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A bad week for R-1 buses
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
9 students taken to ER on Thursday By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Nine students from the Poplar Bluff School District were transported by ambulance following a bus accident Thursday afternoon on Route NN, but none were seriously injured, school officials say...
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City: Too many invalid names
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor City Attorney Wally Duncan contends 1,193 of the signatures on Brian Becker's petition to have a vote on the open access issue are invalid, but the semo.net owner maintains they should not have been invalidated...
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R-1 projects: 1 under, 1 over budget
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer With almost $9.1 million spent on two projects, a major renovation at Poplar Bluff School District's junior high came in about 8 percent over budget and construction of a new kindergarten center was more than 4 percent under budget...
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Guilty on all counts
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A federal jury deliberated 90 minutes Thursday before convicting a Poplar Bluff, Mo., man of multiple drug-related felonies, including conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. The jury began its deliberations after hearing nearly two full days of testimony from 17 witnesses for the government in the case against Michael Joe "Buster" Wells, according to Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Willis...
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Area soldier killed
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
A soldier from Brownwood in northern Stoddard County has been comfirmed killed in Afghanistan. James and Cheri Burnett of Brownwood were notified Wednesday night by U.S. Army officials of the death of their son, James Burnett Jr. No other details of the death were immediately available...
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City: Too many invalid names
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor City Attorney Wally Duncan contends 1,193 of the signatures on Brian Becker's petition to have a vote on the open access issue are invalid, but the semo.net owner maintains they should not have been invalidated...
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R-1 projects: 1 under, 1 over budget
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer With almost $9.1 million spent on two projects, a major renovation at Poplar Bluff School District's junior high came in about 8 percent over budget and construction of a new kindergarten center was more than 4 percent under budget...
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A bad week for R-1 buses
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
9 students taken to ER on Thursday By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Nine students from the Poplar Bluff School District were transported by ambulance following a bus accident Thursday afternoon on Route NN, but none were seriously injured, school officials say...
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Guilty on all counts
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A federal jury deliberated 90 minutes Thursday before convicting a Poplar Bluff, Mo., man of multiple drug-related felonies, including conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. The jury began its deliberations after hearing nearly two full days of testimony from 17 witnesses for the government in the case against Michael Joe "Buster" Wells, according to Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Willis...
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Area soldier killed
(Local News ~ 11/18/11)
A soldier from Brownwood in northern Stoddard County has been comfirmed killed in Afghanistan. James and Cheri Burnett of Brownwood were notified Wednesday night by U.S. Army officials of the death of their son, James Burnett Jr. No other details of the death were immediately available...
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Jackson coach to resign
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/11)
JACKSON -- The Jackson High School football banquet typically provides a final opportunity to celebrate accomplishments and give a final farewell to seniors. Jackson football coach Van Hitt joined in with his own farewell Thursday night, telling the crowd of players, parents, students and boosters that he had coached his last football game after being asked to resign earlier this week...
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The 2011 elections: Split decision
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- The 2011 off-year elections are a warning to Republicans. The 2010 party is over. 2012 will be a struggle. To be sure, Tuesday was not exactly the Democrats' night. They did enjoy one big victory, repeal of government-worker reform in Ohio. But elsewhere, they barely held their own. The bigger news was the absence of any major Republican trend. The great Republican resurgence of 2009-10 has slowed to a crawl...
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Giving thanks for the gift of family, friends
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
By SHARON RANDALL Scripps Howard News Service Traditions are like the people who try to keep them: Sooner or later, like it or not, they change. Growing up, I spent most Thanksgivings at the home of my grandparents eating ham (not turkey), green beans (not broccoli), candied yams (not mashed potatoes), pecan pie (not pumpkin, and never apple) and chasing my squirrelly cousins around the house...
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A brand new world beckons
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
By MONA CHAREN "The Little Cellist" is a brightly colored, chipper website aimed at children. There, you can find clips of Julian Lloyd Webber playing "The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saans, as well as quizzes, links to orchestra websites and assorted games for budding musicians. ...
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Homemakers elect officers
(Community News ~ 11/18/11)
The Oak Grove Homemakers Club met Wednesday at the home of Reba Marion for a noon luncheon. Mary Thurman gave thanks for the meal. Marion presented a devotional on the subject of thankfulness by reading I Thessalonians 5:8 and Psalms 136. Roll call was the memory of a family tradition answered by nine members. Betty Stroud, president, presided over the business meeting. Jean Mansfield read the secretary's report. Helen Birdsong gave the treasurer's report and also won the door prize...
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Bill McKinney
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Bill McKinney CORNING, Ark. -- Bill McKinney, 69, of Corning, Ark., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Ark. Mr. McKinney was a farmer and served in National Guard during the Vietnam era. He was a member of the Lion's Club, associate member of American Legion, and Masons. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working with cattle, and spending time with family and friends...
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Wylie
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Wylie Joe Colbert CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Wylie Joe Colbert Sr., 64, of Campbell, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Colbert was born on April 13, 1947, in Piggott, Ark. He was a member and Elder of the Shepherd's Chapel Church in Gravette, Ark...
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Burl Shaw
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Burl Shaw MALDEN, Mo. -- Burl Chester Shaw, 84, of Melbourne, Fla., died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Palm Bay, Fla. The son of David W. Shaw Sr., and Cecil Lambert Shaw, he was born April 12, 1927, in Parma, Mo. Mr. Shaw was a machinist for McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis, Mo...
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Edward McRoy
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Edward McRoy BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Edward Dallas McRoy, 82, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at his residence. He was born on Aug. 24, 1929, in Bloomfield. Mr. McRoy was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as an airplane mechanic during the Korean War. He was a retired truck driver and had served as a city alderman for Bloomfield in 1990...
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Diana Lawson
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Diana Lawson PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Diana C. Lawson, 60, of Piedmont, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born Nov. 5, 1951, at Piedmont and was a member of Harvest Baptist Church. Mrs. Lawson received an associate degree in Business from Three Rivers College and operated L&L Minit Mart and Aunt B's Restaurant in Piedmont. She also worked for Ross Oil Corp., and previously worked for Ross Ford and Brown Shoe Co. in Piedmont...
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Glenn Clayburn
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Glenn Clayburn Glenn Clayburn, 52, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.
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John Hand
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
John Hand PIEDMONT, Mo. -- John G. Hand, 74, of Patterson, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Hand was born Aug. 11, 1937, in the Kyle community near Patterson to the late Owen Hand and the late June (Meador) Hand. He spent his early childhood on the farm...
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Billy Collins
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Billy Collins BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Billy Andrew Collins, 80, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. He was born in the state of Louisiana on Oct. 7, 1931. After the death of his father when Mr. Collins was seven or eight years old, his family returned to Advance, Mo., and he lived in the Advance and Bloomfield area the remainder of his life. He worked on a farm in the Avert, Mo. area...
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Jamie Downing
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Jamie Downing Jamie L. Downing, 54, of Williamsville, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.
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Valencia Ibarra
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Valencia Ibarra ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Valencia Y. Ibarra, 51, of St. Louis, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 16, 1960, in St. Louis. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Surviving are her husband, David Ibarra; three daughters, Chantel Smith, Alisha Smith and Belinda Smith; and a grandson...
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Norman Victery
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Norman Victery A memorial service for Norman Eugene Victery, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Victery died Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at his residence in Poplar Bluff, Mo...
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The 2011 elections: Split decision
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- The 2011 off-year elections are a warning to Republicans. The 2010 party is over. 2012 will be a struggle. To be sure, Tuesday was not exactly the Democrats' night. They did enjoy one big victory, repeal of government-worker reform in Ohio. But elsewhere, they barely held their own. The bigger news was the absence of any major Republican trend. The great Republican resurgence of 2009-10 has slowed to a crawl...
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Superman caper lands thief in prison
(Community News ~ 11/18/11)
By JIM SUHR Associated Press GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) -- Mike Meyer was nervous about letting an obsessed acquaintance anywhere near his sprawling collection of Superman treasures. When the man finally talked his way into his home, Meyer got a real-life lesson in truth, justice and the American way...
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A brand new world beckons
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
"The Little Cellist" is a brightly colored, chipper website aimed at children. There, you can find clips of Julian Lloyd Webber playing "The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saans, as well as quizzes, links to orchestra websites and assorted games for budding musicians. ...
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Giving thanks for the gift of family, friends
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
Traditions are like the people who try to keep them: Sooner or later, like it or not, they change. Growing up, I spent most Thanksgivings at the home of my grandparents eating ham (not turkey), green beans (not broccoli), candied yams (not mashed potatoes), pecan pie (not pumpkin, and never apple) and chasing my squirrelly cousins around the house...
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Tammy
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Tammy Smith-Daves Tammy Smith-Daves, 46, of Dexter, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born on June 28, 1965 in St. Charles, Ill. She was a member of Calvary Community Church...
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Diana Lawson -- Piedmont, Mo.
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Diana Lawson -- Piedmont, Mo. Edward McRoy -- Bloomfield, Mo. Valencia Ibarra -- St. Louis, Mo. Burl Shaw -- Melbourne, Fla. Norman Victery -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Billy Collins -- Bloomfield, Mo. Wylie Colbert Sr. -- Campbell, Mo. Jamie Downing -- Williamsville, Mo...
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Superman caper lands thief in prison
(Community News ~ 11/18/11)
By JIM SUHR Associated Press GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) -- Mike Meyer was nervous about letting an obsessed acquaintance anywhere near his sprawling collection of Superman treasures. When the man finally talked his way into his home, Meyer got a real-life lesson in truth, justice and the American way...
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A brand new world beckons
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
"The Little Cellist" is a brightly colored, chipper website aimed at children. There, you can find clips of Julian Lloyd Webber playing "The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saans, as well as quizzes, links to orchestra websites and assorted games for budding musicians. ...
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Giving thanks for the gift of family, friends
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
Traditions are like the people who try to keep them: Sooner or later, like it or not, they change. Growing up, I spent most Thanksgivings at the home of my grandparents eating ham (not turkey), green beans (not broccoli), candied yams (not mashed potatoes), pecan pie (not pumpkin, and never apple) and chasing my squirrelly cousins around the house...
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John Hand
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
John Hand PIEDMONT, Mo. -- John G. Hand, 74, of Patterson, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Hand was born Aug. 11, 1937, in the Kyle community near Patterson to the late Owen Hand and the late June (Meador) Hand. He spent his early childhood on the farm...
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Diana Lawson
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Diana Lawson PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Diana C. Lawson, 60, of Piedmont, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born Nov. 5, 1951, at Piedmont and was a member of Harvest Baptist Church. Mrs. Lawson received an associate degree in Business from Three Rivers College and operated L&L Minit Mart and Aunt B's Restaurant in Piedmont. She also worked for Ross Oil Corp., and previously worked for Ross Ford and Brown Shoe Co. in Piedmont...
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Burl Shaw
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Burl Shaw MALDEN, Mo. -- Burl Chester Shaw, 84, of Melbourne, Fla., died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Palm Bay, Fla. The son of David W. Shaw Sr., and Cecil Lambert Shaw, he was born April 12, 1927, in Parma, Mo. Mr. Shaw was a machinist for McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis, Mo...
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Bill McKinney
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Bill McKinney CORNING, Ark. -- Bill McKinney, 69, of Corning, Ark., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Ark. Mr. McKinney was a farmer and served in National Guard during the Vietnam era. He was a member of the Lion's Club, associate member of American Legion, and Masons. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working with cattle, and spending time with family and friends...
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Wylie
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Wylie Joe Colbert CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Wylie Joe Colbert Sr., 64, of Campbell, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Colbert was born on April 13, 1947, in Piggott, Ark. He was a member and Elder of the Shepherd's Chapel Church in Gravette, Ark...
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Giving thanks for the gift of family, friends
(Column ~ 11/18/11)
By SHARON RANDALL Scripps Howard News Service Traditions are like the people who try to keep them: Sooner or later, like it or not, they change. Growing up, I spent most Thanksgivings at the home of my grandparents eating ham (not turkey), green beans (not broccoli), candied yams (not mashed potatoes), pecan pie (not pumpkin, and never apple) and chasing my squirrelly cousins around the house...
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Diana Lawson -- Piedmont, Mo.
(Obituary ~ 11/18/11)
Diana Lawson -- Piedmont, Mo. Edward McRoy -- Bloomfield, Mo. Valencia Ibarra -- St. Louis, Mo. Burl Shaw -- Melbourne, Fla. Norman Victery -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Billy Collins -- Bloomfield, Mo. Wylie Colbert Sr. -- Campbell, Mo. Jamie Downing -- Williamsville, Mo...
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