Stories from Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Dexter Police May 16-18, 2015 At 1:27 p.m., Friday, May 15, Dexter Police responded to a two-vehicle accident at 4 South Catalpa Street. According to the report, the accident occurred when Christina Ballard, of Dexter was backing her vehicle and struck a parked vehicle...

There remains a significant shortage of foster parents in the 35th Judicial District. With the rate of children in foster care growing at an average of five percent annually, that shortage is becoming more and more evident. The shortage was confirmed last week by Tim Decker, Director of Missouri Children's Division, who spoke to a gathering of foster parents from both Stoddard and Dunklin Counties. ...

Dexter High School graduated a total of 105 seniors Friday night in ceremonies at the Bearcat Event Center. Among the graduates were, from left, Jessica Lindsey, MacKinleee Rogers, Shyann Jines and Shelby Gaithings. Additional photos apprear in Photo Galleries at www.dailystatesman.com...

PARK HILLS - Dexter junior MaKayla Waldner had a banner day Saturday winning four district championships during the Class 3, District 1 track and field meet at Park Hills Central High School. Waldner, won the 100 hurdles, the 300 hurdles, long jump and the 200-meter dash. She won the 100 hurdles by nearly two seconds (15.63) helping Dexter to a second place team finish with 127 points. Herculaneum won the team district championship with 167...

Note: A photo gallery of the Dexter-Doniphan game is available here: Baseball Playoffs DONIPHAN, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats kept things close for more than four innings but came up short in its bid to knock off the host Doniphan Dons in the opening-round of the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament Monday over at Bob Byrd Field...

Mary Gromer, daughter of the late Ernest and Addie Mason Gromer, was born in Marquand, Mo., on Aug. 29, 1932, and died at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo., on May 18, 2015, at the age of 82. She had lived in Dexter most of her life and had worked at Swift and Company, International Hat Factory and Crowley Ridge Care Center before she retired. She had attended the Sweet Prospect General Baptist Church in Dexter...