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Four by Four 8/16/15
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
Hubert Murphy Cape Girardeau Given the opportunity, would you spend time on the International Space Station? Definitely. Just for the adventure and to learn something. I like to study astronomy. What recipe is your specialty? I make awful good coconut cream pie. I learned it from a lady I worked with at Chateau Girardeau...
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'A Mad Dash for the ball'
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
The game begins with what's called a joust; so named because it involves stick-wielding men riding headlong toward each other. Patrick Koetting explained the mechanics of playing polo on bicycles while two teams of three fidgeted with bikes in preparation...
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Police: Suspect's heart monitor found in store he burglarized
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Authorities say a heart monitor found inside an auto parts business early Saturday was dropped by a Poplar Bluff man as he burglarized the store. At 1:55 a.m., officers responded to an alarm sounding at the NAPA Auto Parts store in Poplar Bluff, according to patrolman Dylan Janes' report...
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Funding of dredging, levees dominate discussions at Army Corps visit
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
Residents of Southeast Missouri and Illinois gathered to discuss river-related issues Friday morning with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The meeting on board the MV Mississippi at the Cape Girardeau riverfront was part of the annual low-water inspection trip, during which members of the Mississippi River Commission travel the river and its tributaries to keep abreast of local issues. ...
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Suspect in custody after bank robbery in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
A suspect was in custody Friday afternoon after a robbery at Regions Bank on South Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. DePaul A. Bush, 36, was charged Saturday with second-degree robbery. According to a probable-cause statement, Bush entered the bank through the front door, laid a deposit slip and a bag on the counter and told an employee it was a robbery. He told the employee to give him the money in $100 and $50 bills...
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Perryville considers new elementary school because of cramped classrooms
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
At the Perryville Elementary School, lunch for kindergarten classes begins at 10:30 a.m. It's early, school officials acknowledge, but it's just one of many adjustments that have been made to accommodate a growing number of students. The building was built as a high school in 1976, and its cafeteria has enough seating for 200 students. But officials on Friday said the space is inadequate, as about 870 children from kindergarten through fourth-grade file through the cafeteria until 1:30 p.m...
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Piscotty hits first major league HR in Cards' loss to Marlins
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/15)
The Rookie outfielder and Jason Heyward combined for three HRs in a 6-4 loss.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/16/15)
Today is Sunday, August 16, the 228th day of 2015. There are 137 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42. On this date: In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington...
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Sprengel - 30 years
(Anniversary ~ 08/16/15)
Archie and Ann Sprengel of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 3, 1985, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The couple has three children, Michael Sprengel, attending Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; Gregory (Katie) Sprengel of Grapevine, Texas; and Russell Sprengel, attending the University of Missouri in Columbia. They have a granddaughter, Kimberly Anne Sprengel...
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Stoverink - Adams
(Engagement ~ 08/16/15)
Sharon Bergjans of O'Fallon, Missouri, and Anthony Stoverink Sr. of St. Peters, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Stoverink, to Dustin Adams. He is the son of Robert and Pamela Adams of Jackson. Katherine received a master's degree in business administration from Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri. She is a director of program management at Charter Communications in St. Louis...
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McNeely - Maze
(Engagement ~ 08/16/15)
Daryl and Nancy McNeely of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Lyndsay McNeely, to Seth Maze. He is the son of Paul Maze of Goreville, Illinois, and the late Crystal Maze. Lyndsay received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a registered nurse at SoutheastHEALTH...
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Seabaugh -- Cook
(Engagement ~ 08/16/15)
Roger and LaWanna Seabaugh of Leopold, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Mae Seabaugh, to Rodney Dean Cook of Leopold. He is the son of Lyndall and Terri Cook and Janice and Ron White, all of Marble Hill, Missouri. Amanda is a 2009 graduate of Delta High School and is self-employed with Welker Pump Service...
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Way -- Grant
(Engagement ~ 08/16/15)
Dennis and Deborah Way of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Nicole Way, to Ethan Michael Grant of Jackson. He is the son of Michael and Anita Grant of Jackson. Amber is a 2010 graduate of Jackson High School and she received nursing degree fron Southeast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences in May. She is a registered nurse at SoutheastHEALTH...
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Our native hibiscus
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
The flowers shown here are two forms of native hibiscus. These plants can grow to more than 7 feet tall, but usually are about 5 feet tall. There are several forms of this common plant. The flower petals can be radiant white to varying shades of pink...
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Award library
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
Submitted photo Cape Girardeau Public Library recently announced the winners of its Every Hero has a Story 2015 Summer Reading Club. Bicycle donations came from the Friends of the Library Foundation, UCT Council 534, VFW Post 3838 and VFW Post 3838 Auxiliary. ...
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Tilling? Thrilling
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
My introduction to gardening was probably in the spring of 1952. We lived in a small home in Marshall, Missouri. Next to the house was an empty lot owned by the neighbor. Dad had asked them if we could plant a garden in that lot. They said, "yes," so Dad gave me instructions on turning the soil. This was pre-garden- tiller days...
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Marriage of bacon and honey creates unique flavor combination
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
My friend Grant Gillard of Jackson is the area's premier beekeeper and honey producer. He and his wife, Nancy, enjoy trying recipes that include honey as an ingredient. However, Grant also finds great enjoyment in bacon and recipes using bacon. As I was thinking about my column for this week, I came across one of my favorite appetizer recipes and thought, "This is a Grant Gillard recipe, for sure!" That got me thinking about other recipes I had using honey or bacon as part of the ingredients and surprisingly I found several, so very quickly I had a column all planned.. ...
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Words for, from and about the older generation
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
Back in the first part of the 1900s, you either walked or you used horses to get around. Then along came cars and trains and airplanes and spaceships. A few individuals are still alive who have lived through all of these changes. Then we throw in cellphones and the rest of technology. It is amazing how the world has changed in the past 100 years...
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FYI Aug. 16
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
The East Perry County Lions Club will host its annual chicken dinner from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Trinity Lutheran School gymnasium in Altenburg, Missouri. The menu will included fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, homemade bread, slaw and desserts. A freewill donation will be accepted, and carryouts will be available. Proceeds will fund Lions Club projects...
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Contemplating a long-ago prayer
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
This column may cost me some friends. If it does, the relationships weren't that strong anyway, but I'll miss them just the same. Fifteen years ago, I had an elderly parishioner go to Cleveland Clinic for risky heart-valve surgery. He was in such poor shape, he couldn't walk more than 10 yards without stopping to rest. His surgeon told the family while the surgery was his best hope, there was a 50-50 chance he'd die on the operating table...
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'Joy in Motherhood'
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
Mothers of Preschoolers, more commonly known as MOPS, is an international movement that focuses on mothers supporting mothers. A chapter is coming to the area, as Perryville Family Church will hold MOPS meetings beginning in September. Thanks to Elizabeth Ward, wife of Pastor Kent Ward, and her team, mothers will have a place to gather monthly and find inspiration as they embrace what they deem one of the most important roles in life...
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Seeking and receiving help to untangle life's struggles
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
Father Bill always said we are the real gifts, and during collection time, as we place our monetary gifts in the basket, and as the gifts of bread and wine are brought forward, we should place ourselves on the altar. We should place our struggles there, too, and believe they and ourselves, like the other gifts, can be transformed...
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Books can help bring young people into the Cecil conversation
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
NEW YORK -- The death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe at the hands of an American bow hunter continues to generate outrage around the world, but bringing children into the conversation may require some finesse. That's where books come in. Many exist to feed the imagination of young readers, teach respect for the majestic beasts and urge them to pitch in and help exotic animals the world over...
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Generous Kohls
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
Submitted photo Kohl's representatives present a $14,683 check to the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and Kohl's Youth Diabetes Care Network, a service of the Southeast Diabetes Center. Front, from left, are Camp DAY Break (Diabetes and Youth) participants Anna Ellinghouse, Layne Medler, Cooper Childers, Torrence Jordan and Maggie Stubenrauch. ...
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Lee -- Buchheit
(Engagement ~ 08/16/15)
Shelley and Sally Lee of Denver, Pennsylvania, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Beth Lee of St. Louis, to Nathan John Buchheit of Fenton, Missouri. He is the son of Jerry and Sandy Buchheit of Jackson. Amy received her bachelor's of arts degree in music and Biblical studies from Cincinnati Christian University and an advanced diploma from Hillsong International Leadership College in Sydney, Australia. She is director of children's outreach for Joyce Meyers Ministries, Hand of Hope...
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Still looking for my super powers
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
The local headline said, "Fans turn out for ComiCon." And so they did. They held a convention for comic book devotees, and participants turned up in costume. Just walking through the lobby one could see The Incredible Hulk, Wonder Woman, Super Man and a host of other comic book characters. There were lots of children but many adults too. Have you wondered why such fantasies attract full-grown people? I think I have an answer...
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Everybody out of the pool, life in the fast lane
(Community ~ 08/16/15)
While strolling, we wondered whatever happened to Jay Essner. Happy birthday to Kenny Ruiz, Chris Hanback, Joann Schott, Rocky Shields, Delores Nation, Maggie Penrose, Sue Glenn, Roy Husband, Charles Maddock, Judy Meyr, Steve Hahn, Matt Boese, Butch Davis, Wanda Pobst, Ellen Kitchen, Jodie Hodge, Paul Charleston, Ryan Pobst, Brittany Wood, Liston Mitchell, Brian Boese, Stacy Abernathy, Margaret Braswell, Wes Proffer, Billie Davis, Tim Steimle, Billi Charleston, Dale Wiseman, Mildred Eldridge, Gladys Chambers, Anna Felty, Mandy Stone, Beky Powell, Dennis Cook, Mona Horrell and Janeen Cunningham.. ...
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Ferguson, a year later: no longer a movement
(Editorial ~ 08/16/15)
Anger is everywhere these days. You can find it in our political discourse. You read it in the paper, watch it on the news. You see it in the streets. This month marked the anniversary of the Michael Brown shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri, the event that sparked a national movement...
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Carr to Cooper leads Raiders to 18-3 exhibition win vs. Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/15)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Derek Carr took little time to build up his rapport with rookie receiver Amari Cooper. Carr completed three passes to Cooper on an opening field-goal drive and the Raiders beat the St. Louis Rams 18-3 in their exhibition opener on Friday under new coach Jack Del Rio...
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Lackey has big day all around, Cardinals beat Marlins 6-2
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/15)
ST. LOUIS -- John Lackey was dominant into the ninth inning and gave the St. Louis Cardinals an unexpected bonus with two hits and an RBI in a 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. Mark Reynolds' three-run home run in the sixth put the first-place Cardinals ahead by four and Randal Grichuk hit his 15th homer in the first. Rookie Stephen Piscotty had three hits and scored twice, helping the Cardinals win their eighth out of 10...
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Moore, Leftwich step up at wide receiver for Mizzou
(College Sports ~ 08/16/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- J'Mon Moore caught five passes for a team-best 105 yards, including a 65-yard reception from backup quarterback Eddie Printz, in Missouri's first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday. The Tigers, two-time defending champions in the SEC East, are trying to identify reliable wide receivers. The three top targets last year, Jimmie Hunt, Bud Sasser and Darius White, combined for 147 catches but all three have exhausted their eligibility...
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Out of the past: Aug. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 08/16/15)
Speaking out against a proposed union, a group of employees from Blair Industries says the union wouldn't be to their advantage; the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union is working to unionize the plant, and a vote will be taken Aug. 24. Randall Warren, a native of Southeast Missouri and graduate of Kelly High School, is one of about 3,000 Americans who are being kept from leaving Iraq and Kuwait, the small nation Iraq invaded two weeks ago; Warren, a veteran construction worker, left the U.S. ...
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Births 8/16/16
(Births ~ 08/16/15)
Son to Christopher Matthew and Tara Leigh Lowe of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:21 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Name, Joshua Christopher. Weight, 6 pounds, 7 ounces. Sixth child, third son. Mrs. Lowe is the former Tara Damron, daughter of Elise Rigatuso and Victor Rigatuso, both of Las Vegas. Lowe is the son of Dennis Lowe and Susan Lowe, both of Benton, Missouri. The new parents are both employed by the Department of Social Services...
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Ferguson defends interim chief after concerns raised
(State News ~ 08/16/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Ferguson city officials on Friday defended interim police chief Andre Anderson after an online report raised concerns about his record as an officer in Glendale, Arizona. The news website Vocativ.com, citing personnel records obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request, first reported Anderson was suspended three times from the Glendale Police Department during a period of less than one year in the late 1990s. ...
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Lawsuit seeks emails from prosecutor in Michael Brown case
(State News ~ 08/16/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A lawsuit is asking a judge to compel the St. Louis County prosecutor to make public his office's emails during the months he oversaw grand jury proceedings involving the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. The lawsuit was filed Aug. 7 by Missouri attorney Jean Maneke, a Missouri Press Association legal consultant specializing in open-records cases, on behalf of The Guardian newspaper's Jon Swaine. ...
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Some small Missouri communities disband police departments
(State News ~ 08/16/15)
MOSBY, Mo. -- A small northwest Missouri town has voted to disband its police department because it cannot afford to pay for an officer, cars and equipment. Mosby voted earlier this month to drop the police department and instead pay Clay County sheriff's deputies to respond to calls. The town of about 200 people joins other towns in the county to do that, including Missouri City, Glenaire and Avondale, and the town of Holt will begin using county deputies Sept. 1, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Front-runners Clinton, Trump descend on Iowa State Fair
(National News ~ 08/16/15)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- As Hillary Rodham Clinton walked among the booths of funnel cakes and corn dogs at the Iowa State Fair, trailed by a pack of media and onlookers, Donald Trump's helicopter circled the fairgrounds in the air above. That's as close as Clinton and Trump's massive entourages came at the state fair -- a rite of passage for any presidential candidate. ...
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China blast zone evacuated over contamination fear; 104 dead
(International News ~ 08/16/15)
TIANJIN, China -- New small explosions rocked a disaster zone in the Chinese port of Tianjin on Saturday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination and found more bodies, bringing the death toll to 104 in massive blasts last week. Angry relatives of missing firefighters stormed a government news conference to demand information on loved ones who have not been seen since a fire and rapid succession of blasts late Wednesday at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals in a mostly industrial area.. ...
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Nation, world briefs 8/16/2015
(National News ~ 08/16/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration says an "automation problem" that snarled air traffic throughout a large swatch of the Northeast stretching from New York to the Carolinas has been resolved. The agency said a computer system at an air traffic center in Leesburg, Virginia, that controllers use to direct high-altitude flights was back in service, and officials were expected to have lifted any remaining order to hold planes on the ground by Saturday afternoon. ...
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26-year-old cat is world's oldest alive
(National News ~ 08/16/15)
SISTERS, Ore. -- A 26-year-old feline has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat named Corduroy is owned by a family in the central Oregon city. His owner, Ashley Reed Okura, has had him since he was a kitten and she was 7. Corduroy is still active and in good health, except for some kidney problems. He still hunts on the family's 160-acre property...
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Road work 8/16/15
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
Highway 72 in Bollinger County from Highway 51 to the Madison and Bollinger County line will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily Monday through Wednesday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Scott City fire report 8/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/15)
The Scott City Fire Departement responded to the following calls: n At 11:43 p.m., structure fire at 2308 North St. n At 11:57 p.m., reported structure fire at Route N and County Road 307. n At 11:12 a.m., lift assist in the 400 block of North Lincoln Street...
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Jackson police report 8/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Harold M. Williams, 41, 1402 Bel Air Drive, Apt. B, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order. n Robert A. Bailey, 28, of Scott City was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of peace disturbance...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Cory L. Gribble, 34, of Springfield, Missouri, was arrested on three Polk County warrants for no deer permit, abandoning a deer and animals artificial light...
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Paul Womick Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
ANNA, Ill. -- Paul David Womick Jr., 62, of Anna died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Les Sinks officiating. Interment will be at Jonesboro Cemetery...
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Ruben 'Rip' Schnurbusch
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
Ruben C. "Rip" Schnurbusch, 92, of Old Appleton died Aug. 13, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 27, 1922, in Old Appleton, son of Joseph F. and Elizabeth Helen Ponder Schnurbusch. He and Verda Marie Weisbrod were married Oct. 23, 1948. She survives in Old Appleton...
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Bob Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Bob J. Reynolds, 76, of Pulaski passed away suddenly at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at his home. Bob was born March 7, 1939, at Alto Pass, Illinois, son of the late Alonza Reynolds and Mamie Darnell Reynolds. Bob was a member of the Pulaski Christian Church where he served as a deacon, was a member of the Caledonia Masonic Lodge No. ...
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Emmette Hurt
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Emmette C. Hurt Jr., 80, formerly of Perryville, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Emmette was a Navy veteran. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Mary Halter
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Mary Helen Halter, 92, of St. Louis, formerly a longtime resident of Benton, passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Bethesda Southgate in St. Louis. She was born March 30, 1923, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Roy Henry Sr. and Blanche Delia Jones Wagner. Mary and Alfred A. Halter were married Sept. 2, 1947, at Benton. He preceded her in death Sept. 26, 1978...
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Monti Ferronato
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
Dr. Monti Jerome Ferronato, 49, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. Monti was born Dec. 19, 1965, in St. Louis. He is survived by his devoted wife, Kimberly Helt Ferronato; his loving mother, Mary Montgomery Ferronato; his sister, Margo (John) Sample; two nieces, Shelby and Samantha Sample; one uncle, Troy Howell Montgomery; and three step children, Jordan Melvin, Liz Melvin Zahoran and Hannah Melvin...
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Mary Davenport
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
GRAVEL HILL, Mo. -- Mary Francis Davenport, 62, of Gravel Hill passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at her home. She was born March 14, 1953, in St. Louis, daughter of Leslie F. and Margaret M. Teason Morgan. She and Vernon "Butch" Davenport were married Dec. 21, 1976...
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Lorna Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 08/16/15)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Lorna C. Bohnert, 82, of Altenburg died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at the Holiday Residential Care in Perryville, Missouri. She was born Feb. 21, 1933, in Altenburg, daughter of Alfred C. and Theresia Hunt Meinz. She and Edward R. Bohnert were married Oct. 27, 1951. He survives at the Holiday Residential Care...
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U.S. attorney says no truth to stolen baby claim in St. Louis
(State News ~ 08/16/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Recently discovered medical files further dispute a St. Louis woman's allegations her baby was stolen from a hospital here five decades ago, and a federal investigation into the case now has been closed. U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan said during a news conference Friday the medical records show Melanie Diane Gilmore, who was named Diane Jackson at birth, was born at a different hospital than the one the mother claimed...
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Man pleads guilty to trafficking in paddlefish caviar
(State News ~ 08/16/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking in paddlefish caviar. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Fedor Pakhnyuk of Hinsdale, Illinois, pleaded Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, Pakhnyuk was charged after an undercover operation in the Warsaw, Missouri, area known as the Roadhouse between 2010 and 2012. ...
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Columbia library closed for third day because of fleas
(State News ~ 08/16/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Columbia Public Library was closed for a few days as crews worked to rid the building of fleas. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported the library closed Wednesday afternoon when staff and patrons reporting finding fleas. An exterminator sprayed the library Wednesday and Thursday...
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Witnesses lead police to restaurant robber in blackface
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Within minutes of an armed robbery occurring at Hayden's BBQ on Thursday, a suspect in blackface was in custody after officers followed a "trail of witnesses directly to his front door." At 3:10 p.m., Poplar Bluff police officers were sent to Hayden's in Poplar Bluff about a robbery...
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Scott City man injured in car crash
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
A Scott City man was injured in a one-vehicle accident Thursday. Timothy Schleinger, 28, was driving a 2000 Plymouth Neon west on Route AB, just east of County Road 303, at 12:50 p.m. Thursday when he ran off the north side of the road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report...
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Journey tribute band gives fans a nostalgic evening at Isle Casino
(Local News ~ 08/16/15)
The Absolute Journey Tribute show dusted off some of classic rock's most recognizable songs at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. Absolute Journey's vocalist, Riccardo Curzi's voice is uncannily similar to Journey's original singer, Steve Perry, which was a treat for longtime fans such as Michael and Mary Ellen Wozniak...
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Remembering Sandy Riehn: obit writer and friend
(Column ~ 08/16/15)
Recently I attended the Global Leadership Summit, a Christian-based training where a popular theme was love. One speaker referenced the commandment in the Bible (Mark 12:31) to love our neighbors as ourselves. I've found myself thinking more about that theme...
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Community sports briefs 8/17
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/15)
Darren Glastetter and Amy Pobst won the recent 17-team event held by the SEMO Horseshoe Association at Schindler's Tavern in New Hamburg, Missouri. Derek Ressel and Lachelle Cook placed second. Jake Kluesner and Kittle Prindle took third. Mike Davault and Carolyn Schreckenberg won the 18-team competition at the Oran Knights of Columbus. Ron Legrand and John Keller finished runner-up. Randy Grady and Rick Garland placed third...
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Japan emperor offers 'remorse' on WWII surrender anniversary
(International News ~ 08/16/15)
TOKYO -- Emperor Akihito expressed rare "deep remorse" over his country's wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, a day after the prime minister fell short of apologizing in his own words to victims of Japanese aggression...
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Prayer 8/16/15
(Prayer ~ 08/16/15)
May your peace, O Lord Jesus, guard our hearts and our minds. Amen.
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