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Coffee with cop is Oct. 13
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
Officers from the Poplar Bluff Police Department and citizens will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee on Oct. 13. The event, Coffee with a Cop, will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at McDonald's North Westwood Boulevard, and all community members are invited to attend...
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Girl Scouts to keep area centers
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
In a review that began in summer 2016, the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Board of Directors determined the best course of action for stewarding the council's property assets. "It was decided to leave the five offices in the current locations," Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland CEO Anne Soots said. "The council has the flexibility to manage staffing and hours of operations based on organizational needs."...
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Fields of Faith tonight
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
The Poplar Bluff chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host the 10th Annual Fields of Faith worship ceremony at 7 tonight at Mules Stadium. Junior high, high school and college students from Poplar Bluff, area schools, church groups, sports teams and FCA huddles from across Southeast Missouri will gather with their peers to engage in worship, share stories about their faith and connect with local churches. ...
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Deductibles will double County health insurance up
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
Health insurance deductibles will double for Butler County employees as officials try to avoid a 29 percent increase in premiums. The United Health Care policy will see a less than 10 percent bump with an agreement that raises employee deductibles to $1,000 a year, said presiding commissioner Vince Lampe...
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Child porn puts PB man in prison
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man recently was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Jonathan Ryan Snyder was sentenced to 51 months in prison last week by U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. after he earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography, according to a clerk with the U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau...
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Donnie James Crawford
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Donnie James Crawford, 56, of Wappapello died Monday, Sept. 23, 2017 in Stoddard County. Services were held Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Wappapello Cotrell Funeral Chapel. Online condolences: www.cotrellfuneralservice.com.
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John Jones
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
John Jones, 82, of Puxico died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at his residence. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 5, at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico and funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Puxico. Bro. Brad Helm to officiate and Bro. Dale will assist...
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Douglas "A.J." Siegler
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
Douglas "A.J." Siegler, 53, of Puxico, formerly of Cooter, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 in Big Spring, Texas. Services were held Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at the Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. Burial followed in the Duck Creek Cemetery near Puxico...
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Genevieve M. Rowark
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
Genevieve M. Rowark, 91, of Puxico died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 at Puxico Nursing and Rehab. Services were held Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at the Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. Rev. Justin Miller officiated. Burial followed in the Sikeston Garden of Memories...
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Teens experience academy life Patrol builds bonds, challenges cadets
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH SEMO News Service PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Twelve teenagers recently got introduced to a career in law enforcement and life as a Missouri State Highway Patrol recruit when they took part in a five-day Youth Academy. Each morning, the cadets were up at 5:45 a.m. to begin a day filled with such activities as fitness training, as well as drill and marching exercises...
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MDC provides free teacher portal
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages teachers to get connected with conservation-education by using its new Discover Nature Schools (DNS) teacher portal. MDC created the website portal to provide teachers a technology tool to connect with both teachers and MDC staff on conservation-education ideas, interactive learning activities, and easy access to classroom materials and grant opportunities...
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Have we lost our Bible?
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
There is a story of the lost and found column of a church paper listing among the lost and found items: "One Bible, King James Version, with no name in it. If not claimed within 15 days, it will turned over to the librarian." This could evoke several questions such as: "How long had it been lost?" or "How long was it before they missed it?" Would they have a good idea as to where to look for it? Of course, many of us have several versions of it. ...
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County building renovation, security project completed
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Architect Dale Rogers asked the Stoddard County Commission to sign off on the completion of the security project in three county buildings so the project might be closed out by the end of last week. Rogers, with Robert Stearnes and Associates, addressed the commission at a regular meeting Sept, 25...
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Korean War POW honored at ceremony
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
"I don't know how I survived unless it was an act of God," former POW Jay Barber of Essex, Mo., said. "Just like the others that survived, I ate the food they gave me and did what they told me to do." Recognized for his service and bravery, Barber was the honoree at a National POW/MIA Recognition ceremony held at the American Legion Post 153 Friday, Sept. 15. The event was hosted by the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center...
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Christian concert Friday
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
From Staff Reports The Puxico Christian Concert featuring Building 429, Josh Wilson and Chris August will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 at the Puxico Arnold Ryan Gym. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The concert is expected to be a totally different worship experience than the previous two years. All three artists will be sharing a band for the night and will be performing each other's songs and other popular praise and worship songs...
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SOS fundraiser dinner Sunday
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
A Support Our Seniors Fundraiser Dinner will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 at the Puxico Nutrition Center. The meal will be fried chicken and will cost $7 a meal. There will also be a raffle. Call ins are welcome and donations accepted. The center is located at 335 N. Harty Street...
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WLAA to meet Oct. 10 Festival of Lights Auto Tour to observe 25th anniversary
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
From Staff Reports Wappapello Lake Area Association (WLAA) will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10. Plans for the upcoming meeting were announced during the September meeting at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center at Wappapello Lake. This year is the 25th Anniversary of the Festival of Lights Auto Tour and the members discussed getting more groups and businesses involved as well as the possibility of more businesses joining the group and paying dues in January 2018. ...
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Puxico senior is semifinalist in state pageant
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
Faith Marie Oliver of Puxico, Mo. was a semifinalist in the Miss Missouri Teen USA Pageant. Sept. 22-24 Oliver is the daughter of Stephanie and Russ Oliver. She is a senior at Puxico High School and she plays volleyball and basketball. Oliver arrived at the Miss Missouri Teen USA Pageant Friday, Sept. 22, in St. Charles, Mo...
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Puxico aldermen OK blessing box, reminded of city-wide yard sale
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
From Staff Reports The city-wide yard sale will be Friday and Saturday, Oct, 6-7, the Puxico Board of Aldermen were reminded at it's Sept. 21 meeting. Anyone wishing to use either Memorial (South) Park or Veteran's Park for a yard sale needs to call city hall to be included on a list. The city is putting together a list of addresses where yard sales will be held and will distribute the list along with city maps to interested parties...
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Driver dies Car crashes into pond in Dexter
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter woman lost her life in an accident Saturday afternoon, Sept. 30, when her vehicle ran off the east end of Whitman Street and came to rest upside-down in a pond. Karen Sue Hampton, 70, was eastbound on Whitman in her 2012 Toyota Camry at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday when her vehicle left the right side of the roadway, traveled across a yard and struck some landscaping pavers, then continued across the driveway at 116 Whitman and struck a brick retaining wall...
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Living history: Replicas of Columbus' ships Nina and Pinta dock at Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
When Mayor Harry Rediger dedicated the upcoming week to the visiting historical replica Nina and Pinta, Capt. Stephen Sanger re-dedicated it to the man who made them a reality: Capt. Morgan Sanger, who died Thursday. His father, Sanger later explained, loved all things nautical...
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Qulin homecoming is Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
The Qulin community will celebrate its 26th annual homecoming Friday and Saturday, with a weekend full of activities for friends and family. Events start with a beauty pageant at 6 p.m. Friday at the Qulin middle school. A breakfast and fundraiser for the Qulin Senior Citizen Center will kick off Saturday, from 7-9 a.m...
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Every second counts: Plan two ways out Fire Prevention week is Oct. 8-14
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
Fire Prevention Week runs from Sunday, Oct. 8 through Saturday, Oct. 14 with the theme "Every Second Counts: Plan Two Ways Out." In advance of Fire Prevention Week 2017, State Fire Marshal Tim Bean is urging Missouri families to plan two escape routes from each room in their home, to teach children how to escape and to conduct family fire drills twice year...
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SCAD crew returns from Fla. relief efforts
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
"At times, we were a little overwhelmed by the gratitude shown to us by the people," says David Cooper of a recent disaster response trip to Florida. "We even had an older veteran stand and give us a salute." Cooper tells of people waving American flags as a Strike Team made up of ambulance crews from different parts of the country made their way into the ravaged coastal areas of south Florida...
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Piedmont pair caught in chaos
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
It was supposed to be a weekend trip to Las Vegas for his girlfriend's birthday celebration, said Kent Sisco, of Piedmont, Mo. He never imagined it would end with them running for their lives after bullets began raining down on them during a Jason Aldean concert...
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Qulin 4-H to plant historic tree
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
In recognition of National 4-H Week, members of the Royal Riders 4-H Club in Qulin, Mo. are helping to preserve American history, while promoting healthy, balanced ecosystems by planting a Liberty Tree at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.4. The local effort, which is sponsored by Crader Distributing and local STIHL dealers in partnership with the Missouri 4-H Foundation, is part of a National 4-H Week celebration showcasing the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people, and highlighting the remarkable 4-H youth in our communities who work each day to make a positive impact on those around them.. ...
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Area woman is new VA associate director
(Business ~ 10/04/17)
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff recently welcomed a third generation Navy veteran from Perryville, Mo., as the new associate medical center director. Former intelligence analyst Libby Johnson has been the chief of education and training at the Poplar Bluff VA since 2011. She has served as interim associate medical center director on several occasions, according to a press release...
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Speak Out 10/4/17
(Opinion ~ 10/04/17)
Agree with Michel on city hall issue I agree with Mr. Michel regarding city hall, police station, etc. Demolish the old station or repair and remodel it as needed. It needs to stay centrally located. Please don't put it farther northwest as everything is going to be best accessible to all in the least amount of time. Near the courthouse and jail is best. Thank you...
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Babies try harder when they see you sweat
(Local News ~ 10/04/17)
NEW YORK (AP) -- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Especially if a baby is watching. Children around 15 months old can become more persistent in pursuing a goal if they've just seen an adult struggle at a task before succeeding, a new study says...
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Top-seeded Neelyville uses 2-out hits to beat Royals
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/17)
PIEDMONT -- The Neelyville baseball team perfected two-out hitting and played through the rain to get back to the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament championship game Tuesday. The top-seeded Tigers scored all of their runs with two outs, including a momentous sixth inning, to beat Twin Rivers 5-2 and return to the title game for the third time in five seasons...
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Redbirds edge Clearwater for spot in final with well-placed hits
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/17)
PIEDMONT -- It took every hit they could muster and a nail-biting escape Tuesday night but the East Carter Redbirds bested Clearwater again. Cody Hampton provided the go-ahead RBI double just inside the right-field line, breaking a tie in the fifth inning as the second-seeded Redbirds outlasted Clearwater 4-2 in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament semifinals...
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Bernie maintains seed, drops Puxico
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/17)
WOODLAND, Mo. -- Puxico needed to sweep Bernie to take the No. 5 seed away from the Mules or split to hold on to the No. 6 seed. It did neither. Bernie comfortably defeated the Indians 25-10, 25-8 in pool play of the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament on Tuesday to keep its pre-tournament seed heading into Thursday's single-elimination bracket. Puxico, meanwhile, slipped back to the No. 7 seed after losing the tiebreaker with Bell City...
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Carl Monroe Clubb
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Carl Monroe Clubb, 88, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be held from 4:30 - 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville, Mo.. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, also at the Greenville Chapel. Burial will be at Greenville Cemetery...
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Mules top Winona after 'slow start'
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/17)
WINONA, Mo. --Doni Everts had three blocks and three kills and Sophia Rowland had three aces and led with six kills as the Poplar Bluff volleyball team won at Winona 25-19, 25-12 Tuesday night. "Started off slow in the first set and came alive midway through and kept cruising into the second set," Mules coach Amanda Lance said...
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John Jones
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
PUXICO, Mo. -- John Jones, 82, of Puxico, Mo. died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at his residence. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 5 at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico and funeral service at 11 a.m. Oct. 6 at Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Puxico. Bro. Brad Helm to officiate and Bro. Dale will assist...
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Clearwater edges Royals 29-27 in 3rd
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/17)
PIEDMONT -- Faith Hoppe had her day at the net. Leading by one point in a decisive third set, the Tigers' middle hitter slipped her final kill over the net for match point as the Clearwater volleyball team knocked off Twin Rivers 2-1 (26-24, 20-25, 29-27) Tuesday night...
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Doris Jane Foster
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
CAMPBELL, Mo. - Doris Jane Foster, 89, of Campbell died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 at her daughter's residence in Malden, Mo. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 at the Landess Funeral Home in Campbell with funeral services beginning at 1 p.m. with Rev. Randy Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell...
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Donna Lou Smith Spencer
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
Donna Lou Smith Spencer entered her heavenly home on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. A kind, loving, and devoted gentle spirit, she was a believer in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Donna Lou was born in Joplin, Mo. on July 27, 1933, the only child of Arthur P. Smith and Leta Davidson Smith of Pineville, Mo. She graduated from Bentonville High School in Bentonville, Ark. where she was homecoming queen and Rodeo Queen of the Ozarks...
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Gordon Farmer
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Dean Gordon Farmer, 79, life-long resident of Doniphan, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at his residence. Mr. Farmer, son of Guy Albert and Abra (Martie) Farmer, was born May 24, 1938, in Anut, Mo. He was self-employed in the water pump service. ...
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Bill Clark
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
William Michael (Bill) Clark of Van Buren, formerly of Poplar Bluff, son of Charles Bowman and Kimberly Bowman of Poplar Bluff, was born Dec. 31, 1967 and departed this life Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 at the age of 49. Bill was a talented artist, author, photographer and songwriter. He loved his music and his guitar. Bill had written and illustrated a children's book, "GABBO THE GIRAFFE TRINITY THE TURTLE; FRIENDS TO THE END"...
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Wanda Mae Wilburn
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Wanda Mae Wilburn was born on June 18, 1941 in Campbell, Mo. to the late Raymond Lamunion and Gladys Vincent Lamunion. She departed this life on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. at the age of 76 years 3 months and 14 days...
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Darrel Eugene Palmer
(Obituary ~ 10/04/17)
ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Darrel Eugene Palmer, 74, son of the late Thelman and Arleta (McCarty) Palmer was born Nov. 15, 1942 in Doniphan, and departed this life Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 at his residence in Ellsinore, with his wife by his side. Darrel had resided in Ellsinore for the last 14 years and was formerly of Kansas City, Mo. ...
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