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Public warned: Scammer pretends to be Dexter Police Department (5/5/24)The Dexter Police Department has received information that scammers are calling posing as a member of the police department. “The suspect(s) in these types of cases are sophisticated and your caller ID will show the call as coming from the local Police Department,” according to a release from Chief Hank Trout. ...
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Prayer held at Dexter City Hall (5/3/24)Dexter’s religious leaders were welcomed by song from Dimension Church, Pastor Chris Masters and Kristin Masters as they gathered Thursday at city hall to pray. Congress, by law, has called upon the president of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as “National Day of Prayer.” President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proclaimed May 2 as that day...
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EDITORIAL: Newspapers provide authenticity for public notices (5/2/24)Transparency has become a buzzword for those who spend our tax dollars. Especially for those who are running for an elected position that controls how those tax dollars are spent. They promise to be a watchdog and cut out wasteful spending and be up front and public with their decisions. Some follow through, others push to the side those thoughts once they’re elected and in charge of the purse strings...
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Highway 60 to be reduced Sunday, Monday (5/2/24)U.S. Bus 60 in Stoddard County Reduced for Culvert Replacement Business Route 60 in Stoddard County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located from Cooper Street to One Mile Road in Dexter, Missouri...
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U.S. 60 to be reduced (4/30/24)Highway 60 in Butler and Stoddard counties will be reduced as contractor crews remove and replace islands at various intersections. As work is underway, eastbound and westbound Route 60 will be reduced to one lane in each direction in the vicinity of the intersection...
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Updates help preserve Dexter Twin Cinema (4/30/24)It was exactly four years ago that life as we knew it would forever be altered by a worldwide virus. Careers suddenly became remote, masks were mandated, and the world struggled to comprehend this atypical existence. COVID ripped its way through families and businesses. Some pressed on, while others faded out of existence...
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Cicadapocalypse or Cicada-notcalypse? (4/30/24)Cicada Broods XIX and XIII will emerge together for the first time since 1803. They come to the surface after a 13 and 17-year period of gestation in the ground respectively and cover an area stretching from southern Wisconsin to parts of Alabama. It should be noted the two broods do not overlap in territory...
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Ministerial Alliance to hold National Day of Prayer event (4/30/24)From Staff Reports The Dexter Ministerial Alliance has invited the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday, May 2. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church of Dexter...
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Richland youth heads to nationals (4/30/24)“Only by understanding the rights we have are we able to protect them,” Richland student Jaycee Arnold wrote in an essay that has earned the sixth grader a spot in a national competition. Arnold entered her essay, “What the Bill of Rights Means to Me,” in a local competition hosted by the Dexter Elks Lodge for grades fifth through eighth...
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Community calendar, April 29 (4/29/24)Thursday, May 2 National Day of Prayer The Dexter Ministerial Alliance invites the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday, May 2. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church...
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Local sixth grader essay on Bill of Rights entered in national contest (4/29/24)“Only by understanding the rights we have are we able to protect them,” Richland student Jaycee Arnold wrote in an essay that has earned the sixth grade a spot in a national competition. Arnold entered her essay, “What the Bill of Rights Means to Me,” in a local competition hosted by the Dexter Elks Lodge for grades fifth through eighth...
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County Road 589 closed April 30 for culvert replacement (4/29/24)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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U.S. 60 in Butler, Stoddard counties reduced for island replacement (4/29/24)Highway 60 in Butler and Stoddard counties will be reduced as contractor crews remove and replace islands at various intersections. As work is underway, eastbound and westbound Route 60 will be reduced to one lane in each direction in the vicinity of the intersection...
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National Day of Prayer event Thursday (4/29/24)The Dexter Ministerial Alliance has invited the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church of Dexter...
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Under new ownership, Dexter Twin Cinema undergoes improvements (4/29/24)It was exactly four years ago that life as we knew it would forever be altered by a worldwide virus. Careers suddenly became remote, masks were mandated, and the world struggled to comprehend this atypical existence. COVID ripped its way through families and businesses. Some pressed on, while others faded out of existence...
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Edwards School Reunion is May 4 (4/25/24)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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Area part of national Take Back Day (4/24/24)Police departments in Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Doniphan, Malden and Kennett will accept unused and unwanted prescriptions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The Drug Enforcement Agency and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs...
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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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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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