Do you have a computer, a DVR or a copier you want to get rid of?  The Bootheel Solid Waste Management District is sponsoring a recycling day on Thursday, October 10. 

People can discard unwanted electronic equipment.  The main drop off site is at the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission, 105 E. North Main in Dexter, MO (the old Armory building). 

For the City of Puxico, Puxico Mayor Rick McLean has stated that if the citizens of Puxico wish to drop off items to be recycled at Puxico City Hall, the City will transport the items to the recycling site in 

Dexter.  

People may drop off any unwanted equipment at Puxico City Hall the Friday evening, October 4, through Thursday morning, October 10 ( until noon).  

There will be a trailer placed on the City Hall parking lot for these items.  The trailer will be taken to Dexter at noon on October 10.  If you have any questions concerning this, please contact City Hall, 573-222-3162.

The following is a list of items that can be dropped off for recycling:  computer monitors, servers, desktop PC’s, laptops, netbooks, Macs, tablets, keyboards, mice, speakers, modems, routers, cables, software, all components and accessories, printers, copiers, scanners, faxes, ink/toner cartridges, Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD, laserdisc, VHS, Betamax, DVR’s, cable and satellite receivers, digital and film cameras, audio receivers, amplifiers, speakers, MP3 players, CD players, cassette decks, turntables, 8-track, boomboxes, microphones, mixers, rack equipment, and DAW.

Child Passenger Safety Week is September 15-21, 2024

Make Sure Your Child is in the Right Seat

Every year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, partners with local communities to hold Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs this year from September 15-21. 

The annual safety week ends with National Seat Check Saturday (September 21), a day for parents and caregivers to receive free instruction on how to correctly install and use the right car seats for their children. There are many locations throughout the region that will be offering free car seat inspections by certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians.  The Stoddard County Health Department and the Stoddard County Ambulance Department can check your car seat.

Technicians will check car seats, let caregivers know if their children are in the right seats for their ages and sizes, and show them how to install the right seats correctly.

“Unfortunately, many parents are overconfident about their car seats,” said Regional Administrator Susan DeCourcy. “They think they are protecting their kids, but statistically, nearly half of car seats are either the wrong seat for the child’s age and size, or the seats are installed incorrectly. That puts children at risk.”

According to NHTSA, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children. Every day in 2022, an average of three children 13 and younger were killed in crashes, and another 429 were injured. “We know parents love their kids,” added DeCourcy, “so they’ll do everything in their power to protect them. An easy way to do that is to double-check their car seats — it’s worth making sure.”

In 2022, almost half (49%) of the children killed while riding in light pickup trucks were unrestrained, followed by SUVs (38%), passenger cars (34%), and vans (12%). NHTSA wants caregivers to know that it’s never safe to ride unbuckled in a passenger vehicle — no matter how short the trip or how big the vehicle. Bigger vehicles don’t protect child passengers, but properly used car seats, booster seats, and seat belts do.

When it comes to child passengers, there is a correctly sized seat for every age and developmental stage — from infants to teens. Whether it’s a rear-facing car seat, a forward-facing car seat installed with a tether, a booster seat, or a seat belt, a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician can put parents’ minds at ease by discussing correct car seat selection and showing them how to correctly install that seat in their vehicle. Children should stay in each seat and position until they outgrow those limits, and it’s important for all children under 13 to ride in the back seat.

Puxico City-Wide Yard Sales are coming!!

The City of Puxico Board of Alderman has set aside the first Friday and Saturday in October, October 4-5, 2024, as the time for the Fall City-Wide Yard Sale.  Time frame for these yard sales will be from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day.  

The Mayor and Board hopes that as many residents as possible participate in this event. 

The City is compiling a list of addresses where yard sales will be located.  This list of addresses along with a map of the City will be distributed to anyone who wants to know where he or she can find the yard sales.  If you wish to have your name/address placed on the list of yard sales, please contact Natasha Cullum at City Hall, 222-3162, by Tuesday, October 1.  If you want a copy of the yard sale address list and city map, you may pick one up at City Hall after October 1.  The list of yardsales will also be available at various businesses and yard sales around the City.

 If you have any questions, please call City Hall during regular business hours, 573-222-3162.

Friday & Saturday

October 4-5, 2024

7 a.m-2 p.m.

If you wish to have your yard sale placed on a handout list, please contact City Hall, 

222-3162 by October 1st.