Stories from Friday, December 23, 2011

Nicole Guethle, at left, is shown with students in her fifth grade class. The class collected 191 cans of food to win top honors for the fifth grade. Shown at right is Stoddard County Gospel Mission Director Kim Slavings.

The fourth grade class of Connie Heil collected 144 cans of food in the Central Elementary food drive and was the top fourth grade class in collections. Shown at right is Heil. Fourth graders collected a total of 564 cans of food.

Central Elementary School third though fifth graders collected 1,690 cans/packages of food during a recent food drive. The food was given to the Stoddard County Gospel Mission. The top class in each grade level will get Happy Meals from McDonalds in Dexter for their efforts. Pictured above is the third grade class of Chasity McLaughlin who is pictured at left. The class collected 156 cans of food while the grade level collected 614 cans of food...

Sharon Mae Kruse, daughter of the late Bernie Caldwell and Eva Allison Caldwell, was born on Nov. 8, 1942 in Corning, Ark. and died at Missouri Southern Healthcare on Dec. 22, 2011 in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 69. Mrs. Kruse was a member of the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter, Mo. and was a resident of Dexter...

BROSELEY, Mo. -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats are once again champions of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic tournament after a 69-45 win over previously undefeated Kennett Thursday night. Dexter's last Christmas tournament title came in 2009 and capped a string of three-straight for the Lady Bearcats. Thursday's win made it five titles (2005, '07, '08, '09, '12) in the last eight years...

Two Bloomfield residents were taken by ambulance for treatment of injuries sustained in a head-on crash Thursday afternoon on County Road 413, four miles north of Dexter. According to the Highway Patrol, the accident occurred as Tyler R. Parson, 20, was southbound and failed to maintain the right half of the roadway. He struck a northbound vehicle driven by Bobby J. Mason, 60...

Accused of embezzling in excess of $300,000

Local family shares in unique holiday tradition

Robert Lynn "Bob" Foushee, son of the late Joseph Boyce "J.B." Foushee and Jane Lucille Sharp Foushee, was born on Jan.11, 1950 at Gideon, Mo., and died at his residence at St. Peters, Mo., on Dec. 21, 2011 at the age of 61. Bob had a faith in God, was a former accountant, was an avid St. ...