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William E. "Will" Monroe
(Obituary ~ 01/18/13)
William E. "Will" Monroe was born on April 22, 1944, in Averett, Mo., to the late Lawrence T. Monroe and Claudine Morse Monroe. He died on Wednes-day, Jan. 16, 2013, at the age of 68 years at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Will was united in...
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Daniel Joe Whittemore
(Obituary ~ 01/18/13)
Daniel Joe Whittemore, son of Sherry Lynn Atteberry Whittemore of Dexter and the late Gary Joe Whittemore, was born on May 4, 1978, in Hayti, Mo., and died on Jan. 16, 2013, at the age of 34. Mr. Whittemore was a truck driver for Pete Tanner Solid Waste in Delta and a resident of Advance, Mo...
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Application deadline approaching for spring managed turkey hunts
(Local News ~ 01/18/13)
JEFFERSON CITY Mo. -- Turkey hunters have until Feb. 28 to apply for managed hunts during Missouri's 2013 spring turkey season. A list of all 19 managed turkey hunts and application instructions are available at mdc.mo.gov/ In addition to 10 hunts open to all firearms turkey hunters, this year's offerings include a managed hunt for archers, seven hunts for youths ages 11 through 15, and one hunt for people with disabilities. ...
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Police Reports
(Local News ~ 01/18/13)
Dexter Police Jan. 17, 2013 Police were called to W. Business Hwy. 60 to investigate a violation of an exparte order at 7:07 p.m. Thursday. Stoddard County Jan. 17, 2013 Michael Taylor Brock, 32, of Bloomfield was arrested on a warrant for burglary. His bond was set at $7,500, and he bonded out...
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Sales tax receipts growth slow in county; Dexter still robust
(Local News ~ 01/18/13)
By MIKE McCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Revenue from two one-half-cent sales taxes in Stoddard County generated only $24,179.13 more in revenue in 2012 than it did in 2011, even though the year started out much more robust. Entering July the county was around $175,000 above the prior year, but sales tax revenue declined in the second half of the year...
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Annual regional soybean meeting will be Jan. 24
(Local News ~ 01/18/13)
By LEONNA HEURING SEMO News Service SIKESTON, Mo. -- Soybean growers will have the opportunity to learn the latest developments in the industry while also hearing from some of the agriculture's top experts. University of Missouri Extension is hosting the annual regional soybean meeting from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Miner Convention Center...
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Nixon details plans for health care coverage
(Local News ~ 01/18/13)
From staff reports POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon visited Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff Thursday to discuss his plans to provide health care coverage for an additional estimated 300,000 Missourians. Nixon said the step would yield significant benefits not only for uninsured working families and the economy, but also for Missouri taxpayers...
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City Offices Closed Monday
(Local News ~ 01/18/13)
City offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 21 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Trash will be one day late, and there will be no yard waste pick-up next Friday.
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Feeding and frolicking
(Local News ~ 01/18/13)
Photo courtesy of DEE BOESEN This week's unexpected snow brought more than clogged roadways and stranded motorists to the area. Rural Dexter resident Dee Boesen captured several Cardinals feeding in the snowfall on a couple of her backyard feeders.
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Clifton Wayne DeJournett
(Obituary ~ 01/18/13)
Clifton Wayne DeJournett, son of Terry Wayne and Lois Charline DeBerry DeJournett, was born on May 30, 1967, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and died near Leora, Mo. on Jan. 16, 2013, at the age of 45. Clifton had lived in the Bloomfield area all his life. Surviving are his parents, Terry and Lois DeJournett of Bloomfield; one son, Travis Clifton DeJournett of Kansas City; two daughters, Krendy Michelle DeJournett of Dexter, and Kirsten Jade DeJournett of Puxico; three grandchildren, Landon Blair Libouich, Spencer Maddox Libouich, and Jaycee Michelle DeJournett; three brothers, Lanny Joe DeJournett of Potosi, Marvin Hugh DeJournett of Bonne Terre, and Aaron Joe DeJournett of Bloomfield. ...
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Rev. Samuel H. McClellan
(Obituary ~ 01/18/13)
Rev. Samuel H. McClellan, son of the late Samuel Nelson and Bertie Stricker McClellan, was born in Stanberry, Mo., April 9, 1924, and died at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center in Puxico, Mo., Jan. 16, 2013, at the age of 88. He had last pastored in Morley and Naylor, Mo., for 20 years and had been the camp caretaker at the Church of God Youth Camp for 14 years...
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Mack Mullins
(Obituary ~ 01/18/13)
Mack Mullins, son of the late Vince and Madie Stiltner Mullins, was born in Grundy, Va., on March 11, 1946, and died at his home in Dudley on Jan. 17, 2013, at the age of 66. He had lived in Chicago and moved to Dudley in 1975. He was a board member of the People's Full Gospel Church and was a Mason member in Bloomfield. He worked as the Police Chief for the Department of Veteran Affairs and had worked for the City of Dudley for nearly 37 years. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army...
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