Stories from Saturday, June 13, 2015

Dexter Police June 12, 2015 At 11:21 a.m., Thursday, June 11, Dexter Police investigated a report of failure to return property from 911 B West Business Highway 60. At 11:48 a.m., Thursday, June 11, Dexter Police investigated a report of failure to return property from 911 B West Business Highway 60...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County 2015 sales tax revenue receipts are $88,383.58 ahead of last year, according to statistics from the Missouri Department of Revenue. The county received $302,810.75 in total sales revenue in May, compared to $258,622.54 in May 2104...

ST. LOUIS -- The family of a Poplar Bluff, Missouri, woman seriously injured when her car was struck by a suspected drunken driver leaving Brick's Off Road Park has been told her spinal cord was not severed, as doctors originally thought. Lori S. Garner underwent surgery early Tuesday morning at Saint Louis University Hospital and information about the outcome came later in the day, said Cindy McIver, who, like Garner, works for the Poplar Bluff School District...

It's not unusual for a young family man to have an interest in gardening, especially if he is a teacher who has more time than usual in the summer months to "tinker" with a hobby. What makes the hobby unusual for Dexter High School English teacher, Corey Bennett, is that the focus is only on carnivorous plants -- hundreds of them -- in tiny pots in the garage, in a well-constructed above ground planting operation in the back yard and in the ground...

A record crowd -- 128 children and 74 adults -- were present for Kim Cook's reading of, "New York's Bravest," this week at Keller Public Library's first summer reading session. Following story time, Fire Chief Don Seymore, along with Asst. Chief Dave Rowe and Firefighter Todd O'Dell, presented a program and then invited children outside to see one of the department's pumpers. ...

It's been a national talking point that has heated up considerably in the past year. Now, it's an issue on three different petitions for the state of Missouri -- a raised minimum wage. Of the three petitions making the rounds through the state, only one calls for a gradual increase to the amount of $15 per-hour. The others call for eventual raises to $12 and $13 over a six year span...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball team concluded its two-day home shootout with a perfect 8-0 record Friday evening. "I thought we played well these past two days, especially here in the tournament," Dexter coach Chad Allen said after the completion of play Friday. "I thought we did a real good job of pressuring, creating turnovers and getting the ball up and down against the teams we played. That's how we want to play and I thought the girls did a great job executing."...

Sandra Sue Quick, 70, of Arnold, wife of former Dexter resident, Dennis Quick, died at her home in Arnold on June 12, 2015. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Watkins & Sons in Dexter, Mo.