Stories from Monday, April 2, 2018

An Allenville man has been arrested for killing his son. Raymond J. Holweg, 66, called the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Department about 5 p.m. Friday and said he had shot his son, 42-year-old Jason Joseph Holweg, according to a news release issued Saturday by the sheriff’s department...

A new clinic on Broadway in Cape Girardeau has familiar faces at the helm: two former employees of River City Health Clinic, which closed in January. Sheila Armbruster, family nurse practitioner, said she was at River City Health Clinic about two and a half years before the facility closed in January...

It’s warming up outside and there’s more humidity in the air, which means it’s just about the right time of the year for hunting morel mushrooms — if you know how to find them. It depends on the location, but here in Southeast Missouri, morels can be found earlier than they would in northern Missouri, said Angela Pierce, a naturalist with the Missouri Department of Conservation...

Nick Murphy and colleagues have rolled back to Jackson to continue work on their 1990s-set production — “All Nite Skate” — and they’re on the lookout for equally ambitious Southeast Missouri-native cast and crew to make their throwback dream a reality...

The Cape Girardeau City Council appears ready to roll ahead with construction of a multiuse skate park. The council is set to approve a design-build contract today with American Ramp Co. of Joplin, Missouri. Under the agreement, negotiated by city staff, the maximum cost of the project would be slightly more than $252,000, city engineer Casey Brunke said in a council agenda letter...

Today is Monday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2018. There are 273 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 2, 1968, "2001: A Space Odyssey," the groundbreaking science-fiction film epic produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, had its world premiere in Washington, D.C...

O Lord Jesus, thank you for your Holy Word and that we can worship you freely. Amen.

The big Semoball Awards speaker announcement was made last week at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. This summer’s celebrity keynote speaker will be basketball superstar Lisa Leslie. Leslie played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA when the league started in 1997 and through the 2009 season. She earned the league’s MVP in 2001, 2004 and 2006, and played for Team USA’s four gold-medal teams in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...

Hello! I am a fourth-grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we research a state for our State Fair, and I have chosen your state! I am very excited to learn more about the great state of Missouri as I work on my report. While we will research most of the information ourselves, we also like to get first-hand knowledge from people who live in the state. ...

PROSPECT, Va. — Carnival Cruise rolled into a small Virginia town last week on the hunt for a local teen and his coveted Snapchat handle, @CarnivalCruise. The company surprised 15-year-old Darian Lipscomb at his Prospect home Tuesday night after peppering the town with signs asking “Hey Prospect, does anyone know Darian?” ...

BEIRUT -- A rebel faction trapped by government forces outside the Syrian capital agreed to evacuate to northern Syria on Sunday as reports swirled of a larger agreement that would have the government retake full control of the eastern Ghouta region after seven years of revolt...

VATICAN CITY -- On Christianity's most joyful day, Pope Francis called for peace in a world marked by war and conflict, "beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria" and extending to Israel, where 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border two days before Easter Sunday...

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President Donald Trump on Sunday declared "NO MORE" to a deal to help "Dreamer" immigrants and threatened to pull out of a free-trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from crossing into the U.S. He claimed they're coming to take advantage of protections granted certain immigrants...

A fire that broke out in a warehouse at 2143 Independence St. yesterday afternoon extensively damaged the building and its contents; the warehouse, leased by several businesses, is in the Town Plaza near the Plaza Galleria; the building housed SEMO Heavy Industries, as well as equipment owned by Spartech Plastics, John Ford Construction and Mack McKinnis...

Joseph “Joe” A. Alsdorf, 67, of Friedheim died Friday, March 30, 2018, in Friedheim. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim French officiating...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assist calls were made at 3:34 a.m. on Clark Avenue; 7:12 a.m. on South Farrar Drive; 11:19 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 12:29 p.m. on Perryville Road; 1:48 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 3:05 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; and 5:31 p.m. on William Street...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Troy G. Bond, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons at U.S. 61 and Bessie Street for driving while intoxicated. Arrests...

A house with a fabulous view can be hard for a homebuyer to resist. But seeing the mountains, water or city lights from the comfort of home comes at a price. The hazy part is figuring out what that added cost is -- and whether it's worth it. That's where real estate appraisers and analysts who study home values can help, even though they recognize there's no simple answer...

DETROIT -- Autonomous vehicles get all the headlines, but automakers are gradually adding advanced electronic safety features to human-driven cars as they step toward a world of self-driving vehicles. Car and tech companies are rolling out laser sensors, artificial intelligence, larger viewing screens that show more of the road, cameras that can read speed limit signs, and systems that slow cars ahead of curves and construction zones...

Sylvia Sapp is the new director of the Enterprise Project Management Office at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, according to a recent news release. She will work with other health-system leaders to develop the framework and practices of project management services in order to better facilitate the achievement of system-wide strategic goals...

ST. LOUIS -- One year after bursting through a St. Louis slaughterhouse door to freedom, five renegade cattle are living the good life. The steers are grazing on 15 acres of rolling hills and munching on treats flavored like apple pie, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Their faces are printed on the sides of mugs...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House is advancing a bill aimed at fighting the opioid crisis with drug take-back programs and limits on prescriptions. The proposal would limit initial painkiller prescriptions to seven-day supplies for acute pain. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House is advancing a bill to protect private businesses from lawsuits if they give preference to veterans in hiring or promotion. The measure would shield businesses that favor veterans, spouses of veterans and spouses of veterans who have died. The bill is one of Republican Gov. Eric Greitens’ priorities for the 2018 legislative session. The governor is a former Navy SEAL officer who has pledged to help veterans and military members during his time in office...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is warning residents to be wary of telephone and email scams throughout tax season until Tax Day on April 15. In past years, phone scammers have acted like IRS agents in an effort to steal money. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are pushing a bill that could make it easier for people buying a home for the first time. The bill would allow Missouri residents to set aside money in a first-time home buyer savings account and deduct state taxes on half the contributions. The funds could be used for a down payment, closing costs and other fees for buying a home, the Kansas City Star reported...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Stymied by state regulators, a renewable energy company seeking to build one of the nation's longest power lines across a large swath of the Midwest has turned to a prominent politician in an attempt to revive its $2.3 billion project...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate is considering whether to permanently unplug the state's touchscreen machines amid concerns electronic voting machines might be susceptible to hackers. The proposal, which already passed the House in a 108-31 vote, would require voters to use paper ballots exclusively. Machines still could be used to count votes and to assist disabled voters in marking their ballots. But systems that only recorded votes electronically would be phased out...

Approval of minutes n Minutes of April 2 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...

n Approval of minutes n Minutes of regular meeting of 03/19/18 n Financial affairs n Monthly bills Action items n Power and light committee n Consider a motion re-approving the expired preliminary plat of Pioneer Orchard Seventh through Eleventh Subdivisions, as submitted by The Villas of West Park LLC...

Items for discussion n Beautiful Business Property of the Month presentation n MoDOT presentation regarding Exit 99 n Old Town Cape update n Appearances regarding items not on the agenda...

LONDON -- The royal wedding will take place among white garden roses, peonies and foxgloves, set off by branches of beech, birch and hornbeam. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen a self-taught London floral designer for their nuptials. The couple said Sunday that Philippa Craddock will create the church flower arrangements for the May 19 wedding at St. George's Chapel in Windsor...

You can go to any convenience store and at the counter by the cash registers are small bottles of liquor. You can purchase, drink and drive. Seems to me that instead of trying to stop impaired drivers, our laws are adding more. I saw a woman from out of state buy several bottles. I am sure these people that buy them are not just taking these home. More smart laws our legislators have passed...

Son to Bryant Martez and Brianna Marie Winfield of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:21 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018. Name, Bryant Martez Jr. Weight, 5 pounds. First child. Mrs. Winfield is the former Brianna Branson, daughter of Kelley Branson and Gregory Branson of Sikeston. She is a full-time student. Winfield is the son of Sinthia Walker and Chris Winfield of Sikeston. He works for FedEx Ground...

"It's like a changing of the guard," said The Bank of Missouri president John M. Thompson as he strolled through the second-floor hall of the William Street branch in Cape Girardeau, pointing out the offices of executives retiring this year as well. "But it's time for the younger generation to step in."...

Many times throughout the week I see and speak with people who are retiring or considering retirement. The logical question that follows is, “So what are you going to do with all your time?” Travel, spend more time with grandkids, nothing at all or anything I want are all common answers. One that has always stood out is when they tell me they want to volunteer and help others...

Little kids love ‘em. Movies and books are filled with ‘em. History buffs can’t get enough of ‘em. There is something about trains that make us pause, reflect and wonder — and not just when stalled at a railroad crossing. Originally designed as a connection from point A to point B, in today’s world they do something even more important than that — they provide us with a strong connection to the past. ...

Marilyn Hutchings, reference associate at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, was in junior high school when she first began researching her family’s history. Her friend’s English teacher tasked her class with creating their family tree, and even though Hutchings wasn’t in the same English class, she decided she wanted to create her own family’s tree, too...

Anthony Peardew has been collecting lost things for 40 years, ever since he lost the St. Teresa medal his wife-to-be gave him right before she died. Every day he goes for a walk and picks up lost items, brings them back to his study and labels them...

Imagine this: your oldest child is getting married, your first grandchild will be born soon, your spouse is retiring, you are working full-time — and you are enrolled in college. How do you possibly balance all of these life experiences while still pursuing higher education?...

When Alene Hamilton first bought her house outside of Gordonville in Cape Girardeau county in 2011, the only thing in her yard was a five-foot high chain link fence encircling the area. For a gardener, this simply wouldn’t do. She began creating. Hamilton tore the fence out in 2012 and transformed the space into a place for vegetable and blueberry patches. ...

The Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, World War II. The Civil Rights Movement, the first person in space, the Vietnam War. The widespread use of the internet, 9/11, the advent of the smartphone. Those are just some of the eras during which Mary Margaret Abernathy and Grace Albrecht, centenarians at Saxony Village in Cape Girardeau, have lived...

Has there ever been something you really wanted to do, but never had the nerve to? Something exciting or adventurous, like sailing around the world or ballroom dancing? Something quiet or reflective, like visiting shamans in Mongolia or studying art and sculpture in Rome? Or perhaps, something more subtle like trying a new career for a little while, giving up the same old thing temporarily and doing something completely different?...

With the family looking on, A.W. Zimmer as chief chef turns a steak on the grill as he demonstrates the latest outdoor cooking at the family home, 1243 Rockwood. On this occasion their two daughters and their children were on hand to help Mr. and Mrs. ...

Most of the time when I travel to St. Louis, it is with the kids and/or my husband to visit the Fabulous Fox Theatre or one of St. Louis’ many museums. We fill our day trip with fun and maybe some Fitz’s root beer. There would be rebellion if I suggested we include grocery shopping...