Stories from Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The City of Dexter Parks and Recreation Dog Park Committee received a $10,000 donation from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company. The grant money was used to help purchase the fencing for Lucy’s Dog Park. The Dexter Dog Park Committee is continuing to raise funds for Lucy’s Dog Park. ...

Missouri’s youth turkey hunters squeaked out a slightly better harvest during last weekend’s special season than they did a year ago. Overall, young hunters tagged 2,771 birds, which was up slightly from 2,712 last year and is the best total since 2017, when 4,060 were taken...

Poplar Bluff man remains in the Butler County jail after his Tuesday arrest on charges of sexual trafficking of a child. The arrest of Chester Scott Burress, 61, was the result of an investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit and the Missouri Digital Forensic Center...