Stories from Monday, September 17, 2012

A rainy Sunday morning could not stop classic car enthusiasts from attending the 35th annual River Tales Classic Car Show in downtown Cape Girardeau.

DES ARC, Ark. -- The man accused of the stabbing death of a former Cape Girardeau resident earlier this month was a felon who days before had been sentenced to 10 years for unrelated assault and gun charges. That fact has the victim's family members searching for answers and suggesting that blame extends beyond the one prosecutors say held the knife...

ST. LOUIS -- Robert Griffin III had his moments. The St. Louis Rams, though, have what counts most of all -- a win. Sam Bradford threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, Danny Amendola caught 15 passes for 160 yards, and the Rams rallied for a 31-28 victory over RG3 and the Washington Redskins in their home opener Sunday...

When Dr. Frank Nickell arrived in Cape Girardeau from Albuquerque, N.M., to begin teaching history at Southeast Missouri State University, the Vietnam War was still raging and college campuses across the country were exploding with protest and turmoil...

Johnny eyes widened as he imagined what it would be like if he was matched with a Big Brother through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. "He might take me fishing. We could watch sports on TV. We could watch the WWE. We could go to the park," the 10-year-old suggested, adding, "We could play sports too. I'm really good at any sport with a ball -- except for golf."...

Hendrickson Business Advisors is offering three 90-minute Dale Carnegie trainings during the next 30 days. Join them for these educational opportunities that are relevant in today's business environment. Each 90-minute session stands alone so participants can pick and choose as many sessions as they would like...

Murielle Wyman, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, is all smiles as she presents a $20,000 "check" to representatives of Cape Public Schools' Alternative Education Center (AEC) recently. Accepting the check are AEC Principal Scott McMullen, left, and Art Instructor Lawrence Brookins, who coordinated with Wyman to secure the grant. The funds will bring arts-related extracurricular activities to students of AEC...

On Saturday September 15th the 1st Annual Doodle Romp was held in Cape Girardeau. A Doodle Romp is an organized social activity for Goldendoodles and Labradoodles. Both breeds are hybrids and many have hypoallergenic traits with very low to no-shed characteristics. ...

IRONTON, Mo. -- Staff Sgt. Norman Inman is known throughout the 1140th Engineer Battalion as a tough, strong and reliable Soldier. "He was one of the hardest working Soldiers I've ever known," said retired Sgt. 1st Class John Kindlestarger, who deployed with Inman in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004-2005...

Fake IDs. They can be ordered on myriad websites or borrowed from a friend. Trying to use one at the new Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, though, will have quite different consequences than trying to pass one off at a local bar, say state troopers. Not only will the person using the ID be arrested and prosecuted, the casino operators will face hefty fines...

This was written by 10-year old Jeremy Mayhall, in 4th grade, for an assignment from his teacher. I thought you would like to see this, and perhaps share it with local troops... I want to be in the navy when I grow up because it's what my mom's deceased brother and living dad did so I want to carry on the family legacy. ...

A 54-year-old Franklin, Ill., man was in serious condition Sunday at Saint Francis Medical Center after being tossed from his motorcycle on Interstate 55 near the Perry-Cape Girardeau County line. Kenneth S. Smoot was wearing a helmet when the 2006 Honda Goldwing motorcycle began to skid at about 7:30 a.m. ...

BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., man is now facing a murder charge for his involvement in a fatal motor vehicle accident. Mark Lee Jobe, 47, was originally charged July 23 with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and failure to obey a traffic control device...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Private attorneys in Boone and Callaway counties may soon be asked to help reduce public defenders' caseloads by providing free legal services for people unable to hire defense lawyers. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that the likely change is a response to a decision by the Boone County public defender's office to limit the number of cases it takes...

Today is Monday, Sept. 17, the 261st day of 2012. There are 105 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 17, 1862, more than 3,600 men were killed, many more wounded, captured or left missing, in the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland; although the battle itself proved inconclusive, it effectively halted the Confederates' advance into Maryland...

CTC GETS GRANT FOR MORE PROGRAMS With the help of a $1 million grant from the state, the development of the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center as an "Innovation Campus" during the next year will begin new programs that allow high school students to receive college credit and gain work experience, said Rich Payne, director of the center. ...

NORDENIA HONORS EMPLOYEES Derek Feeney was employee of the month for August at Nordenia USA Inc. Feeney, operator engraving 2 of Jackson, has been with the company since April 28, 2008. Nordenia also recognizes the following employment anniversaries: George Waldon, 20 years of service; Kristel Priest, 10 years; and Dennis Shures, five years...

Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during August include the following:A Quality Service, 190 D St. No. 87 Frank's Cars, 1200 N. Kingshighway KCI Construction, out of town Melo-Dee Guitars, 2305 Sherwood Drive Mercato Di Rodi, 425 S. Mount Auburn Road...

Last year's flooding, coupled with this year's extreme drought, have made crop insurance more important than ever to Missouri farmers. "Crop insurance is a completely different industry than it was a few years ago. It has gone from being something producers buy in order to receive their disaster payments to something they consistently rely on," says Amanda Hurley, a licensed crop insurance agent with C&H Insurance Services LLC in Charleston, Mo. ...

Once farmers have their crops in the ground, it's vital to protect their investment. Aerial application of pesticides, fungicides, insecticides or fertilizers -- more commonly known as crop dusting -- is perhaps the most efficient way to distribute product over their acreage. Nationwide, aerial application treats about 71 million acres of cropland each year, according to the National Agricultural Aviation Association...

Many farmers across the Midwest are abandoning ruined corn crops and salvaging what they can to feed to their animals, especially cattle. A University of Missouri veterinary professor says farmers need to be careful when feeding drought-damaged corn to their livestock...

Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Scott R. Clark, recorder of deeds, during August are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...

Bankruptcies filed through August for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeast Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...

MISSOURI DELTA GOES SMOKE-FREE SIKESTON, Mo. -- Missouri Delta Medical Center is now smoke-free inside and out, the Sikeston Standard Democrat reported. According to Jason Schrumpf, president and CEO, the hospital has been working for almost a year on this transition to a smoke-free campus...

WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Three men are jailed and accused of stealing an electric guitar and other items from the suburban St. Louis home of rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry. The St. Charles County Sheriff's Department said power washers and dozens of used car batteries were also taken, along with part of a fence...

A few programs have been announced recently to help the homeless. Gov. Jay Nixon announced that Cape Girardeau County was selected to host an event, called Project Homeless Connect, which is a one-stop shop for services aimed at helping the homeless. ...

The new Broadway is beautiful. It's going to have trees, walkways and curved little areas for the cars to park. It's pretty obvious there's less room for parking, and there's no room for all the traffic that's going to go to the casino. What did it improve? There's going to be less parking and traffic will be constricted; how are people going to get to a concert at the new casino? This didn't make sense...

O Heavenly Father, with a humble heart may we seek your guidance. Amen.

Cape Girardeau's newest dessert spot, Simply Swirled, will open Thursday. The self-serve frozen yogurt shop is at 274 S. Mount Auburn Road, near McAlister's Deli, and owned by local women Angela Schlitt, Allyson Leckie and Lori Laramore. Simply Swirled will have 10 flavors with the ability to swirl some flavors together for a total of 15 options. ...

U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt challenges Americans to honor the Constitution by rededicating themselves "to the values that have made us great"; a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Gephardt speaks to about 350 people at Southeast Missouri State University on the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution...

NEW YORK -- In case you haven't heard by now, Apple has unveiled the iPhone 5. If you are considering upgrading, that leaves the question: What should you do with your old one? The new phones will join some 244 million iPhones sold since the first one launched in 2007. Some have been lost or stolen. Some of us are still hanging on to our old gadgets in some futile attempt to resist the constant upgrade cycle that technology companies are forcing on us...

WASHINGTON -- The new federal agency charged with enforcing consumer finance laws is emerging as an ambitious sheriff, taking on companies for deceptive fees and marketing and unmoved by protests that its tactics go too far. In the 14 months it has existed, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched dozens of enforcement probes and issued more than 100 subpoenas demanding data, testimony and marketing materials -- sometimes amounting to millions of pages -- from companies that include credit card lenders, for-profit colleges and mortgage servicers.. ...

MADRID -- The Interior Ministry says four people have been arrested in northwest Spain on suspicion of belonging to a violent, regional pro-independence group. The ministry said in a statement that two of the arrests were made in the port city of Vigo on Saturday after police discovered two primed explosive devices in the trunk of a car, and two other suspects were arrested early Sunday...

BOGOTA -- The port town of Tumaco on Colombia's Pacific coast went dark for more than a week in early August after guerrillas toppled three electricity towers in the remote area. Rebel-planted land mines did even more damage, delaying the restoration of power while killing at least five people, including two workers trying to repair the towers, local authorities said...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think. This one also is within Islam, and it helps explain the multiple personalities of the fury...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China today, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power. Senior administration officials said the president will announce the new case, targeting Chinese subsidies for exports of automobiles and automobile parts, today during a campaign trip to Ohio. ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A decade before he was charged with murder, a 2-year-old Cristian Fernandez was found naked and dirty, wandering a South Florida street. The grandmother taking care of him had holed up with cocaine in a messy motel room, while his 14-year-old mother was nowhere to be found...

WASHINGTON -- So much for silence from telemarketers at the cherished dinner hour, or any other hour of the day. Complaints to the government are up sharply about unwanted phone solicitations, raising questions about how well the federal "do-not-call" registry is working. The biggest category of complaint: those annoying prerecorded pitches called robocalls that hawk everything from lower credit card interest rates to new windows for your home...

HILLSIDE, Ill. -- The investigation started months ago, when the FBI noticed an email message: A man in the Chicago suburbs was using an account to distribute chatter about violent jihad and the killing of Americans. Two undercover agents reached out and began to talk to him online. In May, they introduced him to another agent who claimed to be a terrorist living in New York...

NEW YORK -- Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments. Punches were thrown and objects were hurled at moderators' heads. ...

Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president, who can't afford to lose any voters from his base in a tight race...

NEW YORK -- They are images Americans had never seen before. Jubilant young men and women in military uniforms marching beneath a rainbow flag in a gay-pride parade. Soldiers and sailors returning from deployment and, in time-honored tradition, embracing their beloved -- only this time with same-sex kisses...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday:...

Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...

Pauline V. Wood, 90, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at her daughter's home near Scopus, Mo. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Mo.

Freddie G. Wilkinson, 80, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 16, 1932, in Jackson, son of Lawrence F. and Mattie K. Kurre Wilkinson. He and Mary Ward Morton were married in October 2010. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lindola M. Seabaugh, 85, of Perryville died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at her home. She was born April 29, 1927, in Perryville, daughter of John and Elsie Zahner Richardet. She and Troy "Spike" Seabaugh were married Dec. 26, 1964. He preceded her in death April 5, 2005...

Growing up in Wisconsin, Mike Aide realized that "the coupling of science and production agriculture is the solution." So he pursued that path, earning degrees in chemistry and mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and in soils from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then followed up with a master's degree and Ph.D. ...

Gerald "Bud" Noland, 89, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1922, in the Indian Creek community, son of Carl and Kathleen Bray Noland. He and Noma Lee Crites were married Dec. 28, 1957.  Bud graduated from College High School. ...

Josh and Courtni Stephens have opened a Kona Ice flavored shaved ice truck. Kona Ice allows customers to chose from more than 30 flavors of shaved ice. Aside from serving frozen treats, Kona Ice is also available for fundraisers. Kona Ice gives a portion of each sale to local organizations and causes at each stop...

Saturday night's 35-14 loss at SIU Carbondale was not the type of performance the Southeast Missouri State football team had in mind for its final nonconference contest. The Redhawks were dominated and the game was much more lopsided than the score indicates...

LOS ANGELES -- Jon Jay was having a miserable time at the plate until the 12th inning, when he hit a clutch RBI double that made he and his teammates forget all the ugly at-bats that preceded it. The go-ahead hit sparked a three-run rally for the St. Louis Cardinals, who earned a split of their four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-2 victory Sunday and regained undisputed possession of the second NL wild-card spot...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve wasn't just trying to drive down interest rates when it announced a third round of bond purchases Thursday. It also wants to make people feel wealthier -- and more willing to spend. The idea is for the Fed's $40 billion-a-month in bond purchases to lower interest rates and cause stock and home prices to rise, creating a "wealth effect" that would boost the economy...

Health care policy isn't what you think about when you roll into a hospital emergency department or check in at the admitting desk to prepare for a procedure. In fact, it's probably the last thing on your mind. What you're concerned about is getting the best care in the best environment available. Ultimately, however, health care policy determines if that hospital is waiting for you...

Elliot Shearon of Cape Girardeau won the male division at the Coors Light Trail of Tears Triathlon on Saturday in 1 hour, 13 minutes, 3 seconds. Shearon finished more than three minutes ahead of runner-up Taylor Vaughan (1:16:30), also of Cape Giraardeau. Gabe Runyon (1:19:28) of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., finished third...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt is fired up about his program's third annual tipoff reception and coaches clinic. SIU Carbondale coach Barry Hinson will be the special guest for the Oct. 11 tipoff reception event that serves as a major fundraiser...

Teddy "Ted" Gene Ravenstein, 83, of Madison, Miss., passed away surrounded by his family Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Madison. A wake service will be at 7 p.m. A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church...