• Dexter Doing It Right, Especially Downtown

    DEXTER – Jane Jacobs, in The Death and Life of American Cities, describes the need for a vital downtown because its life-force breathes into every other part of the city. Dexter's downtown is a perfect example of that life-force and Dexter is a great example of a great city. Downtown Dexter is bustling with retail business, from consignment clothing stores to upscale, eclectic variety shops. You need only go into a single shop to find out about all the downtown retailers and what you can get where. That’s one astounding attribute you find in downtown Dexter; they support each other very proudly. Talk with City Administrator Mark Stidham and you will quickly understand the winning strategy behind Dexter’s success. Dexter’s

    Oct 24,
    - by Steve Hankins

  • From The Publisher’s Desk (Oct 23, 2014)

    On Sept. 23, a committee of seven city employees unanimously recommended that city council accept AON as their health insurance consultant over a local company’s less expensive bid. The council voted to approve the recommendation. The next day, our Rust-owned daily proclaimed “City shuns cheaper local bid” and misrepresented that it was the city manager who made the recommendation to take the non-local bid. The first eleven paragraphs of the article painted a city council and city manager who did all they could to take the city’s health insurance business “overseas.” Buried on page 2 in paragraph 12, the report finally mentioned the employee committee recommendation. The next day the paper featured a completely uninformed editorial claiming that Kaplan and

    Oct 23,
    - by Brian Becker

  • Pick Up the SEMO TIMES at Dexter BBQ

    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.

    Oct 23,
    - by Staff Writer

  • This Week’s SEMO TIMES (Oct 23, 2014)

    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

    Oct 23,
    - by Staff Writer

  • SEMO TIMES welcomes advertiser Puerto Jaivo Mexican Restaurant

    We are excited to add Puerto Jaivo Mexican Restaurant as an advertiser on SEMO TIMES and online at SEMO.net. Puerto Jaivo has the area's only full Mexican Buffet every Sunday from 11am to 3pm for just $7.99 with children discounted. They have a very unique and flavorful Pineapple Fajita! Their address is 1700 Bootheel Plaza in Kennett. 573.717.1955

    Oct 22,
    - by Staff Writer
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