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White Oaks, Dalhousie subdivisions water restored; boil water alert in effect
(Local News ~ 06/15/17)
The White Oaks and Dalhousie subdivisions are without water service this morning, Cape Girardeau city officials said. The loss of water service occurred about 7:30 a.m. as crews worked to install a new 12-inch water line in connection with the Bloomfield Road project, according to Jessica Sexton with the city's public information office...
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Racial disparity of traffic stops inches upward in Cape
(Local News ~ 06/15/17)
Black motorists on average are pulled over at a disproportionately high rate in Missouri, according to a report by the Missouri Attorney General's Office. The annual report also indicates the disparity between traffic-stop rates for white and black drivers in Cape Girardeau has increased gradually since 2012...
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Cape to widen section of recreational trail
(Local News ~ 06/15/17)
A heavily used section of Cape LaCroix Trail will be widened, Cape Girardeau city officials said Wednesday. Cyclist Don Hinkebein, shop manager at Cape Bicycle & Fitness, welcomed the news. He said the existing trail often is crowded with walkers and bicyclists...
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A holiday to fly the American flag
(Local News ~ 06/15/17)
Nancy Niswonger, center, grandmother of Owen Horrell, 11, left, and his sister Carolina Horrell, 5, right, look up at several U.S. flags Wednesday at Cape Girardeau County Park North during Flag Day.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 15, the 166th day of 2017. There are 199 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army...
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Finalists announced for Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 06/15/17)
We are just a few weeks away from the annual Semoball Awards, coming July 8. Semoball.com, a regional sports website for high school, college and community sports, recently announced the spring sports finalists for standouts in track, baseball, softball, girls soccer, golf, tennis and other awards. For a complete list, please go to semoball.com/awards...
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The meaning of Flag Day
(Column ~ 06/15/17)
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution creating a national flag. This resolution states the design of that flag, including the colors to be used. The resolution states the flag will "be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." That constellation was honored when the U.S. Navy named one of its first six warships the USS Constellation...
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Frost's '2 roads diverging in a yellow wood' might be in England
(Entertainment ~ 06/15/17)
DYMOCK, England -- The woods were cool, a welcome balm on a hot day. Shafts of sunlight poured through the canopy. Slowly, I walked down a track thick with long-fallen leaves. And then I found it. It wasn't much to look at, just a spot where the path split. But that was the point...
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Trump labeling House health care bill 'mean' frustrates GOP
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's labeling of a House-passed health-care bill as "mean" is aggravating some of the conservatives he pressed to back it, even as Senate attempts to reshape the measure increasingly threaten to spill into July. "In terms of strategery, I hope he's just trying to motivate the Senate," Rep. ...
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Mattis: Trump delegated decisions on Afghan troop levels
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he can set U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan after receiving the authority from President Donald Trump. It's a break from past practice Mattis said will enable him to more effectively manage the war effort...
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Fed raises key rate and unveils plan to reduce bond holdings
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. The Fed also announced plans to start paring gradually its bond holdings later this year, which could cause long-term rates to rise...
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Out of the past: June 15
(Out of the Past ~ 06/15/17)
Cape Art Engraving Co. Inc. has moved from its Broadview Street location to 728 Broadway in the Broadway Medical Equipment building. Don Strohmeyer will continue to operate the business, assisted by his son, Dan, and Janice Friedrich. In a case of "deja vu Monday," a split Cape Girardeau City Council gives final approval to a $1.64 per month trash-fee hike; the same split council -- with council members David Limbaugh, Al Spradling III, Mary Wulfers and Melvin Kasten voting for the measure, and Mayor Gene Rhodes and Doug Richards against -- gave initial approval to the measure June 1. ...
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D. Ray Wilson
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
D. Ray Wilson, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 6, 1935, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Odis V. and Arless M. Hendrickson Wilson. He and Eva Nell Ward were married Sept. 2, 1956, at Little Rock...
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Dennis Thompson
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. -- Dennis Damion "Deon" Thompson, 39, of Holts Summit, formerly of Oran, Missouri, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Christ Church of the Heartland, 720 Bertling St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Judith Schott
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
Judith M. "Judy" Schott, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Joe Kelly officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Matthew Parker
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
Matthew Hughes Parker, 21, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 12, 2017, in St. Louis. He was born Oct. 20, 1995, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Shawn and Danna Banton Parker. Matthew was a senior at Saint Louis University, where he was majoring in English, with a double minor in computer science and mathematics. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity at Saint Louis University...
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Craig Meyer
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Craig S. Meyer, 63, of Perryville died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at the John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with an Elks wake at 6:30 p.m., and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, with a rosary at 8:30 a.m., at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Carol Meyer
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
Carol Frances Hahs-Meyer, 71, of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, June 3, 2017. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. June 24 at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. June 24 at the funeral home, with the Rev. Janet Hopkins officiating. Interment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Raymond Martin
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
Raymond George Martin, 77, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 29, 1939, in Kelso, Missouri, to Clarence and Effie Meyers Martin. He married Martha "Jeannie" Aurjean Jackson on March 20, 1970. She preceded him in death Nov. 12, 2012...
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Jerrold Fulton
(Obituary ~ 06/15/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jerrold Ray Fulton, 74, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with an American Legion wake service at 7 p.m., and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/15/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/15/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 11:07 a.m. on Sycamore Circle; 12:38 p.m. on Bellevue Street; 2:09 p.m. on Mimosa Drive; 2:40 p.m. on Monticello Lane; 3:03 p.m. on South Fountain Street; 3:10 p.m. at Doctors' Park: 4:52 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive; 5:18 p.m. on Stewart Drive; 7:47 p.m. on North Fountain Street; and 9:12 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/15/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/15/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of burglary and theft at 316 S. Lorimier St. Summons n Joseph W. Lomman, 47, of Philadelphia was issued a summons for assault at 17 Rivercrest Drive...
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Births 6/15/17
(Births ~ 06/15/17)
Son to Andrew Patrick and Kasie Marie Ralls of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:14 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Name, Ryker Andrew. Weight, 5 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ralls is the former Kasie McClain, daughter of Cecelia and Ron Kee of Scopus, Missouri, and the late Richie McClain of Kelso, Missouri. She is a pharmacy technician at Schnucks Pharmacy. Ralls is the son of Harry and Candace Ralls of Cape Girardeau. He is a physician at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Missouri man charged in death of man who fell from SUV
(State News ~ 06/15/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A 26-year-old man whose friend tumbled off the roof of his sport utility vehicle and died as he drove along a central Missouri road at 35 mph has been charged with a felony. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported Jacob Gerhard of Moberly was charged Friday with causing a death while driving while intoxicated. No attorney is listed for him in online court records...
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Mother held in child body case sought in 2 Illinois counties
(State News ~ 06/15/17)
LAS VEGAS -- A mother jailed in Las Vegas awaiting transfer to Illinois to face charges of concealing the death of a child whose body was found in a garage at an abandoned St. Louis-area property had been named in criminal warrants in two Illinois counties, according to documents obtained Wednesday...
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As Missouri debates new abortion curbs, both sides rally
(State News ~ 06/15/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Supporters and opponents of abortion rallied Wednesday at the Missouri Capitol as a special session of the Legislature considered new restrictions in a state that already has some of the nation's toughest abortion laws. Republican Gov. Eric Greitens, who called state lawmakers back to the Capitol for the second special session this summer, led an anti-abortion rally in support of proposed new measures such as mandatory annual health inspections of clinics...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 6/15/17
(Local News ~ 06/15/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the June 12 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Father of freed student says son was 'brutalized' by captors
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
WYOMING, Ohio -- The father of an American college student released by North Korea and now hospitalized in a coma says his son was "brutalized" by his captors. Fred Warmbier told Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Wednesday from his Ohio home his son, Otto, "is not in great shape right now."...
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Vintage typewriters gain fans amid 'digital burnout'
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Typewriter enthusiasts gather at an Albuquerque restaurant to experiment with vintage Smith Coronas. Fans in Boston kneel in a city square and type stories about their lives during a pro-immigration rally. A documentary on typewriters featuring Tom Hanks and musician John Mayer is set for release this summer...
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Health chief, 4 others charged with manslaughter in Flint
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
FLINT, Mich. -- Five people, including the head of Michigan's health department, were charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter in an investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water, all blamed in the death of an 85-year-old man who had Legionnaires' disease...
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Panicked UPS workers flee gunfire that killed 4
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A UPS employee opened fire inside one of the company's package delivery facilities in San Francisco on Wednesday, killing three co-workers, then himself as officers closed in and workers ran frantically into the streets, police and company officials said...
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Death toll rises to 12 in London apartment building inferno
(International News ~ 06/15/17)
LONDON -- They banged on windows, screamed for help and dropped children from smoky floors in a desperate attempt to save them. Terrified residents of the Grenfell Tower said there was little warning of the inferno that engulfed their high-rise apartment building and left 12 people dead -- a toll officials said almost certainly would rise...
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Rifle-wielding attacker wounds GOP leader, killed by police
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers as they practiced for a charity baseball game Wednesday, critically wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and hitting aides and Capitol police as congressmen and others dove for cover...
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Reports say Mueller probe now examining possible obstruction
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign now is examining whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice, The Washington Post reported Wednesday evening. Accusations of obstruction arose last month when Trump fired FBI director James Comey. Comey testified in a Senate hearing last week he believed he was fired "because of the Russia investigation."...
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Jury finishes third day in Cosby sex-assault case
(Entertainment ~ 06/15/17)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- The jury in Bill Cosby's sex-assault case hunkered down for a third day of deliberations Wednesday, out of sight of the growing horde of media and onlookers assembled on the courthouse steps to await a verdict. The jury went home for the night after failing to reach a verdict. They will resume their deliberations this morning...
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Gunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation's capital had a long history of lashing out at Republicans and recently frightened a neighbor by firing a rifle into a field behind his Illinois home...
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'It matters': Summer food program launched at Cape elementary school
(Local News ~ 06/15/17)
On Friday at Franklin Elementary, families who qualify can pick up food donated by Cape County Area American Medical Alliance, which hopes to offset some of summer’s expenses for families who need it. The pickup lasts from 9 a.m. to noon and is coordinated by the organization and Franklin Elementary parent liaison Terry Wright...
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Jackson woman accused of trying to hit another with her truck
(Local News ~ 06/15/17)
A Jackson woman rammed a vehicle with her truck Monday, trying to hit another woman, police said. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Claudia M. Howe, 61, with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, both felonies...
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Rifle-wielding gunman wounds lawmaker, then killed by police
(National News ~ 06/15/17)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen and aides dove for cover. The assailant, prepared with "a lot of ammo," fought a gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died...
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Cade Long: Advance High School valedictorian
(Community ~ 06/15/17)
Parents' names: Michael Long, Angela Long-Cato Hometown: Advance, Missouri Post-graduation plans: I plan to attend the Missouri University of Science and Technology and major in business and management systems. I plan to open my own business following graduation...
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Alayna Layton: St. Vincent High School valedictorian
(Community ~ 06/15/17)
Parents: Chad and Sarah Layton Hometown: Perryville, Missouri Post-graduation plans: I will be attending the Honors College of Southeast Missouri State University. I plan to double major in nursing along with global studies and language with a focus in Spanish...
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Teens lost 3 days in Paris catacombs
(International News ~ 06/15/17)
PARIS -- Two teenage boys were rescued after three days underground in the skeleton-lined Catacombs of Paris. Police said they alerted firefighters early Wednesday the boys, ages 16 and 17, were missing. Police said teams of rescuers set out to search for the youths and found them beneath Paris a few hours later, suffering from slight hypothermia. About 66 feet below Paris, the catacombs hold the remains of 6 million people, transferred there starting in the 1700s as public graveyards closed...
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Hooked on Science: Baby power sand
(Community ~ 06/15/17)
n Sand n Baby powder n Water n STEP 1: Wet your feet and then dip your feet into the sand. Using your hands, attempt to remove the sand from your feet. Describe the sand by using its observable properties. n STEP 2: Sprinkle baby powder on your feet. Using your hands, attempt to remove the sand from your feet. Describe the sand and powder by their observable properties. Was the sand easier to remove before or after adding the powder to your feet?...
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Learning briefs 6/15/17
(Community ~ 06/15/17)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2017-18 academic year: John Essner of Cape Girardeau has received the Regents' Scholarship. He is the son of Jim and Mary Essner of Cape Girardeau and is a 2017 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Prayer 6/15/17
(Prayer ~ 06/15/17)
O Father God, thank you that through Jesus Christ we have victory. Amen.
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Benton, Illinois Alumni Band to Perform
(Submitted Story ~ 06/15/17)
The Benton (Illinois) High School band has planned an alumni band performance for October 6, 2017 at the last home football game of the season against Massac County. This is also band fundraiser pork chop night and senior night. Alumni band members will need to get the music for Hey Baby, Geronimo, Shake It Off, and Push It from assistant band director David Cozby or one of the student band librarians Cassie Brown, Faith Allendorf, Gabriela Wysong, or Autumn Williams at the BCHS band room. ...
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