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Qulin Nutrition Center grand opening Sat.
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
QULIN, Mo. -- Qulin Nutrition Center will hold a grand opening from 1-3 p.m. Saturday to celebrate their new location on Second Street. Door prizes, cake and tours will be included in the event, said administrator Suzie Leutert. It marks the completion of a project that started more than three years ago, to upgrade from a 1940s-era house of about 3,000 square feet to a new 5,000-square-foot location...
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Juvenile held Gun seized at Cape school
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
By MARYBETH NIEDERKORN SEMO News Service A juvenile is in custody after a pistol was confiscated Thursday on Central High School's campus in Cape Girardeau, officials said. The student was turned over to juvenile authorities and held for questioning with parent or guardian present, said Sgt. Rick Schmidt, information officer with the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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As Twin Rivers district residents face tax levy vote Tues. A big decision looms
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
When stepping into polling locations on Tuesday, voters within the Twin Rivers R-X School District will be presented with a proposed tax levy increase for the purpose of building a new high school in Broseley. Fifth through eighth grade students from Fisk and Qulin would occupy the current high school while 9-12 students would be in the new building...
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Found at home in Hayti Heights Poplar Bluff murder suspect arrested
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
HAYTI HEIGHTS, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man charged with murdering another man was taken into custody without incident Thursday afternoon at a home in Hayti Heights. Authorities had been searching for David Lee Anderson, 30, of the 400 block of North Sixth Street since Wednesday in connection with the death of Geoffrey Wright, 46, of Malden, Mo...
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Fighting for the farm
(Column ~ 03/30/18)
As a fourth-generation family farm owner, I know just how important agricultural operations are to Missouri's economy and our rural communities. Missouri farmers are some of the hardest working people around, and it's a privilege to represent them in the United States Congress. ...
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No, Hillary Clinton: It's the red states that are dynamic
(Column ~ 03/30/18)
By STEPHEN MOORE and ARTHUR LAFFER Hillary Clinton is being universally panned by Republicans and Democrats for her recent rant against people who voted for Donald Trump. While giving a speech in Mumbai, India, Clinton boasted that she "won the places that represent two-thirds of America's gross domestic product." She went on: "So I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward." As evidence, she pointed to places such as Illinois, where she won by sizable margins. ...
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Distant galaxy void of dark matter baffles astronomers
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a double cosmic conundrum: Lots of stuff that was already invisible has gone missing. Astronomers have found a distant galaxy where there is no dark matter. Dark matter is called "dark" because it can't be seen. It is the mysterious and invisible skeleton of the universe that scientists figure makes up about 27 percent of the cosmos. Scientists only know dark matter exists because they can observe how it pushes and pulls things they can see, like stars...
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Alvie L. Browning
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
NEELYVIlLE, Mo. -- Alvie L. Browning, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Sunday, March 25, 2018 near Poplar Bluff. Visitation after 6 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2018 with the funeral starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018 in the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home of Neelyville, Mo. Burial will be in Browns Chapel Cemetery at Broseley, Mo. with Rowdy Boyer officiating...
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Bobbie Dean Felton
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
Bobbie Dean Felton, 76, of Canalou, Mo. died at his home in Canalou Thursday, March 29, 2018. A private family visitation will be held. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018, at the Matthews Cemetery in Matthews with interment to follow...
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Elbert Michael Honey
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
Elbert Michael Honey, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Poplar Bluff. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's edition of the Daily American Republic www.fowlersullivanfuneralhome.com
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Roger Abbott
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
Roger Abbott, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, March 30, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com
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Jearald Wayne Dover
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
Jearald Wayne Dover, 76, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 21, 1941 to Abie and Nellie (Pennington) Dover in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a member of Little Brown General Baptist Church and was an over-the-road truck driver for 30 years. He was an avid fisherman and collector of trains and Avon bottles...
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Rondle (Ron) Douglas
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. -- Rondle (Ron) Douglas, 79, passed on to his eternal reward on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his home in Branson West, Mo. At his side were his loving wife of 62 years Shirley (Cagle) Douglas, his son, sister, and several other family members. Ron was born Sept. 14, 1938 to Marvin and Geneva (Gillespie) Douglas, in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Lucas Warren Moore
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
Lucas Warren Moore, 36, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 28, 1981 to Daniel and Shelley (Sizemore) Moore in Poplar Bluff, Mo.. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 2000 and Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in 2008 with his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. ...
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Herbert Arnold Hamm
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
Herbert Arnold Hamm, 87, of Imperial, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 28 at de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Hamm, the son of the late Herbert Hamm and Edith Buchanan (and stepson of Grover Buchanan), was born Sept. 3, 1930 in Madison, Ill. He was a member of the New Hope United Methodist Church of Arnold, Mo. and was a retired administrator and educator. Mr. Hamm enjoyed spending time with his family, amateur radio, painting, listening to gospel music and watching old westerns...
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Slayton headed to Mo. S&T
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/18)
Brooke Slayton plans to study nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T University but the Poplar Bluff senior also wanted to keep running. "I was going to head there anyway and I reached out to the coaches just because I wanted to be apart of a team," Slayton said after signing her National Letter of Intent in February...
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Norman Capps
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Norman Capps, 94, the son of the late Clarence Norman and Cora Belle Aslin Capps, was born near Bloomfield, Mo. Dec. 14, 1923, and passed away at The Arbors at Victorian Place in Washington, Mo. Wednesday, March 28, 2018. He had lived in Dexter for many years, he moved to Poplar Bluff in 2004 and had moved to Washington about four years ago. ...
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Williams signs with Lynx LU-Bellville
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/18)
Tehya Williams said she didn't have any background in dance when she tried out her sophomore year for the Poplar Bluff Pom Squad. "She just blew me away," said coach Stephanie Halter. Williams recently signed a National Letter of Intent to join the dance team at Lindenwood University-Belleville where she said she will study sports management and marketing...
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Louie Smith knocks it out of the park
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
"The Sandlot." "Bad News Bears." "Angels in the Outfield." All are movies about baseball and the role it can play in a child's life. In The Sandlot, a group of children from around the neighborhood band together everyday in the summers to play ball and learn about life along the way...
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