Stories from Saturday, August 6, 2022

Scott County election officials said Friday it is unclear whether there will be a recount in the county's Republican primary for prosecuting attorney. An official in the county clerk's office said a candidate must request a recount, and as of Friday, no request had been made...

With Tuesday's primary now in the books, Cape Girardeau County is applying for a federally funded election security grant authorized through the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). County Clerk Kara Clark Summers, who has supervised the county's elections since 2007, told the county commission Thursday $10,000 is available for Cape County -- with no local match required...

Grants from a rural innovation foundation for technology companies will bring three new businesses to Cape Girardeau. Codefi -- a Cape Girardeau-based foundation -- announced three winners for its $50,000 1ST50K Startup Competition that will be joining the Cape Girardeau business community, according to a news release from the foundation. ...

A persistent shortage of bus drivers for the Jackson R-2 School District will result in the delayed start of one campus. Orchard Elementary School will be moving to a 9 a.m. start time and 4:10 p.m. end of the school day for the time being, Scott Smith, the district's superintendent, said. The decision was made at a special board meeting last week...

Editor's note: The following are the prepared remarks given by Cape Girardeau Mayor Stacy Kinder at the Cape Chamber First Friday Coffee. When we discuss the state of things today in Cape Girardeau, that conversation encompasses a lot of issues. Some of those fall under the city's mantle of responsibility, some of those are private business issues, and some are cultural issues that fall under the responsibility of us all...

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Steve and Angie Bauman of Festus, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Evelyn Bauman, of Festus to Troy Michael Emmons of Marble Hill, Missouri. He is the son of Steve and Laura Emmons. Laura is a 2014 graduate of Festus High School. ...

You may know this little fly if you are a gardener who raises squash or pumpkins. You may have seen the feather-legged fly and not realized it is good to have this fly in your garden. It is a parasitoid, which means it lays its eggs on insects such as squash bugs and stink bugs. When the feather-legged fly's eggs hatch, the larvae feeds upon and kills its host stink bug, squash bug or other plant-eating insects...

I overheard a conversation, recently, that made my heart sink. As I sat next to an elderly couple, on the bus road-trip, the words of the wife, caused me to feel dry and shriveled, inside. Although the woman may have thought she was helping her husband adjust to life, as he grew older, the words had the opposite effect...

Monday: Oven-fried chicken and potatoes or ham and scalloped potato casserole, glazed carrots, whole-grain hot roll and chilled plums or iced cherry cake. Tuesday: Smother steak with mashed potatoes or chili dog and fries, mixed vegetables, hot roll with butter and sugar-free peach crisp or iced cake...

Back several years one of Marge's friends asked her if she would temporarily keep two of her cats. Marge couldn't say no, so we ended up with two extra cats. We already had BB in the house, so now there are three of them little suckers. They would prowl all night and sleep during the day, so we either had to keep our bedroom door closed or forget sleep. ...

The SEMO Iris Society will hold its annual iris auction and rhizone sale at noon Aug. 7 in the basement meeting room of the University of Missouri Extension Center in Jackson. The public is invited to attend. The Oliver House Museum in Jackson will be open for tours from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 7. Former Missouri State Sen. Robert Oliver and his wife, Marie Oliver, also known as the Betsy Ross of Missouri, once called it home. Docents are available to give you guided tours...

Carter Von Meixner was born July 1, 2022, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis. He was born at 1:06 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Carter is the first child of Edward and Erin Meixner of Marble Hill, Missouri. Both parents are family nurse practitioners. ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing at least 10 people, including a senior militant, and wounding dozens, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it was targeting the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to an "imminent threat" following the arrest of another senior militant in the occupied West Bank earlier this week...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs last month despite flashing warning signs of an economic downturn, handing President Joe Biden some good news heading into the midterm elections. Unemployment dropped another notch, from 3.6% to 3.5%, matching the more than 50-year low reached just before the pandemic took hold...

Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democrats pared part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations and made other changes in their giant economic bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday, as they drove toward delivering a campaign-season victory to President Joe Biden on his domestic agenda...

Associated Press ISTANBUL -- Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday and traveled mined waters toward inspection of their delayed cargo, a sign that an international deal to export grain held up since Russia invaded Ukraine was slowly progressing. But major hurdles lie ahead to get food to the countries that need it most...

A favorite game of politicians, when reality does not conform to the facts they want, is to simply redefine reality. Democrats want big government, a lot of spending and taxation, the former of which we are now paying for in inflation, so the new strategy of Democrats is to now claim that spending and taxes reduce inflation...

Father God, we pray for discernment, that in all things we would glorify you. Amen.

It is a stale prejudice to say Catholics just care that the baby is born and that we do nothing to support the mother, the child and families afterward. The Catholic Church in southern Missouri stands ready to continue providing support to expectant mothers and their families through our ministries, and to advocate on their behalf at the state and federal level...

I researched the tentative plan for investing the American Rescue Plans funds received by the City of Cape Girardeau, asked questions and concluded the plan would be a wise investment that will benefit both the community and city employees. Investing these funds, according to the tentative plan, will provide an opportunity for the city to complete several projects ahead of schedule, some projects we couldn't afford to complete without this funding, and enhance city employee benefits...

Twin daughters to Cale Landon and Ashley Kay Regelsperger of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Laynie Renee was born at 6:13 a.m., and weighed 4 pounds, 14 ounces. Alyssa Kay was born at 6:38 a.m., and weighed 4 pounds. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on South Main Street. n A warrant arrest and burglary were reported on Kingsway Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street...

Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of Aug. 4 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...

Brenda C. Sparks, 79, of Jackson passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born June 5, 1943, in Burfordville, daughter of Russell and Delthia Eakins Crader. She and Wilburn Sparks were married Oct. 30, 1965, at Crump General Baptist Church. After meeting at the Jackson Skating Rink, they shared more than 56 years honoring their commitment to God and one another...

Alex James Schlosser was born prematurely to Cody and Tara Kirchdoerfer Schlosser Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis. He passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the hospital. Loving survivors include his parents and sisters, Ava and Aly Schlosser, all of Jackson; paternal grandparents, Tom and Patty Mayfield Schlosser of Jackson; maternal grandparents, George and Ellen Aufdenberg Kirchdoerfer of Jackson; paternal uncle, Kyle Schlosser of Jackson; paternal aunt, Kati (Zach) Shaw of Scott City; maternal uncle, Adam Kirchdoerfer, and his son, Kash, of Jackson; maternal aunt, Kate (Kelly) Easter, and children, Bailey and Aden Koch and Aeden Easter of Jackson; and paternal great-grandparents, Don and Marilyn Mayfield of Jackson.. ...

On Tuesday, Aug. 2. 2022, Bert Robinson passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 8, 1924, to Effie Denfip Robinson and the late Bert Robinson. Bert's father passed away before he was born 0ct. 24, 1924. Bert was one of four children, and all of his siblings have passed away: Mabel Morrison and Elvis and Roy Robinson. He married Doris Clinton Robinson on July 22, 1946, and was happily married for 72 years until her death in December 2018...

Land records are possibly the most valuable records for determining relationships, especially before 1880, when the federal census began including relationships to the head of the household. One of the primary reasons our ancestors came to America and moved often was to find better land. Indeed, in many areas over 80% of adult males owned land...

The land where the current Jackson High School stands on Missouri Street has been home to many different schools serving the Jackson and the surrounding area. The Jackson Military and Finishing School opened in 1899 in the former Carlisle Training School after it closed its doors. ...

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by claiming for years that the nation's deadliest school shooting was a hoax...

After Richard Nixon left the White House in disgrace nearly half a century ago, he gave a series of interviews to British journalist David Frost. In those hours of Frost-Nixon conversations, a telling comment by the nation's 37th president emerged. "When the president does it, that means it is not illegal," Nixon said at the time...

In mid-June, Cape Girardeau and NationsBank officials announced they had reached a verbal agreement giving the city a 60-day option to buy the old Boatmen's Bank building at 100 Broadway; less than 60 days later, Trammell Crow, a St. Louis-based real estate firm, has taken out classified ads in the Southeast Missourian announcing that the building is for sale; an agent at Trammell Crow who placed the ad said NationsBank requested the ad; "We're asking $350,000 for it," he said...

Twenty people were arrested Tuesday and five more are sought on drug charges stemming from an investigation by the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force; Cape Girardeau Police Cpl. Keith May, a task force team leader, says officers have been conducting buys and collecting evidence for a year and a half; most of the buys took place in the area of Cape Girardeau that includes Morgan Oak, Good Hope, South Ellis, South Middle and South Lorimier streets...