Stories from Friday, May 29, 2015

Dexter Police May 27-28, 2015 At 11:21 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, Dexter Police arrested Ricky L. House, 33, of Dexter, on a municipal warrant for failure to appear-assault third degree. Bond was set at $175. At 1:52 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, Dexter Police arrested Joshua D. Johnson, 20, of Dexter, on charges of stop sign violation, no proof of insurance, speeding, and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Bond was set at $309.50...

It all started in a country church in Bernie. Paul Wayne Pierce was first exposed to the joys of music while listening to his father perform, and eventually performing himself. And, what started as a hobby, has become a full-time career. Now residing in Nashville, Tenn., Pierce said he can't forget his roots...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- A Greenville man was ordered to stand trial Tuesday for his role in the shooting death of a man whose body was found laying next to his overturned all-terrain vehicle on a county road near Hiram. Steven E. Jennewein, 34, appeared before Associate Circuit Judge Randy Schuller for a preliminary hearing on the Class A felony of first-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action (ACA)...

Preschool students in Dexter know a little more than they once did about healthy eating choices these days, and they learned about those choices in a very "hands-on" application made possible through the University of Missouri Extension office -- specifically, the "Eating from the Garden" program...

OMAHA, Neb. -- A presentation on Thursday, May 28, officially placed the City of Dexter on the Union Pacific Train Town USA Registry as part of Union Pacific's ongoing efforts to highlight cities with a historical connection to the railroad. The city received an official Train Town USA resolution signed by Union Pacific Executive Chairman Jack Koraleski during a presentation at Dexter City Hall. ...

Marie Hubbard of Dexter died early Friday morning, May 29, 2015. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but will be under the direction of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Bobby Joe Arnold, was born on June 5, 1940, and died on May 27, 2015, at the age 74. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico is in charge of all arrangements.

James W. Heaton, Jr., son of the late James W. Heaton, Sr. and Clara Mae Petiford Heaton, was born on Sept.14, 1938, in Sikeston and died on May 24, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at the age of 76. Mr. Heaton retired from the United States Army with the rank of Command Sergeant Major and was a resident of Dudley...

Dorothy Mae Bledsoe, daughter of the late David Estele and Miama Belle Lusk Wood, was born in Detroit, Mich. on July 9, 1929, and died at the Golden Living Center in Dexter, Mo. on May 28, 2015, at the age of 85. Mrs. Bledsoe had lived most of her life in Dexter, Mo., although she lived in California for six years and moved back to Dexter in 1969. She had worked at the Hickory Log Restaurant and at Hudson Foods. She was a member of the Ark of Hope Church in Dexter...