Stories from Tuesday, November 5, 2024

ADVANCE — Steve Jordan said while campaigning that now was the time to vote for him because of the experience he can bring to the Missouri Representative District 151 seat, and it seems as though the people of that district believed him.

Months of campaigning and TV ad wars will come to a close Tuesday, as Missouri voters head to the polls to pick their next member of Congress, the state legislature and nearly every statewide office. The Independent tried to answer some of the questions you may have about voting in Missouri...

There are four Missourians who helped develop the systems that provide you with accurate and prompt election night returns. To understand this column, you need to realize that the results reported on election night are neither official nor complete...

in a southerly direction, dumping more water into Current River and producing flooding for the Doniphan-Ripley County area. According to City of Doniphan’s Emergency Management Director Brian Byrd, “As of right now, the National Weather Services has predicted Current River will crest at 28 feet at noon Thursday.”...

Criminal Cases Filed • St. vs. Travis Allen Williamson - DWI – Chronic; Driving While Revoked/Suspended - 1st Offense • St. vs. Ronald Allan Greene - Trespassing - 1st Degree • St. vs. Holly A. Vaughn - Possession Of Controlled Substance; Stealing - Controlled Substance/Meth Manufacturing Material; Endangering The Welfare Of A Child, 2nd Degree...

• Bernie vs. Nathan Patrick Thomas Knight – Assault; Operated Vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility • Dexter vs. Bradley David Jackson – Trespassing; Resisting Arrest • Bernie vs. Zackery Allen Walter Knight - Assault • Bernie vs. Gabriel Joseph Alexa Knight - Assault...

• David R. Rainey vs. Janet S. Raney – Dissolution of Marriage Without Children • Daniel Canull vs. Tiffany R. Harris – Motion to Modify • Justin D. Dodge vs. Amberly M. Dodge – Dissolution of Marriage With Children • Erin R. Metcalf vs. Chance C. Cervenka – Motion to Modify...

Marriage Licenses Filed • Bailey Dean Jarrell, Perkins, MO, to Madisen Chevelle Luttrull, Perkins, MO • Ethan Bradford Payton, Puxico, MO, to Ashley Marie Mahoney, Puxico, MO • Steven Edgar Passmore, Dexter, MO, to Brandy Lynn Bowers, Dexter, MO • Benjamin Alan Parker, Ellsinore, MO, to Anna Marie Besand, Perryville, MO...

Pamela Wyatt, daughter of Frank Miller of Dexter, Missouri, and the late Shirley Reeves Miller Cox, was born Oct. 2, 1957, in Bernie, Missouri, and departed this life Oct. 30, 2024, in Rolla, Missouri, at the age of 67. Graveside services were held at Bernie Cemetery Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024...

Vallie Griffin, son of Gene Norman Mays of Dexter, Missouri, and the late Lewis Fowler, was born Feb. 19, 1967, in St Louis, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 3, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 57. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Interment followed in Bloomfield Cemetery...

Jason Blunt, son of Thelma Shipman Blunt of Essex, Missouri and the late Curtis “Bud” Blunt, was born Dec. 12, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and departed this life Nov. 4, 2024, in Essex, Missouri, at the age of 55. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Interment will follow in the Old Essex Cemetery...

Ruby Cate, daughter of the late William Franklin Moss and Mary Effie Graham Moss, born in Mill Spring, Missouri Oct. 28, 1932, passed away in Clayton, North Carolina, Oct 23, 2024, at the age of 91 years. She was united in marriage to Norman H. Cate of Bloomfield, Missouri, and together, they lived in many places while Norman had a full career in the Air Force. They retired and returned to Bloomfield, in 1968 and became long-time residents of Bloomfield...

Over the last few years Americans have become increasingly polarized about politics. With that in mind I try to avoid writing anything in my columns which can be seen as political. While this week’s article has politics in it, let me be clear, I am not making a partisan point, but using historical events to illustrate a spiritual principle...

It’s raining. Mind you I’m not complaining — much. I know we need it; the ground was getting quite dry. I know it is a necessary part of nature. It cleans the land and gets the trees ready for winter. I realize that rain is not a bad thing. But rain also helps to show holes in roofs, walls and raincoats...