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Aycocks give donation to Three Rivers Endowment Trust
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
Barry and Michelle Aycock have donated $50,000 to the Three Rivers Endowment Trust for Three Rivers College's Eastern Campus, currently under construction in Sikeston. The Aycocks are residents of Parma, where they own and operate AgXplore. "Our families have deep roots here in Southeast Missouri," said Barry Aycock of the donation. "We are happy to be a part of Three Rivers College's expansion here in New Madrid County."...
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DHS grad earns SEMO Governor's Scholarship
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. --A Dexter High School student has been awarded a scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year. Jacob Mier of Dexter, has been awarded the Governor's Scholarship. Mier is the son of Kenny and Karen Mier of Dexter, and will be a 2014 graduate of Dexter High School...
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Linn State Technical College announces fall Dean's List
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
LINN, Mo. -- Linn State Technical College has named two former Bernie High School students to the Dean's List for the 2013 fall semester. Brice Ruck and Adam White were both named to the list. To be placed on the Dean's List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale...
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Some can't afford insurance under Missouri Medicaid guidelines
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- After the Affordable Care Act jumped substantial hurdles along the rollout of the online health-care marketplace, people now are able to enroll in health insurance plans with more ease, local navigators say. But some individuals are coming across another problem -- Missouri's Medicaid guidelines prevent many from being able to afford insurance because they don't qualify for federal subsidies...
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Mo. bill would give flexibility on executions
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator proposed Wednesday to give Missouri prison officials more choices in deciding how they want to execute inmates, as the state is facing increasing scrutiny for its current lethal injection methods. Sen. Kurt Schaefer introduced legislation that would give the department full discretion in deciding how to put inmates to death. ...
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Nixon signs candidate filing legislation
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Members of the military and people with disabilities would have a better chance to be listed first on the ballot under a measure Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed into law on Wednesday. Missouri uses a random drawing to determine the ballot order for candidates who file in person on the first day of a filing period. The legislation allows proxies to draw numbers for candidates who cannot be physically present because they are disabled or deployed on active military duty...
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Mo. Rep. Ross to chair panel on regulations
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Republican state House member from south-central Missouri will lead a new committee looking into government regulations. Rep. Robert Ross, of Yukon, was chosen as chairman of the panel by House Speaker Tim Jones. Jones wants the committee to identify ways to reduce regulations affecting Missouri businesses, farmers and individuals. ...
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Liquor-filled chocolates given to preschoolers
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
MANCHESTER, Mo. (AP) -- A suburban St. Louis preschool is apologizing after liquor-filled chocolates were given to children in a Valentine's Day party last week. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1mdq1pC ) reports that it happened Friday at The Goddard School in Manchester. A parent mistakenly included small liquor-filled chocolates in Valentine's Day boxes, and the treats went home with preschoolers...
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Mo. Senate debates longer wait for abortions
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Senate has taken up a proposal to lengthen the waiting period for abortions from the current 24 hours to 72 hours. The state's informed consent law mandates a waiting period for a woman to have an abortion after initially seeing a doctor. Women with medical emergencies would remain exempt...
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Neighbors unable to stop Mo. girl's abduction
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Neighbors watched in horror as a 10-year-old southwest Missouri girl was snatched off the street just blocks from her home. Some had spotted a man in a gold Ford Ranger pickup truck driving down the road in Springfield several times before the driver took off with the girl, investigators said. The residents even called 911 to report the truck's license number...
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Anna Ruth Dial
(Obituary ~ 02/20/14)
Anna Ruth Dial, formerly of Dexter, died at her home in Granite City, Ill. on Feb. 19. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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Ricky Darrell Reeves
(Obituary ~ 02/20/14)
Ricky Darrell Reeves, 54, of Malden, Mo. died at his home on Feb. 18, 2014. Arrangements are under the direction of Watkins & Sons Chapel in Parma.
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Barbara Wilmoth
(Obituary ~ 02/20/14)
Barbara Wilmoth, daughter of the late Clarence and Imogene Hooks Rieffer, was born in Essex, Mo. on Sept. 5, 1942, and died at her home in Bloomfield, Mo. on Feb.14, 2014, at the age of 71. She had grown up in the Essex area before moving to Ponitac, Mich. in 1962. She had worked for General Motors until she retired in 1994. She then moved to Bloomfield, Mo...
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Lurlyne Myers
(Obituary ~ 02/20/14)
Lurlyne Myers, daughter of the late Reed Hardy and Pauline Patterson Hardy, was born on Jan. 14, 1942, in Little Rock, Ark. and died on Feb. 17, 2014, in West Plains, Mo. at the age of 72. Mrs. Myers was a member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff and the Broadwater Church of the Brethren. ...
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Art and craft time at the library
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
A new visitor to Story Hour, Mattie Jones, 4, is shown taking part in the arts and crafts period after storytime on Tuesday. Next Tuesday, Feb. 25, Julie Mangum will be presenting, "Elephants on Parade." Story Hour is held for area youngsters at no charge each Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. at Keller Public Library...
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Spikes psych exam misses second deadline
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A pre-trial psychiatric report has now missed its court imposed deadline for the second time in a case regarding a county man accused of assaulting multiple law enforcement and emergency personnel. Glenn Richard Spikes was charged in April 2013 with two Class C felonies of felonious restraint, the unclassified felony of armed criminal action and three Class C felonies of second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer/emergency personnel...
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Mo. House panel backs $100M increase in school aid
(State News ~ 02/20/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri House panel endorsed a $100 million funding boost Wednesday for public schools as Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike said the state couldn't afford a significantly larger increase sought by Gov. Jay Nixon...
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New hires, administrators rehired at Dexter Public Schools
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
Dexter School's Board of Education had an especially busy executive meeting Tuesday night, following the regular February session, employing nine certified staff positions for the 2014-15 school year -- most replacements for retiring personnel. The appointments include:...
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Commission takes use tax off April ballot
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission voted to remove the county use tax proposal from the April 8 election ballot at their regular meeting Tuesday. The wording on the ballot was taken from Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 32, Section 32.087. The statute says the use tax "shall be placed on the ballot on or after the general election in November 2014, but no later than the general election in November 2016..."...
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Pump house at city pond is progressing
(Local News ~ 02/20/14)
Dexter Park and Recreation employees were seen taking advantage of Wednesday's warmer temperatures at the city pond. The pump house being constructed at the pond is fully framed and is having its steel roof and walls completed this week. Park Director Lawson Metcalf said that the materials for the aerator have been received, but the Missouri Department of Conservation is waiting for warmer temperatures because the installation will require a scuba driver. ...
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School record 10 Dexter wrestlers leave for state wrestling tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - A historic season is slated to come to a climax this weekend in Columbia, Mo., for the Dexter high school wrestling team. A school record 10 Dexter wrestlers qualified for the state finals in their respective weight classes Saturday at the Class 2, District 1, Tournament in Ste. Genevieve, Mo...
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