Stories from Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The schedule has been released for the Notre Dame Volleyballfest. The eight-team varsity and junior varsity tournaments will take place Sept. 6-7 at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Pool play will be contested Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Bracket play will take place Saturday afternoon...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats never trailed the Kennett Indians Tuesday night on its way to a convincing 25-8, 25-4, season-opening win at the Bearcat Event Center. "I thought we did pretty well," Dexter coach Carmen Morgan said. "I didn't have too many negative things to say. ...

Marilyn Jo Hill Lincoln, 76, of Herndon, Va., died Aug. 26, 2013, at Reston Hospital. She was born Jan. 7, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Thurston S. and Mary Ann Hill. Marilyn was born and raised in Dexter, Mo., and attended Southeast Missouri State University...

Dale Young, son of the late Earl Vernon Young and Lola Montgomery Young was born on May 22, 1936 in Parma and died on Sept. 2, 2013, at his residence in Dexter at the age of 77. Mr. Young attended Campbell Schools and graduated from Dexter Senior High School in 1954. He worked at Swift and Company until 1958. He then went to work for Mayberry's Television Services. He was currently employed at JC Enterprises as a television technician. He spent 55 years repairing televisions...

Sheila Renee Fry, daughter of Melvin Jaco of Farmington, Mo., and Connie Waters DeBerry of Bloomfield was born on Dec. 20, 1965, in St. Louis, Mo., and died at her residence in Dexter on Sept.1, 2013, at the age of 47. On June 16, 1984, she was united in marriage to Ricky Fry at Bloomfield, Mo. Mr. Fry preceded her in death on Nov. 2, 2001...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court considered Tuesday how to apply laws making it illegal for sex offenders to be near parks and for felons to possess a gun when their initial offense occurred before the restrictions were created...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - A Stoddard County landowner sought the help of the Stoddard County Commission about a drainage issue on her property in the far western edge of the county. Jayne Allison owns property on County Road 404 near the St. Francis River. The installation of a culvert on her property has drained a pool of water that has left a muddy, weed-grown patch of ground on her property, according to Allison...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- The dedication of Wappapello Dam in July 1941 drew a large crowd, at least to 9-year-old Ira Tucker. His family drove over from Puxico, Mo., on the hot day, cutting across gravel roads and a few fields, the way locals did then, when roads to the dam were rough and few...

The city of Dexter has, for years, kept on top of its paving needs, but in recent years that's become increasingly difficult. Street Superintendent Jeff Myers said Monday that the city has completed its paving for the year. This year's project paved Castor and St. Francis Streets from Cooper east to Poplar St...

The schedule has been released for the Bernie junior varsity volleyball tournament The eight-team tournament will take place Sept. 5-6 at Bernie. Pool play will take place Sept. 5 and bracket play will take place Sept. 6. Pool play matches will be two 25-point games with a 27-point cap...

PUXICO, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats baseball team moved back to the .500 mark Tuesday afternoon with a convincing 9-0 win against the Puxico Indians. Tim Fox earned a win on the mound for the Wildcats. He struck out 12 in five innings pitched. Fox also went 2 for 3 at the plate with three RBIs...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team cruised past Charleston 9-0 Tuesday afternoon. Dexter improves to 1-1 on the young season with the victory. There was no junior varsity match Tuesday. Dexter returns to action today when it hosts Sikeston in its home opener...

BERNIE, Mo. - The offensive success continued for the Bernie Mules baseball team in a big way Tuesday afternoon. Bernie improved to 5-0 on the young season with a convincing 26-1 three-inning win against the North Pemiscot Mustangs. The Mules, which are now averaging 13.2 runs per game, scored seven runs in the first inning, 12 runs in the second inning and seven runs in the third inning against North Pemiscot...

Did Frank James spend his last days in Advance? By Madeline DeJournett Advance staff Writer One of the most fascinating legends circulating in this part of the country is the story of Frank and Jesse James, notorious outlaws who terrorized the Midwest for 20 years, robbing banks, trains, and stage coaches in the era immediately after the Civil War...