Stories from Tuesday, June 24, 2014

BERNIE, Mo. -- A Malden man is in custody following a high-speed police chase and crash south of Bernie Saturday morning. According to Bernie Police Chief Justin Allen, a Bernie policeman attempted to pull over Steven M. Kirkwood, 32, for a traffic violation just before 10 a.m. ...

It all began in 2013 with a group of 15 elders from Dexter's First Christian Church who wanted to make a difference in the lives of Stoddard County children in need. Recognizing that there are children in the county whose only healthy and organized meal is served at school, the group launched, "Feeding Christ's Children Summer Food Program." They asked for donations from within the church to stock lunch bags with items to help fill the void between the completion of summer school sessions in the county and the time when the new school year begins in August. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission voted to approach other counties in the state about exchanging cash for matching money for the Off-System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (BRO) at their regular meeting Monday morning. The county currently has $1,582,592 in money from the federal government to replace bridges under the BRO program, with another $459,118 to be received in October 2014. ...

DEXTER, Mo. - The 9th annual Rotary Club golf tournament was held Friday at Hidden Hills Country Club in Dexter. The team of Eric Parris, Scott Nelson, Matt Thurmon and Jason McGowan took home the top prize with a championship score of 55. Travis Miller, Denny Putnam, Ed Gargas and Chuck Powers finished first in A Flight with a score of 63...

Dexter Police June 21-23, 2014 Daniel Ryan Greer, 25, of Dexter was arrested Friday on a warrant service. Brittney Kennedy, 21, of Dexter was arrested at E. N. Main and First St. on Friday morning on a warrant service. Colen Carpenter, 20, of Bloomfield was arrested at 2104 N. Outer Rd. on Friday at 2:24 p.m. on a warrant service...

Well, summer has definitely wrapped it's muggy arms around the neck of the Heartland, but after that abominable winter, I'm making a conscience effort not to complain about the blistering sun, choking humidity, and the late return of everyone's least favorite member of the culicidae family, the mosquito. So far so good.....

Mildred Marie Tucker, daughter of the late Maurice and O'Dessa Sampson Duckworth, was born on Feb. 8, 1921, near Essex, Mo. She died with the peace of knowing the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at the Cypress Point Care Center in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 93...

Karen Sue Franklin, daughter of the late Lee J. Jarrell and Beulah Black Jarrell, was born on March 1, 1955, in Dexter and died on June 22, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 59. Karen was a member of the Church of Christ in Bernie and had worked as a Customer Service Representative at Walmart in Dexter...