Stories from Friday, September 9, 2011

Leo Tibbs, son of the late James W. Tibbs and Mary C. Hellums Tibbs was born on Jan. 20, 1919 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. and died on Sept. 8, 2011 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 92. Mr. Tibbs was the former owner and operator of Hickory House Restaurant for many years in Dexter. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and a resident of Dexter...

NEW MADRID -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats had little trouble Thursday night against the New Madrid County Lady Eagles. McKenzie Mitchell had five aces in a opening 25-11 win, then the Lady 'Cats cruised home with a 25-6 decision in the second game to secure the road win...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Four local businesses and owners have filed suit in federal court against Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russell Oliver and Sheriff Carl Hefner as a result of a July "raid" on the businesses during which hundreds of packets of imitation controlled substances were recovered...

On the heels of the recent theft of school funds through unauthorized electronic transfers, comes the news from the Stoddard County Health Department that testing for tuberculosis has been in progress this week within the Dexter Public Schools. Although Stoddard County Health Center Director Debbie Pleimling cannot confirm numbers or the presence of tuberculosis within the Dexter Public Schools, she was able to confirm Thursday afternoon that staff members within the school system are undergoing TB testing.. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Clay Waller confessed to his father that he murdered his estranged wife and buried her in a hole he dug beforehand, federal prosecutor Larry Ferrell said Thursday in a federal courtroom. In addition, Ferrell said, strong physical evidence links Waller to the crime, including blood that police collected from Waller's Jackson home. ...