Stories from Sunday, September 14, 2014

Austin Flamm Cobden, Illinois Student What do you think of the ALS ice-bucket challenge? I did participate, I thought it was very widespread and all in good fun. Hopefully money got donated. Me and all my friends got into it. What was your favorite thing you did during the summer?...

Clay Walker took the stage amid streamer cannons and the warm swing of "Live, Laugh, Love" on the grandstand Saturday night at the SEMO District Fair. "This is gonna be a great night; I can feel it," Walker said, wearing boots, jeans and a Stetson hat, looking every inch the Beaumont, Texas, cowboy. "We're expecting the crowd to get really rowdy tonight."...

Like the clues that pervade the mystery novel "Gone Girl," plans for celebrating the movie's premiere in Cape Girardeau are starting to add up. The major motion picture, parts of which were filmed in town last year, will have its nationwide release Oct. 3. It appears, however, local theatergoers may get an early peek at the much-anticipated film...

BEIRUT -- Islamic State extremists have released a video showing the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, who was abducted in Syria last year, and British Prime Minister David Cameron is condemning his slaying as "an act of pure evil." Cameron confirmed Haines' death in a statement posted late Saturday on his official Twitter account after the British Foreign Office had said earlier that it was "working urgently to verify the video."...

After withholding about $500,000 from the Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center's budget, Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday announced the release of nearly half that amount. With the new financial plans for the Cape Girardeau facility being considered by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, those things could be enough to keep Cottonwood open...

Storm clouds gather Wednesday evening at the SEMO District Fair, hastening the nightfall. In the dark, the carnival's atmosphere becomes a kaleidoscope of lights and sounds. Children chase each other through the house of mirrors as corndog-wielding couples walk hand-in-hand. There's lightness and gaiety. It feels like a fair...

The multiple turnovers, penalties and missed assignments committed by the Redhawks at Saluki Stadium resulted in a 50-23 loss to their regional-rival, which improved to 3-0.

I have written and published a book about a true testimony of faith and love, as our family witnessed miracles and learned to never give up HOPE! The nightmare seemed endless as this newly diagnosed disease, cancer's cousin, plagued our child...then to find out there was so much more to it. The prognosis, the treatment, the helplessness we felt as we watched our child fight for their life, was agonizing. Just when we thought we could take no more--we found out how lightning could strike twice...

Peggy's Cove

It looks as if there is going to be a bumper crop of persimmons this year. This was taken on one of the wild persimmon trees near our pond east of Jackson.

Welcome to the Southeast Missouri State football season, Adversity. We've been waiting for you for quite some time.

Today is Sunday, September 14, the 257th day of 2014. There are 108 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to begin writing the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" after witnessing how an American flag flying over the Maryland fort had withstood a night of British bombardment during the War of 1812; the poem later became the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."...

Lindsay Brooke Irwin and Blake Anthony Adams were married March 22, 2014, at Old Bethel Church in Jackson. The Rev. Lucas Clabough performed the ceremony. Guitarist and vocalist was Josh Hensley. The bride is the daughter of Jodi Street of Cape Girardeau and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Irwin of Gordonville. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Adams of Jackson...

Holly Christine Schermann and Kevin Michael Frigerio were married Sept. 6, 2014, in the courtyard at The Venue in Cape Girardeau. Paul Short performed the ceremony. Pianist and soloist was Kristen Schweain of Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schermann of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Frigerio of St. Louis...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Emily Jayne Broshuis Dailey and Andrew Russel Lanpher were married July 12, 2014, in Aurora, Kentucky. Scott Brooks performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Tina and Donald Nenninger of Leopold, and the late Randy Broshuis. The groom is the son of Rus and Nancy Lanpher of Advance, Missouri...

Richard and Tammy Ostendorf of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Cortney Marie Ostendorf, to Jason Ray Mercer, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Bill and Christy Mercer of Caruthersville, Missouri. Cortney received a bachelor's degree in child development. She is a teacher at Downtown Children's Center in St. Louis...

Bill and Sue Roussel of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday at Sandy's Place Restaurant. Hosts were their children, Curt Roussel, Christina Roussel, Roni McCullough, Danielle Heil, Andrew Roussel and Samantha Roussel...

Hundreds of years ago, a scene such as this one would have been the norm for much of southeast Missouri. Very large swamps once covered more than a million acres of land in the area known as the Missouri Bootheel. Most of the swamplands were drained when a very extensive series of ditches totaling nearly 900 miles were dug by engineers working for The Little River Drainage District, an organization that was formed in 1905. Begun in 1914, the drainage project was completed in 1928...

Cape Girardeau Honda recently donated $1,100 to Love INC -- Love in the Name of Christ. At left is Pastor Dan Johnson of Love INC with Honda's Chris Brown. ...

Phoenix is a little kitten with a beautiful coat. For more information, contact Safe Harbor at 243-9823. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA ...

Fancy, 3 years old, is spayed and housebroken. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society, 334-5837.

Lynwood Baptist Church will host its third Parent Summit from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 27. The summit, based on the Milestone Strategy, gives parents tools to help them guide their children through a faith journey from pre-school through adulthood. "There are seven milestones in the strategy, and each one focuses on a different age..." Kevin Coffee, discipleship pastor a Lynwood Baptist Church, said in an interview with the Southeast Missourian...

Stay together -- or split up? A professor at a Texas seminary tells of the time he and his wife were on the verge of divorce. Their estrangement was deep and wide. The only thing they had left of their decades-long marriage was their mutual respect for their wedding vows. They held onto those words of lifelong commitment; it was the sole remaining connection left between them...

I have officially moved to a suburb of Athens, Greece, where I'll be living and teaching during the next year. What I've been struck by most since I've been here is God's presence with me, his care and provision and how others are Christ to me. Moving to a completely new environment has opened me up to noticing the sweet ways God tells me moment by moment that he loves me, has allowed me to realize and live my dependence on him...

New McKendree United Methodist Women met Sept. 2 in the church fellowship hall with 24 members and 12 guests present. The meeting was called to order by Mary Klaproth, president. She introduced guests from New Salem United Methodist Church.  ...

Thank you to all who participated in our fourth annual Party For the Good event to support the Southeast Missouri Food Bank and our BackPacks For Friday children's program. Thanks to the City of Cape Girardeau for hosting us at the Osage Centre facility and to the Isle of Capri for their sponsorship and helping hands. ...

As Dr. Kenneth Dobbins said recently, there will be plenty of time to say goodbye. For now, though, there is still much work to be done. Dobbins announced last week that this would be his final academic year at the head post of Southeast Missouri State University. The school president since 1999, Dobbins leaves behind a strong legacy...

By Georganne P. Syler I'm a retired dietetics professor at SEMO and was concerned about the "sidebar story" within the excellent article on the USDA school lunch program in Monday's Southeast Missourian. The headline reads: "Author scorches school lunches." Dr. ...

Lord Jesus Christ, we give you all praise and glory now and forevermore. Amen.

David Limbaugh's new book "Jesus on Trial" opened for public sale on Monday. I highly recommend it, not because Limbaugh is a friend but because it opened my eyes to the defense of Jesus and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies in the New Testament...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of the last times anyone ever saw Tommy Thompson, he was walking on the pool deck of a Florida mansion wearing nothing but eye glasses, leather shoes, socks and underwear, his brown hair growing wild. It was a far cry from the conquering hero who, almost two decades before, docked a ship in Norfolk, Virginia, loaded with what's been described as the greatest lost treasure in American history -- thousands of pounds of gold that sat in the ocean for 131 years after the ship carrying it sank during a hurricane.. ...

BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. -- Two troopers were ambushed outside a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania during a late-night shift change, leaving one dead and another injured, and authorities scoured the densely wooded countryside and beyond Saturday looking for the shooter or shooters...

PHOENIX -- A judge handed a victory Friday to a gay man who lost his spouse to cancer last month and was denied death benefits because Arizona does not recognize same-sex marriage. Fred McQuire and George Martinez were partners of 45 years who were married in California this summer, fulfilling one of their final wishes as they both dealt with serious health issues...

TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford withdrew his re-election bid Friday as he seeks treatment for a tumor in his abdomen, ending a campaign he had doggedly pursued despite a stint in rehab and calls for him to quit amid drug and alcohol scandals...

REDIPUGLIA, Italy -- Pope Francis urged the world Saturday to shed its apathy in the face of what he characterizes as a third world war, intoning "war is madness" at the foot of a grandiose monument to soldiers killed in World War I. Francis' aim in recalling those who died in the Great War that broke out 100 years ago was to honor the victims of all wars, and it came at a time when his calls for peace have grown more urgent amid new threats in the Middle East and Ukraine...

LUHANSK, Ukraine -- A convoy of more than 200 white trucks crossed the Russian border to deliver humanitarian aid to a battered Ukrainian city Saturday, a move made without Kiev's consent yet met with silence by Ukraine's top leaders. "Early in the morning, we entered Ukraine to bring aid to Luhansk," said Yury Stepanov, a Russian who was overseeing the convoy. "We came in around 215 vehicles," he added, as workers unloaded boxes into a local warehouse...

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani police arrested anti-government protesters in what activists said was an effort to crack down on weekslong sit-ins in the capital, while the government said police only apprehended suspects in a recent attack on state-run TV...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new Missouri law banning schools from electronically tracking students is part of a recent national push among states to increase privacy protections, experts say. The bill will take effect in October after lawmakers overrode Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of the bill last week, barely getting the required two-thirds majority in both chambers...

ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri man is facing theft charges after authorities say he stole two live alligators from a pet store by stuffing them into his shorts pocket. KMOV-TV reported 20-year-old Melvin Davis is charged with felony theft. Authorities say the incident occurred in July at a south St. Louis County pet store...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Electric customers of Ameren Missouri will see a small increase on their bills later this month. The Missouri Public Service Commission says a typical residential customer will pay an additional $1.54 a month to Ameren to offset increases in the utility's costs to buy fuel or power...

ST. LOUIS -- Cellphone video that shows a witness raising his hands in the air immediately after the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, appears to support previous accounts and could bolster arguments that Michael Brown was surrendering when he was shot, legal experts said Friday...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man who was acquitted in a fatal Kentucky dormitory fire has agreed to surrender his Missouri teaching and administrator licenses after he was accused of lying about his past to obtain the credentials, according to a settlement agreement in the case...

NORMANDY, Mo. -- A financially and academically troubled St. Louis County school system temporarily kicked out 20 percent of its middle-school students for disruptive behavior and required their parents to attend meetings before allowing them to return...

KENNETT, Mo. -- A Kennett man is charged with several felony counts, including second-degree murder, in connection with the 2012 death of Autumn Medley. Glenn D. Morgan, 35, also is charged with two counts of distribution of a controlled substance and an alternative count of second-degree murder and felony murder...

Although Southeast Missouri State University president Kenneth Dobbins announced his retirement Sept. 8, he has many goals lined up for the coming year -- everything from evaluating and revising the department chair and faculty annual performance process to surpassing the $40 million goal for the Southeast Missouri University Foundation...

LEMOORE, Calif. -- Rescuers on Saturday have called off their search of the Pacific Ocean for a Navy fighter pilot whose jet was one of two that crashed west of Wake Island. The Navy said Saturday it presumes the pilot is dead after failing to find him during a 36-hour search. The Navy declined to release the pilot's name pending notification of his family. The Navy said the crash is under investigation and didn't release any more details...

While former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes may be known for his baseball successes, when he comes to Cape Girardeau later this month, his focus will be on his struggles. Benes was the first pick in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft and won an Olympic gold medal the same year. ...

Theatergoers at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus will be offered dining options starting in October, members of the River Campus board of managers learned during their meeting Friday. Art Cuisine at St. Vincent Commons will offer a preperformance meal, a short walk from the theater. St. Vincent Commons is the dining area at the River Campus Center, which opened a few weeks ago...

State Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, spoke Friday afternoon at the Cape County Republican Women's Club meeting about the recent Missouri legislative and veto sessions and what lies ahead in the 2015 session. In the legislative session that concluded in May, 190 bills were passed, many focusing on taxes, health and education. Of those bills, 33 were vetoed by Gov. Jay Nixon. He also vetoed 120 budget items...

ST. LOUIS -- A group of riverboat enthusiasts is trying to get the 1920s era paddlewheeler Delta Queen back on the Mississippi River. Former Delta Queen Steamboat Co. executive Cornel Martin was in St. Louis last week seeking support and investment for his company, DQSC LLC, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...

WASHINGTON -- While the Islamic State group is getting the most attention now, another band of extremists in Syria -- a mix of hardened jihadis from Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Europe -- poses a more direct and imminent threat to the United States, working with Yemeni bomb-makers to target U.S. aviation, American officials say...

Son to Zac N. Abernathy and Whitney Elaine Shanle of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:28 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Name, Noah Lonn. Weight, 4 pounds, 8 ounces. Ms. Shanle is the daughter of Chris and Janet Shanle of Sikeston. She is a hairdresser at Attitudes Salon. Abernathy is the son of Scott and Gwen Carter of Benton, Missouri, and Ernie and Tammy Abernathy of Risco, Missouri. He is a salesman with TAG Truck Center...

The hottest attraction at this year's SEMO District Fair may be the pig races at Pork Chop Downs; the pigs are part of the Bob Hale Pig Racing Stables of Sikeston, Missouri. Plans by Union Electric Co. for construction of a new water tower and a new water tank have been approved by Cape Girardeau's Planning and Zoning Commission; if approved by the city council, a new, 45-foot high, 1-million-gallon water tower will be built adjacent to the existing tower on Gordonville Road; construction of 250,000-gallon water tank would be at the Ramsey Branch water plant.. ...

Say what you will about people outside this area being little interested in the locals who will appear in the movie, "Gone Girl." Although they will likely go unheralded, I think the extras will be the reason for the movie's mind-boggling success at the box office...

ATLANTA -- Rory McIlroy made up a two-shot deficit on Billy Horschel at the Tour Championship on Saturday, setting up a $10 million showdown to end the PGA Tour season. McIlroy overcame a pair of three-putt bogeys by rolling in a 25-foot eagle putt on the 15th hole, and closing with a tough chip from thick grass behind the 18th green that allowed him to save par for a 3-under 67...

DENVER -- If he gets the chance, Emmanuel Sanders will shake Andy Reid's hand today when the Denver Broncos host the Kansas City Chiefs. It's a handshake the Chiefs coveted six months ago. The Chiefs thought they had a deal with the speedy wide receiver when he visited Kansas City on his free agency tour in March only to watch their AFC West rivals swoop in at the end...

MADRID -- After a difficult summer, the Basketball World Cup has been pretty easy for the U.S. No games have been close in the final minutes, and only one was even competitive entering the final period. This depleted team that was supposed to be vulnerable has instead been invincible...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was booked and released from a Texas jail on a child abuse charge early Saturday, capping a tumultuous week for the NFL, which already was facing heavy criticism for its handling of a domestic violence case involving another star player...

The 43-year-old is seeking his first series title since winning in 2001

The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Thursday...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Miscellaneous...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Property damage Miscellaneous CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...

McCLURE, Ill. -- Norman E. Waterman Sr., 85, of Waterloo, Illinois, formerly of McClure, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 18, 1929, at McClure, son of the late Kenneth and Hazel Waterman. Waterman was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a former member of Okeechobee Masonic Lodge, Shriners, Disabled American Veterans, UA Steamfitters 439, First Baptist Church in Waterloo and St. John United Christian Church in Maeystown, Illinois...

Juanita Ruth Miller, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully from this life Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital, with immediate family by her side. She was born Jan. 14, 1927, in Mound City, Illinois, to Sylvia and Otho Ferguson. She and Clarence Miller were married Nov. 22, 1946, in Mound City...

Jana Lingo, 53, of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, July 21, 2014, in Memphis. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. The Rev. Grant Gillard will officiate. Announcement by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- William Dean "Bill" Hulvey, 52, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born on Nov. 2, 1961, in Rippon, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Clarence William and Glenda Araline Barnhart Hulvey. On Feb. 23, 2006, he married Beth Crawford at Harmony Church near Marble Hill...

Ralph Fehr, 82, of Jackson died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Carmen R. Brazel, 93, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of McClure, Illinois, and Charleston, Missouri, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 8, 1920, at McCroy, Arkansas, to the late Norman B. and Anna Adkisson French, she had lived in rural Scott County most of her life and was a member of the Karnak Baptist Church in Karnak, Illinois...

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Alcey Roseanna Beggs, 55, of Olmsted died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Clark officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Olmsted...

Thomas E. "Bud" Ackman, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at The Lutheran Home. He was born April 18, 1925, in Cape Girardeau County to John M. and Maude M. Sides Ackman. He and Mary Lucille Horrell were married July 8, 1950, at Cape Girardeau...

Third-string QB Austin Davis could start for St. Louis today

To cheers and applause from a responsive SEMO District Fair crowd, Anna Nice of Cape Girardeau won the Ashley Furniture Home Store Heartland Idol contest over eight other finalists Saturday. The talent contest had been rescheduled from Wednesday night because of rain...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Maty Mauk says he likes to think aggressively on the field. For another week, it paid off. Missouri's sophomore quarterback threw four touchdown passes -- two each to Jimmie Hunt and Bud Sasser -- and passed for 144 yards to lead the 20th-ranked Tigers past Central Florida 38-10 on Saturday...

All high school scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.

COMPLETE POOL PLAY RESULTS POOL A/B Dexter def. Twin Rivers 25-11, 25-10 Central (Park Hills) def. Cooter 25-7, 25-3 Holcomb split South Iron 25-17, 22-25 Dexter def. Central (Park Hills) 25-20, 25-21 Holcomb def. Twin Rivers 25-19, 25-24 South Iron def. Cooter 25-9, 25-22...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team concluded the ISTAP Collegiate Cup 2 in Montgomery, Alabama, by splitting a pair of matches. The Redhawks picked up their third sweep of the tournament by defeating Savannah State in three sets Friday morning before falling to Southern Mississippi in five sets to end the tournament...

In mid-September the garden produce seems to be winding down, the SEMO District Fair is behind us, football is gearing up and nights are turning a little cooler. Can this mean that autumn is just around the corner? I love fall, and as temperatures will be turning a little cooler, over the next few weeks I will be getting out recipes using apples and pumpkin. The aroma of fall once again certainly will be in the air...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Shelby Kaye Vandeven and Jesse Wade Long were married May 31, 2014, at St. John's Catholic Church. The Rev. William Hennecke performed the ceremony. Acolytes were Evan Landewee and Chandler Jansen of Leopold, cousins of the bride. Eucharistic ministers were Chelsea Broshuis of Marble Hill, Missouri, cousin of the groom; Gavin Vandeven of Marble Hill; Angie Landewee and Courtney Beussink of Leopold, cousins of the bride...

Eric Craft didn't think he had a talent for photography until people kept complimenting him. Then, further heartened by an honorable mention in last year's Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest, Craft took two awards in this year's competition...

At this time of the year I often hear exasperated gardeners say, "I am tired of dealing with all of the issues such as weeds and diseases in my cool season lawn. I am just going to wait until next spring and start all over again. That way I will get a fresh start for next year, and maybe I won't have as many problems in 2015."...

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 496 State Highway F in Tilsit, will hold a supper Sept. 28. Serving will begin at 3:30, and carryouts will be available. The menu includes kettle beef, chicken and dumplings and ham. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages six through 12; there is no charge for children ages 5 and younger...