Stories from Monday, September 28, 2009

The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team dominated Sunday's Ohio Valley Conference opener with Eastern Illinois. Unfortunately for the Redhawks, they came away with only a 1-1 tie. That's mainly due to the spectacular play of EIU goalkeeper Jenny Williams, who was credited with 13 saves and made at least six that were far from routine...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston police are seeking a man in connection with the robbery of Applebee's restaurant that occurred early this morning, according to a Sikeston Department of Public Safety news release. According to the news release, two Applebee's employees reported answering a buzzer at the restaurant's back door at around 6:30 a.m., and opening the door to find a man holding a handgun. ...

Riding in on horseback Sunday, the Rev. Cleo Kottwitz, a retired Methodist pastor, invoked memories of the past days of circuit riding missions during Old McKendree Day, a commemoration of the 200 years since the organization of the Old McKendree Chapel in Jackson...

Austin loves to dress up as a farmer and in anything John Deere! He says he wants to drive a Combine when he grows up. He is 2 yrs. old

CAIRO, Ill. -- Financial woes that recently caused the sheriff's department in Alexander County to lose three-fourths of its personnel to layoffs have also created an outstanding debt the county owes to a Missouri hospital, according to Alexander County Coroner Willie Bingham...

Kat Ashcraft donated her time and artistic talents to paint 4 pieces of art for the Safe House for Women, Inc. conference/meeting room at the Outreach Office at 1810 E. Plaza Way in Cape Girardeau, MO. The Outreach Office assists clients with counseling, court advocacy, case management and much more. These beautiful pieces of art will be enjoyed by employees, clients, board members and volunteers. Thank you Kat for your time and dedication to the Safe House for Women...

Nearly five decades ago Barbara Lohr and her late husband, Bob, were pondering job offers in several communities, including Jackson and Sikeston, Mo. For Lohr -- now Jackson's mayor -- the reputation the city had at the time sealed their decision...

Charlie Harrison, MS, LPC joins the staff at Safe House for Women in Cape Girardeau. She will provide individual and group counseling to survivors of domestic violence. You may contact her at counsel@semosafehouse.org or call (573) 335-7745 for appointment information...

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A candlelight vigil will be held to honor victims and celebrate survivors of domestic violence.

Cape Girardeau breaks Guiness Book Record with 241 BMW Motorcycles on parade. Thanks to Grass Roots BMW Motorcycles of Cape Girardeau in conjunction with owners of BMW motorcycles and the city of Cape Girardeau.

Cape Girardeau breaks Guiness Book Record with 241 BMW Motorcycles on parade. Thanks to Grass Roots BMW Motorcycles of Cape Girardeau in conjunction with owners of BMW motorcycles and the city of Cape Girardeau.

Cape Girardeau breaks Guiness Book Record with 241 BMW Motorcycles on parade. Thanks to Grass Roots BMW Motorcycles of Cape Girardeau in conjunction with owners of BMW motorcycles and the city of Cape Girardeau.

Danny Swofford and his daughter Sadie in the parade. Cape Girardeau breaks Guiness Book Record with 241 BMW Motorcycles on parade. Thanks to Grass Roots BMW Motorcycles of Cape Girardeau in conjunction with owners of BMW motorcycles and the city of Cape Girardeau...

Cape Girardeau, Mo. --Works from the Guiyang Stars Children's Art School will be featured during the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's First Friday With The Arts this Friday, Oct. 2. The collection includes more than 90 pieces on display throughout the month at the Arts Council, Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University, and The Black Door Gallery, all in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

The "Southeast Explorer," presented by the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus will be featured at the October 3 Red House Interpretive Center Heritage Day and Children's Fall Frolic from 10a.m. ...

On Sept. 20 the River City Rodders, in conjunction with Old Town Cape, hosted its 32nd annual car show. This was the third year for our show to be in downtown Cape Girardeau, and the feedback from participants and spectators was positive. Not only were the streets full of people checking out the cool cars, but the shops and restaurants were busy as well...

When Ken Dobbins was named president of Southeast Missouri State University in 1999, regents hoped for a period of stability in leadership. In the previous 10 years, the university had had five presidents. This year, Dobbins marks his 10th anniversary at the helm. ...

Crazy spending; Driving changes; My rights; Ironic march; More apologies

Help us, O God, to see the potential for goodness in everyone we meet. Amen.

Cape Girardeau County: Arrests

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Rust Communications co-president named to board; Real estate company hires Prost as sales associate

The Missouri Press Association has named Southeast Missourian reporter Bridget DiCosmo an inaugural Missouri Outstanding Young Journalist of the Year. DiCosmo has covered the crime beat for the Southeast Missourian since July 2007. A graduate of St. John's University in Queens, N.Y., DiCosmo writes multiple daily stories in addition to in-depth crime reporting...

25 years ago: Sept. 28, 1984 Zonta International president Annikki Makinen of Finland and Zonta's District VII governor, Edna Frances Deck of Saskatchewan, Canada, are presiding over the three-day district conference at the Holiday Inn; about 130 delegates are attending the conference...

Laurie Everett has worked in just about every job imaginable and traveled around the world, yet the Cape Girardeau native longed to return to her roots. An avid antique collector, Everett combined her hobby with business when she purchased Annie Laurie's Antiques. Business reporter Brian Blackwell recently learned a little more about interest in the world of antiques...

TEHRAN -- Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military threat from another country. The display of force comes days after the U.S. and its allies warned Iran over a newly revealed nuclear facility it was secretly constructing...

BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday won the center-right majority that eluded her four years ago -- nudging Europe's biggest economic power to the right as it claws its way out of a deep recession. Voters sent the nation's main left-wing party, the Social Democrats of Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, into opposition after 11 years as part of the government. It was the party's worst parliamentary election result since World War II...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri colleges and universities reported about 370 new flu cases two weeks ago. The Columbia Missourian reports the total numbers of cases went up from the previous week as more schools report to the American College Health Association's Pandemic Influenza Surveillance...

WASHINGTON -- Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that's happened since the 1980s. The deficits -- $10 billion in 2010 and $9 billion in 2011 -- won't affect payments to retirees because Social Security has accumulated surpluses from previous years totaling $2.5 trillion. But they will add to the overall federal deficit...

DOVER, Del. -- Jimmie Johnson dominated again in winning a crucial Chase race. It's become about as routine this time of year on the sports calendar as the start of the NFL season or the baseball playoff stretch drive. If he keeps driving like this, NASCAR can expect another regular fixture in November: Johnson hoisting the series trophy and celebrating a championship...

Southeast Missouri State still has a chance at a solid football season, but losing its first two Ohio Valley Conference games will force the Redhawks to -- once again -- fight an uphill battle. If there is a silver lining for the Redhawks following Saturday's 29-22 defeat at Tennessee-Martin, it's that they likely have faced two of the OVC's top teams, including Eastern Illinois...

ATLANTA -- Phil Mickelson had the smaller check and felt like the biggest winner. Tiger Woods was congratulated after he finished second in the Tour Championship. Sunday was the ninth time that golf's two biggest stars finished 1-2 in a tournament...

DENVER -- Clint Barmes had the wind knocked out of him and a big welt on his forehead. A small price to pay for a game-saving catch in the middle of a tight playoff race. Colorado's second baseman made a diving grab in shallow right field to start a game-ending double play, preserving a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday that kept the Rockies 2 1/2 games ahead of the surging Atlanta Braves in the NL wild-card race...

Velma R. Hearin, 83, of Cape Girardeau County died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at her home. Miller Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Emma Jane Osbourn, 68, died Sept. 26, 2009, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ponder Funeral Home, with the Rev. Trish Eskew officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo., with full military honors...

Roberta M. "Bobbie" Cushman, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Sept. 25, 2009, in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 20, 1930, in Nebraska, daughter of Robert Lampman and Georgia Wilcox Lampman. She was retired from McDonnell Douglas Corp. and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints...

BENTON, Mo. -- Willie Lee Turner, 87, of Benton died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Mo. She was born Dec. 10, 1921, in Mount Pleasant, Ark., to William Edward and Ida Dora Sipes Caraway. She and Tillman Luther Turner were married Nov. 22, 1941, in Yuma, Ariz. He preceded her in death June 29, 1993...

BURFORDVILLE, Mo. -- Ethel May Taylor, 91, of Burfordville died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born March 16, 1918, in Poynor, Mo., daughter of Daniel Henderson and Margret Barks Seabaugh. Ethel and Jacob Thomas Taylor were married July 20, 1932. in Jackson. He died Feb. 3, 1999...

In the past few weeks I've received quite a few calls asking about the fate of California Juice Club, 1034 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. And for those fans of the restaurant that closed earlier this year, the good news is it will be reopening soon. Owner Kostas Demopoulos told me he plans to reopen the restaurant in about a month as Dino's Pizza, a name it operated under when it opened in 1969...

A tie vote put a stop to the rescission of about $235,000 in retirement incentives already approved in majority decisions by the Board of Trustees at Three Rivers Community College.

Alberta M. Westerhold, 88, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...