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Grover Cleveland Lynn
(Obituary ~ 08/17/12)
Grover Cleveland Lynn, 68, of Essex, Mo., died at his home Aug. 15, 2012. Arrangements are being handled by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo.
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AD and Hwy. 60 to undergo repairs
(Local News ~ 08/17/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route AD in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is located from US 60 to County Road 442. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Aug. 20 from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m...
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Cape school officials: Few issues with new dress code
(Local News ~ 08/17/12)
SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A majority of students returning to classes in the Cape Girardeau School District for the first day of the 2012-2013 school year complied with new rules on clothing, district administrators said Thursday...
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Corps lifts part of burn ban at Lake
(Local News ~ 08/17/12)
Special to the Stateman WAPPAPELLO LAKE -- The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake has lifted some of the fire ban imposed on July 25, 2012. Charcoal and small campfires will be permitted in the following developed campgrounds ONLY: Redman Creek West, Redman Creek East, Peoples Creek Upper, Peoples Creek Lower, and Greenville Campgrounds. ...
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Bootheel man first in Mo. to become Deer Steward III
(Local News ~ 08/17/12)
SEMO News Service SIKESTON, Mo. -- A former Sikeston graduate is the first Missourian to achieve the milestone of Deer Steward III. Allen Morris of Jackson, member of the SEMO Trail of Tears Branch of Quality Deer Management Association representing Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott and surrounding counties, is now one of only 26 in North America to earn the Deer Steward III status...
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Early morning fire near downtown
(Local News ~ 08/17/12)
NOREEN HYSLOP-nhyslop@dailystatesman.com Firefighters Darrell Penberthy and Lt. Dale Rowe spray down a structure they found engulfed in flames at about 6:45 Friday morning. The shed, owned by Bob Weathers, was located just north of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home downtown, and was a total loss. Eighteen firefighters responded to the blaze. No one was hurt. The shed housed tools and equipment for Weathers' lawnmower repair business...
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Jackson takes on state level role
(Local News ~ 08/17/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor When Dr. Ken Jackson announced his retirement as Dexter's superintendent of schools in 2010, it was with 30 years experience in the classroom, and in various administration posts -- the last seven of which were spent at the helm in the local school system...
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Donald Duane Culbertson
(Obituary ~ 08/17/12)
Donald Duane Culbert-son, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Culbert-son was born April 11, 1932, in Bloom-field, Mo. As a young man, he served with the U.S. Air Force as a bombardier during the Korean War...
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Mendy Jo Hunt Goldey
(Obituary ~ 08/17/12)
Mendy Jo Hunt Goldey, 46, of Cooper City, Fla., formerly of Dexter, died Aug.12, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. Mendy was born July 6, 1966, in Sikeston, Mo., to Larry Hunt and Gaila Kirk Hunt. On Dec. 19, 2004, in Fla., she was married to Steven R. Goldey...
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Teen charged with arson in Friday fire
(Local News ~ 08/17/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor A local teen has been charged with setting the fire that destroyed a workshop on S. Sassafras Street near downtown Dexter early Friday morning. When questioned about the fire, 18-year-old Timothy L. Keeling admitted to the arson, and told local police he also had set fires at a residence in St. Louis and at a home in Bernie in the past...
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