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Ruling on cause of man's death in Bluff PD custody awaiting tests
(Local News ~ 07/10/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- It will be weeks before authorities know what caused the death Thursday of a Poplar Bluff man who was in police custody. An autopsy was performed Friday afternoon on Charles A. Riels, 40, by Dr. Russell Deidiker at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo...
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Small Business Development training to be offered locally
(Local News ~ 07/10/12)
An opportunity to jumpstart a business idea or start up a small business is coming to Dexter at no charge to interested parties. The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will be offering a six-week course called Operation JumpStart. The course is designed to help with business planning and preparation skills like product pricing, legal structure, competition, marketing, and cash flow management...
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4 injured in Saturday wreck
(Local News ~ 07/10/12)
Four Dexter residents were injured in an accident Saturday evening on County Road 624, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The patrol states Jennifer Hovis, 28, was eastbound when she ran off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected and ran off the left side of the road, then overturned...
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Marshall Mack Rankin
(Obituary ~ 07/10/12)
Marshall Mack Rankin, 84, of Benton, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, beloved husband, father and grandfather went to be with Jesus, July 6, 2012, at his home, surrounded by family. He was born Sunday, Oct. 30, 1927, in St. Louis, Mo. to the late Willis Edgar and Myrtle (Clayton) Rankin...
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Senior Babe Ruth state tournament - New Madrid eliminates Kennett, Charleston slips past Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 07/10/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Kennett Senior Babe Ruth's season ended with a thud Monday afternoon when it suffered a 14-1 run-rule loss to New Madrid at the double-elimination Senior Babe Ruth state tournament in Charleston. Kennett led the game 1-0 after it scored its lone run in the bottom of the first inning. New Madrid responded with six runs in the second, two runs in the third and six runs in the sixth on its way to a 6-inning victory...
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Analysis: Politics surround Mo. ballot measures
(State News ~ 07/10/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Should Missouri residents and small businesses be denied access to affordable health care plans? Most people probably would say no. Yet a question similar to that could appear before voters on the November statewide ballot. Republican lawmakers, who referred the measure about President Barack Obama's health care law to the ballot, are hopping mad about the official summary of it prepared by Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. ...
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Commission tables action on generator
(Local News ~ 07/10/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Commission tabled action on the purchase of a new generator for the County Jail and also postponed action on amending the 2012-13 budget at their regular meeting Monday at the Government Building. Buildings Superintendent William Dowdy submitted three prices on generators to replace one that is no longer working at the jail. ...
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Board accepts alderman's resignation, appt. made
(Local News ~ 07/10/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Board of Aldermen accepted the resignation of one of its members in a special meeting Monday night. Steve Larsen, who was elected in April 2012, submitted his resignation in writing listing only "reasons apparent." In a special meeting on July 3, 2012, regarding fireworks within the city limits, a debate ensued and Mayor Scott Staggs briefly walked out, stating he was resigning. Alderman Donna Medlin made the motion to accept, but did not receive a second...
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Families getting help through LTRC
(Local News ~ 07/10/12)
Funding is coming through. a caseworker is on the job, and most importantly, people in Stoddard County are being helped through efforts of the local Long Term Recovery Committee (LTRC), a group of area individuals representing several assisting agencies...
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Ex-Mo. sheriff, deputy face federal sentencing
(State News ~ 07/10/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - A former southern Missouri sheriff and his former chief deputy who admitted they stole firearms seized as evidence and sold some of them could each be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Monday. Former Carter County Sheriff Tommy Adams and former deputy Steffanie Kearbey pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession and sale of stolen firearms and were slated to appear later Monday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau...
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