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Dexter School Board approves fuel bid; resident addresses board
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
The Dexter School Board approved the annual fuel contract and the purchase of buses at its December meeting. Fuel Bids The district received four bids for the annual diesel fuel contract, which were presented by Assistant Superintendent Gavin Miller...
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Bernie School Board approves audit and garage door bid
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
The Bernie School Board approved two program evaluations and the audit at its December meeting Monday evening. Superintendent Dustin Hicks presented the audit to the board. Hicks said the local receipts were $2.1 million, county receipts were $209,244.04, state receipts were $2.4 million and federal receipts were $915,732.72 for a total $5,661,845.35...
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Commission announces changes to county’s health plan
(Local News ~ 12/21/21)
BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission announced changes to the county’s health plan during the Dec. 13 meeting. The county’s self-insurance is lowering its co-pay to $1,500 and increasing its stop-loss maximum to $32,500. Employees had been responsible for the first $1,500 of their medical expenses, although the deductible was $5,000. The county paid the next $3,500 to meet the deductible...
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James Charles Barber
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
James Charles Barber was born in Harmony, Arkansas on March 18, 1931 to Charles Isaac Barber and Stella Mae Stepp Barber. He departed this life on December 16, 2021 at the age of 90 in Dexter, Missouri. He was raised on farms in Arkansas and then Missouri. Upon finishing high school, he fulfilled his patriotic duty by joining the US Army where he would serve for over 20 years...
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Betty Lou Ross
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Betty Lou Ross, daughter of the late Roy Miller Brackney and Dona Simmons Brackney, was born on July 1, 1941, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life on December 13, 2021, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 80 years. No services are currently planned...
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Kim Sherfield
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Kim Sherfield, daughter of the late Jerry Johnson and Velma Corbin Johnson, was born on June 30, 1959, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on December 16, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 62 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, December 20, 2021...
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Jimmie Dale Moore
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Jimmie Dale Moore, son of the late James William Moore and Katie Sprinkle Moore, was born on February 3, 1945, in Pyletown, Missouri, and departed this life on December 20, 2021, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 76 years. Funeral services will be conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...
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Dexter Police for the week of December 22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/21/21)
• Kevin Irby, 25 of Dexter, booked at the Dexter City Jail on a warrant service • Cordera Myers, 32 of Dexter, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on a warrant service • Chaquira Brunston, 25 of Malden, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on a warrant service...
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Dawn Michele Byrd-Knoderer
(Obituary ~ 12/21/21)
Beloved wife, admired step mother and step grandmother,precious sister,treasured aunt and dear friend, Dawn Michele Byrd-Knoderer passed away December 4,2021 after a valiant and noble battle with cancer. While the world is darker without her beacon of light, Dawn’s love of life did not come to an end with her death. ...
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Kennett man gets 30-year sentence for assault and child abuse
(State News ~ 12/21/21)
KENNETT — Judge Robert Mayer sentenced Matthew Thomas Estes, Jr., 33, of Kennett, Missouri, to 30 years in the Department of Corrections for assaulting a one-year-old child. A Dunklin County jury had found the defendant guilty of the felonies of assault in the first degree and abuse of a child causing serious physical injury after a three-day jury trial in September...
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