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VA town hall meeting
(Local News ~ 10/31/14)
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will hold a town hall meeting Thursday at the Holiday Inn. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., and is expected to last about an hour, according to a press release. The purpose of the event is to offer information about VA services and gather feedback from patients, family members and the community...
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Highlights Tuesday's general election in county Hot race for collector
(Local News ~ 10/31/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The only Butler County contest during the Nov. 4 general election involves three candidates for county collector. Seeking a four-year term are Democrat Chris Michel, Republican Emily Clark Parks and Tammy Marler, an independent write-in candidate...
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SEMO St. extends same sex benefits
(Local News ~ 10/31/14)
By RUTH CAMPBELL SEMO News Service Following in the footsteps of other state benefit plans, the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents on Tuesday approved extending benefits to same-sex spouses and retirees. Enrollment begins immediately...
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Kingree answers charges
(Local News ~ 10/31/14)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- An attorney recently filed an answer on behalf of Carter County Prosecuting Attorney Rocky Kingree denying the allegations made against him by an assistant attorney general accusing him of malicious prosecution and violating his constitutional rights to due process...
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Sex offender flees from supervision
(Local News ~ 10/31/14)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Authorities are looking for a convicted sexual offender who allegedly fled from supervision Wednesday when he cut off his electronic ankle monitor while attending a doctor's appointment in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Authorities say Squires should be considered a sexual predator with violent tendencies...
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Rev. Lester
(Obituary ~ 10/31/14)
Rev. Lester Galbraith Rev. Lester Galbraith, 94, of Mountain View, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff, with the funeral following at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Old City Cemetery in Mountain View...
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Robert Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/31/14)
Robert Johnson Robert "Bob" Johnson, 58, of Poplar Bluff Mo., died Tuesday Oct. 28, 2014, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Johnson was born Aug. 5, 1956 in St. Louis, Mo. to Henry A. Johnson and Lois Johnson of Poplar Bluff. His father preceded him in death in 1990...
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John Simon
(Obituary ~ 10/31/14)
John Simon DONIPHAN, Mo.-- John Eugene Simon, 68, of Doniphan, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at Southeast Health of Ripley County. Visitation will be at noon Friday at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Brother Kent Harding officiating. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery...
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Cecil Ray
(Obituary ~ 10/31/14)
Cecil Ray Vincent, Jr. DEXTER, Mo.-- Cecil Ray Vincent, Jr., 50, son of Cecil Vincent, Sr. and Judy Vincent of Bloomfield, Mo., was born on May 12, 1964 in Hopkinsville, Ky., and died Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 at his residence in Puxico, Mo. Mr. Vincent worked as a Pharmacist and was the owner of Puxico Drugs in Puxico. He was a member of the Puxico Car Club and a past member of the Dexter Hospital Board. His favorite hobbies were hunting and fishing with his family...
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Planning a safe Halloween
(Features ~ 10/31/14)
Halloween traditions like dressing up in costumes, carving jack o'lanterns, and trick-or-treating have been around for a long time. There's really no trick to making Halloween a treat for the whole family. This year my grandchildren have turned two and they are going parading as a dinosaur and Doc McStuffins. I can hardly wait to see the photos...
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Dems voter ID myth crashes
(Column ~ 10/31/14)
By MONA CHAREN Democrats want everyone to vote: old, young, white, black, Hispanic, Asian, citizen, non-citizen. Wait, what was that last one again? We'll get to that. Voter ID laws, passed by 30 states so far, are efforts by legislatures to ensure the integrity of votes. Being asked to show a photo ID can diminish several kinds of fraud, including impersonation, duplicate registrations in different jurisdictions and voting by ineligible people including felons and non-citizens...
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Polling bias and political parties
(Column ~ 10/31/14)
By MIKE JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Democrat-Standard Why do the polls show that next week's all-important midterm elections remain extremely close? By just about any measure, the critical senatorial match-ups should be a slam dunk for the Republicans, especially given the unpopularity of the administration...
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Barack Obama, bewildered bystander
(Column ~ 10/31/14)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- The president is upset. Very upset. Frustrated and angry. Seething about the government's handling of Ebola, said the front-page headline in The New York Times last Saturday. There's only one problem with this pose, so obligingly transcribed for him by the Times. ...
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Marjorie M. Belknap
(Obituary ~ 10/31/14)
Marjorie M. Belknap Marjorie M. Belknap, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at her residence. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service.
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Raiders open season with 3-game weekend
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/14)
The drive toward 1,200 wins begins tomorrow. Three Rivers coach Gene Bess, currently at 1,185 wins, would be the first coach in college basketball history to reach 1,200 wins if he can do what he has done in each of his previous 44 seasons, not have a losing record...
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Underdog role fine with 'Cats
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- By Wednesday morning, the thrill of making it to the MSHSAA Class 2 volleyball final four still hadn't worn off for the Bloomfield Lady Wildcats. You might have seen kids in Halloween costumes walking around campus two days before the Lady Wildcats will open up the round robin semifinals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. That's because there won't be any kids walking around school come the observed day for Halloween...
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Freshmen have given Lady Wildcats a boost
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- Some teams under a brand-new coach with three freshmen starters might have their issues. But the scenario for the Bloomfield volleyball team has played out as a big success this year. Sherilyn Long, who graduated from Bell City in 2009 and is coaching a varsity program for the first time in her career, brought up three freshmen in Jewel Chism and identical twins Kaley and Nicole Roper near the beginning of the year and it has worked out well...
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Seniors have led the way
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- For 539 times this year, and even more the last two years playing together, Bloomfield seniors Lindsey Young and Chelsea Delay have shown a tremendous amount of enthusiasm after spike. For every left-handed hit by Young and right-handed smash or tip by Delay, the signature move afterwards involves a leap into air and into a circle with the five other Lady Wildcats on the floor, usually a violent fist pump and definitely a loud outburst that can probably be heard two blocks down the street.. ...
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