Stories from Friday, September 28, 2012

Dexter snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 25-17, 25-9 win over Sikeston at the Bearcat Event Center Thursday night. Coming off back-to-back 3-game losses to Advance and leapLeopold, the Lady Bearcats bounced back with a strong effort against the Lady Bulldogs, who had won three of their last four matches coming in...

Dexter's T. S. Hill Middle School Bearcats pick up a pair of wins Thursday night against Chaffee at Charles Bland Stadium. The 7th grade 'Cats won 6-0, while the 8th grade team posted a 32-0 decision. The 8th grade Bearcats will next be in action Tuesday (Oct. 2) on the road at New Madrid County Central...

Few people find their passion early in life, but Cathy Chasteen is one of the lucky ones. "I've sewn all my life," she said simply. And she has her grandmother to thank. "My Grandma Arnold, my dad's mom, taught me to sew on her old Throttle, the kind with the foot pedal," she recalled. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- For the fifth consecutive year, Wreaths Across America will be observed at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield with a special ceremony to be held Dec. 15, 2012, at 11 a.m. The hope is that enough wreaths can be obtained through sponsorship to place a wreath on every grave at the cemetery. The past four years that has been made possible through community support of the project...

After 58 years as part of the business community in Dexter, Cleo Holder will close his service station on the corner of W. Stoddard and Mulberry Streets. The last day of business is Saturday at noon. "I'm really going to miss the people," says Cleo, sitting at his desk at the station on Thursday...

Records: Dexter (1-4); NMCC (1-4) Series History: NMCC leads 17-9 Last Meeting: 2011, Dexter won 53-7 Last Week: Dexter 26, Kennett 7; Caruthersville 41, NMCC 14 Outlook: Dexter seemed to get healthy last week as several players who had been out with injury returned. ...