Stories from Sunday, August 18, 2013

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer While little has been said of the program in recent years, the City of Dexter continues pursuing various avenues to encourage residents to clean up their dilapidated property. In mid-2006, at the urging of now former Alderman Kirby Taylor, the city began tackling various properties within the community deemed to be dangerous...

SEMO News Service SIKESTON, Mo. - "Let the construction get under way!" declared Dr. Devin Stephenson, president of Three Rivers College, at the conclusion of a ceremony to mark the start of the college's Eastern Campus. And the construction of its Sikeston site is coming none too soon. Stephenson told the standing-room-only crowd at Life Church, where the ceremony was conducted due to recent rains, that the current Sikeston campus is at capacity and having to turn students away...

CUTLINE: NOREEN HYSLOP photo Dozens of people turned out Thursday evening before the start of school in Dexter on Friday, to pray for a safe and fruitful year for both students and staff. The gathering was the brainchild of a local woman whose hope it is that students be "bold in their faith" throughout the new school year...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor The Stoddard County Fair and Parade are well into the planning stage, and one notable change is on the horizon. Effective with the 2013 parade, no candy or other items will be distributed to spectators along the parade route...

Many of us can't imagine any better way to spend the day than traipsing around in the outdoors, hiking through the hills, stalking the wily red squirrel, or sitting on a river bank watching a line baited for a big catfish. Unfortunately, there is one little critter that seems to enjoy the same areas we find so much pleasure in, and its goal in life seems to include making us regret invading their homes. ...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Editor's Note: Second in a continuing series of articles on "stay-cation" spots a family might enjoy close to home. Less than a one-hour drive from Dexter, Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Pusico provides a number of opportunities for the entire family to enjoy in the outdoors. ...