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DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — No charges will be filed against a former Poplar Bluff businessman in connection with a December hit-and-run accident that killed a Poplar Bluff teenager. Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Barbour said his decision not to pursue charges against Ben Ressel was based on his review of all the investigative reports, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s reconstruction report, which he received May 27, as well as a lab report. Ressel had been investi-

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SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN Now that the Cape Girardeau School District is getting ready for seven daily periods instead of eight, participation in summer classes has surged at the high school.

Numbers provided by the district show summer school enrollment there has risen dramatically to 343 students this time compared to 155 last summer and 160 the summer before. Christa Turner, the district’s director of academic services, attributes the

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Whitewater residents spotted a 3-year-old black male bear from their porch Friday morning. Phillip O’Kelly was running out to see the bear as it emerged from the wooded area near his Whitewater home, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation news release. He said the bear heard the commotion, turned around and then ran off. He observed the bear was wearing a collar and ear tag. “He wasn’t aggressive; he was just looking around and he definitely wasn’t hurting anything,” O’Kelly said in the news release. “I hope people just let him be.” Missouri Department of Conservation bear biologist Jeff Beringer said he has tracked this particular bear about 400 miles from Christian County, according to the release. The bear was tagged when it was 18 months old. Bollinger County Conservation agent Jeff Scott said it is normal behavior for male bears to travel 100 to 200 miles away from their families in search of territory and a mate. Scott said it is uncommon for a bear to travel 400 miles. “Most don’t go near that far,” Scott said. Scott said his office

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CUMBERLAND, Maine — A Maine teen got some unexpected news when she received a handwritten letter from a fisherman saying her message in a bottle had been found in Spain. Terra Gallo and her sister put messages into bottles and tossed them into the ocean on Monhegan Island three years ago; the fisherman’s correspondence arrived late last month. Gallo, now 14, studied maps of ocean currents and discovered her message traveled roughly 3,000 miles. — Associated Press

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A group of students colors their Spanish workbooks during class for the Jackson Summer Adventure Club on Friday at East Elementary.

From Page 1A addition to normal credit-recovery classes and several newly added electives, is students being able to knock out their physical education requirements. In some cases, students not only are taking morning classes, but afternoon classes as well. “It could be students who are behind or students who want to get ahead,” Turner said. At the same time highschool level enrollment has increased locally, participation in the elementary grades has dropped from 258 students last year to 178 this year. During the 2014 school year, 243 K-4 students were enrolled in summer school. Turner said she is not sure what has caused the decrease and will be watching to see if the trend continues. At the middle-school level, enrollment has increased only slightly from 68 to 75 students, and junior-high participation has dipped from 74 students last year to 68 this year.

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Jackson In the Jackson School District, summer-school enrollment has remained much the same, except for a slight rise in elementary-level participation, said assistant superintendent Matt Lacey. Right now, 640 elementary students are enrolled in the Jackson summer-school

program, up from the usual average of 600. “That’s kind of an all-time high for us,” Lacey said. Part of the reason is likely the fun nature of Jackson’s summer-school approach, whose theme this time around is comic-book heroes. “It’s a lot of enrichment activities as well as instruction,” he said. The number of Jackson Middle School students in summer school is about 200, and the number of junior-high students is about 220 — both typical figures, he said. However, at the highschool level, the 315 students attending summer school this year are up by about 50 from last year.

District, the total number of students in summer school is 390 for grades K-12, said superintendent Brian Lee. That’s down from 400 participants last summer and 420 the year before. “The vast majority of them are elementary-school students and a chunk from middle school,” Lee said. As for the decrease in enrollment, Lee wasn’t sure what might have caused it or if it’s just an anomaly. “It might be fewer kids wanting to go or (others) on vacation,” he said. Although Scott City’s summer program is mainly for enrichment, it also helps students catch up academically.

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From Page 1A received multiple calls about the bear last week, according to the release. Scott is unsure the exact size of the bear but said 3-year-olds are considered young adults and normally weigh between 150 and 250 pounds. Scott said there are 300 to 400 bears in Missouri that all reside in the southern third of the state, from Springfield to Cape Girardeau. Bear sightings are not uncommon in Southeast Missouri. Perryville and Perry County police shot and killed an adult black bear last June that traversed a large section of downtown in broad daylight and was deemed a significant risk to public safety. The bear in Whitewater did not show any aggression, Department of Conservation spokeswoman Candice Davis said. Davis and Scott both caution residents to not feed bears and to be careful with trash in order to reduce any chances of bears and people interacting. “A fed bear is a dead bear,” Beringer said in the release. “Bears are creatures of habit, so if they find they can get a free meal somewhere, they’re likely to stick around and that’s when they get into trouble.” bkleine@semissourian.com (573) 388-3644

From Page 1A Maud Street intersection. The junior-high student was walking home with a friend. She had been to Mansion Mall to buy shoes for an upcoming school choir recital. The first vehicle, which allegedly struck the teen, was found shortly after the crash, and its driver, Randel Sparks, who allegedly was destroying evidence from his vehicle, was arrested. The 42-year-old Poplar Bluff man subsequently was charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident and felony tampering with physical evidence. His case recently was moved to Greene County on a change of venue. Based on a witness’ report, authorities began searching for a late-model Ford F-150 pickup, described as a 4X4 crew cab, with four doors and a short bed and “bright white headlights.” Investigative leads and witness statements reportedly led authorities to suspect Ressel was the second driver. As part of the investigation, Ressel was arrested, his truck was impounded and a search warrant was executed on it. Investigators found what earlier was described as suspected “biological material” on the undercarriage of Ressel’s truck. Authorities said the lab analysis of that forensic evidence was a match for Hafford’s DNA. “I talked to the victim’s father (Wednesday), and unless something drastically changes, the report I have does not support charges against the second vehicle (Ressel),” Barbour said. There are two elements the state must prove to convict someone on a leaving the scene of an accident charge — the driver left the scene without notifying authorities about the crash and property damage or injury/fatality occurred. “You have to prove injury or a fatality ... there is no evidence, from what I can see in the report, that the second vehicle caused any injury or fatality,” Barbour said. “I can’t change the law.” Barbour said he decided not to seek the appointment of a special prosecutor to review the case against Ressel. If there had been any question “at all” in the report’s findings regarding Ressel, Barbour said, he would have asked for a special prosecutor, but the report was “clear cut.” The event analysis included in patrol Sgt. Joe Weadon’s report states Hafford came to rest in the “northern most” eastbound lane of Westwood Boulevard after allegedly being struck by Sparks’ car. “While her body was lying in the roadway, [Ressel’s truck] struck [Hafford’s] body and drug it to its final resting position,” Weadon said. According to Coroner Jim Akers’ report, Weadon said, Hafford was “killed

as a result of the impact with [Sparks’ car]. “Therefore, when [Ressel’s truck] ran over her body after it came to rest following the impact with [Sparks’ car], she would not have been alive, and it is not considered an injury or fatality crash.” Akers said the determination as to which vehicle caused Hafford’s injuries/ death was based on the scene investigation, not an autopsy. “There was no autopsy,” Akers said. “(Children) under 1 year, without a known medical condition, we have to have an autopsy. “(Children) 1 year to 18, then it is the determination made by the childdeath pathologist and the coroner,” he said. Akers said he always relies on the child-death pathologist, who in this case was Dr. Russell Deidiker, to make the recommendation. “I go off his recommendation,” Akers said. “In this case, the cause and manner of death were clear, and an autopsy was not warranted. “[Deidiker] was clear the autopsy would show bluntforce trauma, but it would take scene investigation to determine, if it was determinable, which vehicle caused the death or it if was a combination.” According to Akers, there was “clear evidence” at the scene, which “we were able to match up the injury to each vehicle.” As part of his investigation, Akers said, he had a full-body X-ray completed on Hafford and held onto her body for three days while “the pathologist and I discussed this.” After seeing Sparks’ car, Akers said, he was able to “determine and match up” the injuries allegedly caused by that vehicle.” Ressel’s truck, he said, wasn’t found for about a week, so “I was able to determine the first vehicle killed her before I even knew who the second vehicle was.” Based on the scene, Akers said, Hafford “received head and neck trauma, which you could clearly see from the first vehicle. “We had evidence that her heart stopped before the second vehicle” hit Hafford, he said. Hafford did not bleed from any of her injuries, indicating the impact with the first vehicle killed her instantly, Akers said. Although Ressel will face no criminal charges, he, along with Sparks, are parties in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Butler County by Hafford’s father, Steven. “Mr. Barbour has his job to do, and we have our job to do,” said Dexter attorney C.H. Parsons. “On behalf of Mr. Hafford, we have filed a lawsuit for the wrongful death of his daughter, Heavenly Grace Hafford, against both persons the authorities have identified as the hit-andrun drivers. “We believe the lawsuit to be valid and will fight until justice is served.” The lawsuit is set for a case review at 9 a.m. Oct. 24 before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett.

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LIVING HISTORY Turner Brigade members eat, sleep and breathe Civil War history

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he half-dozen men who sat in costume under the canvas awning at the annual Fort D Days

celebration looked a lot like the men who served in the engineering corps and whose turn-of-the-century photograph hung inside the fort. Sweating in wool pants and straw hats while they swatted at gnats, the men of the Turner Brigade even discussed a topic that would have been familiar to their forebears: dinner plans. “That’s usually one of the first questions that we get people asking when they see us,” said Joe Roberts. “First they ask us, ‘Did you really sleep out here?’ Then they ask, ‘Did you really cook that?’” And the answer to both is typically yes. The men of the Turner Brigade have spent the past decade or so demonstrating at historical sites and events what life might have been like for Civil War-era soldiers. “It’s called living history,” Roberts said, explaining that he began as a garden-variety history buff, but eventually realized books would not satisfy his curiosity. “There’s nothing like experiencing history like seeing living history,” he said. “After a while you want to see how that person would have actually lived. What it would be like to be wearing the wool jacket, even if you wouldn’t want to be wearing a wool jacket in the summer.” For more than a few of the re-enactors, the connection with the time period is personal. “My great-grandfather served in the Civil War and enlisted at Fort D,” said Chris Wessel. “He was part of the march to the sea and made it back up through the Carolinas. Made it back home.” But August Wessel landed in a state mental hospital immediately after the war. “They think he had what we would call now post-traumatic stress disorder,” Wessel said, adding that he only learned the real story after joining the Turner Brigade. Fellow re-enactor Bill Eddleman pulled WesSee BRIGADE, Page 7C

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Recipe From Page 5C 4 boneless or bone-in pork chops, each about 8 ounces and 1 inch thick For the butter:

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, softened Grated zest of 1 lemon 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1 teaspoon country-style Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon minced garlic

Mix the marinade ingredients, including 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Coat the pork chops on all sides with the marinade, place in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Meanwhile, make the butter. In a medium bowl, mash the butter ingredients, including 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, with the back of a fork. Form the mixture into a log, 3 to 4 inches long. Set the log in the bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Prepare the charcoal grill with all-natural lump charcoal for direct cooking over medium-high heat, 400 degrees to 450 degrees. Lift the pork chops from the bowl, allowing the excess marinade to drip off, and discard the marinade. Grill the chops over direct medium-high heat, with the lid closed, until still slightly pink in the center, 6 to 8 minutes, turning once. Transfer to a metal tray and let rest for 3 to 5 minutes. Cut the butter lengthwise into four long pieces and set one on top of each pork chop. Using long-handled tongs, lift an

Brigade From Page 1C sel’s great-grandfather’s pension file while visiting the national archives and found record of testimony from men who served with August. “At one point, a cannonball come skippin’ through the ranks and barely missed him,” Wessel explained. “We always just thought that was a family story, but here’s men who saw it happen saying the same thing.” Eddleman, whose great-great-grandfather also served in the Union Army and nearly died in the infamous Confederate P.O.W. Camp Andersonville in Georgia, said most

Lynch From Page 4C feet in height, and there is space in it for 30 rooms. Of these, five on the first floor are being finished at this time for use as offices. The tower was designed by two engineers sent here by the Timber Structures Corp. of Portland, Oregon, and the structural work alone cost $50,000. The screen is designed to show any type of picture.

ember, about the size of an orange, from the bed of charcoal and very carefully set the burning ember on top of each piece of butter for 1 to 2 seconds. The butter will smoke and melt. Return the burning ember to the grill. Serve the pork chops right away.

Caramelized Onion Pot Roast

1 4-pound beef boneless chuck roast 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 6 medium onions, sliced 1 1/2 cups beef broth 3/4 cup regular or nonalcoholic beer 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Trim fat from beef. Heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef in oil for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place onions in bottom of 4- to 6-quart slow cooker or equivalent-size pan for oven cooking. Place beef on top of onions. Mix remaining ingredients. Pour over beef and onions. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours or 3 to 4 hours in oven, until beef is very tender. Remove beef and onions from pan, using slotted spoon. Cut beef into slices. Serve beef with juices and onions. Makes 12 servings. About midway through the cooking time, you can add russet potatoes, unpeeled, and let them cook along with the roast. The onion sauce is a wonderful topper for the potatoes.

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1 large package of Nutter Butter brand cookies, crushed fairly fine 5 or 6 tablespoons melted butter or margarine 1 jar hot fudge topping 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 cup good quality smooth peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 containers (8 ounces each) frozen whipped topping, thawed 1/4 cup melted peanut butter 1/2 cup melted fudge topping For the crust: Combine crushed cookies and melted butter. Press crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 10 minutes. Set aside and cool while making the filling. For the filling: Beat together the cream cheese and powdered sugar until well combined. Gradually add peanut butter and vanilla extract; mix well. Fold in 1 carton of the whipped topping until well blended. To assemble: Place a generous puddle of hot fudge topping on the bottom of the cooled pie crust. Next, spread the peanut butter filling on top. Spread the remaining carton of whipped topping over the entire top of the pie. Drizzle melted fudge topping and melted peanut butter on top and refrigerate until ready to serve. You also can sprinkle the top with nuts or chopped Reese’s cups, if desired. Have a great week and, until next time, happy cooking.

people don’t know just how much history was made in Cape Girardeau. “It amazes me,” he said. “People think that nothing happened here.” Instead, Cape was known at the time as one of the best places to wind up stationed. Being on the river, it was well-provisioned, it was far enough away from the fighting to be considered safe, and preserved journal entries abound with references to Cape’s reputation for having beautiful young women. Plus, the nearby German settlements meant there was always beer, too. “The men when they were reassigned to other places would joke that, ‘We would have fought on this line all summer,’” said Scott House, the Turner Brigade’s highest-ranking

member. In a tent nearby, the brigade’s youngest member, Andrew Porter, not yet a teenager, was teaching another young boy how to drill with a toy rifle. “One of our young men teaching another 10-yearold about the thrill of history, that’s what it’s all about,” House said. “That’s the beginning of the next generation. If I’d had one of those wooden rifles when I was a kid, I’d never have put it down.” The allure of history, Roberts said, doesn’t tend to wane with time. “It is addictive if that’s what you do,” he said. “Some people buy bass boats and $500 fishing rods. We buy equipment.”

A stage of 14 by 42 feet has been arranged for use on special civic occasions, such as for sunrise religious services. The projection room is 390 feet from the screen, as are the concession quarters. The neon sign in front, the largest between St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee, is mounted in a panel 33 by 76 feet in size. To be actively in charge of the new theaters will be Howard O. Bates, Carl A. Milne and Wm. O. Hypes, who with Andrew Kadlez of St. Louis make up the stock-

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SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN A Missouri House committee appears poised to hold a special hearing to investigate the damage from illegal spraying of dicamba herbicide on Missouri crops. State Rep. Don Rone, R-Portageville, has asked House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, to allow the House Agriculture Committee to hold the special hearing. Rone said he is optimistic the hearing will be held this fall. The herbicide has damaged thousands of acres of farmland and cost Bootheel growers millions of dollars in lost crops, Rone said Tuesday. Missouri already has seen more than 100 complaints of dicamba misuse, which has damaged more than 42,000 acres of crops, Rone said. This year’s dicamba exposure has damaged more than 39,000 acres of soybeans, 3,000 acres of tomatoes, 1,000 acres of non-genetically mod-

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Sarah Hodo savors tranquility during her lunch break Tuesday on the footbridge at Dennis Scivally Park in Cape Girardeau. Southeast Missouri enjoyed temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s early this week.

Ex-student gets probation for placing sex video online without woman’s knowledge

I am going to completely change that.” STATE REP. DON RONE R-Portageville, on current, relatively low penalties for spraying that damages crops

BY TYLER GRAEF

SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN A former Southeast Missouri State University student was sentenced Tuesday to two years of supervised probation for secretly filming and distributing video of consensual sex between him and another Southeast student in 2014. Broderick C. Gormley, 20, of St. Louis pleaded guilty last month to second-degree invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor. In September 2014, Gorm-

ified cotton, 700 acres of peaches, 400 acres of peas and 200 acres of peanuts in Southeast Missouri, he said. Rone said in many cases, the herbicide was sprayed to control weeds in fields with genetically modified cotton, which is not harmed by the chemical. See CROPS, Page 5A

ley used a cellphone hidden between stacks of paper to film him and a partner having sex in a dorm room, according to the probable-cause statement filed by the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety. The sex partner didn’t know about the recording at the time. He then posted the recording on two porn sites. A probable-cause statement filed in the case said the victim learned of the video in January 2015, at which point Gormley ad-

This wasn’t a onetime thing. ... This took some thought and work to get all this done.” JUDGE SCOTT THOMSEN mitted to filming her. The victim said she asked him to remove the video, but he did not. “I’m not so convinced that this is a [suspended impo-

sition of sentence] case,” Judge Scott Thomsen told Gormley while contemplating the state’s recommendation the conviction be wiped from Gormley’s record upon completion of his probation. “This wasn’t a one-time thing. ... This took some thought and work to get all this done,” Thomsen said. Gormley admitted the wrongness of the act, calling it a “terrible mistake,” but appealed for leniency. See VIDEO, Page 5A

Court ruling, state suggest businesses may apply tax to deliveries BY BRIDGET BROWN

SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN Businesses throughout Missouri, from flower shops to contracting companies, recently received a letter from the state Department of Revenue, warning of a potential obligation to remit tax on delivery charges. The new warning stems from a case ruled upon by the Missouri Supreme Court.

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Because of the court’s decision in the case Alberici Constructors Inc. v. Director of Revenue, local businesses may be expected to collect a use tax on delivery charges regardless of whether it is listed separately on a company invoice. Before this, delivery charges itemized separately on an invoice often were not considered part of the sales transaction and therefore not subject to tax.

The case

Alberici Constructors Inc. was hired to build a cement manufacturing plant in Missouri. The company rented five cranes from three out-ofstate vendors. As part of the rental agreement, Alberici was billed $15,000 for inbound delivery of the equipment, which was listed separately on the invoice to Alberici. For the year’s tax-filing

period, Alberici remitted Missouri and local use taxes on the rentals and delivery charge, then sought a refund on the shipping charges — a refund that was denied by the Administrative Hearing Commission.

The decision Ultimately, the court ruled the shipping charges were subject to tax regardless of their placement on the invoice.

The intent of the law is to impose sales/use tax on services that are part of the sale. Taxability does not depend on whether the parties intended the charge for the service to be part of the sales price, the court held, but on whether the parties intended the service to be part of the sales transaction. And the court ruled in the case of Alberici, it was the intent of the parties to in-

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Because of the court’s decision, Nia Ray, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, sent a letter to inform business owners en masse of their potential obligation to remit sales tax on delivery charges. See TAX, Page 5A

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SAUGET, Ill. — A minor-league baseball player hit a grand slam, only to find the ball smashed the windshield of his truck. The Gateway Grizzlies of Sauget said Brandon Thomas hit the homer during Sunday’s game against the Joliet Slammers. The 25-year-old outfielder sent the ball sailing into the parking lot, where his 2008 black Toyota Tundra was. Thomas said he didn’t realize what happened until players in the dugout were laughing a couple of innings later and told him. — Associated Press

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Woman charged with killing man she said was intruder BY JIM SALTER

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BRYCE GRAY ~ St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

Leaves of Bader Farms’ peach trees in Campbell, Missouri, bear holes and discoloration owner Bill Bader said he believes is the result of drift from illegal applications of the herbicide dicamba.

Crops

From Page 1A Jim Heiser, research associate in weed science at the University of Missouri Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville, said he has seen the symptoms of dicamba exposure, particularly on soybeans. Soybean leaves have puckered as a result of exposure to the herbicide. But Heiser said the severity of the damage won’t be known until harvest. Rone, however, said the damaged crops will mean decreased yields this fall. The herbicide legally can be used as a “burn-down” on a field several weeks before planting. It is illegal to apply dicamba during the growing season, according to Rone. But some farmers have applied the chemical on fields where they are growing dicamba-resistant crop varieties. The problem is the herbicide can drift into neighboring fields when blown by the wind or when liquid particles become

Tax

From Page 1A In the letter, she said factors such as when the title passes to the seller, whether delivery charges are separately stated, who controls the cost of delivery and assumes the risk of loss, and whether the seller benefits financially from the delivery all are relevant to determining whether delivery is intended to be part of the sale. “In general, if parties intend delivery to be part of the sale of tangible personal property, the delivery charge is subject to tax even when the delivery charge is separately stated,” Ray stated in the letter. But many local business owners were surprised and confused by the letter, claiming it was vague and

Video

From Page 1A Gormley’s lawyer told the judge the pair dated for at least a year. Posts on social media indicate Gormley and the victim began dating in the fall of 2014, shortly after the video was made but before the vic-

gas and spread as vapors, according to University of Missouri agricultural experts. As a result, crops that are not dicamba-resistant can be harmed, Rone and Heiser said. Heiser said the dicamba likely was sprayed in June when there were above-normal temperatures and above-normal humidity. But he said the real problem rests with the actions of farmers. “It all comes back to, it shouldn’t have been applied in the first place,” he said. Heiser said the crop damage has been most severe in New Madrid, Dunklin, Pemiscot and Stoddard counties. Rone said he plans to introduce legislation in the 2017 session to stiffen fines for spraying that damages farmers’ crops. The penalty currently is $1,000 per field, a small price for farmers to pay to control troublesome weeds, Rone said. “I am going to completely change that,” he said. Rone wants to increase the penalty to $2,000 per field

for those who spray a legal product, with the penalty doubling to $4,000 per field for farmers whose spraying damages neighboring crops twice in three years. As for illegal spraying, Rone proposed levying a fine of $20,000 per field to discourage such practices. The state lawmaker said farmers should know how to apply herbicides properly. Even in cases of herbicides that legally can be used, Rone said each product comes with information indicating when it should be applied and what wind velocity is permissible for such application. Farmers are required to keep records of their application of such chemicals, he said. Rone said state lawmakers need to take steps to protect Missouri agriculture, the state’s No. 1 industry. He said the “welfare of agriculture is of the utmost importance to both our economy and our citizens’ livelihood.”

unclear on when or whether they were required to begin charging the tax. John Mehner, president of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, said he has received inquiries about the letter since it was sent. “A number of businesses in the area have received the letter,” Mehner said, “and we’re trying to get clarification on the matter.” State business associations are warning their industries of the change. “Restaurants should begin to collect and remit sales tax on its delivery fees as soon as possible,” the Missouri Restaurant Association said on its website. “MRA believes the best practice is to state the delivery charge separately on the customer receipt. Doing so will not impact the amount of sales tax collected now; however, in the future, this information

could become useful.” The Missouri Propane Gas Association also reached out to its members after receiving a number of questions. “They didn’t understand what the notice from the DOR was, and the only other way they’re going to find out is an audit after the fact,” said Steve Ahrens, executive director of the MPGA. “We’re just trying to be a little proactive.” A spokeswoman from the Missouri Department of Revenue was contacted by the Southeast Missourian on Monday for clarification of the letter and the ruling’s repercussions for businesses. By Tuesday afternoon, the state agency still was unable to answer questions submitted by the newspaper.

tim knew it existed. The probable-cause statement was filed in February, which Gormley’s lawyer said was shortly after the pair broke up and more than a year after Gormley told her about the video. After considering this, along with the fact Gormley now lives in St. Louis, has no contact with the victim and has begun therapy,

Thomsen agreed to the suspended sentence. Gormley will not have to register as a sex offender. During his probation, he will have to continue counseling and refrain from contacting the victim. “Chalk it up to a stupid 18-year-old mistake, I hope,” Thomsen said.

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O’FALLON, Mo. — A suburban St. Louis woman who claimed she shot an intruder who followed her inside her home is facing murder charges, with a prosecutor saying Tuesday she set up an innocent, mentally impaired man to kill him. St. Charles County prosecutor Tim Lohmar said Pamela Hupp, 57, of O’Fallon “hatched a plot to find an innocent victim and to murder this innocent victim” as part of an effort to frame a man involved in a previous murder case in which Hupp was a key witness. Hupp is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Aug. 16 death of Louis Gumpenberger of St. Charles, a 33-year-old man left physically and mentally impaired from a 2005 car wreck. Hupp was arrested at her home Tuesday. While in custody at the O’Fallon police station, she stabbed herself several times with a ballpoint pen she had managed to hide, O’Fallon police chief Roy Joachimstaler said. She was hospitalized in stable condition. Bond was set at $2 million. A message left with Hupp’s lawyer was not returned. Hupp testified in the 2013 murder trial of Russell Faria in nearby Lincoln County, Missouri. Faria was convicted of stabbing his wife, but the conviction was reversed, and Faria was acquitted in 2015. The case was upended partly on claims Faria should have been able to argue in the first trial Hupp had a motive to kill Betsy Faria after becoming beneficiary of a $150,000 lifeinsurance policy shortly before Betsy Faria’s death. Hupp has said she had nothing to do with Betsy

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Tim Lohmar, left, prosecuting attorney for St. Charles County, and O’Fallon police chief Roy Joachimstaler speak during a news conference Tuesday in O’Fallon, Missouri. Faria’s death, but Joachimstaler said police believe Hupp set up the killing of Gumpenberger “to take heat off her because of that previous case.” It wasn’t clear whether the new charges against Hupp would lead to a new investigation of Betsy Faria’s death. A message left with the Lincoln County sheriff’s office was not returned. Hupp told police soon after pulling into her driveway Aug. 16, Gumpenberger, who she said was a stranger, jumped out of a car and demanded at knifepoint she take him to a bank “to get Russ’s money,” Lohmar said. “Russ” was an apparent reference to Russell Faria and the insurance money Hupp claimed after Betsy Faria’s death. Lohmar said Hupp claimed she knocked the knife out of Gumpenberger’s hand and ran inside, where he followed her. She went into a bedroom, got a gun and shot him. But Lohmar said six days before the killing, a woman reported a white female in an SUV approached her claiming to be a producer for the TV show “Dateline” and tried to recruit her to record a scripted sound bite about 911 calls, promising to pay her $1,000.

She initially agreed but backed out when the woman in the SUV couldn’t produce any credentials. Surveillance footage from a camera on the woman’s home captured the SUV’s license plates, which matched Hupp’s, Lohmar said. “Our theory is she was vetting a potential victim,” Lohmar said. Meanwhile, GPS from Hupp’s cellphone showed she was at Gumpenberger’s apartment, 13 miles from her home, less than an hour before their confrontation on her driveway, Lohmar said. She was there for about four minutes, but authorities don’t know what transpired during that time, Lohmar said. “She was very calculated, looking for someone who fit a particular profile,” Lohmar said. “This victim fit that profile, someone not very sophisticated, someone easily swayed by a large amount of cash.” Gumpenberger had no cellphone or ID at the time of his death. Police found $900 in plastic bags in his pocket, along with a note that appeared to be instructions to kidnap Hupp and collect “Russ’s” money, Lohmar said. But authorities believe the money and note were planted.

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4(H) CHEERS FOR MISS DORTHA Dortha Strack has been a fixture in 4-H and the SEMO District Fair for more than five decades

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Dortha Strack, right, and Luke Aufdenberg help console Bailey Aufdenberg during her interview after Aufdenberg’s chicken, Sugar Pie, accidentally scratched her during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.

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SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN Dortha Strack of Cape Girardeau is 84 years young and has volunteered for the local 4-H chapter for more than five decades. She’s also been a fixture at the SEMO District Fair at least that long, probably longer. “As far as I know, I haven’t missed many of them,” she said. That includes the 2016 fair, despite her being hindered by a hip injury that recently left her in a wheelchair. In January, Strack had hip replacement surgery, only to re-injure herself a few months later after a fall in her driveway. Even though she’s been in a temporary assisted living program at The Chateau Girardeau in recent weeks, Strack said she’s not only determined to make it back to the home she built many

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Dortha Strack interviews Hunter Aufdenberg, 7, about his chicken, “Little Indian,” during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sept. 11, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. years ago on the farm where she was born, but there was

no way she was going to miss the fair.

“I’m determined; that’s what they tell me at (Cha-

teau Girardeau),” she said. Strack began her almost lifelong love affair with all things 4-H and home economics when she was in her early 20s. She had aged out of regular 4-H activities, so she became involved in a rural youth organization that led her to becoming a 4-H leader. Although Strack’s dream had been to go to college to become a home ec teacher, her grandparents needed her help and that of her sister, so the young women decided to stick around instead of heading off to school.

After Strack’s father died when she was 5 or 6, she, her sister and mother had moved to the farm. “My grandparents helped me out, so I [felt] I needed to help them,” she said. The farm was near the current site of the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, and its main function was as a dairy operation. “You had to milk the cows, slop the hogs and feed the chickens before you went to school,” Strack said. In 1957, Strack got married, so her grandfather gave her 3 acres on which to build her home, which she shared with her husband until his death in 2003 and where the couple raised three boys. In addition to her 4-H activities, Strack began helping out at Sunny Hill Gardens & Florist about 46 years ago, and still does. See DORTHA, Page 8C

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FROM PEOPLE WHO DIDN’T MIND

Sept. 18 is National Cheeseburger Day. Describe your ideal burger.

A burger with pickles and onions.

A double bacon cheeseburger.

That’s easy! A Culver’s burger.

I keep it pretty basic, just a burger with cheddar cheese. And lots of bacon.

Fall begins this week. What is your favorite aspect of the season?

Gene Hecht Altenburg, Missouri

Fair time.

The SEMO District Fair was this past week. What is your favorite memory from fairs past?

The fairs with a lot of good field crop entries.

If you could jump on a plane today, where would you go? Why? Florida, just to vacation.

Fall begins this week. What is your favorite aspect of the season? Getting to go crappie fishing.

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The SEMO District Fair was this past week. What is your favorite memory from fairs past? Working at the conservation booth.

If you could jump on a plane today, where would you go? Why?

I’d go down to Louisiana to do some fishing.

Fall begins this week. What is your favorite aspect of the season?

Jane Hicks Jackson

October, the most beautiful month of the year. I was born in October and married in October.

The SEMO District Fair was this past week. What is your favorite memory from fairs past?

Back when I was a little girl, I loved seeing harness racing.

If you could jump on a plane today, where would you go? Why?

I would go to Flagstaff, Arizona, because my son is there.

Fall begins this week. What is your favorite aspect of the season?

Melissa Kloeppel Jackson

Probably just getting to see the leaves change colors.

The SEMO District Fair was this past week. What is your favorite memory from fairs past? The food, especially fried Oreos.

If you could jump on a plane today, where would you go? Why?

I guess I’d go to New York City, because I’ve always wanted to.

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Sunday, September 18, 2016

CHAFFEE CHATTERS

CHS reunion reminder, a citywide yard sale and coal-stained memories W

hile strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Charlie Allen. Happy birthday to Jess Harrell, Evelyn Sprenger, Glen Meyr, Jeremy Vandeven, Gordon Powderly, Ken Lowery, JR Bennett, Dillon Williams, David Nolen, Jon Holland, David Lape, Jessica Horman, Julie Kessler, Andrew Nix, Jerry Stroup, Dave Fuller, Robin Dannenmueller, James Reischman, Beverly James, Raymond Rowell, Barry Hampton, Coradell Mitchell, Patty Halter, Carol Swinford, Courtney Burton, Braden Wicker, Jill Hendrix, Heather Wilson, Brad Bader, Linda Welter, Mason Hornbuckle, Pauline Asmus, Paul Griffin, Danny Schlosser, Jeannie Rice, Tommie Burnett, Jason Rains, Shannon Hendrix, Russell Gardner and Marla Ashworth. Also, Henry Fort, Renee Hitt, Betty Hunt, Joann Kirchdoerfer, Melody Little, Albert Morris, Gary Pobst, Eliso Sauceda and Gregory Scherer. Happy anniversary to Jim and Mary Chambers, David B. and Joan Hooker, Doug and Sherry Dirnberger, Kenny and Carol Lee, Rusty and Lana Rister and Charlie and Vera Ditto. Autumn begins Thursday!

Local congratulations Congratulations to Liston and Cordell Mitchell, whose home on Sheridan Drive was selected as Residence of the Month by the chamber of commerce. Our congratulations also to talented local artist Aaron Horrell for being named a Business Today Newsmaker. His Painted Wren Gallery is at 223 S. Plaza Way (behind BG’s Deli on William Street)

There are some new activities planned for this year’s reunion. Local published authors will be in attendance to feature their books. They are Dr. Max Heeb, “Max the Knife” sequel; Darla Buckhannon, “Old and in the Way: Caring for Yourself and the Ones You Love”; and Mark L. Hopkins, “Facts and Opinions on the Issues of our Time” (a recap of Hopkins’ previous syndicated columns), “Journey to Gettysburg” (the travels of a 15-year-old boy at the height of the Civil War), “The Wounds of War” (a sequel to “Journey”) and “The World as it Was When Jesus Came,” a supplement to the study of the New Testament. Proceeds from book sales benefit the CHS Alumni Association. Books also are available on Amazon.

DARLA BUCKHANNON Darla is a native of Chaffee and divides her time between her home there and in Dallas. Chaffee Chatters was originally named and written by her mother, Mrs. B. She may be reached at darbuck2@airmail. net.

in Cape Girardeau. His Paint for a Cause touches many hearts. Drop by and check out his art and coloring books.

Annual auction tickets on sale

The St. Ambrose 27th annual Auction Dinner is Oct. 22 at the VFW Hall. Tickets are $25 and are available after weekend Mass or by calling Donna Themm at (573) 318-0384. The popular event sells out fast, so get yours today.

CHS reunion reminder Attention, Chaffee High School alumni! The deadline for reservations is this Saturday for the Oct. 8 banquet. Please get your checks in the mail or call Tom Davenport at (573) 8873761 if you did not receive a reservation form.

Citywide events approaching

The Citywide Yard Sale is Sept. 30 through Oct. 1. If you want your address and items listed on the map, drop by city hall for a form before Sept. 26; the cost is $5. Maps will be available Sept. 28. Citywide cleanup is the following week on your scheduled trash pickup day.

Chili/soup dinner scheduled

Chaffee General Baptist will have its chili/soup dinner Sunday, Sept. 25, from noon to 2 p.m. at the church. The dinner is allyou-can-eat for only $7 for adults and $4 for children 10 and older, and free for those under 10. The price includes soup/chili, dessert and a drink.

Covered in coal dust The sighting of an old

coal shovel reminded me of another feature of the Finney house — the coal bin. At the time, the Finney house was heated by coal, which was loaded through the outside chute into the bin in the basement. What kid can resist climbing onto a big pile of coal? Tyke and I took on that activity one day and there was no disguising what we had been up to; we were covered in black. It only happened once!

Remembering Darrell Ward

The Ice Road Truckers series is popular with many and is especially cooling to watch on those hot summer evenings. A sad note, however, after noticing last week’s segment was in memory of Darrell Ward. He left Polar Industries and started his own company with fellow driver Lisa. Darrell had been in Dallas attending the Great American Truck Show at the end of August and was killed along with his co-pilot while flying back to his Montana home. The series has gotten the OK for another season, but there will be a big void without Darrell, the skilled, resourceful driver in a dangerous profession.

Final thoughts Remember to tell those special people in your life that you love them — those three words mean so very much and are so nice to hear. Email your news to darbuck2@airmail.net or leave a message at (573) 887-6430 or (214) 207-7839.

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Monday: Italian beef or veal Parmesan, mixed vegetables, spinach salad, whole-grain bun or roll and melon blend or oatmeal cake. Tuesday: Mushroom steak or chicken livers, mashed potatoes, California blend vegetables, whole-grain roll and chilled peaches or coconut cream pie. Wednesday: Sub sandwich or roasted chicken thighs, cucumber salad, baked beans, whole-grain bun or roll and sugar-free gelatin with bananas or cookies. Thursday: Chicken with dressing or glazed ham slice with potatoes, green beans, whole kernel corn, whole-grain hot roll and cinnamon applesauce or blueberry pie. Friday: Salmon patty or sloppy joe, seasoned cauliflower, marinated veggie salad, wholegrain bread or bun and mixed fruit or raspberry sherbet.

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Monday: Polish sausage or barbecue ribbie, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, cornbread and fruit or pineapple cake. Tuesday: Parmesan chicken, peas and carrots, Oriental slaw,

Dortha From Page 1C A recent nomination for the Southeast Missourian’s annual Spirit of America Award described Strack — known to many as Miss Dortha — as being instrumental in shaping generations of youths. “Her door is always open and she pushes everyone to do their best,” it reads. In addition to her many other duties and activities, Strack has volunteered to serve on the fair board for many years and was

garlic bread and under-the-sea dessert. Wednesday: Spaghetti, zesty salad, green beans, garlic bread and fruit or coconut pecan bar. Thursday: Chicken strips, broccoli and rice, corn, hot roll and fruit or Mississippi mud cake. Friday: Chopped steak with onion, mashed potatoes, Catalina vegetables, hot roll and granny’s Jell-O bar.

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Monday: Chicken Parmesan or pepper steak noodles, lettuce salad, Italian blend vegetables, garlic bread and mandarin oranges. Tuesday: Beefy soft taco or hot dog, lettuce salad, refried beans, potato wedges, tortilla or crackers and tropical fruit or brownie. Wednesday: Chicken and dumplings or ham, black-eyed peas, carrots, cornbread and apple crisp or apple cobbler. Thursday: Barbecue chicken or beef liver, potatoes, seasoned broccoli, whole-grain hot roll and pineapple sprinkled with coconut. Friday: Potato-crusted crunchy fish or sloppy Joe, baked beans spinach salad, baby bakers and sugar-free Jell-O with pears or cake.

instrumental in getting permission from the city not only to erect the 4-H building at Arena Park, but also raised money for its construction. Every month, she holds a Kids Day at Sunny Hill and has been involved in the Kage Family and Community Education (FCE) group for 60 years. She also had a radio show at one time that shared gardening tips and tricks. “Instead of being a home ec teacher, I feel like I did more doing this,” she said. ljones@semissourian.com (573) 388-3652

For the best choice in care, choose Saint Francis Medical Center.

Saint Francis has achieved the highest overall quality and safety rating of all Cape Girardeau hospitals, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare based the star ratings on 64 individual criteria, and in 10 out of 11 quality measures, Saint Francis Medical Center achieved the highest ranking out of all the hospitals in Cape Girardeau County. CMS’ Hospital Compare is the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey that shares patients’ perspectives on hospital care. Saint Francis’ ratings also surpassed both the state of Missouri and national averages.

To learn more, visit sfmc.net or call 573-331-3996.