Stories from Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Ramps on I-57 in Mississippi County Reduced for Pavement Repairs North and southbound ramps on I-57 in Mississippi County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs...

Paul D. Spears, 79, of Jackson died on Feb. 5, 2012 at home holding the hand of his love of 57 years. He was born June 4, 1932 in Bell City, Mo, to the late Irvin L. and Ida Mae Brown Spears. He and Shelby June Mann were united in marriage in Bell City on Dec. 24, 1954...

Thomas "Les" Nash, son of the late William and Nora Jennings Nash, was born in Dudley, Mo. on Aug. 29, 1921, and died at Missouri South-ern Health-care in Dexter, Mo. on Feb. 2, 2012, at the age of 90. He had lived in St. Louis before moving to Dexter in 1992. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Summer Burger's free throw with three seconds remaining provided the margin for victory as Notre Dame Regional High School defeated the Dexter Lady Bearcats, 52-51, Monday night in Cape Girardeau. Dexter had just tied the game at 51-all on a 3-pointer by Hannah Noe with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation...

SUBMITTED photo The Daily Statesman recently concluded their first annual Cutest Holiday Pet Contest which was hosted on the newspaper's website, www.dailystatesman.com Several prizes were presented to the top three winners which were established by online voting. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission tabled action on a proposed service contract for servicing the heat and air systems in the Justice Center and the Government Building at their regular meeting Monday. The commission also heard a report from Julian Steiner, executive director of the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) of Stoddard County, on the establishment of ten $500 scholarships to be offered by the IDA...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has scheduled a trip to Cape Girardeau next month, where he is to be the featured speaker at the local GOP's Lincoln Day event. Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, was invited by U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, a Cape Girardeau Republican, who confirmed Monday that he had accepted...