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A trip to Current River, Doniphan offers variety of activities
(Local News ~ 06/17/12)
DONIPHAN, Mo. - The cool refreshing Current River draws people to Doniphan in Ripley County, Mo., to fish, float, boat and camp, while others enjoy hunting in the forests or bringing their families to visit the historic downtown area. Whether you want to spend a short time or several days, Doniphan and Ripley County have a lot to offer. ...
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70th Wedding Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 06/17/12)
Charles and Edith Shipman recently observed 70 years of marriage at a gathering hosted by their six children. The event was held at Dexter's Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. The Shipmans were married on May 23, 1942 in Dexter.
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Thrower-Chipman engagement
(Engagement ~ 06/17/12)
The parents of Brooke Elaine Thrower and Kyle Freeman Chipman are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage on July 28, 2012. Brooke is the daughter of Tom and Debbie Thrower of Dexter, Mo. She is a 2008 graduate of Dexter High School and a 2011 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is currently a graduate student at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss., pursuing a master's degree in Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy...
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Quiet streets become crowded Aug. 14-18 for homecoming
(Local News ~ 06/17/12)
PUXICO, Mo. - Puxico is a quiet community 51 weeks a year, but everything changes on the second Tuesday of August. The population grows, the main streets fill with carnival rides and the aroma of world famous goatburgers fill the air. Since the Puxico Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7822 started sponsoring "Homecoming" in 1947, residents, both past and present, gather to visit with old friends and make new ones. Homecoming will begin Tuesday, Aug. 14 and run through Saturday, Aug. 18...
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La Russa, Powell, headline SEMO speaker series
(Local News ~ 06/17/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Highlighting the 2012-2013 Southeast Missouri State University Speakers Series are former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa Jr., music star John Legend and retired U.S. Army general and former secretary of state Colin L. Powell...
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The gift of fatherhood
(Local News ~ 06/17/12)
Greg Lummukka has always known he was adopted. His parents instilled in him at an early age that he was a special gift to them, by their own choosing. "Before I ever really understood the concept of the word, I knew I was adopted," he says. "There was always candor and honesty in approaching the subject -- never any surprises."...
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Carol Ann Crowe
(Obituary ~ 06/17/12)
Carol Ann Crowe, daughter of the late Cecil and Mildred E. Patterson Crowe, was born in Idalia, Missouri on October 1, 1940, and died at the St. John's Mercy Villa Nursing Center in Springfield, Missouri on June 15, 2012, at the age of 71. She had lived in Dexter, Missouri area most of her life and has resided the past few years in Springfield, Missouri...
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Reva Medlin
(Obituary ~ 06/17/12)
Reva Medlin, daughter of the late Ralph Beaird and Cassie Onedia Murphy Beaird was born on February 8, 1929 at Bernie and died in the Saint Francis Medical Center at Cape Girardeau on June 16, 2012 at the age of 83. Mrs. Medlin was a former line worker for the Rexall Factory, she was then employed by Dr. Bess in Malden from 1995-2011 as a secretary and she was a resident of Bernie...
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