🌱 Zalma schools close through Friday as illness spreads

What's up Zalma! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Zalma schools close through Friday as illness spreads

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A sun-and-cloud mix, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 56, low: 35.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Zalma schools close for rest of week amid illness (kfvs12.com) — Zalma R-V students have no classes Wednesday, Nov. 11, and will work from home Thursday and Friday as illness closes school buildings for the week. Superintendent Marc Crane said attendance is well below 80%, with students and teachers out sick. The closure also cancels Wednesday’s Veterans Day dinner and this week’s sports practices and games.
   

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📸 Around Zalma

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Zalma

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 19

• Zalma (Bollinger County) →
  Zalma General Baptist Church, 9369 Maple St., Zalma
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veterans Day Program
  Bell City R-iI Bell City, MO 63735
  10:00 am

Thursday November 12

• Yee Haw Variety Show
  Bloomfield R-xIV Bloomfield, MO 63825
• Scholar Bowl at Bloomfield TBA
  BHS, 203 S School St, Bloomfield
• HS Barnwarming Dance
  Woodland R-iV School District Marble Hill, MO 63764
  7:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Purple & Gold Game
  Bloomfield High Bloomfield, MO 63825
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Marble Hill Street Market →
  Marble Hill MO
• Bloomfield (Stoddard County) →
  Bloomfield Trinity United Methodist Church, 704 W. Missouri St., Bloomfield
  8:00 am

Monday November 16

• CTA Laundry Detergent Fundraiser
  Bloomfield R-xIV Bloomfield, MO 63825
• HSBBB Jamboree
  Bloomfield High Bloomfield, MO 63825
  5:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• In Person Story Time →
  Puxico Library, 201 N Hickman, Puxico
  10:30 am
• Family Night
  Bell City R-iI Bell City, MO 63735
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bootheel In-Home Care Services posted a job opening for Home Health Aide (HHA) in Advance. Apply here.
• Americare Senior Living posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Dexter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Zalma here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Dexter

• Students, staff and community gather for Dexter Veterans Day program (standard-democrat.com)
• Ezekiel's Closet moves to larger building to support foster families (kfvs12.com)
• Muriel Dean McRoy (ky-leadernews.com)

Jackson

• Sponsored Content: McDowell South RV Is Giving One Family the Gift of Adventure This Christmas (semissourian.com)
• Edward Lichtenegger (republicmonitor.com)
• 2026 Thanksgiving & fall/winter events planned in the Heartland (kfvs12.com)

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Ok Zalma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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