Stories from Saturday, September 20, 2014

Fourth graders from Central Elementary attended 4-H Ag Day at the Fair Friday morning. A variety of exhibitors and University of Missouri Extension staff were on hand to speak with the fourth graders. Shown above are Monsanto employees Joey Clark, left, and Claude Cooper speaking on bicycle helmet safety. They are speaking to Ashley Burns' fourth grade class. The farm safety booth was sponsored by Monsanto. Also helping with the presentation was Monsanto employee Larry Throgmartin...

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Five Dexter students had the honor of participating in The American Legion Boys State of Missouri over the recent summer on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Boys State is a pure democracy in that all citizens may vote and are eligible to hold office. ...

Mike Barrett, above, project director of workforce development at Three Rivers College, speaks to the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission about new technical training programs to be offered at the college. For more about the programs see the story on page 1 of the print edition or another of the lead stories here on the website...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- In a speech to Central Junior High School students, Gov. Jay Nixon praised the school for its strong academic performance and said he hoped to see the state continue to work with schools to promote success and prepare students for college and the workforce...

You've gotten an email, or maybe even a phone call -- someone pretends to be a friend or a relative -- and they make a plea for money. It's an emergency situation and they need it now. It's important. It's also a scam. Dexter Police Detective Trevor Pulley said that in recent months the department has received numerous complaints from residents who worry they may have been targeted over the phone or through email...

What for many was a vision has become a reality. Right on schedule, the newly completed medical office building at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County is set for its official ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The public is invited and encouraged to attend festivities observing the building's completion...

ESSEX, Mo. -- Linda Allen, 70, of Parma sustained serious injuries and Tiffany Brown, 22, of Essex sustained minor injuries at 7:40 a.m. Friday. The Highway Patrol states that the southbound Allen vehicle failed to yield at the intersection of Mo. Hwy. 114 and Highway 153 east of Essex and was struck by the eastbound Brown vehicle...

Eastbound Business 60 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-ft. width restriction from Monday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Oct. 3 for repair work. This section of roadway is located from North Poplar Street to Route 25. For further information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636) or visit www.modot.org/...

Dexter Police Sept. 19, 2014 Police received a report Thursday at 2:58 p.m. of the theft of four tatoo guns from the 600 block of N. Poplar St. Daniel Ryan Greer, 26, of Dexter was arrested at 6:16 p.m. Thursday at 904 W. Business 60 for stealing. Also arrested at that location and also charged with stealing was Mercediz L. Hand, 27, also of Dexter. Bonds were set for the pair at $200 each...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Susan is 66, lives in Clayton, has a doctorate in American studies and has taught at St. Louis Community College. She's no dummy. Yet she fell for one of the hoariest of scams this month. On the day after Labor Day at 7:15 a.m., the phone rang...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An execution date has been set for next month for a man who killed a south-central Missouri mother and her two children. The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday set an Oct. 29 execution date for 35-year-old Mark Christeson. It would be the ninth execution in Missouri this year and the 11th since November...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri's journalism school on Friday announced a $10 million gift from a charitable foundation whose total contributions now exceed $100 million in a first for the flagship Columbia campus. The donation by the Donald W. ...

In spite of there being 485 students crowded together in the gymnasium at T.S. Hill Middle School on Wednesday, you could have heard a pin drop -- that is, until an unsuspecting Gaige Willems entered the gym to a resounding surprise version of Happy Birthday...

Mildred Scott, 95, formerly of Puxico, died at Cypress Point Nursing Center in Dexter on Saturday, Sept. 20. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Puxico is in charge of arrangements.

Note: A photo gallery of the action is available at this link: View Photos Here Editor's note: This story will also be available in the Tuesday morning print edition of Dexter Daily Statesman. CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats went toe-to-toe with the Caruthersville Tigers in the second half but was unable to overcome one of its slowest starts of the season Friday night...