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Hardin, Stubenrauch named Elks Students of the Year (4/23/24)Exalted ruler Davy Crocket welcomed the Dexter Elks lodge 2439 crowd Monday at the annual Student of the Year banquet. Before dinner, the pledge of allegiance and prayer was led by Elks Chairman Dennis Carmack. “Throughout the year, we recognize a male and female student of the month at each high school in Stoddard County and present award certificates with a check for $50,” Carmack said. ...
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Traffic municipal cases filed, April 24 (4/23/24)• St. vs. Amanda M. Fitch - Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11 - 15 Mph) • St. vs. James Noble Duncan - Driver Operated Commercial Motor Vehicle Without Seatbelt • Bernie vs. Summer Nichole O'Neal - Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (16-19 Mph Over)...
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Criminal Cases Filed April 24 (4/23/24)• St. vs. Justin R. Lane - Owner Operated Motor Vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility (Motor Vehicle Required To Be Registered) - 1st Offense • St. vs. Keith A. Harris - Owner Operated Motor Vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility (Motor Vehicle Required To Be Registered) - 1st Offense...
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Family domestic cases filed Apirl 17 (4/23/24)• Tara Y. Wheetley vs. Joseph A. Wheetley – CC Dissolution of Marriage W/Children • Elizjah Dukes vs. Amber Dukes – CC Dissolution of Marriage W/Children • Sammie A. Dobbs vs. Tahnee N. Dobbs – CC Dissolution W/O Children
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Barbara Kegley (4/23/24)Barbara Kegley, daughter of the late JC Eaves and Jacquline Hester Eaves, was born in Morehouse, Missouri March 20, 1954, and departed this life in New Madrid, Missouri, April 18, 2024, at the age of 70. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie noon until 3 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024. A memorial service will then be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024, in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel...
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Atchison sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole (4/22/24)JEFFERSON CITY — Drew Atchison finally learned his fate on Friday, as he was sentenced to life in prison without any chance of parole. The sentence came after his conviction on three first-degree murder charges, as well as charges of child kidnapping and armed criminal action.
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Route E reduced for culvert replacement (4/22/24)Route E in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located from Route 25 to County Road 527 near Bloomfield, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Tuesday through Thursday...
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Riddle announces run for commission (4/22/24)Lifelong Stoddard County resident Jeff Riddle has announced he will run for District 2 county commissioner. “I’m running for county commissioner in District 2 because (of the) opportunity (for) change, I feel that it is the time to lead the county in a direction that is a better future for the citizens of Stoddard County,” Riddle said in a statement...
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Prosecutor Sawyer Smith offers clarification to the public (4/22/24)BLOOMFIELD — In the days following charges that were filed in the untimely death of Dexter Police Dog Apollo, Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Sawyer Smith said he would like to clear up some confusion that some people might be experiencing. Smith filed criminal charges earlier in the month against former Dexter police officer Derrick Durall for his alleged role in the death of Apollo. ...
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Teeters bound over for trial in murder case (4/22/24)BLOOMFIELD — An Essex man will soon have his day in court to defend himself against the charge of second degree murder. Jerry Teeters of Essex was arrested in late February for his alleged role in the death of his mother, with whom he resided. State records show Teeters is a registered sex offender who was released from state custody in 2011 after being convicted of statutory sodomy in 2006...
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Dexter Board of Education swears in new members (4/18/24)With their right hands raised Tuesday night, Aaron Mathis and Preston Clark swore the Dexter R-XI Board of Education oath of office. Superintendent Amy James dissolved the existing board. Then, a copy of the certified election results were projected on the pull down screen. The following vote count was determined: Mathis (628), Clark (454) and Taylor Joyner (372) votes...
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County Road 589 in Stoddard County Closed for Culvert Replacement (4/18/24)County Road 589 in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located at the junction of U.S. Route 60 and County Road 589. U.S. Route 60 will not be impacted during this work...
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Saint Francis kicks off 2024 Mobile Wellness Days of Caring (4/18/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU – Saint Francis Foundation recently hosted its first Mobile Wellness Day of Caring event of 2024 in Hayti. Mobile Wellness provided walk-in mammograms to 19 area residents. Saint Francis Foundation grilled lunch for 160 residents, distributed free food, hygiene kits, paper towels and more than 1,600 diapers to more than 200 families. The event is just one of ten dates planned for this year...
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Edwards School Reunion is May 4 (4/17/24)Edwards School Reunion will be held at noon Saturday, May 4, at Dexter West City Park. It will include a potluck lunch. Please bring your own drinks. Plates and silverware will be furnished. Anyone who is interested in old rural country schools is welcome to attend. For information, contact Edith Gardener, 618-980-5831...
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A special gift from birth, before (4/17/24)This past week has been a wonder. I am now a grandfather again. Our daughter just had her first child and that makes two grandchildren for my wife and me. Susan and I raised three wonderful children and yet I still am in awe and wonder at the birth of a child. The absolute miracle of this newborn baby just solidifies my faith in our creator God...
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Local students named to Mississippi State University’s fall 2023 Deans’ List (4/16/24)MISSISSIPPI STATE, Mississippi — More than 2,500 students have been named to the fall 2023 Deans’ List at Mississippi State University. The following local students received this honor: Jayci Holcomb, of Dexter Mallory Stevens, of Parma To be named to the Deans’ List at Mississippi State, a student must have achieved a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C...
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Public input sought on economic development plan (4/16/24)The public is being asked to share their thoughts on the future needs of Stoddard County as officials work to update plans for economic development. The Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission will hold its first meeting Thursday with stakeholders as part of this process, shared Christine Young, community development specialist. An online survey is also available for the public at www.bootrpc.com...
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Proceeds donated from annual St. Patrick's Day fundraiser (4/16/24)Net proceeds from the 27th annual St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage event held on March 16, were dispersed Tuesday. “It’s amazing to see 20 churches in Stoddard County work together,” said Mary Worley, a member of the Ecumenical Corned Beef and Cabbage event...
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Dexter residents help with blood drive (4/15/24)The need for blood donors isn’t a surprise to Tammy Clark of Dexter. Her mother needed transfusions during hip replacement surgeries. But even before that, the Dexter resident made donating a priority. Clark rolled up her sleeves Monday for the Dexter Rotary Club Blood Drive, donating platelets this time. The drive was held between 12:30-5:30 p.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Church parish hall...
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Community Calendar, April 15 (4/15/24)The following events will be held in April. Friday, April 19 Ribbon cutting A ribbon cutting will be held at noon Friday, April 19, for Cricket Wireless, 1615 W. Business 60. Saturday, April 20 Grand opening Lowery Acres will host a grand opening from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at 20375 County Road 283. Nick Waggner with Wagner Farms will hand out cooked samples of his beef and Cockadoodle Moo Petting Zoo will be on location...
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Puxico R-VIII reviews election results, celebrates ‘community investment’ (4/12/24)Puxico R-VIII School District Board of Education member Michael Clubb administered the oath of office Thursday, April 11, to April Burchard and Joe Hodges. Burchard and Hodges received congratulations after certified copies of the school election results from Wayne County Clerk Rhonda Crum and Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks were reviewed...
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Jones family turns heartache into annual benefit for cancer research (4/11/24)Sadly, most of us know someone who has battled cancer. This disease continues its assault on humanity, but the advancement of technology and pharmaceuticals are bringing its own fight of cautious optimism to the medical battlefield. No one knows this better than the Jones family, whose loss of parents Larry and Kathy united the family all the way back in the late ‘90s...
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Prosecutor says investigation into death of Dexter police dog is ongoing (4/11/24)The criminal investigation into the death and alleged mistreatment of a Dexter police dog is broadening and continuing, Stoddard County Prosecutor Sawyer Smith said in a statement released late Wednesday. “Today I assure all Stoddard County Citizens this office is broadening and continuing the criminal investigation, and pursuing justice within the boundaries of legal ethics and under the language of applicable law as it does in each and every case,” Smith said.
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Dexter police dog had lost nearly 40% of its body weight between 'healthy' vet visit, death (4/9/24)A Dexter police dog had dropped approximately 26 pounds in the six months prior to its death — nearly 40% of its body weight, officials said in court documents released upon the arrest of a former Dexter officer. Officer Derrick Durall, the K-9 handler for Apollo, was terminated, according to an executive session vote April 1 by the Dexter Board of Alderman, and has since been arrested...
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Hands-on natural science lesson (4/9/24)At the moment of totality, cheers roared throughout Charles Bland Stadium. Dexter High School’s entire student body approved of the total solar eclipse lesson Monday. This could have been the first roaring cheer heard during class at DHS. The solar eclipse phases were displayed on the scoreboard while sun and moon themed music played on the loudspeaker. On the football field, students rotated between four natural science learning stations...
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