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Judge weighs concerns over deputy video in death of Stoddard County dog (5/7/24)BLOOMFIELD — A Bloomfield man faces numerous felony charges after being taken into custody in the early hours of Friday morning after a frantic emergency call of shots fired was made. According to the probable cause affidavit, an emergency phone call was made at 1:05 a.m. Friday in regards to shots being fired at a vehicle. The report states deputies arrived at the scene and gathered information from the reporting parties, who explained the incident had started inside Reynolds’ residence...
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Bloomfield names valedictorian, salutatorian (5/9/24)Bloomfield High School has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2024 graduating class. Abigale Koerner, daughter of Steven Koerner, has been named valedictorian, Principal Kyle Keith said in a press release. Koerner accumulated a 3.983 GPA while in high school. ...
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Bloomfield man arrested with multiple felony charges (5/6/24)BLOOMFIELD — A Bloomfield man faces numerous felony charges after being taken into custody in the early hours of Friday morning after a frantic emergency call of shots fired was made. According to the probable cause affidavit, an emergency phone call was made at 1:05 a.m. Friday in regards to shots being fired at a vehicle. The report states deputies arrived at the scene and gathered information from the reporting parties, who explained the incident had started inside Reynolds’ residence...
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Stoddard County commission distributes money to fiber, radio projects (5/7/24)Stoddard County commissioners approved the distribution of funds in April to purchase radios for the sheriff’s department and Bell City Fire Department, as well as a sewer project in Advance and a fiber optics project in Puxico. The following discussions and action were taken by presiding commissioner Greg Mathis and commissioners C.D. Stewart and Carol Jarrell...
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Severe weather cautioned for tonight (5/8/24)A morning meeting with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., brought with it warnings of a moderate risk of severe weather for the afternoon/evening of May 8.
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Prayer held at Dexter City Hall (5/3/24)Dexter’s religious leaders were welcomed by song from Dimension Church, Pastor Chris Masters and Kristin Masters as they gathered Thursday at city hall to pray. Congress, by law, has called upon the president of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as “National Day of Prayer.” President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proclaimed May 2 as that day...
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Community Calendar, May 7 (5/7/24)Thursday, May 9 Dexter Farmer’s Market Dexter Farmer’s Market opens for the season Thursday, May 9, and will be open 4-6 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 3 at East Park. Those interested in being a vendor can contact the Chamber at info@dexterchamber.com or 573-624-7458...
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Memorial Day plans made at Veterans Cemetery (5/12/24)Missouri Veterans Cemetery – Bloomfield will host a public Memorial Day Ceremony at 1 p.m. May 27. The ceremony will include remarks from Missouri Veterans Commission deputy director and retired colonel Ryon Richmond, as well as a firing of volley by the Stoddard County Veterans Honor Guard...
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Public warned: Scammer pretends to be Dexter Police Department (5/5/24)The Dexter Police Department has received information that scammers are calling posing as a member of the police department. “The suspect(s) in these types of cases are sophisticated and your caller ID will show the call as coming from the local Police Department,” according to a release from Chief Hank Trout. ...
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Residents share memories of Stoddard County one-room schools (5/10/24)From the 1840’s until the mid 20th century, Stoddard County was dotted with one room schoolhouses. Edwards School was one such schoolhouse located in Castor Township. Students who attended in 1955-56 held a class reunion Saturday at the West City Park...