Stories from Thursday, February 26, 2015

BELL CITY, Mo. - Advance coach Bubba Wheetley mandates a certain kind of energy from his team every time it steps on the court. But even Wheetley couldn't believe what he was seeing in the first quarter of Thursday night's Class 1 District 2 championship game at Bell City High School...

SIKESTON -- If Thursday's regular season finale between Dexter and Sikeston is any indication of how the upcoming Class 4, District 1 tournament might end up then fans are certainly in for a treat. Dexter edged Sikeston 55-50 at the Sikeston Field House in a game that had the feeling of playoff basketball...

DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, a Republican candidate for governor, died Thursday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a staff member told The Associated Press. The auditor's office staff member spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly about the cause of death. A statement from Schweich's spokesman confirmed the 54-year-old had died but didn't list a cause...

Beverly Jane Lewis of St. Louis, Mo., was born on Dec. 16, 1934, and died on Feb. 24, 2015, at the age of 86. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.

Emily Noel Doolin, infant daughter of George Doolin, Sr. and Amanda King, was born in at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Feb. 21, 2015, and died a short time later. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield is in charge of all arrangements...