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Dexter man charged with multiple counts of assault on officers
(Local News ~ 12/18/14)
by JONATHON DAWE Statesman Staff Writer A Dexter man was arrested Wednesday night, and faces two counts of felony assault of a law enforcement officer, two counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. According to the report, at 10:14 p.m. Wednesday, Dexter Police and the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department responded to Brookfield Ave., in the Timber Creek Subdivision in Dexter in reference to a male subject who had discharged a firearm inside his residence...
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Dexter controls East Carter County 77-11 at Lady Royals Classic
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the game is available at this link: View Photos Here BROSELEY, Mo. - The top-seeded Dexter Bearcats moved one step closer to its fourth straight Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic championship with an opening-round 77-11 victory against the No. 16 seeded East Carter County Redbirds Thursday afternoon...
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Lloyd Edward Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Lloyd Edward Zimmerman, son of the late John Ernest Zimmerman and Nora Ethel McGowen Zimmerman, was born in Bernie on Nov. 3, 1920, and departed this life at the Golden Living Center in Malden on Dec. 15, 2014, at the age of 94. Mr. Zimmerman had worked in Michigan and California for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier until his retirement. He attended the Nazarene Church in Bernie and in Dexter...
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Ada "Granny" Robey
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Ada "Granny" Robey of Sikeston, was raised by her grandparents, the late John and Clair Morlan, was born in Greenbriar on Aug. 18, 1923, and died at her home in Sikeston on Dec. 17, 2014, at the age of 91. She lived in the Avert area most of her life and moved to Sikeston 24 years ago. She worked at the International Hat Company for many years. After her retirement she was a Foster Grandmother at Southeast Elementary School in Sikeston...
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Ora Mae Hart
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Ora Mae Hart, 96, of Advance, died Dec. 16, 2014, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 7, 1918, in Harold, Ill., to the late Ed and Rosa Cooter Perrigan, she was a member of the First General Baptist Church of Advance. She was a homemaker and loved to play Bingo. On Dec. 24, 1935, in Dexter, she married Amos Hart, who died May 5, 1994...
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Dennis Lee Claeys
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Dennis Lee Claeys, son of Julius Claeys and Miriam Blair Claeys was born Jan. 7, 1949, in Moline, Ill., and died at his residence in Malden on Dec. 16, 2014, at the age of 65. Mr. Claeys was a furniture salesman for Kesler Furniture in Poplar Bluff and was a member of the Bernie Church of Christ...
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Board retains food service group, approves computer upgrades
(Local News ~ 12/18/14)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Concluding nearly a three-month long process, the Dexter Board of Education voted Tuesday night to renew their food service agreement for the coming year with OPAA! Food Management, Inc. Dexter has used the OPAA! program since the start of the 20010-11 school year after mandates handed down through federal regulations promoted by First Lady Michelle Obama came into play across the country...
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Horton named Firefighter of the Year
(Local News ~ 12/18/14)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Stoddard County Ambulance District Manager Dave Cooper briefly addressed the annual banquet of Dexter firefighters and their guests this week at the department's Christmas Banquet, the highlight of which is the naming of the Firefighter of the Year award recipient...
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