Dexter, Missouri Breaking Boundaries is seeking a staff worker in the Dexter center.

High School diploma or equivalent is required.

Experience working with developmental disabilities is also preferred.

Contact Alanna Lee at (573) 614-5745 or stop by at 812 West Oak Street in Dexter.

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Police Department participated in the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week Law Enforcement Campaign conducted September 17-23, 2017. During the enforcement effort, officers issued a total of 35 traffic tickets including: 3 child safety seat violations; 11 safety belt tickets; 7 speeding tickets; and 14 other traffic violations. 1 felony arrest was made as a result of the crackdown along with 1 fugitive apprehended.  34 warnings were also issued during the traffic stops for various violations. 

 

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,” Chief Sammy Stone. “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.

Dexter, Missouri - Everyone knows that social media was created to be a positive way to communicate; however there are always those few people that think it's cool or fun to create FAKE Facebook pages.  What they don't realize is that some people fall for those FAKE news reports and think badly about someone or a business and it does harm to those people.

Most recently a FAKE Facebook page was created called The City of Dexter.  Posts are ridiculous; however it has cause concern among residents in Dexter.  

The best thing you can do is to NOT Like that page, but to follow the City of Dexter by clicking HERE.  If you have Liked that page, go back and unlike it.  That takes the power away from FAKE postings.

City Administrator Mark Stidham said, "The City of Dexter has been receiving inquiries about a Facebook post that is not affiliated with Dexter what so ever.  The first inquiries came on Wednesday the 6th and continued into the 7th."

"If you pull up the post you'll notice other cities Sikeston, Jackson,  and Poplar Bluff have been blessed by this hack also please let your followers know this is fake."

It's up to everyone to "police" Facebook and other social media outlets and to distinguish between what is real and what is fake; however sometimes it's hard to tell.  The City of Dexter has one page on Facebook and always sends notices to local media outlets to get information out to the public.

Dexter Police Department reported that 1 felony arrests was made and 36 citations were issued during the enforcement period, which ran from August 18 - September 3, 2017.

Preliminary data shows in 2016, there were 218 fatalities and 664 serious injuries that involved at least one substance-impaired driver. That equates to one substance-impaired driving fatality every 1-3/4 days. 

During the holiday August 19 – September 5, 2016, 16 people were killed and 34 seriously injured which involved at least one substance-impaired driver.  

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 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. 

 

Dexter, Missouri - Local police will be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide August/Labor Day Crackdown weekend "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" substance-impaired driving crackdown. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Dexter, will run from August 18 - September 3, 2017. 

The effective nationwide substance–impaired driving crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement, high-profile events, and will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to curb substance–impaired driving over the August/Labor Day weekend holiday. 

Dexter Police said its Officers will be aggressively looking for substance–impaired drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone caught driving impaired.  Although it is illegal in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to drive impaired (having a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher), far too many people across the nation get behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol. The latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the serious nature of the nation’s continuing drunk driving epidemic. 

"Every year, about one third of all motor vehicle traffic deaths involve one or more substance- impaired drivers or motorcycle operators," said Chief Stone.  “Preliminary data indicates in 2016, 218 people were killed and 664 seriously injured on Missouri’s roadways in crashes that involved at least one substance-impaired driver.” That works out to approximately one substance-impaired driver involved fatality every 1-3/4 days and one substance-impaired driving serious injury every ½ day.

 

Chief Stone added the August/Labor Day Weekend holiday is particularly dangerous. During the August/Labor Day weekend holiday August 19 – September 5, 2016, 16 people were killed and 34 seriously injured involving at least one substance-impaired driver. 

"Research has shown that high-visibility enforcement like the 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign reduces substance–impaired driving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. By joining this nationwide effort, we will make Dexter’s roadways safer for everyone throughout the holiday," said Chief Stone.

 

"We want to remind everyone that getting behind the wheel impaired is a terrible idea. Unfortunately, not only does being under the influence impair your ability to operate a vehicle safely, it also impairs your judgment and good sense about whether you can, or should drive. If you have any doubt about your sobriety, do not get behind the wheel. If you do chose to drive impaired, you will be arrested. No warnings. No excuses," Chief Stone said. 

Chief Stone noted that being arrested for driving under the influence of any substance brings a wide range of negative consequences into one’s life. Substance-impaired drivers face jail time, loss of their driver licenses, and steep financial consequences such as higher insurance rates, attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work, and the potential loss of job. When family, friends and co-workers find out, violators also often face tremendous personal embarrassment. 

"Driving while impaired is simply not worth the risk. So don’t take the chance. Remember, we will be out in force and we will be watching, so ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," said Chief Stone.