Stories from Monday, March 14, 2011

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings will be at half-staff on Tuesday in honor of the last surviving American veteran of World War I. Frank W. Buckles will be buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery. He died last month at age 110...

SENDAI, Japan -- The estimated death toll from Japan's disasters climbed past 10,000 Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns and hundreds of thousands of people struggled to find food and water. The prime minister said it was the nation's worst crisis since World War II...

While many fashion trends have come and gone, Rodney Bridges' menswear store Garber's, located in the Town Plaza shopping center, has been a constant in Cape Girardeau for nearly 40 years. When Garber's opened, there were nine men's stores in the city and today it's the only one left...

While thousands of dollars worth of transactions take place at the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show, promoter J.D. King insists that the show isn't about business. "I'm not doing it as a business," said King, who has been putting on the show at Cape Girardeau's Show Me Center since 2002 after holding gun shows at the Arena Building previously. "I'm just doing it more as a hobby."...

Joyce Loos, winner of the Jackson Art Group logo contest, was chosen by the Wednesday Morning Coffee Group, a group that meets weekly for fellowship at the Steck House, next door to the First Presbyterian Church, Jackson. The Steck House is where the Jackson Art Group was established in November, 2010; the gallery is located on the main level and second floor. ...

Congratulations to our Valentine Queen...Ann Brown and Valentine King...James Stammet!!

Eating Well As You Get Older Eating well is vital for everyone at all ages. Whatever your age, your daily food choices can make an important difference in your health and in how you look and feel. Eating a well-planned, balanced mix of foods every day has many health benefits. ...

After realizing the dreams of many individuals with developmental disabilities, Project Stage Light is looking to reveal some more hidden talent. This time, however, the program is also taking its casting call to the community and is seeking volunteers to help with the production of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."...

Denise Holifield of Sikeston, Mo., spent a sunny Saturday afternoon in Cape Girardeau shopping for a new car with her husband and daughter. She used to trade in her car in every two years, but she waited longer this time -- about three and a half years -- before thinking of trading. She's not the only one...

Every child has a story to tell, and if there's a possibility they're being sexually abused, the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence in Cape Girardeau believes it to be a best practice to conduct a head-to-toe medical exam. In one case, a brief exam and a urine sample taken from a teenager by a NASV nurse revealed to forensic interviewers a story the 14-year-old wasn't otherwise willing to tell...

Pitbulls are amazing animals that are to commonly misunderstood and judged wrongly. They have been labeled as a dangerous and un-trustable dog, but in reality it is the dogs' owner who is responsible for the dog's actions. Just like a child, how the dog is raised is going to affect the way the dogs acts. ...

Bridge across the Little River separating Stoddard and Scott County

We praise you, O God, for we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Amen.

I am curious why the weather bulletins and alarm testing alerts can't wait to come on until a commercial comes on. So many times you have to wait for the alert to go through before you can continue listening to what someone is talking about. I know the alert system is very important, but why can't they do it during a commercial so they don't interrupt the regular programming?...

WASHINGTON -- Wearing a black POW-MIA beret and a vest emblazoned with "Vietnam Veteran," Charles D. White stood and saluted the flag-draped casket holding the body of Frank Buckles, the last American veteran of World War I. White, who walks with a cane, then turned around stiffly and marched away...

WASHINGTON -- Chief State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley quit on Sunday after causing a stir by describing the military's treatment of the suspected WikiLeaks leaker as "ridiculous" and "stupid," pointed words that forced President Barack Obama to defend the detention as appropriate...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs...

Eighth District U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, in a news conference in Cape Girardeau, announces he will seek re-election to a fourth term in the House of Representatives. Southeast Missouri educators are in Cape Girardeau for the 110th annual session of the Southeast Missouri District Teachers Association; the morning general session at Houck Field House includes a keynote address by former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur...

Carol Seiler Riley, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born May 31, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leonard and Betty May Stovall Seiler. Carol was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau...

Pauline Elizabeth Clubb, 92, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born in Bollinger County, Mo., daughter of Noah and Dora Ford Eaker. She married Cuba Clubb on June 23, 1946, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 2000...

Patricia Ann "Trish" Quade, 57, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, March 12, 2011, at her home. She was born Aug. 7, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to Floyd R. and Wanda Littleton Goodman. She and Keith W. Quade were married Oct. 12, 1985, at Gordonville. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1971 and later from Office Training School in Cape Girardeau...

Frieda Florence Engler, 89, of Oak Ridge, Mo., died Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born Oct. 18, 1921, in Patton, Mo., to Simon Jesse and Stella Frances Tinnin Shrum. Frieda and Deck Bennett "Ben" Engler were married June 12, 1942. He died Sept. 1, 1990...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Firefighters responded to the following call Friday:...

A Sephora store is under construction inside J.C. Penney at West Park Mall. The 1,500-square-foot store will feature more than 50 makeup brands. It's one of 75 new Sephora stores opening in the department store across the country this year. A grand opening is planned for April 15...

After the three-day Moo Sul Kwan martial arts convention ended in Cape Girardeau Sunday, 10-year-old Jonathan Ruebel felt stronger than ever. The Scott City fourth-grader, an orange belt, did 32 push-ups in a row -- something he said he had never done before...

BOSTON -- President Barack Obama and other top Democrats have been quick to lavish praise on former Massachusetts Republican Governor Mitt Romney for signing the sweeping health care law in 2006 that laid the groundwork for Obama's national health care overhaul...

There has been no shortage of candidates for the university's vacant women's basketball coaching position, according to Southeast Missouri State director of athletics John Shafer, Not really a surprise considering virtually every coach I ever have talked to believes the job is attractive, often noting the position is ripe for consistent success in the Ohio Valley Conference...

The Tigers made the NCAA tournament despite losing four of their last five games

Three more teams in this year's edition of March Madness. Three more networks to cover it. And the Big East will have its hooks in practically every nook and cranny of that new-look NCAA bracket. The NCAA selection committee released its newfangled, 68-team draw Sunday and included a whopping 11 teams from the deepest conference in the nation...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The numbers indicated Jaime Garcia had a difficult outing against the New York Mets on Sunday. Garcia actually felt pretty good about the whole thing. The left-hander allowed eight runs and nine hits over four innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 13-3 loss, but he induced 12 grounders...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team fell short of posting a road sweep in its first Ohio Valley Conference series of the season. SIU-Edwardsville rebounded from Saturday's two extra-inning losses to pound the Redhawks 11-1 on Sunday. The game was stopped after 4 1/2 innings by the eight-run mercy rule...

PATERSON, N.J. -- Rain-swollen waterways in northern New Jersey were slowly receding Sunday after cresting overnight, causing fewer evacuations than expected but still flooding roadways around in the region. Despite clear skies in the forecast, officials said flooding will remain a concern for at least the next few days, and it's not clear when all affected residents will be able to return to their homes...

As important as core competency areas such as English, math and science are, a well-rounded education should also include ample time for studying the arts. And thanks to quality programs, excellent teachers and some talented students, a masterful display of local art is now on display at the Crisp Museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...

CENTERTOWN, Mo. -- Missouri farm broadcaster Derry Brownfield who hosted the "The Common Sense Coalition" radio talk show has died. The executive manager of the show, Beth Schoeneberg, said Brownfield died Saturday morning in his sleep at his home in Centertown. She said he hadn't had any health problems, and she didn't know his cause of death. He was 79...

It took Trenton Moses a while to get going this year, which is not surprising after he missed virtually all of last season with a shoulder injury. But lately there has been no stopping Southeast Missouri State's junior third baseman from Advance, Mo...

Dolores Baker received the Master Ruby Producer award for 2010 from the St. Louis Regional Broker Council. She also received the Summit Award from the Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors for 2010. Baker has been annually invited to the Top Producing Agent Retreat for Century 21 for the past 10 years...