Water restored to PWSD 3, Grayridge (Local News ~ 01/14/14)
If you ask Don O'Daniel, the licensed contractor for Public Water Supply District 3 in eastern Stoddard County, how he is doing today, one can almost hear the relief in his voice. "A lot better than I was last week," he said, with a brief laugh noting that water problems have consumed his life for the past week...
Agnes D. Crabtree (Obituary ~ 01/14/14)
Agnes D. Crabtree was born July 16, 1938, and died Jan. 10, 2014, at the age of 75. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
DNA testing confirms killed animal as wolf (Local News ~ 01/14/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- DNA testing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has confirmed that a canine shot in Wayne County in late November by a private landowner while hunting is a grey wolf, most similar to grey wolves from the Great Lakes population...
Mo. corn and soybean production up in 2013 (State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri farmers appear to have grown more corn and soybeans last year than in 2012. Figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show Missouri farmers produced an estimated 435 million bushels of corn last year, up 76 percent from 2012. Soybean production rose 25 percent to an estimated 197 million bushels...
Mo. Democrats to outline campaign finance plan (State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's secretary of state is preparing to unveil what he calls the "most comprehensive" ethics package in recent history. Secretary of State Jason Kander and Rep. Kevin McManus, both Kansas City Democrats, scheduled a news conference Tuesday to outline the legislation...
Missing child found in abandoned car (State News ~ 01/14/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A 1-year-old St. Louis County child is in good condition after a car was stolen with the baby inside, then abandoned. Authorities say Tristin Readye was in a 2004 Monte Carlo that was stolen at a convenience store Monday night. The mother was inside the store when someone stole the vehicle, prompting an Amber alert...
City workers accused of taking city property (State News ~ 01/14/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- Four Cape Girardeau city employees are accused of recycling city property and splitting the proceeds for themselves. City officials says the four, who worked for the public works traffic operations, allegedly sold metal and batteries to recycling businesses more than 20 times in 2013. They have been charged with misdemeanor receiving stolen property...
Ameren plans solar energy plant in O'Fallon (State News ~ 01/14/14)
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) _ Ameren Missouri plans to build a solar energy facility in O'Fallon, Mo. The St. Louis-based utility announced plans for the multimillion-dollar facility on Monday. Ameren says the plant will provide 5.7 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 650 homes...
Missouri was in late running for Boeing plant; Boeing going to Washington (State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri was in the running to land a new Boeing airplane assembly plant right up until the final moments when the company decided to make the plane in Washington state, according to documents released Monday. The records confirm Missouri not only offered billions of dollars of tax incentives to the aerospace company, but also pledged to build special highway interchanges and shut down a public golf course to make way for a Boeing facility on land near Lambert-St. ...
Public defender appointed for Joseph after motion granted (Local News ~ 01/14/14)
CAPE GIRARDAEAU, Mo. -- George Joseph will be getting a new lawyer after a Cape Girardeau County circuit judge sustained his attorney's motion to withdraw from the case Monday. Joseph, 49, faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the May 30 shooting deaths of his wife, Mary, and 18-year-old son, Matthew, at their home on West Cape Rock Drive...
Bill seeks limits on acting agency directors (State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Openings for the top job at Missouri state agencies no longer could mean an extended reign by a temporary leader under legislation proposed in the state Senate. Permanent department directors chosen by the governor require state Senate confirmation while acting leaders do not. Sen. Bob Dixon said legislative approval of the officials running state departments is an important check on executive power...
Missouri House panel holds hearing on 'right-to-work' proposal (State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House Republican leaders wasted no time pursuing their agenda Monday, using the first legislative hearing of the year to introduce a labor measure Democratic leaders denounced as an attempt at "union busting." The legislation that supporters describe as a "right-to-work" measure would prohibit labor contracts from requiring that all employees pay union fees, regardless of whether workers are union members. ...
First Baby of 2014 (Local News ~ 01/14/14)
Richard and Brittney Owens of Bernie are the proud parents of the first baby born to Stoddard County residents in 2014. Little Baylor Gayle Owens, weighing in at six pounds, five ounces, was 18.5 inches long and was born at 3:38 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. ...
Weekend burglaries have DPD on the hunt (Local News ~ 01/14/14)
A series of business burglaries in Dexter over the weekend have local officers searching for answers. According to Dexter Police Department Detective Cory Mills, officers investigated three separate burglaries at local business from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning...
2 Dexter residents face drug charges in Scott County (Local News ~ 01/14/14)
MINER, Mo. --- Two Dexter residents face drug charges following their arrest late last week by police in Miner in Scott County. Tyler R. Hardin and Jessica D. Frazier are charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Hardin is also charged with unlawful use of a weapon and possession of marijuana...
Alderman voices concern over intersection (Local News ~ 01/14/14)
"I don't want to wait until the 'next time,'" said Dexter Alderman Jason Banken. Banken is speaking in reference to the intersection of Hwy. 25, Hwy. 114 and Kitchen St. Banken first broached the subject of this intersection at the December meeting of the Dexter Board of Aldermen. At that time, Police Chief Sammy Stone agreed to do a traffic study and City Administrator Mark Stidham said he would look into the intersection as well...
Noe, Jarrell both reach 1,000 career points as Dexter beats Kennett 80-35 (High School Sports ~ 01/14/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - Reaching the 1,000-point scoring milestone in a high school basketball career is quite a feat. Two players reaching the mark on the same team in the same game is something longtime coach Chad Allen had never witnessed until Monday when Dexter senior guard Hannah Noe scored the 1,000th point of her high school career if the first half and Dexter senior guard Alison Jarrell did the same in the second half...
Puxico boys beat Zalma 85-43 (High School Sports ~ 01/14/14)
PUXICO, Mo. - The success continued for the Puxico Indians boys basketball team Monday night. The Puxico varsity boys secured its fourth straight win with an 85-43 decision against Zalma. Zach Tucker led all scorers with 24 points. Austin Teichman tallied 20 points and Garrett Payne scored 12 points...