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The Senate must confirm Pompeo
(Column ~ 04/22/18)
By MARC A. THIESSEN WASHINGTON -- For the first time in the history of the republic, it appears increasingly likely that a majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote against the president's nominee for secretary of state. If this happens, it would be a black mark not on Mike Pompeo's record, but on the reputation of this once-storied committee...
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Gorsuch strikes blow against administrative state
(Column ~ 04/22/18)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Last week, one week after the first anniversary of Neil Gorsuch's ascension to the Supreme Court, he delivered an opinion that was excellent as it pertained to the case at issue and momentous in its implications pertaining to the institutional tangle known as the administrative state. ...
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Katy Keele
(Obituary ~ 04/22/18)
Lorraine Kay "Katy" Keele, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service.
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Dexter softball stays hot with blowout win
(High School Sports ~ 04/22/18)
DEXTER -- The Dexter softball team's 0-4 start seems like a distant memory. The Bearcats beat the Ellington Whippets 16-1 Friday for their third straight win and evened their record at 7-7. "From the beginning of the season until now, they've improved every game," Dexter coach Starla Pulley said. ...
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Shockley pulls double duty in Lady Raiders' sweep
(High School Sports ~ 04/22/18)
The Raiders leaned on their ace once again. Summer Shockley pitched seven full innings in both games as Three Rivers swept Mineral Area, winning the opener 10-6 and the nightcap 6-2 at Rains Field. Shockley (22-4) pitched a one-hitter in another dominant performance in the nightcap with four walks and 11 strikeouts. The only thing keeping her from her first collegiate no-hitter was a two-run home run in the second inning...
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Vacant 10th St. house burns
(Local News ~ 04/22/18)
Staff Reports Poplar Bluff firefighters found a vacant home on South 10th street fully engulfed when they responded just after 3 p.m. Friday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to fire reports. Firefighters were initially dispatched to a possible structure fire in the area of Martin and Lela streets. While en route, the fire was reported to be at 1216 S. 10th St., which sits on a gravel road between Martin and Lela...
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Mo. man gets new life through heart donation
(Local News ~ 04/22/18)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- For the first time in years, Landon Gardner doesn't struggle to breathe when he saddles his horse, Duke. It was one of the first "wins" the Walnut Grove man noticed after getting a new heart last year. "Things that I used to get wore out doing, now it's no problem," he told the Springfield News-Leader . "It's mostly the everyday things."...
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Holmes hits walk-off, pitches in win
(High School Sports ~ 04/22/18)
PIEDMONT -- Jesse Holmes hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Clearwater beat Jefferson 8-6 on Saturday at Clearwater. Holmes finished 2 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs. He also pitched a complete game in the win and allowed five hits and one walk with eight strikeouts...
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Buff Up The Bluff on SATURDAY Additional drop-off site added this year
(Local News ~ 04/22/18)
A community clean up will be held Saturday for city of Poplar Bluff residents. The annual Buff Up The Bluff event will include two drop off locations and volunteer help to pick up items from the homes of elderly residents, said city manager Mark Massingham...
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Raiders baseball plays to a split with Archers
(High School Sports ~ 04/22/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Both Raiders games came down to the final pitch Saturday. Three Rivers was on the wrong end in the opener, losing 5-4, but held on in the nightcap to win 6-4 and split with St. Louis in a pair of nine-inning games. With the split, St. Louis took 3 of 4 in the season series...
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JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Rutledge transforms special-needs class
(Local News ~ 04/22/18)
Courtney Rutledge is the Poplar Bluff Junior High 2018-19 Teacher of the Year. Described by her peers, parents and students as a leader in the curriculum and in the community, the special education teacher has been with Poplar Bluff Schools since 2003...
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Area 911 systems underfunded
(Local News ~ 04/22/18)
Butler County emergency responders had an approximately 20-mile radius of flooded, rural roads to search in 2016 when a terrified woman called from her cell phone to report her vehicle was quickly filling with water. Ginger Myers, 44, dialed 911 seeking help, but a system described in a state study as antiquated, poorly funded and fragmented meant that it took days to find a woman who likely only had minutes...
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Theft suspect caught after owner gets photo
(Local News ~ 04/22/18)
A man is in jail this weekend after allegedly crossing paths with the owner of a business he is accused of stealing from while high on methamphetamine. Michael Wayne Harris, 27, of Glen Allen, Mo., was booked Friday at Butler County jail on suspicion of second degree burglary, three counts of theft of a motor vehicle and two counts of possession of a controlled substance...
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