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Local schools ready to launch new mobile app
(Local News ~ 02/27/14)
The Dexter R-XI School District has announced the release of a new, district-wide mobile communications application from School Connect, a leading developer of mobile applications for K-12 school systems and institutions, according to Assistant Supt. Corey Mouser...
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Mann found guilty of molesting 3-year-old
(Local News ~ 02/27/14)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A Dexter man was convicted Tuesday afternoon of sexually molesting a three-year-old child. Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russell Oliver reports that Jessie B. Mann, 38, stood trial and was handed a guilty verdict in a case that stems back to November 2011. He was convicted of the Class B felony of first-degree child molestation...
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"Friends" group to be formed at Lake
(Local News ~ 02/27/14)
WAPPAPELLO LAKE -- The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will be hosting a meeting at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center at 6 p.m. on March 25, 2014, in preparation of formulating a "Friends of the Lake" group. This group will represent a diverse set of stakeholders in the watershed to include local organizations, businesses, government, nonprofit, community residents, and other critical interests, and shall equally represent government entities and the community it will serve.. ...
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Readying for Saturday event
(Local News ~ 02/27/14)
Nick Fields of H.O.P.E. International stands behind just a portion of the ingredients that will be used during Saturday's Food Packaging Event at Bernie's Community Center. Volunteers are needed throughout the day to help with the project. One package of food will serve a family of six. The packages will be sent to needy families in the U.S. and overseas, according to H.O.P.E. International Director Gale Jordan. Packaging will begin at 8 a.m. Sat., March 1. Call 573-820-4011 for details...
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MCGA meets, Stuever among those promoting E15 at capital
(Local News ~ 02/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Corn farmers, board members, industry representatives and guests from across the state gathered in Jefferson City recently for the Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) annual meeting and lobby day. Heading up the Missouri Corn Growers Association is Dexter's Jim Stuever, who addressed the MCGA audience regarding the sale of E15 (15 percent ethanol, 85 percent gasoline) in Missouri. ...
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Epiphany Nevaeh Umfress
(Obituary ~ 02/27/14)
Epiphany Nevaeh Umfress, daughter of Matt Umfress and Whitney Danielle Gooch, was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Feb. 13, 2014, and died at Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Feb. 22, 2014, at the age of 9 days. Surviving are her parents, Matt Umfress and Whitney Gooch of Poplar Bluff; two brothers, Ethan Michael Davis and Aydan Blake Umfress both of Poplar Bluff; one sister, Kaylie Mae Davis of Poplar Bluff; her maternal grandparents, Jose and Alice Rodriguez of Dexter; paternal grandparents, Dale and Debbie Umfress of Campbell; paternal great grandmother, Lola Calvert of Clarkton; two aunts, Lucinda Gooch of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Cheyenne Church of Dexter; seven uncles, Larry Umfress of Campbell, Marvin Kirkland of Butler, Penn., Johnathan and Donnie Monaco both of Modesto, Calif., Corey and Troy Martinez both of Dexter, Justin Gooch of Poplar Bluff. ...
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Bernie-South Pemiscot repeat district title game set for Friday
(High School Sports ~ 02/27/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - For a second straight season the path to the state playoffs for the Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball team includes a date with the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the Class 2, District 1, championship. Defending district champ Bernie booked its spot in Friday's 7:30 p.m. district title game with a 55-48 victory against Portageville in a district semifinal Wednesday night at Bloomfield...
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