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Area voters decide issues
(Local News ~ 11/09/11)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Bond issues for rehabilitation of Arkansas interstate highways and sewage treatment plant improvements at Williamsville, Mo., and Dudley, Mo., were approved by voters Tuesday, but Doniphan voters rejected a sales tax increase...
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Bloomfield museum has 1 of only 3 known original copies
(Local News ~ 11/09/11)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- With tattered edges, slightly faded newsprint, unidentifiable smudges and folds still marked with yellow where Scotch tape once bound the edges, this first printing of the Stars and Stripes newspaper shows its 150 years as today marks the birthday of a military newspaper now more than 50,000 editions strong...
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Vets court blazes trail, changes lives
(Local News ~ 11/09/11)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Billy Williams was finishing up yet another stint in a county jail, this time for violating restrictions of his probation meant to keep him sober, when he was first introduced to the SEMO Veterans Treatment Court Program, the nation's first rural, multijurisdictional veterans court program...
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Bloomfield museum has 1 of only 3 known original copies
(Local News ~ 11/09/11)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- With tattered edges, slightly faded newsprint, unidentifiable smudges and folds still marked with yellow where Scotch tape once bound the edges, this first printing of the Stars and Stripes newspaper shows its 150 years as today marks the birthday of a military newspaper now more than 50,000 editions strong...
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Vets court blazes trail, changes lives
(Local News ~ 11/09/11)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Billy Williams was finishing up yet another stint in a county jail, this time for violating restrictions of his probation meant to keep him sober, when he was first introduced to the SEMO Veterans Treatment Court Program, the nation's first rural, multijurisdictional veterans court program...
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Margaret E. Giovando
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Margaret E. Giovando PIEDMONT, MO. -- Margaret E. Giovando, 88, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at the Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. She was born June 6, 1923 at Caseyville, Mo., and previously lived in St. Louis, Mo., where she worked for Famous-Barr. ...
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Lady Raiders motor through Rend Lake
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/11)
INA, Ill. -- In their first game without their starting point guard Dennisha Rice, Three Rivers didn't miss a beat Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders got off to a double-digit lead early and cruised to an 87-40 win at Rend Lake College. "It was a good win," Three Rivers coach Jeff Walk said. "We came out and recovered from a pretty hard loss on Saturday and made shots...
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McCoy's Scrap Processing
(Business ~ 11/09/11)
By JOHN WILLEY Staff Writer The fluctuating economy "has really affected prices. You've got to watch it every day," said Peggy McCoy, who describes her job title as "errand lady." The scrap metal market is up and down every day. "The number of brokers you deal with, the better it is for business," she said of companies to which her business sells scrap metal. ...
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Technique developed at PBRMC Ziomek lectures national group on new heart surgery
(Local News ~ 11/09/11)
Dr. Stanley Ziomek and the heart surgery program at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center recently received national recognition from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Ziomek was asked by the ACS Scientific Exhibits Program to present on the outstanding results of the new and advanced heart surgery technique, Beating Heart Surgery, used at PBRMC. ...
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The wonders of America
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/09/11)
To the Editor: While traveling through many states in our country, a thought struck me. I remember reading about a group of people who were wanting to change our national anthem to a different song. The song, "America, the Beautiful," was mentioned. I certainly would not be in favor of changing our traditional "Star-Spangled Banner." If it is ever changed, I think, "America, the Beautiful," would be appropriate...
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Abdicating moral principles
(Column ~ 11/09/11)
By MONA CHAREN My high school, sophomore son was grumbling as he read his world history textbook. He pointed me to this paragraph about the encounter between European and Mesoamerican civilizations. "The American Indian societies had many religious ideas and practices that shocked Christian observers, and aspects of their social and familial arrangements clashed with European sensibilities . . ."...
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E. Carter Pack starts Scouting for Food drive
(Community News ~ 11/09/11)
E. Carter Pack starts Scouting for Food drive East Carter Boy Scouts Pack and Troop 467 will be "Scouting for Food" this month, hanging plastic bags on doorknobs or gates after school Thursday and Friday or Saturday morning (depending on their group and schedule) to collect non-perishable boxes and cans of food. Put food donations in the bags and hang onto your doorknob or gate by 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, to be picked up by the same boys who dropped them off...
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Jackie Conner
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Jackie Conner DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Jackie Wayne Conner, 67, of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Conner was born March 7, 1944, in Alton, Mo. He had served in the U.S. Army and was disabled...
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Bill Shaver
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Bill Shaver DEXTER, Mo. -- Bill Shaver, 62, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston, Texas. He was born on Jan. 9, 1949, in Grayridge, Mo. Mr. Shaver was a former member of the Missouri Army National Guard, a truck driver for Allied Alliance Systems and a 1967 graduate of Dexter Senior High School...
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Bobby Joe
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Bobby Joe Dennington MALDEN, Mo. -- Bobby Joe Dennington, 54, of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Dennington was born Sept. 2, 1957, at Dexter, Mo. He was a member of Four Mile Lodge No. 212 Masonic Lodge, Campbell, Mo...
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Myrl Hastings
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Myrl Hastings Myrl L. Hastings, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday at her daughter's house in Ballwin, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.
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Giles Chilton
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Giles Chilton VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Giles Benton Chilton, 66, of Van Buren died Nov. 7, 2011, at his residence. He was born May 12, 1945, in Bonne Terre, Mo. Giles was a lifetime resident of Van Buren where he owned and operated his plumbing business "The Handy Man". He was a member of the United Methodist Church. He enjoyed riding horses, fishing and gigging on Current River. He was an avid genealogist. Giles loved spending time with family and friends...
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Glen Williams
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Glen Williams Glenon R. "Glen" Williams, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Williams was born July 24, 1928 in St. Louis, Mo. He was of the Protestant faith and had retired as an electrician for the McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Co., in St. ...
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Dr. William
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Dr. William Jackson Dr. William C. Jackson Jr., 87, a prominent retired dentist of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff...
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Wilber Vandergriff
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Wilber Vandergriff GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Wilber Eugene "Gene" Vandergriff, 79, of Silva, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at his residence. He was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Greenville, Mo., son of the late Wilbur Howell Vandergriff and the late Grace Ellen French...
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Norman Murray
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Norman Murray DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Norman Harold Murray, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at The Cedargate nursing center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Murray, son of Frank and Effie (Link) Murray, was born March 20, 1927, in Doniphan. He was a sawmiller and auctioneer. Mr. Murray enjoyed coon hunting, horseback riding and telling stories. He was a member of Simpson Creek General Baptist Church...
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Rose Griffith
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Rose Griffith Rose Marie Griffith, 61, of Williamsville, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Griffith was born Aug. 27, 1950, in Milwaukee, Wis. She was a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Griffith was also an ordained minister and worked with the Friends Ministry, helping provide food for people in need. She enjoyed spending time with her family and reaching out to others...
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Gabriel Christian Frey
(Births ~ 11/09/11)
Jolene Dee Fowler and Matthew Charles Barton of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen the name Gabriel Christian Frey for their 6-pound, 9-ounce son born at 12:44 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center's Family Birth Place in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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Wilber
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Wilber Vandergriff GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Wilber Eugene "Gene" Vandergriff, 79, of Silva, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at his residence. He was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Greenville, Mo., son of the late Wilbur Howell Vandergriff and the late Grace Ellen French...
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2 blood drives in PB this wek
(Community News ~ 11/09/11)
2 blood drives in PB this week Two blood drives will be held in Poplar Bluff, Mo., this week. They include: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 -- Three Rivers Community College, 2080 Three Rivers Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Mo. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 -- Three Rivers Community College, 2080 Three Rivers Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Mo...
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David Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
David Buchanan David Lee Buchanan, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at his residence as the result of a house fire. Mr. Buchanan was born March 27, 1958 in Poplar Bluff, and had worked as a construction worker. Survivors include a brother, Steven Buchanan of Fair Grove, Mo.; an uncle, Clyde Buchanan of Poplar Bluff and numerous cousins...
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Drysdale receives scholarship to TRC
(Community News ~ 11/09/11)
Mark Drysdale of Harviell, Mo., has received the Norman Gamblin Memorial Scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Drysdale is the son of Charles and Carla Drysdale of Harviell and is a 2010 high school graduate. Drysdale plans to earn an Associate of Arts degree in business administration from Three Rivers...
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Wilbur Vandergriff
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Wilbur Vandergriff GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Wilbur Eugene "Gene" Vandergriff of Silva, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at his residence. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at New Hope General Baptist Church in Silva. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery...
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Wilber Vandergriff
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Wilber Vandergriff GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Wilber Eugene "Gene" Vandergriff, 79, of Silva, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at his residence. He was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Greenville, Mo., son of the late Wilbur Howell Vandergriff and the late Grace Ellen French...
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David Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
David Buchanan David Lee Buchanan, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at his residence as the result of a house fire. Mr. Buchanan was born March 27, 1958 in Poplar Bluff, and had worked as a construction worker. Survivors include a brother, Steven Buchanan of Fair Grove, Mo.; an uncle, Clyde Buchanan of Poplar Bluff and numerous cousins...
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Gabriel Christian Frey
(Births ~ 11/09/11)
Jolene Dee Fowler and Matthew Charles Barton of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen the name Gabriel Christian Frey for their 6-pound, 9-ounce son born at 12:44 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center's Family Birth Place in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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2 blood drives in PB this wek
(Community News ~ 11/09/11)
2 blood drives in PB this week Two blood drives will be held in Poplar Bluff, Mo., this week. They include: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 -- Three Rivers Community College, 2080 Three Rivers Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Mo. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 -- Three Rivers Community College, 2080 Three Rivers Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Mo...
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Wilber
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Wilber Vandergriff GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Wilber Eugene "Gene" Vandergriff, 79, of Silva, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at his residence. He was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Greenville, Mo., son of the late Wilbur Howell Vandergriff and the late Grace Ellen French...
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Rose Griffith
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Rose Griffith Rose Marie Griffith, 61, of Williamsville, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Griffith was born Aug. 27, 1950, in Milwaukee, Wis. She was a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Griffith was also an ordained minister and worked with the Friends Ministry, helping provide food for people in need. She enjoyed spending time with her family and reaching out to others...
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Dr. William
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Dr. William Jackson Dr. William C. Jackson Jr., 87, a prominent retired dentist of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff...
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Jackie Conner
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Jackie Conner DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Jackie Wayne Conner, 67, of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Conner was born March 7, 1944, in Alton, Mo. He had served in the U.S. Army and was disabled...
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Bill Shaver
(Obituary ~ 11/09/11)
Bill Shaver DEXTER, Mo. -- Bill Shaver, 62, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston, Texas. He was born on Jan. 9, 1949, in Grayridge, Mo. Mr. Shaver was a former member of the Missouri Army National Guard, a truck driver for Allied Alliance Systems and a 1967 graduate of Dexter Senior High School...
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E. Carter Pack starts Scouting for Food drive
(Community News ~ 11/09/11)
E. Carter Pack starts Scouting for Food drive East Carter Boy Scouts Pack and Troop 467 will be "Scouting for Food" this month, hanging plastic bags on doorknobs or gates after school Thursday and Friday or Saturday morning (depending on their group and schedule) to collect non-perishable boxes and cans of food. Put food donations in the bags and hang onto your doorknob or gate by 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, to be picked up by the same boys who dropped them off...
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Abdicating moral principles
(Column ~ 11/09/11)
By MONA CHAREN My high school, sophomore son was grumbling as he read his world history textbook. He pointed me to this paragraph about the encounter between European and Mesoamerican civilizations. "The American Indian societies had many religious ideas and practices that shocked Christian observers, and aspects of their social and familial arrangements clashed with European sensibilities . . ."...
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Technique developed at PBRMC Ziomek lectures national group on new heart surgery
(Local News ~ 11/09/11)
Dr. Stanley Ziomek and the heart surgery program at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center recently received national recognition from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Ziomek was asked by the ACS Scientific Exhibits Program to present on the outstanding results of the new and advanced heart surgery technique, Beating Heart Surgery, used at PBRMC. ...
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McCoy's Scrap Processing
(Business ~ 11/09/11)
By JOHN WILLEY Staff Writer The fluctuating economy "has really affected prices. You've got to watch it every day," said Peggy McCoy, who describes her job title as "errand lady." The scrap metal market is up and down every day. "The number of brokers you deal with, the better it is for business," she said of companies to which her business sells scrap metal. ...
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Drysdale receives scholarship to TRC
(Community News ~ 11/09/11)
Mark Drysdale of Harviell, Mo., has received the Norman Gamblin Memorial Scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Drysdale is the son of Charles and Carla Drysdale of Harviell and is a 2010 high school graduate. Drysdale plans to earn an Associate of Arts degree in business administration from Three Rivers...
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