Stories from Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Dexter Police Sept. 27-29, 2014 Police were called to 724 W. Business 60 at 8:21 a.m. Friday to investigate property damage. They also were summoned to 1532 W. Business 60 at 8:35 a.m. Friday on a report of accidental property damage. Kristina D. Edwards, 38, of Dexter was arrested at 403 Damon St. at 4:58 p.m. Friday as police assisted another agency...

The Stoddard County Commission invited Sheriff Carl Hefner to address them about the feasibility of having officers wear body cameras. Hefner attended the regular meeting Monday. "I asked the sheriff to speak with us about body cameras," said Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis. "I'm not advocating we purchase them at this time, but I wanted to find out more about them."...

While Missouri may be the "Show Me" state, one can't help but wonder what the state's legislature is waiting to be shown concerning the problems with prescription drug abuse. Missouri stands alone as the only state in the union to not have any kind of prescription drug monitoring program; and, while some legislators may want to increase tourism within the state, Missouri is getting a different kind of visitor...

Crowned 2014 Dexter High School Homecoming Queen during festivities at Charles Bland Stadium Friday night was Kassidey Bollinger, at center. Second alternate, pictured at left, was Jackie Kiger, and at right is Shania Case, first alternate. The Homecoming game crowd was witness to a 35-34 Bearcat victory over the Kennett Indians...

The crowds came, the barbeque was hot, the entertainment thrilled, the Color Burst walkers and runners walked and ran, prizes were doled out, and to top it all off, the Bearcats beat the Kennett Indians 35-34. It was a good weekend. The Second Annual Bearcat Fall Community Homecoming was a prime opportunity for the public to come out and spend Friday night taking part in all the Tailgate activities at the Bearcat Event Center and then witness victory on the grid iron. ...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity volleyball team received one of its toughest SCAA conference tests of the season Monday night but ultimately prevailed with a 25-11, 25-16 victory against the Puxico Indians. "Puxico is a scrappy team," Dexter coach Carmen Morgan said. "They dug up a lot of balls and we really weren't ready for them to do that, I don't think. They played hard and I thought we played with a lack of focus a little bit."...

Hobert Voss, son of Mina Unger Voss and the late Hobert Marion Voss was born on Sept. 29, 1961, in Springfield, Ill., and died on Sept. 26, 2014, at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter, at the age of 52. Mr. Voss was a resident of Dexter...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Second-seeded Notre Dame beat third-seeded Dexter 5-0 in a Class 3, District 1, girls tennis semifinal Tuesday at Cape Girardeau. Notre Dame won all three doubles matches and the only two singles matches completed. Dexter finishes its season with a record of 12-5. Three of its five losses were to Notre Dame...