Stoddard County, MO - Route FF in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.

This section of roadway is located from U.S. Route 60 to Route E, near Essex, Missouri.

Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Sept. 29 through Thursday, Oct. 8 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

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

MDC's Cape Nature Center’s two-headed black rat snake turns 15

Catch a glimpse of the snake devouring her weekly meal.

Cape Girardeau, MO -  It’s quite the accomplishment for a female black rat snake with four eyes, two tongues, and two brains to survive over a decade – and you can visit her in all her uniquely-conjoined reptile glory every Tuesday through Saturday at Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Cape Nature Center.

MDC naturalist Alex Holmes said conjoined twinning occurs roughly one in every 100,000 black rat snake births. In the wild, those that survive probably wouldn’t be able to escape predators due to their body’s lack of dominate leadership, he said.

“It’s very unlikely that these sisters would have survived in the wild as they seem to get confused with which direction to go,” Holmes said.

The roughly 15-year-old snake was originally found in Delta in 2005.

During feeding times, the two heads will fight over their once-a-week frozen mice meal provided by Cape Nature Center staff, he said, and the routine consists of covering one head with a small cup as the other head feeds. She can consume 10 tiny thawed mice in one sitting.

“We feed both heads even though they share a digestive tract because we believe it is good to stimulate them both,” Holmes said.

A rat snake her size would be able to eat adult mice with no problem, he said. But the snake is only fed tiny frozen mice due to a deformity in the snake’s conjoined spine which restricts the size of prey it can swallow.

Cape Nature Center visitors can catch a glimpse of the snake devouring her weekly meal of frozen mice the second Thursday of each month during “Feeding Frenzy." The next virtual Feeding Frenzy event will be Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.

Stoddard County, MO - Route H in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway.

This section of roadway is located between Route U and County Road 692.

Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Sept. 21 through Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

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

Auctioneer’s:    Dale Moreland License #2 and Kenneth Moreland #8

Date of Auction:  Saturday, September 26th

Time of Auction:  10:00 a.m. 

Real Estate, Van, Guns, & Tractor will sell at 12:00 Noon

Rain Date:  Sunday, September 27th   1:00 p.m. 

Estate Sale of John “Bill” Wheeler

16908 Christian Dr

Dexter, MO  63841

From State Hwy 60 Overpass and One Mile Rd exit continue north on County Road 413 (One Mile Rd), make a left (West) onto Christian Dr.  Watch for signs. 

Concessions will be available

Open House for Real Estate will be held on:  Sunday, September 20th   1:00-3:00 p.m.

REAL ESTATE

Double Wide Mobile Home 28x64

Attached 2-Car Garage on 3 acres with a

Large Barn, close to Dexter & Walmart

Great Condition!

10% down day of sale (non-refundable) and remainder at closing

AUTO

2005 Chrysler Town & Country Van

6 Passenger 116,000 Miles

Very Clean!

VINTAGE & COLLECTIBLES

Few Pieces of Pink and Green Depression Glass

1-Silver Cauldron & Large Tray

FURNITURE

1-Butcher Block/White Kitchen Table, 3 Chairs, 2 Bar stools

1-Pine Dining Table, 4 Chairs, and Matching China Cabinet

1-Small White Kitchen Cabinet

1-Small Décor Cabinet

1-Glass Tiered Table

2-Gold Wicker Wing Back Chairs

2- Wicker End Tables & Coffee Table

1-Coffee Table

2-Cream Upholstered Chairs

3-Ottomans

1-Small Gold Recliner

1-Queen Bedroom Suite (Dresser with Double Mirrors, 2 End Tables, & Chest of Drawers)

1-White Dresser with matching Chest of Drawers

2-Queen Mattresses, Box Springs, and Frames

1-Lot Book Cases

1-Sanyo Flat Screen (58”)

1-Sony Flat Screen (32”)

1-Pine Tea Cart

2-Magnovox VCR’s & DVD Player

1-JVC VCR

1-Oak Jewelry Armoire

1-Computer Table

HOUSEHOLD

1-Lot Picture Frames

2-Oil Lamps

1-Lot Lamps

1-Lot Watt Knotts

2-Clothes Racks

1-Lot Linens

1-Wind Machine Fan

1-Lot Fans

1-Lot Radios

1-Indoor Floor Rug

1-Lot Rugs

1-Lot Fruit Jars 

KITCHEN

1-Lot Pots & Pans

1-Lot Miscellaneous Dishes

1-Lot Abbington Fine China

Few Pieces of Bavarian China

1-Lot Amber Glasses

1-Lot Glasses

1-Lot Glassware

1-Lot Décor Cookware

1-Set Farm Animal Canisters

1-Lot Kitchen Utensils

1-Lot Cow Décor

1-Lot Pyrex Cookware

1-Microwave

1-Lot Small Appliances

1-GE Roaster

1-Lot Cookbooks

1-Lot Canned Goods & Dry Food Items

1-Lot Cleaning Supplies

1-Box Stainless Steel Silverware with Initial “W”.

1-Lot Baskets

APPLIANCES

1-Maytag Top Load Washer & Dryer

LAWN & GARDEN

1-White Wrought Iron Table & 2 Chairs

1-Black Wrought Iron Table & 4 Chairs

1-Rubbermaid Lawn Trailer

1-Fimco 12volt Sprayer

1-Garden Sprayer

1-Trophy Maker Compound Bow & Arrows

Dexter Police Will Crack Down on Child Restraint Violations

Missouri Law Requires Children Under Eight to be Restrained in Child Safety Seat. 

Dexter, MO - 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. 

Dexter Police announced today they are joining with law enforcement agencies across the state September 20th - 26th for the annual Child Passenger Safety Week Law Enforcement Campaign to help reduce highway fatalities and serious injuries by cracking down on Missouri’s child safety seat law violators. 

Car crashes are one of the leading killers of kids. The proper use of a booster seat can reduce the risk of serious injury by 45 percent for children aged 4-8 years when compared with a standard seat belt by itself. Using the proper child safety seat provides children with the greatest opportunity to survive a crash. 

Chief Trevor Pulley said regular child safety seat and safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.