Stories from Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Applications are still filtering into The Daily Statesman to be considered for adoption during this holiday season. The SOS program's list of families in need has extended to 37, with the newest families already adopted. Family 34 This Dexter single mother recently began working for a nursing facility and has two boys, ages 10 and 12. Both need clothing and toys...

Student leaders from the Mingo Job Corps filled the back room of Dexter Bar-B-Que Monday afternoon, and not just for lunch. The job corps recognized its student leaders for their hard work and leadership within the program. Tom Thrower, of Dexter, was the featured speaker; and he had some strong words about leadership...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield School Board voted in regular session Monday night to offer the district health insurance plan to bus drivers. The board followed a recommendation by District Superintendent Toni Hill. Hill said the Affordable Health Care Act required that the district set up certain procedures, and the result of that was that the district may be required to offer health insurance to some classified and non-classified personnel that are not currently on the district health insurance plan. ...

BERNIE, Mo. -- A Bernie man is in the Stoddard County Jail facing under a $15,000 bond, the result of a confidential informant's purchase of methamphetamine from the man within the Bernie city limits on Sunday, Dec. 7. According to Bernie Police Chief Justin Allen, Christopher John Pankow, 28, of Bernie, sold a "crystal type substance" to the informant, and shortly thereafter was pulled over in his vehicle by Bernie Police...

BERNIE, Mo. -- Bernie Schools are forging ahead with their proposed bond issue that will appear on the April 2015 municipal election ballot, learning Monday night of steps taken by Supt. Doug Ruck to secure a bond resolution that should be presented at the January 2015 meeting of the board...

All five state positions held by southeast Missouri middle schoolers

In lieu of gift exchanging this holiday season, members of the Thursday Night Ladies Bowling League donated funds to the Stoddard County Children's Home. A total of $210 was donated on Tuesday to Children's Home Program Director Linda Sama, at center, by bowlers, Dottie Parrish, at left, and Alberta Stover, right Stover credited the work of DexterBowl owner, Stuart Brownlee, with assisting the league in all their efforts over the past year. ...

Note: A photo gallery of Tuesday's action is available here: Wrestling Photos DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats high school wrestling program continued its early season dominance Tuesday night with a 55-15 victory against New Madrid County Central in its first home meet of the season...

SIKESTON, Mo. - No. 2 seeded Cape Central outscored Dexter by single digits in every quarter on its way to a 41-29 victory in an elimination game at the SEMO Conference Tournament Tuesday night at Sikeston. Cape Central limited Dexter to seven field goals. Dexter tallied 14 of its points from the free throw line...