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Dad’s love of the ‘creepy crawly’ world of insects creates a busy business in bees
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
“Mom always said I should have been an entomologist,” laughs Cory Stevens, “because I was so keen on bugs!” Instead of entomology, though, Stevens pursued agribusiness, and indulged his interest in insects on the side. That continuing fascination with the “creepy crawly” world, which eventually centered on bees, has led the young entrepreneur to certification as a Master Beekeeper...
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Dexter Board approves rezoning of One Mile Road property
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
DEXTER — The Dexter Board of Aldermen approved ordinances Monday night rezoning a property on One Mile Road and abandoning a utility easement in North Harris Commercial Park. “We have two ordinances and a resolution; the first of those ordinances is amending the zoning on One Mile Road from R-1 (single family residential) to C-1 (general business district),” explained city attorney Yewell Lawrence Jr...
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Meal Champions Week Morse, Weeks join volunteers to deliver ‘Meals on Wheels’
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
They deliver over 200 meals a day to the homebound citizens of Dexter, Bernie, Essex and Bloomfield. They are the volunteers who deliver Meals on Wheels. Recently during Meal Champion Week State Representative Herman Morse and Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks volunteered their time to deliver meals...
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Stoddard County Commission: Spot filled on Ditch District 1 board
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
Stoddard County commissioners appointed a board member to fill a vacant spot on the Ditch District 1 board Monday morning during their weekly meeting. Greg Mayberry was appointed by the commission to fill the spot on the Ditch District 1 board. The spot became open when member F.L. Robinson died last year...
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Puxico Board Aldermen discuss Arrowhead Lake estates and acquisition of new fire truck
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
The Puxico Board of Aldermen discussed the development of Arrowhead Lake Estates and the fire department obtained a new truck. David Hawthorne, maintenance supervisor, reported to the board that the development of Arrowhead Lake Estates located on the west side of the city has begun with sewer and water lines being put in place. ...
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Dorothy Jean Pulley
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
Dorothy Jean Pulley, daughter of the late Clarence Taylor and Irene Taylor, was born on June 17, 1942 in Bloomfield, Mo. and departed this life on March 29, 2019 at her residence in Bloomfield at the age of 76 years. Funeral services were conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter on Monday, April 1, 2019. Interment followed in the Bloomfield Cemetery...
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Ila Mae Horton
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
Ila Mae Horton, the daughter of the late Reuben Frances Bowling and Jewell Josphine Haskins Hollis, was born July 15, 1938, in Lilbourn, Mo. She was united in marriage to Wilson Horton. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Horton died on March 28, 2019, in Poplar Bluff, Mo, at the age of 80 years. ...
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