Stories from Friday, April 10, 2020

Route P in Bollinger County, 1 mile west of U.S. 61, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert pipe under the roadway. The work will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to a MoDOT news release...

A woman is in custody after allegedly stabbing a man twice in the abdomen with a kitchen knife Wednesday night in Cape Girardeau. Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to a report of a man stabbed at 523 S. Benton St. shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Joey Hann...

Southeast Missouri Food Bank will provide another COVID-19 response mobile food distribution to respond to the increased need for food assistance following temporary layoffs and school closures. At noon Tuesday, the mobile food distribution point will be at Cape First Church, 254 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau...

A statement issued Thursday by Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Amanda Oesch provided clarifications as to which agencies are investigating the fatal Feb. 29 crash involving off-duty Sikeston Department of Public Safety Capt. Andrew Cooper. Reached via telephone Thursday afternoon, Oesch said her office has requested a special prosecutor to avoid any potential appearance of impropriety...

The COVID-19 drive-through testing facility in Cape Girardeau’s Arena Park will have shorter hours starting today in keeping with a reduced number of people in need of testing. The facility, which is available by appointment only, will now be open from 1 until 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays...

From left, Tyler Johnson of Charleston, Illinois; Kevin Weber of Cape Girardeau; Shawn Spies of Chaffee, Missouri; and Adam Howell of Scott City (in construction vehicle) install a sculpture Thursday at Broadway and North Pacific Street in Cape Girardeau. ...

Positive cases of COVID-19 remained at 24 on Thursday in Cape Girardeau County, but the state death toll climbed to 77 from 58 the day before, and that number is in question. The Associated Press reported Thursday that Johns Hopkins University said the state had 3,432 cases and 93 deaths, but state health officials reported 3,539 cases of COVID-19 and 77 deaths as of Thursday afternoon. ...

Mentor, advocate, father figure, role model and civic-minded friend. Those are a few of the ways friends and associates are remembering Terry Slattery, former owner of Howard’s Athletic Goods store in Cape Girardeau. Slattery died Wednesday at his Cape Girardeau home. He was 65 years old...

Cape Girardeau School District superintendent Neil Glass was recently named the recipient of the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) New Superintendent Award for the Southeast District, according to a news release. Glass was honored with a celebration at Jefferson Elementary’s mobile food pantry Thursday morning, where social distancing was observed...

As coronavirus test results continue to come in and local case counts grow larger, an increasing number of people with ties to Cape Girardeau have begun sharing their firsthand encounters with the fight against COVID-19. For some of these patients, faith has played a large role in their fight...

It is safe to say few working pastors have ever seen an Easter quite like this one. Gov. Mike Parson’s stay-at-home order will mean houses of worship will again be empty Sunday. Easter, the annual celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, normally brings the highest attendance of the year, with the possible exception of Christmas Eve...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday ordered public and charter schools to stay closed for the rest of the year, while an additional 91,000 Missouri residents applied for unemployment last week as the economic toll from the coronavirus grew. Parson directed K-12 public schools to stay closed for the rest of the academic year to prevent spread of the virus, but he said remote learning should continue through the end of the semester...

Today is Good Friday, the day Christians observe the death of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. It will be an unusual Good Friday and Easter weekend. Churches will not meet in person for Holy Week and Easter celebrations. Instead, live streamed services will be the primary vehicle with some drive-in services also planned. But it does not take away from Easter's significance...

Blood donations and disinfectant wipes are two things that are in short supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak has led to cancellation of thousands of blood drives across the country as well as a nationwide shortage of disinfectant wipes and other cleaning materials needed to help battle the disease...

Today in History Today is Friday, April 10, the 101st day of 2020. There are 265 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 10, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage...

O Lord Jesus, today we remember the way of the cross and your sacrifice for us. Amen.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- When Jose Andres first came to New York City, the wide-eyed sailor in the Spanish navy docked on West 30th Street full of ambition. Decades later, the award-winning chef has an upscale food hall on that very street and will serve 40,000 meals this week across the city where he built his dreams, and which is now the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus...

Portia de Rossi has been teaching herself how to cook during the coronavirus lockdown. It's been an eye-opening experience for the actress - and for her fans. She's cut herself and been burned, yes. She's also discovered she doesn't like some Indian flavors and that her longtime wife, talk show host Ellen Degeneres, isn't a fan of curry and garbanzo beans...

MOORESVILLE, Ind. -- Severe storms with high winds, hail and possible tornadoes swept across the Midwest and caused damage to dozens of homes and businesses in parts of Indiana and Arkansas, authorities said. A few injuries were reported following Wednesday night's storms and the threat of more severe weather was forecast for the coming days throughout much of the United States...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Apollo 13's astronauts never gave a thought to their mission number as they blasted off for the moon 50 years ago. Even when their oxygen tank ruptured two days later -- on April 13. Jim Lovell and Fred Haise insist they're not superstitious. They even use 13 in their email addresses...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- At the holiest time of year for Christians, churches are wrestling with how to hold services amid the coronavirus outbreak, and in some cases, that has set up showdowns with local governments over restrictions that forbid large gatherings...

WASHINGTON -- Senators torpedoed quick passage of a new coronavirus aid package Thursday, with Democrats rejecting a Trump administration request for $250 billion to boost a small business payroll fund and Republicans refusing Democrats' demand for another $250 billion for hospitals and states...

With the federal stockpile drained of protective gear, states are turning to each other, private industries and anyone who can donate in a desperate bid to get respirators, gloves and other supplies to doctors, nurses and other front-line workers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday the federal cupboard is officially bare at least through this month after it was able to fulfill just a sliver of states' requests...

NEW YORK -- A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks in a measure of how fast the coronavirus has brought world economies to their knees. Meanwhile, religious leaders around the globe Thursday urged people to celebrate Good Friday and Easter from the safety of their homes...

Beloved Terry Joseph Slattery, 65, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at his home, with his wife by his side. He was born April 11, 1954, in Perryville, Missouri, and was the son of Doris Ann Abernathy Slattery. He was adopted by his father, Donald Francis Slattery, who currently resides in Texas...

Richard P. Sides, 82, of Jackson, died Monday April 6, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

BELOIT, Kansas -- Janice Marie Miller Sahlfeld, 77, of Beloit entered her heavenly home Sunday, April 5, 2020. She was born June 21, 1942, in Lincoln, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Katherine Murphy Miller. She is survived by her husband, Bob Sahlfeld of Beloit; daughter, Kimberly (Robert) Bunger, and grandchildren, Cory, Cody, and Colby Bunger, all of Whitewater...

Eleanor L. Nenninger, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at her home. She was born Oct. 24, 1934, in Leopold, Missouri, to Louis and Mary Stoverink Holzum. She and Eugene Nenninger were married June 13, 1953, in Leopold. He preceded her in death April 27, 1998...

Beloved Jackson elementary school teacher Ellen L. Lewis, 65, of Jackson unexpectedly passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020, at her home. She was born Oct. 1, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Leonard N. "Lefty" and Louise A. Morton Swan. She and Howard Lewis were married Oct. 22, 1977, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, also the church of Ellen's baptism and confirmation...

Dolores "Dolly" Catherine Dambach, 88, of Jackson died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at her home. She was born July 1, 1931, in Chicago to Albert John and Gladys Parilee Bates Massa. She and Leonard Arthur Dambach were married Sept. 1, 1951, in Jackson. He preceded her in death Aug. 28, 1998...

Cmdr. Larry A. Hamel is the new commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Center in Cape Girardeau; Lt. Cmdr. Donald R. Taylor relinquished command to Hamel on Saturday in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Reserve Center, 2530 Maria Louise Lane...

The Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded its second round of COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund grants totaling $80,000 for seven regional nonprofit agencies. This week's grants include $5,000 for the Southeast Missouri Food Bank to support mobile food pantries in the Cape Girardeau area, which is served by the Cape Area Community Foundation...

As are all dealing with the fear of the virus, I felt that a story of prayer, family, and a mom and her healing son may give all hope.. God is still in control. Our great nephew was in an automobile accident New Year's Eve. Yet, he came home today with his family out front and a courageous and dedicated mom who has stood by him every day since then. Expect that the same will be awarded to each and every one of you, my friends...