Stories from Friday, February 22, 2019

DEXTER — A project to extend Interstate 57 past Sikeston along U.S. Highway 60 to connect Chicago to Dallas, Texas took another step Friday with the unveiling of the Future I-57 sign in front of a large crowd at the First Baptist Church.  Dexter City Administrator Mark Stidham opened the program saying, “It is a good day for Southeast Missouri, and we are unlimited in what we can accomplish.”...

Four Dexter High School students have had nine pieces of art between them accepted by the Southeast Missouri State University Art Department. Those pieces of art will appear at at the 41st annual high school art exhibition entitled the Exhibtion of Excellence from Feb. ...