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James Ervin Fortner
(Obituary ~ 04/17/12)
James Ervin Fortner died April 15, 2012, at Kindred Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born on Nov. 5, 1932, in Eupora, Miss., to Lonnie E. and Lydia McCain Fortner. James was a retired banker and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. James and Dixie Samples were united in marriage on Sept. 3, 1962, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Advance, Mo. She preceded him in death on Jan. 26, 1997...
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Seldon Harris (Obituary ~ 04/17/12)
Seldon Harris, son of Dorothy Horn Vander-Molen of Muskegon, Mich., and Ervin Harris, was born on April 9, 1947, in Dexter, Mo., and died on April 13, 2012, at his residence in Dexter at the age of 65. Mr. Harris was referred to as a mountain man. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter, fisherman, and tracker. Seldon was a very loving family man... -
Emma Mae Niehaus (Obituary ~ 04/17/12)
Emma Mae Niehaus, of Dexter, daughter of the late Edward Fritts and Velma Crain Fritts, was born on Feb. 13, 1922, in Bernie and died at the Golden Living Center in Dexter on April 15, 2012, at the age of 90. Mrs. Niehaus was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Dexter, a former employee of Medler's Cleaners and a housewife... -
Bettie Rowland (Obituary ~ 04/17/12)
Bettie Rowland, daughter of the late Edward W. Bean and Olive Taylor Bean, was born on Sept. 9, 1918, in Sikeston, Mo., and died on April 15, 2012, at the Cypress Point Skilled Care Facility in Dexter at the age of 93. Mrs. Rowland was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter, a seamstress for Elders Manufacturing and a resident of Dexter... -
Melba "Emadean" Hoffmeister
(Obituary ~ 04/17/12)
Melba "Emadean" Hoffmeister, of Swinton, Mo., died on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at the age of 84. She was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Lydia Bradshaw. She is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline Torpea, and two sons, Paul (Tammy) Woodrow and Glen (Pam) Woodrow...
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With a "mission" in mind (Local News ~ 04/17/12)
SUBMITTED photo Associate Pastor Joe Payne from Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Aid made a 26-mile run Saturday from Poplar Bluff to the Aid church to support his mission work in Honduras. Several church members joined in on portions of his trek. Payne solicited pledges for the run that will fund a week-long mission for four families to Honduras to help the underprivileged there... -
2 injured in wrecks on Hwy. 114 near Essex
(Local News ~ 04/17/12)
ESSEX, Mo. - A Dexter woman, 31-year-old Mandy M. Barnett, was arrested for DWI and C&I driving at 3:33 a.m. today by the Highway Patrol following an accident at Hwy. 114 five miles east of Essex at 2:35 a.m. According to the patrol, Barnett was eastbound when she ran off the roadway, struck a utility pole and overturned. She sustained minor injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter for treatment prior to her arrest...
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Kettle Beef Dinner to benefit Stars and Stripes
(Local News ~ 04/17/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Members of the Bloomfield Modern Woodmen of America chapter will sponsor a fundraiser April 28 to benefit the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library. Coordinated by local Modern Woodmen members, chapters provide opportunities to connect through social activities and volunteer projects...
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County tables action on phone service
(Local News ~ 04/17/12)
By MIKE McCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission approved a code of ethics proposal as required every two years by state statute and tabled action on signing a telephone service contract at its regular meeting Monday...
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Sidewalk improvements at Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 04/17/12)
COREY NOLES photo Sidewalk work on a three-year-old Community Development Block Grant has begun in Bloomfield. The $116,000 grant was to replace sidewalks along a section of S. Prairie running from near the city park to the NAPA store. The majority of the northern leg of the grant is completed, and crews will increase work south of Bloomfield Avenue in the very near future. The grant is one of three sidewalk grants the city has been awarded in recent years...
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Insurance offer circulating around city
(Local News ~ 04/17/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor According to Dexter City Administrator Mark Stidham, many local residents have, in recent days, received an offer to insure their home water lines through a company called HomeServe USA. The company offers, for a minimal monthly charge, to insure resident's water lines from the street to the home against certain leaks...
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Looking at long-term disaster needs (Local News ~ 04/17/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor When a disaster hits the area, news of the event is headlined, often for days, and help seems to pour in from across Stoddard County. The scenario was witnessed when floodwaters altered the lives of dozens of residents from Morehouse to Wappapello in the spring of 2011 and after an EF-4 tornado cut a path across an area north of Puxico in February... -
Preparing for the 2012 Cotton Season (Local News ~ 04/17/12)
Preparing for the 2012 Cotton Season Andi Wethington While farmers across the Bootheel have focused in recent weeks on planting their first crops of the new year, many know that cotton season is quickly approaching, too -- a truth that's met with both excitement and anxiety given the success of recent years... -
A C Lay
(Obituary ~ 04/17/12)
A C Lay, a resident of Dexter, died Monday, April 16, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements will be forthcoming from Rainey-Mathis in Dexter.
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