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Dexter volleyball team eliminates Perryville, advances to C3D1 final
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats volleyball team has put together its fair share of comebacks in the 2015 season and delivered again in a Class 3, District 1 semifinal against the Perryville Pirates Monday. Dexter overcame a 20-15 first-set deficit, fought off a set point when trailing 24-23 and eventually secured a 27-25 victory against Perryville. Dexter never trailed the second set as it jumped out to an 18-10 lead and hung on for a 25-18 win...
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Bernie eliminates Risco, advances to play Advance in C1D2 championship
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/15)
BERNIE, Mo.. - Bernie senior Addie Shelton looks for Kayli Tanner at the net nearly every time the ball comes her way. On Monday, the junior middle hitter was ready and waiting for Shelton's sets all night. Tanner had a match-high 13 kills and Shelton chipped in 18 assists to power the top-seeded Lady Mules to a 25-16, 25-15 victory over No. 4 Riso in a MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 semifinal on Monday night...
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 10/20/15)
Dexter Police Oct. 17-19, 2015 At 9:07 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, Dexter Police responded to a domestic violence call at the 1500 block of Lyndel Street. No arrests were made. At 10:41 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, Dexter Police arrested Randy Lee Christian, 33, of Dexter, on a Stoddard County warrant for theft/stealing. Bond was set at $4,500...
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Hyslop earns 4 MSTA Media Awards
(Local News ~ 10/20/15)
Daily Statesman General Manager and Managing Editor Noreen Hyslop was recently awarded four 2015 Media Awards from the Missouri State Teachers Association. The awards were presented at MSTA's Regional Meeting held at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau...
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BRPC receives $20,000 donation from dissolved organization
(Local News ~ 10/20/15)
It has been a couple of years since the Bootheel Resource and Economic Division (BRED) dissolved; but, even with the passing of two years, the organization has still found a way to make a difference. Frank Sifford, who served as the Vice President for the BRED, presented a $20,000 check to the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission on Monday morning...
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Area anti-drug group wins $625,000 federal grant
(State News ~ 10/20/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A local anti-drug organization has been awarded $625,000 in federal grant money to fund education and drug-prevention programs for area youths. Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) is a not-for-profit community coalition selected to receive the money through the federal Drug Free Communities program. Project director Mercedes Fort said the money is, in a way, an extension of a grant the group previously has been awarded...
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County 911 celebrates 20 years
(Local News ~ 10/20/15)
It is hard to imagine a time when there was no emergency 911 calling. Every resident in most areas of the county now knows to dial 911 for whatever emergency response is needed. For Stoddard County residents, that service began on Oct. 21, 1995. Times have changed and service is changing due to technology, but those in need rely heavily on dialing three numbers from a telephone, cell phone, notebook or whatever communication device they may have in their possession at the time...
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Pierce earns eighth new car for Mary Kay sales
(Local News ~ 10/20/15)
DALLAS, Texas -- Independent Mary Kay Sales Director Jeri Pierce of Dexter has earned the use of a new 2016 Chevy Cruze as a result of her outstanding achievements in her Mary Kay business. Pierce recently took delivery of the new Chevy Cruze, her 8th Mary Kay career car, at Autry Morlan Chevrolet Cadillac Nissan, Inc. of Dexter. Mary Kay independent sales force members earn the use of a career car by meeting or exceeding goals set within their Mary Kay businesses...
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Commission opts against interior fix to leak at JC
(Local News ~ 10/20/15)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commissioners were all in agreement that the original specifications for stopping leaks in the Stoddard County Justice Center should be followed, which calls for digging a 15-foot trench at the base of one of the exterior walls and applying a sealant...
- Patton-Patton Junction Livestock Auction (Agriculture Report ~ 10/20/15)
- Patton - Patton Junction Livestock Auction (Agriculture Report ~ 10/20/15)
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Richard W. Alexander
(Obituary ~ 10/20/15)
Richard W. Alexander, son of the late Douglas Alexander and Betty Creed Benjamin Alexander, was born on April 15, 1948, in Malden and died on Oct. 20, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau at the age of 67. Mr. Alexander was retired from the United States Navy. He worked at Faurecia as a line worker and was a resident of Dexter.
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