Stories from Wednesday, September 16, 2015

A group of volunteer fourth graders at Bloomfield Elementary School learned some valuable lessons recently with the assistance of Stoddard County Honor Guard members Jack Gillis (Army Veteran) and Mike Williams (Air Force Veteran). The two trained the fourth grade students on flag etiquette and protocol, and that volunteer group will now be responsible for raising and retiring the United States flag every day at the school throughout the 2015-16 school year...

Dexter Police Sept. 15, 2015 At 4:55 a.m., Monday, Sept. 14, Dexter Police arrested Kendrick R. McCain, 22, of Poplar Bluff, on the charge of possession of a controlled substance. At 9:04 a.m., Monday, Sept. 14, Dexter Police recovered a chain saw that was reported stolen from Wayne County...

Photo by APreston Tilley / Richland School Richland junior Katie Pinkley (seated) is crowned the new 2015 Miss RHS by the retiring 2014 Miss RHS Jordan Head on Tuesday night before Richland's volleyball game against Dexter at Richland R-1 School.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County Historical Society President Lyndel Revelle addressed the Bloomfield School Board Monday night to tell them the Historical Society had made the decision to sell the Historical Society Museum on Center Street by sealed bids. The museum is behind the high school greenhouse...

BLOOMFIELD, MO. -- Amy Hector has worked for the Stoddard County Public Health Department for the past 15 years; and, in that time, she hasn't seen a case of rabies in the county. But, she said that doesn't mean there won't be. "I'm not na*ve enough to think there's something magical or special about Stoddard County that keeps rabies away," Hector said. "It's something we should all be cautious about."...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Deputies tasered a suspect at the Butler County jail on Monday after he pulled a bag of suspected methamphetamine from his rectum, attempted to swallow it and then assaulted deputies trying to save him from an overdose. In addition to the possession of a controlled substance charge that originally landed him in jail, Joshua L. Holderfield, 29, of Bloomfield, now faces charges of third-degree assault on law enforcement following the incident...

Tuesday Story Hour attendees at Keller Public Library were entertained by Children's Librarian Reita LeBeau with music and the story of "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly," and then guest reader, Mary Ann Taylor. At left, Marley Galloway, 3, daughter of Chad and Emily Galloway, seems to be giving a word of advice to Maggie Hillis,18-month-old daughter of Shane and Jaime Hillis...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Representatives of Smith & Company, Engineers, were present at the meeting of the Stoddard County Commission Monday to review progress on eight county bridges that are programmed for replacement. The total cost of replacement of the eight bridges is estimated to be $1.75 million...

Note: A photo gallery of Tuesday's match is available at this link Tennis Photos DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls tennis team met its match for only the second time this season Tuesday afternoon. The Notre Dame varsity girls tennis team improved to 8-2 with a 9-0 sweep at Dexter...

A free outdoor concert will take place at the Dexter Welcome Center (the old Dexter Depot) near downtown on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. Students of Miriam Brehmer, "Strings and Things," will be performing. Attendees should bring lawn chairs. Pictured are some of Brehmer's students from a 2014 concert...

Photo by Aleena Robbins / Richland School Richland junior Katie Pinkley (seated) was crowned the new 2015 Miss RHS on Tuesday night before Richland's volleyball game against Dexter at Richland R-1 School. Along with Pinkley, are pictured the members of her court, from left: seniors Parker Miller and Bre Williamson, juniors Garet Phillips, retiring 2014 Miss RHS Jordan Head, freshmen Harlie Leeper and Mikey Burton, and sophomores Megan Cullum and Josh Shidler...