Stories from Friday, March 29, 2013

Glenda Propst of Puxico, Mo., died at Southeast Healthcare of Stoddard County at the age of 74. Funeral services are under the direction of Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Puxico.

A fundraiser for Gaige Willems, the Dexter 10-year-old battling leukemia for the second time is planned for Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the DPR gym by East City Park. At 8 a.m., Katie Snider will be singing The National Anthem, followed by prayer from T.J. Scott. Donuts and coffee will be served from 8-10 a.m...

Dexter Police March 28, 2013 Sandra Leibowitz of Dexter was issued a summons at 814 N. Catalpa on Thursday for animal restraint/animal running loose/animat biting. Police are investigating a report of counterfeit at 310 N. Walnut St. Stoddard County...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP ) -- A Stoddard County court case regarding the local Department of Revenue Licensing Office is garnering a lot of statewide attention. Missouri Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard pledged Thursday to hold up the Department of Revenue's budget until lawmakers get information about a new procedure for issuing driver's licenses and state identification cards...

By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A local nursing home has received high marks at the national level. Golden Living Center-Bloomfield was recently informed that they have received a five-star rating from US News and World Report...

By MIKE McCOY Statesman Staff Writer The approaching April 2 election features an unusual number of contested races for positions on county townships and a contested race for a position on the Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD) Board of Directors...

SUBMITTED photos More than 60 individuals from Stoddard County participated in Carry the Cross on the morning of Good Friday despite cool, rainy weather. Participants were lined up holding homemade crosses for the entire length of Hwy. 60 across the county. Pictured clockwise from upper left are Sue Carroll, Macie Templemire and Brooke Lasater, and at right, Whitney Sandage, Zac Goode, Trevor Link, Hayden Hull and Nick Roe...

From staff reports Union Pacific Railroad employees will be making repairs to a stretch of railroad running through Dexter next week. The One Mille Road crossing will be closed from 8 a.m. on Monday, April 1 through 5 p.m. April 2 while repairs are completed...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor On a wall in the office of Debbie Anderson, Administrative Assistant at Dexter's Cypress Point Skilled Nursing facility, a framed verse, presented to her as a gift, depicts the journey she has experienced over the past two years. ...