Stories from Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder, Candy Collier March 18-22 • Daniel Lee Johnson to Daniel Lee Johnson – ORIGINAL SURVEY ADVANCE BLK 6 LOT 8 • Norma Halford, Norma Anderson, Bradley Halford to Tucker Mitchell, James E. Trammell, Viola J. Trammell – BUSBYS ADD DEXTER BLK 1 LOT 1...

Friday, March 29 Easter pageant The Bernie Community Center will host an Easter Fantasy Pageant at 6 p.m. Friday, March 29. The community center is located at 503 S. Walnut St. Saturday, March 30 Parsley Mini Farm will host Easter Eggs and Fluffy Cows starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30. It will include an Easter egg hunt and more. The farm is located at 21348 County Road 279...

Crystal Wekenborg showed off her hand quilting skills March 15 at Faith Lutheran Church. Wekenborg’s Easter theme was voted best “holiday” quilt. Several heirloom quilts were on display for enjoyment. The top three hand quilters were awarded gift certificates to Patchwork Fabric Shop, 223 N. Walnut St., Dexter...

Thursday is the deadline to register for softball and baseball programs hosted by the Dexter Parks & Recreation Department. Softball teams for girls and baseball for boys, both ages 7-12, are available. Co-ed baseball for youth ages 5-6 is also available...

PUXICO — The Mingo National Wildlife Refuge visitor center will expand hours to include Saturdays. From March 16 through May 11, the visitor center will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The expanded hours will enhance access during the spring bird migration and for foraging. Events and displays are planned for select Saturdays - visit www.fws.gov/refuge/mingo for updates and event pages...

Reader Doug Cox submitted this photo of the Dexter Street Department picking up trash along Highway 60. ‘It looks really good for out-of-towners to see our city clean,’ said Cox, who thanked the street department for their work.

KENNETT — In what appears to be a result of miscommunication and various unfortunate circumstances, Melvin D. Anderson — who was already convicted of murder — will be receiving a new trial. According to the judgment entered on Wednesday, March 20, Judge Mark Preyer notes that the matter has “traveled a difficult, unexpected, and tragically unique road.”...

PUXICO, Mo. — A Puxico man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday, March 25 in Stoddard County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 8:55 a.m. on Highway J, two miles west of Puxico, as the westbound vehicle driven by Vaden S. Woolard, 41, of Puxico traveled off the road and struck a culvert then overturned, ejecting him...