Stories from Friday, December 9, 2011

NORTH POLE - A Puxico native is assisting with an international device used to countdown to Christmas and to track Santa's path on Christmas Eve. Army Lieutenant Colonel Tom Smith is assigned to Headquarters, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command...

Yet more scams are surfacing in the area. In recent days, two local residents have reported separate scam mailings. The first mailing shows a return address from Member Services in Omaha, Neb. A letter tells the recipient, "You recently made a wise decision to enroll in a special membership savings program. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Rick Huffman, system manager of Public Water Supply District #4, and district employees have been busy repairing breaks in the water lines in recent weeks. Crews were busy Thursday repairing another leak in a main line along County Road 442. Voters in the district passed a bond issue last year to issue up to $2.6 million in bonds. The money will be used to expand the system and replace deteriorating water lines...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Dexter's wrestling team picked up two wins on the road Thursday night defeating Poplar Bluff, 52-28, and Notre Dame Regional High School, 48-30, during a double-duel match on the Bulldogs' home mats. Dexter again proved to weak in the lighter weight classes falling behind early in both match before rallying in the middle and upper weight divisions to pull out the wins...

Eloise E. McCarty, daughter of Oscar Thomas and Willie Mae Graham Ashby, was born in Brewers Lake, Mo., on July 31, 1925, and died at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo., on Dec. 4, 2011, at the age of 86. She had lived in the Dexter, Mo., area most of her life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter and was a long time member of the Eastern Star...