-
PHS Elks Student of the Month named
(Submitted Story ~ 10/31/16)
Emma Derickson has been honored by Perryville Elks Lodge 2701 as the Perryville High School Student of the Month for October 2016. She is pictured (center) with PHS counselor Cassie Cole and Steve Wibbenmeyer of the Elks, receiving a $100 scholarship from the Elks. ...
- Halloween shenanigans! (Submitted Story ~ 10/31/16)
-
Official: FBI obtains warrant to search newly found emails
(National News ~ 10/31/16)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI has obtained a warrant to begin reviewing newly discovered emails that may be relevant to the Hillary Clinton email-server investigation, a law-enforcement official told The Associated Press on Sunday. FBI investigators want to review emails of longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin found on a device seized during an unrelated sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, a former New York congressman and Abedin's estranged husband...
-
Scott County associate commissioner race focuses on economic development
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Economic development has become a key issue in the race for Scott County District 1 associate commissioner. Former Sikeston, Missouri, city councilman John Graham has argued the county commission needs to do more to foster economic development. He is challenging two-term commissioner Dennis Ziegenhorn of Sikeston, who is seeking re-election Nov. 8 to a third four-year term...
-
Business notebook: Stereo One still making a beautiful noise
(Business ~ 10/31/16)
When John Selby announced he was going to close Stereo One in 2014, he told the Southeast Missourian there never would be another Stereo One in the market. He was wrong. Stereo One lives on in the same location, 345 S. Kingshighway, run by Selby's former employees Drew Balsman and Scott Starzinger, who also own HD Media Systems...
-
Boyd endures jail; officer alert, patient during shift
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Renee Boyd spends weeks behind bars while waiting for lower bond; officer who tackled her stays tolerant on patrol, plays role of mentally ill man at academy
-
Today in History
(National News ~ 10/31/16)
Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2016. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 31, 1926, magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix...
-
Event gives mobility-impaired chance to hunt
(Editorial ~ 10/31/16)
A disability does not have to keep hunters from participating in the sport they love. Thanks to organizer Eric Lemons and his Wheelin' Sportsmen event, those who are mobility-impaired have an opportunity to bag a deer and bring meat to their families and freezers. He receives help from Jackie Rowe, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Missouri Corps of Engineers and others...
-
Be especially careful on the roads tonight
(Editorial ~ 10/31/16)
Many young people will be outside tonight trick-or-treating, some in dark costumes. If that's you or your kids, be careful crossing streets and approaching homes. If you're driving, be especially careful. It's always wise to be alert to pedestrians, but in many neighborhoods this evening, there will be more than usual. It's a good time to slow down and be mindful of those on the side of the road...
-
Tobacco-tax efforts draw unexpected support, detractors
(State News ~ 10/31/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax will rise if at least one of two ballot measures passes in November. But voters seeing the onslaught of TV ads on behalf of both can be excused if they don't know what to believe. After all, tobacco companies largely are financing the campaigns for both tax measures, spending nearly $18.5 million combined...
-
Wind-energy companies sue Missouri county
(State News ~ 10/31/16)
PLATTSBURG, Mo. -- Several wind-power companies have sued the Clinton County Commission and the Clinton County Planning and Zoning Commission for barring them from building wind turbines as part of a larger project. Osborn Wind Energy, Osborn Wind II, Boulevard Associates and Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources are seeking unspecified damages, according to the St. Joseph News-Press...
-
Dwight Barker
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Dwight H. Barker, 99, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sunday, Feb. 25, 1917, in Greene County, Indiana, to Elza and Margaret York Barker. He and Evelyn Marie Hinkle were married Friday, Aug. 1, 1959, at Cape Girardeau. She passed away Dec. 18, 2015...
-
Virginia Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Virginia Lee Shirrell, 93, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morgan Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Ed Shirrell officiating. Online condolences may be offered at amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com...
-
Jackson police report 10/30/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/31/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dustin L. Tatum, 23, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of a motor-vehicle accident, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (drugs), possession of marijuana under 35 grams, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with intent to distribute...
-
Cape Girardeau fire report 10/30/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/31/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 4:12 a.m. on North West End Boulevard; 5:20 a.m. on Washington Avenue; 10:15 a.m. on West Weissinger Lane; 11:35 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 4:48 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 6:55 p.m. on South Frederick Street; and 8:19 p.m. on Franks Lane...
-
Jackson fire report 10/30/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/31/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Emergency medical service on Elwanda Drive. Thursday n Emergency medical service on West Main Street. n Emergency medical service on Mulberry Street. n Emergency medical service North Hope Street...
-
Trapped: Deaths inside freezers can be prevented, but how?
(National News ~ 10/31/16)
ATLANTA -- Trapped in a walk-in hotel freezer with subzero temperatures, Carolyn Robinson Mangham knocked so desperately on the door, the skin on her knuckles wore away, her husband said in a lawsuit. When the door finally opened 13 hours later, the coroner said, the 61-year-old kitchen worker was lying on the metal floor, wearing her black shoes and pants, a white cook's shirt and a black apron. Her head and eyes were frozen solid...
-
Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/31/16
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Oct. 24 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
-
Jury selection begins for officer in death of black motorist
(National News ~ 10/31/16)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A jury being chosen this week in Charleston will have to decide whether a white former police officer is guilty of murder in the shooting of an unarmed black motorist that shocked the nation after a bystander released cellphone video of the confrontation...
-
Iraq's Shiite militias join Mosul push; bombs rock Baghdad
(International News ~ 10/31/16)
IRBIL, Iraq -- Thousands of fighters flocked to join Iraq's state-sanctioned, Iran-backed Shiite militias Sunday, advancing to cut off Islamic State extremists holed up near Mosul in northern Iraq while bombers killed at least 17 people in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad...
-
Powerful quake spares lives, strikes at Italy's identity
(International News ~ 10/31/16)
NORCIA, Italy -- The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life Sunday but struck at the nation's identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks that had survived the earlier jolts across a mountainous region of small historic towns...
-
U.S. economy grew at its strongest pace in 2 years
(Business ~ 10/31/16)
WASHINGTON -- Don't expect much more from the U.S. economy this year -- it already may have peaked. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic health, grew at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the July-to-September quarter, shaking off a lackluster first half and accelerating to its strongest growth in two years, the Commerce Department reported Friday...
-
Electric-car maker Tesla plans to sell solar roof tiles too
(Business ~ 10/31/16)
Broadening its reach beyond electric cars, Tesla Motors said it's going to sell solar roof tiles that are customizable and meant to look like a traditional roof. The energy-generating tiles would be a joint product with SolarCity, although the two companies have not completed a proposed merger...
-
Some buyers call classes by 'Flip or Flop' stars misleading
(Business ~ 10/31/16)
NEW YORK -- For Doug Stephens, the free event seemed like a good way to learn how to flip homes. An online ad for the December gathering sported pictures of Tarek and Christina El Moussa, stars of HGTV's "Flip or Flop" who buy rundown homes, renovate them and try to sell them for a profit. Stephens watched "Flip or Flop" regularly, along with 2.8 million other Americans, so he went...
-
Check it out: Southeast to hold Human Library Project on Dec. 7
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Imagine being able to go to a library and "check out" a person instead of a book. It's a concept whose day has come at Southeast Missouri State University, which will hold a Human Library Project event from noon to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Kent Library. Each human "book" will be checked out one person at a time, and there will be a hold list for people waiting to talk to a specific "book."...
-
People on the move 10/31/2016
(Business ~ 10/31/16)
Saint Francis Healthcare System announced the return of cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon R. Brent New to Cape Girardeau. He is its new chief of cardiothoracic surgery. He will guide a team of three fellow heart and vascular surgeons at Cape Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery and nine heart specialists at Cape Cardiology Group...
-
Town tries to rein in rowdy turkeys
(National News ~ 10/31/16)
DAVIS, Calif. -- Leaders of a California college town are working to relocate turkeys that have harassed people on the streets. The Davis City Council voted last week to approve a wild turkey management plan that includes trapping and relocating many of the birds and possibly killing some of the most aggressive ones. It also called for an ordinance prohibiting people from feeding the turkeys. Police chief Darren Pytel said his department has fielded calls from people accosted by turkeys...
-
Quinton Fox
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Quinton Estel Fox, 74, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at Woodland Hills Nursing Center in Marble Hill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marble Hill United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...
-
Gerald Wachter
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Gerald Wachter, 55, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
-
Max Amos
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Max Amos, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
-
Cape Girardeau police report 10/31/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/31/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dante Davis, 18, no address given, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana at Themis Street and Pind Wood Lane. n Leslie Williams, 19, no address given, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana at Themis Street and Pind Wood Lane...
-
Prayer 10/31/16
(Prayer ~ 10/31/16)
O Lord God, may our attitudes toward others reflect your love and mercy. Amen.
-
Out of the past: Oct. 31
(Out of the Past ~ 10/31/16)
U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson has taken procedural steps that could lead to construction or leasing of a new federal office building here. The House Public Works Committee has scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday of Emerson's request for an "11-B study" by the General Services Administration, which would determine federal agency needs...
-
Blake Marshall
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Blake Marshall, 28, of Scott City passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, in Charleston, Missouri, due to injuries sustained in a truck accident. Blake was born March 8, 1988, in Cape Girardeau. He was the son of Karl Marshall and Cassie Eggimann Marshall...
Stories from Monday, October 31, 2016
Browse other days