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Essex EAD to recognize community efforts
(03/19/10)
The group from Essex Area Development are looking for a few good men or women who have played a vital role in the betterment of the Essex community. "We want to bring attention to the contributions made to our community through volunteerism and service to Essex and the surrounding area," says EAD President Janet Palmer...
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 Bernie fans are shown in Columbia Thursday afternoon after their Mules pulled out a 69-68 victory over the Eskridge Trojans. The win in Class 2 semi-final action at the state games puts the Bernie Mules in a match at 5 p.m....
Richland studies insurance options; summer school in limbo
(03/19/10) Employee insurance woes seem to be the name of the game with regard to Missouri schools this year. Looking to the 2010-11 school year, Richland School Board members are looking at individual premiums of $516. The district's carrier is GMET and like their Dexter counterpart, Richland is required to pay a substantial assessment fee whether or not they remain with the GMET plan... 
Minton Scholarship established for county grads
(03/18/10)A privately funded continuing scholarship has been established in association with the recently formed Designing Women Foundation, a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of enriching the lives of youth and women. The Keith and Betty Minton Scholarship is a $1000 annual scholarship that will be offered to a graduating senior female from any of the seven Stoddard County High Schools. ... 
Spring is in the air
(03/18/10)The official first day of spring is this Saturday, March 20, and along with the blankets of yellow daffodils "springing" up across the countryside, several species of local birds and an occasional sly squirrel can be found busily taking advantage of sunflower-filled feeders around town. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 60s on Friday with plenty of sunshine to welcome the new season... 
Jarrell to retire; board examines insurance options
(03/17/10)A second surprise retirement notice in as many months from a local school administrator was accepted by the Dexter Board of Education last night after Dr. Denny Jarrell submitted his intent to retire at the conclusion of the current school year. The announcement came in executive session of the board's regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. ... 
Happy St. Patrick's Day
(03/17/10)Mysterious little leprechauns in green paid a visit to Lauren Hutchcraft's first grade classroom overnight and greeted students on St. Patrick's Day with green footprints, green confetti, green sprinkles on their desks, hula-hoops hanging from the ceiling and several other shenanigans. Trying to track the teeny culprits are Eric Green, Hannah Rogers, Mikayla Dodson and Carter Dorton...
Keith Haynes enters clerk race
(03/17/10) A longtime Stoddard County Deputy has joined the race for the vacant County Clerk race. Keith Haynes, a 1979 graduate of Richland High School, and his wife Vicky, live on their farm in rural Bloomfield. They are the parents of two daughters, Angela and Ashley. Ashley is married to Jake Corlew and they have one daughter, Allie...
Aldermen discuss businesses modular home facilities, cold medicine
(03/17/10) A new bank that has recently moved to Dexter has sparked some questions for the Dexter Board of Aldermen. Sterling Bank, with branches is Poplar Bluff and Van Buren, has recently opened up a new office on Business Highway 60 in Dexter. The office, however, is in a modular home facility... 
Proposed cuts further threaten PAT services
(03/16/10)There are very few children in Dexter and the surrounding community whose lives have not been touched through the services of Parents as Teachers. Twenty-five years ago, the Parents as Teachers Program was piloted in Missouri. Many school districts across the country today model their PAT Program after the program begun in the state...
Groundbreaking event slated at Mingo Refuge
(03/16/10) On April 1, 2010, the public is invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Refuge Office and Visitor Center at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. The construction of the new facility is being funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and is scheduled for completion by the summer of 2011...
Four arrested in weekend drug busts
(03/16/10) Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner Carl Hefner reports that four individuals were arrested over the past weekend in the county for various drug offenses. According to a release from Hefner, Ryan C. Brown, 21, and Jared R. Hovis, 17, both of Marble Hill, were arrested Saturday and charged with the Class C felony of possession of precursors to the manufacture of methamphetamine... 
Depot chugs back to life
(03/14/10)It's a little like stepping back in time. A walk inside the newly renovated Dexter railroad depot reveals nearly all of the building's original character...only updated and "lifted" up. It was last July when the Dexter Tourism Committee awarded a contract to Charles Hampton and Son Construction Co. out of Poplar Bluff to restore the old railroad depot in downtown Dexter that has sat in disrepair for as long as most residents can recall...
Tree Board Sale coming March 27
(03/14/10) The Dexter Tree Board will be holding their annual tree sale on Saturday, March 27 on the parking lot of Orscheln Farm and Home Supply on Business 60 in Dexter. Tree Board President Wayne Jean says the board will be offering a variety of trees appropriate for spring planting... 
Dexter athlete signs
(03/12/10)Dexter senior Hannah Baker recently signed an athletic scholarship to run track and cross country for Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis. The 18-year-old is shown above signing while her mom, Tammy Baker (left), and Dexter High School track and cross country coach Jill King are present for the event. The Missouri Baptist Spartans are an NAIA school that competes in the American Midwest Conference... 
Government Day
(03/12/10)Alana Dowdy's DHS Government classes were recently given the opportunity to observe Stoddard County Government in action. Government Day is hosted by American Legion Post 59. Students made their way through each county office meeting elected officials and learning about their jobs. Shown is Prosecuting Attorney Briney Welborn addressing the group... 
Four located for dumping wildlife
(03/12/10)When a trash bag containing dozens of discarded ducks, freshly killed, was found alongside County Road 717 just east of Dexter's Cottonbelt area in early January, chances looked slim that the culprits would ever be found. Investigative work on the part of the Missouri Dept. of Conservation, however, resulted in locating four individuals who admitted to killing the birds...
Taking flight
(03/12/10) All too often, we seem to overlook the benefit of small town life with big time benefits. A day at Dexter Municipal Airport reminds us of how solid planning, wise spending, and a focus on the future, has resulted in placing the community of Dexter on the map for a number of entities for which it would otherwise have gone unnoticed...
Settlement of $820,000 reached in fraud case fraud case
(03/12/10) A physician with a clinic in Kennett and five other Missouri communities has reached a civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney's office for submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. Abdul Naushad, 46, of Town and Country in St. Louis County, his wife Wajha Naushad, and six pain management clinics will pay the federal government $820,000 to resolve allegations of filing false medical claims. ... 
Ameren UE doing Maintenance
(03/11/10)Ameren UE employees have been seen high in the air across town in recent days as they perform routine reliability maintenance work on overhead utility lines. Adam Heaster is shown performing the maintenance work Wednesday along Mulberry Street. |
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