Dexter, MO - The City of Dexter Board of Alderman at a regular meeting on May 18, 2020 passed Resolution No. 2020.01 Resolution Authorizing the City of Dexter to Add a Surcharge on Monthly Sanitation Bills Due to Covid-19.

Whereas, due to COVID-19 and the citizens of the City of Dexter being unable to recycle, the sanitation department is receiving an influx of trash; and

Whereas, the City has incurred additional cost due to said influx.

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Dexter, Missouri, that a monthly surcharge of One Dollar ($1.00) be added to residential customers, a Two Dollar ($2.00) surcharge be added to commercial customers, and a Five Dollar ($5.00) surcharge be added to customers with dumpsters, effective June 1, 2020.  That the surcharges shall continue until the City determines it is no longer needed and rescinds the surcharge.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen this 18th day of May, 2020.

Signed by the Mayor.

100-Mile Yard Sale Kicks Off This Week; Drivers Urged To Use Caution

Visitors and residents will be out in full force along Route 25 Memorial Day weekend in search of bargains at the 100-Mile Yard Sale, but MoDOT wants you to remember the greatest savings of the event could be a life.

“It’s a fun weekend that people look forward to each year,” says Traffic Engineer Craig Compas, “but we want people to remember that there’s more traffic and more congestion along Route 25 this weekend than any other and drivers need to keep that in mind.”

MoDOT will do its part to bring the safety message to the forefront.  Message boards will be in place along the route to alert drivers of the unusual traffic patterns and promote safe driving.

“We really want drivers to be alert—to be aware of their surroundings, to be aware of sudden stops and to look for pedestrian traffic,” Compas says.  “Additionally, there is an increase in traffic, including large truck traffic, between the City of Jackson and the Route AB in Cape Girardeau County due to the Diverging Diamond Interchange construction. While we want everyone to enjoy themselves, we ask that people also be as safe as possible.”

For more information, contact Compas at (573) 472-5310 or call MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT

Stoddard County, MO - The deadline to submit applications for an Absentee Ballot for the June 2, 2020 election is May 20, 2020.

Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks stated, "Residents should call my office at 573-568-3339 or 573-568-2174 to request an application."

The absentee ballot will have to be notarized unless the individual is incapacitated or confined by illness or physical disability.

The caretaker of an individual incapacitated or confined by illness or physical disability is also not required to have an absentee ballot notarized.

The application can be mailed back or the applicant can return the application to the county clerk's office in Bloomfield.

Currently government offices are still closed due to the COVID-19 situation so the applicant cannot enter the office. However, Weeks said if the applicant will call upon their arrival someone will come outside to retrieve the application. 

Weeks stressed that the last day an absentee ballot can be mailed/postmarked is May 20, 2020.

Weekday Houseparent/s for Stoddard County Children's Home is needed. 

Hired person/s would be required to live on property Monday-Friday, with separate living quarters provided for houseparent/s. 

Base Salary $40,000.00 annually.  Applicants can be married couple or single individual. 

All household members (spouse/children) that would live with on the property would be subject to background checks. 

Applicants must have a valid driver's license, with good driving record.  Must be at least 21 years of age, have a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency (GED). College Degree preferred.  Responsibilities include care of children and home, As well as coordinated with community partners in the county to assure needs of children are met.  Applicant must have verifiable work history, personal and employment references, all who would live on the property must be able to pass multiple background checks.

For Application: Call or text 573-421-5671, leave message if no answer, your call will be returned as soon as possible.  Or email lg4225@gmail.com.  Deadline for applications is May 29, 2020.

The Missouri Air National Guard will honor COVID-19 frontline workers with flyovers on Friday, May 8, 2020.  The airmen with the 131st Bomb Wing will conduct flyovers in B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers over six Missouri cities including Cape Girardeau.  

The flyovers are par of Operation American Resolve.

Residents of each city are urged to follow social distancing guidelines and refrain from gathering in large groups.

Here is the tentative schedule:

Camdenton, MO 4:14 p.m.

Cape Girardeau, MO 4:50 p.m.

St. Louis, MO 5:12 p.m.

Columbia, MO 5:43 p.m.

Jefferson City, MO 6 p.m.

Springfield, MO 6:22 p.m.

The flyover times are subject to change.