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Backpack programs get $166,400 donation (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
WEINER, Ark. – The Greenway Equipment and Jason Aldean partnership to give away a John Deere Cab XUV835M Gator Aldean used on his property near Nashville raised $166,400 for three local foodbanks, nearly $50,000 more than the giveaway raised last year... -
Tyson Food awards $50K to food bank programs (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
SIKESTON — Southeast Missouri Food Bank announced it has received a $50,000 grant from Tyson Foods to fund Mobile Food Pantries in Stoddard, Scott and Dunklin Counties. The grant will allow the food bank to provide 24 mobile food pantries in these counties from June 2020 through May 2021... -
The Establishment's Ultimatum: Scuttle Bernie!
(Column ~ 03/03/20)
After Joe Biden's blowout victory in South Carolina Saturday and the swift withdrawal of Tom Steyer, "Mayor Pete" Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the decisive day of the race for the Democratic nomination, Super Tuesday, is at hand. Fourteen states -- including California and Texas and delegate-rich Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia -- hold primaries today, where 40% of the delegates to the Democratic convention will be chosen...
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Mass Transit Is Making Gridlock Worse
(Column ~ 03/03/20)
Why in the world is the federal government, 20 years into the 21st century, continuing to pour tens of billions of tax dollars into little-used mass transit rail projects? In a digital age with increasingly popular and affordable door-to-door ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft, universal use of cars by all income groups and the revolution of smart driverless vehicles around the corner, subway systems and light rail are as old-fashioned as the rotary phone. ...
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Fire reports - March 3
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/20)
City firefighters responded at 8:09 p.m. Monday, March 2, to a report of a fire behind the 917 W. Maud St. residence occupied by Robert Lee. According to the report, firefighters found a fire in the back yard and used 50 gallons of water to put it out. Firefighters also told Lee about the city’s burn ordinance, including no burning after dark...
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Police reports - March 3
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/20)
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Franklin L. Houchins, 45, of Dexter was arrested at 4:50 p.m. Monday, March 2, on a Wayne County warrant for aggravated assault and on suspicion of speeding. He was booked at the Butler County jail and released on bond...
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Robert Dorsey, MD, FACS joins Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center at PBRMC (Community News ~ 03/03/20)
Robert Dorsey, MD, has joined the medical staff at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center’s Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center. Dr. Dorsey offers quality care and a variety of treatments, including bone infections, diabetic foot, leg and surgical wounds, as well as many other conditions... -
Patricia Ann Davis (Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Patricia Ann Davis, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., gained her heavenly angel wings Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. She was born Feb. 21, 1949 in Poplar Bluff to the late Wilburt and Myrtle (Johnson) Wood. Mrs. Davis had worked at Northwest Medical Center doing medical coding and billing. ... -
Thomas ‘Tom’ Roth
(Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Thomas “Tom” Roth, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away March 1, 2020, at Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. also in the Greenville chapel...
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Haven House gala Marrh 28 (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
Haven House will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a gala Saturday, March 28, at the Westwood Center in Poplar Bluff. Every five years the organization holds a formal dinner and dance to acknowledge community members who have been instrumental in their success... -
Voluntary flood buyout offered (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
Residents who were impacted by the devastating 2017 flooding in Doniphan, Van Buren and Carter County will have opportunities to apply for additional help beginning March 2 and continuing through April 30, according to a press release from the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission... -
A Time for Clarity (Column ~ 03/03/20)
Since the coronavirus outbreak began in China, misleading information has swirled in the media. Data and statistics have been shared without any context; rumors and speculation have been presented as absolute truths. The New York Times has already labeled it the “TrumpVirus.” When the Left’s hatred of the President is more important to them than letting clear and straightforward facts get to the American people, panic creeps in and everyone is hurt. ... -
Center Stage heads to Oz (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
For Clearwater High School Senior Amanya Keele, the chance to play Dorothy in the upcoming Center Stage production of “Wizard of Oz” is a dream come true both for the show and the production company. -
Downing receives Air Evac award (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
Poplar Bluff Firefighter Jeremy Downing recently was honored by Air Evac 24 as its G.R.O.U.N.D. Angel award recipient. “G.R.O.U.N.D. (Gallant, Reputable, Outstanding, Upbeat, Nurturing, Diligent) Angel awards began in 2017 when our base wanted to find a way to give back to our service community,” Shelly West, an Air Evac flight nurse, said in presenting the award to Downing... -
Brockett Cemetery spring cleanup set
(Other Record ~ 03/03/20)
POCAHONTAS, Ark. — The Brockett Cemetery on Highway 115, north of Pocahontas (between Pocahontas and Maynard) will have its annual spring cleanup, weather permitting, on Saturday, March 14. Brockett Cemetery is not a perpetual care cemetery. The maintenance and upkeep is solely by volunteer work and donations, so volunteers are asked to come early and bring their tools to work...
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U.S. 60 in Carter County reduced for pavement overlay
(Other Record ~ 03/03/20)
U.S. 60 in Carter County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform pavement overlay. This section of roadway is located from County Road 163 to Route J near Fremont. Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, March 23, through Thursday, April 30, including weekends as necessary...
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Record Food Distribution for Southeast Missouri Food Bank (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
SIKESTON — Southeast Missouri Food Bank recently completed another record-breaking year with the distribution of 12.9 million pounds of food, a 9% increase over the pounds of food distributed in 2018. “This means we provided the equivalent of 10.8 million meals for the nearly 60,000 southeast Missourians, who have utilized our food assistance programs each month,” said food bank Chief Executive Officer Joey Keys. ... -
Victor Hugo Limber Ill (Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Victor Hugo Limber Ill, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Feb. 29, 2020 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born May 4, 1945 in Lynwood, Calif., to the late Victor Hugo Limber II and Alverdo McCracken. On April 17, 1971, he married Caroline Rushing. She survives,... -
Ronnie Dee Dickerson (Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Ronnie Dee Dickerson, 77, of Sikeston, died Monday, March 2, 2020, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born March 4, 1942, at Morehouse, Mo., to the late James Sylvester Dickerson and Myrtle Irene Morse Dickerson, he had lived in Morehouse and Sikeston his entire life and had been employed as a truck driver... -
Jane Hamilton Carroll (Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Jane Hamilton Carroll, 87, of Harviell, Mo., passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at Hospice of the Piedmont in High Point, N.C. Mrs. Carroll was born Dec. 6, 1932 to the late Cecil Wayne and Mary Josephine Hamilton. She graduated from Harris Teacher’s College and Southwest Baptist University with a bachelor’s degree in education and from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a master’s degree in art education. ... -
Jack O. Patterson (Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Jack O. Patterson, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Memphis, Tenn., passed away after battling cancer, Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Patterson, the son of the late Okey L. and Nellie Pearl (Redferring) Patterson, was born Nov. ... -
Gov. Parson discusses $5.7 million cost-share program for I-57 project (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
“This is what it’s all about ... coming here today as governor and working with the cities and counties to make things better,” Gov. Mike Parson told a gathered crowd Tuesday afternoon as he discussed $5.7 million in cost-share funding for the paving of the future I-57 highway south of Poplar Bluff... -
Broseley offers music, fellowship at fundraiser
(Local News ~ 03/03/20)
The Broseley Senior Center will be rocking and rolling Friday night to the music of Johnathan Len’s Jukebox Memories in a Tribute to the 1950s and 1960s. A steak dinner beginning at 6 p.m. will precede the Paducah, Kentucky, native’s show, which kicks off at 7 p.m...
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Clara Margaret Hendrix (Obituary ~ 03/03/20)
Clara Margaret Hendrix, 94, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at The Manor. Mrs. Hendrix, the daughter of the late James and Nellie (Preslar) Johnson, was born Jan. 20, 1926 in Poplar Bluff. She was the County Director for the Division of Family Service of Butler County for 30 years. Mrs. Hendrix enjoyed spending time with her family and working on crafts... -
ILCSEMO March arthritis programs schedule (Local News ~ 03/03/20)
March ILCSEMO arthritis programs calendar. Arthritis land exercise classes (free). • Twin Towers: Mondays and Wednesdays 9-10 a.m. • Hillcrest Apts.: Mondays and Wednesdays noon-1 p.m. Arthritis aquatic exercise classes (pay per class), trial classes available...
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