Stories from Tuesday, June 26, 2001

"Jeanie," Mom asked, turning from the telephone, "have we got the P' book?" "I don't know," I said, glancing at the bookcase. "No, Clem McDowell has it," Lou volunteered. "He just got through giving a report on pigmies at school." "Lonnie?" Mom turned back to the telephone. "Lou says McDowells have it. Their phone's out of order, though. I'll have the kids stop by when they go after the mail and pick it up for you."...

Editor's note: Ann Ostendorf of Cape Girardeau is taking a year to travel to England, Pakistan and Asia. This is the first in a series of articles she will be writing about her journey. While preparing for my trip to England I realized there was actually little preparing to be done. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Two armed fugitives who eluded authorities for five days after firing at Sikeston, Mo., police during a car chase surrendered to authorities Monday afternoon at a barn near Miner, Mo. James Darrell Dodds, 37, and William Hammer, 36, were arrested without incident after authorities surrounded the barn along County Road 807 south of Miner...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- By sometime next year, students seeking to transfer from one Missouri public college or university to another should find it easier to take their credits with them. Each school is developing a 42-semester-hour block of general education credit that will be transferable to every public institution in the state...

Motorists detoured through the St. Francis Medical Center parking lot on Monday as work began to widen Cape Girardeau's only roundabout to make navigation easier. Workers from Lappe Cement Finishing of Perryville, Mo., actually began working on the controversial intersection of Gordonville and Silver Springs roads Friday. But it wasn't until Monday that the roundabout was closed to traffic with orange cones erected to fence off the area...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- An official with Millennium Environmental Services of Missouri Inc. said Monday that the company expects to quickly resolve all issues that prompted a state lawsuit and to reopen for business. Larry Fry, the company's vice president for operations, said the lawsuit, filed June 14 in Scott County Circuit Court by Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, took the company by surprise...

Getting an energy-efficient climate control system installed at Central High School will be a priority for the Cape Girardeau school leaders in the next school year. The Board of Education authorized repairs or possible replacement of at least one of the two, 50-year-old boilers that provide heat to the building. One of the boilers hasn't worked in at least 20 years, and the other has become increasingly less dependable in recent years...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed a lawsuit against two Sikeston men for violating Missouri's air pollution laws. The lawsuit asks the New Madrid County Court to issue an order against Gene Sandlin and Roy Hodgkiss to prohibit them from burning waste on their property, located one mile west of Highway 61, south of Sikeston on New Madrid County Road 824...

Ste. Genevieve has a reputation for historic French architecture and for having the gumption to survive the Flood of 1993. But an incident in 1930 is not a glorious chapter in the town's history. In the aftermath of the killing of two white men by a black man, black families were banished from town, and National Guard troops set up machine gun nests on the square...

A honor roll 6th grade Raymond Harp, Cara McElmurry, Chris Shelton, Jonathan Young. 5th grade Taylor Billings, Brittany Emmons, Sarah Ford, Andrea Horrell, Bethany Parry, Daniel Ross, Mia Russell, Joel Smart, AShley Willis. 4th grade Skylar Batley, Stephanie Bird, Miranda Ford, Jacob Garner, Victoria Mitchell, ERica Morrow, Bethany Olson, Andrew Ratliff, Eric Rueseler, Kassie Stovall, Drew Westcott...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade Anne Marie Bernhardt, Brittany Bollinger, Dale Brannock, Meredith Busch, Grace Courvoisier, Stuart Greaser, Lindsey Greene, Matt Heddle, Emily Hiett, Robert Koeppel, Ally Ligons, Asad Malik, Renee Moreland, Amanda Nabors, Emma Porter, Katherine Renfrow, Rebecca Rollins, Samantha Roussel, Ashley Smith, Nic Summary, Matt Willingham, Megan Wright...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Erin Cook, Katrina Cooper, Stephanie Dannenmueller, Tiffany Elliott, Elaine Henderson, Amber Ziller. 11th Grade Amy Ainsworth, Craig Book, Daniel Carroll, Christy Gramlisch, Katie Lemonds, Amanda Sanders, Tasha Santoyo. 10th Grade...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade Joshua Beussink, Lauren Beussink, Hallie Fieser, Sarah Nenninger, Amanda Sutterer. 7th Grade Andrew Bertrand, Joseph Friedrich, Jessica Kirn, Abby Moore, Chelsey Rigdon, Ashley Sachse. 6th Grade Brooke Beussink, Jordan Buchheit, Ambrosia Kiehl, Katie Lakner, Nicole Market, Chelsea McDowell, Teresa Miller, Allison Schwent, Sarah Sutterer...

A Honor Roll 10th Grade Derek Rose 9th Grade Rachel Carbaugh, Sammi Matthews. 8th Grade Amber Karnes, Micah McDowell, Courtney Smith. 7th Grade Rachel Huebel. 6th Grade Kassy Hess, John Paul Kelly, Ariel Kitchen, Emily Schlegel, Jared Strong. 5th Grade...

A honor roll 9th grade Nadine Aboul-Magd, Danielle Auer, Blake Barks, Ryan Borgfield, Aaron Bornstein, Jill Bryant, Michaelyn Burns, Chad Burton, Johnny Cai, Tanya Cwick, Stacy Dohogne, Timothy Egbuka, Joshua Fee, Erika Foley, Meagan Freeze, Louis Hagler, Aysha Hency, Christina Jones, Monica Jordan, Scott Kaverman, Cassie Kipper, Jacob Knepp, Candace London, Melissa Mack, Cory Marchbanks, April McDonald, Megan McDonald, Rachel Morse, Varonnica Murphy, Darren Neels, Tuan Nguyen, Edgar Palacios, Rebecca Payne, David Pfanstiel, Heidi Plilsner, Katie Porter, Alex Ramsey, Tyler Roeger, Bryan Ross, James Russel, Angelia Scarber, Stephanie Schaffner, Alex Schroeder, Patrick Slattery, Sonia Tikoo, Kaelyn Tingle, Julie Underwood, Jennifer Vannostrand, Stacy Vogel, Chelsea White, Katherine Williams, Calen Wills.. ...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Kyle Applewhite, Andrea Dirnberger, Tasha Foulk, Aaron Glastetter, Travis Hanback, William Hargrove, Jill Hodge, Morgan Kiefer, Courtney Loucks, Brooke McFerron, Amanda Mirly, Jodi Pfefferkorn, Shawn Powderly, Ashlie Smith, Kristi Uhrhan...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade Zach Bowles, Ben Caughlan, Jimmy Flesher, Kameron Groves, Garrett Gunning, Taylor McMillan, Hafiz Nor Razak, Rebekah Pfanstiel, Emily Ponder, Paige Reynolds, Sarah Schneider, Betsy Schroeder, Melody Stone, Courtney Teegarden, Emily Viers, Emily Williams, Andrea Wilson...

A honor roll 6th grade Matthew Hileman, Callie Hoffman, Nathaniel Kinsey, Brad LaBruyere, Abigail Pratt, Brittany Rhodes, Claire Segar. 5th grade Kelli Foeste, Russell Hoffman, Jane Kimball, Stevie Probst, Marjorie Savoy, Katie Scholl, Hanaa Sprigg...

A Honor Roll 9th Grade Teri Asher, Ashley Bartels, Jonathan Beasley, Nathan Bell, Lauren Berndt, Anna Bishop, Daniel Bono, Gussie Brotherton, Chelsea Brown, Tori Browning, Amber Clements, Johnathan Cobb, Lynsie Creasman, Casey Dickerson, Todd Diebold, Kara Dietz, Tyler Dumey, Jamie Dunlap, Kathryn Eftink, Emma Evans, Katie Farrar, Jessica Farrow, Curtis Felker, Jennifer Ferrell, Nicholas Fiehler, Amanda Foltz, Aaron Fortner, Joanna Friese, Kelly Gerlach, Gregory Gholson, Justin Gibbs, Malerie Goodman, Jonathan Gould, Gabriel Gross, Linden Hahs, Audrey Henckell, Amanda Herbst, Jon Hervas, Nathaniel Hinchey, Shawn Hinkebein, Bradley Holten, Adam Hosp, Brock Howard, Cole Humphrey, Andrea Jestus, Jack Johnson, Christian King, Melissa Lane, Sarah Lang, Scott Lang, Amber Leirer, Kelley Lichtenegger, Brandy Liebeknecht, Freda Lintner, Jessica Loos, Kate Loos, Clarissa Lorenz, Brian McDonald, Jessica McIntyre, Tyler McNeely, Sara Meadows, Jordan Melvin, April Niswonger, Kali Niswonger, Travis Niswonger, Jeremie Nothdurft, Elizabeth Nussbaum, Maria Oehl, Teresa Pagano, Christy Pelikan, Christopher Philipps, Curtis Profilet, Laura Puchbauer, Tyler Puchbauer, Kelly Riggs, Eric Roth, Daniel Ruble, William Sammut, Leigha Sander, Krista Sanders, Amber Saupe, Jennifer Schlick, Charity Seyer, Ryan Sitzes, Kristin Smith, Toni Smith, Wesley Smith, Jill Sneathen, Andrea Soemo, Amanda Spooler, Scott Sterling, Holly Stockard, Tabbatha Storz, Stacy Stroer, Kathryn Vangilder, Benjamin Wachter, Melissa Walters, Amanda Watson, Abigail Weinrich, Angela Welker, Sarah Wessel, Meagan Whitehead, Rebecca Wissehr, Kaci Wright, Michael Wright.. ...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Gregory Bartosik, Jessie Beasley, Megan Blattner, Tammy Bowers, Amy Bowman, Gabriel Bragg, Matthew Brandt, Casey Brennan, Sarah Brown, Jay Buerck, Nicole Burton, Joshua Carter, Carlos Castaneda, Christopher Cole, Ashley Crocker, Lindsey Davis, Ryan Dewrock, Alison Eaton, Janelle Engelmann, Zachary Fidler, Kristal Fish, John Frank, Diane Griffith, Cassie Gross, Dominique Harter, Justin Hawkins, Erin Haycraft, Rebecca Hellrich, Heather Hey, Alyssa Holyfield, Amanda Hutteger, Jonathan Koch, Jason Kopf, Matthew Lee, Jonathan Lowrance, Justin Lusk, Calvin Maginel, Amy Marchbanks, Onica McBride, Mikkaela McCullough, Jessica McDonald, Sarah Meyers, Shonda Mitchell, Jessica Morrow, Crystal Morton, Sarah Muench, Bradley Neels, Dustin Nelson, Eric Niswonger, Cari Noel, Richard Ogles, Mary Owen, Andrew Rehbein, Christie Reisenbichler, Jill Roddy, Jennifer Ruebel, Benjaman Schuessler, Renee Shoulders, Justin Sitze, Sara Sprigg, Stephen Stahr, Elizabeth Standridge, John Taylor, Stratton Tingle, Lelde Vaivode, Hannah Weir, Nicole Williams, Rachel Wright.. ...

A honor roll 6th grade Cory Brethold, Rachel Cain, Natalie Gentry, Heather Henckell, Alecia King, Holly McMurry, Brittany Reynolds, Crystal Riley, Kasey Seib. 5th grade Allison Harold, Tina Johnson, Brayail Moore, Andy Scheibe, Tony Walden, Whitney Williams...

6th Grade John Austin, Timmy Dabbs, Rynn Eskew, Jonathan Hendrix, Aaron Hopkins, Michael Lee, Zach McDaniel, Sara Petitt, Becky Pirkey, Lacey Rister, Chris Siebert, Adam Uhrhan, Rachel Hendrix, Tiffany Little, Sarah Lowery, David Rhoda, Ashley Ritter, Aaron Volkerding, Stefanie Whitaker...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade Ashley Carter, DJ Ervin, Kyle Gray, Clay Mothershead, Lisa Travis. 7th Grade Michael Arnold, Brandon Ayers, Leigh Ann Buchheit, Laura Jo Dismuke, Nissa Hamm, Jordy Howell, Nolan Lewer, Caitlin Powell. 6th Grade Zach Culver, Kylie DeWitt, Dallas Tew...

A honor roll 6th grade Rachel Burnett, Brie Ann Egbuka, Tracy Kiser, Carly Trautwein. 5th grade Erich Arvidson, Sirena Irving, Olivia Jenkins, Aleta Musgrave, Amanda Petty, Desiree Ross. 4th grade Allison Cagle, Alexus Gammon, Samantha Meyers, Tyler Payne, Elizabeth Propst, Jared Siemers, Jonathan Siemers, Garrett Sprenger...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Megan Beggs, Andrew Canter, Marissa Essner, Adam Haines, Keisha Hamm, Wesley Hamm, Nicole Kern, Kari Lape, Amber Laster, Nancy Lewer, Suzi Mack, Michael Pemberton, Laura Ruff. 11th Grade Alana Burford, Adam Daughhetee, Chase Deason, Adam Duncan, Ashley Hahn, Brian Hency, Roger Jaynes, Amy Kern, Bridgett Riley, Deandra Smith, Garrett Stricker, Brian Taulbee...

5th grade Alyssa Alsup, Travis Beggs, Ricky Buchheit, Cora Burnett, Lucas Burns, Peggy Byassee, Kayla Cissell, Kyle Cissell, Chris Cooper, Courtney Copeland, Lela Deason, Coley DeWitt, Richard Gramlisch, Robert Gramlisch, Joseph Harp, Toby Heeb, Blake Hickman, Zach Hicks, Shane Hooper, Logan Hopper, Brittany Johnson, Stacy Jones, Stephanie Long, Kathryn Mainord, Paige Rampley, Elizabeth Ray, Kathleen Ray, April Rockett, Cody Romas, Chelsey Scheffer, Summer Sprouse, Chelsea Uhrhan, Seth Walter, Shirley Weed, Karrah Wood.. ...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Carin Ahner, Chad Barks, Amanda Barton, Kristina Biri, Sarah Biri, Pamela Birk, Lindsay Bixler, Amanda Bollinger, Jason Brown, Jonathan Coleman, Justin Cox, Scott Crader, Tara Davis, Jonathan Edwards, Amberly Engert, Matthew Ferrell, Kate Fisher, Zachary Friedrich, Stacey Gambill, Mathhew Gerler, Anna Gourdin, Heather Graham, Ryan Granger, Megan Harris, Daniel Henderson, Samuel Herndon, Steven Higgins, Bradley Hill, Lindsey Hobeck, Larissa Hodo, Lacey Illers, Ashley Jones, Justin Jones, Deidre King, Andrea Koeper, Eric Kohler, Matthew Kruse, Kristi Leadbetter, Sarah Lintner, Dujaun Mccray, Cory Mcelrath, Ashley Miller, Matthew Palisch, Ashley Parres, Kalpesh Patel, Clay Pingel, Ashley Powers, Aaron Puchbauer, Nathan Rees, Noah Reese, Shannon Rhodes, Caitlin Roark, Donnie Rodgers, Cassandra Schlegel, Gregory Schwab, Shannon Scott, Rebecca Seabaugh, Todd Shelton, Curtis Sievers, Lauren Smith, Richard Smith, Christine Stone, Shannon Stover, Kaci Thompson, Josh Tomlin, Katie Townsend, Mckenzie Turley, Justin Vines, Mark Wade, Cody Walker, Amanda Walter, Angela Weaver, Emily Wessell, Michael Wilson, Andrew Young.. ...

A Honor Roll 7th Grade Cynthia Chapman, Andrew Gorton, Hannah Kohm, Emily Lewis, Katie Loos, Kami Miinch, Steven Nation Jr, Jarad Pourney, Elysia Rouggly, Katherine Stause, Phillip Yarbro, Kenneth Bayless, Erica Bock, Grant Casteel, Shannon Cobb, Amber Cook, Zachary Deneke, BrittanyDoza, Maria Dumey-Wibbenmeyer, Joanna Fay, Richard Felty, Heather Fry, Kyle Griffet, Danielle Hoffman, Elisabeth Holshouser, Joshua Johnson, Jessica Jones, Shawna Kaeser, Katie Kassel, Tanya Lambert, Brittany Lang, Matt Leadbetter, Gregory Leet, Sylvia Lindy, Nathan Litchfield, Loni Littlepage, Ashley Mangels, Benjamin McMillan, Drew McWilson, Chelsea Morton, Kevin Niedbalski, Jesse Pickens, Jason Pourney, Shay Priester, Aaron Redecker, Rebecca Richbourg, Sarah Riley, Jacob Sailer, Paul Sander, Melissa Schaper, Andrew Schmid, Blythe Schmitt, Jordan Sneathen, Alisha Soemo, Melinda Sorbello, Lacey Stadt, Joshua Streiler, Kyle Sutherlin, Tyne Swain, Caleb Tankersley, Laci Thorne, Shannon Toole, Melissa Viox, David Welker.. ...

A Honor Roll Justin Aden, Meg Bennett, Lauren Blechle, Nichole Bohnert, Sarah Buchheit, Nicole Cavins, Kristopher Cottner, Zachary Davault, Lacie Ellsworth, Jonathan Evans, Matthew Flentge, Dane Francis, Kaitlyn Fulton, Nicole Gremaud, Katie Jackson, Christopher Kaempfe, Matthew King, Emma Littge, Amy Lohmann, Lindsay Martin, Nanami Matsuo, Caleb Schaaf, Waylon Sparkman, Brittany Taylor, Laura Berkbigler, Eric Besand, Amber Brewer, Amber Brown, Colt Buehler, Joshua Cavins, Brian Cooper, Susanna Dobbelare, Caitlyn Drozda, Paul Edwards, Jillian Frasher, Jaclyn Gibbar, Kaycee Hedge, Brittany Horneker, Britney Koenig, Matthew Kohm, Gabriel Layton, Ryan Lorenz, Sarah Mcdaniel, Amber Morris, Brandon Reiss, Karen Richardson, Duane Ruch, Heather Ryan, Lisa Schnurbusch, Brandie Schroeder, Lindsey Schumer, Martha Seibel, Christopher Skivers, Christopher Streiler, Gabreann Swerske, Andrew Telle, Leslie Thorne, Teresa Troncale, Casey Valleroy, Erica Verble, Tiffany Waller, Karl Wheeler, Deanna Whitlow, Justin Wibbenmeyer, Clayton Zahner, Jonathan Zahner, Tyson Zoellner, Jill Bailey, Bobby Beeler, Megan Blechle, Nicole Cook, Danielle Dunker, Christopher Ernst, Amber Hacker, Zachary Hanquist, Jacob Hayden, Joshua Hayden, Amanda Huber, Jarred Johnson, Amanda Keller, Jesse Kueker, Alicia Lappe, Adam Laws, Danielle Mattingly, Melissa Mcdowell, Robert Narrow, Kelly Owens, Jennifer Ponder, Ryan Regelsperger, Sarah Roth, Kelli Rudert, Rachel Schimpf, Heather Sparkman, Aarica Stephenson, Jenna Thieret, Suzanne Voelker, Brittany Baker, Brittany Clements, Jessica Cooper, Kyle Cottner, Melissa Crannick, Whitney Davault, Jillynne Duvall, Cory Esselman, Bridget Etzold, Andrew Fair, Nicholas Gremaud, Heather Kearnes, Lindsey Koetting, Renea Kreitler, Kelly Kuehn, Megan Kutz, Weibin Lam, Stacey Landholt, Saori Matsuo, Breanne May, Samantha Pearce, Ashley Riney, Matthew Riney, Bethany Schindler, Cynthia Vaughn, Vivian Wheeler.. ...

12th Grade Chris Callow, Stacey Eftink, Zach Evans, Lenore Glueck, Kellee Griffin, Kara Kyle, Jenny Lange, Jessica Laws, Lena Morgan, Carrie Mosebach, Crystal Nelson, Tammie Senciboy, Hannah Sindle, Rebecca Trankler. 11th Grade Anna Barron, Matt Bucher, Lyndsey Cook, Ashley Dirnberger, Holly Dirnberger, Maria Eftink, Greg Glueck, Amanda Graviett, Ashley Irwin, Matt Isaacs, Kassi Knight, Tim Landewee, Anilise Lange, Ryan Moyers, Max Pind, Lindsey St. Cin...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade Jon Ramsey, Chase Seyer, Mandi Wood. 5th Grade Kody Campbell. 4th Grade Ashleigh Green, Josh Griffin, Crysten Heisserer, Zachary Ramsey. B Honor Roll 6th Grade Megan Chapman, Tiffany Glastetter, Kory Kluesner, Jeremy Prino. 5th Grade...

12th Grade Amanda Buchheit, Anthony Hoffman, Joleta Ludwig, Dericka Meyr, Julie Myers, Erin Pavelka, Deanna Schreiner. 11th Grade Christine Casper, Jeff Cowan, Thomas Grantham, Adam Hahs, Alana Hobeck, Jennifer Hrabik, William McClard, Joshua Morrison, Amy Pohlman, Lindsay Robinson, Dustin Schoen, Seth Stahlheber, Chauntel Warner...

High Honor Roll 8th Grade Marylouise Cassinger, Brittney Farrow, Erin Mack, Leslie McNeely. 7th Grade Kelly Bowman, Erik Farrow, Robert Fornkahl, Thomas Polhamus, Tina Suhre, Gina Yarbrough. 6th Grade Meg Alberternst, Christauna Fitzpatrick, Hannah Kinder, Jasen Price, Kate Stovall...

A honor roll 5th grade Jesse Eichhorn, Janelle Essner, Drew Halter, Crystal Hency, Heather Hileman, Chase Lasswell, Rebecca Parker, Tyler Ptacek, Darcie Rangel, Laura Sitzes, Alexandra Turner, Teresa Walker, Jennifer Watson. 4th grade Nick Arnold, Ryan Bass, J.T. ...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Meredith Barkett, Rodger Blattner, Tiffany Brey, Ryan Brown, Stefanie Campos, Phillip Davidson, Jennifer Diebold, Lance Dohogne, Kurt Glastetter, Michael Ha, Gail Heuschober, Karen Ivers, David Jaquith, Susan Judd, Lucas Klein, Carrie Laurentius, Susan Layton, Rebeckah Lingle, Herman Lui, Gregory Lumsden, Katie Mehner, Jessica Morrow, Kindra Nenninger, Jeffrey Overbey, Nicole Passini, Jonathon Ressel, Jennifer Stout...

High Honor Roll 7th Grade Kaushik Sarkar. 6th Grade Lynlee Archer, Andrew Britton, Aaron Dunlap, Mario Larry, Gerrid Rose, Andrew Webb. 5th Grade Tiffany Hollis, Malcolm Larry, Kimberly Nance, Jeremy Polley, Daimont Staples. 4th Grade Brittany Housman, Lindsey Potts, Aaren Powers, Chris Pullett, Jamie Temke, Ashley Thompson, Danee Wells, Jade Garcia, Emilie Edwards, Tyler Dixon, Briana Dahn, Irene Chamberlain, Ronique Bailey, Ethan Adams...

A honor roll 8th grade William Beggs, Kendal Deason, Kent Deason, Kelly Essner, Michael Glastetter, Kristin Harper, Jessica Licare. 7th grade Derek Brucker, Amber Dirnberger, Jacob Glastetter, Sarah Hahn, Meghan Tetley. 6th grade Kristain Burger, Jessica Dock, Hannah Glueck...

6th Grade Ashley Barks, Ashley Brickhaus, Larry Clements, Lance Felter, Kyle Hemmann, Chelsea McCormick, Dustin Owens, Stacey Roth, Walter Ruesler, Jesse Stewart, Kia Thomas, Cynthia Volz, Amanda Watson. 5th Grade Lori Brickhaus, Maggie Buchheit, Raymond Clements, Chris Jaster, Jessica McIntyre, Eric Morgan, Lia Prokopf, Seth Rains, Jessica Ruch, Hannah Sedgwick, Rachel Sedgwick, Debra Taylor, Mandy Tucker, Sirena Watkins...

A Honor Roll Lance Altenthal, Kayla Auer, Trenton Beckham, Trevor Beckham, Jill Blattner, Sam Bornstein, Karen Broemmeisick, Laura Brown, Tyler Bruce, Kate Caughlan, Aimee Childers, Jessica Cook, 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, Chris Griffith, Danielle Gross, Cheryl Magler, Allyson Herbst, Clayton Hill, Lindsay Jaco, Austin Johnson, 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, Olivia Maki, Daniel Martin, Michael McBride, Catherine Morston, Rachael Morgan, Trevor Neels, Amber Nistendirk, Garrett Ozbun, Anne Peel, Lydia Pratt, Phillip Robinson, Carman Scholl, Taryn Scruggs, Rosanna Seller, Chelsea Sellers, Ida Shafais, Behram Shah, Ana-Marija Simoveka, Cierra Simpson, Deseray Squires, Bethany Stafford, Joanna Taleno, Monica Toole, Ted Towner, Suzie Tufts, Joe Van Nostrand, Julianna West, Conrad Westrich, Chelsea White, Victoria White, Kasper Woldtvedt, Linnea Woldtvedt, Daniel Yingling, David, Zimmer, Susan Zimmer.. ...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Thomas Barber, Jodi Barnett, Dawn Berkbigler, Rachel Best, Natalie Bohnert, Tyler Buchheit, Amber Burnham, Jennifer Crowder, Ray Dickmann, Lindsay Ernst, Melanie Evans, Jesse Gegg, Dana Holmes, Chad Huber, Cori Hudson, Jennifer James, Michael Kassel, Katherine Keller, Ryan Kutz, Kristopher Lintner, Jamie Martin, Katie Martin, Kevin Martyn, Gregory Meyer, Johannah Miesner, Robyn Mueller, Bradley Neathery, Christopher Ochs, Julie Randolph, Rachel Riehn, Krystle Schamburg, Lindsey Schneider, Terry Schneier, Erik Schnurbusch, Stephanie Schumer, Shayla Schwent, Crystal Thieret, Jeremy Thieret, Adam Tiehes, Julie Triller, Jonathan Tucker, Michael Verseman, Beth Weinkein, Carrie Womack.. ...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade Matthew Lawman, Rachel Mansker, Alana Newell, Alisha Obermann, Caitlin Williams. 7th Grade Matthew Hayes, Kendra Medlin, Michael Petitt, Rachel Watkins, Rebecca Wheetley, Amanda Wormington, Michael Yetman. 6th Grade Nathan Corn, Caitlin Hester, Margaret-Lyn Kinder, Jana Porch...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade AJ Bedwell, Rick Keller, Sara Kiplinger, Ashley Lee, Brandy Lindberg, Jennifer Lowery, Ashley Porch, Clay Sanders, Mary Sooter, Ashley Wiggins. 11th Grade Ruch Carter, Michelle DeLaCruz, Dana Essner, Rozz Fusilier, Jessica Horman, Kyla Smith, Philip Spinks, Crystal Statler...

A Honor Roll 12th Grade Amanda Ballance, Jennifer Eck, Jessica Griggs, Sarah Hanneken, Sheila Kelley, Jason Mezo, Jarred Schultz, Holly Wright. 11th Grade Allen Cavaness, Megan Fisher, Jessica Stone. 10th Grade Sarah Burford, Colin Campbell, Sean Copeland, Marion Jameson, Holly Libbert, Christina McLane, Katie Prater, Douglass Taylor, Ashley Williams...

A Honor Roll 5th Grade Josh Gwin, Emily Hoffman, Jamie Schumacher, Chrissy Shinn, Tamara Squires, Austin Wessel, Ross Wiginton, Ellyn Beil, Grace Blades, Ashley Dunn, Lynne Eggimann, Aaron Floyd, Spencer McCormack, Jessica Pitts, Kelsie Storz, Nicholas Welker, Sara Lindy, Jimmy Myers, Whitney Tankersley, Josh Conklin, Luke Hervas, Roxanna Miller, Tray Rush, Richard Stroder, Carrie Walker, Morgan Wessel, Kelsie Birk, Chelby Chezem, Cody Goodpasture, Andrew Graham, Ashlea Soemo, Lea Haupt, Sheila Wade, Megan Spooler, Megan Ulrich, Justin Miller, Dylan Jenkins, Bailey Duncan, Sierra Bollinger, Kyle Garvey, Spencer Goodman, Kelci Keith, Andrew Koenig, Aaron Kothe, Pierce Robertson, Kasey Rutherford, Kyle Schutte, Nicholas Grieshop, Chelsea Dale, Dusty Gilder, Chase Jamieson, Cassie Kamp, Bobby King, Nathan Meece, DeMarcus Huddleston, Tafawny Abdulaziz, Zachariah Dumey, Lacy Sanders, Ashley Sneathen, Joshua Tucker, Dusten Vinson.. ...

A honor roll 8th grade Ashley Meyr. 7th grade Darris Gerlach, Rachel Harris, Hannah Lewis, Chase Tobin. 6th grade Carsen Bahn, Emily Garner, Michelle Long, Benjamin Meyr, Karrie Moll, Kristin Shirrell, Lauren Tobin. 5th grade Deanna Dippold, Madison Klaus, Keara Pringle...

A honor roll 8th grade Jessica Andersen, Laura Browne, Jordan Cracraft, Austin Critchlow, Ashley Dix, Lauren Essner, Rachael Essner, Jessica Klipfel, Brian McCrate, Lauren Mehner, Max Poppen, Kenny Richardson, Rachel Roggow, Megan Stidham, Mark Unterreiner, Jesse Westrich...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade Julia Brown, Liza Brown, Ryan Ehlers, Sarah Lasater, Rachel Lowry, Adam Ross, Casey Schneider, Ashley Sewing, Alex Skelton, Tyler Sprandel, Zachary Statler, Justin Voss, Amy Wooldridge, Rachel Lowes, Lisa Steffens. 7th Grade Katie Brown, Kathleen Farrow, Sarah Hinkebein, Matt Hoffman, Katie Kassel, Laci Thorne, Kylie Werner, Majhon Phillips...

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

A honor roll 8th grade Kyle Curry, Mark Dannenmueller, Steven Eeftink, Amanda Essner, Blake Essner, Renee Essner, Dane Gibson, Mitchell, Glueck, Aaron Jenkins, Brandon Job, Tasha Layton, Derek Ressel, Nicholas Schwartz, Chad Slaten, Whitney Stamp, Alana Weissmueller...

A honor roll 5th grade Beth Barton, Caitlin Bell, Caleb Beussink, Michael Carbaugh, Paige Clark, Nicollette Cox, Kevin Cronenbold, Wesley Derrick, Benjamin Douglass, Brandon Erwin, Seth Gregory, Lindsey Hartle, Tim Heaton, Morgan Henley, Karly Hinkebein, Zach Kreifels, Samantha Lunsford, Laura Lusk, Hannah Melvin, Olivia Meyer, Courtney Moore, Jeanette Mouser, Andrea Penzel, Kami Sanders, Garret Stone, Logan Sutherlin, Brooke Taylor, Kyle Taylor, Corey Trowbridge, Andy Vestal...

MOUND CITY, Ill. -- The 135-year-old caretaker's lodge at the Mound City National Cemetery will soon be turned into an interpretive center. A grant of more than $938,000 has been designated to repair the eight-room lodge, once scheduled for destruction. The two-level, brick building has five rooms on the main floor and three rooms and bath on the second floor...

MIDDLE TOWN, Ireland -- A tourist bus on a Southeast Missouri State University-sponsored trip to Ireland crashed into an overpass Saturday, injuring the bus driver and 13 passengers. University officials in Cape Girardeau disclosed the accident in a one-page statement issued Monday...

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will be re-enacted at this year's Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival. The battle will include authentic Japanese fighter and torpedo planes and plenty of explosions. As for water and ships, spectators will have to use their imaginations...

Nearly three weeks after his selection in baseball's amateur draft, Todd Pennington has decided to turn professional. Pennington, a right-handed pitcher who led the nation in earned-run average as a junior at Southeast Missouri State University this year, said Monday that he has agreed to terms with the Cleveland Indians, who drafted him in the 46th round earlier this month...

Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings expected a hotly contested three-way battle for the Indians' starting quarterback position this year. Billings still hopes that happens, but a knee injury suffered last week by Rashad West during a pickup basketball game could put that competition in serious jeopardy...

Considering the four pitchers who were on display at Capaha Field Monday night, it's little wonder that hits were at a premium. Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons and Chaffee Medicap Pharmacy combined for just 19 hits in two games as the teams split a District 14 American Legion doubleheader. Cape won the opener 6-3 and Chaffee claimed the nightcap 4-2...

BERTRAND, Mo. -- Joe Rufus Stone, 63, of Paducah, Ky., died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. He was born May 22, 1938, at Morley, Mo., son of Arthur Ervin and Jesse Lee Houston Stone. He and Violet Shands were married April 18, 1960...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Willie Marie Statler, 86, of Jackson died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 27, 1914, in Jackson, daughter of Alvin and Mary Francis Stewart Minton. She and John O. Statler were married July 28, 1934...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Charley Bell Jr., 93, of Sikeston died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Dec. 8, 1907, in Little Rock, Ark., son of Charley and Lillie Bell Sr. He married Katie Ray. She preceded him in death. Bell was a retired farmer, and had lived in Missouri more than 50 years...

Adopted daughter to Michael and LaRae Leimer of Cape Girardeau, born in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 26, 2000. Name, Abigail Leigh Natasha. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Leimer is the former LaRae Moore, daughter of Roy and Laura Moore of Jackson, Mo. She is a project engineer with Health Services Corp. of America Inc. Leimer is the son of Joe and Marjorie Leimer of Jackson. He is a production supervisor...

Ernest E. Skiles, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at his home. He was born Dec. 26, 1932, in McClure, Ill., son of Ernest Randolph and Norma Ann Miller Skiles. He and Mary Lynn Lowrey were married Sept. 15, 1957, at Parma, Mo. Formerly of St. Louis, Skiles had lived in Cape Girardeau since 1996. He was a retired truck driver and had worked for Trio Drayage...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Irene Louise Hubbard, 81, of East Prairie died Monday, June 25, 2001, at her home. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements.

ANNA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Irene O. Young of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. today at Hanks Cemetery in Vigo, Ala. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home at Anna is in charge of arrangements. Young, 72, died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at City Care Center...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- John Wesley Elliott, 80, of Dongola died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of arrangements.

FROHNA, Mo. -- Natalie Else Dreyer, 95, of Frohna died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 14, 1906, at Ridge, Mo., daughter of Hermann C. and Helene Otilie Boehme Gerler. She married Martin H. Dreyer Nov. 27, 1924. He died Oct. 24,1991...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Frances M. Fox, 103, formerly of Dexter, died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Christian Health Care North in Lebanon, Mo. Rainey Funeral Home at Dexter is in charge of arrangements.

A Bernie, Mo., man who died in a traffic accident Saturday near Malden, Mo., apparently died of a heart attack, causing him to lose control of his vehicle, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. Billie Brown, 77, died in the head-on collision on County Road 102, one mile west of Malden. The accident occurred at 12:21 p.m. Saturday...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Lawrence E. Carson, 86, of Dexter died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Sept. 24, 1914, in Dyersburg, Tenn., son of Eldra and Jennie Flame Carson. He and Norma A. Pippins were married Dec. 23, 1933, at Bernie, Mo. She died Sept. 9, 1990...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Verna Virginia Pewitt, 101, formerly of Van Buren, Mo., died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 31, 1899, in Miami, Okla., daughter of Charley and Lucy Murray Crow. She and Seaton Pewitt were married in 1919. He died in 1969...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Albert Frederick "A.P." Mayberry, 76, of Jonesboro died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 12, 1925, at Jonesboro, son of William J. and Bertha Hinkle Mayberry. He and JoAnn Brazier Aaron were married April 10, 1977, at Jonesboro...

Abortion solution I AGREE 100 percent with the recent comment that abortion is a preventable phenomenon. So let's start preventing it. Let's demolish the objectification of women that occurs in our society. Let's teach men and boys that women are not there for them to use. ...

After a slight reprieve over the weekend, area residents will deal with rising temperatures that promise to worsen as June turns to July. For most people, the prospect of facing summer without air conditioning is inconceivable. We've become accustomed to walking from our air-conditioned homes to our air-conditioned cars to our air-conditioned jobs...

After more than a year of debating it, the Cape Girardeau City Council voted unanimously to yank the Taste Restaurant and Lounge's liquor license. Owner Michael Pryor could decide to apply for another license, but he doesn't know if he'll do that. So Saturday will mark the controversial nightclub's last night of existence as we've come to know it...

To the editor: I come from a different faith tradition than David Limbaugh. I would like to address the question of the connection of mysticism to Christianity. Limbaugh stated that mysticism is a Hindu idea with very little place in Christianity. After all, few Christians have a mystical experience. ...

To the editor: When my children were teens, we parents often grumbled there was no safe community place where they could go for good, clean fun with others. We heard the common complaint, "There's nothing to do in this town." And we gave the standard suggestions that fell on deaf ears...