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Local woman owns a permanent place in history
(Local News ~ 07/14/17)
At merely 10 years old, Kittye Alice Hall accomplished a feat many people spend a lifetime striving for. She left a permanent mark in the history of Poplar Bluff when her suggestion of Hillcrest was chosen as the name for the first city-owned park. "My mother and I collaborated, of course. The park is on the crest of hill, so we thought it was appropriate," said Hall, who is now 75...
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A Poplar Bluff icon saved and restored
(Local News ~ 07/14/17)
An iconic piece of history in Poplar Bluff is now seeing the light of day (and dark of night) once again thanks to business owner, Slug Hefner. The 303 Package and Sporting Goods neon sign has been placed in front of Hefner Furniture and Appliance on N. Westwood Blvd. for citizens to reminiscence about memories from the original downtown 303 Package store...
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Ruth Ann Pippin
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth Ann Pippin, 73, of Naylor, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Pam and Weldon Cox of Oxly, Mo. Mrs. Pippin was born Nov. 13, 1943 in St. Louis. She enjoyed caring for and spending time with her grandchildren. She worked as a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, sewing, housework, gardening, and working on the farm. She was of the Missionary Baptist faith...
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Wilma Genevia Hillis
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
Wilma Genevia Hillis, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday July 13, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A full obituary will appear in Sunday edition. Arrangements pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home.
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Charles "Sonny" O'Dell
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Charles "Sonny" O'Dell, 77, of Salem, Il., formerly of Ellsinore, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at home with his family by his side. Visitation will be held at noon, Monday, at the South Van Buren General Baptist Church in Van Buren; with the Funeral Service following at 2 p.m. in the Church Chapel...
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Bula May Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Bula May Smith, 68, of Wardell, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti, Mo. Visition will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church - Homestown. Funeral will be at 2 p.m., Saturday. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church-Homestown with Pastor Gary Tobar officiating. Burial in Homestown Cemetery in Homestown...
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Area students on Dean's List at Alabama U
(Community News ~ 07/14/17)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Two area students were among the 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring semester at The University of Alabama who were named to the Dean's List. They are Julia Lane Hahn of Dexter and Kaitlyn Nicole Payne of Puxico. They had to have an academic record of 3.5 (or above) to be on the Dean's lists...
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Colleges: Islands of intolerance
(Column ~ 07/14/17)
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS Is there no limit to the level of disgusting behavior on college campuses that parents, taxpayers, donors and legislators will accept? Colleges have become islands of intolerance, and as with fish, the rot begins at the head. Let's examine some recent episodes representative of a general trend and ask ourselves why we should tolerate it plus pay for it...
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We can only wonder what's next
(Local News ~ 07/14/17)
To the Editor, The Supreme Court is not helping any. Brian Fischer, columnist for the American Family Association, declared, "we are down to one branch of government." He asked two questions: 1. How did we reach the place where nobody knows what the law of the land is until the Supreme Court rules?...
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Living in the U.S. is a wonderful thing
(Column ~ 07/14/17)
To the Editor, Something that I was talking to my granddaughter, Beta, about recently, is something that I think we should talk to our children and grandchildren about. That it is so wonderful that we live in the United States of America. There are millions and millions of children that have never known a day that their country is not at war with another country. ...
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Dean Green
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
Dean Green, 53, of Fisk, Mo. died on Friday, July 14, 2017 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com
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Steve Scott
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
Steve Scott, 48, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died at his home Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in Poplar Bluff. Steve was born April 17, 1969 in Dallas Texas to Jean Slaughter. He graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1987. He married his high school sweetheart, Shannon Belew, Sept. 1, 1989 in Poplar Bluff...
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Ricky Cooper
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
DEXTER Mo. -- Ricky Lee Cooper, son of Terry Cooper of Doniphan, Mo. and the late Carolyn Cantrell Cooper was born Feb. 14, 1964 in Lexington, Mo. and departed this life June 22, 2017 at his residence in Memphis, Tenn. at the age of 53. Mr. Cooper received his Bachelor of Science Degree at Baptist College of Health Sciences in Memphis, Tenn. ...
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Mary Caudel Scheuerman
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
FISK, Mo.-- Mary Caudel Scheuerman, 92, of Oakland City, Ind., died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Amber Manor Care Center in St. Petersburg, Ind. Born on Oct. 31, 1924 in Fisk, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian Dugger and had lived in Southeast Missouri most of her life. She moved to Indiana in 1999. Mrs. Scheuerman was of the General Baptist Faith. She retired from the nursing profession in 1988...
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Bonnie E. Vent
(Obituary ~ 07/14/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Bonnie E. Vent, 77, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at her home in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Born July 9, 1940, in Canalou, Mo., to the late John and Vearnies Landers Tharp. On May 17, 1970, in Canalou, she married Phillip Stephens who was the love of her life...
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