Stories from Sunday, August 14, 2011

Dexter Alderman Dr. Rick Hux was recently honored for his service to the city during his tenure on the board. Pictured from left are City Administrator Mark Stidham, Hux, Mayor Joe Weber and City Clerk Crystal Bishop.

Seven employees at Faurecia in Dexter completed a First Responder Refresher Program recently. The 24-hour course was given by Assistant Manager Chuck Kasting of the Stoddard County Ambulance District. Shown from left are Denna Hutchcraft, human resources manager; Kelley Mulick, safety manager; First Responders Kenneth Johnson, Eddie Stone, Sharon Darby, Brian Patillo (also an EMT), Kenneth Swesey; Lisa Fuqua, plant nurse; Mark Fulkerson, safety manager; and Desiree Edwards, second shift supervisor. ...

A life-long dream will be fulfilled Monday for a local woman who felt she missed out on a special event in high school. Karen Oldham will be attending a prom specially arranged in her honor. "I told my sister I have never had a prom, and I wanted to have one," says Oldham who graduates from Dexter High School back in the late 1960s...

The journey that led Brock and Ashley Williams to Russia has been a long one.

New Madrid County Central, Kennett and East Prairie will join host Dexter for a pre-season football jamboree this Friday night at Charles Bland Stadium. The controlled scrimmage will get underway at 6 p.m. and will provide high school football fans an early look at the Bearcats and two of their SEMO Central Conference and Class 3, District 1 opponents in Kennett and NMCC...