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3 die in Missouri over Labor Day holiday
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
Three people died in traffic crashes in Missouri during the 2014 Labor Day holiday weekend, five fewer than in 2013, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. None of the fatalities occurred within Troop E. The 2014 counting period ran from 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. ...
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Elks project aiding soldiers overseas
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
When Dexter Elk Lodge Veterans Committee Chair Shirley Alexander kicked off a local effort to help soldiers overseas by collecting used cellphones, she -- along with all who have assisted with the effort -- couldn't have known the impact their donations would have. Alexander recently received word from the Cell Phones for Soldiers headquarters in Norwell, Maine, expressing their thanks for having sent over 200 pounds of used cellphones over the past seven months...
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Commission: Township official questions state relinquishment of paved roads
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Pike Township Board Member Steve Jordan told the Stoddard County Commission the bridge over the Wolf Creek Ditch was their top priority for replacement under the Off-System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation (BRO) Program. The bridge is located on County Road 219...
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Noranda laying off employees, suspending expansion
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. (AP) -- Noranda Aluminum Inc. announced Tuesday that it is laying off up to 200 employees and suspending an expansion project at its southeast Missouri smelter because state regulators refused to lower its electricity rates. The cutbacks by Noranda come less than two weeks after the Missouri Public Service Commission denied its request for a roughly 25 percent reduction in electricity rates that it pays to Ameren Missouri...
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2 from Morehouse jailed in separate cases
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
Two men from Morehouse were charged in separate traffic incidents over the Labor Day weekend. Jimmy D. Jones, 45, was arrestedin Scott County at 3:32 p.m. Sunday. He was charged with felony unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, DWI (drugs), speeding, and for not wearing a seat belt.He was taken to the Scott County Sheriff's Office...
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Puxico woman charged following wreck
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- A Puxico woman was charged with DWI following a wreck west of Scott City in the early morning hours of Tuesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jessica L. Bourisaw, 27, sustatined minor injuries when her 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix ran off of Rt. AB, four miles west of Scott City, and struck a ditch...
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Police reports
(Local News ~ 09/03/14)
Dexter Police Sept. 2, 2014 Brandon T. Marvel, 26, of Dexter was arrested at 2:08 a.m. Sunday at 711 N. Hickory involving protective custody. Police were summoned to the 200 block of N Elm St. at 2:17 a.m. Sunday after a verbal domestic dispute broke out. No arrests followed...
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Dexter girls tennis suffers first loss at Kennett 9-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/03/14)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team suffered its first loss of the season at unbeaten Kennett 9-0 Tuesday afternoon. Kennett's Kate Shetley beat Dexter's MaKayla Waldner 8-2 in the No. 1 singles match, Kennett's Hadley Hilburn beat Dexter's Mary Miller 8-1 in the No. ...
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BEARCAT HOT: Dexter volleyball team beats Cape Central for third straight win
(High School Sports ~ 09/03/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the Dexter volleyball teams in action against Cape Central is available here: View Photos Here DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls volleyball team extended its winning streak to three games Tuesday night with a 25-10, 25-15 victory against the Cape Central Tigers...
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Jerry Wiley Richard
(Obituary ~ 09/03/14)
Jerry Wiley Richard of Wappapello, was born on Sept.17, 1944, in Puxico, and died at his residence on Aug. 28, 2014, at the age of 69. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Puxico is in charge of all arrangements.
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