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Authorities looking into 3 items of interest in missing youth case
(Local News ~ 08/11/11)
SENATH, Mo. - Authorities have come across three items of interest in the last 24-hours in the case of Breeann Rodriguez, 3, who went missing on Saturday. "We have some physical items of interest," Karnes said. "[I can't elaborate] at this time exactly what they are because they are not in direct relation with the case."...
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County Jail installs futuristic booking tool
(Local News ~ 08/11/11)
People being booked into the Stoddard County Jail will now be using one of the most modern identification technologies. As of August 1, the jail is now equipped with a state-of-the-art iris scanner for booking and releasing inmates. The equipment comes to the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department as a Homeland Security grant distributed by the Missouri State Sheriff's Association...
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New teachers at Richland
(Local News ~ 08/11/11)
New teachers at the Richland Public School District gathered Wednesday in preparation for the start of school on Thursday. Richland was one of the earliest county schools to kick off the 2011-12 school year. New teachers shown above are, seated from left, Stephanie DePew, PE teacher; Kayelean Vance, high school special services; Carrie Wyman, second grade teacher; and standing from left, Frank Killian, superintendent; Elana Ison, K-12 counselor; Lisa Gerlach, high school science teacher; and David Reynolds, K-12 PE teacher. ...
- Early morning competition (High School Sports ~ 08/11/11)
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School board chooses safe room location
(Business ~ 08/11/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield School Board voted unanimously to build the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) safe room on the location north of the elementary building where a portion of a playground is located. The consensus of the board was that it would be the least expensive to erect the building there, and also the most convenient location for the students in the lower grades at the elementary. ...
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Bloomfield Transit receives national recognition
(Business ~ 08/11/11)
The Bloomfield Public Transit recently received national-level recognition at a Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) banquet. The Federal Transit Administration's acknowledgement of several Missouri transit providers in both the rural and urban areas of the state. The City of Bloomfield was recognized for posting a 12.71 percent increase in ridership for 2010. In that year the city had a total of 3,187 trips in the transit bus...
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Advance Library finished summer reading program
(Business ~ 08/11/11)
With the conclusion of the summer reading program on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, the Advance Community Library Board of Trustees said farewell to a week which also saw the election of officers and some important decisions for the future. "One World, Many Stories," the summer reading program, concluded on Thursday, Aug., with 19 youngsters receiving gift cards to Barnes and Noble Book Store. Eight children attended a party at the library. Organizers are already gathering up ideas for next year...
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Brock and Ashley Williams-The Gorby Project
(Business ~ 08/11/11)
The journey that led Brock and Ashley Williams to Russia has been a long one. It all began in 2006 when the couple decided it was time to have a baby. As Brock said, they weren't actively trying, but they stopped trying "not" to have a baby. As time went on, it just never seemed to happen...
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Charlie Eugene Jennings
(Obituary ~ 08/11/11)
Charlie Eugene Jennings, son of the late William Frank Jennings and Vida Chase Jennings, was born on March 30, 1929 and died on Aug. 10, 2011 at the same location that he was born, near Dexter, Mo., at the age of 82. Mr. Jennings was a member of the White Oak General Baptist Church near Bernie and a farmer. ...
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