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SEMO: Cyber savvy grads in demand
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The first to graduate from Southeast Missouri State University's cutting-edge cybersecurity program in May, including a Dexter graduate, Travis Holland, are days away from a hot ticket college degree, most armed with jobs or multiple job offers and ready to defend the world from cyber threats, say officials at the university...
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Mingo volunteers "Making a Difference"
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
Under the direction of Candy Rae, at far right, students from Mingo Job Corps at Puxico travelled to East City Park in Dexter on Friday to help with the set-up for the Stoddard County Relay for Life event. The students are shown with their certificate of appreciation from the American Cancer Society for their efforts. Along with local Scouts, the group helped fill luminary bags with sand and prepare them on the oval track at the park for the 10 p.m. Luminary Ceremony...
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Well done!
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
Nine individuals were recognized at Friday night's Relay for Life event for having raised over $1,000 each for the American Cancer Society. Through a variety of fundraisers, these nine contributed a total of $20,518.04, which represents about one quarter of all proceeds from the 2014 Stoddard County Relay for Life. ...
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20-story St. Louis building evacuated
(State News ~ 05/07/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A 20-story building in downtown St. Louis has been evacuated after a phoned-in bomb threat. Police say someone called around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday to say that there was a bomb in the building at 1010 Market St., an office building that sits near the federal courthouse and next to KSDK-TV's headquarters. Police evacuated the building and brought in bomb-sniffing dogs. There were no immediate reports of anything being found...
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Mo. House panel won't advance Nixon impeachment
(State News ~ 05/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The chairman of the Missouri House panel considering the possible impeachment of Gov. Jay Nixon says the committee won't advance the measures to the House floor. Republican Rep. Stanley Cox, of Sedalia, says there is evidence of "willful misconduct" by the Democratic governor, but not enough to warrant further impeachment proceedings...
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Human remains discovered in Missouri trailer park
(State News ~ 05/07/14)
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) -- Investigators in central Missouri are awaiting autopsy results to determine whether human remains discovered outside a mobile home over the weekend are those of a single person or if there are multiple bodies. Four days after 65-year-old Joseph Arbeiter was arrested on attempted rape, sodomy and a number of other charges, maintenance workers on Sunday discovered possible human remains at the Pettis County trailer park where he lives...
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Bernie officials sworn in
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
New Bernie Mayor David Teeters, second from right, was sworn in along with City Collector Maggie Teeters, from left, Alderman Ray Coats and Alderman Barry Zimmerman. All were elected in the recent April election. Coats and Zimmerman were incumbents. Alderman Dennis Jackson, also an incumbent, was sworn in later after returning to the meeting from a response to a fire...
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3 killed in weekend wrecks in Troop E
(State News ~ 05/07/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Two Indiana residents died in a rollover crash on Interstate 57 over the recent weekend, and a Sikeston man was killed in a wreck near East Prairie, representing fatality numbers 18, 19, and 20 in Troop E for the 2014 year. Richard L. ...
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Protesters at Mo. Senate
(State News ~ 05/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- More than 20 people have been arrested after demonstrators briefly interrupted debate in the Missouri Senate to protest lawmakers' refusal to accept federal dollars to expand the state's Medicaid program. Protesters filled the public galleries, chanted and sang hymns during Senate debate Tuesday for about an hour. ...
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Local man airlifted after motorcycle wreck
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
A Dexter man was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital Monday after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by vehicle on Route ZZ, two miles west of Dexter. Forty-four-year-old James Brian McGowen was northbound on ZZ just after 3 p.m. on a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle when a 2008 Pontiac G8, driven by Linda K. Stanley, 51, also of Dexter, turned into his path...
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Aldermen sworn in, committees appointed
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
The Dexter Board of Aldermen welcomed back several members Monday night following the recent election. In the April 2014 municipal election, several aldermen were re-elected to the board. Among those re-elected were Mayor Joe Weber, Ward One Alderman Jerry Corder, Ward Two Alderman Larry Rogers and Ward Three Aldermen Jason Banken and Frank Killian...
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May Calender Girl
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
Alexis May is The Daily Statesman's May 2014 Calendar Girl. Alexis is the daughter of Perry May and Patty May. She is a freshman and is involved in FCA, FLC, Teenage Republican Club, STUCO, and volunteers as a church camp counselor. She also plays high school tennis at DHS and runs track. Calendar Girls are comprised of the 12 finalists in the Miss Dexter competition, sponsored annually by the DHS Vocal Music Program...
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Aarant appointed a conflict attorney in drug, firearm case
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
A Stoddard County man arrested for drug and firearm charges in January has been appointed a new attorney Aaron K. Aarant, 35, was originally charged with the Class B felony of distribution of a controlled substance. That charge came in relation to a series of sales to a confidential informant in October 2013...
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Outgoing Bernie mayor bids emotional farewell
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Outgoing Mayor James Tilmon delivered an emotional farewell to aldermen and members of the public at the regular meeting of the Bernie Board of Aldermen Monday night. Tilmon had served as mayor since 2006, but was defeated by David Teeters in the April election by a vote of 191-129...
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New mayor makes board appointments
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
BERNIE, Mo. -- David Teeters was sworn in as the new mayor of Bernie at the end of the regular meeting Monday night. Three current aldermen and the City Collector Maggie Teeters were also sworn in after being elected in the April election. Teeters defeated James Tilmon for mayor...
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Mo. lawmakers override veto, enact tax cut
(State News ~ 05/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's Republican-led Legislature enacted the state's first income tax rate reduction in almost a century Tuesday by overriding the veto of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, who has denounced it as a reckless financial experiment...
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Home destroyed in Tuesday fire
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
An unoccupied home on Denson Road was engulfed in flames when Dexter firefighters reached the scene Tuesday around 9:45 a.m. According to Fire Chief Don Seymore, the home, owned by Kevin Justice of Dexter, was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Since the structure was fully involved when firefighters arrived, it was allowed to burn out while the department remained on the scene. Denson Road extends south off of County Road 614 just southwest of Dexter...
- Middle School Baseball Champs: Dexter Bearcats (High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
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SCAA sports roundup: Five-run third dooms Bloomfield baseball team against Woodland 8-5
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats baseball team fell behind early Tuesday afternoon and never overtook the Woodland Cardinals. Woodland tallied five runs in the top of the third inning and led by at least two runs the rest of the way on its way to an 8-5 road win at Bloomfield...
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