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🌱 Skip the Cookeville trip: Baxter's clerk branch wants more visitors

Baxter, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Baxter! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Skip the Cookeville trip: Baxter's clerk branch wants more visitors
  • Upperman's Ty Cobb gives Baxter's youngest players someone to look up to
  • Remembering Baxter resident Jimmie “Jim” Lon Yoder, 84

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 35.
  • Friday: Cloudy and cold, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Putnam County Clerk Promotes Baxter Satellite Office (theucnow.com) — Baxter residents can handle vehicle registrations, titles, renewals and boat transactions at City Hall instead of driving to Cookeville. The county clerk's branch at 200 Main Street opens Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3–4 p.m. Clerk Kerry Ledbetter says greater use could lead to expanded hours, though marriage licenses and notary services remain unavailable there.
   

2. Ty Cobb Champions Community Service in Baxter (theucnow.com) — Upperman basketball standout Ty Cobb is returning Baxter fans' support by coaching younger players and serving as a Special Olympics peer buddy. A former ball boy who grew up around the program, Cobb says he wants children to experience the encouragement he received and hopes his legacy includes how he treats people off the court.
   

3. Jimmie "Jim" Lon Yoder (thenews-ia.com) — Jimmie “Jim” Lon Yoder of Baxter died October 25 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center at age 84. His family remembers his love of smoking meats, fishing and spending time with their dog, Teddy. He leaves his wife, Rose, three children and six grandchildren, with a celebration of life planned for a later date in Iowa.
   

4. Codi Wade Hargis, 37 (3bmedianews.com) — Codi Wade Hargis, a Cookeville resident and Tennessee Tech graduate, died November 7 at age 37. A former Averitt Express rate quote specialist and devoted Detroit Red Wings fan, he is remembered by his family for facing medical challenges with courage. His survivors include his sister Harlie Fox and her husband, Colby, of Baxter.
   

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-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Baxter

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Baxter

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.