Stories from Sunday, October 13, 2013

AMY ELLINGHOUSE photo- The annual Dexter Kiwani Club officer installation banquet was held Tuesday at Hickory Log. The new officers were installed by Kiwani District Lt. Gov. John Grimm, second from left. New officers are, from left, Treasurer Tim Aslin, (Grimm) President Matt Thurmon, Past President Mike McCoy and Secretary Janet Coleman. Not pictured is Vice President Michael Hobbs. McCoy was given a plaque in appreciation for his service as president that past year...

Submitted photo Circuit Judge Rob Mayer, center, recently welcomed two new attorneys to Stoddard County. Tyler Ramsey, a recent graduate of the University of Missouri, was sworn in as a new attorney. Ashley Mayer also was welcomed to the Stoddard County Bar association as a new to the area. She had previously worked at Armstrong Teasdale in St. Louis. Both attorneys are employed as associates of the Holden Law office in Dexter...

Oct. 12, 2013 No report received. Stoddard County Oct. 12, 2013 No report received Highway Patrol Oct. 12, 2013 Michael L. Stroud, 42, of Dexter, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and failure to drive on right half of roadway. He was taken to the Stoddard County Jail...

Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com NOREEN HYSLOP-nhyslopl@dailystatesman.com Members of Girl Scout Troop 70141 paid a visit to the Stoddad County Gospel Mission recently, donating some needed non-perishable items for the mission's Food Pantry. ...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFEILD, Mo. - A big portion of the Bloomfield School Board meeting this week was devoted to interviewing three candidates to fill an open position on the board. The interviews were conducted by board members in open session. There is a vacancy on the board due to the resignation of Don Lafferty who moved from the district...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer ST. LOUIS--Not everyone on the St. Louis Cardinals roster has been able to step onto the field, but that doesn't mean they haven't been involved. The postseason is a special time for any player involved regardless of whether they're playing or taking on the self-proclaimed role of "head cheerleader" as Adam Wainwright did during the Cardinals push to the 2011 World Series...

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon abruptly replaced the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture on Friday, a day after another high-ranking employee resigned from the agency while citing a hostile work environment...

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