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Cape County man dies after rear-ending a pickup on his motorcycle
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
A local man was killed Tuesday when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on Highway 25 near County Road 318, police said. William Walters, 60, of Cape Girardeau County rear-ended a Dodge pickup truck about 6 p.m., said Capt. Rodney Barnes of the Jackson Police Department. Walters was flung from his 2009 Suzuki motorcycle and died at 7:30 p.m. after being transported to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Barnes said...
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Infant mortality worse in Bootheel than many underdeveloped countries
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Babies born in Missouri’s Bootheel have less chance of surviving their first year of life than those born in many underdeveloped countries. Southern and Midwestern states have the highest infant-mortality rates, defined as the death of children before their first birthday. According to America Health Rankings, Missouri ranks 32nd in the U.S. with an infant rate of mortality of 6.6 per 1,000 live births. Mississippi is listed as the worst with an IMR of 9.3...
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Inmate escapes from Scott County Jail
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
Scott County sheriff’s deputies are searching from an inmate who escaped from Scott County Jail at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter. Joshua A. Musgrove, 31, of Chaffee, Missouri, was being held in the Scott County Jail on first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon charges, the release stated...
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Police answer questions, joke with children at year's final neighborhood roll call
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
For the last neighborhood roll call of 2016 on Thursday at the Mobil station on South Sprigg Street, Cape Girardeau officers spent most of the time tossing up a slightly deflated football in looping Hail Marys to a crowd of about 15 children and teenagers...
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Sister: Shooting victim died a hero
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
As far as Chelsea Johnson is concerned, her brother died a hero, trying to break up a fight. “That act summarized everything Brent stood for,” Johnson said. Brent Shonta Johnson, 30, of Cape Girardeau was with a group of people Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning at 1211 S. Ellis St., Chelsea Johnson said. In part, they were celebrating his girlfriend’s birthday...
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Area retailers preparing to hire scores of seasonal workers
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
The air has gained a chill only recently, and the fall leaves have yet to turn, but despite the lack of strong meteorological indicators, it’s hard to deny the holiday season is nearing. One group of people acutely aware of this are retailers. ...
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Ex-cop: Officers often too quick to pull trigger
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
Police today often are too quick to pull the trigger, former Cape Girardeau police officer Ike Hammonds said Thursday during a panel discussion on race and community policing. "I don't know if it is training or lack of training," Hammonds told a crowd of about 70 people at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. He said instances of police shooting black men are "happening too frequently."...
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MAP test scores a mixed bag for Cape schools
(Local News ~ 09/30/16)
While Cape Girardeau students have made gains in their Missouri Assessment Program testing, figures released by the state Thursday show the district is still catching up in certain areas. Christa Turner, director of academic services for the district, said local teachers and administrators continue using the MAP data to help measure progress and adjust the curriculum accordingly, but it's only one snapshot of how students are performing...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/30/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2016. There are 92 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 30, 1791, Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria. On this date: In 1777, the Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania...
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Show Me Center upgrades may lead to more, bigger shows
(Editorial ~ 09/30/16)
To the average person walking into the Show Me Center, the changes likely will go unseen. But the phase 2 renovations to the facility could have a large impact on the quantity and quality of entertainment that come to town. Over the summer 80 steel beams were reinforced, 20 were added and a new catwalk was installed. Improvements to the north parking lot were also made, probably the most visible change to the facility...
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The debate? Or Missy Kitty? It's the year of choices
(Column ~ 09/30/16)
Like so many of you, I watched the presidential debate Monday night. I thought to myself that, surely, something would pop out at me during the debate that would warrant my sage insight, thus resulting in a column worth reading. Alas, dear friends, I was moved by both candidates in ways that would not be acceptable to relate in this newspaper, which holds to a moral standard far above modern politics -- a standard that is worth the effort to preserve...
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Out of the past: Sept. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 09/30/16)
The new Safe House for Women has hired a shelter manager and is training volunteers in preparation for a planned Nov. 1 opening; Bettye Hargens of Jackson is the new shelter manager. First National Bank, a new operation in Cape Girardeau, opens in the former Colonial Federal Savings and Loan building, 2027 Broadway; its grand opening is set for Oct. 14...
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Stella Welker
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stella M. Welker, 87, of Perryville died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at Estates of Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan CM officiating. Burial will be in St. Boniface Cemetery...
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Melvin Weber
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Melvin E. Weber, 84, of Perryville died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Thomas Handrick officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Rita Staebel
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
KELSO, Mo. -- Rita Ida Staebel, 95, of Kelso died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 8, 1921, to Theon C. and Ida Menz Grojean at home in New Hamburg, Missouri. She married the love or her life and her dance partner, Clarence Anton Staebel, on Aug. 8, 1944, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg. He preceded her in death April 29, 2005...
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Stephen Snyder
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
Stephen R. Snyder, 53, of Jackson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at his home Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, after a long five-year battle with melanoma. He is survived by his wife, Christie; sons, Brandon (Taylor) Snyder and Blake (Tamara) Snyder; three grandchildren, Andrew, Elliott and Ella; father, Kenneth Snyder; and siblings, Kenneth, Jerry and Rebecca...
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C. Eugene Phillips
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- C. Eugene Phillips, 85, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Eugene was born Sept. 27, 1931, in McClure, Illinois, the son of James Everett and Ruth May Benefield Phillips. He married Lora Jeanette Welch on June 15, 1950. She preceded him in death July 11, 2010...
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Shelby Griswell
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- Shelby Jane Griswell, 91, of Oran died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at her home. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at New Morley Cemetery at Morley, Missouri...
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Ronald Evans
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
Ronald Clarence Evans, 93, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at his home. He was born March 23, 1923, in De Soto, Missouri, to Vernon A. and Genevieve A. McCreary Evans. He and Dorothy Thayer were married in 1944. She passed away in 2006. In 1970, he married Audrey "Jean" Brown. She passed away in 2001...
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Leonard Esselman
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leonard A. "Junie" Esselman, 80, of Perryville died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:50 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, Missouri. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Linda Dedeaux
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
Linda Faye Dedeaux, 70, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. She was born April 28, 1946, in Oklahoma City to Hughie Lee and Ida Thelma Czarnikow Edwards. Linda enjoyed golfing, painting and singing, and she loved to travel. Her greatest love was her family. She also enjoyed spending time with her friends and especially her "Wild Women Wednesdays" friends...
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August Birk
(Obituary ~ 09/30/16)
August William Birk, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at noon Tuesday at the church. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/30/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Zatek S. Thomas, 27, of Los Angeles was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for speeding. n Claudia L. Morgan, 24, 615 S. Henderson Ave., was arrested at Bloomfield Street and Henderson Avenue on Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear for motor-vehicle responsibility, failure to appear for improper registration and failure to appear for suspended license...
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#SemoSelfie 9/30/16
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/16)
#latergram Saturday fun with Barrett and Auntie Em #sillyfaces #6months #semoselfie #cutie #brighteyes
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Dozens of spooky events scheduled for Halloween season
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/16)
It's nearly October, which means Halloween is just around the corner. Throughout October, Cape Girardeau and the surrounding counties will have a number of spooky events, ranging from family-friendly to fright-inducing. Stacy Dohogne Lane, director of public relations for the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, said seasonal events are a great way to draw visitors to the area and a fun way for community members to get out and about...
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Caleb Davis' one-man project, Small Stares, pairs honest questions with emotional lyrics
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/16)
The cover art for "The Palace Drag Demos" is Caleb Davis' own unblinking stare, triplicated in primary colors, looking directly into the camera. Like the music on his EP, it's sparse but inviting, deliberately disconcerting and ultimately uncompromising. The follow-you-around-the-room eyes demand some sort of response from the listener...
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India says it has struck militants across Kashmir frontier
(International News ~ 09/30/16)
NEW DELHI -- India said Thursday it carried out "surgical strikes" against militants across the highly militarized frontier that divides the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan in an exchange that escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
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Israel pays respects to Peres as leaders arrive for funeral
(International News ~ 09/30/16)
JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Israelis flocked to parliament Thursday to view the casket of Shimon Peres, paying final respects to the former president and prime minister whose life story mirrored that of his country. Dignitaries began arriving for a funeral that is expected to be Israel's largest since that of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Peres' partner in peace who was slain by a Jewish nationalist in 1995...
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House lawmakers heap blistering criticism on Wells Fargo CEO
(National News ~ 09/30/16)
WASHINGTON -- Angry lawmakers heaped another round of blistering criticism on Wells Fargo's CEO, pressing Thursday for details about what senior managers knew about allegedly illegal sales practices and when any concerns were disclosed. Chief executive John Stumpf, newly stripped of tens of millions in compensation, told the House Financial Services Committee the bank is expanding its review of accounts and will evaluate executives' roles. ...
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Scientists: World likely won't avoid dangerous warming mark
(National News ~ 09/30/16)
WASHINGTON -- A team of top scientists is telling world leaders to stop congratulating themselves on the Paris agreement to fight climate change because if more isn't done, global temperatures likely will hit dangerous warming levels in about 35 years...
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Satanic Temple starts after-school club
(National News ~ 09/30/16)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland chapter of The Satanic Temple is bringing an after-school program to a Portland elementary school. The organization has been approved to begin a program Oct. 19 at Sacramento Elementary School. Finn Rezz, one of the group's leaders, said the program focuses "on science and rational thinking" and will promote "benevolence and empathy for everybody." The Satanic Temple has been targeting schools with Christian-sponsored Good News Clubs...
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Why is Chicago a murder capital? Clues from a bloody month
(National News ~ 09/30/16)
CHICAGO -- Fourteen-year-old Malik Causey loved the way gangs took what they wanted from people on the street, the way members fought for each other, the way they could turn drugs into cash and cash into $400 jeans. His mother tried to stop him. She yanked him out of houses where he didn't belong. She cooked up a story about Malik punching her so the police would lock him up to keep him safe for a while...
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1 dead, over 100 hurt in train crash
(National News ~ 09/30/16)
HOBOKEN, N.J. -- A rush-hour commuter train crashed through a barrier at the busy Hoboken station and lurched across the waiting area Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others in a grisly wreck that renewed questions about whether long-delayed automated-safety technology could have prevented tragedy...
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Best Bet: Annual Craft Beer Festival to be Saturday
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/16)
The annual Craft Beer Festival will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. General admission pricing is $30 in advance and $35 at the door, and tickets include a souvenir pilsner glass and samples from more than 50 craft breweries. ...
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Artifacts 9/30/16
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/16)
Nashville singer/songwriter Kristin Kearns will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Ragsdales, 132 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. There will be no cover charge for the performance. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ragsdalesincape. As part of the Cape Girardeau River Heritage Days, Gregory Wolk will deliver a Civil War presentation at 2 p.m. Sunday at Crisp Museum at the River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Attendees will be able to learn about Missouri's role in the Civil War...
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Births 9/30/16
(Births ~ 09/30/16)
Daughter to Pedro and Grace Deborah Garcia of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Name, Marian Louise. Weight, 6 pounds, 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Garcia is the former Grace Haugh, daughter of Debbie Haugh of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Extra Hands. Garcia is the son of Jose Garcia and Luisa Ruiz of Oaxaca, Mexico. He is employed by Kasten...
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Prayer 9/30/16
(Prayer ~ 09/30/16)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for the glorious gift of salvation through you. Amen.
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