STODDARD COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The Bolder Five-Year Direction was approved by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission on June 8, which increased the Southeast District and named new district engineers.

With the new direction, 11 counties were added to the Southeast District bringing the total to 25, Mark Shelton was named the new district engineer and Matt Seiler and Tom Stehn were named assistant district engineers.

Shelton has been a district engineer for the Southeast District since 2005 and has worked for MoDOT for almost 26 years.

"I am excited about this new direction and look forward to working with the additional counties in the Southeast District, as well as the communities we serve," said Shelton. "The experience that Matt and Tom bring to the District will help further our mission."

Seiler began his career with MoDOT in construction in Willow Springs.

DEXTER, MO (KFVS) - The Dexter Rotary Club will be hosting a four person golf scramble on Friday, June 17.

The event will have a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and will be at Hidden Trails Country Club.

The entry fee is $50 per person. The scramble will have two flights and prizes will be give to the top three teams in each flight.

For more information, you can call 820-6168 or 624-7770.

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STODDARD COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - According to the Missouri Farm Bureau's Marketbasket Survey, food prices increased during the second quarter of 2011.

The survey is a quarterly check of grocery store prices and trends.

"Of the 16 food items we survey each quarter, 12 food items increased in price," said Diane Olson, director of promotion and education for the Missouri Farm Bureau.

Olson said the 16 food items surveyed this quarter totaled $47.23, an increase of $2.61 for the same items during the first quarter of 2011.