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Area school performance 11 of 14 school districts exceed the state average
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Recently released annual performance reports for 14 area schools show that 11 districts met or exceeded the state average in communication arts and math testing for grades third through fifth, grades sixth through eighth and end of course exams in Algebra I and English II...
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Neelyville Bd. raises tax levy
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer After a proposed $0.275 tax levy for school improvements failed Aug. 7, the Neelyville R-IV school board approved a $3.03 per $100 tax rate at Monday night's meeting, a 24 cent increase over last year's rate of $2.7891...
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Only half of 1 percent receive this accreditation PBPD gets CALEA award
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Police Chief Ray Johnson of Chesterfield, Mo., presented the Poplar Bluff Police Department with a certificate of accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies during the Poplar Bluff City Council meeting Monday night...
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Petition seeks strong management plan for Scenic river-ways
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A coalition of environmental groups will present more than 4,400 signatures today to the National Park Service (NPS) in Washington, D.C., asking for a strong management plan of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, which includes the Current and Jacks Fork rivers...
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Perkins closes doors Sunday
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By BARBARA HORTON News Editor The closure of Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, 2121 N. Westwood Blvd., Sunday night is being blamed on the downturn in the economy. Customers, as well as the 32 people employed by the eatery, were surprised to learn it was closing immediately. The restaurant and GuestHouse International Hotel are both owned by Dr. and Mrs. Alex Hoja of Poplar Bluff, Mo. The hotel will remain open, but presently there are no plans for the food service area...
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Perkins closes doors Sunday
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By BARBARA HORTON News Editor The closure of Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, 2121 N. Westwood Blvd., Sunday night is being blamed on the downturn in the economy. Customers, as well as the 32 people employed by the eatery, were surprised to learn it was closing immediately. The restaurant and GuestHouse International Hotel are both owned by Dr. and Mrs. Alex Hoja of Poplar Bluff, Mo. The hotel will remain open, but presently there are no plans for the food service area...
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Petition seeks strong management plan for Scenic river-ways
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A coalition of environmental groups will present more than 4,400 signatures today to the National Park Service (NPS) in Washington, D.C., asking for a strong management plan of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, which includes the Current and Jacks Fork rivers...
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Neelyville Bd. raises tax levy
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer After a proposed $0.275 tax levy for school improvements failed Aug. 7, the Neelyville R-IV school board approved a $3.03 per $100 tax rate at Monday night's meeting, a 24 cent increase over last year's rate of $2.7891...
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Only half of 1 percent receive this accreditation PBPD gets CALEA award
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Police Chief Ray Johnson of Chesterfield, Mo., presented the Poplar Bluff Police Department with a certificate of accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies during the Poplar Bluff City Council meeting Monday night...
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Area school performance 11 of 14 school districts exceed the state average
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Recently released annual performance reports for 14 area schools show that 11 districts met or exceeded the state average in communication arts and math testing for grades third through fifth, grades sixth through eighth and end of course exams in Algebra I and English II...
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Drought a hot topic on Emerson's tour
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Joe Humphrey has about 70 acres of food plots on his west Butler County deer farm that need to be replanted in the wake of an exceptionally dry summer, which is being felt by everyone in agriculture. Humphrey still hopes to get enough rain to re-establish clover for the hundreds of deer within the approximately 700-acre enclosure of Beaver Creek Ranch, as his son, Kurt, the third-generation to work the property, attempts to become the first in his family to make a living from their land.. ...
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City refinances broadband bonds
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Refinancing of the broadband communication system bonds will save Poplar Bluff slightly more than $837,000 in interest costs over 10 years, according to Gregory Bricker, executive vice president of the George K. Baum investment banking company of Kansas City, Mo...
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Twin Rivers levy virtually the same
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer The Twin Rivers R-X School Board voted Tuesday night to keep the district's overall tax levy virtually the same, raising it from $3.2480 to $3.2483. With a portion of a previous $0.0341 debt service levy expiring, only $0.0150 of the district's levy is comprised of debt service. To keep the overall levy about the same, the district's incidental fund levy will rise from $3.2142 to $3.2330...
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Job Fair Friday at Three Rivers
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer It would take at least a week to receive as many job applications as Westwood Hills Health and Rehab Center expects to take during five hours Friday at the 15th Annual Job Fair. The free event offers nearly 30 employers and service groups an opportunity to connect with approximately 300 area residents who need work or a better job, according to organizers. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers College campus...
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$300K overlay project at airport
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A $300,000 project to overlay the airplane apron at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport has been completed, according to Mike Smith, who is in his fifth year as airport manager. "The two-inch asphalt overlay covers the apron, goes past the fuel island and extends on the taxiway to the Air Evac base," Smith said. "Now the airplanes can taxi right up to the terminal building on a smooth surface."...
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R-1 is buying 200 laptops for 5/6th Center
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Poplar Bluff R-I School District's 1 to 1 technology initiative took another big step forward Thursday night, with a board vote to add wireless capability to all elementary schools and purchase more than 200 laptops for the 5th & 6th Grade Center...
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$620K in new revenue reported
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Poplar Bluff R-I School District will collect about $620,000 in new revenue in the current tax year because of an approximately 5.5 percent increase in its assessed valuation. Board members approved a $2.93 tax levy, unchanged from last year, which includes a voluntary roll back to a debt service levy of 18 cents. The board also approved the Annual Secretary of the Board finance report and program reviews for summer school and curriculum...
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Annual job fair links employers, workers
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer After a three-month job search, Whitney Helton of Doniphan, Mo., attended Friday's job fair on Three Rivers College campus hoping to find any kind of work. "It's very difficult," Helton said of her search. "A lot of people aren't really hiring right now."...
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Williamsville annual Labor Day Picnic is Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
As a blistering hot summer nears an end, area residents are ready to celebrate the coming of cooler temperatures in the best possible way; with their friends and neighbors at the time-honored Williamsville/Black River Fire Department Labor Day Picnic in Williamsville, Mo...
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Giving Circle to promote helping others
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Poplar Bluff Regional Giving Circle has been formed to help local non-profit groups. A seven-member board has established a goal of finding 100 persons every year who will join the Giving Circle by making a tax-exempt $50 donation plus a $2.50 administration fee...
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PB native Charles Jaco on frontline in Akin controversy
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
EDITOR'S NOTE: From the stage to the studio, there are a lot of talented people in Poplar Bluff, Mo., and the surrounding communities. Some of these familiar faces will be featured here on the last Sunday of each month. By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer...
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Health Expo promotes prevention
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Several hundred local residents filtered through the Bess Activity Center at Three Rivers College on Saturday to receive free health screenings, participate in panel discussions with doctors and learn about healthy eating habits as part of the First Health Expo, which organizers plan to make an annual event...
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Duncan head of state city attorney group
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor City Attorney Wally Duncan, who has given legal advice to Poplar Bluff officials for 25 years, is the new president of the Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association. "I am very honored to be president of our state association," said Duncan, who is a partner in the Duncan and Pierce law firm...
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Boyd to sing at RNC
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
SEMO News Service Local political candidate and opera singer Neal E. Boyd has been invited to sing at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Boyd, a Republican running against Democratic Rep. Steve Hodges in the 149th House District, will perform on Tuesday, according to a Republican National Convention news release. He is an opera singer who won the 2008 edition of the talent show "America's Got Talent."...
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2011 flooding silt causing port problems
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By MELISSA MILLER SEMO News Service The Mississippi River's near-record low water levels are making shipping a challenge at Southeast Missouri ports, but they're likely to remain open for now. The river gauge at Cape Girardeau sat at 6.99 feet at 9 p.m. Sunday, and while low, it's still several feet above the 0.60-foot record set in January 1909...
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Mom's milk is always the best
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and an increasing number of mothers - nationally and regionally - are breastfeeding their children, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC's 2012 Breastfeeding Report Card indicates a 2 percent increase, up to 76.9 percent, the largest annual increase throughout the last decade. In Missouri, 77.6 percent of mothers reported they had breastfed at some point...
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SEMO may be 2nd in state for growth
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By ERIN RAGAN SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- By the time the official numbers come out in a few weeks, Southeast Missouri State University could have the second-highest percentage increase of all public universities in Missouri for the second year in a row...
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TRC enrollment up 14%
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer One week into classes, Three Rivers College reported today more than 4,800 students are enrolled on campuses in Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Kennett, Cape Girardeau, Malden, Portageville and Sikeston. The duplicated headcount (which means students who are taking classes at multiple campuses may be counted more than once) is nearly 14 percent more than the 4,235 students the college had at census in the fall of 2011. ...
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Convention report Storm dampens events but Mo. delegation busy
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Hardy Billington, a member Butler County Republican Central Committee and Missouri State Republican Committee is submitting a daily report from the Republican National Convention, where he is a delegate. Staff writer Donna Farley is transcribing it to compose a journal.)...
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During preliminary hearing in box cutter attack Victim tells of being cut
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Testimony from one witness was all that was needed for a judge to order a Poplar Bluff, Mo., man to stand trial Monday afternoon for allegedly cutting another man with a box cutter. Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth found probable cause to believe William Fanter, 33, of the 700 block of Cynthia had committed the Class A felony of first-degree assault and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action during a preliminary hearing...
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convention report Meeting Mitt's son; night full of excitement
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Hardy Billington, a member Butler County Republican Central Committee and Missouri State Republican Committee, is submitting a daily report from the Republican National Convention, where he is a delegate. Staff writer Donna Farley is transcribing it to compose a journal.)...
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Sexual misconduct alleged Dexter fitness trainer arrested
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By COREY NOLES SEMO News Service DEXTER, Mo. -- A local fitness trainer was arrested Friday after being accused of sexual misconduct. The trainer, 34-year-old Bart Smith, has been charged with third-degree sexual misconduct. He was taken to the Stoddard County Jail, where he faces a $7,500 cash-only bond...
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Going door-to-door in county Alarm company warning issued
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Local authorities are warning area residents to be wary of a home security company operating under the name Vivint as its representatives have been conducting door-to-door sales without a business permit and apparently are the subject of numerous complaints in many states...
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SEMO Dean's List
(Community News ~ 08/29/12)
SEMO Dean's List Area students on Southeast Missouri State University summer Dean's List is as follows: BERNIE: Jeremy Algood BLOOMFIELD: Lynn N. Brashear, Judi D. Hampton, Matthew T. Tompkins BUNKER: Chelsea N. Gant CAMPBELL: Lorin V. Neill, Danetta M. Nelson, Angela N. Rodgers, Alexi R. Vincent...
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Gordon Ball
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Gordon Ball DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Gordon Ball, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.
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Phillip Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Phillip Brooks DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Phillip Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.
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Kimberly Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Kimberly Murphy NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Murphy was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Ill. She was of the Lutheran faith. She had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and formerly lived in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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SEMO Dean's List
(Community News ~ 08/29/12)
SEMO Dean's List Area students on Southeast Missouri State University summer Dean's List is as follows: BERNIE: Jeremy Algood BLOOMFIELD: Lynn N. Brashear, Judi D. Hampton, Matthew T. Tompkins BUNKER: Chelsea N. Gant CAMPBELL: Lorin V. Neill, Danetta M. Nelson, Angela N. Rodgers, Alexi R. Vincent...
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Phillip Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Phillip Brooks DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Phillip Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.
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Gordon Ball
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Gordon Ball DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Gordon Ball, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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Kimberly Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Kimberly Murphy NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Murphy was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Ill. She was of the Lutheran faith. She had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and formerly lived in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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SEMO Dean's List
(Community News ~ 08/29/12)
SEMO Dean's List Area students on Southeast Missouri State University summer Dean's List is as follows: BERNIE: Jeremy Algood BLOOMFIELD: Lynn N. Brashear, Judi D. Hampton, Matthew T. Tompkins BUNKER: Chelsea N. Gant CAMPBELL: Lorin V. Neill, Danetta M. Nelson, Angela N. Rodgers, Alexi R. Vincent...
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Gordon Ball
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Gordon Ball DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Gordon Ball, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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Phillip Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Phillip Brooks DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Phillip Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.
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Kimberly Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Kimberly Murphy NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Murphy was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Ill. She was of the Lutheran faith. She had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and formerly lived in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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SEMO Dean's List
(Community News ~ 08/29/12)
SEMO Dean's List Area students on Southeast Missouri State University summer Dean's List is as follows: BERNIE: Jeremy Algood BLOOMFIELD: Lynn N. Brashear, Judi D. Hampton, Matthew T. Tompkins BUNKER: Chelsea N. Gant CAMPBELL: Lorin V. Neill, Danetta M. Nelson, Angela N. Rodgers, Alexi R. Vincent...
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Phillip Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Phillip Brooks DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Phillip Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.
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Gordon Ball
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Gordon Ball DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Gordon Ball, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.
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Kimberly Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Kimberly Murphy NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Murphy was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Ill. She was of the Lutheran faith. She had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and formerly lived in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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SEMO Dean's List
(Community News ~ 08/29/12)
SEMO Dean's List Area students on Southeast Missouri State University summer Dean's List is as follows: BERNIE: Jeremy Algood BLOOMFIELD: Lynn N. Brashear, Judi D. Hampton, Matthew T. Tompkins BUNKER: Chelsea N. Gant CAMPBELL: Lorin V. Neill, Danetta M. Nelson, Angela N. Rodgers, Alexi R. Vincent...
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Kimberly Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Kimberly Murphy NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Murphy was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Ill. She was of the Lutheran faith. She had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and formerly lived in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Gordon Ball
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Gordon Ball DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Gordon Ball, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.
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Phillip Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Phillip Brooks DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Phillip Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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SEMO Dean's List
(Community News ~ 08/29/12)
SEMO Dean's List Area students on Southeast Missouri State University summer Dean's List is as follows: BERNIE: Jeremy Algood BLOOMFIELD: Lynn N. Brashear, Judi D. Hampton, Matthew T. Tompkins BUNKER: Chelsea N. Gant CAMPBELL: Lorin V. Neill, Danetta M. Nelson, Angela N. Rodgers, Alexi R. Vincent...
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Phillip Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Phillip Brooks DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Phillip Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.
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Gordon Ball
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Gordon Ball DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Gordon Ball, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.
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Kimberly Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Kimberly Murphy NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Murphy was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Ill. She was of the Lutheran faith. She had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and formerly lived in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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Clare Provanzik
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Clare Provanzik COPLAY, Pa. -- Clare R. (Essary) Provanzik, 78, of Whitehall, Pa., died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. She was born in Poplar Bluff and was a 1952 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. She passed a civil service exam and was employed as a secretary for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon...
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Neelyville R-IV reviews state performance scores
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Neelyville R-IV Curriculum Director Janet Davis presented results from the district's Annual Performance Report and Missouri Achievement Program (MAP) testing at Monday night's meeting. Due to a waiver from the No Child Left Behind standards, the district did not have an Annual Yearly Progress Report to review for the 2011-12 school year...
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City property tax to drop
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor An ordinance levying property taxes for the general fund and the police and fire pension fund was approved by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. The total city property tax rate will drop from 70.82 cents per $100 valuation in 2011 to 61.35 cents this year, according to City Clerk Pam Kearbey. This is a reduction of 9.47 cents or 13.37 percent...
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Brooklyn Scott
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Brooklyn Scott MALDEN, Mo. -- Brooklyn Leann Scott, 6, of Portageville, Mo., formerly of Clarkton, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 3, at Holcomb, Mo. She was born March 8, 2006, in Kennett, Mo., to Scottie Vires and Jamie Scott Vires. Surviving are her parents; a sister, Braelyn Vires of the home; her maternal grandparents, Brett and Janet Scott of Clarkton; paternal grandparents, Scott Vires and Christine Vires, both of Portageville; two aunts, Elizabeth Scott of Clarkton and Tabatha Crow and husband, Jeremy, of Clarkton; two cousins, Breana and Kamdyn Scott of Clarkton; other relatives and a host of friends.. ...
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Brittlyn Scott
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Brittlyn Scott MALDEN, Mo. -- Brittlyn Dawn Scott, 9, of Portageville, Mo., formerly of Clarkton, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Holcomb, Mo. She was born June 18, 2003, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Scottie Vires and Jamie Scott Vires. Surviving are her parents; a sister, Braelyn Vires of the home; her maternal grandparents, Brett and Janet Scott of Clarkton; paternal grandparents, Scott Vires and Christine Vires, both of Portageville; two aunts, Elizabeth Scott of Clarkton and Tabatha Crow and husband, Jeremy, of Clarkton; two cousins, Breana and Kamdyn Scott of Clarkton; other relatives and a host of friends.. ...
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Roberto Espada-Morales
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Roberto Espada-Morales DEXTER, Mo. -- Roberto Espada-Morales, 85, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter. Mr. Espada-Morales was born on Feb. 25, 1927, in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. He had lived in Puerto Rico and New York before moving to the Dexter area in 1967. He had worked for 25 years at the Mingo Job Corps as a supervisor. He was a member of the Risen Church in Dexter and was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Cool is all that remains
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By MONA CHAREN Have you noticed how often the president's supporters talk about the "likeability" factor in politics these days? No longer do we hear that presidential candidates must convey "the vision thing" or "gravitas" or credibility as commander in chief. ...
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Budget cuts we can't afford
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By IKE SKELTON House Armed Services Committee Chairman Last year, Congress passed $487 billion in defense cuts as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said these cuts will be tough to make, but are feasible without threatening our troops or our national security. ...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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Phillip Brooks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Phillip Brooks DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Phillip Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.
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Kimberly Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Kimberly Murphy NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Murphy was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Ill. She was of the Lutheran faith. She had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and formerly lived in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Pack of Mules run into season
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
Following a summer of training in the record heat, the Poplar Bluff cross country team took it easy Monday afternoon. The Mules ran for an hour around the track, raising funds in the process for their team and the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. The final total was 596 laps, which also included Junior High runners who ran for 30 minutes...
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Sea of change
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/12)
MALDEN -- Missouri High School football will have that brand-new car smell to it with its new district playoff system which makes every regular season game matter that much more this year. The Malden Green Wave meanwhile will also have a fresh approach this year after a promising start to last season ended in district disappointment with lopsided losses to Caruthersville and Charleston...
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The new world disorder
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN After his great victory in Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush went before the United Nations to declare the coming of a New World Order. The Cold War was yesterday. Communism was in its death throes. The Soviet Empire had crumbled...
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Budget cuts we can't afford
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By IKE SKELTON House Armed Services Committee Chairman Last year, Congress passed $487 billion in defense cuts as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said these cuts will be tough to make, but are feasible without threatening our troops or our national security. ...
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Cool is all that remains
(Column ~ 08/29/12)
By MONA CHAREN Have you noticed how often the president's supporters talk about the "likeability" factor in politics these days? No longer do we hear that presidential candidates must convey "the vision thing" or "gravitas" or credibility as commander in chief. ...
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Neelyville R-IV reviews state performance scores
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Neelyville R-IV Curriculum Director Janet Davis presented results from the district's Annual Performance Report and Missouri Achievement Program (MAP) testing at Monday night's meeting. Due to a waiver from the No Child Left Behind standards, the district did not have an Annual Yearly Progress Report to review for the 2011-12 school year...
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City property tax to drop
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor An ordinance levying property taxes for the general fund and the police and fire pension fund was approved by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. The total city property tax rate will drop from 70.82 cents per $100 valuation in 2011 to 61.35 cents this year, according to City Clerk Pam Kearbey. This is a reduction of 9.47 cents or 13.37 percent...
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Brooklyn Scott
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Brooklyn Scott MALDEN, Mo. -- Brooklyn Leann Scott, 6, of Portageville, Mo., formerly of Clarkton, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 3, at Holcomb, Mo. She was born March 8, 2006, in Kennett, Mo., to Scottie Vires and Jamie Scott Vires. Surviving are her parents; a sister, Braelyn Vires of the home; her maternal grandparents, Brett and Janet Scott of Clarkton; paternal grandparents, Scott Vires and Christine Vires, both of Portageville; two aunts, Elizabeth Scott of Clarkton and Tabatha Crow and husband, Jeremy, of Clarkton; two cousins, Breana and Kamdyn Scott of Clarkton; other relatives and a host of friends.. ...
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Brittlyn Scott
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Brittlyn Scott MALDEN, Mo. -- Brittlyn Dawn Scott, 9, of Portageville, Mo., formerly of Clarkton, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Holcomb, Mo. She was born June 18, 2003, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Scottie Vires and Jamie Scott Vires. Surviving are her parents; a sister, Braelyn Vires of the home; her maternal grandparents, Brett and Janet Scott of Clarkton; paternal grandparents, Scott Vires and Christine Vires, both of Portageville; two aunts, Elizabeth Scott of Clarkton and Tabatha Crow and husband, Jeremy, of Clarkton; two cousins, Breana and Kamdyn Scott of Clarkton; other relatives and a host of friends.. ...
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Roberto Espada-Morales
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Roberto Espada-Morales DEXTER, Mo. -- Roberto Espada-Morales, 85, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter. Mr. Espada-Morales was born on Feb. 25, 1927, in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. He had lived in Puerto Rico and New York before moving to the Dexter area in 1967. He had worked for 25 years at the Mingo Job Corps as a supervisor. He was a member of the Risen Church in Dexter and was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Clare Provanzik
(Obituary ~ 08/29/12)
Clare Provanzik COPLAY, Pa. -- Clare R. (Essary) Provanzik, 78, of Whitehall, Pa., died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. She was born in Poplar Bluff and was a 1952 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. She passed a civil service exam and was employed as a secretary for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon...
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City Council Apartment request denied
(Local News ~ 08/29/12)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A request from Ozark Holding Company II to rezone 3.41 acres along Channon Street for future apartments was rejected by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. The vote was 3-3. Mayor Pro Tem Susan McVey, Betty Absheer and Johnny Brannum voted "yes" while Mayor Ed DeGaris, Loyd Matthews and Robert Smith voted "no." Ron Hendrix was absent...
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