Thanks for a job well done

Gov. Jay Nixon took time during his Dexter visit on Tuesday to visit with emergency responders at the Stoddard County Ambulance District building on Business 60. Nixon praised the work of the local ambulance district in responding to the May 2011 EF5 tornado that ripped through the city of Joplin, Mo. The governor extended personal thanks to Paramedic Amy Earls and to EMT Nick Caldwell, at left, for their work at Joplin in the aftermath of the May storm...