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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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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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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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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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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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T.S. Hill Middle School among Top 5 in state for Wreaths Across America (5/7/24)Dexter sixth grade students raised more than $36,000 in 2023 for the Wreaths Across America, making it one of the top five Missouri sponsors. Wreaths Across America recently released information on last year’s sponsors, recognizing the groups in the state that had the largest impact...
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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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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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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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EDITORIAL: Newspapers provide authenticity for public notices (5/2/24)Transparency has become a buzzword for those who spend our tax dollars. Especially for those who are running for an elected position that controls how those tax dollars are spent. They promise to be a watchdog and cut out wasteful spending and be up front and public with their decisions. Some follow through, others push to the side those thoughts once they’re elected and in charge of the purse strings...
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Highway 60 to be reduced Sunday, Monday (5/2/24)U.S. Bus 60 in Stoddard County Reduced for Culvert Replacement Business Route 60 in Stoddard County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located from Cooper Street to One Mile Road in Dexter, Missouri...
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U.S. 60 to be reduced (4/30/24)Highway 60 in Butler and Stoddard counties will be reduced as contractor crews remove and replace islands at various intersections. As work is underway, eastbound and westbound Route 60 will be reduced to one lane in each direction in the vicinity of the intersection...
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Updates help preserve Dexter Twin Cinema (4/30/24)It was exactly four years ago that life as we knew it would forever be altered by a worldwide virus. Careers suddenly became remote, masks were mandated, and the world struggled to comprehend this atypical existence. COVID ripped its way through families and businesses. Some pressed on, while others faded out of existence...
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Cicadapocalypse or Cicada-notcalypse? (4/30/24)Cicada Broods XIX and XIII will emerge together for the first time since 1803. They come to the surface after a 13 and 17-year period of gestation in the ground respectively and cover an area stretching from southern Wisconsin to parts of Alabama. It should be noted the two broods do not overlap in territory...
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Ministerial Alliance to hold National Day of Prayer event (4/30/24)From Staff Reports The Dexter Ministerial Alliance has invited the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday, May 2. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church of Dexter...
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Richland youth heads to nationals (4/30/24)“Only by understanding the rights we have are we able to protect them,” Richland student Jaycee Arnold wrote in an essay that has earned the sixth grader a spot in a national competition. Arnold entered her essay, “What the Bill of Rights Means to Me,” in a local competition hosted by the Dexter Elks Lodge for grades fifth through eighth...
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Community calendar, April 29 (4/29/24)Thursday, May 2 National Day of Prayer The Dexter Ministerial Alliance invites the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday, May 2. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church...
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Local sixth grader essay on Bill of Rights entered in national contest (4/29/24)“Only by understanding the rights we have are we able to protect them,” Richland student Jaycee Arnold wrote in an essay that has earned the sixth grade a spot in a national competition. Arnold entered her essay, “What the Bill of Rights Means to Me,” in a local competition hosted by the Dexter Elks Lodge for grades fifth through eighth...
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County Road 589 closed April 30 for culvert replacement (4/29/24)County Road 589 in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located at the junction of U.S. Route 60 and County Road 589. U.S. Route 60 will not be impacted during this work...
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U.S. 60 in Butler, Stoddard counties reduced for island replacement (4/29/24)Highway 60 in Butler and Stoddard counties will be reduced as contractor crews remove and replace islands at various intersections. As work is underway, eastbound and westbound Route 60 will be reduced to one lane in each direction in the vicinity of the intersection...
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National Day of Prayer event Thursday (4/29/24)The Dexter Ministerial Alliance has invited the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church of Dexter...
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Under new ownership, Dexter Twin Cinema undergoes improvements (4/29/24)It was exactly four years ago that life as we knew it would forever be altered by a worldwide virus. Careers suddenly became remote, masks were mandated, and the world struggled to comprehend this atypical existence. COVID ripped its way through families and businesses. Some pressed on, while others faded out of existence...
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Edwards School Reunion is May 4 (4/25/24)Edwards School Reunion will be held at noon Saturday, May 4, at Dexter West City Park. It will include a potluck lunch. Please bring your own drinks. Plates and silverware will be furnished. Anyone who is interested in old rural country schools is welcome to attend. For information, contact Edith Gardener, 618-980-5831...
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Area part of national Take Back Day (4/24/24)Police departments in Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Doniphan, Malden and Kennett will accept unused and unwanted prescriptions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The Drug Enforcement Agency and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs...
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Hardin, Stubenrauch named Elks Students of the Year (4/23/24)Exalted ruler Davy Crocket welcomed the Dexter Elks lodge 2439 crowd Monday at the annual Student of the Year banquet. Before dinner, the pledge of allegiance and prayer was led by Elks Chairman Dennis Carmack. “Throughout the year, we recognize a male and female student of the month at each high school in Stoddard County and present award certificates with a check for $50,” Carmack said. ...
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