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Bond issue going to Dudley voters
(Local News ~ 10/20/11)
DUDLEY, Mo. - Voters within the city limits of Dudley are being asked to approve a $1.2 million bond issue to finance improvements to the sewer treatment system. The issue will be on the ballot in a special election to be held Nov. 8. The election is the only one in Stoddard County at this time...
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Local board approves bond refinancing
(Local News ~ 10/20/11)
After two months of consideration, Dexter Board members met Tuesday night and approved of a proposed general obligation bond refunding that will essentially save the local school district a total of $594,000 by taking advantage of interest rates that have continued to drop over the last few months...
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A+ Program on the rise at DHS
(Local News ~ 10/20/11)
It's a fact. The A+ Program, through which high school graduates are granted tuition to attend any public community college or career/technical school in the state of Missouri, is thriving in the Dexter School system. Ann Polsgrove, coordinator for the local A+ Program, presented an overview of the program during this week's monthly meeting of the Dexter Board of Education, confirming that 64 of the 119 members of the 2011 graduating class were eligible for the A+ Scholarship...
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Edna Louise Saltzman Swinger
(Obituary ~ 10/20/11)
Edna Louise Saltzman Swinger, of Dexter, was born May 23, 1913, at Essex, Mo. She died on Oct. 16, 2011 in Edmond, Okla. at the age of 98. She was the daughter of Fred and Florence Saltzman. On May 23, 1936, Edna married Welza Swinger and to this union three children were born, Welza Lynn Swinger, Annetta Louise Swinger Nelson and Earl Lee Swinger...
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Harold J. Christian
(Obituary ~ 10/20/11)
Harold J. Christian, son of the late Warner and Erma Harris Christian, was born in Puxico, Mo. on March 9, 1920, and died in Granite City, Ill. on Oct. 18, 2011, at the age of 90. Mr. Christian proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II and worked for Norfolk & Western Railroad as an engineer and fireman until he retired in 1980 after several years of dedicated service. He had lived in Illinois for the past 54 years...
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Lance Alan Espey
(Obituary ~ 10/20/11)
Lance Alan Espey, son of Beverly Webb Hunter, of Dexter, and Watt Espey of St. Louis, Mo., was born on Aug. 12, 1960 in Poplar Bluff and died on Oct. 19, 2011 at his residence in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 51. Mr. Espey was a resident of Dexter, Mo. and worked on heating and air conditioning units in the area...
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