Stories from Saturday, January 2, 2016

Dexter Police Dec. 31, 2015- Jan. 2, 2016 At 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, Dexter Police investigated a report of fraud using a credit or debit card. At 3:41 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, Dexter Police arrested Samantha Jolly, of Dexter, on a warrant service...

Sept. 4 -- Many state bridges in county fall into 'critical' condition . Sept. 4 -- Airport Board officially accepts Walker Construction's bid Sept. 4 -- Miraculously, Puxico retired teachers Ray and Margaret Binford are on the road to recovery after falling nearly 300 feet while hiking Aug. 22 in Washington state...

By JONATHON DAWE Statesman Staff Writer The old calendars have closed, and the new ones are on the walls; and Dexter City Administrator Mark Stidham hopes 2016 will be at least as good as 2015 was. "Financially, the city is in really good shape," Stidham remarked. "We got a lot of things accomplished in 2015."...

Over the course of the last several days, heavy rains have caused extensive flash flooding throughout Missouri and has led to many roadway closures. The Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages motorists to never drive through water covered roads; even a small amount of fast-moving water can sweep a vehicle off the roadway. ...

The Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD) Board of Directors approved a 2016 budget of $3,340,643 in overall revenue with $3,286,008 in overall expenditures at a meeting held Tuesday night. The 2016 budget include several capitol improvements that included the purchase of a new ambulance (approximately $265,000), $40,000 for the replacement of a cardiac monitor, $12,000 for life support equipment and $16,000 for communications equipment improvements. ...

With the recent acquisition of the Daily Statesman by Butler County Publishing Company comes a number of changes, but one staple that will remain in place will be Bonnie Webb, who has sold the paper at the Business 114 and Walnut Street intersection for over 14 years...