Stories from Thursday, June 4, 2015

O'FALLON, Mo. - Bell City baseball coach Justin Simpher knew he had the right pieces in places to tie the state championship up as soon as leadoff hitter Cole Nichols was hit by a pitch with the two outs in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon...

Pola Jean Lee was born in Canalou, Mo., on Jan. 7, 1943, to the late Leonard and Della Greenlee and died at her home in East Mountain, Texas, on June 2, 2015 at the age of 72. Pola was the ninth of 10 children and she had lived in Bloomfield before moving to her home in Texas. She shared an infectious smile and warm, vibrant personality with family, friends and everyone she met...

Calvin Eugene "Gene" McRoy, son of Mildred Bowling McRoy of Bloomfield and the late Calvin Coolidge McRoy, was born on April 29, 1950, in Dexter and died on June 1, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 65. Mr. McRoy was a resident of Bloomfield and a member of the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield. He had worked as a car hauler for Cassens in Fenton, Mo., and for Bunny Bread in Sikeston...

Esther J. Burns, daughter of the late Raymond Bugbee and Mary Hillmon Bugbee, was born on Sept. 8, 1930, in Flint, Mich., and died on June 2, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 84. Mrs. Burns was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield and a resident of Dexter. She had worked at Elders Manufacturing Company in Dexter as an inspector and as a union secretary...

James Lee Warren, son of Euell Lee Warren and the late Leah Mae Almond Robertson, was born March 28, 1956, in St. Louis and died June 3, 2015, at the age of 59. Mr. Warren worked as a welder and was a resident of Bloomfield. He was a veteran of the United States Navy...

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a measure Thursday that would have made Missouri the 26th right-to-work state, and it's unclear whether proponents will be able to muster enough support in the Republican-led Legislature to override the veto...