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Power outage prompts SEMO University to cancel classes, close offices Friday
(Local News ~ 04/09/17)
Southeast Missouri State University classes were canceled and offices were closed all day Friday because of a campus power outage, school officials announced. Electrical repairs were made and power was restored later in the day, according to a university news release...
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Accused Sheriff Hutcheson only 'doing admin stuff' after license suspended
(Local News ~ 04/09/17)
Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson handled only administrative duties Friday after his peace-officer license was suspended Thursday night, police said. All duties dealing with criminal matters were being handled by the department’s chief deputy Branden Caid, Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Barry Morgan said Friday afternoon in a telephone interview...
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Cape schools mark 150 years of public education
(Local News ~ 04/09/17)
In 2011, as Cape Girardeau Central High School was preparing to celebrate its centennial anniversary, high-school librarian Julia Howes Jorgensen wrote a brief history of public education in Cape Girardeau. After highlighting the most recent achievements — a then-new Career and Technology Center and new high-school building — she wrote of “keep[ing] courageous commitments for the kids of our community for the new century.”...
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Walk for Women draws hundreds to Cape streets
(Local News ~ 04/09/17)
Southeast Missouri State University student-athletes walked with community members to promote awareness of women’s issues and raise funds for student-athlete scholarships Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Senior associate athletics director Cindy Gannon, organizer of the Walk for Women, said the event is in its 10th year...
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Teen Challenge graduates tell their stories at annual banquet
(Local News ~ 04/09/17)
Almost 1,000 students, alumni, community members and sponsors were on hand to celebrate at the annual Adult and Teen Challenge Mid-America banquet Saturday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Executive director the Rev. James Bolin said this is the main event of the year, when community members, churches and donors come together to honor students and graduates...
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Scott City mayor vetoes pay to former city employee, accuses him of lying
(Local News ~ 04/09/17)
Scott City Mayor Ron Cummins explained his veto of the city council’s decision to pay former city administrator Ron Eskew for 11 unused vacation days during a council meeting Monday night. As mayor of a class-three city, Cummins had the authority to veto the decision, but in doing so, accused Eskew of lying to the council, adding new allegations to an already contentious employment dispute...
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Cape to implement tougher payment policies, new utility-billing system
(Local News ~ 04/09/17)
The city of Cape Girardeau plans to implement tougher policies toward those who fail to pay their water, sewer and trash bills. Those measures, scheduled to be implemented July 1, include raising the disconnect and reconnect fees, hiking the utility deposit fee and limiting the number of pay-plan agreements allowed a customer during a single year, city officials said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
Today in History Today is Palm Sunday, April 9, the 99th day of 2017. There are 266 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 9, 1942, during World War II, some 75,000 Philippine and American defenders on Bataan surrendered to Japanese troops, who forced the prisoners to travel on foot more than 60 miles to a prison camp in what became known as the Bataan Death March. (Thousands died or were killed en route.)...
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Hill -- Schneider
(Engagement ~ 04/09/17)
Clay and Terri Hill of Houston announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Hill, to Alex Andrew Schneider, both of Houston. Alex is the son of Glenn and Andrea Schneider of Cape Girardeau. Lauren is a 2004 graduate of Fort Bend Baptist Academy and a 2008 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. ...
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Sullinger -- Schlosser
(Engagement ~ 04/09/17)
Bryan and Dana Sullinger of Advance, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Rena Sullinger of Advance, to Patrick Logan Schlosser of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Patrick and Kim Schlosser of Cape Girardeau. Lindsey is a 2012 graduate of Advance High School. She received a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from Southeast Missouri State University in 2016. She is a loan officer at First Commercial Bank in Advance...
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Patterson -- 62 years
(Anniversary ~ 04/09/17)
Hollis and Jeanette Patterson of Jackson are celebrating their 62nd wedding anniversary today with a dinner at 36 Restaurant & Bar. Patterson and the former Jeanette Lewis were married April 9, 1955, in Saris, Mississippi.
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Egyptian Middle School 3rd qt
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Egyptian Middle School High Honor Roll 6th grade: Makenzie Knupp. 7th grade: Courtney Lewis, Anna McLaughlin, Breanna Plott, Sha'veh Price, Maisie Sitton. Honor Roll 6th grade: Ian Reynolds, Issac Turner, Kelsey Whalen, Madison Van Alstine. 7th grade: Ambria Casper, Jennifer McLaughlin...
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Egyptian High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Egyptian High School High Honor Roll 9th grade: Dawson Essex, Lucas McLaughlin, Morgan Pace. 10th grade: Kailee Henderson, Brooke Sinn, Loralee Taylor. 11th grade: Sarah Johnson, Kayla Kobel, Kelsey McCrite, Asya Wade. 12th grade: Emmalea Bigham, Daneesha Carthell, Annabell Foeste, Kenneth Foltz, Cheyenne Petzoldt, Emily Pitcher...
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Oak Ridge Middle School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Oak Ridge Middle School 6th grade:: Colton Barker, Zoe Berry, Bailey Brewer, Ahren Fodge, Mia Friese, Colton Holloway, Holden Johnson, Logan Murry, Lydia Roth, Allison Seabaugh, Tanner Slinkard, Clay Suhr, Erin Urhahn. 7th grade: Caitlyn Ernst, Reagan Froemsdorf, Paige Glueck, Jeremiah Hamilton, Benjamin Harrison, Jiliyan Hobeck, Mary-Beth Jensen, Ashton Reed, Ethan Ruehling, Mylee Schilling, Charli Jo Sparks, Piper Stone, Justin Ward...
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Oak Ridge High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Oak Ridge High School 9th grade: Haileigh Ernst, Gilbert Evans, Drew Glueck, Bryce Hahs, Blake Hale, Logan Huffman, Luke Johnson, David Layton, Zachary LeGrand, Ethan Puchbauer, Montana Schamburg, Madison Schumer, Hayden Seyer, Drake Stone, Samuel Weinhold, Sierra Woodall...
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Thomas W. Kelly High School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Thomas W. Kelly High School A Honor Roll 12th grade: Anthony Agin, Jacob Ashcraft, Bryston Beggs, Emily Bolen, Marissa Burton, Isai Campos, Kyle Fitzgerald, Meghan Foley, Madisyn Gosche, Austin Green, Anna Hughes, Kaitlyn Johnson, Marissa Jones, Quintin Lara, Taylor Lewis, Kade Proctor, Abigail Ratledge, Melinda Scheffer, Maegan Walker, Jonathon Watkins, Macey Watkins, Marcus Watkins, Anne Westrich, Cayden Williams...
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Guardian Angel School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Guardian Angel School Super students Kindergarten: Darci Booth, Gianna LeGrand, Veronica Seyer. 1st grade: Rylie Priggel, Adisyn Seabaugh, Kasyn Seabaugh, Colton Uhrhan. 2nd grade: Jonah Dirnberger, Porter Gadberry, Blaine Jolley, Eva LeGrand, Weston Woods...
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Egyptian Elementary School 3rd qt
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Egyptian Elementary School High Honor Roll 4th grade: Janie Riggs. 5th grade: Allison Turner. Honor Roll 3rd grade: Lillian Belmont, Emma Cain, Madison Neal, Aubrey Schultz, Landon Thompson. 4th grade: Alesha Knupp, Brandon Plott, Elijah Sitton, Chasidy Vaughn, KyAsia Williams...
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Nell Holcomb School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Nell Holcomb School A Honor Roll 6th grade: Lillian Gibbs, Cheyenne Higgs, Soren Janzow, Raelin Rose, Aiden Winkler, Bronson Windeknecht. 7th grade: Olivia Garagnani, Mary Richey. 8th grade: Danielle Ehlers, Mady Pickard. B Honor Roll 6th grade: Aurelia Arce, Kenyon Bain, Caleb Bowman, John Brown, Caleb Burgard, Mason Byrum, Denetria Collier, Nick Conklin, Nora Craft, Maddie Dean, August Hanks, Jayden Killman, Samantha Lee, Caroline Lohmeier, Syklar Mackins, Alyssa Martini, Alexia Overbey, Jalee Panice, Holden Seyer, Chase Tinsley, Ava Watkins, Colton Watson.. ...
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Blanchard Elementary School 3rd quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/09/17)
Blanchard Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: James Borders, Breyanah Coleman, Jacob Milam, Isabella Pattengill, Johnathan Rankin, Elizabeth Tilghman. 3rd grade: Eleanor Andrews, Sophie Haggerty, Connor Poole, Luna Risch, Kobe Taye. B Honor Roll...
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Adopt Dixie
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
Dixie is about 4 years old and she weighs 16 pounds. She is is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Adopt Sassafras
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
Sassafras is 2 years old. She is spayed. Sassafras needs a home without small children. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society; call (573) 334-5837.
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'Regal Eagle' in recovery
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
After multiple sightings and a three day pursuit, a male bald eagle with a wounded right wing was brought to conservation agents on Saturday, March 25. Once captured, the eagle was transferred to Watkins Wildlife Rehab, a not-for-profit charity that provides rehabilitation to Missouri mammals, reptiles, birds of prey and migratory wildfowl. John Watkins of Watkins Wildlife Refuge is one of few handlers with the necessary federal and state licensing to handle birds of prey...
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Lazarus: A story for mind, heart and body
(Column ~ 04/09/17)
I love the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead in John 11:1-44. I love it because I get to read about people Jesus loved personally, and see his interactions with them. I get to see how he loved Martha and Mary, how he valued them, how he treated them as equals and required the men around him to do the same. I love the agency, boldness and honesty with which these women speak with Christ, and I love that our Lord provides for their intellectual, emotional and physical needs...
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A pair of beautiful ducks
(Column ~ 04/09/17)
In this photo a female wood duck, called a hen, swims ahead of a male wood duck, called a drake. The drake is one of North America's most colorful birds. The range of colors on his head alone is quite striking. The hen is very ordinary in color by comparison to her mate. Her lower body is speckled gray and white. Her upper-body plumage is drab. When sitting or quietly feeding along a vegetative shoreline, she can be very difficult to see...
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GT - photo contest
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
Painted Wren Art Gallery photo contest
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Senior Center Menus 4-9-17
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
Monday: Barbecue chicken or chili dog, potato salad, marinated veggies, whole-grain bread or bun and sugar-free fruited gelatin or cookies. Tuesday: Meatloaf or chicken and dumplings, parsley potatoes, roasted asparagus, spinach salad, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free pear crisp or blueberry pie...
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Matzo at Passover
(Column ~ 04/09/17)
Today is Palm Sunday, meaning Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar, will be celebrated next Sunday. But, as is typically the case, before Easter comes Passover, the most important religious festival in Judaism. It begins tomorrow night at sundown...
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Remembering a rebel
(Column ~ 04/09/17)
Exactly half a millennium ago, the world changed. A relatively obscure Roman Catholic monk, vexed by the activity of Johannes Tetzel -- a seller of "indulgences" to the faithful -- posted a document on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany...
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Double rainbow found in spring's grab bag of surprises
(Column ~ 04/09/17)
Happy birthday to Andrew Montgomery, Deana Grey, Meg Powderly, Ian Hemingway, Courtney Scheeter, Tonya King, Jonah Hendrix, Dave White, Bertie Evans, Kirk Hemingway, Ryan Dysinger, Jerry Ayers, Rhonda Bramlett, Katherine Phillips, Daniel Pepple, Tom Cunningham, Kevin Dudley, Lindsay Phillips, Sherrin Rains, Gary Hester, Liz Hartman, Diane Curry, David Little, Terry Boese, Mark McKinley, Layton Tenkhoff, Andy Proffer, Zachary Wachter, Debbie Mirly, Richard Hinkebein, Angela Rehm, Patsy Tenkhoff, Shannon Dannenmueller and Kim Shell.. ...
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Learning the difference between summer and winter squash
(Column ~ 04/09/17)
Probably from the first time I noticed there were summer squash and winter squash, I wondered what was the difference. About that same time I bought some winter radishes. I wondered why most everyone I know planted radishes in the spring, but here were winter radishes. I always figured summer veggies were grown in the summer and winter veggies in the fall and winter...
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FYI
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 606 Sycamore St. in Scott City, will host a spring dinner from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today. The buffet meal will include fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, chicken and dressing, mashed potatoes, corn, slaw, dessert, tea and coffee. The cost for adults will be $9, $5 for children 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger...
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Side dishes for Easter
(Column ~ 04/09/17)
Easter is just one week away and most people are well underway with planning their Easter meal. A few things are standard that are offered each year, but it always is fun to introduce a few new items to the meal. I have gathered a few recipes that may or may not be new to you, but just might offer the extra side dish you were missing to your menu...
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Rappers becoming fixtures on food scene
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Rapper Snoop Dogg furiously stirred flour into a creamy bechamel sauce, a whisk in one hand and a microphone in the other during a cooking demonstration with chef Guy Fieri. He tossed herbs into the mac and cheese and spicy wing dishes with the dramatic flair of Emeril Lagasse, raising his hands in the air, spinning around after taste tests and occasionally singing lines from songs like "Drop It Like It's Hot" as a crowd cheered wildly...
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GT - 4x4 - 4/9/17
(04/09/17)
April 9 is Name Yourself Day. What would you change your name to if you could?
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Gulliver's Gate: World of tiny landmarks near Times Square
(Community ~ 04/09/17)
NEW YORK -- A new attraction called Gulliver's Gate opens just off Times Square this week depicting 100 world landmarks in miniature. The indoor 49,000-square-foot display includes scale models of structures, cities and landscapes from the Brooklyn Bridge and the Eiffel Tower to the pyramids of Egypt and China's Forbidden City, along with the Taj Mahal, Mecca, Niagara Falls and Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue on a hill overlooking the beach...
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Club news 4-9-17
(Community News ~ 04/09/17)
Grace United Methodist Women met Tuesday with nine people present for a business meeting. Alice Niswonger, president, opened the meeting with treasurer's report that Jean Wetzel, treasurer, had passed out. She reported that a $40 newspaper charge would be on next month's report. The report was approved by those present. The minutes were read and one correction made and approved...
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All tax, bond issues in area get voters' nod
(Editorial ~ 04/09/17)
Another local election has come and gone, and we tip our caps to all of those involved. Thanks to those who ran for office; thanks to those who helped organize campaigns for different issues; and thank you to all of those who bothered to show up and cast their votes, even when there were no state or national races on the ballot...
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Speak Out 4/9/17
(Speak Out ~ 04/09/17)
Having achieved its 2 percent inflation target, the Federal Reserve is toying with an ever-higher rate (Wall Street Journal, 3 April 2017). Yet, there is still no preemptive hike in Social Security benefits. This is tantamount to a 2 percent tax on seniors...
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Prayer 4-9-17
(Prayer ~ 04/09/17)
O Father God, we praise you, for you are the helper of the fatherless. Amen.
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South Dakota man gets $190 fine for snake without leash
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A man who was fined for allowing his pet snake to slither freely in a South Dakota park said an animal-control officer suggested he use a leash to restrain the reptile. Jerry Kimball said he initially thought the recommendation was a joke because it was April Fool’s Day when he was fined $190 and ticketed for “animals running at large." ...
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Trump, Xi showdown fails to materialize at Mar-a-Lago
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- What was billed as a showdown between the leaders of the United States and China over trade and North Korea ended with little sign of confrontation Friday -- or of concrete progress in resolving their differences. President Donald Trump had predicted a "very difficult" meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. After their first face-to-face at the Mar-a-Lago resort, he trumpeted they had developed an "outstanding" relationship...
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After Syria strike, Trump's emerging doctrine is flexibility
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- In the aftermath of President Donald Trump's surprise strikes on Syria, his allies and adversaries have searched for some broader meaning in his decision. Is Trump now a humanitarian interventionist, willing to wield American military power when foreign governments threaten their own citizens? Is he a commander in chief who once warned against intervention in Syria but is now prepared to plunge the United States deeper into the conflict? Is he turning on Russia, one of Syria's most important patrons, after months of flirting with closer U.S. ...
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Michigan boy, 11, hangs himself after social-media prank
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
DETROIT -- Tysen Benz was at home when he saw social-media posts indicating his 13-year-old girlfriend had committed suicide. The posts were a prank, but the 11-year-old boy apparently believed them. Moments later, his mother found him hanging by the neck in his room in Marquette, Michigan. Now a prosecutor is pursuing criminal charges against a juvenile accused of being involved in the scheme, which Katrina Goss described as "a twisted, sick joke."...
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Senate confirms Trump pick Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to become the newest associate justice on the Supreme Court on Friday, elevating Donald Trump's nominee following a partisan confrontation that could have lasting impacts for the Senate and the court. Vice President Mike Pence was presiding as the Senate voted 54-45 in favor of Gorsuch, a 49-year-old veteran of the 10th U.S. ...
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Republicans hope Trump open to food-stamp restrictions
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine resident Zak McCutcheon said he likes soda but acknowledges he'd drink less of it if his governor convinced Republican President Donald Trump to put restrictions on the approximately $200 a month he receives in food stamps. He thinks it may even make recipients healthier and less overweight...
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Sweden identifies truck attack suspect as Uzbek native, 39
(International News ~ 04/09/17)
STOCKHOLM -- The suspect in Stockholm's deadly beer-truck attack is a 39-year-old native of Uzbekistan who had been on authorities' radar previously, Swedish officials said Saturday. The prime minister urged citizens to "get through this" and strolled through the streets of the capital to chat with residents...
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U.S. vows to keep pressure on Syria after missile strikes
(National News ~ 04/09/17)
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from U.S. ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing conflicts...
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Out of the past: April 9
(Out of the Past ~ 04/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education has decided Richard Bollwerk, director of elementary education, also will be assigned as principal of Washington Elementary School for the coming term; the board earlier had proposed eliminating one principal position as part of the $1.2 million in district budget cuts...
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Clinton Woodfin
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Clinton Ray Woodfin passed away peacefully at his home Thursday morning, April 6, 2017, surrounded by his children. Before going into the ministry, Clinton supported his young family by working at Wagner Electric in St. Louis. During his 30-plus years in the ministry, he served churches in Meadowbrook and Benton, Illinois, and Advance, Missouri. ...
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Julia Warren
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
Julia Cooper Warren, 92, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 13, 1925, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to the Rev. A.B. Cooper and Janie May Lawrence Cooper. The family later moved to Charleston, Missouri. ...
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Walter Sparks
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Walter P. Sparks, 77, of Ste. Genevieve, formerly of Scott City, died Friday, April 7, 2017, in Ste. Genevieve. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Richard Schmidt III
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
Richard Schmidt III, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 1, 1944, in Billings, Montana, the son of Richard and Madonna Taylor Schmidt Jr. He and Nina Feuerborn were married Feb. 27, 1965, in Effingham, Illinois. She passed away Jan. 24, 2015...
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Raymond Messmer
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
Raymond Andrew Messmer, 74, of Scott City died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1942, in Kelso, Missouri, to Ervin Frank and Sylvia Ann Heisserer Messmer. He married Kathy Moore on Jan. 1, 1970, in Benton, Missouri...
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Wilma Cupler
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
Wilma L. Cupler, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 27, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to Charles E. and Ruby A. Scheper Stone. Wilma was an inspector for American Can Co. in St. Louis, retiring in 1992...
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Delain Bendel
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
Delain C. Bendel, 83, of Jackson passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, surrounded by his loving family, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 17, 1933, in Illmo to Raymond and Francis Hosea Bendel. He married Sandra Laird of Charleston on July 3, 1959...
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Judy Ann Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 04/09/17)
Judy Ann Abernathy, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 7, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1954, in Fredericktown, Missouri, to Reuben and Ruby Magdelene Rehkop Fulbright. She and Wayne Abernathy were married May 10, 1969, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Dec. 13, 2007...
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Scott City fire report 4/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/09/17)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: March 31 n At 3:53 p.m., emergency medical service in the 200 block of West Cherry Street. n At 5:16 p.m., emergency medical service at Main Street and West Outer Road. n At 11:14 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of East Mississippi Street...
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Jackson fire report 4/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/09/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Odor investigation on Goodson Drive. Saturday n Emergency medical service on Abbie Court. n Fire alarm on Broadridge Drive. n Debris burn on Main Street. n Emergency medical service on Connie Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 11:36 a.m. on William Street; 8:49 p.m. on Normal Avenue; 10:15 p.m. on North Main Street; and 10:47 p.m. on Linden Street. n At 10:31 a.m., a good-intent call on William Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Travis D. Sturm, 36, no address given, was arrested at 45 S. West End Blvd. on a Scott County warrant for failure to appear for marijuana possession...
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Births 4/9/17
(Births ~ 04/09/17)
Son to Devon Blake Wilke and Alexandrea Marie Atkins of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:19 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2017. Name, Mason Skyler. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Atkins is the daughter of Carly Winters of Cape Girardeau and Becky and David Atkins of Cape Girardeau. Wilke is the son of Tina and Danny Crabtree of Bell City, Missouri, and Allen Wilke of Cape Girardeau. He is a service technician with Cape Girardeau Honda...
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St. Louis to close shelter in weed-control building in June
(State News ~ 04/09/17)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis will only house homeless men displaced by a downtown shelter's closure in its weed-control building for 60 days. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported an agreement to close the temporary shelter by June 5 came after lawyers from Arch City Defenders and Saint Louis University Law Clinic sued the city recently. The suit argued a city-owned building that houses gardening equipment and vehicles is "not suitable for habitability by humans."...
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Jurors to be brought in for Pamela Hupp murder trial
(State News ~ 04/09/17)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A suburban St. Louis woman accused of killing a disabled man to shift attention away from her in another slaying will have a jury from another county decide the case, which could result in the death penalty. St. Charles County Circuit Judge Jon Cunningham on Friday sided with Pamela Hupp's attorneys in ruling jurors will be brought in from an unspecified county for Hupp's murder trial, given the intense publicity the case has received locally, the St. ...
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Missouri military academy dating to 1880 will close
(State News ~ 04/09/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri military academy and college that dates to 1880 and includes federal lawmakers, business titans and a famous zoologist among its alumni will fold at the end of next month, given waning enrollment, rising costs and an aging campus...
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Auditor investigating Missouri role in trucking tech company
(State News ~ 04/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway announced an investigation Friday into potential conflicts of interest related to state officials' placement on the board of a company that provides technology that allows truckers to bypass state weigh stations while also regulating the industry...
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Missouri mulls funding cuts for sobriety checkpoints
(State News ~ 04/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri police could lose state funding for sobriety checkpoints after a debate weighing motorists' rights to avoid unreasonable searches against the state's interest in keeping roads safe, as well as the value of checkpoints in deterring drunken driving...
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Sweetheart Florist of Jackson & Semo Prom Mothers Partner
(Submitted Story ~ 04/09/17)
For the 2nd time this school year, Sweetheart Florist of Jackson has donated a free corsage and boutenniere to a lucky girl for her formal school event. Jackson high school student and teen liazion for Semo Prom mothers, Grace Lysell was in charge of the $1.00 raffle . All proceeds went to Semo Prom Mothers. The winner for this raffle was Tonya Wybert of Jackson...
- Holly with Azaleas (Submitted Story ~ 04/09/17)
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Tilsit 4-H Club Weighted Blanket & Lap Pad Project
(Submitted Story ~ 04/09/17)
In March 2017, Tilsit 4-H Club members made 45 weighted blankets and 38 lap pads that were donated to the Jackson R-2 School District and the University Autism Center. This project was supported by the Missouri 4-H Foundation with funds from Crader Distributing Co. & Stihldealers.com...
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