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Chaffee baseball team makes most of its opportunities in conference win over Kelly
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/16)
The Chaffee baseball team stranded the bases loaded in each of the first two innings, but it didn't deflate the Red Devils or prevent them from finding their rhythm. Chaffee found the surge it needed with five runs in the third inning and never fell behind again, defeating Kelly in a conference game Monday in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Farmington man files as Democratic candidate for 8th District seat
(Local News ~ 03/28/16)
A Farmington, Missouri, man has filed as a Democratic candidate for the 8th District congressional seat. Dave Cowell, general manager for a retail company, filed late last week for the seat now held by Republican congressman Jason Smith. Cowell, who previously operated a concert-booking business and went by the name Dave Starr, said today that he wants to "take our country back" from the corporations who "buy almost every office."...
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Business notebook: Downtown fashion store specializes in plus sizes
(Business ~ 03/28/16)
Nathalee Williams has lived in Cape Girardeau for only a year, but she's wasting no time making a place for herself in the area. Williams and her fiance, Clifton Brown, opened Zazzy Fashion House on Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau. The store has been open since March 15 and features a variety of clothing styles and sizes for men and women, as well as fashion accessories...
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City of Jackson plans to enlarge its sewer system
(Local News ~ 03/28/16)
The city of Jackson is taking steps to expand its sewer system in anticipation of future development. "The main goal of the project is to provide gravity sanitary sewer service to the area adjacent to the East Main Street/Interstate 55 interchange," said Kent Peetz, Jackson's director of wastewater utilities. ...
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Bollinger County voters face tax, trust issues
(Local News ~ 03/28/16)
Bollinger County has roughly 513 miles of county roads. The key word is "roughly." Bollinger County is known for its sprawling countryside, hills and streams, and for its bumpy, washboarded gravel roads. If voters approve a proposed half-cent sales tax April 5, the Bollinger County Commission says it expects to see an estimated extra $300,000 to pay for road improvements...
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St. Vincent Seminary will be honored during River Campus anniversary
(Local News ~ 03/28/16)
As the River Campus nears its 10th anniversary next year, part of the festivities will honor the religious order that established a seminary at that location. Denis Rigdon, who attended what was St. Vincent's Seminary from 1961 to 1965, said there is a sizable community of former students that follow the history of the school and are looking forward to the commemoration...
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'Escape room' game opens in Cape; another coming soon
(Local News ~ 03/28/16)
In an escape-room game, a team of players are locked in a room and must solve a series of puzzles and collect clues to unlock a door or a series of doors and effectively "escape" and win the game. Attractions such as these have gained in popularity throughout the country. Soon, Cape Girardeau will have two of them...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/28/16)
Today is Monday, March 28, the 88th day of 2016. There are 278 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 28, 1941, novelist and critic Virginia Woolf, 59, drowned herself near her home in Lewes, East Sussex, England. On this date:...
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Prayer 3-28-16
(Prayer ~ 03/28/16)
O Lord, you Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Amen.
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Thanks for work on memorial
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/16)
I would like to thank all my fellow Seabees and Marines for their dedication and service of the unveiling of the Seabee monument at the Mounds City National Cemetery in Illinois on March 19. A special thanks to my fellow Seabees Tom Meyer and Dan Stitz as event coordinators; P.M. ...
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John Holcomb
(Obituary ~ 03/28/16)
John K. Holcomb, M.D., 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at his home. He was born July 15, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Orville and Mildred Kurre Holcomb. He was raised in the rural Cape Girardeau area and was one of a handful of students who attended the Southeast Missouri State University campus school system from kindergarten, elementary, high school and college and graduated from there in 1956...
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Jackson police report 3/28/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Emilie J. Davis, 21, of Oak Ridge was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended. n James B. Hughes, 46, of Old Appleton was issued summonses for failure to register a motor vehicle and displaying the plates of another...
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Janice Payton
(Obituary ~ 03/28/16)
Janice Marie Payton, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 29, 1931, in Advance, Missouri, to James Thomas and Ethel Hendrickson Livers. She first married George Willard Kelley, who passed away in 1968. She and Karl Payton were married May 17, 1974, at St. Louis...
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Out of the past: March 28
(Out of the Past ~ 03/28/16)
Partial funding for a 320-foot-long, 14-foot-tall mural for the downtown floodwall has been recommended by the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board; the mural proposal, which will be submitted to the city council, calls for a $5,000 cash outlay for the $16,300 project, with a $2,000 contingency fund for repair and maintenance of the giant mural...
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'Legends of the Fall' author Jim Harrison dead at 78
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/16)
NEW YORK -- Jim Harrison, the fiction writer, poet, outdoorsman and reveler who wrote with gruff affection for the country's landscape and rural life and enjoyed mainstream success in middle age with his historical saga "Legends of the Fall," has died at age 78...
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Births 3/25/16
(Births ~ 03/28/16)
Son to Joshua Clayton and Meghan Marie Moyer of Oak Ridge, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:43 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. Name, Noah Vincent. Weight, 4 pounds, 14 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Moyer is the former Meghan Ponder, daughter of Sue Ponder of Oak Ridge and Mike Ponder of Perryville, Missouri. Moyer is the son of Gary Moyer of Ironton, Missouri, and the late Sharon Moyer. He is employed by Gilster Mary-Lee...
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'Batman v Superman' shrugs off bad reviews, opens to $170M
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/16)
NEW YORK -- Faster than a speeding bullet and impervious to lousy reviews, the superhero faceoff "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" rebounded from a smack down from critics to debut with a massive $170.1 million in North America, the sixth-best opening of all-time...
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Nevada town for sale for $8 million
(National News ~ 03/28/16)
CAL-NEV-ARI, Nev. -- Buying your own town is as easy as buying 500 acres of vacant land just 70 miles south of Las Vegas from the founder of a place called Cal-Nev-Ari. Nancy Kidwell is offering the entirety of her town for $8 million. She tried to sell the property in 2010 for $17 million but couldn't find any buyers. Now the 78-year-old has dropped the price and is including Cal-Nev-Ari's casino, diner, convenience store, 10-room motel, RV park and mile-long dirt airstrip in the deal...
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Deal reached to take California minimum wage to $15 an hour
(Business ~ 03/28/16)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California legislators and labor unions Saturday reached a tentative agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour, a state senator said, a move that would make for the largest statewide minimum in the nation by far...
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As Yahoo Turns: Shareholder mutiny begins another soap opera
(Business ~ 03/28/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Shareholder rebellions at Yahoo are becoming like presidential elections -- they happen every four years. Activist investor Starboard Value launched a widely anticipated mutiny last week in a letter announcing its intent to overthrow Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and the rest of the company's board. It marks the opening salvo in a battle for control of Yahoo Inc. that could drag into the summer...
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Ex-deputy accused of sex abuse found dead in jail
(State News ~ 03/28/16)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Missouri state police are investigating the jail death of a former sheriff's deputy who was facing federal and state charges of sexually abusing women and enticing a minor into prostitution. Marty Rainey was found dead Saturday morning in the Ste. Genevieve County jail, sheriff's Maj. Jason Schott told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
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Riot at Brussels attacks shrine; 13 anti-terror raids made
(International News ~ 03/28/16)
BRUSSELS -- Belgian riot police clashed Sunday with hundreds of right-wing hooligans at a temporary shrine honoring victims of the Brussels suicide bombings as investigators launched fresh anti-terror raids, taking four more people into custody. Police used water cannons when scuffles broke out in front of the Bourse, which has become a symbolic rallying point for people to pay their respects to those who died in Tuesday's attacks...
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Kansas City presses to sell eyesore, vacant homes for a buck
(State News ~ 03/28/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Drawn to the idea of buying a house for just a buck, Dorian Blydenburgh paced through the century-old digs in south Kansas City and didn't mind tree limbs on the living room floor, holes in the ceiling and a funky mold smell. "This is one everyone is gonna want, and there's gonna be a fight for this," said Blydenburgh, 56, a contractor looking at the three-bedroom, 1,500-square-foot house at 4124 Chestnut Ave. ...
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Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing
(International News ~ 03/28/16)
ISLAMABAD -- A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group has claimed responsibility for an Easter Sunday bombing that killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, including many children...
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Syrian forces recapture ancient city of Palmyra from IS
(International News ~ 03/28/16)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian government forces recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday, scoring an important victory over Islamic State fighters who waged a 10-month reign of terror there. It also dealt the Islamic State its first major defeat since an international agreement to battle terrorism in the fractured nation took effect last year...
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Pope at Easter recalls victims of 'blind, brutal terrorism'
(International News ~ 03/28/16)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis tempered his Easter Sunday message of Christian hope with a denunciation of "blind" terrorism, recalling victims of attacks in Europe, Africa and elsewhere. He also expressed dismay people fleeing war or poverty are being denied welcome as European countries squabble over the refugee crisis...
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Despite coal woes, Peabody Energy official optimistic
(Business ~ 03/28/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The coal industry is struggling, but a spokesman for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy said neither coal nor the company is going away. Heavy debt loads are weighing on companies such as Peabody that made acquisitions when coal prices peaked, prompting a lengthy slump. Peabody, the nation's largest coal company, warned earlier this month it may have to file for bankruptcy...
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Bloop hit, running blunder doom Cards in exhibition loss to Miami
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- J.T. Realmuto's two-out, two-RBI bloop single in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie and propelled the Miami Marlins to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Realmuto lofted what normally would have been a routine fly ball to right-center field, but Cardinals' right fielder Stephen Piscotty had been positioned to guard the line moments earlier. The ball barely eluded diving center fielder Tommy Pham, allowing Giancarlo Stanton and Martin Prado to score...
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Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo may miss season after knee surgery
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo could miss the season while recovering from surgery on his right knee. The team said Sunday that the 52-year-old former big league infielder was taking a medical leave of absence for rehabilitation...
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People on the move 3/28/2016
(Business ~ 03/28/16)
Bob Cunningham has joined the team of Robinson Construction in Perryville, Missouri, as a business development representative. Cunningham is responsible for building customer relationships, identifying business opportunities, negotiating business deals and maintaining knowledge of current market conditions...
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Bison coming 'home' to Montana Indian reservation
(National News ~ 03/28/16)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Descendants of a bison herd captured and sent to Canada more than 140 years ago will be relocated to a Montana American Indian reservation next month in what tribal leaders bill as a homecoming for a species emblematic of their traditions...
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Cat sent by mail survives 8 days in box
(International News ~ 03/28/16)
LONDON -- A Siamese cat named Cupcake survived eight days in a box after accidentally being sent through the mail by her owners. Cupcake was in a box with an order of DVDs sent from southwestern England to south-central England. The recipient found a dehydrated Cupcake in the box with the DVDs and contacted the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for help, which traced the owners through the cat's microchip. Vets said Cupcake should recover...
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James Welker
(Obituary ~ 03/28/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James L. Welker, 55, of Perryville died March 25, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/28/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday. n Medical assists were made at 10:15 a.m. on North Ellis Street; 10:54 a.m. on Woodlawn Avenue; 4:36 p.m. on Broadway; 9:08 p.m. on Marie Street; and 10:37 p.m. on North Middle Street...
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Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department report 3/28/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jeremiah R. Twiggs, 32, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for driving while suspended...
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James Barnes
(Obituary ~ 03/28/16)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- James Edward "Mush" Barnes, 86, of Olmsted died at 9:10 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Illinois, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Olmsted...
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Scott City fire report 3/28/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/16)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: March 18 n At 12:14 p.m., a motor-vehicle collision in the 2100 block of Main Street. n At 1 p.m., emergency medical service in the 500 block of First Street East. n At 6:12 p.m., an illegal burn at the intersection of county roads 307 and 308...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/28/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Brian K. Huckstep, 29, 3633 County Road 620, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Pascual Dominguez, 39, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of trespassing at Dollar Tree, 164 Siemers Drive...
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Prayer 3-28-16
(Prayer ~ 03/28/16)
O Lord, you Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Amen.
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Judge appropriately rules to release execution drug info
(Editorial ~ 03/28/16)
When it comes to the death penalty, we have opined before that all matters of execution deserve extra scrutiny. Even when appeals are inconvenient to the survivors of victims of horrible crimes, our legal system has a constitutional obligation, and in our view a moral one, to examine every aspect to ensure that those we are executing have exhausted their legal protections and their rights under the constitution...
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To the editor: Thanks for work on memorial
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/16)
I would like to thank all my fellow Seabees and Marines for their dedication and service of the unveiling of the Seabee monument at the Mounds City National Cemetery in Illinois on March 19. A special thanks to my fellow Seabees Tom Meyer and Dan Stitz as event coordinators; P.M. ...
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Scott City Ward 3: Bobby Bollinger
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/16)
Age: 44 Place of birth: Scott County Spouse - Megan Bollinger Children - Nick Bollinger, AJ Bollinger, Christian Bollinger & Caleb Palmer Occupation: Training Coordinator Employer: Southeast Law Enforcement Academy Businesses owned, all or part: None...
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Leopold School Board: Martin Arnzen
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/16)
Age: 42 Place of birth: CAPE GIRARDEAU JULIE - WIFE; WADE - SON; ALLY - DAUGHTER; DREW - SON Occupation: SALES EXECUTION COORDINATOR Employer: RIVER EAGLE Businesses owned, all or part: N/A SCHOOL BOARD - LEOPOLD R3 - 2 TERMS Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? Yes...
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