Stories from Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Three Rivers College President Dr. Wesley Payne was a guest speaker at the recent meeting of the Stoddard County Public School Retired Employees Association. Payne followed a brief address by Dexter Three River Campus Coordinator Bill Hampton. Payne defined his philosophy as head of Three Rivers with regard to many aspects of college instruction and fielded several questions from the audience...

Dexter Police Nov. 28-30, 2015 At 8:45 a.m., Friday, Nov. 27, Dexter Police arrested Melissa Thornton, of Dexter, on a warrant service. At 6:39 p.m., Friday, Nov. 27, Dexter Police arrested Jacob Gonzales, 18, of Dexter, on the charge of stealing/shoplifting...

BERNIE, Mo. - The fifth-seeded Puxico Indians upset the fourth-seeded Bernie Mules 77-65 in an opening-round contest at the eight-team Bernie Invitational Monday. Bernie led 35-34 at halftime before Puxico won the third quarter 27-15 and entered the fourth period with a commanding 61-50 lead...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter man will stand trial in April, 2016, after being arrested in July, 2012. The trial date has been specifically set for April 15, 2016, with jury selection to begin at 9 a.m. Verl Cato, 41, was arrested on July 9, 2012, and was charged with six counts of the Class B felony of possession of child pornography. He was initially scheduled to appear for trial on June 29, but was able to receive a continuance...

ESSEX, Mo. -- The Essex Fire Department was busy over the weekend when two homes were destroyed by fire. The John Hunter home south of Frisco and a house owned by Mike King in the Peaceful Acres sub-division south of Essex were both totally ungulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, and there was little they could do to save the houses...

FARMINGTON, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball team outscored the Jackson Indians by 11 points in the first half and hung on for a 47-42 victory Monday night in a semifinal of the five-team Farmington Invitational...