Stories from Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Daily Statesman has attempted to confirm unsolicited reports via Facebook and Twitter posted late Thursday afternoon that Dexter High School's head football coach, Justin Peden, has been suspended for Friday night's game against Sikeston and for a second game against Caruthersville on Friday, Sept. 20...

The 86th Stoddard County Fair is right around the corner. Kicking off the annual event will be the Stoddard County Fair Parade next Tuesday, Sept. 17 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The parade runs from Harps Food Store on the west end of Stoddard Street through downtown to the Post Office...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The historical Stars and Stripes National Military Museum in Bloomfield, birthplace of the Stars and Stripes Military Newspaper in 1861, will join forces with area amateur radio clubs to honor America's military and recognize the achievement of supplying the soldiers with the Stars and Stripes newspaper for 152 years...

The Daily Statesman and the North Stoddard Countian fared well once again at the Annual Missouri Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest Awards presentation. Daily Statesman General Manager Bobby Greer and Editor Noreen Hyslop attended the Sept. 7 awards luncheon which concluded the MPA Convention in Kansas City to accept 11 awards on behalf of The Statesman and seven more on behalf of the NSC...

SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter is planning to increase its investment within the county. It was announced at recent meetings of the Dexter Board of Aldermen and the Stoddard County Commission that the hospital plans to sell $20 million in bonds within the county...

The Daily Statesman has attempted to confirm unsolicited reports via Facebook and Twitter posted late Thursday afternoon that Dexter High School's head football coach, Justin Peden, has been suspended for Friday night's game against Sikeston and for a second game against Caruthersville on Friday, Sept. 20...