-
Recognition plaque presented to Old McKendree Chapel
(Submitted Story ~ 09/13/16)
Doris Dace, of Pocahontas, Missouri, and member of New McKendree United Methodist Church, recently accepted a plaque recognizing Old McKendree Chapel as one of the churches in the Missouri Annual Conference for being more than 200 years old. The plaque was presented by the newly elected Bishop of the MAC, the Rev. Bob Farr. Farr said the churches being recognized for being more than 200 years old pre-date the formation of the conference itself...
-
Landscaping deal for Jackson roundabout nears approval
(Local News ~ 09/13/16)
The Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization soon will have permission to install landscaping in several areas in and around the new uptown roundabout in Jackson. The organization's director, Bob Schooley, said the "Growing Together Program," a plan to upgrade 11 concrete spaces with greenery, was its idea and has been in negotiations for more than a year...
-
New second-floor features at Discovery Playhouse geared toward older kids
(Local News ~ 09/13/16)
The grand opening of the second floor, which features 17 new exhibits, takes place on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
-
Two area lawmakers unsure how they will vote on concealed-carry bill in veto session
(Local News ~ 09/13/16)
Cape Girardeau County's two Republican state representatives said they are undecided whether to vote to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a concealed-carry measure. Lawmakers will convene in Jefferson City on Wednesday for the annual veto session. State Reps. Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau and Donna Lichtenegger of Jackson voted for the bill when it passed the legislature earlier this year. But now they have reservations about the measure, fueled in part by law-enforcement opposition to the bill...
-
'Nightline' co-anchor recalls 9/11 attacks on New York
(Local News ~ 09/13/16)
ABC "Nightline" co-anchor Byron Pitts exerted his charisma Monday night at Southeast Missouri State University, urging students in the audience not to take their education for granted. He also called on them to seek out and help people in need whenever they can...
-
Today in History
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 13, the 257th day of 2016. There are 109 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 13, 1971, a four-day inmates' rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York ended as police and guards stormed the prison; the ordeal and final assault claimed the lives of 32 inmates and 11 hostages...
-
Foreign trade and the pending TPP
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/13/16)
The presidential campaigns and President Obama's recent trip to China have given foreign trade and the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) a fair amount of attention.
-
Progress for Red Star neighborhood
(Editorial ~ 09/13/16)
Cape Girardeau's Red Star neighborhood is set to receive free urban planning thanks to Benchmark Planning, a North Carolina-based organization that has an office in St. Louis after taking part in an application process. As efforts to improve the area began a year and a half ago, this is good news and gives community leaders something to look forward to. ...
-
Remembering 9/11
(Column ~ 09/13/16)
On one hand, it is hard to believe that Sunday marked 15 years since 9/11 -- September 11, 2001; time really does fly. On the other hand, it seems like a lifetime ago; so many things have changed in our culture since.
-
Speak Out 9/13/16
(Speak Out ~ 09/13/16)
Had Trump suffered a "medical incident" such as the one that Hillary Clinton suffered on 9/11, CNN and MSNBC would have brought in talking heads by bus, train, plane, and even pony express to demand that he immediately withdraw as a presidential candidate because this was proof that if elected he could not fulfill his duties as president.
-
Dorothy Law
(Obituary ~ 09/13/16)
NORMAL, Ill. -- Dorothy Jean Law of Normal passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at her home. Dorothy was born on Oct. 3, 1930, in Clarkton, Missouri, to the late Homer "Blue" and Gladys Champ Stinnett. She married Melvin "Bud" Law on May 31, 1951, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 2010...
-
Linda Heck
(Obituary ~ 09/13/16)
Linda Heck, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed on to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 16, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to James and Catherine Marie Diamond York. Linda married Earl Heck on Oct. 27, 1991, at Chino Valley, Arizona...
-
James Nelson
(Obituary ~ 09/13/16)
James R. Nelson, 95, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Jim was born July 27, 1921, in St. Joseph, Missouri. He married Evelyn in February 1943. James and Evelyn moved to Jackson in 1950 and called it their home. Together, they enjoyed 73 years of marriage. They were members of New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson...
-
Rev. Margie Woods
(Obituary ~ 09/13/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Rev. Margie Sue McDaniel Woods, 74, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Lenoir Woods in Columbia. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. 9th St. in Columbia. The Revs. Kendall Waller and Joan DeBoe will officiate, with burial to follow in Walnut Ridge Cemetery in Fayette, Missouri. Friends and family may gather in the church parlor from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday before the service...
-
Out of the past: Sept. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/13/16)
Saying they didn't want to lose a "bird in the hand," a majority of members of the Cape Girardeau Airport Advisory Board yesterday voted against a motion to halt a plan to renovate the airport terminal building so the matter could be studied further. The board in December approved a motion to go forward with the $1.1 million renovation project...
-
California turns to civilians as inmate firefighters dwindle
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Faced with a shrinking pool of inmates to help fight major wildfires, California increasingly is turning for new recruits to its state Conservation Corps, a program with roots in the Great Depression and a motto that promises "hard work, low pay, miserable conditions ... and more!"...
-
Joseph Sietman
(Obituary ~ 09/13/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- Joseph Louis Sietman, 86, of Oran passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 14, 1930, in Oran to the late Bernard and Theresa LeGrand Sietman. Joe was a retired laborer for Carr Textiles in Chaffee, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. He was also a member of the Scott City VFW Post 6407...
-
Fed official's speech lowers expectations for hike next week
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- Investors, at least, suddenly seem more confident about what the Federal Reserve will announce when it meets next week: Nothing. Stocks soared Monday after an influential Fed policymaker indicated she was in no hurry to raise interest rates despite intensified speculation the Fed is poised to tighten U.S. borrowing rates...
-
Surge in ER visits for injuries, concussions from soccer
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
CHICAGO -- Soccer injuries are sending soaring numbers of U.S. children to emergency rooms, a trend driven in part by young players with concussions seeking urgent medical care, a study has found. The findings, based on 25 years of data, partly reflect soccer's growing popularity. ...
-
Oklahoma, EPA shutter 32 wells in new earthquake-prone area
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller aftershocks in Oklahoma led to the discovery of a new fault line and stoked fears among some scientists about activity along other unknown faults that could be triggered by oil and gas wastewater that's being injected deep underground...
-
Pay inequity becomes an issue with child care
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- In much of the United States, families spend more on child care for two children than on housing. And if you're a woman, it's likely you earn less than your male colleagues, even though 1 in 4 households with children relies on the mother as the sole or primary breadwinner...
-
Mosque where Orlando gunman worshipped is set on fire
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- The mosque Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen attended was damaged heavily in an arson fire Muslim leaders said was the latest incident in an escalating campaign of harassment and violence against the house of worship and its members...
-
9 dead in Memphis house fire, 1 child clings to life
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Nine people -- six children and three adults -- died early Monday in Memphis' deadliest house fire in decades, and one other child is fighting for life at a hospital, authorities said. Firefighters initially spotted light smoke outside the single-story wood-and-brick home in south Memphis when they arrived about 1:20 a.m. but encountered heavy smoke inside once they entered, Memphis Fire Services director Gina Sweat said at a news conference Monday morning...
-
Illness hit Clinton staff before her pneumonia
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- An outbreak of respiratory illness swept through Hillary Clinton's campaign staff in the weeks before she was diagnosed with pneumonia and fell ill at this year's 9/11 memorial ceremony, campaign aides said Monday. The Democratic presidential candidate abruptly left Sunday's event after feeling "overheated."...
-
Confusion over cease-fire as U.S. walks back Kerry comments
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- Confusion reigned Monday over Syria's new cease-fire as Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and Russia could permit President Bashar Assad's government to launch new airstrikes against al-Qaida-linked militants. The State Department quickly reversed itself...
-
Lawmaker issues subpoena to FBI for Clinton probe records
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- A senior House Republican on Monday escalated the GOP's battle with the FBI over its decision not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email system, serving a top FBI official with a subpoena for the investigation's full case file...
-
Clinton works to control fallout from rough weekend
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton and her campaign scrambled Monday to head off any lasting damage from a tough weekend, promising to release more of her medical records after her bout of pneumonia and conceding they were too slow in providing information about her condition...
-
Syria cease-fire goes into effect; rebels don't commit
(International News ~ 09/13/16)
BEIRUT -- A cease-fire went into effect at sunset Monday in Syria in the latest attempt led by the United States and Russia to bring some quiet in the 5 1/2-year civil war. Residents and observers reported quiet in most of the country hours after the truce went into effect, though activists said airstrikes took place on contested areas around the northern city of Aleppo...
-
Obama, McConnell strike hopeful tone on budget, Zika
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- Striking a conciliatory tone after an Oval Office sitdown, President Barack Obama and the top Senate Republican declared themselves hopeful Monday an agreement can be reached to keep the government running and provide money to take care of the worsening Zika crisis...
-
New Miss America begins reign with Atlantic City surf romp
(Entertainment ~ 09/13/16)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The heels came off, but the crown stayed on as Miss America began her reign with a romp in the Atlantic City surf, hours after winning the title. Savvy Shields, who represented Arkansas, won the crown Sunday night to become Miss America 2017...
-
Final veto showdown for Missouri's most-overridden governor
(State News ~ 09/13/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are set to expand Gov. Jay Nixon's already historic status as the state's most overridden governor -- a record the Democrat earned after years of clashing with a Legislature under virtually unchecked Republican control...
-
Missouri State deals with bats in classrooms
(State News ~ 09/13/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University is dealing with two sightings of bats in preschool classrooms. The university said in a release a bat initially spotted inside the university library flew through two preschool classrooms on campus before it was caught...
-
Major Case Squad disbands over homicide probe; police interview person of interest
(Local News ~ 09/13/16)
The Cape Girardeau County/Bollinger County Major Case Squad disbanded after the standard 72-hour activation period lapsed Sunday, according to a news release. Investigators interviewed a person of interest, Deatryus G'Tavis Curry, 17, of Cape Girardeau, in the homicide investigation of Willie Brown Jr., 31, of Cape Girardeau, according to Cape Girardeau Police Department social media...
-
Two men charged with felonies after fatal I-55 crash
(Local News ~ 09/13/16)
Cape Girardeau police arrested two men after they were in a collision that killed an Altenburg, Missouri, man about 5:30 a.m. on southbound Interstate 55 near mile marker 100.8. Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney Chris Limbaugh charged Marcelino L. Cruz, 24, with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, felony leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident and felony tampering with physical evidence...
-
Jackson begins series of pavement improvements
(Local News ~ 09/13/16)
The city of Jackson's annual asphalt pavement improvement program is underway. Carroll Knox Drive, near the city park and Highway Patrol Armory, will remain closed Tuesday. Old Cape Road East will be partially closed Sept. 21 and 22, and Old Cape Road will be closed between Gloria and June Lane from Sept. 26 to 30...
-
Cape Girardeau fire report 9/13/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/13/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 8:46 a.m. on Wisteria Drive; 11:03 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 1:20 p.m. on Adeline Avenue; 4:32 p.m. on Beaver Creek Drive; 5:33 p.m. on Boxwood Drive; and 8:15 p.m. on Interstate 55...
-
Shotgun wedding: Couple weds at shooting club
(National News ~ 09/13/16)
DEWITT, N.Y. -- A couple took the idea of a shotgun wedding literally: They married at a shooting club five years to the day after they met at a trap-shooting competition. Lynn Mapstone, 36, donned her wedding dress after outshooting Peter Derrigo, 47, at Sunday's shoot-off at the DeWitt Fish and Game Club. The two met at the club during a local trap-shooting league's annual championship shoot-off tournament...
-
Jackson police report 9/13/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/13/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Telsa M. Austin, 20, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and being a minor in possession of alcohol by consumption...
-
Cape Girardeau police report 9/13/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/13/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Brandon J. Barnett, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, driving while revoked and failure to stop at a stop sign...
-
Judy Zahner
(Obituary ~ 09/13/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Judy Ann Zahner, 69, of Perryville died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at her residence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
-
Prayer 9/13/16
(Prayer ~ 09/13/16)
O Lord Jesus, may our faith in you bear good fruit, pointing others to you. Amen.
Stories from Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Browse other days