Stories from Monday, February 22, 2021

Southeast Missouri turned into a winter wonderland as Old Man Winter swept through the region last week. Although it was beautiful to watch snowflakes drift to the ground from inside a warm home, the rapid snowfall made it problematic for those needing to be out and about...

A boil-water order in Cairo, Illinois, issued Thursday was extended until further notice Friday by Illinois American Water. The water system is undergoing what Illinois American Water described as "around the clock" repairs to fix distribution leaks caused by recent extremely low temperatures. The leaks resulted in a loss of water pressure, which necessitated the boil-water order in the Cairo Water District's service area...

KENNETT, Mo. — One person died and four others were wounded in an overnight shooting at an American Legion club in Kennett, police said Sunday. KAIT-TV reported officers found the five victims at the American Legion building following the report of the shooting before 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Two people were flown to a hospital in Cape Girardeau in critical condition. Two other victims were being treated at local hospitals. ...

olunteers distribute items out of the Truck to Table Mobile Food Pantry to community members of Butler Country on Saturday at the Bread Shed in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. ...

Rustmedia, Red Letter Communications and Creative Edge were among the big winners Friday during the American Advertising Federation's 28th annual ADDY Awards program, conducted virtually by AAF's Cape Girardeau chapter. This year's competition drew 116 print, digital and multimedia advertising professionals, businesses and agencies between Jan. ...

One of the great things about living in Cape Girardeau is the wide variety of restaurant fare available here. From fast food to fine dining, hamburgers to hibachi, sushi to spaghetti, tofu to T-bones and enchiladas to etouffee, there's something here to satisfy just about any palate...

Being stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdowns caused people to take a look around, and what many people saw were piles — of clothes, books, papers, boxes. Clutter. For some, the time at home made it possible to tackle the clutter and organize some long-delayed projects...

Nancy K. Johnson is a family nurse practitioner who has lived in the Jackson area for nearly 39 years, living now just outside of Gordonville. An adjunct faculty member at Southeast Missouri State University, she works with beginning nursing students and those preparing to graduate. Johnson has 26 years of nursing experience, has been practicing in rural health since 2012 and has previously worked for both SoutheastHEALTH and Saint Francis Medical Center. ...

Today is Monday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2021. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1980, the "Miracle on Ice" took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)...

Lord Jesus, our Savior, we sing your praise for only you are worthy of worship. Amen.

Former President Donald Trump captured the core of the problem in his official statement following his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial: “It is a sad commentary on our times that one political party in America is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law, defame law enforcement, cheer mobs, excuse rioters, and transform justice into a tool of political vengeance, and persecute, blacklist, cancel and suppress all people and viewpoints with whom or which they disagree.” ...

Washington, D.C., is not, counter to what you might think, a war zone. The city isn’t divided down the middle between the forces of the United States government on one hand and secessionist rebels on the other. Insurgents aren’t mortaring Reagan National Airport. Neither Virginia nor Maryland is about to declare war on the district...

Growing up in Minneapolis, Isabella Tunney followed the progress of her older brother with admiration and occasional envy as he worked toward earning the Boy Scouts' prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. This past weekend, at age 16, Tunney was one of nearly 1,000 girls and young women honored by the Boy Scouts in a virtual celebration of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts. ...

Federal aviation regulators are ordering United Airlines to step up inspections of all Boeing 777s equipped with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure Saturday over Denver. United says it is temporarily removing those aircraft from service...

HOUSTON -- Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday in the wake of a devastating winter storm as the region carried on with recovery efforts and the weather offered a balmy respite -- temperatures as high as the mid-60s. At the height of last week's storm, hospitals scrambled to care for patients amid record low temperatures, snow and ice that battered parts of the country more accustomed to going through winter with light jackets and short sleeves. ...

The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 -- roughly the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and just shy of the size of Atlanta. The figure compiled by Johns Hopkins University surpasses the number of people who died in 2019 of chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer's, flu and pneumonia combined...

Aurelia B. Jones, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Fountainbleu Lodge. Funeral services will be private for the family only. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorneys who represent clients in the medical marijuana industry are concerned they might face discipline under a state Supreme Court directive that appears to put federal law in conflict with state law. The directive, which took effect July 1, states attorneys cannot participate in -- or advise clients how to participate in -- acts that are illegal under federal law but legal under state law. ...

ST. LOUIS -- Some elderly and sick residents of the St. Louis area, fed up with waiting to get the call for a COVID-19 vaccination close to home, are traveling to distant places around the state to get their shot. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Butch Hartmann, 78, of Richmond Heights doesn't have a computer but is calling any phone number he can get to find a place so his longtime girlfriend can get a vaccine dose. So far, she hasn't found an appointment...

Federal funds for three programs designed to help low-income and first-generation college students at Southeast Missouri State University were mismanaged, an internal audit found; earlier in the week, the university fired the man who oversaw the programs as director of Student Educational Opportunity Programs...

Dale G. Summers of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Southeast Hospital at the age of 68 years, 2 months and 29 days. Dale son of the late Juanita Fox Cain and Willie Bird Summers, was born Monday, Nov. 17, 1952, in Kennett, Missouri...