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Shogun owner relocates restaurant, reshapes former Denny's
(Local News ~ 03/16/19)
New York-style furnishings, imported décor and multicolored water features have transformed what used to be Denny’s restaurant in Cape Girardeau into the new Shogun Japanese Hibachi & Sushi. The space at 161 West Drive opened March 1, according to owner Gong “Thomas” Lin...
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Two former Cape mayors back aquatic center project, school bond issue
(Local News ~ 03/16/19)
Cape Girardeau civic leaders, led by two former mayors, plan to establish a committee to secure private investments and partnerships to help construct and operate an indoor aquatic center. The facility would include a 50-meter competition pool, according to a news release issued Friday...
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Jackson's Lance McClard selected as Missouri's National Distinguished Principal
(Local News ~ 03/16/19)
Millersville Elementary School and North Elementary School principal Lance McClard’s distinct approach to fostering education for faculty beyond the 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. threshold has earned him the honor of being selected as Missouri’s National Distinguished Principal by the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals...
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Scott County, Sheriff Wes Drury drop effort to dismiss lawsuit
(Local News ~ 03/16/19)
BENTON, Mo. — Scott County government and Sheriff Wes Drury have dropped efforts to have a discrimination lawsuit brought by a deputy dismissed. As a result, deputy Tina Kolwyck’s suit will proceed in circuit court. Still at issue is whether the Scott County Sheriff’s Department should be dropped from the suit...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
Today is Saturday, March 16, the 75th day of 2019. There are 290 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 16, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew reached the Philippines, where Magellan was killed during a battle with natives the following month...
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Out of the past: March 16
(Out of the Past ~ 03/16/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- After serving seven terms in the Missouri House of Representatives, Dennis Ziegenhorn has decided not to seek re-election this year; the Sikeston' Democrat's 160th District serves Benton, New Hamburg, Kelso and a part of Scott City...
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Holder - 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/16/19)
SCOTT CITY -- Everett Lee and Mary Lee Holder of Scott City celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a party hosted by their sons on Feb. 15. Holder and the former Mary Krieger were married Feb. 15, 1959, at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City...
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Myers - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/16/19)
WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. -- Bill and Greta Myers of Willow Springs celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 8 with a party. The couple will celebrate by seeing the world. Myers and the former Greta Miller were married March 8, 1969, in Millersville...
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Setting up home in a small apartment poses challenges; websites can help
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
Setting up home in a small apartment poses all sorts of challenges. First, there's the floorplan: With small rooms come issues like storage, and where to put the bed. Then there's the furniture: Will it fit up the stairs, and will you need a toolbox and an engineering degree to put it together?...
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways cleanup set for March 30
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Ozark National Scenic Riverways is hosting a river cleanup effort on March 30 with the Ozark Heritage Project. Come join the effort to clean up along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers. Staff from Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Ozark Heritage Project, park concessioners, local chambers of commerce, area schools, youth groups, and volunteers will band together to tackle litter in the rivers and along the roads and accesses of the park...
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Club news 3-17-19
(Community News ~ 03/16/19)
The Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Monday at the home of Patty Taylor. Vicki Connell-McKinney, vice president, presided. The first order of business was to introduce a guest, Judy Dona, a transferee from Illinois. Carole Calvin gave a report on the recent Beta Sigma Phi council meeting. By-law changes were distributed. It was also noted that the all-chapter event calendar had been revised. The all-chapter service project was a "tie" and the checks will be awarded at Founders Day...
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Senior Center Menus for March 18-22
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
Monday: Chicken strips or beef liver and onions, mashed potatoes and gravy, California-blend veggies, whole-grain bread and applesauce or Texas sheet cake. Tuesday: Hamburger stroganoff or Reuben casserole, green sweet peas, beets, whole-grain garlic bread and Mandarin oranges or red velvet cake...
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Adopt McHammer
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This is McHammer. He is almost 2 years old, very friendly but would probably do better in a home without dogs. He is fine with other cats though! He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823...
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Another signal of spring
(Column ~ 03/16/19)
The spring beauty is a small native early-blooming woodland plant. In February, it can be found growing under the dead leaf litter on the forest floor. When daytime high temperatures regularly reach into the mid-50s and higher, the spring beauty feels the leaves covering it warm, and the little flower grows out from between the leaves and blooms...
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FYI 3-17-19
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization will hold its first Spring Fest Auction from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Jackson Civic Center. Theme of the event is "Say Goodbye to Winter and Channel Your Flannel." Tickets, which include food and drink tickets, are $25 and may be purchased at Cobblestone Corner or by calling (573) 243-4300. ...
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Learning briefs 3-17-19
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2019-2020 academic year: n Hunter Hendershott of Marble Hill, Missouri, has received the Copper Dome Scholarship and Residence Life Leadership Award. Hendershott is the son of Arron and Cheryl Hendershott of Marble Hill. He will be a 2019 graduate of Jackson High School...
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Listen to more than words
(Column ~ 03/16/19)
I may have written about this before and if I have, sorry. This has been on my mind for the past couple of weeks, so I decided to share with everyone. I guess I'm old enough I can blame it on old age. It was probably 10 years ago a good friend of mine came by our place and had some horns and such. ...
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The struggle of spring
(Column ~ 03/16/19)
My kitchen table is home to four container tulips. Each is struggling to emerge. One is showing its color. Two look like short, fat fingers sticking out of the dirt. The third is dwarfed in size, a victim of too much water, not enough sun, or both. By slowly emerging these four flowers have symbolically captured the spring that has struggled to show itself -- a reminder of the challenges we each face when we enter new seasons of life...
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Psalm 148: Fully alive
(Column ~ 03/16/19)
When you hear the word "worship," what comes to mind? Most church people will likely automatically think of musical worship or perhaps they may think of a worship service. Some of you might be experiencing some PTSD at remembering the "Worship Wars" that gripped churches in the 1990s and early 2000s...
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Riding with Kit Carson: The Mexican War service of James M. Samuel
(Column ~ 03/16/19)
On Christmas Eve 1893, James Munday Samuel succumbed to heart trouble in Oak Ridge. His obituary detailed military service in two wars, but referred to a singular incident occurring during the Mexican War. James was 6 feet, 2 inches, with black hair and black eyes, and a trained brick mason when he enlisted in the 3rd Mounted Missouri Infantry. ...
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Generosity SFMC Buchheit 3-17-19
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
Buchheit of Jackson recently donated a $500 gift card to the Saint Francis Foundation to be auctioned at the annual Friends Gala, held March 9 at Isle Casino in Cape Girardeau. The gift card was included in a home makeover package. Pictured are Jackson Buchheit store manager Jay Stafford, left, and assistant store manager John Sander, right...
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Prayer 3-17-19
(Prayer ~ 03/16/19)
Lord Jesus, may our lives point others to you, our Savior. Amen.
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Do you really know your community?
(Column ~ 03/16/19)
The Cape Chamber kicked off its annual Leadership Cape program Wednesday evening with a new class reception for this year's participants and Leadership Cape alums. This year marks the 30th class to go through the program, a seven-month excursion that combines leadership curriculum, group activities and visits to some of the leading businesses, government entities and schools in Cape Girardeau. You not only learn what's happening, but why it's happening...
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Out of the past: March 17
(Out of the Past ~ 03/16/19)
The tiny Cape Girardeau County village of Whitewater finds its name in the news, as President Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton continue to find themselves embroiled in a scandal with the same name. Members of the Louis K. Juden American Legion Post 63 of Cape Girardeau last night welcomed state commander Robert L. Boxdorfer to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the formation of the American Legion in Paris...
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William Wucher
(Obituary ~ 03/16/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- William J. Wucher, 76, of Perryville died Thursday, March 14, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Pastor Stan Hargis officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3-17-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 2:43 a.m. on Independence Street, 12:46 p.m. on Broadway, 12:54 p.m. on Linden Street, 2:27 p.m. on Southern Expressway, 2:42 p.m. on Village Drive, 3:04 p.m. on Themis Street, 4 p.m. on North Pacific Street, 6:08 p.m. on Perry Avenue, 6:18 p.m. on Linden Street and 9:24 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Ruby Treece
(Obituary ~ 03/16/19)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ruby Mae Treece, 88, of Anna died Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Jonesboro Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born March 22, 1930, in McClure, Illinois, daughter of Fred and Evelyn Limp Morrison. She married James E. "Jim" Treece on Aug. 10, 1948, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death May 13, 2009...
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Area police report 3-17-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Alexandria Peet, 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on two Cape Girardeau warrants. Theft n Theft was reported at Themis Street and East Rodney Drive...
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Brittney Max
(Obituary ~ 03/16/19)
Brittney Alexandria Wilcox Max, 28, of Jackson passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, with family by her side. She was born June 29, 1990, in St. Louis to Tom and Shana Windisch Wilcox. Brittney was manager at Minglewood Brewery in Cape Girardeau...
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Aurilla Lawrence
(Obituary ~ 03/16/19)
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Aurilla I. Lawrence, 25, of Brooklyn, formerly of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Brooklyn. She was born Sept. 5, 1993, in Carbondale, Illinois, to Kenneth Lawrence and Sharon Prater Lawrence. Aurilla was a graduate of Lone Oak High School in Paducah...
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Dennis Hunter
(Obituary ~ 03/16/19)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Dennis Hunter, 72, of East Cape Girardeau gained his angel wings Saturday, March 9, 2019. He was born Sept. 7, 1946, in Pemiscot County, Missouri, to Ray and Sylvia Bostic Hunter. He married JoAnn Sadler on Jan. 19, 1968. She survives...
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Robert Cardwell
(Obituary ~ 03/16/19)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Robert Cardwell, 90, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019. He was born Dec. 29, 1928. Robert is survived by his wife, Donna Bailey Cardwell, and two daughters, Jackie Fluegge and Robin Cardwell-Mullins. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Salvation Army, and interment will follow...
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Roger Brewer
(Obituary ~ 03/16/19)
Roger Dale Brewer, 71, of Jackson died Friday, March 15, 2019, at his home. There will be no services. Burial will be at a later date at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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New research rekindles debate on eggs in diet
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
The latest U.S. research on eggs won't go over easy for those can't eat breakfast without them. Adults who ate about 1 1/2 eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more eggs, the greater the risk. The chances of dying early were also elevated...
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Tokyo's Olympics may become 'Robot Games'
(International News ~ 03/16/19)
TOKYO -- Tokyo's Olympics may become known as the "Robot Games." Organizers on Friday showed off robots set to be used at the new National Stadium to provide assistance for fans using wheelchairs. Tokyo Olympic official Masaaki Komiya pointed out Japan is known for its robot technology, and the 2020 Summer Games are a good place to show off...
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N. Korean official: Kim rethinking U.S. talks, launch moratorium
(International News ~ 03/16/19)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon decide whether to continue diplomatic talks and maintain his moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests, a senior North Korean official said Friday, adding the U.S. threw away a golden opportunity at the recent summit between their leaders...
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Misfire caused Gaza-Israel clash
(International News ~ 03/16/19)
JERUSALEM -- Cross-border fighting between Israel and Gaza's ruling Hamas group appeared to be winding down Friday, amid reports of an Egyptian-brokered truce and Israeli media saying a misfire was believed to be responsible for the rare Gaza rocket attack on Tel Aviv triggering the exchange...
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Gates continues to cooperate
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide and key cooperator in the special counsel's Russia probe, is not ready to be sentenced because he continues to help with "several ongoing investigations," prosecutors said in a court filing Friday...
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U.S. bars entry to ICC investigators
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel seeking to investigate alleged war crimes and other abuses committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere, and may do the same with those who seek action against Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday...
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File shows plea set for man in pipe bomb case
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
NEW YORK -- A Florida man charged with sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump is expected to plead guilty next week. A notice entered on the docket in the case of Cesar Sayoc shows a hearing has been scheduled Thursday at the federal court in Manhattan for him to change his plea. The entry was made public Friday but was set following a phone conference between prosecutors, Sayoc's lawyers and the judge on Wednesday...
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FAA's close ties to Boeing questioned
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
For more than six decades, the Federal Aviation Administration has relied on employees of airplane manufacturers to do government-required safety inspections as planes are being designed or assembled. But critics say the system, dubbed the "designee program," is too cozy as company employees do work for an agency charged with keeping the skies safe while being paid by an industry the FAA is regulating...
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Admissions scandal unfolds amid cynicism about values
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
NEW YORK -- In some ways, the college-admissions bribery scheme newly revealed by federal prosecutors seemed almost inevitable. Ethics experts say Americans these days are barraged with accounts of corruption, greed and amoral behavior to the point many likely wonder, "Why should I play by the rules?"...
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California science exhibit explains age-old dog-human friendship
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Did people domesticate dogs or was it the other way around? And why do these two species seem to think so much alike, act so much alike and get along so well? The California Science Center has spent the past five years sniffing out the answers to those and hundreds of other vexing canine questions. It will begin revealing the conclusions this weekend with an ambitious, if somewhat lighthearted, new exhibition called "Dogs! A Science Tail."...
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Trump vetoes rebuke of border order
(National News ~ 03/16/19)
WASHINGTON -- Unbowed by a congressional rebuke, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency Friday in a demonstration he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term...
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49 killed at mosques in 'one of New Zealand's darkest days'
(International News ~ 03/16/19)
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- At least 49 people were shot to death at two mosques during midday prayers Friday -- most if not all of them gunned down by an immigrant-hating white supremacist who apparently used a helmet-mounted camera to broadcast live video of the slaughter on Facebook...
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Rep. says bill requiring AR-15s makes 'point on mandates'
(State News ~ 03/16/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker said he knows his legislation requiring every 18- to 35-year-old in the state to own an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle has no chance of passing. But Republican state Rep. Andrew McDaniel of Deering said he hopes it and another bill he introduced help to "make a point on mandates in general." The second bill would require adults who can legally possess firearms to do so. Both bills would offer tax credits...
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Missouri NAACP branch backs changes to Title IX process
(State News ~ 03/16/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Missouri branch of the NAACP on Friday announced support for legislation that would change how colleges and universities handle sexual assault complaints. St. Louis County NAACP president John Gaskin III in a statement praised a House bill supporters say is aimed at making procedures for handling Title IX complaints more fair for the accused. Title IX is a federal law that bans sex-based discrimination in education, including sexual harassment and rape...
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Missouri revenue director to resign after tax chaos
(State News ~ 03/16/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri Revenue Department director Joel Walters will resign next week after criticism because he said the state's tax withholding tables had been wrong for years, issued a revision he said fixed the problem and then reversed himself and said there had been no error in the first place...
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Sticking with the beat — Drummer Samuel Tyler plays his own way
(Community ~ 03/16/19)
Samuel Tyler doesn't wax poetic about his start on drums. In his telling, there's no kaleidoscopic first encounter with Buddy Rich tapes; no obsessive reverse-engineering of Questlove grooves. He just saw a friend playing drums one day and thought it looked fun. So he started with the basics, which for him was less about how to hold down a 4/4 rhythm and more about how to hold the drumsticks without hands...
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Kirstin Jannin - Perryville High School signs letter of intent to play soccer
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/19)
Kirstin Jannin signed a letter of intent to play soccer and basketball at Culver-Stockton College. Kirstin played club soccer with Southeast Missouri soccer club and with St. Louis Scott Gallagher soccer club. She played on the Elite Club National League and traveled across the country. ...
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