Stories from Saturday, October 11, 2014

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Dexter volleyball coach Carmen Morgan treats every game like a championship game. "I try to subscribe to the fact and get my players to subscribe to the fact that every game is a championship game," Morgan said. "Then when you get in championship games you should be ready."...

Dexter Police Oct. 10, 2014 Edward Yielding, 28, of Dexter was placed under arrest at the local parole office at 4:04 p.m. Thursday for displaying the license plates of another on a vehicle. Christopher Sanders, 18, of Dexter was arrested a 8 E. Stoddard st. at 7:45 p.m. Thursday for probation violation. He was transported to the Stoddard County Jail, where he remains without bond...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer Stoddard County schools rated well in the District Annual Performance Report (APR) for districts in 2014 with every district scoring 80 percent or higher. Richland had the highest APR score with 96.8 percent. This is the second set of reports compiled using the Missouri School Improvement Program, version 5, or MSIP 5...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- At least 10 municipal courts will be audited over the next year to make sure they're not being used solely as revenue generators for cash-strapped communities, Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich said. Most of the audit's focus will be on a state law that says no more than 30 percent of a municipality's general operating revenue can come from traffic ticket income, Schweich said Thursday. ...

Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com NOREEN HYSLOP-nhyslop@dailystatesman.com Former State Representative Billy Pat Wright, at left, presented a belated resolution to a Dexter couple, Marjorie and John Duley, in observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. The Duleys celebrated their anniversary on Feb. 16, 2014...

Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com MIKE MCCOY-mmccoy@dailystateman.com Pumpkins, gourds, straw and mums are part of autumn, and houses throughout the area have autumn displays to acknowledge the season. ...

by JONATHON DAWE Statesman Staff Writer With an election looming just weeks away, Missouri residents know they will have to make a decision concerning at least one controversial amendment. And, while proponents of Amendment 3 have pulled their funding for the amendment, a group of legislators have spoken out in opposition...

Silly Stringin' at Southwest NOREEN HYSLOP-nhyslop@dailystatesman.com As an incentive to increase sales during the recent PTO Trash Bag sales campaign, Southwest Principal Bethany Deal promised to allow the top sales boys and girls to "Silly String the Principal." Friday, Oct. ...

Editor's note: Dexter Daily Statesman is printed at 11 p.m. Look for a complete story with additional photos and quotes later online and in Tuesday's print edition. DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats football program put up the second highest point total of any team this season against the Park Hills Central defense but came up short in its bid to upend the unbeaten Class 3 juggernaut...