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Former Cape cop faces stealing-by-deceit charge
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
A former Cape Girardeau police officer faces prosecution on a misdemeanor charge of stealing by deceit. Michael Kidd, 42, of Jackson is accused of being paid more than $1,300 for work he did not do, according to a probable-cause statement. From June 2015 to April 2016, Kidd claimed he worked 16 driving-while-intoxicated "special paid overtime details."...
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Police: Cape abduction may have ties to Georgia homicide
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
Two men accused of abducting and robbing a Cape Girardeau woman before releasing her unharmed were arrested Friday night by officers of the Kansas Highway Patrol and the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Pinhook reclaimed: State grants set to help former village residents relocate
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
Help finally may arrive for former residents of the small, black community of Pinhook, Missouri, which floodwaters destroyed in 2011. For the past six years, they have held on to hope and little else. Living in rental housing in Sikeston, Charleston, East Prairie and elsewhere, they dreamed of relocating and starting a new life together...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/18/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, June 18, the 169th day of 2017. There are 196 days left in the year. This is Father's Day. Today's Highlights in History: On June 18, 1940, during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves in a manner that would prompt future generations to say, "This was their finest hour." Charles de Gaulle delivered a speech on the BBC in which he rallied his countrymen after the fall of France to Nazi Germany...
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Club news 6-18-17
(Community News ~ 06/18/17)
The Town and Country FCE Club met June 8 at the home of Brenda Pender. The devotion was given by Pender, entitled, "Fathers are wonderful people." Roll call was answered by the members with a memory of the Town and Country FCE Club in prior years as June is the 51st anniversary of the club. ...
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4x4 - 6/18/17
(06/18/17)
Summer officially begins Wednesday. How do you enjoy the season?
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A day of picnics, fishing is in order for all the dads
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
Happy Father's Day! Happy birthday to Beth Eichhorn, Stephanie Phillips, Janice Trankler, Chris Qualls, Thomas Moore, Ryan Dirnberger, Amber Schlitt, Jason Umfleet, Amanda Ford, Carl Kagle, Pat Burger, Regina Wall, Terry Glenzy, Ashlie Smith, Shirley Bucher, Ronnie Eichhorn, Randy Rister, Laura Schilling, Mabel Redenbeaux, Carolyn Stokes, Jerry Lee, Mamie Cooper, Nick Powderly, Brittaney Bennett, Devohn Foulk, Tomye Campbell, Judith Scott, Sarah McDonald, Kathy Leggett, Betsy Rice, Dan Burger and HB Rice.. ...
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Pet learnings
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
We have four pets, and each one has some form of ailment and/or disability. Our dog, our longest-tenured animal, no longer can hear and has what the veterinarian calls doggy dementia. (That's not the term he used, but it's the essential translation.) She walks in circles, gets stuck behind furniture and can't figure out how to extricate herself...
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Father figures throughout life teach lessons, have lasting influence
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
This column will be published on Father's Day. With that in mind, I would like to tell how my dad and "dads" influenced me with gardening. My biological dad was an avid gardener when I was growing up. I can remember watching him spade the garden, rake it and then plant rows of corn, beans, peas and tomatoes. ...
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The new look in floral arrangements: wilder, seasonal, locally grown
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
Like a tiny green sprig reaching upward, it happened slowly at first. And then, suddenly, it was everywhere. A wilder, more seasonal and local look in floral arrangement is replacing the stiffer, more formal arrangements of a decade ago. Bouquets featuring grass or clematis, loose arrangements of flowering or fruit-laden branches, spare displays of flowering purple basil, sweet peas or bearded irises, or surprises like towering fennel -- the trend reflects changes in aesthetics as well as in where flowers come from.. ...
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Next time on the grill, consider going big — dinosaur big
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
Beef ribs are all the rage in the barbecue world these days. I first saw beef ribs 20 years ago in Nassau, Bahamas. Looking for the best local food, I asked a taxi driver to take me to his favorite restaurant. He took me to a barbecue shack way off the tourist path and introduced me to the finest plate of beef ribs that -- up to that time -- I had ever eaten...
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The softer the nest the better ... apparently
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
These are baby mockingbirds. The white material lining their nest appears to be toilet paper. Imagine what fun it would have been to watch the parent birds bringing the toilet paper to their nest. It surely would have made an interesting video. I wish I could have been there to watch...
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Loving unconditionally
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
Living things' nature tends toward life. At the greenhouse where I work, we often cut back flowers, cutting off the blooms. We aren't afraid of losing the blooms, aren't afraid they won't grow back; we get rid of the blooms knowing the plant will bloom again, we get rid of them so the plant can grow back healthier and better-shaped. Sometimes this cutting back is even needed to save the plant's life...
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Watch the wording
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
Down through the years our language has changed a lot. All one has to do is go back and read from the old King James Bible and the difference is dramatic. I have a hard time understanding the old King James English. But not only have the basics of the language changed, but also a lot of words and what they mean. ...
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San Francisco celebrates pivotal time in US: Summer of Love
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- They came for the music, the mind-bending drugs, to resist the Vietnam War and 1960s American orthodoxy, or simply to escape summer boredom. And they left an enduring legacy. This season marks the 50th anniversary of that legendary "Summer of Love," when throngs of American youth descended on San Francisco to join a cultural revolution...
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Senior Center Menus 6-18-17
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
Monday: Barbecue chicken or chili dogs, potato salad, marinated veggies, whole-grain bread or bun and sugar-free fruited gelatin or cook's choice dessert. Tuesday: Meatloaf or chicken and dumplings, parsley potatoes, roasted asparagus, spinach salad, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free pear crisp or blueberry pie...
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New respect for newspapers
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
Last week I attended the annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Each year according to their publication, 300 of the best columnists from across the country come together to talk about the science and art of sharing news and information...
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Celebrating our dads on Father's Day
(Editorial ~ 06/18/17)
Editor's note: The following is our annual Father's Day editorial. The best fathers are the best teachers. They teach us how to throw a fastball, set a hook, tie our shoes, ride a bike. They teach us right from wrong, good from bad. They teach us humor and humility, discipline and decency...
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Vegas man named in Illinois case hit with child sex charges
(State News ~ 06/18/17)
LAS VEGAS -- A man suspected of killing his young daughter, leaving the body in an abandoned property in Illinois and forcing his wife into prostitution in Las Vegas was charged Friday with abusing two other daughters kept captive in an apartment. Jason Scott Quate was not asked to enter pleas during his arraignments on 34 felony counts of child sexual assault, abuse, lewdness and possession of pornography...
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Tensions high between Missouri governor, lawmakers
(State News ~ 06/18/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers' frustrations with Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and his constant criticism of "career politicians" in the state Capitol are boiling over during a special legislative session he called on abortion. Senators spent hours at the start of the session Monday complaining about the governor, and a bipartisan coalition is calling for a legislative investigation of him over a campaign-finance reporting violation...
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Mount Moriah steeple gets a fresh coat of paint in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
Tanner Strong, right, and Bill Boitnott with Duncan Painting and Wallpapering apply a primer coat Friday to the steeple of the Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church building, 200 Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau. The building dates back to 1893 as First Baptist Church, which sold it to General Baptist Church in 1927.
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Tax overhaul in trouble as opposition to import tax grows
(National News ~ 06/18/17)
WASHINGTON -- A key part of House Republicans' plan to overhaul the way corporations pay taxes is on life support, leaving lawmakers scrambling to save one of President Donald Trump's biggest priorities and increasing chances the GOP simply will pass a tax cut instead of overhauling the tax code...
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Trump rolls back some, not all, changes in U.S.-Cuba relations
(National News ~ 06/18/17)
MIAMI -- Pressing "pause" on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility with a denunciation of the island's communist government. He clamped down on some commerce and travel but left intact many new avenues President Barack Obama had opened...
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Another police-shooting acquittal worries black gun owners
(National News ~ 06/18/17)
Gerry Martin isn't sure he ever will tell a police officer during a traffic stop he has a concealed-weapon permit -- and possibly a weapon -- on him. The acquittal of a Minnesota officer in the death of a licensed gun owner who volunteered he had a gun seconds before being shot fatally during a traffic stop adds to the worries of African-American gun owners about how they are treated by police and society...
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Grand theft avocado: 3 arrested in $300,000 heist
(National News ~ 06/18/17)
OXNARD, Calif. -- Police are calling it grand theft avocado. Three men were arrested in the theft of up to $300,000 worth of avocados, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said. Joseph Valenzuela, 38; Carlos Chavez, 28; and Rahim Leblanc, 30; were charged with grand theft of fruit. Detectives received a tip they were conducting unauthorized cash sales of avocados from a facility in Oxnard owned by the Mission Produce company. The company estimated the avocado loss at about $300,000...
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A training ministry: Adult and Teen Challenge Mid-America men learn about landscaping, lawn care while developing faith
(Community ~ 06/18/17)
"Circle up!" Cory Demyan, a staff member of Adult and Teen Challenge Mid-America, gathers two dozen men for prayer before they head out on a Friday morning for a day of lawn mowing in the Cape Girardeau area. The ministry has five crews of students, with six or seven men on a crew, who cut lawns after their morning classes Monday through Thursday. They work all day on Fridays and Saturdays...
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Cosby faces second trial after jury deadlocks
(Entertainment ~ 06/18/17)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Bill Cosby, the comedian and actor once known as "America's Dad" for his TV role as paternal Dr. Cliff Huxtable, avoided a conviction on Father's Day weekend as a jury declared itself deadlocked on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago...
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Afghan soldier wounds 7 U.S. soldiers in insider attack
(International News ~ 06/18/17)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan soldier opened fire on American soldiers Saturday, injuring at least seven, the U.S. military said. It was the second such insider attack by an Afghan soldier in the past week. Abdul Qahar Araam, spokesman for the 209th Army corps, confirmed an insider attack took place at a camp in Mazar-e Sharif. Araam said the soldiers returned fire and killed the attacker...
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58 confirmed or presumed dead after London blaze
(International News ~ 06/18/17)
LONDON -- London police on Saturday raised to 58 the number of deaths confirmed or presumed after the inferno that turned the city's Grenfell Tower public housing block into a charred hulk. Public anger is mounting as residents and neighbors demand answers for how the blaze early Wednesday spread so quickly and trapped so many of the tower's 600-odd residents...
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Out of the past: June 18
(Out of the Past ~ 06/18/17)
Authorities say a Cape Girardeau businessman has admitted to solely burglarizing almost 60 businesses, but won't be prosecuted because of a plea agreement stemming from a single burglary; the businessman owned a sewer and cleaning service. U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh issued a ruling yesterday that halts a National Park Service plan to round up and remove the horses from the wilderness that comprises the Ozark National Scenic Riverways...
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Brian Weiss
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
Brian Dale Weiss, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the home of his parents in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 17, 1967, in Cape Girardeau to Robert Dale and Barbara Kay Burton Weiss. He graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1985 and from Southeast Missouri State University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in biology...
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Lois Unfer
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
Lois J. Unfer, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. There will be a private graveside service at a later date...
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Judith Schott
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
Judith M. Schott, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1938, in Cairo, Illinois, to LeeRoy and Dorothy Peddie McCowen. She and Harold Schott were married Sept. 3, 1960, at Cape Girardeau. Judy was very active throughout her life in serving the Lord and helping people...
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Patsy Russell
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
Patsy Ann Russell, 61, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at New Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Wilma Hanlon
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
O’FALLON, Mo. — Wilma Jean Hanlon, 87, of O’Fallon died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Del Mar Gardens. She was born Oct. 26, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to the late Ardello William and Lucille Maudie Riehn Bentley. She married Alfred Vincent Hanlon on Feb. 15 1947. He preceded her in death Dec. 18, 1999...
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Kenneth Compas
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
Kenneth Leo Compas, 76, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Kenneth was born May 28, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Leo George and Rhoda Gladys Crump Compas. He was the first of three children. He and JoAnn Enderle Compas were married June 15, 1963, in New Hamburg, Missouri...
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Luther Brotherton
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Luther J. Brotherton, 90, of Perryville died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. A memorial service will be at a later date. Young and Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Perryville provided the arrangements.
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Marie Brooks
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
Marie Brooks, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Center in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/18/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/18/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 12:51 a.m. on Independence Street; 6:07 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 12:26 p.m. on Cordova Lane; 4:47 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 5:28 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 7:40 p.m. on Franklin Avenue; 7:46 p.m. on Mimosa Drive; 9:02 p.m. on David Street; 9:51 p.m. on Good Hope Street; and 10:50 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Births 6/18/17
(Births ~ 06/18/17)
Twin son and daughter to Thomas E. and Jessi Kayla Watson Jr. of Anna, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Ian Matthew was born at 8:03 a.m., and weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Jewels Railla was born at 8:04 a.m., and weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces. ...
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Bodies of missing sailors found on stricken Navy destroyer
(International News ~ 06/18/17)
YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Navy divers found a number of sailors' bodies today aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship in the busy sea off Japan, but a spokeswoman said not all seven missing had been accounted for. Searchers gained access to the spaces that were damaged during the collision and brought the remains to Naval Hospital Yokosuka where they will be identified, the Navy said in a statement...
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Some FEMA denial letters might be error
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Issues with 911 addresses may have caused mistakes in denial letters sent to Missouri flood victims requesting assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Nearly 2,400 people across the state have registered with FEMA under this declaration, said media specialist Troy York...
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Cape man faces charges of victim tampering
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
A 28-year-old Cape Girardeau man, charged with assaulting a woman, made phone calls to the victim in an effort to convince her to tell authorities “none of that ever happened,” police said. Darius Isiah Lamar Love, 822 Good Hope St., initially faced charges including domestic assault over a May 18 incident...
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Maintenance work scheduled for Emerson Memorial Bridge
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
Highway 34 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance to the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River. The work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Helmut Kohl, chancellor who reunited Germany, dies at 87
(International News ~ 06/18/17)
BERLIN -- Helmut Kohl, the physically imposing German chancellor whose reunification of a nation divided by the Cold War put Germany at the heart of a united Europe, died Friday at his home in Ludwigshafen. He was 87. "A life has ended, and the person who lived it will go down in history," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking from Rome. "It will take some time, however, until we can truly judge what we have lost in him. Helmut Kohl was a great German and a great European."...
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Prayer 6/18/17
(Prayer ~ 06/18/17)
O Heavenly Father, may we earnestly follow you, always seeking your guidance. Amen.
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Arts sprawl all over River Campus during annual festival
(Local News ~ 06/18/17)
Art appreciators young and old came to Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus by the thousands Saturday for the River Campus Summer Arts Festival. The one-day festival filled campus facilities with a variety of performances, exhibits and entertainment spilling outside into the surrounding grounds...
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Carol Meyer
(Obituary ~ 06/18/17)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Carol Frances Hahs Meyer, 71, of Louisville, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 3, 2017. She was born Dec. 25, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Truman and Frances Kasten Hahs. She and Norman “Norm” Meyer were married June 18, 1967, at Zion United Methodist Church in Old Appleton, Missouri...
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Brown -- Santora
(Engagement ~ 06/18/17)
Bruce Brown of Roxbury, Connecticut, and Susan and Victor J. Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Erica Nicole Brown, to Samuel David Santora III, both of Jackson. He is the son of Samuel Jr. and Patricia Santora of Benton, Missouri...
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Anderson -- Kane
(Wedding ~ 06/18/17)
Andrea Joy Anderson of Cape Girardeau and Brian Jay Kane of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, were married June 25, 2016, at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The ministers who performed the ceremony were the Rev. Mark Anderson, pastor at Lynwood, father of the bride; and Dr. Bill Anderson and Dr. H.S. McCarty, both grandfathers of the bride. Worship music was led by Gabe Martinez, pastor of worship at Lynwood, and Will Anderson, brother of the bride...
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