Stories from Saturday, August 23, 2014

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. - The highly anticipated Week 1 football showdown between the Ste. Genevieve Dragons and Dexter Bearcats lived up to its billing late Friday night at Dragons Field. Dexter overcame a 19-7 second-half deficit when it scored two touchdowns in a span of 30 seconds to move ahead 21-19 with 5 minutes, 30 seconds left in the third period...

Dexter Police Aug. 22, 2014 No report Stoddard County Aug. 22, 2014 No report Highway Patrol Aug, 22, 2014 A Puxico man, 32-year-old Christopher L. Jones, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a felony, by the Highway Patrol Thursday at 8:55 p.m. in Bollinger. He was taken to the Bollinger County Jail on a 24-hour hold...

By JONATHON DAWE Statesman Staff Writer Infrastructure regulations and the U.S. Senate are major problems facing Stoddard County farmers. That sentiment was shared by many in attendance for Congressman Jason Smith's second annual farm tour on Friday morning...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission has taken a look at alternative health insurance plans over the past few months, including moving to a partially self-funded health insurance plan. The cost of health insurance has continued to rise annually, and the commission has opted to increase deductibles and move to a narrower network of health providers...

Local physician retiring after nearly four decades