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Minor firework-related incidents reported in area
(Local News ~ 07/06/18)
A back-porch lawn chair in Jackson was the only reported casualty of Independence Day celebrations in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, officials said, while a more serious incident was reported in Sikeston. Sgt. Rick Schmidt, communications officer with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, said he had reports of children shooting fireworks at cars, and running around with backpacks full of fireworks, but said, "That's just normal policing on the Fourth."...
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Mishap at Six Flags water park draws attention to lax regulations
(State News ~ 07/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- No government officials conducted a safety inspection of a new waterslide at Six Flags St. Louis before a woman said she suffered whiplash last month from the force of the "Typhoon Twister" that featured a five-story drop and a "45-foot zero gravity wave wall."...
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Missouri Arts Council announces new 2019 budget of $4,808,690
(Local News ~ 07/06/18)
Missouri Arts Council announced its new budget for fiscal year 2019 on Monday -- $4,808,690 -- with a yet-to-be revealed percentage granted to the Southeast Missouri Arts Council. Arts Council of Southeast Missouri director Sara Steffens in a telephone interview Thursday said the grant "actually plays a really big part."...
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'It's just time': PFLAG chapter starting in Cape
(Local News ~ 07/06/18)
National organization PFLAG, originally an acronym for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays but now the group’s official name, has a new chapter in Cape Girardeau, and will soon hold regular meetings and events, according to the chapter’s July newsletter...
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Block party to celebrate new SNAP headquarters
(Local News ~ 07/06/18)
Cape Girardeau’s Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please organization will host a block party next week to celebrate the acquisition of its new headquarters. Felice Patton, founder of SNAP, said the event, from 2 to 5 p.m. July 14 at 402 S. Sprigg St., is an effort to “fellowship with the community” at the new location...
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Oran man wins $50,000 in lottery
(Local News ~ 07/06/18)
Southeast Missourian Jarret Moore of Oran, Missouri, recently won $50,000 by matching four white balls and the Powerball number, according to a Missouri Lottery news release. Moore claimed his prize June 21, more than a month after the May 16 drawing. He had purchased his winning ticket at Amerimart, 221 S. Winchester St. in Benton, Missouri.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/06/18)
Today is Friday, July 6, the 187th day of 2018. There are 178 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title as she defeated fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2. ...
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The cold civil war
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/06/18)
I had assumed the political party comes before country had ended with the "Make America Great Again" -- but it hasn't. There is no "America" to be made great again. There are political parties, "Republicans" and "Democrats," trying to be made great again but not for all Americans. That mindless "MAGA" chant wasn't about anything other than more dividing the people and cold civil war...
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Cicadas, special anniversaries and a miracle
(Column ~ 07/06/18)
My friend Ford was wondering why he hasn't heard any cicadas this year. Or was it locusts? Apparently, I'm not the only one who gets the two confused. And I'm certainly no bugologist. A quick Internet search resulted in hundreds of attempts to explain the difference between locusts and cicadas, even though cicadas often are lumped in with locusts...
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Speak Out 7/6/18
(Speak Out ~ 07/06/18)
We'll all look back 25 years from now and realize that Notre Dame's Riley Burger and Jackson's Katie Schumer were the best and most accomplished athletes of their generation. Since we cannot use plastic bags to keep all the loose recycling from littering our neighborhood, are there any plans to find a solution? Could large paper bags or other recyclable bags be made available? We already have a lot trash on recycling day, and I'm sure it will get worse...
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Ron Nall led Cape Muny Band with distinction, excellence
(Editorial ~ 07/06/18)
After 26 years, Ron Nall stepped down as director of the Cape Municipal Band recently, giving way to Neil Casey, former band director at Cape Girardeau Central High School. Nall said he loved directing the municipal band, but his eyesight is getting worse, and he didn't want it to affect the performances. ...
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UK town faces another nerve-agent poisoning
(International News ~ 07/06/18)
AMESBURY, England -- In this normally pleasant town of 10,000 residents a stone's throw from the mysterious Stonehenge monument, the new reality is sinking in: Novichok, again. Four months had passed since the nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter, and the collective nightmare seemed to be fading. No longer were forensics experts in oversize hazmat suits combing the area for an invisible killer developed by the Soviet Union in Cold War times...
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Liberty climber pleads not guilty to trespassing
(National News ~ 07/06/18)
NEW YORK -- A woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty on a busy Fourth of July in what prosecutors called a "dangerous stunt" pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor trespassing and disorderly conduct A federal judge released Therese Okoumou without bail after her court appearance...
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Illegal California pot shops undercut legal market
(National News ~ 07/06/18)
LOS ANGELES -- A slight marijuana smell wafted out as a steady stream of customers walked into a warehouse, its doors and windows covered by bars. Suddenly, police swooped in. "Sheriff's department! Search warrant!" a Los Angeles County deputy shouted as the team thundered through the front door and began hauling out people in handcuffs...
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Trump closes in on SCOTUS pick; 3 judges top list
(National News ~ 07/06/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he has narrowed down -- to two or three -- the list of contenders he's considering to fill the vacancy for the Supreme Court seat held by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. "I think I have it down to four people. And I think of the four people I have it down to three or two," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One...
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U.S. Army discharging immigrant recruits
(National News ~ 07/06/18)
SAN ANTONIO -- Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned. The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose status has become questionable, jeopardizing their futures...
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China push to end reliance on U.S. tech at trade fight's core
(International News ~ 07/06/18)
BEIJING -- Chinese telecoms giant ZTE Corp.'s brush with death after Washington barred it from buying U.S. components was a stark reminder China's industries still depend on American technology despite Beijing's efforts to catch up. The Trump administration accuses China of using theft to fill some of those technology needs and is poised to hike tariffs today on its goods in a spiraling conflict potentially chilling global trade. ...
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Dorothy Markham
(Obituary ~ 07/06/18)
Dorothy Alice Markham, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 2, 2018. She was born Oct. 1, 1922, in Phoenix, Mississippi, to John Anglin and Winnie Irwin Linnan. She and Ralph M. Markham were married April 1, 1943, at Los Angeles. He preceded her in death in 2003...
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Out of the past: July 6
(Out of the Past ~ 07/06/18)
The National Weather Service is still holding to its prediction of a 43-foot flood crest on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau late Friday, even as more rain continued to fall yesterday in parts of northern and central Missouri and Iowa and Illinois...
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Births 7/6/18
(Births ~ 07/06/18)
Son to Cory Allen and Adele Theresia Esselman of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 4:44 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2018. Name, Ward Allen. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Esselman is the former Adele Bohnert, daughter of Charles and Martha Bohnert of Altenburg, Missouri. She works for St. Paul Lutheran church and school. Esselman is the son of Scott and Lisa Esselman of Perryville, Missouri. He is employed by RSW/US...
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Newspaper reports disparity in Missouri stillborns, deductions
(State News ~ 07/06/18)
ST. LOUIS -- The state of Missouri continues to issue more tax deductions to families claiming a stillborn child than the number of such deaths reported in 2016, according to a newspaper analysis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported a review of state tax records and public health figures found the Missouri Department of Revenue issued deductions to 1,044 families for a stillborn child in 2016, a year when the Department of Health and Senior Services received official reports of 467 stillborn children.. ...
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Judge weighing whether to dismiss Lt. Gov. case
(State News ~ 07/06/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Cole County Circuit Court judge questioned the value of a lawsuit asking him to rule a Missouri governor can't appoint a lieutenant governor during a hearing Thursday. The Missouri Democratic Party filed suit last month with a World War II veteran, just hours after Gov. Mike Parson appointed Mike Kehoe to be the executive branch's new No. 2...
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First one didn't cut it
(State News ~ 07/06/18)
ST LOUIS, Mo. -- A black state lawmaker will hold a do-over Friday after a social media backlash over ribbon-cutting photos from the revitalized Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis that included only white people. Democratic state Rep. Bruce Franks Jr. said Thursday on Facebook Live the image wasn't reflective of the city he represents. He proposed a new photo with black leaders, and scheduled a new ribbon cutting for noon Friday...
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Prayer 7/6/18
(Prayer ~ 07/06/18)
O Jesus, may all come to know you as Lord and Savior. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/6/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Amy McMahan, 40, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Janell Hobbs, 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Scott County warrant...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/6/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 3:01 p.m. on South Spring Street, 4:34 p.m. on Broadway, 6:32 p.m. on North Henderson Avenue and 8:28 p.m. on Cape Meadows Circle...
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First Friday Coffee date change
(Local News ~ 07/06/18)
First Friday Coffee with the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce will be held July 13 instead of today, due to the holiday, according to Dana Brune, membership and event specialist with the Chamber. The program will include a workforce development panel, discussing issues, solutions and tools available, Brune said...
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Briefly 7/6/18
(State News ~ 07/06/18)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Authorities say a 19-year-old man drowned after jumping into a water-filled quarry in eastern Missouri. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Cole Duffel of Chesterfield was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon after jumping into the old quarry in Madison County...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: Southeast students to perform 'An American Hero' on Broadway
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/18)
Southeast Missouri State University students, faculty and alumni are eager for their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform "An American Hero" on Broadway in New York later this month, as part of the New York Music Festival. "This is not something that is in our regular budget," Southeast professor of acting, directing and musical theatre Kenneth Stilson said. "This is something that you can't even say is once in every decade. This is like 'once-in-a-career' type thing for a university."...
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Pop Culture: Welcome to Gilead
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/18)
A haunting and relevant episode of "The Handmaid's Tale" aired recently. The series is Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel starring Elisabeth Moss as Offred, a woman whose role is to carry a child for a couple who cannot have any in a dystopian society ruled by faith and the patriarchy...
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Weekend Outlook: Don't stop celebrating
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/18)
Fourth of July may be over, but we still have plenty of reasons to celebrate. Today, be part of a fundraiser to support Southeast Missouri State University students and faculty who are soon headed to New York to perform "An American Hero" on Broadway. We also have a family-friendly movie night on the books along with a 5K and an event in Friedheim on Saturday with tractor rides and food...
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