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Seedings released for district basketball tournaments
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/14)
The seedings have been released for multiple district basketball tournaments Stoddard County schools are slated to compete in the final week of February. The Bernie Mules boys have received the No. 1 seed in Class 2, District 1, at Bloomfield. Bloomfield is seeded No. 7...
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SCAA Hoops Roundup: Bernie beats Hayti for 20th win
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/14)
The Bernie Mules made a final case for the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Class 2, District 1, basketball tournament when it beat Hayti 63-50 Tuesday night for its 20th win of the season. "It was good to see some fire in our kids tonight," Bernie coach Brad Botsch said. ...
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Ulm among recruits at Mo. Patrol Academy
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Dexter High School graduate, Gregory T. Ulm, is among a total of 39 individuals who reported to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy on Jan. 2, 2014, to begin the 25-week training course to become a trooper. The 98th Recruit Class is scheduled to graduate on June 27, 2014...
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Demand for heating assistance falls in Mo.
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Despite a winter with periods of bitter cold and heavy snow, use of a federal program that helps pay utility bills has declined in Missouri. Applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, are down 5 percent statewide from last winter, data shows...
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Finger fun
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Amy Bryant assists her son, Easton, with a stamped handprint during craft time following Tuesday's story telling at Keller Public Library. Additional photos are in Photo Galleries.
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Crisp Museum to Host 'Civil War Times' Feb. 15
(Community News ~ 02/12/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- "Civil War Times" is being hosted by the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. "Civil War Times" introduces the life and times of soldiers and their families. Visitors will see period fashion, camp displays, firearms, a tea party and a river squadron, receive fort facts and participate in trivia challenges and hands-on activities...
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Mo. Humanities Council releases 1st in Military-Service Literature series
(Community News ~ 02/12/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Southeast Missouri State University Press will host a reading and book signing at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 in Glenn Auditorium of Dempster Hall, of their recent release, "The Shape of Our Faces No Longer Matters: Poems" by decorated Iraqi Freedom veteran Gerardo "Tony" Mena...
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TRC to host 23rd Annual Jazz Fest
(Community News ~ 02/12/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Jazz bands from schools across Southeast Missouri will come together to perform in the Tinnin Center as Three Rivers College hosts its 23rd Annual Jazz Festival on Feb. 13 and 15. The shows will be at 7 p.m., and admission is free...
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Bernie Schools name Students of the Month
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Bernie Schools named their Students of the month for January 2014 at both the junior high and high school levels. Selected for outstanding character, academics and character were, (front row, left to right), 9th grade Madissen Corbin, 8th grade Sydney Griffin, and 7th grade Daisy Eaton. In back are 10th grade Cybil Voss, 11th grade Caleb Ellenburg, and 12th grade Jordan Ellenburg...
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ACLU to challenge Missouri gay marriage rules
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The American Civil Liberties Union plans to file suit challenging Missouri's treatment of same-sex marriages, an ACLU spokeswoman said Tuesday. The ACLU's Diane Balogh said the suit will be filed today in state court in Kansas City, but she refused to discuss specific details. News conferences announcing the litigation are planned for today in Kansas City, St. Louis, Jefferson City and Springfield...
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Mo. House endorses prescription drug database
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new effort to make Missouri the final state to approve legislation authorizing creation of a government database to track prescription drug purchases won first-round approval Tuesday in the state House. The database is aimed at stopping "doctor shopping" in which people get prescriptions from multiple physicians for personal use or so they can sell the medications. Opponents of establishing a database cite concerns about privacy and individual liberties...
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Stepfather charged for killing girl over cake
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis man is accused of beating his toddler stepdaughter to death for taking a piece of cake. Second-degree murder charges were filed Tuesday against 23-year-old Deonte Evans. His stepdaughter, 23-month-old Jabria Phillips, died Tuesday of blunt force trauma. The girl's mother, Shanika Evans, is charged with first-degree child endangerment for waiting a day after the alleged beating before seeking medical treatment...
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St. Louis told to halt red-light camera tickets
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis judge has issued an order prohibiting the city from enforcing its red-light camera ordinance. The ruling on Tuesday by Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer means the city can't send violation notices, process payments or send collection letters...
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Extension given Mo. suspect in death
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) -- A mid-Missouri man accused of killing his grandmother will be given more time to undergo a mental evaluation. Callaway County judge Kevin Crane on Monday granted the Missouri Department of Mental Health's request for another 30 days to complete an evaluation for 19-year-old Ryan Koebel...
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Mo. House OKs bill targeting synthetic drugs
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri House members have given first-round approval to legislation taking aim at synthetic drugs. The bill would add several specific substances to what is considered synthetic marijuana. It was endorsed by a voice vote Tuesday and needs a second vote before moving to the Senate...
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Panel ponders changes to Missouri flag
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- After 100 years, the Missouri state flag could see a few changes. A Missouri House committee held a public hearing last week to consider legislation that would create a commission to study the flag. Under House Bill 1241, the commission would include eight members appointed by the governor from each congressional district plus the Secretary of State or their designee, who will serve as chairman of the commission...
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Meal prices rise at Bernie, calendar adjusted, contracts renewed
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Bernie Schools' contract with OOPA! Food Service, which went into effect at mid-point during the 2012-13 school year, suggested that meal prices would likely rise in the years ahead, and they have. School Board members agreed Monday night to raise the cost of student and staff meals by .25 cents. ...
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Man accused of HIV exposure denied bond reduction
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Dexter man accused of recklessly exposing as many as 300 people to HIV will not have his bond reduced. David Lee Mangum faces 21 counts of the Class B felony of recklessly exposing another to HIV. At least one victim was confirmed to have contracted HIV...
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Clarkton prepares to say final 'farewell' to victims of house fire
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- A mother has died from injuries she sustained in a house fire, just one day after her daughter succumbed to her injuries. According to family members, Stephanie Studie, 40, of Clarkton, died Saturday morning. Her daughter Hannah Weingartner, 14, died Friday morning, after the two were pulled from a house fire, Wednesday afternoon...
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Be Mine
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
A game of "Pass the Valentine" was part of the fun at Tuesday's Keller Public Library Story Hour prior to the reading of, "Guess How Much I Love You," with Willa Fees of the local Parents as Teachers Program as the guest reader. Above, Grey LeBeau accepts the valentine from Willow Karmas during the circle playtime. A photo gallery of additional pictures from Story Hour may be viewed here on our website...
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Republicans name 151st Dist. special election candidate
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. --The Stoddard County Republican Central Committee voted Tuesday night to select its candidate for the upcoming Aug. 5 Special Election for the 151st Missouri House District. Approximately 30 people turned out for the meeting in the County Commission Chambers in the Stoddard County Government Building at Bloomfield where Tila Rowland-Hubrecht was selected as the Republican nominee...
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County signs agreement with Lansing
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Stoddard County Commission voted to enter into an agreement with the Lansing Trade Group for reimbursement of any funding to the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission under the Cost Share and Economic Development Program if certain employment specifications are not met...
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