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Hancocks to observe 50 years together
(Local News ~ 12/23/17)
Keith and Melba Hancock of Puxico will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 at Duck Creek Church on County Road 283. The couple has lived in the Puxico area their entire marriage. They have two children Brian Hancock of Puxico and Beth and Jonathan Stewart of O'Fallon. They also have three grandchildren Jordi, Elexa and Jensen Stewart, all of O'Fallon...
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Christmas is over
(Local News ~ 12/23/17)
I read a thought provoking story in a church paper a preacher friend sent me a few years ago that went something like this-"It had been a happy Christmas for a family of five. Even the three-year-old enjoyed playing with the nativity scene, handling and re-arranging it. ...
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Velma Lois (Tucker) Foster
(Obituary ~ 12/23/17)
Velma Lois (Tucker) Foster, 78, former resident of Wappapello, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 at the Ridgeview Living Community Center in Malden. Services were held Dec. 19, 2017 at the Northside Baptist Church in Bernie, Missouri. Rev. Lee Wood and Rev. Ralph Stocks officiated. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of arrangements...
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Georgia Kay Stilts
(Obituary ~ 12/23/17)
Georgia Kay Stilts, 90, of Puxico died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Services were held Friday, Dec. 22, 2017 at the Morgan Sifford Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Placher officiated. Burial followed in the Puxico City Cemetery...
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Gary Worley
(Obituary ~ 12/23/17)
Gary Worley, 55, of Puxico died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 at Duck Creek Baptist Church in Puxico. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com.
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Debra Ann Potter
(Obituary ~ 12/23/17)
Debra Ann Potter, 56, of Wappapello died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 at the Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Wappapello. Rev. Jim Osborn officiated. Burial followed in the Puxico City Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cotrellfuneralservice.com...
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Commission seeks ways to finance jail expansion
(Local News ~ 12/23/17)
Jail expansion discussion continued during the Stoddard County commissioners meeting Monday, Dec. 18. Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis asked fellow commissioners Steve Jordan and Carol Jarrell, as well as Sheriff Carl Hefner to compile a list of questions regarding the possible jail expansion...
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Puxico offers warming centers
(Local News ~ 12/23/17)
The weather outside may not be frightful but it sure is cold with frigid temperatures expected to continue through the week producing wind chills at 10 below zero and potential snow flurries today. Butler County Emergency Management Director Robbie Myers said to use caution and common sense until temperatures rise...
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Christopher David Veatch
(Obituary ~ 12/23/17)
FISK, Mo. -- Christopher David Veatch, 48, of Kennett, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 at his residence. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at White-Sanders Funeral Home, Fisk. Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Austin Montague officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Rombauer Cemetery at Rombauer. Memorials be given to the American Diabetes Association...
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Badge of Honor benefit run keeps growings
(Local News ~ 12/23/17)
The community members who help make the annual Badge of Honor Benefit Run possible were recognized recentlys by organizers. The benefit provides support to three groups which assist first responders who have dedicated their lives to serving residents, supporters say...
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Independence for Jeff Hull
(Local News ~ 12/23/17)
Jeffery Hull has faced more than his share of challenges in his 34 years. When he was 17, with parental permission he enlisted in the U.S. Army. At 18, immediately after graduating from Puxico High School in 2001, he left for basic training at Ft. Benning, Ga...
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Badge of Honor benefit run keeps growing
(Local News ~ 12/23/17)
The community members who help make the annual Badge of Honor Benefit Run possible were recognized recentlys by organizers. The benefit provides support to three groups which assist first responders who have dedicated their lives to serving residents, supporters say...
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Edith Pauline Griffin Parks
(Obituary ~ 12/23/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Edith Pauline Griffin Parks went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. She was living in Dallas with her daughter and son-in-law, Hermena and Harold Holigan. Edith was born on June 17, 1917, in the country outside of Clarksville, Ark. ...
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