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Bible time youth crusade comes to Poplar Bluff

Submitted by Stephanie Pogue on Tuesday, July 10th, 1:00 pm
Bible time youth crusade comes to Poplar Bluff

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Westwood Baptist Church is presenting Neighborhood Bible Time from July 23 to July 27.

Activities for students from first to sixth grades will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and activities for junior and senior high school students will be evenings from 6 p.m.  to 9:30 p.m.

Westwood is located at 419 County Road 5231, located across the highway from Larry Hillis Dodge on Hwy 67 North.

For more information or for transportation, call 573-686-1260 or toll-free at 1-877-285-3766.

Copyright 2012 KFVS. All rights reserved.

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Poplar Bluff church to celebrate 25th anniversary

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Saturday, July 7th, 2012, 10:00am
Poplar Bluff church to celebrate 25th anniversary

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Westwood Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on Sunday, July 15 during their 9:45 a.m. service.

Pastor Steve Proctor is inviting people to join them for their service. The church's founding pastor, Dr. Ken Keathley, will be the gues speaker.

The church is located at 419 County Road 5231 across the highway from Larry Hillis Dodge.

For more information, you can call 686-1260 or click here to visit them online.

Copyright 2012 KFVS. All rights reserved.

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Butler Co. Fair events for Saturday

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Friday, July 6th, 2012, 2:14pm
Butler Co. Fair events for Saturday

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Butler County Fair events for Saturday, July 7 are available.

Events include:

  • 5K Race - Courthouse Gazebo. 6 a.m. registration and and 7 a.m. race
  • Bicycle race/parade - Courthouse Gazebo. 8 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. parade and 9 a.m. race
  • 4-H Rodeo - Clinton Park Arena. 9 a.m. slack and 7 p.m. performance
  • Beauty Pageant - 5th and 6th grade center. Doors open at 10 a.m.
  • Butler County Fair BBQ Cookoff - 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • BBQ Cookoff Judging - Clinton Park. 3 p.m. awards.

 

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SLIDESHOW: 4th of July 2012 in the Heartland

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012, 1:59pm
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Poplar Bluff Veterans Council donates to Welcome Home event

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Wednesday, July 4th, 10:54 am
Poplar Bluff Veterans Council donates to Welcome Home event

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - The Poplar Bluff Veterans Council recently made a donation to the John J. Pershing Medical Center for the Fourth Annual "Welcome Home" Celebration.

The Welcome Home event honors all Veterans who have served America, and is scheduled for September 29, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

Attractions will include a car show, live music, restored military vehicles, hot dogs and sodas, and much more.

The event is free to the public and all items and activities are provided courtesy of generous donors such as the Poplar Bluff Veterans Council.

Anyone interested in volunteering or making donations can contact Donna Reynolds at (573) 778-4275 or voluntary service assistant Kevin Ellis at (573) 778-4276.

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Summer cover photo contest begins for County News Facebook pages

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Monday, July 2nd, 2012, 11:14am
Summer cover photo contest begins for County News Facebook pages

The official start of summer is Wednesday, June 20 and that means it's time to switch out our cover photos for the County News Facebook pages.

Starting Wednesday, June 18 you can submit a photo that you think best represents summer in your county. You can e-mail the photo to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. With the photo, make sure to include your name, what county it represents and where in that county the picture was taken.

On Monday, July 2 submissions for the contest will end and we will put all of the photos into a slideshow for each county. Viewers can then vote for which photo they want to see as that county's Facebook cover photo.

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July 4th fireworks display during Butler Co. Fair

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012, 12:00pm
July 4th fireworks display during Butler Co. Fair

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A Fourth of July fireworks display will be during the Butler County Fair.

The fair is from July 4-14 and the fireworks show will be at 9 p.m.

For more 4th of July events in the Heartland, you can click here to visit our events page.

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