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Bible vs. law Same-sex weddings spark reactions from local churches
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
By ELEANOR C. HASENBECK Staff Writer Wedding bells won't be ringing for same-sex couples in many Poplar Bluff churches, as the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to disallow state's bans on same-sex marriage remains to be determined. "Something that seems definite and final still has a lot of pieces to work out," said Pastor David Stewart of the First United Methodist Church...
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Help honor area veterans
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
Help honor area veterans The Veterans' Memorial Wall now includes names of those who served in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq War and War in Afghanistan as well as those who served in the Missouri National Guard. We are certain there are many who have served whose names have not been submitted to be included on the Wall...
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1000s unite in PB to observe Independence Day
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Poplar Bluff turned out in full force, with thousands lining the streets in a show of patriotism, during Saturday's parade to celebrate Independence Day. Almost all of Butler County's public safety agencies - police, fire and EMS - as well as dozens of business, churches, organizations and members of the community participated in the 9 a.m. parade that ran the length of South Broadway to the downtown area...
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The Veterans' Memorial Wall 'Proudly they served; proudly we honor them'
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
By TOM LAWSON Guest Writer As early as the 1980s, the United States Veterans in the Poplar Bluff area began planning a permanent memorial for all the veterans from this area who have served in either of the branches of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. The Veterans' Memorial Wall became a reality when it was dedicated on Veterans' Day,...
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Returning to their roots Three generations of dentists call PB home
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer A family of local dentists stretching back three generations has added another chapter to the history of the long-local business with the addition of Dr. Travis Blaich, who graduated UMKC School of Dentistry in May. "There are people in the community my dad works on that my grandfather worked on. And there will be people that I work on that he worked on. It's a good thing," Travis said...
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Speak Out 7/6/15
(Opinion ~ 07/06/15)
Money making consequences Just read the article on the front page of the DAR regarding Bricks and how the community can use the money these events bring. However, all I could think about when I was reading this article was the family that is going thru hell now from the last event. ...
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Women Aware luncheon Thursday Rueck offers grilling tips to beat heat
(Features ~ 07/06/15)
By BARBARA ANN HORTON News Editor Temperatures are too high to heat up the kitchen to cook a dessert or a casserole, but the family really doesn't want a traditional grilled meal. Not a problem for Teresa Rueck, who heads to her gas grill and bakes cookies, dessert, casseroles and meatloaf...
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Vera Winklepleck
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Vera Winklepleck MALDEN, Mo. -- Vera Winklepleck, 95, of Malden, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...
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PB family attends ceremony POWmedal posthumously awarded 70 years lateR
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Although it took the government many years, they finally got it right on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Whiteman Air Force Base when they presented the POW Medal to the family of the late Captain Thomas E. Joyce. Attending the ceremony was his widow, Paula Joyce of Kansas City, his daughter, Ann (Joyce) Hillis of Poplar Bluff, his two sons, Dr. ...
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Vigilance is patriotic
(Column ~ 07/06/15)
By MICHELLE MALKIN My fellow Americans: If you see something, say something -- even if it means CAIR will threaten to sue you. Multiple federal agencies and the Department of Defense are on high alert for a possible Islamic terrorist attack on U.S. soil this Independence Day weekend. They've increased security at military bases and sent bulletins to law enforcement officials across the country...
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Jenks elected to national office
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
Mary "Cindy" Jenks of Fairdealing was elected second vice president of the National Federation of Democratic Women at the group's National Convention in Atlantic City, N. J. She will serve the 2015-2017 term. Women from across the United States were in attendance. The federation meets annually to conduct business, attend classes, make new friends and reconnect with old friends. The 2016 NFDW Convention will be held in Charleston, SC...
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Junior Burton
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Junior Burton VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Charles Ervin "Junior" Burton, Jr., 65, son of the late Charles Ervin Burton and Ellen Doesha (Weible) King, was born April 27, 1950, in Van Buren, Mo. and died Friday, July 3, 2015, in Van Buren, Mo. Junior was a lifetime resident of Van Buren and was a 1968 graduate of the Van Buren High School. ...
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Jerry E. Miller
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Jerry E. Miller ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Jerry Eugene Miller, 71, of Ellsinore, departed this life Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 12, 1944, in St. Louis to the late Charles Euel and Lola Gertrude (Davis) Miller...
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Kenneth R.
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Kenneth R. 'Kenny' Helton Kenneth R. "Kenny" Helton, 66, a lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center lovingly surrounded by his family. Mr. Helton, son of the late James Charles Helton and Helen (Withrow) Harris, was born Oct. 10, 1948, in Butler County...
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Eunice Reed
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Eunice Reed Eunice E. "June" Reed, 86, of Vulcan, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Presbyterian Manor, Farmington. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at Vulcan Assembly of God Church. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday at the church with a morning visitation beginning at 8:30 a.m. Burial will follow at John Ruble Cemetery, Vulcan. Arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont...
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Wanda Buxton
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Wanda Buxton VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Wanda Louise Buxton, 76, of Van Buren, died Friday, July 3, 2015 in the Southeast Health Center in Ellington. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, July 6, in the South Van Buren General Baptist Church with the funeral service following at 11 a.m. Rev. Johnny Gipson will officiate...
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Bennie L. Griffin
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Bennie L. Griffin NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Bennie L. Griffin, 76, of Doniphan, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff. A private graveside service was held at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Doniphan at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015...
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Frances Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Frances Mitchell DEXTER, Mo. -- Frances J. Houart Mitchell, 76, of Dexter died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Monday and the funeral beginning at 1 p.m., both at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, with the Rev. Dewight Hensley of Bloomfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield with Watkins and Sons handling all arrangements...
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Helen Hicks
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Helen Hicks Helen Marie Hicks, 80, of Patterson, Mo., died Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, Piedmont, Mo. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Rowland Woods Cemetery near Patterson.
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Determining a Semoball Cup champ by math
(High School Sports ~ 07/06/15)
Math was never my strongest subject in school for me. It was, however, a peg better than grammar as regular readers can attest. But numbers always fascinated me when it came to sports because they can reveal truth. For the past year I've taken on the task of using numbers to determine which of the 55 area high schools had the most success to help award the Semoball Cup...
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