Stories from Thursday, October 22, 2020

COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings.

Old Town Cape's annual fundraiser is adding an online component for 2020. Revivify is a multi-faceted fundraiser to benefit Old Town Cape's revitalization efforts in making downtown Cape the best possible place to live, work and play. During the open-house style event at Century Casino Cape Girardeau, 777 N. Main St., attendees will have the opportunity to safely enjoy themselves while supporting and learning more about the mission of Old Town Cape...

Gov. Mike Parson announced $5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to be divided among Missouri's six regional food banks to help citizens who continue to rely on food assistance, with more than $500,000 of the total going to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank in Sikeston, Missouri...

I do love soup, stew and chowder and almost even more, I love looking for new recipes for these delicious fall and winter bowls of goodness. My daughter-in-law, Anna, enjoys cooking, and I have fun sharing recipes with her that I think she and Ross will enjoy. ...

Cape Girardeau authorities responded to a shooting in the 300 block of South Spring Street shortly after noon Wednesday. ...

Scott City government has announced the resignation of police chief Michael Culler to seek a position outside of law enforcement, according to an announcement on the municipal website. Capt. Larry Rutherford has assumed Culler’s duties as interim chief effective immediately. The resignation was effective Tuesday...

As a foodie, I sometimes feel as if there is that jump never taken, that food never tasted and that opportunity missed to try something that everyone else seems to love. Usually, this missed chance is accidental, just simple oversight on my part, but sometimes it is willful and stubborn...

Cape Girardeau's history and the Mississippi River are inextricably linked, and an outdoor festival Saturday will celebrate both that and an exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution now on display at Heritage Hall, 102 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau...

Infertility. Homelessness. Miscarriage. Domestic violence. Cancer. Police violence. Tonight, survivors of each of these harrowing experiences will speak on their experience, and emerging from it. Last week, the Southeast Missourian published a wrap. Previously, this October wrap was dedicated to survivors of breast cancer, to help raise awareness. This year, said project and event manager for rustmedia Jamie Phillips, the focus shifted to those whose stories were also about perseverance...

Katrina Amos has worked at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport since 2008 and became its manager in late January, following the 22-year tenure of now-retired Bruce Loy. Amos, a Sikeston, Missouri, native, stepped into the job just before COVID-19 sunk its tentacles into every facet of life...

Area health officials attributed eight deaths to COVID-19 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Five of the deaths came Wednesday in Cape Girardeau County, bringing the county’s total number of virus deaths to 49. The deaths involved one person in the 70-79 age bracket, two 80-89, one 90-99 and one 100-plus...

We are less than two weeks from the 2020 election, and no one knows who is going to win. Polls suggest that former vice-president Joe Biden is likely to come out on top -- significantly, when it comes to the popular vote -- but we all know what happened in 2016. Against the odds, Donald Trump defied the experts and scored the victory where it mattered most: in the Electoral College...

Ask yourself whether chamber membership is an expense or an investment. For GlennView, it’s an investment.

Today in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 296th day of 2020. There are 70 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 22, 1979, the U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment -- a decision that precipitated the Iran hostage crisis...

Have you ever wondered how different your life would be if you could significantly reduce your knee pain? What if this therapy only took one 30-minute treatment? Advanced live motion sonography allows us to pinpoint with extreme accuracy problem areas. ...

Last Friday, Oct. 16, marked the culmination of a process that began several months ago. It was the formal unveiling of the Terry W. Kitchen Junior High School named after Terry W. Kitchen, longtime Cape Central teacher, coach, athletic director and friend. There is not a more fitting tribute to a man who gave so much of himself to others...

As we locals know, Rush Limbaugh, "our hometown star," comes back frequently and especially during the holidays. A couple of billboards north of the Cape Girardeau Airport on I-55 are vacant. With the Drury influence and our love for our native son Rush, it is most fitting that a billboard saluting Rush would be most appropriate and would boost his positivity in his fight against cancer...

I've worked at the polls several times over the last few years at different precincts in Cape Girardeau County, and I have nothing but praise for Kara Clark Summers, County Clerk, and Allen Seabaugh, Election Supervisor. Both work hard to make sure that poll workers are properly trained, that election laws are followed, and that voters are treated with respect...

The cooler season begs for layers -- and not just when it comes to clothing. Behold the lasagna. This hefty casserole is layered with three cheeses, a meaty tomato sauce and -- wait for it -- kale. Now, before you roll your eyes, realize this: This lasagna can handle a little kale. ...

NASHVILLE -- President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign...

WASHINGTON -- Washington negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill took a modest step forward on Tuesday, though time is running out and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump's most powerful Senate ally, is pressing the White House against going forward...

WASHINGTON -- Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, the Justice Department announced Wednesday...

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly gay and lesbian teachers weren't welcome in the classroom...

ORAN, Mo. -- Ora Watkins, daughter of the late Claude and Bernice Puckett Pearson, was born Feb. 9, 1946, in Bell City, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri, at the age of 74...

Mona Velma Thiele, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Feb. 3, 1927, in Zalma, Missouri, to Clyde and Stella Stephens Wilkinson. She married Loyd Dillingham Nov. 18, 1950, and five children were born to their union. Loyd preceded her in death April 29, 1962. She married Ed Thiele Nov. 16, 1968, who she was happily married to for 30 years before he preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1998...

H. "Marty" Schuessler, 73, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at his home. On the 12th day of November 1946, Victor G. and Josephine I. Frank Schuessler of Cape Girardeau were blessed with their first-born son, Henry Martin "Marty" Schuessler. He was brought to the Lord in baptism and renewed his baptismal covenant with the Triune God through the Rite of Confirmation at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. ...

Matthew Jason Randolph, 59, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, at his home in Jackson. He was born Dec, 2, 1960. in Washington, Missouri, son of Lindell and Sarah Yates Randolph. He and Susanna Mouser were married April 10, 1999, in Cape Girardeau...

Paul William Ostendorf, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at his home. He was born April 30, 1936, in Cape Girardeau to August and Lucinda Stock Ostendorf. He and Rosemary Reynolds were married June 8, 1963, at Scott City. Paul served in the National Guard...

Jasper Wilson Masterson, 84, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Oct. 29 at Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jackson. A memorial service will start at 11 a.m. Oct. 29 at the church, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating...

James "Wedge" Lorberg, 73, of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Cape Girardeau.

KENNETT, Mo. -- Debra Yvonne Eastwood Grebing, 67, of Kennett died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis due to complications from her courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 24, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas, to Phillip and Margie Eastwood...

CREVE COEUR, Mo. -- Surrounded by her loving family, Carolyn K. Burke, 58, formerly of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at her sister's home in Creve Coeur. The fifth of six children, Carolyn was born Sept. 17, 1962, in Independence, Iowa, to Thomas A. and Sarah "Sally" Horn Burke Jr. The Burke family moved to Jackson in 1973. Carolyn was a 1981 graduate of Jackson High School...

O Lord Jesus, may we be strong and courageous, serving you in all things. Amen.

Dr. George W. Westlake Jr. is the guest speaker at First Assembly of God Church as part of the church's 75th anniversary; Westlake was pastor at First Assembly from 1964 to the early 1970s; under his direction, the congregation relocated from South Sprigg Street to 750 Mount Auburn Road...

Daughter to Brian and Heather Lee of Fredericktown, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:18 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Name, Hannah Marie. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Lee is the daughter of Greg Fitzgerald of Mounds, Illinois, and Patsy Fitzgerald of Mound City, Illinois. Lee is the son of Kenneth and Debbi Lee of Fredericktown...

LOS ANGELES -- In a new docuseries, a child who uses a walker meets a dog with its own version of wheels. Inmates find solace in training canines for adoption, and pigs strut their stuff in a "body positivity" celebration. That and more is part of "That Animal Rescue Show," an endearing project that reflects its unexpected creators as well as its stars, human and otherwise. All 10 episodes are out Oct. 29 on the CBS All Access streaming service...