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PB man facing 10 years
(Local News ~ 06/01/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally possessing firearms. Ronald Keith Garrett Jr., 26, pleaded guilty to one felony count of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office...
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Jury convicts area man
(Local News ~ 06/01/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A federal jury convicted a Wayne County man Wednesday of possessing what authorities described as "high-grade" methamphetamine with intentions of distributing it. The jury deliberated for 39 minutes before finding Dennis Ray Capps, 38, guilty of one felony count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine...
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Jakeel Brown He's an honored hero
(Local News ~ 06/01/12)
By BARBARA ANN HORTON News Editor Never giving up is a way of life for a 10-year-old Poplar Bluff student and his family and they celebrate events most families consider routine. Nothing is routine to cancer survivor Jakeel Brown. He is excited about attending the 5th & 6th Grade Center this fall. ...
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PB man facing 10 years
(Local News ~ 06/01/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally possessing firearms. Ronald Keith Garrett Jr., 26, pleaded guilty to one felony count of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office...
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Eugene Field 4th Q honor roll
(Community News ~ 06/01/12)
Eugene Field Honor Roll Fourth Quarter A Honor Roll second Grade: Alexis Allred, Kaylen Baker, Emilee Cheek, Chloe Clark, Elizabeth Dunlap, Averi Durbin, Dalton Gatwood, Devin Gatewood, Haile Jo Hall, Kendric Jones, Storm Lee, Breanna Miller, Jonathan Moreno, Jakeim Pigg, Jade Rush, Jessika Strickland, Jamy Swafford, Jada Webb, Lauren Webb...
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TOPS 734 meets
(Community News ~ 06/01/12)
Leader Linda Morgan convened the weekly meeting of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) MO 734 at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. In attendance were 20 TOPS and two KOPS members. Secretary Lou Ann Wrather read her report, which was approved. The best losers were Carol Lindsay and Linda von Ruedgisch, TOPS, and Mary Lou McPherson, KOPS...
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Montana bucks the US Supreme Court
(Column ~ 06/01/12)
WASHINGTON -- Montana uses an interesting argument to justify defiance of a Supreme Court decision: Because the state is particularly prone to political corruption, it should be trusted to constrict First Amendment protections of political speech. At issue is the court's 2010 Citizens United decision, which held, unremarkably, that Americans do not forfeit their First Amendment rights when they come together in corporate entities or labor unions to speak collectively. ...
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This scar isn't scary at all
(Column ~ 06/01/12)
Bad news, they say, comes in threes. Three weeks ago, after a month of traveling for speaking engagements, I came home to Las Vegas to unpack and try to get to know my husband again. The next day, I remembered I had an appointment to see a dermatologist about a mole on my cheek, a mole I'd had for ages...
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Congressional spending moving US toward abyss
(Column ~ 06/01/12)
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS Our nation is rapidly approaching a point from which there's little chance to avoid a financial collapse. The heart of our problem can be seen as a tragedy of the commons. That's a set of circumstances when something is commonly owned and individuals acting rationally in their own self-interest produce a set of results that's inimical to everyone's long-term interest. ...
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Jerry Blemker
(Obituary ~ 06/01/12)
Jerry Blemker FISK, Mo. -- Jerry Blemker, 67 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at his residence. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. White-Sanders Funeral Home at Fisk in charge of arrangements. Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com...
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Harold Penn
(Obituary ~ 06/01/12)
Harold Penn TWIN VALLEY, Minn. -- Harold Lee Penn, 68, of Ada, Minn., died Sunday, May 27, 2012, in the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, Minn., under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Mr. Penn was born on Sept. 23, 1943, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He is the second child of six children...
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Esther M.
(Obituary ~ 06/01/12)
Esther M. Wisdom ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Esther M. Wisdom, 88, of Ellington, Mo., died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Des Peres Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. Mrs. Wisdom was born Dec. 9, 1923, in Silver Lake, Mo. She was a member of the Ellington First Baptist Church, the Red Hatters, WMU and a former board member of Ellington Nutrition Center...
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First 3R baseball coach has died
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/12)
Jerry Blemker, the first baseball coach at Three Rivers College, has died. He was 67. Blemker totalled 1,178 wins over 26 years coaching at Vincennes (Ind.) University, which ranks first all-time in NJCAA Division II. He started the Raiders baseball team in 1968 and coached it until 1975, finishing a record of 151-84...
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Thunder roll to 8-0
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- The Poplar Bluff Thunder just keep on rolling to open the season. The Thunder won two games over Paragould Senior Legion on Thursday, 7-3 and 11-1 in five innings, to push their record to 8-0. "This week, we kind of said we would know where we were at with some tough games," Thunder coach Jeff Null said. "I never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd be 8-0...
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TOPS 734 meets
(Community News ~ 06/01/12)
Leader Linda Morgan convened the weekly meeting of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) MO 734 at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. In attendance were 20 TOPS and two KOPS members. Secretary Lou Ann Wrather read her report, which was approved. The best losers were Carol Lindsay and Linda von Ruedgisch, TOPS, and Mary Lou McPherson, KOPS...
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This scar isn't scary at all
(Column ~ 06/01/12)
Bad news, they say, comes in threes. Three weeks ago, after a month of traveling for speaking engagements, I came home to Las Vegas to unpack and try to get to know my husband again. The next day, I remembered I had an appointment to see a dermatologist about a mole on my cheek, a mole I'd had for ages...
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Thunder roll to 8-0
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- The Poplar Bluff Thunder just keep on rolling to open the season. The Thunder won two games over Paragould Senior Legion on Thursday, 7-3 and 11-1 in five innings, to push their record to 8-0. "This week, we kind of said we would know where we were at with some tough games," Thunder coach Jeff Null said. "I never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd be 8-0...
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