Stories from Monday, July 9, 2018

Stevie’s Steakburger at 600 Broadway is getting a face-lift with the help of Southeast Missouri State University art students. Jordan Compas, marketing coordinator for Stevie’s Steakburger, said the restaurant is being renovated. It will include a “tweak” to the menus, aesthetic changes to the exterior, an “all new staff,” and a nearly 40-foot mural — “Symbols, Signs, Yours and Mine” — painted on the drive-thru walls by Southeast students. ...

Mary Jane Burgers & Brew in Perryville, Missouri, is working to open its new restaurant in Cape Girardeau as Mary Jane bourbon + smokehouse. Daniel Stewart, manager of Mary Jane Burgers & Brew, said Saturday there is no concrete opening date for the Cape Girardeau location at 1107 Broadway, but “it’s definitely going to be before the beginning of next year.”...

Rustic, vintage and shabby chic wedding décor is trending, and Rental Land in Cape Girardeau has these decorations and more to help you create the wedding of your dreams. “We rent everything for the wedding except the dress and tuxedo,” Amy Kasten Yates, Rental Land manager, says...

Today in History Today is Monday, July 9, the 190th day of 2018. There are 175 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 9, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York. On this date:...

If you know Terry Kitchen and admire his spirit and dedication to Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Josh Mlot’s recent feature is a must-read. Mlot eloquently captured Kitchen’s love for sport and for people. The longtime coach and athletic director will receive the Semoball Awards lifetime achievement award Saturday at the River Campus...

Ponder the following: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the self-declared socialist who defeated fourth-ranking House Democrat Joe Crowley of New York last week, shot back Sunday at a sitting Democratic senator who questioned the efficacy of embracing the far left in a presidential race. ...

NEW YORK -- Despite its heroes' diminutive size, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" opened with typical Marvel might at the box office, with an estimated $76 million in ticket sales. According to studio estimates Sunday, the "Ant-Man" sequel easily surpassed the $57 million debut of the 2015 original in North America. ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — A tasty typo mistakenly turned a U.S. Senate candidate’s name into that of a sandwich. The Connecticut Post reported a banner on Connecticut Senate candidate Dominic Rapini’s website’s read “Approved by Dominic Panini.” When told about the mistake, Rapini told the newspaper: “Oh, my God, you’re kidding me!” ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Looters pillaged burned and vandalized shops in Haiti's capital Sunday following two days of violent protests over the government's attempt to raise fuel prices. Journalists have seen young men stripping shelves bare in some supermarkets that are charred from the protests. Several bodies lay among the debris scattered in the streets...

LONDON -- Britain's most senior official in charge of negotiating the country's exit from the European Union resigned Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of undermining Brexit with her plan to keep close trade ties with the bloc. Brexit Secretary David Davis quit just two days after May announced she had finally united her quarrelsome government behind a plan for a divorce deal with the EU...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jimmy Tosh's sprawling hog farm in rural Tennessee is an unlikely battleground in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate. Yet his 15,000 acres two hours west of Nashville showcase the practical risks of President Donald Trump's trade policies and the political threat to red-state Republican Senate candidates such as Tennessee's Marsha Blackburn...

SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge was irritated when an attorney for dozens of people charged with crossing the border illegally asked for more time to meet with clients before setting bond. It was pushing 5 p.m. on a Friday in May, and the judge in San Diego was wrestling with a surge in her caseload resulting from the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy to prosecute everyone who enters the country illegally...

WASHINGTON -- With the established global order on shaky footing, President Donald Trump's weeklong trip to Europe will test already strained bonds with some of the United States' closest allies, then put him face to face with the leader of the country whose electoral interference was meant to help put him in office...

MAE SAI, Thailand -- Expert divers Sunday rescued four of 12 boys from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they were trapped with their soccer coach for more than two weeks, as a dangerous and complicated operation unfolded amid heavy rain and the threat of rising water underground...

TOKYO -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a dose of harsh reality to Donald Trump, bashing hopes for a quick denuclearization deal in a pointed rebuke to the president's top envoy while accusing the U.S. of making "gangster-like" demands...

MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- President Donald Trump said Sunday he was still deliberating his decision on a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy as his self-imposed deadline for an announcement neared amid furious lobbying and frenzied speculation...

The raging Mississippi River is heading for historic flooding; for the eighth time in the past two weeks, the National Weather Service has upped its flood forecasts, after yesterday's torrential rains in central Missouri; the latest forecast for a crest at Cape Girardeau is a 47-foot reading Thursday; the record crest here is 45.6 feet, set May 1, 1973...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. — Benton Ray “Butch” Welker, 58, of Sedgewickville died Friday, July 6, 2018, at his home. He was born June 9, 1960, in Advance, Missouri, son of Arizona Benton and Mary Caroline Welker. He married Debbie Upchurch Welker on Dec. 24, 1981. She survives in Sedgewickville...

Venida Ann Warren, 75, of Jackson died Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1942, in St. Louis to Joseph Anthony and Christina Marie Jensen Bauer. She and Ronald E. Warren were married Dec. 1, 1989, in St. Louis. He passed away Feb. 24, 2007...

Roger K. Lane, 61, of Jackson died Saturday, July 7, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church, with the Revs. Mark Anderson and Gary Lane officiating. Burial will follow at St. James Cemetery in Tilsit...

BENTON, Mo. — Dorothy Ann Lampe, 83, of Benton passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at her home. She was born Jan. 29, 1935, at Laflin, Missouri, the daughter of George F. and Anna Catherine Arns Radin. She married Joseph John Lampe on Nov. 5, 1955, at Wilhelmina, Missouri. He preceded her in death April 11, 2005...

Laverne Freed, 90, of Scott City died Sunday July 8, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

The summer air travel season is shaping up to be the busiest ever, which could mean lengthy lines at U.S. airport security checkpoints. But you can use the faster lanes if you belong to an expedited screening program, which could essentially be free to join with the right credit card...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- At a small home with a leaking tin roof near Venezuela's capital, Johandrys Colls proudly shows off two metal crowns with plastic gemstones and nine satin sashes won in local beauty pageants. The 16-year-old daughter of a butcher and a teacher is pinning her hopes for a future free of poverty on a single goal: rising through the world of pageants and becoming an international beauty queen...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of a drug violation. n Brett A. Medley, 19, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested at North Kingshighway and Cape County Park on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Customers of Ameren Missouri will see a drop in their electric rates beginning Aug. 1 The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an agreement reducing the electric revenue for the utility by about $166.5 million, 6 percent...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Democrats are facing a conversation about their abortion-rights stance after the party recently adopted an amendment aimed at welcoming anti-abortion candidates. The party added an amendment to its platform June 30 stating it welcomes "all Missourians who may hold differing positions on (abortion)" and sees diversified views as its strength, the Kansas City Star reported...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mountain lions may be making a reappearance in Missouri after being declared extinct in the state in the 1920s. The Kansas City Star reported genetic material left behind on a dead elk in Shannon County in southern Missouri confirmed the presence of a mountain lion. The material matched a mountain lion that had been trapped in 2012...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's highest court has ruled the state has a right to regulate deer hunting companies to control a deadly brain disease affecting the animals. The Columbia Missourian reported the ruling last week involved owners of hunting preserves who challenged regulations imposed by the Missouri Department of Conservation in 2014. The regulations attempt to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease by limiting the importation of deer and elk into the state...

Communications/ reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms Appointments and possible action items...

Sue Greenwood has big plans for Yoga East Healing Arts Studio at 827 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Greenwood bought the studio last month from previous owner Judy Grier. "It's very important to me to keep the community and the traditional yoga studio vibe created alive and well," Greenwood said, adding she's not planning to remove anything the studio is already known for, but will instead expand areas that are working...

Father God, we glorify you for every good gift comes from you, our provider. Amen.