Stories from Wednesday, December 30, 2015

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball players were grinning from ear to ear at head coach Josh Dowdy in the locker room after Tuesday night's contest. And rightfully so . . . The No. 8 seeded Bearcats pulled off its second straight upset at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball program kept its hopes of winning the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament alive until the closing seconds of Wednesday night's title game against the Kennett Indians...

Dexter Police Dec. 29, 2015 At 4:18 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, Dexter Police issued a summons to Glyn Denkins, of Bloomfield, on the charge of property damage. Highway Patrol Dec. 29, 2015 At 1:05 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, the Missouri Highway Patrol arrested Randy L. Langston, 48, of Advance, on charges of DWI, failure to drive on the right half of the road, drinking an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle, and no drivers license...

May 1 - Noranda gets rate cut, other Ameren consumers see increase in Missouri Public Service Commission decision. May 1- - Sherry Spence, the widow of Southeast Missouri businessman Scott Spence who was killed in a collision with a train in 2012, was awarded $20 million in Stoddard County court...

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Stoddard County will hold a kickoff meeting for the annual Stoddard County Relay for Life event on Monday, Jan. 4 at Bootheel Pediatric Therapy, 515 W. Market, Ste. G in Dexter at 6:30 pm. Everyone is invited to the kickoff to learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer...

Two additional arrests have resulted from the continuing investigation into a rash of burglaries in Stoddard County. It was reported over the recent weekend that three individuals were in custody following an investigation of six burglaries in Stoddard County and at least one in Butler County. Jailed for those crimes were Roy Aaron Shepherd, 35, James Michael Gordon, 37, and Kimberly Sharon Lady, 37, all of Bloomfield...

As the weather has calmed and more people are able to see the grass in their front yards, a more common sight in the aftermath of all the recent storms is ditches plugged with debris. "The primary thing we see is leaves in these ditches," Streets/Sanitation Department Head Jeff Myers explained. "There hasn't been much trash that we've seen. Pretty much, its just all been yard waste."...

JEFFERSON CITY -- In response to historic flooding in some areas of the state, Gov. Jay Nixon Tuesday activated the Missouri National Guard to protect local communities and support emergency response personnel. The Guard's responsibilities will include providing security in evacuated areas and directing traffic from road closures...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 13 seeded Bernie Mules hung within a few points of the No. 9 seeded Twin Rivers Royals most of the way but came up short in its bid to pull off a second straight upset at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Tuesday. Twin Rivers ended the consolation semifinal on a 15-4 run as it secured a 65-53 victory against Bernie...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats needed little time to regroup after suffering its first loss of the season Monday night to the Dexter Bearcats. Bloomfield jumped out to a 9-0 lead and led by as many 19 points in the first half on its way to a 45-32 win against the No. 4 seeded Doniphan Dons in a fifth-place semifinal at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Tuesday...