Stories from Sunday, January 17, 2016

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Shortly after the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team got trounced by Tennessee Tech on Saturday night, coach Rick Ray summed his team's struggles up in one word: pride. It's what he thinks the Redhawks were lacking in their 91-55 loss at the Eblen Center...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team was huddled up during its timeout with 23.9 seconds remaining when senior forward Erin Bollmann turned to coach Rekha Patterson and asked, "Coach, you want us to crash?" Patterson simply responded with, "Absolutely."...

A community resource and job fair is planned to assist those who were recently laid off from or face layoffs at Noranda Aluminum in New Madrid, Missouri. The job fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Sikeston, Missouri, Three Rivers College Campus...

Ricky Lee Schweain was sentenced Friday to 30 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the second-degree murder of his stepdaughter, the maximum sentence possible. Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Lewis said sometimes a defendant's lack of a criminal record can be a determining factor in sentencing, but not in this case...

State budget woes have bottled up buyout efforts in Alexander County, Illinois, frustrating county officials and a state representative. Alexander County board chairman Chalen Tatum said his county has millions of dollars in federal funds in the bank to help fund buyouts in the Olive Branch, Illinois, area that were prompted by major flooding in 2011 that breached two levees and damaged about 200 structures...

The massive Mississippi River and its tributaries have poured five major floods into the Cape Girardeau area in the past 15 years. Three have occurred since 2011. Most recently, on New Year's Day, the river crested at a record 48.8 feet at Cape Girardeau, more than 16 feet above flood stage. That followed immense flooding along the Meramec River in the St. Louis area that swamped highways, homes and businesses...

The day after Elvis Presley's 81st birthday, as the band's fanfare drops to a rumble and the lights dim, Robert Washington saunters onstage. It's the first time he's ever performed in Cape Girardeau, his hometown, but he takes the stage like the world-class Elvis tribute entertainer he is...

January 1991 at King Khalid Air Base, Saudi Arabia. Stealth Fighter Wing.

Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2016. There are 349 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 17, 1916, the Professional Golfers' Association of America had its beginnings as department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker hosted a luncheon of pro and amateur golfers in New York City. (The PGA of America was formally established on April 10, 1916.)...

There are many cliffs and bluffs in Southeast Missouri. Most, if not all, of them are limestone rock formations susceptible to internal cavity erosion. Cavities that lead to the light of day provide shelter for a large variety of wild animals and insects...

Several events are planned today and tomorrow in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18. n The 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at St. James AME Church, 516 North St. in Cape Girardeau...

It's a place best known for tulips, wooden shoes and windmills, but the Netherlands has given us much more. For example, it was the Dutch who invented Wi-Fi, gabled architecture and contemporary ice skates, not to mention the foundations of modern oil painting...

We have taken a look at tomatoes, onions and cucumbers. Probably the next two favorite crops of mine are green beans and zucchini. And there are hundreds of kinds of both. Some are open-pollinated, while many are hybrids. Of the two, I would put zucchini ahead of green beans...

While looking through a few recipes this week, I was hoping to find a couple new ones for vegetables. We need a change at our house, and it is time to try a few new recipes. Of course, in looking for a couple, I found dozens I wanted to try. Today, I have pulled just a few to share with you. The beet chips will be an interesting snack item or a side with a sandwich. The broccoli-cheddar potatoes will be the entire meal for us, and not used as a side dish...

Zoe is 3 years old. She is spayed and declawed. Zoe is a lovely chunk of a cat! She is available for adoption at the Humane Society, (573) 334-5837.

That's a question you don't get every day. I'm in the middle of a series on the Lord's Prayer and have referenced Jesus' frequent allusions to the Law of Moses, the foundation of Judaism. I've also told my class at the university that the Old Testament is not a good history of the ancient Near East...

I've been thinking about how brave it is to let things and people matter to us, to let them mean deeply. When things matter, we are high stakeholders, holding a lot of ourselves out in the open without the protection of excuses, pretense or pretending. We can get hurt, look foolish or fail. But we risk because it is worth it...

I have resisted writing anything about presidential candidate and TV personality Donald Trump. Why? First, because I expected him to be a "flash in the pan." Second, because I read his book, "The Art Of The Deal." In the book he says, "If you want to command the stage, make the most daring demands possible and say the most outrageous things possible -- people will pay attention to you."...

Jerome and Myra Eichhorn of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Catherine Eichhorn of Scott City, to Caleb Allen Estes of Scott City. He is the son of Clint and Christine Estes of Scott City. Sarah received a bachelor's degree in radiologic sciences from Midwestern State University. She is a radiologic technologist at Southeast Hospital...

Gabrielle J. LeGrand and Robert A. Chronister II, both of Cape Girardeau, were married Jan. 17, 2015, at Rose Theatre on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Kevin LeGrand, uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Dr. James Dufek, friend of the couple, technical director; Lindsay Baker, friend of the couple, back of house coordinator; and Sarah Paynter, friend of the couple, front of house coordinator...

Cris and Michelle Charbonneau of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Lynn Charbonneau, to Lee Michael Blessing, both of Jackson. Lee is the son of Jeannette Blessing of Cape Girardeau and the late Dennis Blessing. Ashley is a 2007 graduate of Jackson High School. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with bachelor's degrees in child development and early childhood education. She is a third grade teacher in the Charleston, Missouri, School District...

The quarterly FCE Council meeting of Cape Girardeau County was held Dec. 3 at the Missouri University Extension Center in Jackson. The theme of the meeting was the meaning of the poinsettia and the candy cane, and decorations, table favors and door prizes were reflected by the hostesses, the Oak Ridge Homemakers...

While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Beverly Reed. Happy birthday to Sue Traw, Adella Frank, Carolyn Crites, David Slinkard, Trish Little, Pam Cannon, Alice Uhrhan, John Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Cindy Harris, Tony Whitaker, Collin Dannenmueller, Rebecca Reischman, Erica Dannenmueller, Kimberly Ann Hendrix, Judy Abernathy, Jonathan Teegarden, Leroy Bollinger, Patrick Moore, Kathy Shetter, Jessie Burnett, Alan Penrose, Brenda Hester, Miranda Glasser, Wanda Nelson, Dorothy Wolfe, Mildred Wilhite, Clifford Van Dover, Aria Kirn, Jon Nordin and Joy Moyers.. ...

A lawsuit has been filed in Ohio to get 'In God We Trust' removed from our currency. 41 people are being represented. One plaintiff says his Atheism is "substantially burdened because he is forced to bear on his person a religious statement that causes him to sense his government is legitimizing, promoting and reinforcing negative and injurious attitudes not only against Atheists in general but against him personally."...

O God, in whatever we do, whether in word or deed, may we do it for your glory. Amen.

Local victims of recent flooding have had opportunities in the last two weeks to get help from government, religious and humanitarian organizations. Two multiagency resource centers have been held, one in Cape Girardeau and one in Olive Branch, Illinois. Residents whose homes and lives were affected by rising floodwaters were given access to counselors and others who could help meet their needs...

The United States and its allies hurl a mighty air armada against Iraq in the morning to crush that Arab nation's military power and drive it from conquered Kuwait; President Bush declares, "The liberation of Kuwait has begun." More students are enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University this spring semester than was the case a year ago; as of Monday, the first day of classes, a total of 7,646 undergraduate and graduate students were enrolled, an increase of 2.3 percent over last year's first-day headcount.. ...

Son to Nathan Mark and Amanda Lynn Rees of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 3:19 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Name, Vince Russell. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Rees is the former Amanda Friese, daughter of Craig and Brenda Friese of Cape Girardeau. She is purchasing assistant for D.I. Supply. Rees is the son of Mark and Rita Rees of Jackson. He is project manager for Nip Kelley Equipment Co...

The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: n At 4:42 p.m., emergency medical service in the 800 block of 5th Street East. n At 6:06 a.m., emergency medical service in the 500 block of 5th Street West. n At 12:31 p.m., emergency medical service in the 200 block of Vicki Lynn Circle...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Deja R. Wadlow, 35, 2720 County Road 453, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Orval A. Kieninger, 62, of Whitewater was issued a summons for a stop-sign violation...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: n Medical assist calls at 1:21 a.m. on Whitener Street; 9:49 a.m. on Broadway; 10:32 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 12:39 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 2:01 p.m. on Amethyst Street; 6:55 p.m. on Landis Drive; 7:13 p.m. on William Street; and 7:45 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following times. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Andrew J. Wilson, 26, 510 County Road 657, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for driving while intoxicated. n Travis S. Scales, 34, 230 Good Hope St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers say boosting transportation funding will be a top priority this year, but there's little agreement on how to do it. A proposal to increase the state's fuel tax, sponsored by the Republican chairman of the Senate's transportation committee, has support from Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon and the Missouri Department of Transportation's director...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kim W. White, 59, of Perryville, formerly of Luverne, Alabama, and Benzonia, Michigan, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...

Bobby Gene Scholz, 83, of Jackson passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. One of nine children, Bob was born March 21, 1932, in Whitewater to William "Bill" and Cora "Edith" Snell Scholz. He and Betty "Joan" Proffer were married Sept. 23, 1953. They had been married nearly 62 years when Joan passed away Sept. 3, 2015...

HOUSTON -- James Paul Maddox, 85, of Houston died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Oran. Burial will be at Union Park Cemetery in Chaffee, Missouri...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dean Lincoln, 62, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 6, 1953, in Marble Hill, son of Ralph Eddie and Doris Elaine Cook Lincoln. He and Laurie Dee Hernandez were united in marriage Aug. 22, 1992...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Dennis Lacey, 54, of Olive Branch died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home Tamms.

PATTON, Mo. -- James Allen Hays, 52, of Patton joined his children, Troy and Brandy, in passing Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, from the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born on Dec. 16, 1963, in Lutesville, Missouri, he was the son of Orvel James and Janice Ann Vaughn Hays. He married Ruth Alice Poddig on Feb. 14, 1981, in Arnold, Missouri. She survives...

Elnora Harris, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Family and friends may gather from 11 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery...

Wilma Alleen Ervin, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. She was born Dec. 31, 1924, in Cape Girardeau to Clarence and Gertie Smith Shirrell. She and Loyd Ervin were married March 5, 1944, in Cape Girardeau. They were married for 65 years until Loyd passed away Jan. 12, 2009...

William Miller "Bill" Craiglow, 94, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 1, 1921, in Neelys Landing, the son of Cleat and Cornelia Carmack Craiglow. He and Velma Marie McLard were married Nov. 26, 1950. She passed away Feb. 15, 2008...

DETROIT -- Police say a dispute over stirring a pot of chili led to an attack. Officer Jennifer Moreno said a 26-year-old man is accused of attacking his 35-year-old wife and a 30-year-old man who is a family acquaintance Friday night on the city's west side. ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed changes to the U.S. unemployment insurance system he says would offer more security to the jobless and encourage experienced workers to rejoin the workforce, even if it means taking a pay cut...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Al-Qaida fighters who stormed a popular hangout in Burkina Faso's capital at dinnertime came with a mission to kill as many people as possible, firing at people as they moved to a nearby hotel and setting the cafe ablaze, survivors and officials said Saturday...

VIENNA -- Four Americans detained in Iran will be coming home, and seven Iranians in U.S. custody also will win their freedom in a breakthrough swap negotiated by the longtime foes, officials in both countries said. A fifth American was freed separately...

VIENNA -- The U.N. nuclear agency certified Saturday that Iran has met all of its commitments under last summer's landmark nuclear deal, crowning years of U.S.-led efforts to crimp Iran's ability to make atomic weapons. For Iran, the move lifts Western economic sanctions that have been in place for years, unlocking access to $100 billion in frozen assets and unleashing new opportunities for its battered economy...

KENNETT, Mo. -- A 17-year-old accused of making a terroristic threat was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Dunklin County Circuit Court. Deonte Stracener of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Kennett, was sentenced by Circuit Judge John Mayer to four years in the Department of Corrections...

Joey Keys of the Better Business Bureau is warning Cape Girardeau residents of IRS phone scams. Keys said the IRS scam is a favorite trope, and Cape Girardeau residents received them in October. With tax season getting into full swing, Keys expects scam calls to increase in frequency...

BENTON, Mo. -- Seven convicted sexual offenders were arrested, and the Scott County Sheriff's Department is seeking three more for failure to comply with Missouri sex-offender laws. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, Johnny R. McAnulty, 57, of Miner; Robert Guzman, 63, of Oran; Kenneth J. ...

Four men from the Decatur, Georgia, area are accused of coming to Cape Girardeau with fake prescriptions in an attempt to procure codeine. Codeine, an ingredient found often in prescription cough syrup, is the main ingredient in lean or syrup. The intoxicant is prevalent in Southern rap culture...

A Scott County man is in custody after Scott County deputies and other investigators say he severely beat his 13-year-old son. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said Juan Gonzales Morin Jr., 39, is charged with child abuse after allegedly assaulting the child after finding a behavioral note from the child's school...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. ­-- Ten Poplar Bluff residents were arrested Wednesday on grand-jury indictments for drug-related offenses as part of the third multi-jurisdictional roundup held in the last six months. Members of SEMO Drug Task Force, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Poplar Bluff Police Department and Butler County Sheriff's Department began serving warrants about 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to patrol Sgt. Mark McClendon, who led the drug task force...

QULIN, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man was killed in a traffic accident Friday in Butler County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 7:40 a.m. on Highway 53, half a mile south of Qulin. A southbound vehicle driven by 19-year-old Dillon T. Keith of Poplar Bluff crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- That No. 18 South Carolina's 81-72 win over Missouri was ugly hardly bothered Gamecocks coach Frank Martin. South Carolina (16-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) missed shots, but they hit the boards and shook off any bad feelings from its first loss of the year, a surprising 21-point drubbing at Alabama...

All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals say their rivalry with the Chicago Cubs already had more than enough spice before their NL Central rivals signed Jason Heyward and John Lackey. "Would it have been nicer to see Lackey end up in Australia? Sure," general manager John Mozeliak said Saturday at the team's annual Winter Warmup. "But it didn't happen. I certainly look at what we have and we'll adjust accordingly."...

ST. LOUIS -- Jori Lehtera scored 2:04 into overtime, Brian Elliott made a career-high 46 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night. Ty Rattie tied it with 5:25 left for St. Louis, and Robby Fabbri and Paul Stastny also scored. The Blues have won three of four after enduring a five-game losing streak...

The Southeast Missouri State track and field teams posted a pair of second-place team finishes at the Missouri Invitational on Friday night. The women's squad had two individual first-place finishes. Senior Ayonna Cartwright won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.60 seconds while freshman Aaliah Herron took the shot put title with a throw of 13.43 meters...

Richard Kent Withers, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 11, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Waldo Russell Withers Sr. and Ruth Harrelson Withers. He was a radio personality with WGGH in Marion, Illinois; WABB in Mobile, Alabama; WSGN in Birmingham, Alabama; and WMAK and WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the recipient of the Music Industries Association's Reel Top 40 Radio Music Awards as the program director of WLAC...

Jay and Toni Chezem of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelby Cinnamen Chezem of St. Louis, to Ethan Michael Bridgewater of St. Louis. He is the son of Terry and Ellen Bridgewater of Festus, Missouri. Chelby graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2012 with a bachelor of science degree in English that included early childhood and elementary education certification. ...

Do you plan to attend any celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau has begun a new season with a new pastor. Tyler Tankersley heard God's call to leave the church where he served as associate pastor for five years, and now is honored to fill the role of pastor here. He and his wife, Jessica, and their two children, 3-year-old Henry and 1-year-old Owen, are expecting great things as they serve the First Baptist Church family...