Cuba recyling center closing
    Resource Recovery Services has announced that it will be closing its recycling center in Cuba effective September 30. The decision to end the service was partly a financial one, but was primarily made out of concern for the safety of those who work at the facility.

R-3 officials ask county to improve road maintenance    Better, safer bus routes: That’s what the Steelville R-3 School District wants as the new academic year begins this week. District representatives met with the county commission on Tuesday to address their concerns about the poor condition of the county’s gravel road system.

Dickson was a real hero     The first time I met Kevin Dickson was about two weeks after he moved here. They lived on Center Point Road, and school had just begun. My son Nick befriended him right off the bat, as well as his brothers, especially Anthony, but also Daniel. My husband and I were bowlers, and my children always went with us to the bowling alley to hang out while we bowled. Nick asked the three brothers to join him, and I swung by and picked them up. This happened several more times during the year. Kevin and his brothers were always polite, and I enjoyed spending time with them.