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**FREE ACCESS** Investigation requested at Stoddard County Sheriff's Office
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
A formal investigation has been requested at the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department regarding the handling of a call involving an injured dog. Both Stoddard County Prosecutor Sawyer Smith and Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner submitted their request for the investigation to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Tuesday...
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Commission approves ARPA payments
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
The weekly commission meeting opened with an ARPA fund update. Katelyn Lambert with Bootheel Regional Planning said New Lisbon Township submitted a request for $60,051.68 of their approved ARPA funds for building of a bridge on County Road 249. The funds will be divided and $51.68 will go as a reimbursement to the township and $60,000 to Payne Contracting LLC. The commission approved the release of funds for New Lisbon Township...
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Puxico School Board approves tax levy
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
The Puxico School Board approved the annual tax rate and accepted a bid to repair the storm damaged dugout at the ball field. The meeting opened with the annual tax rate hearing. Superintendent Cindy Crabb said the district would retain the $2.75 from the previous year and the district will also use a rate of $0.79 for its capital projects. This is a total of a $3.54 tax rate. No members of the community were on hand to comment during the hearing. The board approved the tax rate...
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Motorcycle enthusiasts Ride For a Cure
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
The ninth annual Ride For a Cure Dice Run for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital left the Dexter Elks Lodge on Saturday morning. Over 80 motorcycles pulled out, escorted by the Dexter Police Department to the city limits. The ride is held in honor of Dexter resident Larry Maronay who lost a battle to Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2010...
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Tammie Hodge
(Obituary ~ 08/29/23)
Tammie Hodge, daughter of the late James Slocum Sr. and Bessie Cowin Slocum, was born on March 22, 1962, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life on August 22, 2023, in Puxico, Missouri, at the age of 61. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on August 26, 2023. Interment followed in the Rock Hill Cemetery in rural Puxico...
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Gary Fuqua
(Obituary ~ 08/29/23)
Gary Fuqua, son of the late Dale Fuqua and Eva Kilmer Fuqua was born on April 4, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and departed this life on August 23, 2023, in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 61. A memorial service will be held at Dimension Church in Dexter on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 4 p.m...
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Beverley Henderson
(Obituary ~ 08/29/23)
Beverley Henderson, daughter of the late John Carlos Pflueger and Ora B. Condict, was born on November 11, 1949, in Clines Island, Missouri, and departed this life on August 25, 2023, at her residence in Bernie, Missouri, at the age of 73. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on August 29, 2023. Interment followed in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Dexter Police week of August 30
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/29/23)
• Shannon Oldham, 45 of Dexter, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on an other agency warrant and a warrant for fail to appear/pay fine • Monica Heaton, 56 of Dexter, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on an other on a warrant for fail to appear/pay fine...
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Stoddard County Sheriff's report week of August 30
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/29/23)
• Frederick Dodds 48 of Lilbourn was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on an out of county warrant for harassment 1st degree. • Jequan Dorsey 39 of Lilbourn was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on an out of county warrant for driving while license suspended/revoked 1st offense...
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