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Street crew spots it at 5th & Valley Grenade is found
(Local News ~ 10/13/11)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A discovery by a Poplar Bluff Street Department crew clearing a street right-of-way Wednesday afternoon necessitated a bomb disposal team being called to remove a hand grenade. "We were just cutting brush back from a street right-of-way, and as they were picking up the brush, they saw (the grenade) laying in there," explained Jeremy Grable, street department superintendent...
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At Malden Hot chili and cool cars Sat.
(Local News ~ 10/13/11)
By COURTNEY LUKE SEMO News Service MALDEN, Mo. - If you like your chili hot and your cars cool, then you have no better place to be on Saturday, Oct. 15 than in downtown Malden, Mo. for the annual "Hot Chili-Cool Cars" celebration. The Malden Chamber of Commerce, along with chamber director Brenda Williams said the day will be full of fun events and good food...
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For 8th Dist. congressman Piedmont man announces run
(Local News ~ 10/13/11)
Devin Wymore, 24, of Piedmont, Mo., has declared his intention to run as an independent for Missouri's 8th Congressional District. Since Wymore is running as an independent, he will have to gather approximately 4,000 signatures before making it on the ballot next November. He must have his petitions turned into the Missouri Secretary of State's office by July 30, 2012...
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For 8th Dist. congressman Piedmont man announces run
(Local News ~ 10/13/11)
Devin Wymore, 24, of Piedmont, Mo., has declared his intention to run as an independent for Missouri's 8th Congressional District. Since Wymore is running as an independent, he will have to gather approximately 4,000 signatures before making it on the ballot next November. He must have his petitions turned into the Missouri Secretary of State's office by July 30, 2012...
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Clearwater gets tough sweep of Twin Rivers
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/11)
PIEDMONT -- Self-admittedly, the Clearwater volleyball team didn't play a very good match Tuesday night. But when the Lady Tigers needed to, they got the job done over Twin Rivers. Clearwater got down in each game against the Lady Royals but had enough in them to earn its 20th win of the season with a 25-18, 25-21 sweep...
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Eagles hold off Dora in 7th
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/11)
NAYLOR -- With one pitch, the Naylor Lady Eagles went from an atmosphere of tension to elation on Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Eagles stranded Dora runners at second and third when pitcher Ericka Engelman struck out the final batter swinging as Naylor held on to win 3-2 the MSHSAA Class 1 playoff...
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Mules host Jackson to open district play
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/11)
Wipe away those 1-6 records, Poplar Bluff and Jackson, it's district time. The season starts anew for football teams around the state as the district playoffs begins Friday when the Mules host the Indians at Morrow Stadium. "We had a talk about it yesterday, about the same thing I tell them every year," Mules coach Mark Barousse said. "The seniors have seven or eight practices left and some of you will be done forever...
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Lady Redbirds rally, earn first playoff victory
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/11)
East Carter finally had some fun in the MSHSAA playoffs. Kelen Smith gave up just two hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the sixth as the Lady Redbirds beat St. Pius X of Festus, 2-1, in a rainy Class 2 playoff at Rains Field. "We really wanted to do it for Coach (Angie) Bowman," East Carter senior Lindsay Crowley said. "We've just always fell a little bit short...
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Clearwater gets tough sweep of Twin Rivers
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/11)
PIEDMONT -- Self-admittedly, the Clearwater volleyball team didn't play a very good match Tuesday night. But when the Lady Tigers needed to, they got the job done over Twin Rivers. Clearwater got down in each game against the Lady Royals but had enough in them to earn its 20th win of the season with a 25-18, 25-21 sweep...
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High PSA test? To screen or not screen
(Local News ~ 10/13/11)
By S.D.MADDURI M.D., Urology Dept. NorthWest Clinic, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center "Healthy men should no longer receive a P.S.A. (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test to screen for prostate cancer because the test does not save lives overall and often leads to more tests and treatments that needlessly cause pain, impotence and incontinence in many," according to the draft recommendation by the United States Preventive services Task Force. ...
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GOP sweep will cure woes? Wrong!
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/13/11)
To the Editor, Thank you for publishing, "Whose country is it anyway?" by Patrick J. Buchanan! Has he switched parties? If not, he has definitely backed away from blaming Obama for everything. Mr. Buchanan did the right thing by going to the heart of the matter instead of repeating GOP and Tea Party rhetoric. What is the heart of the matter? It's not Obama policy. It's outsourcing, illegal immigration, and the tax code...
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Steve Jobs: Unwanted child?
(Column ~ 10/13/11)
By MONA CHAREN Amid the expressions of grief at the passing of one of America's greatest innovators -- Steve Jobs -- one offhand comment by someone on CNN was jarring. Describing his brilliance, his inventiveness, his business genius and his inspired leadership, one host added, "And his parents didn't want him! They gave him up for adoption, if you can believe that!"...
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Agencies vary on ATV use restrictions
(Outdoors ~ 10/13/11)
By JOHN PRATT Mo. Dept. of Conservation Many times conservation agents are asked questions relating to the use of ATVs on public property. ATVs, or all-terrain vehicles, are a class of motor vehicles designed for off road use in generally harsh terrain. ...
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Dutch oven cooking is easy and nostalgic
(Outdoors ~ 10/13/11)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor From the time America's first settlers traversed the continent, people have been cooking with cast iron Dutch ovens. That history is part of the reason Patterson, Mo.'s, James Gracey has become such a fan of cooking using the method...
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Some hummingbirds still in the area
(Outdoors ~ 10/13/11)
All the hummingbirds haven't left Southeast Missouri. One reader notified me last Sunday she had three that were still around. Then Sunday afternoon, I had over a dozen visits from various birds. Probably, some of the birds that came in to eat were coming back for dessert. Anyway, they were back in force on Sunday...
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George Barks
(Obituary ~ 10/13/11)
George Barks DEXTER, Mo. - George Barks, 69, of Dexter died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Barks was born on Jan. 13, 1942. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...
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Blood drives set
(Community News ~ 10/13/11)
Blood drives set Red Cross blood drives are scheduled at the following Poplar Bluff area locations: 2-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 -- Bootheel Youth Museum, Malden, Mo. 12:30 - 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 -- Greenville High School Greenville, Mo. This blood drive is sponsored by Greenville High School National Honor Society. All presenting donors will receive a complimentary specially designed American Red Cross T-shirt...
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Jesse Lawrence Patterson
(Births ~ 10/13/11)
Eric and Cindy Patterson of Poplar Bluff, Mo. have chosen the name Jesse Lawrence Patterson for their 7-pound, 9.8-ounce son born at 5:03 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Grandparents are Bruce and Loretta Yarbo of Poplar Bluff and Max and Sherrie Patterson of Fisk, Mo. The great-grandmother is Lillian Kirk of Fisk...
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Warnie Whitener
(Obituary ~ 10/13/11)
Warnie Whitener Warnie Yuell Whitener, 73, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Fairdealing, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Whitener was born Dec. 26, 1937 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and had retired from the U.S. Air Force where he served in the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Whitener later worked for the Poplar Bluff Housing Authority...
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Sammie Losh
(Obituary ~ 10/13/11)
Sammie Losh Sammie Mike Losh, 64, of Fisk, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Losh was born Feb. 6, 1948 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a farmer and lifetime resident of Butler County. He was a member of the Faith Community Church in Dudley, Mo. He enjoyed the outdoors hunting and fishing, and traveling...
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Norman Thomas Bounds
(Obituary ~ 10/13/11)
Norman Thomas Bounds DOTHAN, Ala. -- Norman Thomas Bounds, 83, of Dothan, Ala., died Tuesday Oct. 11, 2011, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center of leukemia. Mr. Bounds was born Feb. 25, 1928, at Griffithville, Ark., and lived the early part of his life there. He was an Army veteran and attended the former Missouri Baptist College at Poplar Bluff, Mo., where he played basketball. He later graduated from Gradwohl Medical Technology School in St. Louis, Mo...
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Sweet potatoes can be confusing
(Features ~ 10/13/11)
Sweet potatoes can be confusing. Did you know that a sweet potato is not related to the potato? It belongs to a different family of plants and is the cousin of the morning glory plant. Sweet potatoes are also confused with yams. Actually the yam is starchier and doesn't have as much flavor. Now is the time to find this nutritious veggie at local markets and stores...
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At next NSDAR meeting 'The Black Robed Regiment' program
(Community News ~ 10/13/11)
Poplar Bluff Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will host a program on "The Black Robed Regiment" at its Oct. 13 meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the West Side Church of God, corner of Channon Drive and Barron Road. The Rev. Josh Reasons will be presenting the program, which examines the influence of courageous and thoughtful colonial ministers and how they affected the unfolding developments in our nation's very early history...
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High PSA test? To screen or not screen
(Local News ~ 10/13/11)
By S.D.MADDURI M.D., Urology Dept. NorthWest Clinic, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center "Healthy men should no longer receive a P.S.A. (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test to screen for prostate cancer because the test does not save lives overall and often leads to more tests and treatments that needlessly cause pain, impotence and incontinence in many," according to the draft recommendation by the United States Preventive services Task Force. ...
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Blood drives set
(Community News ~ 10/13/11)
Blood drives set Red Cross blood drives are scheduled at the following Poplar Bluff area locations: 2-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 -- Bootheel Youth Museum, Malden, Mo. 12:30 - 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 -- Greenville High School Greenville, Mo. This blood drive is sponsored by Greenville High School National Honor Society. All presenting donors will receive a complimentary specially designed American Red Cross T-shirt...
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Jesse Lawrence Patterson
(Births ~ 10/13/11)
Eric and Cindy Patterson of Poplar Bluff, Mo. have chosen the name Jesse Lawrence Patterson for their 7-pound, 9.8-ounce son born at 5:03 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Grandparents are Bruce and Loretta Yarbo of Poplar Bluff and Max and Sherrie Patterson of Fisk, Mo. The great-grandmother is Lillian Kirk of Fisk...
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Sweet potatoes can be confusing
(Features ~ 10/13/11)
Sweet potatoes can be confusing. Did you know that a sweet potato is not related to the potato? It belongs to a different family of plants and is the cousin of the morning glory plant. Sweet potatoes are also confused with yams. Actually the yam is starchier and doesn't have as much flavor. Now is the time to find this nutritious veggie at local markets and stores...
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At next NSDAR meeting 'The Black Robed Regiment' program
(Community News ~ 10/13/11)
Poplar Bluff Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will host a program on "The Black Robed Regiment" at its Oct. 13 meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the West Side Church of God, corner of Channon Drive and Barron Road. The Rev. Josh Reasons will be presenting the program, which examines the influence of courageous and thoughtful colonial ministers and how they affected the unfolding developments in our nation's very early history...
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