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Casting calls for zombie film announced
(Local News ~ 03/18/22)
Ever wanted to be in a zombie movie? An opportunity is coming. Framework Productions is producing "Herd," a horror feature film, and will be conducting a casting call for background actors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Rust Center for Media in Cape Girardeau. Another casting call will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...
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Glen Allen farm to host fiber festival later this month
(Local News ~ 03/18/22)
Mesta Meadows will provide farm animals, fibers and family fun March 26 and 27. The farm, located at 12005 Hwy. 34 in Glen Allen, Missouri, is owned by Ed Crowley. Along with running the farm and teaching at Southeast Missouri State University in the management department, Crowley has also been employed by several large tech companies, including Lexmark and Texas Instruments...
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Local gun store struggles to stock inventory
(Local News ~ 03/18/22)
Inside Absolute Arms & Ammo in Cape Girardeau, a small white dog rested between a bottle of hand sanitizer and a baby carrier atop a glass cabinet filled with pistols. Owner Jeff Poole and employee Christopher Williams stood behind the glass, dressed casually and looking at ease...
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Scott City schools seek voter OK of bond issue
(Local News ~ 03/18/22)
The Scott City School District, with more than 800 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, is asking voters in the April 5 election to approve the Proposition KIDS initiative, a no-tax-increase bond issue aimed at raising $4 million for facility improvements...
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Chaffee teacher resigns, employees allege retaliation after teacher accused of assault
(Local News ~ 03/18/22)
Tensions have boiled over at Chaffee School District since a student alleged one of her teachers touched her backside in class. On Nov. 15, a minor Chaffee High School student reported to a teacher that another teacher, Todd Cabral, touched her "butt" while the two were at his desk...
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Tax pros offer advice on charitable giving
(B Magazine ~ 03/18/22)
Its that time of year. Temperatures have gradually warmed, birds are singing in the morning. While these tell-tale signs may signal the start of spring, they also signify the start of a different time tax season and with tax season comes the task of figuring out ramifications of charitable giving.
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Saxony Village resident Elaine Hahn celebrates 100th birthday
(Local News ~ 03/18/22)
Elaine Hahn, a resident at Saxony Village Retirement Community in Cape Girardeau, turned triple digits Tuesday. Hahn spends her days at the retirement facility talking with the other residents about what is going on in the world day-to-day and doing her other favorite pastime, reading books...
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Six confirmed dead in Interstate 57 crash; regional traffic patterns disrupted
(Local News ~ 03/18/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. Heavy fog Thursday morning led to an accident resulting in multiple fatalities on Interstate 57 near Charleston. Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a rescue call at 8:11 a.m. at the 13-mile marker on I-57 as one vehicle crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer and was pinned underneath. It is believed the incident was caused by heavy fog and led to a chain reaction of crashes involving dozens of vehicles....
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Prayer 3-18-22
(Prayer ~ 03/18/22)
Lord Jesus, may we overflow with hope, telling others of your gift of salvation. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 3/18/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 16 n Medical assists were made at 2:47 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 6:41 a.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 11:25 a.m. on North Middle Street; 11:28 a.m. on Cuesta Drive; 12:40 p.m. on Drury Lane; 12:59 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 9:34 p.m. on Broadway...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 3/18/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. Assaults n Assault was reported on Lacey Street. n Fourth-degree assault was reported on Masters Drive...
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Robert Schultz
(Obituary ~ 03/18/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Robert Paul Schultz, son of the late Charles "Bug" and Virginia Wommer Schultz, was born July 30, 1961, in Chaffee and departed his life Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at his home in Chaffee at the age of 60. On Dec. 5, 1981, he was united in marriage to Debra Kay Lands in Chaffee. She survives of the home in Chaffee...
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Percy Parrow
(Obituary ~ 03/18/22)
Percy Parrow Jr., 62, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 25 at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Gary Kitchen
(Obituary ~ 03/18/22)
Gary Kitchen, 77, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm Sunday at the funeral home with the Pastor Ted Torreson officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Jody Geiser
(Obituary ~ 03/18/22)
Jody Robert Geiser, 52, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 16, 2022 ,at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Sheila Adams
(Obituary ~ 03/18/22)
MARYVILLE, Ill. -- Sheila Y. Adams, 81 of Maryville, born Oct. 13, 1940, in Cairo, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Sheila retired from Nooter Corporation after 27 years of service as a human resources administrator. She was a member of Troy United Methodist Church and the Looking Glass Corvette Club. Sheila was an avid grandmother and loved to do things for and with her grandchildren...
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Missouri could make it harder to get out-of-state abortions
(State News ~ 03/18/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren't likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders but also could try to make it harder to go out of state to end pregnancies...
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One of the most basic hotel amenities is disappearing
(Community ~ 03/18/22)
Whether out of necessity because of staffing shortages, out of respect for social distancing or perhaps just to save money, one of the primary amenities that sets a hotel apart from your home -- daily housekeeping -- is disappearing. The days of returning to a wrinkle-free duvet are likely gone. Forget fresh towels, and accept that your trash might never get taken out during your stay...
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Hot spring forecast: Drought deepens in West, flooding ebbs
(National News ~ 03/18/22)
There's no relief in sight for the West's record-shattering megadrought, which will likely only deepen this spring, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its seasonal outlook Thursday. But central and eastern states should be mostly spared from significant flooding...
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FBI: Accused wanted 'tyrant' Mich. Gov. Whitmer tied up on table
(National News ~ 03/18/22)
A key figure in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told an undercover FBI agent he wanted to restrain the "tyrant" on a table then pose for a photo "like we just made the biggest drug bust," according to a secret recording played for jurors Thursday...
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US grew wealthier, better educated in 2nd half of 2010s
(National News ~ 03/18/22)
The U.S. grew wealthier, better educated, less impoverished and less transient during the second half of the last decade, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Median household income for the nation, which had been almost $59,000 from 2011 to 2015, rose to almost $65,000 during the 2016 to 2020 period, which was the final stretch of the longest expansion in the history of U.S. business cycles, according to American Community Survey 5-year estimates...
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Big US gene database has volunteers from all walks of life
(National News ~ 03/18/22)
Scientists are getting their first peek at the genes of nearly 100,000 Americans in what's considered a uniquely diverse genomic database -- part of a quest to reduce health disparities and end cookie-cutter care. The National Institutes of Health released the data Thursday to help researchers start unraveling how people's genes, environments and lifestyles interact to drive their health. ...
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Rescuers search theater rubble as Russian attacks continue
(International News ~ 03/18/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Rescue workers searched for survivors Thursday in the ruins of a theater blown apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while scores of Ukrainians across the country were killed in ferocious urban attacks on a school, a hostel and other sites...
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Editorial: Welcome to the new Cape Chamber president and CEO
(Editorial ~ 03/18/22)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce made big news recently in the announcement of a new president and CEO. Robert Gilligan will take over the leadership post of the organization April 11 following the 28-year career of John Mehner, who left in late 2021 and was recently hired by Southeast Missouri State University...
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$100 million renovation set for symphony hall in St. Louis
(State News ~ 03/18/22)
ST. LOUIS -- The home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is about to get a $100 million upgrade. The symphony on Wednesday announced plans for the renovation and expansion of Powell Symphony Hall. The work is expected to be completed in 2025 -- the 100th anniversary of the building originally constructed as a movie theater and vaudeville house...
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Local "Dugger Type" Family Van hunting for family of 13
(Submitted Story ~ 03/18/22)
The Lord has burdened my heart and several of us to help our friends the Griffin family a newer van. Their old 1999 (23 years old) ford 350 has almost 200,000 miles on it, the heat and air don't work and there is 13 of them. They were willing to take some of their tax refund to fix up the old fan but really they need their money to add a bedroom for their family. ...
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Out of the past: March 18
(Out of the Past ~ 03/18/22)
The Cape Girardeau City Council last night decided to extend the ethics commission's application deadline to April 15; the city charter calls for the seven-member commission to have a quorum of five; but only four residents -- William Donnelly, John Egbuka, Bo Schantz and Stephen Stigers -- applied to be on the commission before the original deadline of March 1...
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Bob King
(Obituary ~ 03/18/22)
Robert Charles "Bob" King, 75, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 20, 1947, in St. Louis, the son of Howard V. and Katherine R. Headrick King. He married Terry Lee Minner on May 11, 1967...
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Column: Farewell, My Readers
(03/18/22)
Hard to believe my first contribution to The Best Years was in 1995, a story about my dad making laptop dulcimers. The story about my now-late father, Arthur Bender, was part of a class assignment for an English composition class at SEMO. We were to submit a story for publication, and that was my first time having anything published. It was perhaps a year later before I did another one about the old one-room school that was in Egypt Mills where my late mother, Cecelia Bender, went to school...
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