Stories from Sunday, October 12, 2003

Four Jackson residents were injured in a one-car accident at 5:18 p.m. Friday. The accident occurred on Cape Girardeau County Road 335, a mile west of Jackson, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Injured were the driver, Tammy Golden, 28; and passengers Jackie Golden, 6, Jada Golden, 4, and Tanelle Golden, 9. All four were taken by ambulance to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, the patrol said...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Pat Matney was $15,000 in debt and had just lost her job when she found Nation Wide Credit Counseling in the phone book in January. Now, after paying the company $459 a month for the past eight months -- all but $20 a month of which was to be distributed to her creditors -- the Springfield woman is $26,000 in the hole...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt said Saturday he was satisfied the Federal Aviation Administration was making changes to address concerns raised following a December 1999 plane crash that killed six people in southwest Missouri. Blunt, R-Mo., also said the two Kansas City FAA officials who were accused of harassing pilot Joe Brinell -- behavior that authorities said may have contributed to the fatal plane crash -- have been disciplined...

FRANKFURT, Germany -- New York-born author and human rights activist Susan Sontag on Saturday criticized President Bush's policies as imperialistic and a break with 50 years of U.S. foreign policy tradition. Sontag, 70, spoke to reporters a day before receiving the German book trade's prestigious $17,700 Peace Prize...

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, Cuba -- This quiet outpost hastily turned into a prison for terror suspects looks like a surreal slice of Americana -- families gather at an outdoor movie theater, kids play baseball on tidy fields and pieces of apple pie swirl around dessert carousels to the crackle of the Star Spangled Banner...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The president of Iraq's U.S.-appointed Governing Council sought to play down differences with the Americans over the deployment of Turkish peacekeepers, saying Saturday the issue was under discussion and dodging further questions. Turkey became the first Muslim country this week to approve sending peacekeeping troops to Iraq without requiring that the United States first turn control over to the United Nations...

BEIJING -- Promising economic and political change, China's new leaders opened a meeting Saturday to debate reforms that will move the country closer to capitalism, including the first-ever guarantee of private property under communist rule. President Hu Jintao and communist party leaders at the four-day meeting were also expected to consider a more stable legal system and measures to encourage private investment, diplomats and foreign analysts said...

RABAT, Morocco -- Talks between Libya and the families of victims of a 1989 French airliner bombing have stalled despite a Saturday deadline, and President Jacques Chirac warned that relations would suffer if a deal for more compensation isn't made...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Nine years ago, sociologist Saeed Madeni was jailed for three months for writing about Shirin Ebadi's campaign for women's rights. "Feminism was considered as bad as atheism at that time," Madeni said Saturday, a day after Ebadi became the surprise winner of the Nobel Peace Prize...

ST. LOUIS -- The parents of a Missouri National Guard soldier who died of an ailment he contracted in Iraq say the Army has ruled out contact with chemicals. Spc. Joshua Neusche, 20, of Montreal, died July 12 at a hospital in Germany. His parents say the Army surgeon general's office has told them the soldier probably died of a combination of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and a rare form of pneumonia...

LAS VEGAS -- Stuart Appleby is back on top in the Las Vegas Invitational. A soft bounce on 17 and his driver got him there. Appleby, chasing his first tour win since 1999, shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead heading into today's final round of the 90-hole tournament. He is at 28-under 259, one shot ahead of Scott Flesch...

Cape Girardeau Sunday, Oct. 12 Firefighters responded to the following call Friday: At 7:46 p.m., a citizen assist at 1264 Linden, Apt. 1. Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: At 1:09 a.m., medical assist at 701 N. Main. At 3 a.m., gas leak at 2011 N. Kingshighway...

Cape Girardeau Sunday, Oct. 12 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Anthony Wilkins, 18, of 259 N. Park was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Albert Suitt II, 19, of 444 Marie was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...

Powell discusses Iraq resolution with Annan WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell continued efforts Saturday to save a proposed U.S. resolution on Iraq that has been greeted skeptically at the United Nations. Powell spoke by telephone with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, a senior State Department official said on condition of anonymity...

Construction work on the Fountain Street extension project will detour westbound traffic in the 300 block of the Morgan Oak Street in Cape Girardeau for the next three weeks, police said. That block of Morgan Oak will be restricted to eastbound traffic, beginning on Tuesday. Westbound traffic will be rerouted north on Lorimier to Good Hope Street...

WASHINGTON -- The poor are largely being left out as the federal courts slowly transform their paper-choked courthouses into an electronic world. The federal courts decided last month to allow the public to read criminal case files on the Internet. Six years ago, court administrators began scanning civil and bankruptcy cases into a new computer system developed at the prodding of a clerk in Cleveland who had to turn a court parking garage into a file room for an avalanche of asbestos damage suits.. ...

WASHINGTON -- Fearing a political backlash, lawmakers at work on a Medicare drug bill are ready to spend billions of dollars to discourage companies from dropping or reducing coverage for retirees when a new federal benefit begins. Options under consideration include subsidies or tax breaks for companies, beyond money contained in legislation that passed the House and Senate earlier this year, congressional aides said...

WASHINGTON -- Wesley Clark, the retired four-star general who is running for president, got himself in hot water with his Pentagon bosses more than once in his 34-year military career. Clark matter-of-factly recounts a time when the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was so irked he grumbled that Clark had "one foot on a banana peel and one foot in the grave." As it turned out, less than a year later Clark was yanked out of his job as NATO's supreme allied commander early, his military career abruptly over.. ...

WASHINGTON -- From her seat on the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson helps decide how to dole out government dollars. Those decisions set a course for U.S. foreign policy Thursday when Emerson, R-Mo., and her colleagues voted to spend $87 billion on Iraq and Afghanistan...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- More than 40 Taliban militants escaped from an Afghanistan prison by digging a 30-foot-long tunnel and with apparent help from officials, regional leaders said Saturday. The 41 escaped convicts -- including several Taliban commanders and the brother of former Taliban defense minister, Mullah Ubaidullah -- disappeared late Friday from a high-security prison in the city of Kandahar, said the governor of Kandahar province...

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat fought with his new prime minister Saturday over who should be the new Palestinian security chief, in a deepening dispute that threatens to bring down the government appointed less than a week ago. In an argument with Arafat two days ago, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia hinted he might step down, a possibility that appeared more likely as their fight continued into the night Saturday. ...

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- Tanks and soldiers withdrew from a battlefield in northern Afghanistan on Saturday as rival warlords met to cement a shaky truce threatened by recent skirmishes. There were no reports of new fighting as Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum and his archrival Atta Mohammed met in Mazar-e-Sharif for discussions mediated by Afghan Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali and British ambassador Ron Nash...

Central's boys soccer team had used its depth and experience to get off to a 15-0 start this season. Missing four players due to tests and prior engagements, the Tigers' bench was on display Saturday morning in a 5-0 rout of Springfield Kickapoo at Central High School. The win was one of three in a tournament sweep for the Tigers this weekend...

Researchers say classical music is a money magnet, encouraging people to spend more money when they're dining out. Researchers in England found people spend more money eating out when they can listen to Bach rather than Britney Spears. "If you hear classical music, it has got all sorts of connotations of sophistication, affluence and wealth and it makes you feel a bit posh," says Adrian North, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Leicester in central England...

CARSON, Calif. -- The U.S. women left the World Cup with their heads held high. Led by veterans Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Tiffeny Milbrett, the Americans won the third-place game Saturday 3-1 over Canada. It was not the prize they set out for, but it was an impressive display of their talent against one of soccer's rising nations...

Rush Limbaugh's hometown of Cape Girardeau boasts a splashy mural along a Mississippi River floodwall of its famous native son. Before he gained celebrity and riches on the airwaves, "Rusty" Limbaugh pitched Little League baseball and Blake Esicar played first base, a lineup immortalized in a black and white snapshot Esicar proudly displayed Saturday in his family's meat market...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After falling apart in a loss to Kansas, Missouri had two weeks to think about it. And to come up with an inventive game plan that helped the Tigers end a 24-game losing streak against No. 10 Nebraska. Brad Smith tied a school record with four touchdowns and Missouri scored twice on trick plays along with opening up the offense for the first time all season in a 41-24 victory over the error-prone Huskers on Saturday night...

Students complain about having too few desks in classrooms and being trampled in hallways. Teachers lament a lack of storage space and programs cut because there isn't enough room to hold classes. It's not what one would expect from Central High School -- a 1-year-old, $23 million facility lauded by school officials as "state-of-the-art."...

BOSTON -- The pitching battle for the ages lived up to its billing. And not just because Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez were on the mound. The benches and bullpens cleared twice in a game that featured brawls, brushbacks and bad blood, and Martinez threw Don Zimmer to the ground as the 72-year-old coach prepared to throw a punch...

MIAMI -- Aramis Ramirez lingered around home plate, hoping his long drive would stay true instead of taking another cruel Cubs twist. When the ball landed fair, it was clear which way the fates had turned. After nearly a century of futility, fortune finally seems to be in their favor...

At the halfway point of Southeast Missouri State University's football season, and with an open date this weekend, now is a perfect time to take a look at what has so far been a disappointing campaign -- but still has the potential to be quite special...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Authorities launched a massive manhunt Saturday for a murder suspect who officials say escaped from jail by climbing 60 feet down a rope made of bedsheets. At least 50 officers using dogs and boats pursued the suspect, Hugo Selenski, who had been held since June when the remains of five people were found in his yard. A day of searching turned up no sign of the fugitive...

ST. LOUIS -- The chairman and chief executive of Ameren Corp. will retire at year's end after 10 years at the helm of the St. Louis-based utility, the company said Friday. Charles Mueller, who will be 65 when he steps down Dec. 31, will be succeeded in both positions by Gary Rainwater, the company's president and chief operating officer the past two years. Mueller, who joined the company in 1961 and has been CEO since Jan. 1, 1994, will remain on Ameren's board...

SAN MIGUEL PATAPA, Guatemala -- Ismael Mancur was outside his family's hardware store, painting a sign for his senatorial campaign, when a man stepped from the shadows and shot him three times in the chest. Police have not uncovered direct evidence Mancur's killing was politically motivated, but Mancur was one of 21 candidates and activists slain since Guatemala's election season began, according to groups monitoring events leading up to Nov. ...

LOS ANGELES -- Quentin Tarantino discusses the fine art of revenge with the zeal of a wine connoisseur going on about a 2000 Bordeaux. Vengeful rage is at the heart of "Kill Bill -- Vol. 1," a two-part saga starring Uma Thurman as a former assassin exacting grisly retaliation against ex-comrades (David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox and Michael Madsen) who left her comatose after slaying her entire wedding party and her unborn daughter. The movie opened Friday...

PITTSBURGH -- Mister Rogers may have left a void in millions of lives when he died, but Mrs. Rogers hopes a new collection of his plainspoken wisdom will provide comfort to them as it did for her. Joanne Rogers says "The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember," from Hyperion Books, was published for people who grew up watching Fred Rogers' public television show. It serves as testament to his timeless message of love, friendship and respect...

LAS VEGAS -- Comedians, radio shock jocks and fellow magicians loved to poke fun at the eccentric Germans in glittery, futuristic outfits who for decades pranced around with white tigers on a Las Vegas stage. Every late-night talk show host since Johnny Carson has gotten a laugh at the expense of the long-running "Siegfried and Roy" spectacle...

DALLAS -- A team of 18 doctors began a complicated separation surgery Saturday in an attempt to give 2-year-old conjoined twins from Egypt a chance at independent lives. The risks are high: One or both of the boys may die, and even if they survive, some brain damage is possible...

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A former police officer who forced four women to strip during traffic stops was sentenced Friday to the maximum term of five years and three months in prison. Frank Wright, 36, pleaded guilty in April to violating the women's civil rights by forcing them to take off their clothes after pulling them over for traffic violations. In one case, prosecutors said, he forced a woman to walk home wearing only her underwear...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- A 15-year-old boy who was allegedly shot in the forehead by a fellow high school student died Friday, hospital officials said. Seth Bartell is the second victim of the Sept. 24 shooting at Rocori High School in Cold Spring. Afterward, Dr. Daniel Whitlock, vice president for medical affairs at St. Cloud Hospital said in a statement "our hearts ache for Seth's family. The loss of a child is the greatest tragedy anyone can experience."...

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Delegates to the world's largest gathering of Islamic nations opened their biggest meeting in three years Saturday with calls for the eviction of U.S. troops from Iraq and fears that the recent Israeli air strike in Syria could spark a larger Mideast war...

Taking a nature hike in the woods has turned into a high-tech game, thanks to global-positioning systems. After reading about geocaching -- a sort of scavenger hunt with a technological twist -- I decided to give this game a try. Geocaching (the "cach" part is pronounced "cash") is a hide-and-seek game that lets you hide a cache, or container, and post its latitude and longitude coordinates on the Web so other people can find it using a GPS, a system that uses satellite signals to give your longitude and latitude.. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- He approaches slowly, his head bowed, a kindly giant with a silky mane. Rusty the Tennessee Walking Horse brings joy and confidence to riders with illnesses and disabilities at an Ohio therapeutic riding center. Now those riders and a host of supporters are returning the favor, raising thousands of dollars so Rusty can undergo treatment in Missouri for his own serious health challenge: the recurrence of cancer that had already taken the 9-year-old animal's right eye...

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wilcoxson of Jackson were honored on their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Sept. 28, 2003, in the fellowship hall at New McKendree United Methodist Church. Hosts were their daughters, Terri Myer of O'Fallon, Mo., and Kathy Jones of Jefferson City, Mo.; grandchildren, Justin Myer of St. ...

Leon and Lola Cherry of Cape Girardeau observed their 55th wedding anniversary Oct. 3, 2003, with their children, Barbara Bungard of Chillicothe, Ill., Elizabeth Wilhelm of Cape Girardeau, and David Cherry of Scott City. The couple has six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Wachter of New Wells announce the engagement of their daughter, Terri Lea Wachter, to Jeffrey Carl Peters. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters of Burfordville. Wachter is a 1995 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education from Southeast Missouri State University, and a master's degree in education from Webster University. She is a first grade teacher at Kelly Elementary School in Benton, Mo...

Kerry and Donna Thompson of Scott City and Richard Baer of Old Appleton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Kay Baer, to Travis Allen McFall. He is the son of Robert and Betty McFall of Scott City. Baer is a 2000 graduate of Scott City High School. ...

Kristina Walk and Tim Alvarez announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Edward and Susan Walk of Neoga, Ill. He is the son of Claudio and Stephanie Alvarez of Central Point, Ore. Walk is majoring in middle school education at Southeast Missouri State University...

Jim and Martha Wills of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Tina Renee Wills, to Luke Justin Seyer. He is the son of Marilyn Seyer of Jackson, and the late Ronnie Seyer. Wills is a 1993 graduate of Jackson High School, and a 1998 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri...

Patrick and Lois Jane McFadden of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Denise Antoinette McFadden, to the Rev. Aaron Joseph Ethridge. He is the son of the Rev. V. Joey and Sherry Ethridge of Jonesboro, Ark. McFadden is a 1999 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor of science degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 2003. She is employed at Union Planters Bank in Jonesboro...

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy reversed course and said it will give confidentiality to cadets who report that they have been sexually assaulted. Confidentiality has been a key issue in the school's assault scandal, with civilian investigators led by former Rep. Tillie Fowler saying it will encourage victims to come forward and help solve a problem that has plagued the academy for years...

Collector will auction Schwarzenegger props MINNEAPOLIS -- Costumes, props and oddities from Arnold Schwarzenegger's films will be offered by collector Michael Kronick at a Nov. 15 auction conducted by Heritage Galleries of Dallas. Kronick, who keeps his collection of celebrity memorabilia in a Minneapolis warehouse, claims to own one of the largest Schwarzenegger collections in the country...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- It took years of effort and acrimonious political debate for Missouri to join the majority of states that allow residents to obtain permits to carry concealed weapons. Assuming the new law survives a court challenge, however, permit holders could encounter strict limits on where they can legally possess a hidden firearm...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says he hopes to break a stalemate over North Korea's nuclear weapons programs by joining together with that country's neighbors in negotiating a security agreement with the communist-ruled nation. Speaking Friday with a small group of reporters, Powell said North Korean nervousness about a possible U.S. attack is a major obstacle to an agreement to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs...

MANASSAS, Va. -- Perhaps the biggest mystery remaining before trial begins Tuesday for sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad is the true nature of his relationship with his teenage companion, fellow suspect Lee Boyd Malvo. The men's relationship has become a key and complex element in each case, with all sides painting different portraits of the dynamic...

Lewis and Clark probably never ate this well. But in their honor, 46 area residents paid $100 a plate Saturday night to dine on smoked duck, smoked trout, venison, dried cherries and an assortment of French wines. A Colonial Ball followed at the Osage Community Centre. The two events combined raised about $7,000 to help finance construction of the Red House, a replica of Cape Girardeau founder Louis Lorimier's 1803 trading post...

Reflecting changing times, Boy Scouts worked for their emergency preparedness merit badges and pins at the 2003 Rescue-Ree at the Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge. About 150 Scouts from Cape Girardeau, Scott, Bollinger and Perry counties attended the training, which concludes today...

ST. LOUIS -- Blurring the line between mere nuisance and legitimate threat, Donald Brinkmeyer flouted court orders that he stay away from his ex-wife. Time and again, he was where he wasn't supposed to be -- slinking around Sharon Brinkmeyer's home, at times dressed in camouflaged duds and hiding under her car in her driveway. Other times, he shadowed her as she drove, casting an obscene gesture her way whenever he got the chance...

JACK STAPLETON was a super political columnist. Though often cynical, his take-no-prisoners style was truthful and inimitable. He is irreplaceable. Both blame and credit TO THOSE who want to focus the blame on President Clinton for the lousy economy and unemployment: This is the worst excuse I have ever seen. ...

BENTON, Ark. -- Three jailers are behind bars after sheriffs say they made a beer run with money they stole from a prisoner, then shared a brew with an inmate. Todd McEuen, 32, John E. Hood, 22, and Christopher Carmen, 21, were arrested on charges of introducing contraband to a jail. McEuen and Hood also face misdemeanor theft charges...

Webster Hills United Methodist Church in St. Louis was the setting April 12, 2003, for the wedding of Jill Suzanne Jauch and James Douglas Olroyd. The Revs. Matt Miofsky and Darrell Jauch, uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. Organist was Bill Paulic, and music was also provided by Gateway Woodwind Quintet...

Angela Michelle Fehr and Brandon Ronald Clark exchanged vows May 24, 2003, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo. The Rev. Oliver Clavin performed the ceremony. Organist was Betty Ressel, flutist was Robert Fruehwald, harpist was Chadie Fruehwald, and vocalist was Renee Reinagel...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Sarah Dawn Devenport and Jeremy Linn Weadon were married May 31, 2003, at First Baptist Church in Marble Hill. The Rev. Raymond Armstrong performed the ceremony. Pianist was Dean Roark of Glenallen, Mo., great-aunt of the bride. Soloist was Jimmy Fulbright of Marble Hill, uncle of the bride...

To the editor: For those of us who study and love our nation's founding documents, we know how the judge hearing the case about the concealed-carry law will rule. He will rule against the law. It's a sign of how far this nation's judicial system has departed from interpreting the law as it was written...

To the editor: Kudos to Clayton Hallmark from Kansas and his letter to the editor regarding David Limbaugh's new book. It is comforting to know that in a conservative state like Kansas there are people who are not afraid to speak up when they think the "right" is wrong...

To the editor: I would like to know if the Southeast Missourian is a leftist political rag, like the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, or a source of truthful information. Which party took Social Security from an independent fund and put it in the general fund so Congress could spend it? It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democrat-controlled House and Senate...

Briefly Baseball Two Yankees will be charged with assaulting a Fenway Park worker who was cheering for the Red Sox in the New York bullpen during the AL championship series Saturday night, police said. Police spokesman Michael McCarthy did not release the names of the players, but Red Sox spokesman Charles Steinberg said Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia were the players involved...

Jackson pride, Part I AS A Jackson fan just returning from the Central/Jackson game, I would like to say to all those in the Cape Girardeau media who thought Jackson was not in the SEMO Top 10: Realize that Jackson is the area's best team, period. How could Central still be ranked No. 1 and lose to a team like New Madrid County Central. Jackson is No. 1, New Madrid is No. 2 and maybe Central should be No. 3...

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Central's softball team survived a bases-loaded, no-out scare in the bottom of the seventh to move into the Class 4, District 1 finals with a 3-2 win over Farmington on Saturday. No. 1 Central scored single runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings to climb out to a 3-0 lead. Farmington, the fourth seed, started the seventh with a walk and it went downhill from there for the Tigers...

The Midwest goes Mediterranean in this brick, ranch-style home at 3118 Westfield in Cape Girardeau. The Mediterranean touch in the arches characterize both the entrance and front windows of this house, which will be on display from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at an open house today...

With help from up to 100 school employees and community members, all volunteers, the Cape Girardeau School District is embarking on perhaps the least pleasant task for any school system: cutting spending. This special task force will analyze every expense in the district...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eleanor E. Pingel, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at Perry Oaks Manor. She was born July 6, 1916, at Perry County, daughter of Carl and Hattie Bergman Wirth. She and Linus A. Pingel were married on May 11, 1939. He died Feb. 14, 1999...

Ruby Irene Humes, 91, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at Jackson Manor. She was born May 18, 1912, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Thomas and Cora Trickey Singleton. She and Herbert C. Campbell were married May 3, 1930, at Jonesboro, Ill. He died Feb. 19, 1958. She and Lynn W. Humes were married Oct. 7, 1959, in Cape Girardeau County. He died June 17, 1982...

Amanda Renee Beussink and Jeremy William Balsman were married June 21, 2003, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Kevin Fausz performed the ceremony. Organist was Nicole Poythress and soloist was Karen Benefield, both of Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Todd and Mary Beussink of Jackson. The groom is the son of Jerry and Diana Balsman of Jackson...

Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team was swept in three games on the road Saturday. The Otahkians put up little fight as Austin Peay routed Southeast 30-14, 30-25, 30-22. Southeast dropped to 4-15 overall and 3-3 in the OVC. Austin Peay improved to 8-10 and 3-3 in the OVC...

Members representing Dalhousie Golf Club won the nine-team 17th annual SEMO Cup played Saturday at Dalhousie. Dalhousie's team score of 708 was 20 strokes ahead of runnerup Kimbeland. Defending champion Westwood Hills Country Club of Poplar Bluff finished third, 22 strokes back...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Velda Marie Trapp, 89, of Chaffee died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at home. She was born Jan. 14, 1914, at Perryville, Mo., daughter of Jesse and Loretta Grampp Tucker. She and Leo John Trapp were married Jan. 26, 1931. He died Feb. 18, 1991...

ANNA, Ill. -- Clyde D. Sims Sr., 61, of Anna died on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, in Wildwood, Fla. He was born Oct. 28, 1941, at Herrin, Ill., son of George and Mary Ann Cox Sims. He and Doris Reeder were married Dec. 5, 1958, at Carbondale, Ill. He was a retired line clearance foreman with the CIPS Co., where he worked for 37 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ill...

Nellie D. Hanschen, 86, of Scott City died on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at The Arbors of Cape Girardeau. She was born March 12, 1917, at Fornfelt, Mo., daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Ruth Marie Clark Speak. She and Richard George Hanschen were married May 24, 1941. He died April 18, 1983...

Danny Ray Anderson Sr., 47, of Centralia, Ill., died on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, in Centralia. He was born Oct. 15, 1955, at Granite City, Ill., son of Darrell and Bernice Stonecipher Anderson. He was a master fabricator at Swan for 25 years. He had lived in Centralia since 1978...

Bertha McPherson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 9, 1930, at Tupelo, Miss., daughter of Enoch and Eula Blackshear Coleman. McPherson worked as a seamstress in Southern Illinois and later at Procter & Gamble for 16 years. She was a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church...

There's something that all of us want to know at some point in our lives: Do ghosts exist? If so, I'd have to see it to believe it. The only problem is that if I did end up seeing one, I'd most likely kill myself on the first rock I tripped over like in a bad horror flick. ...