Stories from Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Boy Scout Troop 200 picked up food bags on Saturday as part of its “Scouting for Food” program. The troop delivered 2,333 cans of food to the Stoddard County Gospel Mission in addition to the boxed items as well. The scouts place the bags throughout Dexter the previous Saturday and pick them up a week later after residents put non-perishable food items in them...

Everly-Rose Hankins, beloved daughter of Scott and Jennie Hankins of Dexter, Missouri was born on February 11, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri. Everly-Rose graced the world showing everyone she was a fighter defying the odds of Trisomy 18. Everly-Rose was a precious little angel, bringing hope, joy and happiness to everyone she touched throughout the nine months and nine days of her life. She went to be with our Lord on Saturday, November 20, 2021...

DEXTER — July 10 felt like a typical Saturday for 18-year-old Kaeli Wells until 120 mph winds blustered through Dexter, Missouri, at approximately 8:18 that night. Wells and four other members of her church’s youth group held a Saturday-night jam session at First Pentecostal Church. They played instruments and sang songs, but then around 8 p.m., the group noticed heavy rain began to pound on the church’s windows...