Stories from Sunday, September 15, 2013

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer Many area businesses sponsor local Park and Recreation sports teams in exchange for t-shirts with their logo to be worn by the players. It's a service the Park Board is glad to make available to local businesses. However, it has come with its share of headaches as well...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter man accused of recklessly exposing as many as 300 people to HIV made his second court appearance Thursday. After 21 additional charges and an amended complaint were filed by Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russell Oliver last Friday, David Mangum was required to appear for arraignment one more time...

Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com NOREEN HYSLOP-nhyslop@dailystatesman.com Friday morning drug bust A gloved Dexter Police officer is shown on the porch of 301 S. Sassafras St. ...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Booths are filling up for the first-ever community Super Bearcat Homecoming Tailgate event slated to take place on the parking lot of the Bearcat Event Center on the night of Friday, Oct. 4 with activities to continue on Saturday. The Bearcats Homecoming match will be up against the New Madrid County Central Eagles...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor As long as there has been a Stoddard County Fair, there has been a Huey and a Dowdy in the background. The 86th Stoddard County Fair will commence on Tuesday, with the annual fair parade kicking off five days of fair fun. The fair is a tradition for the county, but few realize that if it had not been for a few men with a vision and an abundance of determination, the county fairr would likely have gone by the wayside in the mid-1980s...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Dexter varsity volleyball team placed second at the 48- team Dig for Life Classic in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Saturday night. Notre Dame defeated Dexter 26-28, 25-20, 25-18, in the gold bracket championship to claim the title for a second straight season...