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Allen "Smurf" McCoy to stand trial for June 2010 murder
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A man accused in the June 2010 murder of 67-year-old Aubrey Lee Finch at Bernie has been deemed fit to stand trial. Early Wednesday morning, the Missouri Department of Mental Health filed a motion to proceed in the case against Allen D. McCoy who has been incarcerated for more than three years...
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Dexter senior Trevor Waldner claims state wrestling title in 138-pound weight class
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/14)
Dexter high school wrestling coach James Sneed had his wrestlers put in writing what they wanted to accomplish before the 2013-14 season got underway. "Coach Sneed had us all write down on a goal sheet what we wanted to do at the beginning of the year," Dexter senior wrestler Trevor Waldner said...
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SEMO's program #1
(Community News ~ 02/26/14)
Southeast Missouri State University's online MBA program has been ranked No. 1 in affordability among Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business online MBA programs in the country by GetEducated.com, a consumer group that reviews and ranks online universities, reports...
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Police reports 2-25-14
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
Dexter Police Feb. 25, 2014 Darin S. Stahl, 43, of Dexter was issued a summons at 1002 W. Grant St. at 1:24 p.m. Monday for animal restraint/running loose/bites. Police investigated a report of harassment at 2:50 p.m. at a residence on Crane St. No arrests at this time...
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Delmar James
(Obituary ~ 02/26/14)
Delmar James, died on Feb. 25, 2014, in his residence at Bernie. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.
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Joyce D. Kazban
(Obituary ~ 02/26/14)
Kazban, Joyce D. (nee Moore) 82, of Lemay, Mo., on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Loving wife of Walter Kazban and the late Donald Sherbourne Sr.; loving mother of Donald (Georgia) Sherbourne Jr., Terry Sherbourne and the late Pam Sherbourne; dear step-mother of Dawn (Mark) Beshears, Belenda (Michael) Maddax, Lela (Larry) Baker, Jason (Kelly) Kazban and Amanda (Andy Warden) Miner; beloved sister of Floyd Moore, Virginia Franks, Joann Thorton, Patricia Tilley, Sharon Tilley and the late Dale Moore, Robert "Bob" Moore, Maxine Hester, Marilyn Boehner, Linda Hopkins, Margie Moore; dear grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of two.. ...
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Hung jury in alleged SW. Mo. murder-for-hire plot
(State News ~ 02/26/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- The trial of a southwest Missouri man accused of planning his ex-wife's murder while he was in prison ended in a hung jury. Sixty-two-year-old David L. Thomas is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree domestic assault. He's accused of conspiring with his girlfriend, Diane Greer, to have Thomas' ex-wife killed. A hung jury was declared last week...
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Contract for inquiry caps firm's billable hours
(State News ~ 02/26/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A contract shows the law firm hired by the University of Missouri Board of Curators to investigate how the University of Missouri handled a student's rape allegation has capped its billable hours at $120,000. The Dowd Bennett Law Firm is investigating how the school handled the allegations by former swimmer Sasha Menu Courey, who committed suicide in 2011, about 16 months after she was the alleged victim of a sexual assault by one or more football players...
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Special prosecutor named in Woodworth retrial
(State News ~ 02/26/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A Liberty lawyer and retired Clay County judge has been named as special prosecutor of a Chillicothe man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's shooting death. A Platte County judge on Tuesday appointed Don Norris to the case of Mark Woodworth, whose two previous convictions in neighbor Cathy Robertson's shooting death have been overturned on appeal. ...
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Mo. executes man in '89 rape, killing teen
(State News ~ 02/26/14)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri inmate was executed early Wednesday for abducting, raping and killing a Kansas City teenager as she waited for her school bus in 1989, marking the state's fourth lethal injection in as many months. Michael Taylor, 47, was pronounced dead at 12:10 a.m. ...
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14 file for offices on opening day for Aug. 5 primary
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The opening day of filing for the Aug. 5 primary election was a busy one in Stoddard County as 14 people filed at the county clerk's office and hundreds at the office of Secretary of State Jason Kander. Filing will remain open until March 25, 2014, at 5 p.m...
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Ready to create a masterpiece
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
Harper Mathis, daughter of Aaron and Brittany Mathis, waits for a little direction as she takes part in the Arts and Crafts portion of Story Hour at Keller Public Library. Julie Mangum was the presenter Tuesday, providing entertainment with the reading of "Elephants on Parade."...
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911 response goes above the call of duty; highlights need for more funding
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
A recent call from an elderly man from a cell phone to the Stoddard County 911 call center highlights some of the issues confronting 911 services as they strive to improve and upgrade emergency services to the public. Currently County 911 Services has no way to pinpoint the location of a caller using a cell phone, which can be a problem, as exemplified by the call described by SCAD Communications Director Jamie Holcomb at a recent meeting of the Stoddard County 911 Services Board. ...
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State Wrestling champ honored at BEC
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
Dexter high school wrestling coach James Sneed had his wrestlers put in writing what they wanted to accomplish before the 2013-14 season got underway. "Coach Sneed had us all write down on a goal sheet what we wanted to do at the beginning of the year," Dexter senior wrestler Trevor Waldner said...
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Dexter boys hang with Notre Dame until fourth quarter
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats gave traditional talent Notre Dame everything it wanted for the first 25 minutes of its 32-minute varsity boys basketball game Tuesday night. Austin Chesser's third 3-pointer of the night trimmed the Notre Dame advantage to seven less than a minute into the fourth quarter...
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