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Troop E sends 10 troopers to in St. Louis
(Local News ~ 08/20/14)
Troop E sends 10 troopers to in St. Louis Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E has sent 10 troopers to Ferguson, Mo., to assist with crowd control and other duties. The troopers were sent Saturday and told to expect a minimum five-day deployment, said Public Information Officer Corp. Clark Parrott...
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Throughout the area Cuts hurt libraries
(Local News ~ 08/20/14)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Three libraries in Carter County will run shortened schedules during the week starting in September and close Saturdays because of a $6.6 million state funding cut to public libraries. The cuts have impacted many libraries in the region, including those in Poplar Bluff, Dexter and Piedmont...
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Assessments up 1% in county
(Local News ~ 08/20/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Butler County's real estate and personal property assessments for 2014 total $537,826,477, an increase of nearly $4.7 million or slightly less than 1 percent. Over the past five years, Butler County assessments have increased 7.4 percent or a total of $42.6 million. This is an average of nearly 1.5 percent annually...
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Rep. Smith addresses chamber
(Local News ~ 08/20/14)
By ALEX WEST DAR Staff Writer Building relationships was the common theme of Congressman Jason Smith's address Monday at the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. "It's a pleasure to be back in Butler County," said Smith, who represents the 8th District. "Poplar Bluff feels like it's my home away from home. I'm here quite often, and I'm very proud of this community."...
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City manager's 1st day on job
(Local News ~ 08/20/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Monday was Heath Kaplan's 41st birthday and a day of many firsts. It was his first official day as Poplar Bluff's new city manager, his first Poplar Bluff City Council meeting and his first time to attend a quarterly luncheon meeting of the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce...
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The Patriotism of Prosperity
(Column ~ 08/20/14)
By BEN CARSON A few weeks ago, it was quite revealing -- but not surprising -- to hear Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew imply that corporate America should willingly pay the highest corporate-tax rates in the world as part of its "patriotic" duty. This kind of discourse demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of capitalism, which is an important component of American exceptionalism...
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Why Hillary Clinton got it right
(Column ~ 08/20/14)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER "Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle." -- Hillary Clinton, The Atlantic, Aug. 10 WASHINGTON -- Leave it to Barack Obama's own former secretary of state to acknowledge the fatal flaw of his foreign policy: a total absence of strategic thinking...
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Meet the cops who gave their lives
(Column ~ 08/20/14)
By MICHELLE MALKIN If you've been watching cable news, reading Hollywood celebrities' tweets and listening to race-hustling opportunists, you might think that every police officer in America has a finger on the trigger, hunting for any excuse to gun down defenseless youths...
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Mary Hartsock
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Mary Hartsock Mary Sue Hartsock, 79, of Sebring, Fla., died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Summers Hospice House, in Sebring. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Cotrell Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements...
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Johnny Moore
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Johnny Moore Johnny Lee Moore, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service.
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Onieta McGhee
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Onieta McGhee DEXTER, Mo. -- Onieta Kinney McGhee, daughter of the late William Green Kinney and Martha Kruse Kinney was born Aug. 17, 1920, at Dexter and departed this life Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 93...
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The K Street president
(Column ~ 08/20/14)
By MICHELLE MALKIN Wonder of wonders: The Washington press corps woke up. Finally, mainstream journalists are onto Barack Obama's game. Their breaking-news shocker? Turns out all that "hope and change" stuff was just hot air. A new report from the D.C.-based press shows that -- gasp -- the White House is infested with Beltway lobbyists...
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Tinsley offended his constituency
(Local News ~ 08/20/14)
To the Editor, A concerned citizens group has been sponsoring various activities over the years to maintain a wholesome environment within Ward 5 and the city. We are aggrieved by Councilman Peter Tinsley's endorsement of the absurd caricature of the President of the United States of America and spreading it on Facebook. ...
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Let Congress vote on Iraq War III
(Column ~ 08/20/14)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Last week, we were told there were 40,000 Yazidis on Sinjar Mountain facing starvation if they remained there, and slaughter by ISIS if they came down. But a team of Marines and Special Forces that helicoptered in has reported back that, with a corridor off the mountain opened up by U.S. air strikes, the humanitarian crisis is over. The few thousand who remain can be airdropped food and water. The rest can be brought out...
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Key to city a deserving honor
(Column ~ 08/20/14)
On Friday night, former city manager Doug Bagby was honored with a key to city during a surprise reception at the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce. It was a fitting tribute to someone who has toiled tirelessly for the city during a career that spanned 41 years...
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Carol Stewart
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Carol Stewart NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Carol June Stewart, 82, of Naylor, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born May 26, 1932 in Bloomfield, Mo. On Aug. 10, 1959, she married Franklin James Stewart in East St. Louis, Mo. He survives...
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Eubanks reunion Aug. 30
(Community News ~ 08/20/14)
The offspring of Oscar and Daisy Eubanks are holding a reunion Saturday, Aug. 30. at the Broseley Senior and Community Center. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and a pot luck lunch will be served at noon. Oscar and Daisy Eubanks had 12 children, two are still living: Kenneth and his wife Donna Reed of Old Town, Fla., and Donald and his wife, Janice Williams of Fisk, Mo. Don's first wife, Ernestine Powell passed away in 1998. There are 40 some grandchildren and their families...
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Charlotte Brame
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Charlotte Brame VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Charlotte Faye (Copeland) Brame, 60, of Van Buren, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. A visitation will held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Yount Memorial General Baptist Church in Garwood, Mo. The Revs. James Gore and Curtis Crowley will officiate...
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Mary
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Mary Hartsock Mary Sue Hartsock, 79, of Sebring, Fla., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. Mrs. Hartsock was born June 19, 1935, in Portageville, Mo., to the late Elmer and Rosa Webb. She had retired as a clerk from JCPenney Co. Inc. Mrs. Hartsock was a member of Avon Park Nazarene Church in Avon Park, Fla. She enjoyed flower arranging and antique collecting...
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BC Democrats to meet tonight
(Community News ~ 08/20/14)
BC Democrats to meet tonight The Butler County Democratic Central Committee will have a reorganizational meeting at 6 tonight in the Courthouse. Shirley Hindman, county Democratic chairman, said the meeting is open to all Democrats. Officers will be elected...
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Johnny Moore
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Johnny Moore Johnny Lee Moore, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Moore was born March 15, 1949, in Poplar Bluff to Allen V. Sr. and Merle Marie Stucker Moore. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He was a sergeant first class and retired from the military after 22 years of service with the United States Army and the United States Marines, where he was the recipient of many awards throughout his career...
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Rosilea Kline
(Obituary ~ 08/20/14)
Rosilea Kline FISK, Mo. -- Rosilea Kline, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at Poplar Bluff. She was born Nov. 12, 1921, at Diehlstadt, Mo. On April 25, 1981, she married the Rev. Karl Kline. He preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 2013...
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Malden enters year ranked 8th
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/14)
MALDEN -- With a 9-3 record last year and the team landing just a game short of a district title, the Malden Green Wave lost just four seniors that ended the year healthy. "Nine starters back on both sides," Malden coach Joel Wyatt said recently. "It's a senior-laden group and a lot of these kids started as sophomores. ...
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Runner-up had challenging trip to Brick's
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/14)
By 11 a.m., Brooke and Phil Dixon had already made 38 phone calls. They toiled on their phones last Thursday morning after arriving in Poplar Bluff the day before. The father and daughter's jet boat, which Brooke was scheduled to drive in the World Series of Sprint Boats event at Brick's Water Speedway, was still sitting in a cargo container on a train in St. Louis. It was scheduled to reach Poplar Bluff four days prior, completing a long two-month journey from Australia...
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