Stories from Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Lois Cravens was born in Atkins, Ark. on Aug. 15, 1941 and died in New Madrid, Mo. on Aug. 31, 2013 at the age of 72. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Mo. is in charge of arrangements.

In June 2012, the Dexter Lions installed a water fountain at West City Park to benefit all park patrons. Recently, they continued with their commitment toward community betterment with a second installation of a Lion fountain at Dexter's East City Park for all to enjoy. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Driving without auto insurance could mean losing out on court damages if Missouri lawmakers push forward with an effort to override one of Gov. Jay Nixon's vetoes. Under the legislation, drivers lacking insurance would forfeit the ability to collect for noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering from an insured driver who is at fault. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The U.S. Postal Service's earlier first-class mail pickup time went unnoticed for some, but those who say they were charged late fees on bill payments and had utilities shut off because of a late notice may have a different opinion...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Buchheit Agri Division joined forces with Merschman Seed of West Point, Iowa, to take its product to the dirt for the benefit of customers and the future of farming. The agricultural division, a subsidiary of Buchheit Enterprises, the headquarters of which is at 33 PCR 540 near Biehle, Mo., partnered with Merschman and officially opened the Buchheit Tech Park on Aug. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - When Bridgett Adams came home from school Friday afternoon, she probably just expected to find her parents waiting to ask about her day. What she didn't expect was a Ferrari red baby grand piano sitting in her living room. In December, Bridgett, a 16-year-old from Jackson who has Hodgkin's lymphoma, shared her wish for a red piano with the Make-A-Wish foundation. ...

Anyone who has visited the Stoddard County Recorder's Office in the last three decades knows Kay Asbell. While it may seem like she's been there forever, her beginning didn't come in a government office. Asbell was born and raised in rural Dexter on a farm with five brothers and one sister...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - From a taxpayers' viewpoint, it's a boon. From the governor's, a boondoggle. As Gov. Jay Nixon tells it, a clause in the income tax cut bill he vetoed could trigger a $1.2 billion run on the state treasury. The attorney general has seconded the possibility. But for the hypothetical to occur, it would require a chain reaction of events that may not be likely...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Pam Dowdy of Dexter was a presenter at the Fisher Delta Center Field Day Thursday in Portageville. Politicians, scientists, consultants, recruiters and businessmen spoke that same day, but Dowdy's speech was far different. On this warm day in August, she shared with a large group of high school students the story of another August day, one not many years ago...

The old Dexter Armory, now home to the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, is getting a face lift by Fields Construction. The BRPC Board of Directors approved making repairs and improvements to the building at their July meeting. ...