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Bernie beats Hayti 55-54 at the buzzer to secure spot in Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - With the game on the line and his team trailing 54-53 with 3.6 seconds remaining Bernie Mules coach Brad Botsch went to the drawing board one final time before his team inbounded the ball at halfcourt Saturday night...
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Dexter girls basketball team secures third straight Lady Royals Classic title
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
BROSELEY -- Neelyville took an early bath in the championship of the Lady Royals Classic and was left treading water the rest of the night. Dexter scored the first 12 points of the final against the Lady Tigers and closed out the foul troubled team in the second half, winning 63-45...
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Monia's case ordered back to Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
One of the criminal cases against Keith Monia is going back to Stoddard County, Mo. The former insurance man was charged in April with two counts each of forgery and financial exploitation of the elderly in connection with a case in which he is accused of taking more than $220,000 from a Scott City couple after promising to invest the money in annuities for them...
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Missouri lawmakers to confront student transfers
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- About 2,000 students have transferred from their home districts near St. Louis and more could follow suit in Kansas City, increasing pressure on Missouri lawmakers to address a broad school transfer law that requires struggling districts to pay for children to enroll in nearby higher-performing school systems...
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2013 Year in Review Part 3
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
JULY 2 -- A pair of accidents in neighboring counties claimed the lives of two individuals. 2 -- The Stoddard County Commission took no action on a request by Attorney Don Rhodes to abandon a parcel of property in a sub-division outside the Advance city limits at their meeting Monday...
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Honor Guard brings respect, consolation to military funerals
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
The flag blowing in the breeze as the Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute, marking the death of another soldier... The blowing of Taps on the bugle... These are memorable images at military funeral where family and friends gather to remember their loved one...
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Bloomfield rallies from five down in final half-minute to beat Malden 67-54 in OT
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats overcame a five-point deficit in the final 20 seconds of regulation and limited the Malden Green Wave to one field goal in overtime as it secured a 67-54 victory in a fifth-place semifinal at the Bloomfield Tournament Saturday night...
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New defensive strategy helps propel Puxico boys past Van Buren and into consolation title game at BCT
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Puxico Indians coach Jon Simpher elected to implement a new defensive set before the start of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. "Man-to-man defense," Simpher said. "This tournament is the first tournament we've put it in. It's the first games we've ever played it and our defense has been pretty good."...
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Dexter boys drop fifth-place semifinal to Twin Rivers 54-42
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
The Dexter Bearcats suffered a 54-42 elimination loss in a fifth-place semifinal of the double-elimination Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Saturday night. No. 6 seeded Twin Rivers jumped out to an early 14-4 lead with 1:36 left in the first quarter against No. 7 seeded Dexter. The Dexter Bearcats took its only lead at 23-21 in the final four minutes of the first half...
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