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John H. Lewis
(Obituary ~ 05/16/20)
MALDEN — John H. Lewis, 81, of Malden died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 18, at the chapel with Rev. Martin Goode officiating. Burial will follow at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Fire reports - May 16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/16/20)
City firefighters were dispatched at 8:38 p.m. Friday, May 15, for a report of smoke in the area. On arrival, they found a small authorized burn at 1111 Maud St. and told the occupant, Charlie Jones, of the city burn codes, which included a fire havine to be extinguished after dark...
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Police reports - May 16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/16/20)
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 65-year-old woman suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident at 3:33 p.m. Friday, May 15, on Highway 25, one mile south of Malden. According to the report, Debra R. Duck of Parma was operating a 2006 Toyota Rav4 when it travelled off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch...
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Poplar Bluff man charged in Sikeston stabbing death
(Local News ~ 05/16/20)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Charges have been filed in a Sikeston stabbing death. According to a release from Sikeston Department of Public Safety Director Jim McMillen, Joseph B. Cannon, 40, of Poplar Bluff, was charged with second degree murder and armed criminal action...
- Margaret ‘Maggie’ Shelby (Obituary ~ 05/16/20)
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James ‘Buddy’ Blagg
(Obituary ~ 05/16/20)
James Calvin “Buddy” Blagg, 75, of Corning, Arkansas, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, May 18, with a private interment at Coon Island Cemetery in Neelyville, Mo...
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Voters have the power to create a better Poplar Bluff
(Editorial ~ 05/16/20)
The city of Poplar Bluff already expected 2020 to be a tight year. It started January planning to be $300,000 in the red by December, if no further cuts were made after eliminating two positions at the end of 2019. And, that was with a 7% increase in sales tax collections budgeted for the year...
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Voters have the power to create a better Poplar Bluff
(Editorial ~ 05/16/20)
The city of Poplar Bluff already expected 2020 to be a tight year. It started January planning to be $300,000 in the red by December, if no further cuts were made after eliminating two positions at the end of 2019. And, that was with a 7% increase in sales tax collections budgeted for the year...
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