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Fireworks display incident prompts change in city
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
An ordinance may be introduced in an upcoming meeting of Dexter's city aldermen as a result of an incident during the July 3 fireworks display at East City Park. According to City Administrator Mark Stidham, the city experienced a near disaster during the finale of last Wednesday's fireworks display when a child wandered into the area where the ground display was underway...
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City of Bloomfield delays decision on mold issue
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Board of Aldermen tabled a decision on how to handle the mold cleanup in the former Bloomfield Police Station. While the police department move to City Hall is virtually complete, the aldermen still haven't decided what to do with the Seneca St. building...
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Benefits of archery program put to Bloomfield School Board
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Dee Dee Dockins, outdoor skills specialist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, presented the Bloomfield School Board with information about the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), and asked the board to begin offering archery as a class. She made the presentation at the regular meeting of the board Monday. NASP is a non-profit organization...
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Board breezes through light agenda
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield School Board breezed through a short agenda Monday night that included accepting two resignations and a report on restarting the Athletic Booster Club in the district. In executive session, the board accepted the resignation of Lindsey Norman as high school business education teacher and Barb Hill as cook...
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The Day of Lilies
(Local News ~ 07/10/13)
In the numerous gardens of Marilyn Brehmer southwest of Dexter may be found hundreds upon hundreds of daylilies. They carry unique names like Baby Red Eyes, Merry Moppets, Earlybird Cardinals, Jolyene Nicoles and many, many others. Their blooms are staggered throughout late June and early July, with new colors bursting on the scene daily. ...
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Brother Bob Wiggins
(Obituary ~ 07/10/13)
Brother Bob Wiggins, son of the late Thomas Randolph Wiggins and Cliffie Mozell Laney Wiggins, was born on Jan. 29 1936 in Toone, Tenn. and died on July 9, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 77. Brother Bob was a resident of Dexter, where he served as minister at Calvary Baptist Church in for 25 years...
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