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Stories from Thursday, July 7, 2005

MoDOT, local officials looking at bridge light problems (07/07/05)
Cape Girardeau city and civic leaders and Missouri Department of Transportation officials want a permanent solution to a reoccurring problem that's left the new Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in the dark. But at this point, it's unclear why a transformer malfunctioned a week ago today, said MoDOT's new district engineer, Mark Shelton...
Steps to better health (07/07/05)
With the addition of exercise as an element of the new food pyramid, health officials are encouraging people to add exercise to their daily routine and help combat obesity and disease in the process. Walking often provides that exercise. It is "so beneficial because it's low stress and you don't need any equipment except a good pair of shoes," said Sandie Howells, health and fitness coordinator at Saint Francis' Fitness Plus...
Community briefs 7/7/05 (07/07/05)
Jeff Brown memorial fund established to help family A memorial fund has been established to help the family of Jeff Brown, who died recently, leaving behind excessive medical bills and a need for home repairs. Contributions may be made to the Jeff Brown Memorial Fund at any Bank of America...
Trapped by traffic: Rockview resident worries about more trains (07/07/05)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- The tiny town of Rockview near Chaffee, Mo., has long been in an intimate embrace with the railroad. The unincorporated village sits right at the intersection of two tracks -- a north-south track owned by Burlington-Northern Santa Fe and an east-west track belonging to Union Pacific...
Cape air festival adding extreme sports element to broaden event's appeal (07/07/05)
Organizers of this year's Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival are hoping a new direction will help attract a larger crowd to this year's event. For the first time, the festival is incorporating motocross in an attempt to bring in people more interested in extreme sports...
Interim dean becomes permanent (07/07/05)
Dr. David Starrett, interim dean of University Studies, has been appointed the permanent dean of the program at Southeast Missouri State University. He also will continue to direct the Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning. Starrett had served as interim dean since June 2004, when the board of regents restructured the university's academic affairs division...
Central High School grad completes Army training (07/07/05)
Sgt. Curtis Baldwin has graduated from the U.S. Army Primary Leadership Development Course. Baldwin is a combat engineer assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, Bamberg, Germany. He is the stepson of Dan M. Baldwin of Millersville and nephew of Christine Murakami of Cape Girardeau. The sergeant is a 1999 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School...
Teen hurt after swerving to miss dog (07/07/05)
A Millersville teen was injured in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Cape Girardeau County Road 360, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The patrol reported that Levi Bowers, 16, received minor injuries when he swerved to miss a dog. His vehicle ran off the road and overturned a half-mile east of Burfordville...
All-you-can-eat fish fry scheduled for Friday (07/07/05)
Eisleben Lutheran Church will hold a fish fry from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Menu includes all-you-can-eat fish, slaw, baked beans, mo-jo potatoes, hush puppies and drink. Children under 5 eat for free. Carry outs will be available. The event is sponsored by the cemetery and grounds committee...
Suspect held for body dumped in Mississippi (07/07/05)
The body found Tuesday was identified as the victim of a southwest Missouri homicide. COMMERCE, Mo. -- A man with Southeast Missouri ties is being held as a "person of interest" in the murder of a Barry County man whose body was apparently dumped in the Mississippi River and found Tuesday along the river's banks north of Commerce...
BBQ Fest to be sanctioned event (07/07/05)
When the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's 13th annual BBQ Fest takes place in August, it will be officially sanctioned by the world's largest organization of barbecue enthusiasts -- the Kansas City Barbecue Society. "What it means is we've moved from a backyard kind of contest to a professional type of contest," said chamber president John Mehner. "It doesn't mean you have to be a professional to cook, though."...
Vanishing lake to be repaired (07/07/05)
REYNOLDSVILLE, Ill. -- Work will begin Monday to plug a hole in a rapidly disappearing Southern Illinois lake, according to Union County officials. When the water level at Lyerla Lake started dropping a few weeks ago, people initially assumed it was due to the recent drought, Union County Clerk Bobby Toler said. However, Toler said it soon became apparent that something more serious was happening at the popular fishing spot just east of Reynoldsville...
Most area governments locked into sales tax holiday (07/07/05)
Missouri will hold its second sales tax holiday this August and most Southeast Missouri cities and counties will be required to temporarily suspend their levies. Last year's holiday garnered rave reviews from shoppers and businesses. The 2003 state law establishing the one-time event, however, allowed cities and counties to opt-out of waiving their local sales taxes. Sixty-six counties and 180 cities took advantage of that provision to avoid losing revenue...
Woman wins big at La Grange casino (07/07/05)
LAGRANGE, Mo. -- A New London woman hit a $2.1 million jackpot on a progressive slot machine, just two days after the 25-cent machine went online. Brenda Preston won the jackpot Saturday afternoon at Terrible's Mark Twain Casino. Preston, 40, said she was looking at another slot machine she planned to play when the gambler next to her congratulated her on winning...
State business director quits (07/07/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's business recruitment director resigned under pressure Wednesday after acknowledging she had pleaded guilty to stealing money from a college sorority nearly a decade ago. Randa A. Hayes, 33, submitted her resignation after being asked to do so by the director of Gov. Matt Blunt's Department of Economic Development...
Middle school class designs, budget homes (07/07/05)
BELVIDERE, Ill. -- If you've ever wondered how an eighth-grader would design a house, you might take a cue from students in Jan McMahon's classes at Belvidere South Middle School. Their assignment: create a home with working lights from cardboard and furnish it, all on a $500,000 budget...
Florida judge gives some Limbaugh medical records to investigators (07/07/05)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A judge gave some of Rush Limbaugh's medical records to prosecutors Wednesday, allowing their long-stalled investigation into whether the conservative commentator illegally purchased painkillers to move forward. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Barkdull III returned other of Limbaugh's records to his attorney, Roy Black, who had argued some of the records contained privileged, even embarrassing, details about medical procedures, symptoms and other issues unrelated to the criminal investigation.. ...
5 from U.S. held as Iraq insurgents (07/07/05)
Their capture presents a complex legal issue for the U.S. government. WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military is holding five U.S. citizens suspected of insurgent activities in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. They were captured separately and don't appear to have ties to one another, spokesman Bryan Whitman said. He declined to identify them, citing a Pentagon policy that prohibits identification of detainees...
Little progress on fuel tank flammability (07/07/05)
WASHINGTON -- Nearly nine years after a fuel tank explosion caused the fatal crash of TWA Flight 800, safety officials say little has been done to reduce the flammability of vapors in aircraft fuel tanks. The Federal Aviation Administration announced in February 2004 that it found a filtering system to make fuel vapors less likely to ignite. The agency said that it would propose in the fall of 2004 a regulation requiring that such systems be installed on large aircraft...
Fate of Iran's nuclear negotiator questioned (07/07/05)
TEHRAN, Iran -- The fate of Iran's top negotiator in nuclear talks with Europe was thrown into question Wednesday with conflicting reports on whether he had resigned or would stay in his post. The issue is crucial, because the future of Iran's nuclear talks with Europe has been viewed as a key issue in determining relations between the West and the government of ultraconservative president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
'12 Olympics go to Britain (07/07/05)
LONDON -- From the streets of Singapore to Trafalgar Square, jubilant Londoners celebrated their upset victory Wednesday over Paris for the right to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Thousands who had crammed into Trafalgar -- built to honor a sea battle that marked another famous triumph over the French 200 years ago -- erupted with joy and disbelief when the president of the International Olympic Committee announced the results in a live broadcast from Singapore, seven time zones away. ...
Improved defense lifts Capahas to win (07/07/05)
The Plaza Tire Capahas played nearly flawless defense and banged out 13 hits in an 8-5 road win Wednesday against Fairview Heights, Ill. The Capahas (15-6) host the NBC Mid-South Regional Tournament beginning Friday at Capaha Park. Lanson DeBrock picked up the win with 5 2/3 innings of four-hit work. DeBrock struck out four, walked four and allowed three earned runs. Chad Bogenpohl pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings, and Josh Parham allowed a run on two hits in the ninth...
Cape drops 9th straight (07/07/05)
Errors got the best of the Cape Girardeau American Legion baseball team, which allowed seven unanswered runs in an 8-5 loss to Dothan, Ala., on Wednesday night at Capaha Field. Cape Girardeau built a 5-1 lead after two innings and still led 5-2 when starting pitcher Anthony Wulfers departed the game after five innings...
Area sports digest 7/7/05 (07/07/05)
Mack wins two races over holiday weekend Joey Mack won two more auto races over the Fourth of July weekend, capturing events at Malden Speedway in Malden, Mo., and I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., to bring his total number of victories to seven for the season...
Wie's presence bolsters PGA's John Deere Classic (07/07/05)
With most of the world's best players resting for the British Open, the event lifted its profile by inviting the 15-year-old girl. SILVIS, Ill. -- Sorry defending champion Mark Hensby, Nick Price, David Toms and everyone else here, it's not about you this week...
Armstrong retains overall lead (07/07/05)
MONTARGIS, France -- Lance Armstrong retained the overall lead in the Tour de France when he cruised to a safe finish in Wednesday's fifth stage, won by Robbie McEwen of Australia. Armstrong, going for a seventh straight Tour victory, crossed the finish in 45th place in a pack of riders that clocked the same time as McEwen -- 3 hours, 46 minutes -- for the 113.7-mile ride from Chambord to Montargis...
St. Louis posts dramatic win in Arizona (07/07/05)
The Associated Press PHOENIX -- David Eckstein's suicide squeeze scored pinch-runner So Taguchi in the ninth inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory Wednesday night over the Arizona Diamondbacks and earn Chris Carpenter his 13th victory, tied for most in the majors...
Podsednik, Oswalt grab last roster spots for All-Star Game (07/07/05)
Outfielder Scott Podsednik of the Chicago White Sox and Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt earned the final spots on the All-Star teams in Internet fan voting completed Wednesday. Podsednik edged Yankees captain Derek Jeter for the 32nd roster spot on the American League squad. The major league leader in stolen bases also beat outfielders Torii Hunter of Minnesota, Hideki Matsui of New York and Carl Crawford of Tampa Bay...
Unusual sporting event has become instant classic (07/07/05)
This year's event will set a record for players and prize money. LAS VEGAS -- The World Series of Poker creates legends and changes lives, makes instant millionaires and megastars, pits world-class rounders against online amateurs, brings together Hollywood celebrities and red-eyed denizens of backroom games...
New York has hard time with bid defeat (07/07/05)
Officials uncertain if they will try for 2016. SINGAPORE -- For a city used to success, defeat was stinging. So dismayed were New York officials by the loss of their 2012 Olympic bid that they pointedly declined to commit themselves to another try for the Summer Games four years later...
Sanders close to joining elite 300-300 club (07/07/05)
Sanders is on course this year to become the just the fifth player in history with 300 career home runs and 300 career stolen bases. ST. LOUIS -- Reggie Sanders' quest for a first 30-30 season could land him in an even more exclusive club. The St. Louis Cardinals' left fielder is closing in on 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases, a feat accomplished by only four players. ...
Exercising for lifetime should be goal (07/07/05)
Recently a colleague of mine told me that he discovered his 82-year-old mother had joined a gym and hired a personal trainer. He was appalled. "What's so terrible about that?" I queried. "The thought of my 82-year-old mother in Spandex tights, a jogging bra and fingerless gloves, pumping iron ... it's hard to think about."...
Glad all over all over again (07/07/05)
July 7, 2005 Dear Julie, James Brown said his performances and church have one thing in common: Both are meant to bring people joy. I would argue that all joy is the same. The Beatles called it being "glad all over." Not every performance leaves us feeling that way, of course, but when people offer themselves from a stage, relinquish their defenses, it's hard not to love whatever they do...
Frank Mathis (07/07/05)
THEBES, Ill. -- Frank Mathis, 71, of Thebes died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 1, 1933, at Thebes, son of the late Charlie and Sula Winn Mathis. He and Patricia Prater were married Oct. 9, 1962...
Al Meadows (07/07/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Al Meadows, 91, of Cairo died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Jennie Stuart Hospital in Hopkinsville, Ky. He was born March 20, 1914, at Wingo, Ky., son of the late William and Cammie Watson Meadows. He was married to Aileen Meadows...
Leola Boyer (07/07/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leola C. Tackaberry Boyer, 81, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville. She was born March 30, 1924, in Perry County, daughter of the late Harry J. Tackaberry Sr. and Hilda V. Holtermann Tackaberry. She and James L. Boyer were married on Nov. 30, 1978...
Doris Carlson (07/07/05)
Doris Mae Carlson died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville following an extended illness. Mrs. Carlson was a native of Illinois, the daughter of Ernest and Martha Dahlin. She had lived in Gainesville since 1981, and was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church...
Ruth Harper (07/07/05)
Ruth E. Harper, 84, of Mount Vernon, Ill., died Monday, July 4, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 20, 1920, in Glendale, Ill., daughter of Charles and Florence Aly Broadway. She and Harry E. Harper were married Oct. 5, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. He died Dec. 8, 1998...
Fama Pratt (07/07/05)
Fama Pratt, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at her daughter's home in Poplar Bluff. She was born Nov. 12, 1911, in Hale Center, Texas, daughter of Edward T. and Exah Lou Flake Boyd. She and the Rev. Eugene T. Pratt were married May 13, 1935, in Crowley, Texas. During their married life, Fama faithfully supported Eugene's various ministries. He passed away April 18, 1965...
Christena Pobst (07/07/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- Christena Marie Pobst, 86, of Oran died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 25, 1918, at Oran, daughter of Joseph and Mary Gosche Hahn. She and Louis M. Pobst were married April 22, 1941. He died Aug. 26, 2000...
Eula Stevenson (07/07/05)
Eula Blair Stevenson died July 4, 2005. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. Ralph Michael Stevenson. She was the second daughter of three, born June 27, 1905, to Clare Lyons Blair and Rylie Blair of Sparta, Illinois. She recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends. ...
Edward Bilek (07/07/05)
Edward Lee Bilek, 77, of Millersville passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1927, in O'Fallon, Ill., son of the late Frank S. and Ann Foy Bilek. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Frank Ronketto. He and Verna Brennecke were married Dec. 22, 1950, in Cape Girardeau...
Dell Smith (07/07/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dell Ward Smith, 95, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Elder Care in Marble Hill. She was born Dec. 18, 1909, in Glenallen, Mo., daughter of William F. and Nellie Goodson Underwood. She first married Buford C. Ward, who died April 10, 1957. She and Kline Smith were married Dec. 24, 1959. He died Jan. 27, 2001...
Mabel Webb (07/07/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mabel I. Webb, 95, formerly of Sikeston died Monday, July 4, 2005, in Spring Arbor, Mich. She was born July 8, 1909, in Sikeston, daughter of Elisah and Anna Irwin Johnson. She married John O. Webb, who preceded her in death. Survivors include nieces and nephews...
Russell Penrose (07/07/05)
Russell Penrose, 83, of Jackson died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
Naomi Raby (07/07/05)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Naomi Raby, 90, of Tamms died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Arthur Schulte Sr. (07/07/05)
Arthur Joseph Schulte Sr., 75, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Monday, July 4, 2005, at St. Mary's Health center. He was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Jefferson City, son of J. Henry and Leona Regina Kerperin Schulte. He and Evangeline Ruth Burridge were married Dec. 10, 1955, in Kansas City, Mo...
William Downs (07/07/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- William Roy Downs, 82, of Cairo died Monday, July 4, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 3, 1923, son of William Allen and Ruth B. Dunlap Downs. He married Mary Elizabeth Neathamer. Downs retired from Illinois Central Railroad, and served with the Cairo Auxiliary Fire and Rescue Department. He was a member of Tigert Memorial United Methodist Church and VFW Post 2649...
Wanda Rudd (07/07/05)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Wanda Elaine Rudd, 48, of Portageville died Monday, July 4, 2005, at Portageville Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 23, 1956, at Lilbourn, Mo., daughter of Herbert and Emma Boyer Jolly. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy and Brian Rudd of Caruthersville; a daughter, Wendy Partin of Portageville; three sisters, Linda Gooch and Donna Torrey of Portageville, Eva Campbell of Ste. ...
Luther House Jr. (07/07/05)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Luther "Jay" House Jr., 60, of Chaffee died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at Sikeston, Mo. He was born June 2, 1945, at Point Pleasant, Mo., son of Luther H. and Lucille Wagoner House. Survivors include three sons, David House of Louisville, Ky., Joel House of St. Louis, Jascon House of Seattle, Wash.; four sisters, Shelby Hones of Yoakum, Texas, Carolyn Anderson of Searcy, Ark., Brenda Crowe of Longmont, Colo., Teresa House of Louisville, Colo.; and three grandchildren...
Ann Campbell (07/07/05)
J. Ann Campbell, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Carolina Medical Center-Pineville in Charlotte, N.C. She was born March 23, 1924, in Brooklyn, N.Y., daughter of Joseph and Theresa Ann O'Brien Gartlan. She and Richard John Campbell Jr. were married Sept. 25, 1948, in Ridgefield Park, N.J...
Cape/Jackson police reports 7/7/05 (07/07/05)
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Out of the past 7/7/05 (07/07/05)
25 years ago: July 7, 1980 Cape Girardeau County Court's chances of receiving a $250,000 grant from the Missouri Council on Criminal Justice to build 12 new cells in the Cape Girardeau County Jail appear to be dim, says presiding Judge Gene Huckstep; the court made the application on the grounds that the jail, with expansion, could serve as a regional jail facility...
A place of beauty (07/07/05)
Wonder awaits anyone who has not yet been to downtown Cape Girardeau to see the Mississippi River Tales mural on the floodwall and the just-completed $300,000 renovation of adjacent Water Street. This is a sight and a destination in which all of Southeast Missouri can take pride...
We can be vigilant without fear (07/07/05)
To the editor: I found U.S. Sen. Kit Bond's column about the need for citizens to support renewal of the Patriot Act persuasive for all the wrong reasons. No one who had the capacity to remember the events of 9-11 will ever forget the terrible images and flood of emotions that day brought. But trying to remind me of how confused and angry I was doesn't sound like the proper state of mind to put me for passing laws...
Speak Out 7/7/05 (07/07/05)
College competition; Dropout rate; Iraqi terrorists; Out of the mainstream; Dumbing down; Wrong is wrong; County roads; Crack down on drugs; Corporate silence; Plan ahead; Blocking the street; Thanks for mowing; Wonderful column; New justice; Riverfront vandalism
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