Stories from Wednesday, November 6, 2013

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Much of the Monday meeting of the Stoddard County Commission dealt with renewing the county's health insurance policy. The projected adjustment to keep the same employee health coverage was an 8.85 percent increase. Laura Schnurbusch, account manager with Anthem Blue Cross, presented each commissioner with handouts showing the breakdown by category of the benefits, along with projected costs. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The case against a Dexter murder suspect has been passed to Nov. 21. Glen Scott Evans, 45, faces two counts of armed criminal action and one count each of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the shooting death of Sean Crow, 34, whose body was found Feb. 20 in a truck outside a fast-food restaurant in Advance, Mo...

BERNIE, Mo. - The Bernie Board of Aldermen awarded a $22,680 contract to Fields Construction of Dexter to make repairs and paint the Communty Center at their regular meeting Monday night. The aldermen approved the project, pending preparation of a contract by City Attorney Robin Northern specifying when the company would receive payment advances and when final payment would be made...

The public is invited to attend the 2013 tribute to area veterans, sponsored annually by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the City of Dexter, the American Legion Auxiliary and Dexter Public Schools. The event is scheduled to begin on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11 at the Bearcat Event Center...

For the third time in the current election cycle, a Dexter Alderman has resigned and has been replaced. At the Monday night meeting of the Dexter Board of Aldermen, the board accepted the resignation of Alderman Ray Pixley. In his resignation, Pixley cited health issues as the reason for stepping down...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Tuesday press conference by Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich in Bloomfield led to a debate with Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner. Schweich visited Stoddard County Tuesday intending to share some discrepancies that he said were noted during the county's recent audit...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter middle school girls basketball program earned a split Tuesday night against Jackson. The Dexter eighth grade girls improved to 9-1 with a 29-26 victory against Jackson. The Dexter eighth grade Bearcats never trailed. Dexter led by as many as six twice in the first half before taking its largest lead of the game at 26-14 with 39 seconds left in the third quarter...

Students in the Advance R-IV school district celebrated Red Ribbon Week during the week of October 28, 2013, through November 1. Red Ribbon Week is a way for people and communities to take a visible stand against drugs and to show their personal commitment to a drug-free lifestyle through the symbol of the Red Ribbon...

November is ushered in by the most vivid colors of the season, but residents will need to get out and enjoy the autumn reds and golds before the leaves are beaten down by incoming rains. Enjoy the season!