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Couple accused in child porn case
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
By BEN KLEINE SEMO News Service A Benton, Missouri, couple was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of child pornography. Clayton D. Counts, 67, is charged with possession of child pornography and unlawful possession of a firearm, both class C felonies. Judith E. Gray, 58, was charged with felony possession of child pornography...
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Free house offered to deserving family
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A local community group has a spacious three bedroom home in the middle of Butler County farmland for one lucky family at a very attractive price -- free. South Central Missouri Community Action Agency plans to deed the property to a qualifying individual through its Home Initiative Program at no cost to the recipient. ...
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Angry parents address special R-1 meeting on food service Chartwells fires 2 supervisors
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Two Chartwells managers have been relieved of their duties in the wake of a rodent infestation at a Poplar Bluff Public Schools warehouse that stored food for the cafeterias. Company and school officials plan a number of corrective actions...
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N'ville extends Hagood contract
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor NEELYVILLE -- Following a closed evaluation session, the Neelyville School Board approved a one-year extension to superintendent Brad Hagood's contract. Hagood, who had one year remaining on his contract, now will continue to be the superintendent through June 30, 2018...
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Firefighters give coats to children
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Sixty Poplar Bluff, Mo., children in need of a warm coat may soon have one thanks to the members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local No. 2543. As a way of giving back to the community, the local fire union donated 60 new, made-in-the-USA, fleeced-lined coats in a variety of colors and sizes to the Poplar Bluff Boys & Girls Club Wednesday afternoon as part of the IAFF's "Operation Warm" program...
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Speak Out 1/29/16
(Opinion ~ 01/29/16)
School needs to fire Chartwells Parents need to force the school system into firing Chartwell. The only way this will happen is if the parents send lunches and not use their service until they are fired. It is all about money. Stand up for your child...
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GOP gets Iran prisoner swap wrong
(Column ~ 01/29/16)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- Give President Obama credit. His Iran nuclear deal may be disastrous but the packaging was brilliant. The near-simultaneous prisoner exchange was meant to distract from last Saturday's official implementation of the sanctions-lifting deal. And it did. The Republicans concentrated almost all their fire on the swap sideshow...
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Arkansas black bear population is steady
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/16)
LITTLE ROCK -- Myron Means, large carnivore program coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, presented the results of the 2015 black bear season at the Jan. 21, 2016 meeting of the AGFC. According to Means, hunters killed 393 bears during 2015. Hunters harvested 256 male bears and 137 female bears statewide. Archery hunters accounted for 77 percent of the harvest, which is typical of bear hunting in Arkansas...
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MDC to pilot new wetland area system
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/16)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor HANNIBAL, Mo. -- If you've ever stood impatiently in a long line, trying to draw a duck hunting spot at one of Missouri's managed waterfowl hunting areas while daylight quickly approaches, you understand how frustrating it can be...
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Lucille Rawlings
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Lucille Rawlings MALDEN, Mo. -- Geneva Lucille Rawlings, 94, of Benton, Ky., formerly of Risco, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Lake Way Nursing & Rehab in Benton, Ky. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden followed by the funeral will be at 1 p.m. at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...
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Conservation order kicks off Monday
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/16)
By FRANK CAMPA Mo. Dept. of Conservation Even though our last season just closed for ducks in Missouri (the South Zone), there is still plenty of opportunity for waterfowl hunters. There already have been several questions related to the light goose conservation order, but would-be hunters need to remember the regular goose season for Canadas, white-fronted and light geese (snows, blues and Ross's) remains in under normal regulations and limits through Jan. 31...
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Ronald Dale White
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Ronald Dale White MALDEN, Mo. -- Ronald Dale White, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in the Memorial Park Cemetery, in Malden. Bradshaw Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Carmen York
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Carmen York GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Carmen York, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Wayne County, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation services will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Greenville Chapel. Burial will be at New Prospect Cemetery at Silva, Mo...
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MDC opening new conservation area in Perry Co.
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation announces the opening of Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area in Perry County. The area encompasses Ball Mill Resurgence Natural Area as well as an additional 71-acre tract, known as the Riney Tract. Ball Mill Resurgence and the Riney Tract are owned by the L-A-D Foundation and managed by MDC. The Riney tract includes woodland stream frontage and restoration of native grassland...
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Spring hunter ed classes scheduled
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/16)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor Two hunter education skills classes have been scheduled locally for this spring, and if you need to get certified, it's time to start the process. The first class scheduled locally is set for March 5 at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge visitor center. It will run from 8 a.m. until noon...
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Public input sought on feral hog plan
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/16)
By JOE JEREK Mo. Dept. of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- At its meeting on Jan. 22, the Missouri Conservation Commission voiced initial approval for recommended changes to the Wildlife Code of Missouri that would prohibit the hunting of feral hogs on lands owned, leased, or managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation...
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Short-handed Lady Raiders shoot 20 percent from field in loss
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
In the first half, the Lady Raiders were 1 for 19 on on shots inside the 3-point line. "Lord, I feel sorry for the team that when that ball starts going in," Three Rivers coach Jeff Walk said. Three Rivers still held a lead in the second quarter, but the poor shooting eventually led to a 20-0 Jefferson run and the Lady Vikings went on to win 60-50 on Wednesday at the Bess Activity Center...
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Kearbey signs with Jefferson
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
Like most baseball players, it has always been a dream for Blakeney Kearbey to reach the highest level. But finding the right program to make that dream a reality was of utmost importance to the Greenville senior. He took the first major step at getting to the top after recently putting pen to paper and signing his National Letter of Intent with Jefferson Community College in front of a handful of friends and family...
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Lakes edging closer to winter pool
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/16)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor Wappapello Lake finally has fallen to a more normal level, and with the water dropping about 9 inches daily, winter pool should be reached by this time next week. The water also has cleared considerably, and with a warm weekend weather forecast, it looks like crappie anglers may finally have good conditions to get on the water...
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Check the label for food freshness
(Features ~ 01/29/16)
Shopping for groceries can be confusing if you don't know what the different dates mean that may be stamped on the foods. For instance, consumers can judge the freshness of food when the manufacturer uses "open dating" on food packages. "Open dating" means that the manufacturer uses a calendar date (for example, January 28) to help store managers determine the length of time a food should be offered for sale. ...
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Freddie James Kinder Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Freddie James Kinder Jr. MALDEN. Mo. -- Freddie James Kinder Jr., 56, of Malden died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden with the memorial service beginning at 2 p.m. at the chapel...
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Grace Elledge
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Grace Elledge Grace Cathren Violet Rommel Elledge, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. She was born Oct. 21,1933. She has two remaining daughters, Cathy Fiehtner of Poplar Bluff and Shirley Graves of Versailles, and two sisters, Ila Bowers and Sally Elder, both of Poplar Bluff. ...
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Johnnie
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Johnnie Albert Smith DEXTER, Mo. -- Johnnie Albert Smith, 83, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Friday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter followed by the funeral service at noon Friday with Bro. ...
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McDaniel ahead of the game
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
Trey McDaniel is joining a short list of athletes across the country in finding a new home to play at the college level, and the Greenville junior is doing it at an unprecedented rate. On Monday, McDaniel joined an elite rank when he verbally committed to play Division I baseball at Southeast Missouri State University, becoming the first player in Greenville history to do so...
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County Women's Democrat Club ham/bean dinner
(Community News ~ 01/29/16)
County Women's Democrat Club ham/bean dinner The Butler County Women's Democrat Club will host their Annual Ham and Bean Dinner at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Rescue Mission. Entertainment will be provided by the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Youth Choir...
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Qulin Lions Club dinner is Feb. 7
(Community News ~ 01/29/16)
Qulin Lions Club dinner is Feb. 7 Qulin Lion Club fundraising dinner will be held from 11 a.m - 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Qulin Lionx Club. Menu includes: pork cutlet and spaghetti, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, casserole, green beans, corn, and salad. Drinks and dessert provided...
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Oak Grove names Students of Month
(Community News ~ 01/29/16)
Oak Grove Elementary School has named their January 2016 Students of the Month. Jason Zheng, son of Ya Rong "Anna" Huang and DaLu "Gary" Huong, was nominated by his first grade teacher, Paula Knight, because is a friendly, compassionately young man. He has a tremendously funny personality and cheers up his classmates and teachers daily...
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Jerry Dean Layton
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Jerry Dean Layton DEXTER, Mo. -- Jerry Dean Layton, 79, of Dexter died at his home Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the New Bethel General Baptist Church on State Highway AF in Dexter, with Rev. Dean Williams of Dexter officiating.Burial will follow in the Chalk Bluff Cemetery in Dexter. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements...
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Evelyn
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
Evelyn Lorene Myers WINONA, Mo. -- Evelyn Lorene Myers, daughter of the late Harley and Thelma (DeWeese) Atkins, was born Feb. 17, 1919 in Midco, Mo. and departed this life at Mercy Hospital in Mountain View, Mo. on Jan. 26, 2016 surrounded by her family. ...
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