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Fine arts schedule touted TRC grants naming right for building
(Local News ~ 09/18/15)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A new classroom building at Three Rivers College will be named "The Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center." "The Plaster Foundation desires to make a substantial donation to the college for the naming rights of the new classroom building on the Poplar Bluff campus," said Dr. Wesley Payne, who is the president of TRC...
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Open house Friday All-day preschool starts
(Local News ~ 09/18/15)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer The Poplar Bluff Early Childhood Center will kick off its new all-day preschool program as planned on Sept. 21. An open house that will offer the public a chance to see the center and meet educators is planned from 1-3 p.m. Friday...
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County has new health plan
(Local News ~ 09/18/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Citing a need to control expenses, Butler County commissioners made a decision Wednesday that shifts some health insurance costs back to employees. The county fully funds health insurance premiums for employees under a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, which currently has no deductible or office visit copay. The plan expires this month...
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Old Greenville Days this weekend
(Local News ~ 09/18/15)
WAYNE COUNTY, Mo. -- The 24th Annual Old Greenville Days Event will be celebrated Saturday and Sunday at the Greenville Recreation Area, just two miles south of Greenville, on Highway 67. This annual family-oriented event is done in partnership with the Wayne County Historical Society and several businesses and volunteers...
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Wintering squash for future meals
(Features ~ 09/18/15)
Hubbard, turban, buttercup, banana, and acorn....winter squash is nearly ready to harvest. This veggie has been enjoyed for a long time. It originated in Central America and has been loved for more than 10,000 years. Winter squash is actually easy to prepare and is a healthy addition to any meal...
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Celebrate the Constitution
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/18/15)
To the Editor: Think of a government on the brink of anarchy. This was where the 13 American states found themselves under the Articles of Confederation during, and after, the Revolutionary War. The Confederation provided a shallow compact between 13 sovereign states who were, as one founding father put it, "behaving badly." Each state was working independently and with little or no regard for the other states. ...
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New barbarians purging our heroes
(Column ~ 09/18/15)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN With that kumbayah moment at the Capitol in South Carolina, when the Battle Flag of the Confederacy was lowered forever to the cheers and tears of all, a purgation of the detestable relics of evil that permeate American public life began...
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Samuel
(Obituary ~ 09/18/15)
Samuel David Mays Samuel David Mays, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.
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Reforming lives behind bars
(Column ~ 09/18/15)
By GEORGE F. WILL CLEVELAND -- About a mile from where the Cleveland Indians test their fans' patience, there is a facility that expresses Ohio's attempt to temper justice with patience. The facility resembles a school, except for the razor wire. This prison contains 619 women, one of whom, Jessica Torok, mother of three sons -- in the third year of her four-year sentence for manufacturing methamphetamines -- says: "I've changed things I didn't even know needed changed," so "now I can go home and be the mother I should have been." Until she goes home she will "live the Army values." Here, she says proudly, "we live military style.". ...
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Cane Creek Club meets
(Community News ~ 09/18/15)
Glenda Phillips was hostess for the Sept. 9 meeting. Five members enjoyed a driving tour of Grandin, Mo. In the late 1800s the Missouri Lumber & Mining Company was organized and investors purchased 110,000 acres of virgin timber in the Missouri Ozarks. In the 1900s when the lumber mills were at their most productive, Grandin's population was near 3,000. The mill employed about 1,200 workers. Their pay was $1.50 for a 10-hour day. Today Grandin's population is 243...
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Nellie Bernice
(Obituary ~ 09/18/15)
Nellie Bernice Elliott Dawes NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Nellie Bernice Elliott Dawes, 91, of Naylor, Mo. died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Bernice was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Ripley County, Mo. to parents Herbert and Maude Cunningham Elliott. She was also know as "Sis" by her siblings, nieces and nephews. She became a member of the Naylor Christian Church in 1950...
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Bill Young Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/18/15)
Bill Young Jr. NEELYVILLE, MO.--Bill Young Jr., 76, of High Ridge, Mo. died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m., Friday, with funeral services beginning at 6 p.m., at the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville, Mo...
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Michael Morano
(Obituary ~ 09/18/15)
Michael Morano DONIPAN, Mo. -- Michael Mario Morano, 43, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at his residence in rural Doniphan. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel...
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Cecil B. Hicks
(Obituary ~ 09/18/15)
Cecil B. Hicks DEXTER, Mo. -- Cecil B. Hicks, 84, of Essex, Mo. died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A graveside service will be conducted at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield at 1 p.m. Friday with James Malloy and Ronnie Ledbetter officiating. Burial will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery...
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Mules net 4th straight win
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/15)
The Poplar Bluff tennis team is on a roll and looking to carry it into matches against district opponents. The Mules beat one district foe, Sikeston, for a second time this season Wednesday with an 8-1 home win. It was the fourth straight win for Poplar Bluff (5-6), which swept its previous two opponents...
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PBHS Students of Month
(Community News ~ 09/18/15)
Poplar Bluff High School has announced Students of the Month for the ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th Grade. Grade 9: Micheal Thom, son of Gretchen and Hardin Thom. His hobbies are: piano, choir, art, song composing, going to Stage Company Productions and movies. ...
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Mules, Jackson meet with title chances at stake
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/15)
With the SEMO North Conference title up for the taking, the Poplar Bluff football team has the last two remaining unbeaten teams right where the Mules want them. Morrow Stadium will host Jackson (1-0 SEMO) on Friday and then Sikeston (1-0) the following week with Poplar Bluff looking to climb back in the title race...
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Attack on Texas referee 'a teachable moment'
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/15)
The defensive back comes charging in at full speed, knocking his blindsided target to the ground. A teammate follows moments later by diving in helmet first. It's a play many football fans have seen; only this one wasn't player versus player, it was much different...
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Montgomery, Simmons reunion Sat.
(Community News ~ 09/18/15)
Montgomery, Simmons reunion Sat. The Montgomery and Simmons family reunion will be held Saturday at the home of Bill and Wanda Eudaley on Township Line Road, a half mile north of M Highway, All family and friends are welcome to come and bring a covered dish of food for lunch which will be served at 1 p.m. Those attending also are asked to bring an item for the auction...
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Lady Eagles upend Chaffee at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/15)
NAYLOR -- Callee Pickrell's bases loaded triple sparked a 9-run fifth inning as Naylor went on to defeat Chaffee 10-4 Wednesday at home. Chaffee (6-7) led 4-1 midway through the fifth. On top of her big hit, Pickrell scored two runs for Naylor (3-7) while Gracie Gargac and Lexi Day each had two hits. Day added three RBIs and Hannah Cunningham drove in two runs and scored twice...
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Deonne
(Obituary ~ 09/18/15)
Deonne Chapman Deonne Chapman, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Chapman, daughter of the late Dariold and Alice Dodge, was born Oct. 31, 1957 in Las Vegas, Nev. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and playing games on her tablet...
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Bonnie
(Obituary ~ 09/18/15)
Bonnie Carter Gross CAMPBELL, Mo.--Bonnie Carter Gross, 80, of St. Louis, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from noon-1 p..m., Saturday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. Saturday at Landess Funeral Chapel in Campbell...