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Public gives ideas for state transportation needs at two area hearings
(Local News ~ 03/16/14)
Members of the public were allowed to weigh in on the future of transportation in Missouri at two public meetings Friday in Jackson and Cape Girardeau. The meetings, hosted by the Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization, were held to give the public an opportunity to offer ideas for needed transportation projects...
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Jury convicts Evans of second-degree murder
(Local News ~ 03/16/14)
After about two and a half hours of deliberation, a Cape Girardeau County jury on Friday convicted Glen Scott Evans of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 34-year-old Sean Crow of Bernie, Mo. Evans, 46, of Dexter, Mo., was accused of facilitating Crow's death by driving another Dexter man, 30-year-old Matt Cook, to Advance, Mo., for the purpose of killing Crow...
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Four by Four 3/16/14
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
1. What do you do to relieve stress? 2. Where would you go if you could take a spring break trip? 3. What is your opinion of changing clocks ahead in the spring and back in the fall? 4. St. Patrick's Day is Monday. Do you plan to wear green? Charles McGinty...
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Three charged with openly carrying firearms at mall
(Local News ~ 03/16/14)
Three people were taken into custody Saturday at the West Park Mall for openly displaying handguns, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department. The news release said about 1:20 p.m., security officers at the mall contacted the police department to notify it of four people who had entered the mall, some with weapons...
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Dealing with discipline: School officials try to get to root of problem
(Local News ~ 03/16/14)
Although some of the terms -- detention, in-school suspension and out-of-school suspension -- remain the same, discipline on campus has become somewhat kinder and gentler than it used to be by trying to get to the root of problems and getting children back to class...
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First crocus of the season
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/16/14)
The first flowering crocus in my yard.
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Scott County Central boys win 17th state title
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/14)
By Erin Unerstall Southeast Missourian COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Following the Class 1 state championship game Saturday afternoon, Scott County Central senior Larandis Banks mentioned that the Braves team that bowed out of last year's state playoffs in the quarterfinal round was the team that "broke the streak" of four straight state championships...
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St Charles Saint Patrick's Day parade
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/16/14)
Part of the crowd at the St Patrick's Day parade in St Charles. A lot of people and more than a little green.
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Nearly Perfect Shoes Celebrates 25 Years
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/14)
NEARLY PERFECT SHOES TURNING 25 -- A REASON TO SAY THANK YOU! Nearly Perfect Shoes is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Founded by Alan and Jeannine Kaufman in 1989, Nearly Perfect Shoes is a family owned business that has continued to pride itself on 'Everyday Incredible Prices' to customers throughout Southeast Missouri. ...
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St Louis at Night
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/16/14)
Night scene of St Louis the evening before the St Patrick's Day Parade.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/16/14)
Today is Sunday, March 16, the 75th day of 2014. There are 290 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 16, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent Congress the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as part of his War on Poverty. (The measure was passed by Congress, and was signed by Johnson in August 1964.)...
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Past trivia 3-16-14
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
Here are the Past Trivia questions from which to pick for Sunday, March 16, covering the week of March 9-15. Q: C. Andy Juden was considering the construction of a new business building on Spanish Street, north of Independence, in March 1939. What would the proposed building house?...
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World/nation trivia 3-16-14
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
March 16:1521, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines, where he was killed by natives the following month. 1926, rocket science pioneer Robert H. Goddard successfully tested the first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Mass...
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Winners of the Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
The science fair was held March 11 in the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Behavioral and Social Sciences Third place: Maddie Baker, Cape Christian School; Grace Powderly, St. Vincent de Paul; Abbey Engelmann, Sarah Moore and Zane Reynolds, all of Ste. ...
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God knows what is best for all of us
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
"Father, we keep you busy." Energetic worship leader Davy Myers said the aforementioned last Sunday at New Salem United Methodist Church in Daisy, Mo., where I attend occasionally. He was offering a prayer on behalf of this small but vital congregation after it seemed like dozens of prayer concerns were shared out loud...
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A hungry red fox
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
The red fox is a fur-bearing animal native to most of North America and, in fact, is prevalent throughout almost the entire Northern Hemisphere. This distant relative of the domesticated dog is one of Southeast Missouri's most beautiful wild animals. Black lower legs, bright red-orange upper body and white undersides make this an easy to identify animal. Often but not always -- as this photo attests -- the red fox will sport a flashy red tip to its tail...
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‘It doesn't matter if we're successful'
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
A couple of Sundays ago I was pretty down when I arrived at church. There had been several occurrences throughout the week that had left me feeling like a failure, like I couldn't do anything right, even though I had prayed about and put my whole heart into these things, giving all of myself to make them happen...
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Prayer group to host ex-captives
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh were imprisoned in their own country, Iran, for nine months for their Christian faith. Now free, they will share their story at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau March 28 to 30. In addition, the pair will address the youth and participate in the Unforgettable -- Perseverance 5K Challenge...
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McMillan - Brotherton
(Engagement ~ 03/16/14)
Bud and Becky McMillan of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Taylor Ann McMillan, to Christopher Charles Brotherton. He is the son of Robert and Mary Brotherton of Cape Girardeau. Taylor is a graduate of Central High School. She received a master's degree in occupational therapy from the University of Missouri. She is a pediatric occupational therapist at HealthPoint Rehab...
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Pixley - Leet
(Engagement ~ 03/16/14)
Aaron and Amy Pixley of Kennett, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Madison Nicole Pixley, to Gregory Ryan Leet. He is the son of Greg and Vicki Leet of Jackson. Madison is majoring in psychology at College of the Ozarks in Branson, Mo...
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Russell - Adkins
(Engagement ~ 03/16/14)
Dr. John and Susan Russell of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Jo Russell, to Nicholas Andrew Adkins, both of Lee's Summit, Mo. He is the son of Thomas and Ann Adkins of Lee's Summit. Jenna is a 2005 graduate of Central High School. ...
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High 5
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
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Cape police report, 3/16/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape fire report, 3/16/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Births 3/16/14
(Births ~ 03/16/14)
Son to Greg Anthony and Lorraine Alicia Kluesner of St. Peters, Mo., Progress West Hospital, 9:06 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Name, Cameron Anthony. Weight, 5 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Kluesner is the daughter of Ty and Ceci Magney of O'Fallon, Mo. She is an event planner with Novus International. Kluesner is the son of A.J. and Betty Kluesner of Cape Girardeau. He is a relationship manager with Wells Fargo Advisors...
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Out of the past 3/16/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/16/14)
In observance of the 70th anniversary of the American Legion, the state commander, Charles W. Mickey of Jefferson City, was guest of Post 63 in Cape Girardeau yesterday; March 17 is the Legion's birthday, and the local chapter was chartered a few months later in 1919...
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Jackson fire report, 3/16/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Jackson police report, 3/16/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Herbert Wickham III
(Obituary ~ 03/16/14)
Herbert F. Wickham III, 80, of Jackson, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 16, 1933, son of Herbert F. and Julia Hagan Wickham Jr. He and Nancy Rhea were married May 22, 1955. She survives...
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Leo Hindman
(Obituary ~ 03/16/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Leo Hindman died suddenly Friday, March 14, 2014. at his home on Route F, near Poplar Bluff. Leo was born in Greenbriar, Mo., June 14, 1924, and was looking forward to celebrating his 90th birthday this summer. Leo attended Chaffee, Mo., schools and graduated from Chaffee High School in 1943. He attended Southeast Missouri State University and graduated from University of Missouri at Rolla with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1953...
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Terry Baker
(Obituary ~ 03/16/14)
Terry Alan Baker, 55, of Scott City died Friday, March 14, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 2, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, to Alvie Gene and Gladys Jewel Hensley Baker. He and Jill Rae Boren were married Aug. 14, 1976...
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Rescuers reach basement of blast site
(National News ~ 03/16/14)
NEW YORK -- Emergency workers sifted through debris Saturday from the site of a deadly explosion at two New York City apartment buildings as they worked to clear the way for investigators to search for clues that might reveal what caused the blast...
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Lawsuits over cash seizures settled in Nevada
(National News ~ 03/16/14)
RENO, Nev. -- Authorities in a Nevada county are reviewing a "forfeiture program" and have settled lawsuits with two men who said a sheriff's deputy violated their civil rights when they were stopped for speeding, searched for drugs and forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars...
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Swamp still marred months after crash of crude-oil train
(National News ~ 03/16/14)
ALICEVILLE, Ala. -- Environmental regulators promised an aggressive cleanup after a tanker train hauling 2.9 million gallons of crude oil derailed and burned in a west Alabama swamp in early November amid a string of North American oil train crashes...
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Malaysian leader: Plane's disappearance deliberate
(International News ~ 03/16/14)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The Malaysian jetliner missing for more than a week was deliberately diverted and continued flying for more than six hours after severing contact with the ground, meaning it could have gone as far northwest as Kazakhstan or into the Indian Ocean's southern reaches, Malaysia's leader said Saturday...
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Russia forces approach Crimea border
(International News ~ 03/16/14)
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- Russian forces backed by helicopter gunships and armored vehicles Saturday took control of a village near the border with Crimea on the eve of a referendum on whether the region should seek annexation by Moscow, Ukrainian officials said...
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New insurance rights for same-sex couples
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
WASHINGTON -- Addressing gay and lesbian concerns, the Obama administration Friday moved to expand health insurance access for same-sex couples and close a loophole that threatened to leave some HIV/AIDS patients without coverage. In separate announcements, the Health and Human Services Department said:...
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Missouri Senate begins debate over criminal code
(State News ~ 03/16/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators began debating a proposed overhaul of the state's criminal laws last week, but significant obstacles remain to passing the legislation this year. The bill's backers expressed confidence the measure could reach Gov. Jay Nixon's desk this year, but acknowledged it could be a challenging road. The measure's 1,100-page size has made it difficult for lawmakers to sift through and penalty reductions for some drug users have been controversial...
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Many teachers, students skip snow day makeups
(State News ~ 03/16/14)
ST. LOUIS -- It's payback time for all of those snow days this winter -- but not for everyone. Spring break was scheduled about this time of year for many school districts, but the brutal winter forced so many snow days that some schools are remaining in session to make up the days...
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Commission approves low-income housing tax credits
(State News ~ 03/16/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Millions of dollars in tax credits for low-income housing construction in Missouri became reality Friday, three months after they were delayed by a deal to pass an incentive package for Boeing. The Missouri Housing Development Commission unanimously endorsed issuing about $14 million in annual tax credits for about 1,600 housing units. ...
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Police: Student made up story of sex assault
(State News ~ 03/16/14)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Police in St. Charles say a Lindenwood University student who reported being sexually attacked on campus has admitted fabricating the story. The 21-year-old Des Peres woman now is charged with a misdemeanor count of making a false report...
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Group home told to move because of sex offenders
(State News ~ 03/16/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield house serving as a group home has been given 30 days to move or disband because of the number of sex offenders it serves. The city's director of building development services says the house is more of a community corrections facility than a group home and it can operate only in an area zoned for heavy manufacturing...
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Missouri may break record for executions
(State News ~ 03/16/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri is on pace for a record number of executions in 2014, with two more inmates on the verge of receiving their execution dates. The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday issued show cause orders in the cases of Leon Taylor and Michael Worthington. The orders give attorneys for the two men until April 14 to show why an execution date should not be set...
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Obama ‘Funny or Die' skit gets more than 15 million hits
(National News ~ 03/16/14)
NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama's appearance on the "Between Two Ferns" satirical online talk show this week is at 15 million views -- almost at Justin Bieber levels. The website Funny or Die said Friday Obama's interview with Zach Galfianakis, posted Tuesday, will likely beat Bieber's record of 17.8 million views for the talk show...
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South at heart of close fight to control Senate
(National News ~ 03/16/14)
ATLANTA -- The South is where President Barack Obama and Democrats long have struggled, and it's where the party's toughest battleground will be this year in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate. Three incumbents must face the consequences of having voted for Obama's health care law, but Republicans first must settle primaries in several states, including a challenge to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky...
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Obama neutral in CIA-Senate spat
(National News ~ 03/16/14)
WASHINGTON -- For President Barack Obama, a spat between a trusted ally at the CIA and a loyal Democratic senator has put into focus his complicated role in managing the post-Sept. 11 anti-terror programs he inherited from George W. Bush. The president wants to stay neutral in the feud that erupted last week between Sen. ...
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It's important to have open, transparent public entities
(Editorial ~ 03/16/14)
This week is Sunshine Law Week across the nation. It's a week to recognize the importance of transparency in government. It's a fundamental cornerstone of democracy, but it's a topic not often brought up unless a controversy arises. When people think about a lack of transparency in federal government, they think of scandals such as Benghazi or the NSA's sweeping surveillance program. ...
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Smith finishes 14th in long jump at NCAA Indoor Championships
(College Sports ~ 03/16/14)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Blake Smith placed 14th at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday in Albuquerque, N.M. Smith's best jump of the competition was 23 feet, 5 1/2-inches. Smith, a Class 4 state long jump champion from Jackson High School, had qualified for the national meet with a jump of 25 4 1/2, which won the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships...
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Kelly shows arm, bat look ready for regular season
(Professional Sports ~ 03/16/14)
Cards pitcher collected three hits and threw into the sixth inning in 6-2 win
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Berglund's two goals lead Blues over Predators 4-1
(Professional Sports ~ 03/16/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The St. Louis Blues just continue to roll -- especially against the Nashville Predators. Patrik Berglund scored twice to lead the Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Predators on Saturday night. Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Steen had the other goals for the Blues, who have won seven of their last eight. The game also marked the fifth and final game of the season series between the Central Division rivals, with the Blues winning all five matchups...
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Missouri awaits NCAA tourney fate after loss to Florida in SEC tourney
(Professional Sports ~ 03/16/14)
Missouri fell to 22-11 with a 72-49 loss to No. 1 Florida in the SEC tournament
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CBC ends season for Jackson boys basketball team in Class 5 quarterfinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/14)
The Indians fell in the Class 5 quarterfinals for the second straight year
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Rushin gains first-team All-American status at Missouri
(College Sports ~ 03/16/14)
Former Jackson state champ finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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Discipline number breakdowns by area school
(Local News ~ 03/16/14)
Discipline incidents are reported when a student is removed from the regular classroom for a half day or more because of a violation of district, school or classroom rules, Sarah Potter, communications coordinator for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, said in an email to the Southeast Missourian. This includes in- and out-of-school suspensions...
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Owens goes out in style, helps Staple to first title at Scott County Central
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/14)
The senior scored 26 points in his final game at Scott County Central
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team sweeps series from EKU
(College Sports ~ 03/16/14)
Southeast Missourian The Southeast Missouri State baseball team used plenty of offense to remain perfect in Ohio Valley Conference play this weekend in Richmond, Ky. Southeast scored a total of 37 runs and pounded 50 hits in sweeping its road series against Eastern Kentucky...
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Prayer 3/16/14
(Prayer ~ 03/16/14)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for grace through your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Veteran Hollywood reporter Bob Thomas dead at 92
(Entertainment ~ 03/16/14)
He was the institutional memory for the movies at The Associated Press and a passage for the world to a Hollywood both longed for and long gone. Bob Thomas, who died Friday at his Encino, Calif., home at age 92, started reporting when Clark Gable was a middle-aged king, Bette Davis was in her big-eyed prime, and Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall were emerging stars. ...
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with oysters
(Column ~ 03/16/14)
"He was a bold man that first ate an oyster," observed Jonathan Swift. He was undoubtedly right, but what Swift didn't say that might be just as true is that the first oyster eater might very well have been, like him, of Celtic origin. Certainly the first person who thought of pairing oysters with beer, most notably stout, must have been Irish. ...
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School menus March 17-18
(Menus ~ 03/16/14)
MONDAY--Taco soup, tortilla chips, fruit, cookie. TUESDAY--Chicken & rice, steamed broccoli, glazed carrots, roll, fruit. WEDNESDAY--Beef stroganoff, green beans. THURSDAY--Ham & cheese sandwich, fries, pinto beans, fruit. FRIDAY--Cheese pizza, garden salad, corn, fruit...
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FYI 3-16-14
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
Tyra West, who is representing Cape Girardeau in the Beautiful Me Productions Midwest State Pageant, is hosting a toy drive to benefit the Safe House for Women. New and gently used toys will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29 at LaCroix Church, 3102 Lexington Ave. in Cape Girardeau...
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Kohlfeld named Legion teacher of the year
(Community ~ 03/16/14)
Barbara Kohlfeld, principal at Barbara Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, was named American Legion teacher of the year for 2014, according to a news release from the Legion. Blanchard principal since 2000, Kohlfeld earlier was principal at May Greene Elementary School and has been a teacher in Cape Girardeau since 1981. ...
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