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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 01/27/15)
Dexter Police Jan. 23-25, 2015 At 9:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 23, Dexter Police received a report of stolen motor fuel from 302 West Business Highway 60. At 12:56 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, Dexter Police received a report of second-degree burglary from Lisa M. Sterling, 38, of Dexter...
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Counterfeit money: what to look out for
(Local News ~ 01/27/15)
You're standing in line a the store, wishing it would move faster, and it's your turn to pay for your merchandise. You pay cash for your goods and you're informed that one of the bills is fake. How did this happen? According to Dexter Police Detective Trevor Pulley, counterfeiting is an enterprise that isn't going away any time soon; and, it is something that is becoming easier to do...
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Dexter places 5th at SEMO Conference wrestling tournament, Ethan Stevens wins championship in 170-pound weight class
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. - The success continued for the Dexter Bearcats varsity wrestling program Saturday as it finished fifth at the SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament in Sikeston. "I thought we had a good SEMO Conference tournament finishing fifth out of 12 teams for the second straight year," Dexter coach James Sneed said. ...
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Botsch secures 200th victory as Bernie eliminates Richland in SCAA quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 8 seeded Richland Rebels provided the top-seeded Bernie Mules with a first-half scare but came up short in its bid to secure an upset-win at the Stoddard County varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. Bernie outscored Richland by 21 points in the final 12 minutes of regulation as it improved to 16-2 with a 77-51 victory...
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PSC rate hike hearing draws crowd
(Local News ~ 01/27/15)
Strong showing from Noranda plant at local hearing
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Jerry Don Heflin, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/27/15)
Jerry Don Heflin, Sr., son of the late Gleyn and Gladys Brotherton Heflin, was born in Russellville, Ark., on Nov., 6, 1942, and died at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston on Jan. 24, 2015, at the age of 72. Jerry had lived in the Dexter area most of his life where he had worked at Purolator and had run a trash business...
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James C. Daniels
(Obituary ~ 01/27/15)
James C. Daniels, son of the late James W. and Thelma Deane Daniels, was born in Peckerwood Point, Tenn., on May 22, 1944, and died at his home in Dexter on Jan. 20, 2015, at the age of 70. He had lived in Bloomfield before moving to Dexter three years ago. He was a Baptist and enjoyed fishing and his family, and was known as the family joker. He had worked as a cook at the Hickory House Restaurant...
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Jackie Leo Duffie
(Obituary ~ 01/27/15)
Jackie Leo Duffie, son of the late Doyal Leo Duffie and Jackie Louise Jenkins Duffie, was born on April 27, 1948, in Dexter and died on Jan. 22, 2015, at the St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., at the age of 66. Mr. Duffie was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, having served in the Vietnam War. After his years in service, he was an aircraft mechanic for numerous private aviation companies. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, classic rock and flying RC airplanes...
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Dolly Ann Taylor
(Obituary ~ 01/27/15)
Dolly Taylor of Bloomfield, daughter of the late Floyd and Ruby Black Pearcy, was born in Corning, Ark., on May 14, 1932, and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Center in Cape Girardeau on Jan. 27, 2015, at the age of 82. Dolly had worked for many years as the house parent at the Stoddard County Children's Home. She had attended the New Life Full Gospel Church in Dexter...
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Fred "Buddy" Ward
(Obituary ~ 01/27/15)
Fred "Buddy" Ward, son of the late Cary Ward and Nanny Jeter Ward, was born on March 24, 1911, in Brownsville, Tenn., and died on Jan. 26, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 103. Mr. Ward was a veteran of the United States Army and served in WW II. He was in the American Calvary in the late 1920s stationed out of Fort Bliss, Texas. Mr. Ward was of the Baptist faith and a resident of Dexter...
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Richland boys basketball team downs Zalma 84-50
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/15)
ESSEX, Mo. - The Richland Rebels varsity boys basketball team collected a double-digit victory for a second straight night Friday as it beat Zalma 84-50. Richland outscored Zalma by double digits in each the final three quarters after trailing 20-17 at the end of the first period...
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Dexter controls Puxico 57-34 at SCAA varsity boys basketball tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Dexter Bearcats took charge from the get-go and never looked back against the No. 6 seeded Puxico Indians Monday night in a varsity quarterfinal at the SCAA Tournament. Dexter limited Puxico to just three first-half field goals at it built a commanding 26-7 lead by the halftime break...
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Dexter girls basketball team suffers third straight loss 52-42
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/15)
DEXTER, Mo. - The St. Joseph's Academy Angels varsity girls basketball team outscored the Dexter Bearcats by single digits in every quarter as it secured a 52-42 road win at the Bearcat Event Center Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats (8-7) led by as much as 13-8 in the first period before the Angels (9-8) moved ahead 23-20 by halftime...
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Advance aldermen deal with water and park issues
(Business ~ 01/27/15)
Taken from secretarial notes The Advance Board of Aldermen met on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 with all aldermen present--Carol Blanton, Tom Schmidt, Wayne Page, and Randy Schrader. Also present were maintenance director Brock Cato, patrolman Jerry Hampton and citizen Colleen Hager. The meeting was led by Mayor Carl "Pete" Ritter...
- Patton - Patton Junction Livestock Auction: Feeder Cattle and Cow auction for 1/26/2015 (Agriculture Report ~ 01/27/15)
- Patton - Patton Junction Livestock Auction: Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/26/2015 (Agriculture Report ~ 01/27/15)
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Naples' Corkscrew Wildlife Sanctuary provides surprises
(Business ~ 01/27/15)
A January visit to southwest Florida requires a visit to one of this reporter's favorite wildlife preserves, located in the Naples area on 13,000 acres of preserved land, set aside in 1954 as a protected place for nesting wood storks, roseate spoonbills and other endangered water birds...
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