Stories from Friday, April 10, 2015

Dexter Police April, 8-9, 2015 At 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, Dexter Police received a report of identity theft. The investigation continues. At 3:22 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, Dexter Police received a report of counterfeiting. The investigation continues...

BLOOMFIELD,Mo. -- After 26 years of serving as a Stoddard County Commissioner and only a few years of retirement, Frank Sifford, of Bloomfield, has made a return to public service after winning almost 72 percent of the vote for Bloomfield Alderman, Ward II, on Tuesday night...

Voters in three cities in Stoddard County gave approval to not holding municipal elections if there are no contested races on the ballot. All cities had the issue on the April 7 ballot. Essex, Dudley and Puxico voters approved the measure, although turnout was particularly low at both Essex and Dudley...

The Dexter Board of Education held a special meeting on Monday, April 6, resulting in the naming of three new administrative personnel for the local school district, effective July 1, 2015. Southwest Elementary Jacinda Prince-Dewitt, currently from Bay, Ark., has been hired as Southwest Elementary Principal. ...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity softball team calculated multiple runs in every inning as it cruised past the Zalma Bulldogs 16-1 in three innings Thursday afternoon. "Our girls did a good job running the bases," Dexter softball coach Starla Pulley said of her team's second 15-run victory of the young season. ...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter middle school volleyball program concluded regular-season play with home wins against Bloomfield Thursday night. Dexter beat Bloomfield 25-8, 25-15 in the seventh grade game. Dexter outlasted Bloomfield 25-13, 13-25, 25-20 in the eighth grade contest...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer Voters in two townships and one road district in Stoddard County approved the continuation of a 35-cent property tax levy on each $100 of evaluation. Liberty and Elk Townships and Dudley Special Road District were the only entities in the county that had the issue on the April 7 ballot...

By DUSTIN WARD Statesman Sports Editor CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats quest for the top seed in the upcoming Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament hit its first road block Wednesday afternoon at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

ADVANCE, Mo. - Megan Simms had two hits and four RBIs to lead the host Advance Hornets softball team to a five-inning 12-2 win against Bloomfield Thursday. Kendra Sokolowski picked up the win in the circle for Advance (7-1). She went the distance and allowed two earned runs on one hit, recording six strikeouts and walking five...

Geraldine Pyle, 86, of Dexter died on April 10, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are under the direction of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter and are incomplete at this time.

George Melvin Suiter, son of the late Mathie Edward and Omie Effie Mann Suiter, was born in Martin, Tenn., on March 6, 1932, and died at his residence in Parma on April 8, 2015, at the age of 83. He had lived in Michigan for many years and moved to Parma 25 years ago. He had worked as a line supervisor at a corrugated box manufacturing plant...

Darrell Denny Willis, age 72, of Newark, Del., died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Born in Bloomfield, Mo., on April 13, 1942, Darrell was the son of James Hugh and Irene Denny Willis. He proudly served his country as a member of the US Army specializing in intelligence. Darrell made his career with the former MBNA, where he worked as an executive vice president, retiring after 40 years of dedicated service...