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Cape County Tea Party
(Submitted Story ~ 08/11/16)
The Cape County Tea Party will not have its monthly meeting in August. The next Tea Party meeting will be Sept. 20.
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The Friends Cafe celebrates successful first year
(Submitted Story ~ 08/11/16)
The Saint Francis Family celebrated the successful first year of The Friends Café by My Daddy’s Cheesecake on Aug. 9 with cake and punch. My Daddy’s Cheesecake owners, Kevin, Susan and Zach Stanfield, presented The Friends of Saint Francis with a check for $21,898 from Saint Francis employee badge purchases made at the café since last July...
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Wheel bandits hit area car dealerships; 22-inchers targeted
(Local News ~ 08/11/16)
Thieves drove into the Van Matre Buick, GMC, Cadillac lot in the 511 S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau in a stolen white panel van and took 16 wheels off four GMC sport utility vehicles and trucks in about an hour at 1:30 a.m. July 30. They were targeting 22-inch wheels on GMC Yukon and Sierra Denali vehicles; those wheels are more valuable because of their size, according to dealer principal Mark Van Matre...
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Water slides exempt from state inspections; city says Cape Splash slides safe
(Local News ~ 08/11/16)
Missouri's water slides are exempt from state inspections, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Public Safety said Wednesday. But even without such inspections, the slides at Cape Splash water park in Cape Girardeau are safe to use, city officials said...
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Flip-phone users beware: AT&T phasing out 2G network
(Local News ~ 08/11/16)
Though it may seem like everyone has a smartphone in their hands, that's not the case. For some people who do not feel the need to have the internet at their fingertips, an older cellphone suits them. But some users of older-model cellphones may soon find themselves in need of an upgrade if they want to continue receiving service...
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15% of Jackson students will be drug-tested; eight discipline incidents involved drugs last year
(Local News ~ 08/11/16)
With a total of eight last year, Jackson High School saw fewer disciplinary incidents involving drugs than months in the school year. The year before that, it had nine, marking a nearly twofold improvement over the 2013-2014 school year's 17 offenses...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 11, the 224th day of 2016. There are 142 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 11, 1956, abstract painter Jackson Pollock, 44, died in an automobile accident on Long Island, New York. On this date:...
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Best wishes for a great school year in Cape and Jackson
(Editorial ~ 08/11/16)
Summer is defined in many ways. The "unofficial" start and end of summer fall on Memorial Day and Labor Day, respectively. Then, of course, there is meteorological summer, which begins and ends on specific calendar dates each year. Then there is the three-month break students yearn for all school year...
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School-age designers sew away their summers
(Community ~ 08/11/16)
While her friends have been busy with activities such as playing soccer and swimming, Emma Fox has spent much of her summer at the sewing machine, fashioning garb such as a peplum top, her favorite creation. "I'm definitely the only one who sews," said the sixth-grader from Corona del Mar, California, who has devoted her summers to the craft since she was 7. "I love that you can create anything you want. You can be who you are."...
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Police: Woman killed by Florida officer in academy exercise
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- A police "shoot/don't shoot" demonstration in Florida went awry when an officer shot and killed a 73-year-old former librarian with what police said was real ammunition used by mistake at an event designed to bring police and the public together...
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Grimy gunk on Jefferson Memorial baffles experts
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- What's darkening the formerly white rotunda of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial? Is it dirt? Is it mold? No, it's biofilm! The National Park Service said in a news release Wednesday that biofilm, a colony of microscopic organisms, has become increasingly pronounced at the memorial...
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Scathing report on Baltimore cops vindicates black residents
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
BALTIMORE -- With startling statistics, a federal investigation of the Baltimore Police Department documents in 164 single-spaced pages what black residents have been saying for years: They are routinely singled out, roughed up or otherwise mistreated by officers, often for no reason...
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Sept. 11 memorial motorcycle ride ending on a sour note
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Leaders of a massive, annual motorcycle procession to the three Sept. 11 crash sites said this year's fundraising ride, Aug. 19 to 21, will be their last. Ted Sjurseth, founder of the not-for-profit America's 911 Foundation, said he's tired of battling Maryland and Virginia state police and highway agencies' reluctance to block Washington-area traffic for 1,200 motorcycles...
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Versatile ESPN sportscaster John Saunders dies at 61
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
NEW YORK -- John Saunders, the versatile sportscaster who has hosted ESPN's "The Sports Reporters" for the last 15 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. He was 61. Saunders joined ESPN in 1986. He did play-by-play on various sports, led NHL Stanley Cup Final and World Series coverage on ESPN and ABC, and hosted studio shows for baseball, college football and college basketball...
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New report will fuel debate over closing Gitmo prison
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
WASHINGTON -- A new report on Guantanamo detainees tells the stories of former al-Qaida bomb-makers and bodyguards as well as low-level militant cooks and medics who have been transferred or cleared for release -- despite fears they are at risk of returning to battle...
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Former aide in text: Christie 'flat out lied' in bridge case
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
NEWARK, N.J. -- A former aide to Gov. Chris Christie texted to a colleague during a news conference about the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal Christie "flat-out lied" about the involvement of his senior staff and campaign manager, according to a new court filing...
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Former Somali refugee poised to win office in Minnesota
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ilhan Omar spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp as a girl, fleeing with her family from civil war in Somalia. Two decades later, after forging a new life in Minnesota, she appears on the brink of becoming the nation's first Somali-American state legislator...
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Trump's primary playbook leading him out of bounds
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
ABINGDON, Va. -- In the 2016 presidential campaign, it's long been an article of faith: The rules of political gravity don't apply to Donald Trump. Maybe now they do. After winning state after state while bouncing between controversies in the GOP primaries, Trump still is stumbling on the stump. His latest unforced mishap: an off-hand remark critics quickly slammed as a suggestion gun-rights backers should take a literal shot at Hillary Clinton should she win the White House...
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Experts: 2 killings by police were tragic, likely justified
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Two fatal police shootings in the Los Angeles area in the last two weeks began the same way: officers thinking a suspect had a gun. In one, police say a 14-year-old boy fired at them, and they found a weapon. In the other, a 27-year-old man police believed was a carjacking suspect who had fired at them later was determined to be innocent and unarmed...
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Hit-maker Timbaland producing music for fitness brand Zumba
(Community ~ 08/11/16)
NEW YORK -- Hit-making producer Timbaland is used to people dancing to his beats at nightclubs. Now fans will get a chance to move to music he designed for working out through a new partnership with Zumba. The man behind hits for Justin Timberlake and Jay Z is crafting songs for STRONG by Zumba, a non-dance-inspired workout that focuses on high-intensity interval training, body-weight exercises and strength training paired with music to match...
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Source: Boy decapitated on waterslide at Kansas park
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The 10-year-old boy killed during a ride on the world's tallest waterslide was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. Authorities have yet to explain how it happened. The person was speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly about the death Sunday of Caleb Schwab on the "Verruckt" raft ride at the Schlitterbahn WaterPark in Kansas City, Kansas...
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Out of the past: Aug. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 08/11/16)
Two full days of horseshoe pitching come to an end at Scott City, where a field of 455 teams was reduced to just eight champions in the 11th annual Missouri State Knights of Columbus Horseshoe Tournament; organizers said it probably was the largest horseshoe tournament in the nation...
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Jordi Morris
(Obituary ~ 08/11/16)
Jordi Ryan Morris, 31, of Jackson died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at his home. He was born July 1, 1985. in Cape Girardeau to David and Myra Farrow Morris. He and Chanda Lee-Ann Wood were married Sept. 28, 2013, at Jackson. In his younger days, Jordi enjoyed taking part in car shows. He enjoyed drawing and especially spending time with his children...
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Gerald Lee
(Obituary ~ 08/11/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gerald "Ed" Lee, 66, of Perryville died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with a Catholic wake at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Jane Hunley
(Obituary ~ 08/11/16)
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Jane Ann Fornkohl Hunley, 68, of Covington passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her father, Harlem Fornkohl; mother and stepfather Hazel and Anthony Loch; a son, Michael Hunley; and sisters Doris Roll and Peggy (Harold) Meyer...
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Danny Bollinger II
(Obituary ~ 08/11/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- Danny Kaye Bollinger II, 46, of Benton died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio. He was born Nov. 20, 1969, in Cape Girardeau to Danny Kaye and LaDonna Kaye Bollinger. He married Traci DeAnn Davis on June 5, 1989...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/11/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 11:06 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 5:14 p.m. on Whitener Street; and 8 p.m. on Maple Street. n At 3:42 a.m., a call on South Sunset Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/11/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Mark D. Kilhafner, 32, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on a Marble Hill warrant for failure to appear for speeding. n Clarence J. Smith, 24, 815 S. Benton St., was arrested on suspicion of failure to display plates, driving while revoked and false declaration...
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Births 8/11/16
(Births ~ 08/11/16)
Daughter to Ken and Amanda Lofton of Oneida, New York, Oneida Health Care in Oneida, 3:17 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2016. Name, Adalynn Sue. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Lofton is the former Amanda Miesner, daughter of Randy and Connie Miesner of Frohna, Missouri. Lofton is the son of Stella Hayes of Tiffin, Ohio, and Ken and Julie Lofton of Carey, Ohio. He is a senior mechanical engineer at Bartell Machinery in Rome, New York...
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California serial killer 'Grim Sleeper' sentenced to death
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
LOS ANGELES -- A serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murders of nine women and a teenage girl that went unsolved for years as the body count grew in a poor section of Los Angeles haunted by the scourge of crack cocaine...
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Missouri man: Tesla autopilot helped in medical emergency
(State News ~ 08/11/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri man said his Tesla Model X's autopilot mode helped him get to a hospital when he suffered a pulmonary embolism. Joshua Neally told the Springfield News-Leader he felt pain in his chest and abdomen for days before it became excruciating July 26 as he drove from Springfield on U.S. 65...
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Car hits protester in Ferguson, shots ring out
(State News ~ 08/11/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Gunshots rang out but apparently hit no one after a car struck a protester during a peaceful demonstration in Ferguson, Missouri, on the second anniversary of Michael Brown's death. Witnesses said a car drove into a group of protesters who were blocking a street during the demonstration Tuesday night to mark two years since the unarmed black 18-year-old's fatal shooting by a white police officer. They said the car struck a young man so hard he flew into the air...
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Prosecutor: Officers made up shooting story; both on leave
(State News ~ 08/11/16)
MARSHALL, Mo. -- A Missouri prosecutor has dropped charges against a man who was accused of trying to shoot a police officer to avoid arrest, saying he thinks the two officers who were there lied about what happened and their supervisor covered it up so the criminal case could proceed...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/11/16
(Local News ~ 08/11/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Aug. 8 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n Approve purchase order for land tax sale over-surplus by treasurer Roger Hudson...
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Ex-Naylor assistant principal accused of second sex crime with teen
(Local News ~ 08/11/16)
DONIPHAN, Mo. — A warrant remains outstanding for the arrest of a former Naylor assistant principal after he was charged with having inappropriate contact with a second female student on campus. John Franklin Mullins, 53, was charged Friday with two Class D felonies of sexual contact with a student on public-school property by Ripley County assistant prosecuting attorney Kacey Proctor...
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GOP to hold grand opening Saturday of local party HQ; Sen. Blunt to attend
(Local News ~ 08/11/16)
The Cape Girardeau County Republican Central Committee will hold a grand opening of its 2016 GOP headquarters at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., will attend the event. The GOP headquarters at 1606 N. Kingshighway opened Aug. 3 and will remain open through Election Day. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, said Holly Lintner, chairwoman of the GOP central committee...
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Cardinals win finale of home stand, beat Reds 3-2
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Jaime Garcia is finally feeling like himself on the mound. "I'm a guy who goes after guys, and I got away from where I needed to be and I had some mechanical issues that I had to get rid of," Garcia said. "The last couple of games my defense has been great, and hopefully we can do that the rest of the way."...
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Train car derails, hits bar called DeRailed
(National News ~ 08/11/16)
CHARLES CITY, Iowa -- Police said a freight train car that derailed in northern Iowa rolled into and damaged a trackside tavern called DeRailed. Police chief Hugh Anderson said the accident occurred about 4 a.m. Tuesday as crews moved rail cars and changed connections in Charles City. He said it appeared the track separated, and the grain car tipped about 45 degrees into the back of the bar. No one was injured. The bar owner estimated damage at $10,000...
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9-year-old Grant Skelton started his own not-for-profit foundation to help the homeless, others in need
(Community ~ 08/11/16)
Grant Skelton's grandparents decided to teach their grandson a lesson about generosity, so for Christmas they gave him money, with the stipulation he use it to help someone else. Just 8 years old at the time, Grant was at odds with what to do with the money...
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Hooked on Science: Can your big toe determine your athletic potential?
(Community ~ 08/11/16)
n Several people n STEP 1: Take off your shoes and observe each other's feet. n STEP 2: Determine whose big toe is longer than their second toe and whose big toe is not longer than their second toe. n STEP 3: Race those whose big toe is longer than their second toe against those whose big toe is not longer than their second toe...
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Local briefs
(Community ~ 08/11/16)
Cap America Inc. has awarded scholarships worth $1,675 through its College Assistance Program to three area students. Carlee Gibson renewed her scholarship and will continue her education at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Gibson is the daughter of David Kelly...
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Speak out 8/11/16
(Speak Out ~ 08/11/16)
Just found out we were given a gift card to a business in Cape Girardeau that is no longer in business. Where can we go to file a complaint against the people responsible? Surely there are others who would like to be added to this list. There's a lot of drug activity going on all around Cape Girardeau. Maybe if they work on catching the dealers, all the shooting and killings will stop...
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A new type of warfare
(Column ~ 08/11/16)
On Aug. 6, 1945, warfare changed when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city and nearby Japanese military installations were destroyed, and the U.S. warned the Japanese that if they did not surrender they could "expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth." When the Japanese did not surrender, a second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki three days later. ...
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Prayer 8/11/16
(Prayer ~ 08/11/16)
Thank you, O God, for being our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Amen.
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