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Under new ownership, Dexter Twin Cinema undergoes improvements
(Local News ~ 04/29/24)
It was exactly four years ago that life as we knew it would forever be altered by a worldwide virus. Careers suddenly became remote, masks were mandated, and the world struggled to comprehend this atypical existence. COVID ripped its way through families and businesses. Some pressed on, while others faded out of existence...
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National Day of Prayer event Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/29/24)
The Dexter Ministerial Alliance has invited the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church of Dexter...
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U.S. 60 in Butler, Stoddard counties reduced for island replacement
(Local News ~ 04/29/24)
Highway 60 in Butler and Stoddard counties will be reduced as contractor crews remove and replace islands at various intersections. As work is underway, eastbound and westbound Route 60 will be reduced to one lane in each direction in the vicinity of the intersection...
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County Road 589 closed April 30 for culvert replacement
(Local News ~ 04/29/24)
County Road 589 in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located at the junction of U.S. Route 60 and County Road 589. U.S. Route 60 will not be impacted during this work...
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Local sixth grader essay on Bill of Rights entered in national contest
(Local News ~ 04/29/24)
“Only by understanding the rights we have are we able to protect them,” Richland student Jaycee Arnold wrote in an essay that has earned the sixth grade a spot in a national competition. Arnold entered her essay, “What the Bill of Rights Means to Me,” in a local competition hosted by the Dexter Elks Lodge for grades fifth through eighth...
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Community calendar, April 29
(Local News ~ 04/29/24)
Thursday, May 2 National Day of Prayer The Dexter Ministerial Alliance invites the public to join them for a special prayer service for the National Day of Prayer, to be held at noon Thursday, May 2. The event will last around 30-40 minutes. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at First Christian Church...
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Police reports, May 1
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/29/24)
Carman Vanover, 33, of Dexter was arrested Monday, April 22, for other agency warrant service, warrant service failure to appear/pay fine. _ Timmy Clemons, 32, of Sikeston was arrested Wednesday, April 24, for warrant service, failure to appear/pay fine...
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Sheriff reports, May 1
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/29/24)
Jeremiah D. Riggins, 20, of Bell City was arrested on a Stoddard County warrant for domestic assault fourth degree, first or second offense, property damage second degree. He was booked in the Stoddard County jail, bond was set at $7,500 cash/surety...
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Area birth report May, 1
(Births ~ 04/29/24)
Wrynleigh Ellis. Kali Morgan Ellis and Jayson Mykle Ellis of Bloomfield are the parents of a daughter born at 7:51 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2024, at Saint Francis Healthcare Family BirthPlace. They selected the name Wrynleigh Kate Ellis. She weighed 5 pounds 10 ounces and was 18.75 inches long...
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Area birth report May, 1
(Births ~ 04/29/24)
Ronan Hubert Linda Joyce Love and Travis Edwin Hubert of Dexter are the parents of a son born at 5:04 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, at Saint Francis Healthcare Family BirthPlace. They named their son Ronan Andre John Hubert. He weighed 5 pounds and 8 ounces and was 18.9 inches long. They also have two boys and two girls...
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Belinda Malone
(Obituary ~ 04/29/24)
Belinda Malone, daughter of the late Kenneth Gardner and Leona Peterson Gardner, was born Dec. 12, 1957, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and departed this life April 23, 2024, in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 66. Funeral services were held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter April 29, 2024. Interment followed in Hagy Cemetery in Dexter...
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Duane Metcalf
(Obituary ~ 04/29/24)
Duane Metcalf, son of the late Otto Metcalf and Ethel Kelso Metcalf, was born Aug. 7, 1934, in Ardeola, Missouri, and departed this life April 25, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter April 28, 2024. Interment followed in Gravel Hill Cemetery in rural Bloomfield...
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Cynthia Hartley
(Obituary ~ 04/29/24)
Cynthia Hartley, daughter of the late J.W. Porter and Gladys Stewart Porter, was born Nov. 27, 1957, in Essex, Missouri and departed this life April 24, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 66. A celebration of life service will be conducted at a later date...
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Donald Davis
(Obituary ~ 04/29/24)
Donald Davis, son of the late Theodore Davis and Edith Medlin Davis, was born Oct. 6, 1940, in Malden, Missouri, and departed this life April 26, 2024, in Bernie, Missouri, at the age of 83. Funeral services were held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter April 30, 2024. Interment followed in Hagy Cemetery in Dexter...
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Gerald Yates
(Obituary ~ 04/29/24)
Gerald Yates, son of the late Aaron Yates and Alma Turnbough Yates was born Nov. 29, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this life April 27, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 79. Funeral services were held at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie April 30, 2024. Interment followed in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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