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Incident occurred in daylight at busy area of Malden Victim aimed gun at officer
(Local News ~ 03/13/15)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor MALDEN -- A Malden man accused of flourishing a handgun at police officers Tuesday evening is in stable condition after he was shot by Malden's police chief when he ignored repeated commands to drop his weapon...
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Operated by Jefferson City firm whose Lee's Summit affiliate faces court date on allegations by former licensee Complaints raised about local license office
(Local News ~ 03/13/15)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Poor customer service is an issue at the Poplar Bluff License Office according to several complaints voiced to the DAR in the past week. The facility is managed by License Office Services LLC based in Jefferson City, who operates 12 license offices in Missouri. The LLC won the bid for the facility last August through a process that has recently faced intense scrutiny over alleged illegal processes...
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Broccoli is a healthy food
(Features ~ 03/13/15)
By PHYLLIS FLANIGAN University of Missouri Extension Broccoli and cauliflower belong to a Cruciferae or mustard family of vegetables known as "Cole" crops, which include: brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, broccoli, turnips and watercress. Cole crops grow best at a monthly average temperature of 60 to 70 degrees. March is the time to plant broccoli...
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Agee Club meets
(Community News ~ 03/13/15)
The Agee Community Club held its February meeting at The Bread Company. Jeanie Figgins was the host. Nickey Orton, club vice president, opened the meeting with the members repeating the club motto. Invocation was offered by Nadine Johnson. Roll call was answered with, what is your best Valentine memory? Devotional was read by Figgins from Galatians 2:20-21, then the secretary and treasurer's report. There was no old business; new business ideas are being planned...
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Lake Road Elem. Students of Month
(Community News ~ 03/13/15)
Lake Road Elementary School has announced its Students of the Month. They are: 1st Grade: Evelyn and Frances Nelson are first grade students in Ms. Sells' class. They were both chosen as students of the month because the two sisters are ALWAYS following the expectations. ...
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Speak Out 3/13/15
(Opinion ~ 03/13/15)
Unanimous in PB is 4-2 I see no way you can spend three years in a classroom studying procedures for government as Mr. Kaplan supposedly has and not know how to conduct a meeting. This is basic information. You cannot take a straw vote in an executive session. ...
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Don't weaken Ft. Leonard Wood
(Column ~ 03/13/15)
"We must maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression." These are the words Ronald Reagan spoke more than 30 years ago and a philosophy I still believe wholeheartedly today. Yet, with proposed cuts to our national defense, including potential cuts at Fort Leonard Wood, it seems some have forgotten the necessity of a strong military. ...
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College campus update
(Column ~ 03/13/15)
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS President Barack Obama wants Americans to dig deeper into our pockets to expand college education. Let's update college indoctrination done in the name of education. Cornell University assistant professor Russell Rickford, in a lecture titled "Ferguson: The Next Steps," told a packed auditorium: "Let's be very clear about what's going on. ...
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Nowak 5th in VFW state contest
(Community News ~ 03/13/15)
Nowak 5th in VFW state contest By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Sophie Nowak, daughter of Jennifer and Christopher Nowak of Poplar Bluff, representing VFW Post 6477 and VFW District 15 placed fifth overall at the "Voice of Democracy" banquet recently held at Jefferson City. Nowak is a sophomore at Westwood Baptist Academy. Her entry was submitted by VFW Post 6477 to the district level where she placed first...
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Deadline for Mark Twain Forest summer jobs
(Community News ~ 03/13/15)
The Youth Conservation Corps is a summer work program for youth that helps develop an understanding and appreciation of the environment. The program offers summer employment for eight weeks in Mark Twain National Forest at the Poplar Bluff and Salem Ranger Districts...
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Easter Lillie LaRue
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
Easter Lillie LaRue DEXTER, Mo.--Easter Lillie LaRue, 89, formerly of Dexter, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Gassville Therapy & Living Center in Gassvile Ark. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until noon, Friday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at the Watkins and Suns Funeral Home in Dexter...
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Lowan Griffin
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
Lowan Griffin DEXTER,Mo.--Lowan Griffin, 82, formerly of Dudley, died Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Washington County Hospital in Potosi. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter with Rev. Kent Miller of Poplar Bluff, officiating...
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Senior guard embraced role change, offers spark
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/15)
NAYLOR -- Lauren Rich hasn't heard her name announced as a starter in over two months. But the Naylor senior has made a huge impact coming off the bench and helped the team reach the MSHSAA Class 1 Show-Me Showdown which started at noon today for the Lady Eagles...
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City Council actions at past meetings
(Community News ~ 03/13/15)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The Poplar Bluff City Council met on Feb. 25 and March 2. The following actions were taken by the council, and have not been previously reported. Feb. 25 Planning and Zoning recommended refusing the permit, saying they were concerned about locating a bar in a building that already held an adult store...
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Vaudine Jackson
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
Vaudine Jackson Vaudine Jackson, 83, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Dexter, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. today at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Vernon Long officiating. Burial will follow in the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery in Dexter...
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Earl Franklin
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
Earl Franklin Holley Sr. Earl Franklin Holley Sr.,71, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mr. Holley was born in Humnoke, Ark., May 14, 1943, to the late Clarence and Maggie Cupid Holley. He and Freddie Harris were married from 1962 to 1971, and she survives in Russellville, Ark. He later married Mary Dare in Poplar Bluff, and they were married from 1974 to 1995. She survives in Poplar Bluff...
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Underclassmen look to help Eagles reach new heights
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/15)
NAYLOR -- When Naylor sophomore Gracie Gargac and freshman Callee Pickrell were in junior high, they absolutely dominated in their roles. Gargac, now at 5-foot-11, and Pickrell at 6-foot, did what they wanted against the opposition. "I was bigger than everybody last year," Pickrell said. "There's people that size up to me (now) and in eighth grade, it wasn't like it is now. There's just so much more competition."...
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Liesel Pierce
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
Liesel Pierce Liesel Pierce, 79, of Poplar Bluff died March 1, 2015, at her daughter's home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born May 16, 1935, in Bledesbach-Kusel, Germany to Friedrich and Maria Karolina (Kreutz) Clos. She is survived by two daughters: Sylvia Goines of Cape Girardeau and Kim Pierce of Dexter, Mo; by a son-in-law, Eric Goines, and a grandson, Eric Shane Goines and his wife, Shaina...
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F.J. Schweitzer
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
F.J. Schweitzer F.J. Schweitzer, Jr., 87, of Naples, Fla., died Saturday, March 7, 2015. The funeral services will be at 2 p.m. April 9, 2015 at the River Hills Community Church in Lake Wylie, S.C.
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Virginia Elder
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
Virginia Elder Virginia Elder, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Moore Funeral Service Chapel...
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Cornelius Edward "Ed" Abbott
(Obituary ~ 03/13/15)
Cornelius Edward "Ed" Abbott VAN BUREN, Mo.-- Cornelius Edward "Ed" Abbott, 79, of Van Buren, died Monday, March 9, 2015 in Poplar Bluff. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at the Eastwood Community Church. Rev. Don Foerster and Rev. David Russell will officiate...
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Lady Raiders suffer loss, rainout
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/15)
BREWTON Ala. -- The Lady Raiders headed for the Gulf Coast to play their first games in nearly a month, but the weather traveled with them. Three Rivers got one game in of its planned doubleheader against Jefferson Davis on Wednesday, a 7-4 loss, before rain showers arrived...
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