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Drums Along the Mississippi set for Friday at CHS
(Local News ~ 07/26/19)
Cape Girardeau Central High School director of bands Josh LaMar said today's Drum Corps International's theatrical on-field production, Drums Along the Mississippi, will bring "amplification" to Tiger Stadium. Groups this year are traveling nationwide, he said, adding the three-year partnership between the school and Drum Corp began "on a whim."...
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Cape school district, bond-funded projects begin
(Local News ~ 07/26/19)
Upgrades to the heating and air-conditioning system at Cape Central High School got underway Thursday making it among the first major projects to be funded by a bond issue approved by Cape Girardeau voters earlier this year. Proposition Y was approved overwhelmingly in April and provides $12 million for various upgrades, expansions, renovations and repairs throughout the school district...
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Former Scott County jailer accuses Sheriff Wes Drury, top staff of discrimination
(Local News ~ 07/26/19)
A former Scott County jailer -- who said she was wrongly accused of smuggling illegal drugs to inmates, strip searched and forced to resign -- has filed a discrimination complaint against Sheriff Wes Drury and his administration. Sandra "Sandy" Alvarado of Loundes, Missouri, filed a "discrimination charge" Wednesday with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights...
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Elvis, wrestling and a pub crawl — what more do you need?
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/19)
If you love any combination of action, drama, booze and great entertainment, then this weekend is definitely for you. With two wrestling events back-to-back (Saturday and Sunday), a pub crawl in memory of beloved bartender Marcellus Jones, drum and bugle corps traveling from all across the nation and a tribute to Elvis Presley, you have no reason to sit at home and continually respond to Netflix's "Are you still watching?" prompt...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/26/19)
Today is Friday, July 26, the 207th day of 2019. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia...
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Cape Girardeau to welcome new fire chief next month
(Editorial ~ 07/26/19)
Travis Hollis, the Rogers, Arkansas deputy fire chief, was announced earlier this week as Cape Girardeau's next fire chief. Cape Girardeau city manager Scott Meyer said in a news release that Hollis comes with a "diverse skill set" and leadership qualities that will benefit the department...
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Q&A: WWE 'Big E' set to powerslam Show Me Center with positivity
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/19)
World Wrestling Entertainment SmackDown tag team champion "Big E" is one of several superstars who will be part of the WWE LIVE: Summerslam Heatwave Tour on Sunday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. He and his The New Day counterparts -- Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods -- are six-time tag team champions and hold the record as the longest-reigning team in WWE history...
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Police in California town wear Mexican charro suits to connect with community
(Community ~ 07/26/19)
SALINAS, Calif. -- Some police officers in a largely Latino city in Northern California are reaching out to the community in a new way -- wearing uniforms resembling the traditional Mexican charro suit. Two Salinas police officers wore blue suede charro suits embellished with silver embroidery, a blue and white bow and topped with a white sombrero as they patrolled the city's annual rodeo, drawing lines of people who wanted a photo with them, the Salinas Californian newspaper reported Thursday...
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Showdown looming on Brexit deal as new British PM Johnson wants to renegotiate
(International News ~ 07/26/19)
LONDON -- On his first full day in office, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a twin-track collision course -- with the bloc and his own lawmakers -- over his vow to leave the EU by Oct. 31...
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U.S. government will execute inmates for first time since 2003
(National News ~ 07/26/19)
WASHINGTON -- The United States will resume executing federal death-row inmates, the Justice Department said Thursday, ending an informal, two-decade moratorium even as the nation sees a broad shift away from capital punishment. Attorney General William Barr instructed the Bureau of Prisons to schedule executions starting in December for five men, all accused of murdering children...
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Booker takes on Biden in bid to break through crowded field
(National News ~ 07/26/19)
WASHINGTON -- In nearly six months as a Democratic presidential candidate, Cory Booker has billed himself as many things: He's both an optimist leading with "radical love" and a fighter against political machines. He's both a supporter of "Medicare for All" and an advocate for more incremental health care policies preserving the private insurance industry...
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Trump encourages Republicans to back bipartisan budget bill
(National News ~ 07/26/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump urged reluctant GOP lawmakers Thursday to swing behind a split-the-differences bipartisan budget and debt deal between his administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Trump tweeted "House Republicans should support the TWO YEAR BUDGET AGREEMENT which greatly helps our Military and our Vets." He added in a note of encouragement, "I am totally with you!"...
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Hawley asks universities to cut ties with Chinese program
(State News ~ 07/26/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's junior U.S. senator is asking two Missouri universities to end their relationships with a program allowing the Chinese government to help teach language classes on American campuses but critics say poses a threat to national security and academic freedom...
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Parson names Cumpton as new AG
(State News ~ 07/26/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A man with 26 years of military service will be the Missouri National Guard's new adjutant general. Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday announced Col. Levon Cumpton will become the state's senior military officer beginning Aug. 2. Col. Cumpton is an Army Ranger and combat veteran with five deployments abroad. He earned the Combat Action Badge, a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star...
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McConnell blocks bills for election security
(National News ~ 07/26/19)
WASHINGTON -- Robert Mueller warned Wednesday on Capitol Hill: Russian interference is still happening "as we sit here." State election officials are anxious and underfunded, some running systems with outdated software and scrounging for replacement parts off e-Bay...
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William Unzicker
(Obituary ~ 07/26/19)
William Unzicker, 72, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at his home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, with the Revs. Matthew Marks and Joseph Schlie officiating...
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Virgie Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 07/26/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Virgie Edna Jenkins, 68, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Deacon Joe Brindley officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery...
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Prayer 7/26/19
(Prayer ~ 07/26/19)
O Lord, we thank you that through your grace, we shall be saved. Amen.
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Cape police report 7/26/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Summmons n Penny S. Andrew, 32, of Sikeston, Missouri, was issued a summons for stealing in the 200 block of Saint Francis Drive. Thefts n Stealing was reported in the 900 block of Penny Avenue...
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Births 7/26/19
(Births ~ 07/26/19)
Son to Caleb and Kimberly Seyer of Benton, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 9:47 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Name, Hudson Ray. Weight, 6 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Seyer is the daughter of Kenny and Lori Klipfel of Kelso, Missouri. She is a registered nurse at Southeast Hospital. Seyer is the son of Terry and Cindy Seyer of Oran, Missouri. He is self-employed with Seyer Farms...
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Speak Out 7/26/19
(Speak Out ~ 07/26/19)
Great commentary by Jon Rust in last Wednesday's paper. Even handed, honest, realistic. All of those items are lacking in the public discourse for quite a few years now. I have a problem with Cape and Jackson schools being overly concerned about the state requiring a later starting date. ...
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In an Arkansas town, echoes of massacre
(National News ~ 07/26/19)
ELAINE, Ark. -- J. Chester Johnson never heard about the mass killing of black people in Elaine, a couple hours away from where he grew up in Arkansas. Nobody talked about it, teachers didn't mention it in history classes, and only the elderly remembered the bloodshed of 1919. He was an adult when he found out about it. By then, his grandfather, Alonzo "Lonnie" Birch, was dead -- perhaps taking a secret to his grave...
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Out of the past: July 26
(Out of the Past ~ 07/26/19)
Students returning to Nell Holcomb Elementary School north of Cape Girardeau in the fall will be greeted with renovated classrooms air-conditioned and newly lighted; the $767,000 renovation project is a little more than half complete. Cape Girardeau firefighters rescue a 36-year-old man from an apartment fire at 105 S. ...
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Frog population explodes in region of Vermont
(State News ~ 07/26/19)
SALISBURY, Vt. -- A wet spring has caused one frog population to explode in an area of Vermont where throngs of the amphibians have been hopping through fields and lawns, darting across roads and getting flattened by vehicles and tractors. University of Vermont herpetology lecturer James Andrews estimated the population of the northern leopard frog has leaped a hundredfold in a region near the Otter Creek in Addison County...
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70 cars from Union Pacific train derail in Missouri
(State News ~ 07/26/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Union Pacific officials said no one was injured when 70 train cars derailed in north-central Missouri. Spokeswoman Kristen South says the train derailed Thursday near Mercer, about 125 miles northeast of Kansas City near the Iowa border...
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ACLU seeks to pressure Ashcroft to process abortion petition
(State News ~ 07/26/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The American Civil Liberties Union is trying to increase pressure on Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to process petitions allowing the organization to begin collecting signatures to put a law banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy to a public vote...
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Public funeral in Missouri for slain Ole Miss student
(State News ~ 07/26/19)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- A public visitation and funeral service are planned in Missouri for Alexandria "Ally" Kostial, a University of Mississippi student from suburban St. Louis who was allegedly killed by a fellow student. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Kostial's father, Keith Kostial, posted arrangements on his Facebook page. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church...
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Paul Shamblin
(Obituary ~ 07/26/19)
Paul E. Shamblin, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 8, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Ruby Glastetter
(Obituary ~ 07/26/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ruby Glastetter, 88, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements will be conducted at a later date by Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Christ Evangelical Church Celebrates 125 years!
(Submitted Story ~ 07/26/19)
Christ Evangelical Church, located on 33 S. Ellis St. in Cape Girardeau is celebrating their 125th anniversary on August 11, 2019. Originally founded as a place for German worship, on August 11, 1894, twelve people organized the "German Evangelical Christian Church". They didn't have a facility until 1899, when the current lots were purchased. At that time they were located "on the edge of town", surrounded by corn fields!...
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