Stories from Wednesday, December 27, 2023

The Dexter School Board quickly worked through a light agenda in its final meeting of 2023. The board approved a budget amendment to account for the state amending its budget. This affects a PAT grant the district has. The amendment includes reallocating expenses for that grant...

DEXTER, Mo. – The Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, or BRPC, received word that the Stoddard County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update for 2023 has been approved. Approval was designated by State Emergency Management Agency, or SEMA, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. ...

Thomas (Tommy) Jerry Manley Jr, age 60, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away Saturday morning, December 16, 2023, in his home. He was born July 15, 1963, in Kennett, Missouri, the son of Jerry and Patricia (Wright) Manley. Tommy was a 1981 graduate of Malden High School in Malden, Missouri and received his associate degree in business from Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. ...

Marvel Lewis White, age 83, peacefully passed away on December 15, 2023, with his family by his side, at his home in Missoula. Marv was born in San Jose, CA in 1940 to Wilson and Elizabeth White. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Joe. Marv leaves behind his wife of 62 and a half years, Helen, sons Terry (Sabrina) and Mike (Rey), grandchildren Leone and Kyle, sister Diane Fragie of Merced, CA, and brother Don of Mountain Home, AR...

Kay Jenkins, daughter of the late Charles Smith and Josie Grayum Smith, was born on January 14, 1950, in Bernie, Missouri, and departed this life on December 19, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 73. Mrs. ...

Dustin Mitchell, son of Scott Mitchell and wife Tryna of Dexter, Missouri and Lisa Rieffer of Dudley, Missouri, was born December 11, 1990, in Farmington, Missouri and departed this life on December 20, 2023, in Dudley, Missouri at the age of 33 years...

Sheron Duffie, daughter of the late Frank and Ester Carson, was born on March 17, 1943, in Bernie, Missouri, and departed this life on December 20, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 80. No services are planned. Mrs. Duffie will be interred in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

David Parr, son of the late Troy and Kathrine Parr, was born on March 15, 1957, in Los Angeles, California, and departed this life on December 24, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 66. Visitation will be held at the Lighthouse Christian Church in Dexter, Missouri, on Saturday, December 30, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted at the Lighthouse Christian Church on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at 1:00 p.m...

Erik Kelley, son of Billy Kelley and Deena Taylor Kelley of Essex, Missouri, was born on February 24, 1971, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on December 21, 2023, in Essex, Missouri, at the age of 52. A memorial service was held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on December 24, 2023. Interment followed in the Essex Cemetery...

• Jeffery Barker Stone, 54, of Bernie was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a state warrant issued by Stoddard County for property damage 1st degree and tampering with electronic monitoring equipment. • Joshua Allen Price, 23, of Dexter was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on an out of county warrant for operating motor vehicle owned by another knowing owner of vehicle, has not maintained financial responsibility - 1st offense as well as exceed posted speed limit ( exceeded by 16-19 miles per hour).. ...

• Christopher Garcia, 50, of Dexter was booked at the Dexter City Jail on warrant service (fail to appear). • Kevin Duty, 54, of Sikeston was booked at the Dexter City Jail on other agency warrant, warrant service (other agency warrant). • Stormy Mullins, 29, of Bloomfield was booked at the Dexter City Jail on warrant service (fail to appear/pay fine)...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Candy Collier 12/18/23 to 12/22/23 • James W Green, Patricia A Green to Charles James Green SEC 4 TWP 27 R 9 • Stanley Troyer, Melissa Troyer to Preston Flippin, Kara Flippin SEC 27 TWP 26 R 11 • Cindy Kay Hayes, Gary F Hayes, Kathryn Jane Nickell, Steve Nickell to Chad Hayes SEC 23 TWP 26 R 10, MILLERS ADD BLOOMFIELD LOT 19...

The Board of Education of the Dexter R-XI School District of Stoddard County, Missouri locked in final interest rates on December 6, 2023 and will close a refinancing on December 28, 2023 after a resolution for refinancing was approved at the regular meeting on October 17, 2023 that authorized the sale of $5,495,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds to its Municipal Bond Underwriter, L.J. ...