Stories from Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Make and model: 1995 Ford F150 Super Cab Eddie Bauer Edition Owner(s): Paul Becker 300, 6-cylinder, 5 speed, standard shift, Eddie Bauer edition, only 192,000 miles My car's name: Red Baron I have owned it since it was brand new...

Traffic was detoured Monday off Broadway after a truck ran off the road and struck a utility pole. A motorist driving a 2006 Ford F-150 ran off the road and hit a utility pole at Broadway and Harmony Street. No injuries were reported, Cape Girardeau Police Department Sgt. Jason Selzer said...

The Cape Girardeau County University of Missouri Extension is seeking volunteers for the local extension council. The local extension council for Cape Girardeau County is seeking volunteers to actively serve on the governing body, according to a news release from the University of Missouri Extension office. ...

Traffic has returned to normal on Interstate 55 near Fruitland after Monday morning traffic crashes that involved three tractor-trailers and a cow. According to Cpl. Jeff McCullough of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the collisions originated at mile marker 106.8 about 11:30 a.m. ...

The Office of Administration now is accepting management contract bids for the Jackson license office. According to a news release from the Department of Revenue, interested individuals and groups must submit bids by Dec. 20 to operate the license office...

Cape Girardeau police are seeking a suspect in an attempted burglary Sunday. Someone tried to break in to Comfort Care, 1858 Broadway, about 12:30 p.m., according to Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Darin Hickey. An individual in a building directly behind Comfort Care made a call regarding someone using a tool to try to manipulate a lock on the business' door and get into the building, he said. Entry was not made into the business, and nothing was taken, Hickey said...

Parking on certain Cape Girardeau streets will be restricted because of the Parade of Lights scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Beginning at 2 p.m., parking will be prohibited on both sides of Broadway from North West End Boulevard to Main Street; on Main Street from Park Drive to William Street; on North West End Boulevard from Broadway to Parkview Drive; on the east side of Perry Avenue from Broadway to Parkview Drive; on Parkview Drive from Perry Avenue to North West End Boulevard; and the entire area within Capaha Park, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department.. ...

The Cape Girardeau School District received an "unqualified," or excellent, opinion with its 2012-2013 audit Monday night. The school board accepted the report from accountant Patrick Kintner, a partner with the local CPA firm Stanley Dirnberger, Hopper and Associates LLC, during a work session before its regular monthly meeting, at which the board approved it...

The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will meet via teleconference today to discuss personnel issues, according to a news release from the university. The meeting will be at 9 a.m. in the President's Office in Academic Hall, room 144, the release said...

ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com ABOVE: Southeast Missouri State University freshman Wren Dirnberger bundles up against the cold as she walks past Academic Hall on Monday in Cape Girardeau. ...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Three Rivers College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Humanities and Social Sciences building at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 18 in Poplar Bluff, according to a news release from the school. The event will mark the start of construction of a the 38,000-square-foot, two-story classroom building, the release said...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's top students could receive a larger scholarship if they stay in the state after graduation day under a financial aid proposal Monday from Gov. Jay Nixon. The plan would give students who receive Bright Flight scholarships the option for an extra $5,000 annually for agreeing to work full-time in Missouri immediately after school. Nixon plans to include an additional $15 million with his recommendations for next year's state budget...

Missouri's park system has bought a Shannon County campground from the federal government that had been forfeited after its former owner was convicted on a drug charge. Missouri State Parks bought the more than 300-acre property known as Camp Zoe at auction for $640,000 plus closing costs. The online auction began last month and ended Friday, said the park system's director, Bill Bryan...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team took advantage of a hot start to pull away early in its season opener and defeated host Sikeston 59-33 on Monday night. "All in all we competed pretty hard," Sikeston head coach Matt Schonhoff said. ...

Sunset at Cape Girardeau County Park ( Northside )

Sunset at SEMO River Campus

The stark white figure stood with its head down, eating in a grassy field close to the herd. Aside from looking up because of the occasional noise, the albino doe made its way around the field among the other deer, while cars with flashing lights stopped to take a quick photo...

Cape Girardeau public schools assistant superintendent for academic services Sherry Copeland said it was like Christmas when 1,200 convertible laptop devices arrived at the district office. The ASUS Transformer Book computers arrived Friday. The target rollout date for high school students in grades nine through 12 is Jan. 7. Tentatively, the district plans to distribute the laptops to eighth-graders in August 2014, but may add seventh-graders, as well...

A "wild" white turkey seen in the city limits of Cape Girardeau less than a mile from the albino doe.

The piebald buck before his antlers sprouted.

Albino deer are rare. Piebald deer, such as this one, are slightly more common than albinos. This picture was taken within the city limits of Cape Girardeau.

These are my two 7 month old kittens, Ziggy and Zeus cuddling. They have so much fun and are so entertaining!

November 26, 2013 Cape Girardeau, MO -- David Soto of SOTO Property Solutions has recently been recognized for his Sterling R investment in the REALTORS® Political Action Committee RPAC Trustees and the National Association of REALTORS® Leadership...

The Arcadia Academy will host a number of events as part of the bigger and better 2013 Christmas in the Valley. In years past, the Academy was where the Arcadia Valley Christmas Parade ended after starting in Downtown Ironton. More recently, Christmas in the Valley was a weekend event focused on Main Street in Ironton...

LEBANON, Mo. -- A Laclede County jury has ordered a company to pay $28 million to a worker who claimed his lungs were damaged at a compressor plant in south-central Missouri. In the lawsuit, Philip Berger claimed he developed inflammation of the lung after breathing contaminants from a chemical used to cool cutting tools at Copeland Scroll Compressors, a firm owned by Ferguson, Mo.-based Emerson Climate Technologies. ...

UNION, Mo. -- The eastern Missouri publisher of an anti-government newsletter who was shot by state troopers after pulling a gun was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by a judge he immediately likened to a terrorist. Jeffrey Weinhaus, 47, was convicted last month of charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action and illegal morphine possession, as well as a marijuana misdemeanor. ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Melodye Faith Hathaway decided to write a book on the anguish over her missing young son to help others know peace reigns after battles with grief. The Hiawatha, Kan., woman spent several hours on a recent Sunday at Hastings signing copies of her book, "In Search of Jeremy: A Mother's Story." The book details the account and reflections on the search for her missing 4-year-old boy in February 1977...

BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- A small earthquake has left some people a little shaken in eastern Missouri. The Daily Journal in Park Hills, Mo., reported the magnitude-2.6 tremor occurred at 7:22 a.m. Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter was five miles northeast of Bonne Terre in St. Francois County...

ST. LOUIS -- A former Missouri Supreme Court chief justice has been hired to lead an appeal of a state appeals court ruling that has prompted nearly a dozen communities to suspend their red-light camera programs. The city of Ellisville, Mo., and American Traffic Solutions -- which installed and operates red light cameras in more than two dozen Missouri communities -- have asked the Missouri Supreme Court to hear a case in which the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern Division earlier this month ruled Ellisville's ordinance was not enforceable.. ...

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2013. There are 35 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: November 26, 1789 was a day of thanksgiving set aside by President Washington to observe the adoption of the Constitution of the United States...

Suggestion to the call on postage for Christmas cards. Throughout the year buy extra forever stamps and put them away until you send your Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. Even if the price of stamps goes up it is a low-cost way of giving a smile to someone...

Years ago David Crowe and Taylor Bahn were on the Central High School wrestling team with me. I was a "mighty senior" and they were both juniors. I had had a dismal season my junior year but all that was forgotten because my senior year I had been fortunate enough to win a few matches. ...

This area is blessed with many strong leaders who are making a difference in their community. More than 400 people attended the annual Zonta Women of Achievement Celebration and Luncheon in Cape Girardeau Friday. Nominees for Woman of Achievement were:...

MANILA, Philippines -- Romnick Abadines' heart pounded as a Philippine air force C-130 carried him above typhoon-wrecked Tacloban. He had never been on a plane before, never watched silvery-white clouds pass from a small round window. It was not the first time, or the last, that he felt helpless and out of his element...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale University was locked down for nearly six hours Monday as authorities investigated a phone call saying an armed man was heading to shoot it up, a warning they later said was likely a hoax. SWAT teams searching the Ivy League campus didn't find a gunman after a room-by-room search, and the lockdown was lifted Monday afternoon. No one was injured, police said...

CHICAGO -- The images are startling. Billowing black clouds darken the daytime sky as wind-driven grit pelts homes and cars and forces bewildered residents to take cover. The onslaught, captured in photos and video footage from Detroit and Chicago this year, was caused by the same thing: brisk winds sweeping across huge black piles of petroleum coke, or "petcoke," a powdery byproduct of oil refining that's been accumulating along Midwest shipping channels and sparking a new wave of health and environmental concerns.. ...

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Google-backed genetic test maker 23andMe to halt sales of its personalized DNA test kits, saying the company has failed to show that the technology is supported by science. In a warning letter posted online Monday, FDA regulators say the Silicon Valley company has not shown that its tests are safe or effective despite "more than 14 face-to-face and teleconference meetings" and "hundreds of email exchanges." The agency orders 23andMe to stop marketing its test immediately, warning that erroneous results could cause customers to seek unnecessary or ineffective medical care.. ...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Joseph Tinsley, 90, of Poplar Bluff passed away at his home Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. He was born Jan. 15, 1923, at Lilbourn, Mo., son of Gustavus and Amanda Tinsley. He and Dona Lewis were married Christmas Day in 1941 at Lilbourn. She preceded him in death Nov. 25, 2010...

Donald L. Stapleton, 77, of Southlake, Texas, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. He and his twin brother, Dale, were born Dec. 13, 1935, in Covington, Ky., to loving parents, Ova and Rose Stapleton...

ZALMA, Mo. -- Clinton E. Carlton, 90, of Zalma passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at his home. He was born Nov. 22, 1923, at Greenbrier, Mo., son of Otto and Opal Guthrie Carlton. He and Shirley Whitehead were married Sept. 21, 1946, in Advance, Mo...

Freddie H. Brockmeyer, 73, of Scott City died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at his home. He was born Aug. 29, 1940, in St. Louis County, to Herman and Margaret Meyer Brockmeyer. He and Sue Kinder were married Jan. 28, 1961, in Scott City. Freddie was a floor installer and maintenance man at Scott City Apartments. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and VFW Post 6407 in Scott City...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Evelyn R. Smith, 81, of Perryville died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery in Lemay, Mo...

ANNA, Ill. -- Edith L. Foster, 102, of Anna died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, in the Jonesboro Rehab and Health Care Center. Visitation will be from noon to service time Wednesday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Randy Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Anna City Cemetery...

Samuel Terry Davidson, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- An Ohio school superintendent and three others were charged Monday with lying or failing to report possible child abuse after an investigation prompted by the rape of a nearly passed-out 16-year-old girl by two high school football players...

BANGKOK -- Thailand's prime minister invoked an emergency law Monday after demonstrators seeking to remove her from office occupied parts of the finance and foreign ministries. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced the Internal Security Act would cover all of Bangkok and large parts of surrounding areas. Three especially sensitive districts of the capital have been under the law since August, when there were early signs of political unrest...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Assaults Robbery Burglaries Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous Southeast Missouri State University The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following items...

WASHINGTON -- Despite the poisonous environment in Congress, chances are improving for a small-scale budget deal next month that would ease automatic spending decreases that threaten to cut more deeply into domestic programs and military priorities in 2014...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Katie Couric is joining Yahoo to anchor an expansion of the Internet company's video news coverage in a move she hopes will help persuade other broadcast TV veterans make the transition into online programming. Monday's announcement confirms recent published reports that Couric is hoping to attract more viewers on the Internet after spending the past 22 years working as a talk-show host and news anchor at NBC, CBS and ABC...

DALLAS -- Today's children can't keep up with their parents. An analysis of studies on millions of children around the world finds they don't run as fast or as far as their parents did when they were young. On average, it takes children 90 seconds longer to run a mile than their counterparts did 30 years ago. Heart-related fitness has declined 5 percent per decade since 1975 for children ages 9 to 17...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- There's one more hurdle to clear for No. 5 Missouri. Beat No. 19 Texas A&M at home Saturday and the Tigers, an SEC afterthought back in August, goes to the conference championship game. Missouri coach Gary Pinkel acknowledged Monday that it's a big deal...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Tim Fuller says he'll finally be able to sleep again. After a 78-64 win over IUPUI on Monday, the Missouri assistant will be handing the reins back to Frank Haith, who finished serving an NCAA-mandated suspension. The Tigers finished 5-0 with Fuller, who had no previous head coaching experience...

Epilepsy affects about 2 million adults in the United States. New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that adults with epilepsy often have other health conditions that also need to be managed. Some of the health conditions that are more common in adults with epilepsy include high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, obesity and history of stroke. ...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...

DALLAS -- Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease -- in fact, were less likely to die of any cause -- during a 30-year Harvard study. Nuts have long been called heart-healthy, and the study is the largest ever done on whether eating them affects mortality...

St. Louis GM said his new shortstop has paid his penalty for PED use

Sunday's victory over the Bears came with a price

St. Louis improved to 9-1-1 over its last 11 games with its victory over Minnesota

DALLAS -- A winter storm system blamed for at least 10 fatal accidents in the West and Texas threatens to dampen the Thanksgiving holiday for millions of Americans traveling this week. Nearly 300 American Airlines and American Eagle flights were canceled in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Monday because of the weather, spokeswoman Laura Masvidal said, mirroring disruptions at the air hub a day earlier. ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- In fifth grade, Adam Lanza wrote a book that included tales of children being slaughtered and a son shooting his mother in the head. In the years that followed, he was obsessed with mass murders, assembling articles, photos, books, footage and violent video games, including one in which players gun down students in school. He even kept a spreadsheet ranking mass murders...

BRUSSELS -- European Union sanctions against Iran could be eased as soon as December, officials said Monday, after a potentially history-shaping deal that gives Tehran six months to increase access to its nuclear sites in exchange for keeping the core components of its uranium program...

All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Southeast Missouri State junior Jarekious Bradley earned the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball newcomer of the week award for the second time Monday. Bradley, who was a first-team NJCAA Division I All-American at East Mississippi Community College last year, averaged 23.5 points in the Redhawks' two games last week. ...

About 600 canines from 21 states and two foreign countries "put on the dog" during the 60th Southeast Missouri Kennel Club dog show at the Arena Building; like customers at a beauty shop, dogs wait patiently for their handlers to carefully groom them for the event...

Father God, thank you that we can freely read your Holy Word and worship you. Amen.