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School sales tax holiday this weekend
(Local News ~ 08/01/14)
Back-to-school shoppers will get a sales tax break from the state and from some local governments including Dexter this weekend as part of Missouri's annual "Back-to-School" Sales Tax Holiday. The annual sales tax holiday begins on Friday, Aug. 1 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 3...
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Ballot issue won't change procedure for DPD
(Local News ~ 08/01/14)
Voters will decide on Tuesday, August 5, a number of different things at the polls. Among the issues is a amendment that is designed to strengthen privacy protection for electronic communications and data. Should the amendment pass, things will not change for local law enforcement, though...
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Mosquito virus appears in Missouri
(Local News ~ 08/01/14)
Missouri Health officials have reported the state's first case of a mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading to the U.S. From the Caribbean. According to the St. Louis County Health Department, a 38 year-old resident was infected with Chikungunya (chih-kihn-GUHN'-yuh) while traveling in the Caribbean...
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DFD benefits from hands-on fire training
(Local News ~ 08/01/14)
It has been over 20 years since the Dexter Fire Department (DFD) has obtained an abandoned house to provide "real live" training to firefighters. On June 3 this year the fire department began a series of six training sessions which concluded with the burning of the house on East U.S. 60 on Tuesday evening...
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Dalhousie to host Southern States Cup Matches Aug. 4-6
(High School Sports ~ 08/01/14)
The 2014 Southern States Cup Matches are slated to take place Aug. 4-6 at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Missouri Golf Association competes against Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma in the event. The host site rotates between the four states each year. Mississippi held the event in 2013 and Arkansas held the event in 2012...
- Missouri Weekly Hay Summary Week ending 08/01/2014 (Agriculture Report ~ 08/01/14)
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Audrey Adams
(Obituary ~ 08/01/14)
Audrey Adams was born Feb. 24, 1944, in Ripley County, Mo., to the late Dan and Jessie Tutterow Payne and died July 31, 2014. She was a member of the Logan Creek General Baptist Church, a registered nurse and retired from what is now Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center after 34 years of service working as a certified critical care nurse for several years...
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George "Randy" Jones
(Obituary ~ 08/01/14)
George "Randy" Jones, son of Ruby Mae Gentry Jones and the late Harley Wayne Jones, died on Aug. 1, 2014, at the age of 55. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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