Stories from Saturday, January 3, 2015

SIKESTON, Mo. -- As she enters her second full term, State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, said she feels more confident and ready to bring more to the state, especially Southeast Missouri. The first regular session of the 98th Missouri General Assembly convenes at noon Wednesday in Jefferson City...

Stoddard County deer hunters took 125 deer through alternate method season that ran Dec. 20-30 in Missouri. Hunters across the state killed 11,026 during the season which allows hunting with center-fire pistols, bows and muzzle-loading firearms. The harvest numbers were the worst since 2008, when it was still the old muzzleloader-only season...

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will detail his legislative and economic priorities for the coming year during the 2015 State of the State Address on Jan. 21. It's been a tumultuous year for Missouri, with sometimes-violent protests breaking out among communities about the use of lethal force by police officers. The Legislature also harbored its fair share of disagreements as it clashed with the governor on tax reform, gun laws and budget priorities...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The unprecedented success continued for the Bloomfield Wildcats at its own tournament Tuesday night as it secured a 64-61 victory against the top-seeded Hayti Indians in the third-place game. No. 7 seeded Bloomfield (7-3) went 3-1 at its own 16-team tournament and secured its best finish at the event since it finished first in 1966. ...

Managing Editor Noreen Hyslop was recently named General Manager of The Daily Statesman. The job is effective immediately, and will coincide with her current editorial duties. The paper has been without a general manager since the resignation of Bobby Greer, who moved from the area in July 2014. ...