Stories from Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Virginia Ruth Simmons, daughter of the late Rev. Curtis Lester and Willie Lucille Lancaster, was born on Oct. 28, 1948, in Foreman, Ark., and died on Feb. 4, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at the age of 64. Mrs. Simmons was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter where she sang in the choir. She was also a resident of Dexter...

James Wright DeLay, the son of David C. DeLay and Zelma W. DeLay, was born July 14, 1922, in Tilmon and died Feb. 4, 2013, at the age of 90. Jim is survived by one son, Darrell J. DeLay of Advance, and three daughters, Avis Holloway and husband Wally of Springfield, Peggy Beck of Sikeston, and Diane Frank and husband Chaunce of Nixa. ...

By Donna Farley SEMO News Service POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A car door purchased from an out-of-state salvage yard came with an unexpected surprise last week for a Poplar Bluff automotive repair shop -- more than 2 kilograms of pure cocaine with a street value of $150,000...

Dexter Police Feb. 5, 2013 Police are looking for the individual(s) responsible for shooting out vehicle windows in an area on the north end of Dexter Tuesday night. According to Asst. Police Chief Charles Sanders, six vehicles were hit by BB pellets Tuesday between 7:26 and 11:35 p.m. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Residents of Missouri and eight other states in a major seismic zone will commemorate the 201st anniversary of the powerful New Madrid earthquakes with an emergency preparedness drill. Wednesday's Great Central U.S. ShakeOut earthquake drill is part of a broader campaign during February, which has been designated Earth-quake Awareness Month...

By SARABETH WALLER SEMO News Service POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The vehicle belonging to an assault victim has been recovered by the Butler County Sheriff's Department, according to Sheriff Mark Dobbs. The vehicle was recovered in the Mark Twain National Forest off of County Road 534, according to Dobbs. Suspect Rodney Joe Green advised deputies of the general location of the vehicle...

By MIKE McCOY Statesman Staff Writer Dexter native Terry Turlington has officiated in every major bowl game during his career, including the 2008 NCAA National Championship when Louisiana State University defeated Ohio State University in the Superdome in New Orleans. ...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor PUXICO, Mo. -- Bald and golden eagles are alive and well and, more importantly, thriving finally in Missouri, according to Kathy Binkley from the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, one of three presenters at Mingo's bi-annual Eagle Days over the recent weekend...