Stories from Sunday, November 3, 2013

Two people received minor injuries in an accident on Highway 25 two miles south of Dexter on Friday at 1:27 p.m. The accident occurred when a 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by Allyson Stafford, 17, of Malden, Mo., struck a 2012 Chevrolet Colorado driven by Carol J. Griffin, 74, of Bernie, Mo...

SUBMITTED photo Robert and Carla Lutes of Dexter and Danny Hayes of Piedmont wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jantzen Danielle Willson to Zachary Thomas Cain. Jantzen is a 2010 graduate of Dexter High School and is currently attending Three Rivers College...

The following individuals have made donations to the Stoddard County Children's Home, Inc. in Memory or in Honor of a loved one. Robert and Linda Willis in Memory of Ruth Patton, James and Carrol Russell in Memory of Charles Petty, Bill Marvel and Jean Swinger in Memory of Charles Petty, Jerry and Edna Cato in Memory of Virginia Rose Shirrell, Gene Durham and Eugene and Faye McClung in Memory of Rose Shirrell, Merle Taylor in Memory of Madeline Westmorland, Merle Taylor in Memory of LaTricia Summers, Melba Lemmons in Memory of LaTricia Summers, Aud and James Blunt in Memory of LaTricia Summers, Debra Kelley in Memory of LaTricia Summers, Don Williamson in Memory of LaTricia Summers, Jon and Jo Daniel in Memory of Billie Harty, Jon and Jo Daniel in Memory of LaTricia Summers,. ...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission voted to approve making a position in the Stoddard County Public Administrator's office a full-time position in a special meeting Thursday morning. The vote was 3-0 to make Cyndy Duckworth full-time with all the benefits of a full-time employee...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer Fire hydrants in the Dexter area are taking on a different look than they have had in the past. Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore explained that the color change is there for a reason--identification. Each year, Dexter Fire Department officials flow test each of the city's 447 fire hydrants. That process in itself takes approximately 45 days...

Advance was among a number of southeast Missouri cities which rescheduled the annual Halloween trick or tricking hours to avoid a band of thunderstorms that moved through the region on Oct. 31, 2013. Mayor Carl "Pete" Ritter called the local television and radio stations on Wednesday, Oct. 31, when weather forecasts predicted severe weather for the evening hours. The Advance schools were also notified, and word spread quickly through the small town...