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Hiring event opens doors for those new to the workforce
(Local News ~ 04/27/19)
Area students and businesses spent Friday morning engaged in interviews at Poplar Bluff High School to potentially fill job openings and send people to work. Over 20 students and 11 businesses gathered for the first ever Poplar Bluff Schools Student Hiring Event...
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Downtown BBQ wars return to Poplar Bluff on May 3-4
(Local News ~ 04/27/19)
Competitors Blind Smoke will have the opportunity May 3-4 to defend their title as champions of Downtown Poplar Bluff’s BBQ Street Wars, but they’ll find the field has grown. The second year of the event will include at least double the number of teams, now at 15, said DPB Director Jerrica Fox. Registration is open for the event through 5 p.m. Monday...
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Joe Theismann to headline banquet for 18 FORE Life
(Local News ~ 04/27/19)
On May 31 at the Dexter Elks Lodge 18 FORE Life will hold its 15th annual banquet. Once again it will be headlined by two speakers who will both motivate and inspire those in attendance. Dexter resident Mark Guethle will share the inspirational story of his battle against cancer. Guethle, a 1976 graduate of Dexter High School, and his wife, Sharon, have two sons, Shawn and Chris, and five grandchildren...
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Rep. Billington weighs in on Missouri student free speech bill
(Local News ~ 04/27/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Critics say a Missouri bill aimed at protecting student free speech on college campuses would also chip away at free speech for professors. At issue is a bill by Republican Rep. Dean Dohrman that could be up for a full House vote as early as next week...
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'Numbers are good' for UCAN walk
(Local News ~ 04/27/19)
They came, they walked in love, they remembered and the rain waited. United Cancer Assistance Network Walk Board President Dennis Hanes welcomed the approximately 1,200 people to the eighth annual Sarah Jarboe White UCAN Walk on Saturday at the Danny Bell Cancer Center...
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Crowds enjoy weekend Black Powder Rendezvous, open Sunday too
(Local News ~ 04/27/19)
Living history exhibits, traders row, music, food and more are on tap until dusk tonight at the 41st annual Black Powder Rendezvous. The Old Greenville Recreation Area will open to visitors again from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday for another day of fun. Even with a rainy start to the day Saturday, thousands flooded the area as families enjoyed the popular spring event...
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Poplar Bluff prom kicks off at Black River Coliseum
(Local News ~ 04/27/19)
Poplar Bluff High School Prom is in full swing at the Black River Coliseum. Grand March began at 6 p.m. A full gallery of photos from the event will post later tonight.