Stories from Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Ricky Ledbetter MALDEN, Mo. -- Ricky DeWayne Ledbetter, 50, of Campbell, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Campbell. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Burial will be in Bernie Cemetery...

BROSELEY -- With the final seconds ticking away in a tie game, both Poplar Bluff and Twin Rivers missed chances to win in regulation Monday night. The Lady Royals, however, didn't miss much in overtime as Twin Rivers won 61-53 at home. "We're a pretty good momentum team so when momentum gets going our way, we're pretty hard to stop," Twin Rivers senior Lexi Stockton said...

Brenda Odle DEXTER, Mo. -- Brenda S. Odle, 66, of Desoto Texas, formerly of the Circle City community, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at her residence. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Steve Fitzpatrick officiating. Burial will be in Triplett Cemetery near Dexter...

Gerald Ratley DEXTER, Mo. -- Gerald Ratley, 66, of Dudley, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 7, 2012. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

By BILL O'REILLY With Christmas now in the rearview mirror, it is perplexing that some far-left bloggers are still bemoaning the fact that Newsweek magazine proclaimed that folks who respect the traditions of the Christmas holiday "won" the battle against secular progressives who want to diminish the birth of Jesus in the public square...