Stories from Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Eula Fern Jones Botsch, daughter of the late Victor Allgood and Bertha Crites Allgood was born on September 25, 1930, in Lutesville, Missouri and departed this life on April 28, 2023, in Dexter at the age of 92. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on May 1, 2023. Interment followed in the Bernie Cemetery...

Alan Hart, son of the late M. A. Hart and Eloise Myrick Hart, was born on May 27, 1949, in San Angelo, Texas, and departed this life on April 25, 2023, in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 73. Funeral services were conducted at Lighthouse Christian Church on Friday, April 28, 2023. Interment followed in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Timothy Stoner, son of the late Robert Stoner and Betty Hembry Stoner, was born on October 7, 1955, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on May 1, 2023, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 67. A memorial service will be planned for a later date...

Sherlene Arnholt, daughter of the late Cassius Chrisman and Erma Vancil Chrisman, was born on April 9, 1936, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life on May 1, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 87. No services are planned. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter assisted with arrangements...

• Leon Williams, 33 of Memphis, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on the charges of driving while suspended or revoked, two counts fail to stop/yeild/obey police, two counts financial responsibility required and fail to drive on right half of roadway when roadway was of sufficient width...

• Michael P. Racca, 64 of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a Stoddard County warrant for terrorist threat – 1st degree. • Jeffrey Aaron Pritchett, 41 of Dexter, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a Stoddard County warrant for possession of controlled substance/amphetamine...

Jim Grebing with Bootheel Regional Planning updated the commission on the broadband project. He said some advertising for the bid process for parts of the project and the scheduling of bid openings must occur. Because the funding for the project is federal funds, the bid process is required to take place. Grebing said the bidding will be advertised in the local newspaper. The schedule for this process should be set soon...

The Dexter Board of Aldermen passed multiple resolutions and the newly elected aldermen were sworn in at Monday’s meeting. Terry Battles representing Ward I, Tim Aslin representing Ward II and Glen Robinson representing Ward II took the oath of office which was administered by city clerk Crystal Bishop. Tim Aslin was then elected president of the board of aldermen...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Candy Collier 04/24/2023 – 04/28/2023 • Brooklyn Metcalf, Brooklyn Dembowski to Edmund T. Dembowski, III, BOLLINGERS FIRST ADD BELL CITY, BLK 2, LOTS 8, 9 AND 10 • Scott Spitzer to Kelsey Spitzer, Keaton Johnson, SEC 2, TWP 23 R 9...