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On Friday, Oct. 17, Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters visited Eugene Field, where the 2003 NBA Hall of Famer put on a basketball clinic for the elementary students. Lemon and the Harlem All-Stars would take on a team of Three Rivers College Alumni later on over the weekend to serve during a fundraising event. Throughout the week prior, he made a series of promotional appearances, including visiting with the Mules Freshman Football team and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

By Tammy Hilderbrand It's a chance to have a great time, and at the same time raise money for a great cause. That's how Lance Inman characterizes the "Halloween BATFEST" being held Saturday, Oct. 25 at McLane Park in Poplar Bluff. The event is being sponsored by Lucas Edington of Mossy Oak Properties, Mozark Realty and by Inman with SLAMA Softball Club. The coed softball tournament is to raise money and awareness for Poplar Bluff's Child Concern Center. The Child Concern Center is an organization designed to help provide clothing, diapers, food, utilities and other emergency items for area low income families in need. The group was originally organized by the women of Poplar Bluff’s First United Methodist Church over

POPLAR BLUFF – If the cold, blustery winds that blew through downtown Poplar Bluff Saturday kept you away from the Iron Horse Festival a few weeks ago, you’ll have a second chance to enjoy downtown fall festivities at the Iron Mountain Market’s Fall Festival to be held Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Historic Train Depot. The event will run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizer Rhonda Belcher says she is hoping for perfect weather for the event because there is so much for people to enjoy. “We have a lot of vendors signed up, and more are added to our list every day,” said Belcher.  She says the number of vendors signed up are beyond last year’s numbers already. Booth

We are excited to announce that both the Dexter and Poplar Bluff locations of Dexter BBQ have a rack display of the SEMO TIMES. The newspaper hits the stands on Thursday and each rack holds copies of this week's and last week's newspapers. So stop by Dexter BBQ in Dexter or PB, grab a copy of the newspaper on your way in and order some tasty food.

This weeks SEMO TIMES is packed and we are excited for our readers to pick it up. This Week's Contents Page 4 - PB’s Self-Funded Health Insurance Consultant Bid Page 5 - SEMO TIMES Editorial: What Lies Behind Poplar Bluff Chamber’s Survey? Page 6 - Iron Mountain Market Festival Page 7 - Halloween BATFEST Pages 8-9 - PBJHS Mules Football & Cheerleaders Page 10 - Candidate - Tila Rowland Hubrecht Page 11 - Candidate - Walter Dearing Page 12 - Candidates - Carol Hinesly & Kent Hampton Page 14 - Wisdom in the Woods Page 15 - Preview: A Matter of Faith - The Movie