Stories from Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Paul August Rinck, IV, son of Jackie Rinck of Dexter and the late Paul A. Rinck, III, was born on Sept. 30, 1975 in Miami Beach, Fla. and died at SoutheastHealth of Stoddard County in Dexter, Mo. on Aug. 4, 2013, at the age of 37. Mr. Rinck was owner of Par IV Farms and a resident of Dexter...

Elvis "Chip" Alexander Mooney Jr. son of the late Elvis A. Mooney Sr. and Edna Lois Mooney, was born on Aug. 8, 1957, in the Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau and died on Aug. 2, 2013, at the SoutheastHealth Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 55...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo.--There were only two issues on the ballot in Stoddard County for Tuesday's election and proponents for both should be pleased with the results. Voter turnout was predictably low, as is common in elections with a thin ballot. A total of 412 ballots were cast between the two races, which were comprised of only six precincts...

BERNIE, Mo. - The Bernie Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to require drivers of golf carts in the city limits to obtain a permit and meet certain requirements. The ordinance was not without opposition. The final vote to approve the ordinance was 4-2...

Louie William "Pete" Watson, son of the late Triss and Fannie Lane Watson, was born near Bernie, Mo., on March 8, 1924, and passed away at the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark., on July 27, 2013, at the age of 89. Mr. Watson, a resident of Dexter, had lived in Bloomfield the majority of his life. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bloomfield...

Camrin Thurston from Malden was among those getting haircuts and facepainted at Tuesday's Back to School Bash, courtesy of Hope International and the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter. Volunteering her time with students is hair stylist, Nicole Hull...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo.--A Dexter man being tried for his involvement in an Advance murder has been granted a change of judge and venue. Scott Evans was arrested for his role in the Feb. 19, 2013 murder of Sean Crow at an Advance McDonalds. Evans, who is not believed to have "pulled the trigger," has been, until now, going before the judge alongside co-defendant Matthew Cook...

The City of Dexter may soon join a growing number of Missouri communities by adopting a primary seatbelt ordinance. A primary seatbelt ordinance allows police officers to stop a driver solely for not wearing a seatbelt. Under standing laws, officers can ticket an individual for not wearing a seatbelt, but it can not be the primary reason they pull a vehicle over...

Zander Boyer opens wide as Cindy Jones of the DexterPolice Dept. takes a DNA swab during Tuesday's Back to School Bash at Lighthouse Christian Center. Hope International sponsored three such events recently to supply youngsters in need with school supplies and several free services including dental and vision checks...

A Dexter native is doing his part to let it be known that Stoddard Countians are in full support of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Meeting Tuesday night at a local gun shop, Sawyer Smith, a DHS graduate who currently attends college in Florida, hosted a gathering to show public support of the right to bear arms and to encourage others to do the same...

HAYTI, Mo. - People lined up early Monday morning at Hayti High School to receive free medical services, according to a representative for military service members currently in the Bootheel assisting with Operation Healthy Delta. The Delta Regional Authority and the Department of Defense have partnered to provide free medical, vision, and dental care to area residents...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Brianna Dewitt of Dexter recently served as a teaching assistant at Southeast Missouri State University with Dr. Wayne Bowen in a modern European civilization class he taught at the Cape Girardeau campus. She also is working with Bowen on a course redesign project. ...

2010 Bernie graduate Quinton Stevens is set to continue his baseball career at the Division I level following a successful two-year stint at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Stevens, a standout hurler at the two-year community college the last two seasons, recently signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Tennessee at Martin...