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Four by Four 2/22/15
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
__Shamika Grishom__ Cape Girardeau __The Academy Awards is Sunday night.__ I'm interested. I watch the red carpet to see they dresses they wear and who's nominated. __What's your favorite movie?__ I like Kevin Hart movies, but I don't really have a favorite. __The movie of your life story is a ...__ ... musical, because I always think music tells a story. __What actor would portray you in your life-story movie?__ Kerry Washington, who plays Olivia Pope on the TV show "Scandal." __Kalie Whalen__ Dexter __The Academy Awards is Sunday night.__ I don't really watch, but I like to see the dresses. That would be my interest. __What's your favorite movie?__ "The Notebok." It has to be. It gives me hope. __The movie of your life story is a ...__ ... drama. I'm only 19 but there's already been a lot of drama happening in our lives. __What actor would portray you in your life-story movie?__ I really, really, really like Lucy Hale from "Pretty Little Liars." I've always been a fan. __Lauren Lacavich__ Cape Girardeau __The Academy Awards is Sunday night.__ I usually don't watch real TV. I watch Netflix. __What's your favorite movie?__ I love "The Notebook." I cry every time I watch it. "Bridesmaids" is pretty funny. "Bad Santa" is pretty inappropriate but hilarious. __The movie of your life story is a ...__ ... comedy and a bit of a drama.I can be kind of dramatic at times. __What actor would portray you in your life-story movie?__ Rachel McAdams from "The Notebook." I think she's good. __Stanley A. Hahn__ Chaffee __The Academy Awards is Sunday night.__ I'd rather be watching "The Newlywed Game" or the 9 o'clock news. __What's your favorite movie?__ "Saving Private Ryan." It's based on a true story. __The movie of your life story is a ...__ western, maybe. I like John Wayne movies. __What actor would portray you in your life-story movie?__ Tom Hanks, I guess. He came to Chaffee about 20 years ago when the mayor, Bob Capshaw, died.
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States seek alternatives for highway, bridge funding
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Frustrated over stagnant or declining federal highway funding, state officials are accelerating their drive for new taxes, tolls and fees to repair an aging road system whose historical reliance on fuel taxes no longer is providing enough money to cover its costs...
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There's no biz like snow biz
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
For Ray and Vicki Spears of Oran, Missouri, this week's winter weather feels like one to remember. "This is about the coldest weather I can remember having in many, many years," Ray said. "It's been a good 25 years since I've seen it this cold." After a storm dropped about a foot of snow in a matter of hours late Sunday into early Monday morning, Southeast Missouri residents spent the majority of the week digging out and waiting for spring...
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Southeast Missouri State jumpers reaching new heights
(College Sports ~ 02/22/15)
When Matt Koelling took over as the jumps coach at Southeast Missouri State University fresh out of college, he never imagined he would help put the program, and the jumps team in particular, on the map.
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Snow days mean longer school years, fewer off-days
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
A snowstorm last week gave area students a weeklong break from class. But for some area districts, that means fewer days off for spring break and a longer wait for summer vacation. The Cape Girardeau School District's spring break was scheduled for April 2, 3 and 6, but classes were canceled four days last week after nearly a foot of snow fell on the area. The district's first makeup day will be April 2...
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Crime numbers fall in Cape Girardeau, county
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
With cities across the country erupting in shootings, protests and assaults last year, it might have seemed like there was no safe haven from violence. However, just-released crime statistics for Missouri and the local region tell a different story...
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Jackson's Palmer wins girls swimming state crown in 50 freestyle
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/15)
Caitlyn Palmer entered the final as the No. 8 seed and left with the first state title in the history of Jackson girls swimming.
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Jackson courthouse is crammed with history
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
If Cape Girardeau County moves forward with plans for a new courthouse in Jackson, it wouldn't be the first time its offices and courts moved from an old facility to occupy the new. It wouldn't even be the second time. Courts in Jackson were housed in many buildings over the years until the historic courthouse standing today was completed in 1908. ...
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Governor Proclaims March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 02/22/15)
Jackson, MO -- 2/20/2015 -- In an effort to raise awareness about colorectal cancer, Governor Jay Nixon proclaimed March 2015 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month -- a national movement to increase awareness and education about colorectal cancer and to spread the message that colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month will be observed throughout March and will include events and outreach activities nationwide...
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Heart of gold
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/22/15)
Here's a good look at Lilly ' s heart marking on her back.
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Fun in the Snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/22/15)
Riding my Can Am in the snow. Photo by Miranda.
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Snow, ice cause roof collapses in Dexter
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
DEXTER, Mo. -- In a strip of stores at One Mile Road and Business 60 in Dexter, at least three local businesses were destroyed when their flat roofs collapsed about 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning under the weight of the wet snow and ice. The roof collapsed on the El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant and the adjoining Show Me Rent to Own store. The extent of damage to neighboring businesses, including Pretty Nails, Discount Liquor and the Dollar General Store remains uncertain...
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Jackson's Reisenbichler earns all-state wrestling honors for fourth straight year
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/15)
Jarrett Reisenbichler closed his high school career Saturday with a distinction only one other Indian can boast in the decorated history of Jackson wrestling.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
Today is Sunday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2015. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1732 (New Style date), the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony...
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Hoffman - Buelt
(Engagement ~ 02/22/15)
Gary Hoffman of Gordonville announces the engagement of his daughter, Cherish Lee Hoffman, to Gregory Alan Buelt, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Ronald Buelt and Ruth Buelt of Warsaw, Illinois. Cherish is also the daughter of the late Sharon Hoffman...
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Miller - Gray
(Engagement ~ 02/22/15)
Charlie and Charlene Miller of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Morgan Miller, to Ryan Wesley Gray. He is the son of Bobbie Gray of Scott City, and the late Wesley Gray. Emily is a 2004 graduate of Scott City High School, and a 2005 graduate of Trendsetters School of Cosmetology. She is a stylist at Belladonna Salon and Spa...
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Simmers - Simmons
(Engagement ~ 02/22/15)
Tim Simmers of Cape Girardeau and Carrie Hansen of Jerseyville, Illinois, announce the engagement of their daughter, Julia Marie Simmers, to Cory Joseph Simmons. He is the son of Cliff and Sherri Simmons of Cape Girardeau. Julia is a 2012 graduate of Jersey County Community High School, and a 2013 graduate of Trendsetters School of Cosmetology. She is a hairdresser...
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Brown - Meyr
(Wedding ~ 02/22/15)
Monica Anne Brown and Rex Allen Meyr Jr. were married Nov. 8, 2014, at Fasig-Tipton Horse Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Jeff Greer performed the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Russ and Patty Brown of Danville, Kentucky, and Rex and Pat Meyr of Jackson...
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FYI 2-22-15
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
DECA will host a trivia night March 7 at the Cape Career and Technology Center, 1080 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds are slated to help students participate in state and international DECA competitions; cash prizes will be awarded. Doors open at 5:15 p.m., and play begins at 6 p.m. Cost is $25 per person if paid before Feb. 27, and $30 thereafter. The cost includes a hotdog, chips and a drink. More information is available by calling 573-334-0826, ext. 6606...
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It's been cold, but springtime is just around the corner
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Dennis Kimbro. Happy birthday this week to Ron Whitaker, Haley and Kaitlin Glastetter, Jackie Heeb, Bill Hamm, Kyle Applewhite, Eric Hanselman, Pearline Tyler, Stella Jackson, Mason Lynn, Bill Hanlon, Leslie Bowers, Billy Gene Goodman, Abby Hahn, Lee Powers, Virginia Proffer, Barbara Dailey, Edward Madison, Gabe Hanks, Jeanette Eftink, Nancy Spies, John Dohogne, Logan Hornback, Kirby Pobst, Gean Knotts, Mallory Estes, Ashley Siebert, Leigh Ann Denbow, Courtnie Harris, Tyler Acey, David Garland and Jackie Bader.. ...
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Celebrating 25 years of marriage, and sharing some of the husband's favorite dishes
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
Scott and I are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this week. We were married six months after he asked me to marry him, which was a very short time after we started dating. We had known each other and were just friends for about a year, having met at church when Scott started a singles and young-adult Sunday school class. I vividly recall that our wedding day was unseasonably warm and we ran the air conditioner in the church...
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Preparing for winter weather and potential emergencies
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
When meteorologists first started forecasting the snowstorm we received Feb. 15 and 16, we were supposed to get just a few inches of snow. Instead we ended up getting between 10 and 12 inches. When I went out to feed our calves Monday morning, it measured just over 10 inches, and we received some snow Monday morning. Then more winter weather was forecast for Friday and Saturday...
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Adopt Fargo
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
Fargo is 2 years old. He is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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Church-planting church settles in
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
While most churches strive to spread the Good News, each congregation has its own specific focus, an area in which its members feel especially called. City Church Cape Girardeau at 817 Broadway, which "started in a living room with a handful of families" in 2012, is committed to serving its community and planting other churches for evangelism...
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Dealing with the unexpected without panic, but calm
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
Each and every one of us will face situations we did not expect and circumstances for which we were not looking. Perhaps no Biblical character demonstrates this more than Daniel. When he was young, Daniel was forced from his family after his homeland was conquered. Everything familiar in his life was suddenly gone, and he was taken to a place where the people thought, spoke and even ate differently than he...
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Things happen but you go on
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
Things happen but you keep going on Life is so-o-o ambiguous, but you have to live with what takes place. You never know from one moment until the next what's going to happen. Consequently, you can never allow yourself to get too comfortable or complacent...
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Kathy Crow cooks up a book, saying, 'I'm dyin' to cook'
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
DEXTER, Mo. -- One of Dexter's favorite cooks has compiled her most requested recipes into a cookbook of her own. Kathy Crow is depicted on the book cover standing alongside a casket in her apron with mixing bowl and spatula in hand and with a big smile on her face...
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Club news 2-22-15
(Community News ~ 02/22/15)
The American Legion Auxiliary met Feb. 11 with 23 members in attendance. Hostesses were Grace Coy, Donna Hinze, Linda Kern and Dorothy Klein. Cupcakes and ice cream were provided by Vergie Templeton's daughter-in-law in honor of Templeton's 96th birthday...
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Cypress knee, mystery of nature
(Community ~ 02/22/15)
The bald cypress is most often found growing in swamps, wetlands and along rivers and streams. The tree is noted for producing valuable lumber that is more resistant to rot than most other woods. It is an unusual deciduous conifer tree. It has needlelike leaves that drop in autumn and it bears seeds in cone-like pods similar to evergreen trees, such as the eastern red cedar. ...
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Editorial: Old Town Cape honors Maurer, others at banquet
(Editorial ~ 02/22/15)
Jim Maurer took home two awards from the Old Town Cape annual banquet Thursday night. Maurer was among several recognized by the downtown group. He won both the Volunteer of the Year and Charles L. Hutson Visionary awards. Maurer is highly deserving of the accolades. ...
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Speak Out 2/22/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/22/15)
** Grateful reader; ** Taxes; ** Bad manners; ** Call Al Gore?; ** Driving ; ** Williams story; ** Don't text; ** Obama's rhetoric; ** Welfare test
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Man accused of elder abuse
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
GRAYRIDGE, Mo. -- A Grayridge man is in custody after allegedly abusing his mother and holding a gun to her head. Michael Davis, 40, of Grayridge, was arrested Monday after a domestic assault call to the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department concerning an altercation Davis had with his mother, according to a police report. It was allegedly during that assault Davis had put a gun to her head...
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A brisk ride
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
Joe Littleton rides his brother's bike up Country Club Drive on Saturday afternoon to pick up his paycheck from the Cape Girardeau Country Club. Despite icy conditions overnight, Cape Girardeau reached a high of 36 degrees to melt off most of the ice Satuday...
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Tobacco giants resist harsh public admissions about smoking
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- Never underestimate the staying power of big tobacco. In 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ordered the nation's largest cigarette makers to publicly admit they had lied for decades about the dangers of smoking. The basis for the punishment: Testimony from 162 witnesses, a nine-month bench trial and thousands of findings by the judge that defendants engaged in what the largest public health organizations in the country have called a massive campaign of fraud...
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Some GOP governors back Homeland Security showdown
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- Several Republican governors are urging GOP congressional leaders to stand firm this week in opposing legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security if it doesn't also overturn President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration...
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Space walk
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
Barry "Butch" Wilmore begins a spacewalk Saturday to wire the International Space Station in preparation for the arrival in July of the international docking port for the Boeing and Space-X commercial crew vehicles.
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Police dog fired after biting 2 people
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. -- A police dog is being kicked off the force after biting a doughnut shop worker and an officer. Officials say 4-year-old Renzo, a Belgian Malinois, bit an officer in November while tracking a suspect. Last week, he burst out of officer Carl DiBlasi's patrol car and bit a Dunkin' Donuts worker in the calf while meeting a police sergeant at the shop. The dog will live with DiBlasi...
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U.S. ready to walk away from Iran nuke talks
(International News ~ 02/22/15)
GENEVA -- With only weeks left to the deadline to reach a first-stage nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday "significant gaps" remained and warned America was ready to walk away from the talks if Tehran doesn't agree to terms demonstrating it doesn't want atomic arms...
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Births 2/22/15
(Births ~ 02/22/15)
Daughter to Joshua Wayne and Stephanie Louise Succaw of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:14 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Name, Layla Rae. Weight, 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Succaw is the former Stephanie Owens, daughter of Jeff and Sandi Owens of Jackson. She is employed by Bahama Tan. Succaw is the son of Chuck and Melissa Whitney of Jackson. He is employed by CGB Waterfront Services...
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U.S. considers slowing exit from Afghanistan
(International News ~ 02/22/15)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday...
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Afghanistan dialogue with Taliban could begin in March
(International News ~ 02/22/15)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- After more than a decade of warfare, negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban are set to begin, officials, diplomats and experts said as President Ashraf Ghani declared that peace is closer now than at any time since the war began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States...
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VA's 'choice' program for health care off to slow start
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- Far fewer veterans than expected are taking advantage of a new law aimed at making it easier for them to get private health care and avoid the long waits that have plagued Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide. Only 27,000 veterans have made appointments for private medical care since the VA started mailing out "Choice Cards" in November, the VA said in a report to Congress this month. ...
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Out of the past: Feb. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 02/22/15)
Plans are being made to expand the public defender's office in Jackson to include two additional counties by closing a satellite office in Benton, Missouri, next month. The city of Cape Girardeau is one of 87 municipalities in Missouri whose waste water discharge facilities didn't meet state standards between Jan. 1, 1988, and Sept. 30, 1989; the city was cited for not implementing a pre-treatment program for waste water going into its treatment plant...
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Alternative ways to pay for highway work
(National News ~ 02/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For nearly a century, the gasoline tax has provided the financial foundation for the nation's roads. For each gallon they pump, motorists have paid several additional cents in taxes to their state and federal governments. That is still the case in most places. But as vehicles have become more fuel-efficient, gas tax revenue has plateaued. And the federal gas tax has lost more than one-third of its value to inflation since it was last raised to 18.4 cents a gallon in 1993...
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Prayer 2-22
(Prayer ~ 02/22/15)
Lord Jesus, our Savior, we sing your praise for only you are worthy of worship. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: Whitener Street at 2:38 a.m.; North Sprigg Street at 3:39 a.m.; South Benton Street at 7:37 a.m.; Good Hope Street at 8:30 a.m.; William Street at 8:46 a.m.; Sheridan Drive at 9:08 a.m.; South Sprigg Street at 10:11 a.m.; South Mount Auburn Road at 12:24 p.m.; Minute Men Way at 5:19 p.m.; North Sprigg Street at 8:28 p.m.; and 11:29 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Jacob A. Canoy, 23, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for improper lane usage. n Zachary T. Hager, no age given, homeless, was arrested on a parole violation warrant...
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Ruth Westrich
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
Ruth E. Westrich, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born March 6, 1923, in Oran, Missouri, to Elmer and Getty Ann Joyce. She and Jerome F. Westrich were married Wednesday, May 25, 1938, in Oran. He preceded her in death May 15, 2009...
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Gene Weber
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Gene W. Weber, 62, of Kokomo, Indiana, formerly of Altenburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in Kokomo. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, with the Rev. Mike Gallagher officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Melba Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
Melba Jerlene Smith, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. One of 12 children, she was born July 7, 1930, near Millersville, to Jessie and Desdia Stroder Sander. She lived many years in Cape Girardeau and was employed 26 years at the former Thorngate...
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Charles Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Charles Louis Smith, 84, of Cairo died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at Daystar Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. A rosary service will be at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Chris Mujule and the Rev. Larry Potts officiating. Military honors will be accorded by local veterans and the Illinois National Guard. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery...
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Bob Morris
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
A Robert "Bob" Morris, 82, of Jackson passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at his home. He leaves behind his wife of 34 years, Debbie; five children, Bob (Colleen) Morris, Sherry Raber, Steve (Mary Lou) Morris, Phillip (Betty) Morris and Laura (Jodie) Johnson; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren, with another one on the way...
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Laurel Moldenhauer
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Laurel A. Moldenhauer, 58, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Chester Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Hayes Laster
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Hayes Winford Laster, 88, of Commerce died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 7, 1926, in Harmony, Arkansas, to Earl Monroe and Etta Elma Hartlein Laster. He married Alta Marie Fears on Nov. 12, 1949...
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Maxine Hatler
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
Hazel "Maxine" Hatler, 88, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at Monticello House in Jackson. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Memorials may be made in memory of Maxine to the Alzheimer's Association at alz.org...
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Maxine Brice
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
Maxine Elizabeth Brice, 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing home. She was born May 28, 1931, in Denver to John A. and Loretta M. Hensgen Lloyd. She and John Thomas "Tom" Brice were married Dec. 22, 1972, at the Newman Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...
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Billie Bohannon
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Willa Marie "Billie" Bohannon, 88, of Sikeston died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born on Jan. 5, 1927, in Kelso, Missouri, to the late Nicholas and Mary Mirgeaux Menz, she had been employed as a nurse aide at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, and was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church...
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Donna Belk
(Obituary ~ 02/22/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Donna S. Belk, 61, of Cairo died at Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A private family services will be at a later date in Michigan. Crain Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements
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Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team falls to NIU
(College Sports ~ 02/22/15)
The visiting Northern Illinois Huskies posted a 195.400 to top the Southeast gymnastics team's 193.300 on Friday night at Houck Field House. Redhawks sophomore Ashley Thomas claimed the all-around title with a 39.025 over teammate Chelsi Hamilton. No Huskies competed in the all-around...
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Missouri drops 13th straight with 76-53 loss to Vanderbilt
(College Sports ~ 02/22/15)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kevin Stallings reminded his Vanderbilt Commodores before tipoff how much they need to both start and finish games better. They listened very well. Damian Jones scored 16 points and led five Commodores in double figures as Vanderbilt routed struggling Missouri 76-53 Saturday afternoon...
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Southeast Missouri State sweeps team crowns at home track and field meet
(College Sports ~ 02/22/15)
The Southeast Missouri State men's and women's indoor track and field teams swept to a home victory against Memphis at the Redhawks Invite on Friday at the Student Recreation Center. The men's team defeated the visiting Tigers 81-37 while the women's team won 72-41...
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Rams hire Weinke as quarterbacks coach
(Professional Sports ~ 02/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams have hired Chris Weinke as quarterbacks coach. Weinke played seven NFL seasons after winning a Heisman Trophy and leading Florida State to a national championship. He had been director of the IMG Academy program in Bradenton, Florida, helping college prospects including Teddy Bridgewater, Cam Newton and Russell Wilson prepare for the NFL draft...
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Cardinals plan to limit Wainwright's workload
(Professional Sports ~ 02/22/15)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals intend to limit Adam Wainwright's workload during the spring and perhaps into the season, something their ace isn't completely confident should be a goal. Wainwright averaged 222 innings the past three seasons. He went 20-9 last year, then had surgery to remove torn cartilage from his right elbow after St. Louis was eliminated by the Giants in the NL Championship Series...
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Comeau scores twice, leads Penguins past Blues 4-2
(Professional Sports ~ 02/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Even with skilled stars like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in the lineup, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in a scoring slump when they arrived in St. Louis. Blake Comeau changed that Saturday night with two goals and an assist in a 4-2 victory over the Blues...
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District tournaments set to begin Monday
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/15)
A snowy and icy week for Southeast Missouri basketball teams ended Saturday with the cancellation of more games, this time claiming the opening round of numerous district tournaments in the area. Classes 1-3 district tournaments that were scheduled to open Saturday were pushed back to Monday after Friday night's ice storm made for hazardous travel conditions. ...
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No one harmed in Cape convenience store robbery
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
A suspect was in custody after an early morning robbery Saturday at a Cape Girardeau convenience store. Sgt. Adam Glueck with the Cape Girardeau Police Department said the robbery happened shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday at Amerimart, 1320 W. Cape Rock Drive. No weapon was seen at the time, though the alleged robber claimed to have one, Glueck said...
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Freezing rain causes brief power outages, slick roads
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
After about a quarter-inch of ice accumulation because of freezing rain and sleet, the roads are once again safe for travel. Tim Gramling, director of public works for the city of Cape Girardeau, said plows worked early Saturday morning scraping ice from streets...
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Four injured in I-55 accident
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
Four people were injured in a crash on southbound Interstate 55 Friday night. About 7:40 p.m., Eugene Gallion, 38, of Kennett, Missouri, was driving a 2003 Chrysler Town and Country in the left lane at mile marker 107.2 in Cape Girardeau County when he traveled into the right lane and struck the left rear of a 2001 Honda Accord driven by Vincent Vanheusen, 52, of High Ridge, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. ...
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Cape schools may apply for grant for equipment upgrades
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
The Cape Girardeau School Board on Monday will decide whether to apply for a state grant that would help pay for an estimated $333,739 worth of equipment upgrades for several departments. The Vocational-Technical Education Enhancement Grant, administered through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, would reimburse the school district $250,304...
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Kitchen fire damages Perry County home
(Local News ~ 02/22/15)
One Perry County man was fortunate Saturday morning for remembering to close the door to his home when exiting during a kitchen fire. Bill Jones, assistant chief of the Perryville Fire Department and Perry County Rural Fire Protection District, said a man awoke in his home about 3 a.m. to a layer of smoke along the ceiling. The fire was coming from the kitchen, and that portion of the house was engulfed in flames. There were no working smoke detectors inside the home...
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Cardinals manager shares lessons in youth sports, life
(Column ~ 02/22/15)
Mike Matheny is set to begin his fourth season as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. The young manager has a full plate this spring training as he looks to get the St. Louis Cardinals back to the NLCS for a fourth consecutive season. Hopefully a World Series title would follow...
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