Stories from Friday, July 17, 2015

The Crowley Ridge Area Turners meeting will take place at 9 a.m. this Saturday, July 18, at the Woodwork Shop Room at the Dexter High School. Jim (Buddy) Bliss will be providing a demonstration on the lathe on turning a lidded box. Jim Adkins of Dexter is scheduled to bring in some of his "basket weave" pieces, similar to the one above that he turned. ...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake announces two upcoming events. First, the annual duck blind drawing and registration will be held Aug. 15, 2015, at 1 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitors Center. ...

Dexter Police July 17, 2015 At 8:04 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, Dexter Police arrested Erik C. Deprow, 31, of Dexter, on the charge of marijuana possession. At 9:34, a.m., Tuesday, July 14, Dexter Police issued a summons to Lonnie J. Robbins, 48, of Dexter, on the charge of junk auto...

The Wayne County Lumberjacks collected its second consecutive one-run victory in thrilling fashion Thursday afternoon at the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Fresh off a come-from-behind 3-2 victory in its final at-bat against Potosi Elks Wednesday, Wayne County scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth inning to edge New Madrid Riverbend Ducks 1-0 in a winner's bracket semifinal Thursday...

Brenda J. Hester was born on March 1, 1946, in Bernie to the late Ralph Summers and Helen Causey Summers and died on July 16, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at the age of 69. On June 7, 1975, she was united in marriage to Harold Henry Hester, Jr. in Bernie. He preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 1997...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Late night magic materialized again for the four-time defending Missouri Senior Babe Ruth state champion Charleston Fighting Squirrels Thursday night at the state tournament. The Fighting Squirrels rallied from a 3-1 deficit in its final at-bat to secure a remarkable 4-3 walk-off victory against the SEMO Pirates of Leopold in Game 8 of the five-day state tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston...

The Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD) is on pace to reach 6,000 ambulance runs in 2015, Assistant Manager Chuck Kasting told the board at their regular meeting this week. It would be a record for the district. Kasting said the district had 44 runs in June, making a total of 2,827 for the year. ...

BLOOMFIELD, MO. -- Though scheduled to begin yesterday, Christopher Hicks' trial on the charges of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree arson, armed criminal action, and second-degree burglary has been postponed to Feb. 29, 2016. Hicks is facing the charges as a result of his involvement in the attempted murder of Mildred (Lafferty) Sandage in January 2013...

At the August meeting, the Dexter Board of Aldermen will have to consider a new recommendation from the Dexter Public Works Committee -- to raise prices on trash and water/sewer. Dexter City Administrator Mark Stidham noted at the beginning of the meeting that raising costs is not something anyone wants to do; but, it is essential in order to maintain services...

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy opened an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Monday to offer free health services (medical, dental and vision) at the Lighthouse Church in Dexter. The program runs through Thursday, July 23. It will not be open on Sunday, July 19...

BERNIE, Mo. ­-- Brandy Johnson packed a U-Haul, took her son Tres, and her father, and drove 22 hours one way to get to Colorado for what she described as an "awful" and "terrible" experience. But, she said she would do it again in a heartbeat. The reason? She was able to get her son, Tres, the medicine he needed. And, despite the struggles of getting to Colorado, there was one big silver lining...

Several people sustained injuries in four separate vehicle accidents in Stoddard County over the past few days. A two-vehicle accident on the Highway 25 and 60 overpass that blocked traffic for a short time late Wednesday afternoon left one person injured...

Brenda J. Hester was born on March 1, 1946, in Bernie to the late Ralph Summers and Helen Causey Summers and died on July 16, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at the age of 69. On June 7, 1975, she was united in marriage to Harold Henry Hester, Jr. in Bernie. He preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 1997...