Stories from Saturday, November 8, 2014

Missouri voters turned out in large numbers at the polls on Tuesday and, among the things they decided, Amendment 10 -- which reduces the governor's budgetary control -- was voted into place. The amendment reads: "Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to require the governor to pay the public debt, to prohibit the governor from relying on revenue from legislation not yet passed when proposing a budget, and to provide a legislative check on the governor's decisions to restrict funding for education and other state services?". ...

The annual Veterans Day observance, sponsored jointly by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the American Legion Auxiliary, the City of Dexter and Dexter Public Schools, will take place at the Bearcat Event Center on Grant Street, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11...

Today's Daily Statesman contains a B section that pays special tribute to our veterans in observance of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Because there will be no mail delivered on Veterans Day, there will be no paper printed. However, there will be a Thursday paper published and delivered on Nov. 13 to make up for the lost day...

Stoddard County young hunters took 177 deer during the recent youth deer hunting season Nov. 1-2. That was above last year's 169 harvested deer, but the state totals for the harvest were down three percent from last year. Still, the harvest was the third largest since the season was split between January and February in 2008...

Carrie "Molotov" DeArman, captain and head of training for the Cape Girardeau Roller Girls, has been selected to play for Team Missouri at the State Wars roller derby tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Nov. 21 and 22. DeArman is one of a select group of 20 women chosen from skaters throughout the state...

With the holiday season almost upon us, it's time once again for the Daily Statesman's Operation Santa (SOS) project to begin. The SOS project offers help for families in need through community adoptions. Families in need may enlist for assistance by completing an eligibility form available at the newspaper office beginning on Monday, Nov. 17...