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$10,000 reward offered in Essex bank robbery case
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
$10,000 reward offered in Essex bank robbery case By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor First Commercial Bank is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals responsible for the robbery of their Essex bank facility on Monday, March 17, 2014, it was announced by bank officials Friday morning...
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FDA eases into regulating e-cigarettes
(State News ~ 04/25/14)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government's move to regulate e-cigarettes is a leap into the unknown. Most everyone agrees a ban on selling them to kids would be a step forward. But health and public policy experts can't say for certain whether the electronic devices are a good thing or a bad thing overall, whether they help smokers kick the habit or are a gateway to ordinary paper-and-tobacco cigarettes...
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Ky. man arrested for local burglary
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
A Kentucky man is behind bars this week after being caught burglarizing a local veterinary clinic to steal narcotics. Rodney K. Jones, 35, of Wickliffe, Ky., was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with the Class B felony of first-degree burglary, the Class C felony of receiving stolen property and the Class C felony of possession of a controlled substance...
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County farmers nearing completion of corn planting
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
Stoddard County farmers are ahead of the rest of the state in getting the corn crop planted in 2014 with many farmers either finished planting or finishing this week. Statewide, 26 percent of the Missouri corn crop is planted and farmers are right on target, said University of Missouri Extension specialists Bill Wiebold and Brent Myers of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources...
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E-Waste Recycle Day to be May 6
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
The Bootheel Solid Waste Management District has scheduled another E-Waste Recycle Day for Tuesday, May 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (BRPC) office parking lot. Stoddard County residents may drop off computers, video and photography equipment, audio equipment, appliances, office equipment and lead batteries during this event...
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Mo. House panel mulls impeaching Gov. Jay Nixon
(State News ~ 04/25/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An effort to impeach Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon over his decision to allow same-sex couples to file joint tax returns received its first public hearing Wednesday in a House committee. The Republican-led panel held a hearing on a resolution that would formally charge the Democratic governor with neglecting his official duties for issuing an executive order permitting gay couples who were legally married in other states to file combined Missouri income tax returns. ...
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When life throws a curve
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
When Peggy Potts was experiencing some issues with elevated blood pressure in the fall of 2013, she made an appointment with Family Nurse Practitioner Lori Jibben. It was Jibben who discovered something out of the ordinary as she examined Potts during that October visit in her Dexter office...
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Preliminary hearings set in murder case
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Preliminary hearings for three men charged in the death of a rural Portageville man are set for 10 a.m. May 29 at the Pemiscot County Justice Center. Gunner Lee Pind, 28, Kevin Slayton, 17, and Cody Edward LeGrand, 18, of Portageville appeared in court Monday before Associate Judge Byron D. ...
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Cape man pleads not guilty in death of Cape woman
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- A Cape Girardeau man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a murder case stemming from the death of 40-year-old Marsha Ann Brown, also of Cape Girardeau. Brandon Banks, 28, appeared in Jackson County, Ill., Circuit Court for an arraignment Wednesday morning on a felony murder charge in connection with the death of Brown, whose body was found Jan. 14 in rural Makanda, Ill...
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Priority transportation projects set by BRPC
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A group of city leaders from around the Bootheel met in Kennett Tuesday to set project priorities that will be submitted to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) agreed to seven priority projects with 35 lesser priority projects on a larger list...
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Two extricated from wreck on Hwy. 25
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
Benny W. Jackson, 29, of Campbell, and Krista K. Bates, 25, of Dexter were both extricated from a 2010 GMC 2500 van after the driver, Jackson, crashed the vehicle into a ditch on the west side of Highway 25. He was northbound in the van, which was a service van for Jackson Industrial Laundry out of Malden, when he reportedly ran off the roadway and struck the ditch. ...
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18 Fore Life tickets to be on sale
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
Tickets for the June 6 18 Fore Life Banquet which previews the annual Ben Kruse Golf Charity event the following day, Saturday, June 7, will go on sale on Thursday, May 1. Cancer survivor, Rick Carone, will be the one of the speakers at the event. Each year, one of the recipients of a love offering from 18 Fore Life addresses the banquet. His address will be followed by keynote speaker, Baseball Hall of Famer. Whitey Herzog...
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From Dizzy Dean to the Negro Leagues
(Local News ~ 04/25/14)
Before televisions and iPads consumed every waking moment of our lives, entertainment had a different look. It smelled of grilled hot dogs and warm sunlight, freshly cut grass and spilled beer. Baseball was almost entirely the entertainment of choice--especially in small towns throughout the Midwest and the south...
- Tournament Champs (Community Sports ~ 04/25/14)
- Dexter high school track action (High School Sports ~ 04/25/14)
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Dowdy signs to play football at Southwest Baptist
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/14)
Dexter senior D.J. Dowdy will have another opportunity to put on the football pads following graduation this spring. Dowdy signed a letter of intent to play football at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., Wednesday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...
- Missouri Weekly Hay Summary Week ending 04/25/2014 (Agriculture Report ~ 04/25/14)
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Court reports for the week of 04/14/2014 to 04/18/2014
(Court News ~ 04/25/14)
Warranty Deeds Recorded Kay Asbell, Recorder 04/14/2014 to 04/18/2014 Wayne Barker and Jeanie Barker to Donald J Robinson and Ashley Robinson Jibben Add Outlet 1 Dexter Lot 10 John M Statler and Carol S Statler, Jaime R Hitt to Michael Hiram Jones Samuel Storms Add Advance Blk 1 Lot 19...
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