Dexter, Missouri - Please contact Dexter PD at 573-624-5512. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is searching for a woman who was reported missing on Aug. 3 in the Dexter, Mo. area.
Wendy Hale, 38, was last seen at her home on Friday, Aug. 2 and she was expected to travel to her mother’s home on Aug. 3, but never arrived.
Hale is diabetic and has a history of epilepsy and is also narcoleptic. Hale may be traveling with a small dog.
Hale has green eyes and brown hair; is five-foot six-inches tall and weighs 300 pounds.
She is known to drive a 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser with Missouri plates NA8U95.
Anyone with information about Hale’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 for their nearest law enforcement agency or call the Dexter Police Department at (573) 624-5512.
Inventory reduction sale!!! Friday Saturday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd at 14632 County Road 616. Hidden Trails Country Club in Dexter.
Infant /toddler through savvy senior! Adult clothes s-xl;
Infants 6-24 mo. Lots of household items, furniture, outdoor misc, decor and unending surprises. Come see what you need!
Large Yard Sale at 817 Sherri Drive in Dexter on Friday, August 2nd from 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Saturday, August 3rd from 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Lots of girls clothes, all sizes. Boys clothes, toys, hand-crafted bed, men’s clothes, picture frames, lots of this and that!
Missouri Route 25 in Stoddard County Reduced for Erosion Repairs
Northbound Route 25 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform erosion repairs.
This section of roadway is located from Business 60 to Old Bloomfield Road.
Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, July 31 through Thursday, Aug. 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.
For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636
Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Weekend is Aug. 2-4
The 2019 Back to School Sales Tax holiday in Missouri is the weekend of August 2nd - 4th.
Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items as defined by the statute, are exempt from some sales tax for this time period only.
State and county sales tax in the combined amount of 5.225% will be waived on the following items: City taxes will still apply in many cities throughout Missouri.
Clothing – any article having a taxable value of $100 or less
School supplies – not to exceed $50 per purchase
Computer software – taxable value of $350 or less
Personal computers – not to exceed $1,500
Computer peripheral devices – not to exceed $1,500
Graphing calculators – not to exceed $150
Section 144.049, RSMo, defines items exempt during the sales tax holiday as:
“Clothing” - any article of wearing apparel intended to be worn on or about the human body including, but not limited to, disposable diapers for infants or adults and footwear. The term shall include, but not be limited to, cloth and other material used to make school uniforms or other school clothing. Items normally sold in pairs shall not be separated to qualify for the exemption. The term shall not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands, or belt buckles.
“School supplies” - any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, including but not limited to, textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, backpacks, handheld calculators, graphing calculators, chalk, maps, and globes. The term shall not include watches, radios, CD players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable or desktop telephones, copiers or other office equipment, furniture, or fixtures. School supplies shall also include computer software having a taxable value of three hundred fifty dollars or less.
“Personal computers” - a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit, random access memory, a storage drive, a display monitor, and a keyboard and devices designed for use in conjunction with a personal computer, such as a disk drive, memory module, compact disk drive, daughterboard, digitizer, microphone, modem, motherboard, mouse, multimedia speaker, printer, scanner, single-user hardware, single-user operating system, soundcard, or video card.
