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City Council PD temp site, 911 equipt. on agenda
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The Poplar Bluff City Council is expected to vote Monday on the lease of a temporary location of the police department and an additional $154,000 purchase of equipment for the 911 center. The city plans to lease property at 1111 Poplar St., from J.R. Rogers for one year for the police department, according to city council documents...
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2 arrested Fri. shooting victim dies
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer The victim of an early Friday shooting in Poplar Bluff has died and two suspects are in custody. Police say Donald Perry, 38, of Sedgewickville, died Friday afternoon at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, the result of injuries sustained from gunshot wounds...
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Buff up Bluff is Sat.
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Poplar Bluff's annual spring clean up day will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Buff up the Bluff is an opportunity for all city residents to dispose of bulky items and non-garbage solid waste at no cost, according to a city press release...
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Website, mosquitoes on council agenda
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The Poplar Bluff City Council is expected to act Monday on a contract for development of a new city website and consider purchasing aerial application services for mosquito control. A contract with CivicsPlus of Manhattan, Kan., will be voted on to create a new city website at a cost of nearly $48,000 in start up fees and almost $15,000 in annual maintenance costs, according to city council documents...
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PP hwy traffic circle bid high
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A Poplar Bluff firm is the apparent low bidder for construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway PP and Township Line Road. RL Persons Construction submitted a bid of $944,750. The only other bid opened Friday by the Missouri Department of Transportation was $1,274,000 from Young's General Contracting of Poplar Bluff...
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Students nationwide refusing controversial tests Common Core MAP testing starts Wednesday at R-I
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer As R-I students in grades 3-8 are set to begin assessment testing containing Common Core items next week, school officials discuss some of the issues surrounding the controversial new standards. According to several media outlets, at the time of this writing, more than 150,000 students in New York State have refused the test, a movement that seems to be spreading across the nation...
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When moms need to pray themselves
(Column ~ 04/19/15)
By SHARON RANDALL Tribune News Service Have you ever wanted to do something for a friend who was hurting, but it seemed there was nothing you could do? What if you could lift the weight of the world, just a little, off her weary shoulders and carry it for her for a while?...
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Speak Out 4/19/15
(Opinion ~ 04/19/15)
Likely motive for Coliseum I'd like to make a few comments about the meeting held to discuss the future of the BRC held on Wednesday night, April 8th. I listened to what everyone had to say and I felt like there were some good suggestions given to the City council. ...
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Mr. Kaplan, It's just simple math
(Column ~ 04/19/15)
More than 100 residents gathered April 8 at the Black River Coliseum for a public meeting concerning the facility's financial situation. City Manager Heath Kaplan stood in front of those concerned residents, who wanted to hear why he has advocated for cutbacks at the coliseum since he arrived. Instead, he attempted to convince them why his fiscal numbers regarding the coliseum were correct and the numbers reported by the Daily American Republic were wrong...
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Mary Frances (Spencer) Piland
(Obituary ~ 04/19/15)
Mary Frances (Spencer) Piland LAGRANGE, TEXAS -- Mary Frances (Spencer) Piland, 95, of Austin, Texas passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015. She was born in Kaufman, Texas on Feb. 16, 1920, the daughter of Wood and Mattie (Lane) Spencer. She married Dudley Piland, Sr. in Travis County, Texas...
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Elizabeth Inman
(Obituary ~ 04/19/15)
Elizabeth Inman Elizabeth M. Inman, 100, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Mark Twain Caring Center. She was born Dec. 23, 1914, to the late William Mayes and Maggie Dohrman Mayes. She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith...
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Walter Grams
(Obituary ~ 04/19/15)
Walter Grams Walter Michael Grams, 100, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at The Manor. Mr. Grams was born in St. Louis on Sept. 20, 1914, to the late Stanley and Josephine Sobioraji Grams. He had owned and operated The Stag Inn Restaurant and Bar in St. Louis...
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Herman
(Obituary ~ 04/19/15)
Herman Swafford GREENVILLE -- Herman Swafford, 88, of Lowndes died on Friday, April 17, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Sunday at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Services will follow at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at Crossroads Cemetery with Full Military Honors...
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Jerry Bobbie Butler
(Obituary ~ 04/19/15)
Jerry Bobbie Butler Jerry Bobbie Butler, 67, of Poplar Bluff, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com...
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Arthur Silman
(Obituary ~ 04/19/15)
Arthur Silman NEELYVILLE -- Arthur Nelson Silman, 72, of Doniphan died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at his residence. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Monday at the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel, Neelyville. Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...
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Area manufacturers: Raising electric rates may harm local industry
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Area manufacturers believe a proposed increase to industrial electric rates could endanger Poplar Bluff's ability to retain jobs and attract new business. Plant managers met last week with members of Municipal Utilities to discuss the matter...
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Total losses for 15 yrs. $1.5M BRC not to close
(Local News ~ 04/19/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer City officials made new promises Thursday that the Black River Coliseum is not going to close, and that it will continue receiving sales tax money currently used to support its operations. Figures presented to the coliseum advisory board put total losses at approximately $1.5 million for the entirety of the coliseum's 15 years of operation. ...
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Distracted Naylor takes win over East Carter
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/15)
ELLSINORE -- There are dresses to think about. Naylor was able to escape East Carter with a 2-1 win Friday in a game that they were not mentally ready for. "We didn't mentally come to play today from the get go," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "We've got two, three, four girls going to prom (Saturday) and they were mentally distracted. We just weren't mentally in the game...
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Three Rivers falls by one run again
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/15)
Out of 26 games for the Raiders, 11 have been decided by 1-run. Three Rivers, which is 5-6 in those contests, lost 6-5 in Saturday's opener against St. Louis at Roger Pattillo Field before losing the nightcap 17-11 to split the four-game series with the Archers...
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Stuck no-hits Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- An anemic offense coupled with a dominant opposing pitcher proved too much for the Cape Central baseball team to overcome. Poplar Bluff senior left-hander Brandon Stuckenschneider tossed a no-hitter and added a two-run home run as the Mules blanked the Tigers 4-0 Saturday morning at the Central High School diamond...
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Huddleston breaks Three Rivers home run record
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/15)
KANSAS CITY -- "I almost cried when I rounded third (on the 14th home run). I saw my teammates standing there at home," Demesha Huddleston said. "They were all there for me and as soon as I touched home plate, it was an amazing feeling to have them all there with me at that moment."...
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Poplar Bluff records fall at Simpson Relays
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/15)
FARMINGTON -- The Lady Mules rewrote the record book again Friday night at the Simpson Relays. Jabreuna Brimlett broke Poplar Bluff's long-standing long jump record while freshman Kaylee Eakin broke the 800-meter standard as the Lady Mules won the meet by 80 points...
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Lady Mules finish fourth at Kickapoo; Twin Rivers sweeps a pair in softball
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/15)
SPRINGFIELD -- Junior Destiny Wallace tallied three points on the weekened, her first of the season, as the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules finished in fourth place of the Gold Division in the 20th Annual Kickapoo Lady Chiefs Shootout. Poplar Bluff (5-8) opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Sedalia Sacred Heart Friday night. On Saturday morning, the Lady Mules fell to Carl Junction 3-1 in the semifinals and then took a 4-0 loss to Rosati-Kain in the third place game...
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Bernie leads the field for SCAA Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/15)
Bernie has earned a by as the No. 2 seed in the Stoddard Activities Association softball tournament. The Lady Mules will take on the winner of No 3. seed Dexter and No. 6 Puxico in the second around. Advance was the unanimous top seed and will face the winner of No. 4 Woodland and No. 5 Bloomfield...
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