Stories from November 2011

Construction of Veterans Memorial Drive Phase 1 in Cape Girardeau County began early Tuesday. County Road 618/620 is closed north of the Bainbridge Road intersection and west of Cloverdale Ranch Road. Detour signs are installed to the east of the project along Route W. Bainbridge Road west of South Old Orchard Road is closed due to reconstruction...

Aiden's first time trick or treating - Halloween 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- While students in most states showed improvement on a national test, Missouri held steady in some areas and lost ground in others. The results released Tuesday from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is conducted every two years, show the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders are doing the best ever in math. In reading, eighth-graders showed some progress...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A coalition that includes Missouri business and education groups has been formed to fight a proposal to replace the state income tax with an expanded sales tax. The group is called the Coalition for Missouri's Future, and also includes the Missouri AARP...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Health officials trying to determine the source of an E. coli outbreak in St. Louis are looking at salad bars at the region's largest grocery chain. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is doing tests to confirm whether E. coli is responsible for sickening 35 people in St. Louis city and four surrounding counties. So far, 28 of the illnesses are confirmed as E. coli...

A Cape Girardeau man who pleaded guilty to beating his girlfriend and a romantic rival received seven years in prison Monday. Benjamin C. Orwig, 36, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree assault, first-degree burglary, misdemeanor assault of a law enforcement officer, third-degree assault and resisting arrest in connection to an early morning altercation in July. Cape Girardeau County Circuit Judge William Syler sentenced him to seven years in prison Monday...

The man who pleaded guilty last month to assaulting four people at a Cape Girardeau house party in May changed his plea to not guilty during his sentencing hearing Monday. Brandin Rowe, 20, of Jonesboro, Ark., pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Police allege Rowe was in possession of a knife and stabbed one of the victims and injured the others...

ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa waited until after the championship parade and then called a team meeting with his players.

Smoke seen in the Shawnee National Forest in November may be from fires that improve the forest instead of harm it. About 4,700 acres are involved in a program of controlled fires through May. Goals are to manage native vegetation, improve wildlife habitats, better the visual quality of the area and reduce the likelihood of wildfires...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Senior Matthew Clinton changed his mind at the last moment. His low shot to his left that just sneaked inside the goal post set off a wild celebration Monday. Clinton's ability to convert his penalty kick handed Perryville a victory over Notre Dame in a Class 2 District 1 boys soccer semifinal...

Despite having his parents guarantee they will take him back to Pennsylvania and return him for any court dates, the man accused of assisting in a shooting will be staying put. Seth Summers, 31, has been held at the Cape Girardeau County Justice Center on a $200,000 cash bond since an Aug. 28 shooting that left a man with a gunshot wound to the head and asked Judge William Syler if he could be released to his parents, who live in Carmichael, Pa...

On October 26 at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau the Girardot Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) hosted a seminar featuring Marlene Chism. She presented "Stop Workplace Drama" at the morning session and "Communication Skills for Managing Change and Navigating Through Negativity" at the afternoon session. ...

12th annual Veteran's Honor Service First Pentecostal Church, 3054 Lexington Ave in Cape Girardeau will host the 12th annual Veteran's Honor Service on Sunday, Nov 6th from 11 am to 12 noon. The Community is invited. The service will include speaker Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Morgan, Navy Seabees, USNR, Retired, a special musical presentation honoring all branches of the service by celebrated trumpeter Larry Herron, Veteran's Biography displays of over 70 Veterans connected to FPC, special music by the Bible Discovery Youth Choir, Kaylee Teague & Julia Duff Thrower, video presentations, PGR Flag Line, Avenue of Flags and more. ...

Celebrating the Birthday of a Centenarian, plus 5! She enjoyed the party to the last piece of cake with family and friends.

What might look spooky to some, with the grown-up yard and the old chimney still standing, are pleasant memories of the warmth of the fireplace and my childhood there.

Getting ready for Halloween!!

Lain Rees as THE HULK for Halloween

Bailey Rees as a Saloon Danccer for Halloween

Dennis McDonald knows how serious Cape Girardeau officials can be about enforcing the city sign ordinance -- he spent five days in the city jail in 2007 for refusing to take one down. The owner of The Mattress Guys at 351 N. Kingshighway said he was anxious to see if he received a letter this week asking that banners like his be removed by Nov. 14 to comply with a new sign ordinance that was enacted late last year...

Lawson and Lydia on Halloween.

Bryce found the perfect little pumpkin!

While learning there are many different recipes one can make with fruit, one culinary student recently learned that fruit smoothies are not his favorite. However, this is knowledge Michael Rodgers would not have known if he had been hesitant about trying new food...

Aaliyah Renee Brown in her Ms. Kitty costume. This was her 1st Halloween.

Looks like there will be a Ward 3 race after all. On Monday, Southeast Missouri State University speech and communications instructor Ellen Dillon signaled her intentions to run for Cape Girardeau City Council against Trent Summers in the April 3 election...

Destiny, age 8, and Savannah, age 5, decided to cut and donate their hair to Locks of Love. Ponytails were 11 and 13 inches long, respectively. They are the daughters of Brian & Gina Matysik of Cape Girardeau.

This photo is of our grandchildern. Holden Keele 5 days old, Bailey Rees 4 years old and Lain Rees 19 months old.

Another counterfeit bill was passed at a Cape Girardeau retailer Friday, marking the sixth incident involving fake bills in the city in the past month. Around 1:50 p.m. Friday, Cape Girardeau police responded to Alliance Bank where bank officials said they had received a counterfeit $20 bill from a deposit from Kidd's Oil Company, 1759 Wilson Road...

My home town Benton MO

Erica Essner and her 6 year old daughter Malerie Harris of Cape Girardeau

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A rule that prohibits many utilities from cutting off heat to Missouri homes in cold weather takes effect this week. The Public Service Commission's cold weather rule bars the shut-off of natural gas or electricity to customers with overdue bills when subfreezing temperatures are expected. It applies to gas and electric companies regulated by the agency...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Police say heroin is taking over as the "drug of choice" locally, and police officials plan to use all their resources to prevent the drug from getting a foothold in Poplar Bluff. "Fifteen to 20 years ago, I was among others telling people we've got a meth tidal wave coming our way, and no one wanted to listen; I'm telling you we've got another on the horizon with heroin," said Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley...

The annual Toys for Tots toy collection program kicks off today for Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, which heads the campaign, were at Toys R Us in Cape Girardeau on Monday to announce the program's start...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Missouri Department of Corrections officials and employees were joined by locals in celebrating the Southeast Correctional Center's 10 year anniversary -- and the people who helped make it possible. While there were others who worked toward getting Charleston selected as the site for a new prison, the SECC would not be where it is today without former state representative Betty Hearnes, according to George A. ...

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2011. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Winfield Scott...

Sunday afternoon tens of thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown St. Louis to see the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals in a parade route that ended with a celebration inside a packed Busch Stadium. The parade was an exclamation point on an incredible season that included a historic World Series, including an epic Game 6...

O God, may we be strong through the grace you give us through Christ Jesus. Amen.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route AB between Highway 25 and County Road 503 in Stoddard County will be closed today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...

PATTON, Mo. -- Wilma Whitener, 90, of Patton passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 28, 1920, in Marble Hill, Mo., oldest daughter of Charles J. and Ida Yount Wallis. On Oct. 12, 1940, she married Wendell M. "Jack" Whitener at Liberty Congregational Methodist Church near Marquand, Mo...

Grace Osburn, 95, of Jackson, formerly of Patton, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tisha Mundy officiating. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery...

John Anthony Benkowich Sr., 53, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau was in charge of arrangements.

Alvin R. Bess, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Ala. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Luther Rhodes officiating. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...

ANNA, Ill. -- Timothy P. Lauderdale, 47, of Anna died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Randy Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Anna City Cemetery...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vesta M. Hansen Schirmer, 95, of Perryville died Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at Holiday Residential Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Family Funeral Home, and 9 a.m. to service time Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...

Son to Michael James Stringfield and Erica Lee Sadler of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:48 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Name, Levi Michael. Weight, 4 pounds, 8 ounces. Ms. Sadler is the former Erica Bartusch, daughter of Lonnie Bartusch of Quincy, Ill. She is employed at Hobby Lobby. Stringfield is employed by CGB...

With the exception of the usual harmless pranks, authorities report a quiet Halloween night; there were no reports of any injuries or serious vandalism; Scott City police officers did confiscate about eight dozen eggs that had been intended to be used for purposes other than eating...

Simply put -- I am a very happy carnivore. Life without beef would be ... depressing. Yes, I know the anti-meat cops have declared that one person's steak is every person's poison. But I believe beef can be part of a healthy diet. It's high in protein, B vitamins, iron, zinc and other minerals. And when the right cuts are trimmed of any visible fat, beef can be nearly as lean as a boneless, skinless chicken breast...

NEW YORK -- October is somewhat cursed for the stock market -- the Crash of 1929, Black Monday in 1987, a slow-motion meltdown in 2008. This time, the demons made a last gasp, but Wall Street still managed to break the jinx. Stocks had their best month in almost a decade, rising from their low point of the year in an almost uninterrupted four-week rally. The juice mostly came from Europe, which appeared to finally find a strategy for taming its debt crisis...

LAGOS, Nigeria -- One South African mother, just 19, named her newborn "Enough" and shrugged off a nurse who questioned whether she was old enough to know how many children she wanted. In Nigeria, newborn twins have to share a bassinet in a crowded public hospital that doesn't have enough electricity...

ATLANTA -- A government panel wants young boys as well as girls to get the controversial HPV vaccine, in part to prevent them from spreading the sexually transmitted virus to girls. The HPV vaccine has been recommended for young girls to protect them against cervical cancer and genital warts for the last five years. But the vaccine has been slow to catch on -- only about a third of adolescent girls have gotten all three shots...

Central ended Poplar Bluff's soccer season for the third time in the last four years Monday night. Central defeated the Mules 3-1 in the first round of the Class 3 District 1 tournament after Poplar Bluff tied the score early in the second half. The host Tigers used an unconventional goal and a penalty kick to snap the deadlock and move into today's semifinal against top-seeded Jackson...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...

The quarterback may practice with the team Wednesday

The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft...

PARIS -- Palestine won its greatest international endorsement yet on Monday, full membership in UNESCO, but the move will cost the agency one-fifth of its funding and some fear will send Mideast peace efforts off a cliff. In an unusually dramatic session at the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, there were cheers for "yes" votes and grumbles for the "no's" and abstentions. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 91 in Scott and Stoddard counties will be reduced to one lane this week while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs. This section of road is from U.S. 61 in Scott County to Highway 25 in Stoddard County. ...

Southeast Missouri State's hopes of an unprecedented second consecutive winning season on the Football Championship Subdivision level ended Saturday with a 38-30 loss at Tennessee-Martin. But the Redhawks said afterward they still are motivated to win as they end the year with three consecutive home games, beginning 1 p.m. Saturday against NAIA Central Methodist...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Residents across the Northeast faced the prospect of days without electricity or heat Monday after an early-season storm dumped as much as 30 inches of wet, heavy snow that snapped trees and power lines, closed hundreds of schools, and disrupted plans for Halloween trick-or-treating...

Like every other municipality, the city of Jackson is always searching for any grant possibilities that might save money for our city. As a small, fiscally conservative city, we do not have a person on our staff whose principal responsibility is to write grants. Basically, each department seeks out and writes the grants appropriate for that particular department. Since getting very competitive grants requires accurate, tedious work, we are always pleased when we receive one...

Celebrate 120 years of tradition with our 120th Anniversary Commemorative Cookbook. Pre-order today! Call 888-547-6541 or visit our website at www.bankofmissouri.com

The Bank of Missouri has a variety of collector and uncirculated coins and sets available. These make perfect gifts for that "hard to buy for" person on your Christmas Shopping List. Available at all of our locations!

It's legal, spendable, and bankable. Each Santa Claus dollar bill comes in a handsome gift envelope perfect for stocking stuffers or for enclosure with cards. (If you ever have a desire to spend, simply peel off Santa and George will appear.) (available in Perryville only)...

The Bank of Missouri is pleased to offer VisaŽ Gift Cards. It's the perfect gift because it gives the recipient and you complete flexibility and convenience. Gift cards may be purchased at any Bank of Missouri location or online. The recipient is able to use the Gift Card anywhere VisaŽ is accepted either in person, on the phone or online...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has filled vacancies on the governing boards of four state universities. Nixon appointed Democrat Peter Hofherr and Republican Stephen Hoven to the Missouri State University board. Hofherr was the director for the state Department of Agriculture from 2003 to 2005. Hoven is the corporate vice president of public affairs for SSM Health Care in St. Louis...

Make and model: 1968 Dodge Charger "General Lee" Owner(s): Brian Hahs Owner's hometown: Jackson, MO Special features: 1968 Dodge Charger "General Lee" replica. 440 cu. in. (7.2L) 4 bbl V8. A727 3 speed automatic. It does have the "Dixie" horn. The trunk lid is signed by the original cast members...

The salad bars at St. Louis-based grocery store chain Schnucks have been at the center of an E. coli investigation in St. Louis, where 26 individuals have confirmed cases. Although no illnesses have been reported in Cape Girardeau, Schnucks has voluntarily removed items in question from its salad bars company wide as a proactive measure, said Schnucks spokeswoman Lori Willis...

U.S. Senate candidate John Brunner made a stop in Cape Girardeau Tuesday morning as part of a tour to see manufacturing in Missouri. Brunner and two campaign staff members spent the morning touring Horizon Screen Printing in Cape Girardeau with the business' owner Drew Reeves...

Some students may not care about their grades. They'll skimp on an assignment, turning in the minimum required or sometimes nothing at all. But that just won't fly at Jackson's Russell Hawkins Junior High School. Eighth- and ninth-graders there can't receive a zero, based on a method adopted by the school as part of the ongoing implementation of Professional Learning Communities in the Jackson School District...

A trailer that became unhitched caused a fracas on Interstate 55 Tuesday afternoon that shut down traffic and sent one person to the hospital. Around 5 p.m., a vehicle towing a trailer lost control when the trailer became unhitched and overturned, blocking traffic on northbound Interstate 55 near the 86 mile marker in Scott County, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said...

The Jackson boys soccer team defeated rival Central 4-0 in a Class 3 District 1 semifinal Tuesday.

Babycakes is a lovable Dotson that never meets a stranger. owners: Fred and Sherry Lange of Scott City Mo Babycakes favorite activity is to cuddle and give doggie kisses.

A pumpkin patch drive is a sure sign of Fall time leading to the home of Joann Lester, Benton Mo

CHICAGO -- A Chicago federal court will begin hearing an appeal today from an Illinois atheist who wants a Bald Knob Cross booster organization to return a state grant it received to restore the 11-story cross. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will take up Rob Sherman's appeal involving the $20,000 grant used to rehabilitate the Bald Knob Cross of Peace, located in Alto Pass, Ill...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Bollinger County Sheriff is waiting for the county prosecuting attorney's blessing and autopsy results before making an arrest in connection to the pit bull that was allegedly dragged and burned Oct. 21. Sheriff Leo McElrath said his department has conducted two interviews after receiving promising leads from locals and is waiting on the go-ahead from Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Gray to make any arrests...

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southeast Missouri, Inc.) will attend the Second Annual Children's Fair hosted by the Children's Coalition Saturday, November 5th at St. Andrew's Church in Cape Girardeau. CASA will help raise awareness on foster care and adoption...

The former federal building in Cape Girardeau will go back on the auction block by the end of next week, now that three of the top bidders in an online auction have backed away from their offers to buy the building at 339 Broadway.

US Bank donated $1200 to Southeast Missouri Food Bank, Inc. US Bancorp Foundation donates to organizations that offer support to programs that improve the educational and economic opportunities of low and moderate income families. Pictured from the left are Jim Ham, Commercial Lender with US Bank, Amanda Winschel, Children's Program Manager with SEMO Food Bank, and Steve Green, Market President of US Bank...

Miranda and her mommy Tasha are ready for some Halloween fun in Scott City Mo

Two Perryville Area Career and Technology Center local Skills USA chapters recently preformed a Community Betterment Project. They visited Independence Court Residential Living Center in Perryville and assisted Activities Director Kathy French with the morning and afternoon residents playing washers and a new bingo game called Pokeno. ...

Congratulations to Steve Popp! He shot a hole-in-one Wednesday, November 2,on hole #8 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson, MO. Steve used a 5-Iron from 156 yards out.

Made a trip to the newly renovated Bald Knob Cross yesterday. Beautiful day, beautiful drive, inspirational! Wish everyone could make a trip there.

The Cape Girardeau County Commission isn't the only government agency anxious to see what the future holds for the former federal building -- some city officials are keeping a close eye out, too. A county purchase of the building on Broadway would free up the Common Pleas Courthouse after county offices are relocated from one building to the other. Cape Girardeau officials have held early talks about the future of the courthouse and nearby annex building...

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2011. There are 59 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 2, 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont of his command of the Army's Department of the West based in St. Louis, following Fremont's unauthorized efforts to emancipate slaves in Missouri...

Over the past month many of us have been wearing red and supporting the St. Louis Cardinals on their way to a World Series Championship. But there's another team wearing red that also deserves our support. The Southeast Missouri State University football team is coming off a tough loss last week to UT Martin. ...

Like an angry professor, President Obama continues to lecture mainstream Americans while scolding the rich and dictating his will upon a Republican Congress. In 2008 he told fundraisers that Americans were just a frustrated group of people needing to cling to their Bibles and guns...

THOSE guys must really rake in the dough. Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid CEOs made more money than their employers paid in taxes. THAT'S harsh. The federal government hasn't done anything right since 1988, according to Ron Paul. WHILE the Republicans are having their temper tantrums, right or wrong, Obama is trying to move forward and help the American people...

O Lord God, may we resist evil, standing firm in our faith in you. Amen.

ATHENS, Greece -- The Greek government teetered and markets around the world plunged Tuesday after the prime minister's decision to put a European debt deal up for a public vote. As governing Socialist party lawmakers in Athens revolted and European leaders watched anxiously, the ripples reached Wall Street, where investors unloaded stocks and euros because of fear that the Greek turmoil would unleash protracted financial chaos across the globe...

OMAHA, Neb. -- For the first time in two years, the overall Business Conditions Index for a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains took a negative turn. Thursday's report on the survey of supply managers and executives says the index dropped to 49.9 in October, compared with 52.2 in September...

It just happened to work out that all of the recipes for today are desserts. Occasionally there is a theme for this column, and today is one of those days. Some of these desserts have a flavor of fall, others are great all year. I hope you enjoy this extra sweet variety for you today...

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain denied on Tuesday that he's changing his story as he struggles to contain the fallout from sexual harassment allegations that could threaten his recently surging campaign. He also suggested his race could be a factor in the storm...

WASHINGTON -- Antwain Black was facing a few more years in Leavenworth for dealing crack. But on Tuesday, he was on his way home to Illinois, a free man. Black, 36, was among the first of potentially thousands of inmates who are being released early from federal prison because of an easing of the harsh penalties for crack that were enacted in the 1980s, when the drug was a terrifying new phenomenon in America's cities...

SERHANIYEH, Lebanon -- Syria has planted land mines along parts of its border with Lebanon, further sealing itself off from the world and showing just how deeply shaken Bashar Assad's regime has become since an uprising began nearly eight months ago...

JERUSALEM -- Israel has authorized its military to take all necessary steps to stop rocket fire from Gaza, including a ground operation, an Israeli military official said Tuesday, as Egypt worked on a truce and said Israel had agreed to delay stepping up its response...

WASHINGTON -- For a world already weary of weather catastrophes, the latest warning from top climate scientists paints a grim future: More floods, more heat waves, more droughts and greater costs to deal with them. A draft summary of an international scientific report obtained by The Associated Press says the extremes caused by global warming could eventually grow so severe that some locations become "increasingly marginal as places to live."...

Joe Wayne Smith, 66, of Scott City died suddenly Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 2, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, to Fred Ivan and Vera Held Smith. He married Joyce Marie Wylder on July 28, 1965, in Scott City...

PATTON, Mo. -- Rosemary Jones, 69, of Patton passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 30, 1942, daughter of Jacob Leslie and Lucille Irene McKean Sibole. She and Raymond "Frank" Jones were married Sept. 7, 1985...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Pauline Tallent McMichael, 79, of Chaffee passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 24, 1932, in Scopus, Mo., daughter of Robert and Tora Avis Seabaugh Tallent. She married Lee Daniel McMichael, who passed away Dec. 28, 1999...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruben L. Weber, 83, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Mildred Jean Calvert, 82, of Mounds died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at her home. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at First Baptist Church in Mounds. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be private...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Jeffery Dale Emrick, 58, of rural Jonesboro died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, Ill. Private burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery...

Daughter to David Michael and Angela Dawn Smith of Oran, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:31 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Name, Olivia Dawn. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Smith is the former Angela Scott, daughter of Lewis and Pat Scott of Risco, Mo. She is a counselor at Oran High School. Smith is the son of Robert and Barbara Smith of Chaffee, Mo. He is a service technician with Halter Gas Co...

The congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church observes special Reformation Day services; Dr. Ronald Feuerhahn, assistant professor in the department of historical theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, is the festival speaker. All Saints Day is observed with Holy Communion at worship services celebrated at St. Mark Lutheran Church; the Rev. William West of De Soto, Mo., is special guest and celebrant...

Marine Master Sgt. Danny R. Welker, 57, passed away Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at his home in Cantonment, Fla. Danny was retired from the United States Marine Corps after a career spanning three decades. He has served in the Philippines, Japan, England, and during the Gulf War he served in Somalia and Mogadishu. During much of his career with the Marines he was stationed in California at Twentynine Palms and Camp Pendleton. He was also stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...

The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...

When city officials in San Jose, Calif., cut back on tending the Municipal Rose Garden because of budget troubles, area residents watched as the flowers struggled and the weeds flourished. After several seasons of neglect, local rose enthusiasts Beverly Rose Hopper and Terry Reilly stepped in to save the garden, which dates to 1932...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The investigation continues into a Monday night shooting in Sikeston. Tuesday morning, law enforcement officials with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety had identified and were seeking a suspect in an incident that left one injured...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- For the second time in less than a week, authorities found evidence of suspected methamphetamine production in a Poplar Bluff home after officers attempted to check on the welfare of the children living there. Detective Corey Mitchell and a Missouri Children's Division worker were attempting to check on the welfare of the two children living at a home in the city, according to chief Danny Whiteley...

ULLIN, Ill. -- The Illinois State Police captain who presided over Alexander, Union and Massac counties for nearly seven years retired Monday. Illinois State Police District 22 Commander Capt. Harry Masse retired from the state police after being on the job nearly 27 years...

The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team won two of the three Ohio Valley Conference weekly awards Tuesday. Senior forward Jessie Crabtree was named OVC offensive player of the week, while sophomore Ashton Aubuchon won OVC goalkeeper of the week...

Jackson High School graduate Grant Ressel likely will miss his second consecutive game for the University of Missouri football team because of a hip flexor injury.

NEW YORK -- Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier became the first trio of Los Angeles Dodgers to win NL Gold Gloves in the same year, and Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury became the first three Red Sox in 32 seasons to win the AL honor together...

ANNA, Ill. -- Dominick "Wood Man" Saittia, 90, of Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Union County Hospital. Crain Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.

Alvin R. Bess, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, while vacationing in Gulf Shores. Ala. He was born July 16, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to Ernest Virgil and Della Margaret James Bess. He and Judy Cope were married Jan. 22, 1972, at Red Star Baptist Church...

Construction of Veterans Memorial Drive Phase 1 in Cape Girardeau County began early Tuesday. County Road 618/620 is closed north of the Bainbridge Road intersection and west of Cloverdale Ranch Road. Detour signs are installed to the east of the project along Route W. Bainbridge Road west of South Old Orchard Road is closed due to reconstruction...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house community briefing from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, to discuss upcoming improvements to the Highway 91 bridge over Drainage Ditch 2 in Scott County. The briefing will be held at MoDOT's District Office in Sikeston, 2675 N. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The monthly meeting of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will be held today at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. and is open to the public. The commission is a six-member, bipartisan board that governs the Missouri Department of Transportation. ...

A very special Veterans Day is fast approaching. After four years of fighting, in 1918 an armistice was agreed on and World War I ended at 11 a.m. The Treaty of Versailles was not signed until 1919, so President Woodrow Wilson set aside Nov. 11, 1919, as Armistice Day, later to be renamed Veterans Day by President Dwight Eisenhower. ...

NEW YORK -- It was a hair-raising Halloween for Heidi Klum and husband Seal, who donned matching monkey costumes for Klum's New York party Monday at the Dream Downtown hotel. Covered head-to-toe in fur, Klum said she was the "link between man and ape." And though it took the supermodel a grueling six hours to get ready, she was relatively comfortable in the makeup and prosthetics, saying at least she didn't have to wear heels...

MINER, Mo. -- A house fire in Scott County led to a three-car accident on Interstate 55 Monday night north of Miner. Three area fire departments including Scott County Rural Fire Department and the Miner Police Department responded shortly after 8 p.m. to a fire on Sandywood Road near the Sikeston Drag Strip, according to Scott County Sheriff's Department personnel. No injuries were reported...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The number of E. coli cases in the St. Louis area is now at 26, and health officials are looking at more items taken from a grocery chain's salad bar. Health officials have confirmed 26 cases of the illness. Tests are still pending on the others. The state so far has received 51 samples for testing...

The Sikeston boys soccer team defeated Perryville 1-0 to win the Class 2 District 1 boys soccer championship Wednesday.

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., man will serve 15 years in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend in April 2009. Brandon Lane entered a guilty plea Tuesday in New Madrid County Circuit Court before Judge William L. Syler Jr. The judge sentenced Lane to seven years in prison on an amended charge of involuntary manslaughter and eight years on a charge of armed criminal action. The sentences are to run consecutively...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Prosecutors have dropped the final remaining charge against a man accused of burning, spitting and stomping on an American flag during a Fourth of July celebration in north-central Missouri...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- More than 50 Forest Service firefighters were battling a blaze Wednesday at Mark Twain National Forest in south-central Missouri that a forest ranger thinks may have been set intentionally by locals who have a history of using arson in their beefs against absentee landowners.

Afternoon view from the first tee at Cape Jaycees Municipal Golf Course - Nov 1, 2011.

Next year the Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau will use a delivery concept set out in the federal health care reform law with hopes of improving care for low-income patients while saving money. Missouri is the first state to be approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to use the Health Home model. ...

It's not often that a business puts the cost of a product or service in the hands of its customers. But that's exactly what Bent Creek Golf Course is doing this month, as part of The Big Drive. The goal is simple: Bent Creek will lower the cost of a Game-Changer golf pass for 2012 (A $2,000 value) every time someone "likes" the Bent Creek Facebook page through Nov. ...

Many of the best Midwest rally teams met in Perryville, Missouri on Saturday October 29th, for the inaugural Perryville Farm & Forest Rally race. This newly formed event took place on various east Perry County roads, starting in downtown Perryville and finishing at Altenburg's fairgrounds. Sunny skies and perfect fall conditions made for an enjoyable day for competitors and the hundreds of spectators watching the rally...

Cape Girardeau Central Middle School's principal has been placed on administrative leave.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Nearly 50 percent of Soldier deaths overseas in 2011 are attributed to Improvised Explosive Devices. Missouri National Guardsman Sgt. David Silas dedicates his time to helping researchers in their effort to lower that number. Silas, of Jackson, has almost 11 years of service with the Guard, but it was during a recent year-long deployment he discovered a knack for IED identification...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau woman was hospitalized after Perry County sheriff's deputies found her trapped in her car off Interstate 55 Tuesday night. Jane E. Marshall, 43, crossed the centerline and traveled through the median before striking a bridge support just south of the Perryville exit, Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf said...

A Cape Girardeau man was seriously injured after he struck a deer with his motorcycle on Route Y Tuesday night. Joseph E. Melvin, 50, was driving his 2005 Kawasaki on Route Y just east of Route V at about 7:10 p.m. when a deer ran in front of his bike and he collided with the animal, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The impact threw Melvin off his motorcycle...

Red Letter Communications will move its operations to 16 N. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. The advertising agency, which employs about 50 people, is currently at 231 N. Main St. The two-story, 13,000-square-foot building will be renovated with help from Keystone Design of Cape Girardeau. A contractor has not yet been selected...

Cape Girardeau firefighters responded just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to a structure fire in downtown Cape Girardeau. The fire at 227 S. Spanish St. was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported. The building's owner said he suspected the fire could be electrical in nature...

Today is Thursday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2011. There are 58 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. (The company was acquired by General Motors in 1918.)...

A number of high school volleyball players, coaches and family members are arriving in Cape Girardeau today in preparation for this weekend's Missouri High School Athletic Association Volleyball Championships being held at the Show Me Center. Starting at 9 a.m. ...

PLEASE try your best to be good-looking. Over a lifetime, good-looking U.S. workers earn an average of about $230,000 more than ugly ones. Jackson schools EVERY two to three years, we teachers here in Jackson are told by our administrators about some new initiative. ...

O God, may we be filled with the joy of the Lord and seek to be a blessing to others. Amen.

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There are big-hitting holidays, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, when one typically sees students give to the community, said Jackson Junior High School industrial arts teacher Joe Moss. But Veterans Day has been one in need of more recognition at the junior high, he said, and he and another teacher at the school wanted to make it significant for students...

Taking classes at the center gives you a lot more time to experience the behind-the-scenes action of your career choice. Instead of having a professional person doing that type of job, you get the chance to try the job for yourself. The Broadcast Production course involves working with cameras and learning how to become a director. Being able to use the camera on my own and knowing that I can make a video without being told what to do by a teacher helps me reach a goal...

WASHINGTON -- New test scores show the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders are doing the best ever in math, but schools still have a long way to go to get everyone on grade level. In reading, eighth-graders showed some progress. Just a little more than one-third of the students were proficient or higher in reading. In math, 40 percent of the fourth-graders and 35 percent of the eighth-graders had reached that level...

E.W. "Bill" Geiser, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Oct. 9, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, to Emanuel "Butch" and Anita Freeman Geiser. He was a 1952 graduate of Central High School. Bill was a 47-year-member of Elks 639, Eagles Aerie 3775, the National Rifle Association, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He had worked as a conductor on the railroad...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Verda "Adell" Garland, 84, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill. She was born Dec. 12, 1926, daughter of John Barney and Mattie Mae Devenport Welker. She married Winford Jay Garland on Sept. 18, 1943. He passed away Feb. 20, 2009...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James "Jim" French, 41, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 16, 1970, in Perryville, son of the late Robert French and Bernice Schnurbusch French. He and Danielle "Danny" Hoyt were married Oct. 13, 2001...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruben L. Weber, 83, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...

ANNA, Ill. -- Dominick "Wood Man" Saittia, 90, of Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Union County Hospital. Visitation will be from noon to service time Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be in American Legion Cemetery...

David James Kies Sr., 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Daughter to Allen James and Ashley Marie Geiser of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:27 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Name, Abigail Marie. Weight, 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Geiser is the former Ashley Gibson, daughter of Tina and Kenny Dodson of Scott City. She is employed at J.C. Penney. Geiser is the son of Clemie Geiser of Scott City and Gary Geiser Sr. of Cape Girardeau. He is self-employed...

Marge McAnally turns a part-time hobby into a full-time job, opening the Pie and Cake Factory at 115 Broadway. A business incubator system that would provide support and information for new companies has received a tentative vote of support from a Southeast Missouri State University study; but the study indicates that the old Florsheim Shoe factory on North Main Street may not be feasible for the incubator...

William C. "Bill" Schreiner, 85, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 18, 1926, in Jackson, son of John E. and Bernice Oldham Schreiner. He and Verla M. Gallup were married Oct. 24, 1947, in Jackson. She passed away May 10, 2009...

You can make an aluminum rod sing with a few items from around the house. STEP 2: Pinch the rod with the other hand at exactly the middle point and hold the rod into the air. STEP 3: Gently stroke the aluminum rod from the center to the end of the rod using your rosin-coated finger and thumb. Repeat and slightly increase the pressure of your stroking hand until you hear a high-pitched tone...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Some Joplin residents lost their homes in the May 22 tornado are facing a new headache as they rebuild -- copper thieves. Joplin police tell KOAM-TV they fielded 11 reports of copper theft in September and 10 last month. Police say wiring is the main target, although thieves have also made off with building material...

ST. LOUIS -- A teenager who got her neck caught in a noose while working at a suburban St. Louis haunted house was acting in a bathroom horror scene when she apparently slipped off the tub, according to a police report. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department released a report Wednesday saying the 17-year-old girl's neck somehow became caught in the noose that was being used for visual effect. It said officers found shoe prints on the sides of the tub and scuff marks on the wall...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's revenue has fallen slightly short of what's needed to meet the budget through the first third of the state fiscal year. Figures released Wednesday by the state Office of Administration show general revenue rose 1.2 percent through October compared with the same point in the previous fiscal year...

CLAYTON, Mo. -- St. Louis County could soon put "for sale" signs up at about a dozen county parks. County Executive Charlie Dooley's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year calls for eliminating 23 parks, a move that he believes would save $10 million annually. Officials hope they can sell 12 of the parks to municipalities in the county or to the state...

MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- A woman accused of impersonating her boyfriend on a fake Facebook page and posting inflammatory comments can be prosecuted for identity theft, a judge ruled Wednesday in a case that could have wider implications for cyberspeech...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Valor to eight law enforcement officers for risking their lives to rescue or defend others. Nixon presented the medals during a ceremony at the state Capitol based on the recommendations of a special review board. The annual awards are given to public safety officers who display exceptional courage, decisiveness and swiftness of action while attempting to save or protect lives...

Southeast Missouri State's championship women's soccer team was recognized Wednesday night with a near-sweep of the Ohio Valley Conference's four major individual postseason awards.

The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team will host the Ohio Valley Conference tournament beginning today.

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols watched the unveiling of a 10-foot statue of himself Wednesday with hundreds of fans cheering and many urging him to stay. Pujols then said he wasn't yet sure where he would wind up next season...

Burfordville's Gary Kamp used a 5-wood to score an ace on hole No. 12 at Kimbeland Country Club. The hole was playing 150 yards. Mark Werner witnessed the shot. It was Kamp's first hole-in-one. Mark Fowler used a 7-wood to score a double-eagle on hole No. 1 at Kimbeland Country Club...

Baseball/softball Holiday camps: Real Baseball Instincts in Jackson will conduct four one-week holiday camps beginning Monday. The camps are for baseball and softball players ages 6 and older. Mondays will cover hitting, Tuesdays pitching, Wednesdays catching and Thursdays softball hitters. ...

ST. LOUIS -- A.J. Feeley is ready to step aside whenever Sam Bradford is ready. That could be this week. The St. Louis Rams upset the New Orleans Saints with Feeley behind center last week. But the 34-year-old backup quarterback has no delusions of grandeur...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- U.S. Army officials in Alaska are withholding details behind the arrest of a 22-year-old soldier suspected of espionage, but they stressed Wednesday there is no connection with the case involving an Army analyst suspected of disclosing secret intelligence to WikiLeaks...

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Four men in Georgia intended to use an online novel as a script for a real-life wave of terror and assassination using explosives and the lethal toxin ricin, according to court documents. Federal agents raided their north Georgia homes Tuesday and arrested them on charges of conspiring to plan the attacks...

MEXICO CITY -- One of the world's most secretive movements is taking aim at a just as clandestine mafia, right out in the open. Bloggers and tweeters claiming to belong to the hacker movement "Anonymous" say they plan to expose collaborators of Mexico's bloody Zetas drug cartel, even if some of them seem to have backed away from the plan out of fear...

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his decision to expand construction in east Jerusalem, saying it was Israel's "right" and "duty" to build in all parts of its capital. Late Tuesday, Netanyahu's office said 2,000 new apartments would be built in Jewish areas of east Jerusalem. ...

PHILADELPHIA -- In the latest court battle over the steamy 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that CBS should not be fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction." The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held its ground even after the U.S. ...

The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...

Linda Bohnsack, a member of the Salvation Army's advisory board and co-chairwoman of the Empty Bowls Banquet, glazes pottery Wednesday at her Jars of Clay Pottery Studio in Cape Girardeau. The Empty Bowls banquet will take place at noon Sunday at the Salvation Army, 701 Good Hope St., with proceeds benefiting the community meals program...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- When contractors begin demolishing the shell of the former Joplin High School, they will have a list of things that district teachers and staff hope can be salvaged before the walls of the tornado-damaged building come down. District superintendent C.J. Huff said contracts to demolish the building, which was destroyed in the massive May 22 tornado, are nearly final and the work should begin in the next two weeks...

NEW YORK -- With our wireless Internet connections and far-ranging cellphones, it's easy to forget the hard-wired electricity that powers our homes and gadgets -- until the lights go out. But the freak fall snowstorm that left millions of homes in the Northeast dark this week is delivering a startling reminder of the limits -- imposed by both dollars and physics -- that keep many Americans reliant on above-ground wires for power, more than a century after Thomas Edison created the modern electrical utility business.. ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Thousands of Wall Street protesters marched in the streets of Oakland on Wednesday as they geared up with labor unions to picket banks, take over foreclosed homes and vacant buildings and disrupt operations at the nation's fifth-busiest port...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve sketched a bleaker outlook Wednesday for the economy, which it thinks will grow much more slowly and face higher unemployment than it had estimated in June. The Fed's gloomier forecast shows that the recovery from the recession has continued to fall short of expectations. Some economists said it makes the Fed more likely to act further to try to boost the economy, though probably not until early next year...

CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire on Wednesday scheduled its first-in-the-nation presidential primary for Jan. 10, finally giving candidates a concrete calendar after months of uncertainty. The date announced by Secretary of State Bill Gardner Wednesday had been widely expected since Nevada Republicans voted last month to shift their presidential caucuses to early February, ending what had become a bitter standoff among rival states. ...

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli official said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade his Cabinet to authorize a military strike against Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program -- a discussion that comes as Israel successfully tests a missile believed capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to Iran...

WASHINGTON -- The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high -- 1 in 15 people -- spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and shriveled jobs and income...

CANNES, France -- European leaders drew a line in the sand for Greece on Wednesday, saying its referendum on a hard-won bailout deal will decide whether it stays in the eurozone -- and vowing Athens will not get new aid until the result is in...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Route EE bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 1 in Scott County reopened to traffic this week. Improvements to the bridge were completed as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. For more information, visit www.modot.org/southeast/safeandsound.htm...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Louise C. Burbach, 80, of Sedgewickville died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

NEW YORK -- Stock indexes closed with broad gains Wednesday as international leaders scrambled to save a week-old plan to prevent a financial crisis in Europe. Strong corporate earnings and a bump in hiring by private companies also helped send markets higher after a steep two-day drop...

KELSO, Mo. -- Clyde Joseph Cook, 87, of Kelso died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Judy E. Haws, 66, of Mounds died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at her home. Private burial will be held at a later date. Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.

I was truly inspired by all the people who participated in 2011 Cape Girardeau Walk to End Alzheimer's. I would like to thank the more than 500 people from Southeast Missouri who united in a movement to reclaim the future for millions. Participants raised more than $74,000 to provide much needed care and support to local families affected by the disease as well as fund critically needed Alzheimer's research...

WASHINGTON -- Thousands of Japanese-Americans who fought in the fiercest battles of World War II and became some of the most decorated soldiers in the nation's history were given an overdue thank-you from their country Wednesday when Congress awarded them its highest civilian honor...

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You don't have to travel to Monte Carlo to have a great time. Tickets to Notre Dame High School's 2012 Winter Extravaganza would be a wonderful surprise and something to look forward to after the excitement of Christmas is gone. This year's event will be held at The Venue in Cape Girardeau on January 28, 2012 with Live Music, Endless Food and Drink, Casino Play and a Silent Auction to benefit the high school...

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Any healthcare professional on your list would love a festive print scrub to brighten their workday and their patients. This Cherokee V-neck top features a binding around the front and back neckline. Bust darts and side elastic smocking create a flattering shape. Angled pockets and side vents. Center back length is 26 1/2"...

Preppy Handbook, page 34: Always accessorize with argyle. Polo shirts and topsiders aside, don't you think your sweater vest might be lonely with no other argyle friends? Doesn't your berry-colored belt deserve a complementary lanyard buddy? It's all about the accessories: headbands, watchbands, barrettes ... and our berry argyle lanyard rounds it all out...

Lillie Dry, 44, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 22, 1967, in Salinas, Calif., daughter of Glenn and Della Dry. She spent her early days in Colorado and lived in Cape Girardeau most of her adult life...

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Gov. Jay Nixon appointed one new member to the Southeast Missouri State University board of regents Wednesday, but another board member whose term expired this year still awaits reappointment or replacement. Kendra Neely-Martin, a pharmaceutical sales specialist, not-for-profit organization marketing consultant and certified parent instructor from St. ...

Cape Girardeau County officials elected in 2012 can expect to see a salary raise of up to 3.5 percent, following a meeting of the county salary commission. Thursday.

County Clerk Kara Clark Summers received approval from county commissioners Thursday to obtain bids for a more efficient voter canvassing system and new voting equipment. Every two years, counties are required to send all voters updated registration cards by mail. ...

A former Carter County deputy will go to trial on federal charges she illegally possessed and sold firearms after waiving her right to a pretrial motions hearing Wednesday. Steffanie Marie Kearbey, who faces two counts of possession of stolen firearms, one count of sale of a stolen firearm and one count of being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of firearms, appeared Wednesday morning before U.S. ...

For six years now, Linda Bohnsack, co-chairwoman of the Empty Bowls Project, has been making handcrafted pottery bowls with a greater purpose in mind than just a functional piece of art. Her bowls -- and hundreds more made by volunteers -- are sold with a modest meal at the Empty Bowls Banquet...

A change of command for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Valley Division is coming next week. According to a corps news release, Maj. Gen. Michael J. Walsh will transfer command of the division to Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody on Thursday. The quarterly newsletter of the corps said Walsh will become deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations in Washington, D.C. ...

Chain-link fence rattled and roughly 20 dogs barked and howled as Jeremy Dannenmueller and his family looked for their latest addition Thursday afternoon at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Dannenmueller, his wife Martina and 3-year-old son Kaden sought the perfect fit -- a black Labrador that's good with children...

Law Duncan was as surprised as anybody that his seemingly harmless shot found the net. "I didn't expect it to go in," he said. Duncan's goal in the first three minutes of the second half Thursday sparked top-seeded Jackson's 3-0 win over second-seeded Northwest for the Class 3 District 1 tournament title...

Cape Girardeau businesses will see an estimated $350,000 boost this weekend as volleyball players, coaches and parents come to Cape Girardeau for the state tournament. This is the first time in decades the Missouri State High School Activities Association has hosted a state championship event in Cape Girardeau, said Chuck Martin, executive director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau...

Leaf Collection in Cape Girardeau Starts Nov. 7 in Zone A which is west of Kingshighway. With leaves falling from the trees, it's time for the city of Cape Girardeau's annual leaf collection program. Residents have four options to dispose of leaves:...

Miniature donkeys used to mow lawn in cape county. They eat their weight in weeds every day.

Kelso C-7 Elementary will be hosting their annual Veterans' Day Ceremony on Friday, November 11, 2011, at 9:30 am in the St. Lawrence Parrish Center in New Hamburg, Missouri. All veterans and community members are invited to attend the student led ceremony to honor those who have served our country. We hope to see you there!...

Cape Girardeau's city leaf collection program begins Monday. The first zone includes all areas within the city limits west of Kingshighway. Collection in "Zone A" will continue through Nov. 18, but anyone living in the zone is urged to have their leaves on the curb in front of their home by Monday. Public works crews will vacuum up the leaves from the curb using a specialized truck...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has received most of his funding for a lawsuit challenging the federal health care law from a single source. Figures released Thursday by Kinder's office show he had raised nearly $207,000 for the lawsuit by the end of last year, $200,000 of which came from Revere America...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri has spent about $15 million so far this year responding to natural disasters such as the deadly Joplin tornado and flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. State budget director Linda Luebbering says the tally primarily reflects costs incurred by the Missouri National Guard and the State Emergency Management Agency. Some of those expenses may be reimbursed later by the federal government...

Southeast Missouri State University has announced the hiring of a new marketing director for the Show Me Center. According to a university news release, Joshua Hanlon will oversee marketing and advertising plans for events. Hanlon was previously a sales manager for Withers Broadcasting and has more than 10 years' experience in sales, management and marketing. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University's Harrison College of Business in 2002 with a degree in marketing management...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A company once partly owned by Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley has paid nearly $50,000 in overdue taxes and penalties on airplanes that it owned. Tilley, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor from Perryville, owned a share of Mid Missouri Aviation with lobbyist Travis Brown until Brown bought out Tilley's portion at the end of 2009...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Authorities continue to monitor the Mississippi River today in a search for a man who reportedly jumped from a bridge. At 4 p.m. Thursday, the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department received a call that a man was seen jumping from an Interstate 155 bridge into the river. The report was confirmed by other witnesses, sheriff Tommy Greenwell said...

Today is Friday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2011. There are 57 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 4, 1991, Ronald Reagan opened his presidential library in Simi Valley, Calif., with a dedication attended by President George H.W. Bush and former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford and Richard Nixon -- the first-ever gathering of five past and present U.S. chief executives...

Sunday afternoons are a little sweeter when spent in the company of the classics. The Chamber Music Sundays at Three concerts allow Southeast Missourians that opportunity. The Southeast Collegium will perform works by Giovanni Bononcini, an Italian baroque cellist and composer of opera. ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Thursday that Missouri landowners who are interested in applying for the Wetlands Reserve Program have until Nov. 30 to sign up. The program provides technical and financial support to aid in restoring, protecting and enhancing wetlands that have been degraded or converted for agricultural uses...

Have you taken time recently to invest in your marriage? Tonight, Men at the Cross will host a marriage conference at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. According to the organization's website, the conference is designed to help couples discover marital intimacy through the power of the cross...

THE idea of drug testing recipients receiving welfare is the best idea the government has ever had. If a person receives my tax money and uses it for drugs, they do not deserve it. That money is for those in need. If a recipient tests positive for drugs, here is an idea, clean up and get a job and earn your money and quit living off those of us who work for ours. Welfare should be a short-term benefit to help those who need it until they find a job...

Can you tell me what time it is? This is not an idle question. It is a plea for accurate information. If you go into our kitchen and face the wall with the range, microwave and refrigerator, you will see three digital clocks not more than a couple of feet apart. Some of the time they display the same time. Some of the time they do not. Some of the time they display "PF," which means at some point the electricity went off...

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -- As the sun dips below the rooftops each evening, parts of this Detroit enclave turn to pitch black, the only illumination coming from a few streetlights at the end of the block or from glowing yellow yard globes. It wasn't always this way. ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah man hatched a creative scheme to avoid going to prison on a drug charge: He lied to authorities and said he was an illegal immigrant so he could get deported to Mexico and evade time behind bars. The jig was up, however, when 27-year-old Jaime Alvarado returned to the U.S. using his passport and was arrested again by Salt Lake City police...

ATHENS, Greece -- Demanding that the prime minister resign, the main Greek opposition leader led his party in a dramatic walkout Thursday during a parliamentary debate about the viability of the government. Antonis Samaras' statements came amid an intense political crisis in Greece, after Prime Minister George Papandreou shocked the country, European leaders and financial markets earlier this week by saying he wanted to put a hard-fought new European debt deal to a popular vote...

JERUSALEM -- Israel has carried out its threat to suspend transfer of tax payments totaling some $100 million to the Palestinian Authority to protest this week's admission of Palestine to the United Nations' cultural agency, officials said Thursday...

CAIRO -- Fear that Egypt's ruling generals are working to perpetuate their hold on power is causing a political furor, threatening a "second revolution" and sending relations between the generals and activists to new lows less than four weeks before a key election...

BANGKOK -- Samroeng Verravanich wades through the rancid brown water in one of Bangkok's many flooded streets. The garbageman plunges a white-gloved hand into the filth, fishes out a slimy plastic bag and slings it into the red basket he's towing...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence officials accused China and Russia on Thursday of systematically stealing American high-tech data for their own national economic gain. It was the most forceful and detailed public airing of U.S. allegations after years of private complaints. ...

WASHINGTON -- The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world's efforts are at slowing man-made global warming. The new figures for 2010 mean that levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst-case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leroy R. Zahner, 96, of Perryville died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Independence Care Center. He was born Feb. 24, 1915, in Perryville, son of Romanus and Anna Hoffman Zahner. He and Marie Edmond were married May 7, 1938, at Perryville. She preceded him in death Dec. 25, 2008...

Tracey Ann Stewart, 51, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at her home. She was born Oct. 14, 1960, in Kimball, Neb., daughter of Donald D. and Jane Ybarra Morgan. Mrs. Stewart was a server at Denny's. She was a member of New McKendree United Methodist Church...

David James Kies Sr., 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Fountainbleau Lodge. He was born March 11, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, to Emile J. and Sarah Thompson Kies. He and Vergie Mae Eakins were married Dec. 7, 1943, at Benton, Mo. David was a lifelong member of Evangelical United Church of Christ and served on the church board. ...

Lillie Dry, 44, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 22, 1967, in Salinas, Calif., daughter of Glenn and Della Dry. She spent her early days in Colorado and lived in Cape Girardeau most of her adult life...

Clyde Joseph Cook, 87, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 3, 1923, to Otto J. and Mary B. Schaefer Cook. He and Marilyn Bryl Jones were married Oct. 26, 1951. Together they had seven children...

Louise C. Burbach, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 20, 1931, in New Orleans, to Andrew J. and Gladys Olga Duplaisir Regan. She and Raymond F. Burbach were married April 30, 1958, in Gretna, La...

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Dr. Dolores Gore, 85, of Clarksville, Tenn., formerly of Olmsted, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Shiloh, Ill. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Olmsted United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jimmy Terry Sr. officiating...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Tommie Alan "Tom" Durham, 61, of Versailles, Mo., formerly of Perryville, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, in Versailles. A celebration of his life will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville...

Daughter to Felipe Montes DeOca Villegas and Linda Yalith Padilla Varela of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:59 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2011. Name, Grethel Yalith. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Montes DeOca Villegas is employed at Muy Bueno...

The city council has given the go-ahead to installation of a fairway irrigation system at the municipal golf course, contending it should result in increased use of the links and provide additional fee revenue to operate the course. As election returns are counted in the early evening, Democratic congressional candidate Wayne Cryts enjoys a lead over incumbent Rep. ...

O God, may couples seek you and strive to have Christ-centered marriages. Amen.

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Tenured educators and those on track to become so walked off their jobs Thursday at Southern Illinois University, pressing administrators of the 20,000-student school to find temporary replacements for the striking workers in hopes of keeping classes unimpeded...

DEXTER, Mo. -- No one was injured when a northbound Union Pacific train struck a 2008 Ford truck that pulled into its path at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday near Dexter. The truck, driven by Curtis Plucker, of Murphysboro, Ill., was thrown off the tracks just east of Stoddard County Road 717, about a mile east of the U.S. ...

The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Miscellaneous Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...

A real-life tragedy of the Holocaust -- the rounding up of thousands of Parisian Jews at the Vel' d'Hiv velodrome in July 1942 for processing to the Nazi death camps -- forms the backdrop for this ponderous drama.

In what twisted world does a break dancing dude from Baltimore and a show choir choreographer from Indiana pair off to become a rocking house-hold name in country music? This one. Chris Lucas and Preston Brust -- the dancer and choreographer, respectively -- formed LoCash Cowboys after meeting in Nashville, Tenn. ...

The closet at the Crisp Museum just got a little smaller. The New York Artists Equity Association recently donated 151 works to the museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. That bunch, added to the 24 works the museum already owned, brings the total to 175...

FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTIONS The Artist Studio The gallery will display paintings created by Susan Douglas and Bette Siemers in acrylics workshop, as well as work by Judy Barks-Westrich. 38A N. Main St.; 651-4464 Arts Council of Southeast Missouri...

Few art forms have as rich a history as wood carving. Examples of the craft will be on display during today's First Friday Art Walk. Carvings by Les Suchman and the River City Carvers will be at Aartful Rose and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, respectively...

Tennessee-Martin and Morehead State were first-round winners Thursday as the six-team Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament got under way at Houck Stadium. Third-seeded UT-Martin beat sixth-seeded Eastern Illinois 2-1, and fifth-seeded Morehead State defeated fourth-seeded Murray State 1-0...

Notre Dame senior Elizabeth Kiblinger can do some things exceedingly well. She's a whiz in the classroom and doesn't dodge the tough ones, taking the likes of calculus, advanced chemistry, college composition and Spanish 4. In fact, she's on track to become the valedictorian of her class this spring...

WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Missouri's once robust auto industry is making a comeback, with more good news Thursday: General Motors will add pickup trucks to its line of products made in Wentzville, creating more than 1,200 new jobs. The announcement by GM Vice President of Labor Relations Cathy Clegg came two weeks after Ford announced it was adding 1,600 jobs to build transit vans at its Claycomo plant in Kansas City...

St. Pius posted a 6-1 victory in the Class 1 District 1 final

Missouri's best volleyball teams will battle it out for state championships

NAIA school Central Methodist will visit Houck Stadium on Saturday

It was fitting that the Show-Me Conference boys swim meet had three co-MVPs. The meet featured exciting finishes for state cuts. John Burroughs won the meet, while Notre Dame finished second, Jackson fourth, Central fifth and Saxony Lutheran sixth. But it was the local teams that provided the most exciting races of the afternoon...

DETROIT -- During a summer visit to a Motown recording studio, former Beatle Paul McCartney wanted to run his fingers along an 1877 Steinway grand piano played by some Detroit music greats he considers idols. "He was disappointed when we told him it didn't play," Motown Historical Museum chief executive Audley Smith Jr., told The Detroit News for a story Oct. 29...

CANNES, France -- World leaders' efforts to help Europe with its debt troubles were paralyzed Thursday by uncertainty over Greece's political convulsions and doubts over whether Italy will enact economic reforms designed to save it from financial disaster...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Occupy Wall Street protesters had just a few hours to celebrate what they saw as their biggest victory so far: the peaceful shutdown of the nation's fifth-busiest port. Then the rioting began. A day after some protesters clashed with riot police, set fires and shattered windows in Oakland, Calif., demonstrators across the country condemned the violence and wondered whether it was a move that would destroy their cause...

An estimated crowd of 450 people gathered for the eighth annual Neighborhood Connection block party held on Oct. 15. Games, food, face painting, fire trucks, pony rides and the DARE car were the order of the day. An extra special addition this year was books furnished by Beth Shaw, the daughter of Bill and Marion Green. ...

The River City Players' November play, "First Things First," marks a first for Joe Reed. The play is his directorial debut with the group. Reed joined the community theater group in late 2003. He's acted and served as assistant director in the eight years of involvement, but was elevated to ring leader with this comedy, on the stage Friday and Saturday and Nov. 10 to 12...

Irvin H. Garms, 96, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. A private service will be held at a St. Louis funeral home. A full, detailed obituary will appear in Sunday's Southeast Missourian.

North Elementary 4th grade: Gracie Balance, Simon Barnhart, Avery Blyzes, Alissa Bomar, Colby Bomar, Patrick Boyd, Jeremy Brown, Chase Cahill, Colby Collier, Trey Craft, Kolby Criddle, Dillon Elliott, Amanda Ewing, Kendall Felter, Nathan Harrison, Nicole Johnson, Levi Jung, Kali Kimbel, Zane Lintner, Jadyn Mabbitt, Alice Mansell, Flugencio Martinez, Candis McCuan, Will McQuade, Keagan Meyr, Dylan Monahan, Jonas Odle, Ashlyn Prince, Joey Proffer, Ethan Richardson, Madissen Robertson, Dalton Schroeder, Hailey Sterling, Cole Thurman, Noah Uhrhan, Gracie Warner, Sydney Wiggins, David Wilfong, Rhett Wiseman, Riley Wiseman, Kolby Wren, Hailey Yates.. ...

A Honor Roll 7th grade: Ethan Arnn, Sarah Barker, Jonathan Bohnert, Isaac Buck, Katherine Carns, Jordan Collins, Tessah Conatser, Victoria Crisman, Jacquen Cummins, Natalie Davis, Skylar Deimund, Gabrielle Desrosiers, Caitlyn Dumey, Madison Dush, Sophia Gentle, Zachary Glenn, Yasdani Gonzalez, Gavin Green, Adriano Grim, Madalyn Guiterrez, Madison Hankins, Brady Hendershott, Tara Hester, Matthew Holman, Nia Johnson, Kimberly Jones, Bennett Kidd, Spencer Kidd, Kathleen Kinder, Nikkie Le, Trenton Leimer, Anna Margetta, Joshua Markhart, Hannah McGill, Alexis McMahon, Alex Miller, Sky Miller, Mackenzie Moore, Elizabeth Orr, Colletta Pair, John Pettet, Conner Propst, Anna Rollins, Paige Rosen, Jamonte Rush, Sabrina Sander, Amanda Stricker, Levi Strickland, Alicia Stull, Tyler Swanks, Hope Tegel, Drew Thatcher, Ella Valleroy, Allison Vaughn, Kirstin Weinzetl, Katy Wikel.. ...

A Honor Roll 7th grade: Tove Evans, Bailey Payne, Jennifer Pullam, Garrett Robinson. 8th grade: Wyatt Lemons, Christopher Lombeida. 9th grade: Andrew Hovis, Evan Hovis, Nikkita Phillips, Katelynn Wheetley. 10th grade: Emily Davis. 11th grade: Barbora Mesarosova, Kaitlin Northern...

4th grade: Jared Allen, Kyla Beel, Dominic Bellis, Lindsey Duckworth, Kane Duncan, Jonathan Eldridge, Jacob Elfrink, Madeline Elfrink, Samantha Engelen, Gwen Forrester, Jenna Garland, Kara Hampton, Samuel Horrell, Jace Jansen, Beth Lincoln, Josephine Seiler, Jenny Vandeven, Kyleigh Wolfe...

High Honor Roll 5th grade: Chloe Clayton, Samuel Jordan. 6th grade: Camryn Daniels, Makayla Job, Gracelyn Kern. 7th grade: Braden Cox, Jamie Glastetter, Jacob Smith, Ryan Wilfawn, Ty Wilthong. 8th grade: Isabella Bowers, Frederick Buckalew, Paige Mcneely, Lauren Pritchard...

4th grade: Alexis Dillard, Haileigh Ernst, Drew Glueck, Bryce Hahs, Bonnie Lukefahr, Ethan Puchbauer, Hayden Seyer, Drake Stone, Sierra Woodall, Trenton Beard, David Layton, Zack LeGrand, Alexis Lukefahr, Hannah McLane, Sophie Nesbit, Caitlin Roth, Madison Schumer, Jacob Shelton & Katie-May Wann...

A Honor Roll 6th grade: Landon Byrum, Katelyn Carr, Lainey Conklin, Anna Juhlin, Devin Lincoln, Zach Randolph. 7th grade: Zach Brock, Brad Orenstein, Alexis Oswald, Brent Tiemann, Jessica Weibrecht. 8th grade: Gavin Brown, Rachel Juhlin, Taylor Shivelbine, Will Shivelbine, Forrest Smith, Taylor Smith...

A Honor Roll 7th grade: Charles Ledbetter, William Lincoln, McKenna McRoberts, Triston Perry, Tucker Robinson, Cooper Simpson, Madison Sitzes, Krista Valentine. 8th grade: Cheyenne Blue, Erin Bond, Jenna Henson, Jamie Hodge, Kelsi Kinder, Katie Nance, Lydia Reitzel, Kaitlyn Shallow, Austin White...

3rd grade: Hailey Cook, Kayla Foulk, Tristan Foulk, Bryce Horrell, Mackenzie Jackson, James Lands, Kiera Themm, Ashlee Bowman, Sydney Lewis, Landon Rains, Paige Schafer, Savannah Weber. 4th grade: Grace Arnzen, Destiny Barbeau, Tyler Essner, Tristyn Hanna, Raven Hollis, Allie Miller, Arablella Puckett, Brett Reid, Braden Spies, Alex Tayloer, Casey Clover, Reece Felty, Brandon Foulk, Nicole Graf, Angel Leyerle, John Little, Natalie McMullin, Jake Medlin, Madelyn Mosley, Emilie Munoz, Wyatt Parker, Ashtyn Rains, Bailee Rister, Samantha Welter.. ...

High Honor Roll 11th grade: Brittany Johnson, Devoney Maborn. 12th grade: Brock Moore, Jelesha Pilgram. Honor Roll 9th grade: Jacy Johnson, Mitchell Maborn, Ryan Moore, Tiarra Morris, Autumn Robinson, Tiffany Salore, Conner Schaal, D.J. Weldon, Mark Williams, Aaron Woods...

A Honor Roll 1st grade: Bryson Cavener, Gage Gilbert, Rebekah Mouser, Montana Smith, Abigail Steinberg, Jacob Trainor, Deacon Wallace. 2nd grade: Kirsten Burkman, Charlize Carlise, Melena Cato, Trey Clark, Brent Jackson, Adison Little, Emilee Rouggly, Jake Wade, Nate Ware...

4th grade: Jacob Grant, Samyiah Lanier, Sebastian Prokop, Sadie Reynolds, Peighton Robinson, Ciara Rodriguez, Jenelle Rodriguez, Gabe Spence, Kamryn Stinnett-Robinson. B Honor Roll 4th grade: Jazmine Brevik, Aaliyah Bryant, Matthew Cleek, Christian Cruz, De'ajon Gaines, Zoe Gllueck, Adileny Gonzales, Arianna Hanstein, Jeffrey Jones, Travon Macklin, Preston Martin, Cameron Owens, Dakota Owens, Destiny Pearson, Christen Petty, Frankie Poindexter, Corneilus Robinson, Brandon Rodriguez, Alycia Sredojevich, Miguel Suchil, Brittney Trapp, Briunna Tuttleton, Kelis Twiggs, De'Varean Walker, Jamaika Winston.. ...

Jackson police, firefighters, Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies and FBI personnel canvassed the area where Jacque Waller's car was found for items associated with her disappearance Thursday afternoon.

The Benton office of Beacon Health Center will open Wednesday, November 9, 2011 offering primary health care services to area residents. The clinic will be staffed by nurse practitioners, Kathy Blevins, Paul Mackey, and Debbie DeLaCruz. Office hours are 8:30a - 5:00pm Monday thru Friday by appointment or walk in. For more information or to schedule an appointment call 573/545-3565 or 573/332-1900. The clinic accepts Medicare, Medicaid, insurance and self pay...

The Missouri Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Missouri Society of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars is offering a $1000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person and or persons that vandalized the Confederate Monument on the lawn of the Courthouse in Cape Girardeau on or about October 11th...

Today is Saturday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2011. There are 56 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday local time. Clocks move back one hour. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 5, 1911, aviator Calbraith P. Rodgers arrived in Pasadena, Calif., completing the first transcontinental airplane trip in 49 days...

The name of an Air Force pilot from Cape Girardeau, whose plane was shot down over Vietnam and who was declared dead eight years later, will be added to the name of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps squadron at Southeast Missouri State University; on Veterans Day, Lt. Col. Robert Gregory's name will be added to the Arnold Roth Squadron of the Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold Air Society of ROTC...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Daisy Dean Guest, 76, of Cairo died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Monday at Christ Temple Church of God in Christ. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. J.L. Posey officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Margaret Louise Chase, 97, of Chaffee died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements...

Clay Waller's attorney would like a judge with little or no knowledge of the Jacque Waller disappearance investigation to preside over an upcoming hearing connected to the case. The hearing will determine whether his client's father's testimony will be preserved -- testimony that alleged says Clay Waller confessed to murdering his estranged wife and burying her body...

Investigators found Jacque Waller's purse and some of its contents during a search for evidence linked to her disappearance alongside southbound Interstate 55 Thursday and Friday, Waller's father confirmed Friday.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- After spending months awaiting promised stricter ozone standards, the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission's Air Quality Committee is pleased with the EPA's recent decision that current limits will stay in place until 2013.

Scott City senior Brandon Shemonia erased the doubt about his ability to win the big races Saturday. Shemonia ran away with the Class 2 state cross country title by finishing almost 30 seconds before the second-place runner at the Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City, Mo.

The Southeast Missouri State football team defeated Central Methodist 55-44 on Saturday.

Cape Girardeau's middle school principal has resigned. According to district superintendent Dr. Jim Welker, the school board approved the resignation of Mark Kiehne Friday. The resignation is effective immediately. Welker said the resignation is voluntary...

The boundaries of the city of Jackson are changing, and some area residents are unhappy with the way things have been taking shape. What the future holds for the city, local industry and the people of Fruitland will start to become clear at a public hearing Monday night...

my son Abram got his first deer today.

Bailey loves getting all dressed up for fall.

November marks the Jackson Art Group's one year anniversary. In celebration of this milestone the group has created original tributes to veterans through expression in various media. Show your patriotism and join the group from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Steck House Gallery, 210 E. Washington, Jackson...

Jackson Fire Rescue celebrated 100 years on November 6, 2011 with the dedication of their newest fire truck 3315.

Brandon Simpher shot this 8 point buck on Sunday morning Nov. 6 in Wayne County Missouri Mark Twain National Forest. Brandon is 15 years old and from Jackson.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marble Hill Police spent Friday looking for the mother of two boys, ages 4 and 2, who were found sleeping in a yard on Hopkins Street around 5 a.m. The older boy was found wearing pants, a shirt and a light jacket, and the younger one was wearing a shirt, jacket and a diaper, said Marble Hill Police Chief Dennis Willis. The boys knew only their first names, their mother's first name, and the color of her car...

A Friday morning crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 55 near Fruitland led to one fatality, according to emergency personnel at the scene. The crash happened when one semi rear-ended another, killing one of the drivers.

Cape Girardeau became occupied by Wall Street protesters for the first time Saturday. A group of 12 gathered at Capaha Park near the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in the afternoon following a march past the federal courthouse and city hall...

More than 350 couples attended the "Passionate Love: Building a Cross Centered Marriage" event Friday night at Lynwood Baptist Church. The program was presented by the staff of the Men at the Cross Ministry, which was founded in 2008 by Dr. Joe White of Branson, Mo. The organization puts on stadium events where thousands of men get together to learn to not pass down bitterness and inactivity to their sons...

SALEM, Mo. (AP) -- Recent rain has helped crews battling fires in the Mark Twain National Forest in south-central Missouri. The U.S. Forest Service said Friday that about a half-inch of rain Thursday helped firefighters dealing with the fires, which officials say may have been intentionally set. The largest fire is estimated at about 5,000 acres in southern Dent County...

In another recent roundup of progress reports, Missouri students stayed on track with previous years in some areas and faltered slightly in others. The results released last week from a nationwide test conducted every two years showed Missouri fourth graders' abilities in reading and eighth graders' abilities in math slid since 2009...

The attractions that draw visitors to Cape Girardeau and the affect they have on the local economy were discussed during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee at the Show Me Center. Since 2004, the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau has been using the brand "Where the River Turns a Thousand Tales" to market the city as a Mississippi River community rich in history, said Chuck Martin, executive director of the CVB...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and city of Greenville were again unable Thursday night to find common ground on a topic which leaves many residents there frustrated and concerned future flood events will endanger property and lives...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is welcome to pretty much any dirt located on a county ditch bank, Mississippi County commissioners agreed during their regular meeting Thursday. Having rebuilt the northern breach in the frontline levee at Birds Point back up to 51 feet on the Cairo, Ill., river gauge, the corps now needs additional material to build the levee four feet higher to 55 feet, according to Carlin Bennett, presiding commissioner for Mississippi County...

Today is Sunday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2011. There are 55 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 6, 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was elected to a six-year term of office. On this date: In 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the presidency: John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas...

Kathy Jane Kinder and Christopher Arnold Hill were married Sept. 17, 2011, at Old Hanover Lutheran Church. The Rev. Jeffrey Sippy performed the ceremony. Music was by David Adams of Cape Girardeau, and soloist was Allen Hill of Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Elroy and Mary Susan Kinder of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Patricia Hill and Allen Hill of Jackson...

Caitlin Marie Scheeter and David Timothy Randolph were married May 21, 2011, at Guardian Angel Church in Oran, Mo. The Rev. Randy Tochtrop performed the ceremony. Lector was Joan Scheeter, aunt of the bride. Organists were Betty Vandeven and Claire Bira, and vocalist was Renee Reinagel...

MARQUAND, Mo. -- Harold and Brenda Myers of Marquand announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Jo Myers, to Timothy Edward Johnson. He is the son of Troy and Marcia Johnson of Sedgewickville, Mo. Myers is a 2004 graduate of Marquand-Zion High School. She received a master's degree in physical therapy from Maryville University in St. Louis in 2009. She is a physical therapist at Madison Medical Center Physical Therapy...

Bill and Grace Fitzpatrick of Sikeston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Cindy Kay Fitzpatrick, to Daniel Benjamin Harris. He is the son of Shirley Carlson of Loves Park, Ill., and the late Noel Lee Harris. Fitzpatrick is a client associate with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Bank of America Corp...

Mr. and Mrs. David Mobley of Randles celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner Oct. 22, 2011, at Delmonico's in Jackson. Hosts were their children. Mobley and Shirley Moore were married Oct. 22, 1951, by the Rev. Claude Fowler, at the Fowler home...

Stephanie Goddard has never been to boot camp or worn a military uniform, but she's serving her country the best way she knows how: with her photography. Through her "Glimpse of Home" project, Goddard takes photos of military families at no charge, then creates a personal photo album to send to their deployed soldier as a surprise. ...

Destiny, 8, left, and Savannah, 5, decided to cut and donate their hair to Locks of Love. Their ponytails were 11 and 13 inches long, respectively. They are the daughters of Brian and Gina Matysik of Cape Girardeau. ...

This young opossum was in a small dogwood tree when I photographed it. Two others were in the tree farther up. This one was on a low limb, and although not "playing dead" it made no effort to avoid me. The flash did not alarm the opossum, and he made no sound as I held the camera to within two feet of his face to take this picture...

LOS ANGELES -- Thanksgiving and Christmas often involve visits from family and friends, but unless your dog keeps all four on the floor, you might be the one in the doghouse. Some people will be frightened by a dog that greets guests at the door by jumping up. Others may be allergic, frail or easily knocked off balance. A pawmark or doggy drool on guests' clothing is embarrassing, and while some visitors will say they love dogs and it's no big deal, others will be annoyed...

Jerry Huskey grew up with church music is in his blood. The Bethany Baptist Church music minister grew up in a small country Southern Baptist Church near De Soto, Mo., where music was a family affair. "The church was attended by many of my relatives including my Grandma Kingsland, who was the piano player and also taught the children chorus songs on Wednesday evenings," Huskey said. ...

Cape Girardeau is a great place to live, work and raise a family, and according to a 2009 Money magazine ranking, it's one of the top 25 places to retire. With this national recognition, the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is planning to market the area to the large number of Midwestern baby boomers who will be turning 65 in the coming years. ...

A big thank you to Scott Meyer and the Parks and Recreation Department for making the basketball court over in Arena Park so beautiful. The children will really enjoy it. HUMAN hair keeps deer away. It is a proven fact. If you have trouble with deer eating your vegetables and flower garden, go to a salon; human hair is free. Just sprinkle it around your plants and they will stay away since they do not like our scent. I did it this year and had no problems with deer or rabbits. It works...

By Steve Duniphan We attended a Cardinals game in the late '90s with our ball team, the Jackson Giants traveling squad, which consisted of boys 11 to 12 years of age. They were loud and spunky, just like they played. The boys were enjoying themselves, replete in their orange, black and white Giant uniforms, and the coaches of the team were relishing the fact that we were helping to pass on the love of the game to America's youths. Believe me, we had earned this trip...

O Lord Jesus, we lift your holy name on high and sing your praises. Amen.

PALATKA, Fla. -- In this sleepy, riverside town in northeast Florida, 86-year-old Betty Wills sees the advertisements of obstetricians and gynecologists on the main road's billboards and has found specialists ranging from cardiologists to surgeons in the phone book...

DALE CITY, Va. -- Police in Virginia say five teenagers have been charged with beating two youngsters who wouldn't hand over their Halloween candy. Prince William County police report one robber implied he had a handgun when the group confronted a pair of trick-or-treaters Monday night in Dale City...

ABILENE, Texas -- Survivors of a deadly bus crash are being interviewed, but it will take time for investigators to determine why an Abilene Christian University bus left the highway and overturned, a state trooper said Saturday. "It will be months from now" if anyone is ever charged in the Friday night wreck that killed one person and critically injured four others, trooper Phillip "Sparky" Dean wrote in an email...

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Residents fearfully left their homes Saturday to bury their dead in northeast Nigeria following a series of coordinated attacks that killed at least 69 people and left a new police headquarters in ruins, government offices burned and symbols of state power destroyed...

ISLAMABAD -- Two police officers were indicted Saturday in the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and will face trial along with five members of the Pakistani Taliban, a state prosecutor said. The policemen were charged with failing to provide Bhutto with proper security and with destroying evidence, said the prosecutor, Zulfikar Ali. Their indictment triggers a new trial for the Taliban members so that all seven defendants can be tried together, he said...

Irvin H. Garms, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Oct. 28, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Private funeral services were held Nov. 4, 2011, in St. Louis, with the Rev. Elizabeth Rolf Kanerva officiating. Entombment was in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...

Missouri Attorney General William Webster, here last night to speak at the Central High School football banquet, said he still has plans to open a satellite office in Cape Girardeau County to primarily handle consumer complaints. The long-awaited removal of the abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks in Cape Girardeau is underway; removal of the 3.3-mile section of track that was abandoned by the Union Pacific Systems in 1985 began yesterday; a portion of the line runs down the middle of Independence Street.. ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republicans in Iowa and other early voting states seem to be giving presidential candidate Herman Cain the benefit of the doubt for now. But they say they need to know more about accusations that he sexually harassed women who worked for him in the 1990s...

BERLIN -- A modern art installation valued at $1.1 million was damaged after a cleaning woman scrubbed away a patina intended to look like a dried rain puddle, a Dortmund official said Friday. Martin Kippenberger's "When it Starts Dripping from the Ceiling" remains in place at the city's Ostwall museum, despite the damage sustained earlier this month when a cleaner scrubbed away the painted puddle beneath a rubber trough placed under a stacked tower of wooden slats...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday called on fighters of Latin America's only major rebel force to accept the killing of their top leader as proof the movement is doomed and to surrender. "This is the moment to decide to lay down your arms because, as we've said many times, the alternative is prison or a tomb," Santos told combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia a day after troops killed their 63-year-old chief...

BEIJING -- Forty-five grimy, exhausted Chinese coal miners trapped by a cave-in were rescued Saturday, ending a 36-hour ordeal in the world's most dangerous country for the industry. Eight miners were killed in the accident. After Thursday's cave-in, at least 200 workers dug a small rescue tunnel about 1,650 feet deep to reach the trapped miners, the People's Daily newspaper said. ...

District of Columbia police and Occupy DC protesters are offering conflicting accounts about a weekend incident in which a motorist struck three protesters near a downtown demonstration. Police said Saturday that a driver will not be charged for striking the three people Friday evening...

WASHINGTON -- The American job market improved modestly in October, and economists looking deeper into the numbers found reasons for optimism -- or at least what counts for optimism in this slow economic recovery. The nation added 80,000 jobs. That was fewer than the 100,000 that economists expected, but it was the 13th consecutive month of job gains. Fears of a new recession have receded...

On Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, Arvazena "Bobbie" Meinz of Jackson, formerly of Scott City, went peacefully to her Lord Jesus, surrounded by family and loved ones. Bobbie was born July 4, 1926, to Charles Jesse and Irene Thompson Roberts in Brooks Junction, Mo. She and Walter Joseph "Pete" Meinz were married Sept. 25, 1947, in Osceola, Ark...

Lucille Agnes Keller, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Feb. 26, 1917, at Cape Girardeau to August and Agnes Scholl Borchelt. She and Marvin Keller were married April 20, 1961. He died Sept. 3, 1969...

COVINGTON, La. -- Rosemary T. Nance, 96, of Covington, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, in Covington. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cairo. The funeral will follow at the church, with the Rev. John Agbasiere officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Ill...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Catherine Farris, 71, of Chaffee died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

Son to James Earl and Jessica Nichole Powers of Advance, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Name, Nash James. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Powers is the former Jessica Bailey, daughter of Kenny and Tina Bailey of Advance. She is a registered nurse at Southeast. Powers is the son of Charlie Powers of Wappapello, Mo., and Dewey and Kim Thurman of Flat Rock, Ill. He is a deputy with the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department...

A Friday morning crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 55 near Fruitland led to the death of a Kentucky man. Randy E. Stewart, 55, of Barlow, Ky., died of blunt force trauma at the scene, Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dolly M. Corse, 99, of Perryville departed this life Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Independence Care Center. She was born May 26, 1912, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Edwin and Josephine Boxdorfer Horn. She and Fred R. Corse were married March 29, 1930. He preceded her in death June 8, 1991...

Dillman R. Starzinger, 90, of Jackson passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 28, 1921, in Egypt Mills, to Roland and Mamie Exler Starzinger. He was baptized at Egypt Mills and attended school at Zion Lutheran School in Pocahontas. He and Nelda Pilz were married May 5, 1946, in Altenburg, Mo...

ANNA, Ill. -- W.P. "Bud" Rendleman, 91, of Anna died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Anna Rehab and Nursing Center. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Stephanie Voss officiating. Burial will be in Anna City Cemetery...

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Dr. Dolores Gore, 85, of Clarksville, Tenn., formerly of Olmsted, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Cedarhurst Memory Care in Shiloh, Ill. She was born Dec. 19, 1925, in Ullin, Ill., daughter of Alfred William and Bertha Schultz Shumaker. She married Forrest Gore on Aug. 3, 1941...

Richard A. "Dick" Robinson, 77, retired Navy Lt. Cmdr., Medical Service Corps, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. He is the beloved husband of 57 years of Corrine Robinson; loving father of twins, Steven Robinson (Karla), Debra Thompson (Patrick), Richard M. ...

MONDAY--Corn dog or turkey & cheese on bun, corn, pears, vanilla wafers. TUESDAY--Cheeseburger or ham & cheese on bun, fries, grapes. WEDNESDAY--Spaghetti & french bread or turkey & cheese on bun, candied carrots, pineapple. THURSDAY--Super nachos or ham & cheese on bun, green beans, peaches...

The United Commercial Travelers Council 534 met Oct. 11 at Cape Girardeau Public Library with Sheila Holloway, senior counselor, presiding. The safety committee report was given and pictures of the two youths who received the bicycles from the Library Reading Program were presented by Jobyna Daume, chairwoman. This will be entered in the Council in Action Contest with Supreme...

James and Lisa Biri of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Dawn Biri, to Joshua Mark Pobst. He is the son of Vernon and Susan Pobst of Oran, Mo. Biri is a 2001 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed at the Early Learning Center in Oran...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...

St. Joseph Parish of Apple Creek in Perryville, Mo., is hosting a dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Serving includes pork sausage, backbone and sauerkraut, chicken dumplings with all of the trimmings and homemade pies. Adults are $9, and children 6 to 12 are $4...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs...

WACO, Texas -- James Franklin put Missouri in position to do it again, to wipe out another double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit in central Texas. The Tigers couldn't finish the rally this time. Terrance Ganaway had touchdown runs of 38 and 80 yards, then ended Missouri's last-gasp hope with an 18-yard burst in the final minute, making sure Baylor held on for a 42-39 victory Saturday night...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals meet with their starting quarterbacks hurting and last place in arguably the worst division in pro football at stake. The Rams and Cardinals match 1-6 records today and, if a team can claim momentum in such a situation, it would be St. Louis. The Rams upset New Orleans 31-21 with backup A.J. Feeley replacing quarterback Sam Bradford last weekend...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota coach Mike Yeo knew his team was doing something right with 11 players sitting in the penalty boxes across the ice. The Wild were leading St. Louis by two goals early in the third period, and the Blues were starting to get a bit chippy...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team split a pair of Ohio Valley Conference road matches over the weekend in Kentucky.

David Roth was awarded a Modern Woodmen of America Hometown Heroes Award for heroic acts such as changing countless tires, consoling the grieving, participating in Junior Achievement and taking care of aging family members without complaint. He was given the award by local members of the fraternal financial services organization Nov. ...

Nadia is a 2-year-old cat who is vocal and enjoys a good "conversation." When you come to meet her, she comes right up to you and tells you she's wanting a home. For more information, contact Safe Harbor at 243-9823.

Tom is a 6-year-old Chihuahua. He's a friendly little guy. Tom is available for adoption at the Humane Society, 334-5837.

Pet name: Alice Owner: Emily Baker Favorite activity: Dressing up as a squirrel for Halloween.

Southeast Missouri State football redshirt freshman Lennies McFerren ran for 99 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 55-44 win against Central Methodist.

A quick roundup of the state volleyball title matches, which were played at the Show Me Center on Saturday.

A roundup of how the local runners fared in the Class 1 and Class 4 state cross country meet.

Notre Dame's Elizabeth Kiblinger capped her senior year with a remarkable finish at the Class 3 state cross country meet Saturday. Kiblinger finished third to earn all-state honors at the Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City, Mo.

The Southeast Missouri State soccer team suffered its only Ohio Valley Conference loss of the regular season at Morehead State. Morehead did it again to the Redhawks on Friday night by an identical 2-1 score. This time the defeat hurt infinitely worse.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route TT in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane Monday and Tuesday, while the Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. This section of road is from County Road 624 to County Road 642. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. ...

U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will visit Cape Girardeau business Someone's Treasure Clubhouse on Monday, Nov. 7 at 9:30 a.m. Someone's Treasure Clubhouse, located at 416 S. Kingshighway, is a counseling and wellness business. Emerson visits small businesses and health care providers while back home in Missouri. She considers it an important responsibility to keep in touch so she can advocate for these businesses and providers in Congress...

Midwest Neurosurgeons' fundraiser consisting of $5 being donated for each "like" received on its new Facebook page throughout October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It was called "Like"=Life. The grand total came to be 325 new "likes" that added up to $1,625, which was donated at noon Nov. ...

"I hate the season of fall, except for the cooling temperatures," many say. Although different individuals enjoy various seasons of the year, my favorite is fall. Fall adds excitement, mystery and joy to life. Although winter comes right after fall that too provides briskness and energy. ...

You may find yourself lingering this morning. Perhaps you were able to relish in the steam and aroma from the second or even third cup of coffee. Casually flipping through the paper marking the sale ads, clipping coupons and enjoying every article and editorial. Or perhaps you were able to catch up on some well-earned sleep. After all, you've fallen back. The annual blessing of the extra hour is relished. Creating a slight sense of uneasiness that will pass with a few days of this new routine...

NEW YORK -- Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator who spent more than 30 years wryly talking about the oddities of life for "60 Minutes," died Friday night, CBS said. He was 92. Just a month ago, Rooney delivered his last regular essay on the CBS newsmagazine...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri officials are urging residents to use this week's nationwide test of an emergency alert system to check their own preparations. The test is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday in Missouri. The State Emergency Management Agency says it's a good reminder for people to replace and replenish supplies that are nearing their expiration dates in their personal emergency kits...

Patriotic songs such as "America the Beautiful" and "My Country 'Tis of Thee" were scattered among church favorites and Scripture readings Sunday at the Jackson Community Choral Festival. Nearly 200 people came to St. Paul Lutheran Church for the third annual event, which raised $1,630 for the Jackson Ministerial Alliance as collection baskets were passed around. The ministerial alliance provides food and lodging to those stranded or in need...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Bye-bye Big 12. Hello SEC. Missouri and the Southeastern Conference took their mutual attraction public Sunday after weeks of private flirtations and the college sports' equivalent of prenuptial negotiations with their respective lawyers...

If legislation filed last week by a U.S. House representative from Missouri passes, the Department of Veterans Affairs could create a registry of veterans who may have been exposed to burn pits during wars of the past decade. A name likely on that list will be that of Lucky Sands, a Cape Girardeau soldier who died at the age of 45 in 2009...

Monday is Billy Graham's 93rd birthday. That gave me an excuse to dig out photos of Billy Graham Day in Charlotte, NC, in 1971. http://www.capecentralhigh.com/journalism/billy-graham-turns-93/ President Nixon spoke at the event. Some political dirty tricks that were considered to be used at the rally ended up as part of the Watergate Hearings...

After telling Jordan I still had my Easy-Bake Oven in Granny's basement she insisted on trying it out. It was a Christmas gift in 1978 and 33 years later it still works!

The Jackson Fire Department celebrated 100 years of battling blazes Sunday by christening a new ladder truck and commemorating its former firefighters. Roughly 100 people attended the department's open house, which displayed old hoses, air tanks, firetrucks and other equipment from the department's first century...

Orchard Elementary School in Jackson has received $3200 from the Ronald McDonald House Charties to purchase laptops for the third grade. The students will use the laptops for a variety of classes including reading, word work, and math while increasing their computer skills. ...

The Central Junior High School 7th grade football team finished a perfect 6-0 season this year. It's the first undefeated 7th grade team and the first CJHS team to go undefeated since 1987. The season included wins over Jefferson County 50-0, Kennett 28-0, Jackson 14-6, Farmington 30-16, Sikeston 32-14, and Poplar Bluff 38-14...

Organizers of the sixth annual Empty Bowls Banquet are confident the fundraiser will lead to more full stomachs in the coming year. Co-organizer Linda Bohnsack said that 180 meals were sold Sunday. Purchase of the meal of soup, bread, dessert and drink for $12 entitled patrons to select one of the empty bowls and take it home. The bowls not distributed Sunday will be available for purchase at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's craft show Nov. 19 and 20 and the Osage Centre...

Monk's BBQ is hosting it's 1st Annual Canned Food Drive. New and loyal customers are invited to donate 5 cans of canned goods through December 15, 2011 and receive a FREE pulled pork sandwich. This is a fantastic way for the community to donate. All food collected will be donated locally. Limit 1 sandwich per customer/party per visit. Limit 5 total per customer customer/party per event...

The Southeast Missouri State University Redhawk Equestrian Team heads to Chicago this coming weekend (November 11th, and 12th) for their next Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Competition hosted by Northern Illinois University. The team is in their second year of existence and lead by coach SuAnne Remley. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The will be no shortage of irony this week as the Missouri Supreme Court considers the following question: Did Missouri lawmakers act illegally in an attempt to act more ethically? The prevailing answer is yes. To decide otherwise, the high court will have to reverse a ruling from a trial judge...

Today is Monday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2011. There are 54 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 7, 1911, Marie Sklodowska Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, eight years after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics with her late husband, Pierre...

Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 Today was another almost completely rain-free day. A passing thunderstorm around 1530 blocked the hot sun and brought a welcomed cooling breeze with a few strong gusts. A light rain fell long enough to cool us but not soak us...

Chances are you will need to use a wheelchair at some point in your life, even if only temporarily. If you live in America, you can easily find a wheelchair in any number of sizes, colors and styles. If you live somewhere like Romania or the Dominican Republic, it's not that simple. A wheelchair can cost an entire year's wages -- a cost so prohibitive that you might be stuck crawling or relying on others to carry you...

Most people wouldn't think of a cold, rainy morning as a great time to go out and take pictures. But that's exactly the kind of morning local artist Aaron Horrell looks for when he heads out to photograph various creatures in nature...

Thanks to today's technology, several universities around the state are collaborating to offer students expanded course offerings. Last spring, Southeast Missouri State University worked with the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg to offer a foreign language class. ...

Once again, the Washington politicians are ignoring the wishes of citizens by legislating changes to the new clean air requirements for cement manufacturers. They claim their runaway legislation (HR 2681) is about jobs, but it is plain to see that the new EPA regulations would in fact be creating jobs. ...

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Merchant, I spent more time watching TV today than usual due to a pain increase in my legs. It is Halloween, although I couldn't tell it by all the "holidays" commercials. I saw a national chain advertising a "holiday scents candle"; another one promising me decorating secrets for "the holidays"; another one wanted to sell me special gifts "for the holidays"; a company encouraging me to get that special cereal for a snack mix "for the holidays"; and even a company who wants me to buy some strips to make my teeth look pretty and white "for the holidays." I saw snow, "holiday lights", "holiday trees"; you had it all.. ...

TO all the CEOs making the big bucks: It's not fair that you make so much money because you chose to educate yourself, take on more risks than I did, make better decisions than me, hired employees and paid them what they were worth, and still maintained a profit margin to keep your stockholders happy. ...

Thank you, O God, that in you we can trade our sorrows for the joy of the Lord. Amen.

HAVANA -- For the first time in a half-century, Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell real estate openly, bequeath property to relatives without restriction and avoid forfeiting their homes if they abandon the country. The highly anticipated new rules instantly transform islanders' cramped, dilapidated homes into potential liquid assets in the most significant reform yet adopted by President Raul Castro since he took over the communist country from his brother in 2008...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two suicide bombers targeted worshippers on a key Muslim festival in northern Afghanistan, killing seven, including two local police commanders, officials said Sunday. The bombers struck as Muslims were leaving a mosque on the outskirts of Old Baghlan City after prayers at the start of the Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice...

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's embattled prime minister and main opposition leader agreed Sunday to form an interim government to ensure the country's new European debt deal and oversee early elections, capping a week of political turmoil that saw Greece facing a catastrophic default and threatening its euro membership...

Talbots, 201 S. Mount Auburn Road, will close its doors in early January. The specialty retailer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories opened in Cape Girardeau in 2006. Currently, all merchandise is 25 percent off. More than 80 Talbots stores are expected to close in fiscal year 2011, according to a company news release. ...

Saint Francis Medical Center has hired two family medicine physicians as Medical Partners at Cape Primary Care. Dr. Victoria Adjovu and Dr. Erica Gibson, have joined the practice at 3004 Gordonville Road, focusing on preventive care and wellness. ...

When Martha Brown isn't working in the city of Cape Girardeau's planning department, she can be found in her kitchen baking up a batch of specialty cookies or cupcakes. Brown started Ms. Martha's Cookies last year and since then, her business has grown and expanded to include cinnamon rolls, cupcakes and other specialty desserts...

SPARKS, Okla. -- Clouds of dust belched from the corners of almost every room in Joe Reneau's house as the biggest earthquake in Oklahoma history rocked the two-story building. A roar that sounded like a jumbo jet filled the air, and Reneau's red-brick chimney collapsed and fell into the roof above the living room. By the time the shaking stopped, a pantry worth of food had been strewn across the kitchen and shards of glass and pottery covered the floor...

BEIRUT -- Syrians in the restive region of Homs performed special prayers for a major Muslim holiday to the sound of explosions and gunfire as government troops pushed forward their assault on the area, killing at least 11 people Sunday, residents and activists said...

BANGKOK -- Advancing pools of filthy water threatened the Thai capital's subway system Monday and surrounded the emergency headquarters set up to deal with flooding that has claimed more than 500 lives nationwide. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered evacuations in 11 of Bangkok's 50 districts, and partial evacuations apply in seven more, as the huge runoff from monsoon-buffeted central Thailand seeps south through the metropolitan area to the sea...

LONDON -- Police investigating the cause of a 34-car pileup on a major British highway that killed seven people and injured 51 said Sunday they are focusing on a fireworks display near the accident site. While initial reports suggested fog and wet road surfaces were partly to blame for the huge collision, police said they have now zeroed in on the fireworks show after evidence taken from witnesses indicated that black smoke emerging from it may be the main culprit...

ROME -- The mayor of Naples ordered a much-awaited soccer match scrapped Sunday for fear tens of thousands of fans could be trapped by flooding, while in northern Italy authorities closely monitored the rain-swollen Po river. Luigi De Magistris said he ordered the Serie A match between Napoli and Juventus postponed to some later date, partly because the field was already soggy, but mainly because of concern some 65,000 fans could be trapped in flooding or cause traffic problems as they drove to or from the stadium.. ...

BAGHDAD -- Three bombs ripped through a sprawling Baghdad market Sunday, killing eight people at the beginning of a Muslim religious holiday and just hours after the prime minister warned of Iraq's continued danger. Police said the bombs were planted in different parts of the Shorja market in downtown Baghdad, striking as shoppers were preparing for this week's Eid al-Adha feast. City health officials confirmed the death toll released by the police and said 19 people were also injured...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Nicaraguans voted Sunday in elections expected to return one-time Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega as president in what critics say could be the prelude to a presidency for life. Since returning to power in 2007, the 65-year-old Ortega has boosted his popularity in Central America's poorest country with a combination of pork-barrel populism and support for the free-market economy he once opposed...

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Some weapons depots in Libya have still not been secured properly, and "much has already gone missing" from unguarded sites, the top U.N. envoy in Libya said Sunday. Preventing more weapons from being smuggled out of country will be difficult, considering the nature of the vast desert nation's borders, said the envoy, Ian Martin...

WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul says "offering friendship" to Iran, not sanctions, would be a more fruitful to achieving peace with Tehran. The Texas congressman said fears about Iran's nuclear program have been "blown out of proportion." He says tough penalties are a mistake because, as he says was the case in Iraq, they only hurt the local population and still paved a path to war...

CONCORD, N.H. -- Tears, tomatoes and teasing -- the staff at Mary Ann's Diner has seen it all from the presidential candidates who have turned the restaurant into a must-not-miss stop during the primary campaign. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's eyes brimmed with tears as he listened to a woman describe losing her job in 2003. Four years later, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani hustled through, shook a few hands then sat down to an egg white omelet, tomatoes on the side...

Edna Schwartzberg, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. She is the beloved mother of Steven (Ronnie) Schwartzberg and Norman (JoAnn) Schwartzberg; dear grandmother of Laurie (Mike) Gerstein; dear great-grandmother of Ethan Bjorn; and former mother-in-law of Linda (Johnnie) Gast...

Catherine J. Farris, 71, of Randles died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Morley, Mo., on April 8, 1940, to the late Fred Durell and Gladys Griswell Bickings. She married Bill Farris on July 25, 1959. Catherine was of the Baptist faith...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lawmakers have been meeting with people around the state about what should happen in the state's unaccredited school districts as they consider the legislation they will push in the 2012 session. Kansas City public schools' loss of accreditation takes effect Jan. 1. St. Louis public schools and the nearby Riverview Gardens School District lost their accreditation in 2007...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Several groups of lawyers from around the country, including some who have given thousands of dollars to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's re-election campaign, are vying to represent Missouri in a lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline...

Oliver E. Koenig, 84, of Perryville, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Perryville. Friends may call from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 a.m. to time of service Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...

Zelma J. Zoellner, 79, of Arnold, Mo. died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St Louis. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Entombment will be in the Mount Hope Mausoleum in Perryville...

Iris Pauline Jones, 85, of Thebes, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Brody Gard, 10, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at his home. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Ron Watts officiating...

Work on the new speculation building being constructed on Nash Road is progressing well, says Gene Penzel of Penzel Construction Co., contractor of the project; crews have nearly completed the steel frame for the building and will soon begin putting up the metal siding...

Southeast Missouri State basketball teams open their seasons Friday, the men at Missouri and the women at North Carolina State. Neither Southeast squad will ease into the campaign. The men play three of their first four contests on the road, with all three of the trips being their annual "money" games to generate revenue for the athletic department...

St. Louis fell to 1-7 as Arizona broke a six-game losing streak

Morehead State denied the Tennessee-Martin women's soccer team an NCAA tournament berth once before. The Skyhawks made sure it didn't happen again, securing their first trip to the NCAA tournament Sunday. UTM gained the Ohio Valley Conference's automatic NCAA berth by beating the Eagles 2-1 in the OVC tournament final at Houck Stadium...

Both the men and women will play games tonight at the Show Me Center

St. Louis fired its coach after a 6-7 start

Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...

ANNISTON, Mo. -- Voters in the Mississippi County town of Anniston will decide on a bond issue to bring its sewer system up to state standards during Tuesday's general election. Anniston voters will choose whether to issue $900,000 in revenue bonds for the city's sewer system...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A reward is offered for a Sikeston man wanted in connection with a shooting Halloween night. Police are seeking information about the whereabouts of Dominique Duval Tipler, 24. Tipler is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of a 24-year-old Sikeston man at a home on Prosperity Street...

City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion Public hearings...

ATLANTA -- Occupy Atlanta organizers said Sunday that they plan to again try to camp at a city park, setting up yet another showdown with police a night after 20 people were arrested during a rally that spilled into the streets. The group will hold its general assembly meeting Sunday evening, then march back to Woodruff Park downtown, said organizer Tim Franzen. Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said police would continue to enforce the law...

PHOENIX -- When President George H.W. Bush came to visit her in the hospital, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords could say only "Wow!" and another word she had been uttering frequently at the time, "chicken." Months later, when she was shown photos of famous people to see if she recognized faces, Giffords looked at Arnold Schwarzenegger and replied, more or less accurately: "Messin' around. Babies."...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina officials have tracked down less than four dozen of the thousands of residents forced to undergo sterilizations between 1929 and 1974. The Charlotte Observer reported Sunday that state officials believe at least 1,500 of the 7,600 people sterilized under a state program are still alive. But only 41 files have been matched to living survivors or relatives of the dead...

DETROIT -- We saw the USA in them. We drove them to the levee. For a century, Chevrolets won America's love with their safety, convenience, style and speed -- even if sometimes they were clunky, or had problems with rust or their rear suspensions...

At times in sports, we are fortunate to experience moments that are more about life than they are about the game. It's even more fun when it's your team. The historic run of the St. Louis Cardinals to the 11th World Championship in their storied history provided pitch perfect lessons about perseverance, grit, prayer and another word uttered by countless players, coaches, broadcasters, fans and even casual observers: Character...

Dr. William Mapes spent six years in the Air Force and 28 years in the Navy Reserves. When the Cape Girardeau dentist retired and sold his practice in 2004, he bought a condo near Pensacola, Fla., known as "the cradle of naval aviation." It wasn't long before Mapes took a special interest in naval aviation history, and especially its 100th anniversary this year...

CAMDENTON, Mo. -- Nearly every year, Patsy Riley has gotten unsolicited offers for her house on Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks with its spectacular views of tree-lined bluffs and its ample shoreline, but she never wanted to leave. Now, she and hundreds of her neighbors wonder what will become of their homes after a federal agency declared that many structures built close to the lake may have to go...

A Honor Roll 9th grade: Jamison Ashworth, Amy Banda, Andrew Bell, Dhruvi Bhakta, Emily Cieslewicz, Ryan Compas, Dean Crippen, John Dugan, Kaitlyn Emmendorfer, John Fennewald, Monica Foltz, Amanda Gassel, Thomas Glisson, Brooke Grable, William Graham, Gabriel Haas, Kirsten Halter, Thomas Himmelberg, Claudia Hoffmeister, Yo-Jane Hsieh, Kayla Huckstep, Noah Huff, Derek Hulshof, Ryan Hulshof, Olivia Jansen, Robert Jansen, Christian Job, Quentin Kasten, Evan Keesee, Emilia Kinder, Maria Layton, Jacob LeGrand, Shelby Martin, Megan McCrate, Cramer McGarr, Adilyn Mueller, Shelby Murrell, Christina Niedbalski, Ali Norder, Jacob Pappas, Tyler Pech, Nicole Peters, Adam Pope, William Poythress, Jesse Raines, Taylor Ray, Peyton Robertson, Alyssa Robinson, Carlos Robles, Nathan Schuchardt, Trenton Schumer, Jeffrey Shively, Alexis Stockman, Benjamin Tlapek, Mikayla Westrich, Adam Worley.. ...

This unique and charming electric stove adds warmth and pizazz to any room. The clean, modern lines are highlighted by the gloss red finish and louvered front panel. Realistic flames rise up from a glowing coal bed providing cozy ambiance year-round...

Excellent for camping or tailgating. The look and performance of a high end grill in a compact and easy to handle size. The 10,000 BTU Infrared Portable Gas Grill features stainless steel 430 construction, 283 square inches of cooking area, stainless steel cooking grate, power coated end caps and legs, operates on standard 14 ounce propane tank, adjustable cooking temperature, removable grease drip pan. Sear steaks on this portable grill...

The Twilight Series spa is a full-sensory experience that combines world-class hydrotherapy with a calming cascade of gently glowing lights and your choice of the perfect music. And most importantly, the Twilight Series offers the peace of mind of Master Spas' legendary quality and industry-leading design. Come home each day to therapeutic relief and mind-easing relaxation!...

Our new crop sorghum molasses, hand made jams & jellies and Southern Pecan Coffee are great for breakfast during the holidays.

Quality chocolate makes our chocolate pecans, almonds, cashews and cranberries extra special

Can't decide what product to put in our decorative tin? Choose a 3 or 4 part tin and get something to please everyone.

Munchin' Pecans -- Pecan halves roasted & lightly salted New crop wild seedling pecan halves & pieces Roasted & salted whole cashews Deluxe mixed nuts -- Pecans, almonds, cashews and Brazil nuts. No peanuts allowed!

Custom baskets including our hand-made Kentucky basket are available for purchase this holiday season!

For your holiday entertaining or as a gift, this hand painted ceramic platter is the perfect choice. Many other hand painted ceramic items available include plates, pitchers, cookie jars, mugs and more. http://www.knaupfloral.com/ 838 William St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703...

Capture the light and magic of the holidays with these adorable snow globes and wonder lights. Choose from several styles including Santa and his reindeer, a snowman in a winter wonderland, and more. These whimsical lights would make a great gift or addition to your holiday decor. http://www.knaupfloral.com/...

This vintage inspired snow angel will make a great addition to your holiday decor. She stands 29" tall and dressed for a cold winter day. Inside Knaup Floral you will also find 12 different vingettes full of holiday decor and gifts. http://www.knaupfloral.com/...

Welcome the holidays with the scent of a Colonial Crimson Festival Candle. Your senses will fill with dazzling notes of cinnamon stick, ground nutmeg, golden clove with nuances of crisp apple, roasted chestnut and creamy apple infused with rich vanilla and brown sugar. Colonial Candles uses only the finest ingredients to create their long lasting candles that burn smoothly and evenly. Visit Knaup Floral to experience their other holiday or everyday fragrances. http://www.knaupfloral.com/...

The perfect wreath for your door, your wall or as a gift, awaits you at Knaup Floral. Our showroom is full of beautiful wreath options. Or if you prefer, you may custom order the perfect wreath for you or someone special. http://www.knaupfloral.com/...

A Honor Roll 4th grade: Allison Appleman, Caroline Bowen, Phillip Dunning, Brayden Eftink, Jordyn Gunn, Olivia Jansen, Mollie Jennings, Reagan Peters, Elizabeth Raines, Molly Beth Sellers. 5th grade: Laura Bertrand, Megan Engelen, Ashley Hanners, Livia Wunderlich...

A Honor Roll B Honor Roll 5th grade: Payton Alexander, Kayla Barry, Kordell Batchelor, Lauren Beasley, David Brown, Jobeanna Brown, Kyle Brown, Reid Burgfeld, Gavin Byars, Sydney Casey, Kwayauna Chisom, Kyle Clifton, Anna Clippard, Landon Conatser, Jonathan Condie, Dylan Coonts, Olivia Courtway-Riebeling, Maxwell Dale, Madison Davie, Veronica Dean, Beyonc'e Depree, Matthew Diamond, Timothy Dickison, Victoria Dodd, Taylor Driver-Flores, Alivia Dyke, Tavia Eanes, Dashandreiona Egson, Beta Epps, Connie Evans, Carrie Flannigan, Joshua Frazier, Brandon Gibbs, Abigale Gibson, Lacey Graham, Marquan Gray, Latayvia Green, Joseph Hall, Majesty Harris, Nathan Hinojosa, Lauren Hoxworth, Dashana' Hudson, Jacob Ikerman, Reese Johnson, Alonzo Jones, Noah Karkanen, Carl Kelly,Haylee Kilburn, Katerra Lane, Jordan Long, Aurora May, Tatum Mccollough, Trae Mccullough, Makeda Miles, Josie Milian, Adrain Moore, Conner Moore, Andrew Mosier, Hannah Moyers, J'myn Nabors, Jared Neikirk, Miller Ogburn, Ashley Petty, Katlynn Petty, Dinah Pryor, Kamdyn Rhodes, Gabe Robinson, Trenton Sandusky, Xadriana Scott, Taylor Sissom, Emma Spiller, McKenzie Stanfield, Bridgit Strom, Hannah Taylor, Caylee Teague, Hannah Thomas, Cameron Tillotson, Taylor Vanamburg, Johnnie Walker, Emily Webb, Sydney Whitehorn, Grace Whitmore, Reece Wolf, Kylee Zoellner.. ...

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's doctor was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death for supplying an insomnia-plagued Jackson with a powerful operating-room anesthetic to help him sleep as he rehearsed for his big comeback.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Advocates can begin collecting signatures for two proposed Missouri ballot measures that would legalize marijuana. The secretary of state's office said Monday the initiative petitions have been approved for circulation to get them on the 2012 ballot...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Health officials say there are now 30 confirmed cases of E. coli in the St. Louis area. KMOX Radio reports that 21 of the cases are from St. Louis County. But the question remains: What is the source of the outbreak? St. Louis County Health Department spokesman Craig LeFebvre says the source remains a mystery despite several foods that have been tested...

Phone lines that were down Tuesday morning at the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department are now operating again. Earlier in the morning the city government had posted a message on its Facebook page saying phone lines were down while the network was updated.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri appeals court has upheld a 2009 decision by state utility regulators to approve a rate increase for Ameren Missouri. The Missouri Public Service Commission in January 2009 approved a more than $160 million electric rate increase for Ameren customers. That was challenged by Noranda Aluminum Inc. and the public counsel, who represents ratepayers before the commission...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A conservative-leaning panel of federal appellate judges on Tuesday upheld President Barack Obama's health care law as constitutional, helping set up a Supreme Court fight. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a split opinion upholding the lower court's ruling that found Congress did not overstep its authority in requiring people to buy health insurance or pay a penalty on their taxes, beginning in 2014. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri voters could be asked next year to raise the state's minimum wage to $8.25. The secretary of state's office on Tuesday approved the summaries on two initiative petitions, meaning proponents can begin collecting signatures to get the measures on the 2012 ballot...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona has interviewed with the St. Louis Cardinals for their manager opening, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was made...

A boil-water order is in effect for the south side of Marble Hill until further notice, city clerk Carla Watt said Tuesday. One exception to the order is the Woodland Hills nursing home, which isn't under the order.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- St. Louis businessman Dave Spence says he is serious about a potential bid for governor -- and may run even if it means a primary against Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder. Spence told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wants Republicans to know there is alternative to Kinder as their candidate to challenge Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in 2012...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston City Council will review market study data before giving its support for a senior housing project. During the regular council meeting Monday, Jason Maddox, executive vice president of MACO Development Company of Clarkton, Mo., presented the council with a market study which he said shows the need for low- to moderate-income senior housing units in Sikeston...

Sales tax revenue slowly but steadily increased in Cape Girardeau County during the first 10 months of this year. In the city of Cape Girardeau, general sales tax collections are up 3.2 percent from January through October, compared to the same period last year. Cape Girardeau County's general sales tax revenue is up 2.98 percent and the city of Jackson has collected 0.67 percent more general sales taxes during the same period...

Ask Steve Williams if the nearly $150,000 in federal grant money Cape Girardeau got to combat homelessness this year is the most it has ever received and his response suggests that it wasn't even close. "It is the most ever, ever, ever, ever, ever," said Williams, the city's housing assistance coordinator. "In fact, if you add up all the years together and it probably isn't that much."...

Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to a report of a green substance in a creek alongside Kingshighway Monday night. Roughly five fire engines were at the scene to inspect the substance, which was in a creek alongside southbound Kingshighway just south of Cape Rock Drive. The substance did not appear to be harmful and was contained with Styrofoam tubing, fire chief Rick Ennis said. Firefighters did not don hazardous material gear to handle the substance...

A Cole County Circuit Court has ruled that Saxony Lutheran High School and Save Our Childrens' Health, Inc., both in Fruitland, have standing to challenge the mining permit issued by the Missouri Land Reclamation Commission to Heartland Materials, LLC...

Redhawks sustain injury in 68-63 exhibition loss to Division II Harding University

Low river levels at Tower Rock in Perry County have caused an abandoned quarry and mining equipment dating to the mid-1800s to become exposed. http://www.capecentralhigh.com/perry-county/tower-rock-quarry-exposed/ It's worth a day trip to see something that happens only a handful of times a decade...

Stop by Food Giant today. We are trying to stuff a school bus for the holidays to donate to the Salvation Army. We need your support. Thanks to Food Giant and Schnucks this week. We are parking a bus at these 2 locations trying to stuff it with non perishable foods. Come see us!...

Mayor Pro Tempore Loretta Schneider, PhD, proclaiming November as Adoption Awareness month at the 11/7/11 City Council meeting joined by Evelyn Beussink Martin, MS LPC and Lauren Masterson of Child Welfare Services Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri. The low-res video is posted at: www.youtube.com/user/CityofCape...

In 1987, the Show Me Center's executive director, David Ross, wrote a letter about the future of the venue and included it in a time capsule. Staff will open the capsule next summer as they celebrate the Show Me Center's 25th anniversary. "I was thinking it would be cute, so I am interested to see what it says. I predicted what would be the fate of the building over time. We'll see if I am a good prognosticator," Ross said, adding that he's forgotten a few of his prophecies...

Jerry Organ DOB 09-19-1943 DOD 09-10-2011 Sgt E-5 Army

The Hoover Center held their Family Day Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Centenary United Methodist Church-Family Life Center. About 55 people enjoyed fellowship, entertainment, and Bingo! Entertainment was provided by Vince Seyer. ...

Staff Sergeant Willard Nelson, 24: B17 Tailgunner, shot down over Selerno, Italy (Jan 14th, 1944).

The Jackson Board of Aldermen heard comments from people for and against the voluntary annexation of about 240 acres to the city Monday night in a public hearing that drew about 100 people. Representing the annexation applicants were Danny Dumey and Steve Obermann of Heartland Materials, owners of a 160-acre limestone quarry established in currently unzoned county land. ...

Bootheel Harley-Davidson and TuneSquad present Rockin' Christmas Toys for the Kids on Saturday, November 12 from 12 to 5. Come out and enjoy music from TuneSquad, food and drinks. Event admission is a new unwrapped children's toy to benefit Beacon Health Center's Child Advocacy Center. Bootheel Harley Davidson is located on South Outer Road in Scott City off Nash Road...

Sgt. Sam Stokes: Instructor at Flexible Gunnery Training

General Assistant to Eisenhauer for Invasion of Palau. DOD: May 18, 1981; Pima, Arizona. Unfortunately do not have obituary or cemetery (can someone help locate?).

My 7year old son Zane Pobst from Chaffee Mo shot his first deer with his dad Ryan along side him in Zalma Mo at his great-grandpas farm on 11-5-11

The Cape River Heritage Museum will launch Heartland Heritage 2, the second annual anthology of writings by citizens of Southeast Missouri, with a reception on November 18 from 5-7 p.m. at the museum. Fourteen writers and poets contributed their work to the anthology. Essays range from a memoir about Christmas during the Great Depression to a humorous poem about a "Slumber Party for the Golden Girls."...

Final contracts were signed Monday by the Cape Girardeau County Commission that will help 911 services take advantage of wireless and Internet technology. Missouri ranks last in the United States in making accommodations for cellphones and Cape Girardeau County's outdated system responds to users more slowly than it could, said Richard Knaup, county emergency management director. He was joined by Todd Karl from AT&T to explain system shortfalls and how upgrades will benefit emergency services...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The man accused of murder after he allegedly gave drugs to a woman found dead in a Perryville hotel room in June was granted a change of venue Friday, and his trial will now be heard in Jackson. Steven A. Harbour, 25, of Fredericktown, Mo., was granted a motion for change of venue to the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court in Jackson. His court proceedings had previously taken place in the Perry County Courthouse...

Two men were arrested on Friday in Cape Girardeau for allegedly possessing marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms with the intent to distribute. Ryan A. Sharp, 24, of Columbia, Mo., and Devon M. Dale, 24, of Cape Girardeau, were arrested during a traffic stop in the 800 block of North Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey said. ...

A Cape Girardeau man was arrested in connection with an armed robbery Saturday morning. Around 5 a.m. Saturday, the victim and another person where at Rhodes, 546 S. Sprigg St., when they gave a ride to another individual to South Ellis Street, Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey said...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Two Illinois boys, ages 4 and 2, spent the weekend in the custody of the Division of Family Services, and will remain in its custody until a court hearing is held Wednesday. Marble Hill police spent Friday looking for the mother of the two boys, who were found around 5 a.m. ...

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2011. There are 53 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 8, 1861, during the Civil War, the USS San Jacinto intercepted a British mail steamer, the Trent, and detained a pair of Confederate diplomats who were enroute to Europe to seek support for the Southern cause. ...

BRANSON, Mo. -- Singer Andy Williams told the crowd at his Christmas show Saturday night that he has bladder cancer. The Tri-Lakes News reported the 83-year-old Williams appeared early in the show at the Moon River Theatre and vowed to return next year to celebrate his 75th year in show business...

Abby Jensen's life on earth was short, but the 5-year-old, who died of brain cancer in July, made an impression on many that will last for years to come. Recently about 500 individuals attended Abbypalooza. The event was held at Cape County Park North to help raise funds to combat diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a rare pediatric brain tumor, and to thank the community for supporting the Jensen family following Abby's diagnosis. ...

THE River City Workers of the Blind were in the Southeast homecoming parade walking down Broadway with our white canes and a little float in there with the different devices that blind people can use on the side of our picture. We were really well-received. Everybody was clapping and cheering for us, and we were just so delighted to see that the people actually cared that we have something like this in Cape Girardeau for blind people...

You, O Lord Jesus, are our strength in times of trouble. Amen.

Improved respiration, greater flexibility, weight loss and decreased stress -- these are only a few of the benefits yoga has to one's body, mind and spirit. Though Southeast Missouri State University's Recreation Services offers a yoga group fitness program, students have created a yoga club where members can regularly practice this popular exercise...

LONDON -- Pregnant women in Britain, where the government provides free health care, may soon be able to get a cesarean section on demand thanks to a rule change that critics describe as the health system caving into the "too posh to push" crowd...

Arthur Anton Horky, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Art was born Sept. 10, 1915, in Omaha, Neb., son of Mary Barbara Kremlacek and Louis B. Horky. He married Arlene Marie Johannes May 10, 1941. She preceded him in death in April 1995...

BENTON, Mo. -- Antoinette Marie Johnson, 70, of Benton passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at her home. She was born Dec. 5, 1940, in Chicago, to Anthony and Margaret Thomas Fromandi. She and David F. Johnson were married in Chicago. He preceded her in 1999...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Gilbert T. Menz, 81, of New Hamburg died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 22, 1930, in New Hamburg, son of Theon H. and Bertha K. Hahn Menz. Gilbert married Mary Arnzen June 29, 1957. She preceded him in death Sept. 14, 2004...

Brittney Dawn Seabaugh, 21, of Jackson died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1990, in Cape Girardeau, to Kenny and Dawn Palisch Seabaugh. Brittney was a 2008 graduate of Jackson High School. She was a junior at Southeast Missouri State University majoring in animal science and pre-veterinary medicine. ...

THEBES, Ill. -- Iris Pauline Jones, 85, of Thebes died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 16, 1926, in Elco, Ill., to Ora Albert and Maggie Provo Robison. She and Fred H. Jones were married Feb. 27, 1949, in Wood River, Ill. He preceded her in death June 11, 1994...