Stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Hunter Farmer shot his first deer during the recent Youth Hunt weekend in Missouri. Hunter killed this buck on a farm in the Puxico area. Hunter is the son of Megan and Jeffrey Hueckel and MacKenzie Farmer.

A Legislative Roundtable with Congressman Jason Smith is slated for Friday, Nov. 6 at Dexter's Hickory Log Restaurant. The discussion will be held from noon until 1 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. Guests are expected to cover the expense of their own meals at this event...

Dexter Police Nov. 3, 2015 At 8:44 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, Dexter Police received a report of second-degree property damage at 919 West Business Highway 60. According to the report, glass was broken out of a company vehicle. At 11:47 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, Dexter Police received a report of property damage at the 500 block of Whitman Street. According to the report, an arrow was shot into the side of a house...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- An audit of the financial condition of Stoddard County for the calendar years ending Dec. 31, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2014 found that the financial statements reviewed by the firm were in order and fairly represented the "cash and unencumbered cash of each fund of the county." The audit, prepared by Daniel Jones and Associates, Certified Public Accountants, did find deficiencies in internal controls and fraud risk assessment controls...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Former Dexter High School Industrial Arts teacher Marti Pulliam, who was recently charged with the Class C felony of having sexual contact with a student, has received a change of venue, and will now have her case tried in Butler County...

NAYLOR, Mo. -- The Naylor School Board recently accepted the resignation of a suspended assistant principal accused of sexually assaulting a female student on campus and directed its attorney to begin the process of revoking the man's teaching credentials...

Barrett Mills, above at right, listens closely during Tuesday's Story Hour at Keller Public Library. Children were entertained with guest reader, Kim Cook's reading of "The Gingerbread Man." Additional photos may be viewed in Photo Galleries at www.dailystatesman.com...

What exactly is the city's role in dealing with the Dexter Municipal Airport? Does the city put any money into it? Is the city in the restaurant business? The last question was asked by Alderman Jason Banken during the aldermanic forum at the meeting Monday night...

The Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association recently released its all-district, all-region and all-state teams for the 2015 season. Eight SCAA athletes received all-state recognition. Bernie junior Kayli Tanner and Bernie junior Morgan Baker were selected first-team all-state in Class 1. Bernie senior Addie Shelton was selected second-team all-state in Class 1. Advance sophomore Alanis Below was selected honorable mention all-state in Class 1...

They're an industrious group of ladies who love to give more than receive. They've gathered regularly since 1996 to learn from each other, to share techniques and to occasionally enjoy a pot luck meal. They are the Heartland Quilters Guild. The Guild is about 40 strong, although a meeting with half that number present might be typical. Most are retired from their life's work outside the home. Most are grey or greying. Some are in their forties, some in their 80s. All love to quilt...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter middle school girls basketball program earned a split against Jackson Tuesday with the eighth grade winning 52-26 and the seventh grade suffering a 72-38 loss. Sydney Asberry paced Dexter's offense in the sventh grade contest with 10 points. Karley Keirsey added nine more points and Mikayla Dodson calculated seven points for the Bearcats...

ADVANCe, Mo. - The success continued for the Dexter middle school boys basketball program Tuesday night at Advance. The Dexter seventh grade boys basketball team beat Advance 43-24. The Dexter eighth grade boys basketball team beat Advance 56-21. Both Dexter teams are off to a 5-0 start with wins against Fisk, Woodland, Bernie, Richland and Advance...