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5 fatalities in Mo. over New Year's; none in Troop E
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports five people died during the New Year's holiday counting period from 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Troopers investigated 163 traffic crashes with 75 injuries and five fatalities. In addition, troopers made 114 arrests for driving while intoxicated...
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Class of '61 donates bench to depot
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
The Dexter High School Class of 1961 donated a bench to the Dexter Welcome Center Depot/Museum Dec. 31 in honor of their 50th class reunion. The class decided to purchase the bench at their reunion held Oct. 1, 2011. The depot/museum relies on contributions and donations for projects and exhibits. ...
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Welcome to the world, little Zoe
(Local News ~ 01/04/12)
Five-pound, 11-ounce Zoe Marie Corzine made her arrival in the world just 24 minutes into 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, making her the first baby born in the new year to Stoddard County parents. Zoe's mother, Jessica Duncan, 26, of Dexter, was not due until Jan. 13. However, after five trips to the hospital since Thanksgiving, Dr. John Patty decided to induce her Saturday morning...
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Dexter rings in New Year with win over Farmington
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/12)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats rang in the new year on a high note with a 72-41 win over district rival Farmington on the road Monday night. Paige Patterson and Brittany Harris each produced a double-double in scoring and rebounding as the Lady 'Cats notched their first win of 2012, and first since winning the Lady Royals Christmas Classic to end 2011...
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Elva Marie Smee
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Elva Marie Smee, daughter of the late George Lewis Gaines and Rachel Winemiller Gaines, was born on April 3, 1922, in Stoddard County and died in the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter on Dec. 30, 2011, at the age of 89. Mrs. Smee was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter. She, along with her husband George, formerly owned George's Freeze Queen in Bernie, Mo., and Grandpa's Barbecue in Dexter...
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Chance Urchison
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Chance Urchison, son of Linda Schantz Hill of Modesto, Calif., and Lee Hill of Conway, Ark., and the late Jerry Urchison, was born on Feb. 25, 1972, in Santa Clara, Calif., and died at his residence in Dexter on Jan. 2, 2012, at the age of 39. Mr. Urchison was a former employee of Tyson Foods and Faurecia Emissions Technologies, both in Dexter. He enjoyed camping, fishing, being in the outdoors and tinkering with automobiles...
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Eric Cleveland Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/04/12)
Eric Cleveland Smith, a resident of rural Bernie, died on Jan. 1, 2012, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter at the age of 23. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rainey-Mathis Funer-al Home in Dexter.
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