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BLOOMFIELD — The Bloomfield R-XIV school board members toured the campus Monday, Nov. 11, to explore future renovation and improvement. To kick the tour off, Superintendent Jason Karnes led the group from the administration building to the middle school. The sixth, seventh and eighth grade student restrooms and faculty break room were topics for upgrades or renovations...

BLOOMFIELD — Associate Commissioner C.D. Stewart made a move to renew HealthEZ’s employee medical health care plan Tuesday, Nov. 12, following Arch Brokerage’s John McCarty market analysis presentation to the commission. “We shopped everybody under the sun,” said McCarty while handing out medical benefits versus cost analysis from HealthEZ, Gravie, Fusion Health, Blue Anthem and Optimyl...

DUNKLIN COUNTY — The Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Campbell Police Department, is providing an update on the missing person investigation involving 16-year-old Kaytln Arnold. After a thorough investigation, authorities were able to identify a possible location and person of interest. ...

Route ZZ in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace several culverts under the roadway. This section of roadway is located between County Road 642 and County Road 648. Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, Wednesday, Nov. 20 through Friday, Dec. 20...

The Stoddard County Democrat Club will not meet in December. Meetings will resume Jan. 16, at El Cabrito. Social hour will begin at 5 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 23 Breakfast with Santa A free pancake breakfast will be held from 9-11 a.m. at 501 S. Walnut St., by CrossRoads Global Methodist Church. There will be door prizes, a reindeer food station and decorated photo opportunities, using your phone, for the whole family...

BLOOMFIELD — Joseph M. Weber, senior investigator and consultant with Weber & Associates, proposed retaining his services to assist the Stoddard County commissioners on Monday. Presiding commissioner Greg Mathis said, “When you say assist, explain exactly what do you do?”...

Thursday, Nov. 14 Hiring meet and greet Cal-Maine will host a hiring meet and greet from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at 1001 E. Stoddard. This family-friendly event will include activities for children, grilled hot dogs and a chance to tour the facility...

The annual membership meeting of the Carpenter Cemetery Association will be held at 10 a.m. Dec. 7, at the Bloomfield Church of Christ, Highway 25, Bloomfield. All interested individuals are welcome to join.

In 1792, Bishop Francis Asbury put together a collection of extractions from the writings of Jeremiah Burroughes and Richard Baxter. Both were highly regarded theological authors in their time. The name of the booklet that Asbury put together was, “The Causes, Evils, and Cures of Heart and Church Divisions.” Rather catchy little name, don’t you think...

In Sam Kim’s excellent book, “A Holy Haunting,” the author referenced a national survey released by Cigna, a global health service company, which asked people 20 questions about loneliness. The survey revealed: • Nearly half of those surveyed admit they feel alone occasionally or all the time...

From The Director’s Desk Dear Friends of The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library, I’m thrilled to share our recent accomplishments and upcoming initiatives at The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library. We raised $11,260 for Liberty Days, our cornerstone educational program that brings Southeast Missouri students to experience our living history timeline. ...

Criminal Cases Filed • St. vs. Ethan H. Allen - Possessed Marijuana/Synthetic Cannabinoid Of 10 Grams Or Less; Failure To Display Plates On Motor Vehicle/Trailer • St. vs. Anneca Barnes Loring – DWI; Failure To Drive On Right Half Of Roadway When Roadway Was Of Sufficient Width...

• Jason French vs. Sarah French – Dissolution of Marriage With Children • Connie L. Pullum-Davis vs. Terry L. Davis – Dissolution of Marriage Without Children • Bethany D. Cavaness vs. Danny J. Cavaness – Motion to Modify

• Matthew Thomas Ballew, Poplar Bluff, MO, to Dawn Angela Bruder, Poplar Bluff, MO • Nicholas Clay Pritchett, Dexter, MO, to Sara Jean Vise, Dexter, MO • Michael David Love, Oran, MO, to Taylor Lane Pullam, Oran, MO • Trevor Alston Delay, Advance, MO, to Grace Kathleen Robinson, McGee, MO...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Dexter. The Historic Downtown Dexter Association kicked off the season with a Christmas tree lighting on Sunday night. Several hundred attendees enjoyed Christmas caroling while snacking on cookies provided by Bank of Missouri and Dexter Walmart. An envoy from the Dexter Chamber of Commerce served hot chocolate sponsored by the Bank of Advance...

Retired Missouri National Guard Brigadier General Charles Kruse captivated and inspired the crowd during his Veteran’s Day speech Friday at the Dexter Bearcat Event Center. Kruse said, “You know, sometimes we think heroes are not around us. We think the hero’s come from someplace else... That they don’t come from here. Well, I’ll tell you this, all of these veterans here today are heroes.”...

SIKESTON — Iraqi War Veteran and Combat Engineer Tommy Staggs, a native of Sikeston has dedicated much of his life to service, both in the military and his local community. His journey began in 1980 when he joined the Missouri National Guard inspired by his uncle, Danny Staggs, a Vietnam veteran. Over the next 27 years, Staggs served in various capacities, including tours in Panama, Honduras, Guatemala and Iraq before retiring in 2007...

MALDEN, Mo. - In most of our minds, we are certain we attend church for its fellowship, to worship as we please and to share our many blessings received through our faith. A church at Malden that was gasping for air, nearly on its deathbed, was saved by the grace of God, the result of Christian love displayed by one family that reached out, the benevolence of a humble stranger ...and a girl...

KENNETT — A jury in Pemiscot County has found Kenneth Canday, 25, guilty of 13 felonies, including kidnappings, assaults, robbery, weapons offenses, and resisting arrest. The verdict was delivered Tuesday, following a two-day trial presided over by Judge Joshua D. Underwood...

3.7 earthquake felt in Kennett According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 3.7 magnitude earthquake registered approximately 1.25 miles east of Steele, Missouri on Saturday, Nov. 2. The quake occurred at 10:44 p.m. at a depth of 7.2 miles...

One person was killed and three children were injured in a crash Wednesday evening on Highway 25, one mile north of Bloomfield. A 53-year-old woman from Bloomfield was northbound in a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado when her vehicle crossed the centerline shortly after 6 p.m. ...

Former President Donald Trump has won a second term, according to an Associated Press race call at 5:34 a.m. Wednesday. Around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Trump clinched the 19 electoral votes of Pennsylvania, the biggest of the Blue Wall states, putting him on the path to victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The AP reports that Trump has locked down 277 electoral votes to 224 for Harris so far. In order to win the White House, a candidate must secure 270 votes in the Electoral College...

BLOOMFIELD — Stoddard County was painted red on election night. The majority (86.49%) of voters supported Donald Trump to be the 47th president of the United States. Trump will be only the second U.S. president, after Grover Cleveland, to be elected president in non-consecutive terms...

Missouri’s next governor will be Mike Kehoe, a Republican who cruised to victory Tuesday night over Democrat Crystal Quade. Final, unofficial results show Kehoe defeated Quade 59% to 39%. “Our victory tonight, it’s a win for our cops, our firefighters, our farmers, and our job creators,” Kehoe told supporters Tuesday night. ...