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Young entrepreneur’s dream job continues 66-year tradition
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
“My brother and I always thought we would open an auto repair shop together,” smiles Troy Martinez of Dexter. “As kids, we were always tinkering with our bikes; then, as we got older, we moved on to cars. So, this business really is my dream come true. The fact that I am in a place so steeped in Dexter tradition, makes it totally awesome, and maybe will even bring me a little extra good luck.”...
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Advance schools move to virtual learning
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
Advance Schools have made the decision to transition to remote learning starting Tuesday, Nov. 17. The decision was made at the Advance School Board meeting last Thursday evening after the number of students testing positive or being quarantined because of the COVID-19 pandemic rose dramatically last week...
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Commission awards more CARES Act money
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission approved $223,526.71 in Coronovirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act payments to businesses and government entities last week. Here’s a breakdown of the payments: • BA Promotions and Marketing, LLC, $16,155.60;...
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Stoddard County Court Records for the week of November 18
(Court News ~ 11/17/20)
Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell Nov. 9-13, 2020 • Kellie Jo Chastain to Brian Eugene Burlingame and Cynthia Rae Burlingame. Deer Run Estates Lot 8. • First State Bank and Trust Co. Inc. to Gill Family Properties. SEC 22 TWP 25 R 10...
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Bruce Vancil
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Bruce Vancil, son of Doran Vancil and Wanda Jones Vancil of Dexter, Missouri, was born on December 8, 1955 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on November 14, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 64 years...
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Wanda Ruth Sommers
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Wanda Ruth Sommers, 84, of Roxana, IL, passed away Sun. Nov. 15, 2020 at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon, IL. She was born Mar. 5, 1936 in Puxico, she was the daughter of Carlos and Lula (Hodge) Potter. Ruth worked in the payroll department of Con Agra for 30 years, retiring in 1998. She most loved spending time with her family, especially when that time included music, fishing or Cardinal’s baseball. Ruth enjoyed any time with her grandchildren and they got to enjoy her garden, recipes and giggle. . ...
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Jimmie Dale Burge
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Jimmie Dale Burge, son of the late Vernon Burge and Aurelia Fields Ivy, was born on October 13, 1947 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on November 2, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 73 years...
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Robert Dugan
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Robert Dugan, son of the late Woodrow Dugan and Irene Whitworth Dugan was born on February 18, 1943 in Risco, Missouri and departed this life on Wednesday, November, 11, 2020 at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 77...
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Kathleen Dover
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Kathleen Dover, daughter of the late John Grubbs and Mildred Edge Grubbs was born on April 28, 1946 in Tipton, Indiana and departed this life on November 10, 2020 in her residence in Dexter at the age of 74. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Interment followed in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Louise Ayers
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Louise Ayers, daughter of the late Henry Otto Roberts and Rhoda Samantha Flanigan Roberts, was born on February 16, 1937 in Lilbourn, Missouri, and departed this life on November 14, 2020 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 83 years...
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Mary Ellen Roach
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Mary Ellen Roach, daughter of the late Freeman Fetters and Ellen Holden Fetters, was born on September 25, 1944 in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on November 12, 2020 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 76 years...
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Leoid Moore
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Leoid Moore, son of the late Perry Moore and Edna Young Moore, was born on November 22, 1934 in Clines Island, Missouri, and departed this life on November 13, 2020 at his residence in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 85 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, November 15, 2020...
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Karrol Lynn Howard
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Karrol Lynn Howard, daughter of Lois Busby Kratzer and the late Warren Caldwell, was born on May 26, 1965 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on November 14, 2020 are River Oak Care Center in Steele, Missouri at the age of 55 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 18, 2020...
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Stoddard County Sheriff for the week of November 18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/20)
• David Wayne Helton, 52 of Dexter, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on Failure to Appear – felony 2 counts. • Crystal LeeAnn Phillips, 34, of Sikeston was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on probation violation. • Sidney Scowden, 25, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a body attachment...
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Missouri State Highway Patrol for the week of November 18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/20)
• Dennis A. Christian, 67, of Dexter was arrested at 11:23 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in Carter County on suspicion of DWI, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to signal. He was cited and released. • Two Dexter women were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, on Highway 60 at Highway ZZ, one mile west of Dexter...
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Dexter Police For the week of November 18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/20)
• Donald Enderton Jr., 30, of Bernie was arrested at 12:35 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, on a Dexter municipal failure to appear warrant. He was booked at the Dexter City Jail. • Beverly Bailey, 49, of Dexter was arrested at 8:37 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, on a Dexter municipal failure to appear warrant. She was booked at the Dexter City Jail...
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County confirms 32nd COVID-19 related death; 63 new cases
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, has confirmed the 32nd COVID-19 related death in the county. Godwin said the case was not related to the nursing home outbreak. Godwin also confirmed 63 new cases of COVID-19 in Stoddard County along with 57 recoveries...
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Search for toddler ends tragically
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
A Poplar Bluff toddler, who wandered away from his home, died Saturday after being found unresponsive in a creek. Butler County Coroner Andy Moore confirmed the child died, but is not releasing any further information about his death out of privacy for the family...
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