Dexter, MO - Robert Samuel Watts, Jr. has not been seen or heard from by his family since October 10, 2021.
Watts attended a funeral in Chicago, Illinois and later checked into the Ashland Motel on West 47th Street in Chicago. He left the motel around 2:00 a.m. on October 11th driving a 2021 bluish-gray Jeep Cherokee. He did not have a cell phone in his possession at the time of his disappearance. None of his bank or credit cards have been used since the 10th of October.
Robert is almost 62 years old. He stands 5'8" tall and weighs about 190 pounds and is African American. He has one tattoo on one of his arms of the Letter G and the letter D with a big X between them. He may be wearing black-rimmed eyeglasses and a large chain with a cross.
If you have seen Robert Samuel Watts, Jr. or his vehicle, please contact the Dexter Police Department at 573-624-5512 or Officer Thomas Forkum 421-1911
The public is invited to come out to the Stars and Stripes Museum and Library on October 1st and 2nd for their Liberty Days 2021 celebration.
Over the course of two days, the museum will have reenactors, historians, and special presenters on site to teach guests of all ages about the significance of our nation’s military timeline, from pre-civil war all the way into our modern engagements.
Many other special events will be taking place over the weekend as well.
Blind Velvet, Joyful Noise, and Clifton Hoffmann will be providing live entertainment throughout the day on Saturday.
Willy Bill’s BBQ and Abuela’s Mexican Kitchen will be providing food both days and there will be a vendor market craft show set up in the parking lot of the museum also.
Admission is free to all guests.
The event will be open from 8-4 on Friday, October 1st and 10-4 on Saturday, October 2nd
Dexter, MO - The 2021 Stoddard County Fair Parade winners have been announced. In the category of Commercial/Business 1st Place went to Central Gardens.
Holloway Distributing won 2nd Place and Sage Creek earned a 3rd Place finish.
Photos of the parade can be viewed on the ShowMe Times Facebook page.
Dexter, MO - The 2021 Stoddard County Fair Parade winners have been announced. In the category of Schools, Three Rivers College earned 1st Place.
Bloomfield Future Farmers of America (FFA) won 2nd place and Dexter FFA earned a 3rd Place spot.
All photos taken of the parade can be viewed on ShowMe Times Facebook.
Dexter, MO - Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft presented a check in the amount of $5,558.00 for a technology grant to Keller Public Library on Saturday, September 11, 2021.
The grant will be used to update the firewall at the library and replace some computers that the patrons use on a daily basis.
Pictured in front from left is: Keller Library Board Secretary Teresa Overall, board member Debbie VanSlyke, Debbie Rodgers and Karen Stevens.
Back row from left is Dexter City Administrator Trevor Pulley, Dexter Mayor Jason Banken and Jay Ashcroft.
Keller Public Library Director, Jordan Myers, was unable to attend. Via telephone interview, he stated, "I am very grateful and excited for the library to receive this grant. I will I could have been there, but unfortunately I was out of town."
