Stories from Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Dexter Police Aug, 29-31, 2015 At 1:41 a.m., Friday, Aug. 28, Dexter Police arrested Austin Wayne Henderson, 18, of Dexter, on a Dexter city warrant. At 9:18 a.m., Friday, Aug. 28, Dexter Police received a report of a recovered bicycle. At 7:11 p.m., Friday, Aug. 28, Dexter Police arrested Brent Michael Croney, 22, of Advance, on a Dexter City warrant...

Francis Guethle, above, and his wife, Janet, took three of their golden retrievers to the "Doggie Swim" put on by the Animal Welfare Alliance (AWA) in Poplar Bluff at the municipal pool there. AWA is committed to building a no-kill dog/cat shelter in Poplar Bluff and holds fundraisers throughout the year. AWA sponsors the dog swim each year. Francis is shown with two of the retrievers...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man allegedly shot and stabbed a couple in Marble Hill, Missouri, killing the man and leaving the woman in critical condition. William Anthony Pickard, 32, is suspected of instigating the attack. The attack occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, according to Bollinger County Sheriff Darin Shell...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Architect Dale Rogers presented an opinion of probable cost document for restoration of the cupola and second floor of the old courthouse in Bloomfield of $585,557. He presented the cost to the Stoddard County Commission at their regular meeting Monday...

Tonya Guthrie should not be working, but she is. She should not be driving or shopping or laughing and playing with her grandchildren, but she is. Guthrie should, by all accounts, be in the middle of chemotherapy and next be looking at stem cell therapy. The outlook for her throughout the last half of 2015 was grim, at best. She was diagnosed with myeloma; a cancer in her spine; in April 2015...

SIKESTON, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats volleyball program passed its first road text of the season with flying colors Monday night. The Dexter varsity improved to 3-0 with a 25-10, 25-16 win at Sikeston. The Dexter junior varsity also secured its third win with a 25-8, 25-16 win against Sikeston...

Angela Marie Mansker, age 43, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at her residence in Dexter, Mo. She was born on November 29, 1971 in St. Louis, Mo.; daughter of Louis Almon and LaVella Jean Smith Mansker. Angela worked for VIP Industries, was the March of Dimes Poster Child in 1991 and was of the Baptist Faith...

Julie Kay VanderMierden, 52, of Marble Hill, Mo., died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Born at Advance, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Clarence "Sonny" Thompson and Mary McMillen Thompson. She married Henry John VanderMierden on Jan. 19, 1985, at St. Anthony's Church in Glennon, Mo...