Stories from Friday, November 28, 2014

At the 2014 Girls Junior High Bootheel Conference Tournament in Senath-Hornersville, the hosts earned spots in both seventh and eighth grade tournament finals. The seventh grade earned a championship trophy after a hard-fought battle, while the eighth grade were overpowered by the number four seed...

The Portageville High School (PHS) Lady Bulldogs Basketball team will have six seniors returning from last year. "I expect improvement from our girls this year," said Head Coach, Kellye Penn Fowler. "We have six seniors and four juniors, to go along with a sophomore, Adrienne Duncan, who started some as a freshman last season." The returning senior players that saw a lot of game time last year are Sasha Starnes, Jill Kellams, Mya Blacksure, Jelisha Minnis, Aalyiah Blacksure, Maura Kellams and Teonna Ray.. ...

NEW MADRID -- It isn't just civil rights groups, legal activists and the media watching the actions in Ferguson, Missouri, so is the Missouri Bar Association. Reuben A. Shelton, newly elected president of the 35,000-member Missouri Bar Association, said the organization wants to ensure the rule of law is adhered to by all those involved. ...

I noticed that my six-year-old daughter had a large bruise on her arm. When I asked her how she got it, she replied, "It's not a bruise, Daddy. It's a message." When I asked again how it happened, she said, "Well, I was jumping on the couch even though you told me not to, and I fell off and hit the table. That's when I finally got the message."...

We are nearing the end of the annual election period for Medicare Part D and it is really busy. There are 31 stand alone prescription drug plans from which to choose. It is my belief that everyone should check their present plan against what's available for 2015 because there have definitely been some changes in coverage, deductibles and premium costs. ...