Stories from Saturday, July 29, 2000

The Hudsons, Hutsuns, Hudtsons, Huetsons, Hutsons, Hutsuns, Hudstons and Huettsons are in Cape Girardeau for the National History Hudson (or Hutson, if you prefer) Family Association Conference. "We have a great turnout," Lucy Hudson of Slidell, La., said Friday...

Members of the River Campus Board of Managers have proposed major changes to plans for a museum at the visual and performing arts school the university wants to develop in Cape Girardeau. Under the proposal, the museum would be built on the northeast side of the old St. Vincent's Seminary grounds near Morgan Oak and Spanish streets. The original horseshoe-shaped design would be scrapped and replaced with a two- or three-story structure that would overlook the Mississippi River...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The last time Dennis E. Lohmann ran for Eastern District commissioner of Perry County he won by one vote over Gary A. Lauck. Both men say they are working harder this time. Lohmann and Lauck are two of five Republicans running for the job of Eastern District commissioner. No Democrats have filed for the Aug. 8 primary election...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Incumbent Michael E. Yamnitz insists that he has been taking Perry County residents down the right roads for development over his eight years as Western District county commissioner. But four other Republicans and three Democrats will try to convince voters differently before primary elections Aug. 8...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A five-year investigation into the slaying of a Milwaukee, Wis., man has resulted in the arrest of two Sikeston, Mo., men. Michael Lee Richardson and Darrius DeWayne Johnson, both 27, were arrested at their homes without incident Wednesday evening...

My husband wants a motorcycle. So do about three of his best friends. I don't think their desire is based in any great love of motorcycles or even in that they love to ride them. As far as I know, they haven't spent much time on them. No, their desire is testosterone-driven, based largely in the fact that one of our single friends owns one. ...

State Rep. Bill Foster was far ahead of opponent Les Enderle in fund-raising and spending in their Republican primary contest for state Senate, according to the latest campaign finance disclosures. However, incumbent Democrat Sen. Jerry T. Howard of Dexter, Mo., who will get a bye in the Aug. 8 primary before facing the GOP victor in November, surpassed both Republican hopefuls in terms of available campaign cash...

Bank of America has announced that it will slash as many as 10,000 jobs over the next year in an effort to boost its financial performance. The cuts, which represent about 7 percent of the nation's second-largest (behind Citigroup) bank's 150,000-person workforce, may not apply to the immediate Cape Girardeau County...

State Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, has endorsed state representative candidate Jason Crowell. Crowell is one of three Republicans in the race to succeed retiring state Rep. Mary Kasten for the 158th House seat. The winner of the Aug. 8 primary will face Democrat Tom Neumeyer in the November election...

OTTAWA, Ill. -- A Scott City, Mo., man pleaded innocent in his first court appearance on Friday involving the murder and dismemberment of a Washington state woman earlier this month. Richard G. Meyer, 42, pleaded not guilty to two counts of first degree murder, and charges of concealing a homicide and criminal damage to property in the July 11 death of Ernestina "Tina" Hinojosa of Kennewick, Wash...

BENTON, Mo. -- Two Scott County judges are repeating a bid for circuit judge in the 33rd district, but this time voters -- not the governor -- will decide who fills the post. David A. Dolan and David Mann are both vying for the seat as circuit judge for the 33rd district, which includes Scott and Mississippi counties. Circuit judges are elected to six-year terms and are paid $98,947...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh is scheduled to speak at a charity event in St. Louis on Aug. 5. "Rush Limbaugh in Person -- An Intimate Evening of Conversation, Martinis and Cigars" will feature hors d'oeuvres, martini bar and a wine tasting reception. Limbaugh will present remarks and respond to questions posted by the audience...

People used to attend church because that was how they were raised. They affiliated with the denominations and churches into which they were baptized. Today that isn't the case. Today people turn to the church not just out of habit or upbringing but for answers to their spiritual questions. ...

McDowell Capahas manager Jess Bolen has naturally been disappointed with his team's performance in the National Baseball Congress World Series the past two years. The Capahas have gone 0-2 in each of the last two seasons during the prestigious tournament in Wichita, Kan...

CYPRESS, Ill. -- Helen Koester Davault, 71, of Cypress died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born June 30, 1929, in Oak Park, Ill., daughter of George and Helen Jezbera Koester. She married Richard Davault. He died in 1986...

Son to Randy Lee Koehler and Erin Elisabeth Schloss of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:41 a.m. Sunday, July 23, 2000. Name, Nolan Bryce. Weight, 6 pounds 12 ounces. Ms. Schloss is the daughter of Larry and Brenda Schloss of Cape Girardeau. ...

BEACH PARK, Ill. -- Nancy McKinney Hofmann, 49, of Beach Park died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Ill.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Jerry Wayne Zook Sr., 54, of East Prairie, died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 5, 1945, in East Prairie, son of Jake and Ruth Nall Ishmael. Zook lived in East Prairie most of his life. He was a truck driver for U.S.A. Trucking of West Memphis, Ark. He was a member of the Church of Christ of East Prairie...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sharon Mae Henson, 52, of Chaffee died Friday, July 28, 2000, at her home. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Ethel Johnson, 57, of Charleston died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 21, 1942, in Charleston, daughter of Tony and Samella Lord Hines. Survivors include seven sons, Luther and Danny Hines, Clifford and Richard Johnson, James and Timothy Murray, all of Charleston, J.B. Standback of Sikeston, Mo.; four daughters, Mary McCain, Carolyn and Claudette Hines and Priscilla Johnson, all of Charleston; and her father of Charleston...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Clinton Ben Wendel, 72, of Jackson died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at his home. He was born June 1, 1928, in Jackson, son of Benjamin F. and Flora E. Kasten Wendel. He and Lois Kassel were married June 29, 1963. Wendel had worked at the former Jackson Hosiery Mill, retired as a mail carrier in Jackson in 1992 and continued to work the family farm between Jackson and Gordonville, Mo...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Cletus E. Umfleet Sr., 73, of Farmington, Mo., died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born May 7, 1927, in Stoddard County, son of Henry and Irene Gunter Umfleet. He and Ronda Hill were married May 19, 1965, in St. Louis. She died June 21, 1990...

Mary E. Maglone, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Dec. 29, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Robert Valentine and Maude Beckette Diamond. She and Jimmie Maglone were married in Piggott, Ark. He died Feb. 3, 1982...

If the game of politics were fiction, it would be amusing to watch the Democrats scurrying around in a desperate dither over George W. Bush's decision to choose Dick Cheney as his running mate. When Bush first announced his choice, Democrats couldn't say enough nice things about Cheney. "He's a very nice guy, smart, honest." The closest they came to being negative was to say he was dull and, therefore, wouldn't add much to the ticket. Oh, yes, and there were the health problems too...

To the editor: At its regularly scheduled meeting July 25, the membership of Cape Girardeau County Chapter 16 of the Disabled American Veterans voted unanimously to make a public declaration regarding the veterans memorial in County Park North. It is the position of Chapter 16's membership that the proposed Conservation Department nature center not be built in the proximity of the veterans memorial. ...

Newly incorporated Dutchtown, Mo., will present its first tax proposal to its 50 registered voters on Aug. 8. The town wants a 1-cent sales tax to help pay for its share of a levee that would keep out Diversion Channel floodwater when the Mississippi River rises...

Rejection by voters in April of two Jackson School District funding proposals took not only school officials by surprise, but many district residents as well. Voters in the growing Jackson School District, after all, haven't turned down any proposal that means better schools for years, and that's why the defeats were so surprising...

To the editor: I am among the majority who have always assumed the Jackson School District is really first-rate. However, all the recent negative comments floating around caused me to do a little checking. The state of Missouri Web site at www.state.mo.us/ offers a Missouri School Report Card, which contains a wealth of information...