Stories from Sunday, April 26, 2015

ST. LOUIS -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are hoping a unique approach to addressing gun violence will help put a dent in one of the country's most vexing problems. The university launched a program last week that will treat gun violence as a public health crisis and will seek to generate new ideas, policies and safety measures to reduce gun deaths, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...

The Perryville Senior Center Board will have to wait a few more months to hear whether its funding will be reinstated. The Perry County Senior Service Tax Commission met Wednesday and was scheduled to discuss a 15 percent cut in the Perry Senior Center Board's 2015 budget. But because all the information was not available, the decision was tabled until their July meeting...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Government officials and business leaders in Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties are looking at what they can do to keep air quality measurements at a level acceptable to the Environmental Protection Agency, and what may happen if they can't...

A search committee has formed at Southeast Missouri State University as officials look to hire its next provost. Provost William Eddleman announced April 8 he plans to step down as the university's chief academic officer effective June 1 and return to the faculty until Jan. 1, when he will retire...

SEMO Conference Player of the Year, all-state forward and three-time Class 5 quarterfinalist -- Blake Reynolds could hardly see any of this coming.

Rick Ray spent three tumultuous seasons in his first head coaching gig at Mississippi State, but his 37-60 record doesn't tell the complete story of the new Southeast men's basketball coach's stint leading the Bulldogs.

Senior Kayla Fortner homered twice in the Redhawks doubleheader sweep of Eastern Illinois to bring her total to 16 for the season and overtake the mark of 14 set by Michelle Summers in 2007.

Today is Sunday, April 26, the 116th day of 2015. There are 249 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Virginia, and killed. (As he lay dying, Booth looked at his hands and supposedly gasped, "Useless, useless.")...

Douglas and Joan Landholt of St. Louis and Karen Fornkahl of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their children, Kathleen "Kitty" Landholt and Robert Fornkahl of Columbia, Missouri. He is also the son of the late Gary Fornkahl. Kathleen received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Rice University in Houston, Texas...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Robert and Carla Blattel of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Lynn Blattel, to Paul Edwin Green Jr. He is the son of Paul and Angie Green of Bell City, Missouri. Sara is a 2008 graduate of Delta High School. She received a bachelor's degree in agriculture education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2012. She is an agriculture instructor and FFA adviser at Portageville, Missouri, High School...

4th grade: Kendall Holloway, Isabella Lineberry, Allanah Long, Jacob Lutes, Allison Majors, Olivia Majors, Jada Norris, Amber Nunn, Grace Patrick, Joslin Riebeling, Devin Rowe, Peyton Schlick, Trinity Slinkard, Kara Torbet, Macy Walker, Ava Walley. 3rd grade: Marianne Dean, Ethan Evan, Sena Ford, Avery Garrison, Kaila Jackson, Londyn Johnson, Gabby Knupp, Maria Malone, Anne Prince, Emoree Shepard, LiFu Stigers, Coen Stinson, Kierra Womack, Griffin Rieger...

Bill and Bonnie LeGrand of Kelso, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Justine LeGrand, to Darren Michael Neels. He is the son of Jerry and Rhonda Neels of Cape Girardeau. Lindsey received a bachelor of science degree in early childhood and elementary education from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a kindergarten teacher at Alma Schrader School in Cape Girardeau...

Oak Ridge Middle School 6th grade: Alyssa Grable, Erin Grayhek, Steven Jones, Mason Keith, Phillip Marshjall, Kyleigh Muench, Daimeon Myer, Ezekiel Ruesler, Jacob Ruiz, Bailey Urhahn, Lauren Westrich. 7th grade: Trenton Beard, Alexis Dillard, Haileigh Ernst, Drew Glueck, Bryce Hahs, Chloe Hamilton, Luke Johnson, David Layton, Zachary LeGrand, Hannah McLane, Ethan Puchbauer, Montanna Schamburg, Madison Schumer, Drake Stone, Sierra Woodall...

Immaculate Conception School honor roll Immaculate Conception School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Avery Bader, Sydney Beussink, Clay Doza, Tryston Duby, Paige Elfrink, Rachel Engelen, Clayton Ernst, Natalie Essner, Chase Fischer, Annalise Garner, Nicholas Heisserer, Kayli Johnson, Eve Jones, Karly Kasten, Levi Kennedy, Celia Keran, Felicity Kester, Kate Lewis, Tori Rubel, Molly Turner...

Monica Jordan and Timothy Osterhout were married March 8, 2015, at The Founders Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mike Yelton performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of David and Joanne Jordan of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Ralph and Eileen Caya of Pensacola, Florida...

5th grade: Madelin Alvarez, Lauren Asmus, Hunter Bareiter, Layan Bawaneh, Lilly Birk, Billie Brady, Reed Broussard, Brody Brugman, Logan Bruns, Alex Buerck, Bailey Burks, Nick Campbell, Nolan Chrusciel, Elliot Cowell, Madalyn Dameron, Kyla Dibert, Nolan Dry, Ben Eades, Autumn Elbert, Gabe Estes, Taylor Fehr, Gracee Flaherty, Julian Ford, Josiah French, Garrett Gannon, Lauren Gast, Kiley Hahs, Emma Harris, Kylie Harris, Madelyn Harris, Carson Hartlein, Addie Heisserer, Emily Heisserer, Camilla Heu, Erin Ireland, Madeline Johnston, Jordan Kiefer, Emma Lane, Grant Loenneke, Carliegh Martin, Korey Martinez, Nick McClard, Connor McConnell, Chase McWilson, Drew Miller, Kennedy Mitchell, Jayden Moore, Taylor New, Cooper Pettit, Lydia Pobst, Shelby Pugh, Tanner Raines, Jordan Rapp, Abby Rhodes, Caroline Rivenburgh, Quinn Scott, Layne Sigman, Drew Slinkard, Tanner Stout, Brayden Stowe, Ryley Styer, Emma Summers, Brynden VonHasseln, Maggie Walton, Dylan Weber, Brie Williamson, Alexis Windes, Kohlten Yamnitz.. ...

Scott City High School High Honor Roll 9th Grade: Camryn Daniels, Randee Grant, Kurt Howell, Makayla Job, Lacey Lange, Shaun Schwausch, Madison Thompson. 10th Grade: Braden Cox, Jamie Glastetter, Brooke Lafentres, Casey Medlin, Christine Renn, Ty Wilthong...

Cape Central Middle School A Honor Roll 6th grade: Abigail Arbeiter, Collin Bennett, Nathan Boerboom, Chayton Borders, Kiersten Bramlett, Calvin Brunkhorst, Cameron Byrd, Ryan Carns, Mariyana Carter, Lorelai Clubb, Eli Collier, Karsyn Connell, Mallory Cook, Chase Crosnoe, Walker Daum, Mollie Davidson, Megan Davis, Melanie Doyle, Daley Drum, Reeanna Foster, Evelin Frazier, Veronica Garrett, Tyler Gibbs, Marcus Gibson, Mackenzy Glueck, Brinna Gosche, Joshua Grant, Lauryn Green, Abigail Green, Andrea Gutierrez, Max Hao, Nicolas Hillman, Emma Huff, Reginald Jennings, Nazinga Aisha Johnson, Bryce Johnson, Sophia Jones, Darius Jones, Kerry Jones, Shalom Kamau, Hunter Keefer, Rachel Keele, Abigail Kester, Rian King, Paul Kitchen, Natalie Le, Jamisen (Jacy) Legrand, Yanfeng Lin, Bronson Lively, John Lutes, Clayton MacCubbin, Jillian Majors, Amari Martin, Autumn Mattingly, Emma McDougal, John McKnight, Steely Miller, Keristane Monahan, Shaiheim Neal, Sonya Otero, Landon Pearson, Bailey Randol, Bradyn Rawlins, Peyton Redinger, Khamiya Reed, Montana Rice, Poulomi Rudrappa, Grace Sanders, Allison Schaefer, Alyson Schroeder, Tori Scott, Alexandria Seabaugh, Sophia Seay, Delaney Shaffer, Kareem Shaheen, Avery Sigmon, Luke Sissom, Trentin Sisson, Mason Sitzes, Adam Smith, Samuel Smith, River Smith, Madelyn Sparks, Yuktee Srikant, Kaylei Sterling, Layla Sumner, Arionna Thomas, Measia Triplett, Kayleigh Turk, Arianna Turner, Jay Kiya Turner, Levi Tuschhoff, Bailey VanGilder, Ricki Vaughan, Adrienne Vincent, Connor Wallace, Cameren Walley, Makayla Welker, Elijah Wigfall, Olivia Wilke, Morgan Williams, Mckensi Williams, Takyra Williams, Brooke Witvoet.. ...

Cape Central Junior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Lillian Abernathy, Breawna Austin, Trece Ayers, Kristen Barwick, Gabriel Bengtson, Trenton Berck, Cameron Bevens, Dawson Bevens, Alisha Bloom, Abigail Boxdorfer, Haley Brazel, Tyler Centers, Cameron Cox, Gunner Crosnoe, Grayson Davis, Sarah Fite, Madison Fluharty, Lydia Garner, Randee Graham, Jacob Harris, Tanner Herbst, Morgan Hessenkemper, Macee Hoskins, Matthew Huey, Olivia Hukel, Kennedy Keys, Jowairia Khalid, Bryce Kimberly, Grant Kluge, Olivia Koenig, Marisa Lanzotti, Gabrielle Malo, Nicholas Marston, Cambreigh Matlock, Julian McBride, Zachary Moore, Brady Murphy, Kaya Newkirk, Devin Porter, Anna Priest, Peighton Robinson, Abigail Roth, Lee Sanders, Savanna Seabaugh, Megan Smart, Tanner Smith, Archna Sobti, Gabriel Spence, Kara Stricker, Karley Thomas, Haley Ticer, Delaney Upchurch, Macey VanGilder, Emma Weller-Stilson, Jacob Weston, Anna Wilke.. ...

A Honor Roll 9th grade: Kate Appleman, Madison Arpin, Jordan Bass, Alaina Baumgart, Shelby Bauwens, Drew Beussink, Grant Beussink, Brooke Blankenship, Lauren Boswell, Allison Bray, Noah Brown, Hannah Brugger, Tyler Bruns, Cody Bunger, Hattie Burdin, Jackson Camarato, Cassandra Caragine, Maria-Louisa Coello, Mariah Dirnberger, Anna Dittmer, Alexander Eftink, Kayla Elfrink, Olivia Floyd, Kassie Fluchel, Jessie Gant, Matthew Gibbs, Allie Givens, McKenzie Goodson, Amanda Gosche, Kamryn Graviett, Stephen Gullette, Kaylee Harris, Madison Heisserer, Taylor Higgins, Stephanie Holterman, Olivia Hulshof, Reid James, Megan Jansen, Gracelyn Kern, Hannah Lacy, Madison Landeros, Hannah Landewe, Vincent Landewee, IV Charles LaValle, Phuong Tammy Le, Devin Lincoln, Alexandria Lovell, Anthony Madalon, Noah Merideth, Claire Morrill, Hayden Morrill, Grayson Mueller, Sean Murphy, Parker Nugent, Madelynne Ohmes, Brandon Pappas, Ashley Pittman, Zoe Pleimann, Grace Powderly, Molly Rulon, Samant Sabapathypillai, John Schuchardt, Blake Sparkman, Rachel Stovall, Haley Taylor, Ciera Terry, Alexis Welter, Sara Zibluk .. ...

Scott City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th grade: Collin Braun, Kacie Daigger. 6th grade: Jersey Black, Camden Conner, Raegan Holder, Lucas Jordan, Misty Mason, Griffen Moore, Amber Tuttleton. 7th grade: Zoe Lee, Alexys Littlepage, Kassie Northington, Logan Oleson, Desiree Smith, Blakelee Sutton, Ashley Wilthong...

Oak Ridge Elementary School 4th grade: Colton Barker, Zoe Berry, Abby Morrison, Lydia Roth, Allison Seabaugh, Tanner Slinkard, Clay Suhr, Erin Urhahn. 5th grade: Wyatt Berry, Sieanna Crowden, Caitlyn Ernst, Paige Glueck, Jeremiah Hamilton, Jiliyan Hobeck, Mary-Beth Jensen, Mae Masterson, Ashton Reed, Will Richards, Ethan Ruehling, Mylee Schilling, Alex Seyer, Charli Jo Sparks, Piper Stone...

Nell Holcomb School A Honor Roll 8th grade: Caleb Oswald, Molly Phegley, Devon Tiemann. 7th grade: Claire Abernathy, Astonish Fann, Tristen Kingree, Lucy Monroe, Mara Murphy, Hallie Stein. 6th grade: Ava Duncan, Danielle Ehlers, Tyrus Janzow, August Phegley, Mady Pickard, Jayden Riordan...

Scott City Elementary 3rd Qtr, 2014-2015 Principal's High Honor Roll 3rd Grade: Brayden Mashek. 4th grade: Rylan Bollinger, Heather Hilsgen, Dalyn Littlepage. High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Brayden Braun, Tyler Braun, Hunter Graff, Zahrah Levesque, Emilie Rhyne, Luke Umfleet, Tyson Underwood...

While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Gary Froemsdorf. Happy birthday this week to Larry Rogers, Jimmie Banks, Sheila Eby, Mick Wessel, MaKinsey Uhrhan, Dusti Garner, Lauren Anderson, Danny Penrose, Bob Owen, Ruth Glastetter, Michelle Daniel, Mable Flanigan, Leon Bucher, Lindsey Miller, Don Cox, Shelly Schrum, Jeannie Smith, John Weissmueller, Mike Freeman, Joanne Richards, Rusty Rister, Linda Lee, Louise Jansen, Brittany Glastetter, Gary Jones, Joshua Uhrhan, Micia Beard, Emma Wessel, Guy Bunyard, Lance Duncan, Sherri Goodman and Maria Collins.. ...

Vanilla Ice is 1 year old. This friendly guy is looking for a loving home. He is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.

NEW YORK -- "Will you go to the prom with me?" Teenagers are still popping the question, but they're doing it in bigger and bolder ways that can sometimes rival a wedding proposal. Some ask on stadium Jumbotrons or surprise their future dates in class with giant signs. Known as a "promposal," they can pump up the overall cost of going to the prom. Teens then post videos and photos of their promposals on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites, fueling the trend...

For some reason, the question of the spring is "Do I fertilize my lawn, and if I do, what do I fertilize with, and when?" I am not sure where to start, so here goes. Yes, you should fertilize your lawn. It is important for you to provide adequate nitrogen (N), the first number on a bag of fertilizer. ...

We live in Southeast Missouri, close to Cape Girardeau, which is about two hours south of St. Louis. The official frost-free date tends to be around May 15 or so. We are near the end of April right now, so our local 10- day forecast can predict the weather and temps up until pretty much the end of May. The forecast looks like night temps are mid-40s on up, so weather is looking good until the end of May...

Food trends come and go, and what is popular now may not have been a year or two ago. One food method that has been around for many years is browned butter. If you are not used to cooking with browned butter, you should become familiar with it. The simple method of browning butter brings ordinary butter to a whole new level. Browned butter can be used in savory or sweet recipes and only ends with the possibilities you can think of...

The Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of Gwen Nussbaum in Jackson. Linda Belote presided. The service committee reported that a package had been sent to military personnel. It was reported that Founders Day will be held Thursday at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson and will be hosted by Perceptor Gamma Omicron Chapter...

For Terri Prost and her friends, the Kentucky Derby sounds the starting gun for the summer hosting season, and as such, they like to celebrate it in style. "We start thinking about it early," she said. "And it keeps getting bigger and bigger." And every year there are more preparations to be made. ...

This tree was struck by lightning. Although lightning can occur during any month of the year in Southeast Missouri, springtime is prime time for lightning. Lightning that strikes trees or other objects tied to the earth originates from the earth. The electrical discharge that strikes these objects occurs very quickly and is called "ground-to-cloud lightning."...

Letter carriers' food drive set May 9 The annual letter carriers' food drive will be May 9, when letter carriers will pick up donations of nonperishable food left near residents' mailboxes. Items will be donated to food pantries in Cape Girardeau, Scott City, Jackson and Benton, Missouri. More information is available by calling 573-986-8298...

Ask what comes to mind when someone mentions prayer and the Bible, and most will not mention jokes and laughter, but Kim and Tracy of K&T Ministries aim to change that when they appear as featured guests at the upcoming Power of Praying Women Prayer Breakfast...

Maybe it was foolish to go alone for a week to a country where the only words of the Italian language I knew were "ciao," from watching too many bad chick flicks when I was younger, and all-important English cognates like "pizza." Maybe it was naive of me to think everyone in Italy would speak English and all would go smoothly...

My surname is Long, but I have been invited, along with my wife and children, to become part of the Nielsen family. Yes, that Nielsen family -- the TV ratings company. Nielsen helps decide the viewing content of television in America. It's a little odd that the Longs were chosen. ...

Almighty God, thank you for your mercy and unending love for us. Amen.

April is often associated with volunteerism. The Points of Light organization celebrates National Volunteer Week every year in April, and many organizations have volunteer recognition events throughout the month. We want to use this opportunity to remind folks how important volunteering is to the overall health and well-being of our community and to thank our United Way volunteers for all they do...

This is in response to Kathryn Lopez's article titled, "Assisted suicide's grave implications" in the Southeast Missourian dated April 21. In it, a terminally ill Maggie Karner glorifies the suffering of her quadriplegic father with phrases such as "he settled in very gracefully," "family greatly benefited from watching his struggle," "joy can still be found in just valuing every moment," "how to die with grace and dignity" etc. ...

Later this summer, voters will be asked to approve another transportation sales tax for the city of Cape Girardeau. There have been complaints about the number of taxes that are consistently put on ballots for Cape Girardeau voters. Part of that is attributable to the city's response to voters' wishes to have taxes that sunset. ...

Students, teachers, principals and parents in the Jackson school district are participating in a clever fundraising campaign. It's innovative, and it probably will be successful. But is it appropriate? Last week, I, along with many other parents in the school district, received fliers about this new campaign. I also received an email from the principal encouraging my family to participate...

All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

WASHINGTON -- As he began his first re-election run in early 2013, tea party Rep. Thomas Massie had no trouble raising money from business interests. Then came 2015. The Kentucky Republican voted against returning John Boehner, R-Ohio, to the speaker's job and opposed an effort by GOP leaders to avoid a standoff with President Barack Obama over immigration that threatened to shut down the Department of Homeland Security...

BALTIMORE -- Thousands of protesters took to the streets Saturday to demand answers in the case of Freddie Gray, the largest rally since the 25-year-old black man died in police custody. After a few hours of peaceful demonstrations, scores of rowdy protesters crowded outside of Camden Yards, where the Baltimore Orioles were set to play the Boston Red Sox...

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- Deputies say a thief worked for 15 minutes to drag a cooler full of Good Humor ice cream past a sleeping clerk at a gas station. Surveillance cameras captured a man walking up to the store at 4:09 a.m. April 2 to find the clerk sleeping. Authorities say the man opened the ice cream cooler, peered at the clerk, looked into the camera and flashed a middle finger. He pulled the $2,500 cooler through the store's doors. Dennis Norman later was arrested on grand theft charges...

SWANSEA, Ill. -- A 58-year-old animal rescue volunteer struck and killed by a St. Louis MetroLink train in southwestern Illinois was responding to a call about an opossum on the tracks. Sandie Konopelski of Shiloh was struck by the westbound commuter train Friday morning just east of the Swansea station. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported she was licensed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as a wildlife rehabilitator...

BRAGG CITY, Mo. -- A mysterious balloon that crashed into a field Thursday afternoon outside Bragg City is what is known as a Google Loon. It's a project Google started in June 2013 in New Zealand in an attempt to fill in gaps in Internet coverage, especially for people with limited or no access in rural areas...

After nearly a quarter century at the helm of the Cape Girardeau Public Library, Martha Maxwell resigns; Maxwell has accepted a job as director of two newly-formed library districts in Jefferson County. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The lake bill passes out of a House of Representatives committee, which could lead to a vote on the Cape Girardeau-Bollinger counties recreational lake; State Rep. ...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n A 15-year-old boy was referred to juvenile authorities for assault. n Shannon M. Allen 34, 611 W. Washington St., No. 5, was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. n Medical assist calls were made to: South West End Boulevard at 12:06 a.m. and 9:05 a.m.; South Broadview Street at 12:40 p.m.; William Street at 4:06 p.m.; Broadway at 5:53 p.m.; and Cuesta Drive at 10:27 p.m...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Christopher W. Magers, 23, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of stealing clothes at Kohl's, 315 Shirley Drive. n Joshua R. Venable, 38, of Jackson was arrested on a Scott County warrant for nonsupport...

Mary Susan Wessel, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Susan, as she was called, was born May 10, 1950, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, daughter of Joseph F. and Rosemary Kruger Gambill. She and Dennis Wessel were married March 5, 1977, in Cape Girardeau...

Virginia P. "Ginger" Shearon, 61, of Jackson passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 3, 1953, in Joplin, Missouri, to the Rev. Morris and Virginia Willoughby Paul. The Rev. Paul formerly served as pastor at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson, and Mrs. Paul was a former elementary school teacher in Jackson. Both are now deceased...

Barbara Ann Perkins, 86, of Lakewood, Colorado, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Lakewood Villa in Lakewood. There will be no visitation. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cape County Memorial Park. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and Police Department work to pull a driver from a Ford Mustang after the car went off the Southern Expressway and overturned onto the west bank of Cape LaCroix Creek. Firefighters extricated the driver, who was taken to a hospital. His condition was not released. (Glenn Landberg)...

New online services are available to those interested in Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department events. Friday was the soft launch of the online software "Active" that provides a number of services. Those visiting https://apm.activecommunities.com/capeparks may access registration options not available through the parks department page on the city's website...

Those traveling near the western section of Gordonville Road in Cape Girardeau may have noticed additional traffic and road closures in the area. Over the next several weeks, continued construction at Saint Francis Medical Center will lead to changes near the Gordonville Road and Saint Francis Drive intersection...

April showers promise more than May flowers -- they bring the yard work as well, and the city of Jackson is reminding residents and business owners of their responsibilities under the its roadside mowing policy. Adopted in March 2014, the policy holds landowners responsible for mowing the area known as the "right-of-way" between the edge of the street and the property line...

MARQUAND, Mo. -- James Ernest Mason, 40, of Marquand passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015. He was born July 3, 1974, in Cape Girardeau. James was a salesman for Window World. He was a loving husband and father. He was an avid craftsman, enjoyed fishing, touched many lives, was always willing to help others and loved his children dearly...

PERKINS, Mo. -- Gregory "Gregg" Jones, 54, of Perkins passed away Friday, April 24, 2015, at the family home. He was born June 12, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Floyd and Alma Reynolds Jones. Gregg was an expert welder. He loved his music and was an avid member of the National Rifle Association...

William Howard Gentry, 85, of Marion, Illinois, formerly of Scott City, died Friday, April 24, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Glen Halbert and Pearl Collins Gentry. He married Patsy Ruth Hosea on Sept. 1, 1951...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Betty "Janie" Dooley, 55, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the family home. She was born Nov. 30, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, to Earl "Kayo" and Marie Hitt Dooley. Survivors include her mother, Marie Dooley of Chaffee; and two sisters, Brenda (Dave) White of Chaffee and Nancy (Larry) Glueck of Blomeyer...

Michael Anthony Crites, 54, of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly of Scott City, died Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Scott City. He was born Jan. 8, 1961, in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Willard Basil and Sarah Jane Dickerson Crites. Michael worked for PMC Biogenix in Memphis. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 6420 in Scott City...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri has extended football coach Gary Pinkel's contract through the 2019 season and upped his yearly salary to $4.02 million, making him the 10th Southeastern Conference coach to have a yearly salary of at least $4 million. Pinkel is headed into his 15th season at Missouri and is already the winningest coach in school history with 113 victories. ...

ST. LOUIS -- NHL teams play all season for home-ice advantage. Only to give it away. It hasn't meant much at all in the Wild-Blues first-round Western Conference series. The teams have traded victories the first five games, three of them coming on the road, sending overflow crowds home grumbling...

MILWAUKEE -- St. Louis lost ace Adam Wainwright to an ankle injury, and then got a boost from Mitch Harris that helped the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night. Wainwright was helped from the field by a trainer after injuring his left ankle while stumbling out of the batter's box on his popup to first leading off the fifth inning. He allowed three hits in four shutout innings...

Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Music will present its final jazz series event of the 2014-2015 season, "Let's Swing," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus. The concert will open with the Jazz Lab Band, which will play jazz in an assortment of styles, from "Splanky" written for the Count Basie Orchestra by Neal Hefti, to the jazz standard "Spring Can Really Hang You Up" by Tommy Wolf...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Stoddard County jury took three hours and five minutes Thursday to convict a Catron, Missouri, man of a manslaughter charge in connection with the May 2012 shooting death of his son. The seven-woman, five-man jury on Thursday heard from the state's final four witnesses, as well as from Charles Goforth, who testified on his own behalf, before closing arguments from Stoddard County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver and Goforth's attorney, Steven Wilson...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- With nearly 5 inches of rain recorded this month in Sikeston and more expected, local farmers are having a tough time getting corn planted. "Farmers are just waiting for it to dry out," said Richard DeLoughery, University of Missouri Extension specialist in Charleston,...

All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.

The Ohio Valley Conference-leading Redhawks plated 10 runs in the first inning and held on for a 17-12 victory in the second game of a three-game series at Reagan Field on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Tens of thousands of people were spending the night in the open under a chilly and thunderous sky after a powerful earthquake devastated Nepal on Saturday, killing more than 1,900, collapsing modern houses and ancient temples and triggering a landslide on Mount Everest...