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Bloomfield schools locked down Wed. for 20 minutes
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Public Schools were locked down for approximately 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon after a 17-year-old prisoner escaped from a vehicle while stopped at the On The Go convenience store on Highway 25 in Bloomfield. Bloomfield Superintendent Toni Hill said the school was notified by the sheriff's office that a prisoner had escaped at approximately 1:15 p.m. ...
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Transportation needs in county prioritized by TAC
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
The Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (BRPC) has been prioritizing transportation projects in the six county area for two years -- concluding with a series of six public meetings facilitated by Glen View Strategies. Projects identified in Stoddard County which were given high priority were:...
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Saffell bond amended to $250K cash-only
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
A Dexter man jailed after a "violent" attack on his girlfriend has had bond set in his case. Herbert Alan Saffell, 39, of Dexter, was arrested in early March for allegedly attacking his live-in girlfriend. He was charged with the Class A felony of domestic assault in the first degree...
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Baccalaureate service set
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
A Baccalaureate service for the 2014 graduating class of Dexter High School has been scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 11. The Baccalaureate service will be held at the First Assembly of God Church at 911 Brown Pilot Lane, which is located near the school campuses...
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National Day of Prayer
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Father David Dohogne leads the National Day of Prayer service that took place at Dexter City Hall during the Thursday lunch hour. Themed "One voice, united in prayer," the event is an annual affair at which local ministers join with area residents to pray for all leaders at the local, state and federal levels...
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Giving it "one more shot"
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
George Cox is many things to many people. He is a lifetime teacher, an untiring volunteer, a loving father and grandfather, and on Tuesday night, he served as an inspiration to more than 250 cancer survivors and their caregivers who filled the Lighthouse Christian Center for the Annual Survivors' Dinner to preview the Stoddard County Relay for Life event Friday night...
- Missouri Weekly Hay Summary Week ending 05/02/2014 (Agriculture Report ~ 05/02/14)
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Betty Jo Fowler
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
Betty Jo Fowler, daughter of the late Freddie Leroy and Betty Sue Houltzhouser Kenshalo, was born in Essex, Mo., on Dec.19, 1951, and died at her home in Dexter, Mo., on April 29, 2014, at the age of 62. She had lived in southeast Missouri her entire life, and Dexter for the last 30 years...
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David May
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
David May, son of Richard and Deloris Craig May, was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Jan. 4, 1966, and died at his home in Bloomfield, Mo., on April 30, 2014, at the age of 48. Mr. May was a resident of Bloomfield and was of the General Baptist faith. He had worked in the warehouse at the Proctor and Gamble plant before his health forced his retirement...
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Chlora Christian
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
Chlora Christian, daughter of the late James David Lemons and Frances Heath Lemons was born on Feb. 24, 1927, in Essex and died on April 30, 2014, at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Cape Girardeau at the age of 87. Mrs. Christian was a member of the Risen Church in Dexter, a resident of Dexter and was retired from Elder's Manufacturing after working there for 46 years...
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