Stories from Thursday, October 31, 2013

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Class 2, District 1, Volleyball District Tournament came to a climax Wednesday, as the top two seed teams played in the district finals. The Portageville Lady Bulldogs with the second seed and the Malden Green Wave with the first seed...

The threat of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall on Thursday evening has caused at least one community to delay its Halloween plans. With trick-or-treat scheduled this evening in most towns, some believe the potential for dangerous weather is simply not worth the risk...

The Stoddard County Shop With a Hero program is gearing up and will be ready to take Stoddard County children shopping for the holidays in early December. "We realize there are some families who have tough time making ends meet," said Carol Moreland, who serves as secretary of this year's Shop With a Hero program...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- An apparent dispute over property between two Piedmont, Mo., men escalated Monday evening, leaving one dead and his stepfather-in-law in jail charged with murder. Samuel Jerry Lee Whitaker, 44, was charged with felony first-degree murder, felony armed criminal action and felony first-degree burglary by Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Ramshur...

The fourth Annual D.A.R.E. Rod and Custom Car Show is slated for this Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Dexter Municipal Pool parking lot. The public is invited to attend the event, which draws entries from all across Southeast Missouri each year. Registration will take place from 9 a.m. until noon with judging at noon. Awards will be presented at 4 p.m...

Both the Bloomfield and Richland School Districts will begin offering an archery unit within their physical education curriculum in the next term, beginning in January 2014. Both districts have opted to offer the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) after receiving grants from the Missouri Department of Conservation...

What a gorgeous fall weekend here in the Heartland, I love the days when you have to crank the heater in the morning and the ac in the afternoon! We experienced our first hard frost this past week, and that means two things, it's time to seine the garden and the warts are off the rabbits! We had Tennesseans in Grizzly Jig buying their out-of-state hunting license the next morning, and that'll continue through the winter (apparently there is lack of rabbits in Tennessee). ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - There are a lot of times where you have a mother and daughter going into the same professions. Most children will often want to follow the steps of their parents in leading a successful life. You may eventually see the children come back to their home town and work. What is not very common is a daughter coming back to teach in the same school district as her mother and joins her court side as head coach of the Portageville Lady Bulldogs...

PROVIDED PHOTO Pictured is the Dexter eighth grade boys basketball team. Members of the Dexter eighth grade boys basketball team are (front row): No. 5 Landon Henson, No. 25 Dawson Kasting, No. 2 Marcus Woodson, No. 21 Matthew Stone, No. 12 Cole McGowan and No. ...