Stories from Tuesday, November 18, 2014

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- County Clerk Joe Watson told the Stoddard County Commission that the Nov. 4 election cost the county $26,530, which translates to $3.63 for each person voting in the election. The official turnout of the election was 7,302 voters...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard in advance of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Employees of the local U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center staged a rally Friday in front of the Cape Girardeau post office as part of a national day of action for union postal workers. The day of action coincided with the last meeting of the year for the postal service's board of governors. ...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer It was a less than warming welcome to the 2014-15 winter as Stoddard County residents awoke Monday morning to between one to three inches of snow. The arctic cold that preceded the sleet/snow last week had already worked to serve notice that autumn was coming to a sudden close...

Mad Money winners have been announced following Friday night's Moonlight Madness in downtown Dexter, sponsored by the Historic Downtown Dexter Association. According to HDDA President Erin Brown, Christina Jenkins was the winner of $300 mad money. Winning $100 each were Nichele McCluny, Kristi Johnson, and Carolyn Beckham. Winning $50 were Madalyn Link, Jessica Davis, Jodie Burnett and Sandra Hendrix...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, has announced that on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, Troop E officers will take part in the 20-Mile Trooper project in an effort to promote safety and to reduce the number of traffic crashes in the Troop E area...

WAPPAPELLO LAKE -- The 22nd Annual Festival of Lights Christmas Auto Tour will be held in the Redman Creek East Campground at Wappapello Lake. The event is scheduled to begin Nov. 28, 2014, and will run through Dec. 28, 2014. The Festival of Lights will be open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights from dusk until 9 p.m. ...

Dexter High School's Student Council will host their annual Senior Citizen's Turkey Dinner next Tuesday, Nov. 25 in the HS cafeteria. Serving starts at 5 p.m. with entertainment and Bingo to follow dinner in the auditorium. All area senior citizens are invited to attend the event. There is no charge for the event, and there is no need to preregistrer...

Dexter Police Nov. 15-17, 2014 Police were summoned to Jennings Lane at 1:45 a.m. Sunday on a report of domestic violence. No arrests were made. Stoddard County Nov. 15-17, 2014 Michelle Leigh Odle, 23, of Poplar Bluff was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Her bond was set at $25,000, and she remains in jail...

DEXTER, Mo. - The SCAA middle school boys basketball championships are set after semifinal action Monday night at the Bearcat Event Center. Dexter is set to take on Bernie in the seventh grade championship Tuesday at approximately 6:30 p.m. The Dexter-Bernie eighth grade title game follows at about 7:45 p.m...

Nancy Lee Acord Webb, 85, of Dexter, died Nov. 18, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter. She was born June 3, 1929 in Aquilla, the daughter of the late James Preston Acord and Miza Stroup Acord. Nancy was a 1946 graduate of Dexter High School. She attended Harris Teachers College, Southeast Missouri Teachers College, and Arkansas State College...

Dexter Police Nov. 18, 2014 Police investigated a report of theft from the 400 block of S. Catalpa St. at 11:33 a.m. Monday. Reported taken was a gun and a credit card. Harley N. Peloquin, 23, was arrested at 4:35 p.m. Monday on a Dexter failure to appear warrant for failure to pay fines. Bond was set at $110...