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Bloomfied School District discusses hiring school resource officer (6/18/24)Bloomfield School District is discussing the possibility of employing a school resource officer. The topic was one of several discussed at the recent June Board of Education meeting, along with increased pay for sick day payouts and results of lead testing in water outlets...
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Bloomfield to provide after-school snacks for students (7/9/24)The Bloomfield School District will participate in the Child Adult Care Food Program in the next school year. The item was approved Monday by the Board of Education during their monthly meeting, according to Superintendent Jason Karnes. “This program will allow us to offer an after-school snack for all students staying after school, free of charge to students,” Karnes shared. “We will discuss this at length when everyone is back on campus in August.”...
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Local youths receive college scholarship (7/2/24)Two Dexter youth have received awards from a national scholarship program. Royal Neighbors of America, a nonprofit life insurance organization located in Rock Island, Illinois, has awarded 32 scholarships. The company said its goal is to help alleviate the financial burden of higher education for members and their families...
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Deteriorating courtroom is ‘unusable,’ says associate judge (7/23/24)Bloomfield — Circuit 35 Associate Judge Bradley Jarrell addressed Stoddard County commissioners concerning unsafe and unsightly courtroom conditions on Monday. “A lady slipped and fell to the floor in Courtroom C. The chairs have mold issues and they roll. There is no carpet,” said Jarrell. He continued, “The carpet in courtrooms A and B is unraveling.”...
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Tree board announces Yard of the Month winners (7/22/24)The Dexter Tree Board has announced Yard of the Month winners for the month of July. The Yard of the Month winner in Ward I is Lawson and Beverly Metcalf. “The flowers are showing off in brilliant colors of pink, purple, red and white,” said judges Terryl and Glinda Almond...
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Agencies hold active shooter training at Dexter High School (7/19/24)Dexter R-XI schools are preparing for the unthinkable. A mock active shooter training exercise was conducted Wednesday, July 17 at Dexter High School. On-board for the school administrations’ mock active shooter training exercise: Dexter Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Department of Conservation agents, Dexter Fire Department and Dexter EMS...
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Local USPS workers struggle with backlogs, errors amid staffing shortages (7/17/24)Understaffing, sorting issues and increased volume of packages are among several causes of the ongoing mail delivery problems in the Cape Girardeau area...
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Area students graduate from University of Missouri (7/21/24)COLUMBIA, Mo. — At the University of Missouri, 5,025 Tigers received a total of 7,548 degrees and certificates in May. Butler County Harviell Kaylee Michelle Williams, Bachelor of General Studies in general studies, undergraduate certificate in multicultural studies...
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Gradual sewer rate increase begins Aug. 1 (7/18/24)Beginning Aug. 1, Dexter residents will see an increase in their sewer bill. It was learned the base rate will increase $2 per month for the next 18 months. The sewer service rate is calculated by charging $1.95 per 1,000 gallons of water consumed on top of the base monthly rate of $7.25...