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DEXTER - A long-time fixture in business in Dexter will close its doors permanently in mid-December. Medler’s Dry Cleaners at 314 W. Stoddard St. served the area for 75 years and will close its doors Dec.16 owners Roger and Sue Medler said. “We bought the business from Roger’s dad in 1983,” Sue Medler says. “His parents opened up on July 1,1947...

President of The Dexter Board of Aldermen, Tim Aslin, said in a news release that the board has unanimously selected David Wyman as the new City Administrator. Wyman, a licensed engineer within the state of Missouri, brings a vast list of credentials which include a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, a master’s degree in Business Administration, as well as extensive...

Commissioner Carol Jarrell opened the weekly meeting with a motion to approve the minutes from the November 21 meeting and Presiding Commissioner Danny Talkington seconded. The motion passed. Jarrell then made a motion to accept the Republic services quote for the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office for $315 per month, total fuel recovery amount of $31.50 for a total of $346.50. Talkington seconded and the motion passed...

Much of Southeast Missouri continues to be classified as drought-stricken, according to the latest Drought Monitor map released by U.S. Department of Agriculture and partnering agencies. In response, Gov. Mike Parson, in a statement released Monday, Nov. 28, has extended the state’s drought alert until March 1 because of what he called Missouri’s “abnormally dry conditions.”...

Superintendent Cindy Crabb updated the Puxico School Board on the district’s MSIP 6 Indicator Update at its November meeting. Crabb said the MSIP 6 includes the Professional Growth Plan (PGP) Indicators which include The teacher recognizes the importance of long-range planning and curriculum development. ...

Weather forced the 14th annual Dexter Christmas Reading indoors at Mathis Funeral Home. Because of this the new outdoor Nativity Scene could not be shown, the hundreds of people in attendance could not gather around fire pits and sit on bails of hay. But the event still focused on the true meaning of Christmas...

SIKESTON - Route 114 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as construction crews perform shoulder work. This section of roadway is located from Route 25 to McCormick St. in Dexter, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, December 6 through Friday, December 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...

The Dexter School Board approved the Director of Special Services, Jessica Lambert, as the district’s Homeless Liaison, The Foster Care Liaison, The Migrant Liaison and the ELL Liaison. The board approved changes to the student Chemical Abuse Policy. ...

A Kennett man was arrested on multiple drug related charges following a traffic stop on near Advance. According to Chief Deputy Andy Holden with the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department, Stoddard County Deputy Ryan Vincent conducted a traffic stop on State Highway 25 near Advance for an equipment violation...

The Dexter School Board approved its 2022/23 Assessment Plan and bus routes at it October meeting. Superintendent Amy James presented the Assessment Plan to the board. She said the only changes to this year’s plan was the members or their roles on the assessment committee. The only other changes were to the testing calendar...