Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2013

DEXTER, Mo. - Makayla Waldner and Kendra Stevenson continued preparing for the upcoming girls state tennis tournament Tuesday afternoon following school. "I'm expecting it to be a big deal," Waldner said at the Dexter practice courts Tuesday. "But I'm not so sure what to expect."...

A larger-than-normal number of citizens were on hand for the Advance Board of Aldermen meeting Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, as Mayor Carl "Pete" Ritter recommended approval of the budget for the Advance Community Library. Mayor Ritter distributed copies of the Missouri State statute which requires that municipally-supported libraries must receive one-cent per every $100.00 of city assessed valuation, in order to be recognized as a state library...

NOREEN HYSLOP- nhyslop@dailystatesman.com Willow Karmas gets ready to "cut up a little" during a craft activity during the Children's Story Hour at Keller Public Library on Tuesday. PAT educator Marsha Lovelady was the guest reader and presented a "Going Batty" program prior to the crafting. Story Hour takes place each Tuesday morning at 10:15 at the library...

Oct. 22, 2013 Police investigated a report of a burglary at a residenceon Day St. at 5:33 p.m. Tuesday. Stoddard County Oct. 22, 2013 Misty Ellen Pennebaker, 32, of DeSoto was arrested on a warrant for forgery. Her bond was set at $25,000, and she bonded out...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Although she's not yet eight years old, Emma Kate Worley has already made a name for herself in the community, especially in the name of the Stoddard County Relay for Life. Since 2009, the Dexter girl has raised more than $35,000 through a variety of projects, including her annual Auntie M Project held each spring...

By CHRIS BLANK Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he wants to provide full funding for public schools by the time he leaves office in January 2017 -- a goal that would require the state to spend hundreds of millions of additional dollars...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Ruth Gibson, a retired art teacher from Dexter, was named recipient of the Annual Bess Truman Award at the recent Stoddard County Democrat Club's 21st annual event which recognizes an individual who has worked faithfully for the local Democratic party...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFEILD, Mo. -- When Robert Forister finished college, he knew his days of learning were only just beginning. Forister was an inquisitive young man. From the time he lived in St. Louis as a young child through his move to Wayne County several years later, he was curious about everything...