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Its mission is to help addicts
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor (See Drug Education section inside today's newspaper.) Members of Poplar Bluff's West Side Church of God are "plugged in" with the faith-based John 3:16 recovery program in Arkansas and support its related programs...
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Some DAR deliveries might be late Sunday
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
With bad weather possible Saturday night, some subscribers to the Daily American Republic may not get delivery of their paper until some time before noon Sunday. The newspaper will have an earlier deadline Saturday night, which will impact coverage of the Three Rivers Raiders big game against Highland, Ill. ...
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Smith: First step to repeal is done
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By MARK BLISS SEMO News Service Republican legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives marks just the first step in efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith said Thursday. Smith said this is just one part of a three-step process to improve the nation's health-care system...
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When it comes to addiction; he can relate
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor After struggling with alcohol and drug addiction for at least 12 years and trying everything to quit, Johnathan Goodwin never expected to reach his 30th birthday. "I joined the military to get off of cocaine; I actually got to go to Iraq (after the military) gave me a free vacation over there," said Goodwin...
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Dumped body in Black River Zalma man gets 12 years for second degree murder
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By MARK BLISS SEMO News Service JACKSON, Mo. -- Circuit Judge Michael Gardner sentenced a Zalma, Missouri, man to 12 years in prison Thursday for second-degree murder, adding he was "reluctantly" accepting a plea agreement. Gardner sentenced Russell Mayberry in circuit court in Jackson. Mayberry, 32, agreed to a deal with Bollinger County, Missouri, Prosecuting Attorney Heath Robins...
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Please support Mo. Sportsman's dinner
(Column ~ 03/11/17)
Dear Editor: I represent the Southeast Missouri Sportsman's Association, the oldest sportsman's group in Butler County and possibly Southeast Missouri. Each year the association puts on two events. The first event is a fundraising banquet to raise money to put on the second event. The fund raising dinner is March 18 at the First Christian Church, 1601 North Main St. This dinner has been put on annually for almost 40 years...
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Speak Out 3/11/17
(Opinion ~ 03/11/17)
Need job at DAR, what's going on? I'm calling about the ad in the paper it's got Help Wanted, part-time position available, mail room, newspaper inserter, janitor and you know what is funny? My daughter put her application in, two of my granddaughters put their application in -- my daughter about a month ago, granddaughters a month ago and you know what? Not one of them got called. ...
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After Wardell's top cop arrested for stalking City bans police chief
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By CODY TUCKER SEMO News Service WARDELL, Mo. -- Wardell police chief Casey Redden was taken to jail Tuesday after violating a protection order placed against him, and bond conditions now prevent him from entering the city. The charges and restrictions leave his status as police chief in jeopardy. An official at Wardell City Hall could not comment on the status of Redden's employment after the arrest and restrictions, citing city policy against commenting on personnel issues...
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It's Trump's party, now
(Column ~ 03/11/17)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Before the largest audience of his political career, save perhaps his inaugural, Donald Trump delivered the speech of his life. And though HIS address may be called moderate, even inclusive, Trump's total mastery of his party was on full display...
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A wry squint into our grim future
(Column ~ 03/11/17)
WASHINGTON -- Although America's political system seems unable to stimulate robust, sustained economic growth, it at least is stimulating consumption of a small but important segment of literature. Dystopian novels are selling briskly -- Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" (1932), Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here" (1935), George Orwell's "Animal Farm" (1945) and "1984" (1949), Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" (1953) and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" (1985), all warning about nasty regimes displacing democracy.There is, however, a more recent and pertinent presentation of a grim future. ...
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Raiders face guard-led Cougars in playoff
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/17)
Three Rivers coach Gene Bess is fond of reminding his players that they are playing the most important game of their lives. The man who once said his 1,200th win wasn't as important as his 1,201st win tells the Raiders they are playing the most important game of their lives before pretty much every game...
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Hornets, Eagles advance to finals
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Forty-eight years ago, the Oran boys basketball team had a chance at a state title, only to have a controversial game-altering call haunt the program. Now the Eagles will have a shot at redemption. Despite serious foul trouble and an early deficit, the Eagles stiffened up on defense late in the game, hit clutch free throws down the stretch and watched Sacred Heart self destruct at the line en route to a 64-59 victory in a MSHSAA Class 2 semifinal Thursday afternoon at the Hearnes Center.. ...
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Lutheran South next hurdle for Bearcats
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/17)
The Dexter girls basketball team has a long tradition of postseason winning, but success beyond the first two rounds of the state playoffs has been elusive for them in recent years. The Lady Bearcats will again take a shot at keeping their season alive and earning a trip to the MSHSAA Class 4 Show-Me Showdown for the third time in five seasons as they face Lutheran South in the quarterfinals at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson College in Hillsboro...
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Lady Raiders earn 1st sweep against Williams Baptist
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/17)
Three Rivers' defense caught up to its offense and the Lady Raiders put together their first win streak of the season. The Lady Raiders picked up their first sweep with a pair of home wins against Williams Baptist on Thursday. Wiley Lowry picked up a complete-game win in the opener as Three Rivers College won 10-2. Carleigh Burnett then picked up her first win of the season as the Lady Raiders won the nightcap 11-6...
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School drug issues few this year
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor School resource officers at Poplar Bluff's high school and junior high have seen only a "handful of cases" involving students possessing illegal substances on the campuses. "So far this year, we really haven't had anything; I can think of a couple of instances of fake drugs," said Jason Courtney, the junior high SRO...
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Heroin, crystal meth are drugs of choice here
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Heroin and crystal methamphetamine remain the top illegal substances city and county officers are encountering during their investigations. Officers say both are being funneled into Butler County and Poplar Bluff, Mo., via pipelines coming out of Mexico...
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Drugs are half of prosecutors' caseload
(Local News ~ 03/11/17)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Drug-related offenses make up about half of the cases prosecuted each year by the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney's office. How the individual cases are disposed of depends on the defendants' criminal history, as well as the nature of the crime...
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Shirley Deno
(Obituary ~ 03/11/17)
Shirley Deno Shirley Deno, 91, of Wappapello, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Deno, the daughter of the late Allen and Myrtle Engle, was born Dec. 25, 1925 in Oshkosh, Wis. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, reading and crocheting...
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Robert Brian
(Obituary ~ 03/11/17)
Robert Brian 'Bob' Nysewander DONIPHAN, Mo. - Robert Brian "Bob" Nysewander, a 69-year-old resident of Doniphan, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at his residence. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at His Place Church in Doniphan followed at 3 p.m. with funeral services conducted by Bro. Dan Craig and Bro. Luke Hammond...
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Willa Joyce Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/11/17)
Willa Joyce Brown Willa Joyce Brown, of Harviell, Mo., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the age of 87. Joyce or "Miss Brown" was born in Selmer, Tenn. on June 1, 1929 and spent her childhood in her beloved Tennessee. ...
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