Stories from Saturday, October 25, 2014

Three SCAA schools competed in the state volleyball playoffs Saturday. The Bloomfield Wildcats advanced to the Class 2 state final four with a 25-20, 25-22 state sectional victory against Principia and 25-14, 23-25, 25-14 state quarterfinal win against Jefferson...

Dexter Police Oct. 24, 2014 James Nolen, 31, of Dexter was arrested on Thursday at the local parole office for failure to appear. His bond was set at $1,217.50, and he bonded out. Stoddard County Oct. 24, 2014 Jimmy Ray Myers, 25, of Oran was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. His bond was set at $2,500 cash, and he remains in jail...

The Historic Downtown Dexter Association will host the 2014 Miss Fall Fest Pageant on Sunday, Nov. 2 at the Dexter High School Auditorium. Each category in the pageants will have a queen and two alternates. Each queen will receive a crown and a trophy, and alternates will each receive a trophy. Pageant wear is required for all categories...

WAPPAPELLO LAKE -- A public workshop to discuss this past year's water control operations and dam safety at Wappapello Lake is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wappapello Lake Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center. Presentations will be given on the new water control plan, which is still under review, and dam safety by members of the St. ...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor A review of Dexter High School's A+ program this week indicates that 42 of the current 109 seniors at DHS qualify to take advantage of the A+ program. A+ is a program in Missouri schools through which qualifying high school students are granted reimbursement funding to cover the cost of tuition -- excluding textbooks and program-specific fees -- through two years of public or select private community, technical or vocational colleges...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer The spread of Ebola to Texas and New York has heightened safety precautions all over the country, including Stoddard County where emergency responders are implementing new protocols. The Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD) participated in a webinar this week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to be updated on new federal safety standards. ...

Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com NOREEN HYSLOP - nhyslop@dailystatesman.com While the northern part of the state is bursting in color, southeast Missouri is just beginning to show the familiar signs of the season with some yellows and oranges surfacing around town. ...

By DAVID A. LIEB and JIM SALTER Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri police have been brushing up on constitutional rights and stocking up on riot gear to prepare for a grand jury's decision about whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old in suburban St. Louis...

By JONATHON DAWE Statesman Staff Writer Clark Parrott takes time during his first available break to talk about texting and driving -- ironically, while he is taking a break from giving a presentation about distracted driving. Parrott is the information officer for Missouri Highway Patrol Troop E; and he is on break at Caruthersville High School. He's been there since Wednesday...

FESTUS, Mo. - The fifth-seeded Dexter Bearcats tallied a season-high 557 yards of offense but still came up short in its bid to knockoff the fourth-seeded St. Pius Lancers in a Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal Friday night. St. Pius jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first half and broke a 28-28 tie by outscoring Dexter 16-7 in the fourth quarter of a 44-35 playoff win at Festus...