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Morning wreck snags Tuesday traffic
(Local News ~ 11/08/11)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor No one was injured in a massive wreck at the One Mile Rd. and Business 60 intersection in Dexter, but the accident forced mid-morning traffic to be rerouted and left five smashed vehicles and a building damaged in its wake...
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New Drug Task Force's chief wanted a challenge
(Local News ~ 11/08/11)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - As the new commander of the SEMO Drug Task Force, the "buck stops" with Mark McClendon, who is learning to multitask as he leads the unit. When Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Kevin Glaser announced his impending retirement, McClendon decided he wanted to try leading the organization he had been a part of for more than 16 years...
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County hears report of HVAC system
(Local News ~ 11/08/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission heard a report Monday on adjustments to the HVAC and ventilation systems in the Justice Center and also awarded a bid for power washing the north and west sides of the Justice Center to Donnie Williams of Dexter...
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City of Dudley set to receive $246,670 CDBG
(Local News ~ 11/08/11)
DUDLEY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that the city of Dudley has been approved for a $246,670 grant under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The grant is part of $1.9 million in CDBG funding awarded through the 2011 Other Public Needs Competition. City officials will utilize the grant for street improvements which will include some resurfacing of streets...
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Burge honored by Mayor, Aldermen
(Local News ~ 11/08/11)
Longtime Dexter Police Department Communications Officer Jim Burge, at left, was honored at the Monday night meeting of the Dexter Board of Aldermen for his continued service to the City of Dexter. He has worked for the city for a total of 35 years. Honoring Burge are Mayor Joe Weber and Police Chief Sammy Stone...
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Farewell, Miss Addie
(Local News ~ 11/08/11)
For the first time in over 80 years, there is not a Rasche in the offices of Richland (and formerly Grayridge) Schools. Addie Rasche, the daughter of a former Richland School superintendent and his wife, who also served the district as high school secretary, retired at the conclusion of the 2010-11 school year. In her honor, a special community reception was held at Richland Schools Sunday afternoon...
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Jim J. Long
(Obituary ~ 11/08/11)
Jim J. Long, 85, of Bloomfield, Mo., was born March 14, 1926, at Scopus, Mo., the son of Arnold and Hester Limbaugh Long, and died Nov. 4, 2011, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Jim was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in WWII. He was retired from Arvin Automotive in Dexter, Mo...
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Shelby Jean McKay-Arbogast
(Obituary ~ 11/08/11)
Shelby Jean McKay-Arbogast, 70, of Spring-field, Mo., died on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at her home. She was born on April 12, 1941, in Lilbourn, Mo., the daughter of Paul and Lois (Wiggs) Roberts. She had been married to Rev. William L. McKay for 36 years when he...
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