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Woman's disappearance still a mystery 43 years later
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
Forty-three years after a Scott County woman went missing while working a day shift at self-service gas station, her family, law enforcement and community members continue to ask the question: What happened to Cheryl Anne Scherer? "It's one of the biggest mysteries in Southeast Missouri," said Paul Dirnberger with Rhodes who was Scherer's work supervisor at the time of her disappearance on Tuesday, April 17, 1979. "... It's a blank for everyone. What could have possibly happened to her?"...
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Churches' 'Path to the Cross' teeming with unique exhibits
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
Sixty-five unique exhibits tell the "Path to the Cross." Members of First Presbyterian Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church, both of Cape Girardeau, gathered crosses for the event. They range from simple wooden crosses to stained-glass representations to a tiny cross made from Hershey's Kisses wrappers...
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Jackson school district appeals latest ruling in Total Electric lawsuit
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
Jackson R-2 School District has appealed a recent local court ruling in a long-running lawsuit over the district's events center. Counsel for the district filed the appeal to the Eastern District of the state Court of Appeals on Thursday. The appeal argues 32nd Judicial District Judge Benjamin Lewis incorrectly ruled how interest should be calculated on an earlier judgment in the case and should have deemed the district's debt paid in full because of a payment earlier this year. ...
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Mississippi County deputy charged in connection with police chase
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
BUNCOMBE, Ill. -- A Mississippi County, Missouri, deputy is facing charges in connection to a police chase into Illinois in October 2021. On Thursday, the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Zone 7, released their findings after investigating an officer-involved shooting involving officers from Mississippi County in October 2021...
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Fox looks back on four years as mayor
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
Bob Fox began his service in Cape Girardeau's municipal government as a Ward 5 representative on the City Council, and the next chapter was as the city's mayor. That chapter is coming to a close. Fox was elected to Cape's council in 2016 and served for two years. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/16/22)
Today is Saturday, April 16, the 106th day of 2022. There are 259 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 16, 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers; it's estimated that up to 7,000 people died...
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Johnston-50 years
(Anniversary ~ 04/16/22)
Lyle and Paulette Johnston of Jackson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family meal on April 22 at their home. Lyle and Paulette were married April 22, 1972, by the Rev. Roy Pinson. Lyle's attendants 50 years ago were James Deneke, Paul Nothdurft, Dan Brase, Gaylan Johnston and Ray Johnston. Paulette's attendants were Phyllis McGuire, Eileen LaFary, Ramona Harty, Karen Johnston and Sarah Deneke Slinkard...
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Terry W. Kitchen Cape Central Junior High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/16/22)
Terry W. Kitchen Cape Central Junior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Charles Adams, Addisyn Andrews, Alyscia Baker, Grace Baker, Riya Baldwin, Henry Bertrand, Alannah Bierbaum, Dylan Boyer, Makayla Brockmire, Layla Burgfield, Allie Cairns, Zainab Chaudhry, Abigail Coonts, Kaiden Cracraft, Morgan Curtis, Akitha Dias, Zachary Dowdy, Madilyn Dunham, Warner Durham, Gabriel Edger, Fletcher Everett, Rita Feng, Corinna Fisher, Ariadne Flores, Sydney Ford, Aubrey Giannini, Finnegan Gorman, Evan Hall, Robert Henry, Sarah Higgins, Aubrie Holloway, Joseph Keirsey, Peyton Koch, Sydney Langston, Isaiah Lee, Jasmine Loveless, Logan Margetta, Ella McGowan, Ayden McGuire, Kalie McReynolds, Kasyiah Neighbors, Mason Oliver, Yuliana Orellana-Peralta, Kylie Reavis, Michael Reyes, Kennedy Ringwald, Maybry Shaver, Ryan Slinkard, Aidan Snell, Michael Snider, Katelyn Southard, Olivia Spratt, Jakob Stepp, Addison Suhre, Khalida Sumbal, John Trueblood, Cameron Watson, Camille Wersel, Jason Zhang.. ...
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Meridian Junior and Senior High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/16/22)
Meridian Junior and Senior High School High Honor Roll 6th grade: Solarah Acree, Arynn Casper, Tyrese Cleaves, Baylea Crain, Ravynn Farmer, Aaliyah Henderson, Clarence Jackson, Kynadei Martin, Addison Maupin. 7th grade: Ziah Bartlett, Minique Blake, Leora Bowden, Aundreavion Hyte, Gregory Johnson Jr., Jayla Meeks, Leon Patterson III, Ahrielya Vasser, Kamora Wiggins...
- Adopt Elsa 4-17-22 (Community ~ 04/16/22)
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Senior Center Menus for April 18-22
(Community ~ 04/16/22)
Monday: Scrambled eggs with sausage patty or chicken tenders, hash brown potatoes with onions, whole-grain biscuit with gravy, apple juice and citrus salad dessert. Tuesday: Open-faced turkey sandwich with gravy or beef liver and onions with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, whole-grain bread or hot roll and Emerald isle dessert...
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Red or green
(Column ~ 04/16/22)
These are the springtime flowers of the red buckeye tree. It is native to Southeast Missouri woodlands. The leaves and blooms will come forth at the same time. The red of the blossoms and vibrant green of the leaves are opposites on the color wheel. This means they contrast one another very well. This little tree that grows to about 12 feet tall gets its "buckeye" name from its seeds that resemble a deer's eye...
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FYI 4-17-22
(Community ~ 04/16/22)
n Burfordville Baptist Church will hold a Easter sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday. Breakfast will be served at 7 a.m., Sunday school will begin at 8 a.m. and morning worship will be at 9 a.m. n Cape Bible Chapel will hold its Easter worship service at 10:30 a.m. ...
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Easter 2.0
(Column ~ 04/16/22)
"We can't experience the joy of Easter unless we do our Good Friday work." Walter Brueggemann, one of the leading living U.S. theologians, made the comment appearing as an epigram of today's column, in 1991 as a guest speaker at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, my alma mater...
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Easter is a time for new beginnings
(Column ~ 04/16/22)
Everyone likes to have another chance. We like the idea of having a fresh new start that promises renewal, one that's full of hope and bright assurances. Those are the guarantees of Easter, the celebration that's upon us again. Christians believe, that, on Easter, Jesus died and arose from the dead to save humankind from our sins, and He promised us a fresh new beginning. ...
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Prayer 4-17-22
(Prayer ~ 04/16/22)
Lord Jesus, we praise you for you are the Lamb of God and our Risen Savior. Amen.
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How far
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/16/22)
Legions watched as their leader walked through the garden late that night. They saw the guards, the kiss of death and Peter's futile fight. Just how far would their leader go before he said, "Enough"? Would they ever hear the sum'ning call? Would it get to be too much?...
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Consumer financial protection gone awry
(Column ~ 04/16/22)
The crises of recent years tend to erase from memory those that preceded them. One, as you may recall, was the financial collapse of 2008 -- a collapse deemed by many as the worst since the Great Depression. That collapse swept into power a government like the one we have now -- the White House and both houses of Congress controlled by Democrats...
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Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
(National News ~ 04/16/22)
Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So she was surprised when the screening test came back positive for signs of cancer. After a repeat blood test, a PET scan and a needle biopsy, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma...
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New Mexico village seeks prayers as deadly wildfire rages
(National News ~ 04/16/22)
With towering pine trees and cool mountain breezes, a pocket of southern New Mexico draws thousands of tourists and horse racing fans every summer. It's also a community that knows how devastating wildfires can be. It was a decade ago that fire ripped through part of the village of Ruidoso, putting the vacation spot on the map with the most destructive wildfire in New Mexico's recorded history when more than 240 homes burned and nearly 70 square miles of forest were blackened by a lightning-sparked blaze.. ...
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Palestinians, Israeli police clash
(International News ~ 04/16/22)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands gathered for prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded -- Palestinians threw rocks and Israeli police fired stun grenades in what was the most serious violence at the site in nearly a year...
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Police
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Whitener Street. Assaults n Third-degree assault and resisting/interfering with arrest, detention or stop were reported on Whitener Street...
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South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
(National News ~ 04/16/22)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. Richard Bernard Moore, 57, is the also first state prisoner to face the choice of execution methods after a law went into effect last year making electrocution the default and giving inmates the option to face three prison workers with rifles instead...
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Fire report 4-17-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 13 n Medical assists were made at 10:19 a.m. on Independence Street; 10:24 a.m. on Towers Circle; 11 a.m. on Washington Avenue; 12:38 p.m. on Broadway; 3:36 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 6:10 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 6:14 p.m. on South Hanover Street; 7:13 p.m. on Bellevue Street; 7:32 p.m. on Walnut Street; 8:54 p.m. on Meyer Drive...
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Births 4/17/22
(Births ~ 04/16/22)
Twin daughters to Alex and Kelli Crowe of Leopold, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Avery Anne was born at 9:33 a.m. and weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces. Isla Elizabeth was born at 9:33 a.m. and weighed 2 pounds. Second and third children, first and second daughters. ...
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It's not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US, officials say
(State News ~ 04/16/22)
Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big unknown? "We don't know how high that mountain's gonna grow," said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University...
- David Ziegler (Obituary ~ 04/16/22)
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Mary Mayer
(Obituary ~ 04/16/22)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Mary Katherine Johnson Mayer, 77, of Evansville passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. Mary was born in Evansville Aug. 30, 1944, to the late Edgar and Pearl Brown Johnson. She worked as a housekeeper in the healthcare industry for 20 years, serving a majority of her time at Braun's Nursing Home. ...
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Alberta Kemp
(Obituary ~ 04/16/22)
Alberta Spicer Sides Banks Kemp, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Alberta Spicer Sides Banks Kemp, also known as "Aunt Tootsie," was born in Cape Girardeau Aug. 26, 1925. She was the fifth oldest child and the third daughter of Helen and John Spicer's eight children. ...
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Mariah Hodges
(Obituary ~ 04/16/22)
Mariah Ann Hodges was born Aug. 6, 1992, in Cape Girardeau to Dodie Hodges and Leonard Beal. She departed this earthly life Saturday, April 9, 2022, at home surrounded by loved ones. Mariah attended Cape Girardeau public schools and was a proud graduate of One City's Work Life Program. ...
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Shirley Friedrich
(Obituary ~ 04/16/22)
Shirley A. Friedrich, 97, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. Shirley was born April 30, 1924, to August and Louisa Schultz Allgaier in Howard, South Dakota. She and George Friedrich were married Aug. 12, 1946, in Littleton, Colorado. He preceded her in death Feb. 17, 2008...
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Nancy Boren
(Obituary ~ 04/16/22)
Nancy L. Boren, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 15, 2022 at her home. She was born Feb. 27, 1938, in Cape Girardeau to Joe and Letha Dawson Mandrelle. She and Raymond V. Boren were married Nov. 2, 1957, at Trinity Lutheran Church. She was an avid bowler, golfer and bingo and bridge player...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for 4-18-22
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Tuesday, City Hall Communications/reports n City Council staff Items for discussion n Appearances by Advisory Board applicants n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Appearances regarding items not listed on the agenda. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 4/18/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of April 11 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region
(International News ~ 04/16/22)
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia's withdrawal -- most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were "simply executed."...
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Part II: Rockport Hall and its demise
(Column ~ 04/16/22)
Singleton Husband Kimmel was born into a family of patriots. His father, Dr. Peter Kimmel, fashioned cannon balls in his forges near Pittsburgh for the War of 1812. Unfortunately, Singleton's mother, Phoebe died during his birth in 1797. As a young boy, Singleton loved creeks and rivers and soon learned the river could be a catalyst for a lucrative career. ...
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Easter brings newness to life
(Column ~ 04/16/22)
We will sing, shout and preach about the empty tomb this Easter Sunday. Jesus is alive. Death did not stop him, the grave could not hold him, and through his resurrection power we may have the gift of eternal life. Do you believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross, and rose from the dead? That is the essence of the gospel--the story of Jesus...
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Eggs of Hope
(Submitted Story ~ 04/16/22)
The Brain Injury and Stroke Support Group was greeted by smiles and gratitude as they handed out 'Eggs of Hope' at Saint Francis Medical Center, April 16th. The group has been delivering Eggs of Hope for 6 years (2 years were off limits due to COVID)...
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Out of the past: April 16
(Out of the Past ~ 04/16/22)
Consummating the wishes of an overwhelming number of voters, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education has approved a contract with A.G. Edwards and Sons Inc. for the sale of nearly $14 million in bonds for school improvements; proceeds from the sale will go toward a new elementary building, additions to Jefferson Elementary School, renovations to existing buildings and construction of a vocational-technical school...
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Out of the past: April 17
(Out of the Past ~ 04/16/22)
Procter & Gamble will build a $350 million addition to its Cape Girardeau County plant to enable it to increase production of tissues and towels; the expansion, which will be among the top-three industrial projects in Missouri over the past decade, will result in 350 more jobs; with 1,200 workers, the plant north of Cape Girardeau near Trail of Tears State Park already is the largest employer in Southeast Missouri...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for 4/18/22
(Local News ~ 04/16/22)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of April 4 Public hearing n Hearing regarding a request for a text amendment to Chapter 65 (Zoning) of the Code of Ordinances, related to babysitting as a home occupation, as submitted by Brian Powell...
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