DEXTER, MO (KFVS) - I stopped and took this picture Sunday of a turtle slowly crossing the road in Dexter.

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PUXICO, MO (KFVS) - The Puxico R-8 Schools art department will be hosting a reception for wildlife artist Kathy Dickson on Monday, March 5 in the high school art room and lobby from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

You can come visit with the artist, view her work, and participate in a few art projects. Activities for the night include an exhibit of animal pelts plus a variety of information from the Missouri Department of Conservation, mural painting, fly tieing, stamping projects, plaster casting of animal tracks and t-shirt designs. Please bring a medium or dark colored t-shirt if you want to participate in that project.

Kathy Dickson has won numerous regional and national awards for her wildlife paintings. She was the artist-in-residence at Puxico in February as part of a nature art grant funded by the Missouri Arts Council.

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