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Riverways public meeting rescheduled
(Local News ~ 01/10/14)
Bad weather has forced the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to reschedule for a second time public meetings planned to discuss and take comments on proposed options for the General Management Plan. A meeting is now scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Van Buren Youth and Community Center to discuss the GMP, with a wilderness hearing concerning Big Spring to follow from 8-9 p.m...
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Prevention big help in keeping pipes flowing
(Local News ~ 01/10/14)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor Plumbers in the Poplar Bluff, Mo., area have been busy this week with calls from residents experiencing frozen water pipes. It's a scenario, which plays out every time the temperature dips into single digits. "We've had probably 150 calls the last few days and the phone is still ringing," said Rocky Dorris, owner of Dorris Plumbing...
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Northside Center offers emergency meal boxes
(Local News ~ 01/10/14)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer When inclement weather forced the Northside Nutrition Center to close today, as well as Monday and Tuesday, 225 homebound elderly in Butler County could not receive the daily hot lunch delivered by center volunteers...
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Proposed budget includes many of sheriff's requests
(Local News ~ 01/10/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Pay adjustments totaling nearly $127,000 and two new positions costing $56,252 have been included in the proposed 2014 budget for the Butler County Sheriff's Department. If the budget is approved, Sheriff Mark Dobbs will receive approximately four-fifths of the pay adjustments he requested for his staff and two-fifths of the money needed to pay new employees he wanted...
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What evidence? Liberals ride again
(Column ~ 01/10/14)
By MONA CHAREN "We will restore science to its rightful place ... " So intoned a "dismissive and derisive" President Barack Obama in his first inaugural. It's been oft quoted in the five years since (frequently by me, I'll confess) for its arrogance and condescension, which has continuing relevance, but before turning to the left's latest departure from scientific rigor, I cannot resist a fuller quotation. ...
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Charles
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Charles Gillenwater PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Charles Frederick Gillenwater, 69, of Piedmont died Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Memorial services will be held at a later date with Reugg Funeral Home of Piedmont in charge of arrangements...
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Nadine Drew
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Nadine Drew QULIN, Mo. -- Nadine Drew, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at her residence. She was born July 17, 1928 at Qulin. On Jan. 20, 1943 she married Floyd Drew. He preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 2008. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and was a member of The First Missionary Baptist Church at Qulin...
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Mules pinned by Sikeston, Marion
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/14)
SIKESTON -- The Poplar Bluff wrestling team lost a pair of matches Wednesday. Marion (Ill.) edged Poplar Bluff 31-27 while the Mules lost to the host 40-27 at the Sikeston Field House. Matt King earned a 1-0 win in his 120-pound match against Sikeston's Javeon Bonner. The Poplar Bluff junior escaped in the third period for the difference, improving to 20-0 in the process...
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Halfway house objectors meet Fri.
(Local News ~ 01/10/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Responding to concerns of residents near a possible site for a federal residential re-entry center on East Outer Road southwest of Poplar Bluff, Mo., the Butler County Commission mailed letters of opposition Wednesday to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and U.S. Rep. Jason Smith...
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Obama yet to find balance
(Column ~ 01/10/14)
By MIKE JENSON Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat Well, the president has returned from his family golfing vacation in Hawaii and aides say his focus is on extending unemployment benefits, immigration reform and an increase in the minimum wage. That seems like an ambitious agenda for a national leader who has had more than his share of problems as of late. Remember Obamacare, Benghazi, NSA spying and IRS snooping?...
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It's liberalism by gesture
(Column ~ 01/10/14)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- The era of Gesture Liberalism is at hand. It may be more amusing than consequential. Americans who exercise consumer sovereignty wherever Barack Obama still tolerates it are constantly disappointing him. For generations they persisted in buying what he calls "substandard" policies from what he calls "bad apple" health insurers. They stopped only when he forced them to stop -- when he rescued them from their ignorance by banning their benighted preferences...
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Foods that help you feel full
(Features ~ 01/10/14)
This is the time of the year when many of us are trying to lose weight. Have you ever eaten a meal and then thirty minutes later felt hungry? What's a person to do? Try to choose nutrient-dense foods higher in fiber and water but lower in fat and sugar. These foods help you feel full, obtain the essential nutrients, and aid in your weight loss program. These foods can help keep you out of the fridge and cabinets looking for a "little snack."...
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Jessie Anthony
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Jessie Anthony Jessie L. Anthony, 101, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.
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Irma Coots
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Irma Coots DEXTER, Mo. -- Irma Janett Coots, 72, of Advance, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield, Mo. A going home ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Ronnie Stevens officiating. Burial will follow in the Sikeston Memorial Park Cemetery with Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter in charge of arrangements...
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Lydia Kindrick
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Lydia Kindrick ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Lydia Marie "Lit" Kindrick, 76, daughter of the late John Simpson and Mamie Mae (Garrett) Milton, was born Sept. 24, 1937 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., and died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo...
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Melba Baldridge
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Melba Baldridge Melba D. Baldridge, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will follow at noon at the funeral home with burial in Cochran Cemetery...
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Bro. Dale
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Bro. Dale Grissom DEXTER, Mo. -- Brother Dale Grissom, 86, of Dexter died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at his residence. Bro. Dale, son of the late James Austin Grissom and Alice Magdalene Conwill Grissom, was born July 11, 1927, in Pontotoc, Miss. He was a lifelong resident of Dexter, a minister for Dexter Church of Christ, veteran of the United States Army serving in World War II and a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather...
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Darrell Barnes
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Darrell Barnes FISK, Mo. -- Darrell Lynn Barnes, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born July 22, 1959, at Poplar Bluff, Mr. Barnes had served in the United States Marine Corps. He had worked for the Missouri Department of Transportation for 25 years until retiring in 2010. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends...
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Ronald Porter
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Ronald Porter GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Ronald Porter, 58, of Williamsville, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at his residence. Born April 25, 1955, in Stockton, Calif., Ronald was the son of Burl and Janet (Caywood) Porter. He was a 1974 graduate of Greenville High School and was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army...
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Road trip next test for Lady Raider freshmen
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/14)
The Three Rivers Lady Raiders had six days off for Christmas break while the student non-athletes had two weeks to spend with their families. When the freshmen returned to campus a week before everyone else, they discovered collegiate paradise. All of the stressful things about college had disappeared with the holidays. There were no cars, no classes or tests. There were no people, no problems or pests...
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Local MMA fighter faces 1st pro bout
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/14)
Very soon, amateur Poplar Bluff MMA fighter Brittany "Too Smooth" Dugas will be going pro. The reason is quite simple, nobody wants to fight her anymore. Dugas, 26, improved to 7-0 as an amateur this past June when she won a unanimous decision over Susie Wyatt. ...
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Marvin Kelley
(Obituary ~ 01/10/14)
Marvin Kelley WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Marvin Paul Kelley, 72, of Wappapello, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at Cotrell Funeral Service in Wappapello. The funeral service will follow beginning at 2 p.m...
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Riverways public meeting rescheduled
(Local News ~ 01/10/14)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Bad weather has forced the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to reschedule for a second time public meetings planned to discuss and take comments on proposed options for the General Management Plan. A meeting is now scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Van Buren Youth and Community Center to discuss the GMP, with a wilderness hearing concerning Big Spring to follow from 8-9 p.m...
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