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Four by Four 3/1/15
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
__William R. Blake__ Perryville, Missouri Craigslist expert __If you could instantly transport yourself to a warmer climate, where would you go?__ Jamaica. You can just relax and have a good time. No harassment from anybody; just a good time. __What sight, song, sound or person makes you feel sentimental?__ The sight of someone suffering makes me feel sentimental. __Tell me about your earliest childhood memory.__ I was 5 years old; it's when I got my crooked teeth. My father wrecked the car. __How often do you sit down and eat at a restaurant?__ Two or three times a month. A lot of times it's Mexican. __Brittney Turner__ Sikeston cashier __If you could instantly transport yourself to a warmer climate, where would you go?__ Africa, because I've seen it in the movies. It looks really fun, and I've never been there before. __What sight, song, sound or person makes you feel sentimental?__ My kids give me a happy, warm, loving feeling. __Tell me about your earliest childhood memory.__ My fifth birthday party. It was a big party at my grandma's house, and I had lots of friends. __How often do you sit down and eat at a restaurant?__ Maybe twice a month. Nachos or anything appetizer-like. __Laura Boos__ Cape Girardeau Program director at Discovery Playhouse __If you could instantly transport yourself to a warmer climate, where would you go?__ On the beach somewhere. Obviously, I don't care where it's at. __What sight, song, sound or person makes you feel sentimental?__ My college roommates and I used to sing "Fancy" by Reba McEntire at the top of our lungs, and that always makes me laugh and takes me back. __Tell me about your earliest childhood memory.__ Every Christmas going to visit Santa Claus with my grandparents. __How often do you sit down and eat at a restaurant?__ Typically Friday nights; either Italian or Mexican. \__Brenda Smith__ Cape Girardeau Stay at home mom __If you could instantly transport yourself to a warmer climate, where would you go?__ I guess Florida, for the beach. __What sight, song, sound or person makes you feel sentimental?__ Probably music from the '70s. It kind of brings back my younger years. __Tell me about your earliest childhood memory.__ I guess it would be when I was about 3 years old, and I would go out to the farm with my dad and being on the tractor. __How often do you sit down and eat at a restaurant?__ Once every few weeks. ... sushi places.
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Jackson city hall suffers minor water damage
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
Cleanup is mostly complete at Jackson City Hall after last week's winter weather caused minor water damage, confirmed Jackson Public Works director Rodney Bollinger. Bollinger said in an email a small section of the gutter drain froze on the roof, affecting a couple rooms in the west wing of the building...
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Union County prosecutor appointed to state appellate prosecutor board
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
Union County State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds has been appointed to the board of governors of the Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor. Edmonds was appointed during a special board meeting Thursday in Springfield, Illinois, according to a news release...
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River Campus Center named after retiring university president, wife
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
Southeast Missouri State University staff, students and community members Friday celebrated the official naming of the Kenneth & Jeanine Dobbins River Campus Center. "There really are no words that can capture how I feel," Jeanine Dobbins said during a dedication ceremony at the River Campus. "Some people will say, 'It's so well-deserved.' And I say, 'So many people deserve so very much.' I look at it as grace."...
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Programs help ex-convicts try to re-enter society
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Each year in Missouri, about 20,000 felons are released, having served their time. But they face roadblocks in re-entering society, particularly the workforce. "Raise your hand if you don't have anyone in your family -- or any friends or if you're not impacted in any way -- by someone who has been to prison or been convicted of a felony."...
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Home a total loss after Friday fire in Pocahontas
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
A home is a total loss after a fire Friday night in Pocahontas. The Fruitland Area Fire Protection District responded to a fire about 7 p.m. at 649 Jackson Road, where light flames and heavy smoke were showing from a two-story home, assistant chief Gene Kerns said...
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House burns on North Benton Street in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
A woman and a child escaped a fire that started Friday afternoon on North Benton Street. The situation was contained shortly after firefighters arrived on the scene at 1:09 p.m. Capt. Ray Warner of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department said the blaze was under control by 1:15...
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Driver cited after colliding with police car
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
A Cape Girardeau woman received four citations for not yielding to an emergency vehicle and causing an accident. Jacqueline Parker, 30, was driving north on Kingshighway near the North Cape Rock Drive intersection at 12:28 a.m. Friday when she struck the patrol vehicle of Cape Girardeau police officer James Zeidler...
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County buys Cape building to consolidate juvenile court services
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission announced Friday the purchase of a building in Cape Girardeau to provide office and court space for juvenile department employees of the 32nd Judicial Circuit. The building at 2137 Rust Ave., off South Kingshighway and near the Shawnee Parkway intersection, allows the department to provide services and court proceedings in one location. It has been operating out of county-provided space in two locations since 1990, according to a news release from the county...
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Southeast regents approve new logo
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
Southeast Missouri State University has used its logo of the Academic Hall dome since 1988. But on Saturday, the board of regents approved a new design as part of a rebranding initiative. The current logo has too many variations and is difficult to place in some materials because of intricately drawn details, the university's communications and marketing staff said...
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Tiny Missouri town mourns after gunman kills 7, then himself
(State News ~ 03/01/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Residents of a small southern Missouri town struggled to come to grips with the knowledge that one of their own had killed seven people in a spasm of violence that ended when the gunman shot himself to death on a rural county road...
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Armed suspect seriously hurt in officer-involved shooting
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
An aggravated assault suspect was seriously injured in a police-involved shooting Saturday morning. James Wilkins, 28, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after the shooting, which occurred about 10:50 a.m. Saturday at Town House Inn, 505 N. Kingshighway...
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Plan for Greek housing advances, but draws fire from preservationists
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
An idea to create a housing option specifically for Greek students at Southeast Missouri State University was advanced by the board of regents Saturday but is drawing fire from residents who worry Greystone Estate and the Shivelbine House will be demolished...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/01/15)
Today is Sunday, March 1, the 60th day of 2015. There are 305 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 1, 1565, the city of Rio de Janeiro was founded by Portuguese knight Estacio de Sa. On this date: In 1790, President George Washington signed a measure authorizing the first U.S. Census...
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Adopt Cane
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Cane is a 2 year old malamute mix. He is already neutered. Cane is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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FYI 3-1-15
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Southeast Hospice is seeking volunteers to help terminal patients and their families. Southeast Hospice provides 12 to 15 hours of training for volunteers; topics include communication skills, family dynamics, grief and patient and family rights. Activities are varied. ...
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Love the welding
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Pinballing around his workshop between benders, welding outfits and other machinery, Dr. Andrew Walker likens himself to Dick Van Dyke's character in "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang." "Some crackpot goes into his shed, and out comes something wonderful," Walker said...
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Relying on God to defend against injustice
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
In the 1989 movie "Road House" is an otherwise forgettable scene in which the main character, Dalton, played by the late Patrick Swayze, arrives to manage a rowdy bar in an unnamed Missouri town. Dalton, who has bought a junker car in anticipation of future vandalism in the parking lot, encounters a swaggering bouncer who tells him, "You don't look like much to me." With no trace of anger or irritation, Dalton simply replies, "Opinions vary."...
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On a train platform sharing the gift that evolves into fulfillment
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
It's nighttime in Bern, Switzerland, and we're riding the escalator up and out of the train station. It's just Lauren, one of my soul sisters in the world, and me. She lives here as of recently, and I'm visiting from Athens, holding a lot of questions in my head and heart, and also living. We stumble upon answers in the living...
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History speaks to us on our current economic situation
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
By modern measures the recession is over. Unfortunately, some segments of our economy are still feeling the effects. Unemployment is still an issue, especially among lower-skilled jobs. And, growth in the manufacturing sector lags well behind the ideal...
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Fruits and vegetables get a star-studded marketing push
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
NEW YORK -- What if cauliflower got the same type of marketing firepower as candy bars and potato chips? A campaign plans to put that premise to the test by enlisting celebrities including actress Jessica Alba and NBA star Stephen Curry to shill for fruits and vegetables...
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Club news
(Community News ~ 03/01/15)
The Nancy Hunter Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recognized DAR Good Citizen recipients from three area high schools at a reception Wednesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Shown from left are Chelsea Seyer, Oak Ridge High School; John Fennewald, Notre Dame High School; Christian Retter, Cape Central High School; and Carolyn Webb, DAR Good Citizen chairwoman. Each student was presented with a certificate, a recognition pin, and a monetary gift from the chapter.
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Time for a winter walk-about: Tour your landscape to see how plants fared in recent rough weather
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
The last few weeks have certainly been disruptive in the Heartland. Traffic and commerce have been hampered by ice and snow, schools have been closed, events have been canceled, and weather forecasters have been working overtime. All of the weather conditions we have been experiencing have caused concern about possible traffic accidents, falling on ice at home or work, frostbite and frozen water pipes. ...
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After several snow days, who knows what Mother Nature has in store for us?
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Jimmie Smith. Happy birthday this week to Jeff Glasscock, Mark Dragoni, Karen Rice, Barbara Owens, David Jirik, Jacob Heeb, Bonnie Rister, Margaret Poinsett, Joyce Loucks, Jordan Duncan, Amy Sanders, David Gladwell, Clair Abernathy, Travis McGuire, Dortha Halter, Regina Spier, Karen Whitaker, Stefanie Hall, Rob Horman, Nancy Hampton, Ashlee Glastetter, Lorene Kinsey, Andy Obermann, Sarah Gordon, Vickie Taylor, Reggie Seyer, Pam Wilson, Charles Hemingway, Jaimie Ralph, Marty Moore, Rosemary Ross, Sheila Richardson, Taylor Friga, Danny Lindy, Susan Hampton, Whitney Horrell and Sam Burnett.. ...
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Prayer 3-1-15
(Prayer ~ 03/01/15)
Father God, may we seek unity with one another through you our Savior. Amen.
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Commentary: Remembering my friend, Tom Schweich
(Column ~ 03/01/15)
Last Friday, I flew from St. Louis to Kansas City for Reagan-Lincoln Days. This event is the Missouri Republican Party's statewide annual gathering. Lost in thought at the security line, I heard the familiar voice of Tom Schweich call out from behind me. He was with his lovely wife Kathy. We walked together to the plane, chatting about nothing in particular...
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Out of the past: March 1
(Out of the Past ~ 03/01/15)
Naomi Tutu, the daughter of Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, told an audience in Academic Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University last evening the pressure against South Africa must continue and even intensify to bring an end to apartheid...
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Nixon appoints senior adviser as temporary Missouri auditor
(State News ~ 03/01/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday appointed one of his senior advisers to temporarily serve as state auditor after the death of Republican Auditor Tom Schweich, who police say died of an apparent suicide. John Watson will serve as auditor until a permanent replacement is found, at which point he will resign, according to a news release from Nixon's office...
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11 injured in chain of accidents on Interstate 44
(State News ~ 03/01/15)
ROLLA, Mo. -- Police say a tractor-trailer crashed into the rear of a Greyhound bus in snowy weather on Interstate 44 in Missouri, setting off a chain of accidents involving dozens of vehicles. At least 11 people were sent to a hospital with minor to moderate injuries...
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Dems call GOP Homeland Security strategy a blunder
(National News ~ 03/01/15)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats are losing some skirmishes over the Department of Homeland Security, but many feel they are winning a political war that will haunt Republicans in 2016 and beyond. Democrats lacked the votes Friday to force Republicans to fund the department for a year with no strings...
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China survey finds increase in wild giant pandas
(International News ~ 03/01/15)
The latest census by China's State Forestry Administration shows the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since the last survey in 2003. Nearly three quarters of the pandas live in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The remaining pandas have been found in the neighboring Shaanxi and Gansu provinces...
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Crop herbicides play role in shrinking monarch population
(National News ~ 03/01/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A butterfly being considered for federal protection is emblematic of the plight pollinating insects face in part because farmers, enticed by ethanol mandates, are growing more herbicide-resistant crops that have stripped millions of acres of crucial plant habitat...
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Ice runway
(National News ~ 03/01/15)
Planes are parked after flying in on frozen Lake Winnipesaukee on Saturday in Alton, New Hampshire. Dozens of pilots flew in to the the only ice runway in the lower 48 states approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Tribes gather to discuss legal marijuana
(National News ~ 03/01/15)
TULALIP, Wash. -- The Justice Department's announcement in December it would allow the nation's Indian tribes to legalize and regulate marijuana on their reservations brought notes of caution -- if not silence or opposition -- from many tribes. They were reluctant given the substance-abuse problems that already plague many reservations...
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Melting Antarctica may re-shape Earth
(International News ~ 03/01/15)
CAPE LEGOUPIL, Antarctica -- From the ground in this extreme northern part of Antarctica, white and blinding ice seems to extend forever. What can't be seen is the battle raging thousands of feet below to re-shape Earth. Water is eating away at the Antarctic ice, melting it where it hits the oceans. ...
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Fog machine in art installation prompts false fire alarms
(National News ~ 03/01/15)
PITTSBURGH -- Firefighters have been called to a downtown public square at least twice by people who reported smoke when they saw machine-generated fog that's part of a new art installation. "A Winter Landscape Cradling Bits of Sparkle" by Jennifer Wen Ma is a small oasis of mulched trees enveloping a small, boardwalk path. The fog machine belches every 10 minutes to simulate a cloudy mountaintop. The Office of Public Art says the intensity of the fog bursts may be toned down...
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Russia opposition leader slain
(International News ~ 03/01/15)
MOSCOW -- Maybe it was Islamic extremists who killed Boris Nemtsov. Or someone offended by his love life. Or agents of a Western power that will stop at nothing to disfigure President Vladimir Putin's image and drive him from power. Russian investigators, politicians and political commentators on state television Saturday covered much ground in looking for the reason Nemtsov was gunned down in the heart of Moscow, but they sidestepped one possibility -- he was murdered for his relentless opposition to Putin.. ...
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Egyptian court declares Hamas a 'terrorist organization'
(International News ~ 03/01/15)
CAIRO -- An Egyptian court declared Hamas a "terrorist organization" Saturday, further isolating the blockaded rulers of the Gaza Strip once openly welcomed by the country's toppled Islamist-dominated government. The ruling is unlikely to have any immediate effect on Hamas, still reeling from last summer's war with Israel and choked by an Israeli-Egyptian blockade set up in 2007. ...
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Clinton Wunderlich
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Clinton Martin Wunderlich, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepard Lutheran Chapel, with the Rev. Weston Wildauer officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors by the Missouri Honors Team...
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Floyd Weber
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Floyd C. Weber, 74, of Cape Girardeau was called to heaven Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his home. He was born March 14, 1940, in Wittenberg, Missouri, son of Gerhard and Josephine Weber. Floyd and Betty Aubuchon were married July 22, 1967. He is survived by his wife, Betty; daughter, Jill Rayburn of Cape Girardeau; son Nathan (Jennifer) Weber of Carrollton, Georgia; and grandchildren, Kennedy Rayburn and Trenton and Lucas Weber. ...
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Erma Vaughan
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Erma Jean Vaughan, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Sunday, Feb. 15, 1931, in Cottonwood Point, Missouri, to the late Guffrie W. and Gertrude McGee Malugen. She and William M. Vaughan Jr. were married Friday, March 31, 1967, at Sikeston, Missouri. He preceded her in death June 2, 2012...
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Robert Pearman
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Robert Terry Pearman, 50, of Advance, formerly of Olive Branch, Illinois, died suddenly at 8:23 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 22, 1964, in Cairo, Illinois, to Terry and Beulah Bigham Pearman. He married Mitzi Goins on Nov. 22, 1985. She survives...
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Marian Moore
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Marian Earline Moore, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 20, 1950, in Cape Girardeau County, to Otis Earl and Hazel Marie Rumfelt Terry. She first married Edward Lee Mungle. He preceded her in death in 1993. She then married Everett Moore, who preceded her in 2000...
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Shirley McLain
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Shirley June McLain, 79, of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at the Heartland Care and Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3075 Cape LaCroix Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Carol McGraw
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Carol Lynn McGraw, 65, of Perryville passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis. She was born July 3, 1947, to Jill and Dora Winchester Hopson. She married Larry McGraw on July 18, 1964, at Sedgewickville, Missouri. He preceded her in death May 6, 2008...
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Carrie Herwig
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Carrie Herwig, 81, of Olive Branch died at 12:35 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 6, 1933, in Green County, Tennessee, to Jesse Lynn and Bessie Blanche Bowman Richards. She married James Stewart, and he preceded her in death...
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Wyatt Glastetter
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Wyatt Joel Glastetter, 3, of Jackson found Heaven on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, after a long, courageous battle with neuroblastoma, pediatric sympathetic nervous system cancer. He was born April 12, 2011, in Cape Girardeau, to Ray and Stacy Slinkard Glastetter...
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James Gill
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- James Andrew Gill, 32, of Oran passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 6, 1983, in Cape Girardeau, to Brian Keith and Deborah Ann Held Gill. James was a tire technician at Crader Tire in Jackson. ...
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Vincent Dirnberger
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Vincent Dirnberger, 88, of New Hamburg died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton, Missouri
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Lila Dickinson
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Lila Sue "Wiggles" Dickinson, 72, of Pilot Knob, Missouri, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, in Farmington, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Cole Family Funeral Home in Ironton, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Arcadia Valley Memorial Park...
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Georgia Bierschwal
(Obituary ~ 03/01/15)
Georgia L. Bierschwal, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born May 10, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, to George and Pauline Held Schwab. She married Leslie Bierschwal on May 10, 1940. He preceded her in death Feb. 26, 1973...
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Jackson fire report 3/1/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/15)
* Citizens assist on Old Cape Road. n A hazmat call on West Independence Street. n Fire alarm sounded on St. Andrews Court. n Life alert on East Main...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/1/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: North Sprigg Street at 6:31 a.m., Napa Circle at 7:28 a.m., Good Hope Street at 9:12 a.m., South Kingshighway at 9:37 a.m., North Sprigg Street at 2:29 p.m., Marvin Street at 3:48 p.m., Greek Drive at 5 p.m. and Towers Circle at 11:21 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/1/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Jasimane D. Flennoy, no age given, of Lilbourn, Missouri, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated. n Isaiah M. Lane, 24, of St. Louis was arrested on a warrant...
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Semoball Awards keynote speaker set to be announced Wednesday
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/15)
The last-minute shuffling of last year's Semoball Awards keynote speaker provided a valuable lesson for the organizers of this year's event. Ozzie Smith was originally scheduled to provide the event's first-ever keynote speech, but Smith had to miss the event to attend the funeral of friend and fellow Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Gwynn...
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Man arrested for shooting gun into the ground near boy
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
A Sikeston, Missouri-area man was arrested by Scott County sheriff's deputies on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly shot a gun at the ground near a boy in Oran, Missouri. Timothy Jarvis, 37, of County Highway 529 near Sikeston, was charged Saturday, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. ...
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Adam Wainwright may miss Cardinals' season opener
(Professional Sports ~ 03/01/15)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Adam Wainwright won't pitch in exhibition games until mid-March because of his abdominal strain, a delay that could prevent the St. Louis Cardinals ace from starting the major league season opener at the Chicago Cubs on April 5.' Wainwright was hurt Monday while putting a 45-pound weight back on a rack. He returned to St. Louis for an examination by Dr. Michael Brunt, who said the injury was minor...
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Scott County deputy honored for rescue at Rockview train crash
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
A Scott County sheriff's deputy received more recognition Friday for his role in the aftermath of the May 2013 train collision near Rockview, Missouri. State Sen. Wayne Wallingford and state Rep. Tila Hubrecht presented Sgt. Justin Wooten resolutions from the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives, a news release from the Scott County Sheriff's Office said. The resolutions were in reference to Wooten's Medal of Valor presentation by Gov. Jay Nixon in December...
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Man, woman jailed on drug, weapons charges
(Local News ~ 03/01/15)
A man from Oran, Missouri, and a woman from Benton, Missouri, are in the Scott County Jail after various drug and weapons charges. Glen Adams, 56, of rural Oran was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm silencer...
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Leonard Nimoy, famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies
(National News ~ 03/01/15)
LOS ANGELES -- In 1975, Leonard Nimoy published an autobiography with the defiant title, "I Am Not Spock" -- an attempt to show the world he had many more facets than the pointy-eared character that had come to define him. Two decades later, after proving that with a career that became a blend of roles beyond "Star Trek" along with directing, writing and photography, he bowed to fate with "I Am Spock," a revisionist sequel...
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Editorial: Evaluating safety, crime in Cape and beyond
(Editorial ~ 03/01/15)
Cape Girardeau had a violent month last summer. You might remember it. There were headlines of homicide; four people had died within just a couple of weeks of each other. It was a scary time in Cape Girardeau, and many wondered what spurred the violence and if the city was coming unglued...
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The beauty and brawn of the classic cast-iron skillet, from past to future
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Just a week ago, I had an opportunity to spend time with a family in Brownwood, Missouri. As we were visiting, I noticed a number of cast iron skillets hanging from a rack in the kitchen. I remarked to the owner that I thought they were neat. The owner, well over 65 years old, remarked that she "just loves her cast-iron cookware."...
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A devastating side of nature
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Freezing rain is a term to describe the phenomenon of rain falling through air that is above the freezing point and lands on objects that are below the freezing point. Freezing rain can be one of nature's most devastating occurrences, leading to major power outages during cold weather and making automobile travel impossible...
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A devastating side of nature
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Freezing rain is a term to describe the phenomenon of rain falling through air that is above the freezing point and lands on objects that are below the freezing point. Freezing rain can be one of nature's most devastating occurrences, leading to major power outages during cold weather and making automobile travel impossible...
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World day of prayer
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Jackson again is reaching beyond its borders. For more years than Mary Klaproth can recall, churches in the area have joined with churches across the world to participate in World Day of Prayer. This year, New McKendree United Methodist Church will host the observance...
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Mayberry - Faught
(Engagement ~ 03/01/15)
Nick and Joan Mayberry of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, April Nicole Mayberry, to Dustin Wayne Faught. He is the son of Don and Jeana Faught of Blodgett, Missouri. April is a 2010 graduate of Jackson High School. She expects to receive a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in May. She is employed at SoutheastHEALTH...
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Hustedde - VanGennip
(Engagement ~ 03/01/15)
LEOPOPLD, Mo. -- Tom and Jan Hustedde of Breese, Illinois, announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea Marie Hustedde, to Darren Joseph VanGennip. He is the son of the late Steve and Mary VanGennip of Leopold. Andrea is pursuing a second degree at Southeast Missouri State University in pre-veterinary medicine...
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Hooker - Sutterer
(Engagement ~ 03/01/15)
David and Joan Hooker of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Renae Hooker, to Kurt Matthew Sutterer, both of Jackson. He is the son of Jim and Velma Sutterer of Perryville, Missouri. Ashley attended Southeast Missouri State University and Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. She is a project analyst/client manager with MedAssets...
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Miller - Dooley
(Engagement ~ 03/01/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Les and Denise Lingle Acey of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Claire Miller, to Daniel Paul Dooley. He is the son of Mitchell and Lisa Dooley of Chaffee. Kaitlyn received a medical specialist associate of applied science degree from Metro Business College. She is employed at Cape Gastroenterology Specialists...
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Palmer earns rank of Eagle Scout
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Christopher Palmer, 14, completed a service project for the Recreation Complex in Sikeston to help earn his Eagle Scout award. Palmer is a member of Troop 41 chartered by the Kiwanis Club of Sikeston and First United Methodist Church of Sikeston. Palmer constructed 10 benches for the complex, a project that took just over a week to complete. ...
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Pop goes the soda, adding flavor and carbonation to a range of recipes
(Community ~ 03/01/15)
Recipe ingredients can be very unpredictable, and these recipes are no exception. Each of the recipes I am sharing today contains soda pop as an ingredient. There are hundreds of recipes on the Internet that incorporate soda. It is used in entree and savory dishes, breads and desserts. In the dessert category alone is every possible combination imaginable...
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