Stories from Friday, October 24, 2014

PORTAGEVILLE -- They all expected it and Taylor Tiffany knew it. The Class 2 quarterfinal between Portageville and Bowling Green was destined for a pitcher's duel. "I actually told my friend Friday that it was going to be a 1-0 game," Tiffany said. "Our coaches was saying it was going to come down to a pitcher's duel and I knew it would be a 1-0 game."...

KANSAS CITY- Missouri wildlife officials are considering more restrictions in whitetail deer hunting to reverse a continuing decline in the deer population, caused mostly by an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease and liberal hunting regulations. The Missouri Department of Conservation reports hunters took 251,924 whitetail deer during last season, the lowest total in a decade. ...

POPLAR BLUFF- After more than a decade of bad blood, the only two higher-education institutions in Southeast Missouri say they are strengthening ties in support of their core mission -- to better the lives of residents. The presidents of Three Rivers College and Southeast Missouri State University recently spent an afternoon talking with a U.S. senator about campus safety, then sat down to share plans for the future...

PORTAGEVILLE-- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs were fortunate to have played its semifinal match first. Top-seeded Portageville took care of South Pemiscot in two sets during the first match of the Class 2, District 1 semifinal round Tuesday and then took it easy on the sidelines...