Stories from Saturday, May 23, 2015

One of the most successful boys tennis seasons in school history ended a win shy of the final four for the Dexter Bearcats Saturday afternoon. Dexter, which was attempting to advance to the final four for the first time in school history in boys tennis, suffered a 5-0 loss to John Burroughs in a Class 1 quarterfinal...

Rep.Tila Hubrecht (R-151) sent a survey to constituents of the 151st District several weeks ago to determine the standing of the district on various issues facing Missourians. A total of 678 surveys were returned to the office. Listed below are the questions on the survey and the percentages of Yes, No, No Opinion...

The Stoddard County 911 Services Board voted to purchase a new copier at a cost of $8,805 at their regular meeting Thursday night. The board also discussed the failure of HB 714 to pass the senate prior to end of the legislative session. County 911 Services Administrator Carol Moreland said the old copier in the 911 Services building was "obsolete," and parts were no longer available for repairs. She said it was undependable and a new one was needed...

They are now past their prime, but Dr. Don Murphy, a Bernie native who returns to the area periodically to tend his multitude of irises, welcomed friends recently as some of his masterpieces were in full bloom. Murphy began propagating his own irises from seeds several years ago, and the evidence of his success is apparent on his farm southeast of Dexter...

The familiar face people see when walking into the lobby at SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County is Melba Baker. As a longtime member of the hospital Auxiliary, she and other volunteers with the Auxiliary provide information and helpful directions to visitors at the hospital and also staff the gift shop...

Note: A photo gallery of the championship is available at this link: Championship Photos Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correctly identify Bobby Wright as collecting the game-winning hit. ORAN, Mo. - It took a bit longer than seven innings but the first district baseball championship since 1990 finally materialized for the Bell City Cubs Friday night at Oran High School...

MALDEN, Mo. -- There was no playoff magic this time around. After back-to-back final four appearances New Madrid County Central highlighted by come-from-behind wins the Eagles saw their season come to a close in the Class 3, District 1 championship game...