Stories from Thursday, April 1, 2021

Route D in Cape Girardeau County will be closed between County Road 412 and County Road 427 as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the road, according to a MoDOT news release. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday...

Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from March 29 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...

"A Moment," featuring photographs by Southeast Missouri State University student artist Lloyd Fletchall, is available for viewing through April 3 at Southeast's Catapult Creative House. The exhibition is on display on the second floor of Catapult Creative House, and an exhibition reception is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. ...

When thinking about what I would want to write about today, I just couldn't decide. Today is April Fool's Day, tomorrow is my husband's birthday, Sunday is Easter and Monday is the NCAA basketball championship game, all of which are special to us. An entire column on Scott's birthday would be pretty easy and would feature several really good meat entree recipes. ...

Larry Matthews of Cape Girardeau recently claimed a $50,000 Powerball prize from the Dec. 2 drawing. He was one of two Missouri players who matched four out of the five white-ball numbers, as well as the Powerball number drawn that night. Matthews's Powerball ticket was purchased at Food Giant Supermarket in Cape Girardeau...

The new art trend sweeping the internet is called resin art. Epoxy resin artists have been showcasing their creations throughout social media recently. Resin art has become popular due to the minimal amount of materials required. Epoxy resin is a reactive polymer that typically cures within 24 hours. ...

The Jackson Police Department was awarded its fifth straight accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) after passing a comprehensive exam in October. The department first gained CALEA accreditation in 2008, and was reaccredited in 2011, 2014 and 2017 prior to this year...

"One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns." That familiar refrain has to be the best song ever written about an Easter bread. In fact, it's the only one I know. Perhaps there are others, but I think it's reasonably safe to say that there is no song about the traditional Finnish Easter bread made from wheat and rye flour enriched with cream, butter, eggs, raisins and almonds and baked in a milking pail. They call it Pääsiäisleipä, a word which is hard enough to say, let alone sing...

If there is anything SEMO foodies can't seem to get enough of it's Mexican food. Whether indulging in a special fine dining fusion of Latin flavors, one of the many popular family restaurants packed with familiar favorites, a fast food fix or a taco truck treat, the Mexican food market is booming with business, and now there is another destination to add to the list -- Panaderia Oaxaquena...

Inspired by a phone call she received by a researcher wanting more information about an ancestor who was enslaved in Cape Girardeau County, archive center director Marybeth Niederkorn is working to make it easier to find information about former slaves in the county...

Two men assisted Cape Girardeau police with apprehending a suspect accused of assaulting a woman on Cape LaCroix Recreation Trail near the 1300 block of Mount Auburn Road. According to Sgt. Joey Hann, a woman was jogging on the trail at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday when 26-year-old James C. Griswell of Oran, Missouri, allegedly ran onto the trail and shoved an unknown substance in her face. The woman screamed for help, and the suspect fled on foot...

Landon Schnurbusch, a fifth-year senior with a double major in musical composition and mathematical actuary science at Southeast Missouri State University, loves music and numbers. The Cape Girardeau-born student, a 2016 graduate of Perryville, Missouri’s St. Vincent dePaul High School, will get to combine both during his upcoming senior composition recital at 7:30 p.m. April 20 at Shuck Recital Hall on the River Campus...

The employment picture in Cape Girardeau County continues to improve, according to the latest data released this week by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Elsewhere in Southeast Missouri, the new unemployment report indicated slight unemployment-rate declines in most counties by fractions of a percentage point...

Walks With Nate will be hosting an event Thursday to raise awareness of testicular cancer and raise funds for cancer patients and their families. The TeeHouse Complex will be site of the Lemon Drop Long Drive, so named because of cancer patients who experience nausea from chemotherapy. A Lemon Drop is one of the saving graces to cancer patients...

Multiple fire crews battled a blaze Wednesday evening at the former Broadway Theatre in downtown Cape Girardeau. According to a Cape Girardeau Fire Department news release, at approximately 5:30 p.m., crews responded to a report of smoke at the building, 805-809 Broadway. ...

Multiple fire crews battled a blaze Wednesday evening at the former Broadway Theatre in downtown Cape Girardeau. According to Cape Girardeau Fire Department battalion chief Brad Dillow, at approximately 5:30 p.m., crews responded to a report of smoke at the building, 805-809 Broadway. Upon arrival, crews saw heavy smoke and flames showing from the second floor. Crews had the fire extinguished at approximately 6:30 p.m. ...

Spring has arrived in Jackson and there are a lot of activities around town during April. So pull out your calendars and make note of the dates and times. On April 10, Cruisin' Uptown Jackson sponsored by the Jackson Community Outreach Board begins at 5 p.m. ...

O Lord God, thank you for the gift of salvation through your Son Jesus. Amen.

As a long term resident of Cape County and a candidate for the Board of Trustees for the Cape County Health Department, I will use my professional career as a registered nurse of 26 years and my eight years as a nurse practitioner to help guide our health department. My main goal is to be the ears and eyes of our community, voice for our citizens and be the liaison that we need on this board. I would appreciate your vote and confidence on April 6, 2021...

American politics is caught in a perverse paradox. The bases of both parties would like nothing more than to destroy the other party. But it is precisely this animus that prevents them from accomplishing their goal. That's because the best strategy for partisans to wreak havoc in the other party is to pursue bipartisanship when they're in power...

"Godzilla vs. Kong" begins, fittingly, with the big guy asleep. There is King Kong, colossus of the big screen, slowing waking on a mountainside. He rouses slowly in the morning sun from slumber before showering in a nearby waterfall. It's, maybe, a little bit the same for the kind of movies King Kong symbolizes and still holds some dominion over: big spectacles of mass destruction made to be seen on equally towering screens. ...

NEW YORK -- "The Voice" is switching their positions for Ariana Grande: the pop star is taking her seat in the coach's chair later this year. NBC said Tuesday that Grande will join the Emmy-winning series for its fall 2021 cycle. Grande will be joined by Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. The 20th season of "The Voice" is currently on air and features those three singers along with Nick Jonas...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 30 n Medical assists were made at 12:21 a.m. on North Spring Avenue; 8:50 a.m. at Airport Road and Rambler Drive; 10:51 a.m. on South Farrar Drive; 10:53 a.m. on William Street; 12:10 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 2:25 p.m. on South Ellis Street..

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 100 block of East Rodney Drive. Thefts n Burglary was reported on South West End Boulevard...

CAMERON, Mo. -- Bradley Eugene Proffer Sr., 69, of Cameron, formerly of Jackson, died Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Redwood of Cameron Nursing Home. Memorial service was held March 27 at Poland-Thompson Funeral Home in Cameron. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Proffer Cemetery in Crump...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- June Louise Northcutt, 84, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, March 30 2021, at Woodland Hills-Stonebridge in Marble Hill. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Glen Allen Cemetery with her son, the Rev. Rich Northcutt, officiating...

Doug Koch, 64, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...

Kim A. Kefauver, 68, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 17, 1952, in Evansville, Indiana, to Walter and Hilda Ladreiter Kefauver. Kim was a 1970 graduate of Jackson High School. He worked many years as a self-employed contractor and six years for the City of Jackson, at the power plant, retiring in 2005...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Gloria Culbertson Jackson, 76, of Sikeston passed away at 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 25, 1944, in Sikeston, the daughter of Earl and Ellen Culbertson. She graduated from New Madrid County (Missouri) High School in 1962, got a degree in education from the University of Missouri--St. Louis, and a master's degree in business education from Southeast Missouri State University...

MINNEAPOLIS -- After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the Black man's neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Floyd was "a sizable guy" and "probably on something," according to police video played in court Wednesday...

PITTSBURGH -- President Joe Biden outlined a huge $2.3 trillion plan Wednesday to reengineer the nation's infrastructure in what he billed as "a once-in-a-generation investment in America" that would undo his predecessor's signature legislative achievement -- giant tax cuts for corporations -- in the process...

ST. LOUIS -- A federal lawsuit seeks a return of the 1% St. Louis earnings tax paid by people who normally work in the city but instead worked from their suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of three suburban St. Louis residents seeks class action status, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. If successful, the lawsuit could cost the city millions of dollars...

ST. LOUIS -- A new company backed by Anheuser-Busch that turns the remnants of barley from brewing into protein and fiber supplements is building a production facility on the brewery's St. Louis campus. The company, EverGrain, announced the project Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The firm is led by former Anheuser-Busch sustainability chief Gregory Belt...

Russel Eugene Farrow, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was the son of the late George E. and Emma Perry Farrow. Russel and Joyce Farrow were united in marriage on Feb. 23, 1945. Russel served three tours as a merchant marine during World War II and was a lifelong business owner in the timber and lumber business...

For release immediately, with photo April 1, 2021 DARBY FINANCIAL REPRESENTIVE OF THE MONTH Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was named District Representive of the Month for March. Darby has been with Modern Woodmen since November 2010. ...

For release immediately, with photo April 1, 2021 DARBY RECEIVES LIFE LEADER AWARD Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was Life Leader in the Missouri East Region for the month of March...

For release immediately, with photo April 1, 2021 DARBY RECEIVES LIFE APPLICATIONS LEADER AWARD Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was Life Application Leader in the Missouri East Region in March...

For release immediately, with photo April 1, 2021 VOLKERDING FINANCIAL REPRESENTAIVE OF THE MONTH Ken Volkerding of Jackson, a financial reprenstative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Finanical, was financial reprenstative of the month in the Missouri East Region for the month of March...

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Metropolis has hit the jackpot; after three years as host city to Merv Griffin's Players Riverboat Casino, this small Southern Illinois city of 7,500 residents has taken $15,598,123 to the bank; there is no sign the bank will close any time soon...