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SB40 holds special meeting held to discuss loan
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
The Stoddard County Senate Bill 40 board held a special meeting June 20 to discuss a loan taken out by the Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop. The meeting was called for and conducted by board member Danny Griffin, according to minutes from the meeting...
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One Mile Road sidewalk project complete; walking/bike trail project begins
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
The construction of the new sidewalk on One Mile Road is now complete. The sidewalk begins at the railroad tracks and runs down the west side of the road, crossing over to the east side of the road by Dexter City Lake. The sidewalk then stays on the east side of the road until it terminates by First Midwest Bank, at the intersection of One Mile Road and Business U.S. 60...
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County withdraws from lawsuit against Ameren
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
BLOOMFIELD — Stoddard County decided to withdraw from a lawsuit against Ameren at a special meeting Thursday night at the Stoddard County Justice Center. The Stoddard County Commission called the meeting to discuss what to do next, as the case has been tied up in court since 2013...
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Peggy Jean Hockman
(Obituary ~ 06/25/19)
Peggy Jean Hockman, age 77, of Odessa, Texas passed away at Buena Vida Nursing and Rehabilitation on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Peggy was born Sunday July 6, 1941 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to the late Loyd Jean and Mary Catherine Rainey. Peggy was a daddy’s girl and she always jokingly let her siblings know. ...
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Jessamine “Tiny” Johns
(Obituary ~ 06/25/19)
Jessamine “Tiny” Johns, daughter of the late Ira Cecil Tucker and Laycofa Wilfong Tucker, was born on May 15, 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana and departed this life on June 23, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 92 years...
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Bobby G. Fowler
(Obituary ~ 06/25/19)
Bobby G. Fowler, son of the late Albert Fowler and Arel Wilson Fowler, was born on March 16, 1934 in Iuka, Mississippi and departed this life on June 22, 2019 at Mulberry Manor in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 85 years. Mr. Fowler was a veteran of the United States Air Force, retiring after 20 years as Technical Sergeant. ...
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Brandy Nichole Deprow
(Obituary ~ 06/25/19)
Brandy Nichole Deprow, was born on November 9, 1987 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, June 17, 2019 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau, Mo. at the age of 31 years. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, June 20, 2019...
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Larry Lynn Barrett
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
Larry Lynn Barrett, was born on December 3, 1965 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, June 24, 2019 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 53 years. Friends may call at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Memorial services will then be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...
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Steve P. Hall
(Obituary ~ 06/25/19)
Steve P. Hall, was born on June 17, 1954 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau at the age of 65 years. Visitation will be held at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m. ...
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Dexter Fire Department responds to vehicle fire
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
The Dexter Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire Monday afternoon in the parking lot at SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County. The fire was quickly extinguished.
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Man arrested in Bernie after caller tip
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
Bernie Police arrested a man on probation who was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. Alex G. Winder was charged possession with of a controlled substance after his arrest at the Bernie Laundromat. Officer Randy Elles and Bernie Police Chief Justin Allen responded to the laundromat after a caller stated a female at the facility had a warrant...
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Jana Bennett - Turning a LEGACY in the kitchen, into profit and PASSION
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
“My mother is my inspiration,” observes Jana Bennett of Dexter. “She was a homemaker and cook, and was so proud of her talent in the kitchen. Cooking wasn’t a chore to her — she loved it.” Bennett says she inherited her mother’s fondness for food preparation, and when, as a single mother, she needed a way to supplement her income, she found that through cooking...
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Library grants benefit small communities
(Local News ~ 06/25/19)
Local libraries in Advance, Bernie, Bloomfield, Piedmont and Puxico were among 35 libraries across Missouri who were the recent recipients of a combined $173,396 in state aid grants. The libraries each received $4,954 of funding for use on literacy efforts and technology upgrades, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office says...
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