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Dexter Police Dept. to Conduct Sobriety Check Point
June 04th 2015 by Dee Loflin
Dexter Police Dept. to Conduct Sobriety Check Point

Dexter, Missouri - Police Chief Sammy Stone with the Dexter Police Department announces that sometime during the month of June, 2015 the Dexter Police Department will conduct a sobriety check point and/or DWI saturation patrols within the city limits of Dexter MO.

The operation will be conducted by the Dexter Police Department in cooperation with other local area law enforcement agencies.The checkpoint is a static operation on a specific highway that is designed to check every driver to ensure they are sober.

The Dexter Police Department urges all citizens to report any vehicle they observe operating in a careless manner to their local authorities. The public can contact the Dexter Police Department at 573-624-5512.


Last Updated on June 04th 2015 by Dee Loflin




Dexter Police Dept. News Release - Crackdown
March 13th 2015 by Dee Loflin
Dexter Police Dept. News Release - Crackdown

Dexter, Missouri - Local police will be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide St. Patrick’s Day Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunk driving. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Dexter, will run from March 14-17, 2015.

The effective nationwide drunk driving crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement, high-profile events, and will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to curb drunk driving over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.

Dexter Police Department said its Officer's will be aggressively looking for drunk drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone caught driving drunk.

Although it is illegal in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to drive drunk (having a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher), far too many people across the nation get behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol. The latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the serious nature of the nation’s continuing drunk driving epidemic.


Last Updated on March 13th 2015 by Dee Loflin




Business Leaders Provide Students Real World Budget Lesson
February 12th 2015 by Dee Loflin
Business Leaders Provide Students Real World Budget Lesson
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - On Wednesday, Feb. 4, in E.T. Peters Gym, Ozark Federal Credit Union hosted a Reality Fair, its third budget-planning event involving Poplar Bluff Schools, with the participation of 280 high school seniors along with 38 local businesses and organizations.
 
Students each received a unique packet stating their occupation, salary, debt history, marital status and whether or not they had children. Then they were assigned to visit with real industry professionals to purchase necessities such as a mock house, transportation, furniture, clothing and food. The object was to attempt to keep within budget in a workbook.
 
Sponsored by the Missouri Credit Union Association in partnership with the Missouri Council for Economic Education, the Ozark Federal Credit Union Reality Fair has become the largest in the state, according to Davine Conover, business development specialist. The Ozark FCU is a certified community development financial institution under the U.S. Department of Treasury, teaching financial literacy in a six-county region, including Butler.
 
Shown in the photo: Jamie Hobbs, a PBHS senior, visits the ‘fun stuff’ table manned by Sgt. Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, to select from entertainment activities including sports equipment, hobby supplies, movies, concert tickets and vacation packages.
 

Submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Coordinator, Poplar Bluff R-1 School District.

Last Updated on February 12th 2015 by Dee Loflin




Missing Woman Considered to be in Danger
January 12th 2015 by Dee Loflin
Missing Woman Considered to be in Danger
Bollinger County, Missouri - Crews are actively searching for a missing woman they consider to be in danger, according to the Bollinger County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies say Brandi Lee, 34, was last seen wearing a heavy, pink coat.

She left her home on Highway H on foot around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12.

She is described as a white female, 5-feet, 1-inch tall and 95 pounds with a petite build.

According to the sheriff's department, her house is located south of Highway FF on Highway H.

They say search crews are staging down the road at a church at the intersection of Hwy. H and County Road 538.

If you don't need to be in the area, deputies ask that you avoid it because the search crews are using dogs to try and pick up her scent. They say they do not need volunteers at the moment.

If you have any information, you're asked to call the Bollinger County Sheriff's Department at 573-238-2633.


Last Updated on January 12th 2015 by Dee Loflin




Amber Alert issued in Washburn, Missouri
January 05th 2015 by Dee Loflin
Amber Alert issued in Washburn, Missouri

Washburn, Missouri - The Barry County Sheriff's Office in Missouri has issued an AMBER Alert for a child abduction in Washburn, Mo.

The sheriff's office said the abduction happened at 23233 Farm Road 1055 at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5.

Alli Anne Paschall, a 2-year-old white female, was abducted. She has brown hair.

They say the suspect is believed to be Christopher Lee Paschall, a 37-year-old white male, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 150 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes, and a barbed wire tattoo on his right arm.

The suspect vehicle is a dark blue 2013 Nissan Rogue with Arkansas license 052 PZL.

Anyone who has seen the the victim or vehicle, or anyone with information related to the abduction, should immediately call 911.

Washburn, Missouri is southwest of Springfield near the Rogers, Arkansas border.


Last Updated on January 05th 2015 by Dee Loflin




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