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Cape police seek suspect in restaurant robbery
(Local News ~ 07/31/19)
Zaxby’s restaurant, in the 400 block of Cape West Crossing on Cape Girardeau’s west side, was robbed at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, police said. “It was reported that a suspect wearing a black nylon jacket, dark pants, gloves and black and white mask took an undetermined amount of money ... by force,” police said in a news release...
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Vehicle owner shoots, wounds suspect trying to steal his SUV
(Local News ~ 07/31/19)
A Cape Girardeau resident shot and wounded a male juvenile who was attempting to steal his SUV in the 400 block of South Minnesota Street near Jefferson Elementary School on Monday night. Cape Girardeau police subsequently took the suspect into custody. Police Sgt. Joey Hann said Tuesday the suspect is from Cape Girardeau, but he declined to give the age of the suspect because “the case is still active.” ...
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River view Tuesday in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 07/31/19)
Tyler Bailey and Bekah Baker, who have been dating nearly four years and are both of Cape Girardeau, sit along the Mississippi River on Tuesday at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau. The Broadway floodgate was reopened July 22 after being closed since mid-March; the Themis Street gate opened Tuesday.
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Smith tours local orchard, refers policy questions to staffer
(Local News ~ 07/31/19)
Cape Girardeau County farmer Jack Knowlan toured his orchards and cattle operation with U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on Tuesday where the focus was on peaches more than government policy. Knowlan said he never sought a federal farm bailout. The Cape Girardeau County farmer doubted he would qualify...
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'The river determines': Queen of the Mississippi set to dock Friday
(Local News ~ 07/31/19)
With floodwaters receding, the 150-passenger Queen of the Mississippi with her towering stacks and bright red paddle wheel is set to sail Friday toward Cape Girardeau’s Riverfront Park. The stop will be one of 12 tentative visits by five riverboats — Queen of the Mississippi, American Queen, American Duchess, America and American Harmony — through December...
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United Way funding recipients announced
(Local News ~ 07/31/19)
From disaster relief to reading readiness, food pantries to emergency shelters and puppies to ponies, 38 community service programs sponsored by 27 not-for-profit organizations will receive funding through United Way of Southeast Missouri over the next three years...
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Sponsored: Improving Soft Skills in Our Community
(B Magazine ~ 07/31/19)
What do we hear frequently from our existing employers about job applicants? From businesses to schools, churches to parents, charities to civic organizations, there is much discussion about the lack of soft skills, or essential skills, in the world today.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/31/19)
Today is Wednesday, July 31, the 212th day of 2019. There are 153 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 31, 1954, Pakistan's K2 was conquered as two members of an Italian expedition, Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli, reached the summit...
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Wolz an outstanding writer
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/31/19)
The Southeast Missourian has had some great journalists in the 20-plus years I have been subscriber. The addition of Jay Wolz as business editor is the best hire in decades. What makes a writer outstanding is experience, and Jay brings significant business expertise to his position. His background in local health, media and higher education is extraordinary. Jay Wolz is another excellent reason to keep the Southeast Missourian on your doorstep and in your smart phone each day...
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City should halt projects like city hall
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/31/19)
On May 25, 2019 the Southeast Missouri printed an article which said: "Cape Girardeau city government expenses are exceeding revenue, forcing city staff to look at making changes to city operations going forward, including possibly cutting services."...
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Flood 2019: On to the cleanup and recovery
(Editorial ~ 07/31/19)
The Flood of 2019 broke records and hearts. It will not be remembered for how high the river rose, although it did get plenty high, cresting at 46.29, the fifth highest on record. It won't be remembered like the 2011 flood, which required the detonation of a levee and the destruction of homes and farmland...
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Iranians say U.S. sanctions blocking access to medicine
(International News ~ 07/31/19)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Taha Shakouri keeps finding remote corners to play in at a Tehran children's charity hospital, unaware his doctors are running out of chemo medicine needed to treat the 8-year-old boy's liver cancer. With Iran's economy in free fall after the U.S. ...
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Trump says blacks like his Baltimore remarks
(National News ~ 07/31/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is claiming a groundswell of African-American support in response to his comments denigrating Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings and the congressman's majority-black Baltimore district, despite polling showing consistently negative numbers...
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Richer U.S. households fueling a hot job sector: 'wealth work'
(National News ~ 07/31/19)
WASHINGTON -- Ken McNamee has an upfront view of the river of wealth cascading through Seattle these days. A private chef, McNamee prospects for clients at the tony country club where he spends part of his week preparing luxe meals. The parking lot is dotted with Ferraris and Porsches. The members include Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos...
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2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi
(National News ~ 07/31/19)
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday at a Walmart store in northern Mississippi, authorities said. Southaven police chief Macon Moore said the man, whom he did not name, shot a Southaven police officer who was protected by a bulletproof vest and suffered minor injuries. ...
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Betty Whittington
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
Betty L. Whittington, 90, of Jackson passed away Monday, July 29, 2019, at her daughter's home. She was born Jan. 21, 1929, in Thompsonville, Illinois, to Everett and May V. Moore Skinner. She married John Whittington on July 27, 1949, in Piggott, Arkansas. They had been married nearly 53 years when John passed away July 19, 2002...
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Melvin Pohlman
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
Melvin A. Pohlman, 92, of Jackson passed away Monday, July 29, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Melvin was born May 3, 1927, in northern Cape Girardeau County to Fred and Cora Ruppel Pohlman. He and Mildred Roth were married Jan. 25, 1951, in Blytheville, Arkansas. They had been married 61 years when Mildred passed away July 18, 2012...
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Esther Nabor
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
Esther Marie Nabor, 80, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 29, 1939, in Melrose Park, Illinois. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Melrose Park, Illinois. She is survived by her son, Delfred Edward Lasley Jr...
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Mary Marshall
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
Mary Louise Marshall, 86, of Jackson passed away Monday, July 29, 2019, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 16, 1933, in Jackson, daughter of Webster and Ada Robinson Smith. She and Thomas Franklin Marshall were married July 16, 1955, in Sedgewickville, Missouri. He passed away Dec. 13, 2001...
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Atlas Garms
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
Atlas Ray Garms was born and died Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kevin Mann officiating...
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Lane and Cooper Cook
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lane and Cooper Cook, infant twin sons of Kyle and Kelsie Long Cook of Marble Hil, were stillborn Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Old Union Church near Bessville, Missouri. Burial will follow in the Old Union Cemetery...
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Richard Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
** Richard Baker Richard William Baker, 71, of Jackson died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Memorial Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Q&A: Here's what you need to know about the Capital One data breach
(National News ~ 07/31/19)
NEW YORK -- One of the country's biggest credit card issuers, Capital One Financial, is the latest big business to be hit by a data breach, disclosing roughly 100 million people had some personal information stolen by a hacker. The alleged hacker, Paige A. ...
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Sanders, Warren, moderates clash over 'Medicare for All'
(National News ~ 07/31/19)
DETROIT -- Liberal firebrands Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren slapped back against moderate rivals who ridiculed "Medicare for All" during a fierce Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night in which lesser-known pragmatists warned "wish-list economics" would jeopardize the presidency...
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ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order
(National News ~ 07/31/19)
SAN DIEGO -- More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday in a legal attack inviting more scrutiny of the Trump administration's widely criticized tactics...
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Prayer 7/31/19
(Prayer ~ 07/31/19)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, for meeting our needs according to your riches in glory. Amen.
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Out of the past: July 31
(Out of the Past ~ 07/31/19)
The Southeast Missourian begins a four-day series of articles examining crime, drugs and gangs in Sikeston, Missouri. From the time Cape Girardeau police officer Dan Niswonger lost control of his police motorcycle, struck a curb and was thrown into a nearby guy wire, the community has provided its support; to date, private donations and money raised for the family by civic groups, organizations and churches total more than $25,000; also about 50 area police officers and firefighters put a new roof on the Niswonger house in May.. ...
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Area police reports 7/31/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/31/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n James E. Kent, 59, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant. n Glenda K. Ross, 47, was arrested on a warrant. n Anthony E. West, 34, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance...
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Births 7/31/19
(Births ~ 07/31/19)
Son to John Andrew Killian and Miranda Leigh Walls of Chaffee, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:24 p.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019. Name, Atticus Robert Kyle. Weight, 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Tenth child, third son. Walls is the daughter of Jerry Walls of Scott City. Killian is the son of Robert Killian of Cape Girardeau and Cindy Killian of St. Louis...
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James Lansmon
(Obituary ~ 07/31/19)
James R. Lansmon, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Lutheran Home. He was born May 4, 1926, in Chaffee, Missouri, to George and Catherine Fagan Lansmon. He and Edith Matthews were married Jan. 29, 1949, at Hernando, Mississippi. He served his country in the U.S. Navy...
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Bernie High graduate awarded Petty Overby Scholarship
(Submitted Story ~ 07/31/19)
Weston Zoll, a 2019 graduate of Bernie High School, has been selected to receive the Joyce Petty Overby Scholarship, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Zoll, the son of Brandee and Donald Zoll, will attend Missouri University of Science and Technology this fall to study geological engineering. After college, he plans to pursue a career in oil or natural resources...
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