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PB airport still without manager
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
Poplar Bluff airport continues to operate without a manager as city officials look at the future of that position. City manager Mark Massingham turned to members of the airport advisory board for guidance Wednesday. It has been suggested the position could be reduced to part time, Massingham said...
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Final four count their way to top McCormack wins first
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
For fourth graders at Poplar Bluff Middle School, the term "final four" usually applies to basketball. But instead of hitting the court Wednesday, the final four hit the library for a championship of a different sort; a math competition sponsored by the Butler County Community Resource Council...
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Ellington murder suspects returned to Mo., arraigned
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
CENTERVILLE, Mo. -- The two Southeast Missouri men accused of a triple shooting in Ellington, Mo., arrived Wednesday in Reynolds County, where they made their first court appearance. Timothy Callahan, 44, of Farmington, Mo., and David Young, 67, of Ironton, Mo., who were taken into custody Saturday at a motel in Deerfield Township, Ohio, were extradited back to Missouri after both men appeared before a judge in Warren County and waived extradition...
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5 biggest reasons to hate the IRS tax code
(Column ~ 11/02/17)
By STEPHEN MOORE President Donald Trump has proposed what he calls "the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan." He also wants vast simplification so that Americans can fill out their taxes on a postcard return. Let's hope that part of this reform package will be to defang the IRS, which treats Americans as if they are guilty until proven innocent and invades the basic privacy rights of citizens...
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Trump, the Clintons and Robert Mueller
(Column ~ 11/02/17)
No sooner had the presidential election of Nov. 8, 2016, thrown the world into a state of utter confusion, then some of the confused decided to thwart the electorate. They would try to twist the Electoral College into chaos, and, if that did not defeat Donald J. Trump, they would carelessly and mistakenly claim cheating at voting booths once vowed to be immovably secure...
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Greenville high school students of month honored
(Community News ~ 11/02/17)
Greenville High School has selected Students of the Month for October. Trevor Stephen Willard, son of Stephen and Kristie Willard, of Williamsville, is active in FFA, vice-president; Beta Club, Bear Ambassador, National Honor Society, Art Club, FBLA, basketball, trap, Student Council and A+ Program...
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Radiating mischief of protectionism
(Column ~ 11/02/17)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive ourselves into believing that corporate welfare can be seemly. Consider the caper, both amusing and depressing, that began when mighty Boeing sought protection behind the skirts of the U.S. Department of Commerce...
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Puxico elementary honor roll
(Community News ~ 11/02/17)
Students at Puxico Elementary School earning places on the First Quarter Honor Roll include: Fifth Grade: Eleanore Armstrong, Lanie Benson, McKailee Bishop, Ziyi Boyco, Allie Brawley, Adison Denny, Nathaniel Dumas, Avery Hancock, Raegan Hodges, Chloe Isaac, Perry Isaac, Jaydan Miller, Mason Parsley, Lilly Payne, Laney Porter, Jerrett Powell, Nevaeh Powell, Waylon Powell, Logan Robison, Victoria Skinner, Taylor Thomason, Carson Ward and Scyler Zimmerman...
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Youth hunters take 17,222 deer in Mo.
(Outdoors ~ 11/02/17)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor During last year's first segment of Missouri's youth deer season, hunters had to deal with exceedingly warm weather, which kept deer movement, and the harvest, down. This year, the tables were turned - the weather was perfect and the number of deer killed was significantly higher...
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Raiders get defensive in opener
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/17)
Before each drill in practice, the Three Rivers College women's basketball team will shoot for possession. If you make it, you get to choose whether you want to be on offense or defense for the drill. Nine times out of 10, the person who makes it chooses defense...
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As Mic Plunkett retires, Jacob Plunkett continues family tradition as agent
(Outdoors ~ 11/02/17)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor WAYNE COUNTY, Mo. -- As one long, rewarding career as a conservation agent in Missouri comes to an end, another, full of hope and promise, is just beginning. After nearly 34 years with the Missouri Department of Conservation, and almost 33 as a conservation agent in Wayne County, Mic Plunkett has driven his final patrol, hung up his hat and signed off as "764" on the radio for the final time...
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Dennis Berry
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Dennis Berry, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wed., Nov. 1, 2017 at his residence. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.
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Charles Raulston
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Charles Raulston, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wed., Nov. 1, 2017 at his residence. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3 at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will be at 10 a.m., Sat., Nov. 4 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Calvin Buhler officiating. Burial will follow in the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery. www.fowlersullivanfuneralhome.com...
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'Wave face Tigers for district crown
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/17)
For the fifth straight year, Caruthersville and Malden will play for the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 title Friday night in Caruthersville. The Tigers earned the home-field advantage with a 33-7 win at Malden in the second week of the season on August 25. That ended a six-game win streak by the Green Wave in the series that included the last three district title games...
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McDannald plead guilty in Jones' death
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
A Fairdealing, Mo., woman pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to a manslaughter charge in connection with her alleged role in the death of man whose body was found inside a trunk of an abandoned car. Accompanied by her attorney, Erica Fox with the Public Defender's Office, Amber Rebeckah McDannald pleaded guilty as charged to the Class C felony of first-degree involuntary manslaughter before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett...
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