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Kenneth R. Tucker
(Obituary ~ 06/25/13)
Kenneth R. Tucker was born on June 12, 1939, and died at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, on June 21, 2013. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
Dexter Police June 22-24, 2013 Patrick C. Hughey Jr, 41, of Dexter was arrested at 4W. Truitt St. at 711 p.m. on June 21 for peace disturbance. Police took a juvenile into custody at 2025 W. Business 60 and Harris Dr. at 12:39 a.m. Saturday for curfew violation...
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"Never Cry Wolf" event postponed
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
WAPPAPELLO LAKE -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake announced Tuesday that the "Never Cry Wolf" program that was originally scheduled for Saturday, July 13, at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Once a new date is set, we will inform the public as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused anyone...
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Police arrest 7 during weekend sobriety check
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
Dexter Police conducted a sobriety check point at the intersection of Highway 25 and Business 60 that began at 10 p.m. Saturday night and concluded at 3 a.m. Sunday. Police arrested seven individuals in separate traffic stops. Doyle Eugene Drake, 21, of Dexter was arrested at 12:21 a.m. on a county warrant for stolen property. His bond was set at $1,500...
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Puxico man arrested in Wayne County
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
WAYNE COUNTY -- A Puxico man, 35-year-old Benjamin K Hill, was placed under arrest in Wayne County Monday night and faces several drug-related and traffic charges.. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Hill was arrested on warrants for felony possession of a controlled substance (two counts - prescription medication), endangering the welfare of a child, driving while intoxicated, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway, driving without a valid operator's license, and for not wearing a seat belt while operating a motor vehicle.. ...
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Welcome sight
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
SUBMITTED photo Welcome sight for early June John Wills of Bloomfield can't say for sure, but his family believes he may have had the first fully-ripened tomato of 2013. Wills, 47, picked the tomato shown above from his home garden on June 5.
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Med drop box donated to DPD
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer Dexter residents will no longer have to wait until the next Drug Take Back event to get rid of their unwanted or unused prescription drugs. Thanks to a donation from the SEMO Drug Task Force, the Dexter Police Department now has a permanent medication drop-off box in their front lobby...
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County awards contract for cutting hay on Co. Farm
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission opened two bids for cutting hay on county property and awarded the contract to Jim Long with a bid of $310 for a year. The bid was for the parcel north of the State Veterans Cemetery. ...
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Missouri law may boost health-care access in rural areas
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
By ERIN RAGAN SEMO News Service The way nurse practitioners now care for patients with a doctor's supervision may help alleviate a shortage of accessible health care in rural areas of Missouri. New allowances in state law on the practices of nurse practitioners was prompted by legislation filed by Kathy Swan, who represents Cape Girardeau in the Missouri House of Representatives...
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Bloomfield man injured in Saturday crash
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man was injured in a Saturday morning crash in New Madrid County. The accident occurred at 6:55 a.m. on US Hwy. 60 approximately one mile west of Morehouse. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Traffic Crash report states that the driver of a 2001 Ford F0150 fell asleep while driving. ...
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Elks sponsor Veterans' Fishing Day
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com NOREEN HYSLOP photo- Shirley Alexander, Committee Chair for the Veterans Committee of Elks Lodge No. 2439, is shown Sunday at Dexter City Lake assisting a veteran from the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. ...
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Four-vehicle accident at Harps on Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/25/13)
Four-vehicle accident at Harps on Saturday. No one was seriously injured in an accident at 10 a.m. Saturday involving four vehicles on the parking lot of Harps in downtown Dexter. Police state Norma Corbin of Dexter was backing her vehicle when she struck a parked vehicle, which in turn struck a second parked vehicle, and then a third vehicle. Dexter Police investigated the accident. Also reporting to the scene were members of the Highway Patrol and Stoddard County EMS...
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A self-made woman of character, vision...Billie Harty
(Community News ~ 06/25/13)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor The community lost somewhat of an icon on June 21st. Billie Harty was likely the most successful businesswoman in Stoddard County -- perhaps beyond the county -- and her achievements came relatively unnoticed. That's how Billie liked it. She was an exceptionally private person who shunned accolades for her accomplishments or for her generosity...
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