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Charles Wayne “Chuck” Foster
(Obituary ~ 12/22/20)
Charles Wayne “Chuck” Foster, was born May 1, 1946 in St. Louis. His childhood memories fondly include the cotton fields near Bernie to graduating Valedictorian at Bernie High School and the many special friendships made during those years that he carried with him his entire adult life. ...
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Lorn B. Allstun
(Obituary ~ 12/22/20)
Lorn B. Allstun, son of the late Thomas Allstun and Carrie Tracer Allstun, was born on February 20, 1923 in Frisco, Missouri and departed this life on December 16, 2020 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 97 years. Mr. Allstun was a Veteran of the United States Army, 9th Division, serving in World War II and fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and at the Rhine River. ...
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Angie Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/22/20)
Angie Smith, daughter of the late Wallace Clay Mansker and Edna Faye Caulley, was born May 21, 1943, in Dexter and departed this life on December 15, 2020, at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, at the age of 77 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, December 18, 2020. Interment followed in Chalk Bluff Cemetery...
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Ronnie Wayne Prough
(Obituary ~ 12/22/20)
Ronnie Wayne Prough, son of Clay Prough of Dexter and the late Dixie Lou Forslund Prough, was born on June 7, 1960 in Alhambra, California, and departed this life on December 15, 2020, at St. Clair Hospital in Fenton, Missouri, at the age of 60 years...
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Lois Jane Parker
(Obituary ~ 12/22/20)
Lois Jane Parker, daughter of Betty Dunning Parker and the late Hershel Lester Parker was born on September 5, 1949 in Dexter and departed this life on December 19, 2020 at her residence in Dexter at the age of 71. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Interment followed in Chalk Bluff Cemetery...
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Larry Logan
(Obituary ~ 12/22/20)
Larry Dean Logan was born August 13, 1939 near Bernie, to the late Chelsie Lee Logan and Tressie Causbie Logan and departed this life on December 17, 2020 at Select Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 81. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Monday, December 21, 2020. Interment followed in Bernie Cemetery...
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Earl Eugene Hagy
(Obituary ~ 12/22/20)
Earl Eugene Hagy son of the late John Wilson Hagy and Beatrice Scott Hagy was born on April 19, 1959 in Onley, Illinois and departed this life on December 20, 2020 at the Christian Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 61. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Interment followed in Hagy Cemetery...
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Stoddard County Commission faces more questions regarding CARES Act money
(Local News ~ 12/22/20)
BLOOMFIELD — Representatives from several local businesses questioned the Stoddard County Commission’s choices in spending Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds during Monday’s commission meeting. The state of Missouri gave Stoddard County $3,405,212 of CARES Act money to distribute to small businesses and government and community entities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Dexter School Board approves policy updates; 2021-22 school calendar
(Local News ~ 12/22/20)
The Dexter School Board approved two policy updates and approved the 2021-22 school calendar at its December meeting. Under the first new policy, the Dexter School District will work to assess the educational needs of students whose native or home language is not English. Once identified, the district will provide appropriate programs to address the needs of that student. It also named Special Services Director Jessica Lambert the district’s English language learners implementer...
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Staff at SoutheastHEALTH receive vaccine
(Local News ~ 12/22/20)
Dr. Reza Jalal (above) and Dr. Drew Satterfield (below) receive their COVID-19 vaccinations on Friday at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County. Approximately 90 staff members at the hospital were vaccinated.
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Stoddard County confirms 11 new cases of COVID-19
(Local News ~ 12/22/20)
The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,577 confirmed cases with 98 active, 2,422 recovered and 57 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 371 cases, 20 to 29 – 350 cases, 30 to 39 – 334 cases, 40 to 49 – 392 cases, 50 to 59 – 333 cases, 60 to 69 – 344 cases, 70 to 79 – 258 cases and 80-plus – 195 cases. ...
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