Stories from Saturday, November 7, 2015

By JONATHON DAWE StatesmanStaff Writer U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and State Rep. Tila Hubrecht appeared together at the Hickory Log in Dexter on Friday to answer questions and address concerns from their constituents. "I specifically wanted to do this here in Dexter," Smith remarked. "I want you to be able to drill your legislators as much as possible. So, we'll take the questions rapid-fire; and Tila will answer all the difficult ones."...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor DELTA, Mo. -- An Advance man is dead after being struck by a truck while walking in the roadway on Route N north of Delta Thursday night -- one of two fatalities in Troop E on Thursday, Nov. 5. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, William R. Arnold, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck at 8:05 p.m. one-half mile north of the Delta community...

By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer The 5.6 percent unemployment rate in Stoddard County sits just below the average for the southeast region of Missouri, but higher than the national average of 5.4 percent for the period ending September 2015. The average unemployment rate in the state is 5.7 percent, while the average in the southeast Region of the state is 5.8 percent...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor It took a life changing event for Wesley Montgomery to realize his potential as a writer. Montgomery has lived all his life in Dexter. He attended Dexter Schools and went to work shortly after graduation in the fast food industry, eventually working himself up to assistant manager. He wasn't unhappy in his work, but in the back of his mind, he knew he could be more productive...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor A southbound Tyson tractor trailer rig loaded with crated live chickens struck an eastbound SUV on the HIghway 25/60 overpass Saturday afternoon, leaving the driver of the SUV injured and hundreds of chickens and debris strew for hundreds of yards south of the overpass...

The kindergarten classroom of Bailey Christian at Southwest Elementary in Dexter honored their very own superhero, Gavin Thompson, on Thursday, Nov. 5. The five-year-old has been battling leukemia since the start of the school year, missing one day each week for treatments in St. ...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats middle school girls basketball team suffered a pair of home losses Friday night. The Poplar Bluff seventh grade beat Dexter 50-32 and the Poplar Bluff eighth grade beat Dexter 54-27. The Dexter middle school girls basketball program concludes its season next week when it hosts Kennett Tuesday and Sikeston Thursday. The game against Sikeston will be played at the Bearcat Event Center...