Stories from Sunday, April 14, 2013

The Dexter Police Department will be accepting unused, expired, unwanted medications on Saturday, April 27 in an effort to curb prescription drug abuse and theft on, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of "Drug Take Back Day." The drugs may be turned at the Police Department offices at 305 Cooper Street...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri sheriffs said Friday that they stand ready to issue identification cards for concealed gun permit holders, if legislators who want to transfer the duties from the state driver's license bureau are willing to help sheriffs pay for the necessary equipment...

"April is a great time to divide and conquer your perennials," says Patty Shell of the Regional Healthcare Foundation's Mother-to-Mother program. Shell, along with a host of volunteers, are busy preparing for the Foundation's second Spring Plant Swap slated for Saturday, April 27 at Cox Corner...

BERNIE, Mo. -- Amber and Jason Crow recognized early on that their son, Eli, had some developmental delays. He didn't walk until he was 15 months old. He didn't seem to react to sound in a normal matter, and most notably, he had no speech. Amber's pregnancy had been routine -- without notable abnormalities...