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Electric finish propels Richland past Marquand-Zion 59-48
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the action is available at this link: View Photos Here ESSEX, Mo. - The Richland Rebels varsity boys basketball program found a way to take care of business without working overtime Monday night at home against the Marquand-Zion Tigers...
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Benefit for St. Jude's slated for Jan. 9
(Local News ~ 12/16/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Team Hornets, a local cancer fundraising team, will hold a fundraiser on Jan. 9, 2015, from 5-7 p.m. in the Advance Elementary cafeteria. Proceeds will go to St. Jude Children's Research Center in Memphis and local patients. Cost is $8.00 for adults (including junior and senior high students) and $5.00 for elementary students. Preschoolers eat free. Price includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert, and drink...
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Police Reprts
(Local News ~ 12/16/14)
Dexter Police Dec. 13-15, 2014 Stanley G. Murray, Jr., 34, of Dexter was arrested at 508 Vine St at 4:40 p.m. Friday on a warrant service. He was also later served a summons for animal abuse. Melissa L. Thornton, 33, of Dexter was arrested on a warrant service at 7:06 p.m. Friday on Main St...
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Funding full-time prosecutor focus of commission
(Local News ~ 12/16/14)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission will for the first time attempt to put together a budget that includes a full-time prosecutor at a salary of $133,716, and decide whether to continue with an assistant prosecutor at a salary of $41,800. The issue was addressed in an executive session with Prosecutor Russ Oliver prior to starting preparation on a 2015 county budget...
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4 families remain on SOS list
(Local News ~ 12/16/14)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Wednesday, Dec. 10, was the final day for families to apply for help through the Daily Statesman's Operation Santa program, and several new families came forward with Christmas needs. Some of those families were quickly adopted, but others still remain. The following families will be the final ones to appear on the 2014 list for help...
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SoutheastHEALTH names new CEO
(Local News ~ 12/16/14)
By ERIN RAGAN Associated Press A former chief executive for a New Jersey healthcare system was named the new president and CEO of SoutheastHEALTH Monday. Kenneth W. Bateman was hired for the position with a unanimous vote of the health system's board of directors. The choice was announced by the health system's executive team at a news conference at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Mission prepares for holiday basket distribution
(Local News ~ 12/16/14)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Edit It's an effort that involves over 100 volunteers and the generosity of church and civic groups, schools, businesses and individuals whose goal is to ensure a happy and healthy holiday for residents in need of assistance in Stoddard County...
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Record crowds at Wreaths event
(Local News ~ 12/16/14)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The largest crowd ever turned out for the 2014 Wreaths Across America program held Saturday at the State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Over 2,000 wreaths were placed by the public on every grave at the cemetery...
- Dexter Middle School Wrestling Winners (High School Sports ~ 12/16/14)
- 2014 SCAA All-State Volleyball Players (High School Sports ~ 12/16/14)
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Dexter claims top prize at McCluer South-Berkeley Wrestling Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/14)
Ferguson, Mo. - The success continued for the Dexter Bearcats high school wrestling program in a big way Saturday. Dexter took home the top prize at the 13-team McCluer South-Berkeley Invitational in Ferguson, Mo. Dexter calculated a first-place team score of 332.5...
- Patton - Patton Junction Livestock Auction: Feeder Cattle and Cow auction for 12/15/2014 (Agriculture Report ~ 12/16/14)
- Patton - Patton Junction Livestock Auction: Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/15/2014 (Agriculture Report ~ 12/16/14)
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Wilma Ping
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Wilma Ping of St. Louis, daughter of the late Steven and Jewell Riles Barker was born Nov. 27, 1932, and died on Dec. 14, 2014 at the age of 82. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield is in charge of all arrangements.
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Wylie DeJournett
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Wylie DeJournett, son of the late Marshall and Mary Annis DeJournett, was born in Essex on Aug. 14, 1927, and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter on Dec. 15, 2014, at the age of 87. Mr. DeJournett had worked for Sam Scism Motors in Park Hills, Mo., for 25 years and worked for Scism Motors in Bloomfield for seven years. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and had served in the Army Engineers during WWII...
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Joseph E. "Shorty" Kestner
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Joseph E. "Shorty" Kestner, son of the late Joseph Kestner and Birdie Scates Kestner, was born on Feb. 4, 1927, in Dudley and died on Dec. 8, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 87. Mr. Kestner was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church in Dexter and was a resident of Dexter. He retired from the Missouri Pacific Railroad and was a veteran of the United States Navy...
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Francis Eugene "Gene" Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Francis Eugene "Gene" Rhodes, 88, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Dec.16, 2014, at Chateau Girardeau surrounded by his daughters. He was born on July 24, 1926, in Toga, Mo., eldest son of the late Helen (Zimmer) and Asa Rhodes. Raised in a humble upbringing, he was one of seven children. On Nov. 24, 1948, he married Edvira A. Messmer at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo...
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