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Mental health event set
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Community Counseling Center (CCC) will be hosting a Remembrance Event at noon, Wednesday, May 31. This event will have a bubble release for those who have lost their battle with mental health. Speakers will also be at the event, set for 402 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Perryville VFW post named for two fallen sailors
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Perryville is named after two sailors who lost their lives in World War II from Perry County, Missouri. Paul Martin Fischer, according to information from the Bicentennial History of Perry County by the Perry County Historical Society, served on the SS Coamo, which was destroyed by a German submarine in December 1942. Melvin H. Walter served on the USS Grunion submarine which was sunk by Japanese forces Aug. 1, 1942...
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Memorial Day: Mark as solemn occasion, or don't -- that's what their sacrifices over two centuries have earned
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Hamburgers. Baseball. A lake and skis or a river and a canoe. Memorial Day serves as the unofficial kickoff of summer for many Americans. They may catch the Cardinals or get the boat cranked up for the first time in months. They may fire up the grill and enjoy a beverage or two while wearing a T-shirt or cargo shorts emblazoned with the Stars and Stripes. They may do nothing at all...
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Memorial Day: Mark as solemn occasion, or don't -- that's what their sacrifices over two centuries has earned
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Hamburgers. Baseball. A lake and skis or a river and a canoe. Memorial Day serves as the unofficial kickoff of summer for many Americans. They may catch the Cardinals or get the boat cranked up for the first time in months. They may fire up the grill and enjoy a beverage or two while wearing a T-shirt or cargo shorts emblazoned with the Stars and Stripes. They may do nothing at all...
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SEMO promotes cybersecurity awareness
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Southeast Missouri State University hosted the State Cybersecurity Education Innovation Summit recently to help expand cybersecurity education opportunities for students across the state. Superintendents and faculty from Missouri high schools were presented information on free courses available in creating cybersecurity awareness and education programs in their schools...
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Namesakes of Perryville American Legion still honored
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Jesse Moonier and Howard Reddick are the namesakes of American Legion Post No. 133 in Perryville, Missouri. Post 133 was founded in 1920 after the end of World War I and was named for Moonier and Reddick because they were the first two soldiers from Perry County to have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom of the country...
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Memorial Day 2023: Region has history of ultimate sacrifices
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Throughout the wars in our nation's history, the Southeast Missouri area has been impacted by the loss of many military members. Each sacrifice tells a tale of devotion to a cause larger than an individual Among those stories ... At the young age of 22, McManus lost his life while in Korea on Jan. 22,1953...
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Jackson native Matthew Dunn to salute those who fell in battle
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Dunn, a 1997 Jackson High School and 2005 SEMO grad, will be keynote speaker for the Joint Veterans Council Memorial Day service at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 29 at Osage Center in Cape Girardeau. Dunn, who will retire with 20 years active duty service in July 2025, is clear about the message he intends to share with attendees...
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Final Methodist disaffiliation vote scheduled next month in Missouri
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
This story is updated. On Friday, June 9, four Cape Girardeau County congregations are expected to receive final approval to leave the United Methodist Church, part of a group of 23 Missouri churches in the U.M.'s Southeast District that have previously voted to exit the Protestant denomination...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/27/23)
Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2023. There are 218 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" legislative program...
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Out of the past: May 27
(Out of the Past ~ 05/27/23)
The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Cape Girardeau man's 1997 conviction for first-degree murder, kidnapping, burglary, rape and armed criminal action; in a unanimous decision, the state's highest court upheld the conviction of Russell Earl Bucklew, 29, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the March 1996 shooting death of Michael Sanders at Sanders' mobile home in Cape Girardeau; Bucklew is on death row...
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Growing aids in the garden
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
We have had some funny weather so far this spring. We had a cold spring with nighttime temps down in the upper 40s and low 50s. Then it turned off hot with night temps up around 70 and daytimes in the 80s. Hot for sure. We were close to putting our shade cloths on our high tunnels to cut down on how hot they were getting. I think we'll hold off a bit more, maybe a couple weeks. Night temps down in the 50s again...
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A flower with a misleading name
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
I took a common shovel with a 4-foot-long handle and pushed the blade into the ground behind this cluster of flowers. The shovel blade provided a nice backdrop for the flowers, and it showed the flowers' approximate size. The blade of the shovel also cuts away background clutter and allows you to see the flowers better...
- Adopt Eeyore - Tiffany 5-28-23 (Community ~ 05/27/23)
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Learning briefs 5-28-23
(Community ~ 05/27/23)
The following students were named to the Spring semester dean's lists at the university they attend. n Lakeena Stinson of Cape Girardeau Southern New Hampshire University president's list. n Autumn Welker of Perryville, Missouri, Southern New Hampshire University president's list...
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Senior Center Menus for May 29 through June 2
(Community ~ 05/27/23)
Monday: Center closed for Memorial Day. Tuesday: Barbecue riblet or beef and macaroni casserole, baked beans, whole-grain bun or bread and chilled tropical fruit or iced almond cake. Wednesday: Pasta and meat sauce or southwest chicken salad, buttered corn, garden salad, garlic bread and chilled mixed fruit or lemon bar...
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Have thine own way
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
Have you ever been a place in your life where you felt like asking God to leave you alone? There is a classic Christian hymn, "Have Thine Own Way, Lord". Someone has said that we can say that to God, or God can say that to us. When God allows us to have our own way, he allows us to rebel against him and miss out on the benefits of his grace...
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Buckhannon scholarship awarded
(Community ~ 05/27/23)
Jenna Joy Essner of Thomas W. Kelly High School is the 2023 recipient of the Ruth A. Buckhannon Memorial RN Scholarship, which was presented to her at graduation by her grandfather, Scott Sander. Jenna is the daughter of Jamie William and Emily Joy Essner of Scott City. She is attending Southeast Missouri State University to reach her goal of RN-Bachelor of Science in Nursing...
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Dealing with haters
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
In arguably his most poignant movie role, the late actor Michael Clarke Duncan played an inmate in a Southern prison awaiting execution in 1999's "The Green Mile." Duncan's character, John Coffey, was a big bear of a man physically, yet remarkably gentle in spirit...
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Paying the debt we owe
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
May 29, 2023, is Memorial Day. It's a day on which everyone has the opportunity to meditate, and give thanks to the many who have given their lives so we can remain free. Does the Day receive the attention and reverence that it deserves? I think not. ...
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Thomas W. Kelly High School fourth quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 05/27/23)
Thomas W. Kelly High School A Honor Roll 9th grade: Berlin Barney, Grnadin Buchanan, Nandelle Campos, Lena Figueroa, Tristin Fladung, Alexander Glastetter, Cassie Gosche, Brandon Herrion, Isaac Hupp, Ethan King, Brooklyn Montgomery, Chase Morgan, Grace Murphy, Isabel Sander, Michael Santos, Evan Shoaf, Marissa Wilkerson, Alexis Wilson, Layla Wilson, Janet Woods...
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Route E in Bollinger County closed for pavement repairs; SB I-55 in Cape Count reduced for shoulder work
(Local News ~ 05/27/23)
Route E in Bollinger County closed for pavement repairs Route E in Bollinger County, from Route TT to the Wayne County line, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs, according to a MoDOT news release. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, and road will be open to local traffic only...
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Margie Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
Margie Helen Cannon Williams peacefully entered the Kingdom of Heaven, surrounded by family, in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 23, 2023. She was born to loving parents Clarence and Lula Wolsey Cannon in Morley, Missouri, 100 years ago, on Jan. 30, 1923, and was preceded in death by all her extended family, including her beloved siblings -- Clarence Cannon, Julia Mae Nations, Norval Cannon, Neva Stone, Paul Cannon, Jewel Harris Wilhoit and Marie Cope...
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Births 5/28/23
(Births ~ 05/27/23)
Son to Nathan Kyle and Emilee Nicole Shumpert of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:02 a.m., Sunday, April 23, 2023. Name, Brantlee Deon. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Shumpert is the former Emilee Capone, daughter of David and Lisa Montgomery of Fredericktown, Missouri, and Jim and Sandy Kuehn of Frohna, Missouri. ...
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Fire report 5-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/27/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 24 n Medical assists were made at 8:36 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 9:33 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 9:40 a.m. on North Main Street; 10:14 a.m. on Sharon Drive; 1:28 p.m. on Rusmar Street; 2:02 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 9:06 p.m. on South Broadview Street...
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Out of the past: May 28
(Out of the Past ~ 05/27/23)
Southeast Missouri State University plans to renovate St. Vincent's College in Cape Girardeau and turn it into a school of visual and performing arts; the university is buying the property with a financial gift from local business owner and longtime university supporter B.W. Harrison of Cape Girardeau; Harrison, 88, says he put up the funds to buy the property because he wanted the site to serve as a memorial to his wife, Hazel, and her mother...
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Police report 5-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/27/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest ws reported on North Henderson Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported on Siemers Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street...
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Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer in the neighborhood
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
Memorial Day is the day set aside each year to remember those who gave all in service to this country. For many of us, it's a three-day weekend that also marks the end of the school year. We remember fallen soldiers, yes. But we also kick off the summer...
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Saint Vincent's sportsmanship
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/27/23)
Shout-out to all of the Saint Vincent Indian baseball parents! My cousin plays for the team, so I loaded our grandma up for the Class 2 District 3 Championship. We drove to Chaffee and were stunned at the opposing team's lack of sportsmanship. The hoots, hollers, whistles and calls from the other dugout were embarrassing...
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Prayer 5-28-23
(Prayer ~ 05/27/23)
Lord Jesus, thank you for our veterans and bless those currently serving. Amen.
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Memories of Memorial Day
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
What are you doing to celebrate Memorial Day? How will you honor the soldiers, sailors and airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep America safe, free and great for more than 240 years? My son Cameron, as usual, will take his daughters to a military cemetery and remind them who those fallen soldiers were and why America was worth fighting and dying for...
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Janice Unger
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
Janice T. Unger, 81, of Jackson died Friday, May 26, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, and from 9 to 10 a.m., Thursday, June 1 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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John Trinka
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
John Francis Trinka of Whitewater, formerly of Dexter, Missouri, died peacefully Friday, May 19, 2023, with his loving wife and close family at his side. He was 72. He was born July 15, 1950, in Patuxent, Maryland, to Anton J. and Diane H. Vought Trinka. They both preceded him in death...
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Harlin Oberndorfer
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Harlin R. Oberndorfer, 85, of Altenburg passed to eternity Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was born Nov. 13, 1937, in Frohna, Missouri, to Hugo and Alida Popp Oberndorfer. Harlin was baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. He attended Concordia Lutheran Elementary School in Frohna and graduated from Perryville High School in Perryville, Missouri...
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Jeanette Moss-Kelly
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
Jeanette Fay Moss-Kelly, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born July 26, 1943, in Indianapolis to the late Vernon Russell and Ellen Jean Sweet Moss. Jeanette received an undergraduate degree in social work from Shawnee Community College and later in life furthered her education at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Lafern Lane
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lafern Marie "Fernie" Lane, 87, of Jefferson City passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Jefferson City Nursing and Rehab. Fernie was born Aug. 12, 1935, in Fruitland, the daughter of Clarence Pearl and Dorothy Ellen Webb Morton. She grew up in Southeast Missouri and was a 1953 graduate of Jackson High School...
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Lloyd Cooper
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
DAYTON, Ohio -- Lloyd Waner Cooper, 82, of Dayton passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, in the comfort of his home. He was born Nov. 18, 1940, in Zalma, Missouri, to the late Comfort and Hadley Cooper. Lloyd graduated from Arkansas State University. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and civil service for 29 years at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. During his active service, he was a Minuteman Missileer in Minot, North Dakota...
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President Biden says debt default deal 'very close'
(National News ~ 05/27/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government's debt ceiling crisis seemed "very close" late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week...
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Honoring our fallen heroes
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
As Americans, we are incredibly fortunate to live in the freest nation in the world. But America wouldn't be the nation it is today without the countless sacrifices of our military men and women. President Ronald Reagan once said, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. ...
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Madison F. Ross -- patriot for freedom
(Column ~ 05/27/23)
Madison, grew up enslaved by James F. Ross on a plantation near Commerce in Scott County. Of his early life, Madison said, "There was about 600 acres in the home place and a hundred acres in the other farm. Old Master had 25 or 30 slaves, and we had eight cabins built on three sides of a square and the big house on the other side. ...
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James Householder
(Obituary ~ 05/27/23)
James Robert Householder, a devoted husband, father, grandfather and respected veteran, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the age of 93. Born Dec. 22, 1929, in Pollard, Arkansas, James was the son of the late Nolen "Buck" and Nora White Householder. He was the second of seven children...
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