Stories from Monday, June 26, 2023

A Fisk city councilman was officially removed from office Monday due to a decade-old drug conviction. According to a judgment in quo warranto issued by the Butler County Circuit Court, “Raymond Stewart Jr. was not qualified to hold public office, including the elected position of City Councilman for the City of Fisk, MO, because Respondent had previously been found guilty of ‘Conspiracy to Distribute Pseudoephedrine Knowing it Would be Used to Manufacture Methamphetamine.’”...

The seventh annual Grille It Up is coming to Dexter’s East Park on Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8. It will feature many favorite events from previous Grille It Up events and some attractions. New to this year’s event will be the famous Turtleman, known for television show Call of the Wildman. ...

Dexter will celebrate its sesquicentennial, or 150th birthday, on July 4. In honor of the occasion the city is going to offer residents a birds eye view of Dexter or at least East Park. The city will Glow It Up at Grille It Up. A hot air balloon glow and tethered balloon rides, sponsored by Pepsi Mid America, will take place as part of the Grille It Up event...

The commission opened with Dexter City Administrator David Wyman updating the commission on Dexter’s hotel project for the Hampton Inn. He said the total contractor cost is $410,950. The city paid $105,217.25 on April 13, 2023. The city will make another payment of $272,854.25 on July 3...