Stories from Friday, November 15, 2013

"The Velveteen Rabbit" will be performed Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Dexter High School auditorium, sponsored by the Three Rivers Patrons of the Arts. Performing the play from the iconic children's book will be the Imaginary Theatre Company, a professional touring ensemble from St. Louis...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A nearly $6.2 million contract was awarded Wednesday by the Three Rivers College Board of Trustees for construction of a new classroom building at the Poplar Bluff campus. The Jonesboro, Ark., firm Olympus Construction is scheduled to begin work in December and finish in the spring of 2015, said architect Ben Traxel of the Poplar Bluff firm Dille and Traxel. The bid gave a 420-day completion schedule...

Stoddard County ARC Executive Director Sherry Jines is shown accepting a check from Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Josh Ayers Thrusday. The Knights of Columbus annually holds their Tootsie Roll Drive that benefits both the local ARC and a wing sponsored by The Missouri Knights at Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. Both the ARC and Cardinal Glennon were recipients of $553.50...

TILMAN, Mo. -- On a wooded ridge in north Stoddard County, a quiet ribbon of highway runs through an out of the way stretch of country where once existed a little town called Tilman. Early settlers seemed to have been drawn to its position because of the tree-covered hills above the swamplands...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter woman accused of shaking her young child had a preliminary hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Megan Kirby, the child's mother, sits behind bars, charged with the Class B felony of abuse of a child and the Class C felony of endangering the welfare of a child...

That magic time of year is upon is, deer season in the Heartland. The opening weekend of firearms season is considered by many to be a holiday in this part of the world, and missing it is as unheard of as missing Thanksgiving dinner, 4th of July fireworks, and Christmas morning around the tree. It's just a part of life, and for those of us who use lean, healthy venison to supplement our yearly red meat supply, it's a vital part of life...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams ended their seasons with home victories Thursday night. The Dexter seventh grade improved to 11-1 with a 50-31 win against the Sikeston Bulldogs. Sikeston gave Dexter everything it wanted and more early...

David Allen Hankins, son of Herbert Coy Hankins and Bonnie Gayle Meadows Hankins of Gladewater, Texas, was born on Sept. 20, 1951 in Kennett, Mo. and died on Nov. 13, 2013, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 62. Mr. Hankins was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter. He had been employed at Federal Mogul and was a resident of Dexter...

Brannon, Dorris June (married as, Schulman, Fredman, Paolo), MA (SEMO 1973), MA (SEMO 1977), MA (Wash U 1980) age 78, passed peacefully at her home in Wildwood, Mo. on Sunday, Nov. 10. She is survived by her three sons, Michael Bruce, Charles and Daniel, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren...