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Stoddard County SB40 renews loan; discusses Sheltered Workshop renovations
(Local News ~ 01/26/21)
The Stoddard County SB40 Board renewed its real estate loan with Southern Bank at its January meeting. The loan was taken out originally for the construction of the then-Target Case Management and Progressive Industries buildings. The Progressive Industries building has since been leased to QC Supply. The board currently owes $1,219,222 on the current loan...
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Businesses return CARES Act money mistakingly awarded for payroll
(Local News ~ 01/26/21)
BLOOMFIELD — Two businesses who mistakenly received payroll reimbursement through the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act have returned those funds totaling over $11,000 to the county. Presiding Commissioner Danny Talkington said in a previous meeting that any money received would be used to refund businesses who submitted their paperwork by the Nov. 30 deadline and who have not received any CARES Act funds...
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SoutheastHEALTH auxiliary member Frieda Young reaches milestone birthday
(Local News ~ 01/26/21)
SoutheastHealth Hospital Auxiliary member Frieda Young is now 100 years young. She recently celebrated her milestone birthday at Hickory Log in Dexter with her family and friends. “It feels wonderful to have them all home again,” said Young during her party. “I have a good bunch of kids and grandkids.”...
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Chester L. Shockley
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Chester L. Shockley, 94, of Dexter, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at his son’s home in Gordonville, Missouri. He was born April 11, 1926, in Cuba, Missouri, son of Earl and Nellie Schafferkoetter Shockley. He and Wilma Kennedy were married in 1966: she survives...
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Jonas Newton Matthews
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Jonas Newton Matthews (94), well known as Jack, died at his home with his wife and son at his side, January 17, 2021 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Jack was born May 27, 1926, the son of Freda Bryant Matthews and Jonas Newton Matthews. He was married to Pauline Harper Matthews and father of Larry Matthews, and educated in the Bloomfield Schools...
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Charles Richard McRoy
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Charles Richard McRoy, son of the late Charley McRoy and Jessie Lay McRoy, was born on October 14, 1942 in Bloomfield, Missouri, and departed this life on January 24, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 78 years...
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Dorothy Marie Biggs
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Dorothy Marie Biggs 89 passed on January 21, 2021 at Malden, Mo. No services are being planned at this time. Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of arrangements.
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Glenda Elizabeth Starnes
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Glenda Elizabeth Starnes, daughter of the late Alfred Hill and Maxine Evelyn Eldridge Hill was born on September 1, 1951 in Des Arc, Missouri, and departed this life on January 21, 2021 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 69. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Interment followed in Hagy Cemetery in Dexter...
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Gerald Leon Norman
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Gerald Leon Norman, son of the late John Henry Norman and Beulah Marsh Norman, was born on July 14, 1942 in Harvell, Missouri, and departed this life on January 18, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 78 years...
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Williams “Bill” A. Miranda
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Williams “Bill” A. Miranda, son of the late Manuel Miranda and Irene Silva Miranda was born on September 7, 1938 at Somerville, Massachusetts, and departed this life in Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on January 22, 2021 at the age of 82...
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Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Planning Intermittent Closures for Feral Hog Control
(Local News ~ 01/26/21)
PUXICO, MO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Inspection and Health Service (APHIS) will be conducting a multiple-day aerial operation to control feral hogs on Mingo National Wildlife Refuge between February 9 and February 13, 2021. ...
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Stoddard County Court Records for the week of January 27
(Court News ~ 01/26/21)
Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell Jan. 11-15, 2021 • Sam Kirk, Angie Kirk and Angie Battles to Jason Allan Fields. Staats Addition Dexter Block 3 Lot 3. • Martin Grain Co. to Travis M. Moore and Patricia M. Moore. Section 4 Township 23 Range 8...
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Stoddard County confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19; 12 recoveries
(Local News ~ 01/26/21)
Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,945 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 77 active, 2,807 recovered and 61 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 400 cases, 20 to 29 – 388 cases, 30 to 39 – 386 cases, 40 to 49 – 455 cases, 50 to 59 – 388 cases, 60 to 69 – 403 cases, 70 to 79 – 306 cases and 80-plus – 216 cases. ...
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Dr. Lewis “Rick” Hux
(Obituary ~ 01/26/21)
Dr. Lewis “Rick” Hux, 73, of Jonesboro, AR, formerly of Dexter, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, in a Jonesboro, AR hospital from complications of Covid-19. Hux was a longtime educator within the Dexter School system and served for a time as Dexter High School principal...
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Dexter School Board hears update on math and ELA testing
(Local News ~ 01/26/21)
UPdATED:This story has been updated to correct a printing error on a comment made at the meeting by teacher Adam Clark. Our sincere apologies to Mr. Clark and the Dexter School District. The Dexter School Board moved quickly through a light agenda at its January meeting.
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