Stories from Monday, November 18, 2013

A Scott City man sustained moderate injuries Saturday afternoon in an all-terrain vehicle crash, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Lyle E. Hunt, 57, was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center after the northbound 2008 Honda ATV he was driving overturned on Route N about four miles south of Scott City, the patrol reported...

The Cape County Tea Party will hold its open monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting agenda includes a presentation by David Epps on an alternative to solar energy for the Cape Girardeau City Council to consider; a brainstorming session on possible state legislation that could be introduced in 2014; and, time permitting, a presentation by Brian Bollmann on consent of the governed...

Cape Girardeau police are looking for the driver of a dump truck that struck a car at a convenience store earlier this month. About 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, a dump truck struck a car twice at the Bi-State Oil convenience store at 612 S. Sprigg St., Sgt. Jason Selzer reported Sunday...

Starting next fall, five universities, including Southeast Missouri State University, will share agricultural coursework by allowing students to take classes not offered at their home institution, a news release from Southeast said. Southeast will partner with Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., and Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo. ...

The vacant provost position should be filled around Thanksgiving break, according to Dr. Hamner Hill, chairman of the search committee. The search continued with four candidates each visiting Southeast Missouri State University for two days from Nov. 4 to Wednesday...

Carolyn Kempf, owner of Elite Travel Inc. travel agency in Cape Girardeau, could not figure out why, over the course of four to five days, the Cape Girardeau post office's phone line gave a busy signal every time she called. She thought the office may be busy, or a phone line was down...

MORLEY, Mo. -- Severe weather swept across the region Sunday afternoon, causing extensive damage in Scott County, where storms destroyed a seed store and mobile homes in Morley; toppled a grain bin near Oran, Mo.; knocked out power to the sheriff's department; and caused damage in other areas east of Benton, Mo...

Local juvenile authorities working under three roofs could come together under one, as the Cape Girardeau County Commission is taking steps to build a new office for the 32nd Judicial District Juvenile Assessment Center. About 20 employees in the juvenile division that serves Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Perry counties are housed in two spaces for offices -- in the annex of the Common Pleas Courthouse and the former juvenile detention center on Merriwether Street in Cape Girardeau. ...

Scott City's Missouri Achievement Program scores have bright spots such as the high school's English, math and science and the middle school's math scores. But its lowest scores are found at the elementary level. "It works backward," curriculum director Dr. Keisha Panagos said. "We've been really focusing this year on third- and fourth-grade, making sure standards are aligned."...

not sure what kind of duck this is, but I thought it was nice.

Cape Girardeau US Bank locations donated $1,200 to help the Food Bank's mission to feed the hungry in Southeast Missouri.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Friday's matchup between Southeast Missouri and Mid-Continent is Take a Kid to the Game Night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center. All kids ages 14 and under receive free admission (must be accompanied by an adult) for the game which is sponsored by Cape Air. Southeast's men's basketball team will sign autographs after the game...

WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the Midwest on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and unleashing powerful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods, flipped over cars and uprooted trees. Illinois took the brunt of the fury as the string of unusually powerful late-season tornadoes tore across the state, injuring dozens and even prompting officials at Chicago's Soldier Field to evacuate the stands and delay the Bears game...

Sunrise and duck decoys near Bloomfield, Missouri.

Kyle scored his 1st deer on Saturday. It's a button buck or "Zero Point Buck" as he calls it. Kyle is 9 years old.

I've included information for an upcoming faculty concert by guitarist Patrick Rafferty and Laura Ross. ---Yuletide Favorites, Rearranged by Double Fret--- The guitar and oboe duo "Double Fret" will premiere their new holiday arrangements in concert on December 11th at 7:30 pm in Shuck Hall on the River Campus. ...

Today is Monday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2013. There are 43 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1928, Walt Disney's first sound-synchronized animated cartoon, "Steamboat Willie" starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York...

UNIVERSITY, CAPE GIRARDEAU AWARDED GRANT FOR INCUBATOR PROJECT Southeast Missouri State University and the city of Cape Girardeau were awarded a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to renovate a building and parking lot as part of the Creative Labs and Industries Incubator program, according to a news release from the university. ...

MONDI JACKSON HONORS EMPLOYEES Darren Whitledge of Jackson was employee of the month for October at Mondi Jackson Inc. Whitledge, a pre-press first assistant, has been with the company since June 6, 2010. Mondi Jackson also recognizes the following employment anniversaries: Weston Mangels and Mitchell Royer, 20 years of service; Brian Brown, Lester Page and Rodney Pease, 15 years; Julie Adams, Michael Hammontree and Brett Hart, 10 years; and Corey Thurman, five years.. ...

LAWRENCE NAMED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Saint Francis Medical Center named Jim Lawrence as the new director of business development. In this role, he will lead all aspects of business development and relationship building with physicians, consumers and businesses. In addition to his new role, Lawrence will continue to direct the Consumer Call Center. ...

Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Scott R. Clark, recorder of deeds, during October are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at 573-243-8123...

Bankruptcies filed through October for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeast Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...

Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during October include the following: Beauty Shop at the Chateau, 3120 Independence St. BG's Olde Tyme Deli, 205 S. Plaza Way Coaches Classic Memorabilia LLC, 1107 N. West End Blvd. Dr. B.L. Ogborn DDS, 66 Doctors' Park...

Though there are fewer women applying for business school nationally, Southeast Missouri State University has had a steady 40 percent of women enrolled in its Master of Business Administration program since 2011. According to the 2013 application trends survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council, U.S. News and World Report reported, the proportion of women applicants in five different kinds of MBA programs decreased compared to 2012 levels...

Having fun at work was the theme of Dr. Erin Fluegge-Woolf's Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Florida. It's a concept she says she embraces in her workplace and her classes. Fluegge-Woolf, who earned her undergraduate and master's degrees at Southeast Missouri State University, returned to her alma mater as a faculty member in the department of business, teaching classes such as management and negotiation...

The typhoon that hit the Philippines is one of the greatest natural disasters we've seen in a while. It brings back memories of the 2011 tsunami that hit Japan and killed 19,000 people; a year earlier more than 200,000 people were killed in an earthquake that hit Haiti...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Chad M. "Chaddy" Unterreiner, 26, of Perryville passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. He was born May 26, 1987, in Chester, Ill. He is survived by his son, Trenton Unterreiner of Jackson; father, Lindell Unterreiner of Perryville; mother, Linda Baggett of Ste. ...

Michael Ray Sheppard, 66, of Scott City passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 27, 1947, in Tillemooke, Ore., to the late Jack London and Jewel Ann McDaniel Sheppard. Michael and Martha Horrell were married June 10, 1972...

William "Dallas" Shaffer, 85, of Oran, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Kirby Patterson, 80, of Jonesboro died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Ill. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Casper Cemetery with full military honors...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Richard P. Meyer, 71, of Perryville passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 15, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, son of Elmer A. and Bernice Lohmann Meyer. He and Donna Kassel were married Nov. 27, 1965. She survives in Perryville...

Ruth Ann Mayfield, 72, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Millersville died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 5, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Robert George and Maggie Grindstaff Green. She and Lindell Wayne Mayfield were married March 19, 1960. He died May 12, 2013. Ruth graduated from Jackson High School...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bonnie J. Green, 61, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family who loved her very much. She was born Dec. 31, 1951, in Hayti, Mo., the daughter of Paul and Agnes Spencer Treece...

The Bruins took advantage of 26 missed free throws by the No. 12 Tar Heels in an 83-80 victory

When a 16-year-old student slammed a metal trash can onto Philip Raimondo's head, it did more than break open the history teacher's scalp, knock him out and send him bleeding to the floor. "It changed my whole world," Raimondo said about the attack in the school where he taught for 22 years...

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON -- As soon as Navy pilot Matthew Stafford puts his helicopter down in the village of Borongan, he is rushed by dozens of local men who form a line to unload the supplies and water he has flown in from the mothership, the USS George Washington aircraft carrier. Children swarm him as he breaks out a box of sweets...

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Residents of the Libyan capital launched a general strike Sunday and held protests, demanding the city's myriad of powerful militias be disbanded after violence in which nearly 50 people were killed over the weekend. Tripoli residents are seething with anger over the violence that erupted Friday, particularly directed at powerful militias from the western city of Misrata operating in the capital. ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has secured public support from nearly half the Senate, but not enough votes, for her proposal to give victims of rape and sexual assault in the military an independent route outside the chain of command for prosecuting attackers...

Construction of the second part of a trunk sewer project is expected to occur next year, now that state funding has been received; the Missouri Clean Water Commission has awarded the city a grant that will provide a maximum of $500,000 for the project...

Just wanted to give a big thumbs up to the SEMO women's basketball head coach Ty Margenthaler. He is representing the program extremely well. He has a good relationship with his players, motivating them to do their best and come together as a team. Among all the criticism we in today's age are prone to, I want to give coach Margenthaler a solid pat on the back and to let him know that he is doing a great job. ...

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The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses Miscellaneous...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...

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

NEW YORK -- Sony's new SmartWatch 2 doesn't get as much attention -- and doesn't do as much -- as Samsung's Galaxy Gear computerized wristwatch. But for the things it does, Sony's version performs better. The SmartWatch 2 is also 33 percent cheaper, at about $200, and works with a variety of Android phones, not just Sony's. Samsung's Galaxy Gear sells for $300 and is compatible only with a handful of high-end Samsung phones...

NEW YORK -- Investors stayed upbeat Friday, pushing U.S. stock indexes deeper into record territory. Stocks climbed to all-time highs for the third straight day as investors assessed the prospect for further economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve...

SEATTLE -- Boeing's history in the Pacific Northwest dates back more than a century, when William Boeing purchased a Seattle shipyard that would become his first airplane factory. In recent years, however, those ties have been fraying, first with the company shifting its headquarters to Chicago, then with the development of a new production line in South Carolina. ...

1 Barton Square Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson, MO...

LOS ANGELES -- Andy Warhol's artwork has always grabbed attention and sparked discussion, but one of his portraits of Farrah Fawcett is about to receive scrutiny of a different kind in a Los Angeles courtroom. The case centers on a relatively simple question: Does one of Warhol's depictions of Fawcett belong to her longtime lover, Ryan O'Neal, or should it join its twin at her alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin?...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will seek its second victory in three days in the state of Indiana when it visits Ball State tonight in Muncie. The Redhawks defeated IUPUI 76-68 in Indianapolis on Saturday behind a 22-point, 14-point performance by senior Tyler Stone, who made his season debut after serving a two-game suspension to open the regular season...

~ Washington's top player scored two goals to tie St. Louis' Steen for the league lead WASHINGTON -- Ovechkin once. Ovechkin twice. Steen not at all. Just like that, there's a tie atop the NHL goal-scoring race, as well as a new leader in the Metropolitan Division...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A former 60,000-square-foot grocery store on seven acres of property in Sikeston, known as the Market Place grocery store, has a new owner and the real estate transaction has been finalized, according to an email from Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place Ltd., who handled the sale...

Opening a business is a big decision. It involves an idea, writing business plans, financing and keeping the business operating. Those who recently have been dislocated from their jobs may find opening a business the best option for the next step in their careers. Others may not. The University of Missouri Extension Center in Jackson helps prospective business owners make that decision...

People on the move State Rep. Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau was named the 2013 Legislative Freshman of the Year at the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry annual meeting and awards banquet Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. Swan received the freshman of the year award in her capacity as a member of the House of Representatives. Swan was also among nine lawmakers who were named to the chamber's 100% Club...

O Father God, may we be filled with your glorious peace. Amen.