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Amen Center seeks to provide transitional services for those leaving prison
(Local News ~ 04/21/18)
The operators of a Cape Girardeau County, faith-based homeless shelter want to expand their services to provide a transitional facility for parolees and others released from Missouri prisons. The Missouri Department of Corrections offers compensation to organizations providing “restoration facilities,” according to the Amen Center in Delta, which hopes to enter into a contract with the agency. ...
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Veterans Home in Cape to receive $8.7 million grant for upgrades
(Local News ~ 04/21/18)
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill announced Friday $8.7 million — part of a $25.5 million grant from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — is being awarded to the state-run Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau for renovation and construction projects...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
Today is Saturday, April 21, the 111th day of 2018. There are 254 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 21, 1918, Manfred von Richthofen, 25, the German ace known as the "Red Baron" who was believed to have downed 80 enemy aircraft during World War I, was himself shot down and killed while in action over France...
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Americans nationwide told to toss all romaine lettuce from Yuma over E. coli fears
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
PHOENIX (AP) -- U.S. health officials on Friday told consumers to throw away any store-bought romaine lettuce they have in their kitchens and warned restaurants not to serve it amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in several states...
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Like myke
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
I would like to write about the gardening beneficial organism called mycorrhizae. Since it is very easy to make a mistake when spelling this word, I will refer to it as myke. Myke is a beneficial fungus that attaches itself to plant roots. It is found naturally in undisturbed soils. But in soils that have been disturbed during the construction process around homes and buildings, or through farming activities it is not present, or it is present in very small amounts...
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Senior Center Menus for 4-23 through 4-27
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
Cape Girardeau/Scott City Monday: Sweet and sour meatballs or chicken and snow peas, brown and wild rice pilaf, Lima beans, steamed carrots, whole-grain hot roll and fruit salad or Texas sheet cake. Tuesday: Smothered pork cutlet or Philly cheese steak sandwich, sweet potatoes, roasted cauliflower, whole-grain bread or bun and warm apples and raisins or cherry delight...
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Ameren donates; trees planted
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
The Tree Advisory Board observed Arbor Day Friday, April 6, by planting six trees near the softball fields at Shawnee Park in Cape Girardeau. Ameren Missouri donated $900 to purchase the trees planted for Arbor Day. Volunteers from Ameren Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Horticulture Club and Arbor Hills helped the board plant the trees...
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Math Day Results
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
2018 Math Field Day results -- Southeast Missouri State University All first-place winners are listed by small school/large school division. Gabriel Kreid, Nashville Community Kelsey King, Herrin Ethan Fritsche, Red Bud Kelsey King, Herrin Erica Standefer, Arcadia Valley...
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Woman's win of nursing home money a rarity in aging
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
TOKYO (AP) -- When her stay at the glamorous Grancreer residence turned into a nightmare of disrupted sleep and difficulties with the staff, retired harpist Yumi Makino opted out, and after a two-year legal battle got her deposit money back in a rare victory over a big real estate company...
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Man visits Cape after 61-year absence
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
As a youth of 13, John W. Cook left his home in Scopus, Missouri, with two companions, bound for the bright, white lights of Cape Girardeau. What the trio got for their efforts, after tramping all that way, was a two-day stay in the "dungeon" cell in Common Pleas Courthouse...
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California tortoise with cracked shell gets $4,000 repair
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
SAN DIEGO -- A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. San Diego County Animal Services Director Dan DeSousa says the male 90-pound African spurred tortoise probably was a pet that got loose from a yard...
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Schlimpert - 72 years
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schlimpert of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary on April 21. Schlimpert and the former Wilma Lange were married April 21, 1946, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. Their attendants were Berniece and Edgar Lorenz...
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Adopt Sylvester 4-22-18
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
Sylvester is another senior male kitty looking for a loving home! He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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FYI 4-22-18
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
Lutheran Family and Children's Services (LFCS) will host its annual Kentucky Derby Party on May 4 at the new Jackson Civic Center, according to a news release. Doors will open at 5 p.m. The dinner will be catered by Smokehouse 61 and will be served at 6:30 p.m. ...
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Prayer 4-22-18
(Prayer ~ 04/21/18)
O Lord Jesus, may we forgive one another as you forgive us. Amen.
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Charles to succeed queen as Commonwealth head
(International News ~ 04/21/18)
LONDON -- Prince Charles has spent a lifetime waiting to be king, the job he was born to do. On Friday the 69-year-old heir to the British throne got another position to wait for -- he was approved as the next head of the 53-nation Commonwealth of the U.K. and its former colonies...
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North Korea says it has stopped nuclear, missile tests
(International News ~ 04/21/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Saturday it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the country is making the move to shift its national focus and improve its economy...
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Clues emerge about Cuba's future under new president
(International News ~ 04/21/18)
HAVANA -- Miguel Diaz-Canel has been the presumptive next president of Cuba since 2013, when Raul Castro named the laconic former provincial official to the important post of first vice president and lauded him as "neither a novice nor an improviser," high praise in a system dedicated to continuity over all...
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Science Says: Amount of straws, plastic pollution in oceans is huge
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- Cities and nations are looking at banning plastic straws and stirrers in hopes of addressing the world's plastic pollution problem. The problem is so large, though, scientists say it's not nearly enough. Australian scientists Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox estimate, using trash collected on U.S. ...
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Arizona teachers vote for statewide walkout over pay
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
PHOENIX -- Arizona teachers have voted to walk off the job to demand increased school funding, marking a key step toward a first-ever statewide strike building on a movement for higher pay in other Republican-dominant states. A grassroots group and the state's largest teacher membership group said teachers will walk out Thursday...
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George HW Bush greets mourners honoring his wife
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
HOUSTON -- His daughter standing behind him, former President George H.W. Bush sat at the front of the cavernous sanctuary of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. He gazed up at the rose-draped casket holding his wife of 73 years. After a few moments, an aide came forward to help Bush with his wheelchair, turning it so he faced the rest of the sanctuary. ...
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In new walkouts, students look to turn outrage to action
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
Once again, they filed out of class. In a new wave of school walkouts, they raised their voices against gun violence. But this time, they were looking to turn outrage into action. Many of the students who joined demonstrations across the country Friday turned their attention to upcoming elections as they pressed for tougher gun laws and politicians who will enact them. Scores of rallies turned into voter registration drives. Students took the stage to issue an ultimatum to their lawmakers...
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Haley's pushback draws fans, rattles White House
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
NEW YORK -- The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on her at-times uneasy relationship with President Donald Trump, even as her deft rebuttal bolstered talk about her own future political fortunes...
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Giuliani adds toughness, star power
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida -- For weeks, President Donald Trump had grown increasingly frustrated with the cable news chatter he couldn't hire a big-name attorney for his legal team. But the president boasted to a confidant this week he had struck a deal he believed would silence those critics: He was hiring "America's (expletive) Mayor."...
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Leak crackdown talk yields rare Comey, Trump agreement
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- James Comey and President Donald Trump seem to disagree on most everything, but the ex-FBI director's memos show consensus on at least one thing: the need to hunt down leakers. The two men bonded over the idea of a proposed leak crackdown, even sharing a chuckle over a crude joke involving jailed journalists, according to memos written by Comey and obtained by The Associated Press...
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Trump lawyer told to file statement to slow lawsuit
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
LOS ANGELES -- President Donald Trump's personal lawyer must declare in writing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination is jeopardized unless there's a delay in legal proceedings in a lawsuit filed by porn actress Stormy Daniels, a federal judge said Friday...
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Army lowers recruiting goal; more soldiers staying
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army will not meet its mission to recruit 80,000 active duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered that goal. But Army leaders said the service has been able to encourage more experienced service members to stay on the job to satisfy a growing demand for troops...
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In court, Dems allege conspiracy between Trump camp, Russia
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
NEW YORK -- The Democratic Party sued Donald Trump's presidential campaign, Russia, WikiLeaks and Trump's son and son-in-law Friday, accusing them of an intricate conspiracy to undercut Democrats in the 2016 election by stealing tens of thousands of emails and documents...
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Poll: Americans expect Russia tension will get worse
(National News ~ 04/21/18)
WASHINGTON -- Americans largely fear the country's relationship with Russia and China will get worse in the coming year, and despite signs of diplomatic progress with Kim Jong Un on nuclear weapons, nearly half say the same about North Korea. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that provides insight into the public's view on the direction of U.S. ties with those key strategic rivals, 15 months after President Donald Trump took office...
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Out of the past: April 21
(Out of the Past ~ 04/21/18)
Citing the title of a popular movie, organizers of Citizens Against Riverboat Gambling call the issue an "indecent proposal" for the city of Cape Girardeau; Dr. Richard Martin and the Rev. Charles Grant are two of the five men spearheading the group, which will work to defeat a June 8 city ballot measure on riverboat gambling...
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Tammy Zitter
(Obituary ~ 04/21/18)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Tammy Renee Zitter, 46, of Springfield died Thursday, April 5, 2018. There will be a celebration of life service for her April 28, 2018, at Scott City First Family Worship Center, 232 County Road 312 in Scott City. Friends and family may gather at 2 p.m., and the service will be at 3 p.m...
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John Lohmeier
(Obituary ~ 04/21/18)
John Darrel Lohmeier, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at his home. He was born April 21, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Bill and Virginia Inman Lohmeier. He and Mila Kay were married July 21, 1967, at Essex, Missouri. He was baptized June 28, 1942. He confessed his faith in the rite of Confirmation at Trinity Lutheran Church of Egypt Mills on March 25, 1956. He graduated from College High in 1960...
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Samuel Durham
(Obituary ~ 04/21/18)
Samuel "Mike" Durham, 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018. He was born April 28, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to the late Samuel Harrison and Elsie Gladys Matlock Durham. Mike married Diane Gregg in Jackson. She survives. Mike worked as a lead man for Procter & Gamble for nearly 30 years. Most recently, he drove a bus and helped with activities for the Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau. He was an avid crappie fisherman, hunter, taxidermists and made his own lures...
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Alma Carlton
(Obituary ~ 04/21/18)
Alma J. Carlton, 90, of Jackson died Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born Jan. 10, 1928, in Zalma to Hiram and Nettie Muriel Hinkle Kinnison. She and David R. Carlton were married Oct. 2, 1954, at Cape Girardeau. He was the love of her life and preceded her in death Feb. 25, 1979...
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Area fire report 4/22/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/21/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 2:15 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 2:18 a.m. on William Street; 8:44 a.m. on South Broadview Street; 9:01 a.m. on North Spanish Street; 9:46 a.m. ...
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Area police report 4/22/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/21/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Kingshighway and Interstate 55...
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Missouri district finds success with four-day weeks
(State News ~ 04/21/18)
HARRISBURG, Mo. -- The Harrisburg School District has found its four-day schedule to its liking seven years in. The schedule also gets favorable reviews from communities, according to school superintendents in Harrisburg and other Central Missouri districts that are trying the concept...
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Missouri lawmakers consider withholding bills from Greitens
(State News ~ 04/21/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Senate leaders are considering holding off on sending bills to Gov. Eric Greitens amid multiple investigations into the governor's personal and professional life. Republican Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard said at a news conference Thursday he will talk with Democratic Minority Floor Leader Gina Walsh about potentially holding onto bills that had passed both chambers of the Legislature until the technical end of the session, which is May 30. ...
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Missouri designates $3M for sexual assault evidence testing
(State News ~ 04/21/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are dedicating $3 million to help address the state's backlog of sexual assault evidence kits. The Senate Appropriations Committee designated the federal funds to the Attorney General's Office on Wednesday, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Missouri legislators approve numerous changes to elections
(State News ~ 04/21/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri legislators approved numerous changes Thursday to local elections, including allowing voters to request absentee ballots by email. The omnibus measure won final approval in the Senate, 24-7, more than a week after the House passed it 139-6. The measure also potentially would reduce the amount of time candidates would have to get their names on ballots during special elections...
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Gov. Eric Greitens charged over charity donor list
(State News ~ 04/21/18)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis prosecutors Friday charged Gov. Eric Greitens with a felony for using a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign, adding to the first-term governor's legal woes. The charge of tampering with computer data is in addition to an earlier charge alleging Greitens took and transmitted a nonconsensual photo of a partially nude woman with whom he had an extramarital affair in 2015. ...
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Recognizing 'best and brightest' appointed to service academies
(Column ~ 04/21/18)
It's inspiring to listen to John "J.P." Schuchardt and Jonathan "J.T." Meinke talk about their future plans. The two Cape Girardeau County students were nominated by U.S. Rep. Jason Smith to attend the Navy and Army service academies. Just a few minutes talking with each one, you come to understand why...
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Snow on a morel mushroom
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
Like the Jack-in-the-Pulpit from last week's article, this is another photo from my April 7 outing. The late season snow was exciting for me. This photo shows an edible Yellow Morel with snow on it. I spent about four hours outdoors on this morning. Snow lightly covered the early spring vegetation. It was still snowing when I headed out at 6:45 and the snow had nearly all melted by 10 when my outing ended. It was as if a very special few hours in my life had magically come and gone...
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Air Force ROTC University Employee of the Quarter
(Submitted Story ~ 04/21/18)
Lt Col Anthony J. Anderson, commander of Air Force ROTC at Southeast Missouri State University presents Vance Pawielski with the ROTC University Emploee of the Quarter Award
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Winner, winner, chicken dinners
(Column ~ 04/21/18)
Today we are going to look at the beginning and the end, the main dish and the dessert, the bookends to a meal. I have found several recipes for each of these courses and so I thought I would share them with you. All of the entree and dessert recipes today are from the internet and sites I follow on Facebook. ...
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Time to think like kids
(Column ~ 04/21/18)
"So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people." -- Exodus 32:14 I've been privileged to teach the Old Testament for the last six years at SEMO. I enjoy exposing my students to texts, like the epigram above, that they never knew existed. God's mind can be changed. What? Whoa, Nelly! Doesn't that fly in the face of the image of an immutable God, made known in Christ, whom the New Testament tells us is the "same yesterday, today, and forever"? (Hebrews 13:8)...
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Earth Day, spring is getting started, lots of news this week
(Column ~ 04/21/18)
Happy birthday to Jeremy Schlitt, Jennifer Eichhorn, Gabriel Seabaugh, Helene Chism, Linda Lindy, Blake Burger, Mike Mirly, Barbara Lewis, Richie Rister, Jimmy Chambers, Bud Schilling, Garrett Senciboy, Robin Gardner, Steven Dooley, Sheila Eby, MaKinsey Uhrhan, Mick Wessel, Dusti Garner, Lauren Anderson, Danny Penrose, Bob Owen, Ruth Glastetter, Michelle Daniel, Mable Flanigan and Lindsey Miller...
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Is spring here?
(Column ~ 04/21/18)
Usually by this time of the year we have tomatoes and cabbage and onions and most everything growing in the garden. Not this year. Most of March was wet and ugly. It wasn't necessarily cold but it seemed like it rained almost every day or every other. ...
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Being present and active belief
(Column ~ 04/21/18)
A couple of weeks ago I got to go to Kirksville, Missouri, a place I love deeply. While I was there, I got to see so many of the people whom I love and am loved by. We got to sit, talk, be present with each other. We were content and happy to be together, without expectations, enjoying each other's presence, reminding me once again that it is showing up that matters. I am grateful for the people in my life who show up, who are present to me, who love me...
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A burning bond
(Community ~ 04/21/18)
The members of Platoon C hold their breath in unison as the intercom at the Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1 cuts through the sound of clinking silverware in the dining room. After spending the last hour preparing a home-cooked meal of hamburgers and bratwursts fresh off the grill and tater tots straight from the oven, silence now looms over the dinner table. With stomachs growling, the firefighters face the fact they may have to abandon their meal...
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