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2 PB men eying Mo. rep. seats
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Two Poplar Bluff, Mo., residents are preparing to campaign for Missouri House of Representatives seats that will be vacant in 2018. Both Rep. Todd Richardson and Rep. Steve Cookson will be prevented from running again by term limits. Former Poplar Bluff school board member Hardy Billington and past Butler County Emergency Management Agency Director Jeff Shawan have registered campaign committees with the Missouri Ethics Commission...
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PBPD: Suspect considered armed, dangerous
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Staff Reports Poplar Bluff Police are searching for a man who allegedly shot into a car occupied by his ex-girlfriend, their two small children and another passenger Friday afternoon. According to a press release, Michael D. Jackson, 34, of Poplar Bluff, approached the victim's vehicle on Highway 60 just east of Highway 67 and brandished a handgun before firing four shots, one of which struck just below the rear window near where one of the children were located...
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First Missouri State Bank breaks ground on new 2-story facility
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
First Missouri State Bank is proud to announce the groundbreaking for its new state of the art facility, scheduled for completion in 2018. "As the community grows, so does our customer base," said president and CEO Paul Tucker. "In order to best serve our customers, Poplar Bluff, and the surrounding communities, a new facility is necessary. We've simply outgrown our current location."...
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Evacuations underway along Logan Creek
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Some residents in Ellington were being asked to voluntarily evacuate early Saturday as floodwaters rose along Logan Creek. "We are doing voluntary evacuations right now," Ellington Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief Randall Martin said at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. "Logan Creek, I am looking at it and it has come up about two feet in the past 15 minutes."...
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Mills, Lawrence
(Features ~ 04/30/17)
Amber Mills and Austin Lawrence of Poplar Bluff announce their engagement. Mills is the daughter of the late Dena Starling and Terry Mills and granddaughter of Raymond and Darla Starling, all of Poplar Bluff. Mills is a 2016 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School and employed as an Arby's manager...
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Alice Distefano
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Alice Faye Distefano, 65, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be held from 2 - 4 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan Online condolences: family@edwardsfuneralhome.org...
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Remington Paige Norden
(Births ~ 04/30/17)
SPC James and Brittany Norden of Fort Riley, Kan., have chosen the name Remington Paige Norden for their 5-pound, 13-ounce daughter, born at 3:43 a.m., Monday, April 24, 2017 at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kan. Grandparents are David and Poppy Norden, Ron and Helen Retherferd, Dee Edlman and Ray Anderson, all of Poplar Bluff. Great-grandparents are Gloria Selvidge, Jim and Sue Reece, and Linda Strickland, all of Poplar Bluff, and Imogene Norden of Fisk...
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Stephen Lee Turner
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Stephen Lee Turner, 54, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel and burial will be at the Cox Cemetery in Supply, Ark...
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Weak dollar won't make America great again
(Column ~ 04/30/17)
By STEPHEN MOORE AND JOHN TAMNY President Donald Trump's assertion this week that the "dollar is getting too strong" led to a sharp decline in the value of the greenback. The market's reaction to Trump was a reminder that presidents often get the dollar they want. This has us worried that Trump and his Treasury Department will pursue a weaker currency in the mistaken belief that this will boost the economy and his presidency...
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Distinguished Alumni Thank the editor Monday at TRC
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/30/17)
To the Editor: If you like to eat, how do you thank a farmer? If you like to deer hunt, how do you thank the MDC? Thanking someone can be tricky, but recently Three Rivers College found a way to thank a newspaper editor -- give him a Distinguished Alumni Award...
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Wendy Gale (Vineyard) Christ
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Wendy Gale (Vineyard) Christ, 56, of Van Buren, died Thursday, April 27, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. Rev. Don Foerster will be officiating. Donations can be made to McSpadden Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses...
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Vernon D. Bagwell
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
Vernon D. Bagwell, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Vernon, the son of the late Sylvester and Charity Heifner Bagwell, was born March 12, 1932, in Poplar Bluff. He was a devout Christian and a longtime member (over 55 years) of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church, where he also served on the Deacon Board. ...
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Costa RicaSSRqs
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Tuesday, March 21, 16 adventurers joined Sharon and Bruce Beck of Poplar Bluff for a 10 day trip to Costa Rica. The Becks have traveled in Costa Rica seven times since 1972, and have led five different small groups on "Nature and Culture" tours to Costa Rica since 2001. ...
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Louise Robertson
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
Louise Robertson, 89, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Oakdale Care Center. Mrs. Robertson was born Sept. 22, 1927 in Chaonia Landing, Mo. She retired from the Missouri License Bureau in Poplar Bluff. Survivors include her husband Berlin Robertson; her grandchildren: Brenda Brown (Rodney) of Poplar Bluff, David Sechrest of West Plains and Berlin Robertson (Amy) of Poplar Bluff; as well as great-grandchildren: Tyler, Parker, and Bailey Davidson, Zach Brown, and Blake and Brady Robertson.. ...
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James Edward Boyd
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
James Edward Boyd, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 10, 1932 at Portageville to the late Johnny G. Boyd and Elaine Wallace Boyd. He was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff...
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Will France elect a Gallic Barack Obama?
(Column ~ 04/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- The French are too intellectually vain to borrow others' political ideas, but too interested in style not to appreciate and appropriate that of others. So, on May 7 they might confer their presidency on a Gallic Barack Obama. In 2008, Obama, a freshman senator, became a national Rorschach test, upon whom Americans projected their longings. ...
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Joyce Harbison
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
VAN BURNE, Mo. -- Joyce Harbison, 75, of DeSoto, died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at her residence. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., Monday, May 1, 2017, for the public at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. Funeral service will follow at noon in the funeral home chapel...
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Jimmie L. Kearbey
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
WARRENTON, Mo. -- Jimmie L. Kearbey, 83, of New Florence, is survived by his beloved wife Joan Kearbey nee Knowles of New Florence; son, Tobie Kearbey; three daughters: Nadine Soaib, Christine Nichols, Lisa Raby; three brothers: Alvin Kearbey, Vernon Kearbey, Tom Kearbey; eight grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren...
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Helen Starling takes a walk down memory lane
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Thursday, April 20, 2017, Helen Lamkin Starling celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at River Mist. "Baby" Helen was born April 20, 1917 in Bay Springs to James and Minnie Lamkin, joining older sisters, Kate and Ava. Her father was from Cadiz, Ky., and Minnie's great-grandmother came from Holland...
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Franklin D. Aaron
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Franklin D. Aaron, 60, of Steelville, Mo., formerly of the Naylor Neelyville area died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Steelville. Visitation will be from 4:30 - 8 p.m. Sunday at Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville. The committal service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the chapel in Neelyville. Burial will be in Kinsey Cemetery near Harviell...
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McCauley wins title, 1st Westwood Hills member since '05
(High School Sports ~ 04/30/17)
Brett McCauley ended a 12-year drought Friday in the Ozark Shootout at a wet Westwood Hills Country Club. McCauley sank a short birdie putt on the 18th green to edge Chance Holden of Dexter and win the nine-hole event. No club member had won the Shootout since Ben Brumitt in 2005 but McCauley and Brumitt were teeing off together with two holes to play...
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President's 'skinny' budget removes safety net from those struggling
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Joyce Winder brought her last baby home to the light blue house on Henry Street. She raised her children there and spent nearly 40 years in the neat, single story house with her husband before he died. It holds a lot of memories, but no matter how much she loves it, Winder couldn't afford more than $10,000 in repairs needed to fix the roof and weatherize the rooms...
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Fast start propels PB to semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 04/30/17)
A key to many of the Poplar Bluff baseball team's wins this season has been discipline at the plate. Chasing pitches out of the strike zone isn't their style and hammering those that catch the zone have made teams pay. The top-seeded Mules used that same approach mixed with a strong outing from pitcher Austin McIntosh to dismantle No. 8 New Madrid Central 13-3 Friday in five innings in the opening round of SEMO Conference Tournament at Bobby Strenfel Field...
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Butler County EMA director: Flooding expected, use caution
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
The National Weather Service says major flooding is expected through Monday along Black River in Butler County. A flood warning is in effect along the river and tributaries in Butler County until Tuesday morning. Black River is expected to rise above flood stage of 16-feet Saturday evening and crest at 21-feet by Monday morning. The Poplar Bluff gauge record is 22.15 feet March 20, 2008...
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Eugene rezoning to require 5 votes
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Residents against the rezoning of a portion of Eugene Boulevard have secured enough signatures to force a change in the number of Poplar Bluff City Council votes needed to approve the project. A five-vote majority will be needed to pass the request for a proposed housing complex, rather than the normal four votes, according to city officials. This is a workshop and voting item Monday for the council...
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Penn. Ave. impacts Main St.
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Eliminate: 21st Century Community Learning Centers. Savings: $1.2 billion. Trump: Lacks strong evidence of meeting objectives, such as improving student achievement. It represents about $300,000 annually for the club, which serves approximately 400 school children each day with after school programs and provides full-day summer school activities...
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Use tax may appear on August ballot
(Local News ~ 04/30/17)
Residents could see a ballot measure in August from the city of Poplar Bluff and Butler County asking for what some officials are calling a "survival tax." The Poplar Bluff City Council will vote Monday on whether or not to put a use tax before voters in the Aug. 8 election. Butler County commissioners are also expected to decide on the matter before the end of May...
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Rally in 14th falls short for Raiders
(High School Sports ~ 04/30/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Originally slated for 9 a.m., fans who waited six hours for the Lady Raiders and Lady Monarchs to play got double their money's worth and some change to spare. Three Rivers College and MCC-Maple Woods went 14 innings, twice as many as a normal game, with Maple Woods eventually winning 10-9 in the first round of the Region XVI Tournament...
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Mules win rain-shortened Farmington Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/30/17)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The Poplar Bluff tennis team won a rain-shortened Farmington Invitational on Friday, four of six players into the finals before play was stopped. Humza Siddiqui, Trenton Nepean and Ben Stewart were playing in the championship matches while Brett Keele placed second after losing the No. 6 seed final 6-3. Adeesh Mishra placed fourth in a tiebreaker, losing 7-6 (7-3)...
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