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Sisters donate locks
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Advance sisters Kaylee, Lindsey, and Gracie Livingston, ages seven, six, and five, respectively, recently cut their hair to donate to Locks of Love. The girls' hair was cut by Nikki Sherman of Shear Style salon in Advance. Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 21 who are suffering from long-term medical hair loss. Shown with the sisters is their grandmother, Jewel Estes, who helped arrange for the girls' donation...
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Drug busts nabs two on Sunday
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner reported that on Feb. 8, at approximately 12:45 p.m., two subjects were arrested for illegal drug activity. The arrests were the result of a vehicle stop on Mo. State Highway 25 near Dexter, Mo. According to the report, Deputy Andrew Johnson received permission from the driver of the vehicle to search the vehicle and its contents...
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BYM Mardi Gras royalty
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
The 13th Annual Bootheel Youth Museum Mardi Gras event was held at the Malden museum on Saturday night, Feb. 7. The affair serves as the museum's primary fundraiser each year, and featured a fully catered Cajun' style buffet, followed by a live auction and music. Crowned king and queen of the 2015 Mardi Gras were Nancy Green and Mark Shelton, both of Malden, both of whom have made significant contributions to secure the continuing educational programs of the museum...
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Commission discusses setting up a health care cooperative
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission had little on the agenda Monday and took no actions. The primary agenda item was the discussion about the possibility of the county joining with cities and other government entities in the county to purchase health insurance as part of a cooperative...
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Four arrested for assault at local businesses
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Four area residents were arrested on the charge of second-degree felony assault on Friday afternoon. According to the report, the incident occurred outside Bobbi Lynn's Hair Salon in Dexter, and resulted from the individuals being upset over having to clean up debris from the parking lot...
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Interstate truck collision snarls traffic; corn strewn over roadway
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Many motorists waited for over an hour Monday as emergency responders and road crews worked to clear a jackknifed semi-truck and a corn-covered southbound lane on Interstate 55. Around 1:25 p.m. Monday, an 18-wheeler carrying car parts rear-ended another truck carrying a large load of corn near mile marker 97 in Cape Girardeau, police said at the scene...
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Terry Lynn Cravens Freeman
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
Terry Lynn Cravens Freeman of Euclid Ohio, daughter of Chester G. Cravens and Marcelene Bowman Cravens, was born on July 31, 1951, in Dexter, and died on Feb. 4, 2015, at her home in Euclid, Ohio at the age of 64. Terry was a Dexter High School graduate and graduated from SEMO University in Cape Girardeau. After earning her Master's Degree in Education, Terry became the literary instructor for the Euclid School District where she worked for 25 years...
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Dexter girls basketball team collects second win against Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/15)
The Dexter Bearcats outscored the Notre Dame Bulldogs by single digits in every quarter on its way to a 79-62 victory at the Bearcat Event Center Monday night. Notre Dame, which was outscored by 30 points in the first half of an 82-51 loss to Dexter on Dec. 3, gave the Bearcats a run for its money in the first half of Round 2...
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Wood named to Dexter Schools' top spot
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
The Board of Education of the Dexter R-XI School District has voted to employ Mitchell D. Wood as the Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1, 2015, it was announced late Friday. Wood has been serving as superintendent of the Oran R-3 District since 2004. ...
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