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A witness to history in the making
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
When Clyde Vaughn, Sr. of Dexter was a college student at the University of Missouri in 1946, he and some buddies ventured one March day from Columbia to Fulton to enjoy the festivities there as the city of Fulton observed Robert E. Lee Days. "There was a band, and they were celebrating Robert E. Lee's birthday," the now 92-year-old recalls...
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Local PD joins drunk driving crackdown
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
Dexter police will be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide St. Patrick's Day Holiday "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" crackdown on drunk driving. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Dexter, will run from March 14-17, 2014...
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No changes in local filing for Aug. 5 primary
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The opening day of filing for the Aug. 5 primary election was a busy one in Stoddard County, but filing has since come to a screeching halt. A total of 14 people filed at the office of County Clerk Joe Watson on the first day. The day's since, however, have been quite slow...
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DHS teachers win challenge
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
A pair of Dexter High School science teachers are among the 2014 Shell Science Lab Challenge District winners, it was learned recently. The competition is offered to 18 broad districts across the US and Canada, and the application submitted by Tiska Rodgers and Celeste Colley was selected as the winning entry in a three state area that included Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska...
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Dexter PD to participate in youth seat belt enforcement
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
Dexter Police Department announced today they are joining with statewide law enforcement March 15-31 for an aggressive youth seat belt mobilization to crack down on Missouri's seat belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities. Only 67 percent of Missouri teens wear their seat belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Eight out of ten teens killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled...
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Spring activities planned at Mingo Wildlife Refuge
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
PUXICO, Mo. -- After the long winter months, Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is looking forward to the upcoming spring. The spring time provides visitors with a number of opportunities to enjoy the refuge. Starting in March, all refuge waters are open for fishing and boating. Spring also provides some great birding opportunities as migratory birds either move through the refuge on their way further north or return to the refuge for their summer breeding grounds...
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DHS teachers place in challenge
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor A pair of Dexter High School science teachers are among the 2014 Shell Science Lab Challenge District winners, it was learned recently. The competition is offered to 18 broad districts across the US and Canada, and the application submitted by Tiska Rodgers and Celeste Colley was selected as the winning entry in a three state area that included Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska...
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No changes in local filing for Aug. 5 primary
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The opening day of filing for the Aug. 5 primary election was a busy one in Stoddard County, but filing has since come to a screeching halt. A total of 14 people filed at the office of County Clerk Joe Watson on the first day. The day's since, however, have been quite slow...
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Local PD joins drunk driving crackdown
(Local News ~ 03/09/14)
Dexter police will be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide St. Patrick's Day Holiday "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" crackdown on drunk driving. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Dexter, will run from March 14-17, 2014...
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Advance city sign destroyed
(Business ~ 03/09/14)
Local Advance residents awoke Monday morning, March 3, 2014 to discover that one of their city signs had been destroyed some time Sunday night or early Monday morning. Judging from the tire tracks in the grass, a motorist traveling west on Highway 25 attempted to turn off onto School Street and must have been traveling too fast for the icy conditions...
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Advance Library to celebrate Dr. Seuss
(Business ~ 03/09/14)
Theodore Seuss Geisel, lovingly known as Dr. Seuss, is one of the most popular writers of children's books in the world. During his long life of 87 years, he wrote and illustrated 46 books with his rollicking rhymes and colorful characters. The outlandish Seuss characters, such as the Cat in the Hat and Horton the tender-hearted elephant, were a far cry from the old "Dick and Jane" primers of the past...
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