Stories from Tuesday, September 17, 2013

BENTON, Mo. -- The direct phone lines to the Scott County Sheriff's Department were down Tuesday morning, according to an email blast from the department. Those needing to call the department are asked to dial 573-545-9113 or 573-481-9191. People in need of emergency help are asked as always to dial 911...

A Dexter, Mo., man appeared in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court on Monday on murder charges that originated in Stoddard County. Glen Scott Evans, 45, faces two counts of armed criminal action and one count each of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the death of a heavy-equipment operator whose body was found Feb. 20 in a truck outside a McDonald's restaurant in Advance, Mo...

Three people were sent to a Cape Girardeau hospital Monday after the white Chevrolet Cobalt they were in drove off the southbound lane of Interstate 55 and came to rest on its roof. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. near mile marker 92, according to Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A search continued Monday for a boater who fell into the Mississippi River. About 7 p.m. Sunday, a boat accident was reported on the river near the New Madrid boat ramp. Reportedly the boat struck a barge parked along the shore...

BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter reported that an Oran, Mo., man was arrested during the weekend for unlawful use of a weapon. Quentin Hanselman, 25, of 115 N. West St. was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon. Sheriff Walter said in a news release that Scott County deputies responded to a call initially reported as a domestic disturbance...

Police are trying to figure out who was waving guns out the windows of a car Sunday afternoon on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. A man driving across the bridge called police about 5:15 p.m. Sunday to report a vehicle behind him whose occupants were acting strangely, sticking their hands out the windows and waving what appeared to be handguns, said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...

Cape Girardeau police are investigating a burglary at a local bakery. An employee at Sugar Buzz, 1929 Independence St., called police about 8 a.m. Friday after arriving at the bakery to find a door unsecure, a safe open on a desk and a computer, rolls of change and cash from a tip jar missing, said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...

State Auditor Tom Schweich will speak at the next meeting of the Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club at 7 p.m. Thursday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 326 S. Broadview St. According to a news release, Schweich practiced law for more than 20 years in St. Louis at the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP, and began his public-service career investigating the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian compound inWaco, Texas, as part of the Special Counsel investigation. ...

The cast of 20th Century Fox's "Gone Girl" has reportedly been expanded to include a model-turned-actress in her first major movie role. According to rollingstone.com, Emily Ratajkowski, 21, has been cast in "Gone Girl," an adaptation of the best-selling thriller novel by Gillian Flynn, who also is penning the film's screenplay. ...

A Jackson woman could face up to 20 years in federal prison and $750,000 in fines after pleading guilty to five counts of filing false income tax returns and one count of aggravated identity theft. Tax preparer Cynthia M. Raymond pleaded guilty to six federal charges related to a scheme in which she filed about 98 false tax returns under the names of 36 clients without their knowledge, claiming excessive refunds, a portion of which she diverted into her personal bank account, according to a plea agreement filed Friday in federal court.. ...

A preliminary hearing is set for next month in the case against a Jackson man accused of causing an accident that killed a Glenallen, Mo., teenager. Bobby Joe Abernathy, 34, faces charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault in connection with the April 5 crash that killed 17-year-old Amelia Fisher...

A vehicle that was reported stolen off a Sikeston, Mo., car lot was found Sunday afternoon in the Mississippi River, according to Lt. David James of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department. James said the water was low enough that a 1997 Pontiac Firebird was seen in the Diversion Channel east of the Missouri Conservation Department boat ramp by someone walking along the bank...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee's city administrator said the city has been left in the dark regarding Carr Textile's plans for leaving town, other than being told they'd be given the appropriate notice when the factory leaves town. The administrator, Lee Horton, said Don Carr, owner of Carr Textile, said in a meeting Friday he would give proper notice when vacating the city-owned building, but no details of the move were given. ...

Southeast Missouri State University has received "well over" 70 expressions of interest in its provost position and the search committee will have access to applicants beginning this week. Hamner Hill, chairman of the search committee for provost, said Parker Executive Search of Atlanta is coordinating the provost search and a nine-member search committee will begin considering applicants Wednesday when members will have access to a secure browser and website with the applicants' materials...

Property owners in Cape Girardeau County will see a slight increase in the taxes they pay toward general revenue in 2013. Following a public hearing Monday, commissioners voted to set this year's levy at $0.0447 per $100 assessed valuation, up from $0.038 in 2012...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former Navy man launched an attack Monday morning inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallway at the heavily secured installation, authorities said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman. Authorities said they were looking for a second possible attacker who may have been disguised in a military-style uniform.

A Cape Girardeau man was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for snatching a woman's purse outside the Dollar General store on Broadway this summer. Frank Boyd, 24, pleaded guilty in August to a charge of second-degree robbery. In court Monday, Boyd apologized and told the victim he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the robbery...

Family of the late Frank & Edith Farrar, formerly of Advance, Missouri gathered for a their annual family reunion, ice cream making (6 freezers full this year)and fireworks. Folks from Missouri, California (thanks Shari! for the rogue fireworks display), Ohio, Georgia, Kansas, and Texas attended this year...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- September 17, 2013 CONTACT: Pansy Glenn, Executive Director, 573-335-7529 Discovery Playhouse Receives Donation The Discovery Playhouse has a cooler space for children to play thanks to a $5,000 donation from the Cape Noon Optimist Club. Noon Optimist Club President Wendell Mueller presented a check to Discovery Playhouse's Executive Director Pansy Glenn...

ST. LOUIS -- Police continue to reach out to additional potential victims after a man with HIV told them he has had sexual relations with up to 300 people in the last decade, including up to 60 in Missouri. David Mangum of Dexter, Mo., is charged with one count of recklessly infecting another person with HIV, and 21 counts of exposing two additional others to HIV. The 21 counts reflect the alleged number of sexual encounters Mangum had with those two men, neither of whom has developed HIV...

Last Saturday a person strolls into "We Seek the Unique Antique & Collectibles" shop located on Broadway in Cape. With him he holds a little gray tin box. Upon opening the lid pulls out a old baseball and remarks. This signed baseball was handed down from my grandfather and hands the old baseball to me...

Happy Constitution Day!! On September 17th, 2013 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is also called Third Tuesday Tea Time (TTTT) and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...

Megan Engelen is a 7th grader at Immaculate Conception School in Jackson. On July 26, 2013, she hosted a Bingo at the Missouri Veterans Home with money she had saved in memory of her grandfather, Jim Willenbring, who had been a resident at the Veterans Home for several years...

Cape Central High School choir students Christian Cooper & Rachel Juhlin, pictured with CHS Choir Director Jordan Cox, were named to the Missouri Choral Directors Association's 9th & 10th grade All-State Choir and spent a day this summer rehearsing in Jefferson City under the direction of Dr. ...

Cape Central High School choir students Christian Cooper & Rachel Juhlin, pictured with CHS Choir Director Jordan Cox, were named to the Missouri Choral Directors Association's 9th & 10th grade All-State Choir and spent a day this summer rehearsing in Jefferson City under the direction of Dr. ...

Cape Central High School choir students Christian Cooper & Rachel Juhlin, pictured with CHS Choir Director Jordan Cox, were named to the Missouri Choral Directors Association's 9th & 10th grade All-State Choir and spent a day this summer rehearsing in Jefferson City under the direction of Dr. ...

Pictured receiving the Bronze Award are Clippard Elementary School Teachers Chris Lacy, Amy Dunn, and Jill Uhrhan. Presenting the award at the Positive Behavior Support Summer Training Institute at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach this summer is Cherie Fuemmeler. It is the second year in a row that Clippard has received the bronze award-- the highest-level award which Clippard is eligible to receive...

Chleo LeGrand, daughter of Mary and Steve LeGrand of Cape Girardeau, will attend Murray State University this fall. She is majoring in Physical Therapy. She was the recipient of a $500.00 scholarship from the Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough Marine Corps League Auxiliary Unit #426...

Rachel Engelen is a 3rd grader at Immaculate Conception School in Jackson. On August 8, 2013, she hosted a Bingo at the Missouri Veterans Home with money she had saved in memory of her grandfather, Jim Willenbring, who had been a resident there for several years...

Hello world, this trip has really been fun. After leaving the big beautiful watering hole I discovered an amazing long track with these long planks to walk on. Supper fun to trip trap across, just watch out for any lingering trolls! Today I really thought I hit the jack pot and would find other dinosaurs. ...

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2013. 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...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Conservation Department is seeking public input on voluntary guidelines for managing forests. The agency is developing the policies to help private land owners manage forest resources, and is aiming for guidelines that are understandable and practical. The proposal includes guidance on enhancing soil and water quality, wildlife habitat and forest health...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Five Springfield schools that made small changes to reduce energy use saved the district $16,000 last year. The voluntary effort at Field, Harrison, Parkview, Rountree and Wilson's Creek schools was a preliminary trial in an energy efficiency plan the district is putting together...

St. Vincent de Paul Parish School is alive, well and proud of our accomplishments! In a recent front-page article titled, "Private school enrollment growing in region," it stated, " ... St. Vincent de Paul School ... declined to divulge their numbers." We are very proud of our school and do not mind sharing our enrollment figures. ...

President Obama's trying to police the world and get in everybody's business, but he can't take care of business here at home like stopping criminal slaughtering of unborn babies in the name of abortion. In a short column apparently designed to refute allegations that he has an Obama obsession, Michael Jensen made reference to the president a minimum of 16 times...

It's been a tough start to the season for the Southeast Missouri State University football team. The Redhawks are coming off a 45-7 loss in their season opener at Southeastern Louisiana and a 31-13 loss at Ole Miss. After a bye week, the team is set to hold its first "home game" on Saturday -- though the contest won't be played at Houck Stadium...

Judy Filer-McCullough, 57, of Centennial, Colo., passed away Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at Porter Hospice. She was born May 18, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Buford C. and Alice Hansen Filer. She and Roger McCullough were married Aug. 7, 1976, in Jackson...

John A. Schweer, 82, of Springfield, Mass., passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at his home. He was born May 21, 1931, in Jackson, son of Willie "Bill" Schweer and Ella Marie Sadler Schweer Mantz. John served in the United States military 32 years and retired in Springfield...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Roger Gene Dailey, 57, reached the end of his journey Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at his home near Sedgewickville. As he wished, he was surrounded by special family and friends. He began his journey July 29, 1956, in Bonne Terre, Mo., the son of James L. and Wilma A. Cook Dailey. His mother preceded him to her destination in April 2003...

Johnnathan "J.J." Gray Jr., one month old, of Cape Girardeau went home to be an angel Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 10, 2013, to Johnnathan Gray and Chasity Pettigrew of Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Thursday at Crain Funeral Home...

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Martha "Marty" Curt, 79, of Villa Ridge died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at her daughter's home in Cairo, Ill. She was born Nov. 6, 1933, in Cairo, daughter of John T. and Martha Wheeler Gannon. Marty was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cairo and Pulaski-Alexander County IAHCE. She was retired from First National Bank in Cairo and enjoyed quilting and sewing...

Joyce Miller, 68, of Garden City, Kan., formerly of Jackson, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at her sister's home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Mo. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kenny Cook officiating. Burial will be in Hurricane Fork Cemetery near Marble Hill...

Roy Gable, 74, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Son to Kenny Edward and Carly Jean Massa of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:12 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Name, Bryson Cole. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Massa is the former Carly Hulvey, daughter of Bill Hulvey of Marble Hill, Mo., and Joy Butcher of Jackson. She is employed by Happy Tails. Massa is the son of Kenny Massa of Marble Hill and Deanna Rogers of Marshfield, Mo. He is employed by the Scott City Police Department...

Our city council, with the assistance of staff, is researching possible additions to our nuisance ordinance that would strengthen our staff's capability to assist in our city's beautification efforts. I am hopeful that a new ordinance can be adopted by our council before the end of this year...

GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy -- The crippled Costa Concordia cruise ship was pulled completely upright early today local time after a complicated, 19-hour operation to wrench it from its side where it capsized last year off Tuscany, with officials declaring it a "perfect" end to a daring and unprecedented engineering feat...

UNITED NATIONS -- Careful not to blame either side for a deadly chemical weapon attack, U.N. inspectors reported Monday that rockets loaded with the nerve agent sarin had been fired from an area where Syria's military has bases, but said the evidence could have been manipulated in the rebel-controlled stricken neighborhoods...

TACOMA, Wash. -- Karen Strand didn't think she'd get in trouble for having a small container of medical marijuana when she went hiking in Olympic National Park this summer. President Barack Obama, she remembered, had said the federal government had "bigger fish to fry" than people who follow state marijuana laws, and Washington state had just legalized pot...

WASHINGTON -- The United States has so many bridges in need of repair or replacement, and so little money to do the work, that state and local officials say they are engaged in a kind of transportation triage: They fix the most important and vulnerable spans first, nurse along others and, when there's no hope, order a shutdown...

HYGIENE, Colo. -- Weary Colorado evacuees have begun returning home after days of rain and flooding, but Monday's clearing skies and receding waters revealed only more heartbreak: toppled houses, upended vehicles and a stinking layer of muck covering everything...

ATLANTA -- After falling four years in a row, U.S. births may finally be leveling off. The number of babies born last year -- a little shy of 4 million -- is only a few hundred less than the number in 2011, according to a government report released Sept. 6...

TV ads tout testosterone treatments for "low T," but surprising new research shows a different hormone may play a role in less sex drive and more fat as men age. Estrogen -- the female hormone -- is needed by men, too, and the study gives the first clear evidence that too little of it can cause certain "male menopause" symptoms...

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The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assaults Thefts Miscellaneous...

DENVER -- Todd Helton started his final homestand with a key single in the eighth inning that helped the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Monday night. Charlie Blackmon had three hits and drove in three runs for the Rockies, who prevented the Cardinals from taking over sole possession of first place in the NL Central. They remained tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who lost 2-0 to San Diego...

SIKESTON -- With his team clinging precariously to a 1-0 lead early in the second half, Perryville soccer coach Jerry Fulton sensed his young squad needed a jolt. Noticing a mismatch, he subbed Pablo Mattingly -- a 6-foot-2, 170-pound sophomore -- for fellow sophomore Eann Bergman, who was having difficulty marking Sikeston senior Steven Baker...

ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Fisher said officiating mistakes were the biggest reason the St. Louis Rams fell short in their bid for a second comeback victory in as many games. The Rams (1-1) had seven penalties for 53 yards in a 31-24 loss at Atlanta on Sunday...

Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the prostate, it is called prostate cancer. The prostate is a walnut-sized organ just below the bladder and in front of the rectum in men. It produces fluid that makes up a part of semen...

LOS ANGELES -- The Emmy Awards will feature five special memorial tributes, including one to "Glee" star Cory Monteith, organizers said. Monteith died in July at age 31 of a heroin and alcohol overdose. He will be remembered by the show's Jane Lynch. ...

Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kansas, appeared at a fundraiser here last night for Rep. Bill Emerson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Finch. Dr. Ronald E. Marcello of the University of North Texas interviews members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association at the Budget Inn; the veterans are in town for a two-day convention; Marcello hopes the interviews will aid future historical inquiries into the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941...

Father God, we worship you. For great and mighty are your works, O Lord. Amen.

An added wrinkle has been added to Southeast Missouri State's preparation for longtime rival SIU Carbondale in Saturday's first-ever football game at the eight-year-old Busch Stadium in St. Louis. SIU senior quarterback Kory Faulkner, a Ste. Genevieve High School graduate who was off to a strong start this season, suffered an injury to his non-throwing shoulder in the second quarter of Saturday's 31-10 win over Division II Charleston (W.Va.)...

Saxony Lutheran sophomore Grace Mirly struck out six batter and did not allow a hit in the Crusaders' 10-0, six-inning home victory Monday in high school softball. Mirly issued just one walk as the Crusaders improved to 9-4. Abby Hadler went 3 for 3 and had three RBIs for Saxony. Mirly, Ashlynn Collier and Tayla Meyr all finished with two hits...

Athletics, music and movies are among the activities planned for Family Weekend at Southeast Missouri State University on Sept. 27 and 28. According to a news release from Southeast, the events will be kicked off with the "Houck Filled House" at 6:30 p.m. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A $25,000 reward is being offered by the family of a missing woman in hopes of bringing about her safe return. The family of Barbara Stoffer is offering the reward, according to New Madrid assistant chief of police Joey Higgerson, for her safe return or for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance. Stoffer, 83, of New Madrid went missing Aug. 20...