Dexter, Missouri - HUGE Garage Sale on Friday and Saturday, October 7th and 8th beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Tons of household items, decorations, men's and women's clothing, toddler bed, desk, and much more! Everything is priced to sell!
908 Carney - Go east on East Business 60 towards Highway 25 and turn north on North Poplar Street (just before Mud Magnet Car Wash across from Faye's Bakery), turn right on Carney.
Dexter, Missouri - The City of Dexter will be striping One Mile Road on Tuesday, October 4th beginning at 8:30 a.m. Dexter police department will be on hand to help with managing traffic.
The striping will begin at the railroad crossing by Busy B Lumber and go north ending at SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County.
"We will start after the school traffic has ended on Tuesday morning," commented city administrator Mark Stidham. "We hope to be done by noon; however it is suggested that if driving in the area to take an alternate route to help with traffic flow."
Dexter, Missouri - The City of Dexter is paving Bain St. from One Mile Road to Sassafras Street on Tuesday, September 26th beginning at 7:00 a.m.
Bain Street will be closed for the entire day so please take an alternate route.
"We will begin at 7:00 a.m.," stated city administrator Mark Stidham. "Not sure how long, but prepare for the entire day for the road to be closed."
Dexter Police Department Releases Results of Child Restraint Checks
Campaign Reminds Motorists to Boost and Buckle Kids Under 8
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Police Department participated in the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week Law Enforcement Campaign conducted September 18-24, 2016.
During the enforcement effort, officers issued a total of 13 traffic tickets including: 7 speeding tickets; 3 seat belt tickets: 1 stop sign violation ticket: 1 no operator license ticket and 1 uninsured motorist ticket. 2 warrant arrests were made as a result of the crackdown. Officers also issued 36 hazardous moving violation warnings and 35 non hazardous moving violation warnings.
There were a total of 75 traffic stops conducted during this campaign.
Missouri law requires all children under the age of eight to be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 lbs or 4’9” tall. “It’s so important for parents and caregivers to understand the importance of child restraints,” said Lieutenant Benton.
“It’s not just about following the law – child restraints help prevent serious injury and may even save your child’s life.” Funding for this effort was provided through a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traffic & Highway Safety Division in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Missouri Safety Center.
Stoddard County, Missouri - County 911 Sales Tax Collection will begin October 1, 2016. The 3/16th of a percent sales tax to fund the Stoddard County 911 Services will begin while the fee levied on land-line telephones will be discontinued.
Carol Moreland, County 911 Administrator, has contacted all telephone companies to notify them that the fee on landlines was to stop on September 30th.
Stoddard County voters approved the sales tax by a 3,270 - 1,044 vote in April of 2016.
Due to a steep decline in landline usage, it was necessary to ask the public to change the sales tax. More than 80 percent of 911 calls were coming from cell phones users. There were 1,387 calls made to 911 in the month of August of those calls, 1,189 were made with cell phones with 857 for EMS services, 373 were for law enforcement and 15 were to report fires. Several efforts through both elections and the legislature were made to levy a fee on cell phone usage, but all have failed.
Moreland said that sales tax receipts will be directly deposited into the 911 Services account.
Based on the 2015 sales tax receipts to the county, it is hoped that more than $500,000 would be collected. The landline tax was generating only about $140,000 per year so the additional revenue would now allow for improvements in technology and to update necessary equipment for County 911 services.
One of the largest upgrades will hopefully come in 2017, a $200,000 system that will allow emergency dispatchers to pinpoint cell-phone callers.
SDR Mapping Company is already half way through the county collecting address points. By November they will receive wireless locations.
A new app is now implemented for Emergency Responders called Active 911. This will assist them in expedient emergency response.
"Thank you for saving 911," commented Carol Moreland on behalf of the Stoddard County 911 Services.
