Stories from Sunday, September 30, 2012

COEY NOLES-cnoles@dailystatesman.com Student leaders from Mingo Job Corps recently gathered at Dexter BBQ for hteir quarterly leadership award banquet. Numerous awards were handed out with the important "Leader of the Quarter" award going to Kory Ledbetter. ...

SUBMITTED photo Mr. and Mrs. David Kormann of Jefferson City, Mo., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Whitney Rachelle, to Aaron Matthew Jackson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ken Jackson of Dexter, Mo. Whitney is a 2005 graduate of Jefferson City High School and received her Associate of Science degree in nursing from St. ...

SUBMITTED photo Rachel Ellen Smith and John Martin Brooks, both of St. Louis, would like to announce their forthcoming marriage. Rachel is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hopkins of Bloomfield, and the daughter of Lannis Hancock of House Springs and the late Terry Smith of Acorn Ridge. John is the son of Ruth Brooks and the late Kenneth Brooks of Fenton. Rachel works for the St. Louis Public Library and John works at Monsanto...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Catron man accused of murdering his son in May will have a preliminary hearing on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Charles C. Goforth, 40, of Catron, was arrested early Saturday, May 5, 2012, and charged with the Class A felony of second degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer Stoddard County 911 Services Administrator Carol Moreland updated the County 911 Board on new maps available to the public as well as on the installation of new system hardware that will take place in October. The board met in regular session Thursday night...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor With an abundance of faith, a lot of hard work, and a little ingenuity, the Parents as Teachers program at Dexter Schools has managed to not only stay afloat despite continuing diminishing state funding -- they've kept up a pace seldom seen around the state of Missouri within the PAT ranks...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor ADVANCE, Mo. -- At just over six feet, five inches tall, Farel Robins was always a towering figure. A retired postal clerk, Robins has always had a passion for flying and has been an accomplished pilot for most of his 68 years...