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Angela McCoy pleads guilty, will serve 20 years and testify against husband
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo.--A Bernie, Mo. woman plead guilty Wednesday to a 2010 murder. Angela McCoy, who has been incarcerated since June 2010 alongside her husband, Allen McCoy, following the murder of Aubrey Finch plead guilty in a Stoddard County courtroom Wednesday...
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Donald Lee Prater
(Obituary ~ 04/17/13)
On April 12, 2013, at age 82, the Triune God gave the joy and victory of eternal life to Donald Lee Prater. Born in Essex, Mo., on Oct. 29, 1930, he was the oldest along with siblings Don, Charles, Dale, Sonny, Bill, Harold, and John, who were largely raised by their maternal grandparents in Dexter, Mo. Early on, Don learned to work hard, help others and take responsibility for family...
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Essex woman injured in crash
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
ESSEX, Mo. -- An Essex woman sustained moderate injuries in a two vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on County Road 563, three miles northeast of Essex. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Breanna R. Shelton, 22, was backing her 2010 Ford Fusion out of a private driveway on the county road and pulled into the path of an oncoming southbound 2010 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Brooke E. Bader, 19, of Bloomfield...
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Repair work set for US Hwy. 60
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
Eastbound U.S. 60 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane between Route AH and Highway 114 as MoDOT crews perform bridge maintenance. The work will be performed Thursday, and next Monday and Tuesday, from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. All work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near those areas...
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Thelma Marie Smith
(Obituary ~ 04/17/13)
Thelma Marie Smith, daughter of the late James Smedley and Cora Hanners Smedley, was born on March 8, 1934 in Wardell, Mo. and died on April 15, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at the age of 79. Mrs. Smith was a resident of Puxico and had worked as a Physical Therapist Assistant at the Dexter Memorial Hospital...
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Cancer victims, family members to gather for tribute
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor In the coming months, the 18 Fore Life Charity will reach its one million dollar mark in love offerings to individuals battling cancer. Organizers Scott and Kerri Kruse are in the process of putting together their annual tribute to those who have faced a cancer diagnosis and have been recipients of an 18 Fore Life love offering. ...
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Aldermen to add use tax to August ballot
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer The citizens of Dexter will soon see the local use tax proposition on a ballot again. The issue was re-visited at Monday's meeting of the Dexter Board of Aldermen, their first since the April municipal election...
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Advance city officials field questions over dog ordinance
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
By MADELINE DeJOURNETT SEMO News Service ADVANCE, Mo. -- Approximately 30 citizens attended the April 15, 2013 meeting at Advance City Hall, in the wake of a March 18, 2013 Board of Aldermen decision to impose a two-dog limit within the city limits of Advance...
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FEMA money still available for bridge
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Stoddard County Commissioner Carol Jarrell reported that she and Castor Township officials met with Patrick Duncan of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to discuss replacement of a bridge on County Road 410 northwest of Aid. Jarrell said Duncan indicated funds from FEMA were still available to rebuild the bridge...
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Springtime!
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
NOREEN HYSLOP- nhyslop@dailystatesman.com Proof that Spring is finally here it witnessed across the downtown area of Dexter, with the Japanese Cherry trees in full bloom. Winds this week have scattered the blossoms across Walnut and Stoddard Streets. Temperatures were expected to be in the 80s Wednesday, but are to dip back down with a light frost threatening plantings over the coming weekend...
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Bayleigh Jane Chamberlain
(Obituary ~ 04/17/13)
Bayleigh Jane Chamberlain, daughter of John and Lisa Bruce Chamberlain of Herculaneum, Mo. was born on Aug. 21, 1995 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and died on April 15, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 17. Bayleigh Jane was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Festus, Embrace Student Ministries and Sheaves for Christ. She was a resident of Herculaneum, Mo...
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Advance man sentenced to 20 years for sodomy
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo.--An Advance man has been sentenced to prison for molesting a child under 14 years of age. Daniel Keith Dye, 38 of Advance, was originally arrested in September 2012 for possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia. Following his arrest, the charges regarding the molestation case were filed...
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 04/17/13)
Dexter Police April 16, 2013 Police arrested Brittany M. Cecil, 20, and Joseph M. Lopez, 31, both of Dexter, at 1 p.m. at 301 S. Sassafras St. Tuesday. Each is charged with third degree domestic assault. Stoddard County April 16, 2013 Keifer Austin Clay, 24, of Sikeston was arrested on a warrant for driving while revoked and unlawful possession of a weapon. Bond was set at $15,000 cash and he remains in jail...
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