Stories from Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Astronaut and educator Linda Godwin jokes it’s strange to realize she is old enough to have her life as the subject of a museum exhibit. It’s a comment she made at the Cape Girardeau County History Center May 18, at a reception held for the opening of her Hometown Hero exhibit that displays photos and artifacts from the four missions she went on with NASA in the 1980s and 1990s. ...

There will be a free drive-in movie night Friday, June 30, at the Community Partnership building at 40 S. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. This is a free event put on by the Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri, a not-for-profit organization. Those attending will be watching the recently- released "Super Mario Bros. Movie". The movie will start at 8 p.m. There will be free popcorn to snack on during the film...

An inmate waiting to appear last week in Ripley County (Missouri) Circuit Court attempted to escape by leaping out of a second-story courthouse window, breaking bones in his elbow and leg and sustaining lacerations to his face. According to reports, Jerome Cole, 45, of Doniphan, Missouri, was one of 13 inmates transported from Wayne County (Missouri) jail, to appear in court June 16 before Judge Michael Pritchett...

Hot air balloons light up during the inaugural Sikeston Hot Air Balloon Festival on Saturday, June 17, at Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds in Sikeston, Missouri. ...

The Sweet Corn Festival will be Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24, in East Prairie, Missouri. The festival will start at 10 a.m. Friday with vendors selling their food and crafts for a soft start to the weekend. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., there will be a fish fry fundraiser held by Nutrition Center. The fish fry will be at 304 E. Main St. Tickets are $15, and carry-out will be available...

Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center staff will conduct two drive-through vaccination clinics for students entering kindergarten or eighth grade. The clinics will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, and Wednesday, July 26, at the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, 1121 Linden St. in Cape Girardeau...

Charitable organizations impact the very fabric of our lives every day, but they can't do it without you! Through individual contributions, each of us can have a positive impact on the work of these nonprofits and, as a result, each of us can make a significant difference in our communities. Although financial donations are important, you might be surprised at what a difference you can make by sharing your time, your knowledge, and your skills...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) is providing an online interactive map and text number to help families locate Summer Food Service Program sites around the state. The Summer Food Service Program is made to feed children living in eligible areas during the summer or public emergencies when children do not have access to food at school...

The U.S. State Department advised, because of "unprecedented demand", it is taking an estimated to 10 to 13 weeks to process routine passport applications. Per the department's website, travel.state.gov, all Americans are encouraged to check their passport expiration date before making any definitive plans for international travel and to take action to renew their passport well in advance of planned departure dates...

Paul Koerber could tell a thousand stories about his dairy farm just outside Gordonville. Stories about family. Stories about the teenaged farmhands he's hired. Stories about cows. Weather events. How the corn is cut. How the cows are milked. How the industry has changed...

Today is Tuesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2023. There are 194 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 20, 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. On this date: In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of the bald eagle...

Did you know pets are masters at hiding their pain? They will often hide their pain for as long as possible, often until their owners notice something is wrong. While hiding pain used to serve as a survival mechanism in the wild, it now makes it harder for owners to notice when something is wrong. This month, we want to discuss what pain is, how to spot it in your pet and how to manage that pain...

O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our healer and deliverer. Amen.

Is it not enough that MLB allowed advertisements behind the batters on the lower wall years ago? In my opinion, it degrades the sport to put advertisements on the players' sleeves. The worst, however, is the ads on the video screen, which has suddenly started showing up in the lower stands behind home plate! It totally detracts from the batter. How much money does MLB need to make their owners billionaires? Maybe $50 beer?...

Find an Indian. Any Indian. That's essentially the approach the United States takes when a Native American child winds up in foster care. The Supreme Court was just given the opportunity to help these children by overturning a law that prioritizes placing Native American children in need of adoption with Native American families, but did not take it...

Over the last several years Americans have watched the Left do everything they could to take down President Donald Trump. There was the Russia-Trump collusion conspiracy theory, where Washington Democrats teamed up with the liberal media to go after Trump. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 18 n Medical assists were made at 7:59 a.m. on North Bellevue Street; 4:17 p.m. on Watkins Drive; 9 p.m. on Morgan Oak Street; and 11:20 p.m. on Whitener Street.

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Aspen Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Ellis Street...

CAIRO, Ill. — Lynn R. Webster, 72, of Cairo went to be with the Lord while at home Thursday, June 15, 2023. She was born Aug. 20, 1950, to the late Merrill C. "Red" and Janet Lee Hill Currier of Cairo. Lynn was a lifelong Cairoite and had an accomplished career as a radio advertising sales executive working for WKYQ out of Paducah, Kentucky. ...

Robert J. "Bob" Manning, 87, of Jackson passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023, at his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1935, in Bloomfield, Missouri, son of Albert and Maude Spangler Manning. He and Margaret M. "Peggy" Muegge were married Aug. 29, 1959, in St. Louis...

Paula Jean Hornbeek, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Lutheran Home. She was born June 9, 1935, in Hecla, South Dakota, to Frank Cecil and Eileen G. Corliss Maynard. She and Gene Laverne Willis Sr. were married in 1953 in Springfield, Illinois. He preceded her in death in February 1981. She later married James Albert Hornbeek on Nov. 14, 2000, at Pocahontas, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Nov. 12, 2018...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Bonagene Devenport, 87, of Marble Hill died Thursday, June 15, 2023, at her home. She was born Feb. 4, 1936, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Elmer Elves and Della Ann Cook Masters. She and Darrel F. Devenport were married Jan. 29, 1955, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death in November 2010. They shared 55 years of marriage...

Rebecca Sue Crippen Baldwin of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023, at the age of 84. Rebecca was born Dec. 26, 1938, in Delight, Arkansas, to Carl R. and Ruby Dell Taylor. She was a member of Abbey Road Christian Church in Cape Girardeau...

LONDON -- Britain's House of Commons on Monday resoundingly endorsed a report that found Boris Johnson lied to lawmakers about lockdown-flouting parties in his office, a humiliating censure that strips the former prime minister of his lifetime access to Parliament...

KYIV, Ukraine -- The Kremlin's spokesman said Monday that U.N. aid workers who want to visit areas ravaged by the recent Kakhovka dam collapse in southern Ukraine can't go there because fighting in the war makes it unsafe. The United Nations rebuked Moscow on Sunday for allegedly denying aid workers access to Russian-occupied areas where residents are stranded amid "devastating destruction."...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A former student entered a school and then began shooting in Brazil's southern Parana state Monday, killing a 16-year-old girl and severely wounding another teen, a spokesperson for the city of Cambe told The Associated Press by phone...

JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank -- Israeli military forces raided a refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Monday, igniting the fiercest day of fighting in years as Palestinian militants detonated roadside bombs and Israeli helicopter gunships struck Palestinian gunmen to rescue troops trapped in the hourslong firefight...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A man with an ax attacked random diners at three neighboring Chinese restaurants in New Zealand, wounding four people, police and witnesses said. Police said the man began the attack at about 9 p.m. Monday in the north Auckland suburb of Albany...

CALBAYOG, Philippines -- Delfina Guiwan's heart was pounding as she snuck back to her village, now abandoned and eerily quiet, in the fertile foothills of gently erupting Mayon volcano in the northeastern Philippines. When patrolling police spotted her, they warned that the village is off-limits because of the danger of a violent eruption at any time. Guiwan, 47, said she knew the risks but begged to stay a few minutes more to get her daughter's school uniform from their shack and feed her pigs...

BERLIN -- Police in southern Germany said Monday that an American tourist who was pushed into a ravine during an attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which her 21-year-old friend was killed has been released from the hospital. The 22-year-old woman had tried to stop a 30-year-old Michigan man from allegedly assaulting her friend after luring them onto a trail leading to a viewpoint overlooking the famous castle, which draws more than a million tourists every year...

BERISLAV, Ukraine -- Russia had the means, motive and opportunity to bring down a Ukrainian dam that collapsed earlier this month while under Russian control, according to exclusive drone photos and information obtained by The Associated Press. Two officials said Russian troops were stationed in a crucial area inside the Kakhovka Dam where the Ukrainians say the explosion that destroyed it was centered. ...

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana officials sought to downplay a first-of-its-kind trial taking place over the state's obligations to protect residents from climate change, saying Monday that a victory by the young plaintiffs would not change approvals for fossil fuel projects...

LOUIN, Miss. -- Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen, officials said Monday. State emergency workers were still working with counties to assess the damage from storms in which high temperatures and hail in some areas accompanied tornadoes. The death and injuries were reported by officials in eastern Mississippi's Jasper County...

NEW YORK -- Dozens of LGBTQ+ pride flags were damaged and ripped down at the Stonewall National Monument over the weekend, the third such bout of vandalism at the LGBTQ+ landmark during this Pride month, police said. The latest occurrence happened Sunday, after others on June 9 and last Thursday. No arrests have been made in any of the incidents, and it's unclear whether they were connected. The New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating...

Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil War. While many have treated the long holiday weekend as a reason for a party, others urged quiet reflection on America's often violent and oppressive treatment of its Black citizens. ...

CHICAGO -- Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. Four people were found shot to death in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper was killed in an ambush, and bullets struck 11 teenagers, killing one, at a party in Missouri...

A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century ago...

PALO ALTO, California -- President Joe Biden ramps up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area, as his campaign builds up its coffers and lays strategic foundations for 2024. In the back half of June, Biden's campaign will have more than 20 fundraisers involving him, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, according to a person involved in Biden's travel plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss the schedule.. ...

MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the Lesser Antilles by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph at 5 p.m. ...

More than 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months as some states moved swiftly to halt health care coverage following the end of the coronavirus pandemic. Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork. Though the eligibility review is required by the federal government, President's Joe Biden's administration isn't too pleased at how efficiently some other states are accomplishing the task...

BEIJING -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said they agreed to "stabilize" badly deteriorated U.S.-China ties, but America's top diplomat left Beijing with his biggest ask rebuffed: better communications between their militaries...

Two new surgery centers are in the works for Cape Girardeau; Dr. William Kapp III, an orthopedist, has issued a letter of intent to apply for a certificate of need to build a $5.4 million ambulatory surgery facility, Mississippi Valley Surgery Center; and the Missouri Department of Health has given the go-ahead to Silver Springs Surgery Center LLC...

June 19, 2023 CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - At a time when quality childcare is becoming harder to find, John’s Pharmacy is providing a solution for their employees. With hopes of improved recruiting and employee retention as well as a better work-life balance for employees, John’s pharmacy will open their own childcare facility in July of 2023...