Stories from Sunday, October 6, 2013

SUBMITTED photo Rep. Dennis Fowler was the lucky winner of a grill/smoker that was raffled off by the Kenady-Hanks American Legion Post 59 during the recent Stoddard County Fair. A veteran himself, Fowler was quick to turn the grill back over to the American Legion to be utilized at the Disabled Veterans Wildlife Facility in rural Bloomfield. Shown as the grill was moved to the center are Legion members Tom Love, Jim Adams, Fowler and Post Commander Darryl LaPierre...

ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- As many high-profile agencies sit idle because of the federal government shutdown, others are humming along just fine, thank you. Many of them have escaped the fiscal ax because they pay much of their own way, or enjoy a revenue stream that's insulated from Congress...

By MADELINE DeJOURNETT SEMO News Service BELL CITY, Mo. -- Carl Cockrell has been around mules all of his life. The 75-year-old Bell City rancher takes issue with the old wives' tale that mules are "stubborn." "Way back, maybe mules were stubborn, but over the years it's been bred out of them, " Cockrell says. "I think they're easy to work with. Dad had 'em. That's what he farmed with, so I guess mules are just in my blood."...

By RUTH CAMPBELL SEMO News Service NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Although it's been a little more than 200 years since the last big one hit, the New Madrid Seismic Zone is still a hot spot for earthquakes. New research conducted by U.S. Geological Survey scientists shows why the zone is unique and may continue to pose a higher earthquake risk than adjacent areas in the central United States...

The following individuals have made donations to the Stoddard County Children's Home, Inc. in Memory or in Honor of a loved one. Michael and Sarah Moran in Memory of JoAnn Johnson, Stephen and Sandy Sutterer in Memory of Thelma Lape, Lonnie and Kim Daniel in Memory of JoAnn Johnson,...

The Stoddard County TeenAge RepublicanS (TARS) recently met to elect officers and plan events for the year. Pictured from left are Joe Foster, secretary/chaplain; Alexis Smith, vice-president; Jacob Robinson, president; and Garrett Kyle, treasurer. Their next meeting will be held prior to the Stoddard County Republican meeting. The TARS members will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Hickory Log on Monday, Oct. 21. Any high school student in Stoddard County is welcome to join...

Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com NOREEN HYSLOP photo A $500 donation was presented recently to Kim Slavings, director of the Stoddard County Gospel Rescue Mission from Dexter's US Bank. ...

SUBMITTED photo Shop with a Hero board members pose with one of their raffle winners from the recent Stoddard County Fair. Winning a Dell 15" notebook was Greg Lintz of rural Dexter. With Lintz are SWAH Board Members Carol Moreland, Crystal Pullum and Jene McGill. The notebook was donated to the SHAW program by Wal Mart Super Store Manager Debbie Juden...

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, in a private ceremony at the Stoddard County Justice Center, J. Aaron Mitchell was sworn to practice in the State of Missouri. Mitchell had set for the bar exam in July and this ceremony followed immediately upon his having fulfilled all the requirements for admission to the Missouri Bar. ...

Photo couresy of JERI WARD The Dexter High School Class of 1963 held their 50th reunion recently at the Elks Lodge. Alumni attending included (front row, left to right) Gary Lee, Rick Vieth, Mike Dean, Richard Scholes, Gary Bean, Dennis Rowland, Carroll Montgomery, Donald Ragsdale, Edward Kersey, and Verna Frank Clepper. ...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer In 1994 George Cox was diagnosed with prostate cancer with a PSA count of 31.9. A normal PSA count is between 0-4. He underwent 38 radiation treatments, and his PSA count dropped to 5. Two weeks later it was down to 2. He has been cancer free ever since...

In observance of October Breast Cancer Awareness Month

For the last five years, the Dexter Elks Club has provided new dictionaries for all the third-graders in Stoddard County, with the exception of the Dexter schools, which are furnished by other organizations...

SEMO News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- According to Steph Deidrick, Missouri Department of Natural Resources information officer, all "Missouri State Parks are open and operational." There appeared to be some concern state parks may have been affected by the federal government shutdown. That is not the case...