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Skipping a rope of slime
(Local News ~ 03/07/17)
Irelyn Kelley jumps over a rope made of stretched-out slime swung by her friends Adrianna Schlosser, left, and Layla Wilson on Monday afternoon at Riverside Regional Library in Oran, Missouri. Kelley made the slime at home using glue, baking soda and contact solution. She said if the slime dries out, hand lotion can be added to it to rehydrate it and make it smell good...
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Police: Teen trashed clothes, cleaned up scene following shooting death
(Local News ~ 03/07/17)
A Cape Girardeau teen tampered with evidence after leaving a shooting victim who later died at Southeast Hospital last week, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged Steffon R. Swader, 17, of Cape Girardeau with the class D felony of tampering with physical evidence Friday...
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Thomas L. Meyer dies; helped secure land for P&G, other big projects
(Local News ~ 03/07/17)
Thomas Leo Meyer went door-to-door in the Neelys Landing area in the late 1960s, talking to families to search for land for a Procter and Gamble plant. He was successful in securing three 1,100-acre tracts, and Procter and Gamble moved to the area in 1968, bringing thousands of jobs...
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Southeast business dean, pioneer Gerald McDougall dies
(Local News ~ 03/07/17)
Gerald McDougall, dean of the Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University and prominent member of the university's administrative team, died Sunday. Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas-Aburto made the announcement Monday to university faculty and staff...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 7, the 66th day of 2017. There are 299 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 7, 1967, the musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," based on the "Peanuts" comic strips by Charles M. Schulz with Gary Burghoff in the title role, opened in New York's Greenwich Village, beginning an off-Broadway run of 1,597 performances...
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Science fair comes to Show Me Center today
(Editorial ~ 03/07/17)
The 61st Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair is today from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Show Me Center. All the hard work, all the experimentation will culminate in an awards ceremony at 7:30 p.m. in which students will be recognized for their talent and creativity...
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Prayer 3/7/17
(Prayer ~ 03/07/17)
Almighty God, we seek wisdom and discernment from you in all things. Amen.
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Ward meetings continue; insight from previous meetings
(Column ~ 03/07/17)
We have been meeting this past month with our residents at ward meetings across the city. The council and I have appreciated meeting some old friends and also new faces. Our residents and partners have not come out in big numbers, but those who attended and taken part have given us a great insight into their world and how city services impact them. We've heard praise and we've heard criticism, but it has all been cordial and productive...
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Speak Out 3/7/17
(Speak Out ~ 03/07/17)
** Slam dunk Antonius Cleveland of the SEMO men's basketball team has a chance to compete in the College Slam Dunk Contest during Final Four week, but he needs your help. Vote for Antonius each day at www.darkhorsedunker.com.
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Not alone: A journey with TBI
(Column ~ 03/07/17)
I'll never forget that phone call on Nov. 29, 2014. I was visiting family in New York, and the news I received shook me to my core. I admit that until then, I had never thought about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) -- what it was and how it affected people every day, and I certainly was not aware that such a thing as Brain Injury Awareness Month (BIAM) existed. Now I know there is such a month: March...
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Marilyn Obermann
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Marilyn Jane "Babe" Obermann, 77, left this world Sunday, March 5, 2017, to be with her Lord and Savior. She departed, following a short illness, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 30, 1939, in Randles to Vester "Bud" and Sadie (Thomas) Huffman...
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Veda Harris
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Veda Pearl Deckard Goolsby Harris, 88, of Advance passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 27, 1928, at Brownwood, Missouri, the daughter of Leo Lester and Alma Cleo Lemons Deckard...
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Joe Welch
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Joe M. Welch, 75, of Advance passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at his home. He was born May 23, 1941, the son of Joe and May Wishon Welch. Joe worked as a supervisor, building oil refineries for several different companies. He enjoyed woodworking and gardening. He was the only son, with six sisters...
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Roland Jablonski
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Roland A. Jablonski, 88, of Perryville died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Estates of Perryville. Roland donated his body to Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...
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Ray Schonhoff Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
DES ARC, Ark. -- Ray C. Schonhoff Jr., 73, of Des Arc, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Des Arc. He was born June 23, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Raymond C. and Alma Stoll Schonhoff. Ray married Maxine Hopson on May 16, 1997, and she survives of the home...
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Jimmy Buffett launches Margaritaville retirement village
(Community ~ 03/07/17)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- You can't get any more laid back than retirement. So perhaps it's fitting the king of laid-back music, Jimmy Buffett, is lending his vibe to a retirement community. Latitude Margaritaville -- named after Buffett's best-known song, "Margaritaville" -- will open its first community in Daytona Beach for "those looking to live the Margaritaville lifestyle as they grow older, but not up," according to a news release...
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GM sheds money drain, gains cash with sale of European unit
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
DETROIT -- By shedding the bulk of its European operations, General Motors is getting rid of a perennial money drain and gaining essential cash it can use to reward shareholders and invest in future technology such as electric cars and ride-sharing...
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Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplier
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Tennessee chicken farm because of a bird flu outbreak, and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius have been quarantined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 73,500 chickens were destroyed at the facility and will not enter the food system. The H7 avian influenza can be deadly to chickens and turkeys...
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Trump signs new travel ban without new fanfare
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
WASHINGTON -- Without fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back version of his controversial ban on many foreign travelers Monday, hoping to avoid a new round of lawsuits and outrage while fulfilling a central campaign promise. His order still bars new visas for people from six Muslim-majority countries and temporarily shuts down America's refugee program...
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Bar shooting suspect asked victims if 'status was legal'
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An Indian man wounded in an apparently racially motivated shooting that killed his friend at a suburban Kansas City bar told detectives the gunman asked whether their "status was legal" before he opened fire, according to an affidavit released Monday...
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New travel ban eases some legal questions, ignores others
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's revised travel ban eases some of the legal questions surrounding the previous order, but critics said it does not answer all of them, including accusations the measure is a thinly veiled attempt to discriminate against Muslims...
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As president, Trump seeks answers on his own wiretap mystery
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
WASHINGTON -- If Donald Trump wants to know whether he was the subject of surveillance by the U.S. government, he may be uniquely positioned to get an answer. A series of weekend tweets by the president focused public attention on intelligence collection authorities long shrouded in secrecy...
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What if there's no affordable insurance to buy?
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
Leslie Kurtz needed three plates, eight screws and a big assist from her insurer after breaking every bone in her ankle while white-water rafting. Coverage she purchased through a public insurance exchange established by the federal health-care law paid $65,000 toward surgery and the care she needed after the 2015 accident...
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South Sudan blocks desperately needed aid, UN officials say
(International News ~ 03/07/17)
KAMPALA, Uganda -- South Sudan's government is blocking desperately needed food aid and restricting United Nations peacekeepers, according to a confidential report by the U.N. secretary-general and a statement by a top U.N. official. Together, the report and statement show the daunting conditions faced by the international community as it tries to combat a catastrophe in the troubled East African nation...
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Israeli minister: U.S. warned Israel about annexing West Bank
(International News ~ 03/07/17)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's defense minister said Monday the U.S. has notified Israel imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank would lead to an "immediate crisis" with the Trump administration. "We received a direct message -- not an indirect message and not a hint -- from the United States. ...
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House GOP releases bill replacing 'Obamacare'
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Monday released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama's health care law, a package that would scale back the government's role in health care and likely leave more Americans uninsured...
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Former conservation chief still paid months after departure
(State News ~ 03/07/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Payroll records show Missouri's former conservation chief still is getting paychecks, although he left the job more than seven months ago. Records show Robert Ziehmer already has received more than $87,000 from the state for doing no work...
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UK lawmakers to companies: End sexist high-heel dress codes
(Community ~ 03/07/17)
LONDON -- In a debate that has gone from office corridors to Britain's Parliament, lawmakers put their foot down Monday and told employers to stop making women wear high heels as part of corporate dress codes. Members of Parliament debated a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition started by a receptionist who was sent home without pay for wearing flat shoes...
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Saint Louis University to cut 250 jobs
(State News ~ 03/07/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Saint Louis University said it's cutting 120 current positions and an additional 130 that aren't filled. The university's president, Fred Pestello, stated in a letter to students and staff that employees will find out today where the cuts will happen...
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Reports: Police to question Netanyahu in ongoing probes
(International News ~ 03/07/17)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police entered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence Monday to question him for a fourth time in corruption investigations concerning his ties with top executives in media, international business and Hollywood, according to media reports...
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Auditor: $2M in hidden bonuses at University of Missouri
(State News ~ 03/07/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri System has doled out more than $2 million in hidden bonuses to administrators over the last three years and paid former chancellor R. Bowen Loftin thousands of dollars in the months after his resignation with no work responsibility, according to an audit released Monday by state Auditor Nicole Galloway...
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Surgeons remove 915 coins swallowed by Thai sea turtle
(International News ~ 03/07/17)
BANGKOK -- Tossing coins in a fountain for luck is a popular superstition, but a similar belief brought misery to a sea turtle in Thailand from whom doctors have removed 915 coins. Veterinarians in Bangkok operated Monday on the 25-year-old female green sea turtle nicknamed "Bank," whose indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha...
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Main Street's new street
(Local News ~ 03/07/17)
People walk down a portion of the newly paved Main Street on Monday in downtown Cape Girardeau. Businesses along Main Street are open as construction crews give the street a facelift with new sidewalks, street and lighting.
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Jackson to pay $15,770 to poll residents on city needs
(Local News ~ 03/07/17)
A proposed community survey is moving forward. The Jackson Board of Aldermen accepted a proposal by ETC Institute of Olathe, Kansas, as well as a measure which will allow for a contract between ETC and the city. The proposal for $15,770 will allow ETC to conduct an in-depth, randomized survey of Jackson residents to better inform city leaders of needs and concerns moving forward in the city's development, Mayor Dwain Hahs said...
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Cape council rezones Hopper Road property, OKs removal of trailers to make room for residential development
(Local News ~ 03/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council rezoned property Monday at 2640 Hopper Road, clearing the way for a residential development that will remove dilapidated mobile homes that have been an eyesore for years. The nearly one-acre site is immediately west of Dunkin' Donuts...
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Out of the past: March 7
(Out of the Past ~ 03/07/17)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is poised to make more than $1 million in budget cuts at its meeting Monday. Board President Pat Ruopp says according to the preliminary reports he has seen, the cuts affect every area of the district. The Town Plaza Shopping Center is taking on a new look. ...
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Cat survives 400 miles clinging under semi
(National News ~ 03/07/17)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A semi driver thought he had lost his feline traveling companion when the cat jumped out of his truck at a rest stop in Ohio. But it was a joyful reunion for Paul Robertson and Percy when he found the cat had been clinging to the undercarriage of his 18-wheeler for 400 miles through snow and rain. Robertson said when he reached Shoals, Indiana, he saw what he thought was a stray cat near his truck. As he got closer, he was astonished to discover it was Percy...
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Jackson police 3/7/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jason Scherer, 39, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear. n Andrew Frankum, 44, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana under 10 grams and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau police 3/7/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child. n Reese Nations, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of stealing at 315 Shirley Drive...
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Rosemary Hendrickson
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Rosemary Hendrickson, 89, formerly of New Hamburg, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, with a parish rosary at 7 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau fire 3/7/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 8:22 a.m. on William Street; 9:34 a.m. on Grandview Drive; 9:59 a.m. on Linden Street; 11:35 a.m. on Hillview Street; 12:21 p.m. on Bloomfield Street; 5:22 p.m. on Cape LaCroix Road; 5:23 p.m. on Walden Boulevard; and 6:12 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Bessie Price
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Bessie Jane Price, 86, of Jackson died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Thomas L. Meyer
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Thomas L. Meyer, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 6, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Margaret Lawler
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Margaret Lawler, 85, of Jackson died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. A memorial service and interment of the cremains at Arlington National Cemetery both will be at a later date. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Ronald Moser
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Ronald Holmes Moser, 90, of Glenallen died Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Pastor Kim Mitchell officiating. Full military honors will be provided by the Missouri Military honors team. Burial will follow in Good Hope Cemetery in Milwaukee...
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Lavon Putz
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Lavon Putz, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Monticello House in Jackson. There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Susan Niendorf
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Susan Merrell Niendorf, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 3, 2017, at her home. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. March 18 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Barbara Noel
(Obituary ~ 03/07/17)
Barbara A. Noel, 79, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at her home in Jackson. She was born Feb. 28, 1938, in Jackson to James W. and Mabel Morrison Godwin. She and Harry A. Noel were married May 18, 1963, at First Baptist Church in Jackson. They had been married nearly 44 years when Harry passed away April 1, 2008...
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