Stories from Sunday, July 31, 2016

It had been about 250 miles and more than 60 hours when Bryan Greaser reached the top of the world. Sixty hours since civilization. Sixty hours since anything that truly met the definition of "sleep." Sixty hours since a meal that any normal person's digestive system wouldn't consider an assault on its better nature. Sixty hours since his body had been in anything but survive-and-compete mode...

The Delta Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Delta Community Building. The theme for the meeting will be Fun Day with Bingo, puzzles, games and fellowship. Musical entertainment will be provided by Bob Schwepker and the Senior Notes. Lunch will be served at noon. For more information, call (573) 794-2259 or (573) 794-2874...

Three Southeast Missouri State athletic teams have been recognized with Ohio Valley Conference Team Academic Achievement Awards. Women's cross country, women's soccer and women's tennis all got nods for the honors, which are presented in each OVC-sponsored sport each year to the school with the highest percentage of student-athlete's who maintained a 3.25 GPA or higher...

Clutching a handmade "Pray for Justice" sign, Scott Johnson pointed south to explain why he joined roughly 200 people who set out on a Stop the Violence prayer march Saturday morning. "My 15-year-old sister Shakiela was murdered by her 16-year-old boyfriend a few blocks that way," he said...

Cape Girardeau County voters will decide a hotly contested sheriff's race Tuesday that pits longtime incumbent John Jordan against political newcomer Dave Diveley. The winner of the Republican primary battle is virtually assured of taking office, as he will be unopposed in the November general election...

Two parents in Marble Hill, Missouri, were charged with three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child after three of their children were found walking alone in the rain Wednesday, police said. A passerby brought the three children -- ages 9, 7 and 6 -- to the Bollinger County sheriff's office about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after she picked them up because of worsening weather conditions, according to a probable-cause affidavit filed by sheriff's Cpl. William Forkum...

Today in History Today is Sunday, July 31, the 213th day of 2016. There are 153 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 31, 1991, President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow...

Joe and Barb McKeon of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family in Gulf Shores, Alabama. McKeon and the former Barb Kulish were married July 2, 1966, at St. Matthew's Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They have three children: Tim and Sherri McKeon of Pensacola, Florida; Betsy and Mike Anders of Cape Girardeau; and Matt and Eileen McKeon of St. Charles, Missouri. They also have 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...

Don and Coletta Seabaugh Garland celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on July 10 at the Lutheran Home Assisted Living West in Cape Girardeau, where they live. Garland and the former Coletta Seabaugh were married July 5, 1946, at Sedgewickville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Northdurst officiated the ceremony. Milford Seabaugh was best man and Geneva Seabaugh was matron of honor...

Richard and Tammy Ostendorf of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Elaine Ostendorf, to Tyler Anthony Clubb of Leopold, Missouri. He is the son of Bob and Jean Clubb of Leopold. Lindsey received a bachelor's degree in child development from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a preschool teacher at Community Day School in Cape Girardeau...

Adrian and Jamie Toole of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Meredith Lynne Toole of Nashville, Tennessee, to Michael Patrick Reiter of Champaign, Illinois. He is the son of Scott and Mary Beth Reiter of New Lenox, Illinois. Meredith is a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...

The Mississippi River is a highway for goods moving through the heartland. Tow boats push huge barges with the help of massive propellers driving them. For the folks at Missouri Dry Dock and Repair Co. in Cape Girardeau, keeping these boats moving smoothly up and down Midwest rivers is their job. While the family business has many aspects, the propeller repair shop seems most lively at the moment...

The spider in this photo is a brown recluse. It lives naturally in the Southeast Missouri woods. It spends most of its life hiding in dark places such as wood piles and under things left undisturbed for long periods of time. Brown recluse spiders have found human houses provide ideal living quarters. ...

A blood drive will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at ConnectionPoint Church, 1506 S. Farmington Road in Jackson. A blood drive will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the Bank of Missouri, 315 Crites Ave. in Scott City. A blood drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Missouri National Guard building, 2626 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau...

Cape Girardeau/Scott City Monday: Pasta with meat sauce or chicken tenders, golden hominy, layered salad, garlic bread, fruit salad or ice cream. Tuesday: Beef taco salad or chicken soft taco, corn and black beans, lettuce salad, tortilla chips and whole-grain crackers, stewed apples or Texas sheet cake...

Defiance is refusing to play Pokemon Go, even when your spouse and children seem devoted to the mobile phone-based game. In recent days, I've seen folks -- and not just high-school and college students -- aimlessly walking down the street, heads down, trying to capture a Pokemon, or doing battle at a "gym," which in this scenario usually is not a place where athletic activity is occurring...

This past week I went to a Coldplay concert. I don't think I've ever experienced music that allows me to feel my own solitude and my sole existence within a larger community of people simultaneously like I did at this concert. Before going into the stadium, each person was given a light-up wristband to wear during the show. The wristbands lit up during certain songs...

Kage FCE met July 14 in the Chateau Girardeau activities room, which was reserved by Dortha Strack, resident and hostess for the meeting. She called the meeting to order, led the pledges and club collect, and presented a devotion titled "Respect." Two guests, Bonnie Strack and Belinda Strack, as well as 10 members, answered roll call...

Submitted by the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri Gretel/Humane Society Gretel is 8 months old. She is spayed and housebroken and she enjoys playing with other dogs. Gretel is available for adoption at the Humane Society; call (573) 334-5837.

Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Pumpkin/Safe Harbor Pumpkin is a sweet-natured female and is less than a year old. Pumpkin is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.

Associated Press When it comes to healthy eating, good intentions and willpower can only take us so far. That's why I believe strongly in making the healthy choice the easy choice, especially when it comes to morning decisions. Spending a little time to set myself up for success makes a huge difference in my ability to stick to my healthy living plans. ...

Fresh ginger is flavorful and aromatic and pairs well with soy sauce and sesame to make a delicious flavor blend for many meat entree dishes. Our family really enjoys the flavor combinations of ginger, teriyaki, soy and sesame, so these recipes I am passing along to you today will be on our list to make in the very near future...

It can be a flat chunk of concrete, a portion of a tectonic plate, the NASDAQ symbol for Silicon Laboratories or the name of a city in West Virginia, California or Wisconsin. But when I hear the word, I think of pie. I'm talking, of course, about slabs...

I get asked a lot of questions regarding garden stuff, especially in the summer. Just yesterday my sister in Nebraska called and asked me about some tomatoes she had bought at a farmers market. It was a good question, and it made me think about writing an article answering some of your questions. So this article is about questions I've been asked, and hopefully I can answer them...

Summer squash reproduces so energetically that calling it prolific is understating the case. Still, why not take advantage of its bounty? Here I slice the squash into long ribbons and employ it as "pasta." Use a mandoline (be sure to use the guard that comes with it), although a Y-shaped peeler will also work. The resulting "pasta" is more flavorful and less caloric than pasta itself...

The following students have been named to the spring 2016 dean's list at Southeast Missouri State University: Advance, Missouri: Ethan Barr. Cape Girardeau: James Adams, Christina Alexander, Amanda Allen, Marie Ansberry, Bobby Asher, Daniel Atwood, Julie Aufdenberg, Sean Bard, Hanna Bates, Jordan Bates, Christopher Beaty, Brandi Bertrand, Keonia Blair, Bryan Blaylock, Brooke Bohnert, Nicole Bollig, Dion Brown, Rachel Bright, Enoch Brooks, Mckenzie Bradshaw, Alix Bosler, Becky Bomar, Daniel Bollinger, Staci Brugger, Colt Buehler, Josiah Burchard, Alexis Burnette, Lydia Cameron, Taylor Carr, Dustin Chaney, Danielle Childers, Kerri Christian, Emily Cieslewicz, Erin Ciezadlo, Stephen Coleman, Michael Cooke, Andrea Cox, Wesley Cox, Zachary Crosskno, Emily Daly.. ...

Happy birthday to Fimble Enderle, Margie Bucher, Debbie Totty, Jonathan Dooley, Billie Jo Sadler, Katie Hampton, Adam Swinford, Breanna Davis, Bob Burnett, Shelby Ancell, Kari Stone, Dorothy Margrabe, Anne Woodyard, Adam Uhrhahn, Tom Burnett, Rocky Portell, Leann Carroll, Jane Swain, Nancy Jenkerson, Margie Kielhofner, Opal Vessels, BJ Jackson, Carol Cannon, Stephanie Scheeter, Larry Wolfe, Dale Tierney, Tracey Totty, Paula Stidham, Saundra Hamilton, Simon Zerbe, Jackie Fowler, Ruben Hitt and Stephanie Bennett.. ...

August is Family Fun Month. What's something fun you like to do with your family?

The recent incidents of police brutality against black people and retaliatory killings of innocent white policemen in Dallas and elsewhere raise the question: "Which came first?" There is no excuse for either of these misdeeds. There is no doubt many black people disobey commands of police when they are stopped. This behavior is as much due to mistrust of, and loss of respect for, the police for the way they behaved with them, as failure of their parents to teach them to obey the law...

Being overweight can hide some cancers, but I've known a number of underweight people with cancer. It seems families pass it on. Doctors should test anyone that has/had two or more family members with cancer. If they find the cancer gene early then hopefully it can be stopped. ...

Tuesday is state primary election day in Missouri. In addition to statewide offices such as governor and lieutenant governor, voters in Southeast Missouri will cast ballots on several local races and issues. Four Republicans are running for the U.S. 8th Congressional District seat. Phillip Smith, Hal Brown and Todd Mahn are up against incumbent Jason Smith...

MIAMI -- Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had three hits and drove in two runs to help lead the Miami Marlins to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and Martin Prado had a two-run double for the Marlins. They drew even with the Cardinals at 56-48 for the second NL wild-card spot...

WASHINGTON -- For eight summer nights, there were two different visions of America. At Donald Trump's Republican convention, America was spiraling into chaos and economic ruin. Immigrants were cast as criminals or potential terrorists. The government is rigged for the wealthy and powerful, almost past the point of repair...

URBANA, Ill. -- Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz had just finished walking in a Fourth of July parade when her assistant told her a central Illinois man had been arrested on suspicion of burning an American flag. Rietz said she knew "immediately" the Urbana Police Department needed to release Bryton Mellott, who posted a video of the act on Facebook and whom police initially said they arrested to protect from threats. ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Hillary Clinton's campaign bus wound its way through Donald Trump's America as the Republican nominee picked a new fight with the bereaved father of a Muslim Army captain. In a Democratic convention speech, Muslim lawyer Khizr Khan said Trump has "sacrificed nothing and no one" for his country...

WASHINGTON -- Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot-air balloon operators, government documents show. The FAA rejected those recommendations...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. was a young Ku Klux Klansman with a reputation for hating blacks in 1963, when a bomb ripped a hole in the side of 16th Street Baptist Church, killing four black girls during the civil-rights movement. Today, Blanton is old and imprisoned, the last survivor among three one-time KKK members convicted of murder in the bombing. Soon, Alabama's parole board will decide whether Blanton deserves to be free after serving 15 years of a life term for murder...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- A mounted police officer was spotted at a Dunkin' Donuts drive-through on horseback. Boston's WCVB-TV posted a picture of the officer and his partner at a Saratoga Springs drive-through Wednesday. Officer John Sesselman ordered a cup of coffee for himself and a glazed munchkin for his horse, King Tut. The department posted pictures of the horse and Sesselman patrolling downtown, noting, "King Tut works hard and doesn't mind if you stop to pet him!"...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Life for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago progressively has become more normal, with greater freedom outside a psychiatric hospital. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than the record store where he whiles away many hours...

LOCKHART, Texas -- A hot-air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed Saturday in central Texas, and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said. Authorities would not confirm the exact number of deaths, but Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said the balloon was carrying at least 16 people and the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office said in a statement it didn't look like anyone survived...

LOS ANGELES -- A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history Saturday when he became the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead. After a two-minute freefall, Luke Aikins landed dead center in the 100-by-100-foot net at the Big Sky movie ranch on the outskirts of Simi Valley...

CHICAGO -- Courts have dealt setbacks in three states to Republican efforts critics contend restrict voting rights -- blocking a North Carolina law requiring photo identification, loosening a similar measure in Wisconsin and halting strict citizenship requirements in Kansas...

Sales of existing homes and construction of new housing are continuing to show increases in the Cape Girardeau area; a total of 15 permits for new residences were issued in Cape Girardeau during June through mid-July; only 13 new-house permits were issued during the first quarter of the year...

BENTON, Mo. -- Paul Zeigler, 89, of Benton passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1927, at Kelso, Missouri, the son of George and Helen Hamm Zeigler. He married Aileene Jeannette Cook on Sept. 16, 1950, at Benton. She preceded him in death May 26, 2009...

It is with great sadness we announce the death of our father, grandfather, brother, teacher and friend, John Thomas Wissman. “Tom” was born Dec. 24, 1940, in Cape Girardeau as the exact middle of seven children born to Lester and Marjorie Wissman...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Mary Ann Stoffregen, 78, of Advance passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 19, 1937, in Chaffee, Missouri, to the late John and Mary Ann Sadler Gramlisch. She married Harold "Buck" Stoffregen on Feb. 28, 1952, and he preceded her in death April 27, 1992...

Anton John Sebek, 83, passed away peacefully with his daughters at his side Friday, July 29, 2016, in St. Louis. Tony was born Nov. 19, 1932, in St. Louis to Mary Katherine Sebek. He graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School. He married his high-school sweetheart, Imogene Ford, on Nov. 28, 1952. She preceded him in death...

Daniel Paul Rice, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 29, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Charles Gililland officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Denny Lee Owens, 81, formerly of East Prairie, died Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 26, 1935, in East Prairie to the late Charlie and Marie Owens. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Occupational Forces after the war. He worked for Bridger Construction until retirement...

Elmer Lee Koessel, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab in Belleville, Illinois. He was born Friday, June 14, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Carl and Alma Zierath Koessel. Elmer was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University. ...

Elmer Ernest Hawn, 88, of Patterson, Missouri, died Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Mary Lynn Knaup Gardiner, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 30, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at St. Mary Grade School gymnasium in Cape Girardeau. Parish prayers will be said at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Harassment was reported in the 600 block of West Independence Street. n Tampering was reported in the 900 block of North High Street...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists at 8:45 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 11:20 a.m. on North Park Avenue; 1:58 p.m. on Bloomfield Road; 4:21 p.m. on Rivercrest Drive; 8:35 p.m. on Linden Street...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Edward F. Roberts, 30, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of damaging a toilet-paper dispenser at Rhodes 101, 1624 S. Kingshighway...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder said his conservative record and success in winning statewide campaigns make him the best candidate for Missouri governor. Kinder, 62, of Cape Girardeau has spent the most time as an elected official among the four GOP candidates vying for the state's top executive post...

EMINENCE, Mo. -- A 440-acre swath of southern Missouri the governor considered a former "drug haven" is the newest state park, giving nature-loving tourists additional access to trails, caves and streams. About 330 acres of what now is Echo Bluff State Park in Shannon County had been known as Camp Zoe, which had a music venue and was raided in 2010 because of outdoor drug sales. Land owner Jimmy Tebeau forfeited the camp to the U.S. government and went to prison...

A Cape Girardeau man said he stole $600 worth of Wal-Mart merchandise for his child’s upcoming birthday, according to police. Cape Girardeau police arrested Cody Alan Bill Bredekamp, 21, on Friday morning. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged him with felony counts of possession of a controlled substance and stealing. Bredekamp’s bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety...

BENTON, Mo. — A Scott County woman faces felony elder abuse and assault charges after being accused of striking two relatives. Amber E. Thomure, 30, is charged with two counts of felony second-degree domestic assault, felony resisting arrest and two counts of misdemeanor third-degree elder abuse, according to online court records...

Cape Girardeau officers pepper-sprayed and used a Taser on a domestic-violence suspect after he repeatedly refused to comply with commands, police said. Police arrested Clarence Dwight Lowe, 49, of Cape Girardeau on Thursday. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Lowe with second-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor resisting arrest. Lowe’s bond was set at $10,000 cash only...

A Cape Girardeau man was arrested and charged with forgery because he used an apparatus in an attempt to provide a false urine sample for a drug test, police said. Cape Girardeau police officer Zachary Farley went to the office of probation and parole about 10 a.m. Wednesday because of a report Jalen Ryan McDowell, 20, violated his probation, according to a probable-cause statement filed by the officer...

MIAMI -- Zach Duke has bounced around during a 12-year major league career, and the St. Louis Cardinals became his seventh team Sunday. Even so, being traded at midseason is a new experience. "I'll check that off the list of career achievements," said Duke, 33. "There are not many more. I've been released and designated for assignment and traded in the offseason. Now I add this one. About the only thing I have left after this will be retirement."...

MIAMI -- St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Tommy Pham and left fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker were in agreement: One of them should have caught the hit that ended Sunday's game. Their pursuit of the ball was not as well coordinated. Pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich dropped a walk-off RBI triple between the two outfielders, and the Miami Marlins beat the Cardinals 5-4 for a split of their four-game series...

O Lord Jesus, may we be peaceful, trusting always in you. Amen.