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Lola Mae McCollough
(Obituary ~ 11/30/12)
Lola Mae McCollough, daughter of the late Charlie and Emma Osa Weaver Corlew, was born near Bloom-field on Dec. 29, 1930, and died at Missouri Southern Health-care in Dexter on Nov. 29, 2012, at the age of 81. She had lived in the Essex and Dexter areas all her life. She was a member of the Rivers of Life Church near Dexter...
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Vallie Walls
(Obituary ~ 11/30/12)
Vallie Walls, son of the late Edward and Nettie Mae Riley Walls, was born in Malden on Nov. 19, 1921, and died at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau on Nov. 27, 2012, at the age of 91. Vallie grew up in the Parma area and moved to Pontiac, Mich., until 1978 when he retired from Pontiac Motors and moved back to Bernie. ...
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Making a challenge to area churches
(Local News ~ 11/30/12)
Rev. Marcus Geuin, his wife Rebecca, and his son Jaxin are shown with McKenna Crow, Kathy Crow, and Stoddard County Gospel Mission Director Kim Slavings with a donation of nearly 500 pounds of canned goods for the mission's Christmas project. The group represents Dexter's First Pentecost Church, which challenges all churches in the area to sponsor similar food drives to benefit the Mission during the holiday season...
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Bernie knocks off Twin Rivers to reach title game at Campbell
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/12)
CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball team remains in contention for its fifth opening-season tournament championship in the last six seasons. Top-seeded Bernie defeated fourth-seeded Twin Rivers 74-63 Thursday night in a championship semifinal game of the eight-team Campbell Invitational Tournament...
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Dexter wrestling team opens season on the road
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/12)
Dexter's James Mullins tries rolling over Notre Dame's Mitchell Heissener Thursday at the Sikeston Field House. Mullins won the match by pin fall as Dexter defeated Notre Dame 60-18. It was the first match of the seeason for Dexter's varsity squad who also competed against Sikeston in the Tri-meet. Look for comp-lee match results on page 9 of today's edition of the Daily Statesman under the Scoreboard...
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Advance finds title game at Oran tourney
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/12)
ORAN, Mo. -- Advance boys basketball coach Andrew Halford preaches defense and rebounding. Thursday night, his team practiced what he preaches. Advance turned up the defensive pressure to open the second half of its game against Oran, outscoring the Eagles 19-12 in the third quarter on its way to a 71-56 victory in the semifinals of the Oran Invitatioal...
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Battle on the boards
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/12)
Dexter 7th grader Spencer Owens (No. 42) battles with a Charleston player for a rebound during middle school action Thursday night at Dexter. Dexter led the entire game until a shot by Charleston with six seconds remaining proved to be the game winner in a 33-32 decision. The 7th grade Bearcats finish the season with a 7-7 record...
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DMS boys ends season with split against Charleston
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/12)
The 2012 basketball season came to a end for the T.S. Hill Middle School boys Thursday night at home against Charleston. Dexter earned a split on the night as the 8th grade boys produced a 52-36 win after the 7th grade team lost 33-32 on a game-winning shot by Charleston with six seconds remaining. ...
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Operation Santa list grows to 35 families
(Local News ~ 11/30/12)
The list of families in need in Stoddard County is at 35, with substantial help having been received on Thursday. The Dexter Eagles have adopted five families. By doing so, that allowed the listing of some others in need. Those who have an interest in adopting one of these families are asked to call The Daily Statesman at 624-4545 or come into the newspaper office at 133 S. Walnut St. in Dexter to obtain the names and further information on the family of choice...
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Fire rages through Downtown
(Local News ~ 11/30/12)
Four departments battle blaze; Two businesses destroyed
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Operation Santa list grows to 39 families
(Local News ~ 11/30/12)
From staff reports Additional families submitted applications for help on Friday, brining the total number of families in The Daily Statesman's Operation Santa program to 39. Those who have an interest in adopting one of these families are asked to call The Daily Statesman at 624-4545 or come into the newspaper office at 133 S. Walnut St. in Dexter to obtain the names and further information on the family of choice...
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Mingo student makes history
(Local News ~ 11/30/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor PUXICO, Mo. -- When the lights are lit on the towering 73-foot tall spruce on the US Capitol's west lawn Dec. 4, a little piece of Stoddard County, Mo. will share in the celebration, having experienced a small part of its journey from Meeker, Colo...
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Louise Welch
(Obituary ~ 11/30/12)
Louise Welch, daughter of the late Wesley McCollough and Ethel Hutchcraft McCollough, was born on April 25, 1932, in Dexter and died at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, on Nov. 30, 2012, at the age of 80. Mrs. Welch was a member of the Rivers of Life Christian Center in Dexter. She had been employed as an operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone, in the deli of Town & Country Supermarket and as a health aide with the Dexter Visiting Nurses Association...
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Nancy Stevens
(Obituary ~ 11/30/12)
Nancy Stevens, daughter of the late Lee Walters and Eloise Smith Walters, was born on July 28, 1941, in Dexter and died on Nov. 24, 2012, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter at the age of 71. Ms. Stevens was a former employee with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and a resident of Dexter...
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Velma Irene Barker
(Obituary ~ 11/30/12)
Velma Irene Barker, formerly of Dexter, died on Nov. 30, 2012, in Alvin, Texas, at the age of 87. Funeral services are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home.
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Fire investigation continues
(Local News ~ 11/30/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor State Fire Marshal Butch Amon from Jackson remained in Dexter late Friday, working with clues from Friday's downtown Dexter fire in an effort to determine if indeed the fire was the work of an arsonist. Det. Lt. ...
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