Stories from Thursday, November 15, 2018

Stan Lee died Monday in Los Angeles and was the first editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, responsible for giving life to many well-known comic book characters, including Marvel's Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk -- and inspired others along the way...

Lutheran Family and Children's Services (LFCS) will hold an adoption meeting later this month to address questions and concerns from parents who want to adopt. November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and adoption and foster organizations are getting the word out about the adoption process...

Harry Rust, a prominent businessman and civic leader in Cape Girardeau died Wednesday. He was 84. Long involved in the family's Rust & Martin Inc., an interior design, furniture and furnishing business, Rust was a former chairman of the board of the Cape Girardeau of Commerce, having been elected to that position in 1991. ...

Renita Green finds the homeless in cars, vacant houses and out in the cold. Green, who pastors St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau, does her best to shelter them from winter storms and freezing temperatures. The church at 516 North St. provided shelter for 70 homeless individuals over the course of 45 days last winter, starting in January, Green said...

Today is Thursday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2018. There are 46 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 15, 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman began their "March to the Sea" from Atlanta; the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah on Dec. 21...

NEW YORK -- Michelle Obama's "Becoming," already expected to sell millions of copies, now has the official backing of Oprah Winfrey. "This book is everything you wanted to know and so much you didn't even know you wanted to know. I believe it's going to spark within you the desire to think about your own becoming," Winfrey, who on Monday told The Associated Press in a statement she had selected "Becoming" for her book club. ...

WASHINGTON -- Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy easily won an internal party election Wednesday to take over the shrunken House GOP caucus, handing the seven-term Californian a familiar role of building the party back to a majority as well as protecting President Donald Trump's agenda...

BYHALIA, Mississippi -- A tour bus overturned on an icy highway southeast of Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday afternoon, leaving two people dead and injuring all 44 others aboard as a storm blasted parts of the South with sleet and light snow, authorities said...

WASHINGTON -- The next generation of biotech food is headed for the grocery aisles, and first up may be salad dressings or granola bars made with soybean oil genetically tweaked to be good for your heart. By early next year, the first foods from plants or animals with their DNA "edited" are expected to begin selling. ...

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame as a chief critic of President Donald Trump and the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence, Los Angeles police said. Police had responded to a domestic violence incident Tuesday and took a report, but Avenatti was taken into custody Wednesday. The police department said the investigation was still ongoing and additional details would be released later...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City health officials allowed a group of volunteers to feed the homeless in parks across the city a week after some health inspectors threw home-cooked chili, sandwiches and soup into trash cans and poured bleach on some of the food...

CLAYTON, Mo. -- A police association that focuses on adding diversity and fighting discrimination is trying to gain a foothold within the St. Louis County Police Department, but its leaders claim the police chief is blocking its path. The Fraternal Order of Police is the collective bargaining unit for 860 rank-and-file officers in the county surrounding St. ...

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on Wednesday released an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general as Democrats press the case President Donald Trump violated the law and Constitution by making Whitaker the country's chief law enforcement officer...

PARADISE, Calif. -- With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community destroyed by the flames...

Congratulations to Central High School's boys swimming and diving team. The Tigers have built a little dynasty here, having won its third straight state swimming title, even after having graduated eight seniors, including two who are competing in Division I...

McCLURE, Ill. -- Marjorie "Margie" Ellen Hill, 97, of McClure passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 29, 1921, in Du Quoin, Illinois, to Lewis and Nina Irland Westerwille. She and Miles Hill were married Nov. 17, 1941. He preceded her in death April 30, 2004...

James Varner Parker, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 27, 1925, in Senath, Missouri, to Jason Franklin and Flossie Marie Varner Parker. He served in the Army from March 1946 to January 1949, where he served in the 351st Infantry in Italy during World War II. He received a World War II Victory Medal and Army of Occupation Medal...

Larry Calvin Windeknecht, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 7, 1940, in Egypt Mills, to Norman Dunn and Lillian Windeknecht. He and Norma Swader were married Sept. 25, 1963, at Chicago. He was a 1968 graduate of Sikeston (Missouri) Trade School...

Emergency workers were busy yesterday afternoon and into the night trying to repair the damage caused by a tornado, high winds, and flash flooding that struck the region earlier in the day; the tornado struck between 10 and 10:30 a.m. near Blomeyer and Delta; rains, meanwhile, led to flash flooding and evacuations in Marble Hill, Missouri, Old Appleton and Burfordville...

PARAGOULD, Ark. -- David Neil Prater began his journey in Campbell, Missouri, on Dec. 14, 1934. His journey of 83 years, 10 months and 13 days ended Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas, with his wife, Ruth Ann, at his side...

Shirley Jean Raines, 68, of Scott City died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 7, 1950, in Cape Girardeau to Woodrow P. and Laverna Mae Eifert Clark. She was a medical transcriptionist and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City...

James Albert "Al" Hornbeek, 86, of Jackson passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 25, 1932, in Jacksonville, Illinois, to Russell and Mabel Suter Hornbeek. He and Paula Jean Maynard Willis were married Nov. 14, 2000...

Mark Alan Bentlage, 61, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at his home. Mark was born March 7, 1957, in Jefferson City, Missouri, to Raymond and Opal Bentlage. Mark and Peggy Thomason were united in marriage June 6, 1981, and she survives of the home...

Not too surreptitiously, newspaper scribe Mike Jensen hinted or alleged fraud in the recent election, where no evidence of it exists. Jensen's supposedly objective rhetoric reeks of crass partisanship. When Democrats lose an election, radical elements claim the loss resulted from not being liberal enough. ...

LOS ANGELES -- Katherine MacGregor, who played petty, gossiping mother Harriet Oleson on TV's "Little House on the Prairie," has died, a representative said Wednesday. She was 93. MacGregor died Tuesday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement community in Los Angeles, said Tony Sears, who is acting as her attorney...

O Lord Jesus, may we proclaim your name to the world. Amen.

I was trying to pick a subject for this week's column while sitting in front of the television when a news item was covered with video. The shocking pictures of brave men and women standing firm as they protected civilians were amazing, and the pictures made me proud to know that we are being protected by men and women who are willing to place themselves "in harm's way" in order to defeat the threats to our citizens...

GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Wallace Mooney Deets, 88, of Glenallen died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Andrew Green officiating...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jason Owens, 46, of Kelso, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant. n Kwajalyn Houston, 26, of Cairo, Illinois, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant...

What happens when you overstuff yourself with turkey on Thanksgiving day? You eat a few slices of pie. That riddle reveals why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Sure, every holiday has some signature food, but no other literally revolves around food like Thanksgiving...

This Thanksgiving you may want to try something new and different. A flavored turkey, game hens, or even a casserole as the main dish. For side dishes, try something that you have not made before just to be adventurous, and dessert can be expanded far beyond pumpkin pie...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Monday n Medical assists were made at 11:44 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road, 1:43 p.m. on South West End Boulevard, 2:06 p.m. on Rivercrest Drive, 3:19 p.m. on South Sprigg Street and 3:29 p.m. on Barberry Street...

Harry Rust, 84, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.