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Dexter Schools to dismiss at 10:30am
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
Due to impending weather the Dexter School System has decided to dismiss students at 10:30 am today.
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Nixon declares state of emergency in Missouri in response to severe winter storm
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
Governor urges Missourians to avoid unnecessary travel
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Name released in "suspicious" death, awaiting autopsy
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. - More information continues to surface regarding a body found at McDonald's in Advance Wednesday morning. While few details were made available, it is known that the Major Case Squad was activated Wednesday afternoon. Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner said the death was of a "suspicious nature" and an autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday morning...
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Winter weather updates
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
Another bout of winter weather is making it's way through Stoddard County today and has caused a number of closings and cancellations. - 8 p.m. Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Missouri in response to severe winter weather that began early this morning, bringing hazardous travel and the possibility of power outages. ...
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Local man faces drug trafficking charges
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
A Dexter man is in the Stoddard County Jail without bond after his arrest in the early morning hours of Wednesday. Stanley Leon Clark, 60, was spotted by Cpl. Jeremy Stewart of the Missouri State Highway Patrol as Clark was traveling east on Highway 60 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Clark was reportedly driving a 2013 Chrysler at an excessive rate of speed. When Stewart witnessed the Clark vehicle weaving from one lane to the other, he initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle...
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Weather forces few closings in immediate area
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
As of press time Thursday, it appeared that Stoddard County might have escaped the wrath of the storm that was predicted to leave the area coated in ice and sleet Thursday morning, although a decision was made to release Dexter Schools at 10:30 a.m...
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Powers, Dowdy to split curriculum duties
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
Following a meeting of the Dexter Board of Education Tuesday night, Supt. Dr. Tom Sharp announced a plan to split the curriculum position, formerly held by Dr. Kim Flowers who recently announced an early retirement date of Feb. 23, into two part-time positions, one elementary and one secondary. ...
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Board approves roadway project; 4 new hires
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
An agreement with an Ohio-based firm to digitally copy archived Dexter school records will come at a higher cost than initially proposed. It was learned of during this week's meeting of the Board of Education, but board members agreed the task was still worth the $56,350 cost...
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Electric start propels Bernie past Holcomb into finals
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Bernie Mules wasted little time building a double-digit lead against the No. 3 seeded Holcomb Hornets in a Class 2, District 1, boys semifinal Wednesday night. The Mules tallied nine of its 22 field goals against Holcomb in the first eight minutes of play. Bernie scored the first eight points of the game and opened up a 19-3 lead by the 3:41 mark of the first period. The Mules maintained a 26-12 lead at the end of the first quarter...
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Flossie Abbott
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
Flossie Abbott, daughter of the late James Loyd and Ines DeJournett Byrd, was born in Parma, Mo., March 30, 1923, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Feb. 19, 2013, at the age of 89. She had lived in Grayridge and Advance before moving to Salcedo in 1974. She had was of the Baptist faith...
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U.S. Poly employee honored for 20 years of service
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
Ruby O'Neal, second from left, was presented a certificate of appreciation for her 20 years of service at US Poly Interprises, Inc. on Wednesday. O'Neal is a production worker at the plant in Dexter. The plant has 34 employees. Pictured from left are Jason Mattison, sales manager; O'Neal; Brent Cooper, vice persident of sales; and Jerry Cooper, president of US Poly...
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