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Miner's city clerk fired, investigation results pending
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
news@standard-democrat.com MINER -- Miner's city clerk was terminated Friday by the Miner Board of Aldermen in a closed executive session. Stephanie Turner was terminated as Miner's city clerk as a disciplinary action for "severe acts of dishonesty," according to city officials...
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Your local weather forecast
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 54. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with a high near 76 then becoming mostly cloudy Wednesday night with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorm with a low around 57. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and a high near 79 while Thursday night will be cloudy with a 60 percent chance for showers and a low around 62. ...
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McCaskill touts campus safety in SEMO visit
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Being the mother of two daughters and one of the few women lawyers in the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to make sure students on college campuses are safe from sexual assault. McCaskill, D-Missouri, visited Southeast Missouri State University on Monday to talk about ways of combating sexual violence. ...
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Six county bridges from different townships presented for replacement
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- Smith and Company Engineers presented a priority list of six bridges in need of replacement in Stoddard County during the regular meeting of the commission Monday morning. The six bridges totaled $1,750,743 in estimated cost to replace, and were located in Duck Creek, Castor, Pike, Richland, Elk and Liberty Townships. ...
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Heroin bust; 3 arrested
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
POPLAR BLUFF -- An intensive investigation by the Poplar Bluff Police Department has resulted in the arrests of two men and a woman suspected of being involved in selling heroin, according to Deputy Police Chief Jeff Rolland. Robert Jamaine Lewis, 39, Sade Lashaye Anderson, 26, both of St. Louis, Mo., and Jamar Mario Griffin, 29, who recently had moved from St. Louis to Poplar Bluff, were arrested at 8 p.m. Friday in the Comfort Inn and lodged in the Butler County jail...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. U.S. HEALTH PROVIDERS EXPAND EBOLA PRECAUTIONS Some hospitals even send actors with mock symptoms into emergency rooms to test how good their staff members are at spotting the symptoms of the virus...
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Burglar fails to cover his tracks, arrested following investigation
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
NEW MADRID -- An attempt by a burglar to hide his crime by destroying a business surveillance system failed. Charges were filed against Rex A. Wells,for second degree burglary and theft/ stealing following an investigation by the New Madrid Police Department...
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Caruthersville police investigate hit-and-run
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE - Police are seeking the public's help in finding a hit-and-run driver. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Thursday on Marlar Road near the Taven Apartments, a vehicle crossed the lane and struck a pedestrian, according to Caruthersville Police Chief Tony Jones. The vehicle then fled the scene...
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