Stories from Sunday, March 24, 2013

PUXICO, Mo. -- Starting in April, roadwork will begin on the Ozark Highlands Auto Tour Route at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. The Ozark Highlands is the portion of the Auto Tour Route that begins at the spillway and winds through the west side of the refuge. Typically this route is open the months of April, May, October, November and one week in August. However, this year the Ozark Highlands will be closed for the months of April and May so the contractor can come in and begin roadwork...

SUBMITTED photo Don and Marjorie Sadler were married April 6, 1963, and will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, April 6, 2013, with a luncheon reception from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Pleasant Valley Baptist Church at the intersection of County Roads 572 and 519 in Bloomfield, Mo. All friends and family are invited to attend...

SUBMITTED photo Charles Gisi celebrated his 95th birthday at his home in Essex surrounded by family and friends.

SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A promoter calls it "a crazy party with lots of energy," and guarantees music fans who don't take their tunes too seriously will be in for a good time when the "Our Tour Can Beat Up Your Tour" comes to Pitter's Cafe and Lounge, 811 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, on April 11...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor When a family loses a loved one - whether it be suddenly in a tragic accident or from a prolonged illness - there is always the question of why. When a young life is taken, and a family is left with a lifetime void and the pain of never knowing where that young person's potential might have taken them, that sense of loss and the question of 'why' seems only to be compounded...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield's Director Ken Swearengin was credited Wednesday with "setting the standard" by which the Missouri Veterans Cemeteries operate, as he was presented with the February 2013 Employee of the Month Award from the Missouri Veterans Commission...

By MIKE McCOY Statesman Staff Writer Stoddard County E-911 Services Administrator Carol Moreland told the board of directors Thursday night that the majority of road signs in a portion of Essex Special Road District are missing, and that it posed a safety problem for emergency responders. ...

By TOM MOATES Reprinted with permission Editor's note: This article features Dexter resident, Glen Francis and is reprinted with permission from the author and American Quarter Horse Journal. It appeared in their March 2013 issue. There's nothing wrong with Glen Francis' mind...