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$2 billion in Oklahoma tornado damage means long recovery
(State News ~ 05/23/13)
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- All that is left of Shayne Patteson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood...
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Mo. State Parks beaches to open for Memorial Day Weekend
(State News ~ 05/23/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri State Parks will open 16 designated swimming beaches on Friday, May 24 for the 2013 recreational season, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The beach at Lake Wappapello State Park located in Williamsville will remain closed at this time due to flooding. ...
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School's out!
(Local News ~ 05/23/13)
Wednesday was the last day of school for Dexter students. Friends Shelby Driskill, Mia Holden, and Mackinlee Rodriguez celebrate on the playground of Southwest Elementary at the end of the day. Summer school classes will begin at Dexter on June 3 and will run through June 28...
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MSHSAA baseball playoffs - Hornets advance
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/13)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Holcomb Hornets baseball coach Matt Casper had high expectations for his team at the start of the season. Among the expectations were to secure a district title in its newly aligned six-team Class 2 baseball district. The Hornets achieved that feat last week with a come-from-behind 9-8 victory against Portageville in the Class 2, District 1, championship...
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Federal appellate court to hear three cases in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/23/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau will make history today when it hosts a special session of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. U.S. Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh said the session, which is being held in conjunction with a continuing legal education program for area attorneys, is the first of its kind in Cape Girardeau...
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MDC adds to elk efforts
(State News ~ 05/23/13)
CARTER COUNTY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) added 20 adult cow elk, 16 yearling cow elk, three yearling bull elk and one newborn male calf to its elk restoration project in the Ozarks Tuesday morning. Transported via livestock trailer from Kentucky, where they spent the past four months quarantined in a holding pen, the elk arrived at temporary holding pens on MDC's Peck Ranch Conservation Area at first light. ...
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Local board addresses safety in schools
(Local News ~ 05/23/13)
The December 2012 killing of 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. changed the fabric of schools in America. It was inevitable that in the months following Sandy Hook, school board members would be forced to address safety issues within their districts. For Dexter, that moment came immediately following the Newtown incident, but for the first time in open session, specific safety issues and the cost of addressing those issues, was brought to the forefront...
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Sharp addresses extended school day
(Local News ~ 05/23/13)
For the past several weeks, local teachers have heard about a proposal to lengthen the required school workday for certified staff members (not for student attendance). The change would involve no extra pay for staff members. This issue and others were addressed by Supt. Dr. Thomas Sharp during a staff meeting Wednesday afternoon in the DHS auditorium following the end of classes for the 2012-13 year...
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Sending "Hope" to Oklahoma
(Local News ~ 05/23/13)
BERNIE, Mo. -- "Whenever there's devastation, we help no matter what." That's how Hope International Administrator Gale Jordan characterized the process they use to determine which disasters the nonprofit organization will reach out to. As of Thursday morning, a semi-truck, packed to the roof full of hygiene items, bottled water, trash bags, gloves and snack items, is on its way to once again deliver goods to an area in need...
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Letter to the Editor
(Column ~ 05/23/13)
Dear Editor, Are the hearts of men good or evil? Our founding fathers answered that question from our inception; concluding that the power given to men in government must be restrained for power corrupts men. If we do not come to the same conclusion then we may see the history of other nations repeat itself in ours. Do your readers understand what leftists mean when they so boldly refer to themselves as progressives?...
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 05/23/13)
Dexter Police May 22, 2013 A bicycle was recovered at 224 E. Business Hwy. 60 at 6:10 a.m. Wednesday. An accident at 904 W. Business Hwy. 60 occurred at 4:13 p.m. Police did not release names or details regarding the accident. A second accident occurred at 808 Specialty Dr. at 5:38 p.m. Wednesday. Driver's names and details were not released by police...
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