Stories from Thursday, October 17, 2013

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Board of Aldermen approved a series of changes to the hierarchy of the town's fire department. During the board's Monday meeting, the Aldermen accepted the resignation of Fire Chief Justin Bell and Assistant Fire Chief Michael B. Smith. Each resigned only from their positions within the fire department...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A recent inspection of the City of Bloomfield's two water towers showed a series of issues due mostly to age, but partially to vandalism. Joel Ogle with Utility Service Group inspected the city's towers for an estimate he made and the findings were much as expected...

Pictured is Dexter's Kendra Stevenson (left) and Makayla Waldner (right). Stevenson-Waldner defeated North County's No. 1 doubles team 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 Wednesday afternoon in a Class 1 state sectional. Stevenson-Waldner advance to the individual doubles state tennis tournament with Wednesday's victory. Stevenson-Waldner will compete in Springfield, Mo., Oct. 25...

With Missouri and Tennessee's archery season open, and youth season just a few weeks away (Oct. 26-27 in TN and Nov. 2-3 in MO), now seems like a good time to focus on backstraps, I mean deer! While many of us in the heartland pursue a variety of fish and game, and get excited as each season commences, there is nothing quite like whitetail deer hunting. ...

Marching bands from both Dexter High School and T.S. Hill Middle School came away victorious from the recent weekend's Southeast Missouri Band Directors Association Marching Competition at Charleston. In the Parade Competition, the DHS Marching Band attained earned awards for Outstanding Music, Outstanding Field Command, Outstanding Marching, and Outstanding Flags. Additionally, they received First Place in their division and received the highest score out of 20 bands in the competition...

Donna Henderson, daughter of the late George David and Georgianna Mae Bafen Hott, was born in Mowequa, Ill., on Aug. 27, 1949, and died at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Loius, Mo., on Oct. 9, 2013, at the age of 64. She had lived in Miami, Fla., and Decatur, Ill., before moving to Dexter in 1992. She had worked as a house keeper and attended the Church of Christ...

John D. Daniel, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Oct.13, 2013, at his home. Born March 12, 1928, in Garnett, Kan., to the late Namon and Eula Chronister Daniel, he lived most of his life in Bell City, where he was a self -employed farmer for over 50 years...

The 2013 Early Bird Baseball Clinic will take place Nov. 9 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Clara Drinkwater Newnam Auditorium at Charleston High School. Cost to attend the clinic is $35. Anyone who wants to learn more about the game of baseball may attend the clinic...

Among the many interesting things to be experienced when hunting or hiking in our state, Missourians can now include the chance of seeing a mountain lion. Officially listed as extirpated in Missouri (The last known native specimen was killed in the Bootheel in 1927.), the number of verified sightings has been increasing since the first confirmed one in 1994. There have been a total of 39 verified accounts (mainly tracks and trail cam photos) with 11 of them occurring in 2012 alone...