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Four by Four 3/29/15
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
Jonnetta Alexander Cape Girardeau Southeast student 1-What do you make of the NCAA tournament? I don't watch it. I only watch reality TV shows and cartoons. I haven't paid attention to March Madness at all. Play jumprope, eat popsicles and stay out late...
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Hundreds rally against 'religious freedom' law
(National News ~ 03/29/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Hundreds of people, some carrying signs reading "no hate in our state," gathered Saturday outside the Indiana Statehouse for a rally against a new state law that opponents say could sanction discrimination against gay people. Since Republican Gov. ...
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Girl on bicycle struck, injured by motorist
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
A 6-year-old girl on her bicycle was injured Saturday night after she was struck by a vehicle. The accident occurred near the 800 block of South Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau, at the intersection of Walnut Street, witnesses said. Cpl. Darin Hickey, public information officer of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, said after 7 p.m. ...
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Several communities to decide whether to forgo elections
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
Voters in several Cape Girardeau and Scott County cities and villages have a decision to make about the future of their local elections. A question on the April ballot asks whether the towns should be authorized to forgo annual municipal elections "if the number of candidates who have filed for a particular office is equal to the number of positions in the office to be filled by the election?"...
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Fees can discourage dropouts from getting a diploma
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
While growing up, a family member always told Geraldean Bradley she wasn't intelligent. And for a long time, Bradley said, she believed it. So she dropped out of high school. But with support from family and friends, Bradley, of Dexter, Missouri, was able to rebuild her self-confidence...
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Body cameras gain acceptance from Scott County deputies
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
Former Scott County chief deputy Kenneth Kinder said his fellow officers were a little apprehensive when they first were told they'd be wearing body cameras. "Change is always hard to take. Doesn't matter if it's good change or bad change. ... But they've come to see that it's good for them," he said...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team moves into tie for OVC lead with big win
(College Sports ~ 03/29/15)
That Redhawks had 18 hits in a 22-8 defeat of SIU Edwardsville on Sunday. They won two out of three in the series with the Cougars.
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ALMOST FAMOUS MURDER MYSTERY THEATRE OPEN FOR 2015!
(Submitted Story ~ 03/29/15)
"Almost Famous Murder Mystery Theatre" is open for 2015! Calling the beautiful Lodge of the Ozarks' Crystal Theater home, Branson's alternative proves to be the city's best bet for an original one-of-a-kind experience like no other available in Branson! To kick off the 2015 season, "Almost Famous Murder Mystery Theatre" celebrates their sixth season in the Ozarks by hosting Area Appreciation for the month of April open to Stone, Taney, Christian, and Greene counties in Missouri and Boone county in Arkansas for $10.00 per ticket with valid driver's license.. ...
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DAR Chapter Holds Historic Meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 03/29/15)
The Nancy Hunter Chapter DAR held its March 2015 meeting at the Oliver/Leming/Kellerman House (Flag House) in the same parlor where they met in March 1915--one hundred years ago. The Minutes from the 1915 meeting were read by the current secretary, Sue LaBruyere. More . . ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/29/15)
Today is Sunday, March 29, the 88th day of 2015. There are 277 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 29, 1912, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, his doomed expedition stranded in an Antarctic blizzard after failing to be the first to reach the South Pole, wrote the last words of his journal: "For Gods sake look after our people."...
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Burrus - Lange
(Engagement ~ 03/29/15)
Patricia Duenne Burrus and Allan Burrus of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Brooke Burrus, to Robert Joseph Lange. He is the son of Jerry and Kaye Lange of Oran, Missouri. Katherine is a 2008 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School, and a 2010 graduate of Trendsetters School of Cosmetology. She is a stylist at Belladona Salon and Spa...
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Jackson - Taylor
(Wedding ~ 03/29/15)
Cara Olyvia Jackson and Terry Wade Taylor were married Feb. 21, 2015, at the House of Hope in Cape Girardeau. Blake Tiemann performed the ceremony. Vocalists were Cindy Jackson, Kaela and Kristina Criddle and Andy Helle, all of Cape Girardeau. Jamin Schippers of Cape Girardeau played keyboards...
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Vance - Martin
(Wedding ~ 03/29/15)
Katelyn Monique Vance and Michael Christopher Martin were married Aug. 30, 2014, at St. Augustine Church in Kelso, Missouri. The Rev. Oliver Clavin and the Rev. John Harth performed the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Tim and Celine Vance of Kelso, and Jack and Mary Anne Martin of Jackson...
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Watkins - Sides
(Engagement ~ 03/29/15)
Kathy Sisco and William and Vikki Watkins of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Allene Watkins, to Jordan Wayne Sides. He is the son of Crystal Lacy of Cape Girardeau and Mark Sides of Jackson. Ashley is a 2006 graduate of Jackson High School. She holds cosmetology and cosmetology instructor licenses from the state of Missouri. She is employed at Alliance Bank in Cape Girardeau...
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Adopt Lieutenant Dan
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
Lieutenant Dan is 7 years old. He has an awkward front leg, but it doesn't slow him down! He is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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Little - Allison
(Engagement ~ 03/29/15)
Jessica Louise Little and Jonathan Ray Allison of Perryville, Missouri, announce their engagement. She is the daughter of the late Carl and Brenda Little. He is the son of Terry and Susan Allison of Cape Girardeau. Jessica received an associate of arts degree in business administration from Mineral Area College in 2014. ...
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Besand - Wren
(Engagement ~ 03/29/15)
Paul and Lisa Besand of Perryville, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Marie Besand, to Nicholas Clay Wren, both of Gulf Breeze, Florida. He is the son of Stan and Sandi Williams of Cape Girardeau, and Clay and Maggie Wren of Gulf Breeze...
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Bollinger - Limbaugh
(Engagement ~ 03/29/15)
Jim and Jean Bollinger of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Jean Bollinger, to Todd Douglas Limbaugh. He is the son of Douglas and Carol Limbaugh of Jackson. Brittany is a 2007 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in education from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2012. She is a kindergarten teacher in the Chaffee School District...
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A host of heavenly bodies: Dennis Vollink takes his interest in outer space to new heights with computers, telescopes and cameras
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
There's not much to say beholding a nebula. Interjections underwhelm before these delicate, luminous pearls of the universe, light-years across and light-years away. Even Dennis Vollink, the man who took the pictures spread across the table, just nods and gestures back to the photographs...
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Everybody's Easter flower
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
This yellow flower is always one of the first to welcome spring in Southeast Missouri. It is not a native flower, but it has been with us so many years that by now, it is considered to be naturalized. It is an easy flower to grow and is very hardy. It sometimes can be found at very old homesites deep in the woods where almost all other evidence of a homestead has disappeared...
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FYI March 29
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
Stooges in Jackson will host a benefit for the family of Wyatt Glastetter from 2 to 9 p.m. today. Among the 14 musical acts performing are The Southern Brothers, Roni Putz, Casey Benefield, Abbie Fieser and Friends, Bittersweet, Chris Welch, Doug E. ...
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Scott County scholarship offered
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
Scott County Women in Agriculture announced the availability of a scholarship, the application deadline for which is Wednesday. The $750 non-renewable scholarship application is available to area 2015 high school graduates. A requirement is that the student or students' parents or grandparents must to be involved in farming or agribusiness in Scott County. ...
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Friedrich named teacher of the year
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
Janice Friedrich, a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Jackson for 15 years, was named American Legion Teacher of the Year for 2015. Friedrich invites veterans, police officers and other first responders to the school to meet with students. She is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and earned a master's degree in special eduation at Webster University...
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Heller scholarship set at Southeast
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
The Annette P. Seigel Heller Endowed Scholarship has been established through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. Heller, of Chesterfield, Missouri, made a $5,000 gift to establish the award. Her gift was matched with an additional $5,000 through the foundation's Honoring Tradition -- Inspiring Success Comprehensive Campaign, which allowed donors to make a minimum commitment of $5,000 to a maximum commitment of $10,000 through donation or pledge that qualified for a $1-for-$1 match. ...
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Hearnes music scholarship announced
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
The Betty Cooper Hearnes Music Scholarship has been established through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation through a gift from the Cooper family in Betty Cooper Hearnes' honor. The scholarship was announced March 13 at the birthday celebration of Julia Warren, sister of Hearnes, and was presented by Dr. ...
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CAPA scholarship established
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
The CAPA Endowed Scholarship in Human Resources has been established through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. CAPA -- Cape Area Personnel Association -- made a $5,000 gift to establish the scholarship. The scholarship is part of the foundation's Honoring Tradition -- Inspiring Success Comprehensive Campaign, which allowed donors to make a minimum commitment of $5,000 to a maximum of $10,000 through donation or pledge that qualified for a $1-for-$1 match. ...
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New varieties of old stand-by garden plants making their debut
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
If you have been reading gardening journals or home decorating magazines this month, you will probably find article after article on new varieties of old standby landscaping plants that are now being produced. The articles tout the improvements being made by breeders, such as improved disease resistance, increased tolerance of growing in shady conditions, etc. ...
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Let the spring pruning and spraying begin
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
With the warm weather and sunshine, all of our trees, shrubs and bushes and such will be budding and putting on leaves. Now is the time for pruning, spraying and even training fruit trees and bushes and vines. Spring is the time to prune your apple, peach, apricot, pear, plum, etc. ...
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Telling the Easter story with quality time in the kitchen
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
The Sunday before Easter has become a tradition of sharing a couple of favorite Easter recipes with you. This year is no exception, as I have already been asked several times if I was going to put it in the recipe column again. Absolutely I planned to, in hopes that it will make some great memories to families who choose to prepare them...
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Musical message: Southside Baptist Church uses music to share the gospel at its 'Singspiration' events
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
Music is an integral part of most Sunday church services, as choirs and soloists use their talents to worship God and inspire congregants. One church in Cape Girardeau has taken the love for music beyond Sunday morning, hosting an open mic "singspiration" event at 6 p.m. the first Saturday of every month...
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Straining against the leash
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
On this Palm Sunday, when Christians recall Jesus entering Jerusalem astride a donkey to Hosanna cheers, this column will address itself to another of God's creatures, the ubiquitous canine. The dog, as is the donkey, is mentioned in the pages of Scripture. The Scotsman Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), author of the celebrated novel "Rob Roy," viewed the dog as a divine gift:...
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Trinity Lutheran Honor Roll
(Honor Roll ~ 03/29/15)
Trinity Lutheran School Third Quarter A Honor Roll 5th grade: Casey Barwick, Anna Buerck, Audrey Daniel, Austin Kirn, Caroline Robison, Jack Rusten, Camdyn Soto, , Zander Zieba 6th grade: Paul Adams, Lucas Boren, Hayden Bruns, Eli Childres, Paige Elder, Ella Hahs, Alice Hogendobler, Alec Horn, Gage Inman, Grace Johnson, Suzanne Mosier, Kayla Overbeck, Kennedy Rayburn, Rhiannon Shakir, Skyler Soto, Bayley Thompson, Ethan Weber, Lacie Welker, Ezekiel Yamoah...
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Guardian Angel Honor Roll
(Honor Roll ~ 03/29/15)
Guardian Angel School Third Quarter Super Students Kindergarten: Jonah Dirnberger, Porter Gadberry, Blaine Jolley, Westyn Keller, Eva LeGrand, Dane Loper, Ellie Montgomery, Weston Woods 1st grade: Ava Forehand, Clayton Hahn, Reid Hobbs, Amelia LeGrand, Ryder Siebert, Lauren Williamsen, Cora Woods...
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The challenges, excitement and rewards of teaching
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
If you want to be challenged by others' wills and understanding, forced to rely on God for patience and energy and amazed daily, become a teacher. If you want to see God through other people in ways you didn't think he existed, be taken by surprise, have your own assumptions humbled, become a teacher. ...
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Club news 3-29
(Community News ~ 03/29/15)
Xi Nu Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi The Xi Nu Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met March 17 at Katy O'Ferrell's Publick House in Cape Girardeau. Seven members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were approved. Tammy Hahs reported on the recent Beta Sigma Phi state convention meeting. The group then discussed ideas for the chapter's responsibilities for the convention. Members will gather to watch the movie "South Pacific" in the coming weeks. The next meeting will be on April 7 at the home of Sandy Ross. Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi The Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of Marsha Parrish. President Linda Belote presided. Patty Taylor, who will join the chapter, attended the meeting. It was announced the Cape Girardeau Senior Center is in need of items for its Thrift Store. Belote reported that she has received the Founders Day packet from International in Kansas City, Missouri. The Founders Day all-chapter banquet will be held on April 30. An officers' election will be held at the next meeting, so members are encouraged to to attend. Joyce Hays read from the Book of Beta Sigma Phi and also reported on an article in the "Torch" magazine of a new magazine called "Yellow Roses." The magazine will be published in the spring and fall of the year. Beta Sigma Phi will be highlighted in the magazine with a full page article. To learn more, visit www.yellowrosesmagazine.com. The programs for the evening were "St. Patricks Day" by Marsha Parrish and "Did You Know" by Belote. A group participation exercise on relieving sinus headaches was held following the programs. Following the meeting, Dixie Jones held pledge training for new member Carole Rhodes. The next meeting will be at the home of Gwen Nussbaum.
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Words and memories from 1952, and time for spring cleaning
(Community ~ 03/29/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Alfred Schlitt. Happy birthday this week to Jill Hornback, Howard Campbell, Harold Landawee, Charles Westrich, Abby Seyer, Jill Pobst, Paula Hornback, Randy Buchheit, Mary Jo Barlow, Danny Terhune, Hillary Eichhorn, Samantha Montgomery, Jonathan Hendrix, John Menz Jr., Doris Moore, Robert Ward, Meagan Ruiz, Laddie Bridwell, Barb Griggs, Ken Keller, Lurline Crump, Donna Sadler, Judy Sanders, Ernie Duncan, Megan Steimle, Darlene Dumey, Ersell Robins, Sierra Miller, Randy Dunn, Rosemary Hendrickson, Candice Snider, Allissa Coomer, Tim Stone, Grace Givens, Allan Horrell, Dora Avance and Terry Lynn.. ...
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'Stonewalled' worth a read
(Column ~ 03/29/15)
I just finished reading the book "Stonewalled" by Sharyl Attkisson, a former CBS award- winning investigative reporter. I highly recommend it, especially for anyone interested in the media and government coverage. Attkisson's journalism career has spanned more than 30 years. During that time, she uncovered wrongdoing by those in power, including major corporations, government officials and presidential administrations of both parties...
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Threats to some churches a threat to all churches
(Editorial ~ 03/29/15)
Anyone who uses a Bible scripture to condone violent threats against churches clearly needs to study the New Testament and the United States Constitution. Last week, several Presbyterian churches in the Southeast Missouri region received anonymous threats...
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Nation briefs
(National News ~ 03/29/15)
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- Seven people were injured, some critically, during an early-morning spray of gunfire Saturday at a spring break party on the Florida Panhandle, police said. An Alabama man was apprehended. Multiple 911 calls flooded in just before 1 a.m., reporting the shootings at the house party in Panama City Beach, and deputies found a sprawling crime scene with victims inside the home, outside and across the street from it and in the street's median, the Bay County Sheriff's Office said. ...
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Woman posed as lawyer for decade, named partner
(National News ~ 03/29/15)
PITTSBURGH -- Authorities say a woman used forged documents to pretend to be a lawyer for a decade and made partner before her fraud was discovered. Kimberly Kitchen, 44, was charged with fooling BMZ Law by forging a law license, bar exam results, an email showing she attended Duquesne University law school. The attorney general says she handled estate planning for more than 30 clients before doubting lawyers in the area raised questions...
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Boko Haram kills 41, prevents hundreds voting in Nigeria
(International News ~ 03/29/15)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Boko Haram extremists killed 41 people, including a legislator, and scared hundreds of people from polling stations in the northeast, but millions voted across Nigeria on Saturday in the most closely contested presidential race in the nation's history...
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Yemen's president calls Shiite rebels 'puppets of Iran'
(International News ~ 03/29/15)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- Yemen's embattled president on Saturday called Shiite rebels who forced him to flee the country "puppets of Iran," blaming the Islamic Republic for the chaos there and demanding airstrikes against rebel positions continue until they surrender...
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Woman injured in pickup crash
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a vehicle crash early Saturday that injured one person and resulted in citations, including a DWI charge. At 12:09 a.m. Saturday, fire personnel and police responded to a flipped vehicle on Ferguson Drive near Big Bend Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Fire damages home in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a small house fire Friday in Cape Girardeau. At 3:36 p.m. Friday, firefighters responded to 923 N. Frederick St. to a report of a furnace that had caught fire. Battalion fire chief Fred Vincel stated in the report upon firefighters' arrival, the fire had been extinguished by a resident, but it had spread to the floor and the structure itself...
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Man arrested after search turns up drugs, gun, cash
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
A suspect is in custody after an investigation this month by Jackson police and the Drug Enforcement Administration. After obtaining a search warrant, officers with the Jackson Police Department Special Response Team and the patrol division, as well as DEA agents, searched a home in the 400 block of Kate Street, according to a news release from the Jackson Police Department...
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Four candidates run for two seats on Scott City School Board
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
All four candidates running for Scott City School Board on April 7 have one goal in common: student welfare. Incumbents Beth McDonough Cox and Gary Miller are running for re-election against challengers Sally Porch and Justin Braun. Only two of the candidates in the race can be elected for three-year terms...
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Out of the past: March 29
(Out of the Past ~ 03/29/15)
A deadlocked vote last week by the Cape Girardeau Board of Education means superintendent Arthur Turner's contract won't be extended; Turner intends to lead the school district until his contract expires July 1, 1991. More than 200 novice politicians are at Southeast Missouri State University for the third annual National Mock Constitutional Convention; students from 11 Missouri high schools and Cape Girardeau Central Junior High debate resolutions that would alter the U.S. ...
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Commission: Inmate's medical bill not county's to forgive
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Mississippi County Commission has turned down a second request for a jail debt forgiveness. The most recent request to forgive a debt owed by a former inmate of the Mississippi County Detention Center came from Angela Phillips of Cape Girardeau County on behalf of her husband, Daniel Phillips, during the commission's regular weekly meeting Thursday...
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Speak Out 3/29/15
(Speak Out ~ 03/29/15)
Beware if you receive a phone call from an 876 area code. Now they tell me, when I answer the phone, that they're from New York calling. They've been calling me, telling me I'm going to receive a large amount of money. Area code 876 is not from New York. It's from Jamaica. So please hang up before they scam you...
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Jackson fire report 3/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/29/15)
* Emergency medical service on North Farmington Road. n Emergency medical service on Gerald Street. n Citizen assist on South Shawnee. n Fire investigation on North Farmington Road. n Structure fire on Hickory Street. n Emergency medical service on Travelers Way...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Medical assists made to: West Drive at 1:57 a.m.; Nash Road at 2:39 a.m.; North Street at 10:49 a.m.; Siemers Drive at 11:23 a.m.; Independence Street at 12:25 p.m.; William Street at 3:28 p.m.; South Sprigg Street at 4:34 p.m.; South Sprigg Street at 7:59 p.m.; and North Frederick Street at 8:17 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Jakob Payne, no age given, 236 Caygua Lane, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and failure to drive on the right side of the roadway...
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Births 3/29/15
(Births ~ 03/29/15)
Son to Joseph Paul and Emily Renee Graves of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:41 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Name, Benjamin Michael. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Graves is the former Emily Blattel, daughter of Larry and Tina Blattel of Scott City. She is a lab analyst at BioKyowa. Graves is the son of Jeff and Polly Graves of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a computer technician at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Mack Varnon
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
Mack E. Varnon, 63, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Landmark Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Helen Stueve
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Helen W. Stueve, 92, of Farrar died Friday, March 27, 2015, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, with the Rev. Roger Abernathy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Paul Menz
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
Paul Menz, 67, of Scott City died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Joseph McVay
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Joseph E. "Gene" McVay, 77, of New Madrid passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at the Convalescent Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born May 23, 1937, at New Madrid, to the late Joseph L. and Nora Young McVay Jr. He was married to Sandra Bullard 27 years and they remained close until his death...
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Melissa Luttrell
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
Melissa Sue Ann Luttrell Burgess, 27, of Gordonville died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at her home. She was born Nov. 6, 1987, in Cape Girardeau to Kenneth Wayne and Kimberly Sue Perkins Luttrell. She is survived by her father, Kenny (Denise) Luttrell of Jackson; her mother, Kim Schweain of Gordonville; a son, Aydin Burgess of the home; two daughters, Rylie and Brooklynne Surface of the home; two brothers, Brandon Streiler of Scott City and Justin Streiler of Gordonville; paternal grandmother, Bonnie Luttrell of Bonifay, Florida; and maternal grandparents, Gerald and Judith Perkins of Seymour, Tennessee.. ...
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Milford Kirn
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
Milford Paul Kirn, 84, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 24, 1931, in Friedheim, to Murphy L. and Corene E. Berkbigler Kirn. He and Mary Stevens were married June 2, 1956, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Virginia Josephs
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
Virginia Josephs, 66, of Scott City died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Thomas Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Thomas Robert Elfrink, 90, of Leopold passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 15, 1925, in Leopold, son of Jacob H. and Adelheid Jansen Elfrink. He and Wilma G. Seesing were united in marriage Feb. 26, 1946, in Leopold, and she passed away Sept. 4, 2002. He later married Juliana Tenholder Lutes in Leopold on Oct. 25, 2003...
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Nell Clarke
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Nell Hermene Baur Clarke, longtime resident of Cairo, on Friday, March 27, 2015, quietly and peacefully slipped the bonds of her earthly world and made her journey to heaven. There, she reunites with her loving mother and father, her two brothers and sisters and many close friends that had preceded her in death...
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Doris Bentley
(Obituary ~ 03/29/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Doris Bentley, 86, of Chaffee died Friday, March 27, 2015, at the Maple Health and Rehab Center in Springfield, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Cape chief voted chairman of Major Case Squad
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
Cape Girardeau police chief Wes Blair was elected chairman of the Cape Girardeau / Bollinger County Major Case Squad board of directors Thursday, according to a news release from the case squad. Blair succeeds Cape Girardeau Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh. According to squad bylaws, no member of the board of directors shall serve as chairman for two successive years...
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Ten teens arrested after attack on man
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Ten teenagers were arrested by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety after the assault of a man last week. The department received a call at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday reporting a fight between youths and a man. Upon arriving, officers found a 28-year-old man who lived in the area who said he was assaulted by a group of 10 to 12 young men after telling them to not climb on the GED school building on Greer Avenue, said police Capt. Bill Mygatt...
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Diversity education task force formed at Southeast
(Local News ~ 03/29/15)
The President's Task Force on Diversity Education, led by Southeast Missouri State University president Kenneth W. Dobbins, held its first meeting March 11 to discuss diversity on campus. "It's a task force in that there are some issues that we need to start talking about -- race on this campus -- and I think it's very important that it's not a standing committee," Dobbins said. ...
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Dalhousie to host its first USGA event in September
(Community Sports ~ 03/29/15)
Top women amateur golfers from all 50 states will converge on Cape Girardeau in September when Dalhousie Golf Club will host the USGA Women's Team Championship. The three-women team competition that will have a field of 156 golfers -- Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. also are expected to be represented -- will be played out over three days, Sept. 10 to 12, and will be the first USGA event hosted by Dalhousie, which has hosted numerous high-level amateur events since opening in 2002...
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High school roundup: Leopold softball team routs Zalma in three innings
(High School Sports ~ 03/29/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Friday.
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Cabrera homers, leads Tigers over Cardinals 4-3
(Professional Sports ~ 03/29/15)
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Miguel Cabrera hit his second home run of the spring and raised his average to .385, leading the Detroit Tigers past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Saturday. Cabrera was playing in his sixth game of the spring while recovering from offseason surgery on his right ankle. It was his sixth straight game of the spring, and he will sit out today against Philadelphia...
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High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team sweeps Oak Ridge in doubleheader
(High School Sports ~ 03/29/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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Southeast Missouri State track and field team brings home titles from Vanderbilt
(College Sports ~ 03/29/15)
The Southeast Missouri State track and field team had three athletes claim first-place finishes to lead the Redhawks at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invite, which concluded Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee. Southeast throwers Kayla Gutierrez and Shon Kyle won the hammer throw and shot put, respectively, on Friday while Blake Smith won the 100-meter dash on Saturday...
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Pitching-depleted Rangers get lefty Freeman from Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 03/29/15)
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The pitching-depleted Texas Rangers acquired left-hander Sam Freeman from the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday for a player to be named or cash considerations. The 27-year-old Freeman was 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA in a career-high 44 relief appearances last season with the Cardinals. He pitched once against the Dodgers in the playoffs...
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Jenner gets tiebreaking goal to lead Blue Jackets past Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 03/29/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The streaking Columbus Blue Jackets keep finding ways to win against the top teams of the Western Conference. After defeating Anaheim on Tuesday and then Chicago on Friday, the Blue Jackets got goals from William Karlsson, Jack Johnson, Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night...
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Man accused in Kansas Jewish site killings pleads not guilty
(State News ~ 03/29/15)
OLATHE, Kan. -- A Missouri white supremacist pleaded not guilty to charges that he gunned down three people last year at Jewish sites in the Kansas City area. Seventy-four-year-old Frazier Glenn Miller entered the pleas Friday during a court appearance in Johnson County, Kansas...
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Bills would ban gender neutral housing, unisex bathrooms
(State News ~ 03/29/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gender-neutral university housing and many unisex public bathrooms would be banned in Missouri under bills that have been introduced in the Legislature. Rep. Jeff Pogue, a Salem Republican who submitted the bills earlier this month, said in an email he wants to "protect the social norms of our state," the Columbia Daily Tribune reported...
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Missouri bill would allow growlers in gas stations, grocers
(State News ~ 03/29/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri beer lovers could get their fill of rich milk stouts and hoppy pale ales on draft at convenience and grocery stores under proposals brewing in the state Legislature. The two measures, one that stalled in the Senate and another that passed the House earlier this month, would allow stores that sell packaged beer to add to their wares growlers -- take-home jugs of draft beer. Currently, growlers are available only at breweries and some bars...
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SIUE completes sweep of Southeast Missouri State softball team
(College Sports ~ 03/29/15)
With a three-run lead in the first inning of Sunday's series finale against Southern Illinois Edwardsville, it appeared the Southeast Missouri State University softball team was on its way to matching its Ohio Valley Conference win total from a season ago.
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Missouri Gov. Nixon doesn't use public email address, text or any electronic communication
(Column ~ 03/29/15)
The governor of Missouri does not use electronic communication to discuss public business. Well, unless you count the two random emails he sent in 2014 or if you count his Twitter account. Neither does the governor use text messages. He and his staff don't use any kind of chat or instant messaging system...
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Missouri Gov. Nixon doesn't use public email address, text or any electronic communication
(Column ~ 03/29/15)
The governor of Missouri does not use electronic communication to discuss public business. Well, unless you count the two random emails he sent in 2014 or if you count his Twitter account. Neither does the governor use text messages. He and his staff don't use any kind of chat or instant messaging system...
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Prayer 3/29/15
(Prayer ~ 03/29/15)
O Heavenly Father, may we meditate on your Word, seeking your will for our lives. Amen.
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