Stories from Tuesday, June 10, 2014

ADVANCE, Mo. - Mother Nature spoiled the fun in the top of the fourth inning Monday evening as heavy rain halted a scoreless Senior Babe Ruth pitcher's duel between the SEMO Strokers and Charleston Fighting Squirrels at Advance. Charleston ace lefty Doug Still, who was drafted in the 33rd round (1003rd overall) of the Major League Baseball First-Year Draft Saturday, struck out seven of the nine hitters he faced Monday and faced the minimum in three innings of work...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission signed a contract with Joe's Bridge and Grading, Inc. for the replacement of two bridges in the southeast part of the county. The commission held a pre-construction conference Monday morning with the contractor, the engineering firm (Smith & Company), officials from Elk Township and LaValle Special Road District and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)...

CAMPBELL, Mo. -- A Richland Elementary student was killed late Friday morning while riding his bicycle in Campbell. According to authorities, nine-year-old John Siebert was from Essex, and was visiting relatives in Campbell when the accident occurred. ...

BERNIE, Mo. -- A weekend drug bust in Bernie resulted in four people behind bars. According to Bernie Police Chief Justin Allen, the bust was a cooperative effort between the Bernie Police Department, the Stoddard County Sheriff's Office and the office of Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russell Oliver...

give, and remember" Webster defines the word, "trifecta," as "a run of three wins or grand events." On Friday night, 18 Fore Life founder, Scott Kruse, told his audience at the charity organization's annual banquet, "The trifecta has been completed."...

Jack C. Bess, son of the late W. L. Bess and Dora Napier Bess, was born on May 16, 1921 on a farm near Bloomfield, Missouri and departed this life on June 8, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 93. He was united in marriage to Pauline Gunter on May 30, 1942. Mrs. Bess survives at the home...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Elected officials from Stoddard, New Madrid, Dunklin, Pemiscot, and Butler Counties have banded together in support of an electricity rate reduction that the New Madrid-based Noranda Aluminum plant has requested from Ameren Missouri...

Jane Carolyn Cathey, daughter of the late Floyd James Hoffman and Mattie Irene Grim Hoffman, was born on Feb 14, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., and died at her residence in Dexter on June 9, 2014, at the age of 67. Mrs. Cathey was a member of the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, in Dexter and had worked as an elementary school teacher...

Mabel Walker Snider, daughter of the late Alva "Stubby" Walker and Lacy Hill Walker, was born on Oct. 19, 1937, in Bernie, Mo. and died on June 9, 2014, at Wilshire at Lakewood in Lee's Summit, Missouri at the age of 76. Mrs. Snider was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter. She was a resident of Dexter and had taught school at T. S. Middle School in Dexter. She was active in Girl Scouts for 12 years and had held various church offices...

Mabel Walker Snider, daughter of the late Alva "Stubby" Walker and Lacy Hill Walker, was born on Oct. 19, 1937, in Bernie, Mo., and died on June 9, 2014, at Wilshire at Lakewood in Lee's Summit, Mo., at the age of 76. Mrs. Snider was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter. She was a resident of Dexter and had taught school at T. S. Middle School in Dexter for many years. She was active in Girl Scouts for 12 years and had held various church offices...

Dexter Police June 9, 2014 Brittney N. Laxton, 24, of Dexter was placed under arrest Monday at 1:11 p.m. at the local Probation and Parole office on a warrant service. Charles D. McRay, Jr., 41, of Dexter was issued a summons for illegal dumping at 1:54 p.m. Monday...