Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2012

Thursday, Sept. 20 6 p.m. -- Midway opens for Bracelet Night. Twenty dollars will buy unlimited rides between the hours of 6 and 10 p.m. 6 p.m. -- Cattle, hogs, and equine judging in Arena A 8 p.m. -- Six Appeal (Acappella) will perform at the amphitheater...

Candidates for Miss Dexter High School have been selected by a vote of the senior class. Miss Dexter 2012 and her court will be named at 6:20 p.m. Friday night before the start of Friday night's football game against the Kennett Indians. Vying for the title are, on the upper row, Whittney Twomey, Brooke Duckworth, Taylor Winstead, and Brooke Stoker. In front are Sydney Graves, Stephanie Gee, Jessica Norman, and Alexis Rauls...

When an Eastern European fighter jet, complete with replica missiles and foreign insignia, touched down at the Dexter Municipal Airport Sunday, word spread quickly throughout the community. Photos showed up on Facebook and people quickly showed up to take a rare look at an aircraft designed for combat...

It was announced this week that Ron Kemp, currently a publisher serving over several Rust Communication owned newspapers in Arkansas, will be serving in the capacity of publisher of The Daily Statesman, Kemp replaces Bud Hunt, who has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of revenue. In his new role, Hunt will oversee the creation of a sales training and evaluation program for the company. He will also assist in product development and launch of new corporate initiatives...

It's just Week 5 of the high school football season but Friday night's match up at Charles Bland Stadium in Dexter could be a make or break game for either the Bearcats or the Kennett Indians. Both teams enter the game winless and at or near the bottom of the SEMO Central Conference and Class 3, District 1 standings. A win could jump start a second half comeback for one of the teams while a loss will put one team in desperation mode...

J.C. Larsen, son of the late Everett Larsen and Geneva Coburn Larsen, was born on April 15, 1923, in Dexter, Mo., and died on Sept.18, 2012, at Missouri Southern Health-care in Dexter, Mo. Mr. Larsen was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Liberty Hill Church for 66 years, where he served as a deacon for 64 of those years...