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Mother and son hurt in fire die
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Poplar Bluff mother and her adult son, both of whom firefighters pulled from their burning North Street home, died earlier this week after family members removed them from life support. Tesson Trube, 43, died Tuesday in the burn unit at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, while her 25-year-old son, Uriah Nelson, died Monday in the burn unit at The Med in Memphis, Tenn. Both died of smoke inhalation...
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Talks under way to find temporary location Police department has to move
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Negotiations have begun with two property owners in an attempt to temporarily relocate Poplar Bluff's police department, city manager Heath Kaplan said Wednesday. The recent heavy snows took a toll on the deteriorating building, he said at a city council meeting...
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Denies rumors of sale Kaplan gives utilities $2M
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The city of Poplar Bluff may repay $2 million of a loan owed to the city utility company, according to discussion from advisory board and city council meetings Wednesday. City officials also denied they have approached Ozark Border in an attempt to sell the city electric company...
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Electric rate hike vote not imminent
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The Poplar Bluff City Council does not expect to vote on a proposed increase in electric rates until May. The current proposal would bump residential rates by approximately 9.9 percent and commercial rates by nearly 8 percent in 2015. The matter was discussed Wednesday at a Municipal Utilities Advisory Board meeting and later at the city council meeting...
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After crash in flooded ditch Naylor girl, 4, drowns
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor NAYLOR, Mo. -- A young Naylor girl apparently drowned Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle she was riding in ran off a Ripley County road into a flooded ditch. The girl, who was found by a Ripley County deputy, is identified as Alyssa Mitchell, 4, according Ripley County Coroner Mike Jackson...
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Asparagus, the 1st veggie harvested
(Features ~ 03/20/15)
One of the first vegetables that you could be harvesting this spring would be asparagus. According to the University's Vegetable Planting Calendar, asparagus takes about three years from planting to harvesting. People have loved asparagus for more than 2,000 years. Like many other foods, it was first used as a medicine...
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Grandma's Attic at 1st Methodist
(Community News ~ 03/20/15)
Grandma's Attic at 1st Methodist The First United Methodist Church will host its annual "Grandma's Attic" from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in the Fellowship Hall. Among the items featured in Grandma's Attic this year are: household items, collectibles, craft items and nice pre-owned clothing...
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Carpenter Cemetery cleanup
(Community News ~ 03/20/15)
Carpenter Cemetery cleanup The annual cemetery cleanup for Carpenter Cemetery has been scheduled for Saturday, April 18. Work will begin at 8 a.m. Typical cleanup time usually does not exceed noon. For more information, call 573-820-7936. Visit the website www.carpentercemetery.org and they ask that you LIKE them on Facebook...
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Easter egg hunt at Fisk
(Community News ~ 03/20/15)
Easter egg hunt at Fisk An Easter egg hunt will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Fisk Park. Preschool through fifth graders may hunt plastic eggs filled with candy and prizes in the Fisk Community Park and visit with the Easter bunny. Drawings will be held for bikes donated by White-Sanders Funeral Home and First Missouri Bank...
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Speak Out 3/20/15
(Opinion ~ 03/20/15)
Even outsiders see problems Yes. I don't live in Poplar Bluff, but I do shop there on occasion and I just wanted to say, as an old country girl, I feel sorry for the people of Poplar Bluff that voted this council in and Angela Pearson who seems to have her head up her * * and doesn't have a clue what's going on and don't really care. If she's out to show the world how stupid she is, she's doing a really wonderful job. Even the country folks in surrounding counties can tell that...
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Obamacare's 1095-A nightmare
(Column ~ 03/20/15)
By MICHELLE MALKIN Tax season is stressful enough. But if you are like countless miserable Americans trapped in the Obamacare 1095-A abyss, it's hell on stilts on a Segway teetering over the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The screw-ups, incompetence and bureaucratic blame avoidance over the health insurance exchange tax forms make the healthcare.gov website fiasco look like a flawless product launch. ...
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Early onset of Clinton fatigue
(Column ~ 03/20/15)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- She burned the tapes. Had Richard Nixon burned his tapes, he would have survived Watergate. Sure, there would have been a major firestorm, but no smoking gun. Hillary Rodham was a young staffer on the House Judiciary Committee investigating Nixon. She saw. She learned...
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Anneliese
(Obituary ~ 03/20/15)
Anneliese Pincksten CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Anneliese Pincksten, 89, of Fairdealing, Mo. died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 11 a.m, to 1 p.m. on Saturday the Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel with the Rev. Loren Boettcher officiating...
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Jackson man charged Shots fired near insurance adjuster
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
SEMO NEWS SERVICE JACKSON, Mo. -- A Jackson man is facing charges after a Monday evening incident that started in the Bella Vista subdivision. An insurance adjuster was performing two home inspections in the area when Matthew Thomas Copen, 38, told him to leave, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department. ...
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Youthful Mules look to defend title
(High School Sports ~ 03/20/15)
Poplar Bluff's lone senior is optimistic his younger teammates can help the Mules defend their district title this spring. "For sure I think we've got a legitimate chance to win it again," said Brandon Stuckenschneider who threw a complete-game shutout in the district final a year ago...
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Caruthersville man said he was just joking Man arrested for posting a threat on Topix.com
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (SEMO News Service) -- A Caruthersville man is in custody after posting an online threat against a public school. William S. Taylor, 55, is charged with making a terrorist threat with criminal negligence after a post he made Feb. 23 on the website Topix.com frightened members of the Caruthersville School District and several parents of children attending school in the district...
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David Winfree Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/20/15)
David Winfree Jr. David Winfree Jr., 46, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Saint Frances Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 3, 1968, in St. Louis County. He was employed at MoArk Provisions. He enjoyed NASCAR racing, and NASCAR memorabilia, wrestling and animals...
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Ann Kearbey
(Obituary ~ 03/20/15)
Ann Kearbey Ann Kearbey, 58, of Poplar Bluff, died on Monday, March 16, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born on Aug. 22, 1956, to Paul and Polly (Gorman) Hinrichs in Poplar Bluff. Ann graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1975. She worked as the Assistant Manager and Head Cashier for Kerr's Express Convenience Store. On March 20, 1981, she married Mike Kearbey in Poplar Bluff...
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Lewis provided 'missing link'
(High School Sports ~ 03/20/15)
ELLSINORE -- Exactly two years ago, Brock Crowley, coach of the East Carter Redbirds, caught lightning in a bottle. As a freshman, Trever Lewis was living in Poplar Bluff before he and his family decided to move to the East Carter school district. "We've had a family farm out here forever," Lewis said. "My dad always wanted to live out here but was putting it off and putting it off. We finally got the chance to move out here. That's pretty much it."...
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Deward "Deke" Philpott
(Obituary ~ 03/20/15)
Deward "Deke" Philpott DEXTER, Mo. -- Deward "Deke" Philpott, 70, of Aquilla, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at his residence. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield with full military honors. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements...
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Gary Hobbs
(Obituary ~ 03/20/15)
Gary Hobbs CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- Gary L. Hobbs, 65, of Cedar Hill, died Monday, March 16, 2015, at his residence. He was born Dec. 15, 1949, in Malden to Huel and Veatrice (nee Sebree) Hobbs Denbow. Gary retired in 2012 following a 30-year career with Walmart stores. He was a store manager for House Springs for eight years, and Arnold for 16 years including the opening of the new supercenter...
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Lloyd "Hank"
(Obituary ~ 03/20/15)
Lloyd "Hank" Canady Lloyd "Hank" Canady, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. He was born Nov. 19, 1931, at Broseley to the late Jim and Elizabeth (Faulkerson) Canady. He was a logger and worked in the timber industry for more than 40 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He accepted Christ in 2010. On May 13, 1950, he married Goldie Sparks. She preceded him in death on April 7, 1990...
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David Mosher
(Obituary ~ 03/20/15)
David Mosher David Michael Mosher, 55, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 15, 1960, in Peoria, Ill. to the late Earl Douglas and Ida Louise (Fisher) Mosher. He was an apprentice coremaker. Amateur gunsmithing was his hobby...
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Using fire stations as collateral was concern $3M loan voted down 3-3
(Local News ~ 03/20/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The city of Poplar Bluff will not move forward with a proposal that would have used its three fire stations as collateral to secure $3 million in financing for technology and capital improvements. A motion to continue negotiations with Commerce Bank of Kansas City, Mo., the sole bidder for the financing, failed 3-3 Wednesday...
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