Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber Awards Banquet on Friday, April 29, 2016.

Jim Mayo of the Stars & Stripes Museum presented the 2016 Bloomfield Chamber Man of the Year Award to Larry Ward.

Larry is a 1971 Bloomfield High School graduate.  He spent a great deal of time and money gathering information about the Stoddard County Courthouse, replacing the hands on the clock, cleaning and putting the clock into working order.

Shown in the photo are Jim Mayo, Goldie DeGroot (Bloomfield Chamber President), Larry Ward, Billy Pat Wright, and State Representative Tila Hubrecht.