Stories from Friday, March 23, 2012

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Children and their families are the Depot's center of attention in April. The 1st Annual Sikeston Elementary School Art Show is the featured art, and Tuesday, April 17 will bring the next Family Night at the Museum with the theme "Gone Fishing."...

ZALMA, Mo. -- A 55-year-old Zalma man died of injuries suffered in a wreck on Highway 51 in Zalma early Thursday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Steve A. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene after a vehicle turned into the path of the motorcycle he was driving...

A car wash will be held this Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Dexter AutoZone (corner of One Mile Road and W. Bus 60) to benefit the family of Ranelle "Petie" Huntsman, a 12-year-old local child who is suffering from a rare disease called Scheuermann's Kyphosis...

Ready to take part in the first-ever "Strollerthon" on Saturday, March 31 at 10 a.m. at West City Park are Maddie Glaus, at left, with cousins Stella and Marie Fees. The girls are decked out in their Strollerthon T-shirts, which will be provided to each individual who pays the $20 participation fee. ...

Dexter's boys tennis team opened the season with a hard-fought 5-4 loss at home to Poplar Bluff Thursday. Dexter appeared in good shape after taking two of the three opening doubles contests, but the Bearcats could only manage two singles wins as the Mules rallied for the win...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- People who disturb worship services with curse words or rude actions could land in jail under legislation endorsed by the Missouri Senate. The bill given initial approval Wednesday would make it a misdemeanor to intentionally disturb or interrupt a "house of worship" with profane language, rude or indecent behavior or noise that breaks the solemnity of the service. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- An Advance man charged in connection with a recent rape was arraigned in a Stoddard County Courtroom Thursday morning. Steven Clark Rendelman, 51, of Advance, will re-appear in court on April 5, 2012. He was arrested early Sunday morning for a rape that began with an alleged abduction from Charley Brown's bar in Advance. ...

The Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD) Board of Directors voted to purchase a new Ford F-550 ambulance at a cost of $185,962 at its meeting Wednesday night. The district sent out six bid specification packages to suppliers but received only two bids. American Response Vehicles of Columbia, Mo., submitted the lowest bid, and US Coach Works of Kansas City submitted the other bid...

For the betterment of the community, in particular the rural community of Stoddard County, a group of willing volunteers is coming together this weekend on a mission to beautify an outlying area of Dexter. Members of the Stoddard County Board of Real Estate will gather Saturday at 9 a.m. to take part in their first-ever "Community Pride Project."...