Stories from Saturday, August 10, 2013

PUXICO, Mo. - Leon Cookson had a heart attack not long after he bought the turn of the century house his grandfather built. In 2006, the opportunity came up for the outside shooting specialist of the 1951 Puxico basketball state championship team to purchase the home and farm he worked at every summer as a boy. His grandfather built a two-room house outside of Puxico during Theodore Roosevelt's first term as president...

Dexter High School is slated to hold its annual fall sports media day Aug. 16. The event will start at noon at the football field and wrap up at the Bearcat Event Center. Team pictures will be taken at the event. View a complete schedule for the event below:...