Stories from Tuesday, August 3, 2021

BLOOMFIELD – The Stoddard County Commission voted to commit $1 million for fiber-optic internet service for the western portion of the county during a special meeting Thursday morning. This encompasses the Puxico School District, Aid and the rural area near Dudley...

The Dexter Board of Aldermen had a busy evening Monday passing several ordinances and resolutions. Brad Clark with Bootheel Regional Planning addressed the board members to update them on the progress of the grant for the wastewater project involving the purchase and installation of the ultraviolet disinfecting technology...

The city of Dexter has a new mural downtown on North Locust Street that reads ‘Welcome to Historic Downtown Dexter.’ The mural was painted by artist Mark Hopkins with Hoppy Signs, which has been in business since 1962. The business was started by Hopkins’ father Herschel Hopkins. Hopkins joined the business with his father in 1977...

Registration has begun for the 2021 Dexter Parks and Recreation Coed Fall Soccer season. The league is open to boys and girls entering kindergarten through the fourth grade. The registration fee is $40 and the entry deadline is Aug. 12. For more information, call 624-8244 and visit dexterpark-rec.com...

A virtual pubic hearing was held Tuesday to discuss upgrades for Highway 67 South as part of a project to make four-lane improvements for a future Interstate 57 route. Comments on the project will be taken until Aug. 24, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation...