Daily Statesman
NewsDecember 24, 2012
Dexter man jailed for possession of meth, other drugsDEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter man was arrested Thursday after a brief chase on County Road 702, Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner said in a news release. Deputy Travis Stafford reportedly made an attempt to stop a vehicle, but the driver failed to yield. The vehicle th...
FeaturesDecember 23, 2012
Stoddard Co. volunteers pack 3,000 sacks of foodMore than 100 volunteers in Stoddard County worked for two days to prepare 3,000 sacks of food for distribution to those in need during the Christmas holidays. The volunteers began gathering at the Stoddard County Gospel Mission Thursday to stuff sacks with non-per...NewsOctober 8, 2012
Dexter police search for armed robbery suspectDEXTER, Mo. -- Dexter police are hunting for a suspect in an alleged armed robbery Thursday. According to the Dexter Police Department, a contract worker from Arkansas staying at the Hickory House Inn on North Outer Road reported that a man from outside of one of t...NewsOctober 1, 2012
Preliminary hearing in Catron, Mo., killing to be todayBLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Catron, Mo., man accused of killing his son in May will have a preliminary hearing today. Charles C. Goforth, 40, was arrested May 5 and charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The hearing had been previously postponed whil...NewsSeptember 9, 2012
Body found in Stoddard CountyDEXTER, Mo. -- A body was found off County Road 403 just north of Dexter just after 4 p.m. Thursday, authorities said Friday. The Stoddard County Sheriff's Department is investigating, but Sheriff Carl Hefner said foul play is not suspected at this time...
NewsAugust 13, 2012
Dexter woman arrested for alleged meth labBLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter woman was charged Friday with allegedly attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. Rebecca L. Schaefer, 42, was arrested and charged with felony possession of precursors to the manufacture of methamphetamine, which carries a penalty of u...NewsJuly 30, 2012
Two charged with felony possession of marijuana in DexterDEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter man and woman were arrested Friday for alleged possession of marijuana. On Friday, the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department and the Dexter Police Department served a search warrant at a home in Dexter, according to Stoddard County Sheriff Ca...NewsJuly 23, 2012
Children playing with phones causing 911 problems in Stoddard CountyDEXTER, Mo. -- Stoddard County 911 Services administrator Carol Moreland told the 911 Services board of directors "there has been quite a problem" with children calling the 911 dispatch center while playing with discarded cellphones. She said there have been severa...NewsJuly 22, 2012
Man charged with assault in car wreckDEXTER, Mo. -- A 24-year-old Dexter man has been charged with assault, the result of a wreck that occurred on Two Mile Road in Dexter. Stewart J. Barney was charged Thursday with second-degree vehicular assault for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, resulting i...NewsJuly 20, 2012
Dexter, Mo. woman sentenced in theft, forgery caseBLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter, Mo., woman accused of stealing nearly $500,000 was sentenced to prison Thursday, the Daily Statesman reported. Kathy Ellsworth, 48, pleaded guilty June 21 to forging what is believed to be a total of $485,000 in checks from her employer...Advertisement
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