Dexter, Missouri - Dexter Police reported 15 citations along with 23 warnings issued during the enforcement period, which ran from June 5th – 14th 2020. 

“Substance-Impaired driving is more than a reckless choice by a few individuals,” Chief Trevor Pulley. “Each year, impaired driving cost the lives of thousands on America’s highways. 

Dexter Police joined forces with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and nearly 10,000 law enforcement agencies across the country in this year’s Youth Alcohol Enforcement “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. 

People began reporting cell phone issues on Monday, June 15, 2020 across the United States. The outages impacted T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon customers.

The Downdetector website (click here) showed an increase in outages beginning around noon CST.  Major cities impacted were New York, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

Is there a connection between cell phone outages and protesting in the large cities?  We may never know for sure, but the  T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said in a tweet. “Thanks for your patience.”

I guess we are fortunate in Stoddard County not to have experienced any major outage today.

Contractor crews will soon begin work to improve Route WW in Stoddard County. The project includes pavement repairs from Route 60 to Route J.

Weather permitting, work will be underway Wednesday, June 24 through Wednesday, July 15, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Improvements will be completed in various locations on Route WW, and motorists should anticipate a lane reduction with a 10-foot width restriction within each work zone.

The work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.

Contractor crews will soon begin work to improve Route F in Stoddard County. The project includes pavement repairs from Route 60 to Route J.

Weather permitting, work will be underway Monday, June 22 through Monday, July 13, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Improvements will be completed in various locations on Route F, and motorists should anticipate a lane reduction with a 10-foot width restriction within each work zone.

The work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Stoddard County Health Department perform drive-through testing for COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 10th, 7 AM - 3 PM.

Testing will be done in the Lighthouse Church parking lot in Dexter and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

This is a community testing event and to pre-register you can call 877-435-8411 or online by clicking HERE.

These are some of the questions you will have to answer online and over the phone.

1. I am a Missouri resident.

2. I understand the signup process includes multiple pages. I do not have an appointment until I complete all pages and can see the appointment confirmation screen.

3. If I exit this site without completing the signup and then come back, I will need to start my registration over. I cannot save an incomplete form to be completed later.

4. I will self-isolate while awaiting my test results if I am experiencing the any of the following at the time my test is performed:

• Cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing

Or at least two of the following:

• Fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell

5. I understand this test will require a swab being put into my nose.