Stories from Sunday, January 26, 2014

Randee Holder of Dexter, at right, receives a plaque from Dexter Walmart Super Center Manager Debbie Juden for 30 years of service. Holder, assistant manager at the Dexter Walmart, received 30 roses, a 30-year pin and a plaque in recognition of her service. ...

Members of Star Banner 4-H were busy over the recent holidays "Making a Difference" in Stoddard County. The photo at right shows the group two days prior to Christmas when they spent the day volunteering their time loading Christmas food baskets at the Stoddard County Gospel Mission. ...

HORNERSVILLE, Mo. -- A sanitation truck plowed through and destroyed a new fire department meeting and training building Wednesday morning. According to Hornersville police chief JoBeth Patterson, the truck from Branum's Disposal Service slammed into the southeast corner of the building and exited the northwest side, clipping the kennels and coming to a stop when it hit the old police department...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Patti House tells tale of 'unwanted, untrained, indispensable' women The Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society will honor some of the unsung heroes of the Civil War at its Tuesday, Jan. 28, meeting. The society will focus on the women who stepped up to become nurses, despite a lack of training or extensive medical knowledge. ...

Educators at a small Southeast Missouri high school helped propel a former shy Stoddard County boy toward a career that soared around the world. Former Navy fighter pilot Garry Lewis is featured prominently in author Dan Whittle's book about "Bootheel" life published recently through the Center for Regional History at Southeast Missouri State University...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Southeast Missouri State University has joined in a statewide effort that will create a guide to assist Missouri's colleges and universities in becoming more "military friendly." Jeremy McBroom, director of Southeast's Office of Military and Veterans Services, and Amanda Woods, military and veterans outreach coordinator at Southeast, recently met in Jefferson City, Mo., with other veterans services representatives from schools across the state to finalize the guide that will recommend programs and policies to help meet the unique needs of student veterans. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- High school seniors active in 4-H or FFA can apply for a Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture scholarship by Feb. 1, said University of Missouri Extension 4-H youth specialist Ben Gallup. The Youth in Agriculture committee sponsors 30 $1,000 scholarships and the Missouri State Fair Foundation contributes seven $1,000 scholarships. Sydenstricker John Deere of Missouri and Sydenstricker Angus Genetics fund one $2,500 scholarship...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Two high school seniors from Stoddard County have been selected for scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year. Tanner Mayberry of Dexter and a senior at Dexter High School, and Kayla Uhles of Essex, a student at Richland High School, are the most recent scholarship recipients...

As part of their narrative writings, T.S. Hill Middle School teacher, John Stephens, gives his students a chance to live a day in the life of the character in their narratives. His eighth graders were assigned recently to write a narrative from the point of view of a zombie, ninja, pirate, monster, mad scientist, or a victim of any of those five. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Central High School students took a break from regularly scheduled classes Friday morning to listen to Gov. Jay Nixon talk about the future of the state's public schools. In his State of the State address on Tuesday, Nixon called for a $278 million increase for K-12 public schools. ...

Three Stoddard County individuals appeared before Judge Fred Copeland Friday during an abbreviated Law Day at the Bloomfield courthouse. Copeland sentenced two men to prison and set a June 2014 trial date for the third. Sentenced to seven years for possession of a controlled substance was Darren Pullum. Pullum also has a probation revocation pending in front of Judge Mayer that he is scheduled to appear for on Feb. 5, 2014...

It's been tried before and failed, but Stoddard County 911 Services Administrator Carol Moreland is behind a legislative effort once again to instate a tax on cell phones to help fund the 911 Services. "We cannot give up on this," Moreland said in an interview Friday. ...

The Regional Healthcare Foundation continued to advocate community health, provide drug prescription assistance and provide crucial services to pregnant and parenting women as part of their mission to improve community health in 2013. Lisa Thrower, RHF executive director, said 2013 was a very successful year for the Foundation in terms of public support and services provided to the community. Thrower took over as executive director in August 2012...

The Regional Healthcare Foundation continued to advocate community health, provide drug prescription assistance and provide crucial services to pregnant and parenting women as part of their mission to improve community health in 2013. Lisa Thrower, RHF executive director, said 2013 was a very successful year for the Foundation in terms of public support and services provided to the community. Thrower took over as executive director in August 2012...