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Morning school bus wreck
(Local News ~ 03/21/13)
Sixteen students were aboard a Dexter school bus that failed to yield and struck a passenger car at Highway H and County Road 659 early Thursday morning. No one was seriously hurt in the wreck. The wreck occurred on Highway H and County Road 659 three miles south of Dexter just after 7:00 a.m...
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Bobbie Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/21/13)
Bobbie Brown 87, of Pensacola, Fla., died Feb. 27, 2013. Born in Dexter, Mo., she resided in St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., Denver, Co., Jackson, Tenn., and Pensacola, Fla., for the past 11 years. For many years, she was employed as a sales representative for Hanes Hosiery and was a licensed Realtor while living in Colorado...
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Judy Marie Whaley Franklin
(Obituary ~ 03/21/13)
Judy Marie Whaley Franklin of Bloomfield, was born Sept. 7, 1950, in Piggott, Ark., to the late Joy Winston Whaley and Sylvia Sutton Whaley and died on March 19, 2013, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 62. Mrs. Franklin was united in marriage on Oct. ...
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Retired school employees to meet Monday
(Local News ~ 03/21/13)
The Stoddard County Retired School Employees will be meeting at the Hickory Log on Monday, March 25 at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature local retired teacher Susan Hill, who will be speaking about her recent mission trip to Belarus. Members are requested to bring paper products, such as paper plates, toilet itssue, paper towels and facial tissue, to be donated to the Stoddard County Children's Home...
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Dexter's Harris voted SEMO Conference's top player
(High School Sports ~ 03/21/13)
Allen voted Coach of the Year; Jarrell, Noe make all-conference team
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Middle School to present 'Annie Jr."
(Local News ~ 03/21/13)
The musical play, Annie Jr., is being presented Friday night by students from T.S. Hill Middle School. The play has been performed this week for local elementary students and will be performed at the Dexter High School auditorium at 6 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at the door. Starring as Annie is Myca Sutton, in front. Abby Mangum, Olivia Sitzes, and Natalie Pedroza are pictured with Jon Smith in the back. The play is directed by Melinda Sweeney...
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Safety effort targets Missouri's older drivers
(State News ~ 03/21/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Officials unveiled a public health campaign Wednesday aimed at helping get aging Missouri men and women off the roads when it's no longer safe for them to drive and at preparing them for life without a license. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety's kicked off its "Arrive Alive After 65" effort with a Columbia news conference that featured two state residents who lost a family member in traffic fatalities caused by older drivers...
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New hires in district; Duncan to head summer school program
(Local News ~ 03/21/13)
Members of the Dexter Board of Education accepted the retirement notification of another high school instructor at Tuesday night's March meeting, adding to a growing list of retirees and resignations district-wide. High School Instructor Katrina Strobel-Kluesner, who has taught science and chemistry for 25 years, submitted her intent to retire this week. ...
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Angela McCoy hearing set for April 17
(Local News ~ 03/21/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bernie woman charged with the 2010 murder of 67-year-old Aubrey Lee Finch made her first court appearance since 2011 on Wednesday morning. Angela McCoy, along with her husband Allen McCoy, are both charged with the Class A felony of first degree murder, two counts of the unclassified felony of armed criminal action and one count of the Class A felony of first degree robbery...
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Strollerthon inclement weather plans
(Local News ~ 03/21/13)
It looks like the weather is not going to be as cooperative as it was last year for the Annual PAT Strollerthon. Planners, however, say not to worry - they have a rain plan for this Saturday's event. "Our 5k will follow the planned route, rain or shine, so 5k-ers, bundle up," says organizer Willa Fees. (The BEC track is unavailable due to the floor being re-finished.)...
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Raymond W. Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 03/21/13)
Raymond W. Bollinger 82, of Bell City, died March 19, 2013, at Hunter Acres in Sikeston. He was born Feb. 20, 1931, in Bell City, the son of Eugene and Stella Winemiller Bollinger. Raymond drove a truck for Robert Driskell Lime Co. and David Jo Eakins Lime Co. He loved Bluegrass music and the Arrowhead Camp-ground...
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Lucille White
(Obituary ~ 03/21/13)
Lucille White, daughter of the late William Campbell Starr and Clara Rebecca McCarroll Starr, was born on April 16, 1913, in Shurm, Ark., and died on March 19, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 99. Mrs. White was a resident of Dexter formerly of Marston, Mo...
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