Stories from Friday, October 9, 2015

Dexter Police Oct. 7-8, 2015 At 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, Dexter Police arrested Ramon Martinez, 39, of Dexter, on a warrant service. At 2:36 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, Dexter Police received a report of stealing/shoplifting at 312 West Stoddard Street. The investigation continues...

Area business owners could soon be receiving an official-looking postcard in the mail. And, even though the card may look official, appearances can be deceiving. Secretary of State Jason Kander says the postcards look like an official government document, but are not affiliated with any state or federal agency, including the Corporations Division in Kander's office...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Assault charges were filed Tuesday morning against a June patron of Brick's Off Road Park, who allegedly was intoxicated when his pickup ran a stop sign near the park and struck a local woman's car, leaving her paralyzed. Jeremy S. ...

The power failed and the building went dark Wednesday at the Stoddard County Ambulance District office, but 911 communications never went down. It was all part of an exercise to test the backup systems at the SCAD station in Dexter. SCAD Manager Dave Cooper said it was the first time a complete backup check had been done on the communication center since the center went digital in October 2013. ...

Dexter High School quarterback, Ethan Stevens, presented a game ball to Gavin Thompson, a kindergarten student at Southwest Elementary School, on Wednesday. Gavin was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia B just prior to the start of school. He is undergoing treatments in St. ...

A Dexter High School industrial arts teacher, who stepped down from that position in late August, has been formally charged with the Class C felony of having sexual contact with a student and appeared in a Stoddard County courtroom Monday, Oct. 5 to answer the charge...

PARK HILLS -- The duel between quarterbacks Ethan Stevens and Jake Bridges came down to a takeaway. With a chance to tie the game within the last minute of the fourth quarter, Stevens led Dexter to the 14-yard line when a third down pass was read perfectly by Park Hills Central's Matt Richardson...

DEXTER, Mo. - Woodland volleyball coach Kacie Ritter-Patton was forced to make a major change to her lineup less than five minutes before the start of Thursday night's SCAA semifinal against Bernie. Woodland senior standout Shelby Sawyer suffered a pre game ankle injury and had to be carried off the floor as Bernie and Woodland concluded their pregame warmup routines...