Stories from Friday, April 19, 2013

Dexter Police April 18, 2013 Police are investigating a report of illegal dumping at 127 E. Stoddard St. An accident at 10:34 a.m. Wednesday at Business 60 and Harris Dr. occurred when a vehicle driven by Martin Leeper of Bloomfield struck a vehicle driven by Brandi Long of Dexter...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri Senate panel has scheduled four public hearings on new procedures for people seeking driver's licenses and concealed-gun identification cards. The Senate Appropri-ations Committee plans to hold hearings Friday in Springfield and Saturday in Kansas City. Additional hearings are scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. April 26 at Cape Girardeau Public Library in Cape Girardeau and April 27 in O'Fallon...

Dexter Head Start is inviting members of the local community to visit their center located on N. Outer Road. Ben Worley, an Investment Consultant from Edward Jones, visited with children at Dexter's Head Start re-cently. While at the Center, he was given a tour and was introduced to the staff and children, enjoying breakfast with the youngsters. He was also introduced to the Big Day for Pre-K Curriculum...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Bollinger Mill State Historic Site in Burfordville will be a stop on the annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive on April 27 and April 28. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, participants that stop at the historic site can enjoy the 19th century grist mill and the oldest covered bridge in the state of Missouri...

From staff reports BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The most recent Stoddard County Law Day, Wednesday, April 17, saw a total of seven people sentenced to prison. The first and third Wednesdays of each month are set aside for Law Day during which felony cases are taken up before Presiding Judge Robert Mayer...

From staff reports A retirement tea is planned for Thursday, May 9 to honor several teachers retiring from the Dexter Public School system. The tea will take place at 4 p.m. in the lobby of the Bearcat Event Center. A total of 13 local educators from the local school district, representing more than three centuries in education, will be stepping down at the conclusion of the current school year...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Experts estimate that one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before they turn 18. Statistics also indicate that one in five children are sexually solicited while on the Internet, and approximately 20 percent of the victims of sexual abuse are under the age of eight...

he Bloomfield Lions' Club will hold their annual breakfast tomorrow (April 20) from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Elderland Restaurant, 102 North Highway 25 in Bloomfield. Proceeds from the breakfast will be used for the Elfreda Cox Memorial Scholarship which will be awarded to a Bloomfield High School senior. The cost for adults is $6, with children 10 and under costing $3. Carry-outs will be available...