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Chaffee Elementary Students Win at Music Competition
(Submitted Story ~ 03/14/16)
These students entered the University of Missouri-Columbia's COMP (Creating Original Music Project). Braden and Levi both received honorable ratings and Ella placed second in the Junior Division. Along with getting to perform her piece at next month's recital, she will receive $400 and her school will receive $750...
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Guardian Angel Girls Varsity Basketball Team wins 2nd Place at Tournament
(Submitted Story ~ 03/14/16)
The Guardian Angel Varsity Girls Basketball team ended their season by playing in a tournament held at St. Denis in Benton, Missouri, from March 10-12. The girls were able to capture the second place trophy for the tournament and third place in the Christian Youth League. They had a record of 8 wins and 4 losses. Congratulations Lady Redwings!...
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Baby Landewee Gender Reveal
(Submitted Story ~ 03/14/16)
Adam and Stephanie wanted to do something out of the ordinary for the gender reveal of their first child. Stephanie found a fun video online of someone using tannerite plus color chalk and instead of the typical blue or pink she opted for green or purple. ...
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Jackson plans to hire more cops with use-tax funds
(Local News ~ 03/14/16)
As the April 5 election approaches, the city of Jackson's public-information campaign has gotten into full swing to ensure voters know what they're deciding when they vote on a proposed use tax. The proposed tax would apply to goods bought out-of-state and would be an extension of an existing tax on out-of-state vehicle, boat and trailer purchases...
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Cape churches put security measures in place
(Local News ~ 03/14/16)
Church on Sunday may seem like one of the safest places on Earth, but recent events may inspire the opposite feeling. On March 7, a pastor in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was shot several times in a church parking lot. He underwent surgery and is in recovery...
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Most election officials expect turnout of over 30 percent
(Local News ~ 03/14/16)
More than a third of registered voters in Cape Girardeau, Scott and Perry counties may go the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the state's presidential primary, election officials say. That prediction would mirror the statewide forecast that 34.15 percent of Missourians will take part in the election. Fifty-two GOP delegates and 71 Democratic delegates are at stake in the single-issue election...
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Business notebook: Tavern owner shoots for something different
(Business ~ 03/14/16)
There's a new place in Cape Girardeau to grab a beer and shoot pool. Blue Diamond Sports Bar opened on Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau in late February. The bar is the space Cape Billiard Center once occupied. Owner Tim Fischbeck opened Blue Diamond in an effort to branch out...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
Today is Monday, March 14, the 74th day of 2016. There are 292 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America's cotton industry. On this date:...
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Don't raise tax, cut expenses
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/14/16)
What's up with this new "vehicle administration fee"? Is that the same as a use tax on vehicles or not? What's the rate on this? I guess the plan is to just keep everyone confused and maybe they won't vote. Government employees who have been given the "talk" will surely vote yes because it continues their job. ...
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Speak Out 3/14/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/14/16)
I was thrilled to learn the Jackson School District is finally developing a strategic plan to spend our $55 million annual budget. Where have you been all our lives, Dr. Link? The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that you can't force someone to pay a tax on an illegal substance. ...
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Congressional votes for March 11
(Local News ~ 03/14/16)
Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the last week. The House was not in session. Along with roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. 2426), requiring the State Department to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization; and passed a resolution (S. ...
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Norman Figge
(Obituary ~ 03/14/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Norman J. Figge, 68, of Perryville died March 13, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 24, 1947, in Zell, Missouri, son of Xavier and Rose (Pfaff) Figge. He and Helen Monier were married Feb. 12, 1972. She survives in Perryville...
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Deborah Ablett-Miner
(Obituary ~ 03/14/16)
ANNA, Ill. -- Deborah Jordan Ablett-Miner, 61, of Anna, formerly of Aurora, Illinois, died at 1:19 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born August 18, 1954, in Cairo, Illinois, the daughter of George and Doris (Minor) Harp...
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Leon Jansen
(Obituary ~ 03/14/16)
Leon Jansen, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 11, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born March 25, 1921, in Oran, Missouri, to the late Bernard William and Clara Christine (Brockmeyer) Jansen. He and Bernice Regina Dirnberger were married Jan. 13, 1943, at St. Denis Church in Benton, Missouri. She preceded him in death Feb. 26, 2016...
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A look at the cost of 5 years of war in Syria
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
As the war in Syria enters its sixth year with no clear end in sight, here is a glance on what has been the cost of the war: There are no reliably precise statistics on the number of people killed in Syria's war because of an inability to monitor on the ground. ...
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Maine wholesaler acquires rare four-clawed lobster
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
PORTLAND, Maine -- A Portland seafood wholesaler has acquired a lobster that will never see the dinner table, despite having double the usual amount of claw meat. Ready Seafood Co. bought the lobster, which has four fully formed claws, from a Canadian dealer. The critter has three claws on one arm and one on the other. Lobsters normally have two claws...
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Divers stop search for third tugboat crash victim
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
NEW YORK -- Police divers late Sunday stopped searching inside a sunken tugboat for the body of a third crew member who went missing after the boat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River north of New York City. "It has moved from a rescue-and-recovery operation to a salvage operation," said Westchester County Police spokesman Kieran O'Leary, who added county police helicopter and marine unit boats will resume searching the river surface today on the remote chance the body of Harry Hernandez, 56, of Staten Island, New York, was thrown from the boat.. ...
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Dog with no legs leaves Korea for new life in Arizona
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
PHOENIX -- A dog that was left in a garbage bag behind a South Korea meat market has a new life -- and new limbs -- on the other side of the world in Arizona. Chi Chi, a golden retriever mix, hit the ground walking but not quite running Saturday at her new home in Phoenix...
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'10 Cloverfield Lane' opens well, but 'Zootopia' roars
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/16)
NEW YORK -- Moviegoers didn't have much to go on with the mysterious "10 Cloverfield Lane," but the words "Cloverfield" and "J.J. Abrams" were enough. The Abrams-produced monster movie, a so-called "spiritual successor" to 2008's found-footage hit "Cloverfield," opened with a better-than-expected $25.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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Out of the past: March 14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/14/16)
Neyland Clark, superintendent of the Bullitt County, Kentucky, School District, answered questions from teachers in the Cape Girardeau public schools at Central High School last night; he is one of two finalists for superintendent here. Traffic signals at the busy intersection of South Sprigg and Morgan Oak streets are back in operation; flashing signals had been in use at the four-way intersection after one of the signal poles was knocked down earlier this month by a semi-trailer truck attempting to make a left turn off Morgan Oak onto South Sprigg.. ...
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Trump stands by his campaign rhetoric
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Showing no signs of trying to ease the nation's tense political atmosphere, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is standing by his antagonistic campaign rhetoric, rejecting any responsibility for violence at his rallies and defending his supporters who have been charged with assaulting protesters...
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Rubio's political reckoning arrives in Florida primary
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
MIAMI -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was among the Republican Party's biggest stars when he burst onto the national stage in the tea party wave of 2010. Now, he is facing a home-state showing Tuesday that could devastate his 2016 presidential campaign and damage his political brand for years to come...
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From 'welcome' to 'enough,' Europe's migrant view shifts
(International News ~ 03/14/16)
PARIS -- Last fall, soccer fans celebrated refugee children at a legendary Munich stadium; today, European voters are boosting anti-immigrant political parties and governments are closing their gates to new arrivals. The refrain of Europe's migrant crisis has changed from "welcome" to "enough already."...
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Car bomb in Turkey's capital kills at least 27, wounds 75
(International News ~ 03/14/16)
ANKARA, Turkey -- A car bombing in Turkey's capital Sunday killed at least 27 people and wounded about 75 others, officials said. The blast occurred on the city's main boulevard, Ataturk Bulvari, close to Ankara's main square, Kizilay. It happened adjacent to bus stops near a park...
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Thousands of homes damaged in floods
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
NEW ORLEANS -- Widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi damaged thousands of homes, and the risk of more flooding played out Sunday as rain-filled rivers rose over banks. In Louisiana, emergency officials said more than 4,958 homes were damaged. That number is expected to rise as more reports come in from areas still battling floodwaters. Mississippi reported 185 homes were damaged by floodwaters, and about 650 homes sustained minor damage...
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Maryland cop dies after shooting; 2 in custody
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
CHEVERLY, Md. -- A police officer was shot fatally in an "unprovoked attack" near a police station in a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital, authorities said Sunday. A second person, not a police officer, also was shot and wounded, police said. Two suspects in the officer's shooting were in custody...
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Extremists kill 16 people on Ivory Coast
(International News ~ 03/14/16)
GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast -- Armed men attacked an Ivory Coast beach resort Sunday, killing at least 16 people and sending tourists fleeing through the historic town of Grand-Bassam in an attack claimed by al-Qaida's North Africa branch. Bloody bodies were sprawled on the beach, and witnesses described horrific scenes as a lazy weekend afternoon was shattered by West Africa's latest extremist strike...
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Experts skeptical Trump's trade threats would work
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump has promised to shred America's trade deals and impose fines on imports from Mexico and China. He's gone so far as to swear off Oreos to protest Nabisco's transfer of cookie production from Chicago to Mexico. By attacking trade agreements, the Republican presidential front-runner is channeling the belief, common among many of this year's angry voters, that foreign competition is robbing American jobs and shrinking wages...
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Company requires workers to have firearm at the office
(Business ~ 03/14/16)
ATLANTA -- The decision by the owner of a small insurance company to require his employees to carry firearms at the office has sparked a debate: Would having a gun on the job make you safer, or is it inviting violence into the workplace? Lance Toland said his three offices, based at small airports in Georgia, haven't had problems with crime, but "anyone can slip in these days if they want to. I don't have a social agenda here. I have a safety agenda."...
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Sticky lawsuit: $400M dispute lingers over Post-it inventor
(Business ~ 03/14/16)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Alan Amron has invented a battery-powered squirt gun, a digital photo frame, even a laser system that may provide someday a visible first-down line for fans inside NFL stadiums. He holds 40 U.S. patents, but he's most interested in an invention for which he gets no credit: the Post-it Note, that ubiquitous sticky-back product made into a worldwide success by the 3M Company...
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Museum's Wari Ale the latest homage to ancient brews
(Business ~ 03/14/16)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Fourteen years ago, University of South Dakota anthropology professor Matthew Sayre unearthed pepper tree seed from the southern tip of Peru, unaware he'd stumbled upon a spent ingredient from a small 1,000-year-old brewery. That discovery evolved into a team from Chicago's Field Museum team excavating a larger 500-gallon batch operation at Cerro Baul and the issuance of an ale inspired by the ingredients and brewing practices of the ancient Wari people...
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Citizen Police Academy an eye-opener for some
(Editorial ~ 03/14/16)
Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School was the setting for the second annual Citizens Police Academy on March 5. Seventeen area residents got to experience a modicum of what police officers encounter on a regular basis. The Cape Girardeau Police Department led participants through several intense mock exercises. ...
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Don't raise tax, cut expenses
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/14/16)
What's up with this new "vehicle administration fee"? Is that the same as a use tax on vehicles or not? What's the rate on this? I guess the plan is to just keep everyone confused and maybe they won't vote. Government employees who have been given the "talk" will surely vote yes because it continues their job. ...
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Kansas City group opens rare LGBTQ domestic violence center
(State News ~ 03/14/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis or to meet others for support and friendship. The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project's new domestic-violence and sexual-assault services center is the only such center in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, filling a gap for a population of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people who often struggle to find help in domestic-violence situations...
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A sign of spring in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/14/16)
A saucer magnolia tree displays its blossoms in downtown Cape Girardeau as the temperature approaches 70 degrees Sunday. The coming days promise even warmer weather, with Accuweather predicting a high of 75 on Tuesday.
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Top lawmakers claim exemption from open-records law
(State News ~ 03/14/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Standing in front of dozens of editors and reporters, Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard was asked whether he believed the emails and daily schedules of legislators should be open to the public under the state's Sunshine Law...
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Two teens injured in off-road vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 03/14/16)
Two teens were hospitalized Sunday after an off-road vehicle crash in Scott County. Riley Dodd, 14, of Cape Girardeau and Layne Robinson, 15, of Kelso, Missouri, were taken to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau after the 2015 Polaris Ranger utility task vehicle they were driving ran off the right side of the road and overturned just after midnight Saturday about a mile outside Benton, Missouri, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Child injured by car in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/14/16)
Fred Vincel, Cape Girardeau Fire Department battalion chief, talks with children Sunday afternoon at the scene of an accident involving a 3-year-old boy and a car on South Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. Joey Hann said the 3-year-old was playing with friends on the east side of the street as a vehicle going north approached. ...
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Community sports briefs 3/14/16
(Community Sports ~ 03/14/16)
Bill Fadler of Jackson recorded his third career hole-in-one recently at Kimbeland Country Club. Fadler used a 9-iron to ace No. 6, a par 3 playing 127 yards. Witnesses were Harold Schott and Wayne Steffens. The Brick-By-Brick golf tournament to benefit the Southeast Missouri State football team will be held June 13 at Bent Creek Golf Course...
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Speak out 3/14/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/14/16)
Strategic plan praise I was thrilled to learn the Jackson School District is finally developing a strategic plan to spend our $55 million annual budget. Where have you been all our lives, Dr. Link? Lost cause The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that you can't force someone to pay a tax on an illegal substance. ...
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Prayer 3/14/16
(Prayer ~ 03/14/16)
Thank you, O God, that in all things you work for the good of those who love you. Amen.
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People on the move 3/14/2016
(Business ~ 03/14/16)
Jan McClanahan joined the Century 21 Ashland Realty team. McClanahan, a certified real estate broker with 25 years in the industry, has 12 industry-related professional designations to her credit. McClanahan serves as director for the Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors and has served on the legislative committee of the Missouri Association Board of Realtors for eight years...
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Police: Fishing line used in toll scam
(National News ~ 03/14/16)
FORT LEE, N.J. -- Police say a truck driver used fishing line to flip his license plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls into New York City. A police officer said he saw Javier Marte of Yonkers, New York, drive through a George Washington Bridge electronic toll lane without the toll registering Wednesday night. ...
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Birth 3/14/16
(Births ~ 03/14/16)
Daughter to Tyler Dean Jennings and Stephanie Morgan Woeltje of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:55 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2016. Name, Brooklyn Grayce. Weight, 8 pounds, 11 ounces. First child. Woeltje is the daughter of Lori Woeltje and Mike Woeltje of Jackson. She is employed by Wal-Mart. Jennings is the son of Tom and Melissa Hammontree of Cape Girardeau and Greg and Danielle Jennings of Bentonville, Arkansas. He is employed by Jimmy John's...
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Mildred Kleinheider
(Obituary ~ 03/14/16)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Mildred L. Kleinheider, 85, of Frohna died March 13, 2016, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with Vicar Eric Luhman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Jackson fire report 3/14/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. n An EMS call on East Jefferson Street. n An EMS call on Rosebud Street.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/14/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Medical assists were made at 10:35 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 10:59 a.m. on Themis Street; 4:09 p.m. on Normal Avenue; 4:51 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 5:36 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; and 10:38 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/14/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Second-degree domestic assault was reported. Burglary n Second-degree burglary was reported at 1915 Golden Eagle Court.
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St. Louis County man accused in shooting death
(State News ~ 03/14/16)
St. Louis County man accused in shooting death CLAYTON, Mo. -- A St. Louis County man is jailed on $750,000 cash bond after being accused of what authorities described as a drug-related shooting death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 25-year-old Marlon Deandre Griffin is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and distribution of a controlled substance...
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Prayer 3/14/16
(Prayer ~ 03/14/16)
Thank you, O God, that in all things you work for the good of those who love you. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau School Board: Jeff Glenn
(Submitted Story ~ 03/14/16)
Age: 46 Place of Birth: Sikeston Tracey, Zac, Josh Occupation: Business Consultant Employer: GlennView GlennView Cape Girardeau Public School Board State Representative Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? Yes I've spent the last three years on the school board, serving as Vice President the last two. ...
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Advance School Board: Todd Ritter
(Submitted Story ~ 03/14/16)
Age: 46 Place of Birth: Advance Missouri Tiffany Ritter wife , Collin Ritter 21 Son, Chandler Ritter 17 Daughter, Aftan Cato 24 Step Daughter Occupation: Barber Employer: Todds Barbershop Owner of Todds Barbershop None Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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