Stories from Tuesday, December 6, 2011

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission opened three bids from insurance companies to provide health insurance for county officials and employees at their meeting Monday. The three companies that submitted bids were Young Insurance in Bernie, Mitchell Insurance in Dexter and New York Life in Dexter. After some discussion, the commission awarded the contract for 2012 county health insurance to Young Insurance in Bernie. Young Insurance provided the policy in 2011...

A Dexter teenager was honored Monday night as the recipient of the first ever Chief's Award from the Dexter Police Department for her actions in coming to the aid of a severely injured police officer following an altercation on Sept. 12, 2011. Tasha Rodgers, 18, was standing on the parking lot on the west side of the local McDonald's restaurant that Monday evening. ...

SIKESTON -- This time, the Sikeston Bulldogs didn't need the 3-point shot. In their second game with the Dexter Bearcats in just four days, the Bulldogs pounded the ball inside and dominated the glass during their 80-34 win on Monday to open the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Sikeston Field House...

After opening the season with three road games in the Farmington Invitational tournament, the Dexter Lady Bearcats were eager and hungry for their home-opener. Dexter didn't disappoint as the Lady Bearcats mauled the visiting Lady Lions of Senath-Hornersville, 78-23, Monday night in the friendly confines of the Bearcat Event Center...

Kenneth Raymond Dock, 81, of Dexter, was born on Nov. 15, 1930 in Malden, Mo. to Otto R. Dock and Olive Oatman Dock, and died on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 in Dexter. Kenneth was united in marrige to Emma Sue Reynolds on May 3, 1950 in Piggott, Ark. She survives at their Dexter home...

Glenneth Jewell Goff Robison, daughter of the late Herbert Franklin Goff and Pearl Marie Kinder Goff, was born on July 16, 1920, in Stoddard County and died in the Jackson Manor on Dec. 3, 2011 at the age of 91. Ms. Robison was a former seamstress at Elder Manufacturing in Bloomfield, a former resident of Bloomfield and was currently residing at Jackson...