Last Week's Most Read Stories

Dexter man dies in overnight fire (11/04/09)

Thursday wreck (10/30/09)
Kenneth D. Minton, 79, sustained moderate injuries Thursday afternoon after reportedly slowing in the westbound lane of traffic on Highway 60 and being struck from behind by a tractor-trailer driven by Michael M. Lewis, 51, of Carthage. Lewis was uninjured in the wreck. Minton was transported by ambulance to Missouri Southern Healthcare...

EMCON bought out by French-based Faurecia (11/03/09)
EMCON Technologies, formerly Arvin Industries, will have yet another name in the near future. It was announced Monday that a European-based company, Faurecia, has acquired EMCON, making the company the world leader in emissions control technologies...

Number of flu victims rises; clinics underway (10/29/09)
A total of 217 residents in Stoddard County are confirmed victims of Type A Flu, according to Stoddard County Public Health Center's Director Debbie Pleimling. There have been only five Type B Flu cases confirmed and six of an unknown variety. Only four confirmed cases of H1N1 have been reported to the county center. That figure, however, can be misleading, since patients being tested for the flu are typically tested only for Type A...

Police say husband was target in Cape killings (10/29/09)
Jamie Lynn Orman and her 15-year-old son died Tuesday morning when a murder conspiracy aimed at Jamie Orman's boyfriend went wrong, documents filed with murder charges revealed. Ryan Patterson, 28, entered the home that John Lawrence shared with Orman at 1224 N. ...

Still stringing them along (11/01/09)
Her talents continue to take her to new heights. Dexter High School senior, Diana Lanpher, has been the focus of previous articles in The Daily Statesman for her numerous musical accomplishments, many of which are unique to a student her age. Lanpher is an accomplished violinist. ...

Tuesday Wreck (10/28/09)
A wreck at 3:37 Tuesday resulted in injuries to a local woman and knocked out power to the west end of Dexter for several hours. Police say the van shown above was heading south on Two Mile Rd. and after stopping at the Arvin Rd. intersection, proceeded south into the path of the westbound pickup shown behind the van. ...

Halloween night fun at Dexter High School's Annual Student Council Trunk or Treat (11/03/09)

Tuesday wreck victim taken to St. Louis (10/30/09)
Julie Hemerley, the 45-year-old Dexter woman who suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday, was scheduled to be transferred today to a St. Louis hospital to undergo surgery, according to a family member who contacted The Daily Statesman with an update on her condition...