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Dexter School Board - Phase II of building project approved; graduation set
(Local News ~ 04/28/20)
The Dexter School Board voted to move forward with the second phase of the CTS building project and put a plan in place for graduation at its April meeting. Phase II of the CTS building project was made possible by the near $1 million left over after the initial project came in under the projected amount. Phase II will come in with a cost of $550,579. Projects included in phase II include:...
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Stoddard County Commission begins talks to reopen county
(Local News ~ 04/28/20)
The Stoddard County Commission began discussions Monday on a timeline for returning the county to business as usual. Some states have begun loosening restrictions of stay-at-home orders, and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has developed a plan to begin trimming back restrictions of his state’s stay-at-home order as early as May 4...
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Dexter native Jordan Myers named new Director of Keller Public Library; Pam Trammell to retire June 1
(Local News ~ 04/28/20)
Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted prior to the library’s temporary closing due to COVID-19. The reopening date for the library has not yet been released. On June 1 Pam Trammell will end her 15-year stay at Keller Public Library. However, the library will be in good hands as Dexter native Jordan Myers will assume the role of director...
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Max Edwin Rinehart
(Obituary ~ 04/28/20)
Max Edwin Rinehart, was called to his heavenly home on April 25, 2020. Max was born in Houston, Arkansas to Claude & Jewel Rinehart on March 15, 1942. He was 78 years old. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Bloomfield. Max spent his younger years in the San Joaquin Valley, California. He moved to Poplar Bluff, where he met his wife Evelyn Irene Morse of 58 years. Max and Irene lacked 5 days of being married 58 years on April 30th...
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Jerimyah Cooper Pruett
(Obituary ~ 04/28/20)
Jerimyah Cooper Pruett, son of Timothy Pruett and Samantha Hurdle of Dexter, was born and departed this life on April 21, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A private, family only, funeral service will be conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, April 30, 2020...
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Betty Irvin
(Obituary ~ 04/28/20)
Betty Irvin, treasured mother of Mickey Irvin Roth (St. Louis) and the late John Allan Irvin (Dexter); Beloved grandmother to Amy Irvin Wynn (Nashville, TN) and Michael John Irvin (Lone Tree, CO); Loving and loved mother-in-law of Pam Stuever (Dexter) and Jules Roth (St. ...
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Dexter Police For the week of April 29
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/20)
• An animal restraint/running loose violation was reported at 5:25 p.m. April 19 in the 300 block of West Castor Street. A citation was issued. • An animal restraint/running loose violation was reported at 1:30 p.m. April 20 in the 1700 block of East Lewis St. A citation was issued...
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Stoddard County Sheriff for the week of April 29
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/20)
• Gale P Humphrey, 52, of Bloomfield was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for violation of order of protection, sodomy or attempted sodomy, and burglary 1st degree. • David Andrew Barber, 54, out of Essex, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for failure to appear...
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Missouri State Highway Patrol for the week of April 29
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/20)
• A 19-year-old Essex resident was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 2:15 p.m. Friday, April 24, on Highway H, three miles east of Matthews. According to the report, Paige L. Builderback was operating a 2019 Kia Optima westbound when it ran off the road and struck an embankment...
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Stoddard County Court Records for the week of April 29
(Court News ~ 04/28/20)
Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell April 13-17 • Steven McGee to Steven McGee. Section 28 Township 24 Range 10. • Morlan Farms Inc. to Tim B. Robey and Mindy S. Robey. SEC 17 TWP 25 R 10. • Jennifer Jolene Layton to J&K Jarrell Properties. SEC 24 TWP 26 R 10...
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Many workers apply for unemployment for first time
(Local News ~ 04/28/20)
Dexter resident Caroline Dunivan, who said she has always worked multiple jobs to support her family, applied for unemployment benefits for the first time March 18, a day after she was laid off by the Dexter R-XI School District. She worked as a baker in the Southwest Elementary cafeteria...
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Area unemployment rate increases amid COVID-19
(Local News ~ 04/28/20)
Unemployment jumped by more the one percent from February to March of this year in three counties in the Daily American Republic’s coverage area, according to statistics released by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Dunklin County’s unemployment rate jumped from 6.7% in February to 8.2% in March. Stoddard’s jumped from 5.2% to 6.5% and Butler’s jumped from 4.6% to 5.8%...
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B. A. McGuire
(Obituary ~ 04/28/20)
B. A. McGuire, son of Hubert and Oble Felton McGuire, was born June 6, 1931 in Zion, Arkansas. He went to live with his Lord on Monday, April 27, 2020 at the age of 88 years. B. A. McGuire and Lula Belle Frost married April 6, 1951 in Sikeston. They have lived many places throughout their married life, but have resided in Dexter for the last 60 years. Together they had four children...
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No new cases of COVId-19 reported in Stoddard County in past week
(Local News ~ 04/28/20)
Ben Godwin, director of the Stoddard County Health Center, stated Tuesday afternoon the there have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a week. A total of 19 confirmed cases have been reported in Stoddard County to date. Currently 17 patients are now listed as recovered with the final two scheduled to leave quarantine on Wednesday...
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