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City Council to meet Thursday night

The Bloomfield City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday night.

Public hearings will be held to discuss two separate tax increment development agreements. Kenneth Fowler and Mike Howk are seeking the agreements. The council will consider a fire-billing ordinance, a request to put stop signs in front of the high school, and discuss the resignation and payout for an employee. 

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Posted on 02 Feb 2012 by Bdemo

Choir concert is Thursday

The eighth grade and high school choirs will present a “Broadway Theme Concert” in the high school commons Thursday night. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.

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Posted on 02 Feb 2012 by Bdemo

Menus

School menus for Feb. 3--Breakfast: Cheese and egg biscuit. Lunch: Popcorn chicken, sweet potato puffs, peas, banana, milk.

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Bloomfield Senior Citizens Center menu for Feb. 3--LS roast pork, mashed potatoes, LS gravy, spinach with vinegar, cinnamon apples. Activities: Wii games at 9-11:30 a.m. Bingo at 12:30.

Bloomfield Senior Citizens Center menu for Feb. 6--Beef meatballs, LS gravy, baby red potatoes, green beans, banana orange cup. Activities: Wii games at 9-11:30 a.m. Cards at 12:45 p.m.

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Posted on 02 Feb 2012 by Bdemo

Library begins plea for more funding

The Bloomfield Public Library Board is concerned about funding for the 2013 fiscal year.

The group has been working to secure additional funding for operating the facility. Budget cuts last year forced the facility to reduce library hours from 42 per week down to 29.5.

Decreased usage has also meant a decrease in funding from the State Library.

A story in Wednesday’s Bloomfield Democrat details the library’s problems and also provides information about an upcoming building expansion.

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Posted on 02 Feb 2012 by Bdemo

Girls to compete in speech competition

Audra Kincart, McKenna Harward, Emma Griffin and Lauren Lynch will take part in the Iowa High School State Speech competition on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. The foursome will compete in the group improvisation category.

The girls earned their way to the state competition after scoring a I rating at the district competition two weeks ago. 

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Posted on 02 Feb 2012 by Bdemo

No classes in DC schools Monday

There will be no school in the Davis County Community School District on Monday. The day has been set-aside for a full day of staff development meetings. Classes will resume on Tuesday. 

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Posted on 02 Feb 2012 by Bdemo

DC Jazz Band gets II rating

The Davis County High School Jazz Band scored a II rating a the Iowa High School State Jazz Contest Jan. 28 in Muscatine.

Davis County earned scores of 42, 39, and 39 from the panel of three judges. A II rating is considered excellent. Davis County needed to score between 45 and 50 points to earn a I rating. 
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Posted on 30 Jan 2012 by Bdemo

Top stories of the week

The expansion of Highway 63 is not yet on the Iowa DOT’s five-year plan. Joy Evans of the Highway 63 Coalition confirmed that late last week.

Evans and others attended a transportation day with the Iowa Legislature in hopes of promoting the need for the highway’s expansion to four lanes. The group talked with legislators and discussed the need for an increase in the gas tax to help fund road repairs and upgrades.

Other top stories:
  • Three Davis County people were seriously injured in an accident last week.
  • After nearly a year, the audit report of the Bloomfield Fire Department is still not completed.
  • The Bloomfield Library Board is in search of additional funds for operating the facility.
  • In sports read about the wrestling team’s efforts to finish in a tie for first in the conference race.
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Posted on 01 Feb 2012 by Bdemo

College Night planned by IHCC

The first in a series of College Nights offered by Indian Hills Community College will be held in Bloomfield from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 1. The event is being held at the Indian Hills Community College Service Center in Bloomfield.

Those who attend will have the opportunity to get assistance in completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 
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Posted on 01 Feb 2012 by Bdemo