Stories from Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Each quarter, the Mingo JobCorps student leaders gather at Dexter Bar-B-Que for a small awards banquet. Approximately 25 such leaders are recognized for their accomplishments and growth as individuals. Each banquet includes a guest speaker, ranging from politicians to local superintendents. The guest for Monday's event, however, was a more difficult one to secure...

The arrival of spring means farmers are in the fields and gearing up for planting season. Late cold weather and recent rains have slowed down corn planting in Stoddard County, but many farmers were set to begin putting seed in the ground this week. David Hueckel, owner of Dexter Ag Service, said corn was the first crop to get planted in the spring. He said ground temperatures need to be between 50 and 55 degrees for ideal germination the seed...

DEXTER, Mo. - Less than a month into the 2014 high school baseball season the Dexter Bearcats are gaining a reputation as comeback kids. A week after the Bearcats secured a come-from-behind 4-3 victory against Malden the late-inning success continued Tuesday afternoon when Dexter plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat the Doniphan Dons 3-2...

Middle School Volleyball: Dexter 2, Woodland 0 The Dexter middle school volleyball team beat Woodland 25-20, 25-16, in the championship of the Bernie Invitational eighth grade volleyball tournament Tuesday night. --- Middle School Baseball: Dexter 20, Greenville 2...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity boys tennis team suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday afternoon. Defending district champion Notre Dame outlasted Dexter 9-0 in varsity action. In varsity singles action Notre Dame's Ben Wedemeier beat Dexter's Ethan Flowers 8-5, Notre Dame's Mason Seesing beat Dexter's Noah Kronk 8-3, Notre Dame's Brendan Boswell beat Dexter's Brooks Propst 8-0, Notre Dame's Ethan Derrington beat Dexter's Drew Mason 8-2, Notre Dame's Alex Wikel beat Dexter's Zach Potts 9-7 and Notre Dame's Dalton Stroup beat Dexter's Joshua Kohlbaker 8-1.. ...