Stories from Thursday, September 29, 2011

Dexter's Erica Morgan takes to the air to reach a high shot from Sikeston's Geena Hooper during single's action Wednesday afternoon at Sikeston. Dexter took the win, 8-1, in the last regular-season match for the Lady Bearcats before district play. See complete results under the Scoreboard on Page 7 of today's edition of the Daily Statesman...

The Dexter Chamber of Commerce is requesting the photos and ribbons from all entries in the Stoddard County Fair 1st Annual Photography Contest. Executive Director Janet Coleman said they plan to use them in a display for the Dexter Fall Festival and other events around the county. Anyone who entered is asked to contact Coleman at the Chamber office at 624-7458...

It is inevitable; educators have been saying for years that eventually every school in the state will rank in the "Improvement" range if school districts continue to be evaluated in compliance with policies implemented through No Child Left Behind (NCLB)...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver has voluntarily taken himself off the case against Kevin Bay, the Columbia, Mo. alleged designer drug manufacturer who was placed under arrest in Columbia in late August on a Stoddard County warrant...

Dexter will be looking to open league play with a win Friday night when the Bearcats travel to Charleston for a SEMO Central Conference battle with the Bluejays. It would be easy for the Bearcats to be looking past the Bluejays with the state-ranked Caruthersville Tigers looming large next week, but Dexter coach Aaron Pixley says that shouldn't be a problem...

Doyal Leo Duffie was born on April 6, 1923 in Dexter, Mo. and died on Sept. 27, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 88. Mr. Duffie was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Dexter, Mo., a Veteran of the United States Army serving in WW II and a resident of Dexter...