Stories from Sunday, December 4, 2022

A St. Charles County man sits in the Butler County jail after he allegedly killed two women in Qulin over the weekend. Steven T. Scott, 30, of O’Fallon is charged with two Class A felony counts of first-degree murder, four unclassified felony counts of armed criminal action, one Class D felony count of abuse or neglect of a child, one Class D felony count of endangering the welfare of a child, one Class D felony count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one Class E felony count of unlawful use of a weapon.

The Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation has selected its Annual Community Grant recipients for the 2023 fiscal year. This year’s program supports three nonprofits across the Ozark Foothills five-county region who diligently work to provide assistance to vulnerable persons within our communities...

(Editor’s Note: This is the ninth and final article in a series examining the challenges facing our local volunteer fire departments.)

Mississippi Mutts pet supply store provided dog treats for 25 students to decorate on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Alma Schrader Elementary School in Cape Girardeau. The decorated dog treats will be donated to Southeast Missouri Pets. Heather Randle, behavior interventionist for Alma Schrader, said the students were all recipients of "Good Character" awards...

Anyone who wants to donate to the 45th annual Toys 4 Tots giveaway will need to get that done by Dec. 16, says Toys 4 Tots Coordinator Jerry Lynxwiler. Drop-off locations for toys are at all four Ripley County Dollar General Stores and Tractor Supply in Doniphan...

Business 60 in Dexter will be reduced this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repairs.  This section of roadway is located from North One Mile Road to North Catalpa Street in Dexter. Weather permitting, work will take place from Monday, Dec. 5 through Friday, Dec. 9 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m...