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Work continues on Business 60
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
MoDOT crews continue their work along Business 60 in Dexter. Rock is being placed in the ditch along the north side of the roadway to help prevent erosion of the shoulder along the stretch from Two Mile Rd. to near Walnut St.
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NORDYNE plant to close doors at P. Bluff
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- A manufacturing company plans to move its operations in Poplar Bluff and Boonville to Mexico, putting about 700 people out of work. NORDYNE announced Thursday that it will gradually relocate its split system and furnace manufacturing lines to Saltillo, Mexico. The move will affect 200 employees in Boonville and about 500 in Poplar Bluff. The company says it will continue to manufacture some heating and cooling systems in Dyersburg, Tenn...
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Bloomfield woman faces several charges
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
Leah M. Long, 32, of Bloomfield was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 1:49 a.m. Friday and faces numerous charges. Long was stopped in Stoddard County and charged with receiving stolen property, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway, having no proof of insurance, displaying plates of another person, and not wearing a seat belt...
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Lady 'Cats fall in state semi-finals
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Just like 29 previous opponents, Dexter proved to be no match for Incarnate Word Academy. The Red Knights played with the poise and confidence of a champion against the Lady Bearcats in the MSHSAA Class 4 semifinals and delivered a convincing 66-25 win Thursday night at the Mizzou Arena...
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James to make move from Bloomfield to Dexter Schools
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
Amy James, who has served the Bloomfield R-14 School District in a number of administrative posts, will be coming to Dexter to serve as the district's special services director, it was announced this week following a recent special meeting of the Dexter Board of Education...
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Bloomfield hires Middle School principal
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield School Board hired a new middle school principal and accepted the resignation of Elementary Principal Amy James in executive session at its regular board meeting this week. Seth McBroom was hired as middle school principal and director of curriculum...
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Record 1 in 3 US counties are now dying; Southeast Mo. losing
(State News ~ 03/15/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A record number of U.S. counties -- more than 1 in 3 -- are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. New 2012 census estimates released Thursday highlight the population shifts as the U.S. encounters its most sluggish growth levels since the Great Depression...
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Mingo closed for feral hog control
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will be conducting a one-day aerial operation to control feral hogs on Mingo National Wildlife Refuge sometime between March 18 and March 29, 2013. This management action will involve a helicopter flying over the refuge with MDC personnel targeting and shooting feral hogs. ...
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Jerry Gossett
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
Jerry Gossett, son of the late Millage Gossett and Mildred Campbell Gossett, was born on Jan. 18, 1936 in Piggott, Ark. and died at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. on March 14, 2013, at the age of 77. Mr. Gossett was the owner and operator of Gossett and Morgan Asso-ciates Inc. ...
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