Stories from Wednesday, February 22, 2012

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Two individuals from the Dexter area are behind bars following a recent drug investigation. According to Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, following an investigation into illegal drug use and a vehicle theft from Bollinger County, on Saturday Feb. 18, 2012, deputies were issued a search warrant for a residence on County Road 702 east of Dexter...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- All three Stoddard County Commissioners said they had no objections to engineering specifications submitted by Union Pacific Railroad to construct a second main track between Ardeola and Mesler in northern Stoddard County. The commissioners reviewed the plans and gave their approval at their regular meeting held Monday morning...

Angel Rice, 22, the driver of the 2005 Hyundai pictured overturned, was taken by ambulance from the scene of this wreck at the Hwy. 25/US 60 overpass Tuesday afternoon. Rice had reportedly exited the eastbound off ramp from US 60 when she was struck by a southbound tractor-trailer driven by Johnny Thurman, 41, of Jackson. The report Wednesday morning did not indicate which driver had the green light at the time of the wreck. Thurman was uninjured in the accident...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Three Bloomfield men are behind bars following a weekend burglary in rural Bloomfield. According to Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, on Sunday, Feb. 19, deputies investigated a burglary on County Road 514. During the investigation, Deputy Travis Stafford received information of a vehicle that was reported to have been seen at the residence around the time of the burglary...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Kelly connected on 11 3-pointers but it still wasn't enough as the Bloomfield Wildcats picked up a 54-50 win on Senior Night. Bloomfield held a slim one-point lead heading into the second half, but the Wildcats limited Kelly to just seven points in the third to build a lead that would stand up until the final buzzer...

M. Floyd Swinger, Jr., 71, died on Feb. 14, 2012, after a lengthy and valiant struggle with pneumonia. A resident of Burton, Texas, Floyd formerly resided in Hou-ston, Texas; Lafayette, La.; and Dexter, Mo. He was born on Aug. 8, 1940, in Gary, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maxwell and Wilma Swinger, and grandchildren, Sophia and Parker...