probation. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Brittany Ferrell was sentenced after admitting in court she attacked a driver who attempted to push past the demonstrators on Interstate 70 in August 2015. ...
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Police: Beaten man arrives at Springfield hospital with mouth glued shut
(State News ~ 03/26/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Police say a man arrived at a Springfield hospital with his lips apparently glued together after coming under attack from several people in an ongoing dispute. Lt. Tad Peters said the man showed up Thursday at a hospital suffering from injuries consistent with having his mouth glued shut. ...
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New York women arrested in Missouri cigarette scheme
(State News ~ 03/26/17)
FORISTELL, Mo. — Authorities said two New York women who were arrested in eastern Missouri after jumping out a second-story motel window and running half-naked across Interstate 70 are suspected in a black-market cigarette scheme. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 160 cartons of cigarettes and about two dozen fake credit cards were found after the women’s arrest Thursday in the town of Foristell. ...
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Effort to stop right to work dealt blow in Missouri court
(State News ~ 03/26/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri judge said summaries of initiative petitions against right to work no longer fit since Gov. Eric Greitens signed a law to ban mandatory union fees. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on Friday touted Republican Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem's ruling. It affects a series of ballot initiatives by state AFL-CIO president Mike Louis, who's trying to put right to work to a public vote...
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Missouri lawmakers return to pro-business agenda this week
(State News ~ 03/26/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- At the halfway point of the 2017 session, the Republican-led Missouri Legislature has made some progress toward a pledged pro-business agenda, but it still has work to do on many of its priorities. Before the session's May 12 end, lawmakers are hoping to pass more laws favored by business leaders now that, for the first time in almost 10 years, GOP majorities in both houses have the backing of a Republican in the governor's office...
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Road work 3/26/17
(Local News ~ 03/26/17)
Highway 51 in Perry County from County Road 917 to the Illinois state line will be reduced with a 20-foot width restriction as contractor crews overlay the roadway with asphalt. The work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily April 3 and continue through 21, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Out of the past: March 26
(Out of the Past ~ 03/26/17)
About 85 Cape Girardeau Central High School band students and parents met last night to organize a petition drive against school-district plans to cut one of three band directors; proposals to cut Mark McHale's position as band director and reduce the overall band budget by 20 percent are among the district's budget reduction plans...
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George Wilmarth
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
George P. Wilmarth, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. David Hulshof officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Marc Mangus
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Marc R. Mangus, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Wheeling, West Virginia, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Black River Country Assisted Living in Annapolis, Missouri. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul 'Dean' Lacy
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Paul "Dean" Lacy, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 24, 2017, at Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born July 3, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to Walter and Alberta Poole Lacy. He married Wanda Overbeck on April 8, 1950. She preceded him in death Jan. 29, 2016...
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Robert Grable
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Robert John Grable, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. A celebration of life visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Larry Gadberry
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Larry Dale Gadberry, 70, of Oran passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at his family home. He was born July 14, 1946, in Russellville, Arkansas, to the late William and Minnie Terry Gadberry. Larry was a retired riverboat assistant engineer with Marquette Transportation in Cairo, Illinois. He was in the United States Army, serving in Germany and Spain...
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Robert Cotner
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
Robert A. “Bob” Cotner peacefully passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at his home. He was the beloved son of Alvin and Myrtle Goetz Cotner, born May 6, 1933, in Cape Girardeau. He attended May Greene School, Cape Girardeau Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in psychology...
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Barbara Coleson
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
OLMSTED, Ill. — Barbara Coleson, 77, of Olmsted died at 12:55 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 8, 1939, in Thebes, Illinois, the daughter of Melvin and Nellie Bailey Henderson. She married James Coleson, and he preceded her in death Nov. 5, 2010...
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Gerald Buehler
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Gerald “Jerry” Buehler, 87, of Perryville died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Officiating will be the Rev. Milton Ryan. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, with military graveside provided by American Legion Post 133.
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Ronald Broshuis
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
GLENALLEN, Mo. — Ronald Joseph Broshuis, 56, of Glenallen died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Pastor Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be in McGee Chapel Cemetery near Glenallen.
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William Birkman Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/26/17)
William "Bill" Birkman Jr., 91, of Delta passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. He was born Aug. 4, 1925, in Whitewater to the late William and Ida L. Snider Birkman. He married Margaret M. Kinder on Aug. 17, 1944, at Paragould, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Aug. 7, 2004...
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Jackson fire 3/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Citizen assist on High Street. Saturday n Fire alarm on Jackson Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on Ridge Road. n Emergency medical service on North Farmington Road...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 7:29 a.m. on South Louisiana Avenue; 11:57 a.m. on Broadway; noon on Clark Avenue; 4:52 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; and 5:08 p.m. on West Cape Rock Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated, failure to stop at a stop sign and no insurance at Lexington Avenue and North Sprigg Street...
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Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans' failure to repeal Barack Obama's health-care law deals a serious blow to another big part of President Donald Trump's agenda: tax reform. Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., say they soon will turn their attention to the first major re-write of the tax code in more than 30 years. But they will have to do it without the momentum of victory on health care...
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Gorsuch hearings show him as careful, folksy, testy at times
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- Nominees appearing before the Senate all have one goal in mind: Win confirmation. And when one party controls the Senate and the White House, the strategy of saying as little as possible. But because Supreme Court nominees spend several long days in televised hearings, they manage to reveal a few things about themselves, professionally and personally...
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Security, parking, garbage irk Ivanka Trump's D.C. neighbors
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- Residents of a posh Washington neighborhood said Ivanka Trump and her family don't make for very good neighbors, taking up much of the parking on an already crowded street and leaving trash bags at the curb for days. A big part of the complaint: a huge security presence, with even a trip to the playground requiring three vans...
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Woman says she crashed because she saw Bigfoot
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
MOSCOW, Idaho -- An Idaho woman said she crashed into a deer because she was distracted by a sasquatch. The 50-year-old Tensed woman was driving south on U.S. 95 when she struck a deer near Potlatch. She told Benewah County sheriff's deputies she saw a sasquatch chasing a deer on the side of the road while driving. ...
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Many governors welcome demise of GOP health care bill
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Governors of both parties had warned Congress for weeks the Republican health-care bill threatened to saddle their states with big costs and potentially leave millions of people without coverage, especially because of the cutbacks planned to Medicaid...
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Self-inflicted collapse chokes GOP effort to undo Obamacare
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans passed roughly 60 bills over the past six years dismembering President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. Other than minor tweaks, they knew the measures would go nowhere because the Democrat still lived in the White House...
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Double-amputee Marine vet joins New York police department
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- The wounded warrior is now a cop -- and he'll be walking the beat on titanium legs. Matias Ferreira, a former U.S. Marine Corps lance corporal who lost his legs below the knee when he stepped on a hidden explosive in Afghanistan in 2011, is joining a suburban New York police department...
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Trump campaign chair offers to talk to House panel on Russia
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, a key figure in investigations into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, has volunteered to be interviewed by lawmakers as part of an increasingly partisan House probe of the Kremlin's alleged meddling in the 2016 election...
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U.S. Jews wrestle with arrest of Jew in bomb-threats case
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
NEW YORK -- Jewish groups had pointed to scores of bomb threats against their communities as the most dramatic example of what they considered a surge in anti-Semitism. Some blamed a far-right emboldened by President Donald Trump. Now, that picture has been complicated by the arrest of an Israeli Jewish hacker who authorities say is responsible for the harassment...
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Vegas Strip reopens after gunman surrender, fatal shooting
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
LAS VEGAS -- A man riding on a double-decker bus on the Las Vegas Strip pulled a gun and began shooting, killing one person and wounding another before barricading himself inside in a standoff that lasted hours before he surrendered. The standoff began about 11 a.m. Saturday on the bus when it was stopped on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Cosmopolitan hotel-casino...
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London attacker had worked in Saudi Arabia teaching English
(International News ~ 03/26/17)
LONDON -- The British man who killed four people during a London rampage had made three trips to Saudi Arabia: He taught English there twice on a work visa and returned on a visa usually granted to those going on a religious pilgrimage. More details about attacker Khalid Masood's travels, confirmed by the Saudi Arabian embassy in Britain, emerged Saturday amid a British police effort to discover how a homegrown ex-con with a violent streak became radicalized and why he launched a deadly attack Wednesday on Westminster Bridge.. ...
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More than 400 attend Mother/Son Game Night at Osage Centre
(Local News ~ 03/26/17)
Mothers and sons piled into the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau on Saturday for the parks and recreation department’s annual Mother/Son Game Night. Everything from Nerf wars to arcade games and an inflatable obstacle course was up and running for moms and sons alike...
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Perry County tornado aftermath cleared Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/26/17)
Rhonda Henderson walks past her husband, Craig as he burns what was left of her aunt's house after a tornado tore through Perry County on Feb. 28
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Plan to again dig up President Polk's body stirs trouble
(National News ~ 03/26/17)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- President James K. Polk did big things for America, dramatically expanding its borders by annexing Texas and seizing California and the Southwest in a war with Mexico. Achieving undisturbed eternal rest has proved more difficult...
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Speak out 3/26/17
(Speak Out ~ 03/26/17)
It is disgusting that the working poor are treated so badly by some people. They are not "lazy." They are hard working. A lot working two to three jobs. When Obama was elected, there were a lot of people not happy, but did you see the extreme immature behavior exhibited by Congress then? No, you did not. ...
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Prayer 3/26/17
(Prayer ~ 03/26/17)
Lord Jesus, we worship you, for you are the way, the truth and the life. Amen.
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Maps and Museums Open House
(Submitted Story ~ 03/26/17)
The Perry County Historical Society and the Perry County Military History Museum are hosting a community open house. This even will highlight The Perry County Military Museum’s new exhibits. One is on Apollo 17, featuring many artifacts. The second display is of Native American artifacts from Perry County. ...
- Peaceful coexistence (Submitted Story ~ 03/26/17)
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