Stories from Tuesday, February 25, 1992

CHAFFEE -- William "Bill" Daugherty Jr., 40, of Chaffee died Monday, Feb. 24, 1992 unexpectedly in his room at Tan-Tar-A Lodge, Lake of the Ozarks. Arrangements at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee are incomplete.

Incest is a hideous crime that can scar its victims for life. At least one victim from this area, however, is turning her nightmarish experience into something positive for her peers. By her request, she was identified in a recent Southeast Missourian story as Chelsea. ...

Talk about a consistent stork. Today is David Niswonger's 41st birthday. His sister, Mary Dee Denning, is celebrating her 39th, and their kid brother, John Niswonger of Gordonville turns 34 today. The three children of O.D. and Marie Niswonger of Cape Girardeau all were born Feb. 25 in 1951, 1953, and 1958. But their parents say the birth dates weren't planned...

To the Editor: A careful reading of the introduction of my earlier Be Our Guest column (February 13) reveals that the entire essay was a complete and accurate summary of an address by Dr. John Chubb delivered in Jefferson City on January 29 to a group of several hundred Missouri educators and legislators. ...

To the Editor: I was disappointed to hear the bellyaching of some the Illinois goose hunters and clubs over Operation Tailfan. It is difficult to comprehend why they are so upset with the Illinois Department of Conservation. Anti-hunting movements grow stronger each year. ...

CHARLESTON -- Ronnie Jo Drury, 13, of Charleston died Monday, Feb. 24, 1992, at his home. He was born July 19, 1978, at Victoria, Texas, the son of George Rodney Drury, who survives of Vancouver, Wash., and Diane Farrell, who survives of Charleston...

BENTON -- Wilma Virginia McCutchen, 63, of Route 1, Benton died Saturday, Feb. 22, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Stoddard County, the daughter of Clyde Cecil and Ruth Ethel Moore Brewer. On Oct. 4, 1946, she married Alfred McCutchen, who survives of the home...

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Louise C. Hendrick, 81, of Calvert City, Ken. and formerly of Cairo, Ill. died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1992, at her home. She was born Aug. 9, 1910, at Hampton, Ken., the daughter of Pete Ammon and Minnie Myrick Crawford. she was a member of the Methodist Church at Hampton...

Bill Matthews, 1528 Water, died Monday, Feb. 24, 1992, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CHAFFEE -- Audrey "Smokey" Lynn, 77, Chaffee Route 1, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1992, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Feb. 9, 1915, at Sikeston, son of William and Lillie Thompson Lynn. He and Iva Whorton were married May 22, 1943. Lynn retired 15 years ago as construction foreman at Noranda Aluminum. He attended First Baptist Church at Delta, and was a member of American Legion Post 389 here. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Geneva Mae Watson, 72, of Olive Branch, died suddenly Sunday, Feb. 23, 1992. She was born June 29, 1919, at Benton, daughter of Richard E. and Ruth Ethel Dickerson Duff. She married Ralph H. Watson Feb. 17, 1940. Watson was a technician at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau 15 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church here, Pulaski-Alexander Home Extension Association, and past president of Olive Branch Senior Citizens...

SIKESTON -- Robert Joe Wilson, two-day-old son of Joe and Vickie Welter Wilson of Sikeston, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1992, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 21, 1992, at Sikeston. Survivors include his parents; three brothers, Shane and Jeremy Neal of the home, David Wilson of Santa Ana, Calif.; a sister, Donna Wilson of Santa Ana; maternal grandmother, Lillie Welter of Benton, and paternal grandmother, Sybil Wilson of Morehouse...

A proposal to replace Cape Girardeau's Fire Station No. 3 with a new facility at Sprigg and Bertling has been included in the city's five-year capital improvements plan. If approved, the proposed plan would earmark $650,000 for the fire station project a project Fire Chief Gene Hindman said is sorely needed...

SIKESTON - In response to last week's overwhelming approval of an increase in the state's fuel tax, District 10 Highway Engineer Freeman McCullah said Monday his department is ready to move quickly to complete Proposition A projects and tackle the new list of 15-year projects...

Teachers and students at Alma Schrader Elementary School had a chance to talk with a teacher from Japan Monday. Kazuo Miyagi teaches English at a private high school in Japan and is in Cape Girardeau to study American education. He is in the second week of a three-week stay here...

Southeast Missouri State University will face a deficit of more than $2 million next fiscal year if it enacts all budget proposals, including salary hikes, that have been presented to a budget subcommittee. The subcommittee of the Budget Review Committee completed hearings last week. Most of the budget proposals have been passed on to the full budget committee for its consideration, subcommittee members said...

Cape Girardeau is one of eight locations in Missouri chosen to participate in new program called the Missouri Youth Services Conservation Corps program. The six-month program is expected to begin next week and will be funded initially by a $600,000 grant from the federal Job Training Partnership Act...

Benjamin Franklin will visit students at Franklin Elementary and L.J. Schultz schools Friday. Students will see a performance of "Benjamin Franklin's America" presented by Young Audiences of St. Louis. In the dramatization, Franklin's life as a printer, inventor and politician is portrayed by actor Read James...

SIKESTON - Among the major projects likely to be funded with additional fuel tax revenue are upgrades of Highways 25, 34, and 72 near Jackson. The plans, as outlined in the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department's 15-year needs study, call for rebuilding or replacing the routes and right-of-way acquisition sufficient to allow future four-lane expansion if justified by traffic counts...

The Oregon Ballet Theatre will perform tonight at Academic Auditorium on the Southeast Missouri State University campus as part of this season's Community Concert series. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Attendance is restricted to members of the Community Concert Association. Membership information can be obtained through Ed Kaiser at 335-2953...

Second of two articles SCOTT CITY A candidate for mayor of Scott City said city government could benefit from more citizen input. Rodney Holloway said he's talked to residents and they know what problems need to be fixed. And they have good ideas about how to do it, he said...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Evelyn Beussink, Brian Eftink, Sally Iten, Julie Kirchdoerfer, Cathy Klueppel, Greg Kuntz, David Pobst, Matt Sander, Tracy Stevens, Robin Thompson, Christy Vandeven, Linette Welter, Sara Wencewicz, Kim Zoellner Eleventh Grade - Amy Eftink, Emily Fisher, Lisa Hoffman, Bess Irlbeck, Angela Judd, Lori Maurer, Gregory Rubel, David Tanner, Paula Welker...

SCOTT CITY Sixth Grade - Adam Andrews, Amy Arnold, Brian Burlbaugh, Nick Centanni, Sara Corn, Jennifer Cox, Stephanie Crabtree, Jessica Dees, Brandon Drury, Jennifer Eaton, Barry Graham, Angie Hamilton, Chrissy Ledermann, Tonya Mathews, Kari Mayberry, Kathy Nesbit, Jessica Tranum...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Dane Imerman, Danielle Hill, Ezra Vandemark Fifth Grade - Hunter Cook Fourth Grade - Kendra Vandemark, Warren Williams, Rashida Wilson, Brighid Briney, Ross Conner, Tommy Dohogne, Mindy Hoffman, Tara Murakami Third Grade - Lesley Teague, Morgan Cook, Brandy Davis, Tony Doni...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Mala Ahuja, Crystal Atkins, Travis Austin, Gwenda Bennett, Kip Brown, Angela Burger, Paul Cairns, Brian Campbell, Deborah Chung, Bentley Clifford, Meredith Crain, Stephanie Finney, Kathryn Ford, Kyle Griffith, Brandon Hahs, Ashley Hall, Charleen Hall, Karen Hasty, John Hillin, Amy Hook, Marla Jones, Haresh Kamath, Nicole Keller, David Kinder, Lori Knoth, Sara Krigbaum, Bob Marietta, Beau McCarthy, Martha McCormack, Christine Melton, Meike Newell, Kelly O'Neil, Elizabeth Otto, Stephen Owen, Tammy Parrish, Carrie Peterman, Janie Propst, Tina Riley, LaRoy Roper III, Keith Russell, Kristen Seabaugh, Cara Simpson, Anne Snider, Jeanne Steger, Joy Todd, Robin Waldo, Renee Watkin. ...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Rachel Bettag, Tobie Bittle, Lacie Brenner, Vicki Clark, Chris Foeste, Jill Franklin, Amy Friese, Jill McCloskey, Aaron Roth, Kensie Russell, Kristen Sieb, Susan Smith, Lashanda Twiggs, Amanda Wyatt Fifth Grade - Terri Lilly, Courtney Maguire, Lyndsey McKay, Garth Otto, Susan Tansil...

A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Jessica Anderson, Aimee Bittle, Jason Bowers, Vincent Collier, Jeremy Freeman, Catherine Gooden, Gregory Hutteger, Tricia Keller, Kim Koehler, Deaun Larson, Jennie Lukens, Julie McCarthy, Melanie McCormack, Josh Miller, Melissa Renard, Thomas Richards, Erin Riches, Jeffery Riley, Shelly Steffens, Lauren Syler, Margery Wickham, Terra Wright...

A Honor Roll Fourth Grade - Chris Dirnberger, Michelle Hency, Mark Ostendorf, and Tim Robert. Fifth Grade - Kristy Jansen and B.J. Patterson. Sixth Grade - Jessica Hency. Seventh Grade - Kelly Fisher, Amber McCormick, Amy Mueller, and Chris Patterson...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Tommy Berkbigler, Jeremy Bratton, Sean Hagan, Jenny Layton, Ben LeGrand, Jennifer Teegarden Seventh Grade - Derek Fenwick, Natalie Jones, Jeff Mueller, Kyle Shaffer Sixth Grade - Stephanie Arnzen, Jimmy Auer, Janna Bratton, Anne Hays, Melissa Maurer, Nina Prost, Rebecca Roe...

"A" Honor Roll Andrea Benton, Kandra Bowers, Emily Brown, Lesley Clarke, Vijay Dahiya, Adam Davis, Laura Dombrowski, Jeremy Driskell, Alisha Gammon, Lesley Goehring, Elizabeth Green, Dylan Jones, Justin Jones, Deborah Kerr, Josh Kuntz, Laura Lukens, Stacy Macke, Branden McCullough, Jeff Miller, Kelly Morgan, Danielle Pierce, Leanne Pierce, Tim Sadler, Christy Schmitt, Jodie Shelby, Laura Sides, Doug Simmons, Bonnie Taylor, Eric Voepel, Amy Woods...

Scholastic Honor Roll First Semester Twelfth Grade - Heather Deneke, Sam Eatherton, Pat Kintner, Billy Ramsey, Andrea Siemer Eleventh Grade - Beth Farrow, Keenan Kinder, Christopher Shane McBride, Shelly D. Orrell, Melanie Speight "A" Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Cathy Aufdenberg, Suzanne Bach, Susan Baker, Janet Beasley, Jessica Beeson, Christina Berry, Nicki Blankenship, Renee Brim, Tara Brown, Mike Byrd, Melissa Campbell, Stacey Cranmer, Travis Criddle, Christy Denton, Maureen Duckett, Jennifer Edwards, Karen Faire, Tony Giambalvo, James Hamlin, Brandy Hoffman, Lea Hogan, Susan Hopkins, Tisha Humes, Brad Johnson, Ryan Kasten, Tracey Kieninger, Tiffiney Kies, Gina King, Jared Kuntze, Sherry Langford, Nicole Martin, Rodney Matthews, Kim McLean, Kim Medling, Jennifer Meyer, Larry Miller, Tim Miller, Kerri Monteith, Misty Morton, Nicole Mosley, Ronnie Mouser, Michele Newman, Brian Nussbaum, Ray Perez, Rachel Phillips, Denise Priest, Jessica Piepenbrok, Amy Roussel, Corey Sink, Annie Smith, Ryan Smith, Brent Statler, Travis Statler, Susan Sturm, Julie Tallent, Brenda Thompson, Monica Thorne, Kent Tranter, Traci Tuschhoff, Brenda Uhrhan, Doug Wadley, Kelly Wieser. ...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Joshua Cano, Bryan Daume, Lora Fornkahl, Paul Kranawetter, Tim Mayfield, Jay Meystedt, and Jennifer Petzoldt. Seventh Grade - Alix Lindblom, David Meyr, Kevin Pingel, and Nicholas Raines. Sixth Grade - Tina Blackwell, Sarah Bruening, Kimberly Clarke, Michael McCowen, Julie Seabaugh, Katherine Singleton, Bridget Tracy, and Leah Ulrich...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Dustin Bryant, Michelle Coomer, Jennifer Dooley, Shannon Enderle, Lisa Friga, Kara Griffin, Heather Harrell, Kellie Lynn, Kristi Martin, Stephanie Pfefferkorn, Gina Stroder, Lori Meyr Eleventh Grade - Sarah Blevins, Trisha Brown, Leigh Anna Denbow, Scott Horman, Tyler Meyr, Sheri Paulus, Amy Pobst, Dulcie Noble...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Jennifer Bertrand, Eddie Laws, Charles Ostendorf, Christie Page, Jennifer Roth, Jennifer Smith, Sherri Warren, Emily Wipfler Eleventh Grade - Todd Essner, Michael Leible, Amy Page, Nicole Wadlington Tenth Grade - Ralf Emerson, Michelle Keesee, Matt Ostendorf, Brad Reddick...

A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Katie Allstun, Ben Baker, Christopher Britt, Michael Cook, Nathan Cooley, Christopher Crawford, Derrick Deneke, Matthew Edwards, Jason Enders, Christina Etherington, Sarah Fluegge, Erin Friedrich, Emily Fulenwider, Alisha Gehl, Julia Green, Heidi Griswold, Jared Hale, Elizabeth Harshaw, Carrie Heise, Eric Hinkebein, Kathleen Ivester, Rachel Johannes, Andrea King, Jessica Koeller, Paige Kracke, Reginald Lafaye, Whitney Lape, Shelby Lashley, Lance McBryde, Kristine McClary, Jon Mark Milde, Rebecca Neumann, Jeffery O'Dell, Gina Parenteau, John Popp, Adrian Raney, Kevin Schabbing, Lisa Schmid, Julia Schmid, Laura Sides, Garrett Sparks, Kristi St. ...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Zac Beussink, Jamie Brown, Heather Frericks, Cory Ruesler Seventh Grade - Nicholas Seabaugh, Shawn Scharenborg, Michele Millham, Brock Friedrich Sixth Grade - Theresa Biri, Dean Bucher, Christa Millham, Lena Seiler Fifth Grade - Craig Bohnsack, Chrissi Glastetter, Chris Kohm, Brittney McDowell, Mary Beth Niederkorn, Sara Rhodes, Annie Stoverink, Cara Ann Tibbs, Joshua Zoellner...

E Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Randy Koenig Eleventh Grade - Kristi Carlisle, Michelle Landewee, Bart Vandeven Tenth Grade - Melissa Engelen, Derek Halter, Eric Halter, Rodney Horrell Ninth Grade - Danielle Beussink, Chris Horrell, Denise Jansen, Robin Thiele, Jeff Turner...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Monica Abernathy, Craig Brown, Shane Brown, Michael Engert, Carla Favier, Sandra Franklin, Nicky Fritsche, Laura Hadler, Carol Hellwege, Ann Huber, Thomas Huber, Marty Kassulke, Michele Kaufmann, Shannon Kiefer, Henry Kirn, Linda Koenig, Tammy Lauck, Charles Lowes, Petrina Lukefahr, Joan Mahnen, Amie Pannier, Chandos Pittman, Chad Richardet, Deanna Schoenherr, Craig Schuessler, Natalie Schuessler, Andrea Schumer, Rebecca Steffens, Lance VanZandt, Jason Welker...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Josh Bryant, Shaun Craig, Angie Fornkohl, Ryan Groves, Matt Ruebel, Shawna Williams Seventh Grade - Angela Floyd, Tashia Smoot Sixth Grade - Kris Baranovic, Rachel Followell, Amy Hooker, Ryan Lohmeier, Sarah McDowell, Gina Pirch, Jill Stiehl, Erin Vogt...

High Honors Twelfth Grade - Thomas Farris, Tiffiney Pickett, Tanda Fore, Tonya Pettit, Thomas Smothers, Robin Sams, David Lamburth, Dennis Savat Eleventh Grade - Paula Shafer, Kristie Stevenson, Dylan Hopkins, Tanya Love, David Mitchell Tenth Grade - Amy Johnson, Deena Williams, Jeris Houston, Angelia Honey...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Ryan Burnett, Joan Schmitt, Melissa Reitzel, Sharon Andrews, Marsha Bowers, Robby Seay, Keith Eftink, Neil Hester, Anthony Morrison Eleventh Grade - Gina Eftink, Kelli Kinder, Al Peaser, Maria Glaus, Lana Cook, Chris Blattel, Amy Seabaugh...

Eighth Grade - Thelma Bridwell, Kevin Brown, Brian Choate, Bo Cook, John Felter, Melinda Gilpin, Derek Graham, Shane Halter, Emily Kirk, Beth Laster, Trevor Lovett, Jacob Pattengill, Becky Sloan, Amanda Taylor, Christy Wright Seventh Grade - Chris Beardslee, Melissa Bittick, Kelli Branom, Jill Fisher, Amy Gates, Christy Hettenhouser, Cheryl Hubbert, Chance Huff, Dawn Jones, Arvel Long, Julia Mcknelly, Jared McMullin, Bridgett Owens, Brandin Pattengill, Jason Sander, Travis Schiwitz, Amy Shanks, Brandy Simms, Lester Sneed. ...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Jennifer Besand, Aimee Clements, Suzy Courtois, Nathan Yamnitz Seventh Grade - Jenny Anderson, Shelly Drum, Carissa Kutz, Matt Meyr, Kristi Oehlert, Carrie Schamburg, Jaclyn Schremp, Chris Vaeth, Tracey Weber, Carrie Weinkein...

Twelfth Grade - Chris Wehrenberg, Shannon Hawkins, Wardell Levy, Jamie Spaulding, Lucyanna Johnson, Delecia Bailey, Latoy Marks, Marcus Oglesby, Lori Goins, Keba Fletcher, Carol Khourie, Natalie Johnson Eleventh Grade - Kerrie Weston, Cleon Barnett, Carmella Blake, Ashely Rose, Montez Hopkins, Jennifer Vaughn, Torian Humble, Kisha Fitzgerald, Melissa Carr, Juanice Schoffner, Niki Lathan, Jennifer Redcloud, Stacie Bierbaum...

Twelfth Grade - Fara Caudle, Angela Hogan, Connie Schaefer, Sarah Sindle, Christy Trankler Eleventh Grade - Amy Bryeans, Carrie Burton, Todd Daniel, Mark Eftink, Brenda Griswell, Mark Hobbs, Jason Klipfel, Dustin McIntosh, Kenny Owen, Jason Pobst, Theresa Sindle, Sabrina Tyler, Vernoica Walter, Anita Watkins, Dana Wheeler...

SIKESTON -- Tina McCloskey of Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School and Laura Cato of Poplar Bluff Junior High School were co-champions in the district division of the Scripps-Howard annual spelling bee at Sikeston Middle School Saturday. The 26 school champions competing at Sikeston's bee qualified the district to send its two top spellers to St. Louis to represent Southeast Missouri in regional rounds of the competition April 4...