Stories from Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Thanks to the generosity of five local businesses and civic groups, Dexter school children will be provided the opportunity to see two live plays in the near future to be presented at the Dexter High School Auditorium. Three Rivers College Patrons of the Arts is sponsoring performances of Robin Hood and The Emperor's Clothes on Feb. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The newest deadline for Affordable Care Act plan enrollment is coming in just a little more than two weeks, so area agencies are upping their efforts to help people who need it in signing up for government marketplace insurance...

Friends of Girl Scout Camp Latonka and two other camp committees in the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Council were given approval by the Board of Directors to continue their efforts towards keeping the camps open and available for usage by Girl Scouts as well as the public...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission awarded the 2015 contract for baling hay on the County Farm at their regular meeting Monday and heard a report from Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) District Engineer Dave Wyman about a funding shortage for roads and bridges that will have a direct impact on motorists in the county...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Bloomfield Wildcats freshman Peyton Bell got his favorite shot and made the most of it in the closing seconds of an SCAA quarterfinal against the Advance Hornets Tuesday night. Bell hit a clutch 3-pointer along the baseline as time expired near his own bench to secure a 45-43 victory against No. 4 seeded Advance and propel the No. 5 seeded Wildcats to the semifinals of the SCAA Tournament...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball team outscored NMCC by at least nine points in every quarter as it secured a 75-30 home victory Tuesday night. Dakota Reynolds and Hannah Thurmon paced the Bearcats with 24 points each. Melanie McKuin added 15 more points for Dexter. Cheyenne Mosby tallied nine points and Harley Allen contributed three points for the Bearcats...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Woodland Cardinals erased a 45-44 fourth-quarter deficit by scoring 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter as it secured a 65-52 quarterfinal victory against the No. 7 seeded Bell City Cubs Tuesday night in a varsity quarterfinal of the SCAA Tournament...

Starling Guinn, son of the late Charles Guinn and Erdie McCastlin Guinn, was born on April 29, 1924 in Senath and departed this life on January 27, 2015 at Dexter at the age of 90. Starling was known as a man of honesty and integrity. His word was his word. He was respected for his common sense and sound advice...