Stories from Tuesday, June 18, 2019

“The driving force behind my motivation to start this organization,” explains retired Dexter teacher Rhonda Stuever, “comes from my years of working with migrant children. In those families, I observed people who worked extremely hard, had little, yet made the most of what they did have.”...

Funds are currently being raised to create an off-leash dog park in Dexter. The City of Dexter approved the plan last year and designated the location of the park to be on Market Street, between Southern Bank and Three Rivers College. The park will be 100 feet by 225 feet in size and separated into two spaces: one designated for small dogs approximately 30 pounds or less and the other for larger dogs over 30 pounds. ...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission approved a bid for a contractor to build a bridge and discussed the possibility of hiring a flood plain manager. Project manager Jeremy Manning, of Smith and Company of Poplar Bluff, presented five bids to build a bridge on County Road 467. Bids ranged from $181,168 to $257,327.80 for the project located northeast of Dudley...