Dexter Chamber of Commerce

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The Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to Dexter! On this page you will find a great assortment of information that may be of assistance to you. We want you to feel "at home" in Dexter and if the Chamber can help you in any way, please feel free to contact us.

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Child Care Churches Clubs & Organizations Consumer Information
City Officials Recycling Program Voting Information

Child Care
Candyland Day Care 202 S. Sassafras Dexter, MO 63841 573-624-7323	State Licensed Ages 3 - 5 years (Potty Trained) 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Dexter Early Development Center 808 Chautaugua Ln. Dexter, MO 63841 573-624-9339	Certified Preschool Ages 2 - 12 years 6:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Diane's Day Care Home 305 Cowan Dr. Dexter, MO 63841 573-624-7549	State Licensed, USDA-approved meals Pre-school Classes Ages 6 weeks - 12 years 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Circle of Friends Preschool 2 Corporate Drive Dexter, MO 63841 573-624-0706	Elizabeth Graves State Licensed Ages 2 - 12 years 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Peggy's Day Care 129 Miller Street Dexter, MO 63841 573-624-5696 or 573-624-2471	State Licensed & USDA-approved meals Preschool classes 18 months & up 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Small Wonders Child Development Center 311 N. Walnut Dexter, MO 63841 573-624-3688	Located in First Baptist Church State Licensed Ages: 3 to 5 yrs. (Potty Trained) 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Preschool Classes

Consumer Information
Police:	Emergency ..... 9-1-1	Non-emergency ..... 573-624-5512
Fire:	Emergency ..... 9-1-1	Non-emergency ..... 573-624-3425
Ambulance:	Emergency ..... 9-1-1	Non-emergency ..... 573-624-4528

Stoddard County Sheriff's Department	573-568-4654
Division of Family Services (Dexter)	573-624-5921
Division of Family Services (Bloomfield)	573-568-2111
Stoddard County Division of Aging	573-568-2111
Stoddard County Health Center (Bloomfield)	573-568-4593
Bootheel Mental Health	573-624-5924
Crisis Line for Southeast Missouri	1-800-356-5395
DAEOC Community Action	573-624-8735
Natural Resources Department	573-785-0832
Department of Health (Poplar Bluff)	573-785-9633
Recreation Hotline (Lake Wappapello)	573-222-8139
Interior Department
Refuge Headquarters	573-222-3589
Civilian Conservation Center	573-222-3537
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee	573-568-4512
Soil Conservation Service	568-3806
Resource Conservation and Development	624-7402
Farmers Home Administration (Bloomfield)	573-568-4536
Farmers Home Administration (Dexter)	573-624-5939
Internal Revenue Service
Problem Resolution Office	1-800-424-1040
Veterans Administration Hospital (Poplar Bluff)	573-686-4151
Stoddard County Transit Service	573-624-8624
Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop	573-624-5971
Stoddard Co. Association for Retarded Citizens	573-624-8525
Dexter Chamber of Commerce	573-624-7458
Missouri Southern Healthcare	573-624-5566
Lifeline	573-624-5566
Dexter Parks & Recreation	573-624-8244
Administration on Aging	202-245-0724
Adult Abuse Hotline	1-800-392-0210
AIDS Hotline	1-800-533-AIDS
Alcohol Helpline	1-800-252-6462
Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders	1-800-621-0379
American Council for the Blind	1-800-424-8666
American Diabetes Association	1-800-232-3472
Arthritis Medical Center	1-800-327-3027
Association of Heart Patients	1-800-241-6993
Auto Safety Hotline	1-800-424-9393
Better Hearing Information	1-800-499-8786
Cancer Research Institute	1-800-223-7874
Captioned Films for the Deaf	1-800-446-9876
Commission for Hearing Impaired	1-800-492-8104
Consumer Product Safety	1-800-638-2772
Denial of Treatment	1-800-638-0742
Health Insurance Helpline	1-800-748-7268
Home Health Information	1-800-481-0520
Home Medical Equipment	1-800-455-6838
House Select Committee on Aging	202-226-3375
Library of Congress Handicapped Hotline	1-800-424-8567
Lung Line	1-800-222-5864
Lupus Foundation of America	1-800-558-0121
Medicaid	573-568-2111
Medicare	1-800-654-1016 or 1-800-392-3070
Medic Alert Foundation	1-800-344-3226
Missouri Division of Tourism	573-751-4133
National Federation of the Blind	1-800-638-7518
National Eye Care	1-800-222-EYES
National Organization on Disability	1-800-248-2253
Pacemaker Patients International	1-800-241-6993
Parkinsons Foundation	1-800-327-4545
Senate Special Committee on Aging	202-224-5364
Senior Medications Helpline	1-800-303-0285
Social Security & Medicare Fraud	1-800-368-5779
Talking Books Program	1-800-392-2614
U.S. Department of Health	1-800-368-5779

Governing Officials
Mayor *Joe E. Weber* 708 Saddle Spur Road Dexter, MO 63841 Home 624-3406 Work 624-5141 cityofdexter@sbcglobal.net	Mark Stidham City Administrator 301 E. Stoddard Dexter, MO 63841 573-624-5959 jmstidham@sbcglobal.net
Alderman Ward I *Jerry D. Corder* 2204 Stonebrook Dr. Dexter, MO 63841 Home 624-2839 corder99@semo.net	Alderman Ward I *Terry Battles* 16449 Terrace Drive Dexter, MO 63841 Home 624-7325 Work 624-8212 support@battleswireless.com
Alderman Ward II *Rick Hux* 6 Kelly Drive Dexter, MO 63841 Home 624-8920 Work 573-276-4577 rhux@semo.edu	Alderman Ward II *Tim Aslin* P.O. Box 456 Dexter, MO 63841 Work 624-3919 tim8000@yahoo.com
Alderman Ward III *Kirby Taylor* 324 E. Stoddard Street Dexter, MO 63841 Home 624-5184	Alderman Ward III *Ray Pixley* 402 Matthews St Dexter, MO 63841 Home 624 - 6642

Recycling Program
The City of Dexter has five recycling trailers. The Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop is the processing center. They are located on North Harris behind Fiddler's Restaurant in Dexter. For more information call them at 573-624-5971 or the Chamber of Commerce at 573-624-7458
The trailers are located at:		Wal-Mart parking lot Town & Country parking lot Corner of Locust & Market Northwest Main & Catalpa streets Liberty Center parking lot
Items accepted are:		Glass Aluminum cans Plastic - Types 1, 2 (located on bottom of bottle or container, rinsed in water at least twice and the caps removed.) Newspapers, magazines and paper Corrugated cardboard boxes (must be flattened, broken down) For mixed office paper - call Jim LaBrot at the Sheltered Workshop at 573-624-5971
A city-wide spring cleanup is held each year during the month of April.

Voting Information
Persons new to Dexter must register to vote four (4) weeks prior to an election and may register at the Dexter City Hall. To re-register or transfer (one Dexter address to another Dexter address, or Rural to Dexter) must register three (3) weeks prior to elections.
Voting locations are:	Ward I - Second General Baptist Activity Center Ward II - Keller Public Library Ward III - Municipal Building (Old Dexter Library) Rural - Sacred Heart Parish Center Absentee voters must go to the Courthouse in Bloomfield.