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R-X OKs building projects
(Local News ~ 01/19/17)
By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer BROSELEY, Mo. - Projected costs for next summer's renovation were the main focus at yesterday's Twin Rivers R-X Board of Education meeting and after a 6-1 vote in favor of the proposal, the district can expect a facelift with a price tag of more than $1.5 million...
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Ag Expo is Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 01/19/17)
By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer From duck calling to gardening adventures, a wide variety of contests, entertainment and information for the whole family will be available in Poplar Bluff this weekend. The 2017 Ag Expo will be held from 1-8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Black River Coliseum. The event is sponsored by the Missouri Extension Council and the Three Rivers College Agriculture Club. Admission is $1 for adults and free to any youth or college students...
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City to help Rodgers obtain a grant
(Local News ~ 01/19/17)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The Rodgers Theatre board will receive assistance from Poplar Bluff city officials on an application for a $350,000 state grant to make repairs to the historic building. City council members agreed Tuesday to support the application for Missouri Department of Economic Development funds. It will not require any investment of city money, according to the discussion...
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County filing ends No candidates for Neelyville, and Fisk city council positions
(Local News ~ 01/19/17)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Filing for election closed Tuesday, marked with low interest for some city council seats in Butler County and new names added to competitions for three school boards. City governments were left with vacant seats in Neelyville's Ward 2 and Fisk's Ward 2. There is no contest for Poplar Bluff's Ward 5 seat, or two open seats in Qulin...
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Rep. Smith holds tax roundtable here
(Local News ~ 01/19/17)
By PAT PRATT Staff Writer U.S. Representative Jason Smith, R-8th District, held a roundtable discussion Monday at the Poplar Bluff Greater Area Chamber of Commerce, seeking input from community members on what changes are needed to the federal tax code...
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Joan Banks Lawson -- Poplar Bluff, Mo.
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Mildred Maxine Wilkerson -- Fisk, Mo. Albert Salsman -- Piedmont, Mo. Brenda Sue Miles -- Annapolis, Mo. Bo McCurter -- Malden, Mo.
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Iran Nuclear Deal - Alive or Dead?
(Column ~ 01/19/17)
By PATRICK BUCHANAN Though every Republican in Congress voted against the Iran nuclear deal, "Tearing it up ... is not going to happen," says Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Hopefully, the chairman speaks for the president-elect...
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Our system comes with no guarantees
(Column ~ 01/19/17)
By LEE H. HAMILTON There are a lot of dire predictions about our representative democracy out there. We're just past a presidential election campaign in which candidates complained about a rigged political system. Now, commentators worry about the imminent failure of the American experiment...
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The Left's idea of peaceful transfer
(Column ~ 01/19/17)
By MIKE JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat Soon, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the nation's 45th president and by virtually any measure, America will take on a new direction. I can't think of any past comparison where an incoming administration is so starkly different from the current regime...
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Don't judge the poor folks
(Column ~ 01/19/17)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A low income housing project has been proposed for a location on Eugene Boulevard, on vacant lots that back up onto a wooded area. It is about a mile from O'Neal Elementary. There have been many issues raised regarding this proposal, but one particular question has bothered me -- the perception we have of people who are "low income."...
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Mo. House set to make impact
(Column ~ 01/19/17)
With inauguration day behind us, the House set out to make an impact in its first full week of session. Unlike in previous General Assemblies, committees were assigned and bills had begun to be referred from day one setting the stage for major pieces of priority legislation to swiftly make their way to the governor's desk. ...
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Academia may now be beyond satire
(Column ~ 01/19/17)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- The Chronicle of Higher Education, which is a window on the sometimes weird world of academia, recently revisited a hilarious intellectual hoax from 20 years ago. Reading the recollections of the perpetrator and of some who swallowed his gibberish is sobering...
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Area Missouri lottery winners
(Community News ~ 01/19/17)
More than $4.9 million in prizes of $1,000 or more were awarded to Missouri Lottery players during December. Thousands of other prizes of less than $1,000 also were awarded during the month. Winners of $1,000 or more in December include the following:...
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Norwood cruises in 500 to lower state-cut time
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/17)
Taylor Norwood appeared to be in cruise control Tuesday in the 500-yard freestyle race. The Poplar Bluff junior didn't kick her legs in the middle of the pool as she churned through the water at the Black River Coliseum Aquatic Center. "Usually I'll save my legs in the middle of the pool so I can have good underwater work on the turns," Norwood said. "That's kind of my theory there."...
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'Cats turn up defensive pressure to beat Bernie
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/17)
BERNIE -- The Mules struggled with turnovers throughout the first half and it was fitting that one last mistake may have cost them a comeback win. Bloomfield was ahead by two with under a minute to play and got one final steal, then hit its final four free throws to beat Bernie 50-44 on Tuesday...
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Lucas scores 15 in 2nd quarter as Mules run past Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/17)
JACKSON, Mo. -- When the Jackson and Poplar Bluff boys basketball teams met in a SEMO Conference Tournament semifinal back on Dec. 8, it was the Mules who were shorthanded. This time around, it was the Indians who struggled to keep all their personnel on the floor due to early foul trouble, and a full-strength Poplar Bluff side with Marcedus Leech back in the fold punished Jackson on its home floor, 77-61, in a conference matchup between district rivals Tuesday night...
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Tigers put together run 'that mattered'
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/17)
GREENVILLE -- Greenville gave visiting Neelyville all it had for 2 1/2 quarters Tuesday night, but ultimately the Tigers showed their strength to keep their perfect conference record intact. Three players combined to score 64 points for Neelyville as the Tigers used a second-quarter run to pull away from their Ozark Foothills Conference rivals in a 74-51 win...
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Dexter tops Puxico in preview of SCAA
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- If Tuesday is any indication of what the near-future holds, Dexter has to feel pretty good about their chances in the early stages of next week's Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament. Playing their first round opponent, Puxico, at home in a regular season matchup the Bearcats rode a hot second quarter and five double-digit scorers to a dominant 75-45 win...
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Mules pin Sikeston, lose by a point
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- With a chance to sweep its third dual meet of the season, the Mules wrestling team faltered in the final match. Poplar Bluff freshman Jacob Aldridge was pinned in 1 minute, 30 seconds of his 106-pound match as the Mules lost to Murphysboro (Ill.) 40-39 to finish 2-1 Tuesday night...
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Lady Royals edge Fredericktown
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/17)
FREDERICKTOWN -- Katelyn South scored a game-high 29 points and led a fourth-quarter charge as Twin Rivers came back to beat Fredericktown 60-58 Tuesday night. South knocked down 12 points in the final quarter, including a 3-pointer with 1:16 to play which cut the Lady Royals' deficit to six...
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Scottie
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Scottie Dale Hargate FISK, Mo. -- Scottie Dale Hargate, 52, of Dudley, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hargate was born Friday, Oct. 30, 1964 in Kankakee, Ill. He had lived in Butler County most of his life. He was a carpenter working with his dad for several years. He later worked for Riceland Foods for 28 years until retiring. He enjoyed working on hot rods, hunting, fishing, camping and being a Pa Pa...
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Joan
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Joan Banks Lawson Joan Banks Lawson, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The family invites you to drop in to the Celebration of Life, between 3 - 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at the Westwood Hills Country Club...
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Bo McCurter
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Bo McCurter MALDEN, Mo. -- Bo McCurter, 87, of Malden died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel in Malden with Masonic Rites at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Landess Chapel in Malden. Rev. Aulden Leblanc, James Powell and Jeanie Herbst will officiate. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Billy Wayne Hutchison
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Billy Wayne Hutchison CORNING, Ark. -- Billy Wayne Hutchison, 78, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Born June 20, 1938 in Hickoria, Ark., Mr. Hutchison was a retired millwright for Quaker Oat Co. and Roper Whitney Co. in Rockford, Ill. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and woodworking. He was a retired member of UAW. He was a member of Smith Chapel in Boydsville, Ark...
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Betty Blanche Compton
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Betty Blanche Compton MALDEN, Mo. -- Betty Blanche Compton, 72, of Malden, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Giradeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at Bradshaw Funeral Homes, Inc. in Malden. The memorial service will follow at 11 a.m., Thursday, at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden with Pastor Justin Sponaugle officiating...
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Albert Salsman
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Albert Salsman PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Albert Salsman of Piedmont died, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Arrangements are currently pending with Ruegg Funeral Homes, Inc. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com
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Brenda Sue Miles
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Brenda Sue Miles PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Brenda Sue Miles, 64, of Annapolis, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at her residence. Memorial visitation will be held at Annapolis Community Center, from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. with the family giving reflections on Brenda's life. There will be a reception afterward at the community center at 4 p.m...
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Mildred Maxine Wilkerson
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Mildred Maxine Wilkerson FISK, Mo. -- Mildred Maxine Wilkerson, 82, of Fisk, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Wilkerson was born Jan. 16, 1935 in Steele, Mo, the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Rosie Lee Thompson. She was married Dec. 16, 1955 to James Robert Wilkerson. He preceded her in death Nov. 30, 1984. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was an Elvis Presley fan...
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(Community News ~ 01/19/17)
R-1 Board meets Thursday Poplar Bluff R-I Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Board of Education Room, 1110 North Westwood. Items on the agenda include the gifted program evaluation, vocational grants, policy changes, streaming of board meetings and a furnace bid. The meeting is open to the public...
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