Stories from Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Darrin Blunt, son of Thelma Blunt of Essex, Missouri and the late Curtis Blunt was born on January 7, 1971, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on June 4, 2023, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 52. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Interment followed in Old Essex Cemetery...

Joan Logan, daughter of the late Orley King and Oneida Sitz King, was born on April 2, 1937, in Gravel Hill, Missouri, and departed this life on June 6, 2023, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 86. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Interment followed in the Bernie Cemetery...

Rosetta Dyle daughter of Rickey Green of Dexter, Missouri and the late Tina Rawlings was born on October 11, 1981 in Alton, Illinois and departed this life on June 9, 2023, in Dudley, Missouri at the age of 41. A memorial service was conducted at the Church of God in Dudley on Monday, June 12, 2023...

Earl Murray, son of the late Earl Monroe Murray and Minnie Mae (Grant) Murray born on April 6, 1945 in Doniphan, Missouri and departed his life on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at his residence in Bell City, Missouri at the age of 78 years. He was a chicken farmer for Tyson Foods, of the Baptist Faith, and a Veteran of the United States Army...

Paula Louise Dohogne, daughter of the late Albert Dohogne and Betty Lou Farmer Dohogne was born on November 27, 1958, in St. Charles, Illinois and departed this life on June 9, 2023, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 64. Paula was a retired veteran of the United States Army National Guard and had served in Desert Storm. ...

After plenty of anticipation and a few delays, the Dexter Library Summer Reading Program is ready to go. After a late start in the first week of June and every subsequent Wednesday, children from Dexter will be able to visit the library for activities and entertainment of various kinds. ...

The Bernie School Board met in June for a regular meeting of housekeeping measures and, most importantly, a review of the budget and funds. A new CSIP program was also brought to light for the board to discuss. The meeting was led by superintendent Dustin Hicks and school board president Judy Zoll, and began with reports from individual school buildings from the district...

The Dexter Board of Aldermen met in a special meeting Monday evening. At the meeting the board approved the budget and approved an ordinance updating the requirements that must be met to construct a tower or antenna. • Police Department — Detectives shall receive reimbursement for their clothing with proper documentation presented. ...

• Lloyd Eric Anderson, 42 of Dexter, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a Stoddard County warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. • Joseph daniel george, 40 w/m out of dexter, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a dexter pd warrant for failure to appear on display/poss plates of another...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Candy Collier 5/29/2023 to 06/02/2023 • Lori Ann Warner Trust to Ryans Diesel and Truck Repair SEC 16 TWP 25 R 10 • Charles K. Holshouser, Beate W. Holshouser to Christy Guzman SEC 4 TWP 27 R 10 • Lisa A. Fulkerson, Mark A. Fulkerson to Christina Scherer CARTERS PARK THIRD ADD DEXTER BLOCK 4 LOT 2...

A Bloomfield man was taken into custody after a search of his vehicle according to a news release from the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department. Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner said on Friday June 9, Stoddard County Deputies along with a member of the SEMO Drug Task Force came in contact with Christopher James, 39 of Bloomfield, sitting in a vehicle in front of his residence near the intersection of Prairie St and Seneca St.  ...

The Stoddard County Commission worked through a busy meeting Monday during its weekly meeting. Terry Bates with New Lisbon Township turned in bids to the commission on the construction of bridges in the township. Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis said he would turn the bids into Bootheel Regional Planning...