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Ballot proposals would end income tax
(Local News ~ 10/16/11)
By MELISSA MILLER SEMO News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -Whether Missourians should be taxed based on the work they do or the items they buy may be decided by voters next November. Two initiative petitions to eliminate income tax paid by individuals and corporations and raise sales taxes in Missouri were approved this week by the Missouri secretary of state's office...
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Stoddard County Health Center schedules flu clinics
(Local News ~ 10/16/11)
By COREY NOLES Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The leaves are turning colors and the birds are slowly heading south and that can only mean one thing: flu season is coming soon. In an effort to get people inoculated to the flu virus as early as possible, the Stoddard County Public Heath Center has scheduled a number of outreach clinics throughout the county for residents...
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Murder suspect served with divorce papers
(Local News ~ 10/16/11)
LECIA FORESTER SEMO News Service KENNETT, Mo. - Early in September, following the arrest of Shawn Morgan, 43, of Senath, Mo., a petition for divorce and a request for a temporary restraining order was entered into the Dunklin County court docket by his wife, Tonya, 39, also of Senath...
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A local legacy lives on
(Local News ~ 10/16/11)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - When Larry Jones died seven months ago after a brief, but valiant, battle with cancer, he couldn't have known how his legacy would carry on. Jones died just 11 days shy of his 39th wedding anniversary. He and his wife, Kathy, lived on a farm north of Bloomfield, where they raised corn, beans, wheat, rice, and three children...
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