Stories from Saturday, September 12, 2015

Warranty Deeds Recorded Kay Asbell Recorder Aug. 31 - Sept. 4, 2015 Angie Maddox and Brad Maddox to Christopher Curtis Morries Add Bell City Blk 1 Lots 1 and 2 Mark F Coots Trust and Lora K Coots Trust to Mark F Coots and Lora K Coots Sec 25 Twp 27 R 9...

It's called a "FUNdraiser." Students at Central Elementary School in Dexter kicked off their annual fundraising campaign recently, selling trash bags in rolls of 16, 25 and 65 per roll. The sale of trash bags began last year through the district's PTO organization, and it proved to be a profitable campaign...

Dexter Police Sept 11, 2015 At 9:06 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, Dexter Police arrested Ashley Chop, 29, of Dexter, on a warrant service. At 9:52 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, Dexter Police issued a summons to Jeffrey Lesley, of Dexter, on the charge of grass cutting and removal...

Industrial Appreciation Week, sponsored by the Dexter Chamber of Commerce, will be observed Sept. 13-19. Area Chamber members and industry heads gathered at the Chamber offices on Friday to witness the proclamation signing designating the week. Key figures in the front row are Chamber President Kevin Bishop, Mayor Joe Weber, and representatives of the three oldest industries in Dexter. ...

School Boards across Stoddard County will be reviewing their individual district's MAP testing results at their September meetings, addressing strengths and weaknesses as they begin the 2015-16 school year. The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests are administered annually in order to gauge students' school performance or success and provide a snapshot of strengths and/or weaknesses in the areas of English/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Courtroom security at the Stoddard County Justice Center was a topic before the County Commission earlier this week as Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield addressed the commission. Satterfield came before the commission at the request of Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis...

BLOOMFIELD, MO. -- It was 26 years ago that 11 year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted. And, although Wetterling's body has never been found, his disappearance led to the establishment of the first federal law regarding registration of sex offenders...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats became the latest program to fall to an undefeated Sikeston Bulldogs varsity football team Friday night. Sikeston built a 22-0 lead in the first quarter and led by at least two possessions the rest of the way on its way to a 62-14 victory at Charles Bland Stadium...