Stories from Friday, September 11, 2015

Central Elementary School in Dexter will be hosting Grandparents' Day on Monday evening, Sept. 14. from 6 until 6:30 p.m. The evening is set aside each year for grandparents of Central students to meet their grandchild's teachers and to have a look around their child's classroom. Grandchildren are encouraged to attend with their grandparents...

WAPPAPELLO LAKE -- It is that time of year to pitch in for our public lands. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public, whether individuals or organizations, to participate in this year's National Public Lands Day events on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015...

Dexter Police Sept. 9-10, 2015 At 8:48 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8, Dexter Police received a report of a counterfeit $100 bill from 1603 West Business Highway 60. The investigation continues. At 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8, Dexter Police arrested Randall J. Moore, Jr., 37, of Dexter, on a warrant service...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- To ensure all students, regardless of race, ethnicity or economic background, get equal access to the best teachers, Kentucky plans to enhance mentoring for new teachers. Massachusetts will seek to raise standards for teacher education programs, and Rhode Island and Nevada are looking at financial incentives to attract and retain teachers...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Ed Gargas of Dexter is one of two named this week by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents. The appointment of Gargas, along with the appointment of Phillip Britt of Kennett, are subject to approval by the Missouri Senate...

"A good clean audit" was the way Accountant Wayne Jean, owner of Jean & Company, LLC, described the recent audit by his firm of the Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD). Jean was present at the regular meeting Tuesday night to review the audit for the SCAD board of directors...

Dexter Mayor Joe Weber officially welcomed incoming Dexter Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kim Starnes at Monday night's aldermen meeting. Starnes was selected by a committee made up of the Chamber president and representatives of the city, local industry, economic development and Three Rivers College; and she is scheduled to take over for outgoing Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Janet Coleman in January...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday to confirm the cause of death of an Advance woman who was located dead in her home following a fire late Tuesday night. According to authorities, Advance Fire Department was summoned to a house trailer fire at 16114 County Road 232, just north of the community of Swinton at 10:45 p.m. ...

Note: A photo gallery of the action is available here: Photos http://www.dailystatesman.com/gallery/24... BERNIE, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity volleyball team outlasted the Bernie Mules 25-18, 25-15 in a battle of state-ranked SCAA programs Thursday night...

Clyde Adolph Vaughn, Dexter, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sept. 9, 2015, at his home at the age of 94. He was born July 17, 1921, to the late William J. and Mary Alice (Bobbitt) Vaughn in Dexter. He was a direct descendant of one of the oldest families in Stoddard County dating to around 1837. ...