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Ag Expo is Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
By BARBARA ANN HORTON News Editor Downtown Poplar Bluff will be bustling Friday and Saturday with thousands attending the 28th annual Heartland Agriculture and Natural Resources Expo (Ag Expo) at the Black River Coliseum and "the best part of Ag Expo is free admission," said Phyllis Flanigan, Butler County Program Director for University Extension...
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Council supports self-help housing
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A letter supporting an application for a grant for the self-help housing program in Butler County was approved by the Poplar Bluff City Council Tuesday night. "Our self-help housing program has been in operation since 2004," said Matt Winters, assistant director of the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission. "We recruit families to get loans to build new houses."...
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TRC trustees OK projects funding
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Three Rivers College trustees authorized Wednesday the sale of an additional $8.5 million in lease participation certificates to fund costs related to construction of the new Sikeston, Mo., campus and a classroom building at the Poplar Bluff campus...
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Downtown strides to develop CID
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The first steps in the possible creation of a community improvement district to benefit Downtown Poplar Bluff have been taken. On Jan. 7, the Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc. Board approved implementing a CID and submitted a proposed ordinance to the Poplar Bluff City Council...
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Loyd Matthews' seat vacant until April
(Local News ~ 01/24/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor No one will be appointed to fill a vacancy on the Poplar Bluff City Council. "We decided in this small way to honor Mr. Matthews and leave his seat vacant for the remainder of his term," Mayor Ed DeGaris said Tuesday night...
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For judges: Throw the flag
(Column ~ 01/24/14)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Disabusing the Republican Party of a cherished dogma, thereby requiring it to forgo a favorite rhetorical trope, will not win Clark M. Neily III the gratitude of conservatives who relish denouncing "judicial activism." He, however, and his colleagues at the libertarian Institute for Justice believe America would be more just if judges were less deferential to legislatures...
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Wappapello Lake events schedule
(Community News ~ 01/24/14)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake announces the 2014 schedule of special events at Wappapello Lake. These events are free to attend and family oriented. Without the support of the various partners and business community, it would become extremely difficult to successfully carry out these events...
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Speak Out 1/24/14
(Opinion ~ 01/24/14)
You are on the ball Yeah, don't call in about a need for a new pipeline, we'll just put that on the back burner. Sharon Randell's article in today's paper, "Dance whenever the music--or memory--moves you." That is well written. I tell you what and old fogey myself and I'm the same way. ...
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Knightmare start: Mules again stumble out of gate
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
FARMINGTON -- Twenty-four hours later it was the same story for the Poplar Bluff Mules. Another rough start put them down double digits Wednesday before a comeback ran out of gas as the Mules lost 72-53 to Farmington. "The kids are frustrated, the staff is frustrated, we've got to find a way to fix it," Mules coach Will Durden said. "We're going to go back to work and work hard."...
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Charles Gisi
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Charles Gisi DEXTER, Mo. -- Charles Gisi, 96, of Essex, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the Risen Church in Dexter. Funeral services will then follow in the Risen Church Sanctuary with the Rev. Joshua Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Edee Boyd
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Edee Boyd CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Edee Boyd, 91, of Campbell died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Triniti Baptist Hospice House in Colliersville, Tenn. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel with the Revs. Martin Carlisle and Dale Rickman officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell...
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Carolyn Dicken
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Carolyn Dicken NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Carolyn Juanita Dicken, 69, of Harviell, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Dicken was born March 10, 1944, in Parma, Mo. She was a homemaker, who loved children, flowers and traveling. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Harviell, Mo., where she served as treasurer of W.M.U...
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Barbara Caffey
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Barbara Caffey MALDEN, Mo. -- Barbara Jean Caffey, 79, of Malden, formerly of Risco, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Malden Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...
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Linda Harris
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Linda Harris CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Linda K. Harris, 63, of Campbell passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Harris, daughter of Paul and Lillian Shepard Hogan, was born Oct. 17, 1950, in Poplar Bluff. She was a surgical tech with Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo...
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Norma Kitchen
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Norma Kitchen DEXTER, Mo. -- Norma Jean Kitchen, 75, of Dexter died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the funeral chapel with the Rev. Barry Winders officiating...
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Ada Boyd
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Ada Boyd NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Ada L. Boyd, 67, of Neelyville died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at the chapel beginning at 1 p.m. Burial will be at Naylor Memorial Cemetery...
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McCoy on president's list
(Community News ~ 01/24/14)
McCoy on president's list Crystal L. McCoy of Dexter, Mo., was named to the President's Honor Roll at Northwest Missouri State University at the end of the 2013 fall trimester. To be included on the Academic Honor Roll a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and attain a grade point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 scale. Students named to the President's Honor Roll have attained a perfect 4.00 GPA for the trimester...
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Aaron Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Aaron Miller GREENVILLE, Mo.-Aaron L. Miller, 63, of Greenville died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at Highway Missionary Baptist Church, south of Greenville. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. also at the church...
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Wappapello Lake events schedule
(Community News ~ 01/24/14)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake announces the 2014 schedule of special events at Wappapello Lake. These events are free to attend and family oriented. Without the support of the various partners and business community, it would become extremely difficult to successfully carry out these events...
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Some voters refuse to become informed
(Column ~ 01/24/14)
By MICHAEL JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat Rush Limbaugh calls them "low information voters." I have used much less flattering terms in the past. But regardless of the label, there is a large and unfortunately growing numbers of voters who are absolutely clueless on issues or a candidate's position, background, experience, etc...
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McCoy on president's list
(Community News ~ 01/24/14)
Crystal L. McCoy of Dexter, Mo., was named to the President's Honor Roll at Northwest Missouri State University at the end of the 2013 fall trimester. To be included on the Academic Honor Roll a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and attain a grade point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 scale. Students named to the President's Honor Roll have attained a perfect 4.00 GPA for the trimester...
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How in good conscience?
(Column ~ 01/24/14)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- By early 2011, writes former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, he had concluded that President Obama "doesn't believe in his own [Afghanistan] strategy, and doesn't consider the war to be his." Not his? America is at war and he's America's commander in chief. ...
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Raymond
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Raymond Stallsworth DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Raymond Leroy Stallsworth, 72, of Gatewood, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at his residence in rural Ripley County. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. today at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. A private family burial will be held...
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Wilma Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Wilma Miller DEXTER, Mo.--Wilma Pauline Brown Miller, 94, died at her residence in Dexter Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Christ Church in Dexter. A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. at the First Christ Church in Dexter with Rev. Mike Williams officiating. Burial will follow at a later date at the Park Lawn Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo...
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Lady Tigers run past Van Buren, into final
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
VAN BUREN -- The defending Black River League Tournament champions were on the verge of an upset in their own gym Wednesday night in the semifinals. Seeded No. 4, the Lady Dawgs came out firing in the first half and built a 10-point halftime lead on the top-seeded Clearwater Lady Tigers...
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Aiden Daniel Johnson
(Births ~ 01/24/14)
Toni Michelle Johnson of Poplar Bluff, Mo. has chosen the name Aiden Daniel Johnson for her 7-pound, 8-ounce son born at 9:07 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aiden was 19 and one-half inches long...
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Terry Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Terry Hoffman FISK, Mo. -- Terry Wayne Hoffman, 60, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Family and friends will gather for a memorial graveside service on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Brown Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Randy Wallis officiating...
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Three Rivers to host state softball championship
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
The first MSHSAA spring state softball championship will be played on Rains Field at Three Rivers College. After MSHSAA officials toured Rains Field, Three Rivers softball coach Jack Childress said the complex will need to add additional seating and restroom facilities for the anticipated crowds. He said the Poplar Bluff Park Department will provide bleachers and it is still undecided if they will rent Porta-Pottys or do something a bit more upscale...
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Griffin Neal Hodges
(Births ~ 01/24/14)
Griffin Neal Hodges is the name Jacquie Diane and Dustin Forrest Hodges of Puxico, Mo. have chosen for their 8-pound, 10-ounce son born at 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Griffin was 20 and one-half inches long...
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Isabelle Harper Peret
(Births ~ 01/24/14)
Isabelle Harper Peret is the name chosen by Kallen and Ben Peret, of Hot Springs, Ark., for their 9-pound, 3-ounce daughter born at midnight, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs. Isabelle was 21 inches long. Her father, who is a corporal in the U. S. Marines, is deployed and has not yet met his daughter...
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Minus Bess, late run lifts Raiders
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/14)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Without coach Gene Bess on the sideline, Three Rivers held the lead for nearly 19 minutes in the second half, but never by much, and never comfortably Wednesday night. Arkansas Baptist held a two-point lead late, but the Raiders kept them from scoring in the final 90 seconds and pulled out a 71-68 win on the road...
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Don't let your canned foods freeze
(Features ~ 01/24/14)
By PHYLLIS FLANIGAN University of Missouri Extension Are we going to have a few more weeks of bad weather? We've certainly had some unusual weather so far and a lot more snow than usual. You never know when the weather is going to get cold and often I'm not prepared for the change in weather...
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Don't let your canned foods freeze
(Features ~ 01/24/14)
Are we going to have a few more weeks of bad weather? We've certainly had some unusual weather so far and a lot more snow than usual. You never know when the weather is going to get cold and often I'm not prepared for the change in weather. Are you prepared? Where are your canned goods stored? Don't let them freeze in an unheated garage or storage room...
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