Stories from Tuesday, February 7, 2023

A Stoddard County woman who tried to sell machine gun conversion devices to an ATF agent over Snapchat faces five years in prison. Sidney Brianne Scowden, 41, has pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. to one count of conspiracy to transfer a machine gun and three counts of transfer of a machine gun, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office, Eastern district...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Candy Collier 01/27/23 to 02/03/23 • Connie Mays Trust, Wayne Mays Trust, to Lance Family Holdings, SEC 30 TWP 25 R 9 • Lance Family Holdings to Wayne Mays Trust, Connie Mays Trust, SEC 30 TWP 25 R 9 • Samuel D. Vancil Trust, Wanda L. Vancil Trust, to Matthew A. Pixley, Amy Pixley, ORIGINAL TOWN DEXTER, BLK 16 LOT 5...

With just 15 days under his belt, new City of Dexter Administrator, Dave Wyman, attended his first city council meeting in office Monday evening. Wyman stated that there was still a debris field, from the tornado, in the creek near Dexter Queen. He couldn’t find anyone to clean it out and he appreciated the city’s employees for cleaning it out as it looked very good. ...

Detective Gerry Brady with the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department opened the weekly commissioner’s meeting with concerns over the new insurance. Brady said his insurance card has the incorrect name on it. His card lists his first name along with a coworkers last name. ...

With great heartbreak, the family of Edna Mae (Hastings) Medlock announces the passing of a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother on February 3, 2023. Beloved wife of Robert Medlock who she met playing cards more than 65 years ago; dearest mother of Jeffray Medlock, Alicia Medlock, and Lydia Medlock Ritter (Richard); devoted grandmother, also known as “Maemae,” to Robert, Chelsey Tramel (Brent), Mackenzie Ritter, and Jeremy Ritter; encouraging great-grandmother to Cole Tramel and Becca Tramel; loving daughter of the late Minnie and Paul (Ted) Hastings; sister of the late Evelyn Faye and Edwin Ray, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, and friend to many. ...

Kenneth Grubbs, son of the late Oakley Grubbs and Norma Garner Grubbs, was born on February 26, 1942, in Noblesville, Indiana, and departed this life on February 5, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 80. No services are planned. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter assisted with arrangements...

Gevauna Maddox, daughter of the late Hobert Voss and Sibyl Coffman Voss, was born on June 8, 1938, in Morrilton, Arkansas, and departed this life on January 31, 2023, in Dexter Missouri, at the age of 84. Funeral services were conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, February 6, 2023. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Janis Hansen, daughter of the late Loyd Hansen and Darlene Goodin Frankum, was born on June 12, 1940, in Louisiana, Missouri, and departed this life on January 31, 2023, in Silex, Missouri, at the age of 82. No services are planned. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter assisted with arrangements...

Betty Riddle, daughter of the late Herman Taylor and Flossie Rodgers Taylor, was born on July 31, 1933, in Copeland, Arkansas, and departed this life on January 31, 2023, in Holcomb, Missouri, at the age of 89. Funeral services were conducted at the First Assembly of God in Campbell, Missouri on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Interment followed in the Lloyd Cemetery in Holcomb...

Thomas Dwain Morlan, 82 passed away January 29, 2023 at Bernie, Mo.  Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m..  Funeral services will then be conducted at 1 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment will follow in Chalk Bluff Cemetery.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie assisted the family with arrangements...

Jeanie Christian, daughter of the late Albert Riddle and Mary Hufford Riddle, was born on October 23, 1933, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life on February 4, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 89. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...

Luedeana Eaton, daughter of the late Raymond Bain and Bertha Sadler Bain, was born on April 10, 1928, in Aid, Missouri, and departed this life on February 3, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 94. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...

A man is dead and three officers are on administrative leave following an officer-involved shooting in the 700 block of North 11th Street this morning. At 8:09 a.m. today, Poplar Bluff police were dispatched to the 700 block of North 11th Street regarding a male subject walking in the area with blood on him. ...