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Gray Ridge without water, PWSD 3 reaching out to customers
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
GRAY RIDGE, Mo. -- Local communities are still seeing the after effects of the cold weather that enveloped the region earlier in the week. As of Thursday afternoon, members of PWSD 3 in the Gray Ridge reason are completely without running water. Don O'Daniel, Licensed Contractor for the water district, said that what started out as a crazy week quickly escalated into a troubling situation...
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Motorcycle testing date changed at Bluff
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, has announced that the motorcycle skills portion of the testing process will not take place at the Poplar Bluff Driver Examination Station on Jan. 24, 2014, due to another event at the site. Written examinations and Class E and Class F skills tests will be offered as normally scheduled...
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Auditions this weekend at Little Theater
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Little Theater will be presenting the musical, "Annie Get Your Gun" in the future and are planning auditions on Friday, Jan. 10, Saturday, Jan. 11, and Monday, Jan. 13. Audition times will be from 6 until 8 p.m. on each of the three days and will be held at the Sikeston Little Theater located in Sikeston at 506 S. Main Street...
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Icing causes delays, closings in county
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
Dexter Schools were on a two-hour delayed start on Thursday morning. after early morning sleet left a thin coat of ice on roads across Stoddard County. Also delaying the start of classes was Bloomfield Schools. Richland Schools were out of session Thursday, but the cause was not the weather. The school was without water Thursday morning...
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Irma Janett Coots
(Obituary ~ 01/09/14)
Irma Janett Coots, daughter of Viola Ditto Brewer of Sikeston and the late James Osby Brewer was born on Sept. 17, 1941, in Matthews, Mo., and died on Jan. 6, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., at the age of 72. Mrs. Coots was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield, a caregiver at home and a resident of Advance...
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Brother Dale Grissom
(Obituary ~ 01/09/14)
Brother Dale Grissom, son of the late James Austin Grissom and Alice Magdalene Conwill Grissom was born on July 11, 1927, in Pontotoc, Miss., and died on Jan. 7, 2014, at his residence in Dexter, Mo., at the age of 86. Brother Dale was a lifelong resident of Dexter, a minister for Dexter Church of Christ, Veteran of the United States Army serving in World War II, and a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather...
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Daphna Evelyn Leonberger
(Obituary ~ 01/09/14)
Daphna Evelyn Leonberger, 78, of Dexter died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Health Center in Dexter. She was born Nov. 24, 1935, in Poplar Bluff. She graduated from high school in Michigan and later returned to southeast Missouri where she spent the remainder of her life...
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Theatre and Dance Open House planned
(Community News ~ 01/09/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Jan. 7, 2014 -- The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will hold an open house at 6 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast's River Campus to welcome back theatre and dance students and allow new students to meet faculty and staff and find a mentor...
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Application deadline nears for new LPN program at Three Rivers in Kennett
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
Prospective students looking to enter Three Rivers College's Licensed Practical Nursing program are nearing the Feb. 1 application deadline, according to college officials. The program is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 class for students until Feb. 1...
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Top GOP leaders rally for 'right to work' in Mo.
(State News ~ 01/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republican leaders hoping to restrict union powers led a rally with about 100 people as Missouri legislators returned to the Capitol. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and House Speaker Tim Jones are pushing a measure that would make Missouri a "right to work" state, where union fees cannot be a condition of employment...
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Mo. governor wants to renew medicine program
(State News ~ 01/09/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon wants to continue a prescription drug program that is due to expire later this year. Nixon traveled to Springfield on Wednesday to announce that his budget proposal will include nearly $24 million to continue providing prescription drug coverage for some low-income seniors and the disabled...
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Legislature agenda includes tax cuts, schools
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers opened their annual session Wednesday with a renewed vow to enact income tax cuts and a stronger -- though still shaky -- drive to pare back union powers by ending their mandatory fees. The legislative session that runs through May 16 also will include an emphasis on education, including whether -- and how -- to revise a law that has placed additional financial strain on unaccredited school districts by requiring them to pay the costs of students who choose to transfer elsewhere.. ...
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USDA considering allowing genetically altered seed for 2,4-D
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
A proposal by Dow AgroSciences to eliminate restrictions on the use of corn and soybean seeds that are genetically altered to resist 2,4-D has caused a lively debate. Dow has developed a genetically altered seed that is resistant to 2,4-D and is seeking permission from the Department of Agriculture to begin marketing the seed. The application includes one variety of corn and two variety of soybeans. The USDA has extended the period for public comment to April 27, 2014...
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Missouri Senate threatens to block Fowler's parole appt.
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republican senators plan to block the gubernatorial appointment of a former Missouri GOP lawmaker to the state parole board because he voted against an income tax cut that had been a Republican priority. As Missouri's Legislature opened its session Wednesday, several Republican senators told The Associated Press that they won't allow the chamber to confirm the appointment of former Rep. Dennis Fowler to the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole...
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1 dead in Wednesday fire
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
A Dexter woman died in a fire Wednesday morning in what has been dubbed a smoking-related incident. The Dexter Fire Department was called out at approximately 9:16 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a fire alarm at 340 Kitchen St. in Dexter. When firefighters arrived at the scene, no smoke or damage was visible...
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Bernie awards contract for property, liability insurance
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Bernie Board of Aldermen awarded the contract for city property and liability insurance for the year to MJH Insurance Agency in Dexter at a cost of $36,624 at their regular January meeting. Mayor James Tilmon presented the only bid received by the city by the deadline, which was from MJH. ...
- Dexter middle school wrestling team photos (High School Sports ~ 01/09/14)
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Sen. Wallingford's bill for soldier candidates gains support
(State News ~ 01/09/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Does the order a candidate's name appears on a ballot make a difference in the outcome of an election? Bipartisan supporters of election-related bills that will be considered when the Missouri Legislature convenes for its regular session today believe it does...
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Libla: Appt. is not the real issue; calls for Nixon to set election
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
With the recent resignation of Rep. Dennis Fowler from his District 151 House seat in order to accept a position on the state Board of Parole, Senator Doug Libla (R-25) has taken on the task of presiding over the 151st House District. As a courtesy, Governor Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon's office contacted Libla to inform him of the appointment and ask if he would present Fowler to the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee...
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Nixon denies politics in parole board appointment
(Local News ~ 01/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday that his appointment of a Missouri lawmaker to the state parole board was based on merit and not -- as some senators have suggested -- a political reward for the lawmaker's vote against an income tax cut...
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