Stories from Sunday, October 16, 2016

Midamerica Hotels Corp. has petitioned the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court to establish a sales-tax-funded transportation development district. It would be the first such taxing district to be established in the city of Cape Girardeau, deputy city manager Molly Hood said...

Kenneth Michael Cooper said burglars cased his house the 1900 block of Belleridge Pike in April 2013 in part because he had guns. Those burglars knew Cooper and his wife would be gone for the weekend and entered his front door to avoid barking beagles at a rear entrance, he said...

Today in History Today is Sunday, Oct. 16, the 290th day of 2016. There are 76 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1916, Planned Parenthood had its beginnings as Margaret Sanger and her sister, Ethel Byrne, opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York. (The clinic was raided nine days later by police who arrested Sanger, Byrne and Russian-born interpreter Fania Mindell.)...

Ray and Eva Wilson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Delmonico's Restaurant. Wilson and the former Eva Nell Ward were married Sept. 2, 1956, at Central Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Rev. M.L. Moser Sr. performed the wedding ceremony...

Melissa Diann Schaper and Andrew Thomas Jordan were married June 25 at the Elks Lodge lake in Cape Girardeau. Larry Calhoun officiated the wedding. Parents of the couple are Tammy Schaper of Jackson and Kevin and Carol Jordan of Jackson. Matron of honor was Angela Williams of Jackson, best friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Stacey Ronchetto of St. Peters, Missouri, friend of the bride; Letha DeBeaux of Jackson, friend of the bride; and Maria Smith of Jackson, friend of the bride...

Patty Bradshaw of Kelso, Missouri, announces the engagement of her daughter, Genny Anne Bradshaw, to Adam Robert Shipley, both of West Plains, Missouri. He is the son of Scott and Gina Shipley of St. Charles, Missouri. Genny is a 2011 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in agribusiness in May 2015 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a business office administrator at Edward Jones in West Plains...

Donnie and Linda Phillips of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Lynn Phillips, to Brandon Lee DeProw. He is the son of Sandy DeProw of Scott City Chelsea is a 2010 graduate of Scott City High School. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 2013 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a fourth-grade teacher at Bell City Elementary School...

Eric and Carolyn Pruemer of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Erika Marie Pruemer, to Cory John Beussink of Jackson. He is the son of Mark and Geri Beussink of Jackson. Erika received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University. She is pursuing a master's degree in nurse anesthesia at Webster University...

Today is Dictionary Day. Do you have a favorite word?

Ralph Enderle of New Hamburg, Missouri, has been making sorghum molasses on his 80-acre spread for almost four decades. It's a yearly cycle his father followed, and his father before him. But beyond that, Enderle said he isn't sure how far back the practice goes. ...

The mole we know as the common mole also is known as the Eastern mole. It is about half a foot long and is a native creature that lives underground in the woods, in untilled fields and in pastures. It also might come to live in your yard, where it will build tunnels and dirt mounds...

Meals with Friends will be held from noon to 1 p.m. from Oct. 17 to 21 at the Salvation Army. Menus are as follows: Monday: Hot dogs, baked beans, vegetables and dessert. Tuesday: Rice and stew, vegetables and dessert. Wednesday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, vegetables and dessert...

Fall is the perfect time to gather your favorite recipes that fill the house with warm fragrances of cinnamon and other spices, apples and pumpkin. After a long, hot summer, everyone seems ready for cooler temperatures and comfort food. Today I am sharing a few warm comfort food favorites that are certain to add some joy to your gatherings this fall...

Everyone down through the years will find something that entertains him or her. For many, it's a TV, while for others, it's video games. For some, it's their phone and chatting with friends. But what entertains us has really changed down through the years...

MADISON, Wis. -- Walking around Madison, Wisconsin, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my leg. What was poking me? Turned out my pocket was full of toothpicks from all the cheese curds I'd sampled at the farmers market. It was one of several "Welcome to Wisconsin!" moments, starting with a display of orange "cheesehead" gear -- worn by fans of Wisconsin's NFL team, the Green Bay Packers -- that greeted me at Milwaukee's airport. ...

My parents told me when I grew up, I could do anything I wanted to do and be anything I wanted to be. I can only imagine they started to rethink that good-sounding advice when I told them I wanted to be Luke Skywalker. I was probably not going to be exactly who I wanted to be...

Colors of orange, brown, dusty green and yellow fill the landscape outside my window and along the roads, fields and streets. Fall is my favorite season of the year. Every day brings different hues and tints. It's like walking or driving within a paradise of vivid but subdued paintings. Leaves crunch under your feet and you trip over fallen sticks. The changing atmosphere adds constant joy and excitement. You don't have to go far to be entertained; just look around you...

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a fascinating little parable (see Luke 18:1-18) that causes more questions than answers. In the story, Jesus says an unjust judge refuses to hear the case of a helpless widow. The hardhearted judge turns the widow away. ...

Faith is a 1-year-old shepherd mix. She is spayed and housebroken. Faith is available for adoption at the Humane Society; call (573) 334-5837.

Haileigh is a playful 3-month-old female. She is a Siamese mix and is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.

Happy birthday to Charlie Vickery, Judy Ralph, Jamie Nix, Gail Siebert, Douglas Hargrove, Lacie Pobst, Laura Russom, Lachelle Cook, Dusty Grissom, Jeremy Perry, Ali Hornback, Kathleen Lagrand, Mike Uhrhan, Forrest Davis, Amy Reischman, Casey Nolen, Taylor Kirchdoerfer, Harley Ressel, Pete Dooley, Caitlin Cannon, John Nation, Erica Powers, Betsy Jester, Nancy Pruitt, Gilbert Eichhorn, Chris Cannon, Gail Shy, Jimmie Haney, Aletta Harris, Alan Pendergrass, Joan Seabaugh, Jamie Dumey, Nick Lambrou, Tori Burton, Carolyn Mills, Harvey Wolfe, Katherine Reischman, Genni Ourth, Clara Gramlisch, Wayne McAlister, Gayliene Glency, Blake Senciboy, David Halter, Pedro Garcia and Emmie Hawkins.. ...

Monday: Baked ham slice or tamale pie, seasoned spinach, black-eyed peas, fried okra, cornbread or whole-grain crackers and baked pineapple or creamy fruit with coconut. Tuesday: Chili with beans and half cheese sandwich or tater tot casserole, seasoned corn, fried apples, whole-grain crackers, bread or roll and blushing pears or pineapple up cake...

In the mid-'60s there was a favorite TV show titled "The Week That Was." It gave the week's news in capsule form. The star of that series was a familiar name, David Frost. Unfortunately, his presence couldn't save it and that program had a very short run and went the way of many of my favorite shows. This week I am inclined to repeat that show's format and look backward for a bit...

O Lord Jesus, may our hearts be filled with the peace of knowing you. Amen.

Those who were shocked by the Donald Trump tapes must watch very little television, especially the daytime talk shows or the sitcoms. And if they are concerned that the contents of those tapes set a bad example for their children and will corrupt them, they must monitor their children's viewing of TV and their activities on the Internet 24/7. ...

Forgive us a minute while we talk a little bit about ourselves. Running a newspaper is a mission we take seriously, but we rarely share that mission and work with our readers. Mostly, your conversations and ours delve around the finished product. We react to and debate stories. We probably don't talk enough about the process...

I had a busy schedule last week, but let me share some excerpts from some of the lighter reading that crossed my desk. "Poll after poll in recent months would suggest that younger Americans have soured on the free-market economy. In April, a Harvard University survey of 18-to 29-year-olds found that the majority (51 percent) of those asked did not support "capitalism." (One-third said they support "socialism.")...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens had committed to a four-year stint of regular drills in the Navy Reserve but quit just a few months later as he was ramping up his Republican campaign for Missouri governor, according to newly released records of Greteins' military service...

ST. LOUIS -- Four years after a strange campaign kept one Missouri Senate seat in Democratic hands, the party is hoping to capitalize on anti-incumbent sentiment and claim the other. If 35-year-old Secretary of State Jason Kander upsets Republican Sen. ...

ST. LOUIS -- For decades, the Matrisotto family has helped people get around the St. Louis region the old fashioned way, with a map. The age of technology has cut sales in half, but the family's Wunnenberg's street guide is still going. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wunnenberg's street guide has been around for 60 years and owned by the Matrisotto family since 1983. They're produced under the company name St. Louis Area Maps Inc...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Before Donna and Herb Winslow got married, they sat down at a table at Casa Montez restaurant in Joplin and mapped out their lives together. They were both Missouri Southern University students at the time, on a date at one of Joplin's most popular hangouts. But even then, they had a knack for the long term...

Route V from Highway 61 to County Road 906 in Perry County will be closed from Oct. 20 through Nov. 28 as work continues to construct Route AC. All work is weather permitting. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at (888) 275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast...

Cecelia Whittmer and Ellyn Bartram play redneck horseshoes at the third annual Horseshoes 4 Everyday HEROES Tournament on Saturday at Friga Farm near Chaffee, Missouri.

Hours earlier, he was a 4-year-old who loved Iron Man and the Hulk and all the Avengers. Now, as Bryson Mees-Hernandez approached death in a Houston hospital room, his brain swelling through the bullet hole in his face, his mother assured the boy it was OK to die...

About 5 a.m. each day -- maybe a little later on weekends -- an email from the Rev. Bill Shillady arrives in Hillary Clinton's inbox. The contents? A reading from Scripture. A devotional commentary. And a prayer. They're sometimes inspired by the headlines -- focusing recently, for example, on the role of women in the Bible...

KEY WEST, Fla. -- Authorities say a mother who mailed drugs to her incarcerated daughter now is an inmate in the same jail. Monroe County Sheriff's spokeswoman Becky Herrin said a deputy at the jail found the envelope and noticed it had a chemical smell. He opened the envelope and saw a substance inside. A report states the substance turned out to be Buprenorphine, an opioid. Deputies arrested Nadine Carroll, 55, on Thursday and is in the same jail as daughter Shannon Carroll...

WICHITA, Kan. -- Three members of a Kansas militia group were charged Friday with plotting to bomb an apartment complex that's home to Somali immigrants in the western Kansas meatpacking town of Garden City. Prosecutors said the thwarted attack was planned for the day after the November election...

BATTLE ABBEY, England -- Thousands of history buffs, many in full costume, marked the 950th anniversary of the 1066 Battle of Hastings with a re-enactment Saturday that commemorated one of the most important events in British history. The battlefield in southern England seemed to erupt as more than 1,000 soldiers in period dress clashed with swords, swung their maces and shot arrows across the fields...

NEW YORK -- Planned Parenthood's 100th anniversary celebrations this weekend come with a sense of relief for the group that traces its roots to a time when women could not vote and contraception was illegal. The organization, whose services include birth control, sex education and abortions, has survived largely intact in the face of violence, vilification and efforts in Congress and many states to cut its funding...

KIGALI, Rwanda -- Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal, announced Saturday morning after all-night negotiations, to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in a major effort to fight climate change. The talks on hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, were called the first test of global will since the historic Paris Agreement to cut carbon emissions was reached last year...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- A beleaguered Donald Trump sought Saturday to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. presidential election, pressing unsubstantiated claims the contest is rigged against him, vowing anew to jail Hillary Clinton if he's elected and throwing in a baseless insinuation his rival was on drugs in the last debate...

OREL, Russia -- Despite protests and court battles, the Russian city of Orel has unveiled the country's first monument to Ivan the Terrible, the bloody 16th-century czar who massacred his subjects by the thousands and reportedly even killed his own son...

NEW YORK -- Following Bob Dylan's win for the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature, the singer-songwriter's music has increased by more than 500 percent on Spotify. A day after Dylan's win, the digital music platform said Friday streams for his songs jumped by 512 percent globally...

LUCKNOW, India -- At least 24 people were killed and 20 others injured in a stampede that occurred as they were crossing a crowded bridge to reach a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India on Saturday, police said. The stampede took place on the outskirts of Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh state known for its temples...

CAIRO -- An investigation team with the Saudi-led coalition said Saturday wrong information led to the lethal bombing of a packed funeral in the Yemeni capital Sanaa last weekend, which killed about 140 people and wounded more than 600. The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) accused "a party affiliated to the Yemeni Presidency of the General Chief of Staff" of passing wrong information the hall was packed with Houthi leaders, whom the coalition has been targeting since their militias swept the capital last year and forced Yemen's internationally recognized government into exile in Riyadh.. ...

Ruby Pauline Propst, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Stockoff Nursing Home in Fredericktown, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Patton Cemetery in Patton...

Kathleen H. Ostrenga, 86, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Green Bay, Wisconsin, passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 30, 1929, in Wrightstown, Wisconsin, to the late Herman and Catherine Verbeten Klister. Kathleen and Robert Ostrenga were married June 24, 1950. He preceded her in death...

Harvey Fred “Uncle Bud” Nischwitz, 92, of Gordonville passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Gordonville, son of Fred and Ida Gluckshertz Nischwitz. He and Ruth Sander were married Feb. 18, 1947...

William "Harry" Matlock, 74, of Millersville died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Rollie and Gladys Marie Kaufman Matlock. He married Linda Louise Held on March 24, 1964, in Gorham, Illinois. Harry was chief engineer for Marquette River Transportation. He was a member of Father's Arms Fellowship and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...

Teddy N. Jones, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Kevin K. Gerlach, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in Salem, Missouri. He was born Aug. 12, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Edward Martin and Louise Caroline Kirchhoff Gerlach. The youngest of three sons, he was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Egypt Mills. He attended both College High School and Cape Girardeau Central High School, graduating in 1960 from Central...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Donald Wayne Eaker, 84, of Marble Hill died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at Woodland Hills Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Hutchings Funeral Home in Marble Hill.

MUNFORD, Tenn. — Dr. Ben Cauble, 80, of Munford, formerly of Anna-Jonesboro, Illinois, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at River Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Covington, Tennessee. Ben was born Sept. 22, 1936, in Elco, Illinois, to Norman “Chick” and Florence Baldwin Cauble...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bernice M. Burroughs, 96, of Perryville died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel...

PATTON, Mo. — Bradley Alan Bollinger, 39, of Patton died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at his parents’ home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Patton Cemetery in Patton...

Shauna Kay Bennett, 54, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at her home. She was born March 31, 1962, in Seward, Alaska, daughter of John Thomas and Zelma Murrell Nolan Bennett. Shauna was a 1980 graduate of Jackson High School. She enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was an F-4 fighter jet mechanic before being honorably discharged in 1988. She worked for Procter & Gamble for 20 years. Shauna was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Girardeau...

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Loeta Joyce McMackin Bahn, 82, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, in Prescott following a brief battle with cancer. She was born March 16, 1934, in St. Louis to the late Trudell Marie Bishop McMackins and Oren Aubrey McMackins...

Walter Solmund Anderssen Jr. was born Nov. 18, 1933, in St. Louis, and fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Cape Girardeau. He is survived by his brothers, J. Ronald (Fran) Anderssen of Leopold, Missouri, and Richard (Susie) Anderssen Sr. of Plano, Texas; and many nieces, nephews, grand- nieces and grand-nephews and cousins...

OLD APPLETON, Mo. -- The Old Appleton Bridge Committee will receive a $3,000 grant from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. this month; the funds will go into the general fund to help with the restoration of the bridge, which was destroyed Dec. 3, 1982, when record floodwaters in Apple Creek washed out the 103-year-old span...

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Veronica N. Spencer, 22, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear for a show-cause order. Summonses n Daniel J. Ice, 39, of Jackson was issued a summons for a seat-belt violation...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists at 2:04 a.m. on North Ellis Street; 12:07 p.m. on South Plazaway; 12:57 p.m. on Independence Street; and 1:22 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...

Son to Cody Michael and Murielle Estee Gaither of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:44 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Name, Reid James. Weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Gaither is the former Murielle Wyman, daughter of John and Jerrianne Wyman of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Gaither is the son of Quentin Gaither and Karen Gaither of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Saint Francis Medical Center...

The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s office is reviewing information in a report of a sexual assault at Southeast Missouri State University that occurred early Sept. 16, according to Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh...

During September, several stakeholder groups met to share opinions and observations about Cape Girardeau public schools as part of a strategic-planning process that began in July and is expected to conclude by December. Participants included teachers, parents, students, school board members and community representatives...

The Independence Street/Silver Springs Road intersection will close to traffic starting Monday morning, to allow for completion of a crossroad drainage structure. Work is expected to last three to four weeks, weather permitting, Cape Girardeau city officials said...

A Patton, Missouri, man was killed in a farming accident Thursday on his property off Highway 51. Bradley A. Bollinger, 39, struck a hay bale while driving his Allis-Chalmers tractor about 4:25 p.m., according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report written by trooper J.R. Spain. The tractor overtured, and Bollinger was flung from the vehicle, Spain wrote...