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Police: Man robbed for beer money
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man was charged with second-degree robbery after he threatened to strike another man with a pipe if the victim didn't give him beer money, said Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Jason Selzer. Investigators said Kerry Glen Maurer, 31, was in a friend's apartment in the 200 block of South Hanover Street about 8:20 p.m. ...
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Court date is set for prior rapist
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
SEMO News Service BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- An Advance man charged with a March rape and abduction from a local bar is set to appear in court May 16. Steven Clark Rendleman, 51, has been charged with felony forcible rape with aggravating acts and forcible sodomy, felony kidnapping, felonious restraint, two counts of first-degree felony assault of a law enforcement officer, felony property damage and felony resisting arrest...
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Dad held in son's shooting death
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (SMNS) -- A Catron, Mo., father is to appear in court later this week after being charged in connection with the shooting death of his son. Charles C. Goforth, 40, is to appear at 9 a.m. Thursday before Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield for arraignment on the Class A felony of second-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action...
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Council hears Buff Up report
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Twenty Dumpsters were filled with trash during Buff Up The Bluff on April 21, City Manager Doug Bagby reported to the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. "The city spent $10,637 to conduct the cleanup," Bagby said...
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Sleep disorder posed challenge to salutatorian
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Neelyville's salutatorian faced a unique challenge as he finished his senior year: narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that left him physically unable to get out of bed some mornings. Dylan Tipton first began battling excessive sleepiness in the spring of 2011...
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Coonce, Tipton lead NHS seniors
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Like many of their classmates, top Neelyville High School graduates Tricia Leah Coonce and Dylan Ethan Tipton will spend their first college years at Three Rivers College. Valedictorian Coonce, the daughter of Bob and Danyelle Coonce, graduated with an 11.02 grade point average on an 11-point scale. Although in some graduating classes there is last-minute jostling for the top spot, Coonce has been in the number one spot her whole high school career...
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Cape OKs final deer law
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Feed the deer, face a fine. The Cape Girardeau City Council gave final approval to an ordinance Monday night that bans feeding whitetail deer within the city limits, but one member called it but a "first step" toward reining in the growing herd...
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Council hears Buff Up report
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Twenty Dumpsters were filled with trash during Buff Up The Bluff on April 21, City Manager Doug Bagby reported to the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. "The city spent $10,637 to conduct the cleanup," Bagby said...
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Dad held in son's shooting death
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (SMNS) -- A Catron, Mo., father is to appear in court later this week after being charged in connection with the shooting death of his son. Charles C. Goforth, 40, is to appear at 9 a.m. Thursday before Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield for arraignment on the Class A felony of second-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action...
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Sleep disorder posed challenge to salutatorian
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Neelyville's salutatorian faced a unique challenge as he finished his senior year: narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that left him physically unable to get out of bed some mornings. Dylan Tipton first began battling excessive sleepiness in the spring of 2011...
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Coonce, Tipton lead NHS seniors
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Like many of their classmates, top Neelyville High School graduates Tricia Leah Coonce and Dylan Ethan Tipton will spend their first college years at Three Rivers College. Valedictorian Coonce, the daughter of Bob and Danyelle Coonce, graduated with an 11.02 grade point average on an 11-point scale. Although in some graduating classes there is last-minute jostling for the top spot, Coonce has been in the number one spot her whole high school career...
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A big thank you to Buff Up Bluff helpers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/08/12)
To the Editor I am writing this to thank all of the volunteers and groups that participated in Buff Up the Bluff. The Poplar Bluff Community Betterment has sponsored the volunteer effort for over 20 years for the elderly curbside pickup and roadway trash pickup...
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Keith Cook
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Keith Cook GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Keith Cook, 63, of Anna, Ill., formerly of Greenville, Mo., died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Ill. Mr. Cook was born June 9, 1948, in Greenville, where he spent his childhood. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1968. ...
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Wappapello Eagles thank event sponsors
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/08/12)
To the Editor, Wappapello Eagles 4066 held their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7. The turnout was great and the children received over $200 in cash and prizes hidden in plastic Easter Eggs. Also four bicycles were given to different age groups...
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Attempt to vandalise the Bill of Rights
(Column ~ 05/08/12)
WASHINGTON -- Controversies can be wonderfully clarified when people follow the logic of illogical premises to perverse conclusions. For example, two academics recently wrote in the British Journal of Medical Ethics that "after-birth abortions" -- killing newborn babies -- are matters of moral indifference because newborns, like fetuses, "do not have the same moral status as actual persons" and "the fact that both are potential persons is morally irrelevant." So killing them "should be permissible in all the cases where abortion is, including cases where the newborn is not disabled." This helpfully validates the right-to-life contention that the pro-abortion argument, which already defends third-trimester abortions, contains no standard for why the killing should be stopped by arbitrarily assigning moral significance to the moment of birth.. ...
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Parallels of smoking and porn
(Column ~ 05/08/12)
What do you suppose are the chances that the Secret Service agents who embarrassed themselves, possibly endangered the life of the president of the United States, and very likely damaged their marriages and the lives of their children by engaging prostitutes in Cartagena, were consumers of pornography?...
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Troy Crossen
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Troy Crossen Troy Crossen, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.
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Obama camp urges no vote on ban NC votes on gay marriage
(Local News ~ 05/08/12)
By EMERY P. DALESI Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The national debate over gay marriage turns its attention South on Tuesday, as North Carolina could be on the verge of becoming the next state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman...
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Lynn 6-0 as 5 Cardinals go deep
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
PHOENIX -- Lance Lynn wasn't at his best Monday night -- just good enough for five scoreless innings and another victory. The big, young St. Louis right-hander gave up three hits to become the majors' first six-game winner and the Cardinals held on for a 9-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks...
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After breakout season, Blues break down
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
ST. LOUIS -- It seems only natural that many St. Louis Blues think the Los Angeles Kings can go all the way, the way their grand postseason hopes went down the drain. The Blues were the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, and the top team standing. Hopes were high for a deep Stanley Cup run given the President's Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks were out, along with other perennial title threats in Detroit, Pittsburgh and Chicago...
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Rita Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Rita Williams DEXTER, Mo. -- Rita L. Williams, 61, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Williams was born on Aug. 2, 1950, in Arlington, Ky. She was a member of the Bernie Christian Church...
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Ben Norton
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Ben Norton FISK, Mo. -- Ben S. Norton, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, May 4, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Norton was born Dec. 13, 1925, in Hoxie, Ark. He had formerly lived at Aurora, Ill., before moving to Poplar Bluff in 1986. ...
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Bert Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Bert Johnson VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Bertham E. "Bert" Johnson, 93, of Clinton, Mo., died Friday, May 4, 2012, at Golden Living Center (Westwood) in Clinton, Mo. Mr. Johnson was born Dec. 25, 1918, in Fremont, Mo. He made his home in Clinton, Mo., with his brother, Delano Johnson for the last five years. ...
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Raiders face MAC in opener
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/12)
The Three Rivers Raiders are feeling confident heading into the Region XVI tournament. The fifth-seeded Raiders play fourth-seeded Mineral Area at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Joplin Athletic Complex in the tournament opener. Three Rivers has beat the Cardinals three of four games in the regular season...
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Mules top Scott City with early offense
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/12)
By DAR STAFF SCOTT CITY -- The Poplar Bluff Mules jumped all over the Scott City Rams on Monday afternoon in a district tune-up. The Mules scored four runs in the first three innings and Wesley Pyles got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning for a 5-2 win...
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Rita Ossig
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Rita Ossig PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Rita M. Ossig, 93, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Piedmont. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont.
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CP3 leads Clippers past Grizzlies in OT to 3-1 lead
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
LOS ANGELES -- One day after Chris Paul's 27th birthday, the All-Star point guard and his Los Angeles Clippers showed they're growing up splendidly together. Sure, it's not happening without growing pains during a brutal series with the Memphis Grizzlies. After surviving overtime in their toughest test yet, Paul and his teammates are on the verge of an achievement with better rewards than candles and cake...
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Betty Babb
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Betty Babb Betty Sue Babb, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, May 4, 2012, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Home of Poplar Bluff.
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Mack Jones
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Mack Jones MALDEN, Mo. -- Mack Creed Jones, 58, of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Piggott, Ark. Mr. Jones was born Aug. 17, 1953, in Gideon, Mo. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Malden, Poplar Bluff Masonic Lodge 209, and Three Rivers Shriners Club, of which he was a past president. He was employed for 35 years as a car salesman and for 11 years with Glen Sain of Kennett, Mo...
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Katherine Gibson
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Katherine Gibson ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Katherine A. Gibson, 80, of Ellington, Mo., died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Brent B. Tinnin Manor. Mrs. Gibson was born June 8, 1931, in Gowen, Okla. She was a member of River of Life Church in Ellington. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going for drives, collecting Bibles and pictures, and listening to gospel music...
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Lowell Wisdom
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Lowell Wisdom BUNKER, Mo. -- Lowell M. Wisdom, 89, of Bunker, Mo., died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at his home. Mr. Wisdom was born Sept. 30, 1922, in Bunker. He was a charter member of Crossville Baptist Church in Bunker, and was also a member of the CCC and Bunker Saddle Club. Retired, he had worked in the timber industry. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, spending time outdoors and eating at Long John Silver's...
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Bruce Wilson
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Bruce Wilson PUXICO, MO. -- Bruce Warner Wilson, 58, of Puxico, Mo., died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Wilson was born Nov. 9, 1953, in Poplar Bluff. He lived in Puxico most of his life. A former resident of Jeffersonville, Ind., he worked there for several years in a grainery. He was in the U.S. Navy as a medic...
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Genevieve Babcock
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Genevieve Babcock PHOTO MALDEN, Mo. -- Genevieve Babcock, 84, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, May 7, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Mrs. Babcock was born Nov. 7, 1927, in Swift, Mo. She was a member of Second General Baptist Church in Malden...
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Suspended Saints appeal punishment
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
NEW ORLEANS -- Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and three other players suspended in the NFL's investigation of New Orleans' cash-for-hits bounty system challenged their punishments. Vilma, named by the NFL as a ringleader of the operation, appealed his season-long suspension while the NFL Players Association notified the league it was reserving the appeal rights of Saints defensive end Will Smith and those of ex-Saints Anthony Hargrove and Scott Fujita...
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Mel Stephens
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Mel Stephens CAHOKIA, Ill. -- Melvis "Mel" F. Stephens, 88, of Caseyville, Ill., formerly of Cahokia, Ill., died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Caseyville Nursing and Rehab. Mr. Stephens was born March 16, 1924, in McGee, Mo. He retired from Anchor Industries in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of Emeth Lodge 1030 A.F. and A.M., of Cahokia, Ainad Temple, Scottish Rite Bodies Valley of Southern Illinois, Knights Templar and the White Shrine of Jerusalem...
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Linda Slavings
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Linda Slavings MALDEN, Mo. -- Maria Linda Slavings, 36, of Tallapoosa, Mo., died Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Tallapoosa. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Bobby Moore officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...
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Quilting event at Piggott
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
PIGGOTT, Ark. -- The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, 1021 W. Cherry St., in Piggott, Ark. will host the 13th annual "Celebration of Quilting" on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Quilts will be displayed in the Pfeiffer-Janes House and the Hemingway Barn-Studio. Admission to is $3 per adult...
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Genevieve
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Genevieve Babcock MALDEN, Mo. -- Genevieve Babcock, 84, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, May 7, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Mrs. Babcock was born Nov. 7, 1927, in Swift, Mo. She was a member of Second General Baptist Church in Malden. On Oct. 28, 1941, she married Ira Babcock at Caruthersville, Mo. He preceded her in death on March 2, 2011...
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Joseph Kirchner
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Joseph Kirchner Joseph Kirchner, 51, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Kirchner was a long-time resident of Poplar Bluff. He was of the Catholic faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed computers and working with his hands...
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Troy Crossen
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Troy Crossen Troy Crossen, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.
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A big thank you to Buff Up Bluff helpers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/08/12)
To the Editor I am writing this to thank all of the volunteers and groups that participated in Buff Up the Bluff. The Poplar Bluff Community Betterment has sponsored the volunteer effort for over 20 years for the elderly curbside pickup and roadway trash pickup...
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Ben Norton
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Ben Norton FISK, Mo. -- Ben S. Norton, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, May 4, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Norton was born Dec. 13, 1925, in Hoxie, Ark. He had formerly lived at Aurora, Ill., before moving to Poplar Bluff in 1986. ...
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Rita Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/08/12)
Rita Williams DEXTER, Mo. -- Rita L. Williams, 61, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Williams was born on Aug. 2, 1950, in Arlington, Ky. She was a member of the Bernie Christian Church...
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Lynn 6-0 as 5 Cardinals go deep
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
PHOENIX -- Lance Lynn wasn't at his best Monday night -- just good enough for five scoreless innings and another victory. The big, young St. Louis right-hander gave up three hits to become the majors' first six-game winner and the Cardinals held on for a 9-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks...
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Mules top Scott City with early offense
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/12)
By DAR STAFF SCOTT CITY -- The Poplar Bluff Mules jumped all over the Scott City Rams on Monday afternoon in a district tune-up. The Mules scored four runs in the first three innings and Wesley Pyles got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning for a 5-2 win...
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CP3 leads Clippers past Grizzlies in OT to 3-1 lead
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
LOS ANGELES -- One day after Chris Paul's 27th birthday, the All-Star point guard and his Los Angeles Clippers showed they're growing up splendidly together. Sure, it's not happening without growing pains during a brutal series with the Memphis Grizzlies. After surviving overtime in their toughest test yet, Paul and his teammates are on the verge of an achievement with better rewards than candles and cake...
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Suspended Saints appeal punishment
(Community News ~ 05/08/12)
NEW ORLEANS -- Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and three other players suspended in the NFL's investigation of New Orleans' cash-for-hits bounty system challenged their punishments. Vilma, named by the NFL as a ringleader of the operation, appealed his season-long suspension while the NFL Players Association notified the league it was reserving the appeal rights of Saints defensive end Will Smith and those of ex-Saints Anthony Hargrove and Scott Fujita...
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