Stories from Tuesday, February 13, 2001

A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Greg Bartosik, Patricia Bennett, Megan Blattner, Amy Bowman, Gabriel Bragg, Casey Brennan, Nathaniel Brink, Sarah Brown, Jay Buerck, Joshua Carter, Carlos Castaneda, Julie Crank, Ashley Crocker, Lindsey Davis, Ryan Dewrock, Janelle Englemann, Nicole Ferden, Zac Fidler, Kristal Fish, Cassie Gross, Mary Hampton, Dominique Harter, James Haskell, Justin Hawkins, Erin Haycraft, Rebecca Hellrich, Heather Hey, Kenneth Hoffman, Alyssa Holyfield, Anthony Kiel , Jonathan Koch, Jason Kopf, Jonathan Lowrance, Justin Lusk, Amy Marchbanks, Onica McBride, Mikkaela McCullough, Jessica McDonald, Bret McNabb, Sarah Meyers, Paul Miller, Jessica Morrow, Crystal Morton, Sarah Muench, Bradley Neels, Dustin Nelson, Eric Niswonger, Cari Noel, Richard Ogles, Mary Elizabeth Owen, Shawn Pincksten, Andrew Rehbein, Jill Roddy, Jennifer Ruebel, Erin Schoen, Renee Shoulders, Justin Sitze, Sara Sprigg, Stephen Stahr, Elizabeth Standridge, Mark Stone, John Taylor, Stratton Tingle, Lelde Vaivode, Hannah Weir, Nicole Williams, Rachel Wright, Terri Wright.. ...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Sarah Arnold, Andrea Dirnberger, Tasha Foulk, Aaron Glastetter, Samantha Glastetter, Casey Graviett, Travis Hanback, William Hargrove, Morgan Kiefer, Courtney Loucks, Brooke McFerron, Jodi Pfefferkorn, Rocky Portell, Ashlie Smith, Kristi Uhrhan...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Jimmy Chambers, Jodi Hodge, Chelsey Schetter, Christa Spies. 7th Grade - Lauren Bader, Kendall Koch, Candice Lee, Suzanne Reischman. 6th Grade - Allissa Coomer, Christa Beck, Edward Doyle, Brittany Koch, Amanda Obermann, Karen Obermann, Caitlin Scheeter...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Erin Cook, Katrina Cooper, Stephanie Dannenmueller, Elaine Henderson, Darrin Moore, Amber Ziller. 11th Grade - Amy Ainsworth, Craig Bock, Daniel Carroll, Christy Gramlisch, Amanda Sanders. 10th Grade - Rebecca Below, Rebecca Cook, Sarah Jo Cook, Andrea Dohogne, Katrina Flores, Ashley Hinkebein, Thomas Horn, Joseph Keys, Steven Moore, Alexis Nussbaum, Daniel Woods...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Megan Beggs, Andrew Carter, Marissa Essner, Adam Haines, Keisha Hamm, Wesley Hamm, Nancy Lewer, Laura Ruff, Timothy Schmitt, Veronica Vinyard, Dan-yle Worley. 11th Grade - Alana Burford, Ashley Butler, Chase Deason, Adam Duncan, Ashley Hahn, Brian Hency, Amy Lynn Kern, Christopher Moore, Kelly Ann Reynolds, Garrett Stricker, Brian Taulbee...

Honor Roll 5th Grade - Alyssa Alsup, Travis Beggs, Ricky Buchheit, Kayla Cissell, Lela Deason, Katie Godfrey, Richard Gramlisch, Robert Gramlisch, Terry Gunter, Joseph Harp, Blake Hickman, Zachary Hicks, Shane Hooper, Logan Hooper, Kathryn Mainrod, Adam McGee, Paige Rampley, Elizabeth Ray, Kathleen Ray, April Rockett, Cody Romas, Sarah Ruff, Kayal Sanchez, Chelsey Scheffer, Summer Sprouse, Chris Todd, Travis Tubbs, Chelsea Uhrman, Seth Walter, Shirley Weed, Karrah Wood...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Ashley Cater, Kyle Gray, Bobbie Mayhall, Alycia Schwartzkopf, Lisa Travis. 7th Grade - Leigh Ann Buchheit, Caleb Daughhetee, Nissa Hamm, Jordy Howell, Nolan Lewer, Caitlin Powell, Stephen Strobel. 6th Grade - Andrea Burford, Rachel Burnett, Zachary Culver, Kylie DeWitt, Lauren Gean, Brandon Gregory, Cassie Jackson, Jennifer McDonough, Summer Proctor, Hannah Rowling, Emily Strobel, Dallas Tew, Davina Watson, Nikki Weiny...

Honor Roll 8th Grade - Dietrich Bollinger, Tyler Menz, Patrick Shelton, Trey Westrich, Derek Felter, Sarah Scherer, Katie Spalding. 7th Grade - Alicia Bertolina, Mindy Robert, Cara Klipfel, Lisa Seiler. 6th Grade - Nathan Burford, Jessica Eftink, Brenna Green, Miranda Schlosser, Ashley Vetter, Joe Westrich, Christopher Dambach, Emily Glastetter, Brittany Ponder, Chris Shelton, Kaitlin Vetter...

Honor Roll 12th Grade - Chris Callow, Stacey Eftink, Zach Evans, Kim Fowler, Lenore Glueck, Kelle Griffin, Christa Griswell, Cory Hahn, Russ Hatfield, Jenny Lange, Jessica Laws, Lena Morgan, Carrie Mosebach, Crystal Nelson, Hannah Sindle, Rebecca Trankler...

First Semester A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Jessica Bollinger, Ashton James, Ashley Jansen, Bret Peters, Nikki Seiler, Jessica Thiele, Kelly Vandeven. 11th Grade - Becky Beussink, Jennifer Brotherton, Kyla Horrell, Deanna Inman, Amanda Trankle. 10th Grade - Amanda Dunn, Clayton Jansen, Barbara Macke, Melinda Trankle, Jill Vandeven, Josh Van de Ven, Courtney Wesbecher...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade - Jon Ramsey, Chase Seyer, Mandi Wood. 5th Grade - Kody Campbell. 4th Grade - Ashleigh Green, Josh Griffin, Zach Ramsey, Jasmine Tilley. B Honor Roll 6th Grade - Tiffany Glastetter, Holly Limbaugh, Jeremy Prino, Victoria Senciboy...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Crystal Bond, William Buerck, Brittany Clements, Allison Coffelt, Jessica Cooper, Kyle Cottner, Melissa Crannick, Whitney Davault, Bridget Etzold, Andrew Fair, Gavin Flentge, Aarica Grantham, Nicholas Gremaud, Kristen Jannin, Lindsey Koetting, Renea Kreitler, Kelly Kuehn, Megan Kutz, Weibin Lam, Stacey Landholt, Stephanie Landholt, Saori Matsuo, Breanne May, Kelcee McLonan, Christina Pannier, Samantha Pearce, Clinton Rice, Ashley Riney, Matthew Riney, Matthew Schamburg, Bethany Schindler, Brittany Schmidt, Nicole Schumer, Jeremy Taylor, Vivian Wheeler, Terry Wood.. ...

Honor Roll 8th Grade - Sarah Gaines, Calyton Scherer. 7th Grade - Lauren Crites, Sarah Eftink, Kristen Hobbs, Hanna Seyer. 6th Grade - Chris Asmus, Kayla Graviett, Robert Lange, Devan Moore, Monica Scherer. 5th GRade - Michelle Essner, Derek Gaines, Kelsey Gaines, Cassie Graviett, Callie Kielhofner, Alyson Seyer, Caleb Seyer, Jodi Urhahn, Bill Wolfert...

High Honor Roll 12th Grade - Sarah Cannon, April Cavaness, Chris Hendrix, Sara Kiplinger, Ashley Lee, Brandy Lindberg, Pam Page, Ashley Porch, Clay Sanders, Ashley Wiggins. 11th Grade - Britne Amick, Michelle DeLaCruz, Dana Essner, Jessica Jansen, Kyla Smith, Philip Spinks, Stefanie Tatum, Ashley Throop...

High Honor Roll 8th Grade - Rachel Jeffrey, Christy Laxton, Alana Newell, Alisha Obermann, Caitlin Williams. 7th Grade - Hayle Davis, Matthew Davis, Michael Petitt, Rachel Watkins, Rebecca Wheetley, Amanda Wormington, Michael Yetman. 6th Grade - Caitlin Hester, Jana Porch...

A Honor Roll 5th Grade - Craig Arnzen, Emily Glueck, Donielle Howell, Heather Huckstep, Cassandra Kiefer, Ryan Miller, Megan Raines, Lauren Schaefer, Ethan Watkins, Kristen Yetman. 4th Grade - Samuel Irvin. 3rg Grade - Oilvia Bradshaw, C.J. Clubbs, Hayley Compass, Blake Crail, Katie Diebold, Lisa Farrar, Corey Gettings, Marshall Glaus, Lindsey Hadley, Krista Lafentres, Troy Phegley, Zachary Pobst, Rachel Reed, Brooke Simpson, Amber Stowers...

12th Grade -- Sarah Birkman, Amber Bond, Wesley Bridgeman, Jessica Briscoe, Erin Cloninger, Jon French, Sarah Georger, Heather Irwin, Beckie Jackson, Emily Johnson, Michelle Laird, Andy Lanpher, Ryan Overton, Adam Rainey, Garrett Sherman, Christy Sparks, Elizabeth Stephens, Blane Tidwell, Joey Williams, John Withrow...

Scholastic Honor Roll 8th Grade - Rachel Lowes, Casey Schneider. 7th Grade - Sarah Hinkebein, Majhon Phillips. 6th Grade - Andrew Lorenz, Jacob Schneider, Ian Wille. 5th Grade - Tyler Englehart, Anna Haertling, Kyle Miller, Jessica Reisenbichler, Nikki Tuschoff...

A Honor Roll 9th Grade - Nadine Aboul-Magd, Danielle Auer, Blake Barks, Adam Baron, Tyler Bishop, Aaron Bornstein, Amber Branson, Jill Bryant, Michaelyn Burns, Johnny Cai, Staci Cook, Tanya Cwick, Stacy Dohogne, Paul Drews, Mark Dunaway, Timothy Egbuka, Joshua Fee, Erika Foley, Megan Freeze, Merritt Gerlach, Shamira Gonzalez, Louis Hagler, Aysha Hency, Blaire Holmes, Calandra Jackson-Jones, Monica Jordan, Scott Kaverman, Cassie Kipper, Jacob Knepp, Candace London, Melissa Mack, Cory Marchbanks, Megan McDonald, Katelyn Metje, Rachel Morse, Varonnica Murphy, Darren Neels, Tuan Nguyen, Chelsey Oliver, Edgar Palacios, Rebecca Payne, Amber Pierce, Heidi Plilsner, Katie Porter, Lucas Presson, Alex Ramsey, Tyler Roeger, Bryan Ross, James Russel, Stephanie Schaffner, Alex Schroeder, Kyle Schuessler, Tyson Seabaugh, Patrick Slattery, Deashia Swan, Sonia Tikoo, Julie Underwood, Jennifer Vannostrand, Stacy Vogel, Trevor Welter, Chelsea White, Katherine Williams, Jessica Wilson.. ...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Tiffany Brey, Ryan Brown, Stefanie Campos, Phillip Davidson, Jennifer Diebold, Jill Eichhorn, Amanda Gosche, Michael Ha, Gail Heuschober, Karen Ivers, Susna Judd, Lucas Klein, Carrie Laurentius, Susan Layton, Herman Lui, Gregory Lumsden, Katie Mehner, Stephanie Meyer, Jessica Morrow, Kindra Nenninger, Jeffrey Overbey, Nicole Passini, Jonathon Ressel,Tony Riley, Jennifer Stout...

A Honor roll 6th Grade - Zach Bowles, Brian Davis, Kristen Ford, Garret Gunning, Ryan Hammond, Taylor McMillan, Hafiz NorRazak, Rebekah Pfanstiel, Emily Ponder, Paige Reynolds, Bailey Rust, Sarah Schenider, Betsy Schroeder, Melody Stone, Courtney Teegarden, Emily Viers, Emily Williams, Andrea Wilson...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade - Rachel Cain, Natalie Gentry, Heather Henckell, Alecia King, Holly McMurry, Brittany Ray, Crystal Riley, Kasey Seib. 5th Grade - Allison Harold, Brayail Moore, Tony Walden, Whitney Williams. 4th Grade - Colby Burge, Chris Daniels, Joshua Egbuks, Jonnie Fleming, Stormy Peeler, Michael Porter, Chelsey Sample, Kris Seib, Derek Summers...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade - Christopher Shelton, Jonathan Young. 5th Grade - Taylor Billings, Sarah Ford, Andrea Horrell, Bethany Parry, Daniel Ross, Mia Russell, Ashley Willis. 4th Grade - Skylar Batley, Stephanie Bird, Miranda Ford, Jacob Garner, Victoria Mitchell, Erica Morrow, Bethany Olson, Eric Rueseler, Kassie Stovall, Drew Westcott...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade - Matthew Hileman, Callie Hoffman, Nathaniel Kinsey, Brad LaBruyere, Abigail Pratt, Claire Segar. 5th Grade - Brittany Lutman, Stevie Probst, Marjorie Savoy, Katie Scholl, Hanna Sprigg. 4th Grade - Cate Goeke, Taylor Kirn, Jesse Lawrence, Trey Simpson, Sing Sing Starrett...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade - Rachel Burnett, Brie-Ann Egbuka, Tracy Kiser, Carly Trautwein. 5th Grade - Erich Arvidson, Lynsea Casey, Olivia Jenkins, Aleta Musgrave, Amanda Petty. 4th Grade - Kristina Binkard, Allison Cagle, Brittany Estes, Tyler Payne, Tara Volkerding...

A Honor Roll Kayla Auer, Trenton Beckham, Trevor Beckham, Jill Blattner, Sam Bornstein, Karen Broemmelsick, Laura Brown, Tyler Bruce, Kate Caughlan, Aimee Childers, Jessica Cook, Ty Craft, Dave Deisher, Jami Dement, Amanda Dewrock, Wendy Dirden, Blake Driskell, Scott Dunaway, Alex Eom, Dani Fee, Morgan Feuerhahn, Jordan Fluegge, Paige Foley, Autumn Gaines, Amanda Girard, Sarah Goeke, Travis Grammer, Chris Griffith, Dani Gross, Cheryl Hagler, Cassidy Harris, Allyson Herbst, Brittney Miett, Clay Mill, Beau Jordan, Robert Kaverman, Thomas Keener, Sarah Kinnison, John Kipper, Lisa Langenfeld, Carrie Lasky, Brianna LeGrand, Maggie Limbaugh, Kirk Lohmann, Emilie Lohrmann, Madison Lowrance, Lorrin Lynn, Heather Madden, Daniel Martin, Michael McBride, Kris Metje, Catherine Moreton, Cara Mueller, Amber Nistendirk, Michelle Noland, Garrett Ozbun, Anne Peel, Lydia Pratt, Rosanna Seiler, Chelsea Sellers, Ida Shafaie, Behram Shah, Abbi Sims, Bethany Stafford, Brittne Stovall, Joanna Taleno, Monica Toole, Susie Tufts, Joe Van Nostrand, Paul Veneziano, Conrad Westrich, Chelsea White, Kasper Woldtvedt, Linnea Woldtvedt, Jordan Young, David Zimmer, Susan Zimmer.. ...

High Honor Roll 8th Grade - Britteny Farrow, Leslie McNeely. 7th Grade - Kelly Bowman, Eric Farrow, Gina Yarbrough. 6ht Grade - Charlee Denson, Christina Fitzpatrick, Hannah Kinder, Jason Price, Megan Ruth, Dylan Schweer, Beth Strong, Katelyn Stovall...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade -- Kent Buxton, Rita Jo Dirnberger, Allison Essner, Sarah Huber, Alison Martin, Whitney Ostendorf, Kelsey Scheeter, Amber Tenholder. 7th Grade -- Paige Foeste, Corrie Gerecke, Stacie Kula, Catherine Meyer, Kaitlyn Scheeter, Hassan Shakil, Jessie Vavak, James Williams...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Jessica Anderson, Laura Browne, Jordan Cracraft, Lauren Essner, Rachel Essner, Jesse Klipfel, Brian McCrate, Lauren Mehner, Kenny Richardson, Rachel Roggow, Kenny Schmitz, Megan Stidham, Mark Unterreiner, Jesse Westrich. 7th Grade - Jennifer Barrett, Alex Baughn, Scott Bilas, Andrew Buelow, Allison Dohogne, Ashly Ducharme, Chris Eddleman, Claire Edwards, Eden Ellison, Hailey Fuller, Brooke Heischmidt, Kristen Hinton, Brandon Holzum, John Kiblinger, Nathan Kolda, Gina Kuntz, Jameson Kuper, Matthew Pfau, Kyle Schade, Danielle Schumer, Jacob Wengert, Sarah White, Anthony Wulfers, Margaret Zimmer.. ...

Scholastic Honor Roll 12th Grade - Justin Baltzell, Cailin Bricknell, Jason Brown, Amanda Gould, Kendra Hinkebein, Martin Hoffman, Elizabeth Johnson, Scott Lane, Bertn Lewis, Margaret Martin, Bradley Mirly, Carol Perry, Brett Price, Jonathan Reno, Ryan Stroder, Clay Turner, Ryan Vangilder, Joseph Walter, Laura Wissehr...

Scholastic Honor Roll 7th Grade - Shannon Cobb, Danielle Hoffman, Katie Loos, Kami Miinch, Jarad Pourney, Jason Pourney, Jacob Sailer, Paul Sander, Caleb Tankersley. 6th Grade - Juli Caron, Luke Crader, Stacy Estes, Shannon Felker, Kalli Gibbs, Matthew Hopkins, Xu Jian, Rachel Kahle, Kelley Kasten, Randi Kraust, Darla Mangels, Rex Meyr, Adam Morton, Grant Ressel, Lauren Ressel, Erin Sits, James Starke, Ashley Taylor, Alex Thiele, Brittney Thomas...

A Honor Roll 5th Grade - Jessie Eichhorn, Janelle Essener, Drew Halter, Crystal Hency, Heather Hileman, Chase Lasswell, Tyler Ptacek, Darcie Rangel, Laura Sitez, Alexandra Turner, Teresa Walker, Jennifer Watson. 4th Grade - Nick Arnold, Jessica Dunn, Kaci Evans, Gred Gibson, Austin Gilmore, Jordan Hecht, Alyssa Kimbel, Kirsten King, Casey Lorenz, Ross Miller, Sarah Moyers, Chris Naeter, Devin Niswonger, Larissa Petzoldt, Sarah Pfeiffer, Travis Pinkerton, Ashley Ptscek, Andrea Richardet, Stacy Roth, Travis Roth, Rebecca Schmitt.. ...

A Honor Roll 5th Grade - Mitchell Baltzell, Beth Barton, Caitlin Bell, Caleb Beussink, Elizabeth Bierer, Michael Carbaugh, Paige Clark, Nicollette Cox, Kevin Cronenbold, Wes Derrick, Benjamin Douglass, Seth Gregory, Lindsey Hartle, Morgan Henley, Zach Kreifels, Sam Lunsford, Laura Lusk, Olivia Meyer, Courtney Moore, Jeanette Mouser, Andrea Penzel, Kami Sanders, Garret Stone, Brooke Taylor, Kyle Taylor, Corey Trowbridge, Andy Vestal...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Mark Dannenmueller, Steven Eeftink, Amanda Essner, Blake Essner, Renee Essner, Dane Gibson, Mitchell Glueck, Aaron Jenkins, Brandon Job, Tasha Layton, Derek Ressel, Chad Slaten, Whitney Stamp, Alana Weissmueller. 7th Grade - Emily Blattel, Kelli Dohogne, Cody Essner, Jacob Essner, Tyler Glaus, Natalie Leible, Shane Menz, Adam Reinangel, Alex Ressel, Katie Vance, Chris Wright...

High Honors 12th Grade - John Alston, Daniel Dumas, Erica Dumas, Crystal Palmisano, Adam Thurston, 11th Grade - Nicki Brown, Christal Sawyer,Carmetha Waddy, Evonnia Woods. 10th Grade - Regina English, Rebekah Herring, Michael Palmisano, Clottee Woods...

A Honor Roll 5th Grade -- Sierra Bollinger, Bailey Duncan, Balke Friedrich, Lea Haupt, Dylan Jenkins, Justin Miller, Megan Spooler, Megan Ulrich, Sheila Wade, Josh Conklin, John Gabriel, Luke Hervas, Nikki Ross, Tray Rush, Richard Stroder, Carrie Walker, Morgan Wessel, Emily Hoffman, Jamie Schumacher, Chrissy Shinn, Tamara Squires, Austin Wessel, Ross Wiginton, Kyle Garvey, Spencer Goodman, Nicholas Grieshop, Kelci Keith, Andrew Koenig, Aaron Kothe, Shaina Miller, Pierce Robertson, Kasey Rutherford, Kyle Schutte, Kelsie Birk, Chelby Chezem, Cody goodpasture, Andrew Graham, Samantha Jaco, Jessica Kuntze, Jacob Leet, Lindsay Poole, Ashlea Soemo, Morgan Stout, Ellen Beil, Grace Blades, Mollie Bowlman, Ashley Dunn, Lynne Eggimann, Aaron Floyd, Andrew Lysell, Spencer McCormack, Jessica Pitts, Kelsie Storz, Nicholas Welker, Zachariah Dumey, Lacy Sanders, Ashley Sneathen, Joshua Tucker, Dusten Vinson, Allen Claar, Abby Hartle, Levi Lewis, Sara Lindy, Jimmy Myers, Chelsea Olson, Whitney Tankersley, Chelsea Dale, Dusty Gilder, Chase Jamieson, Cassie Kamp, Bobby King, Nathan Meece.. ...

High Honor Roll 7th Grade - Kaushik Sarkar 6th Grade - Lynlee Archer, Andrew Britton, Jessica Cannon, Aaron Dunlap, Amber Lance, Mario Larry, Gerrid Rose. 5th Grade - Monique Davis, Tiffany Hollis, Malcom Larry, Kim Nance, Jeremy Polley, Daimont Staples...

Love is in the air and on the World Wide Web. This Valentine's Day, the Internet can help you with virtual cards and flowers, chocolate facts and love poems for that someone special whether you're just dating or celebrating a wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day like me (21 years to be exact)...

Editor's note: This is an installment from a chapter of Jean Bell Mosley's book "Wide Meadows" that was first published in 1960. Last week: The family prepares for new gas lights in the kitchen. Lou and I went to town with Dad in the big wagon and actually saw the exchange take place. ...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade -- Anne-Marie Bernhardt, Cortney Boitnott, Brittany Bollinger, Dale Brannock, Meredith Busch, Grace Courvoisier, Stuart Greaser, Lindsey Greene, Emily Hiett, Ali Ligons, Asad Malik, Ashley Marberry, Rene Moreland, Amanda Nabors, Paige Pritchard, Katherine Renfrow, Rebecca Rollins, Samantha Roussel, Caira Rudesill, Ashley Smith, Megan Wright...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - William Beggs, Kendall Deason, Kent Deason, Kelly Essner, Michael Glastetter, Jessica Licare 7th Grade - Derek Brucker, Jacob Glastetter, Sarah Hahn, Meghan Tetley. 6th Grade - Kristain Burger, Jessica Dock. 5th Grade - Brittany Licare...

The man who wounded two Cape Girardeau police officers before his death in a drug-related shootout was on the run from a criminal charge in another state. Knox County, Ind., police wanted to talk to the man, Matthew Marsh, 20, about why he fled the scene of an accident that caused his car to catch fire...

The Show Me Center expects to welcome its 4 millionth customer at the World Wrestling Federation event this Sunday. The milestone comes only four years to the month after the 13-year-old Cape Girardeau arena touted its 3 millionth customer. David Ross, Show Me Center director, couldn't be happier with the math. Since it opened on Aug. 20, 1987, the $13.5 million arena has hosted everything from rodeos to rock 'n' roll, country music to craft shows, and soccer to "Sesame Street."...

Watching a young couple in Manee Thai last week, I was reminded at how fun romance can be. The Other Half was downing his rama while I sipped my tom kha and watched a handsome man drive up in a sports car for some takeout. That's dinner after nearly six years of marriage -- sipping soup, maybe making a little small talk about work and getting a cheap thrill out of watching gorgeous people of the opposite sex...

Ticket sales have been slow for "Porgy and Bess," an American opera that will be performed at 7 tonight at the Show Me Center. As of late Monday afternoon, only about 750 tickets had been sold for the performance. That is fewer than half of the 1,900 seats available...

Members of the Greater St. Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America completed their requirements to be Eagle Scouts and received recognition at an event Saturday on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Nationally, only 2 percent of all Boy Scouts meet the requirements to become Eagle Scouts...

A Cape Girardeau man has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing methamphetamine at his home. Police said Jeffery William Larrison, 40, was arrested Thursday after officers were informed he possibly was manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine from his home. Police went to Larrison's home and found items used in the production of the drug. Officers then received a warrant for his arrest...

"The Economy in 2001" will be the theme of the third annual Economic Outlook Conference on Friday in Glenn Auditorium in Dempster Hall. National and regional economic forecasts will be presented by Gary Thayer, chief economist for A.G. Edwards & Sons, and Dr. Bruce Domazlicky, director of the Center for Economic and Business Research for Southeast Missouri State University, the host of the one-day session...

Several Southeast Missouri school districts have taken advantage of a new, online, teacher-recruiting service to find applicants for hard-to-fill positions. Chaffee, Fredericktown and Poplar Bluff school districts are among nearly 200 posting job listings for teachers, guidance counselors and school administrators on a state-sponsored Web site begun Feb. 1...

How would you like to be able to quickly check what entertainment events are taking place in the area? Movie times and movie reviews? The full TV schedule? You can at semissourian. com's new Arts & Entertainment site. This week we are unveiling phase one of a redesign of the entertainment area of semissourian.com. ...

The Southern Illinois Regional Effort for AIDS is seeking volunteers for the Southern Illinois AIDS Walk. The group seeks three event co-chairs, four individuals to lead subcommittees and volunteers to help with local county efforts to recruit AIDS Walk teams and sponsors. Proceeds will benefit HIV patients and AIDS services in Southern Illinois. To volunteer, call SIREA at (618) 549-9941 or Wally Paynter at (800) 886-4297...

Southeast Missouri State University's softball team had its string of five consecutive regular-season Ohio Valley Conference championships snapped last year. But the Otahkians are expected to be back on top this season as they have been picked to win the OVC title in the league's preseason poll that was released Monday. Voting was done by the conference's head coaches...

There's nothing like a victory to boost a struggling team's confidence. So Southeast Missouri State University's basketball Indians, who broke their four-game losing streak by winning at Tennessee-Martin Saturday night, should now be able to take some momentum into their final four games of the regular season...

Lady Tiger coach Mark Ruark had concerns about whether his team could bounce back from a tough overtime loss to Cape Girardeau County rival Jackson. The Lady Tigers laid to rest any such worries early as they shut down the Lady Bulldogs in a 58-20 victory Monday night...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Mary Lois Weatherford-Mills, 62, of Wappapello died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Three Rivers Health Care South Campus in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born June 6, 1938, at Steele, Mo., daughter of Jesse W. and Edna Fullerton Hurley. She and George E. Mills were married May 4, 1995, at Bloomfield, Mo...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- George Edward Crest, 91, of Bloomfield died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo. He was born June 1, 1909, at Concord, Mo., son of George and Earmae Heflin Crest. He and Lavina Porter were married March 7, 1936...

BERNIE, Mo. -- Mildred Nancy Carner, 82, of Bernie died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Malden Nursing Center in Malden, Mo. She was born March 16, 1918, at Parma, Mo., daughter of Otto C. and Stella Pearl Carlisle Boyer. She and James David Carner were married March 30, 1938, at Lilbourn, Mo. He died Nov. 14, 1984...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Larry Steven Stone, 45, of Sikeston died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Blanchard Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

DEXTER, Mo. -- Juanita Catherine Jones, 80, of Dexter died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 23, 1921, in Illinois, daughter of Ernest and Edna Brooks Duke. She and Paul N. Jones were married Dec. 21, 1943, in St. Louis. He died June 8, 1999...

Johnette Joseph Hurley, 49, of Hattiesburg, Miss., and formerly of Essex, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Arrangements are incomplete at Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo.

Truman R. Lewis, 86, of Jackson, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Jackson Manor. Arrangements are incomplete at Cracraft Miller Funeral Home.

PUXICO, Mo. -- Alma Yokley, 85, of Puxico died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She was born May 30, 1915, at Leora, Mo., daughter of William Robert and Lettie Malone Cantrell. She first married Amos Ragsdale, who died July 20, 1982. She and Jack Yokley were married Sept. 25, 1988, at Puxico...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Homer P. Call, 77, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 23, 1923, at Burfordville, Mo., son of Loyd D. and Effie May Seabaugh Call. He married Hazel Winchester, who died Nov. 21, 1999...

ANNA, Ill. -- Phyllis Vaughn Tucker, 74, of Anna died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 9, 1926, in Anna, daughter of Charles and Minnie Jane Norris Vaughn. She and Winstead W. Tucker were married Dec. 8, 1951, in Anna. He died May 16, 1986...

Kevin Matthew Warner, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born April 17, 1951, in Cape Girar-deau, son of Albert Thomas and Clara P. Welker Warner. He and Mary L. Howard were married Sept. 30, 1972, in St. Louis...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Durwood White Jr., 43, of Sikeston died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born April 8, 1957, at Hayti, Mo., son of Durwood and Mattie Moore White Sr. He and Debbie Gentry were married Aug. 23, 1974...

The Rev. Walter P. Trost, 82, of Bensenville, Ill., died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. A native of Milwaukee, Wis., he received a master's degree from Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Mo. While attending the seminary, he served three months as pastor of Evangelical United Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau...

ESSEX, Mo. -- Funeral for Bertie Mae Oliver, formerly of Essex, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, Mo. Dr. Jim Guffie will officiate. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery at Dexter, Mo. Oliver, 73, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Jerry W. Dickerson of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. John Goff will officiate. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the chapel from 11 a.m. until time of service...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Christine Parker, 77, of Charleston died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston is in charge of arrangements.

THE VERY poor pay no income tax. The people who work and hire people need a tax reduction at some point. How many poor people hire people to work or create jobs? The Democrats are good at pitting rich against poor, blacks against whites. It's always their game, pity and hate, and it seems to work every time...

Another environmental issue -- this one closer to home -- involves chip mills in Missouri. Worries that proliferation of such operations would denude the forests of southern Missouri appear to have lost some punch with the closing of one of the state's two mills...

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska has become a litmus test of environmental sensitivity. If you favor exploration for oil under a portion of the refuge, you are no friend of the environment. If you oppose tests to determine how much oil there is, you are green through and through...