Stories from Saturday, October 17, 2015

Dexter Police Oct. 16, 2015 At 8:29 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, Dexter Police received a report of property damage from 11 West Business Highway 60. According to the report, a window was broken out. The investigation continues. At 10:36 a.m., Dexter Police receive a report of property damage from 12 East Business Highway 60. According to the report, a window was broken out. The investigation continues...

Micheal Medley is shown having lunch with his daughter, Blair, at Southwest Elementary School this week. The week of Oct. 12-16 was designated as National School Lunch Week, with parents joining their children in the school cafeteria for the noon meal...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting an Open House in the Mingo Visitor Center on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. The open house will be celebrating National Wildlife Refuge. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. refuge staff, volunteers and Mingo Swamp Friends Members will be offering family-friendly activities in the Mingo Visitor Center area. Activities will include:...

Deer season is upon us; and while the area sees numerous hunters taking to the woods in search of that trophy buck, several families in Stoddard County could use some help. It is with that in mind that Stoddard County Gospel Mission Director Kim Slavings is asking for those who may not need the meat to donate it...

The Stoddard County 911 Services Board Thursday opted to not recommend an amount for a proposed sales tax increase, but leave it up to a Citizen Advisory Board to set the amount. A proposed sales will appear on the April 2016 ballot. County 911 Services Administrator Carol Moreland told the board that the committee had wanted the board to make a recommendation. ...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats calculated more points against the Malden Green Wave than any team has since the 2011 season but it wasn't enough to knock off the undefeated juggernaut Friday night at Charles Bland Stadium. Malden recorded 11 touchdowns on its way to an 80-51 road win...

Dr. Bobby Jibben learned the back roads of Stoddard County at an early age, riding along with his father on house calls -- unheard of nowadays, but routine for a small town physician in the 1960s and 70s. "He had a big black doctor's bag in the back of the car that held everything he needed," Jibben recalls, "and when he'd get a call, we'd take off. ...