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Head Start launches Literacy Month book drive March book drive
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
DAEOC Head Start in Dexter is hosting their annual book drive during the month of March, which is designated as "Literacy Month". Anyone with new or gently used books for children ages 0-5 years old is asked to consider donating them to the Head Start program. Books may be dropped off at the Head Start Center on N. Outer Rd. in Dexter...
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More from Thursday rural house fire
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Firemen are seen battling the house fire late Thursday morning on County Road 607 on Dexter's south end. The home was engulfed in flames when Dexter firefighters arrived on the scene. No one was hurt in the blaze. The residence was a total loss.
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Missouri Senate approves education legislation
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Students at troubled Missouri schools could switch to nearby quality schools or choose a private school at local taxpayers' expense under legislation the Senate passed Thursday. The legislation overhauls a student transfer law dating to 1993 that has led to recent financial problems for unaccredited districts that currently must pay for students who want to attend better-performing schools in other districts...
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Turning over the keys: Chrisman Tire under new ownership
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 marks the end of an era for one business in Dexter. Chrisman Tire, located on Business Highway 60, bids farewell to owner Lynn Hassell, and welcomes its new owner, Matt Christian. It was in 1982 that the late Terry Hassell took ownership of the tire store. ...
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On behalf of gun advocate, ACLU sues Scott County officer
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a gun advocate who contends his free-speech rights were violated by a Scott County Sheriff's Department captain, according to an ACLU news release...
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Missouri Gov. Nixon taking business trip to Canada
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is heading to Canada to discuss business opportunities with some of that nation's leaders. Nixon plans to travel Sunday to Montreal, then go Tuesday to Ottawa and Wednesday to Toronto. Traveling with Nixon will be first lady Georganne Nixon and the directors of the state departments of Economic Development and Agriculture. The delegation also will include executives from several Missouri businesses...
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Mo. Senate passes business truce with Kansas
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri senators passed legislation Thursday proposing a truce with Kansas in the intense tax-break battle for businesses in the Kansas City area. The two states have together waived hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenues in recent years by offering specialized incentives for businesses to relocate -- sometimes for merely moving a few miles from one side of the state line to the other...
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Father, stepfather issued summons for fighting
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Two Cape Girardeau men were issued summonses for peace disturbance after a Tuesday night altercation at a kindergarten performance in the Alma Schrader Elementary School gym, Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Darin Hickey said Thursday...
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Bill passed to lengthen abuse investigations
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Legislation passed by the Missouri House would give Social workers more time to complete investigations into child abuse and neglect. Current law stipulates that those investigations must be completed within 30 days. But the measure passed Thursday would allow the Department of Social Services to take up to 30 business days before submitting a report...
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Missouri bill expands access to proposed rules
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Some Missouri lawmakers want to give the public another way of learning about proposed rules that could affect people's lives and businesses. Legislation given initial Senate approval Thursday would require each state agency to include information on its website about rule changes it's proposing...
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Scope of missing federal military records grows
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The number of missing or destroyed military records at a federal government warehouse in St. Louis is significantly larger than initially reported. A 2012 audit found that a file clerk at the National Personnel Records Center wrongly filled nearly three-fourths of 1,200 files assigned to him over a three-month period. Archives workers could earn bonus pay through an incentive program for completing more filings...
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Southeast considers repairs to Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today will begin preliminary discussion of a major upgrade to the Show Me Center. The regents will consider the feasibility of repairs to the Show Me Center totaling $7.44 million, according to preliminary cost estimates from the meeting's background material...
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Mo. House passes voting photo ID requirement
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Voters should have the chance to decide this year whether the state can require photo identification at polling places, Republican leaders from the House and Senate said Thursday. The Republican-led House voted on Thursday to send a pair of measures to the Senate that could require voters to show a government-issued photo ID before casting a ballot...
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March 2014 Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Tesa Martin, a senior at Dexter High School and the daughter of Robert and Linda Martin, is the March 2014 Calendar Girl. Tesa loves dancing, painting and running. She is in the choir and a member of the Dexter Honor Society. She plans to attend Oklahoma City University and major in dance. Calendar Girls are comprised of the 12 finalists in the Miss Dexter competition, sponsored annually by the DHS Vocal Music Program...
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Trial postponed for man accused in hit and run
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A scheduled trial for a man accused in a 2013 hit and run near Dexter has been continued to a later date. The trial was for the case against Tommy Andrew West, 28, who is charged with the Class D felony of leaving the scene of an accident after being sought by authorities for several days...
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Missouri sees decline in farm numbers
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Preliminary results from the 2012 Census of Agriculture show the number of Missouri farms has decreased by eight percent since 2007. At the last agricultural census, Missouri was home to 107,825 farms. In 2012, that number dropped to 99,170. The Census of Agriculture has not released detailed reports for 2012. That report is due to be released in May. The information released in May will include information for individual counties...
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BRPC to host six meetings to discuss transportation priorities
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
The Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (BRPC) will host six public meetings to discuss transportation planning. Public and private sector representatives such as port authorities, transit services and economic development agencies and the general public are encouraged to attend these meetings to share their ideas for needed transportation projects, said BRPC Executive Director Steve Duke...
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Bell City child hit by truck
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- A Bell City child is in serious condition after being struck by a pick-up truck in his hometown Thursday afternoon. According to the Highway Patrol, four-year-old Daelon M. Brown stepped in front of a southbound 2004 Dodge Ram truck on Keller Road in Bell City around 2 p.m. Thursday...
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House on County Road 607 burns Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
A home on County Road 607 is shown fully engulfed in flames Thursday. The Dexter Fire Department responded at 11:20 a.m. Assistant Fire Chief Dave Rowe said the house was a total loss. Rowe said it was unknown at this time what caused the fire. The home was owned by Lois Diebold who recently purchased the house and she was in the process of having it remodeled. ...
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Dexter varsity girls go undefeated at home, beat Sikeston 68-38 on Senior Night
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/14)
The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball team finished with a perfect 8-0 home record at the Bearcat Event Center Thursday night as it beat the Sikeston Bulldogs 68-38. "It was a pretty emotional night with it being Senior Night," Dexter coach Chad Allen said. ...
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