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LeGrand, Anderson win Butler Co. seats
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Republican candidates won Butler County eastern and western commissioner seats Tuesday by a more than 2-1 victory. With just under 70 percent of votes, incumbent Butch Anderson has secured his third term as eastern district commissioner. He beat Democratic challenger Van Rhodes, 7,926-3,423...
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Libla, Cookson re-elected
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer Last night's results saw state-wide victories for the Republican party, including wins for 25th District State Sen. Doug Libla and District 153 State Rep. Steve Cookson. Libla, whose district is comprised of Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Shannon and Stoddard counties, was re-elected for his second four-year term...
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Smith returns to Congress
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
SEMO News Service U.S. Rep. Jason Smith easily won re-election Tuesday to another term as 8th District congressman. With 390 of 470 precincts reporting, Smith had 74 percent of the vote. He received more than 191,000 votes compared to 59,548 for Democrat Dave Cowell of Farmington and 7,673 for Libertarian Jonathan Shell of Fredericktown...
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Vets deserve our gratitude daily
(Column ~ 11/10/16)
To the Editor, Every year on Veterans Day we reflect on the contributions and sacrifices of the men and women who have worn the cloth of this great nation. Countless ceremonies take place around the country as we honor our patriots who have protected our liberty by serving in the United States armed forces. As a U.S. Army veteran, I can tell you how important and special it is to experience a national demonstration of gratitude...
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Obama administration likely to skate free of misbehavior
(Column ~ 11/10/16)
By ANDREW MALCOLM Special to McClatchy via Tribune News Service These are tense, worrisome times for Americans. Elections are supposed to be divisive, through the vote-counting anyway. But this cast of candidate characters with its inappropriate behaviors, remarks and records, coming after eight years of divisive presidential "leadership," has made things even worse...
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Court should reject radical social experiment
(Column ~ 11/10/16)
By JIM DeMINT and ROGER SEVERINO Philadelphia Inquirer via Tribune News Service Once it had convinced the Supreme Court to redefine marriage for the entire nation, you would think the Obama administration would have paused and let the country catch its breath. It didn't...
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election results BY COUNTY
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
√ - winner (i) - incumbent BUTLER COUNTY CARTER COUNTY DUNKLIN COUNTY REYNOLDS COUNTY RIPLEY COUNTY STODDARD COUNTY WAYNE COUNTY...
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Raiders lock down No. 8 Volunteers with defensive stand
(High School Sports ~ 11/10/16)
The Raiders didn't allow the No. 8 team in the country to get a field goal for the first 8 minutes of the second half. It propelled Three Rivers to a 20-point lead as it beat John A. Logan College 75-63 Tuesday at the Bess Activity Center. "We beat a really good team," said Three Rivers coach Gene Bess, who now has 1,235 wins. "We've got to have everybody playing hard like this and getting better for us to do what we want to do this year."...
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Runs to start quarters enough for Lady Raiders
(High School Sports ~ 11/10/16)
Three Rivers opened every quarter with a small, unanswered run. In those first few minutes combined, the Lady Raiders outscored John A. Logan College 22-0. It was enough to hold off a late Logan rally as Three Rivers ended up winning 68-58 Tuesday at the Bess Activity Center...
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Lee Hill Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/10/16)
Lee Hill Sr. GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Lee R. Hill Sr., 81, of Silva, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at Camp 8 Cemetery...
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Norman Roberts
(Obituary ~ 11/10/16)
Norman Roberts DEXTER, Mo. -- Norman Cleo Roberts, 89, of Dexter died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, followed by the funeral at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Greg Stevens officiating and the Rev. Ronnie Stevens assisting...
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William Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 11/10/16)
William Mitchell DONIPHAN, Mo. -- William Harold Mitchell, 81, of Dittmer, Mo., formerly of Doniphan, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at his daughter's residence in Dittmer. Visitation will be held from 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in the funeral home chapel...
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Mary Christine
(Obituary ~ 11/10/16)
Mary Christine Williams GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Christine Williams, 93, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Delmar Gardens North Nursing Facility. Visitation will be held from 4- 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the New Hope General Baptist Church in Silva. Burial will be held at Corinth Cemetery at Lowndes...
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It all started because a man visited his sister
(Community News ~ 11/10/16)
By STAN BERRY Editor It all began with a Poplar Bluff man's visit to his sister. When he returned home, the idea of a junior college in Poplar Bluff began to germinate. Then it began to grow. It eventually became reality. Today it is a beautiful, thriving, growing college that has fulfilled the educational dreams of thousands of students in Southeast Missouri and beyond. And to think ... it started because one man when to see his sister...
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Would he take the job? Westover left it up to his daughter ... or did he?
(Community News ~ 11/10/16)
By STAN BERRY Editor Dr. H. Tudor Westover would never have become the first president of Three Rivers Junior College if his daughter had said no ... or would he? As president of Mineral Area College at Flat River, Westover was instrumental in helping the Three Rivers College District get formed. So when it came time to hire a president to get the new college started that's who the fledgling district went to...
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A call from Buddy Godwin helped the Raiders get their first coach
(Community News ~ 11/10/16)
By STAN BERRY Editor It was a simple phone call, but it made history. The year was 1966 when Buddy Godwin placed a phone call to his old friend, Bob Cradic. "He said, 'Bob are you interested in the coaching job at Three Rivers. If you are, get in your car and get down here,'" Cradic recalled from his home in San Diego, Calif...
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