Stories from Tuesday, July 28, 2020

A 51-year-old Dexter man was injured in a four-vehicle crash at 1:22 p.m. Monday, July 27, on County Road 717, one mile north of Dexter. According to the report, Myron S. Vanover was operating a 1999 GMC pickup northbound when it ran off the right side of the road and struck a southbound 1998 Dodge pickup, which then struck a southbound 2008 Freightliner...

Staff Reports Stoddard County Commission seats for Districts on and two will be decided in the August primary. District one candidate Willard Adams declined to participate in this article. District one (In alphebetical order) Name: Steve W Jordan Age: 63...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell July 13-17, 2020 • Jeris Knight to Elizabeth Ann Lee. McCollum’s Second Addition Dexter Block 6 Lots 8-9. • Clarence Dieter to Alexander M. Dieter, Jennifer Dieter, Michelle Brandt and Margaret Hoffman. Section 34-35 Township 25 Range 10...

Patricia M Smith, daughter of the late Earl Cato and Nellie Estes Cato, was born on December 31, 1944 in Dexter and departed this life on July 25, 2020 at her residence in Bernie at the age of 75 years. Mrs. Smith was a member of Unity Full Gospel Church in Bernie and a homemaker...

Jeannette Terrill Robinson, daughter of the late Marvin Davis and Clara Snider Davis, was born on January 22, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on July 27, 2020 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Robinson was a former cook for T. S. Hill Middle School in Dexter, for 20 years and she attended First Baptist Church in Dexter...

Jerry Pennington Jr, son of Wilma Baker Pennington and the late Jerry Lee Pennington Sr., was born on November 15, 1964 in Advance and passed away, on July 19, 2020, at the age of 55 years. Jerry had lived in Puxico area all his life, he was self-employed most of his life and shared an auction business with his late father. His hobbies was  fishing, camping, gardening, grilling, singing karaoke, and spending time with family and friends...

Elbert Cleve Gee, 62, of Birch Tree, Missouri departed this life for his heavenly home on Sunday, July 19, 2020. He was born on October 30, 1957 in St. Louis, the son of Theodore and Vida (Graves) Gee. Everybody loved Elbert. He had a pleasant disposition and enjoyed teasing his friends and family, especially his nieces and nephews...

Garry Dean Dorris son of the late Noah S. Dorris and Wilma Jean Whitehead Dorris, was born in Bernie, on August 27, 1946 and departed this life at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, on July 22, 2020 at the age of 73. Mr. Dorris was a farmer, a 50 year member of Bernie Masonic Lodge, and was of Baptist Faith having attended First Baptist Church of Bernie...

• Cierra Weyand, 21, of Charleston was arrested at 9:09 a.m. July 22 on a Dexter municipal failure-to-appear warrant. She was booked at the Dexter City Jail. •Earl Christian, 28, of Dexter was arrested at 12:51 a.m. July 23 on a Dexter municipal failure-to-appear warrant. He was booked at the Dexter City Jail...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in the county on Tuesday. The county now stands at 192 cases with 20 active, 163 recoveries and 9 deaths.

Dexter R-XI School District Superintendent Amy James informed the board at the July 21 meeting that the school’s re-entry plan will be released to staff this week and to the public next week. James, Assistant Superintendent Gavin Miller and school board members along with the health department and building principals have held six meetings to discuss the re-entry plan for the upcoming school year, according to James...