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SCAD dispatch going digital
By MIKE McCOY, Statesman Staff Writer
The Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD) Board of Directors approved the purchase of three dispatch consoles for a new radio system for the dispatch center during a special meeting Wednesday night. The cost of the new...
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GOP candidate brings campaign to county (05/24/13)
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Dist. 120) says he wants to take "Missouri Common Sense" to Washington if he is elected as U.S. Representative in the Eighth Congressional District. Smith faces Democrat Steve Hodges (Dist. 149) Thomas W. Brown, an independent, Constitution Party candidate Doug Enyart, Dr. Robert George, an independent, and Libertarian Bill Slantz in the June 4 special election. The election is being held to fill the vacancy left when Jo Ann Emerson resigned after serving for over 16 years...
SEMO Health Net team heads to Okla. (05/24/13)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Members of the Moore, Okla., community are struggling to find bits of their past in the rubble left by Monday's devastating tornado. On Friday, when the members of the SEMO Health Network's Emergency Response Team arrive, they hope to help survivors to rebuild for their future...
3 charged following drug investigation (05/24/13)
Three individuals are behind bars following a drug raid on a home in Dexter. According to Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, a search warrant was executed on Wednesday, May 22 at a residence located at 504 Sunrise in Dexter. Inside the residence investigators discovered methamphetamine, marijuana, two sets of digital scales and packaging materials...
Holderfield sentenced to 10 years, treatment program (05/24/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man charged with forging another person's prescriptions was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week. Joshua Lee Holderfield, 26, was arrested on Saturday, April 20 and charged with the Class D (enhanced to Class C) felony of fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance, the Class C felony (enhanced to Class B) of theft/stealing any controlled substance and the Class C felony (enhanced to Class B) of forgery...
Travelers, businesses get ready for long holiday weekend (05/24/13)
CAPE GURARDEAU, Mo. -- With an estimated 34.8 million Americans expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA Travel, Cape Girardeau businesses and residents say they are preparing for the rush. According to the AAA Memorial Day Travel Forecast, the preferred method of travel for most Missourians will be by automobile. For many motorists, that means a trip to the gas station to fill the tank...
Diving for Scouts event set for Sunday, May 26 (05/24/13)
Potential Cub Scouts are invited to attend a pool party recruitment on Sunday, May 26 at the Dexter Aquatic facility on Highway 114 near East City Park. Parents, siblings, and family members are invited to swim for $2 per person. Present Scouts and new Scouts may attend at no cost...
Family Fishing Day set at Mingo Refuge (05/24/13)
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge will have a Family Fishing Day on Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Binford Unit. The Binford Unit is located near the refuge spillway west of the Mingo Job Corp Entrance. The Family Fishing Day also coincides with Missouri's Free Fishing Day so all participants, no matter what age, can enjoy the pastime of fishing without purchasing a fishing permit for the day...
Southeast names students to spring Dean's List (05/24/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, -- The following students are among the 2,496 students named to the spring 2013 Dean's List at Southeast Missouri State University. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least 12 degree credit hours during the spring 2013 session...
New scholarships endowed at Three Rivers College (05/24/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Three Rivers Endowment Trust recently announced the endowment of two new scholarships in honor of Norma Hufstedler of Doniphan, Missouri. The scholarships will be awarded to students from Doniphan and Ripley County attending Three Rivers College full time...
Puxico student earns scholarship to attend TRC (05/24/13)
A local student has received a scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Nathaniel Martin of Puxico has received a Three Rivers Incentive Scholarship. Martin is the son of Ronnie and Nicky Martin of Puxico and is a 2012 graduate of Puxico R-8. Martin plans to study secondary education while at Three Rivers...
Three Rivers celebrates record class of graduates at commencement ceremony (05/24/13)
Three Rivers College packed the Black River Coliseum to celebrate a record-breaking graduating class on Sunday, May 19. The college's Class of 2013 was awarded over 700 degrees and certificates this year, the largest graduating class in the institution's history...
MoDOT officials involve public in discussion on busy Scott City interchange options (05/24/13)
KELSO, Mo. -- Officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation were on hand to discuss a proposed interchange providing access to south Scott City on Thursday evening at the Kelso City Hall. The interchange is part of a three-phase process to ease traffic congestion at Scott City...
Sending "Hope" to Oklahoma (05/23/13)
BERNIE, Mo. -- "Whenever there's devastation, we help no matter what." That's how Hope International Administrator Gale Jordan characterized the process they use to determine which disasters the nonprofit organization will reach out to. As of Thursday morning, a semi-truck, packed to the roof full of hygiene items, bottled water, trash bags, gloves and snack items, is on its way to once again deliver goods to an area in need...
Sharp addresses extended school day (05/23/13)
For the past several weeks, local teachers have heard about a proposal to lengthen the required school workday for certified staff members (not for student attendance). The change would involve no extra pay for staff members. This issue and others were addressed by Supt. Dr. Thomas Sharp during a staff meeting Wednesday afternoon in the DHS auditorium following the end of classes for the 2012-13 year...
Local board addresses safety in schools (05/23/13)
The December 2012 killing of 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. changed the fabric of schools in America. It was inevitable that in the months following Sandy Hook, school board members would be forced to address safety issues within their districts. For Dexter, that moment came immediately following the Newtown incident, but for the first time in open session, specific safety issues and the cost of addressing those issues, was brought to the forefront...
MDC adds to elk efforts (05/23/13)
CARTER COUNTY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) added 20 adult cow elk, 16 yearling cow elk, three yearling bull elk and one newborn male calf to its elk restoration project in the Ozarks Tuesday morning. Transported via livestock trailer from Kentucky, where they spent the past four months quarantined in a holding pen, the elk arrived at temporary holding pens on MDC's Peck Ranch Conservation Area at first light. ...
Federal appellate court to hear three cases in Cape Girardeau (05/23/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau will make history today when it hosts a special session of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. U.S. Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh said the session, which is being held in conjunction with a continuing legal education program for area attorneys, is the first of its kind in Cape Girardeau...
School's out! (05/23/13)
Wednesday was the last day of school for Dexter students. Friends Shelby Driskill, Mia Holden, and Mackinlee Rodriguez celebrate on the playground of Southwest Elementary at the end of the day. Summer school classes will begin at Dexter on June 3 and will run through June 28...
Mo. State Parks beaches to open for Memorial Day Weekend (05/23/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri State Parks will open 16 designated swimming beaches on Friday, May 24 for the 2013 recreational season, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The beach at Lake Wappapello State Park located in Williamsville will remain closed at this time due to flooding. ...
$2 billion in Oklahoma tornado damage means long recovery (05/23/13)
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- All that is left of Shayne Patteson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood...
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