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A new face will soon occupy the executive director's office at the Dexter Chamber of Commerce. Then again, she is a very familiar face around Dexter. Alisha Trammell will take her seat at the director's desk on Tuesday, January 21. Interim Director Ed Dust will stay with the chamber for an undetermined amount of time to assist Trammell in making the transition to her new role...

PUXICO — Officials at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and adjacent Duck Creek Conservation Area are preparing for a feral hog eradication operation, and both areas are expected to be closed intermittently during the week of Jan. 20-25. During that period, refuge manager Ben Mense said, officials will use a helicopter and aerial gunning in an effort to reduce the numbers of feral hogs on the refuge...

With the filing deadline looming, the Dexter City and school board races for the April ballot are shaping up as of Thursday morning. In Dexter city races, Mayor Jason Banken has filed for reelection and thus far is running unopposed in his bid for a second term of two years. Dexter City Collector Crystal Allstun is also running unopposed thus far. Allstun is seeking reelection to the city collector position, which is a four year term...

6th Grade Carson Anthony, Sebastion Barker, Dawson Battles, Nevaeh Bennett, Merideth Benton, Gabriel Bess, Emily Bolin, Gibson Booker, Madelyn Boyt, Aubreyann Budde, Cadence Buenaventura, Karie Burton, Katie Burton, Olivia Calcagno, Tanner Caldwell, Serina Churchill, Emmelia Cliff, Cali Comfort, Britney Cooper, Chelsey Courter, Madison Creado, Brandi Curran, Leland Delcour, Ryan Eaton, Klaire Essner, Brailyn Evans, Alexis Ezell, Luke Fichtel, Erin Fichtel, Gabriella Fields, Keeleigh Flanigan, Zaid Fornkohl, Bridgett Frazier, Logan Fritch, Alexis Geary, Jace Golden, Jadyn Goodman, Sarah Granger, Kaleb Greely, James Harris, Allyson Hawkins, Rilee Hayes, Jason Hervoyavich, Wyatt Hickman, Conner Hill, Wyatt Hockersmith, Sarah Hudson, Rylee Hunt, Patricia Johnson, Karis Kennedy, Cameron King, Jaxon King, Addison Lacy, Carter Lacy, Nolan Lacy, Austin Lasater, Blake Lee, Jaylyn Lindemann, Logan Martin, Drew Martinez, Addison McCord, Annalie McDonald,Gavin McMullin, Jaxon Medler, Avery Medley, Haley Miller, Emmalee Minks, Alexis Moore, Jackson Moore, Logan Morlan, Trisha Morris, Carson Mullins, Adrian Munoz, Kenli Musgrave, Stryker Muzny, Meredith Nea, Houston Neely, Fredric Nesselrodt, Madison Nicholson, Jacob Noll, Elizabeth Norris, Sadie North, Alexis Perkey, Malia Polley, Katie Propst, Deacon Pullen, Tara Pullum, Conrad Purnell, Kilie Pyle, Nakita Ray, Logan Reed, David Rodriguez, Aireona Roper, Ellie Roper, Jacob Ruppel, Emma Sadler, Ava Schaefer, Eli Scott, John Sepulvado, Jonas Shoemaker, Britton Simpson, Lauren Sindle, Ashlynn Stanley, Carter Stone, Nicholas Stonis, Nia Stromas, Kelby Terry, Mattie Thompson, Lucy Thornton, Devin Turnbo, Lucy Van, Rhett Wamble, Elijah Whiteman and Alexzander Wolff. ...

FOURTH GRADE Dalton Bradshaw, Daelon Cossey, Leighton Douglas, Nevaeh Loucks, Preslie Mannon, Ella Rendleman, Kruse Richard, Landon Rickman, Sterling Scherer, Charlie Walker, Hayden Walter and Ryker Wright FIFTH GRADE Gwen Bowling, Jimmy Daniels, Robbie Gillespie, Dalton Hartlein, Charlie Heiple, Jessica Lacy, Zoey Lee, Mollie Mannon, Kailyn McIntyre, Kylee Nelson and Zachary Steil...

7th Grade Kaidin Curtis,Harley Daniels, Baylor Eftink, Kyle Irvin, Dawson Loomes and Jacob Roberts 8th Grade Madilyn Asher, Rylee Daniels, Trevor Grimes, Bryce Irvin, Easton Newell, Drew Roberts, Mylee Smith, Kamryn Stubenrauch, Logan Stubenrauch, Maggie Stubenrauch, Kaitlyn Thurman and Lindsey Wondel...

First Grade-Sullivan Andersen, Karis Blair, Aubrey Camden, Aubrie Cassinger, Ryder Enos, Roper Galloway, Melanna Gambling, Harper Gregory, Brylee Head, Joy Holland, Kamari Johnson, Brianna McBride, Emma McMullin, Autumn Miller, Tate Miller, Elijah Pinkley, Joshua Salmon, Remington Sherbourne, Brayden Sherfield, Kayden Smith, Morgan Strickland, Avarie Wade, Brody Waller and Preston Worley...

3RD Grade: Annabelle Allen, Rylan Appleton, Alissa Blagg, Andrea Clark, Elizabeth Cookson, Briar Dejournett, Emma Dempsey, Alyssa Dumas, Bailey Dumey, Kayden Hale, Jacob Harmon, Casen Hemby, Layton Hemby, Duncan Hill, Braden Isaac, Bryce Isaac, Addysen Long, Gabriella Lowe, Jayson Malone, Abigail Manis, Emmitt McLain, Ruger Moit, Seth Nienajadlo, Peyton Pierce, Lilah Porter, Devin Robertson, Daelynn Rogers, Ryan Seward, Dayton Shackleford, Jerren Spain, Maylee Stephens, Mayson Tanner, Hunter Wheetley, Asia Whitaker and Kynley Worthy. ...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Two Stoddard County students were named to the President's List at Truman State University. Undergraduate students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average and who complete at least 12 hours of credit during the semester qualify for the list...

The Puxico Board of Aldermen reviewed the city's audit and heard an update from Stoddard County Emergency Management (EMA) Director Kent Polsgrove. Tim Mayberry, a representative from Van de Ven, LLC, the city’s auditing firm, was present to present the fiscal year 2019 audit. ...

Tara Saunders of Dexter likes to play $5 Scratchers games, using the information provided at MOLottery.com to see what games are new and which have the most prizes remaining. In the first week of 2020, that strategy paid off. Saunders played “$100,000 Money Multiplier,” a game that had been available for less than two weeks with no top prizes claimed at the time. She purchased two of the tickets at Walmart, 2025 W. Business Highway 60 in Dexter, and took them home...

The Puxico School District began a link to a survey along with a letter to parents and community members on Jan. 10. Two versions of the survey were sent out. One was sent to community members who do not currently have children attending Puxico Schools while a similar survey was sent to parents of current students...

Editor’s Note: This is the second of two stories detailing the construction at Southwest and Central Elementary. The bond issue passed by voters in April of 2019 is bringing a much needed preschool program to Dexter Schools. Assistant Superintendent Gavin Miller said students will enter the new addition from the kindergarten hallway. ...

“This is an exciting time to be involved at the Stars and Stripes Museum,” Morgan Wilkinson observes enthusiastically. “We finally have secured enough funds that we can maintain a full-time staff, and we are able to plan a broad array of activities that will appeal to various ages and interests.”...

As Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center and Dexter R-XI prepare for a new partnership, potential improvements appear down the line for both schools.

3rd Grade Kingston Banken, Kenton Barbour, Lola Barr, Stacy Bowers, Easton Bryant, William Busse, Eben Carr, Lindsay Lee Christian, Mila Clark, Carter Claussen, Seth Clubb, Grace Cobb, Beau Craft, Makinley Crosby, Ella Dace, Ethan Taylor Davis, Ashton Deberry, Taran Deprow, Reed Dodson, Peyton Dudley, Audriana Dukes-Cazares, Kennedy Essner, Lilly Fields, Trystan Fischer, Payden Fowler, Bryan Galloway, Addelyn Gill, Miley Gold, Elliott Goldschmidt, Jaxson Goodman, Addilynn Gordon, Aaron Gott, Eli Gott, Lilah Grimes, Gabrielle Guethle, Greta Guethle, Gabriel Hammond, Tyler Hankins, Harley Haws, Olivianna Hester, Farrah Hofer, Samuel Howard, Ella Hutson, Parker Keena, Aubree Killian-Mcdonald, Kayleen Kingston-Horn, Alexzander Alan Lin, Corinthian Lovelady, Chase Lowman, Liam Luttrull, Addison Mann, Gunner Matney, Aiden Mcclish, Lily Mccord, Jagger Mcfaddin, Clayton Mcgowan, Dennis Mcintyre, Sebastian Mcroy, Charlise Medlin, Bronsen Menley, Jiles Monroe, Mason Monroe, Hudson Moore, Marlie Morris, Jett Mosier, Trista Murphy, Gracy Neal, Mckendree Neuhaus, Kyle Nichols, Lilly Nugent, Triston Oliva, Robyn Ordway, Ava Parker, Blake Pfeffer, Silas Pfeffer, Hailey Pratt, Mahala Qualls, Lana Rangel, Hayden Redfering, Owen Reed, Bryson Rice, Andon Ridenour, Marcus Rios, Elyzabeth Robison, Jacob Rowland, Seth Rowland, Selah Sepulvado, Kamden Shaver, Evan Sisk, Mason Smith, Zoey Smith, Clarabelle Sok, Hunter Spain, Bailey Stevens, Alison Stonis, Ba Templemire, Sawyer Thurlkill, Alanna Tidwell, Jayden Trent, Hadley Walton, Emmarie Watkins, Addilyn Williams, Clara Williams, Hayden Wilson and Peyton Wright. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A Tallapoosa man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2006 killing of Teresa Butler. Melvin Ray Hufford Jr., 42, was sentenced Friday to seven years for the Class C felony of manslaughter and three years for the Class D felony of tampering with physical evidence. ...

Ozark Federal Credit Union in Dexter celebrated the opening of its new office located at 1117 West Business Highway 60 with a ribbon cutting and Military Flag Raising Ceremony Friday. United States Army Private First Class Les Barker and Retired United States Marine Corp Captain Tom Love raised the American Flag in front of the new building. ...

Dexter R-XI students will now join the eight other school districts — and Westwood Baptist Academy — sending students to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center.

Ten candidates have been nominated for the Winter Homecoming court at Dexter High School. The candidates were nominated by various teams. The candidates are front from left: McKenzie Yount, nominated by the Kicking 'Cats dance team; Natalie Sells, nominated by the Kicking 'Cats dance team; Madilyn Hampton, nominated by the varsity cheerleaders; Blair Rogers, nominated by the varsity cheerleaders and Dulcie Pullen, nominated by the girls' basketball team. ...

Sikeston, Mo. - For those seeking opportunities to volunteer, Southeast Missouri Food Bank will host its next Help More, Feed More Volunteer Day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, at its distribution center at 600 South Highway H in Sikeston. Interested volunteers can register by calling Mary Thatch at 573-471-1818 or emailing mthatch@semofoodbank.org...

Alderman Terry Battles was named president of the Dexter Board of Aldermen Monday evening after Dexter Mayor Jason Banken confirmed the resignation of current board president Frank Killian. Killian became ineligible to serve as Ward III alderman after moving into Ward I...

“From the time I was a little girl,” reflects Amy Dowdy of Dexter, “my family always watched the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day. That’s where my interest originated.” This past fall, on a whim, Dowdy Googled the annual parade and found that volunteer opportunities were available to those who wished to work on the floats. Since winter is the off season in her agriculture career, Dowdy decided to take advantage of the down-time and combine adventure with community service...

BLOOMFIELD — Joe Pulliam, of Smith and Company who acts as Stoddard County’s floodplain manager, attended three meetings Dec. 18-19 in Jefferson City to discuss the progress made in the county since he took the role last summer. Pulliam discussed what he learned in meetings with Linda Olsen, an emergency management officer and certified floodplain manager for the State Emergency Management Agency; Karen McHugh, state National Flood Insurance Program coordinator; and Allen Pringer, head of public assistance, at Monday’s county commission meeting.. ...

Editor’s note: Information regarding the bond sale taken from a release from LJ Hart and Company and Dexter Schools. At a special meeting on January 2, the Dexter School Board approved the sale of $9,500,000 general obligation bond issue funds to its municipal bond underwriter, L.J. Hart & Company, of St. Louis, Missouri...