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FEMA reps urge purchase of flood insurance (05/02/08)
"I can say that I'm 100 percent sure that another flood is coming," says Greg Coulson, who acts as a flood plane management specialist with FEMA. "I can't tell you when, but I can tell you that another flood will be here." Coulson paid a visit to Dexter this week to stress to residents the importance of purchasing a flood insurance policy...

Making plans for UCAN Tournament (04/29/08)
Gathering recently to finalize plans for the Four-Person UCAN Golf Scramble slated for Friday, May 9, were committee members (seated) Janice Nichols and Kim Conner and (standing) Annis Fortner and Sharon Hill. The event, to be held at Hidden Trails Country Club, will benefit the United Cancer Assistance Network, a non-profit organization providing individual support for area cancer patients in an effort to ease the burdens brought about with a diagnosis of cancer. ...

Assistance sign-ups set for ag producers hit by flooding (04/24/08)
Stoddard County has been approved for the Emergency Conservation Program due to the excessive rain and resulting flooding of March 17, 2008 through March 19, 2008, according to Steve Morrison, County Executive Director of the local FSA office in Bloomfield...

Local legislators sign ACS "Promise" (04/01/08)
Missouri's state senators and state representatives are signing on to a proposal that is designed to improve the quality of health, especially in the area of cancer prevention and early detection, for residents across the state. It's called the State Cancer Promise and it is an effort from the American Cancer Society (ACS) that is designed to ensure Missouri's citizens that their elected officials will do everything within their political power to support the reform and the efforts that will bring about an opportunity to defeat cancer.. ...

Blunt urging parents to make sure children are immunized (03/30/08)
There can be many questions for parents when it comes to having their children vaccinated against certain disease. Recently, questions have been raised on whether vaccinations contribute to children developing autism and other health problems. However, Missouri leaders and other health professionals are urging parents to remember that the benefits of vaccinating healthy children far outweigh the rare risks that have been associated with the act...

Dexter welcomes special guest as a result of floods (03/23/08)
Undoubtedly, many stories will be told over the years of the Great Flood of 2008. One of them belongs to Nora White. She is without question one of the most independent 97-year-olds around. Nora White has always lived independently until a recent accident in which she suffered a broken left leg left her dependent upon someone else's care. It was a situation with which the feisty little great-great-great grandmother was not pleased at all...

Banken called up to assist Butler County rescue efforts (03/21/08)
Two of Dexter's finest were called to aid rescue efforts this week in Butler County. Fire Chief Al Banken, along with firefighter Don Seymore, answered the call that came in early Thursday morning from Region E in Butler County to assist at the command post during flood rescue efforts all over the county...

Several breaches in area rivers (03/20/08)
Blunt, Bush declare 70 Missouri counties disaster area

Widespread flooding covers Stoddard County (03/19/08)
Widespread flooding throughout Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois is taking its toll on Stoddard County and other neighboring counties as approximately 10 inches of rain fell across the region yesterday and last night. Two deaths have been reported so far, one in Bollinger County and one in Wayne County near Ellsinore...

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