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Marion Thomas Billington
(Obituary ~ 09/18/12)
Marion Thomas Billington, son of the late Samuel Elmer Billington and Edna Sheridan Billington, was born on July 17, 1916, in Lilbourn, Mo., and died at his residence in Kevil, Ky., on Sept. 13, 2012, at the age of 96. Mr. Billington was of the General Baptist faith. ...
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Clorine Shipman
(Obituary ~ 09/18/12)
Clorine Shipman, daughter of the late Bill Williams and Lucy Livingston Williams, was born on Aug. 25, 1923, in Powe, Mo., and died on Sept. 17, 2012, in the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 89. Mrs. Shipman was a housewife, affiliated with the Church of Christ, and a resident of Dexter...
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James E. Jones
(Obituary ~ 09/18/12)
James E. Jones, son of the late Eugene Jones and Sue DeGrant Jones, was born on Jan. 9, 1933, in Springfield, Mo., and died at his residence in Dexter, Mo., on Sept. 16, 2012, at the age of 79. Mr. Jones was a retired supervisor at the Division of Family Services in Bloomfield, Mo. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in the Korean War. He was also a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Dexter, Mo...
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Mingo to mark National Lands Day September 29
(Local News ~ 09/18/12)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Join Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in celebrating National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 29. National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands. At Mingo National Wildlife Refuge volunteers will be assisting refuge staff in removing autumn olive, an invasive shrub-like plant that can quickly take over...
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Commission hears report from county ham operator
(Local News ~ 09/18/12)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Jim Harris, ham radio operator and manager of the county Ham Radio Association, expressed his gratitude to the Stoddard County Commission and updated them on progress the group is making in organizing communication in the event of a disaster. The commission reviewed several items on a rather routine agenda...
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Sikeston man now faces murder charge in collision
(Local News ~ 09/18/12)
SEMO News Service BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., man is now facing a murder charge for his involvement in a fatal motor vehicle accident. Mark Lee Jobe, 47, was originally charged July 23 with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and failure to obey a traffic control device...
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This Run's 4 Vaughn 2012
(Local News ~ 09/18/12)
Runners are shown at the start of Saturday morning's "This Run's 4 Vaughn" event which began at Dexter's First Christian Church, where the late Rev. Vaughn Wright pastored for many years before ALS forced his retirement. Wright died in 2010. The run continues to be held, with all proceeds given to families in Stoddard County who have a loved one facing an ALS diagnosis. Figures from Saturday's run are not yet totaled, but organizers estimate from $3,000 to $4,000 was raised...
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Stoddard County Fair schedule
(Local News ~ 09/18/12)
SEMO Staff Reports The fair will kickoff this afternoon with the downtown parade at 5:30 p.m., beginning at Harps on the west end of Stoddard Street and continuing east to the Dexter Post Office. The midway will open tonight at the Stoddard County Fairgrounds at 6 p.m., with the Queen's Contest at the newly constructed amphitheater immediately following the parade. A Chicken Catching Contest and Youth Games will take place in Arena A, also at the conclusion of the parade...
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Local grad making a name in MMA
(Local News ~ 09/18/12)
By Corey Noles Statesman Staff Writer A Dexter High School graduate is literally fighting to pursue his dreams. Daniel "Red" McClendon, now 21, graduated from Dexter High School in 2010 and is the son of Phillip and Sherry Whaley of Dexter and Mickey Evans of Texas...
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