Stories from Tuesday, June 18, 2013

George W. Woodruff, the son of the late Grigg and Nora Norwood Woodruff, was born in Parma on March 27, 1912, and died at Cypress Point Healthcare in Dexter on June 16, 2013, at the age of 101. He had lived in Essex before moving to Dexter in 1937. He had worked for many years at Coffey and Camp Lumber Company and later was self-employed. He was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter...

Peggy J. Mitchell, 86, of Dexter was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Leora, Mo., died June 12, 2013. Formerly of Poplar Bluff, she had resided at Cyprus Point for the past six years. She was a member of the First Christian Church and retired as a caseworker from the Missouri Division of Family Services...

Pam Barber Gaines, daughter of the late Donald Barber and Donnie Link Barber, was born July 14, 1950, in Dexter, Mo., and died June 2, 2013, at her home in San Antonio, Texas. She was a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church of San Antonio. On Aug. 17, 1968, she married Dan Gaines in Bloomfield, Mo...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Starting June 16, cyclists competing in the Race Across America will make their way through Missouri. Race Across America is a cross-country cycling event that brings cyclists from around the world. The race runs through Missouri June 16-21...

The Bernie Lions Club held their annual Car Show Saturday at Bernie City Park. A group looks at an old roadster which was one of many vintage autos on display. For more pictures, see Photo Galleries at www.dailystatesman.com

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's frogging season is about to begin. The hunting season for bullfrogs and green frogs begins at sunset on June 30 and ends Oct. 31. Missourians can capture the frogs with a hunting or a fishing permit. Options for grabbing hopping prey include by hand, net, gig or pole and line. People who have a hunting permit also can use a .22-caliber rifle, pellet gun or bow...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A backup Missouri linebacker arrested during the 2012 season on drug charges has been dismissed from the team. Team spokesman Chad Moller says redshirt freshman linebacker Torey Boozer is no longer a member of the Tigers. He declined further comment...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Dozens of Stoddard County youth from six to 17 participated Saturday the 2013 JAKES Day event in rural Bloomfield. The event is sponsored by the National Wildlife Turkey Federation and takes place annually at the Conservation Department's Holly Ridge area east of Bloomfield...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission appointed Aubrey Wade to the Stoddard County Mental Health Board at their regular meeting Monday. The commission tabled action on a request to abandon property in the Lakeview Acres subdivision near Advance...

NEW MADRID -- Two people died in accidents in Southeast Missouri over the recent weekend. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 10:20 p.m. Sunday on Highway 61, two miles north of New Madrid, Noah A. Sprouse, 16, of New Madrid, was driving southbound when his pickup crossed the centerline. Sprouse's truck then struck head-on a northbound vehicle driven by Kenneth D. Robinson, 34, of Lilbourn...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Short on cash and needing to pay a bill? Missouri residents soon could turn to their hometown banks for a quick cash advance under legislation that could allow traditional financial institutions to compete with the payday lenders that proliferate across the state...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- After months of writing letters and emails of concern, local Girl Scouts have been given an opportunity to save area campsites. Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland's board of directors reviewed 10 properties and formed a committee to suggest which properties should be renovated and which should be divested. Six camps, including Camp Latonka near Wappapello Lake in Wayne County and Sacajawea East near Cape Girardeau, were placed on the list of properties for divestment...

Dexter couple, Amanda Richardson and Michael Magarian, were officially presented with their winnings Monday from the Missouri Lottery after matching all six Lotto numbers drawn on June 5. The pair took a lump sum and received $710,000 of the two million dollar prize. Pictured from left are Magarian's daughter, Gina Magarian, Michael Magarian, and Richardson. (See full story in the Tuesday, June 11 edition of The Daily Statesman)...