Stories from Sunday, July 12, 2020

Today in History Today is Sunday, July 12, the 194th day of 2020. There are 172 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 12, 1967, rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a Black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed...

Barbara Rose Rust is a Cape Girardeau native writing vignettes about her childhood for her children and grandchildren, considering her growing up was very different from theirs. Extended by popular demand, this is the fifth in a five-part series in which she shares these anecdotes with TBY readers, too...

The pandemic brought a cruel reality to gamblers. They had money in their pocket from stimulus checks, but precious few opportunities to wager on anything. Casinos were closed. Racetracks were shuttered. Even online gambling websites were hit hard thanks to the lack of live sports -- they were reduced to taking wagers on Australian cricket and socially-distanced Scrabble matches...

An Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held July 5, 2020 for Connor Craigmiles, Kyle Craigmiles, Pierce Bisher, & Bronson Windeknecht. They are brothers and cousins.