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Briefly: Dexter football team outruns Charleston 67-14 (statewide scores included)
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats rushed for 319 yards and limited its opponent to two first downs as it cruised to a convincing 67-14 victory against Charleston Friday night. The Bearcats scored a touchdown in every quarter and built 53-14 lead by halftime. Charleston did not score in the second half...
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Recount: County vote total stays same on amendment
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The vote on Amendment 1, the Right to Farm amendment, stayed the same in Stoddard County after a recount Thursday morning at Stoddard County Clerk Joe Watson's office. The vote tally in the August election in the county was 2,955 for the amendment and 1,907 against it. That total was the same after the recount...
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Gateway Shoes might need to find a new home
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
Since 2003, Gateway Shoes has been a source of employment for people in Dexter. According to company President Larry Opinsky, it has also been a source of pride -- one which could be disappearing soon. The Dexter Board of Aldermen met Tuesday night and discussed the fate of the building, located on Poplar Street in Dexter. The board had announced in the August meeting that it would start receiving sealed bids for the property...
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A "Mighty" big collection
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
Some folks collect coins, some stamps, others autographs, but Cecil Wiseman of Dexter prefers Tonka trucks -- and Tonka dozers and cranes, cement mixers and whatever other type of Tonka items he's been able to find over the past several years. They were known to be indestructible in the 1950s and 60s -- the bright yellow metal scaled down industrial machines that were found under Christmas trees all over the world for more than seven decades and still remain a popular staple for every youngster's toybox at some point between two and 12 years of age.. ...
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Amendment 3 could cost Missourians in more ways than one
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
A contentious ballot issue will be decided by Missouri voters on November 4; and, while the issue does have some support, local educators do not seem to be on board with it. The proposed Amendment 3 would implement teacher performance evaluations that would be used to determine whether a teacher should be dismissed, retained, demoted or promoted. It would also prevent teachers from collectively bargaining over the terms of these evaluations...
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Dexter middle school football teams shutout Charleston
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter middle school football program put together a near perfect defensive performance in its season opener Thursday night against Charleston. The Dexter seventh grade scored a touchdown in both quarters on its way to a 16-0 two-quarter victory against Charleston...
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
Dexter Police Sept. 3-5, 2014 A red and orange Chevrolet wrecker was reported stolen from 213 E. Business Hwy. 60 Tuesday morning. The passing of counterfeit bills was reported Tuesday from two locations on W. Business 60. The first report came in at 10:26 a.m. and the second at 11:34 a.m. Police are investigating...
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Essay award winner at Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
SUBMITTED photo Bloomfield student, Allison Statler, is shown with eighth grade English teacher, Erica Berry and Principal Dustin Hicks after being awarded the first place prize in the region for an essay she wrote during the 2013-14 school year. The contest was sponsored by the Missouri Peace Officers Association. Statler won a $300 check, and $100 checks were awarded to both Berry and Bloomfield Schools. Statler's essay was published in the summer edition of Law Enforcement magazine...
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History event set at Big Oak Tree Park
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
A Living History Day will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Big Oak Tree State Park. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Rope making, basket weaving, flint knapping and making canvas floor cloths will be among the demonstrations of old time skills on display. ...
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Drunk driving crackdown stats released
(Local News ~ 09/05/14)
Declaring Dexter's participation in the nation's annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" drunk driving crackdown a major success, Dexter Police Department reported that 1 drunk driving arrest, 5 other significant arrests and 116 citations were made during the enforcement period, which ran from Aug. 15 through Sept. 1, 2014...
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Long weekend deals tough hand
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/14)
I don't necessarily believe that karma is a legitimate force of nature, but I'd like to think that those of us who go out of our way to be kind and helpful to others have a bit more good fortune. I have been told by more than one person that I have the uncanny ability to walk through a pig farm and come out smelling like a rose, and I always attribute that to holding the door open for people, being friendly to everyone, and trying my best to be a genuinely nice fellow. ...
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