Stories from Thursday, March 20, 2014

Dexter Schools made a sizable investment in the future of its students this week with the unanimous approval by the Board of Education to spend more than a quarter of a million dollars on two new textbooks in the area of Language Arts. Language Arts MAP scores in recent years reflect the need for improvement in the areas of math and Language Arts. New math curriculum was purchased in 2013 and was introduced in the classrooms of Dexter Schools at the start of the 2013-14 year...

Calling it a record isn't accurate. Although it's not known if it's ever happened before. Luck? Nah. More like tremendous circumstance. It takes a certain kind of dedication and keeping injuries at bay for a player to score 1,000 career points in high school basketball. When four players do it in the same year it's, simply, special...

This past Saturday was the nicest morning I've spent on the water in a very long time, and I was not alone! A ton of anglers across the region took advantage of the weather, and while the bright sun and calm waters invigorated eager fishermen, the fish seemed to enjoy it even more!...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter high school track team enters the 2014 season with two returning state qualifiers from last season's squad. "Last year we had a pretty successful year, I felt," Dexter coach Greg Lummukka said. "Makayla Waldner competed at state in the hurdling events and we had a relay team that had a good showing at state. ...

DEXTER, Mo. - 12 golfers are slated to compete on the Dexter high school golf team in the 2014 season. Ethan Stevens, Drake Mitchell, Myles Urhahn, Nick McCollough, Noah Langley, Bryce Farmer, Brandon Barry, Scott Strickler, Austin Chesser, River Chism, Ethan Maul and Gavin White are out for golf in 2014...