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Man arrested for waving gun in domestic dispute
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo - A Dexter man is behind bars today after a domestic disturbance turned dangerous Monday. Earl Ray Durham, 48, was arrested and has been charged with the Class C felony of unlawful use of a weapon as a result of the incident. According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Officer Kevin Moore of the Dexter Police Department states that Cathy Durham allegedly picked her husband up from a friend's house at 3 p.m. and noticed he was visibly intoxicated...
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Local woman escapes wreck without serious injuries
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Pauline Levart, 71, of rural Dexter, escaped serious injury Tuesday morning when the 2002 Buick she was driving ran off the right side of County Road 717 east of Dexter and overturned. The vehicle was northbound when the accident occurred about half a mile south of Hwy. ...
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Local USDA office to shut down
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Dexter's USDA office is one of two that will be closing soon, the result of a cost-cutting plan that reportedly will save the agency more than $150 million annually, according to a news release handed down Tuesday. The Rural Development office in Jackson and the Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Dexter are among 259 facilities slated for closure in USDA's "Blueprint for Stronger Service."...
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Bids to be taken on Safe Room construction
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield School Board approved a resolution authorizing the sale of $815,000 in Lease Refunding and Improvement Certificates to provide local funds to construct a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Safe Room and to pay off an existing lease certificate. ...
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Story Hour fun
(Local News ~ 01/11/12)
Retired teachers, Tracy Gant and Cheryl Boggess (at left), were the guest readers at Tuesday's Story Hour at Keller Public Library. Children were entertained with stories of winter snowflakes, after which all participated in making snowflake crowns of their own and decorating cookies. Story Hour takes place each Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. at the local library. A scan of the bar code below with a smart phone will take readers to an online photo gallery of Tuesday's event...
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Advance runs past Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Chaffee kept trying to rally, but Advance repeatedly found an answer Tuesday. The Hornets would build a decent lead before the Red Devils charged back within a few points. But Advance would thwart that charge with a run of its own. The host Hornets staved off the final surge late in the fourth quarter to quell the Red Devils 74-64 in a battle of Class 2 District 3 boys basketball rivals...
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Slow start proves costly as Dexter downs Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A slow start by Bloomfield proved costly as the Dexter Bearcats capitalized on the opportunity for a 61-46 SCAA win on the road Tuesday night. Dexter's full court press was causing enough problems for Bloomfield, but even when the Wildcats managed a good scoring chance they couldn't buy a basket...
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Richard Lewin Berry
(Obituary ~ 01/11/12)
Richard Lewin Berry, 60, of Neelyville, Mo., died on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. He was born Oct. 21, 1951, to the late Basil Berry and Mary Alice Ahrent Berry. On Aug. 18, 1972, in Dexter, Mo., he was married to Diane Edwards, who survives. Also surviving are his children, April Butler and husband Landon of Jonesboro, Ark., and Len Berry of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; one sister, Brenda Lou Chapman, and husband Ron, of Neelyville, Mo.; one brother, Ronnie Berry, and wife Gena, of Neelyville, Mo.; and one grandson.. ...
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Ellen Dowdy
(Obituary ~ 01/11/12)
Ellen Dowdy was born on Aug. 1, 1944, and died on Jan. 10, 2012, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 67. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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14 sent to prison on recent Law Day
(Business ~ 01/11/12)
The most recent Stoddard County Law Day wrapped up a number of ongoing criminal cases and sent a total of 14 people to prison. Following is a complete list of all prison sentences...
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Cape man rejects museum offer
(Business ~ 01/11/12)
When Brad Phillips lent his 1864 Springfield rifled musket to the Stars and Stripes Museum in Bloomfield, Mo., in 2003, he said he did so to prevent it from getting stolen from his home. The museum guaranteed it would securely house the gun and that he could retrieve it anytime he desired, he said...
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Candidates continue to file for upcoming election
(Business ~ 01/11/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - More names are slowly trickling in to local offices as people continue filing for vacant board seats. Tuesday, Dec. 13 marked the official opening day for candidates to file for the April 2011 municipal election. Candidates may file for office until January 17...
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A family's struggle after suicide
(Business ~ 01/11/12)
First in a series aimed at raising suicide awareness. January 18 will mark one year since the Anthony family, formerly of Dexter, had their lives turned upside down. January 18, 2011 started out like any other day. Tommy and Tonya Anthony went to work and their son, Dusty Lee Anthony, went to school...
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