Stories from Friday, June 15, 2012

The golf season is in full swing and thanks to a watering system the course at Hidden Trails Country Club is in great shape. Pictured above are some of the golfers who took part in Thursday's Men's Association scramble. The weekly event draws between 50 to 75 golfers and helps raise money for the Men's Association which in turn helps funds different projects at the course. ...

PAINTON, Mo. -- An 80-year old Illinois man was taken by a Stoddard County ambulance Thursday night after the ultra light plane he was piloting went down in a corn field in rural Stoddard County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the plane went down near the small town of Painton in the northeast part of the county. The area where the plane went down is near Airport Rd. and Hwy O...

PUXICO, Mo -- Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center held its annual Public Safety Day on June 12th in conjunction with the National Safety Council's Safety Month. Over 200 students participated in the program. Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore and Assistant Chief Dave Rowe demonstrated one of the department's Aerial trucks. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Stoddard County man charged with sodomy had his preliminary hearing on Thursday. Alan Heaton of Dudley was charged with multiple sex-related felonies following an investigation into a sexual abuse case in 2011. Heaton, whose case has been pending depositions and other motions for months, had a different type of hearing...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Changes to some USDA programs outlined in the farm bill now on the floor of the U.S. Senate may leave some Southeast Missouri farmers without a safety net. The half-trillion-dollar Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 seeks to save $23 billion in part by ending direct payments to farmers and modifying crop insurance programs. The five-year legislation would replace the current farm bill, which expires this fall...