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Cape PD looking for assistance in finding fugitive
(Local News ~ 08/17/19)
Cape Girardeau police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a man wanted on a warrant for child molestation. Jeremiah Ramone Twiggs, 36, of Cape Girardeau is wanted on an active warrant for molestation of a minor and resisting arrest for a felony...
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Man suspected of shooting deputy, trooper surrenders
(Local News ~ 08/17/19)
VAN BUREN, Mo. — Authorities say a man suspected of shooting and wounding two law enforcement officers has surrendered after a seven-hour standoff in southern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced around 5 p.m. Friday in a Tweet the standoff had ended...
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Sikeston DPS director relieved of duties
(Local News ~ 08/17/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston Department of Public Safety director Mike Williams was relieved of his duties Friday evening. A meeting was held Friday evening where DPS employees were informed of the decision. According to statement from Sikeston city manager Jon Douglass, "Effective (Friday) Mike Williams is no longer serving as Director of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. James McMillen has been named Acting Director by City Manager Jonathan Douglass."...
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Parson appoints Ferrell to public defender commission
(Local News ~ 08/17/19)
Gov. Mike Parson announced Friday he has appointed Cape Girardeau lawyer Larry Ferrell to serve a three-year term on the Missouri Public Defender Commission, subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate. Ferrell retired in January 2018 from the United States Department of Justice and is the former assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, serving 26 years as chief of the Criminal Division for the Southeastern Division. ...
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Splash effect: Cape's public water park remains a primary kid and family summer hot spot 10 years after opening
(Community ~ 08/17/19)
Two-year old Tyson Mack timidly dips a toe in the water. He feels the cool, wet touch of shallow tide lap at his feet and an excited shout escapes him. The young swimmer hails from Sikeston, Missouri, and spent Sunday afternoon with his family at Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center, taking in every last bit of summer and sunshine...
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Former pool player, Pladium owner dies, remembered as 'bigger than life'
(Local News ~ 08/17/19)
Former professional pool player Jerry Lee Priest, who founded the iconic Pladium bar in Cape Girardeau, died Thursday at Chateau Girardeau Health Center at the age of 87. In the 1980s and 1990s, Priest, who began playing pool when he was 7 years old, won three national billiards championships in the senior division. The Pladium opened Oct. 15, 1959, when Priest put up eight pool tables in the building at 1127 Broadway...
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Judge resets sentencing hearing in Illinois case, allows defense to seek expert witness
(Local News ~ 08/17/19)
JONESBORO, Ill. — A judge on Friday postponed a resentencing hearing for convicted murderer Mark Gibbs for 90 days to allow the defense an opportunity to engage a “mitigation” expert. Such an expert looks at the offender’s background and any mitigating circumstances surrounding the crime that could justify a lesser sentence ...
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New Old Town Cape director announced
(Local News ~ 08/17/19)
For the new executive director of Old Town Cape, coming to downtown Cape Girardeau will be just like coming home. That’s because Liz Haynes grew up in the 1870s-era Victorian-style house at 605 Broadway on the corner of Broadway and North Frederick Street. Now known as the Indie House, Haynes’ childhood home is in the heart of the Old Town Cape district...
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Stephen Limbaugh Sr., back in Cape, shares wisdom
(Column ~ 08/17/19)
You won’t find many people of note more unassuming, yet fascinating, than Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. Limbaugh, 91, moved back to his hometown of Cape Girardeau on June 1 after four decades as a federal judge and attorney in St. Louis. In 1983, Limbaugh was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the U.S. District Court for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
Today is Saturday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2019. There are 136 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 17, 1987, Rudolf Hess, the last member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, died at Spandau Prison at age 93, an apparent suicide...
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Out of the past: Aug. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 08/17/19)
A plea agreement is in the works for two of the defendants charged in the fraternity hazing death of fellow Southeast Missouri State University student Michael Davis; the two could get seven years in prison and $5,000 fines for involuntary manslaughter, but a deal being worked out by their attorney could eliminate their serving any time in a state penitentiary...
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Ralls - Davenport
(Engagement ~ 08/17/19)
Harry and Candace Ralls of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexis Michelle Ralls, to Robert "Bobby" Joseph Davenport of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Robert Austin Davenport of Carbondale, Illinois, and Beatrice Irene Davenport of Murphysboro, Illinois...
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Kirchdoerfer - Hall
(Wedding ~ 08/17/19)
Taylor Kirchdoerfer and Clayton Hall were married Oct. 27 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City. The Rev. William Hennecke, cousin of the bride, performed the ceremony. Joe Wayne Spalding played the piano and Andy Blattel and Emily Blattel sang...
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The history of Sears in the region
(Column ~ 08/17/19)
Sears, Roebuck & Co. once dominated the mail-order industry by offering a catalog full of nearly every product imaginable. Then the company hit on an idea: what if Sears could offer an entire home from a catalog? This was the beginning of Sears Modern Homes in 1908. ...
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Serving God over success
(Column ~ 08/17/19)
So often in our society, we are programmed to believe success is our ultimate goal. Success brings honor, admiration and respect. It brings a sense of accomplishment, recognition, attainment of a goal. At its best, it brings good into the world, heaven to earth, which is a beautiful thing...
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Press on toward Christ
(Column ~ 08/17/19)
I was running in a triathlon I had prepared months for. I was prepared for this race. I was not ready for taking wrong turns. The biking and the running portion were an open course -- meaning traffic was using the same roads the competitors were. While biking, I crested a hill the same time a truck came speeding through the intersection where I needed to turn -- focusing on the truck I missed the turn. ...
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Senior Center menus for Aug. 19-23
(Community ~ 08/17/19)
Monday: BBQ riblet or patty melt, seasoned potato fries, California blend veggies, whole-grain bread and chilled peaches or brownie. Tuesday: Poppy seed chicken or Swiss steak, wild rice pilaf, peas and pearl onions, glazed carrots, hot roll and mixed fruit or cinnamon swirl cake...
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Adopt Kittens 8-18-19
(Community ~ 08/17/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Come see all of our young cats and kittens. This sweet one is dreaming of her forever home. She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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A brute of a beetle
(Column ~ 08/17/19)
Summer is the time to look for a big beetle that is both beautiful and scary looking. It has a hard, shiny shell and a head with horns that make it look like a bug rhinoceros! In fact its name is rhinoceros beetle. I photographed the one you see here last Saturday as it crawled very slowly to the end of a piece of wood on the side of an old building. This one was about 2 inches long...
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Club news 8-18-19
(Community News ~ 08/17/19)
The Town and Country FCE club met Aug. 8 with Lois Seabaugh, the hostess. Seabaugh gave the devotion, One Room School. Roll call was answered to what room do you plan to start dealing with your stuff. The program was presented by Donna Wolsey on, time to deal with your stuff, what to keep, what to let go...
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Cool season lawn seeding
(Column ~ 08/17/19)
It is that time of year to think about cool season lawn seeding. This is something that needs to be done if you are finding a lot of bare spots in your lawn. If you find those bare spots, now is the time to get busy. If you have just a few spots in your lawn that are bare, take a rake and break up the surface of the soil. Then apply you cool season (bluegrass, fescue and rye) seed to the area. Then you should also apply a small amount of new lawn starter fertilizer to those areas...
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Deposits and debits
(Column ~ 08/17/19)
It's been a lot of years ago -- and really not sure how long but sure been awhile -- I read an article on deposits and debits but not concerning money. It was about relationships. When two people become friends or start a relationship, each of them has a bank inside them that their friend deposits good into their bank. ...
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Prayer 8-18-19
(Prayer ~ 08/17/19)
O Lord Jesus, may we conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Amen.
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'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic "Easy Rider," has died. His family said in a statement that Fonda died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79...
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Tlaib declines to visit West Bank, citing Israeli conditions
(International News ~ 08/17/19)
JERUSALEM -- Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Friday she would not visit her grandmother in the occupied West Bank, despite being granted an Israeli permit on humanitarian grounds, saying Israel's "oppressive" conditions aimed to humiliate her. Israel barred Tlaib and another Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their support for the international boycott movement following an unprecedented appeal from President Donald Trump to deny them entry...
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Java still a no-no for Mormons despite fancy coffee names
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a warning to members coffee is prohibited no matter how fancy the name, vaping is banned despite the alluring flavors and marijuana is outlawed unless prescribed by "competent" doctors...
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Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
HASLET, Texas -- Acrid gun smoke clouded the sunny entrance of a Texas church on a recent Sunday. Seven men wearing heavy vests and carrying pistols loaded with blanks ran toward the sound of the shots, stopping at the end of a long hallway. As one peeked into the foyer, the "bad guy" raised the muzzle of an AR-15, took aim and squeezed the trigger...
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Court: U.S. can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
HOUSTON -- A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the U.S. government to forbid Central American immigrants from seeking asylum at the two busiest stretches of the southern border in a partial legal victory for the Trump administration...
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Claims: Migrant children molested in U.S.-funded foster care
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
WASHINGTON -- This story is part of an ongoing joint investigation between The Associated Press and the PBS series "FRONTLINE" on the treatment of migrant children, which includes an upcoming film. Dozens of families separated at the border as part of the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy are preparing to sue the federal government, including several who say their young children were sexually, physically or emotionally abused in federally funded foster care...
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Hundreds arrive to honor El Paso victim after public invited
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
EL PASO, Texas -- When Jordan Ballard read that one of the victims of the El Paso massacre had few relatives and the public was invited to her funeral, the Los Angeles resident bought a plane ticket and flew to El Paso to honor a woman she had never met...
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Recession signs worry Trump ahead of 2020
(National News ~ 08/17/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is warning of an economic crash if he loses reelection, arguing even voters who personally dislike him should base their ballots on the nation's strong growth and low unemployment rate. But privately, Trump is growing increasingly worried the economy won't look so good come Election Day...
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Juanita Summers
(Obituary ~ 08/17/19)
Juanita Irene Summers, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jimmie Corbin officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Jerry Priest
(Obituary ~ 08/17/19)
Jerry Lee Priest, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 24 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, with parish prayers at 11 a.m. The funeral will be at noon Aug. 24 at the funeral home, with the Rev. Michael Casteel officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with military honors...
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Don Menard
(Obituary ~ 08/17/19)
THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- Don H. Menard, 85, of The Villages, formerly of Cape Girardeau, entered into the arms of the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Don was born Aug. 5, 1934, in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was a retired State Farm insurance agent, served in the U.S. Marine Corp, was a 19th-degree Shriner and a former member of Noon Optimist Club in Cape Girardeau...
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Gerald McElrath
(Obituary ~ 08/17/19)
Gerald Wilbur McElrath -- his family's beloved "Baba" -- met Jesus at 11:39 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. He passed away in his home, surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 23, 1926, in Irondale, Missouri. He received his master's degree from Vanderbilt University and went on to receive his specialist in education degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years...
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Scott City fire report 8/18/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/19)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Aug. 10 n Medical assists were made at 6:14 a.m. in the 2800 block of Woodland Drive, 7:36 a.m. in the 50 block of County Road 312 and 11:12 p.m. in the 500 block of County Road 204...
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Police report 8/18/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/19)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Domestic disturbance was reported in the 300 block of North Missouri Street. n Domestic disturbance was reported in the 100 block of South Farmington Road. n Property damage was reported in the 500 block of Greensferry Road...
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Births 8/18/19
(Births ~ 08/17/19)
Son to Travis Ray Matheney and Alexis Ann Smith of East Prairie, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:45 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2019. Name, Bobby Joe. Weight, 3 pounds, 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Smith is the daughter of James Danny Smith of Cape Girardeau and Misty Gail Smith of Eight Mile, Alabama. Matheney is the son of Carl Ray Matheney and Anita Jo Matheney of East Prairie. He works for Jackson Farms in Charleston, Missouri...
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Missouri public defenders: Women to face abortion felonies
(State News ~ 08/17/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri public defenders say they expect some women to be charged with felonies for abortions under a new law. The law is set to take effect Aug. 28 and makes it a felony to perform abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for medical emergencies...
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State extends deadline for medical marijuana applications
(State News ~ 08/17/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri is giving businesses that want to run medical marijuana facilities more time to file applications. Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services on Thursday extended the deadline until 4:30 p.m. Monday. The deadline was scheduled to end Saturday...
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River Front Love Buggy!!!
(Submitted Story ~ 08/17/19)
The river front walk is getting a new attraction called the love buggy. It's a two persons leather buggy that will be offering rides to couples on the river side of the floodwall. The owner, local man, and self proclaimed "world's best rock BALANCE artist", Henry Kennemore, says he had a idea of a good clean holesome date nite activity for couples to do. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 08/17/19)
The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority Commission has authorized port executive director Dan Overbey to purchase a locomotive from government surplus property; the purchase hinges on whether it can be transported to the port from Fort Carson, Colorado, at a reasonable cost...
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