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Blfd. Board passes policy, procedure changes
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield School Board worked through a short agenda that included several policy and procedure changes and scheduling a board planning session for March 1 at 8 a.m. in the board room at the Administration Building. Superintendent Toni Hill presented several policy and procedure changes, many of which were aimed at conforming to new state legislation. The changes in policy were as follows:...
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Bloomfield hires engineer for water project, waits to set second meeting date
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The City of Bloomfield took another step toward renovating the town's ailing water and sewer system at Monday night's meeting of the Bloomfield Board of Aldermen. The board, after meeting with individuals from Smith & Co., voted unanimously to hire the firm to handle the engineering responsibilities for the pending water/sewer construction renovation...
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Bloomfield ponders new court software, reg. changes
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Regulation changes coming down the pipeline for municipal courts have the City of Bloomfield investigating new ways to streamline the changing processes. At the Monday night meeting of the Bloomfield Board of Aldermen and Police Chief Tim Zych presented a piece of software that could make that transition much more smooth...
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Conflict between officials surfaces at Puxico over evidence room, inventory
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Disputes over the evidence room, the chain of command and the upcoming election have led to ongoing conflict in Puxico city government. In his written board report presented to the Puxico Board of Aldermen at the Jan. 16 city meeting, City Marshal Johnny Clark claimed Mayor Rick McLean and aldermen Lance Hamann and Bill Hemby entered his department's evidence locker during a Dec. ...
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Downing sworn in at Kennett
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
A Kennett native was sworn in Wednesday as the director of Missouri's Department of Economic Development (DED) with Gov. Jay Nixon and a host of family, friends, and well wishers looking on. Mike Downing was sworn in by Judge Rob Mayer of Dexter at the Dunklin County Courthouse. Downing was named acting director of the Department of Economic Development (DED) last year. The term "acting" was removed from his title last week after his unanimous confirmation by the State Senate...
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Dexter girls basketball team beats Saxony Lutheran 76-40
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats and Saxony Lutheran Crusaders entered Wednesday night's varsity girls basketball showdown with near matching records. The Crusaders, which have eight sophomores and a senior on its varsity squad, entered Wednesday with a record of 17-3. Dexter, which is ranked No. 9 in the latest Class 4 state poll, was just one win behind at 16-3...
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Betty L. Denny
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Betty L. Denny, 77, of Puxico died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Betty was born May 26, 1936, to the late Earl "Red" and Dorothy Boyer Dillon in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was the beloved wife of Donald Denny; loving mother of Byron (Rose) Denny and Donna (David) Hayes; beloved grandmother of Sunshine and Donny House, Katie and Toby Lovett, Bobbie Jo and Greg Dontrich, Jessica Benson and Daniel Copeland, Stacy Stotts, John and Summer Hayes, Frank and Clarissa Richardet; great-grandmother to Tonya, Jasmine, Journee, Bobby, Anthony, Austin, Vivian, Lanie, Dakota, Johnny and Sadie.. ...
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Patsy (Pat) R. Travers
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Patsy (Pat) R. Travers 80, of Sun City West, Ariz., died Feb. 9, 2014, at Hospice of the Valley in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was born on Aug. 8, 1933, in Dexter, Mo., to Melvina and O.D. Hill. She graduated as her high school valedictorian. She worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. as a secretary in a doctor's office, and later after moving to Arizona she worked as a tax accountant and co-owner and accountant for the family's restaurants...
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