Stories from Wednesday, December 23, 2015

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The economy in Stoddard County remained rather flat in 2015 based on revenues from the one-cent sales tax collected by the county from the Missouri Department of Revenue. The final figures showed a $14,581.07 increase in 2015 with total revenues of $2,852,818.01. Total revenue from the tax in 2014 was $2,838,236.94...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- John Launius has no memory of leaving his home in the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. His first recollection of that day was climbing out of his crashed Cessna 150 in a wooded area just south of Dexter...

Dexter Police Dec. 22, 2015 At 9:54 a.m., Monday, Dec. 21, Dexter Police received a report of property damage at 1303 West Business Highway 60. According to the report, an unknown substance was placed in the engine compartment of a 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, causing damage...

The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball team booked its third straight Lady Royals Classic championship date with the Neelyville Tigers Tuesday night. No. 2 seeded Dexter outlasted the No. 3 seeded Naylor Eagles 57-49 in the nightcap semifinal Tuesday. Top-seeded Neelyville edged fourth-seeded Twin Rivers 63-57 in the other championship semifinal...