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Jackson baseball team beats Dexter 9-3 in SEMO Conference tournament quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
JACKSON, Mo. - The Jackson Indians had the right man on the mound to turn things around in their first-round game at the SEMO Conference tournament on Friday at Whitey Herzog Stadium. The Indians committed two throwing errors before an out was retired in the first inning behind senior right-hander Tyler Slinkard, allowing two runs to score and staking sixth-seeded Dexter to an early lead...
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City superintendent resigns at Bernie
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Bernie Board of Aldermen met in executive session Monday night, April 27, to accept the resignation of long-time City Superintendent Charles Dean and hire Roger Smith as the new city superintendent. The Missouri Sunshine Law allows government entities to wait 72 hours prior to releasing results of actions taken in an executive meeting, and Mayor David Teeters said the city wanted to wait before releasing any actions taken at the executive session held Monday...
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County sales tax revenue down in March, up for year
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Sales tax receipts received by Stoddard County in March 2015 were slightly behind the receipts from the same period a year ago, but are up $43,473.15 for the year compared to 2014. The county received $234,770.19 in disbursements from the Missouri Department of Revenue for March 2015. That compares to $251,668.20 for March in 2014. Revenue also lagged behind last year in January, but overall sales tax receipts are up for the year...
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Deputies make quick work of nabbing thieves
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Within a 24-hour period, Stoddard County Deputies received a burglary report, located three suspects, secured confessions, and recovered all the stolen property. Early Thursday morning, April 30, the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department received a call from Richland Schools in Essex. The caller informed deputies that the school had been broken into and multiple items had been stolen...
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Finishing the Fight at Relay 2015
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
It was likely the best weather conditions that Relay for Life has ever witnessed, making for a record crowd at the 2015 Stoddard County Relay for Life event. A full gallery of photos will be posted following Relay. Some of the survivors on hand to celebrate their survival and to be encouraged while they fight the fight, are (from left) Faye Bostic, Melba Baker, Joyce Lacey, Marilyn Brehmer, Carla Boxdorfer and Tonya Guthrie...
- Southeast Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale: Fruitland-Fruitland Livestock Auction 4/2/15 (Agriculture Report ~ 05/04/15)
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Bell City baseball team improves to 16-2
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
LEOPOLD, Mo. - The Bell City baseball team improved to 16-2 with an 11-0 five-inning victory against Leopold Friday. Brandon Abner belted a triple and drove in two runs to lead the Cubs' offense. Bobby Wright was the winning pitcher and also doubled. He threw a no-hitter in four innings and struck out nine and walked one...
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Bernie wins 8th straight, beats Campbell 14-1
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Bernie Mules baseball team collected its third victory against a district opponent in three days Friday afternoon as it run-ruled the Campbell Camels 14-1 in five innings. The Mules, which also secured a 10-1 victory against Holcomb and 5-0 victory against South Pemiscot Wednesday, extend its winning streak to eight games with Friday's win...
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Frederick A. "Colonel" Brotz
(Obituary ~ 05/04/15)
Frederick A. "Colonel" Brotz, 92, of Metamora, Ill., died on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Washington Christian Village with his two sons at his bedside. He was born on Jan. 20, 1923, in Peoria, Ill., to Ernest A. and Marie (Reichert) Brotz. He married Betty L. Murray on Mother's Day, May 11, 1947, at St. John Lutheran Church, Bartonville. She preceded him in death on Sept. 29, 2009...
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Dexter's Waldner breaks stadium record at Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Dexter's Makayla Waldner broke the Poplar Bluff Stadium record in the 300 hurdles during Friday's Poplar Bluff Invitational. Waldner's time of 43.7 clipped Tenisha Britton's 1996 run of 43.9. The Dexter girls placed third out of 13 teams and the Dexter boys placed twelfth...
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