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16 arrested, result of new Task Force
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- Sixteen people are facing charges after the first outing of the new Southeast Missouri Street Crimes Task Force. The task force brings together officers from Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff and Charleston to target areas with heavy concentrations of gun violence...
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Wild edibles hike set at Sam A. Baker
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
Learn about edible plants on a guided hike on Saturday, May 10 at Sam A. Baker State Park near Patterson. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the hike will begin at 10 a.m. and participants will meet at the Mudlick Trail trailhead, across from the park store...
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Southeast University will host Haydn Mass at River Campus
(Community News ~ 05/03/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra and the University Choir and Choral Union will combine to perform Joseph Haydn's "Harmonie" Mass for orchestra, full choir and vocal soloists Tuesday, May 6, in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus, according to a university news release...
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River Campus to host inaugural Summer Arts Festival in June
(Community News ~ 05/03/14)
Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus will host its first full-day Community Summer Arts Festival on June 21. The festival will feature live music, dance, theatrical performances, magic, visual arts displays, hands-on family-friendly art expression activities and more...
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Dexter Elks named their Students of the Year in Stoddard County recently at a banquet
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
Dexter Elks hosted their annual Students of the Year banquet on April 29, honoring the pairs of students that had been selected from throughout Stoddard County as Students of the Month during the 2013-14 school year, and naming the two Students of the Year, based on academic and community achievements...
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Missouri School Boards Association president says boards 'under attack'
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- With bills passed or pending in the Missouri Legislature on taxes and vouchers, Missouri School Boards Association president Phil Hutchinson said it was not overstating things to say that public education and local school boards are "under attack like never before."...
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Richland named among top schools nationally
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
Never underestimate the strength of small town rural schools, especially one in Stoddard County. Richland High School was included this week among the 2014 U.S. News & World Report's list of Top High Schools in America. "It's not something that we applied for," explained Richland Supt. Frank Killian. "We found out about the ranking when one of our suppliers called and had come across the report online."...
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Teacher Retirement Tea slated for May 8
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
Dexter Public Schools will be honoring their retiring staff members with a retirement tea on Thursday, May 8. The event will take place from 4 until 5:30 p.m. at the Bearcat Event Center. Seven veteran teachers will be stepping down at the conclusion of the 2013-14 school year. They are Kathy Wooten, Vicki Windham, Terry Temples, Jane Robertson, Rhonda Lowery, Dennis Keith, and Kristi Hook...
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City lake still repopulating after 2012 fish kill
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
The Dexter City Lake is still feeling the effects of a fish kill that occurred when the lake "turned over" in July 2012. Missouri Department of Conservation Fisheries Management Biologist Mike Reed visited Dexter Thursday to sample the fish population to determine how the pond is healing from the prior kill...
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Finish the Fight!
(Local News ~ 05/03/14)
Relay for Life kicked off at East City Park late Friday afternoon, with booths, games, food and fun all coming together in celebration of life. Among the purple-clad survivors honored at the event were, from left, Debbie Triplett, Peggy McEnerney, Kim Sifford, and Ann Aycock. Additional photos from Relay may be viewed in Photo Galleries at www.dailystatesman.com. A full story on the 2014 Stoddard County Relay for Life will appear in Tuesday's edition of The Daily Statesman...
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Bernie defeats Holcomb 2-1 at Memphis
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/14)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. - The Bernie Mules baseball team extended its winning streak to a baker's dozen Thursday with a 2-1 victory against the Holcomb Hornets at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tenn. An RBI single by Colton Dunbar gave Holcomb a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Bernie tied the game at 1-1 on a RBI double by Austin Beck in the top of the fifth inning. Josh Stevens had a game-winning RBI single in the top of the seventh that set the final score...
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Softball sectionals take place Monday
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/14)
16 teams begin play in high school softball sectionals Monday in Missouri. On the east side of the state Kennett will host North Pemiscot at 4:30 p.m., Bernie will host Malden at 4 p.m., Leopold will host Scott City (TBA) and Clearwater will host West County at 4:30 p.m. On the west side of the state Forsyth will host Galena at 6 p.m., Osceola will host Mt. Vernon at 5:30 p.m., Crest Ridge will host Green Ridge at 5 p.m. and Santa Fe will host Lone Jack at 6 p.m...
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Triumphant Farewell: Dexter softball team ends season with 10-0 win against Caruthersville
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the Dexter-Caruthersville softball game is available at this link: View Photos Here DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats high school softball team sent seniors Ashley Brown, Kendra Stevenson and Brittany Bryant out in style Friday afternoon with a 10-0 six-inning victory against the Caruthersville Tigers...
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Dexter's Brown signs to play softball and volleyball at Crowley's Ridge College
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - Dexter senior Ashley Brown will receive a rare opportunity to play two sports at the collegiate level next season. Brown signed her letter of intent Friday at the Bearcat Event Center to play college softball and volleyball at Crowley's Ridge College in Paragould, Ark...
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