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Soles4Souls March Madness Returns! March 26-April 3
(Submitted Story ~ 03/12/17)
Since 2011, more than 36,000 pairs of shoes have been donated from our campus and communities. Please clean out your closets and donate those shoes! Drop off locations are at Marcy's Planet Shoes, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, the Department of Agriculture at SEMO, the Baptist Student Center, and also Catholic Campus Ministries...
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Marine Corps League SOS Breakfast
(Submitted Story ~ 03/12/17)
The Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment of the Marine Corps League is having its annual SOS Breakfast on Saturday, March 18th at the National Guard Armory in Jackson. This fundraising breakfast will be served from 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at a cost of just $6.00 per person. ...
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Log cabin under tornado-damaged home to be repurposed
(Local News ~ 03/12/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- "I hate to see her go, because she saved my life and my wife's life," Kevin Schemel said Friday of his house that was built around an 1886 log cabin. The March 1 tornado that struck Perryville damaged the house beyond repair. "Parts of her will go into another home and give another family a chance to survive storms, or give its character or spirit to their house as well," he said...
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Saint Francis CEO Bjelich to retire Sept. 1; Reese chosen to be next leader, pending approval
(Local News ~ 03/12/17)
President and CEO of Saint Francis Healthcare System Steven C. Bjelich will retire Sept. 1. Saint Francis’s current executive vice president and chief operating officer Maryann Reese is set to replace Bjelich, pending approval from the Most Reverend Edward Matthew Rice, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau...
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Area GOP lawmakers back bill to block St. Louis city plan to increase minimum wage
(Local News ~ 03/12/17)
Area Republican state representatives unanimously voted for a measure last week that blocks St. Louis and other cities from adopting minimum wages higher than the state's wage rate. The measure easily won passage in the Missouri House on Thursday on a 112-46 vote. The legislation goes to the state Senate, where that body's leaders have said they hope to act on the measure soon...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, March 12, the 71st day of 2017. There are 294 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman announced what became known as the "Truman Doctrine" to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism...
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Bangers and Mash for St. Pat's Day
(Community ~ 03/12/17)
St. Patrick[[OpenSingle]]s Day traditions in the United States run deep. We eat corned beef and cabbage, we drink green beer, and we shame our co-workers into wearing green sweaters to the office. If you[[OpenSingle]]re looking for a change of pace this year (except for the sweaters, which are mandatory), maybe a menu swap is in order...
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Adopt - Liza
(Community ~ 03/12/17)
This gray beauty is Liza. She is 2 years old and waiting for a loving family. Liza is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Beasley -- 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/12/17)
Les and Rita Beasley of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday. Beasley and the former Rita Warner were married March 11, 1977, at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. The couple has two children, Jeffery (Stacy) Beasley of Cape Girardeau and Jessie (Arthur) Schaefer of Cape Girardeau. They have two grandchildren, Savannah Beasley and Philip Schaefer, and one granddog, Kobe...
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FYI 3/12/17
(Community ~ 03/12/17)
Immanuel Lutheran Church will hold a fish fry and chicken strips dinner at 3:30 p.m. today at the church, 496 Highway F in Jackson. The menu also will include slaw, potato salad, dessert and more. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger...
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Stearns -- Metcalfe
(Engagement ~ 03/12/17)
Bill Stearns of Jackson and Sara Cohen of Atlanta announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Anne Stearns, to Keith Alan Metcalfe. Keith is the son of Don and Pam Metcalfe of Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. Jessica is a graduate of Jackson High School. ...
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Hayden -- Lukefahr
(Engagement ~ 03/12/17)
Craig and Debbie Hayden of Perryville, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Elizabeth Hayden, to Matthew Joseph Lukefahr of Perryville. He is the son of Karen Conrad of Perryville and the late David Lukefahr. Brooke is a 2008 graduate of St. Vincent High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in mass communications from Southeast Missouri State University in 2014. She is a human resources/office assistant at Robinson Construction Company...
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Elfrink -- Limbaugh
(Engagement ~ 03/12/17)
Randy Elfrink and Jennifer Elfrink, both of Scott City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashton Nichole Elfrink, to Christopher Ross Limbaugh, both of Kelso, Missouri. He is the son of the late Russell Limbaugh and Wendi Limbaugh of Kelso...
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'Like a bird'
(Community ~ 03/12/17)
In a 2016 poll conducted by Morning Concept and Vox, nearly one in four Americans said they were afraid of heights. But at what they've dubbed the "Fruitland International Airport" along Highway W in Jackson, Curt Froemsdorf, Dave Bogenpohl, Kevin Rampley, Dave Abbott and others spend portions of their sunny days -- and even some not so sunny -- thousands of feet in the air, scraping the Southeast Missouri sky...
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Foeste -- Goodman
(Wedding ~ 03/12/17)
Paige Michelle Foeste of Cape Girardeau and Spencer Phillips Goodman of Jackson, were married on Nov. 5, 2016, at Old St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. Monsignor Harry Schlitt, great uncle of the bride, Father Tom Kiefer and Father Patrick Ike Nwokoye performed the ceremony. Geri Beussink of Jackson was organist, Bill Schlitt, uncle of the bride, was vocalist, and Maida Schlitt, aunt of the bride, was pianist...
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Phillips -- DeProw
(Wedding ~ 03/12/17)
Chelsea Lynn Phillips and Brandon Lee DeProw were married Nov. 19, 2016, at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City. Marty Hasz performed the ceremony. Heraleen Bowers of Scott City was the pianist. Chelsea is the daughter of Donnie and Linda Phillips of Scott City. Brandon is the son of Sandy DeProw of Scott City...
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Jackson survey funds
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/12/17)
I saw your story about the survey of Jackson residents, and a comment that astutely points out that the job of mayor or alderman is to know the needs and wants of the town. Additionally, this information could be procured for free through interaction with residents...
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Cape Girardeau ward meetings completed
(Editorial ~ 03/12/17)
The city has completed a round of six public meetings seeking input from residents. Each meeting was held in each of the wards, so people from all parts of the city could voice their concerns and thoughts about moving the city forward. City officials held the meetings as a way to adjust its 5-year-old strategic plan...
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Prayer 3/12/17
(Prayer ~ 03/12/17)
Lord Jesus, may we boldly share our faith with others, proclaiming your goodness. Amen.
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Speak Out 3/12/17
(Speak Out ~ 03/12/17)
Maybe the city of Cape should allow people to have pigs in their yards. This would allow them to be able to enjoy bacon and eggs for breakfast! Maybe roundabouts should be called dodgeabouts instead. It seems even though you are in the circle and making a left turn drivers in the next entrance will pull out in front of you and not yield. The one at Mount Auburn and Rt. W is the the worst...
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As incivility hits new depths, many are working to combat it
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
NEW YORK -- In state capitals, lawmakers attend workshops on how to avoid demonizing their opponents. On a college campus, students re-enact hard-fought debates that led to great compromises at the country's founding. Even a summer camp is aiming to give children the tools to show respect in the face of disagreement...
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Eskimo village aims to serve up reindeer meat far and wide
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A remote Eskimo village on a tundra-covered island in western Alaska is hoping to counter steep unemployment and achieve greater self-sufficiency through one of its few resources: reindeer meat. Mekoryuk's tribal government is expanding its commercial reindeer venture with a herd introduced a century ago to Nunivak Island, 40 miles off the coast in the Bering Sea...
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Trump praises arrest of 'troubled person' at White House
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
POTOMAC FALLS, Va. -- President Donald Trump said Saturday the U.S. Secret Service did a "phenomenal job" apprehending a "troubled person" who got onto the White House grounds after climbing a fence on the east side of the property while Trump was inside the executive mansion...
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Mattis is only Trump pick at Pentagon after 2 months
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- Jim Mattis is not lonely in the Pentagon, but two months into his tenure as secretary of defense, not a single political appointee has joined him. The retired Marine general, who took office just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in, has sparred with the White House over choices for high-priority civilian positions that, while rarely visible to the public, are key to developing and implementing defense policy at home and abroad...
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Trump lawyers knew Flynn might register as foreign agent
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
WASHINGTON -- A lawyer for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn told President Donald Trump's transition team before the inauguration Flynn might register with the government as a foreign agent, White House officials acknowledged. According to a person with knowledge of the discussions, Flynn's representatives also had a second conversation with the White House counsel's office after the inauguration and made clear the national security adviser indeed would be registering with the Justice Department.. ...
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Federal judges find Texas gerrymandered maps on racial lines
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Federal judges found more problems in Texas' voting-rights laws, ruling Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office...
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Cardboard boxes as cribs? Safety sleep program expands
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Cardboard boxes aren't new technology. But when they're linked to a practice that started in Finland decades ago to help babies sleep safely, they're taking on a new purpose as so-called baby boxes make their way to the U.S. Parents are beginning to take baby boxes home from hospitals along with their newborns. ...
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'Bridges of Madison County' author Robert James Waller dies
(Entertainment ~ 03/12/17)
NEW YORK -- Robert James Waller, whose best-selling, bittersweet 1992 romance novel "The Bridges of Madison County" was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood and later into a Broadway musical, has died in Texas, according to a longtime friend. He was 77...
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Official: Russian U.N. ambassador died from heart attack
(International News ~ 03/12/17)
NEW YORK -- Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, who collapsed in his office last month, died from a heart attack, and no foul play was suspected, according to a senior city official briefed by the medical examiner's office. The official was not authorized to reveal the cause of death for Ambassador Vitaly Churkin and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday after the medical examiner's office, citing diplomatic protocol, said it was instructed not to release the cause of death publicly.. ...
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Twin blasts kill 40 near religious sites in Syria's capital
(International News ~ 03/12/17)
BEIRUT -- Twin blasts Saturday near holy shrines frequented by Shiites in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 40 people and wounded over a hundred, most of them Iraqis, according to Syrian and Iraqi officials. There was no claim of responsibility for the attacks. Islamic State militants have carried out similar attacks before against Shiite shrines in the Syrian capital and elsewhere...
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Pence appeals for complete GOP support for health overhaul
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Vice President Mike Pence appealed for total GOP congressional support for a White House-backed health overhaul during a visit Saturday to Kentucky, where the Republican governor and junior senator are among the plan's skeptics. "This is going to be a battle in Washington, D.C. ...
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Federal prosecutor: I was fired after refusing to quit
(National News ~ 03/12/17)
NEW YORK -- A Manhattan federal prosecutor who says "absolute independence" was his touchstone for over seven years as he battled public corruption announced he was fired Saturday after he refused a day earlier to resign. Preet Bharara, 48, revealed his firing on his personal Twitter account after it became widely known hours earlier he did not intend to step down in response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' request leftover appointees of former president Barack Obama quit...
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Dog Museum leaving St. Louis County for New York City
(State News ~ 03/12/17)
BALLWIN, Mo. — A museum dedicated to dogs that has been housed in St. Louis County for nearly 30 years is moving to New York City. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog announced the move Friday. The move is expected to happen in 2018. ...
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Estimated cost of Missouri corporate tax break questioned
(State News ~ 03/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s House budget leader said lawmakers might not have changed corporate tax law if they’d known what it would actually cost. Republican House Budget Committee chairman Scott Fitzpatrick said lawmakers had poor information when the 2015 bill came up for a vote. ...
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St. Louis mayoral race holds lessons for black candidates
(State News ~ 03/12/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A generation after St. Louis elected its first African-American mayor, many in the black community are convinced unchecked egos cost them the chance to regain leadership of the racially divided city. Lyda Krewson, 64, a white alderwoman, defeated black city Treasurer Tishaura Jones by fewer than 900 votes in Tuesday's all-important Democratic primary. St. Louis is heavily Democratic, and Krewson will be the overwhelming favorite in the April 4 general election...
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Choi addresses proposed University of Missouri budget cuts
(State News ~ 03/12/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- University of Missouri System president Mun Choi said Friday the system has outlined a number of ways it would deal with possible budget cuts that would stem from a proposed 10 percent cut in state funding next fiscal year. The first action came Friday when he eliminated a contentious performance bonus program for top administrators. ...
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Out of the past: March 12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/12/17)
State Rep. Mary Kasten has filed for a sixth term in the Missouri House; Kasten had considered seeking the Republican nomination for the Missouri Senate, but announced last month she would instead seek another term in the House. The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars visits Cape Girardeau, where he discusses military cuts and the problem of POW-MIAs who are yet to be accounted for; Cmdr. ...
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Hazel Ulen
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
ULLIN, Ill. — Hazel Ulen, 100, of Ullin went to be with the Lord at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017, at her apartment in Cache Valley. She was born July 23, 1916, in Reynolds County, Missouri, the daughter of Clarence H. and Odessa “Dessie” Lay Weible. She married Sam Ulen on Aug. 27, 1949, and he preceded her in death March 19, 2013...
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Michael Tarrants
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Michael Denver Tarrants, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 7, 1949, in Cedar Hill, Missouri, to William and Opal Lacy Tarrants. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War...
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Bill Stone
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Bill G. Stone, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Monticello House in Jackson. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. The Rev. Jimmie Corbin will officiate, and full military honors will be accorded by the Missouri Honors Team...
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Joe Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Joe Wilson Smith, 90, of Jackson died Friday, March 10, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 11, 1926, in Cape Girardeau County to Webster Clyde and Ada Belle Robinson Smith. He and Coleen Simpher Smith were married April 26, 1973, at Jackson...
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Tom Ross
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- John Thomas "Tom" Ross, 81, of Benton passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau after battling several health issues. He was born Sept. 15, 1935, in South Dakota to James and Alyce Fallon Ross...
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John Rogers Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
John Albert Rogers Jr., 75, of Scott City died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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David Jones Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
ST. LOUIS — David Calhoun Jones Jr., 81, of St. Louis passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017. He was born May 29, 1935, in St. Louis to David Calhoun Sr. and Ruth Bulkley Jones. Beloved father, brother, grandparent, uncle, cousin and son, he leaves behind his loving partner in life, Joy Wilburn...
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Charles Gross
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Charles Gross, 74, of Tamms passed away at 9:34 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Tamms. Charles was born March 4, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Carl Gross and Pansy Laverne Helderman Gross. He married Linda Dunning on June 26, 1978...
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Harold Gray
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Harold C. "Hal" Gray, 83, formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 9, 1933, in Florissant, Missouri, son of John E. and Eunice H. Barteau Gray. He and Shirley M. Pataky were married Feb. 25, 1956. She passed away Aug. 20, 2014...
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William 'Bill' Frayser
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
William "Bill" Frayser, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1935, in Bird's Point, Missouri, to Eugene C. and Irene Stroud Frayser. He and Patricia Wright were married April 10, 1954, at Hernando, Mississippi...
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Thomas Fetterhoff
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Thomas Woodrow Fetterhoff, 74, of Frankfort, formerly of Deltona, Florida, and Lutesville, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 23, 1943, in Mexico, Missouri, to the late Elmer Clyde and Dorothy Fecht Fetterhoff...
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Jocelyn Doiron
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Jocelyn Marie Doiron, 61, of Jackson died Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 6, 1956, in Chester, Illinois, to Robert and Therese Colvis Summers. She married Lawrence Doiron on June 10, 1989. He preceded her in death May 27, 1995...
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Roger Crisler
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
ANNA, Ill. — Roger Dale Crisler, 62, of Anna, formerly of Tamms, Illinois, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center in Jonesboro, Illinois. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the American Legion Post No. 178 chaplain officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the U.S. Navy Burial Team and area veterans. Interment will be at a later date...
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Sue Craig
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Susan Mary “Sue” Craig, 64, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 17, 1952, in St. Louis, daughter of Rufus and Alma Holzum Claspill. She and Michael Rayford Craig were married Sept. 15, 1973, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Births 3/12/17
(Births ~ 03/12/17)
Daughter to Tyler Charles and Lindsey Marie Strubbe of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:54 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Name, Stella Raye. Weight, 8 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Strubbe is the former Lindsey Kielas, daughter of Bridget Hecht and Tim Hecht of Jackson. She is a nail technician with Belladona Salon and Spa. Strubbe is the son of Mary Strubbe of Fenton, Missouri, and Gary Strubbe of Lonedell, Missouri. He is a technical specialist with Drury Hotels Co...
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Road work 3/12/17
(Local News ~ 03/12/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River at Cairo will be closed to allow crews to perform an annual safety inspection. The closures are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. March 27 and extend through noon March 31, and from 8 a.m. April 3 through noon April 7. The bridge will be open to all traffic from 5:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night...
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Mississippi County deputy, suspect shot in Wyatt
(Local News ~ 03/12/17)
WYATT, Mo. — Two people are facing charges after a shooting that injured a sheriff’s deputy and a suspect during a narcotics investigation.
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United Way raises nearly $50,000 for area tornado relief
(Local News ~ 03/12/17)
United Way of Southeast Missouri raised nearly $50,000 for relief efforts in the week since an EF4 tornado killed one person and damaged scores of homes in Perryville, Missouri. “We and the people of Perryville have been so overwhelmed by the outpouring of help and concern,” the local chapter’s executive director, Elizabeth Shelton, said in a news release Friday. ...
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400 runners jog, chug at Polar Beer Run
(Local News ~ 03/12/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — More than 400 runners braved the cold weather Saturday for the annual Polar Beer Run 5K in Perryville. Teams ran a route through the streets of Perryville and drank beer to raise money for their respective causes, with several award categories that included best-dressed team and individual, best team spirit and biggest team. Mary Jane Burgers and Brew again organized and sponsored the event, owner Carisa Stark said...
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Tasty pie formulas to mark Pi Day
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
March 14 is Pie Day, or should I refer to it as Pi Day? My nephew and niece, Nathaniel and Ariel Kinsey, who are math lovers, will know Pi is 3.14, and all of us know March 14 is 3/14, so we can all rejoice and celebrate whichever Pi(e) Day we choose...
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Lone words of a prophet
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
"You stay in school, you college boy. You don't want to end up like this." Those prescient, even prophetic words were uttered by a machinist at Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel, a company that no longer exists, subsumed long ago by a much larger industrial concern, Chicago Bridge and Iron. The callow, inexperienced 18-year old who heard those words is now somewhat more mature and living in Southeast Missouri...
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It's time to reset the clocks as we March along in 2017
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
Happy birthday to Cindy Gadberry, David Little, Sean Hampton, Linda Lowery, Frances White, Bernadean Kerley, Maxine Pepple, Emily Siebert, Connie Spane, Michael McIntosh, Erin Glueck, Kathie Razer, Val Williams, Robert Hinkle, Donnie Kiefer, Kelly Spies, Tammie Harmon, Roger Reece, Lawrence Vaughn, Jennie Williams, Adam Beard, Tonya Lynn, Rick Cobb, Sharon Gibbons, David Owens, Aggie Abernathy, Kathy Blevins, Margie Lee, Jody Hargrove, Jon Kessler, Megan Kerber, Puggy Kerber and Ray Dowd...
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Cream of the crop: Illinois graduate invented world’s first instant cream-whipping machine
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
A recent issue of the University of Illinois Alumni magazine, a publication to which as a graduate of the institution I am automatically subscribed for the rest of my life, ran a feature on Charles Getz, who received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Illinois...
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Imagination can help a garden sprout from about anywhere
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
I honestly think all of us would like to have a garden of some kind. We have a good friend in Nebraska who is getting up in years and probably not in the best of shape physically. But Shirley still would have a garden of some kind if the deer and the grasshoppers didn't eat it off...
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New moms need not hide their problems
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
Raising a child is hard work. Before your child is born you have this perfect picture in your head of what it's going to be like. You think it's going to be all rainbows and unicorns, not storm clouds and red marks. I remember thinking when Cooper was born that he was the most perfect child ever made. I just knew he was going to sleep through the night, love me best and be the sweetest most adorable child in all the land...
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Lent calls for examination of discipline
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
I really love bread. Any form of it -- sourdough, bagels, cake, pasta, pizza crust. Carbs are my weakness; bread is my favorite food. During Lent, I'm fasting from it. Through choosing not to eat it, I'm finding that I go to bread for gratification, to get me through writing unpleasant papers, to fill me up when I'm hungry...
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A bug for the ages
(Column ~ 03/12/17)
The cockroach is one of the least loved and most widespread of all insects. There are thousands of subspecies of cockroaches worldwide. In 2014 a new species of cockroach was found in China that thrives mainly by eating wood. This is not surprising, since cockroaches are known to eat almost anything that is animal or plant based...
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Senior Center Menus 3-12-17
(Community ~ 03/12/17)
Monday: Onion and mushroom chopped steak or hot-chicken salad, mashed potatoes, winter-blend veggies, whole-grain hot roll and cinnamon apples or German chocolate cake. Tuesday: Oven-roasted pork or rotisserie chicken, sweet potatoes, roasted cauliflower, vinegar coleslaw, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free peach crisp or iced spice cake...
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Anola Gill Bowerman
(Obituary ~ 03/12/17)
Anola Burris Gill Bowerman, 89, left this life Thursday, March 9, 2017, to join other family members. Daughter of Robert L. and Amy Kirk Burris, she was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Ware, Illinois. Nicknamed “Mouse,” she married Harry Gill on Sept. 25, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, where she lived most of her adult life...
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