Stories from Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Young Meredith and Jack Mayer learned some valuable lessons about finance this summer, as they spent a part of their vacation helping with the family corn harvest. “The children helped with both picking, and selling the corn,” recounts their mother Lauren...

Charles Elsworth Griffin, son of the late Tom and Viola Hume Griffin was born on December 11, 1932 in Essex, Missouri and departed this life on August 30, 2019 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 86. Mr. Griffin was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, and had formerly attended the New Bethel General Baptist Church near Dexter. He had also worked as a farmer and a security guard at the Sikeston Power Plant...

The Dexter School Board held a public tax levy hearing and approved the purchase of a seven-person vehicle to be used to transport smaller groups of students to events. Superintendent C.A. Counts went over the tax levy. The operating expense came out to $2.7719 and 80 cents for debt service...

The Dexter Board of Alderman held a tax levy hearing on Thursday evening and passed the tax levy following the hearing. The tax for the year 2019 states that all property taxable according to law by the city of Dexter shall be taxed the sum of $0.6000 on the $1000 assessed valuation for the General Revenue Fund. ...

Ronald C. Yersak son of the late Charles G. Yersak and Josephine Shoemaker Yersak was born on July 23, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and departed this life on August 31, 2019 at the SoutheastHealth of Stoddard County at the age of 83. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Malden. He attended the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Dexter. He was the owner of Ronald C. Yersak Enterprises, specializing in Economic Development, private consulting and planner in charge...

Janet Lee Sandusky, daughter of the late Frank and Stella Baker Hensley was born on October 2, 1946 in Bexar, Arkansas and departed this life on September 1, 2019 at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Facility in Dexter at the age of 72. Mrs. Sandusky was the former owner of Janet’s Beauty Salon in Dexter and worked as a beautician for many years...

• Corey C. Gilbert, 31, of Nixa, Mo., was arrested at 3:43 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, on suspicion of marijuana, excessive window tint and no seat belt. He was booked at the Stoddard County Jail. • Max A. Haley, 26, of Holcomb was arrested at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving the wrong direction on a divided highway. He was booked at the Stoddard County Jail...

Austin Dale Duncan son of Sherman Duncan of West Palm Beach, Florida and Christina Abernathy Brown of Florissant, Missouri was born on August 22, 1995 in Sikeston, Missouri and departed this life on August 30, 2019 at the Christian Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 24...

Betty Kathryn Branum passed away on August 30, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Funeral Services were conducted on Monday, September 2, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.  Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell 08/19/2019 to 08/23/2019 • James E. Reiker and Tania S. Reiker to Brent Robinett and Yeximani Hernandez. Section 32 Township 25 Range 10. • Steve W. Jordan and Pamela D. Jordan to Travis Bond and Stephania Bond. SEC 2 TWP 27 R 10...

• James Dukes, 35, no address listed, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on two Cape Girardeau County failure to appear warrants. He was released on bond. • Mavrick Kincade Kipper, 24, of Brooklin, Ark., was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for a window tint violation. He was released on bond...