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Cape preschool broken into, vandalized one day before reopening
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
One day before Christian School for the Young Years planned to reopen, a man allegedly broke into the local preschool and vandalized the facility. Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Joey Hann stated the man was found inside the preschool at about 10 a.m. Sunday before fleeing the building...
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Coronavirus cases inch upward in region
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
COVID-19 cases inched up in the region Tuesday, with several counties reporting new patients. Cape Girardeau County (50); Scott County (82); Perry County, Missouri (46); and Alexander County, Illinois, (7) each reported one new case of the virus. Bollinger (4) and Stoddard (29) counties in Missouri and Union County, Illinois, (62) reported no new cases.
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Coronavirus antibody testing underway in Cape County
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
Emily Obergoenner of Cape Girardeau has blood drawn by phlebotomist Alyssa Mahan as Obergoenner takes part in COVID-19 community serology (antibody) testing Tuesday at Southeast Primary Care in Jackson. ...
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Local Airbnb hosts deal with coronavirus pandemic travel freeze
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
Two Cape Girardeau Airbnb hosts are coping with the coronavirus-fueled freeze in travel bookings in different ways. Realtors Elizabeth and Bobby Gray say their property at 639 Perry Ave., near Southeast Hospital, was enjoying solid business since opening as an Airbnb in August...
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Group looks at coronavirus social service needs in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
Disasters often happen quickly. A tornado or earthquake, for instance, can strike within a matter of minutes. Floods, on the other hand, can last for weeks and sometimes longer. But an economic disaster, such as the one stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, can last for months and perhaps years...
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Area fitness centers plan changes to accommodate distancing, cleaning
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
By now, everyone is familiar with the term “social distancing,” but have you heard of “cardio distancing” and “social fitnessing”? Those are two of the trademarked concepts Planet Fitness will be promoting when it reopens its Cape Girardeau location in a few days...
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In lieu of Night Out, Flourish magazine hosts virtual lunches next week
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
Flourish Night Out, an annual event typically drawing hundreds of visitors, was set for Thursday, but this year, it’ll look a bit different. Flourish, a magazine for Southeast Missouri women produced by rustmedia, will host an entire week of virtual lunch date events next week, said rustmedia project and event manager Jamie Phillips...
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Federal grand jury indicts Proffitt for Islamic Center fire
(Local News ~ 05/13/20)
Nicholas J. Proffitt, 42, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Cape Girardeau for his involvement with the April 24 fire at the Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau. According to a Tuesday news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the indictment charges Proffitt with “damaging religious property because of the property’s religious character, using fire to commit a federal felony, and damaging a building used in interstate commerce through the use of fire.” ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/13/20)
Today is Wednesday, May 13, the 134th day of 2020. There are 232 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 13, 1940, in his first speech as British prime minister, Winston Churchill told Parliament, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."...
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Immigrating from Ukraine
(05/13/20)
The second of a four-part series about three generations of Ukrainian women who immigrated to the United States and settled in Southeast Missouri at different times in history, this story features the childhood of Tatyana Lipskaya, who grew up in Ukraine while it was part of the Soviet Union. The story of how she came to America will be featured in next month’s issue of TBY...
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The Natural: MLB legend recalls his 27-strikeout game
(Column ~ 05/13/20)
BELLE VERNON, Pennsylvania -- As Ron Necciai recalls, the first two batters both went down in strikes. The third guy got lucky -- sort of. The ball got away from the catcher, who quickly got the batter out at first. It was May 13, 1952, a cold, damp Tuesday night for 1,100 people at Shaw Stadium in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Necciai was pitching for the Bristol Twins, a Pittsburgh Pirate-affiliated Appalachian League farm team, against the Welch Miners...
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Community rallies behind BBQ establishment destroyed in fire
(Editorial ~ 05/13/20)
Following the fire that destroyed True-Que Barbecue in downtown Cape Girardeau, owner Byron Bonner referenced Romans 8:28 from the Bible. "I know everything is going to work out for the good. It might be bad now, but you have to be wise enough -- like in this coronavirus situation -- to extract something good out of it," said Bonner, who is also the pastor of True Vine Ministries in Cape Girardeau...
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Amid lockdown, dogs find new homes
(International News ~ 05/13/20)
MOSCOW -- Stuck at home during Moscow's coronavirus lockdown, Alexandra Novatova opted to use a delivery service -- a big decision, because she was ordering more than a pizza or a shipment of toilet paper. She got a dog brought to her door. She chose the mutt, a shepherd mix with a scythe-like curved tail, from a 12-hour online broadcast. Animal shelter volunteers showed dogs and cats to try to match them with humans...
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Local prosecutors under investigation in Georgia jogger's slaying
(National News ~ 05/13/20)
ATLANTA -- The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a black man, before charges were filed more than two months later, were placed under investigation Tuesday for their conduct in the case, which has fueled a national outcry and questions about whether the slaying was racially motivated...
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Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump immunity claim
(National News ~ 05/13/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to reject President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from criminal investigation while in office. But the court seemed less clear about exactly how to handle subpoenas from Congress and the Manhattan district attorney for Trump's tax, bank and financial records...
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Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction ultimately costs more
(National News ~ 05/13/20)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, "hazard pay" for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. The House is expected to vote on the package as soon as Friday, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said there is no "urgency." The Senate will wait until after Memorial Day to act...
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'A pretty scary thing:' Illness tied to virus
(National News ~ 05/13/20)
Amber Dean had recovered from a mild bout of the coronavirus and her family of five had just ended their home quarantine when her oldest son, 9-year-old Bobby, fell ill. "At first it was nothing major, it seemed like a tummy bug, like he ate something that didn't agree with him," said Dean, who lives with her husband and three young children in the western New York town of Hornell. "But by the next day, he couldn't keep anything down and his belly hurt so bad he couldn't sit up."...
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Nicole Woods
(Obituary ~ 05/13/20)
Nicole O'Neal Woods, 40, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at Landmark Hospital. She was born May 24, 1979, in St. Petersburg, Florida, the daughter of Jim and Linda Carver O'Neal. Nicole graduated from Scott County Central High School, where she played varsity basketball. She served her country proudly in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. George Washington. She served as a police officer for the City of Morley, Missouri, and worked as a practical nurse...
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Maxine Marks
(Obituary ~ 05/13/20)
Maxine Marks, 88, of Prairie Village, Kansas, and formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020, at Adventhealth Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. She was born April 26, 1932, in Ezel, Kentucky, daughter of Joseph and Laura Ethel McCracken Trimble. She and Dale Allen Marks were married Sept. 14, 1956, in Lexington, Kentucky. He passed away April 19, 1995...
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Margarita Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 05/13/20)
ORAN, Mo. -- Margarita Louise Heisserer passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020. She was born Oct. 20, 1928, to Raymond George and Alma Catherine Dirnberger Heisserer in Oran. Her siblings included her older brother, Ralph, and three younger sisters, Joan, Helen and Margaret...
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Leo Boren
(Obituary ~ 05/13/20)
Leo Edward Boren, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Please practice social distancing and extend condolences through non-physical contact...
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Missouri family files claim in nurse's death from coronavirus
(State News ~ 05/13/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Attorneys for the family of a Missouri nurse who died from COVID-19 filed a claim for death benefits Monday under the state's workers' compensation laws. Celia Yap-Banago, 69, died April 21 after caring for a patient with COVID-19 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. ...
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Missouri passes bill to expand access to rape kits
(State News ~ 05/13/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- All Missouri hospitals would be required to offer rape kits under a bill passed by lawmakers Tuesday. Currently, not every Missouri hospital has staff trained to gather evidence of sexual assault through rape kits. Under the bill, all licensed hospitals would be required to provide rape kits by 2023...
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Coronavirus cases to 10,000, deaths top 500 in Missouri
(State News ~ 05/13/20)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Both the number of confirmed cases and deaths from the coronavirus in Missouri reached somber milestones Tuesday: Cases topped 10,000 and the number of deaths exceeded 500. The state health department reported 88 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 10,006. Thirty-six new deaths were reported. Since March, 524 people in Missouri have died from the virus...
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Speak Out 5/13/20
(Speak Out ~ 05/13/20)
You have a personal responsibility to wear a mask when you shop indoors. Period. Your freedom to think otherwise doesn't outweigh the risk that you are potentially infecting others. This is no different than your choice to smoke cigarettes. If you want to do so in spite of overwhelming evidence that you're killing yourself. You don't get to do so in stores where you can harm others...
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Prayer 5/13/20
(Prayer ~ 05/13/20)
Thank you, O Lord God, that you are a shield around us. Amen.
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Jerry Stiller, comedian and 'Seinfeld' actor, dies at 92
(Entertainment ~ 05/13/20)
NEW YORK -- Jerry Stiller, who for decades teamed with wife Anne Meara in a beloved comedy duo and then reached new heights in his senior years as the high-strung Frank Costanza on the classic sitcom "Seinfeld" and the basement-dwelling father-in-law on "The King of Queens," died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday...
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Out of the past: May 13
(Out of the Past ~ 05/13/20)
BENTON, Mo. -- A huge pile of discarded tires near Benton has raised concern among Scott County officials; county commissioners have contacted the Department of Natural Resources office in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to see what can be done about what they call an eyesore and potential health hazard; John Stephenson, owner of SEMO Waste Management on Highway 77, two miles east of Interstate 55, says he's trying to get rid of the waste tires by developing some markets and uses...
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Births 5/13/20
(Births ~ 05/13/20)
Son to Jerry and Sara Stovall of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:08 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Name, Oliver Grant. Weight, 9 pounds, 8.5 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Stovall is the daughter of Riche and Donna Walker of Advance, Missouri. She is a teacher at Horizons Enrichment Center. Stovall is the son of Mike and Debbie Brown of Whitewater. He works at BioKyowa Inc...
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Police report 5/13/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/13/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. DWI n Driving under the influence was reported in the 700 block of South Kingshighway. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 2500 block of Maria Louise Lane. n Assault was reported on Village Drive ...
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A DELIGHTFUL WAY TO SPEND THE DAY
(Submitted Story ~ 05/13/20)
A DELIGHTFUL WAY TO SPEND THE DAY Playing with Bubbles is a delightful way to spend an afternoon - especially if you’re Bailey Aufdenberg and Bubbles is your pony. Bailey has had Bubbles for three years and enjoys spending time in the saddle. As a 4-H youth, Bailey is enrolled in two horse related projects - Horse Riding and Horseless Horse & Horse Knowledge...
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