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City insurance continues to rise
(Local News ~ 12/07/11)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The city of Poplar Bluff needs to make changes in the health insurance program offered to its employees. "This was the worst year for claims the city has ever had," City Manager Doug Bagby told the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night...
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Corps stopping Birds Pt. work
(Local News ~ 12/07/11)
SEMO News Service The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has ordered work to rebuild the Birds Point levee to stop. Due to National Weather Service forecasts of unseasonably high river levels and more to come, Maj. Gen. John Peabody, commander of the corps' Mississippi Valley Division, has directed an orderly shutdown of construction in the floodway project area and the installation of a temporary flood barrier at the upper crevasse. ...
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New grad rate method challenged
(Local News ~ 12/07/11)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Some area educators are concerned a new method of looking at high school graduation rates that focuses on completion in four years will draw resources from non-traditional programs for those who need more time. Others say the change will force schools to emphasize early intervention...
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Corps stopping Birds Pt. work
(Local News ~ 12/07/11)
SEMO News Service The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has ordered work to rebuild the Birds Point levee to stop. Due to National Weather Service forecasts of unseasonably high river levels and more to come, Maj. Gen. John Peabody, commander of the corps' Mississippi Valley Division, has directed an orderly shutdown of construction in the floodway project area and the installation of a temporary flood barrier at the upper crevasse. ...
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City insurance continues to rise
(Local News ~ 12/07/11)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The city of Poplar Bluff needs to make changes in the health insurance program offered to its employees. "This was the worst year for claims the city has ever had," City Manager Doug Bagby told the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night...
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Raiders nip Logan
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
CARTERVILLE, Ill. -- Three Rivers sophomore Tarius Johnson came through at the free-throw line and the Raiders got one final defensive stop on Tuesday night. Johnson made a free-throw with 3.8 seconds remaining and the Raiders intercepted an inbound pass to run out the time and hold off Logan College for a 66-65 win...
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Central runs past misfiring Mules
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
SIKESTON -- Poplar Bluff missed shot after shot Tuesday but only trailed by 11 at halftime. Then things got worse. The Mules couldn't find the bottom of the net for the first five minutes of the second half as Cape Central ran away with a 55-33 win in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament...
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Wabash Valley beats Lady Raiders for a third time
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
MT.CARMEL, Ill. -- The Three Rivers Lady Raiders couldn't score consistently down the stretch and it cost them. Three Rivers got just five points in the final nine minutes as it lost to Wabash Valley on Tuesday, 62-54. "The kids really battled hard," Three Rivers coach Jeff Walk said...
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Clearwater picks up pressure for late win
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
By DAR STAFF EMINENCE -- The Clearwater Tigers won their fifth straight game Tuesday night as they put the pressure on the Eminence Redwings midway through the fourth quarter for a 57-56 win. "It was pretty close throughout," Clearwater coach Louis Bell said...
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Mules top five team records
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
By DAR STAFF CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Poplar Bluff swim team opened its season with a record-breaking performance then followed it up with four more to finish third as a team Tuesday. "The girls really let the conference teams know that they were in the house," Lady Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse said. "We are off to a great start, and now can concentrate on small details to help the team get that much stronger."...
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Speak Out 12/7/11
(Opinion ~ 12/07/11)
Dead man's mail must stop Yes, this is in regard to "Post Office Turns Blind Eye." It is understandable that they make mistakes. Everybody does. But, the post office has been putting a dead man's mail in my box for over two years. I've told them about it. I've gone in there. I don't want all of this trash in my mailbox. Why can't they listen to what the people say? ...
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Will the economy sink Obama?
(Column ~ 12/07/11)
By MONA CHAREN Writing for the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution, William Galston surveys the demographic and political landscape. He expresses alarm about President Obama's re-election chances. "If the election pitting Obama against the strongest potential Republican nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, were held tomorrow, the president would probably lose."...
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Looking at Qulin's history
(Column ~ 12/07/11)
By 1918, nearly a thousand people lived in and around Qulin. Most who didn't have a business, or worked in one, worked in timber. Most of the timber workers lived in the hotel or the numerous rooming houses in Qulin. these workers rode railroad flatcars to and from the logging camps daily...
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Pauline Gray
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Pauline Gray BUNKER, Mo. -- Pauline E. Gray, 85, of Bunker, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at Salem, Mo. She was born Nov. 16, 1926, at Mansfield, Mo. She attended Bunker Union Church and Bunker Assembly of God. Survivors include may nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews; a sister, Sue Hayes of Bunker...
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Georgia Webb
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Georgia Webb DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Georgia Annabelle Webb, 93, of Grandin, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan, Missouri. Mrs. Webb was born Nov. 9, 1918, in Grandin. She had originally worked at a factory in St. Louis and later was employed as a cook at the Grandin School. Mrs. Webb enjoyed crocheting and making dresses for the granddaughters. She was a Sunday School teacher at Good Hope Church...
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Claude Hemby
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Claude Hemby Puxico, Mo. -- Claude Hemby of Zalma, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home of Puxico.
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Mattie Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Mattie Hoffman DEXTER, Mo. -- Mattie Irene Hoffman, 88, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. She was born on June 21, 1923, near Dexter. She had lived in Dexter most of her life where she attended the First Presbyterian Church. She had worked at Bruce's Big Star and then Piggly Wiggly Store for many years in bookkeeping and as a checker. She loved sewing, quilting, cooking and fishing...
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L.V. Marler
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
L.V. Marler MALDEN, Mo. --L.V. Marler, 77, of House Springs, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo.
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Kevin N. Stroup
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Kevin N. Stroup ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Kevin N. Stroup, 40, of Ellington, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at his residence. He was born Feb. 22, 1971, at Poplar Bluff, Mo. Survivors include his mother and step-father, June and John Tarvid of Ellington; two sons, Bryson Stroup and Owen Stroup, both of Ellington; two daughters, Brittany Stroup of Farmington, Mo. ...
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Russell Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Russell Smith DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Russell Smith, 71, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.
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Meeting on Downtown use zoning
(Community News ~ 12/07/11)
Downtown property and business owners are invited to a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the conference room at the Poplar Bluff Library. City Planner Dennis Avery will discuss the proposed mixed use zoning classification that will allow apartments above Downtown stores. The historical guidelines for the Downtown Historic District also will be discussed...
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Raiders nip Logan
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
CARTERVILLE, Ill. -- Three Rivers sophomore Tarius Johnson came through at the free-throw line and the Raiders got one final defensive stop on Tuesday night. Johnson made a free-throw with 3.8 seconds remaining and the Raiders intercepted an inbound pass to run out the time and hold off Logan College for a 66-65 win...
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Wabash Valley beats Lady Raiders for a third time
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
MT.CARMEL, Ill. -- The Three Rivers Lady Raiders couldn't score consistently down the stretch and it cost them. Three Rivers got just five points in the final nine minutes as it lost to Wabash Valley on Tuesday, 62-54. "The kids really battled hard," Three Rivers coach Jeff Walk said...
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Mules top five team records
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/11)
By DAR STAFF CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Poplar Bluff swim team opened its season with a record-breaking performance then followed it up with four more to finish third as a team Tuesday. "The girls really let the conference teams know that they were in the house," Lady Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse said. "We are off to a great start, and now can concentrate on small details to help the team get that much stronger."...
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L.V. Marler
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
L.V. Marler MALDEN, Mo. --L.V. Marler, 77, of House Springs, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo.
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Mattie Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Mattie Hoffman DEXTER, Mo. -- Mattie Irene Hoffman, 88, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. She was born on June 21, 1923, near Dexter. She had lived in Dexter most of her life where she attended the First Presbyterian Church. She had worked at Bruce's Big Star and then Piggly Wiggly Store for many years in bookkeeping and as a checker. She loved sewing, quilting, cooking and fishing...
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Georgia Webb
(Obituary ~ 12/07/11)
Georgia Webb DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Georgia Annabelle Webb, 93, of Grandin, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan, Missouri. Mrs. Webb was born Nov. 9, 1918, in Grandin. She had originally worked at a factory in St. Louis and later was employed as a cook at the Grandin School. Mrs. Webb enjoyed crocheting and making dresses for the granddaughters. She was a Sunday School teacher at Good Hope Church...
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Meeting on Downtown use zoning
(Community News ~ 12/07/11)
Downtown property and business owners are invited to a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the conference room at the Poplar Bluff Library. City Planner Dennis Avery will discuss the proposed mixed use zoning classification that will allow apartments above Downtown stores. The historical guidelines for the Downtown Historic District also will be discussed...
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