Stories from Friday, September 26, 2014

Dexter Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that led them in a pursuit through the downtown area in the early morning hours of Thursday. According to Major Larry Patterson of the local department, a Dexter officer initially pursued the vehicle on Catalpa Street at 1:15 a.m. because it was witnessed operating in "an erratic manner."...

A variety of issues were covered during an unusually lengthy meeting of the Dexter Board of Education this week. Of greatest significance on the agenda was the presentation of the MSIP-5 and student performance data, presented by Alana Dowdy and Felicia Powers, the district's co-directors of curriculum...

Union Pacific held a rail cross safety program Thursday in conjunction with the Dexter Police Department, State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police. The program is called UP CARES (Union Pacific Crossing Accident Reduction Education and Safety). ...

Steve McPheeters, current chairman of the Regional Board of SoutheastHEALTH, was the first to take to the podium during the official ribbon cutting ceremony at the hospital's newly completed medical office building (MOB) on Wednesday. "We've been watching throughout the year the hard work that had led to this day," McPheeters told the large crowd gathered at the hospital site for the dedication. ...

BERNIE, Mo. - The Bernie Mules baseball program concluded regular-season play with a 4-1 home win against Bloomfield Thursday. Brock Beacham secured the victory on the hill. He struck out 10 and walked two in a five-inning relief appearance. He did not allow a hit and pitched out of a bases-loaded one-out jam in the top of the third inning...

Dexter Police Sept. 24-25, 2014 Amanda E. Davison, 36, of Dexter was arrested for possession of drugs (Amphetamine) and drug paraphernalia at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday at 708 W. Fannetta. Virginia A. Lewis, 49, of Bloomfield was arrested on a Dexter warrant for failure to appear to pay a fine. She posted a $475 fine, and she was released...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team finished its week on a high note with a 7-2 victory against Jackson Thursday. "We played well," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said. "We had a couple losses, but I thought it would be closer than what it was. Our singles went really well. I thought we played to our opponent's weakness and really capitalized on it. It was a good way to cap off a long week."...

Photo by NOREEN HYSLOP Helping to celebrate an auspicious occasion Members of the Dexter High School Marching Band provided entertainment for the crowd that gathered Wednesday afternoon to dedicate the newly completed medical office building at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County. The band provided several selections prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony at the local hospital. The band is under the direction of Scott Rybolt...

A benefit is planned for Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Dexter Armory on Highway 114 East in Dexter in support of a Bloomfield toddler, two-year-old Levi Stinson, son of Clinton Stinson and Sarah Stockton. Levi has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), an acute form of leukemia of the white blood cells, characterized by the overproduction of cancerous, immature white blood cells, known as lymphoblasts...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats varsity volleyball team collected a 25-18, 25-19 win against Woodland Thursday night in a match that lasted 55 minutes and 25 seconds. Chelsea Delay had two of Bloomfield's three aces serving and 17 of the Wildcats' 28 assists setting...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats middle school football program collected a pair of victories against the visiting Kennett Indians Thursday night. The Dexter seventh grade protected a four-point halftime lead by holding Kennett scoreless in the second half on its way to a 30-12 win...