Stories from Wednesday, October 30, 2024

BLOOMFIELD — Ashley Jarrell and son, Jackson, of Bloomfield and Sam and Jeanie Huey of Dexter were among the families honored during the 67th annual Missouri Farm Family Day at the Missouri State Fair. The Jarrell and Huey families were selected as the Stoddard County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension in Stoddard County and the local Farm Bureau...

Criminal Cases Filed • St. vs. Amanda N. Magarian - Delivery Or Possession Of A Controlled Substance At County/Private Jail/Correctional Center Except With Prescription; Possession Of Controlled Substance • St. vs. Tahnee Nicole Dobbs - Resisting/Interfering With Arrest, Detention Or Stop; Failure To Register Motor Vehicle; Driver/Front Seat Passenger Failed To Wear Properly Adjusted/Fastened Safety Belt...

Criminal Cases Filed • St. vs. Jacob Dalton Gott - Owner Operated Motor Vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility (Motor Vehicle Required To Be Registered) - 1st Offense • St. vs. Jene Jewette Sneed - Owner Operated Motor Vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility (Motor Vehicle Required To Be Registered) - 1st Offense...

Family/Domestic Cases Filed • Sammie A. Dobbs vs. Tahnee Wake – Motion to Modify • Taylor Rae Ellsworth vs. Blaine Ashton Jones – Motion to Modify • Robert J. Franklin vs. Rebecca J. Franklin – Motion to Modify • Melissa Kammerdiener vs. Joshua L. Kammerdiener – Dissolution of Marriage With Children...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Candy Collier • Snider Investment Properties to Shawn R. Mitchell, Gwen R. Mitchell – SEC 33 TWP 25 R 10 • White Oak Grove General Baptist Church to Jacob Vines, Johnny Freeman Vines, Jennifer Vines – SEC 36 TWP 24 R 9...

At Mercy, our priority has always been the well-being of our patients and their families. We truly believe that we have a duty to advocate for our patients and co-workers to continue our long history of delivering high-quality care at the lowest average cost. As we negotiate with Anthem Blue Cross Blue...

Thursday, Oct. 31 Splatter Ball Maze Autry Morlan Chevrolet will hold its Splatter Ball Maze from Oct. 31-Nov. 2. This is a free event. Times are: Thursday, Oct 31, 4-7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 1, 4-7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 2, 2-5:30 p.m. Candy Course...

Leslie Gross, 34, of Dexter, was booked in Stoddard County jail on a Stoddard County warrant for non support. She posted A $5,000, 10% cash-only bond and was released from custody. _ Gentry Jackson, 35, of Dexter was booked in the Stoddard County jail on a Stoddard County warrant for statutory rape-2nd degree and two counts statutory sodomy-2nd degree. Bond was set at $50,000 cash-only...

Abbey Clark, 29, of New Madrid was arrested Sunday, Oct. 20, for stealing (M)(50-200) shoplifting, failure to appear. _ Bradley Jackson, 49, of Dexter was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 22, for trespassing-first degree, resisting/interfering with an arrest...

David Orvel Keller, 76, of Centralia, formerly of Dexter, Missouri, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at home. He was born Sept. 26, 1948, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Orvel Samuel Keller and Margaret “Olevia” (Gregory) Keller. In 1966, David married Wanda Lee (Maxwell) Keller Eason. David and Wanda’s union of 25 years brought two children into the world. He later married Audrey Hyten Bates in 1993, and they were married 30 years...

David Diebold, son of Gene and Sharon Diebold of Wappapello, Missouri was born Feb. 4, 1975, in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life Oct. 18, 2024, in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 49. Funeral services were held at Little Brushy Church in Wappapello Oct. 25, 2024. Interment followed in Little Brushy Cemetery...

Gracie Smith, daughter of the late Henry Welch and Pearl Hopper Welch, was born Aug. 30, 1937, in Connels Point, Arkansas, and departed this life Oct. 23, 2024, in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 87. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...

Joyce Hatton, daughter of the late D. A. Helm and Opal Burns was born Oct. 1, 1944, in Monroe, Louisiana and departed this life Oct. 25, 2024 in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 80. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Oct. 29, 2024. Interment followed in Dexter Cemetery...

Clayton Crawford, son of the late Donnie Crawford and Janie Renfro Battles, was born May 28, 1970, in Des Plaines, Illinois and departed this life Oct. 28, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 54. No services are planned. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter assisted with arrangements...

Nola May Anderson of St. Peters, Missouri, daughter of the late Patrick and Iva (Layton) Jones was born May 11, 1933 in Bloomfield, Missouri and passed away Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peters, Missouri at the age of 91. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri, with the funeral beginning at noon...

Nola May Anderson of St. Peters, Missouri, daughter of the late Patrick and Iva (Layton) Jones was born May 11, 1933 in Bloomfield, Missouri and passed away Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peters, Missouri at the age of 91. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri, with the funeral beginning at noon...

Stephanie Michelle Cookson of Puxico, Missouri, daughter of the late Mexico Cole and Wanda Patrick, was born June 13, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and passed away Oct. 25, 2024, in Puxico, Missouri at the age of 73. No further arrangements have been made at this time...

Linda Price, daughter of the late Delmar Price and Emma Louise Price, was born March 26, 1953, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Oct. 22, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 71. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Oct. 25, 2024. Interment followed in Triplett Cemetery...

Jordan anticipates boldly leading as Rep. for District 151 By JONATHON DAWE Staff Writer The contest for the 151st District seat in the Missouri House of Representatives sees Steve Jordan (R-Advance) taking on Donnie Hovis (D-Dexter) in a race that has raised some personal issues between the challengers. Both candidates were contacted to answer the following questions to inform their voting base. At the time of deadline, only Jordan had answered...

Paramedics and LPNs now can enroll in the RN Bridge program at Three Rivers College at Sikeston. The application deadline is Dec. 1 for the RN Bridge program at Sikeston. Three Rivers’ registered nurse nridge program is a career-enhancement program designed to allow Missouri LPNs and Paramedics to earn an associate degree and prepare to apply for licensure by examination to become a registered nurse...

As the holiday season approaches, the spirit of giving is alive and well in Stoddard County. The annual “Shop with a Hero” event, organized by local law enforcement, firemen, probation and parole officers, and EMS personnel, is set to bring joy to approximately 300 children this December. ...

Election updates By Sherman Smith Contributing Writer BLOOMFIELD — Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks discussed absentee voting and preparations for the 2024 presidential election at the Commissioner’s meeting on Monday. With less than five days before the 60th quadrennial presidential election, residents have been casting their ballots through absentee voting. The Stoddard County Clerk’s office is facilitating mail-in voting and in-person absentee voting for eligible voters...