The Berry-Glenn Historical Museum located in Puxico, Missouri is hosting a benefit Little Miss Choo Choo Pageant on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Veterans Park in downtown Puxico.

You can register every Saturday afternoon from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Berry-Glenn Historical Museum.  There are only two opportunities to register on July 20th and July 27th, so please get in there and sign up!

There are only five categories. Categories are ages 0 - 6 months, 7 to 11 months, 1 year to 23 months, 2 years to 3 years and 4 years to five years. You do not have to live in Puxico to participate.

Entry fee is $30 per contestant and is non-refundable.

This is a casual wear pageant.

Cash only please.  Pageant starts at 10 a.m. and all entries need to be there at 9:30 a.m. to check in.  No late entries will be taken.

Bloomfield Farmers Market will be held each Tuesday from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. June 25th - August 13th at the Las Brisas Mexican Restaurant Parking Lot on Highway 25.

Accepting baked goods, flowers, plants, cookies, vegetables, jams and jellies, handmade craft items, fruits, eggs, herbs, small livestock such as chickens, ducks, rabbits and much more.

Tables and tents are NOT provided you must bring your own. If unsure if your item is allowed at market please email dloflin@showmetimes.com or you may text (573) 380-3318.

If you are interested in having a booth the cost is $5 each week to be paid at time of set-up.  Exact change is required.  You may not set up prior to 3:00 p.m. and will be on a first come first serve basis.  

The Farmers Market is co-sponsored by Las Brisas Mexican Restaurant.

The Bootheel Regional Community Foundation has awarded four grants of $1,200 each to non-profit organizations in Southeast Missouri to support programs with health-related purposes. 

Grant recipients include: Dunklin County Caring Council for its Hygiene for Health Program; SEMO Food Bank for its Build a Better Childhood Mobile Pantry Program; Advance School District R-4 for its Personal Care Cart Program; and the Bootheel Youth Museum for development of an exhibit on Historical Medical Practices of the Bootheel.

This is the first round of grants awarded by the Bootheel Regional Community Foundation, which became the 54th regional affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks in September. Applications were sought earlier this year and were reviewed by a grant committee of BRCF and approved for award by the foundation’s board of directors.

Grant funds must be used within the six counties of the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission—Dunklin, Stoddard, Pemiscot, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott. This round of funding was provided to BRCF by the Missouri Foundation for Health for grantmaking to address issues related to public health.

“We are very excited to award our first round of grants and look forward to the role BRCF can play in our region to improve the quality of life for families in the six counties we serve,” said Melissa Combs, chair of the board. “The board was pleased with the applications we received. We anticipate having another round of grants later this year.”

Members of the board are Melissa Combs of Kennett; Jayne Ellen Ray of Charleston; Christi Pipkin of New Madrid; Alisha Trammel of Dexter; Jonathan Douglass of Sikeston; Loyd Rice of Bloomfield; Nick Darter of Malden; Jana Carey Merideth of Caruthersville; Joel Evans of Sikeston; and Jim Grebing, director of the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission.

Community foundations offer a variety of charitable fund options like endowments, scholarships, and donor-advised funds, which are managed for long-term growth. As the funds grow, grants are distributed to eligible nonprofits, including education, faith-based and municipal organizations that work to improve the quality of life in the community.

National Automotive Service Professional Week is celebrated annually during the second week of June and this year, it takes place from June 3rd to 9th. Car troubles can be most frustrating - a flat tire when we have a long day ahead, a breakdown when we are running late, or being stranded in the middle of nowhere. It’s not just the trouble, but the timing of it, and when it feels like nothing more can go wrong, it usually does. So, today is the day to thank the superhumans who keep our rides up and running and save us from troublesome days.

National Automotive Service Professional Week (N.A.S.P.) was introduced by the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (A.S.E.) in 2005. It came after the stellar success of N.A.S.P. Day which was first inaugurated in 2001.  A.S.E., established in 1972, seeks to recognize the dexterous service providers who help maintain complex vehicles used for transportation. Tim Zilke, the president and C.E.O. of A.S.E., said that this week is aimed at recognizing the significant contribution of part specialists, mechanics, support professionals, and collision technicians who help keep the wheels on the motor industry running and allow the public to get on with their day-to-day commute.

If you are in need of repairs, oil changes, new tires, tire rotations,  or any other kind of automotive servicing, Robert's Auto and Towing is one of the best places in Dexter to go to for great customer service and automotive repair.  Robert and Tabitha Finch own the business and their son, Matt Finch is employed with them while attending college.    

They are located at 213 E Business U.S. 60, Dexter, MO 63841 and their phone number is 573-624-3819.

On 9 May 2024, Puxico VFW Post 7822 installed their Officers for the upcoming fiscal year of 1 July 2024 through 30 June 2025. Installing Officer was William, ‘Bill’ Hemby, Past Commander of Post 7822, and the Commander when for the first time, the Post earned the All American Post Award