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2nd half surge not enough to propel Dexter past Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball program put together one of its most balanced scoring performances of the season Tuesday night against the Poplar Bluff Mules. Eight players combined to tally 46 points against Poplar Bluff and no Dexter player calculated more than eight points...
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Noranda recognized for hiring veterans under the Show-Me Heroes program
(Local News ~ 02/19/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Noranda Aluminum was recently honored with a Flag of Freedom award by the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The award recognizes the New Madrid company for both participating in the Show-Me Heroes program and hiring veterans, which make-up about 20 percent of the aluminum smelters' workforce...
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Smith visits FFA students at DHS
(Local News ~ 02/19/14)
Missouri Congressman Jason Smith (R-8) paid a visit to Dexter High School on Tuesday and was taken on a guided tour, spending time in the Ag classroom of Gary Wyman, FFA sponsor for the local district. More on FFA programs around the county and of Smith's visit will appear Friday in a special FFA tab included with the regular edition. Above are three FFA students presenting Smith with a DHS FFA T-shirt. Students are, from left, Erika McCoy, Haylee Arthur, and Brianna Madigan...
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Mystery house in Dexter
(Local News ~ 02/19/14)
The home pictured at right is believed to have been built by Zeb Chandler in the early 1900s and was located in the city of Dexter. It is believed to have been constructed for the individuals who are pictured here. An individual from Kentucky recently contacted City Administrator Mark Stidham asking for information as to whether the home is still standing and where it might have been located. ...
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Stoddard County Justice Center has first full-time bailiff
(Local News ~ 02/19/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- In any courtroom, there is always an inherent danger. Emotions are charged. In some cases, freedom, finance and even family are on the line. Anything can happen. It's for that very reason that Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner began working with the county commission to bring a full-time bailiff to the Justice Center in Bloomfield...
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SCAA boys hoops: Advance, Bernie, Bloomfield & Puxico collect varsity wins
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. - The Advance Hornets beat the Oran Eagles 76-61 Tuesday night. Advance outscored Oran 30-18 in the second quarter and entered halftime with a 44-30 lead. Lane Below tallied an unprecedented 49 points for Advance. He hit five of his team's seven 3-pointers...
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Marvin Leon Stewart, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/19/14)
Marvin Leon Stewart, Jr., son of the late Marvin Leon, Sr. and Sue Ann Hazel Stewart Lusk, was born in Dexter on Sept. 2, 1963, and died at his home in Dexter on Feb. 17, 2014, at the age of 50. He had lived in the Dexter area most of his life. He had worked as a pipe layer on an oil rig and in landscaping until his health forced his retirement...
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Lorene Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/19/14)
Lorene Brown, daughter of the late Norris and Susie Lucille Thrower Temples, was born near Dudley on April 12, 1941, and died at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis on Feb. 13, 2014, at the age of 72. She had grown up in the Dudley area and had lived in Dexter for many years...
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