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City airport manager fired
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Poplar Bluff city officials terminated the head of the municipal airport Thursday. Lance Donze, 42, had been on paid administrative leave for the past three weeks, said city manager Mark Massingham. Massingham said he could not comment further on why Donze was fired because this concerned a personnel matter...
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Kimbrell waives preliminary in brother's death
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Rombauer, Mo., woman was ordered to stand trial Friday morning on murder and weapons charges relating to the August shooting death of her younger brother. Accompanied by her attorney, David Ward with the Public Defender's Office, Judith Kimbrell, 51, was supposed to appear before Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth for a preliminary hearing on the Class A felony of first-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action...
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Wayne soldier's tapes personalize Vietnam war for PBS viewers
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Filmmaker Ken Burns' most recent documentary premiered on PBS last week to a nationwide audience. On Monday, the 10-part series will share the story of a young soldier from the "Ozark Mountain town" of Williamsville, Mo., named Michael Holmes. The 18-hour film called The Vietman War is the result of a decade of research by Burns and co-director Lynn Novick, who attempted to understand the war's contradictions through the perspectives of those who were involved. ...
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Citizens seeking vote on city hall location meet Mon.
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
A group of citizens that would like to hold a city-wide vote on the future location of Poplar Bluff's city offices will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday to organize a petition drive. Citizens with a Voice will meet at Jim & Jerry's Restaurant, 336 Vine St., Poplar Bluff...
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Alleged Insta Pawn burglars indicted
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man was among five recently indicted for possessing firearms allegedly stolen during a February burglary at Insta Pawn on Highway NN. DeMarlon Richardson, 21, of the 200 block of Midland Street, as well as East St. Louis, Ill., residents Germonde Brunner, 20, Norlando Jackson, 20, Antywan Seawood, 19, and Arlandus Howard, 19, were indicted on the charge of possession of stolen firearms, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office...
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Education gives student push he needed Van Buren student gets Johnson scholarship
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Ivan Eli Dameworth, 19, of Van Buren, has been awarded a $3,500 Buel Johnson Scholarship to pursue his studies at Three Rivers College. The scholarship is administered by the Three Rivers Community College Foundation. Dameworth is a 2017 graduate of Van Buren High School, where he earned a 3.57 grade average and participated in Beta Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Science Club and Tobacco Youth Education Council. ...
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Connie Sue Cravens
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Connie Sue Cravens, 60, of Malden, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be at 6 p.m., Saturday, at Bradshaw Funeral Homes, Inc., Malden. The funeral will be a 2 p.m., Sunday, at Bradshaw Chapel with Pastor Patrick Collier officiating...
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Frieda Raymer
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Frieda Peters Raymer, 84, of Glennonville, Mo. died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Portageville Nursing Home in Portageville. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, with Rosary at 7 p.m., at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m., Monday, at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Glennonville with Father Joseph Weidenbenner and Father Raja Gona officiating. Burial be at St. Teresa Cemetery in Glennonville...
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Hubert Ezell
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
Hubert Ezell, 75, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was a long time resident of Butler County. He was born Oct. 22, 1940, in Doniphan to the late Woodrow Ezell and Goldie Emmons. He was of the Baptist faith...
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Kelley Elder
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kelley Lyndell Elder, 74, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at his residence. Visitation will from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel at Neelyville, followed by a graveside service at 2:30 p.m. at Gum Cemetery near Naylor, Mo...
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Shepard (Steven) Becker
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
Shepard (Steven) Becker, 59, of Fayette and formerly of Columbia, Mo. was unexpectedly called home Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Shepard was born May 8, 1958 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. and spent his childhood in nearby Williamsville with his brothers and sisters on the family farm. ...
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James Maddox
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
GRAVETTE, Ark. -- James "Jim" W. Maddox, 76, of Sulphur Springs Ark., died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Epting Funeral Home in Gravette, located at 209 Second Ave. SW. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Butler Creek Cemetery...
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The welfare state's legacy
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS That the problems of today's black Americans are a result of a legacy of slavery, racial discrimination and poverty has achieved an axiomatic status, thought to be self-evident and beyond question. This is what academics and the civil rights establishment have taught. But as with so much of what's claimed by leftists, there is little evidence to support it...
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Merle Tattersall
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
Merle B. Tattersall, 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Florida, passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Merle, the daughter of the late William and Delia Carroll Bailey, was born Nov. 21, 1927, in Live Oak, Fla. She was of the Baptist faith and had retired after many years as a restaurant owner. Merle enjoyed spending time with her family...
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America's engine slowed by complacency
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- It was an epoch-defining decision to place in Westminster Abbey, among statues of monarchs, priests and poets, a large one of James Watt, inventor of the separate-condenser steam engine. The statue's inscription says Watt ranks among the world's benefactors because he "increased the power of man." The economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey believes this honor, conferred in 1834, signified society's endorsement of the dignity of practical people who apply science for human betterment.. ...
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Trump -- American Gaullist
(Column ~ 09/24/17)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN If a U.S. president calls an adversary "Rocket Man ... on a mission to suicide," and warns his nation may be "totally destroyed," other ideas in his speech will tend to get lost. Which is unfortunate. For buried in Donald Trump's address is a clarion call to reject transnationalism and to re-embrace a world of sovereign nation-states that cherish their independence and unique identities...
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New site to expand number served PB Head Start breaks ground near TRC
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Poplar Bluff Head Start broke ground Thursday at the site of a building which will start serving students in the 2018-2019 school year. The location on Herschel Bess Boulevard will allow the program to provide full day classes to 68 children, said Ann Smith, executive director of the South Central Missouri Community Action Agency...
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Area vets celebrated in photographs Portraits of Patriots
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Charles Hedspeth last wore his Army uniform nearly 50 years ago, following a tour in Vietnam. The Puxico, Mo., veteran donned his Class A uniform again for Patriot Pictures Day at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. The event held Sept. 16 celebrated veterans by snapping photographs of the men and women in uniform and with family, or even playing a few tunes on a favorite banjo...
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Bearcats suffer setback in loss to Caruthersville
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
DEXTER -- There were signs early that Dexter wasn't as focused and there were billboards advertising it late. Down a touchdown at halftime, Dexter physically and mentally wilted in the third quarter while Caruthersville pulled away for a 42-13 win. "One problem fixes all of it, it's about being tough and aggressive," Dexter coach Kevin Goltra said. ...
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Donettes rally twice to edge Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
DONIPHAN -- Madison Eddington doubled and batted in two runs and Timberly Masching was 2 for 3 as the Doniphan softball team rallied twice to beat Cape Central 3-2 on Friday. Kaylee Davis went the distance in the circle to earn the win for the Donettes (13-3). She gave up one earned run and had one strikeout and a walk...
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Sliger, Moeller place in top 10 for Mules
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
ARNOLD, Mo. --Katie Sliger and Katelyn Moeller finished in the top 10 Friday at the Ed White Warrior Invitational while Poplar Bluff's freshmen boys and Junior High girls won team titles. Sliger finished sixth in 20 minutes, 24 seconds while Moeller followed across the finish line in 20:43 for ninth to lead Poplar Bluff, which did not have a team score in the 5,000-meter girls race...
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Unfazed 'Wave roll past state-ranked Indians
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
MALDEN -- Facing a state-ranked team that nearly derailed its perfect season a year ago sounds nerve-wracking for a high school football team that already had one winning streak snapped. None of it seemed to faze Malden. Tray Stevenson ran for 255 yards and four touchdowns and quarterback Mason Brown racked up 255 all-purpose yards as the Green Wave blew past previously unbeaten Hayti 56-32 for a big statement win Friday night at The Swamp...
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Mules overcome red-zone woes for 2nd week
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
Going into Friday night's monster matchup between SEMO North Conference rivals Jackson and Poplar Bluff, it was safe to assume a shootout was on tap. The result, though, was different. The two offenses, which averaged a combined 86.4 points per game entering the contest, amassed 831 total yards of offense but were held to a joint 57 points thanks to some bend-but-don't-break defense in a dramatic, conference title-clinching 29-28 victory for the host Mules...
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