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Boyers speaks on rural internet services at Canadian event
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Poplar Bluff resident Patricia Jo Boyers, ACA Connects chairman and communications executive, traveled to Kelowna, British Columbia recently to address hundreds of attendees at a national telecommunications forum on issues related to the expansion of broadband deployment in rural markets...
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First ever ‘Magical History Tour’ will give event-goers glimpse into the past Saturday (Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Sue Szostak was born in Poplar Bluff and left town at as a young adult. She worked for over 30 years at college and public libraries in Tennessee, and when she became aware of an opening as the director of the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library, she applied for the job. Szostak returned to Poplar Bluff in 2013 to take on the role... -
Downtown improves if people live, work there
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/25/19)
To the editor, The current discussion about where to build new city facilities isn’t about how to best serve the people of Poplar Bluff. It’s about the right people getting paid. There are millions of dollars up for grabs and our august aristocracy is fighting for their share...
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Will ‘Ukraine-Gate’ imperil Biden’s bid?
(Column ~ 09/25/19)
With the revelation by an intel community “whistleblower” that President Donald Trump, in a congratulatory call to the new president of Ukraine, pushed him repeatedly to investigate the Joe Biden family connection to Ukrainian corruption, the cry “Impeach!” is being heard anew in the land...
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Relentless progressives malign Kavanaugh and conservatives
(Column ~ 09/25/19)
Democrats are dismantling our justice system -- founded on the presumption of innocence -- to advance whatever political objective or narrative du jour strikes their fancy. This dangerous trajectory should alarm every American. Take far-left Massachusetts Rep. ...
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John Richard Riggins (Obituary ~ 09/25/19)
John Richard Riggins, 78, of Gulfport, Miss., formerly of Williamsville, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport, Miss. Visitation will be from noon - 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. -
Frank Campa retiring after 35 years with MDC (Outdoors ~ 09/25/19)
After 35 years as a conservation agent in Southeast Missouri, including the last 30 in Butler County, Conservation Agent Frank Campa is hanging up his uniform to focus on family, hunting and fishing and traveling in retirement. Monday will be Campa’s final day with the Department of Conservation, leaving Mark Skelton as Butler County’s sole agent... -
Missouri archery season off to slow start
(Outdoors ~ 09/25/19)
Missouri’s bowhunters seem to be off to a pretty slow start, taking 2,975 deer to this point in the season. On this date last year, the harvest already was at 4,925. My guess is hunters just haven’t put much effort into hunting yet because of the warm weather, but then again, last year’s first couple of weeks were every bit as hot...
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PB woman gets 30 months in sale of heroin, meth
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff woman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison Wednesday afternoon on multiple drug-related offenses. Kyra R. Taylor was sentenced to 30 months in prison on the felonies of aiding and abetting in the distribution of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to distribute (two counts), possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute (two counts) and distribution of heroin by U.S. ...
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Eddie Moss Day celebrated at PBJHS (Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Former NFL player Eddie Moss was recognized on the field where he once played on Thursday, Sept. 19, during Poplar Bluff Junior High’s first home football game of the season. -
John 'Chris' Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 09/25/19)
DEXTER — John Christopher ‘Chris’ Jenkins of Blytheville, Ark., died Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at Beaumont Hospital in Trenton, Mich. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - noon Friday, Sept. 27 in Watkins & Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter with services to follow at noon...
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Linda Sue Saul (Obituary ~ 09/25/19)
Linda Sue Saul, 71, of Arnold, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 at DeGreef Hospice House in St. Louis. The visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will begin at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral chapel with Rev. Blaine Graham officiating and her nephew, -
Pamela K. Weatherford (Obituary ~ 09/25/19)
Pamela K. Weatherford, 71, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 30 at Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home Chapel in Poplar Bluff. A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. at Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Poplar Bluff.
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