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PUXICO — Officials at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and adjacent Duck Creek Conservation Area are preparing for a feral hog eradication operation, and both areas are expected to be closed intermittently during the week of Jan. 20-25. During that period, refuge manager Ben Mense said, officials will use a helicopter and aerial gunning in an effort to reduce the numbers of feral hogs on the refuge...

“This is an exciting time to be involved at the Stars and Stripes Museum,” Morgan Wilkinson observes enthusiastically. “We finally have secured enough funds that we can maintain a full-time staff, and we are able to plan a broad array of activities that will appeal to various ages and interests.”...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A Tallapoosa man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2006 killing of Teresa Butler. Melvin Ray Hufford Jr., 42, was sentenced Friday to seven years for the Class C felony of manslaughter and three years for the Class D felony of tampering with physical evidence. ...

Tara Saunders of Dexter likes to play $5 Scratchers games, using the information provided at MOLottery.com to see what games are new and which have the most prizes remaining. In the first week of 2020, that strategy paid off. Saunders played “$100,000 Money Multiplier,” a game that had been available for less than two weeks with no top prizes claimed at the time. She purchased two of the tickets at Walmart, 2025 W. Business Highway 60 in Dexter, and took them home...

Ozark Federal Credit Union in Dexter celebrated the opening of its new office located at 1117 West Business Highway 60 with a ribbon cutting and Military Flag Raising Ceremony Friday. United States Army Private First Class Les Barker and Retired United States Marine Corp Captain Tom Love raised the American Flag in front of the new building. ...

Ten candidates have been nominated for the Winter Homecoming court at Dexter High School. The candidates were nominated by various teams. The candidates are front from left: McKenzie Yount, nominated by the Kicking 'Cats dance team; Natalie Sells, nominated by the Kicking 'Cats dance team; Madilyn Hampton, nominated by the varsity cheerleaders; Blair Rogers, nominated by the varsity cheerleaders and Dulcie Pullen, nominated by the girls' basketball team. ...

Dexter R-XI students will now join the eight other school districts — and Westwood Baptist Academy — sending students to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center.

Editor’s Note: This is the second of two stories detailing the construction at Southwest and Central Elementary. The bond issue passed by voters in April of 2019 is bringing a much needed preschool program to Dexter Schools. Assistant Superintendent Gavin Miller said students will enter the new addition from the kindergarten hallway. ...

With the filing deadline looming, the Dexter City and school board races for the April ballot are shaping up as of Thursday morning. In Dexter city races, Mayor Jason Banken has filed for reelection and thus far is running unopposed in his bid for a second term of two years. Dexter City Collector Crystal Allstun is also running unopposed thus far. Allstun is seeking reelection to the city collector position, which is a four year term...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Two Stoddard County students were named to the President's List at Truman State University. Undergraduate students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average and who complete at least 12 hours of credit during the semester qualify for the list...