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An Endangered Person Advisory has been issued for an Advance child. The incident occurred on Oak Street in Advance. Authorities say Jackson Cole Morgan, 11 months old. Authorities say he could be with his biological mother, Gretchen Mollie Boston, 37...

The Regional Healthcare Foundation celebrated the opening of its new location with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. Dexter Chamber of Commerce members and other guests tourned the facility and enjoyed lunch as part of the celebration. The Regional Healthcare Foundation received $453,114 from the Children’s Trust Fund to help renovate and purchase the property at 1420 Hope Drive (formerly Girl Scout Way) from the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland...

Richland student Kylee Carter loves photography. You could say it is in her blood as she is the daughter of Richland Yearbook instructor Kyle Carter, who is a gifted photographer himself. Recently Carter and his daughter Kylee made a trip to San Francisco where Kylee was named a 2023 Aspiring Young Journalist of the Year finalist for junior high from the Journalism Education Association (JEA). One of only four in the entire country...

“I always look up to veterans, my family is veterans.” said Missouri Veterans Program Director and Keynote speaker Jim Nugent. “My granddad was in World War II, my uncle was in Korea,I have two other great uncles that were in World War II, my other uncles were soldiers and so I feel honored to be part of that tradition. I look up to those in my family and I look up to all the veterans I have been able to work with over the years,”...

First Baptist Church at 11 W. Castor St. in Dexter is starting summer with a busy month. In addition to their regular Sunday services and Wednesday kids ministries, there will be a kids and youth camp and Vacation Bible School in June. “We’re glad to get to do so much,” said Online Ministry Director Rebecca Lovelady. “We like to keep everyone connected during the summer vacation months.”...

A Puxico resident and a Sikeston resident were injured in a single vehicle accident on County Road 712 three miles east of Essex Friday evening. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, William F. Brown, 43 of Sikeston and Chelsie M. Newell, 23 of Puxico, were eastbound in a 2006 Nissan Altima. Authorities say the vehicle left the left side of the roadway and struck a culvert...

A Veterans Fishing Day has been announced for June 3 at Meramec Springs park. The park is located at 21880 Meramec Springs Dr. in St James, MO. This is a free event. For more information please call 314-280-7014.

A Ribbon Cutting was held at The Meadows Event Venue Wednesday afternoon. The venue is located at 11049 State Highway ZZ. Owners Scott and Angie Laden are pictured in the middle cutting the ribbon.

The Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield will hold its annual Memorial Day Program on May 29, 2023. The program will begin at 1 p.m. at the Committal Shelter Plaza in the cemetery. Keynote Speaker for the program will be Jim Nugent, Missouri Veterans Cemeteries Program Director...

The Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield received a donation of $51,320 from the Sikeston American Legion. The funds were raised at the Legion's annual cook off and poker run fundraiser event. The event also featured a corn hole tournament, barbeque dinner and more. The event has raised more than $220,000 in the 10 years it has been held. The event raised $9,967 the first year and has increased each year up to the more than $51,000 this year. A presentation ceremony was held at the cemetery...

The Dexter School Board set meal prices and out of district tuition at its May meeting. The meal prices were raised $0.10 with the exception of the reduced meals and adult meals. The prices are Pre- K through fifth grade breakfast-$1.70, lunch-$2.40; sixth grade through high school breakfast-$1.85, lunch-$2.45; adult breakfast-$2.50, lunch-$3.50; reduced breakfast-$0.30 lunch-$0.40 and extra beverages $0.50...

Stoddard County Assessor Dan Creg submitted his resignation to the Stoddard County Commission. This resignation is effective as of 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2023. Presiding commissioner Greg Mathis said this resignation has also been given to the governor’ s office...

The Stoddard County Senate Bill 40 (SB40) approved the annual audit and heard an update on the renovation of the sheltered workshop. Patrick Kitner with Stanley, Dirnberger, Hopper and Associates presented the audit. He said there were no changes from a procedural standpoint. Kitner said there is the standard segregation of duties issue. This is normal for entities that have a small number of employees (the SB40 Board has one)...

Richland Superintendent Frank Killian is winding down his education career after more than 30 years, 22 in administration and the last 12 as the superintendent of Richland Schools. Killian served in the United States Army out of high school. Killian said his family could not afford college at the time so he entered military service in the United States Army. Killian said his military career would help him pay for college later on...

Crystal Bracken was awarded a Fire Chief's Signature Coin by Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore. Seymore awarded the coin to Bracken for her actions following a piece of equipment catching fire at BA Promotions recently. Seymore said her fire extinguisher training was excellent and her actions extinguishing the fire saved the building from significant damage and possibly saved the business...

The Bernie School Board approved two program evaluations and the elementary and junior high/high school handbooks. The first program evaluation was the Facilities and grounds. The goal of the program is to ensure the district’s building and grounds are appropriate and adequate to allow for the accomplishment of the district’s goals. ...

Alyson Paige Bonannon and Ashlan Garner will lead the Bloomfield Class of 2023 as valedictorian and salutatorian. Bohannon is the valedictorian and the daughter of Sheri Hans and Phillip Bohannon. She is involved in BETA, FFA, FCCLA and FBLA and volleyball. She will be attending the University of Missouri and plans to obtain a bachelor’sdegree inPlant Science with an emphasis in Horticultural Science and design...