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'The Winter Guard Play': drama, danger with flags
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
Live theater should be exciting and even a little dangerous, according to Avery Deutsch, playwright of "The Winter Guard Play" currently being performed at Southeaast Missouri State University River Campus. Seven people on stage waving, spinning and tossing flags to a choreographed dance routine certainly raises the tension level for the actors and the audience...
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Show Me Center to host annual regional science fair
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
The 67th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair will soon take place once again on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The event will be on Tuesday, March 7, at the Show Me Center. Nearly 250 students from 13 area surrounding schools will be attending this year...
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River to hit flood stage at Cape this week
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
Around five months ago, the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau was low enough barges were being forced to light-load in order to travel the muddy waterway. Next week, the river is expected to exceed the flood stage in Cape. Forecasts from the National Weather Service indicate the river could reach as high as 34-and-a-half-feet in Cape Girardeau by Thursday, March 9, up around 15 feet from its current depth. The flood stage in Cape Girardeau is 32 feet...
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Perry Co. hospital finalizes Mercy deal
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
A little more than a year after officials proposed a merger with a larger organization, Perry County Memorial Hospital's board of trustees have approved a lease agreement with the Mercy system. A release from the Perryville, Missouri, hospital said the vote occurred Thursday evening...
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Cape Police release footage of suspect, officer altercation
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
A Thursday, March 2, video posted to social media shows part of a violent altercation between a Cape Girardeau Police Department officer and a suspect at the Rhodes Convenience Store on 1126 N. Sprigg St. The department issued a news release on the incident Friday morning...
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Peters - Stauss
(Wedding ~ 03/04/23)
Lindsay Rae Peters of Cape Girardeau and Wade Garrett Stauss of Wildwood, Missouri, were married Nov. 19, 2022, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Rick Jones performed the ceremony. Cassie Janet-Mills of Cape Girardeau was vocalist, and Landon Schnurbusch of Cape Girardeau played piano...
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David Edward Hayes, poet
(Column ~ 03/04/23)
I volunteer one day a week at the Research Annex for the Cape Girardeau County Historical Society in Jackson to help process their small manuscript collection, which is almost 100 years of files. It might sound boring to some, but for a historian, it's a great read of history on Cape Girardeau County. I get to meet people, most of whom have passed, who have contributed to the history of our county. About a month ago I came across a file named "David E. Hayes, Cape Poet."...
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Little more gardening
(Column ~ 03/04/23)
We looked at starting some transplants, such as tomatoes and peppers and cabbage, last week. Since then I've started my yellow, red, orange and green peppers. Most of the seed was saved last summer. Hopefully it will come right up. One that I like to plant directly in the garden is Swiss Chard and more specifically Rainbow Swiss Chard. ...
- Adopt Brutus 3-5-23 (Community ~ 03/04/23)
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Senior Center Menus for March 6-10
(Community ~ 03/04/23)
Monday: Beef macaroni casseroles or smothered chicken with potatoes, California-blend veggies, green peas and sugar-free apple crisp or cook's choice dessert. Tuesday: Chicken Parmesan with pasta or stuff bell pepper casserole, mixed vegetables, lettuce salad, whole-grain bread slice and tropical fruit dessert or banana pudding with cookies...
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Fitting into the puzzle
(Column ~ 03/04/23)
Have you ever thought of life as a puzzle, and you are the one that has to find your place among the pieces? The pieces fit only where they should. We search and search trying to find the exact place where each outlined piece joins the others and we must find where each fits. ...
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Herman Munster?
(Column ~ 03/04/23)
You just never know what (or who) you might find on a walk in the woods. This time it was a small cut-off pine tree that seemed to be impersonating Herman Munster. I like moments like this. Something that most hikers would pass by without notice, I spotted. You can find interesting human-like faces in nature if you look for them. This tendency to see the likeness of a human face or the likeness of an animal in an object (such as a cloud) is called pareidolia...
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DC's cherry blossoms coming early due to confusing weather
(Community ~ 03/04/23)
WASHINGTON -- The cherry trees in the nation's capital are confused by Earth's changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the National Park Service announced Wednesday that Washington's 3,700 cherry blossom trees would reach peak bloom this year from March 22-25. That's several days earlier than observers and experts had expected...
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FYI 3-5-23
(Community ~ 03/04/23)
Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City will hold a chili and chicken noodle soup dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5. Dine and carryout available. Dine menu is chili and chicken noodle soup, homemade pie or cake and drink. Carryouts are sold by the quart...
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Learning briefs 3-5-23
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
n The University of Mississippi announced the following students were named to the fall 2022 dean's list. Aubrey Wheeler of Sikeston, Missouri; Anthony Lanzotti of Cape Girardea Marissa Cooper of Perryville, Missouri; and Avery Johnson of Sikeston. n The University of Mississippi announced the following students were named to the fall 2022 chancellor's list. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 3/6/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Monday, March 6 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, Feb. 27 meeting Communications/reports -- other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for 2/20-23
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Monday, March 6, City Hall Presentations n Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Presentation -- Rob Gilligan n United Way/First Call For Help Presentation -- Elizabeth Shelton n Broadway Theater Redevelopment Proposal by Brennon Todt...
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Murdaugh's fall from grace ends in life sentence
(National News ~ 03/04/23)
WALTERBORO, S.C. -- One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 3/6/23
(Local News ~ 03/04/23)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, March 6 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the Regular Meeting Agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, Feb. 21. Financial affairs...
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Shorter, jazz pioneer, dies
(National News ~ 03/04/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died. He was 89. Shorter died Thursday surrounded by his family in Los Angeles, said Alisse Kingsley, a representative for the multi-Grammy winner. No cause of death was given...
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Broadway's 'Parade' fights hatred onstage and off
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/23)
NEW YORK -- There's so much darkness awaiting Ben Platt in his new Broadway role these days that he's countered with a dash of brightness. "I painted my dressing room pink so that it's a very bright and warm and joyful place to be, so that I can leave what happens on the stage on the stage," he says...
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Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous
(National News ~ 03/04/23)
WASHINGTON -- A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma -- a common form of skin cancer -- his doctor said Friday, adding no further treatment was required. Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the White House doctor who has served as Biden's longtime physician, said "all cancerous tissue was successfully removed" during the president's routine physical Feb. ...
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Belarus court jails Nobel laureate Bialiatski for 10 years
(International News ~ 03/04/23)
TALLINN, Estonia -- A court Friday sentenced Belarus' top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to 10 years in prison, the latest move in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed the ex-Soviet nation since 2020...
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Looks from 2023 Paris Fashion Week
(Community ~ 03/04/23)
PARIS -- After Milan, global fashion's spotlight shifted to the final stretch of ready-to-wear shows in Paris on Tuesday, as the industry looks to the future with all the final fall trends. But displays in the French capital will also revisit the past, with homages to recently deceased designers Vivienne Westwood and Paco Rabanne...
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Review: Michael B. Jordan delivers brawler in 'Creed III', now showing
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/23)
It must be a daunting prospect to pick up a franchise on the third movie. Add in the pressure of following filmmakers like Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr. in your directorial debut that you're also starring in and it's enough to make you wonder what on earth Michael B. Jordan was thinking...
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Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 17
(International News ~ 03/04/23)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia's capital Friday, killing at least 17 people, injuring dozens of others and forcing the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents after spreading to their neighborhood, officials said...
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Births 3/2/23
(Births ~ 03/04/23)
Son to Kevin Wayne Brown and Toni Renee Pettet of Marble Hill, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:38 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Name, Jaxon Delano Wayne. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Second child, first son. Pettet is the daughter of Jack and Tammi Pettet of Mary Esther, Florida, and Ned Huber of Cape Girardeau and the late Susan Huber. ...
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Fire report 3-5-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 1 n Medical assists were made at 4:15 a.m. on Whitener Street; 9:10 a.m. on North Pacific Street; and 9:45 a.m. on Megan Drive. n At 9:50 a.m., fire alarm on North Spring Avenue...
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Police report 3-5-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported...
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Joey King
(Obituary ~ 03/04/23)
Joey King, 64, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Joey was born Feb. 1, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, to Bobby Joe and Earlene White King. He and Mary Pat Seabaugh were married Oct. 27, 1978, in Jackson...
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Martha Griffith
(Obituary ~ 03/04/23)
LAGRANGE, Ill. -- Martha Stuber Griffith, 90, long-time resident of Cincinnati and recently of LaGrange, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in LaGrange. She was the beloved wife of the late Edgar L. Griffith; loving mother of E. Lee (Karla) Griffith III and Sara Griffith Adducci; proud grandmother of Lindsay (Damon) Yasseri, Andrea (Adam) Caler, Mallory (David) Fuentes, Maria Adducci, Alexa Adducci and Rachel Adducci; great-grandmother of Hadley and Leverett Fuentes and Canyon Caler; dear sister of Richard (Martha) Stuber; beloved aunt, in-law and friend to many.. ...
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Lloyd Clifton
(Obituary ~ 03/04/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lloyd Don Clifton, 89, of Perryville passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Independence Care Center. He was born Dec. 30, 1933, in Crosstown, Missouri, to Lloyd and Leola Marie Klobe Clifton. They preceded him in death. He and Virginia Lee Baker were married on July 27, 1978 in Naylor, Missouri. She passed away Oct. 22, 2022...
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Storms roll eastward after slamming Texas; 2 deaths reported
(National News ~ 03/04/23)
A large storm system spouting heavy winds and possible tornadoes in Texas, Louisiana and Kentucky damaged homes and buildings, downed trees, left thousands without power and was blamed for the deaths of two people Friday as it marched eastward, threatening heavy snow in the Midwest and Northeast...
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The American way versus the politicians' way
(Column ~ 03/04/23)
Let's call it the "Biden way": When our president can't get his policies through Congress, he tries to impose them in other ways. Just look at his student loan forgiveness plan, which faced a stiff Supreme Court challenge this week, and his imposition of stricter "Buy American" provisions to the infrastructure-spending bill. Now, he wants to reshape corporate America by attaching the big string of "high-quality" child care to, of all things, semiconductor subsidies...
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Speak Out 3-5-23
(Speak Out ~ 03/04/23)
So some of the School Board members themselves are questioning the speed and timing of the superintendent hiring process but don't have the courage to halt it, call two people, and reschedule? My husband is a retired school superintendent and I am a retired principal, and we both can assure you that, to paraphrase Shakespeare, something is rotten in the Cape Girardeau School District. ...
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Prayer 3-5-23
(Prayer ~ 03/04/23)
Lord God, may we share the good news of the Gospel to all. Amen.
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Vergie Drum
(Obituary ~ 03/04/23)
Vergie Louis Drum, 95, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Monticello House. Vergie was born April 13, 1927, in Jackson, daughter of the late Louis and Cora Burgfeld Sebastian. She and Marvin "Ted" Drum were married Feb. 17, 1946, in Oswego, Kansas. Their union blessed them with a daughter, Diana (Jeffrey) Gibson of Murietta, California. Ted passed away Oct. 29, 2017...
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Asking good questions
(Column ~ 03/04/23)
My wife and I are getting ready for a long-deferred bathroom remodel. We've rented a dumpster preparing for the detritus of construction. While we've got the big green monstrosity in the driveway, we're using the occasion to throw stuff out. Something fortunately saved from the landfill is a book by Laura Story that I used to lead a Bible study a few years ago...
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Jackie Wengert
(Obituary ~ 03/04/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Jackie Catherine Wengert, 63, of Perryville died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 6, and from 7:30 to 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, with the rosary being recited at 8:30 a.m. ...
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Out of the past: March 5
(Out of the Past ~ 03/04/23)
Talks aimed at affiliating Cape Girardeau's two hospitals are on schedule, the administrators say, with consensus already reached on some of the thorniest issues; one of those, agreement on an ethical and religious directive, has been resolved to the satisfaction of Bishop John Leibrecht of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church; under the agreement, Southeast Hospital no longer would perform sterilization procedures or therapeutic abortions for women...
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Out of the past: March 4
(Out of the Past ~ 03/04/23)
President Clinton should tell the American people the truth about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, former White House adviser George Stephanopoulos said yesterday; "If he made a mistake, he should own up to it," Clinton's former political strategist said; Stephanopoulos commented on the White House scandal during a visit to Southeast Missouri State University; he met with reporters and later delivered a speech to a packed room of 500 people at the University Center...
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Genealogical information in the probate process -- intestate inheritance
(Column ~ 03/04/23)
If a deceased person failed to write a will, the laws of the state govern property distribution. As mentioned in my previous column, this is termed intestate inheritance. While the will is probably the key document for testate inheritance, the key genealogical documents for intestate inheritance are documents generated by the steps of the process. ...
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