Stories from Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The Jackson High School chapter of FBLA took 55 students and five advisers to the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University on Feb. 16 for the opening session, election and awards session for the District 15 FBLA Conference. A total of 61 members from the chapter competed in online, performance, or pre-judged events this year...

Trail of Tears Composite Squadron MO-127, Civil Air Patrol, United States Airforce Auxiliary travelled to Bonne Terre, Missouri, Feb. 20 for ground team and emergency services training. Four cadets and four senior members participated in learning about safety, weather related trauma, grid pattern search, communications and airplane basics...

The Orchid Show is ongoing at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Really nice display that makes for a great day trip to St Louis.

WASHINGTON -- Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she has breast cancer. The Democratic senator said in a blog post Monday the cancer was detected through a regular mammogram, and she will be in St. Louis for the next three weeks receiving treatment. She said "it's a little scary" but her prognosis is good and she expects a full recovery...

A majority of Missouri House members, including three Southeast Missouri lawmakers, oppose plans for a new state park. They want the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to sell 4,200 acres of wilderness and farmland in southern Missouri they contend was purchased improperly...

A trip to Alcorn State was all the Southeast Missouri State baseball team needed for its base runners to locate home plate. The Redhawks broke loose for 17 runs to claim their first win of the season Monday after netting just four runs total in a three-game sweep at the hands of Lamar over the weekend...

Sophomore Evan Clifton connected on 10 3-pointers and recorded a game-high 32 points to lead the fourth-seeded St. Vincent boys basketball team to a 78-64 win over fifth-seeded Viburnum in the opening round of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament on Monday in Bismarck, Missouri...

Advocates in Jefferson City are lobbying for expanded access to Missouri Medicaid for young adults suffering with mental illness. Members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness are working to establish a waiver that would allow people age 21 to 25 to obtain health care through Medicaid at the first signs of serious mental illness...

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2016. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 23, 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas. On this date: In 1848, the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, died in Washington, D.C., at age 80...

Scott City Elementary Scott City Elementary Principal High Honor Roll 4th grade: Brayden Mashek, Emma Moore. High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Timora Criddle, Lane Holder, Jude Phillips, Evan Simmons, Alyssa Stone. 4th grade: Isaac Ervin, Emilie Rhyne, Logan Schiwitz, Luke Umfleet...

Clippard Elementary School A Honor Roll, 3rd grade: Micah Barton, Madelyn Bitter, Isabel Burke, Alanah Davie , Cadence Easley, Hailey Edmundson , Connor Gosche, Richard Green, Ashlynn Hickey, Caitlin Hill, Noah Hill, Ella Hukel, ZaMaury Jackson, Tayshun Jennings, Bailey Johnson , Jeremiah Jones, Lincoln Keirsey, Dylan Laiben, Ava LaMar, Aylin Maldonado, Michaela Mason, Katie McBride, Keayrah McKee, Aaliyah Miller, Will Moyers, Cooper Reeves, Sydney Ringwald, Allison Rivers, Alex Ruebel , Garrett Schmidt, Garrett Snider, Skyler Stroder, Summer Stroder, Keyla Ugarte, Piper Underwood, Jayma Zerbe. ...

Jefferson Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Ja'Kiyah Beal, Terriah Beal, T'Kyra Bowen, Mame Fall, Nakhia Jones, Marissa Kight, Kaylee McGuire, Andrew Pease, Karissa Shockley, Maicee Sides, BJ Webb, Mark Williams. 3rd grade: Jaylin Frymire, Muhammed Jackson, Gabe Sneed, Ali Taylor...

Guardian Angel School Super Students Kindergarten: Alliston Estep, Dane Loper, Rylie Priggel, Adisyn Seabaugh, Kasyn Seabaugh, Colton Uhrhan 1st grade: Jonah Dirnberger, Porter Gadberry, Westyn Keller, Eva LeGrand, Weston Woods 2nd grade: Ava Forehand, Reid Hobbs, Amelia LeGrand, Ryder Siebert, Lauren Williamsen, Cora Woods...

Cape Christian School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Reid Bengtson, Austin Klusmeier, Chloe Sneed. 5th grade: Megan Maxton, Madison Morris, Yuliana Rust, Luke Tally. 6th grade: Kylie Creech, Chloe Crouch, Trey Ethridge, Luke Jones. 7th grade: Noah Branson, Landon Harris, Yasmeen Rodgers...

Scott City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th grade: Rylan Bollinger, Trenton Lathium, Dalyn Littlepage, Heather Phillips, Shelby Stroup 6th grade: Peyton Cave, Kacie Daigger, Brianna Huckstep, Abigail Umfleet 7th grade: Camden Conner, Raegan Holder,Misty Mason, Ada Rendleman...

Oak Ridge Elementary School 4th grade:Jesse Bishop, Kaylie Bolin, Anna Davis, Tyler Gamel, Ian Grayhek, Carson Hahs, Brock Hobeck, Samantha Hope, Tristan Kiser, Abby Koerner, Kendall Marshall, Gavin McFall, Sarah McLane, Kelby Newell, MaKayla Rangel, Job Sachse, Alivia Schilling, Katie Seabaugh, Emerald Stewart, Becka Tracy, Abby Volz , Annalina Wildhaber...

Blanchard Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Marianne Dean, Sena Ford, Avery Garrison. Londyn Johnson. Gabby Knupp. Maria Malone, Anne Prince, Griffin Rieger, Coen Stinson 3rd grade: Ellliot Allen, James Borders, Breyanah Coleman, Parker Estes, Tasha Feco, Tracie Helm, John Hunze, June Jones, Dion Maatrijk, Isabella Pattengill, Elizabeth Tilghman, Chris Watson...

Cape Central Middle School A Honor Roll 5th grade:Zayden Amick, Halle Andrews, Addison Ank, Kalee Armstrong, Katrina Barton, Jaylee Beard, Emma Berck, Zachary Borowiak, Talia Bowman, Sydney Britt, Adalia Brune, Brady Brune, Addison Brunkhorst, Kathryn Buckley, Samuel Cairns, Lindsey Caldwell, Alana Cannon, Peyton Coonts, Tad Couch, Carter Crosnoe, Halen Dade, Caitlin Dilley, Michael Dinh, Audrey Dooley, Katelyn Dowdy, Demi Drum, Carolynn Dunne, Dylan Dush, Jacob Easley, Ella Ferguson, Gema Figueroa, Abigale Ford, Trevor Freeman, Dakota Gardner, Eann Gardner, Isaac Geiser, Ja'Kwon Gray, Johnathan Gruber, Ella Haggerty, Cheyenne Higgs, Zyoniah Hutson, Riley Johnson, Cody Le, Isabella Lineberry, Connor Locke, Allanah Long, Jacob Lutes, Allison Majors, Olivia Majors, Kamerin McCalip, Noah McRaven, Kevin Mendez, Trisdon Miller, Jeremiah Morris, Taj Morris, Caden Norris, Jada Norris, Amber Nunn, Elizabeth Patrick, Christopher Price, Cole Proffer, Alexander Rich, Kolten Ritter, Emma Rivers, Janika Roberts, Betsabe' Rodriguez, Mohamad Roumany, Joseph Roupe, Devin Rowe, Crystalanna Rucker, Benjamin Sanders, Addison Seabaugh, Jaedan Seabaugh, Trinity Slinkard, Madison Smith, Maddix Sneed, Reagan Snider, Titus Stokely, Hailey Tipler, Aslyn Titus, Jeremiah Todd, Kara Torbet, Sidney Tovar, Jeffrey Turk, Vivian Vance, Sydnee Williams, Brakia Woods.. ...

Meadow Heights Junior and Senior High Superintendent's Honor Roll 7th grade: Titus Ackman, Devan Bangert, Clay Bollinger, Gracie Cook, Emily Dalton, Drew Green, Nicholas Hindman, Hannah Stewart 8th grade: Jacob Barks, Dylan Cook, Dallas Dickens, Bonnie Hanners, Benjamin Lincoln, Hannah McCaig...

Immaculate Conception School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Macy Bommarito, Erica DeBrock, Audrey Deken, Lily Huff, Lillie Jenkins, Lauren Marchi, Karley McBride, Annika Welker. 5th grade: Sydney Beussink, Tryston Duby, Rachel Engelen, Natalie Essner, Annalise Garner, Eve Jones, Karly Kasten, Celia Keran, Tori Rubel, Molly Turner...

Kelso C-7 School District A Honor Roll 2nd grade: Charleigh DeShaney, Lex Glastetter, Blake Jarrell, Trinity Wallace, Griffin Wilhelm, Konner Williams, Tiffany Wyatt. 3rd grade: Alex Arnold, Zoe Bentley, Ryan Brannigan, Graycie Conklin, Hayden Steimle, Emma Walter...

Jackson East Elementary School 4th grade: Price Belmar, Ryaan Biddle, Clayton Bohnsack, Jackson Bonnell, Kyla Brandy, Zachary Brazel, Brianna Brown, Garrison Brown, Abigail Burks, Emily Burks, Owen Burks, Haylie Conner, Connor Costello, D.J. Cowart, Rozalind Curlee, Kael Dameron, Aarolyn Evans, Cole Farrow, Callie Friese, Alana Gilbert, Charlie Grunloh, Alaina Haas, Katie Hahs, Waylon Hale, Blayne Harris, Alex Hayes, Andrew Henson, Gavin Holdman, Jack Hutson, Alex Kantchev, Durial King, Ayda Kiplinger, Peyton Klund, Grace Kurtz, Whitney Langford, Bradley Loos, Cooper McCearley, Carson McDaniel, Joshua Meesala, Madison Meyers, Allie Miller, Jacob Miller, Layla Nagel, Avagail Nations, Ethan Puls, Harper Ready, Hillary Riley, Rheyna Roberts, Dylan Schemel, Alexa Schneidermyer, Claire Sebaugh, Cooper Senciboy, Mason Settle, Bryce Sides, Brooklyn Stephens, Fisher Stevens, Lilly Stockard, Jonathan Swartzell, Elisha Thompson.. ...

St. Vincent de Paul School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Lily Ahlvin, Addison Beussink, Carley Bieser, Elizabeth Brooks,Jacob Brown, Jake Coalter, Andrew Davis, Tim DeYong, Ella Domian, Gavin Dunn, Michael Edwards, Alex Etherton, Sam Galati, Vita Galati, Jack Gardner, William Gardner, Alexander Godbey, Madeline Hendrickson, Laci Heuring, Kate Hopper, Sami Hussein, Lilly James, Madison Keck, Caroline Logel, Nolan McGuire, Suna Mungee, Aubrey Neumeyer, Sarah Patterson, Braden Pech, Emmett Pfeifer, Gabriel Raines, Blake Schreckenberg,Thomas Southard, Reagyn Strickland, Judd Thoma, Charlie West,Madelyn White.. ...

Oak Ridge Middle School 6th grade: Wyatt Berry, Sieanna Crowden, Logan DeWitt, Caitlyn Ernst, Paige Glueck, Jeremiah Hamilton, Benjamin Harrison, Jiliyan Hobeck, Mary-Beth Jensen, Mae Masterson, Ashton Reed, William Richards, Ethan Ruehling, Eli Sachse, Mylee Schilling, Garrett Seabaugh, Alex Seyer, Charlie Jo Sparks, Piper Stone, Tanner Strop, Justin Ward...

Oak Ridge High School 9th grade: Caroline Abner, Russell Allen, Connor Bock, Mark Johnson, Madalyn Koemer, Macie Lemons, Cole Schemel, Kristen Seabaugh, Brent Seyer, Taylor Seyer, Rheabeckah Thompson, Jennifer Truska, Sydney Unterreiner. 10th grade: Brianna Amschler, Jordan Barker, Jordan Layton, Amanda Meyer. Travis Sides, Cody Strop...

Alma Schrader Elementary School A Honor Roll 3rd grade: Jackson Ball, Kayden Barry, Julia Beasley, Don Cai, Max Cairns, Aimee Caldwell, Jude Class,vConnor Davidson, Dulina Dias, Drew Ferguson, Owen Gardner, Miles Huenefeldt,vLydia Masters, Alvin Mathew, Georgia Matukewicz, Savannah Matysik, Sydney Mizicko, Blake Pardon, Gavin Pittman, Audrey Ray, Sophia Stuart, Landon Thorne, Morgan Todd...

Jackson South Elementary School 4th grade:: Isabelle Abt, Caiden Baker, Alexander Bareiter, Trent Boxdorfer, Jerod Broshuis, Collin Bruns, Trinity Clover, Drake Dannenmueller, Tyler DeRossett, Natalie Dry, Kylie Evans, Tristan Farrow, Payton Gannon, Bryce Gentry, Delaney Gibson, Brody Goodman, Garrett Gresham, Austin Grogan, Ben Harris, Molly Haynes, Ethan Ivester, Maggie James, Charlee Koepp, Forrest Labelle, Jaylen Lee, Sam Lynch, Luke Martin, Nelson McGuire, Ashlee Meyer, Grace Newell, Gracie Niswonger, Kathryn Owens, Abygail Payne, Kya Pope, Brody Quatmann, Logan Rankin, Natalie Richmond, John Paul Sauer, Mattox Smith, Bella Sotello, Aiden Stadt, Devon Stout, Dalton Sturm, Darin Tanner, Braedon Thoma, Norah Trunzo, Kameryn Tucker, Mackenzie Vaughn, Madelynne Wagganer, Trinity Welch, Logan Wendel, Bayleigh Wheeler, Landon Wood, Justice Wren, Maci Zoellner.. ...

Nello Holcomb School A Honor Roll 8th grade: Astonish Fann, Lucy Monroe, Mara Murphy. 7th grade: Dani Ehlers, Jayden Riordan. 6th grade: Cameron Brindley, Olivia Garagnani, Andie Panice, Mary Richey, Cady Wallace. B Honor Roll 8th grade: Claire Abernathy, Phillip Babers, Sarah Fite, Zack Glenn, Giselle Guerrero, Tristen Kingree, Mason Martini, Hallie Stein...

Jackson High School 1st Semester Scholastic Honor Roll 10th grade: Benjamin Krewson. 11th grade: Audrey Allen, Megan Barnum, Glen Boyd, Anastasia Compton, Elise Eastin, Sarah Gammon, Caleb Gilbert, Liam Gray, Courtney Hahs, Andrea Hamm, Charles Hartle, Nicole Humphreys, Lillian Schell, Mary Scott, Matthew Snyder, Nicole Sotak, Aleni Tsikhlakis, Aaron Tyler, and James Ward...

Egyptian Elementary School A Honor Roll 3rd grade: Brandon Plott, Janie Riggs, Elijah Sitton, KyAsia Williams. 4th grade: Mary Beth Cox, Trinity Hacker, Elijay Price, Cyrus Robbins, Allison Turner. 5th grade: Caylee Jo Davis, Makenzie Knupp, Issac Turner, Madison VanAlstine...

Oran Junior and Senior High School 12th grade: McKenzie Belt, Jason Bennett, Ron Darmos, Layton Emerson, Alexis Fox, Allison Grojean, Preston Hahn, Trenton Hancock, Shiloh Kirn, Garrison Mangels, Patrick Markham, Tatum May, Ashlyn McIntosh, Tanner McVay, Lydia Moyers, Emily Phillips, Brett Ressel, Mitchell Schaefer, Hannah Scherer, Blake Schlitt, Erin Schlitt, Wesley Shipley, Courtney Todt, Ashley Watkins, Deseree Watkins, Paige Westrich, Kaitlyn Wittu, Rachel Yates...

Egyptian Middle School High Honor Roll 6th grade: Anna McLaughlin, Jennifer McLaughlin, Breanna Plott, Shaveh Price, Maisie Sitton. 7th grade: Bryanna Pace, Jacob Simmons. Honor Roll 6th grade: Ambria Casper. 7th grade: Mackenzie Williamson. 8th grade: Lucas McLaughlin, Noah Reeves...

Cape Central High School A Honor Roll 12th grade: Brooke Anderson, Ivy Brooks, Graeme Davis, Davis Deimund, Reed Dickson, Austin Duschell, Holly Finnegan, John Paul Goodman, Kendra Gosche, Garrett Jackson, Sara Johnson, Lauren Kimberly, Hannah Knight, Amanda Lively, Jon Long, Michaela Lovig, Hattie Madsen, Jayden Marra, Clayton Monia, Jared Mungle, Bennett Osburn, Alexis Oswald, Shelby Powers, Azariah Riley, Izabella Sander, Megan Saylor, Megan Sheeley, Taylor Shivelbine, William Shivelbine, Megan Smith, Thomas Sparkman, Matthew Stearns, Kylee Stevenson, Belinda Strack, Lauren Uhls, Adrienne Underwood, Casey Vaughn, Megan Westcott, Anne Wilferth, Rachel Williams, Sophia Wilson, John Young. ...

Cape Central Junior High School Cape Central Junior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Abigail Arbeiter, Jerry Bonner, Chayton Borders, Calvin Brunkhorst, Nathan Caldwell, Ryan Carns, Elizabeth Clubb, Lorelai Clubb, Karsyn Connell, Mallory Cook, Alexander Cooper, Chase Crosnoe, Walker Daum, Mollie Davidson, Catherine Davis, Megan Davis, Sarah Davis, Daniel Dordoni, Melanie Doyle, Daley Drum, Ava Duncan, Paige Elder, Mary Danielle Foutz, Evelin Frazier, Mia Fuehrer, Marcus Gibson, Mackenzy Glueck, Abigail Green, Lauryn Green, Andrea Gutierrez, Gregg Hallman, Elsie Harris, Nicolas Hillman, Hannah Horrell, Maka Hussein, Tyrus Janzow, Reginald Jennings, Bryce Johnson, Grayson Jones, Shalom Kamau, Rachel Keele, Abigail Kester, Rian King, Paul Kitchen, Natalie Le, Dakahi Leflore, Yanfeng Toby Lin, Bronson Lively, John Lutes, Jillian Majors, Jack Maxton, Emma McDougal, Justin McGill, Breyton Osburn, Landon Pearson, August Phegley, Peyton Redinger, Poulomi Rudrappa, Grace Sanders, Allison Schaefer, Tori Scott, Alexandria Seabaugh, Sophia Seay, Delaney Shaffer, Kareem Shaheen, Luke Sissom, India Sisson, Trentin Sisson, Mason Sitzes, Adam Smith, Samuel Smith, Yuktee Srikant, Hope Stafford, Kaylei Sterling, Layla Sumner, Elizabeth Turk, Kayleigh Turk, Levi Tuschhoff, Chetan Vanteddu, Adrienne Vincent, Cameren Walley, Olivia Wilke, Mckensi Williams, Takyra Williams, Alyssa Windisch, Keagen Winkler, Brooke Witvoet. ...

Egyptian High School High Honor Roll 9th grade: Tyrell Banks, Grace Klingeman, Brooke Sinn, Loralee Taylor. 10th grade: Kayla Kobel, Kelsey McCrite, Rileigh Petermichel. 11th grade: Emmalea Bigham, Daneesha Carthell, Annabelle Foeste, Tyra Huff, Cheyenne Martin...

St. Mary Cathedral School A Honor Roll: 4th grade: Susan Boyd, Andrew Brandon, Isabella Buerck, Morgan Crombie, Avery Dirnberger, Khalil Douthit, Lauren Eftink, Kaleb Friga, Abram Green, Luke Miller, Michaela Pittman, Saba Reeza, Madison Walker, Brynn Wulfers...

Scott City High School High Honor Roll 9th grade: Chloe Clayton, Kaileigh Dirden, Samuel Jordan, Logan Oleson, Shelby Seyer, Charli Simms, Emma Wilhelm 10th grade: Kaylea Bard, Randee Grant, Kurt Howell, Makayla Job, Christopher Phillips, Madison Thompson...

Delta Junior and Senior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Lauren Crutsinger, Zach Graham, Emily Landewee, Kourtney Ruggeri, Danielle Thomas 8th grade: Ryan Birkman, Coley Blattel, Charlie Carlton, Grant Coomer, Morgan Crutsinger, Ashgen Dozier, Kinsey Gramlisch, Anna Hanselman, Sierra McCall, Eric Mitchell, Sabrina Morris, Sarah Robinson, Andrea Slinkard, Colton White...

West Lane Elementary School 4th Grade: Aidan Shaver, Austin Mitchell, Brayden Gates, Brayden Koeller, Colby Davis, Ellie Blanton, Jason Goodman, Mackenzi Clark, Madison Sorbello, Maria Naeger, Ragad Alshammary, Regan Davie, William Smart, Chasity Bain, Megan Berger, Jace Glenn, Travis Jensen, Piper Keith, Kayley Kluesner, Mallorie Miller, Anna Seabaugh, Jack Spurgeon, Trynity Vanek, Brooklyn Borkowicz, Caiden Burgess, Raeghan Clark, Hunter Ferrell, Summer Grindstaff, Alysa Holshouser, Reese Larson, Jaden Massey, Josey Meier, Christopher Mellon, Addie Pehle, Hayden Perry, Tessa Quade, TJ Altenthal, Ty Bollinger, Kadence Crawford, Tyler Day, Zoe Fox, Elayna Gilbertson, Lydia Golinski, Larissa Green, Walker Griffin, Abrie Hartman, Tre Moore, Rileigh Parker, Trenton Rollet, Mykah Starr, Caroline Selzer, David Wilburn, Jayden Burr, Annajane Callis, Isabella Crowell, Gavin Guilliams, Blake Hager, Trinity Mouser, Aubrey Northern, Felicity Pingkian, Zachary Probst, Miguel Sander, Dyllan Scheffer, Garrett Scherer, Kailyn Shelburg, Adriana Sladek, Alex Sterling, Kelina Turner, Summer Wadley, Anna Ahrens, Lucas Bonnegent, Owen Carter, Sydnie Floyd, Elyjah Fox, Brendan Harmon, Ethan Harmon, Reid Landers, Evelynn LaVenture, Cayden Myers, Connor VanDeusen.. ...

Woodland High School A Honor Roll Brianna Arnzen, Alison Boyer, Quinn Hammers, Kyla Mouser, MacKenzie Altenthal, Kaitlyn Barks, Tara Belcher, Stacey Clowes, Madison Cover, Tara Dunning, Heidi Green, Mikayla Harris, Nyles Head, Jordan Lacy, Dakota Leimer, Kelsie Long, Tyler Masa, Joy Mayfield, Brooke Miles, Tyana Mouser, Rekekah Page, Krista Rhodes, Emma Rinacke, Hannah Scott, Brandon Sitzes, Raina Ware, Rachel Baker, Hanna Berrong, Lucianne Blackwell, Kristin Boyer, Marissa Calvert, Keegan Cooper, Jacob Cornelius, Alyssa Dowd, Colton Faulkner, Danielle Gillis, Levi Green, Suzanne Haislip, Ethan Harris, Clayton Hester, Samantha Kidd, Tristen Long, Hope Massey, Martin McLeary, Sierra Owens, Bryant Ricketts, Cheyenne Ricketts, Jaime Robins, Brea Sloan, Makayla Tarpley, Melanie Teal, Landon Thomsen, Logan Thomsen, Shelby Weakley, Cheyenne Wells, Lacey Wilkinson, Vanessa Wiseman, Derek Yount, Zachary Beel, Tyler Bock, Pleasant Cook, Kenneth Cronk, Chelsea Cureton, Anna Deck, Cherokee Elledge, Rainha Hammers, Nicholas Horman, Jose Hurt, Lauren Hurt, Sydney Keith, Bettie Kimbrough, Kerri Lincoln, Taylor Lincoln, Whitney Lincoln, Cheyenne Long, Kayla McLean, Ciara Rainbolt, Lydia Reitzel, Shelby Sawyer, Cole Schlief, Aiyanna Storie, Austin Stroup, Nathaniel Sweeney, Reed Walker, Shelby Yount. ...

St. Joseph School A Honor Roll 8th grade: Kaitlin Campbell, Skyler Robert. 6th grade: Harley Hollis. 5th grade: Bridget Bailey. 4th grade: Tess Glastetter, Kaitlyn Walker. B Honor Roll 6th grade: Johnathon Madalon. 5th grade: Jennifer Groves. 4th grade: Julia Campbell...

Franklin Elementary School A Honor Roll Jolie Chaney, Aaliyah Marshal, Jennifer Morales, Wenni Zhao, Taylor Sides, Breiara Whitcomb, Emerald Scott, Aaliyah Solis, Peyton Banks, Zach Babers, Amber Gorham, Jospeh Coonts, Amiya Mackins, Jocelynn Geiser, Da'Shawn Johnson...

Zalma Junior and Senior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade : Andrea Thompson, Ethan Lemons, Logan Lemons, Jolie Pickett, Tracie VanGennip, Cole Younger 8th grade: Lindsey Umfleet 9th grade: Kassi Bright, Kiara Cato, Emily Pickett 10th grade: Jacob Borders, Brett Hovis, Cierra Schmidt, Abbi Spain, Lacie VanGennip...

St. Paul Lutheran School Scholastic Honor Roll 5th grade: Kennady Biri, Eden Dehne, Madeline Kiehne, Ashlyn Mueller, Eli Perr, Maci Wendel, Jack Wyatt. 6th grade: Noah Bockleman, Lilly DeProw, Flint Guilliams, Delaynie Spies 7th grade: Seth Sievers, Carson Williams...

Saxony Lutheran High School High Honor with High Distinction 9th grade: Katie Benkendorf, Faith Boettcher, Samuel Elfrink, Kate Hallman, Christopher Palmer, Luke Richmond, Etienne Soto, Olivia Voelker. 10th grade: Emily Cates, Nate Hartmann, Londyn Lorenz, Laurel Mueller, Emma Robison, Jade Samanta, Ireland Smith, Sofia Voss, Wil Walker...

Delta Elementary School 1st grade: Damara Adams, Jase Anglin, Bailey Bartels, Fayelinn Brown, Lynnea Deckard, Kyle Evans, Mason Hornbuckle, Dylan Jansen, Levi Rogers, Brianna Sanders, Wyatt Timberlake, Skylar Vandeven, Levi Williams 2nd grade: Cameron Altenthal, Isaiah Berry, Bryce Cox, Aubrie Erlbacher, Cole Graham, Rylin Huffman, Julia Ikerman, Ciara Medley, Ethan Moreno, Rylie Varner...

Kelly Elementary School A Honor Roll erd Grade: Grant Burleson, Joseph Burns, Hunter Carlyle, Jase Cope, Claire Davis, Gwendolyn Essner, Nyla Gaudet, Nolan Hupp, Derek Ivy, Jackson Jenkins, Hunter Kirk, Sophia Lofton, Mayce Morgan, Brilee Mouser, Lola Pattengill, William Paz, Layla Popp, Trace Sadler, Kaia Sauceda, Laynie Stone, Keelie Winter, Kira Wolf, Isaac Worley, Trystyn Ziegler...

Jackson High School First semester A Honor Roll 8th grade: Gabrielle Ashworth, Ramsey Bahner, Alec Bailey, Gracie Ballance, Blake Barnes, Ryder Barnes, Brieanna Barnett, Chayton Bass, Kailey Bell, Hunter Bilek, Kaitlyn Bohnsack, Sophia Brady, Elijah Bratton, Mary-Cameron Brazel, Aaron Brown, Jeremy Brown, Alexander Bruns, Ian Bryant, Mary Calvin, Jacob Cantoni, Carson Childers, Parker Clements, Heather Conaway, Morgan Conklin, Dustin Cook, Isaiah Cougill, Caleb Craft, Taylor Crites, Lane Crowden, Noah Dameron, Colby Davis, Jonna Davis, Jenny Duncan, Michaela Dyer, Kalin Ellis, Libby Ezzell, Jacob Farrar, Maegen Farrow, Kendall Felter, Lauren Gage, Jackson Gerau, Mara Golden, Taylor Goodson, Bailey Green, Wyatt Griffin, Maya Grojean, Jackie Hamm, Emily Harmon, Zavier Heinley, Kallie Henson, Collin Hill, Caleb Hitt, Megan Hoffmeister, Seth Honeycutt, Hunter Hostalek, Jordan Houston, Erin Huff, Aaliyah Hurt, Alexis Johnson, Emma Johnson, Levi Kaelin, Ali Keillor, Ryan Kinder, Dylan Koehler, Jessica Kucera, Austin LaFave, Shannon Law, Hannah Lawless, Reagan Leckie, Rilee Leckie, Zane Lintner, Celena Looman, Dawson Macke, Peyton Maintz, Patrick Malone, Alice Mansell, Fulgencio Martinez, Whitney Mauk, Ann Marie McClard, Sydney McCraw, Candis McCuan, Haley McElvoy, Caitlin Meinke, Gillian Merideth, Alex Meyer, Keagan Meyr, Reyt Middleton, Rylee Mills, Destinee Monighan, Lauren Moore, Kaylee Myers, Nadia Myers, Michael Newman, Lara Oliver, Taryn Overstreet, Tabitha Patrick, Benjamin Petzoldt, Katherine Phillips, Riley Pike, Joshua Pipkin, Alexa Price, Ashlyn Prince, Alexandria Reed, Kylie Reisenbichler, Luke Reynolds, Caleb Richardson, Madissen Robertson, Caysie Rose, Colby Rushing, Matthew Sandvik, Elizabeth Schell, Dalton Schroeder, Kaitlyn Scott, Kyle Seabaugh Jacob Shelton, Grant Sides, Melody Sievers, Macy Slinkard, Allison Smith, Jake Smith, Morgan Smith, Elizabeth Snyder, Matthew Stallings, Luke Starzinger, Mackenzie Stoner, Katelyn Thomas, Devon Thurm, Margaret Todd, Micayla Tripp, Noah Urhahn, Stone Vandeven, Kayla Vaughn, Braiden Wagganer, Hank Warren, Seth Waters, Carly Welch, Emma Whiteside, Blaise Winder, Rhett Wiseman, Riley Wiseman, Hannah Woodard, Kolby Wren, Jesse Yount.. ...

Kelly High School A Honor Roll 9th grade: Kaylee Backfisch, Kamryn Bryant, Sydney Dittlinger, Peyton Eftink, Alondra Figueroa, Anna Goering, William Tyler Green, Landon Hahs, Alison Hise, Jamie Ivie, Natalie James-Wyatt, Nathan Kiehl, Kenzie Koepp, Lauren Lambert, Olivia Lofton, Jaycee Loomis, Ashton Matlock, Lacey McBride, Mallory Poat, Linsey Powers, Damon Schultz, Allison Seiler, Wyatt Standridge, Katherine Wade, Grace Ward, Christian Worley...

Meadow Heights Elementary 1st grade: Mason Allen, Kloey Brown, Preston Castle, Jayden Cramer, Cassidy Davis, Paisley Eyler, Kaleb Gruenewald, Libby Jaco, Mandi James, Kaleb Jones, Austin Lappe, Carly Lappe, Joleigh Lewis, Isaiah Long, Riley Mccall, Gunner Petton, Asher Pikey, Elijah Pohlman, Mason Propst, Lilee Royle, Lliam Smith, Shane Snodgrass, Jacob Stricklin, Kenna Thele,...

Woodland Middle School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Joe Cook, Kylie Copen, Rylee Cureton, Ryley Holzheimer, Daniel Lutes, Caroline Rhodes, Allie Sitze, Lane Vangennip, Sarah Wilkinson 6th grade: Chloe Goodwin, Shelten Hester, Addie Johnson, Garret Koenig, Malorie Miles, Peyton Mouser, Emilee Rouggly, Selena Sandford, Brookelynn Shell, Emily Stewart, Jessica Warren...

Notre Dame Regional High School A Honor Roll 12th grade: Sarene Allen, Susan Anderson, Emelia Baer, Jaden Barnes, Karolina Betkowska, Briley Bieser, Alex Bradshaw, Logan Brigman, Hannah Camarato, David Carman, Andrea Charleston, Nicholas Coppock, Bailey Dame, Blake Dunlap, Jacob Edwards, Tyler Essner, Megan Eudy, Samantha Feeney, Abigail Floyd, Ling Gan, Rylie Gant, Clinton Gaskill, Megan Gates, Elizabeth Gibbs, Thomas Halter III, Robert Hearnes III, Shelby Heckert, Madison Heisserer, Mitchell Heisserer, Ira Holcomb, Lisanne Holterman, Carly Hopkins, Natalie Hughes, Lincoln Hunter, Lucas Hurley, Taylor Ivy, Stephanie Jansen, Devin Johnson, Olivia Jordan, William Kapp IV, Chloe Kasten, William Keene IV, Matthew Keith, Carson Ketcher, Mitchell Kramer, Claire Landewee, Andrew LeGrand, Lindsey LeGrand, Jiayang Liu, Mackenzie Lynch, Addison McGill, Emily McKee, Jordan Meadors, Garret Menz, Madeline Morris, Lindsay Moses, Justin Moss, Renee Peters, Grant Powderly, Noah Raines, Jack Redburn, Gabrielle Rivas, Tanner Robert, Angelica Rubi, Cheyenne Sander, Christina Scherer, Anne Schlegel, Caroline Schott, Tyler Schumacker, Dayton Seabaugh, Joshua Seabaugh, Jordan Seyer, Emma Sievers, Megan Smith, Megan Sprengel, Kaitlyn Stone, Grant Strange, Clayton Stull, Rachel Thompson, Emily Timpe, Julia Todt, Alecia Totton, Alexa Turnbow, Evan Unterreiner, Madeline Urhahn, Amber Vandeven, Addison Vaugier, Cecil Villanueva Boone, Lauren Vowels, Nigel Watson, Breanna Westrich, Ashlee Younghouse, Yumeng Zhang, Anne Ziegler.. ...

Chaffee Junior and Senior High School 7th grade: Peyton Atkins, Ashlee Bowman, Hailey Cook, Abigail Cowling, Hunter Crader, Nicolas Crouse, Connor Davenport, Christopher Elfrink, Todd Fightmaster, Kayla Foulk, Tristan Foulk, Benjamin Hastings, Landon Henson, Amia Jackson, Mackenzie Jackson, Kayla Kiser, Sydney Lewis, Harmonie McGee, Landon Rains, Casey Sadler, Jagger Sadler, Mattilyn Sadler, Hannah Salinas, Paige Schaefer, Drew Swinford...

Eagle Ridge Christian School Eagle Ridge Christian School A Honor Roll Kindergarten: Lorna Dannar, Maci Gray,Morgan Hanf, Kaitlyn Miller, Julia Peters, Addison Salinas, Collyn Silavent, Lynlee Smith, Lilian Stahly, Charlotte Stovall, Eleanor Yerton...

The Southeast Missouri State University Speakers Series this year has, as usual, brought a diverse group of presenters to Cape Girardeau to speak on a variety of topics. The next speaker, Common, appears at 7:30 p.m. today at the Show Me Center. Having been in the music business for 16 years, Common has released nine albums, has had Grammy-nominated collaborations and, along with musician John Legend, won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Glory" from the movie "Selma.". ...

WASHINGTON -- Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill said Monday she has breast cancer and will remain in St. Louis for the next three weeks to receive treatment. The Democratic senator said in a blog post Monday the cancer was detected through a regular mammogram...

RIVERSIDE, Mo. -- A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four people whose charred bodies were found outside a burning northwest Missouri home over the weekend has been charged with stealing a car from the residence, authorities said Monday...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers debated Monday on how to balance the public's right to access police body camera footage with individuals' right to privacy. Rep. Kenneth Wilson told a House panel while he wants to ensure body cameras don't interfere with investigations or infringe on people's rights, he wants to keep some avenues open for public access...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A former Kansas City church worker who said she was fired after her same-sex marriage was publicized settled her lawsuit with the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The amount awarded to Colleen Simon, a former food-pantry coordinator, was not released after her lawsuit was settled Tuesday, The Kansas City Star reported...

Pride in the American military shows itself in full force as a large gathering participates in an Operation Desert Storm support rally. Prior to the rally, an estimated 450 to 500 persons march, walk and ride in a parade from Freedom Corner in Capaha Park to Arena Park, where Ian Sutherland, a retired Army colonel, speaks to the crowd...

Roy Leonard "Len" Whitener was born Feb. 12, 1942, at St. Louis, the son of Roy and Thelma (Harris) Whitener. He passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 74 years. Len married Aleda Jane Tinnin in January 1981, and she survives. ...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Darrell Gene "Reb" Masters Jr., 52, of Marble Hill died at his home Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. Born in Fort Benning, Georgia, on May 26, 1963, he was the son of Darrell Gene and Loine Mildred Faries Masters Sr. He worked as a truck driver for many years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Missouri National Guard. He and Effie Hovis Masters were married for 33 years. She survives...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vada May (Morse) Cox, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born Dec. 27, 1942, in Perryville to Willard and Beulah Tucker Wilson. She first married Samuel Andrew Morse. He passed away in 1980. She later married Donald Cox Sr. on Sept. 16, 1989, at Jackson. He preceded her in death Sept. 20, 2009...

Joseph Lee "Joe Fig" Figliolo, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at his home. Joe was born April 8, 1941, in Nettleton, Arkansas. Joe moved to Cape Girardeau to raise his young family. He worked for Skinner Plumbing and Heating as an apprentice plumber, for Paramount Liquor Company as a delivery driver and for Cape Central Airways on the flight line while building up his own construction company, Figliolo Construction Inc., which he operated until 1975...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alma A. Pecaut, 89, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born Nov. 18, 1926, in St. Mary, Missouri, the daughter of Vallie and Lillian (Duvall) Lawrence. She and Robert E. Pecaut Sr. were married on Oct. 23, 1948. He preceded her in death Nov. 21, 2015...

Wilbert E. Welker, 95, surrounded by his loving family, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at his home in Jackson. He will be remembered for his kind smile, positive attitude, faithfulness to Christ and his church and his dedication to prayer...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Uber ride-hailing service acknowledged Monday it received complaints about erratic driving by the suspect in the random shootings that killed six people in Kalamazoo, and a prosecutor said the man admitted carrying out the attacks...

WASHINGTON -- Some family members of victims and survivors of the San Bernardino terror attack will file court papers in support of a judge's order that Apple Inc. help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone as part of the terrorism investigation, a lawyer and others said Monday...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Democrat accused Republicans Monday of trying to delegitimize Barack Obama's presidency by preventing him from filling the Supreme Court vacancy as a divided Senate convened for the first time since Antonin Scalia's death and dove into election-year combat over the opening...

ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge is considering whether to release the names of witnesses who testified during the grand-jury proceedings in a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer's shooting death of Michael Brown. Attorneys on both sides of the wrongful-death lawsuit by Brown's parents are seeking the identities and pressed for it during a hearing last week; witnesses were promised their names would remain secret...

Geneva Allen-Patterson puts a scoop of green beans into a carryout box Monday afternoon at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. The last two full weeks of the month, the Salvation Army hosts meals with friends, an event where people can come have a hot meal and take a meal home...

Jamal Jennings stands in the vestibule of Lighthouse Breakthrough International Ministries after listening to a sermon inside Monday in downtown Cape Girardeau. The nondenominational church is in the old B'Nai Israel Synagogue on Main Street. The building was built in 1937 and is on the National Register of Historic Places...

After getting into fight with several people in a large crowd, a Cape Girardeau man pulled a gun and threatened to kill two people, police say. Ron Maurice Johnson, 24, was arrested Saturday by Cape Girardeau police and charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon...

KENNETT, Mo. — Kennett High School principal Richie Leeker said all students will be issued a Chromebook laptop computer before the start of next year.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Bill Cosby's wife, an enigmatic figure who publicly has stood by her husband despite dozens of sexual assault allegations against him, was deposed Monday in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by seven accusers. The deposition, believed to be the first she has given since dozens of women came forward to accuse him of sex assault, was given under heavy security at the Springfield Marriott. ...

ST. LOUIS -- Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton each scored two goals, powering the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Thornton also had two assists as San Jose improved to 21-9-2 on the road, matching its total road wins from last season. At home, the Sharks are just 11-12-3...

Tri-State Advertising & Marketing Professionals (AMP) recognized the best in local advertising Friday at the annual American Advertising Awards Show -- the ADDYs -- at Isle Casino Events Center in Cape Girardeau. The American Advertising Awards competition is based on creativity, Tonya Wells, co-chairwoman of the Tri-State Advertising & Marketing Professionals, said. The judges look only at quality of the work...

On March 21, state auditors will begin a six- or seven-week visit to the Cape Girardeau School District to test the mettle of its cybersecurity safeguards. "I see it as an opportunity to look at what we're doing and how we can improve," superintendent Jim Welker said during Monday's Board of Education meeting...

The 15-year-old girl who allegedly was imprisoned inside a makeshift room in her own home in Old Appleton had just come back from a mental-health facility in the St. Louis area, according to a probable-cause statement. Police said one of the suspects, Rebekah Hughes, likely was trying to flee the area when she was apprehended in Matthews, Missouri, after the victim escaped and notified authorities...

DAMASCUS, Syria -- The United States and Russia agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect Saturday, even as major questions over enforcing and responding to violations of the truce are unresolved. Syria's warring government and rebels still need to accept the deal. ...

ST. JAMES, Mo. -- Human remains have been found along a southern Missouri creek where a 13-year-old boy last was seen in July, the area sheriff said Monday. Phelps County Sheriff Richard Lisenbe said forensic tests are being conducted on the remains. ...

Dann Dickemann, 68, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at the funeral home, with the Revs. Billy Garner and Brian Gill officiating...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Taylor D. Kitners, 21, 824 Bellevue St., was arrested at Broadway and North Main Street on suspicion of DWI. n Sara D. Rucker, 36, of Millersville was arrested at 612 S. Sprigg St. on a warrant for probation violation for dangerous drugs...

Daughter to Joshua Wade and Amanda Ruth Withrow of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:28 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. Name, Iliza Marilyn. Weight, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Withrow is the former Amanda Whaley, daughter of Pam Whaley of Jackson and the late Stephen Whaley. She is a dance instructor at Dance Extensions. Withrow is the son of Mark and Lynn Withrow of Perryville, Missouri. He is a mold-shop technician at TG Missouri...

MARQUAND, Mo. -- Paul Dwight James "J.J." Johnson, 44, of Marquand died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at New Salem Baptist Church near Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Union Light Cemetery...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Vivian Mae Stroup, 70, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at the Perry Estates Nursing Center in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield, Missouri...

LOS ANGELES -- Police say a photo of two people taken with a stolen Kindle has led to its return. Police said the photo uploaded automatically to the owner's cloud account. It showed a photo of a man and a woman who apparently visited church on Ash Wednesday because she had a smudge of ash on her forehead. Police said a few hours later the man in the picture returned the Kindle. The woman in the photo was the man's mother, who police say had nothing to do with the theft...

In Mike Jensen's recent column he said he could not vote for Hillary Clinton because she was a liar. It was such an abrupt outburst that it reminded me of a first-grade schoolyard chant. You know: Liar, liar, pants on fire! Thing is, Mrs. Clinton is a politician and so, yes, she does lie, same as all the Republican candidates. ...

O Lord Jesus, may we show hospitality to others. Amen.

Harper Lee is gone. I learned of her death Friday after someone posted it on my Facebook page. I literally gasped aloud, and my jaw dropped. In the moments that followed, others posted the news on my timeline, as well. I am honored that when people think of Harper Lee and, of course, her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," they think of me. Why would an 89-year-old from Alabama bring Adrienne Ross, a much-younger, native New Yorker-turned-Missourian to mind?...

The New Madrid County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Department didn’t need much time to track down a stolen car from Benton, Missouri.