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Bullpup of Year Awards
(Local News ~ 05/19/18)
Congratulations to these students for winning the Portageville Middle School Bullpup of the year award for 2017-18. From left are, Ashlyn Swilley, A.J. Larry, Mollie Roberts, Andrew Jones, Khristshan Word, and Niklas Sullivan. -submitted photo
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Drought tops questions called to MU Extension
(State News ~ 05/19/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Extension agronomist talk was calm on the weekly teleconference. Few problems discussed on bugs, weeds, fungus or other pests. Then the weather hit the fan. Reports from across Missouri told of farmers’ concerns about lack of rain. For corn farmers it’s the threat of rootless corn. Soybean growers worry about low emergence and uneven stands...
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It’s mowing season on Missouri roadsides; Please watch out for MoDOT crews
(State News ~ 05/19/18)
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Transportation crews will soon begin mowing roadsides across the state. "Our mowing focuses on visibility and safety," said MoDOT State Maintenance Engineer Becky Allmeroth. “Motorists will see tractor mowers near the shoulder of interstates and other busy roadways. Please watch out for our crews, slow down and don’t drive distracted.”...
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“Divided Allegiance” Studies in Christian Freedom and Liberty – Part1
(Column ~ 05/19/18)
(1 Kings 18:16-21)
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New Foundation Brings Soy Innovation Full Circle
(State News ~ 05/19/18)
Cultivating partnership among all involved with soy is leading priority for farmers' new foundation.
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Wappapello angler sticks state-record yellow bullhead while bowfishing
(Outdoors ~ 05/19/18)
BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Michael Williams of Wappapello became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he stuck a yellow bullhead on Duck Creek in Bollinger County. The new “alternative method” record fish caught by Williams on April 23 weighed 2 pounds, 4 ounces with a length of 14.75 inches. Williams’ recent catch broke the previous state-record of a 1-pound, 1-ounce caught in 1993...
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With the World Watching
(Column ~ 05/19/18)
Tough Negotiations. They were a staple of President Trump’s time as an executive and businessman and they have followed him all the way to the White House. Where predecessors have capitulated, the Trump Administration is proving a tough and apt negotiator when foreign leaders come knocking at the door. ...
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National Safe Boating Week is underway
(Local News ~ 05/19/18)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding the public National Safe Boating Week is underway. Col. Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said the week, which is May 19-25, is purposefully scheduled just prior to Memorial Day weekend — a time many people consider the kickoff to the boating season...
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Common sense 101 course needed for all
(Editorial ~ 05/19/18)
Let me propose a new course of education for tomorrow’s leaders. The course would be labeled Common Sense 101. And it should be required of all students. Here’s what triggered my imagination. A Colorado town this week unanimously approved a new city ordinance that bans lying or sleeping on city sidewalks...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/19/18)
Tired of the robots I wish you could get a hold of a person when you called them some place. You just talk to a robot and they just push a button, push a button, push a button and then when they do give you to a human they don’t know anything anyway. You might as well be talking to a robot. It gets so frustrating. Everybody is fussing about it. What happened to when you called something you get a human every time? Somebody with some sense. Thank you...
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Jordan- Hernandez
(Engagement ~ 05/19/18)
MATTHEWS, Mo. — Tim and Debbie Jordan have announced the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Leigh Jordan, to Andrew Eugene Hernandez, son of Alfredo and Eugenia Hernandez of Buda, Texas. A 2007 graduate of New Madrid County Central High School and a 2014 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, the future bride is an administrative coordinator for Texas Gas Service in Austin, Texas...
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Pattons to mark 70 years of marriage
(Anniversary ~ 05/19/18)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Patton will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the First Church of God Fellowship Hall, 500 King Ave., in Portageville. The public is invited to attend.
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