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Filing starts for local elections
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
The April election process is off and running with the first day of filing for city offices and school boards open to interested candidates. Filing opened this morning at 8 a.m. for incumbents and candidates to get their name on the April ballot. Linda Harris filed to run as an alderwoman in Ward One for the city of Neelyville...
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For Goodwin murder Hurt ordered to stand trail
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man was ordered to stand trial Monday morning in connection to the shooting death of another man whose remains authorities believe they found at the bottom of a drained lake. Accompanied by his attorney, Katie New with the Public Defender's Office, Rickey Hurt was supposed to appear before Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth for a preliminary hearing on the Class A felony of first-degree murder...
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Social interaction rules getting murky
(Column ~ 12/12/17)
By MIKE JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat Let me start with a confession. I am a serial hugger. But in the current social climate, perhaps I need to rethink my absolutely innocent actions. When is an innocent hug inappropriate? Or a peck on the cheek? Or a wink?...
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Harold Moore
(Obituary ~ 12/12/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Harold Moore, 85, of Dexter, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 at his home. Visitation will be at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 18 , 2017, with services to follow at 11 a.m. at the Vision of Hope Church, 8802 County Road 765, Essex, Mo. Meal to follow before interment in the Lloyd Cemetery in Holcomb, Mo., with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service, Inc. of Dexter in charge of arrangements...
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Betty Jo (Keeney) Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/12/17)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Betty Jo (Keeney) Johnson, 88, of Van Buren, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Riverways Manor Nursing Home in Van Buren. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, in the Tedder Cemetery. Rev Ron Robinson will be officiating...
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Howard Stanley Stevenson
(Obituary ~ 12/12/17)
Howard Stanley Stevenson, 90, of Qulin, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Stevenson was born Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1927 in Des Arc, Mo., to the late Glen and Ollie (Howard) Stevenson. Visitation was at noon on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Qulin. Funeral services followed at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Gary Hancock officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery at Poplar Bluff...
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Billy Joe Rucker Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/12/17)
FISK, Mo. -- Billy Joe Rucker Sr., 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 at his residence, in Poplar Bluff. Visitation wasSaturday, Dec. 9, 2017 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services followed at 2 p.m., Saturday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at a later date...
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Christmas according to prophet Isaiah
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
We look to the Gospel records of Matthew and Luke for the sublime story of our Savior's birth, but we have a wonderful prophetic story of it given by Isaiah about 700 years beforehand. I believe we can more full appreciate the meaning of Christ's birth if we are familiar with the prophecies concerning it...
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Republicans' tax wager is worth the gamble
(Column ~ 12/12/17)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- The Republicans' tax legislation is built on economic projections that are as confidently as they are cheerfully made concerning the legislation's shaping effect on the economy over the next 10 years. This claim to prescience must amaze alumni of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, which were 85 and 158 years old, respectively, when they expired less than 10 years ago in the unanticipated Great Recession...
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Eagles Auxiliary appreciates help
(Column ~ 12/12/17)
To the Editor, The Bluff City Eagles 3730 Auxilary would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who donated to our Silent Auction our Annual Special Needs Christmas Party. We wish to THANK the following sponsors for their generous donations: Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Colton's Steak House, Petsway, First Missouri Bank, Re-Blessed LLC, Jeweler's Bench, Big Lots, Hefner Furniture, Brick Oven Pizza, Buffalo Wild Wings, and L & M Barber Shop...
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Returning soldier surprises kids
(Column ~ 12/12/17)
To the Editor, On Friday, 12/8, SFC Terry White of the 1-138th Infantry Regiment Charlie Company arrived at the Poplar Bluff Middle School with wife, Alexsa White, to surprise their 5th grade daughter Aaryn Johnson, after being actively deployed to Qatar for over 1 year. ...
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Minnie E Lashley
(Obituary ~ 12/12/17)
Minnie Elizabeth Lashley, 71, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday. Dec. 10, 2017 at her residence. Minnie, the daughter of the late Charles D. and Osa F. (Durrow) Gilbert, was born Oct. 28, 1946 in Wayne County, Mo. She was of the Pentecostal faith and had retired as a Home Health Caregiver. ...
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Dexter, Hayti earn top seeds for 61st annual event
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/17)
BLOOMFIELD -- Strength of schedule was a popular subject at Sunday's seeding meeting for the 61st annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Strength of schedule was a reason why the 1-4 defending tournament champion Dexter Bearcats received the No. 1 seed, and the 5-1 host Bloomfield Wildcats were seeded No. 10...
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Portageville honors longtime coach
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Portageville School District wanted to honor Jim Bidewell for his 24 years coaching the boys basketball team. On Saturday night, it finally did by dedicating Jim Bidewell Court. "This had been something the district and community has been wanting to do for quite awhile, but one thing stood in their path, and that was Coach Bidewell," said High School Principal Jeff Bullock. "He did not want to draw that much attention to him. He is a very humble man."...
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Doniphan's Day sinks last-second 3 to beat former teammates
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/17)
NAYLOR -- Because of course the former player going back to her old school for the first time had to make the winning basket. This is Hollywood. Isn't it? In her first game back at Naylor, Lexi Day sank a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left to lift the Donettes to a 58-55 win in the Ozark Foothills Conference and Ripley County rivalry...
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Arthur Leon McGee
(Obituary ~ 12/12/17)
Arthur Leon McGee, 90, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff. Memorial services will be held by the family at a later date. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com
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Christmas poems shared by Puxico students
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
Joy Kirkman's sixth grade communication arts students at Puxico School are sharing their seasonal poems. They are:
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Norwood qualifies for state in 3rd race
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. --Poplar Bluff won six of 11 races Monday but the Mules will have to wait until Thursday to see if they beat Jackson when the diving event will be held. Taylor Norwood earned a state cut in her third event and lowered her time in another while helping two Poplar Bluff relays also win at the SEMO Aquatics Center...
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Bloomfield girls earn 1st-ever win
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/17)
BLOOMFIELD -- In their second year as a program, the reborn Bloomfield girls basketball team got their first win, beating Advance 26-14 in the second day of the Bloomfield round Robin Tournament on Monday. The Wildcats outscored Advance 9-1 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory...
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County residents invited to sign up for alert system
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
The Stoddard County Emergency Management Agency has partnered with Nixle, a nationwide notifications company, to enable residents to receive free, real time notifications in the event of an emergency situation. EMA Director Kent Polsgrove explained, "It's a simple procedure to sign up to receive these notifications, and the Nixle system is secure, reliable and easy to use."...
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Winter drawdown scheduled at Lake
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will begin annual winter drawdown from recreation pool to conservation pool starting Friday, Dec. 15. In accordance with the water control plan, the pool is drawn down five feet, from 359.74 feet relevant to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) to 354.74 feet NGVD. ...
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Puxico is 11th seed in Bloomfield Christmas tourney
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
BLOOMFIELD -- Strength of schedule was a popular subject at Sunday's seeding meeting for the 61st annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Strength of schedule was a reason why the 1-4 defending tournament champion Dexter Bearcats received the No. 1 seed, and the 5-1 host Bloomfield Wildcats were seeded No. 10...
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Wreaths Across America event is Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Wreaths Across America will be held Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery beginning at 11 a.m. The theme for the event this year is, "I'm an American. Yes, I am." Through the support of community sponsorship, every grave in the cemetery will have a wreath placed upon it. This marks the fifth year the program has been held, and each year every grave site in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield has had a wreath...
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Jail expansion plan calls for $13M project
(Local News ~ 12/12/17)
In 2010, the needs of the Stoddard County Jail were identified and documented. Seven years later, even while some of the structural issues have been addressed, many of the needs are still there. During the Dec. 4 meeting, the Stoddard County Commission was presented with a rendering for a potential jail expansion from Dale Rogers, President of Robert Stearns and Associates, Inc., of Sikeston, that met all the needs listed...
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