Stories from Saturday, November 9, 2019

An interactive mobile bedroom containing more than 70 items associated with substance use is making its way to Cape Girardeau for an adult-only discussion focused on preventing teenagers from getting involved with risky behaviors. The free event is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Osage Centre...

State Rep. Kathy Swan and state Sen. Wayne Wallingford are pushing legislation for shared parenting in custody cases. The two Republican, Cape Girardeau lawmakers met recently with shared-parenting advocates in Cape Girardeau. A documentary, “Erasing Family,” was shown Oct. 29 at The Concourse event center. ...

From a swing set across the street from the Arena Building, Nathan Stearns watched the crowd gather for fight night. He said he wasn't nervous, and in fact seemed as calm as the Buddha he wore on a cord around his neck. He'd fought plenty before, but this night was different. This night, his bout with Brian Brooks was the main event. And this night, for the first time in his life, the 23-year-old would be fighting as a professional...

Throughout its history, Southeast Missouri State University has had a strong veteran presence. From having one of the highest veteran populations in the state in the 1970s to establishing an Air Force ROTC program to creating a program that prepares National Guardsmen for Officer Candidate School, Southeast’s veteran support and involvement has been present for decades...

Cape Girardeau County government will spend about $3.5 million to renovate and replace the plumbing and electrical systems, and install a new heating and cooling system in the county jail. Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to proceed with the project...

Cape Girardeau City Council members remain at odds over a proposal to prohibit anyone younger than 21 from buying tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes. Council members last month instructed city staff to research a possible city ordinance to impose such a restriction to combat nicotine addiction...

David Limbaugh doesn’t pull punches. His latest book, “Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win,” is a hard-hitting exposé on how the Democratic Party has been taken over by the hard left, from gender and racial extremism to abortion, immigration and a full embrace of socialism...

Angela Davis is scheduled to speak at the annual tribute dinner to the honorable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Southeast Missouri State University on Jan. 29. I must ask: Of all great potential speakers, why Davis? I believe wholeheartedly in the First Amendment and free speech in America. ...

Today is Saturday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2019. There are 52 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 9, 1620, the passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod. On this date: In 1872, fire destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston...

Joe Gambill captured a seat on the Cape Girardeau County Commission by a 39-vote margin, while incumbent Larry Bock won a new term by a 2,079-vote margin yesterday; Republican Gambill edged Democrat Max Stovall for the 2nd District associate commissioner position; in another hotly contested county race, Republican John Jordan claimed 53.5% of the vote to defeat Benny Hinton for county sheriff...

The term "biophilia," an affinity for the living world, was coined back in the 1980s by American biologist and author E.O. Wilson. We have an instinctive drive to connect with nature, he said, and the more we connect, the happier we are. That's why a walk in the woods can feel so good, or a sit on a quiet beach...

Maria Layton of Cape Girardeau was recently honored with the Dr. William R. Jackson Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship at Southern College of Optometry. The award recognizes a Missouri student with a competitive GPA, Optometry Admission test score and extracurricular activities. It comes with a $16,000 monetary award to support the recipient's optometric education. Layton is a graduate of the University of Missouri...

Angela Marie Martin and Matthew John-Michael VanGennip of Perryville, Missouri, announce their engagement. Angela is the daughter of the late Michael K. Martin of Perryville and the late Noriko I. Martin of Hikari, Japan. Matthew is the son of Norbert and Marethe VanGennip of Marble Hill, Missouri...

Monday: Center closed for Veterans Day. Tuesday: Chicken tenders or chili with pimento cheese, seasoned potato wedges, beet salad, whole-grain bread and blushing pears or cookies. Wednesday: Brunch menu: Scrambled eggs, sausage patty, two pancakes with syrup, hash browns with onions, banana and apple juice...

John Oliver, with family and slaves, migrated to north Cape Girardeau County from North Carolina in 1819, "to better his condition." Uncompensated laborers made the farm very productive, providing generations of Oliver wealth and well-being. By 1860, son John Oliver Jr. enslaved 34 men, women and children, who worked 1,000 acres of land and livestock (horses, mules, oxen, cattle, sheep and swine)...

In one way of reading it, the story of Zacchaeus the tax collector in Luke 19:1-10 seems to me to be a story of desire. It is a beautiful one. Here is a man living on the fringes of the society he belongs in; as a tax collector, he takes from his own people and because he is wealthy, probably takes more than he should. ...

One of the most significant challenges to your Christian faith is not temptation, doing the right things in the right way at the right time, nor simply not knowing the answers to difficult questions. The greatest challenge to living out a Christina faith is fear...

For whatever reason I woke up at something like 4 a.m. thinking about having a drink of water. I don't ever think about a drink of water in the morning. It's always coffee. So I laid there a while and decided it was coffee time. I think it's coffee from Rwanda that I roasted the other day. Pretty good. Even though I roasted it to a medium roast, it is a dark, strong coffee...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is hosting a free pre-diabetes seminar at 6 p.m. Nov. 19. The seminar will cover general information regarding diagnosis, treatment and care for pre-diabetes. It will be held in the Saint John of God Conference Room at Saint Francis Medical Center. Anyone interested in learning about the diagnosis, treatment and care for pre-diabetes is welcome to attend. The seminar also includes a free screening and door prizes...

Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Cher is a sweet 5-month-old female in need of a loving forever home. She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.

Submitted photo The Perry County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary donated more than $3,500 to Perry County Memorial Hospital’s occupation and speech therapy departments in support of purchasing a wall climb system. “A climbing wall provides therapists with many great resources, which aids with services provided to over 175 children who are cared for withint both departments said Deb Hayden, director of Occuptional Therapy. Alleen Janet, auxiliary president said, “We are so proud to be a part of any organization that is making such a positive impact on quality healthcare in Perry County.

November is not generally thought of as a month to go mushroom hunting, but in Southeast Missouri there are still plenty to be found. Even during the cold winter months you may be able to brush away autumn leaves from against an old stump or log and find mushrooms growing there...

Lord Jesus, thank you for our veterans. Bless each one and their families. Amen.

Multiple forms of socialism, from hard Stalinism to European redistribution, continue to fail. Russia and China are still struggling with the legacy of genocidal communism. Eastern Europe still suffers after decades of Soviet-imposed socialist chaos...

BEIRUT -- As U.S. troops beef up in eastern Syria to protect oil fields, residents hope their mission will bring stability and prosperity to the remote and resource-rich region -- and keep the Syrian government out. Their hopes reflect the expectations being piled onto the operation, even as President Donald Trump flip-flopped on the scope and duration of troops deployment. ...

COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico -- U.S. citizens living in a small Mexican farming community established by their Mormon ancestors are trying to decide whether they should stay or leave after burying some of the nine American women and children slaughtered last week in a drug cartel ambush...

CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. -- In the looming darkness, the Nigerian family of four, including two children carrying stuffed animals and a violin case, climbed out of a taxi at the end of a dead-end road in upstate New York as Canadian law enforcement officers watched a short distance away, across a ditch that marks the international boundary...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury is putting on a rare celestial show this week, parading across the sun in view of most of the world. The solar system's smallest, innermost planet will resemble a tiny black dot Monday as it passes directly between Earth and the sun. It begins at 6:35 a.m. CST...

NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a "very strong culprit." The same chemical compound was found in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The compound -- vitamin E acetate -- was previously found in liquid from electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices used by many of those who got sick...

WASHINGTON -- There was no hinting around, it was a straight-out trade, two key White House officials told impeachment investigators. If Ukraine's new leader wanted an Oval Office welcome from Donald Trump -- and he did -- he would have to open a public probe into the president's Democratic foe Joe Biden and his son...

Kenneth L. Stone, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Jackson Manor. He was born Sept. 12, 1962, in Ogden, Utah, to Thomas Walter and Geraldine Marie Farrar Stone. He was married to Kimberly Wilson. Kenny was a 1980 Notre Dame High School graduate...

Lois Ann Seabaugh was called to her heavenly home Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, after a valiant struggle with pancreatic cancer for over a year. She is most remembered for her buoyant spirit, unyielding faith, love of traveling and sharing a laugh and a good story. Lois was a native of Cape Girardeau, born July 5, 1944, to Clarence T. and Lydia Ann Schlegel Seabaugh. She graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1963...

Lorene F. Oehl, 94, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Villas of Jackson in Jackson. Lorene was born Jan. 10, 1925, in Gordonville, the fifth child to Albert and Frieda Bodenstein Rose. Her father died when she was young, and she grew up on a dairy farm run by her mother...

Thomas A. Koehler, 71, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his family. He was born May 28, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, the third of six children to Henry C. "Clem" and Dora L. "Johnny" Schaefer Koehler. He and Shirley Schuessler were married Dec. 30, 1993, in Cape Girardeau...

Margaret Jane Judge, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Minneapolis to Leon and Ruby Orth. She married Dr. Walter Thomas Judge on Aug. 19, 1950, in Milbank, South Dakota. He preceded her in death March 10, 1994...

Mary JoAnn Godwin, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born April 2, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Anton and Olevia Hoffer Spinner. She was married to Clarence Ervin until his death. She married Bill Godwin on Sept. 30, 2004, and he survives...

Patricia Ann "Trish" Curry Foulks, 53, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at the home of her daughter in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from noon until the funeral hour of 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau. Officiating will be Evangelist Mea Triplett ...

AQUILA, Mo. -- Effie Dodd, daughter of the late John Thomas and Birtha Miller Daniels, was born March 25, 1949, in Bell City, Missouri, and departed this life Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 70 years. Effie was a former employee of Venture Products in Oran, Missouri, for many years. She was also a former employee at Walmart, a member of Morley Baptist Church and a resident of Aquila...

James E. "Tree Top" "Koozie" Carr, 69, of Scott City died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home...

BENTON, Mo. -- Martha C. Beck, 79, of Benton died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Delta South Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born June 24, 1940, in New Madrid, Missouri, to Jesse and Dorothy Estelle Moss Bledsoe. She married Bobby Beck, and he preceded her in death Oct. 13, 2003...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Domestic assault and property damage were reported in the 100 block of North Ellis Street. n Assault was reported in the 3400 block of William Street. n Assault and unlawful use of a weapon were reported at Lexington Avenue and North Sprigg Street...

Daughter to Lucas Eugene and Jessica Rachel Tuschhoff of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:23 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Name, LayLynn Gileen. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Tuschhoff is the former Jessica McIntyre, daughter of Rick and Jan McIntyre of Friedheim. She is a legal assistant with Little, Schellhammer, Richardson & Knowlan Law Offices. Tuschhoff is the son of Jerry and Shiela Tuschhoff of Cape Girardeau. He is a rental specialist with Sunbelt Rentals...

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis police officer has admitted attacking an undercover colleague who he believed was a protester. Randy Hays pleaded guilty Friday in federal court. A sentencing date has not been set. Hays is no longer with the department. Hays was one of four officers charged in the crime. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's health department wants to ban medical marijuana businesses from paying taxes in cash, a move industry advocates say could shut out small businesses from the field. Missouri voters in 2018 made medical marijuana legal but sales are still prohibited under federal law...

With 16 20-player teams in Cape Girardeau for the Missouri State High School Activities Association Volleyball Championships, Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director Brenda Newbern said she expects $91,000 to funnel in -- and that doesn't factor in all the fans...

Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson will present their annual Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2:00P.M. in the Church. Joining the Adult Choir, Bells of Joy Ringers, and Sound Attraction will be the Love Handbell Choir from New McKendree Church, Southern Harmony, and the Heartland Pops Orchestra and Chorus. ...

Profits from the 1994 SEMO District Fair were almost the same as last year, netting $46,945; the fair generated about $10,000 more in revenue this year, bringing in a total of $387,879 during its eight-day run in September; fair expenditures were almost $9,800 higher than last year, totaling $340,934...