Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2011

According to Dexter City Administrator Mark Stidham, the stretch of One Mile Rd. between Business 60 and Arvin Road will be paved today, Wed., Aug. 3. Plans then call for crews to finish the area south of Arvin Rd. to the railroad tracks on Thursday...

It's new and it's a hobby that is quickly gaining popularity. Geocaching is picking up hundreds of new enthusiasts in the United States every day, and it's come to Dexter. For the first time ever, the treasure hunt-style activity was discussed this week by the Dexter Board of Aldermen...

There was something for everyone at Tuesday's Back-to-School Fair, sponsored annually by DAEOC and the Lighthouse Christian Center of Dexter. "The Fair is intended to grant supplies and services to children whose families are income eligible," explains DAEOC Community Action Manager Jan Wheeler. "Plus, we have many, many volunteers here offering various services for both the children and the these parents."...

Stoddard County residents should be marking their calendars. The 84th Annual Stoddard County Parade and County Fair is just weeks away. The fair parade through Historic Downtown Dexter will kick off the week's activities, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 with the midway opening at 6 p.m. that evening at the fairgrounds on the east side of Dexter...

BERNIE, Mo. - The Bernie Board of Aldermen approved taking bids on repairing streets and sidewalks within the city at their regular meeting Monday night. The board also had a lengthy discussion about converting the electrical service at a main sewer lift station to a three-phase system that will be an added cost to the work that is underway to replace the city's sewer treatment plant...

Carrie LeBeau was born on Nov. 12, 1919 and died on Aug. 2, 2011 at her residence in Dexter at the age of 91. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.