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Army of volunteers descend to help tornado victims
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- An army of volunteers descended Wednesday upon Perry County, following a tornado that displaced scores of families. More than 20 volunteers with the Mary Jane Burgers and Brew restaurant in Perryville filled the Vintage Room in downtown Perryville on Wednesday to pack lunches for first responders and tornado victims...
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180 structures damaged in Perry County tornado
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
By a quarter to 4 a.m. Wednesday, the lightning was back over Perryville, Missouri. The flashes lit the ruined homes and crumpled cars that marked where Tuesday night's fatal tornado had passed. Scores of trees lay broken, pointing east along the storm's 15-mile path through Perry County. By the time the sun rose, the work of asssessing the damage had begun. A life was lost. Twelve people visited hospitals for injuries. One-hundred-eighty homes were damaged; thirty were destroyed...
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River Campus turns 10: Vision persisted despite many hurdles
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus turns 10 years old this year. But opening the visual and performing-arts campus took almost as long. The $50 million project was beset by funding difficulties and lawsuits. But none of that deterred the vision of now-retired Cape Girardeau lawyer Don Dickerson...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, March 2, the 61st day of 2017. There are 304 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 2, 1867, Howard University, a historically black school of higher learning in Washington, D.C., was founded as it received a congressional charter. ...
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Prayer 3/2/17
(Prayer ~ 03/02/17)
Father God, we lift up your name, the King of Kings. Amen.
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Individuals, businesses honored by Old Town Cape
(Editorial ~ 03/02/17)
Last Thursday, Old Town Cape held its annual dinner and doled out awards to people and businesses who've had a large role in the improvement of downtown Cape Girardeau. Don Greenwood, a local arist whose designs decorate downtown and who lives, works eats and plays bongos downtown, was given the Charles L. Hutson award...
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The siege of Boston
(Column ~ 03/02/17)
The battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill were only the opening act of the American Revolution. That first act concluded with the forced evacuation of the British occupying force from Boston. The initial clashes between the British Army and the colonial militias led to the British army pulling its troops back into and fortifying Boston. ...
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Prayers for Perry County after devastating tornado
(Editorial ~ 03/02/17)
On Tuesday night, a tornado tore through Perry County, causing devastation to dozens of homes and buildings, leaving one dead and at least 10 injured. Our hearts go out to all of those who were affected by the storm and who have to pick up the pieces it left in its path...
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Virginia school board: Court should delay transgender case
(Community ~ 03/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Virginia school board that wants to keep a transgender teen from using the boys' restroom at his high school is calling on the Supreme Court to delay consideration of the case to allow the Trump administration to weigh in. A delay also could allow time for Senate confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court...
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Marietta Bochantin
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Marietta Jo Bochantin, 69, of Murphysboro passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Jan. 14, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Lawrence Calvin and Dorothy Daume Heise. She and John Bochantin were married June 27, 1998, at St. John's United Church of Christ near Fruitland. He survives...
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Janet Lowes
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
Janet Marie Lowes, 75, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at her home. She was born July 20, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Lee Gus and Irene Concordia Boren Steeg. She and Joe Lee Lowes were married March 1, 1975, in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Hanover Lutheran Church. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith...
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Kathy Depuy
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
Kathy R. Depuy, 53, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at the home of her mother in Jackson. She was born Sept. 18, 1963, in St. Louis to Bobbie and Pauline Tripp Launius. Kathy was a 1982 graduate of Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School. She subsequently earned a certificate in dental hygiene...
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Bradley Mayberry Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Bradley Jerald Mayberry Sr., 55, of Sedgewickville passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 26, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dorman and Shirley Wilfong Mayberry. He and Ena Ackman were united in marriage Dec. 29, 1979...
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Daryl Rumple
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
Daryl H. Rumple, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Travis Koenig
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Travis M. Koenig, 24, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Perry County, Missouri. He was born Nov. 5, 1992, in Cape Girardeau, son of Russell Mark and Mary Ann (Winschel) Koenig. The parents survive in Perryville. He was a maintenance technician at Unilever in Sikeston, Missouri. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. He was an avid hunter and loved life and the outdoors...
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Out of the past: March 2
(Out of the Past ~ 03/02/17)
Vince Seyer, 62, retired in December, but he's still going to work at Southeast Missouri State University, directing the operations of the physical plant under a contract with the university until a new director is hired. Seyer began working at Southeast as a carpenter May 23, 1949, only two days after a tornado swept through Cape Girardeau, killing 22 people...
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Bertha Newell
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Bertha Newell, 81, of Bloomfield passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 7, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Ferdinand and Claudina Jones Jaco. She and Adam Lee Newell were married Nov. 1, 1952, in Millersville. He passed away June 15, 2004...
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Record highs for U.S. stocks; Dow crosses 21,000-point mark
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
Investors bet big on U.S. stocks Wednesday, giving the market its biggest single-day gain in nearly four months and pushing the major indexes to record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average rose above 21,000 points for the first time in what was the biggest gain for the blue-chip index so far this year...
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Gene therapy allows a French teen to dodge sickle-cell disease
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle- cell disease more than two years ago has enough properly working red blood cells to dodge the effects of the disorder, researchers report. The first-in-the-world case is detailed in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine...
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First step made to help preserved organs survive the deep freeze
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Deep-freezing donated organs might one day help improve the transplant supply, but scientists first must figure out how to thaw the delicate tissue without it cracking. Now researchers are taking a first step toward that goal, using nanotechnology to create super heaters for preserved tissue...
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Midwest storms leave at least 3 dead
(State News ~ 03/02/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A deadly spring-like storm that one Illinois resident described as sounding like "an explosion of glass" damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in that state and others, blew cars off a major Missouri highway and forced people in an Arkansas town to huddle for safety in a high school...
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A shared love for music
(Community ~ 03/02/17)
Bella Donaldson-Michael already had been selected twice to perform at American Choral Directors Association national conferences, but she was concerned about the prospects of being chosen a third time last fall after taking her voice to a new level...
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White House staff told to preserve Russia-related materials
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- White House lawyers have instructed the president's aides to preserve materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election and other related investigations, three administration officials said Wednesday. The memo, sent to White House staff Tuesday, comes after Senate Democrats last week asked the White House and law-enforcement agencies to keep all materials involving contacts Trump's administration, campaign and transition team -- or anyone acting on their behalf -- have had with Russian government officials or their associates.. ...
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Club shooter's wife to go free before trial on aiding attack
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub is not dangerous and will be released from jail before her trial on charges of aiding the attack, a federal judge in California ruled Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu also said there is no evidence Noor Salman, 31, has connections to the Islamic State group or holds extremist views...
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Trump's immigration mixed message draws skepticism
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump surprised congressional leaders when he suddenly suggested he was open to broad immigration reform. But while there is appetite on Capitol Hill for legislation, there is skepticism, and the president's hard-line rhetoric over the past two years could make a compromise bill much harder...
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Pipeline could generate $110M annually for North Dakota
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. The calculation shows the potential payoff for a state whose officials have supported the pipeline despite concerns from Native American tribes and other opponents who fear it could harm drinking water and sacred sites...
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Suspects charged with murder in airport nerve agent attack
(International News ~ 03/02/17)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Their eyes red and heads bowed, two young women accused of smearing VX nerve agent on the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader were charged with murder Wednesday in a Malaysian court. The women, who arrived in court protected by masked special forces carrying machine guns, are at the center of the bizarre killing of Kim Jong Nam at a busy Kuala Lumpur airport terminal. Many speculate the attack was orchestrated by North Korea, but it has denied any role...
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Taliban suicide attacks, shootout kill 16 in Kabul
(International News ~ 03/02/17)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Near-simultaneous Taliban suicide bombings and an hours-long shootout with Afghan security forces left at least 16 people dead and over 100 wounded in Kabul on Wednesday -- a reminder of the militants' ability to stage large-scale and complex attacks in the country's capital...
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Abuse survivor quits pope's panel over Vatican stonewall
(International News ~ 03/02/17)
VATICAN CITY -- Frustrated by what she described as Vatican stonewalling, an Irish woman who was sexually abused by clergy quit her post Wednesday on a panel advising Pope Francis about how to protect minors from such abuse. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said Marie Collins quit out of "frustration" at an alleged lack of cooperation from other Vatican offices, known as the Curia...
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Justice Department: Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador in 2016
(National News ~ 03/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign season last year -- contact likely to fuel calls for him to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the election...
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Southeast Missouri remains a concern in 2017 federal quake forecast
(State News ~ 03/02/17)
WASHINGTON -- Federal scientists forecast Oklahoma will continue to have the nation's biggest man-made earthquake problem this year, but it probably won't be as shaky as recent years. In its annual national earthquake outlook, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Wednesday a large portion of Oklahoma and parts of central California have the highest risk for a damaging quake this year: between 5 percent and 12 percent...
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Missouri Senate votes down LGBT discrimination protections
(State News ~ 03/02/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri state senators voted down a proposal early Wednesday to ban discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in what was a loss for LGBT advocates. Democratic state Sen. Jill Schupp's amendment would have banned discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and covered employment, housing and public accommodations...
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Russia-backed rebels take over factories, mines in Ukraine
(International News ~ 03/02/17)
MOSCOW -- Russian-backed rebels are taking over scores of factories and mines in eastern Ukraine, many of them belonging to a tycoon whose foundation has been the largest provider of humanitarian aid to a war-battered population. The moves announced Wednesday by the rebels came after a weekslong blockade of the east by Ukrainian nationalists and right-wingers...
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Better Business Bureau offers tips for storm damage repairs
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
After Tuesday's damaging storms, the Better Business Bureau issued a list of reminders for those looking to hire contractors to repair storm damage. The BBB recommends: For more information, visit bbb.org...
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River Campus turns 10: 20 people who helped the River Campus come to fruition
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
Cape Girardeau community leaders, Southeast Missouri State University officials, state political leaders and major donors all played key roles in the creation of the River Campus. Among them: n Don Dickerson -- As then-president of the university's Board of Regents, Dickerson came up with the idea of turning the former Catholic seminary overlooking the Mississippi River into a visual and performing-arts school,...
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River Campus turns 10: Specially composed symphony to mark anniversary, history of Vincentians in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
Mark Twain paid St. Vincent's College and Seminary high compliments in 1883 when writing Life on the Mississippi. The school, he said, was known to have "as high a reputation for thoroughness as any similar institution in Missouri." The historic seminary is in for more high praise Tuesday as part of Southeast Missouri State University's 10th-anniversary celebration of their River Campus, as subject of a specially composed symphony...
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River Campus by the numbers
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
Total performances: 1,088 Total attendance: 310,967 Top-selling show: Southeast's student production of "Grease," which sold more than 4,000 tickets Majors offered: roughly 175 Full-time professional faculty and staff: 16 Summer Arts Festival attendance, inaugural year (2014): roughly 1,000...
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River Campus Turns 10: Going beyond the stage
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
Over the past 10 years, Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus has gone to great lengths to foster artistic growth and expression, not only in education but in the Cape Girardeau community as well. Each arm of the River Campus has proven capable of attracting top-tier talent...
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Entertainment briefs 3/2/17
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/17)
INDIO, Calif. -- Attention, Little Monsters: Lady Gaga is coming to Coachella. The diva announced Tuesday night she will perform at the music festival for both weekends in April. Gaga will take the headlining spot that had been Beyonce's; pregnant with twins, the superstar announced last week her doctors recommended she bow out. ...
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Maxine Hill
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
Maxine Hill, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Patricia McIntire
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
Patricia R. McIntire, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at her home. Services are incomplete at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Jimmy Moore
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Jimmy Oliver Moore, 78, of Paducah died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Keeling Family Funeral Home in Paducah. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Encil Edmonds, Mike Hunt, Richard Rhea and Jack Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, with military honors...
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Logan Flieg
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Logan A. Flieg, 18, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Chester, Illinois. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with Pastor Ray White officiating.
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Jackson police report 3/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Garry Wilkerson, 41, of Blodgett, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for driving while revoked. Theft n Theft was reported in the 500 block of West Main Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/2/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A juvenile was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of property damage. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm at Hickory and South Ellis streets...
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Hooked on Science: Exploding sandwich bag
(Community ~ 03/02/17)
n Baking soda n Vinegar n Paper towel n Sandwich bag n Step 1: Tear a paper towel into four equal pieces. Using one of the pieces, pour two tablespoons of baking soda into the center of the paper-towel square. Describe the baking soda by its observable properties...
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Learning briefs 3/2/17
(Community ~ 03/02/17)
Several local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University. Jennica Miller, Collin Nicks and Megan Tenkhoff, all of Jackson, and Caitlyn Hays, Taylor Hoehn and Jasmyn Mahathath, all of Perryville, Missouri, have received the Residence Life Leadership Award. ...
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