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Business briefs
(B Magazine ~ 09/01/20)
Ameren Missouri took a major step toward completion of a $12.5 million "smart grid" upgrade in Cape Girardeau July 23 with the installation of two massive transformers at a new substation in the city's north side. "It's a big deal for Cape Girardeau," said Mayor Bob Fox, as he watched an Ameren crew position one of the twin 45-ton transformers at the new Cape Rock substation at the intersection of Cape Rock Drive and Lexington Avenue...
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David Robinson arrested in Scott County on charges of domestic assault, victim tampering
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
David Robinson stepped into a Scott County courtroom in an orange jumpsuit and shackled at the ankles and wrists Monday afternoon, more than two years after his exoneration in the murder of Sheila Box and subsequent $8 million settlement with the City of Sikeston, Missouri, for his wrongful conviction...
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SEMO historian marks 75th anniversary of World War II's end
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
The formal end of World War II 75 years ago Wednesday helped to cement in American minds the “MacArthur myth,” so says Adam Criblez, a Southeast Missouri State University historian. The 23-minute surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay featured various signatories of all the nations involved in the global conflagration — a conflict ended by a pair of atomic bombs dropped on Japan in August 1945...
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Jack Rickard, local entrepreneur, dies at 65
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
Jack Rickard Jr., engineer and entrepreneur, died Monday morning at his home in downtown Cape Girardeau following a brief illness. He was 65 years old. For much of his life, Rickard had an interest in electric vehicles and converting gasoline-powered vehicles to battery power...
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Perry County detective earns international recognition, says there is work to be done
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
Perry County Sheriff’s Office detective Jason Klaus, Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) state coordinator, has been awarded the Michael Woody/Michele Saunders CIT Coordinator of the Year Award by CIT International, and said there is more work to be done...
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State, Cape County seeking CARES Act direction
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
When the State of Missouri allocated more than $800 million of federal CARES Act funds to counties in May, it did so with few guidelines about how the money was to be spent except to say it could only be used for COVID-19 pandemic expenses. According to Cape Girardeau County Auditor Pete Frazier, Missouri officials are looking for guidance from the federal government on exactly how counties should account for how they use Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds...
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Cape County records 1,000th coronavirus case, ninth death
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
With an active case count at nearly its mid-July peak, Cape Girardeau County recorded its 1,000th COVID-19 case over the weekend and the ninth death attributed to the virus. Officials with the county’s Public Health Center said a dozen new cases Saturday pushed the county’s total number of cases to 990, and another dozen new cases Sunday made the total 1,002. The fatality involved a resident in the 80-89 age bracket. The virus-related death is the third in recent days...
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2020 Difference Makers: Miki Gudermuth
(B Magazine ~ 09/01/20)
Miki Gudermuth has devoted her life to creating safer, more accessible spaces for individuals with disabilities. She's the recently retired founder and director of SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence in Cape Girardeau. SADI started at her kitchen table, growing into an office run out of her one-bedroom and funded out of her own pocket, into its first office in 1993 and ultimately the nonprofit that it is today...
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Local law enforcement agencies honor fallen St. Louis police officer Tamarris Bohannon
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
As the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department continues to mourn the loss of officer Tamarris L. Bohannon, local law enforcement leaders in Cape Girardeau County are paying their own respects to the fallen officer and his family. The workout board in the Cape Girardeau Police Department is dedicated to fallen officers, and workouts for the month of September will now honor the life and sacrifices of Bohannon, according to Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Joey Hann...
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Speak Out 9/1/20
(Speak Out ~ 09/01/20)
Another black man who was a criminal was shot by white police officer, and before we hear all the facts the rioters destroy another city. It appears the incident could have been handled differently. The police were there to serve a warrant and arrest this known sexual predator who had other run ins with law enforcement. ...
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Prayer 9/1/20
(Prayer ~ 09/01/20)
O Heavenly Father, our great provider, we place our hope in your word. Amen.
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Demagogues through history
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/01/20)
During 48-44 B. C. E, Julius Caesar, a consummate demagogue, desired to be emperor. He played on fears and resentments of plebeians and created a rowdy Base. Roman Republic died with his assassination in 44 B.C.E. Hitler, a masterful demagogue, became a dictator by playing on resentments of his German Base. German Republic died in 1933...
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Elections are important, but we can't lose our souls
(Column ~ 09/01/20)
Elections, even in non-pandemic years, can bring out some of the best and the worst of America. Both parties, in their convention productions, were a mix of both. The aspirational, inspirational moments are the best -- though, of course, may promise too much about what electing one ticket to the White House could possibly do...
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Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, no dismissal
(National News ~ 09/01/20)
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court in Washington declined Monday to order the dismissal of the Michael Flynn prosecution, permitting a judge to scrutinize the Justice Department's request to dismiss its case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser...
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A Zoom Thanksgiving? Virus will play role
(National News ~ 09/01/20)
As the Summer of COVID draws to a close, many experts fear an even bleaker fall and suggest that American families should start planning for Thanksgiving by Zoom. Because of the many uncertainties, public health scientists say it's easier to forecast the weather on Thanksgiving Day than to predict how the U.S. ...
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Americans divided over armed civilians who flock to protests
(National News ~ 09/01/20)
BOISE, Idaho -- The scenes have become commonplace in 2020: People gathered at state Capitols with semiautomatic long guns strapped across their chests. A couple near St. Louis emerging from their mansion brandishing firearms as Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched by the house. Men roaming the streets with rifles during protests over racial inequality, punctuated by two people being killed in Wisconsin and another in Portland over the weekend...
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Jack Rickard Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
Marion Jack Rickard Jr. of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was 65 years old. Jack was the oldest of five children of Marion and Ben Emerson Rickard Sr. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau in 1973. ...
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Barbara Payne
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Barbara Jean Payne, daughter of the late Gene and Della Rose Kilburn, was born Nov. 26, 1945, in Bell City, Missouri, and departed this life Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 74 years. Barbara was a resident of Chaffee. ...
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Sherry Mullins
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Sherry Mullins, 60, of St. Charles died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 10 a.m. today at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home, with Brother Jim Matthews officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville...
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Harold Illers
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
Harold W. Illers, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born June 28, 1926, in Jackson to William A. and Mabel Rice Illers. He and Becky Schlegel were married May 1, 1949, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Lance Hovis
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
Lance Hovis, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Shirley Harrison
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
Shirley A. Harrison, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Lutheran Home, surrounded by her family. She was born March 8, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to F.C. and Dolly Proctor Dankel. She went to school in Advance, Missouri, and Cape Girardeau Central High School. She also went to Southeast Missouri State University and Stiemer's Business School...
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Donald Harris
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Donald David Harris, son of the late Robert and Ada Jane Welch Harris, was born Nov. 22, 1939, in Oran, Missouri, and departed this life Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 80 years...
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John Gohn
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
John Gohn, 65, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at his home. A private graveside service will be held at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
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Dorothy Crump
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dorothy Marie Crump, daughter of Gilbert Lee Mills and Lesta Mae Haddock, was born Sept. 26, 1932, in Lowndes, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at her home in Chaffee at the age of 87 years. Dorothy was the owner and operator of Dot's Hair Styles for many years. ...
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Frank Clippard
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
Franklin Delano Clippard, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his children and dear friend, Ella. Frank was born April 11, 1942, in Greenbrier, Missouri, to John E. and Ruby A. Clippard. He was a graduate of Zalma (Missouri) High School...
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Carl Birmingham
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
Carl Birmingham, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Aug. 15, 1923, in Holcomb, Missouri, to J.R. and Flossie King Birmingham. He was married to Imogene Mullins Birmingham, who preceded him in death...
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Heather Allen
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
Heather Jean Allen, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, at her home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Cape police report 9/1/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/01/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 1200 block of Broadway. n Assault was reported at North Sprigg and Bertling streets. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported in the 200 block of South Kingshighway...
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St. Louis couple charged after waving guns appear in court
(State News ~ 09/01/20)
ST. LOUIS -- The attorney for a white St. Louis couple charged for waving guns during a racial injustice protest outside their home said Monday they're anxious to prove "with absolute certainty" they did not commit a crime. One week after Mark and Patricia McCloskey spoke on video to the Republican National Convention, they were in court briefly Monday morning and did not enter a plea. The judge continued their case until Oct. 6...
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Out of the past: Sept. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 09/01/20)
Scheduling school would be a lot simpler if the Cape Girardeau School District's classrooms had air conditioning; but air conditioning the city's public schools would cost $4.5 million or more; business manager Steve DelVecchio says any project costing several million dollars would have to be part of a long-range plan; this week, the lack of AC forced officials to dismiss school early when heat indexes in some classrooms topped 100 degrees...
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Ann Market
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
SEBREE, Ky. -- Charlotte Ann Market, 78, of Sebree died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. She was born Jan. 14, 1942, in Morganfield, Kentucky, and married Leo F. Market on July 21, 1962. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee; son, Dwayne; and sister, Florence...
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Dirty politics: Power before people
(Column ~ 09/01/20)
The streets are burning, people are dying and some are losing hope as they watch it all unfold. Meanwhile, many who claim to have the best interests of the nation in mind say and do nothing because their lust for power is at the heart of every decision they make...
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