Stories from Thursday, January 16, 2014

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The state-ranked Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball team scored the final seven points of the first quarter to break a 12-12 tie and padded its lead the rest of the way as it secured a 65-53 victory against the Oran Eagles Wednesday night at the Show Me Center...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Board of Aldermen is reaching out to its constituents for guidance. In recent years, the city's water system has become more burdensome with more time spent repairing leaks. Problems with the aging system have also played a role in the complaints the city receives regarding brown water...

A Dexter man arrested in early January on drug-related charges is now facing additional charges. Aaron K. Aarant, 35, was originally charged with the Class B felony of distribution of a controlled substance. That charge came in relation to a series of sales to a confidential informant in October 2013...

A lone Great Blue Heron has found refuge in recent days on Dexter's City Pond, seemingly preferring the south bank of the pond to perch. The pond has also been the home of a significant number of Canada geese since the first of the new year. The photo below shows the Great Blue taking flight as more geese approached the waters...

Pictured at left are the Dexter High School 2014 Winter Homecoming candidates. The Dexter High School Winter Homecoming Queen will be crowned Friday night between the JV and Varsity Boys Basketball games. The candidates pictured were selected by the various sports teams at the high school. ...

Harold E. "Pete" Snider, one of 13 children of the late John T. Snider and Emma Clift Snider, was born on July 24, 1925, near Dexter and died in the Missouri Veterans Home at Cape Girardeau on Jan. 9, 2014, at the age of 88. Mr. Snider was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter where he was a deacon for many years. ...