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Perryville chamber director resigns
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
The Perryville, Missouri, chamber of commerce’s executive director is stepping down after less than a year on the job, according to a news release sent Monday. The Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors announced Monday it received a letter of resignation from executive director Emily Steele, effective Monday...
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Jackson looking at changing rules regarding what you can park on the street
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
Recreational vehicles parked on Jackson city streets could become a thing of the past, if city officials accept a proposed ordinance. But before they take any action, officials are seeking public input at the April 2 meeting of the board of aldermen...
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Celebrating spring stench: Unusual flower ready to bloom at university
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
Although smells of spring and blooming Easter lilies fill the air at the Charles Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse in Cape Girardeau, those scents soon will mix with a sickening stench. Since October, Southeast Missouri State University’s greenhouse manager Melissa LaPlant and her staff have cared for a collection of exotic Amorphophallus plants that often take years to fully bloom...
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Naturalization ceremony to take place in April
(Local News ~ 03/27/18)
Candidates originally from all over the world will make a life-changing decision next week — becoming a United States citizen. This year’s petitioners represent the People’s Republic of China, Canada, Jordan, Mexico, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam, according to Cathy Gould, deputy in charge of the southeastern division of the Eastern District of Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
Today is Tuesday, March 27, the 86th day of 2018. There are 279 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 27, 1968, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit the Earth in 1961, died when his MiG-15 jet crashed during a routine training flight near Moscow; he was 34...
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Counselors play important role in local schools
(Editorial ~ 03/27/18)
There are many people within educational school systems who are overlooked, though vital. But perhaps no role is more overlooked by the public than the role of school counselor, and perhaps no aspect of education is under-appreciated more than the counseling that takes place in schools...
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Resurrecting hope: An Easter invitation
(Column ~ 03/27/18)
Sunday is Easter, or Resurrection Day as I call it. It comes early this year, but it's right on time. Easter is an appropriate time to take a look at what matters most, and we sure need the reflection. For Christians, the resurrection is the most powerful aspect of our faith. ...
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Parks, stormwater initiative important to community
(Column ~ 03/27/18)
The citizens of Cape Girardeau will go to the polls on April 3 to consider the renewal of our Parks, Recreation and Storm Water Initiative. This is a renewal, not a new tax. It is the renewal of the very successful PRS1 that was enthusiastically approved by our citizens in 2008 which significantly improved our quality of life with the addition of Cape Splash, Shawnee Community Center, improvements to Osage, the golf course, other park and trail additions, and several storm water projects that improved pre-existing flooding issues.. ...
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Arkansas jail housing 200 roosters as cockfighting evidence
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
De QUEEN, Ark. — A group of inmates is tending to 200 roosters at an Arkansas sheriff’s office pending their use as evidence against 137 people arrested at a cockfight. Sheriff Robert Gentry said the birds would be held at his office until a court decides what to do with them. ...
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Egypt votes for president, with el-Sissi sure winner
(International News ~ 03/27/18)
CAIRO -- Egyptians began voting Monday in an election virtually guaranteeing another term for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who faced only a token opponent in balloting resembling the referendums held by autocrats for decades before the Arab Spring briefly raised hopes of democratic change...
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Keeping refugee families apart, reuniting others next door
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In apartment complexes on opposite sides of town, the women -- one a former shopkeeper from Somalia, the other a teacher from Bhutan -- waited for children to come home. Only the teacher, Devi Gurung, was rewarded for her patience...
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Is Zuckerberg willing to fix Facebook?
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
As questions mounted last year about whether Facebook had been exploited to tilt the U.S. presidential election, Mark Zuckerberg's to-do list landed him on a fishing trawler off Alabama's Gulf coast. But the chatter surrounding the CEO's arrival in port was it signaled something bigger than just the start of a 30-state personal tour: his designs on a job even more powerful than leading the social network linking 2.2 billion people worldwide...
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White House: Trump thinks Stormy Daniels lied about threat
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- The White House on Monday said President Donald Trump has consistently denied the allegations leveled by porn star Stormy Daniels in her "60 Minutes" interview, and said Trump does not believe her claim she was threatened to stay quiet over their alleged affair...
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Report: Democrats would need huge wave to win U.S. House
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
A report released Monday suggests Democrats might have to temper their enthusiasm about climbing back to power during this year's midterm elections. To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need a tremendous electoral wave not seen in more than 40 years to overcome Republican advantages from gerrymandered districts in key states, according to an analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice...
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Force or fad? Young voters' clout uncertain
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
NEW YORK -- They have walked out, marched and demanded action across America to stop gun violence. But it's far from certain the young people behind the "March for Our Lives" movement will be a political force at the ballot box this fall. Republicans are skeptical. Democrats are hopeful. And outside groups favoring gun control aren't taking any chances...
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Winner take all? Not if Electoral College critics win cases
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
BOSTON -- When Donald Trump won more than 52 percent of the Texas vote during the 2016 election, he pocketed all 38 of that state's Electoral College votes just as Hillary Clinton, who won California with 61 percent of the vote, swept up all 55 of that state's electors...
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Out of the past: March 27
(Out of the Past ~ 03/27/18)
Gene E. Huckstep, who transformed Cape Girardeau County government into one of the most financially stable local governments in the state, announces he won't seek re-election to a fifth term in 1994; Huckstep's decision to retire was sealed March 11, when he was elected chairman of the board of Cameron Insurance Cos., a position which will require him to do quite a bit of traveling...
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Karl Payton
(Obituary ~ 03/27/18)
Karl Anthony Payton, 92, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau to be again joined by his beloved Janice, his wife of 42 years, who died in March 2016. He was born April 17, 1925, in Chicago. Janice and Karl were married May 12, 1974, in St. Louis. They renewed their vows later at St. Mary's Cathedral...
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Sandra Minton
(Obituary ~ 03/27/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sandra Kaye Minton, 56, of Chaffee died Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the family home. There will be no services. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Donald Herron
(Obituary ~ 03/27/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Donald L. Herron, 82, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018, at his home in Perryville. He was born March 12, 1936, in Claryville, Missouri, son of John Winfield and Louella Behrle Herron. He and Betty Jo McAtee were married Nov. 1, 1958. She survives in Perryville...
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Nora Duncan
(Obituary ~ 03/27/18)
Nora Virginia Duncan went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Ratliff Care Center, surrounded by her family. She was 95 years old. She was born May 24, 1922, in Delta to Roy and Rose Gilder. She and Orville Duncan married Dec. 21, 1940, in Cape Girardeau...
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John Ashby II
(Obituary ~ 03/27/18)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- John Matthew Ashby II was born Dec. 30, 1969. After many years of battling diabetes, John entered Heaven's Gates on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at the age of 48 years. John always met you with a smile and a story. His life will be celebrated every day through the legacy of his children and grandchildren...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/27/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 9:10 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 11:29 a.m. on Lexington Avenue; 2:24 p.m. on Pear Tree Court; 4:54 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 6:11 p.m. on William Street; 7:19 on Washington Avenue; 11:32 p.m. on North Fountain Street; and 11:37 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/27/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Santon Pastor-Maldonado of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest by fleeing and possession of drug paraphernalia at 341 S. Sprigg St...
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Shooting survivor dies more than decade later from injury
(State News ~ 03/27/18)
ST. LOUIS — Police say a man who survived more than a decade after he was shot has died of his injuries, and his death now has been ruled a homicide. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Willie H. Davison of St. Louis County. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Davison was shot in the abdomen July 21, 2006. ...
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Missouri bill expands Medicaid for drug abuse treatment
(State News ~ 03/27/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House passed legislation that could allow women who give birth while undergoing substance-abuse treatment to remain covered by the Medicaid health-care program for a longer time. State law currently cuts off their Medicaid coverage 60 days after giving birth. ...
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St. Louis Children's Hospital paints masks for patients
(State News ~ 03/27/18)
ST. LOUIS — A therapist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital has created a new program painting radiation masks as popular characters to help put young brain tumor patients at ease. KMOX-AM reported Hannah Heimos specializes in helping young proton-beam therapy patients face their daily treatments, which include wearing a mask pinpointing exactly where the proton radiation hits the tumor. ...
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Hundreds of licensed Missouri drivers receive blind benefits
(State News ~ 03/27/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hundreds of people with active Missouri driver's licenses are collecting from a pension fund set up for blind residents, Gov. Eric Greitens said Friday in alleging widespread abuse of the system. An investigation by the Department of Social Services and the Department of Revenue had flagged 436 people using the fund who also had driver's licenses, Greitens said in a statement. ...
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Missouri professor makes app for women with abusive partners
(State News ~ 03/27/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A smartphone app developed by a University of Missouri professor is helping victims of intimate-partner violence create safety plans and find resources. MU associate nursing professor Tina Bloom and her team helped build myPlan, a decision tool for women in abusive relationships to assess the danger they're in and access emergency resources such as child care, medical records and legal advice...
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Judge lets indictment of Missouri governor go forward
(State News ~ 03/27/18)
ST. LOUIS -- An indictment charging Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with felony invasion of privacy will go forward as scheduled and a jury will decide the case, a judge ruled Monday. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison issued a trio of rulings against the Republican governor, rejecting requests by Greitens' attorneys to dismiss the indictment, disqualify a special assistant prosecutor and have the case decided by the judge instead of a jury...
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Long history of spies posing as diplomats
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
WASHINGTON -- In ordering the largest mass expulsion of Russian diplomats ever, the U.S. and its allies have upped the ante in an East-West spy game dating to the Cold War and casting light on an unspoken but widespread practice in the cloak-and-dagger world: sending operatives abroad under diplomatic cover...
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Pence, Oliver rabbit books perform well, raise funds for several charitable efforts
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/18)
NEW YORK -- The past week was a good one for picture books about rabbits. Gay or straight. "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" has spent the past several days at No. 1 on Amazon.com. The book it spoofed, by the wife and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence, reached the top 10. ...
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Prayer 3/27/18
(Prayer ~ 03/27/18)
O Heavenly Father, thank you that we can put our faith and trust in you. Amen.
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Linda Brown, Kansas girl at center of 1954 school segregation ruling, dies
(National News ~ 03/27/18)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Linda Brown, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at age 76. Her father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll the family in an all-white school in Topeka, and the case was sparked when he and several black families were turned away. ...
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Births 3/27/18
(Births ~ 03/27/18)
Daughter to Marcus Kendall and Catherine Anne Francis of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:27 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Name, Genevieve Adalind Kendall. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Fourth daughter. Mrs. Francis is the former Catherine Chandonait, daughter of Michael and Eleanor Chandonait of Jackson. She is a sonographer at Saint Francis Medical Center. Francis is the son of Sandra Francis of Conway, Arkansas, and the late Steve Francis. He is employed by TG Missouri...
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Interfaith Choir Celebrates: Six Congregations Joined Praising Christ’s Sacrifice and Future Return
(Submitted Story ~ 03/27/18)
Palm Sunday evening Emanuel United Church of Christ’s Pastor, Joe Rowley, of Jackson, hosted First Pentecostal Church, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Sargent’s Chapel, Sedgewickville Lutheran Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints combined choir singing the cantata, “He Will Come.” The choir, of over forty voices, shook heart and soul with their message of love for the Savior and His love for all. ...
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Richard Hinkebein
(Obituary ~ 03/27/18)
KELSO, Mo. -- Richard Anthony Hinkebein, 81, of Kelso died Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 15, 1936, in Cape Girardeau to Theodore Martin and Olivia Francis Glastetter Hinkebein. He and JoAnn Theresia Heisserer married Nov. 22, 1956, in Kelso...
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