🌱 New Casey’s store coming to Dexter this January.

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In today's newsletter:

• New Casey’s store coming to Dexter this January.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Casey's to open 31 stores in the coming months. See where (miamiherald.com) — A new Casey’s convenience store is scheduled to open in Dexter in January 2027, bringing another nearby option for gas, snacks, and pizza. The chain is rolling out 31 new locations across several Midwestern and Southern states as it continues its small-town expansion strategy.
   

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📸 Around Dexter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dexter

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6

• KVC Missouri Foster Parent Q&A Session →
  Lighthouse Church of Dexter, 18555 Lighthouse Dr., Dexter
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

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📣 Dexter Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• MALDEN PEE WEE FOOTBALL VS CHARLESTON @ MALDEN
  Malden R-i Malden, MO 63863
  11:00 am

Monday October 5

• HS VOLLEYBALL VS CAMPBELL @ MALDEN
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:00 pm
• JV FOOTBALL VS SCOTT CITY @ SCOTT CITY
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS BLOOMFIELD @ MALDEN ( ELEM. GYM )
  Malden Lower Elem. Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• HS VOLLEYBALL VS CARUTHERSVILLE @ CARUTHERSVILLE
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:00 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS CAMPBELL @ MALDEN
  Malden Lower Elem. Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS CAMPBELL @ CAMPBELL
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• SEMO College Fair
  Bernie High Bernie, MO 63822
  7:30 am

Thursday October 8

• HS VOLLEYBALL VS SIKESTON @ SIKESTON
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:00 pm
• JH FOOTBALL VS DONIPHAN @ MALDEN
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:30 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS NEW MADRID @ MALDEN
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nestlé S.A. posted a job opening for Sr Inventory Control Coordinator (ASRS Specialist) in Bloomfield. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Malden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Malden

• Gideon volleyball sweeps Malden for 10th straight win (dddnews.com)

Sikeston

• 82nd annual American Legion Cotton Carnival runs through Oct. 3 (kfvs12.com)
• Remembering Dr. David Pfefferkorn's decades of care and service in southeast Missouri - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com)

Poplar Bluff

• Analyzing Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) & Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) (watchlistnews.com)
• Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. $SMBC Shares Newly Bought by Bank of America Corp DE (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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