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Mamie Elizabeth "Libby" McNew
(Obituary ~ 12/18/15)
Mamie Elizabeth "Libby" McNew, daughter of the late Clyde Vincent and Mamie Etta Passley Vincent, was born on Aug. 4, 1952, in Wyatt, Mo., and died on Dec. 18, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau at the age of 63. Mrs. McNew was a resident of Dexter and had worked as a certified nurse's aide at Green Meadows Retirement Home in Sikeston and was a homemaker...
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Jerry Dean Noyes
(Obituary ~ 12/18/15)
Jerry Dean Noyes, son of the late Lincoln James Noyes and Bessie Bowman Noyes, was born on July 17, 1937, in Parma and died on Dec. 17, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 78. Mr. Noyes was a member of the New Life Pentecostal Church in Bernie. He was a former lineworker for General Motors in Kansas City and was a resident of Dexter, formerly of Bernie...
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Area educators celebrate repeal of 'No Child Left Behind'
(Local News ~ 12/18/15)
Shortly after its introduction, the legislation "No Child Left Behind," (NCLB) which was signed into law and co-authored by President George W. Bush, started to receive serious scrutiny from educators throughout the nation. But, in a rare bipartisan effort, the U.S. Congress voted to replace the law. That decision has been a popular one...
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Veterans Christmas card project takes off
(Local News ~ 12/18/15)
What started as a simple act of kindness to a Vietnam veteran has blossomed into a project that provides signed Christmas cards to more than 3,000 veterans in veterans homes and VA hospitals in the state. Jean Pearson and Jim Holt delivered nearly 3,000 Christmas cards to the Dexter Post Office this week destined for veterans in seven state veterans homes. ...
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Board agrees on 60/40 cost split for ball field improvements
(Local News ~ 12/18/15)
The Dexter School Board covered a variety of issues at their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, from approving an agreement with the City of Dexter for use of the city's baseball field to discussing the possible re-establishment of the National Honor Society and possibly introducing a Beta Club at the high school level...
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 12/18/15)
Dexter Police Dec. 16-17, 2015 At 3:13 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, Dexter Police arrested Delbert J. Henson, 60, of Dexter, on a Stoddard County warrant for fraud -- insufficient check funds. Bond was set at $2,500. He was also arrested on a Cole County warrant for failure to appear on the charge of fraud -- insufficient funds check. Bond was set at $200. Henson was transferred to the Stoddard County Jail...
- Missouri Weekly Hay Summary Week ending 12/18/2015 (Agriculture Report ~ 12/18/15)
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Capitol Report from Rep. Tila Hubrecht
(Local News ~ 12/18/15)
Pre-Filing is in full swing... Tuesday, Dec. 1st, marked the first day legislators in both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly could pre-file bills for the 2016 legislative session. During the first two days of pre-filing House members filed 261 bills. ...
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