Stories from Friday, October 26, 2012

Missouri Southern Healthcare's Auxiliary will host its annual Fall Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 2. The luncheon will include ham and beans, cole slaw, potato soup, cornbread and homemade desserts and will be served at the Church of Christ hall from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m...

Schools, families and businesses are encouraged to participate in 'Great Central U.S. ShakeOut' drill that annually attracts more than 400,000 Missourians.

Grace Lucille Whitson Long, daughter of the late Joseph W. Whitson and Laura Edna Barry Whitson, was born on July 26, 1913, in Hickman, Ky., and died at Winchester Place in Bernie, Mo., on Oct. 25, 2012, at the age of 99. Mrs. Long was a member of the Bernie Church of Christ. ...

Central's defense dominated throughout Thursday night's first-round district game. Once Central's offense started finishing drives with touchdowns, visiting Festus had no chance. Central pulled away from a 6-6 halftime tie and rolled to a 31-6 victory in a battle of Tigers...

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Dexter's inability to stop the run and a lack of offense has plagued the Bearcats all season long. Thursday's first-round Class 3, District 1 playoff game in a cold, driving rain at Fredericktown was no different. Fredericktown chewed up yards in bunches gaining 507 yards of total offense, while the Bearcats could only manage five first downs and 133 total yards and the Blackcats crushed the Bearcats, 56-0...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A late evening crash north of Bloomfield sent two area residents to the hospital Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Highway 25 approximately two miles north of Bloomfield at 8:55 p.m. The report states that 55-year-old Jerry W. ...

Two hundred fifty-five students at T.S. Hill Middle School received some very special personalized invitations Wednesday afternoon. As a result of hard work, regular attendance at school, good behavior, and their efforts to be of solid character, each was invited to be a member of the first-ever Jr. Beta Club at Dexter Schools...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The investigation into Jeffrey Dean Shelton's alleged crimes is still ongoing and additional charges may be filed as early as Friday. "We've got a lot of work to do," Poplar Bluff Deputy Police Chief Jeff Rolland said. "Now, we're transitioning from locating Abigail to building the best case possible against Jeffrey Shelton...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A registered sex offender now is charged with abducting a young Poplar Bluff, Mo., girl, as well as assaulting and restraining his girlfriend with duct tape after she found the girl in the man's home. Jeffery Dean Shelton, 45, of the 1000 block of Lela was charged with the Class C felonies of second-degree domestic assault and felonious restraint, the Class B felony of first-degree burglary and the Class A felony of child kidnapping by Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Barbour.. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Acton of Dexter, Mo., and Roy Morton of Barnhart, Mo., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alicia Nicole Morton to Matthew Douglas Sheppard, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sheppard of Reydell, Ark. Alicia is the granddaughter of Helen and the late Don Robinett of Dexter, Mo., and Erma and the late William Eaker of Bloomfield, Mo. ...