Stories from Friday, March 20, 2015

Dexter Police March 18-19, 2015 At 4:50 p.m., Monday, March 16, Dexter Police responded to a two-vehicle accident at Burger King. According to the report, the accident occurred when a 1989 GMC, driven by Harvey D. Morse, of Bloomfield, was in the drive-through and bumped into the rear of a 2012 Chevrolet, which was driven by Patricia L. Slaton, of Dexter...

Bills in the Missouri House and Senate that could increase funding for 911 services across the state have received "do passes" by their respective committees and will go to the full membership for a vote. A similar bill was approved by the House last year, but failed to make it to the Senate floor...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Caruthersville man is in custody after posting an online threat against a public school. William S. Taylor, 55, is charged with making a terrorist threat with criminal negligence after a post he made Feb. 23 on the website Topix.com frightened members of the Caruthersville School District and several parents of children attending school in the district...

The Dexter Parks and Recreation Department recently welcomed two new members to their staff. Gaston Orahood and Brooke Smith were officially hired at the beginning of March and work as aquatic and recreation programmers for the department. They will likely be busy soon, as baseball/softball sign-ups will begin April 3. Pool season passes have gone on sale, and registration for swimming lessons has also started. The pool is scheduled to open on May 23, at 1 p.m...

Dexter School Board members sealed the deal at their March meeting Tuesday night to refinance the district's General Obligation Refunding Bonds in the principal amount of $5,225,000. The refinancing, signed Tuesday night before a pair of representatives from LJ Hart & Company out of St. Louis, represents savings for the local district of over half a million dollars -- $564,979 to be exact...

Dexter baseball coach Brian Becker will have a slew of names to pick from when he fills out his lineup cards this spring. The Bearcats have the luxury of having a 2015 spring roster that is composed of 10 freshmen, four sophomores, seven juniors and four seniors for a grand total of 25 players...