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Ansel M. Clay
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Ansel M. Clay, son of the late William S. Clay and Nannie B. Farish Clay, was born on Oct. 3, 1919, in Stalo, Miss., and died Aug. 2, 2013, at SoutheastHealth of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 93. Mr. Clay attended the Risen Church in Dexter, was a member of the Dexter Masonic Lodge #532 and was a resident of Dexter. He was a farmer and had worked in the maintenance department of American Bakery in St. Louis...
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Roger Quinton
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Roger Stephen Quinton, son of the late George M. and Wilma Imogene Shell Quinton, was born in Dexter, Mo., on April 24, 1945, and died at the SoutheastHealth Center of Stoddard County in Dexter on Aug. 5, 2013, at the age of 68. He had lived in Dexter all of his life and was a musician and played the guitar at many area locations. He had worked at IXL as a machine operator...
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Wilbur "Bill" Paul, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Wilbur "Bill" J. Paul Jr., 85, former Dexter resident, father, grandfather, veteran and world traveler, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Born to Wilbur and Mary Paul in Akron, Ohio on July 12, 1928, he joined the United States Army at 17 to serve in WWII and was also a veteran of the Korean War. After returning home, he joined the Air Force Reserves...
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Louis William "Pete" Watson
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Louie William "Pete" Watson, son of the late Triss and Fannie Lane Watson, was born near Bernie, Mo., on March 8, 1924, and passed away at the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark., on July 27, 2013, at the age of 89. Mr. Watson, a resident of Dexter, had lived in Bloomfield the majority of his life. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bloomfield...
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Essex teen hurt in ATV wreck
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor IDALIA, Mo. -- An Essex teen sustained serious injuries Sunday in an ATV wreck west of Idalia. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Colt A. Pullum, 14, was southbound on County Road 525, two miles west of Idalia at 9:45 a.m. when his 2002 Yamaha ATV ran off the roadway, overcorrected, and struck an embankment...
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Special event to benefit Veterans Cemetery
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- When there is a need relating to veterans, the American Legion Auxiliaries go to work. An event is planned at Sikeston's American Legion Post 114 to directly benefit the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, and will involve all American Legion Auxiliaries in District 14, which takes in the Missouri Bootheel...
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Ward takes on sports editor role at Daily Statesman
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Dustin Ward's face may be new to Dexter, but not to Stoddard County or to the world of sports. Ward is a native of Bernie and says that although he has enjoyed the past three and one-half years in the same post at Kennett's Daily Dunklin Democrat, he's glad to be making the move closer to home. He takes on the role of sports editor for The Daily Statesman this week, replacing Jerry Jarrell, who recently retired...
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Equipment repairs dominate commission meeting
(Local News ~ 08/06/13)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission spent much of their meeting Monday reviewing needed repairs on buildings, especially the Justice Center. The commission decided to lift RTU #3 off the roof to install a weather resistant seal to prevent leaking, which has been an ongoing problem at the Justice Center. The cost of the repair is $3,258...
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Potts' no-hitter propels Charleston Fighting Squirrels to World Series
(High School Sports ~ 08/06/13)
OSKALOOSA, Iowa - The near flawless pitching continued for the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Sunday night at the Midwest Plains Regional Tournament in Oskaloosa, Iowa. 2013 Dexter graduate Brad Potts dominated on the hill with a birth in next week's Senior Babe Ruth World Series on the line...
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