Stories from Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The Dexter Board of Aldermen held a special meeting Monday evening. The main business to be addressed was a public hearing to annex land on the North Outer Road at Highway 25 and Highway 60. The land is located across Highway 25 from the current shooting range used by the police department...

The Puxico School Board approved the school calendar for the 2020-21 school year and changed the school’s food service provider. Puxico Schools received bids from its current food service provider OPAA and Aramark. Superintendent Cindy Crabb traveled with a group of students and staff to Chaffee Schools, who uses Aramark, to sample the products Aramark provides. ...

BLOOMFIELD — Two bids were received for mowing Drainage District 17 at Monday’s Stoddard County Commission meeting. Roper Excavation submitted a bid for $18,000 to mow both sides of the ditch over a 4.1-mile stretch. Tom Riggins bid $21,900 for mowing both sides of the ditch over an approximate 12-mile stretch...

“In 1998, my life changed drastically, almost overnight,” reflects Vicki Taylor of Dexter. “I felt like I had the flu. I suddenly was tired all the time and I hurt everywhere. I would come home from work and go to bed. It was a miserable existence.” ...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell Feb. 24-28, 2020 • Dreammaker Properties to Cassandra M. Summers. Carter’s Park Addition No. 2 Dexter Block 6 Lots 11-12. • Jeffery S. Bien and Wendy Jo Bien to Gunnar Bollinger and Paige Westrich. Parkview Acres Block 2 Lots 1-2...

Hazel Mae Patrick of Bloomfield, daughter of the late William Eli and Mary Elizabeth Lewis Johnson, was born in London, Kentucky on December 6, 1924, and passed away at her home near Bloomfield, on February 23, 2020, at the age of 95 years, 2 months and 17 days...

Doris M. England, 85, wife of Nolan England, passed away on Saturday, March 7, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.  Visitation was held on Wednesday, March 11th, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion, IL with the funeral service officiated by Rev. Ralph Brandon beginning immediately afterward. Private burial was at the Rose Hill Cemetery...

Maurice J. Spore, son of the late Bill and Golden Hart Spore, was born on July 13, 1926, near Fisk, Missouri and departed this life on March 2, 2020 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, at the age of 93 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Interment followed at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

• Ty Patrick Costello, 24, out of Advance was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for probation violation. He has no bond. He remains in custody at this time. • Daniel Eugene Goble, 25, out of Advance, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for probation violation...

• Tiffany M. Jones, 33, of Fisk was arrested at 1:32 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, on two Dunklin County failure to appear warrants and on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), driving while suspended and no seat belt. She was booked at the Stoddard County Jail...

• Larissa Hurley, 45, of Dexter, was arrested at 12:19 a.m. Feb. 23 on a failure-to-appear warrant. • Christopher Denham, 56, of Cullman, was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Feb. 23 on a drunken driving charge. • William Phillips, 42, of Bloomfield, was arrested at 10:32 a.m. Feb. 24 on a failure-to-appear warrant...

The unofficial Stoddard County results for the Missouri Presidential Preference Primary are in and President Donald Trump easily took the Republican vote with a total of 2,255 votes. On the Democratic side Joe Biden received 651 votes with Bernie Sanders coming in at 310 votes. The voter turnout for Stoddard County was 19.29 percent. A breakdown of the vote appears on the graphic below...

DEXTER — Green beer, leprechauns and elusive pots of gold are all hallmarks of St. Patrick’s Day, the long-awaited Irish holiday. Dexter police officials urge those celebrating to make sure you and your friends stay safe this St. Paddy’s Day by remembering one important piece of advice: buzzed driving Is drunk driving...