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Out of the past: May 21Dr. Dale Nitzschke is stepping down as president of Southeast Missouri State University; the Board of Regents has promoted the school’s executive vice president, Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins, to the top spot; the 49-year-old Dobbins will serve as Southeast’s 17th president beginning July 1; Nitzschke will remain with the school for the next two years in the newly created position of chancellor; in that role, he will oversee the development of the River Campus visual and performing arts school and the Polytechnic Institute. ...
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Out of the past: May 20Power remained out for some AmerenUE customers yesterday, two days after high winds whipped through Southeast Missouri; the Monday afternoon storm left about 44,000 AmerenUE customers without power in Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area to as far south as Oran; by late yesterday afternoon, nearly 3,000 customers were still without electricity, said AmerenUE district manager Doug Groesbeck; many of those customers live in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Out of the past: May 17Gordonville area residents can rest a little easier at night knowing that a new fire substation on Route F near Tilsit is up and running; “Every resident now lives within five miles of a fire station,” says Gordonville Fire Chief Roger English; the new location also doubles as a community disaster center...
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Out of the past: May 16The Rev. Carl Miller of Olmsted, Illinois, speaks about his work as a prison chaplain at the Super Max Prison in Tamms, Illinois, during morning worship services at Hanover Lutheran Church; Miller is also pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Olmsted and is a licensed professional counselor...
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Out of the past: May 15Southeast Missouri State University’s Board of Regents isn’t ready to decide the future of Wildwood; the regents met behind closed doors yesterday to discuss a proposal from the university’s fund-raising foundation and alumni association to buy an off-campus house for the school’s president and turn Wildwood, the current campus home, into an alumni center...
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Out of the past: May 14A recent survey by the community and economic development group of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign shows that the majority of shoppers in the Cape Girardeau retail market — 77% — visit the downtown area to dine, and 53% make the trip downtown to shop; 60% of customers surveyed rate downtown shopping as fair...
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Out of the past: May 13Paul Wilson helped get the Timothy J. Ruopp Award started 14 years ago; but the Cape Girardeau County bailiff never imagined he would one day receive the award; Wilson, who is retiring at the end of August, received the award Wednesday at a ceremony at the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office; the annual award recognizes an outstanding law enforcement officer with the county sheriff’s office...
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Out of the past: May 12A 14-member Complete County Committee — including two Cape Girardeau city staffers, a councilman and the mayor — has been formed to help get an accurate count of the city’s population for the 2000 Census; a lot rides on getting a good count, everything from congressional representation to federal grants and funding; chairman of the committee is John Mehner, president of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce...
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Out of the past: May 10Jennifer Zinner of Jackson has been appointed a Senate page for the 106th Congress by U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond; Bond cited Zinner’s scholastic achievements and leadership activities for her selection; Zinner, a Jackson High School senior, is the daughter of Chuck and Julie Zinner. ...
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Out of the past: May 9The Rev. Mark Anderson, pastor of Lynwood Baptist Church, begins a new sermon series on the family as part of Mother’s Day observance; the series will end on Father’s Day, June 20. ...
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Out of the past: May 8A bill that includes $4.6 million for the River Campus project is on its way to the governor; the Missouri Legislature yesterday gave final approval to a capital improvements spending bill that includes money for the Southeast Missouri State University’s arts campus; lawmakers also included $650,000 for a new Cape Girardeau vocational-technical school and $50,000 for added parking lot at the Cape Girardeau veterans home. ...
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Out of the past: May 7Business and emergency calls to the Cape Girardeau Police Department were interrupted temporarily yesterday morning after telephone lines were accidentally cut by construction workers; direct communication to the police department was unavailable for nearly two hours after workers installing sewer lines outside the police department cut the underground telephone cable. ...
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Out of the past: May 6Zenair of Canada Ltd. won’t be coming to Cape Girardeau; Independent Manufacturing Development Co., a subsidiary of Zenair aircraft company, notified Cape Girardeau officials that it was terminating its memorandum of understanding with the city and will not put a plant at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport; Zenair and Independent announced in March they would start assembling planes in Cape Girardeau within 60 days. ...
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Out of the past: May 3A DreamWorks jet and some famous passengers made a bit of a stir at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on Friday afternoon; actress Kate Capshaw dropped her daughter, Jessica, off at the airport to attend the funeral of her former mother-in-law, Juanita Capshaw of Chaffee; passengers in the plane included Tom Hanks, who has twice won an Academy Award for best actor, and his wife, actress Rita Wilson. ...
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Out of the past: May 2Southeast Missouri State University wants to help Bootheel families get off the welfare rolls by launching the Bootheel Initiative; Southeast will assess the short-term needs of Bootheel families as a whole, and train and assist agencies and organizations on how best to provide services; also on the agenda is development of youth diversion programs to provide activities to keep youth out of trouble, school officials say; that includes after-school and college-bound programs. ...
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Out of the past: May 1Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home can rest or ride in comfort thanks to recent local, regional and state donations; tomorrow, the Veterans Home will dedicate a new $40,500 multi-wheelchair bus and a $12,000 decorative water garden; the bus was purchased with a $23,500 donation from the Lilbourn Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Unit 7183, a $15,000 donation from the Disabled Veterans Association of Lakewood, Ohio, and a $2,000 donation from the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Department of Missouri; planning began last year to develop a quiet and safe outdoor area for residents, and Jackson American Legion Post 158 approved a $12,000 proposal to develop a landscaped water garden in the fall. ...
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Out of the past: April 30State Rep. Mary Kasten says she will retire when her term ends next year: “I won’t change my mind. My thought was we need to give somebody else a chance”; Kasten, a 70-year-old Republican from Cape Girardeau, was first elected to the House in 1982; she represents the 158th District, which encompasses Cape Girardeau. ...
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Out of the past: April 29The Missouri House of Representatives yesterday budgeted $4.6 million to help fund the River Campus project, but the House isn’t ready to release the purse strings yet; under the capital improvements bill passed by the House, the state wouldn’t spend a dime on Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus while a lawsuit is pending over the local share of funding; the bill also requires local funding to pay for 50% of the project. ...
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Out of the past: April 28Three Scott City students were suspended yesterday and a fourth is under investigation after separate incidents involving threats against a fellow student, a teacher and the school itself; the first incident began Monday when the Scott County Sheriff’s Office notified Scott City police that a student was told she would be killed if she came to Scott City High School on Tuesday; a 16-year-old male was taken into custody just after school opened Tuesday; three other males ages 15 and 16 were taken into custody at the school Tuesday and were suspended; one left a false bomb threat on his desk, another took a bullet to school, and the third threatened a teacher that she could be the first one shot in a school shooting, according to police.. ...
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Out of the past: April 26It began with a false rumor about a bomb threat, a rumor that may have been started by students wanting to get out of a test; last week’s school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, certainly fueled the spread of the rumor; the result Friday was that about 300 of the 950 students at Jackson High School and about 200 of the 600 students at Jackson Middle School stayed home for the day; the number of students who stayed home from Jackson Junior High School and the elementary schools is unavailable. ...
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Out of the past: April 25The congregation of Westminster Presbyterian Church honors its pastor and his wife, the Rev. Miles and Caroline White, during an anniversary celebration in the morning; a brunch is served after the worship service; the Whites have been serving the Cape Girardeau church for 10 years; he is the fourth minister for the congregation that began in 1963. ...
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Out of the past: April 24A tax protest filed this week could pose a financial problem for Cape Girardeau, says Mayor Al Spradling III; Cape Girardeau businessmen Jim, Robert and Charles Drury paid their motel and restaurant taxes under protest this week; the protest covers taxes paid by Hampton Inn, Drury Suites, Drury Lodge, Pear Tree Inn, Holiday Inn, Burger King and Victorian Inn; the Jim Drury-led protest centers on his opposition to the River Campus project. ...
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Out of the past: April 23A catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid Fault likely won’t occur for thousands of years, a University of Missouri-Columbia geologist says; it could take 14,000 years for an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale to occur, says Joe Engeln, an associate professor of geological sciences; Engeln’s findings were published in Science magazine this week. ...
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Out of the past: April 22Attorney Ben Lewis encouraged volunteers to continue building the walls of the community during the Volunteer Recognition Awards program sponsored by Area Wide United Way and Ameritech yesterday; recipients of awards for the volunteer work they do were Lillian Dean, outstanding youth volunteer; Vicki Rhew, outstanding adult volunteer; Irene Eaker, outstanding senior volunteer; and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), outstanding volunteer organization. ...
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Out of the past: April 20The old Saint Francis Hospital and its property at Good Hope and Pacific streets have been purchased by a Little Rock, Arkansas, firm that plans to turn it into housing units; the Phillips Cos. of Little Rock purchased the property from 811 Good Hope Co. ...
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Out of the past: April 19After months of debate, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education establishes elementary school boundaries during a meeting at Central Junior High School; board members approve a proposal developed by administrators late last month that slightly modifies the original plan adopted in 1997; under the proposal, most school boundaries would remain the same, with the most significant changes affecting Jefferson and Franklin schools. ...
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Out of the past: April 18Mount Auburn Christian Church celebrates its 30th anniversary during the morning worship service and a potluck dinner that follows; a pictorial display of the church’s history is in the foyer; the church began as New Testament Christian Church with only five families as members; the first service was held in 1970 with only 34 people attending; today there are more than 200 members. ...
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Out of the past: April 17Calvin Bird has resigned as executive director of Southeast Missouri’s federally funded Weed and Seed program; Bird was the first and only executive director for Weed and Seed of Southeast Missouri Inc. and had served since April 1, 1997; the program is a U.S. Department of Justice initiative designed to weed out violent crime, drug use and gang activity in targeted neighborhoods in Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Charleston, Poplar Bluff and Caruthersville; Bird said Friday he resigned to take a position with the Greater Dimension Church of God in Christ in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Out of the past: April 16Taxpayers crowded into the Cape Girardeau Post Office yesterday to mail their tax returns; area residents streamed into the post office throughout the day, most intent on mailing tax returns; "We will cancel 300,000 to 350,000 pieces of mail," predicted Postmaster Mike Keefe; normally, the post office here cancels about 170,000 pieces of mail...
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Out of the past: April 16Taxpayers crowded into the Cape Girardeau Post Office yesterday to mail their tax returns; area residents streamed into the post office throughout the day; “We will cancel 300,000 to 350,000 pieces of mail,” predicted Postmaster Mike Keefe; normally, the post office here cancels about 170,000 pieces of mail. ...
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Out of the past: April 15A proposal to build a 40-unit apartment complex in South Cape Girardeau for elderly and disabled residents was approved last night by the Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission; the project would occupy the northeast corner of Linden Street and Parkway Drive and would consist of 10 four-plexes of one and two bedrooms; it would be situated half a block from a similar 44-unit complex, Heritage Manor, built three years ago by the same company, Cape Girardeau Properties II, L.P...
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Out of the past: April 15A proposal to build a 40-unit apartment complex in South Cape Girardeau for elderly and disabled residents was approved last night by the Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission; the project would occupy the northeast corner of Linden Street and Parkway Drive and would consist of 10 four-plexes of one and two bedrooms; it would be situated half a block from a similar 44-unit complex, Heritage Manor, built three years ago by the same company, Cape Girardeau Properties II, L.P. ...
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Out of the past: April 14Cape Girardeau has received a commitment for a $600,000 community development block grant for water and sewer line improvements at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport; the preliminary grant award will help the city provide water service to the airport and surrounding businesses...
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Out of the past: April 13The Cape Girardeau Board of Education remains much the same after being reorganized last night; new board officers were elected and appointed; Dr. Ferrell Ervin, in his third term as board member, was re-elected board president for a third year; Mark Carver, who is serving the second year of his three-year term, was elected vice president of the board; incumbents Bob Blank and the Rev. ...
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Out of the past: April 12Downtown living is making an impressive comeback in Cape Girardeau; a nationwide trend is luring a diverse population — singles, couples, retirees — back downtown to Main Street; and, in downtown Cape Girardeau, that means upscale loft dwellings, second-floor apartments which overlook the Mississippi River, and a new four-family condo; Aquamsi Bluff Townhouse is expected to be ready for occupancy in the 200 block of South Spanish this fall; it’s the first new residential structure in the immediate downtown area in almost a quarter-century. ...
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Out of the past: April 11Former leaders of the now dissolved Cape Community Concert Association have donated $3,216 to Southeast Missouri University Foundation to support the River Campus project at Southeast Missouri State University; the gift represents residual funds from the former Community Concert Association, which became inactive a few years ago. ...
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Out of the past: April 10School district administrators say a federal law that governs special education programs has handcuffed their ability to discipline students; about 40 Southeast Missouri educators from 18 school districts met with U.S. Sens. John Ashcroft and Christopher “Kit” Bond yesterday at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School; they said the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act also has saddled the nation’s school districts with burdensome and expensive disciplinary procedures; Ashcroft and Bond pledged to work toward improving the law. ...
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Out of the past: April 9Speaking at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee at the Show Me Center, James Gray, a member of the British Parliament, suggests “perhaps we should set up a ‘sister-city’ relationship” between Cape Girardeau and his home town in England, Chippenham in Wiltshire County; Gray, a Conservative Party member of Parliament, is guest of U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who is also a speaker at the coffee; another guest at the event is Ronald C. Gladney, a St. Louis attorney, who is Emerson’s fiance. ...
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Out of the past: April 8Gov. Mel Carnahan wants the Legislature to appropriate $4.6 million for development of Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus; his action Wednesday prompted the House Budget Committee to include the project in its capital improvements funding bill; university and Cape Girardeau city officials cheer the developments as positive signs that the project will proceed. ...
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Out of the past: April 7They don’t have a site yet, but the Lutheran High School Steering Committee has selected its name; Saxony Lutheran High School is expected to open its doors, wherever it might be, by fall 2000; the name was selected from 35 suggestions submitted by school-age children; the name reflects the region’s Lutheran heritage...
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Out of the past: April 6The Cape Girardeau County Commission will establish a county archives center that will be open within a year; the county purchased a building at 112 E. Washington that formerly housed a Texaco station; the building is directly across the street from the County Administration Building in Jackson; the new structure will provide storage for county records, as well as access to historical documents for researchers; the county will hire a director and use volunteers to operate the center...
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Out of the past: April 5Jayne Ervin is the newest member of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce board of directors; Ervin, a jeweler at Jason Jewelers Ltd. and Ervin’s Metalsmiths Inc., was named to fill the vacancy left by Jim Sexton, former Saint Francis Medical Center president and chief executive officer, who left Cape Girardeau in January to become president and CEO of North Iowa Mercy Health Center and Network in Mason City, Iowa. ...
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Out of the past: April 4Easter Sunday. People begin gathering as early as 4 a.m. at the Bald Knob Cross near Alto Pass, Illinois, to take part in Easter sunrise service; but rainy conditions force the outdoor service inside into the welcome center; speaker is the Rev. Larry Johnson. ...
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Out of the past: April 3Steve Wright of Cape Girardeau, 48, formerly a member of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education, was killed in a car accident in Tennessee Thursday; his wife, Kathy, a teacher at Cape Girardeau Central High School, was seriously injured in the accident, and his son, Scott, received minor injuries; the three were traveling to South Carolina to visit an older son, Corey, who serves in the military. ...
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Out of the past: April 2A car driven by an 86-year-old Cape Girardeau woman crashed through the front door of the Corner Pub at Independence and Frederick streets just before 4 p.m. yesterday; two patrons of the bar were trapped briefly, but weren’t injured; the driver of the car had a minor injury; police say she was westbound on Independence when her vehicle was struck by a northbound vehicle; the collision caused her car to spin around and into the bar. ...
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Out of the past: April 1Needing more space to accommodate the expected crowds Sunday for Easter worship, Lynwood Baptist Church announces its morning service will be at the A.C. Brase Arena Building, while the Osage Centre will house First Assembly of God’s morning worship. ...
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Out of the past: March 30The recent rescue of the pilot of a downed American stealth fighter in Yugoslavia triggered memories for ex-Marine Matthew Morton; the 24-year-old Jackson man knows about rescuing pilots in the Balkans; Morton, then a lance corporal, was part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit that rescued Air Force Capt. ...
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Out of the past: March 31Preserving Cape Girardeau's historic resources is a daunting task because so many elements of historic architecture and design are scattered around the city; but a historic preservation study recommends creating conservation zones or districts to help preserve the historic sites in Cape Girardeau; 24 people attend a public hearing at City Hall to learn more about the plan; if Cape Girardeau adopts a conservation zone approach, it could be one of the first communities in the state to do so...
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Out of the past: March 29The Vernon Rhodes Family Trust pays a $200,000 bank note, temporarily underwriting Shepherd's Cove Children's Home in Gordonville; if the debt is repaid within one year, the family trust will donate $10,000 toward the project; the foster home is associated with Abundant Life Church, also in Gordonville...
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Out of the past: March 28Palm Sunday; a procession of palms is held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel during the morning worship service; 11 children are confirmed: Amanda Carr, Jonathan Fritzler, Amanda Herbst, Darren Neels, Dean Richardson, Kyle Schuessler, Kristin Smith, Andrew Tiehes, Lauren Touchette, Calen Wills and Paul Wunderlich. ...
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Out of the past: March 27Repair work on the Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau continues another day next week, but travelers should expect additional repairs to be scheduled in the coming months; this week, work went slower than expected because of rain early in the week and an equipment breakdown Thursday; Tuesday, the bridge will be closed to one lane of traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...
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Out of the past: March 26Motorists are facing an economic pinch at the pumps as fuel prices continue to climb near the dollar mark for regular unleaded gasoline; the increase follows an agreement among the world’s top oil producers to curtail production and end a global oil glut; prices in the area range from 86.9 cents a gallon at Jackson Basic Fuel to 95.9 cents at Scott City Citgo and Cape Girardeau BP. ...
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Out of the past: March 25Student fees were increased by the Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Regents yesterday, a move regents say was unavoidable; the university raised tuition and general fees and also boosted room and board charges for the 1999-2000 academic year; as part of the fee hikes, the regents approved an $8.7 million operating budget for residence life, the university department that runs campus housing...
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Out of the past: March 23Southeast Missouri State University students can expect to pay more to live on campus next year; the university's Board of Regents will consider raising room and board charges as well as tuition and other fees when it meets tomorrow in the University Center Ballroom; a non-scholarship, undergraduate student living in campus housing and taking 24 credit-hours over two semesters would pay $6,697 to $7,797 next school year, under the proposed fee increases...
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Out of the past: March 24A fisherman found the skeletal remains of an unidentified person Sunday near Tower Rock in Perry County; Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf says the remains were found on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River; the FBI has been called in to investigate...