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Grayson to serve 50 years in prison
(Local News ~ 07/11/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - A former Dexter man accused of raping a Dexter woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Moses Grayson made his final appearance in a two-year long case Thursday afternoon in a Dunklin County Courtroom. Judge Benjamin F. Lewis, a Cape Girardeau County judge, sentenced Grayson to serve 30 years on the forcible rape charge and an additional 20 years on the second degree burglary charge...
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One jailed in pharmacy burglary
(Local News ~ 07/11/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- One man is behind bars following a recent burglary at a Bloomfield pharmacy. On Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 3:38 a.m., Town Pharmacy was burglarized. During the investigation into the incident by the Bloomfield Police Department, officers caught a break...
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Bloomfield sells 3 trucks, buys 1
(Local News ~ 07/11/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The City of Bloomfield purchased a new truck for the Water and Street Dept. at a recent meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The discussion began with the opening of bids for the sale of several city vehicles. The first vehicle to have its bids opened was a 1985 Chevrolet truck that belongs to the Bloomfield Fire Department. In recent weeks, however, it has been used by the Water/Street Department...
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YIKES!!!
(Local News ~ 07/11/13)
John Ham, a naturalist and presenter for Kentucky-based Animal Tales, entertained guests at Keller Public Library's summer reading series Wednesday morning with a host of live animals. Included in Hamm's program, "Animals Underground," were a Paraguayan Screaming Hairy Armadillo, a Harris Hawk, an African Spurred Tortoise, an Egyptian Fruit Bat and a Woma Python. Additional photos from the event may be found at www.dailystatesman.com in Photo Galleries...
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Pastor's cross country walk is 'Inviting America home'
(Local News ~ 07/11/13)
A 66-year-old man is walking across the United States to offer hope to families and encourage them to invite Jesus into their homes. Jim Buckley walked along U.S. 60 across southern Missouri while his wife, Glenda, drove their recreational vehicle. Having served as lead pastor of the First Christian Church in Newbury Park, Calif., northwest of Los Angeles, for 28 years and the teaching pastor for the past two years, Buckley wants families to sign pledge cards to become "Champions for the Home." He asks families to pledge to meet once a week (without electronic media) for a meal, conversation and prayer in the home. ...
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Tracey L. Lesley
(Obituary ~ 07/11/13)
Tracey L. Lesley, daughter of Marcia Olson Hufford of Dexter and the late Jerry Hufford, was born on Oct. 4, 1970, in St. Charles, Ill., and died on July 9, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 42. Mrs. Lesley was a resident of Bernie...
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Russell E. Davis
(Obituary ~ 07/11/13)
Russell E. Davis, the son of the late John J. and Ruby Sherwood Davis, was born in Grayridge, Mo., on July 15, 1931, and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo., on July 9, 2013, at the age of 81. He had lived in Grayridge all of his life, where he had farmed and operated a grocery store in for many years...
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Alvena M. (Carwile) Estep
(Obituary ~ 07/11/13)
Alvena M. (Carwile) Estep, 84, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at ManorCare of Carlisle, Pa. She was born May 8, 1929, in Dexter, Mo., the daughter of the late James and Daisy (Duffie) Carwile. Alvena was a woman who had a strong faith in God and a proud love of country. Perhaps most importantly, however, was her love of family, including her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved all things of nature and loved traveling and hiking...
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