Stories from Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Outdoor warning sirens will sound for testing at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23 in the city of Dexter, according to Fire Chief Al Banken. In addition, the Fall season test of the Stoddard County Emergency warning sirens will be take place between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the same date, Friday, Sept. 23. for Advance, Bell City, Bernie, Bloomfield, Dexter, Dudley, Essex and Puxico...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission heard a progress report from Architect Dale Rogers, president of Robert Stearnes and Associates, Inc., on mold abatement in the Justice Building. Rogers said the contractors were ahead of schedule and asked the commission to pick a new ceiling tile to be installed in place of the tile that was removed. ...

Four-year-old Kati Carrillo, daughter of Bobby and Christi Carrillo, was among the royalty taking part in Tuesday's 84th Annual Stoddard County Fair Parade in downtown Dexter. The parade kicked off the opening of the midway at 6 p.m. The official attendance count for Tuesday night at the fair was 2,183. Additional parade photos may be found on page three of today's Daily Statesman and in Photo Galleries at www.dailystatesman.com...

In the first-ever meeting between Dexter and Notre Dame Regional High School in girls tennis, the Lady Bearcats posted a 8-1 win at home Tuesday afternoon. While the two schools have become rivals in almost every sport over the years, this is the first year Notre Dame has had a girls tennis team. The school has built a eight-court tennis complex on campus and will field a boys tennis team this fall...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission heard a progress report this week from Architect Dale Rogers, president of Robert Stearnes and Associates, Inc., on mold abatement in the Justice Building. Rogers said the contractors were ahead of schedule and asked the commission to pick a new ceiling tile to be installed in place of the tile that was removed. ...

BELL CITY, Mo. - A 64-year-old Advance man is in serious condition following a tractor accident north of Bell City Sept. 10. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Donald R. Lee was on his tractor in a private field off of County Road 337, three miles north of Bell City when the accident occurred. ...

PUXICO, Mo. - A Thursday afternoon crash left a Puxico man dead and one woman seriously injured. A Parma woman died in another wreck near Bernie. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on County Rd. 271 approximately four miles east of Puxico...

The Advance R-IV Board of Education met on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 with the following members present: Harold Miles, president; Linda Eggiman, secretary; Danny Seger, treasurer; David Kennedy, Brad Moore, and Ronnie Martin. Absent-Ronnie McAtee. Also present were Superintendent Stan Seiler and principals Shannon Garner and Shana Kight...