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R-I board frustrated with drainage TROUBLES
(Local News ~ 07/21/17)
For at least 64 consecutive days a layer of dirt and at times standing water have covered a portion of the track at Poplar Bluff High School while administrators and maintenance crews devised a plan to reroute runoff from the steep hillside behind it...
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Fixing the 'rotting carcass' tax code
(Column ~ 07/21/17)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Cynics are said to be people who are prematurely disappointed about the future. Such dyspepsia is encouraged by watching Republicans struggle to move on from the dog's breakfast they have made of health care reform to the mare's nest of tax reform. ...
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Minimum wage cruelty
(Column ~ 07/21/17)
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS There are political movements to push the federal minimum hourly wage to $15. Raising the minimum wage has popular support among Americans. Their reasons include fighting poverty, preventing worker exploitation and providing a living wage. ...
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Why the Greens hate nuclear power
(Column ~ 07/21/17)
By STEPHEN MOORE Let's stretch our imaginations for a moment and assume that the left is right that global warming will bring apocalyptic warming by the end of the century and that the only way to save the planet from extinction is to stop using fossil fuels right now. That will be a spectacular disruption to world economic prosperity, because cheap fossil fuels account for about two-thirds of all electric power generation and at least 80 percent of transportation fuel...
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Diana Meyer
(Obituary ~ 07/21/17)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Diana Lynn (Roberts) Meyer, 62, of Benton, Ill., died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at her residence after battling cancer. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at noon in the funeral home chapel with Brothers Ronnie Payne and Marvin Richards officiating. Burial will be in the Ward Cemetery in Fairdealing, Mo...
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Mary Katherine Davis
(Obituary ~ 07/21/17)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Katherine Davis, 80, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Life Care Center in St. Louis, Mo. She was born March 6, 1937 in Fisk, Mo. She was married to George Washington Davis Sr. in California. He preceded her in death Jan. 9, 1975...
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Women's conference in P. Bluff July 28-30
(Local News ~ 07/21/17)
Ralphena Dodson will be the featured speaker at the Heartland Christian Family Church & God's Power House Women's Conference 2017 Prophetic Weekend, 3025 S. Westwood Blvd. The Woman to Woman Conference will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, July 28. Saturday, July 29, services times are: 10 a.m., noon with lunch provided, 1 p.m., and 6 p.m., The final service on Sunday, July 30, will be held at 10:30 a.m. ...
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Betty J. Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 07/21/17)
FISK, Mo. -- Betty J. Mitchell, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at her residence in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Mitchell was born on July 19, 1934 in Broseley, Mo. to the late John Chester and Letha (Gulley) Hayes. On Oct. 1, 1951, she married Bon Gene Mitchell; he preceded her in death on July 7, 1993...
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Linda Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/21/17)
Linda Smith, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Wed., July 19, 2017 at her residence. She was born on June 1, 1949 and was a lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff. On June 30, 1973 she married Tilman Leroy Smith, Jr. He preceded her in death on March 1, 2007. Mrs. Smith was a retired beautician. She was a member of Calvary Community Church and a Girl Scout lead for many years. Mrs. Smith enjoyed time with her grandchildren, sewing, cooking and Cardinals baseball...
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Patty Ruth Ward
(Obituary ~ 07/21/17)
Patty Ruth Ward, 73, of Arnold, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died today, Friday, July 21, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. www.cotrellfuneralservice.com...
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James Ray
(Obituary ~ 07/21/17)
"Red" Moore James Ray "Red" Moore, 71, of Barnsdall, Okla., passed away at his home July 17, 2017. James Moore is survived by his wife Coleena Moore of the home, daughter Sylvia and her husband Chet Herren, daughter Jimmie Anne and her husband Buddy Blake, son Jimmie and his wife Sharon Moore, and daughter Christy Blackmon and 12 grandchildren - Chance and his wife Jesse, Cheyenne Herren, Kaylee, Chris, and Skyler Jones, Jimmie and Kyle Moore, and Jonathan, Kelsee, and Kobe Blackmon and 2 great grandchildren- Canyn and River. ...
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Neelyville R-IV Board OKs bids for gas, insurance
(Local News ~ 07/21/17)
The Neelyville R-IV School Board received two bids for LP gas service during its regular meeting Thursday night, unanimously accepting the low bid from Reed Oil Company of Doniphan. Reed submitted a lower bid of $1.029, while MFA submitted a bid of $1.049...
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First female graduates SEMO Vets drug court
(Local News ~ 07/21/17)
Methamphetamine protected Natasha Knight from sleep, holding back the nightmares that lingered after a tour of duty in Iraq the year before U.S. forces pulled out. The Army gunner and gate guard did not recognize the signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or the emotional scars she carried from an experience she still considers incredible...
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Dexter man gets 20 years for sexual assault
(Local News ~ 07/21/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A judge sentenced a Dexter, Mo., man to 20 years in prison this week after a jury earlier convicted him of sexually assaulting a young girl. Christopher E. Noble, 28, was convicted June 1 of the unclassified felony of first-degree statutory sodomy by a Stoddard County jury, according to Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver, who indicated the jury deliberated about 50 minutes before reaching its verdict...
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T. Rivers sites get face lifts
(Local News ~ 07/21/17)
The Twin Rivers R-X School District, along with the CTS Group, have been busy over the summer making improvements to buildings throughout the district. At the Fisk campus, the middle school received several energy efficient updates including updated windows in classrooms and air units. ...