Stories from Friday, October 14, 2011

MALDEN, Mo. - A juvenile was taken into custody after an explosive device was removed from his Malden residence Thursday. According to a release from the Dunklin County Sheriff's Department, the Malden Police Depart-ment had received a report that a resident located on West Dorothy Drive East of Malden had called the Malden Police Department and stated that his son had manufactured a homemade explosive device and it was located in his residence...

Ronald Brown, a resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Oct. 13, 2011, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. at the age of 61. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...

George Barks, son on Maggie Mae Shelton Howell and the late Henry Barks, was born on Jan. 13, 1942, in Char-leston, Mo., and died on Wednes-day, Oct. 12, 2011, at his residence in Dexter, Mo., at the age of 69 years. Mr. Barks was a former owner and operator of Barks Excavating and Landscaping in Dexter, Mo...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Pack and Troop 72 will host a Scout Day at Bloomfield's City Park on Saturday, Oct. 15. The Scouting arena is new to the Bloomfield area, and this event is planned to help fund activities of the unit through an event for the entire community...

A Children's Book Drive for the month of October will benefit the area's DAEOC Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. Three drop-off locations have been established in Dexter. They include the Head Start location at 1124 N. Outer Road, Orscheln Farm and Home at 1525 W. Business 60, and Town & Country Supermarket at 707 Specialty Drive in Dexter...

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The Stoddard County Board of Real Estate presented a check to the Stoddard County Children's Home for $1,000 Tuesday. The Children's home is one of the charities that regularly receive support from the Real Estate Board. Members of the board gathered to make the presentation. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Two Dexter men charged with assaulting a Dexter police officer on Sept. 12, 2011, had their hearings delayed today. According to the Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney's office, Judge Satterfield left sick Thursday afternoon and, in turn, all of the afternoon preliminary hearings were rescheduled for next Thursday at the same time...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - The women who come to Haven House seeking shelter from domestic violence often carry little with them except the scars of emotional abuse that linger long after their physical wounds heal. "There are so many different levels of abuse that we serve, but emotional and verbal abuse are always there," explained Haven House victim advocate Angela Sieben. "It is how he keeps power and control."...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP ) - A panel of Missouri appeals court judges reviewed maps propped on easels, held up from a table and handed to them Thursday as the commission worked to sort through how to redraw the state's legislative districts. Lawmakers and others offered their opinions to the six judges, who serve on the state commission now responsible for redistricting. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A majority of states intend to take President Barack Obama up on his offer to let them get around unpopular requirements in the "No Child Left Behind" education law, the Education Department said Thursday. A check with the local school system and with information...

The Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield is undergoing some minor renovations in the B garden. The garden, where 428 are interred, is still another week or so from completion. Director Ken Swearengen said the ground had begun to sink in places, and they decided to smooth the ground and re-sod in an effort to enhance its appearance. ...