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Thanksgiving: A day of prayer
(Local News ~ 11/16/18)
As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, it is good to take time to reflect and acknowledge to whom, and for what we are to be thankful. The first Thanksgiving feast took place in the fall of 1621. The Pilgrims had arrived the prior year and had lost nearly half of their population during the first winter. ...
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A shot to save grandma: How 807 won't die from flu
(Column ~ 11/16/18)
A natural disaster is bearing down on our country, one assured to take the lives of thousands and hospitalize tens of thousands more: the annual flu epidemic. Last year's strains were particularly virulent, with 900,000 Americans hospitalized and more than 80,000 people dying from the flu or its complications...
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James E. Bowles
(Obituary ~ 11/16/18)
PIEDMONT, Mo. -- James E. Bowles, 74, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at his home near Mill Spring, Mo. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel...
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No seniors, no worries for Lady Mules
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/18)
Kiley Bess has two school scoring records. The rest of them are in jeopardy. As a sophomore last season, Bess scored 50 points at Sikeston on Jan. 18 to break Mary Kalich's single-game record of 45 points. Bess averaged 22.9 points for 617 points for the season and has 1,075 through two seasons. She is now 600 points shy of the girls school record. She also broke the team record for free throws in a season with 191 free throws while shooting 77.02 percent from the line...
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Harvard's problem also America's
(Column ~ 11/16/18)
By GEORGE F. WILL In the hierarchy of pleasures, schadenfreude ranks second only to dry martinis at dusk, so conservatives are enjoying Harvard's entanglement with two things it has not sufficiently questioned -- regulatory government and progressive sentiment. The trial that recently ended in Boston -- the judge's ruling might be months away and reach the Supreme Court -- concerns whether Harvard's admissions policy regarding Asian Americans is unjust and whether the government should respond...
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Bernie Lee Hawkey
(Obituary ~ 11/16/18)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Bernie Lee Hawkey, 56, of Campbell, Mo., died at his home Thursday Nov. 15, 2018. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, until time of services at 2 p.m. in the Watkins & Sons Chapel with Bro. James Hamel of Risco officiating...
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District Champ Mules return deep roster
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/18)
The Mules are old this year. Old and talkative. Poplar Bluff is loaded with seven seniors whose chemistry off the court is putting them ahead of pace on the court as they try to defend their MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship. "One of the best things about this group is they communicate well and they like each other. ...
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Avenatti falls hard
(Column ~ 11/16/18)
Karma's working mighty fast these days. Michael Avenatti, the huckster lawyer who skyrocketed to fame representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in an attempt to derail the Trump administration, was arrested Wednesday by the Los Angeles Police Department and released on $50,000 bail for alleged domestic violence. He is denying the allegations, despite reportedly telling cops on the scene, "She hit me first."...
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Sacred Heart students of month
(Features ~ 11/16/18)
Staff Reports Sacred Heart Catholic School in Poplar Bluff has named McKayla Tabanera and Marcus Tabanera as its November students of the month. McKayla Tabanera is Sacred Heart School's November Preschool student of the month. She is in Ms. Terry's preschool class. ...
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James Joseph Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 11/16/18)
QULIN, Mo. -- James Joseph Vaughn, 91, of Gassville, Ark., formerly Qulin, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at Hospice House of The Ozarks, in Mountain Home, Ark. Mr. Vaughn was born June 15, 1927 in Denver, Colo., son of the late James A. and Cecile (Garber) Vaughn. ...
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Randy Wayne Lovelett
(Obituary ~ 11/16/18)
Randy Wayne Lovelett, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Lovelett, the son of the late Robert Maxwell and Shirley Ann Marsh Lovelett, was born July 26, 1961 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was employed at W. W. ...
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Former PB assistant takes over at Malden
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/18)
MALDEN -- Malden boys basketball's new head coach Cole McBroom finds himself in unfamiliar territory. Not only is he a first-year coach who has to teach his system to his players to prepare them for the year, but all of his players are present for the start of the season for the first time in quite some time...
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Wayne Rickman
(Obituary ~ 11/16/18)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Wayne Rickman of Greenville, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville, Mo. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.coms
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SIKESTON Former student charged with terrorist threat
(Local News ~ 11/16/18)
Standard Democrat SIKESTON, Mo. -- A former Sikeston High School student was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat. Braeden W. Herron, 20, of Advance, Missouri, is charged with felony first-degree terrorist threat, according to online court records. He was arrested by Sikeston Department of Public Safety...
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State Champ Tigers face tough road ahead
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/18)
NEELYVILLE -- Fresh off its first ever state championship a season ago, it's back to business for Neelyville girls basketball. While the celebration was sweet and cherished, the senior class knows what both victory and defeat on the biggest stage taste like. In 2016, the Lady Tigers lost in the state finals to Crane. A 3-point loss to to Oran in the Class 2 Quarterfinals left a sour taste in their mouths heading into 2017, and the team came back motivated...
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Online petition suggests Southeast name change
(Local News ~ 11/16/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A well-known Southeast Missouri State University professor is kicking up a conversation about changing the name of Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast faculty member Kenneth Stilson has circulated an online petition to change the name...
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New program for TCC pitched
(Local News ~ 11/16/18)
Charles Kinsey, with the Technical Career Center, discussed with the Poplar Bluff R-1 Board of Education an opportunity to explore Project Lead the Way for Poplar Bluff and area students during its meeting Thursday night. Project Lead the Way is designed to teach students in coding, app development, websites and more, Kinsey said...
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SURVIVOR OF SUICIDE LOSS DAY Loss of brother like it 'happened yesterday'
(Local News ~ 11/16/18)
Dustin Grogan was 19 years old. He had a 10-month-old daughter, and a new wife. He was loving and funny and sweet. He was so protective of his two younger sisters, and the best older brother, said Katlynn Steers. Steers was 11-years-old when she found her brother dead July 10, 2006, on their family property in Stringtown. He had committed suicide...
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IN WAKE OF CLASSROOM COSTUME INCIDENT 'Meaningful solutions' sought by R-1 Board
(Local News ~ 11/16/18)
Poplar Bluff R-1 School Board President John Scott has recommended creating a committee of citizens, school employees and possibly students to "springboard forward into meaningful solutions" during Thursday evening's board of education meeting following a classroom incident last week...
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