Stories from Wednesday, August 8, 2012

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The race for Stoddard County's Position 1 Commissioner seat took an interesting turn Tuesday evening. Republican candidates Steve Jordan and Danny Talkington spent the entire evening neck and neck, and the end of the night was no exception...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The ballots were far from an even split on Tuesday in Stoddard County's primary election. Republican voters cast a total of 3,488 ballots while Democrats cast only 1,359. That's nearly a 3-1 margin. The parity was seen clearly in the races when the final votes were tallied...

BERNIE, Mo. -- The Bernie Board of Aldermen opened bids on rebuilding a pavilion at the City Park Monday night at their regular meeting. They received only one bid. Tom Morgan of Dexter submitted a bid of $34,500 to build the 30' x 80' open pavilion. After some discussion, the aldermen voted 6-0 to award the contract for the construction to Morgan...

Brother and sister Robert and Aurelia Allerton, children of Jim and Amy Colbert of Dexter, were among those who purchased their 2012 Bearcat T-shirts from the local district's PTO following Tuesday's registration held at the Bearcat Event Center. All four campuses hosted the one-day event this year. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- When Stoddard County's final results were tallied, Bob Thrower (R) led his primary opponent Dennis Fowler (R) by a total of 87 votes. It was close, but not unheard of. The 151st State Representative District changed this year when district boundaries were redrawn, and in their first year, it effectively decided a race...

Earl Morrison, son of the late Marie Walley Morrison, was born on June 16, 1947, in Dyess, Ark., and died on Aug. 5, 2012, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven, Miss., at the age of 65. Mr. Morrison was a manager in food service, a veteran of the United States Navy, and a resident of Corinth, Miss. He formerly resided in Dexter...