Stories from Wednesday, November 12, 2014

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission heard a presentation from Anthem Blue Cross for a partially self-funded health insurance plan. The commission has heard from two other companies offering partially self-funded health insurance plans, as well as the fully funded insurance renewal plan presented by Anthem...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The consensus of the Bloomfield School Board was that the concrete steps on the north end of the high school needed to be replaced and that the project should be done in the summer of 2015, after this current school year. The Bloomfield Board met Monday night in a rather short meeting that also included setting the filing dates for two seats on the board...

On Nov. 27, 2014, the Stoddard County Ambulance District will be conducting their 29th annual "Home for the Holidays" project. They will be taking patients that are unable to travel except by ambulance from the nursing homes of Stoddard County to residences within the county. This service is available to any patient that is not ambulatory who would like to spend some time at home with their family this holiday season...

U.S. Army Gulf War veteran and local businessman, Alan Hedrick, addressed a packed Bearcat Event Center Tuesday morning as the entire Dexter student body, a host of area veterans, and the general public gathered to honor those who have served in the military...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Cultural Development Corporation (The Sikeston Depot Museum) invites photographers 18 years or older, to participate in their Regional Judged Photography Show. Each individual may enter up to three photos for a fee of $10 per piece or three entries for $25. Cash awards will be presented. The categories will be: Portrait/Genre, Floral, Landscape, Abstract, and Animal/Wildlife...

The Dexter middle school girls basketball program cruised to road wins at Kennett Tuesday night. The Dexter seventh grade girls held Kennett scorless in the first half on its way to a 24-5 victory. The Dexter eighth grade girls beat Kennett 56-16. The Dexter middle school girls basketball program concludes its season Thursday night when it visits Sikeston at 5 p.m...

DEXTER, Mo. - The perfection continued for the Dexter middle school boys basketball program Tuesday night. The Dexter seventh and eighth grade boys basketball teams both improved to 8-0 and finished SCAA regular season play perfect. The Dexter seventh grade boys beat Puxico 50-24 Tuesday. The Dexter eighth grade boys followed with a 62-18 victory against Puxico...

William C. "Bill" Massey William C. "Bill" Massey of Bloomfield, son of the late William Chandler Massey, Sr. and Edith Henley Massey, and was born in Morenci, Arizona on August 20, 1928, and died at his home in Bloomfield on November 11, 2014, at the age of 86 years, 2 months and 22 days...