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.
Sept. 5 -- Dexter football team cruises past Charleston 55-8
Sept . 5 -- A Delta man was arrested on drug charges and two active warrants after police found him lying on the side of the road Wednesday near Oran, Missouri.
Sept. 5 -- A Malden man was arrested Thursday, Sept. 3, and faces charges of burglary and second-degree statutory rape. McKinley Oscar Lane, 22, of Malden is being held at the Stoddard County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.
Sept. 7 -- The Dexter Bearcats varsity volleyball team secured a second-place finish for a second consecutive season at the Notre Dame Volleyball fest Saturday night.
Sept. 8 -- Advance Community Library receives two grants worth almost $3,000
Sept. 9 -- Dexter volleyball program sweeps Bloomfield
Sept. 9 -- A fire on the east side of Dexter Labor Day afternoon caused significant damage to a residence at 1111 Maple Street.
Sept. 10 -- Advance woman dies in home fire
Sept. 11 -- Gargas named to SEMO Board of Regents
Sept. 11 -- State-ranked Dexter battles past state-ranked Bernie in SCAA volleyball
School Boards across Stoddard County will be reviewing their individual district's MAP testing results at their September meetings, addressing strengths and weaknesses as they begin the 2015-16 school year.
Sept. 18 -- The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls tennis team shutout Caruthersville 9-0 Thursday afternoon. Dexter also won all five junior varsity matches completed.
Sept. 18 -- Proposal made to city concerning ball field
Sept. 18 -- Audit, ASBR, MAP scores reviewed by local board
Sept. 19 -- Nixon announces nearly $2 million in upgrades at TRC
Sept. 22 -- SEMO president talks entrepreneurship at BRPC meeting
Sept. 22 -- Saturday wreck leaves 3 Bloomfield teens hurt
Sept. 23 -- Township board member says paperwork complete for bridge reimbursement
Sept. 24 -- Former Dexter Police Chief Paul Haubold dies at 64
Sept. 26 -- Fair attendance off slightly, board hopes for big weekend
Sept. 26 -- Experts: Local corn harvest looking good overall, but prices are down
Sept. 28 -- Bernie, Bloomfield advance to silver bracket at Perryville volleyball tournament
Sept. 29 -- Wreck at Aquilla leaves local man with serious injuries
Sept. 30 -- Dexter drops district tennis semifinal to Notre Dame 5-1
Sept. 30 -- Fair attendance was down; board looks ahead to next year
Oct. 2 -- Advance man charged with elder abuse; victim's skull fractured.
Oct. 3 -- 2013 warrant served after suspect is located in Hannibal.
Oct. 3 -- Brandy Mouser among Nixon's board appointments.
Oct. 3 -- Jeremy Swallows denied bond, receives new judge.
Oct. 5 -- Dexter wins medals in girls tennis.
Oct. 5 -- Morehouse pilot survives early morning crash in Dexter.
Oct. 6 -- Judges ask for more security at Justice Center.
Oct. 7 -- Dexter woman arrested for stealing from the elderly.
Oct. 9 -- DHS teacher faces sexual charge; pleads not guilty.
Oct. 10 -- Barbour family flies high above typical family outings.
Oct. 10 -- Dexter wins SCAA volleyball tournaments.
Oct. 13 -- Fall Fest draws downtown crowd.
Oct. 14 -- Dexter firefighters were summoned to a brush fire near the AD overpass and Highway 60 west Tuesday afternoon.
Oct. 20 -- BRPC receives $20,000 donation from dissolved organization.
Oct. 20 -- County 911 celebrates 20 years.
Oct. 20 -- Commission opts against interior fix to leak at Justice Center.
Oct. 21 -- Puxico man arrested on multiple warrants for failure to appear.
Oct. 23 -- Two men arrested in multi-agency drug bust.
Oct. 24 -- Stars & Stripes Museum hosts Sixth Corp Living History Group.
Oct. 24 -- Local health official urges not to believe flu shot rumors.
Oct. 27 -- Commission takes no action on request to close alley.
Oct. 27 -- Ameren busy at work to improve customer service.
Oct. 28 -- Bloomfield reaches new agreement with Republic Services.
Oct. 28 -- County Salary Committee recommends 3% COLA increase.
Oct. 28 -- Richland R-1 has perfect APR.
Oct. 31 -- Advance RIV Board of Education awards $2 million FEMA Safe Room contract.
Oct. 31 -- Dexter School Board discusses National Honor Society.
Nov. 1 - Bernie outlasts defending state champion Winona in Class 1 third-place game.
Nov. 3 - Floyd Mantel Young Jr., 22, has his preliminary hearing postponed last week after the state filed the necessary paperwork declaring its intentions to seek the death penalty in his case. Young is accused of causing the death of Dustin Greer of Bloomfield, Mo., by shooting him.
Nov. 3 - Thanks to a generous donation from local banker Norman Harty, the Bloomfield Public Library will be renovated.
Nov. 4 - An financial audit of Stoddard County for Dec. 31, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2014 found that the financial statements reviewed by the firm were in order and fairly represented.
Nov. 4 - Former Dexter High School Industrial Arts teacher Marti Pulliam gets change of venue to Butler County on charges of having sexual contact with a student.
Nov. 6 - Mike Williams addressed second graders at Southwest Elementary as the students kicked off their annual Coin Drive for Veterans.
Nov. 7 - U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and State Rep. Tila Hubrecht appeared together at the Hickory Log in Dexter to answer questions and address concerns from their constituents.
Nov. 10 - A Tyson tractor trailer rig loaded with crated live chickens struck an eastbound SUV on the Highway 25/60 overpass Saturday afternoon, leaving the driver of the SUV injured and hundreds of chickens and debris strew for hundreds of yards south of the overpass.
Nov. 10 - Several Stoddard County World War II and Korean War veterans were part of the most recent Honor Tour Missouri in late September.
Nov. 10 - Aaron K. Menley of Dexter sustained serious injuries and was airlifted from the scene of a wreck one-half mile west of Dexter shortly before 6 p.m. Monday after hitting a cotton module.
Nov. 11 -- Public Water Dist. 4 water expansions completed to Misty Acres, 2 areas.
Nov. 11 - James C. "Jay" Jarrell, of Dexter, died. He longtime Dexter businessman owned Jay's Music.
Nov. 13 - City of Dexter closer to baseball field agreement with school.
Nov. 13 - Veterans honored, students called to "serve" locally at Veterans Day Ceremony at BEC.
Nov. 13 - Sue Ann Williams of Dexter was named Chief Executive Officer at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County.
Nov. 17 - SCAD once again transporting patients "Home for the Holidays."
Nov. 18 - Dexter board adopts transgender policy.
Nov. 18 - Bloomfield moves a step closer to library renovation.
Nov. 20 - Hubrecht asks governor not to accept refugees in the wake of the terrorist shootings in France and in California.
Nov. 21 - Donald W. Lamoureaux, 69, will spend 15 years in federal prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor. Lamoureaux formerly lived in Dexter.
Nov. 21 - Tonya Causey was appointed Chief Juvenile Officer of the 35th Judicial Circuit, replacing Mike Davis.
Nov. 25 - Tickets selling fast for Polar Express Experience.
Nov. 25 - Lighthouse Church to open their hearts and their doors on Thanksgiving Day to serve a traditional holiday meal.
Nov. 28 - Ed Gargas of Dexter was named Colonel and to serve as Commander of 70th Troop Command.
Dec. 1 - The Essex Fire Department was busy over the weekend when two homes were destroyed by fire. The John Hunter home south of Frisco and a house owned by Mike King in the Peaceful Acres sub-division south of Essex were both totally ungulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
Dec. 2 - Butler County Publishing announced its purchase of the Dexter Statesman and North Stoddard Countian.
Dec. 4 - Dexter girls basketball team wins Farmington Invitational.
Dec. 4 - Jerri Greenlee, age 26, of Puxico was charged with exploitation of the elderly.
Dec. 4 - The end of an era: Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Janet Coleman addressed Chamber for the last time.
Dec. 5 - TRC Center at Dexter keeps expanding. Two classrooms are added to the facility.
Dec. 5 - Richland honored by National Beta Club .
Dec. 8 - Bloomfield wins Bernie Invitational for first time since 1965.
Dec. 8 - 911 Advisory board recommends 3/16-cent sales tax.
Dec. 8 - (Construction to begin on new roof at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County.
Dec. 9 - Arlie Lewis, of Dexter, was found guilty of five counts of possession of child pornography and one count of statutory sodomy.
Dec. 12 - Stoddard County had students elected to three of the five state offices. Caleb Robison of Puxico was elected president, Bryant Vaughn of Bloomfield was elected vice president and Kayla Propst of Dexter was elected chaplain.
Dec. 15 - Record crowd turns out for Wreaths Across America at the State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield.
Dec. 15 - Dexter beats Jonesboro 49-40 in McDonald's Shootout Championship at Paragould, Ark.
Dec. 16 - Increased jail population a local problem as well as national.
Dec. 18 - Area educators celebrate repeal of 'No Child Left Behind' .
Dec. 18 - The Dexter School Board agrees on 60/40 cost split for ball field improvements - National Honor Society, Beta Club considered at DHS.
Dec. 19 - Peggy Currie, a 28-year veteran employee of Dexter Schools, was honored with a Retirement Tea.
Dec. 19 - Darla Grossman, 70, of Dexter died. She was an Elder at the Presbyterian Church in Dexter, a board member for the Regional Healthcare Foundation where she served as President for four years and involved in many other community programs.
Dec. 22 - County to take bids on courthouse cupola restoration.
Dec. 29 - Regional fire department officials meet in Dexter to discuss fire prevention education.
Dec. 29 - Floodwaters rise in county, 2 wrecks attributed to rain.