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Project Christmas Promise seeks help
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Dave Elledge and his wife helped a Poplar Bluff mother keep a Christmas secret last December when they delivered presents collected by the local charity Project Christmas Promise. They hid the wrapped packages in her car, so her three children wouldn't see the "Santa Claus" who helped make sure there were gifts under the tree in what had been a difficult year...
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Flies between homes in Carter Co. and Fla. Successful native returns to roots
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer When Red Hoagland left Van Buren, Mo., 68 years ago to make a humble living as a timber buyer in Memphis, Tenn., he never dreamed he would return six decades later as the successful owner of car dealerships across the southeastern United States...
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Memorial held for Summers in Calif.
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A memorial service was conducted at the Base Theatre Thursday in honor of Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers, 32, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and three other Marines -- Gunnery Sgt. Gregory J. Mullins, 31, of Bayou L'Ourse, La., Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh, 28, of Long Beach, Calif., and Sgt. Miguel Ortiz, 27, of Vista, Calif...
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Farm life is Dixon
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Shortly after Jo Dixon pulled onto a rural Wayne County dirt road the Friday before firearms deer season opened, she pointed to a healthy stand of hardwood trees. It looks to the untrained eye like a lot of others that line Highway 34...
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Woodsmall, Montgomery
(Features ~ 11/25/13)
Mallory Brook Woodsmall and Kyle Anthony Montgomery, both formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., were married Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, at Chaumette Vineyards and Winery in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Judy Jackson officiated at the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jeff and Debbie Woodsmall of Poplar Bluff, Mo...
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Stoddard Ambulance gives patients ride home for holidays
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By ALEX WEST Staff Writer On Thanksgiving day, the Stoddard County Ambulance District will be conducting its 19th annual Home for the Holidays project. Eligible residents of Stoddard County nursing homes will be given the chance to travel by ambulance to residences within the county...
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Nov. is National Family Caregivers Month
(Community News ~ 11/25/13)
With many Americans living well beyond their 70s, many baby boomers are faced with the challenge of caring for aging parents. According to a 2009 study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, more than 65 million people in the U.S. serve as unpaid caregivers to friends or family members in a given year, with more than a third caring for an aging parent...
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Claudia House opens for holidays Dec. 1-22
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Claudia House, 626 Cynthia St., Poplar Bluff, Mo. announces the return of the ever popular Holiday House beginning Sunday, Dec. 1. Sandie Price, Director of the Claudia House, announced, "Holiday House will be open every weekend from 1- 6 p.m. beginning Sunday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 22." Tickets for the tour are $5 per person and $10 per family and will be available at the door...
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Who's the oldest person in Butler County? Trio of centenarians lead active lives
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer More and more people are living longer, which prompts the question: Who are the oldest persons living in Poplar Bluff, Mo. and Butler County, Mo.? Recently while covering a story for the DAR, we discovered three centenarians living at Oakdale Care Center on Debbie Lane in Poplar Bluff. One resident more than a 100 years of age is unusual, but three has to be a rarity...
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PB sophomore to receive award
(Local News ~ 11/25/13)
By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Recently Poplar Bluff High School sophomore, Kirsten Williams, daughter of Andy Williams and Diana Holloway, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. was "nominated for the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence for outstanding academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine." The certificate of recognition dated Oct. ...
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Expired gift cards equals money
(Community News ~ 11/25/13)
State Treasurer Clint Zweifel has $7.3 million in expired gift cards, certificates he's trying to return Missourians can search Unclaimed Property 24 hours a day at ShowMeMoney.com The holiday shopping season is in full swing. Retailers are slashing prices, Black Friday shoppers are setting their alarms and family members are finishing their wish lists. ...
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PBHS names students of month
(Community News ~ 11/25/13)
Poplar Bluff High School has announced its September and October students of the month for the 2013-2014 school year. September students are as follows: Katie Huskey, ninth grade, is the daughter of Lindell and Myrna Huskey. She enjoys swimming, quilting and triathlons and has been on several mission trips. She is involved in swim team, academic team, cross country, drama, student council and FCA. She wants to be a prosthetics designer after high school...
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'Sucker's deal'
(Column ~ 11/25/13)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- A president desperate to change the subject and a secretary of state desperate to make a name for himself are reportedly on the verge of an "interim" nuclear agreement with Iran. France called it a "sucker's deal." France was being charitable...
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O'Neal announces students of month
(Community News ~ 11/25/13)
O'Neal Elementary School announced its November students of the month for the 2013-2014 school year. Rachel Hamann, daughter of Warren and Melanie Hamann, has been selected to represent the second grade class as student of the month for November. She is described as an amazing student in many ways. She excels at her class work and says her favorite subject is spelling. Students often bring her their papers to have her help them check their spelling...
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Diana Bentley
(Obituary ~ 11/25/13)
Diana Bentley MALDEN, Mo. -- Diana Bentley, 67, of Jasper, Ala., died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home...
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Ruth Bowles
(Obituary ~ 11/25/13)
Ruth Bowles ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Ruth Bowles, 86, of Ellington died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation was held Saturday at McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ellington Memorial Cemetery...
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Charles McCain
(Obituary ~ 11/25/13)
Charles McCain NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles W. McCain, 83, of Neelyville died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel of Neelyville.
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Glenda George
(Obituary ~ 11/25/13)
Glenda George MALDEN, Mo. -- Glenda Colleen George, 80, of Gideon, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at her residence. Visitation will begin at noon and last until service time Sunday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon. The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. followed by burial in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton, Mo...
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Robert Parsons
(Obituary ~ 11/25/13)
Robert Parsons Robert W. Parsons, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Robert was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. He was born Sept. 12, 1935, in East Chicago, Ind. He was a member of the Holy Cross Episcopal Church. Robert enlisted in the Air Force at 17 and retired as a master sergeant in 1972. ...
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Ronald
(Obituary ~ 11/25/13)
Ronald Kirkpatrick GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Ronald W. Kirkpatrick, 75, of Greenville died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Greenville, with memorial services following at noon...
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Carolyn Langley
(Obituary ~ 11/25/13)
Carolyn Langley NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Carolyn Lee Langley, 63, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Langley was born Jan. 17, 1950, in Blytheville, Ark. A former resident of St. Louis, Mo., she worked as a sewing machine operator for Quality Trim making purses...
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Jamboree breaks up monotony of practice
(High School Sports ~ 11/25/13)
PIEDMONT -- At Clearwater High School Friday night, three local basketball teams got together to play poker without the use of playing cards or chips. Okay. So there weren't any real high stakes at all. Just three teams that are very familiar with each other playing some preseason hoops...
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