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Dog dragged, then burned alive
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
By LINDA REDEFFER SEMO News Service MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Bollinger County Sheriff's Department is looking for those who reportedly dragged a pit bull dog behind a vehicle, then tied the dog to a pole and set fire to it while it was still alive. According to Sheriff Leo McElrath, the dog was discovered by someone driving on County Road 318 near Marble Hill who spotted its charred body and notified authorities Friday night. ...
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Doniphan teen to be tried for murder
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor DONIPHAN, Mo. -- A Doniphan teenager will stand trial for his alleged role in the murder of an elderly couple found dead inside their burned home. Accompanied by his attorney, Thomas Marshall with the Capital Public Defender's Office, Keith A. Boyles appeared Monday afternoon in a Ripley County courtroom for a preliminary hearing in his case before Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Swindle...
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Arrest in string of car break-ins
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man's alleged use of a stolen credit card Monday morning "broke the case" for authorities as they sought out those responsible for a string of vehicle break-ins in the Township Line Road area...
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Jackson man hits $351K in lottery
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
SEMO News Service A Jackson man claimed the $351,000 Show Me Cash Jackpot on Sunday after buying a winning lottery ticket. Ivan Holloway bought a Show Me Cash ticket on Wednesday and matched all five of the winning numbers on his $1 Quick Pick ticket, according to a Missouri Lottery news release. He didn't mention any plans for the money except using it to pad his retirement...
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Arrest in string of car break-ins
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man's alleged use of a stolen credit card Monday morning "broke the case" for authorities as they sought out those responsible for a string of vehicle break-ins in the Township Line Road area...
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Lady Mules return to final
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Poplar Bluff's decades-long quest for a district title must wait at least two more days. The Lady Mules advanced to the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 final for the fifth time in program history by taking care of third-seeded Jackson 25-14, 25-20 Monday night...
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Jr. Lady Mules split with Doniphan
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/11)
The Poplar Bluff Junior High girls basketball teams split Monday night with Doniphan. The eighth grade Lady Mules won 33-19 while Doniphan won the seventh-grade game 23-22. In the eighth-grade game, Kylee Lutton had eight points and five rebounds to lead Poplar Bluff while Kaitlyn Slaughter had eight points, nine rebounds and two steals...
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Royals, 'Wave advance
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/11)
By DAR STAFF MALDEN -- Three local teams will play in the semifinals of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 tournament after Malden defeated Charleston 25-11, 25-13 and Twin Rivers defeated Caruthersville 25-4, 25-10 Monday in the first round. Top-seeded and defending champion Bloomfield will face Portageville in the first semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and the Lady Green Wave squares off with the Lady Royals at 6 p.m. with the championship to follow...
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Sikeston edges Mules on late first-half goal
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/11)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston won its Senior Night, 1-0, Monday over Poplar Bluff by scoring the lone goal before the first half whistle sounded. The Bulldogs (16-4) netted their goal with 2 minutes and 41 seconds left. "We played pretty good," Poplar Bluff coach Jamie Waddell said. "We had some scoring opportunities in the first half. We should have capitalized early."...
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GOP being needlessly offensive
(Column ~ 10/25/11)
Do the Republican presidential candidates understand the gravity of the moment? In 2012, the nation must choose between inevitable (and possibly abrupt) economic collapse and a return to a modicum of prudence by the federal government. Maybe it's the nature of these cattle call debates, and, surely, it is partly the result of instigation by the liberal press, but viewers watching the last several debates will not come away with a sense of the seriousness of the moment. ...
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Protesters on Wall Street; who are they?
(Column ~ 10/25/11)
By BILL O'REILLY If you believe a column in Newsweek magazine, most of the Occupy Wall Street protesters are just regular folks, people like you and me. Writer Michael Daly puts forth that the demonstrators simply have had enough of an unfair economic system, and what's wrong with that?...
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Jo Ann Wills
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Jo Ann Wills Jo Ann Wills, 52, a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 2, 1959 in Poplar Bluff. She worked at Myrtle's Cafe for many years. She enjoyed sewing and being with friends and family...
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Anita Fears
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Anita Fears ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Anita Fears of Ellington, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.
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Louise Bowman
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Louise Bowman Ellsinore, Mo. -- Louise I. Bowman, 91, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home.
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Paul Weaver
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Paul Weaver ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Paul Floyd Weaver, 86, of Van Buren, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Weaver was born Aug. 4, 1925, in Beal, Mo. He was a member of South Van Buren Baptist Church...
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Richard Mastin
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Richard Mastin Richard Alan Mastin, 47, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.
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Irma Eaton
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Irma Eaton ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Irma H. Eaton, 83, of Arnold, Mo., formerly of Ellsinore, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in South County Nursing Home in Arnold, Mo. Mrs. Eaton was born Oct. 7, 1928, in Han-Muden, Germany. Mrs. Eaton had lived in Arnold, Mo., for the past 43 years and was formerly of Ellsinore. She was a homemaker and was of the Protestant faith. She loved her dogs...
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Ray Shrum
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Ray Shrum ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Ray Shrum, 55, of Ellington, Mo., died on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, near Ellington. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington, Mo.
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Cletis Wilfong
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Cletis Wilfong GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Cletis "Dick" Wilfong, 80, of Lowndes, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Wilfong was born Oct. 20, 1931, at Hiram, Mo. He farmed in the Hiram and Lowndes areas all of his life and was of the Baptist faith...
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Oak Grove Homemakers Club meets
(Community News ~ 10/25/11)
The Oak Grove Homemakers Club met Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the home of Clara Freeman. President Betty Stroud presided. Reba Marion gave thanks for the luncheon. She also presented two devotionals, one on time with the reading of a passage from Ecclesiastes chapter three, and the other devotional was an article by Arthur Gordon read from the Daily Guideposts titled, "Live your life, forget about your age"...
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O'Neal honors student of month
(Community News ~ 10/25/11)
Jaci McLane, daughter of Lance and Ashley McLane, has been named the October Student of the Month at O'Neal Elementary School. This third grader was selected because she is a hard worker and sets very high standards for herself. She is helpful and will try to help her fellow classmates. Jaci doesn't have a favorite subject because she likes them all. Christy Young, her third grade teacher noted Jaci has been on the A honor roll...
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Jerry Morgan
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Jerry Morgan QULIN, Mo. -- Jerry A. Morgan, 69, of Qulin, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Morgan was born Sept. 7, 1942, in Fisk, Mo. He had lived at Fagus, Mo., most of his life and was a member of the Qulin American Legion post. Mr. Morgan served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was an over-the-road truck driver and enjoyed spending time with family and friends...
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Janet Miller
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Janet Miller PIEDMONT, MO. -- Janet F. Miller, 58, of Piedmont, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at her daughter's home near Annapolis, Mo. Mrs. Miller was born July 26, 1953, in St. Louis, Mo., and had lived in the Piedmont area for 15 years. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith...
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Autoimmune disease support group formed
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer As one who lives with three different autoimmune diseases--Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Fibromyalgia and Systemic Scleroderma, Fran Atwell of Poplar Bluff, Mo., understands only too well the importance of a support system...
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Rotary Club gives scholarship to TRC
(Community News ~ 10/25/11)
A local student has received a scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Courtney McGinty of Poplar Bluff has received the Poplar Bluff Rotary Club Scholarship. McGinty is the daughter of James and Teresa McGinty of Poplar Bluff and is a 2011 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. McGinty will be taking general studies courses while at Three Rivers...
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Fisk 5-8th honor roll
(Community News ~ 10/25/11)
The following students were named to the Fisk Middle School Honor Roll for the first quarter of the school year. 5th Grade: Breanna Foulk, Sarah Inman, Chelsie Moore, Jessica Stevenson, Morgan Tyler, Jentri Worley and Joseph Wright. 6th Grade: Jacob Brumley, Shaina Chaffin, Sarah Conner, Olivia Crites, Olivia Douglas, Amanda Dover, Taylor Dugger, Hannah Finley, Catey Hester, Samuel Keller, Kaitlyn Kelley, Alexis Kendle, Bailey Knight, Abbagale Lankford, Faith Lindsay, Antonio Morales, Hannah Phillips, Levi Rice, Besse Sanchez, Kyle Stewart, Chelsie Thornton, Hannah Thurmon, Jasmine Ward, Kayleigh Wilkerson, Brittany Williams, Sarah Wright and Britni Wyrick.. ...
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Ex-meth addict to speak at Ellington
(Community News ~ 10/25/11)
Whole Kids Outreach, the Reynolds County Sheriff's Office and the Ellington Police Department are sponsoring a "Facing the Dragon, The Battle Against Methamphetamine" workshop with nationally known speaker and recovering meth addict David Parnell. The workshop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the multi-purpose room of the First Baptist Church in Ellington...
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Albert Key
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Albert Key MALDEN, Mo. -- Albert Van "Sonny" Key, 69, of Malden, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, in Malden. Mr. Key was born July 20, 1942, in Holcomb, Mo. He was a member of United Methodist Church in Malden. Survivors include his mother, Louise Key of Malden; aunts, uncles, cousins and friends...
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Bonnie Bess
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Bonnie Bess BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Bonnie Lee Bess, 91, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Bess was born April 22, 1920, in Clinton, Ark. She had lived in Bloomfield for many years and attended the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bloomfield...
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Ruth Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Ruth Harris VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Ruth Ann Harris, 77, of St. Peters, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters. Mrs. Harris was born Dec. 1, 1933. She had resided in St. Ann, Mo., and St. Peters for 48 years and was formerly of Van Buren, Mo. ...
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Ruth Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Ruth Harris VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Ruth Harris, 78, of St. Peters, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Peters. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren, Mo. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Aldridge Cemetery in Van Buren...
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Iola Presser
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Iola Presser MALDEN, Mo. -- Mary Iola Presser, 94, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter. Mrs. Presser was born May 26, 1917, in Monette, Ark. She had formerly lived in Malden, Mo. Mrs. Presser was a member of the Church of Christ in Dexter...
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Zada Albee
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Zada Albee ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Zada L. (Sparkman) Albee, 95, of St. Louis, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Mrs. Albee graduated from the Missouri School for the Blind and Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University. She was president of the Missouri Braille Revival League an very active in various organizations for the blind...
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Glonda Baney
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Glonda Baney MALDEN, Mo. -- Glonda Baney, 95, of Clarkton, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.
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Bob Shelton, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Bob Shelton, Sr. VAN BUREN, MO. -- Robert Joseph "Bob" Shelton, Sr., 72, of Van Buren died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 in the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Shelton was born Feb. 11, 1939 in Sparta, Ill. Mr. Shelton had resided in the Van Buren and Piedmont areas since moving here from Chicago, Ill., in 1980. ...
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Lady Mules return to final
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Poplar Bluff's decades-long quest for a district title must wait at least two more days. The Lady Mules advanced to the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 final for the fifth time in program history by taking care of third-seeded Jackson 25-14, 25-20 Monday night...
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GOP being needlessly offensive
(Column ~ 10/25/11)
Do the Republican presidential candidates understand the gravity of the moment? In 2012, the nation must choose between inevitable (and possibly abrupt) economic collapse and a return to a modicum of prudence by the federal government. Maybe it's the nature of these cattle call debates, and, surely, it is partly the result of instigation by the liberal press, but viewers watching the last several debates will not come away with a sense of the seriousness of the moment. ...
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Jo Ann Wills
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Jo Ann Wills Jo Ann Wills, 52, a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 2, 1959 in Poplar Bluff. She worked at Myrtle's Cafe for many years. She enjoyed sewing and being with friends and family...
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Glonda Baney
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Glonda Baney MALDEN, Mo. -- Glonda Baney, 95, of Clarkton, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.
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