Stories from Friday, June 14, 2013

Nadine Carson, daughter of the late Richard D. Glass and Gladys Naney Glass Tucker, was born in Bernie, Mo. on Nov. 11, 1924, and died at her residence in Bernie on June 13, 2013, at the age of 88. Mrs. Carson was a homemaker and a member of Corner Gospel Church of Bernie...

Allen Christian Buick GMC sponsored a canned food drive this week for the Stoddard County Gospel Mission. The mission provides food for more than 1,700 families monthly in the county, and their summer supply is dwindling. Other dealerships in the county are challenged to sponsor their own "Stuff a Truck" campaigns to help take care of the needy in the immediate area. Shown with a portion of what was collected during Wednesday's drive are at left, Vernon Mathis, with Bob Rowe...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man is set for arraignment later this month on charges he defrauded a Scott City couple of $220,000. Keith Monia, 52, was indicted May 16 in Scott County Circuit Court on two counts each of forgery and financial exploitation of the elderly, court records show...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Isle Casino Cape Girardeau announced Thursday that its hours of operation will be cut during weekday early morning hours. Jill Alexander, spokeswoman for Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, said that effective Monday the casino will be closed from 4 to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A businessman opened fire on his employees at a downtown St. Louis office, killing a man and two women before turning the gun on himself, police said. Neighbors called police Thursday afternoon after hearing semi-automatic gunfire at AK Home Health Care LLC, a nursing services provider south of downtown St. Louis...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sen. Doug Libla (R-Dist. 25) of Poplar Bluff was one of seven Republicans and three Democrats who were appointed to a Missouri Senate committee that will study potential changes to the Medicaid health care program for the poor...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - With Independence Day just around the corner, one Bloomfield organization is working hard to put together the annual fireworks show. The Bloomfield Firefighters Association, established in 2012, is a non-profit organization established to support the Bloomfield firefighters and their cause...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - A Puxico woman charged with murdering her husband appeared in court Thursday morning. Victoria Isaac, 48, of Puxico, is charged with the Class A felony of first-degree murder. She is accused of the Tuesday, May 14 murder of her husband, 43-year-old Christopher L. Isaac of Puxico...

Kristi Burns struggled with her weight since she was a young girl. An overweight child, Burns dealt with all of the common struggles. "I was always picked last in gym class," she said. "But, I probably picked on myself more than others picked on me."...

Jack and Pauline Bess were married May 30, 1942, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Former residents of Dexter and Florida, they now reside in Cape Girardeau. They have one son, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Cletis Borders, son of the late Roscoe and Naomi Borders, was born in Clarkton on July 3, 1933, and died at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield, on June 13, 2013, at the age of 79. Borders was a former resident of Parma but had been a resident of Dexter the past several years. He had worked at Stites Concrete for many years and later at Tyson Foods. He was a member of the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter...