Stories from Friday, October 24, 2014

The Dexter Elks Lodge distributed free dictionaries to third graders at Central Elementary Wednesday as part of an Elks national program to promote literacy to children in third-grade as they transition from learning how to read to identify and use information. ...

Students at the Head Start in Dexter got a close look at emergency vehicles and received presentations from emergency responders Thursday morning as part of the observance of Safety Awareness Day. The event is held to observe October National Safety Awareness month....

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Saint Francis Healthcare System will break ground for the future Dexter Health Campus on October 29. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 29, at 3 p.m. at the construction site, located at the U.S. Highway 60 South Outer Road and Harris Drive intersection in Dexter...

"You never know what you're going to get from one call to the next," Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner remarked. "Strange things can happen." Hefner explained that a 911 call was placed Wednesday afternoon, concerning an elderly woman in Dexter who appeared to be over-medicated...

Dexter Police Oct. 22-23, 2014 At 5:03 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, Dexter Police received report of a debit card and a Ident-a-kid card that had been found on the 800 block of Chatauqua Lane. At 3:19 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, Dexter Police arrested Hunter Williamson, 21, of Dexter on the charge of shoplifting...

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, third grade students in Advance and Bell City received a very useful donation from the Dexter Elks Club. Each student was given his/her very own dictionary. "We are so grateful for this gift!" said Julie Richardson, Bell City third grade teacher. "We use these dictionaries in our daily lessons, and students keep them in their desks or backpacks."...

Robert Lee Massingill, son of the late Alexander Massingill and Betty Duvall Massingill, was born on May 15, 1939, in Hattieville, Ark., and died on Oct. 23, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo., at the age of 75. Mr. Massingill was of the Baptist faith. He worked as a farmer and was the owner of Massingill Farms, a veteran of the United States Army and a resident of Dexter...

SUBMITTED photo Larry White, Dexter Elks Lodge member, presents certificates and $50 checks for Savings Bonds to Bloomfield seniors Levi Christian, son of Mike and Kristina Christian, and Rebecca Wood, daughter of David and Cindy Alberson. Levi and Rebecca are competing with honorees from the other county schools for the Dexter Elks Students of the Year. ...