Stories from Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Historic Downtown Dexter Association is once again hosting the annual Miss Snowflake pageant on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. The pageant will be held at the Dexter High School Auditorium beginning at 2 p.m. and is open to all girls who would like to enter...

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, students from both Dexter High School and T.S. Hill Middle School, under the direction of Scott Rybolt and Jim Wade, traveled to Jackson, Mo. for the annual All District Band auditions. "Our Dexter students performed extraordinarily well," said Rybolt, "with 16 students from high school named to All District." Perhaps most noteworthy is that 17 students from the middle school level made the grade, which is the greatest number of students in the history of the school to be named to the All District Band. ...

SEMO News Service NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A woman driving a stolen Highway Patrol vehicle rammed two New Madrid County Sheriff' vehicles before being taken into custody. Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens said his officers were called to a truck stop north of New Madrid, stating a woman was acting strange. Stevens said officers interviewed the 24-year-old woman, who is from the state of Mississippi, but didn't find anything wrong...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer There's more to being a firefighter than signing up and busting out a hose at the first sight of flames. Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore wants the general public to know how much time and effort his firefighters put into their work...

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Motorboats, horseback riding and river access would be restricted in some areas of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways under a draft management plan released Friday. The riverways are under the direction of the National Park Service, which oversees sections of the Jacks Fork and Current rivers, along with stretches of nearby creeks and streams within the park. ...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer John William Ringer returned to his hometown in 1960 after graduating from law school to join the law firm of Powell and Jones. Since that time, he has earned recognition and received numerous honors including the Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1964, Who's Who in American Law and Excellence in Governance in 1995. He also was named "Friend of the Library" in March 2013 for his service to the local library...