NewsMay 28, 2021

DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Pictured from left prior to the start of the relay is Detective Thomas Forkum with the Dexter Police Department, Dexter Police Chief Hank Trout, retired Dexter Police Chief and current Dexter City Administrator Trevor Pulley, Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Russ Gibson, Detective John Atkinson with the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department  and Police Officer Zach Matney with the Dexter Police Department.
Pictured from left prior to the start of the relay is Detective Thomas Forkum with the Dexter Police Department, Dexter Police Chief Hank Trout, retired Dexter Police Chief and current Dexter City Administrator Trevor Pulley, Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Russ Gibson, Detective John Atkinson with the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department and Police Officer Zach Matney with the Dexter Police Department.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Trooper Russ Gibson takes the torch first to start the run down Business 60.
Trooper Russ Gibson takes the torch first to start the run down Business 60.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Trevor Pulley jogs along the route.
Trevor Pulley jogs along the route.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
The Stoddard County EMS cheers the runners.
The Stoddard County EMS cheers the runners.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Detective John Atkinson takes his turn carrying the torch.
Detective John Atkinson takes his turn carrying the torch.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
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DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Trevor Pulley carries the torch.
Trevor Pulley carries the torch.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers

The 2021 Special Olympics Torch Run took place in Dexter Friday morning. members of local law enforcement agencies carried the torch down Business 60 starting at Walmart and ending their run at On The Go. "This is one of the organization (Special Olympics) I hold near and dear to my heart, being able to just show something small for the Dexter Police Department and the City of Dexter. This is all police department around can show they hold this Special Olympics and Torch Run near and dear to themselves," said retired Dexter Police Chief and current Dexter City Administrator Trevor Pulley. "All the money the organizations collect each year go straight to them."

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