Stories from Thursday, January 3, 2019

‘‘It is very sad, don’t you think,” asks Jim Arnold of Dexter, “when you see an old house, barn, or building that has been abandoned and left to decay?”

The Puxico Aldermen Dec. 21 decided on insurance bids, water and sewer revenue bonds, and elected officials' salaries. They learned which candidates had filed and reviewed the auditor’s report.

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commissioners approved new tires for a county vehicle during its Wednesday morning meeting. Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver, according to the unapproved minutes from the meeting, asked the commission what could be done about his county vehicles...

What do the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong; the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford; and renowned movie producer and director Steven Spielburg have in common? They are all Eagle Scouts, the highest rank awarded by the Boy Scouts of America...