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Family Fishing Day set at Mingo Refuge
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge will have a Family Fishing Day on Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Binford Unit. The Binford Unit is located near the refuge spillway west of the Mingo Job Corp Entrance. The Family Fishing Day also coincides with Missouri's Free Fishing Day so all participants, no matter what age, can enjoy the pastime of fishing without purchasing a fishing permit for the day...
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Diving for Scouts event set for Sunday, May 26
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
Potential Cub Scouts are invited to attend a pool party recruitment on Sunday, May 26 at the Dexter Aquatic facility on Highway 114 near East City Park. Parents, siblings, and family members are invited to swim for $2 per person. Present Scouts and new Scouts may attend at no cost...
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Bobby Lee Cowart
(Obituary ~ 05/24/13)
Bobby Lee Cowart, son of the late Raymond and Alberta Mitchell Cowart, was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 21,1944, and died at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center in Puxico, Mo., on Feb. 8, 2013, at the age of 68. He had lived most of his life in the Dexter area and had worked in agriculture...
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NMCC earns first trip to final four
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/13)
NEW MADRID -- After dropping five of their last six regular season games, few expected the New Madrid County Central Eagles to be relevant in their district, much less the Class 2 tournament. Finding a new hero each day, however, the Eagles stood Thursday just one win away from advancing to their first final four appearance in school history...
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Playoff magic runs dry for Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/13)
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. -- The opportunity was there. The Notre Dame baseball team -- the same team that had come from behind to win seven times this season, that won a district championship after being down to its final out -- had the game-tying runs in scoring position in Thursday's Class 4 state quarterfinal against Westminster Christian...
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Travelers, businesses get ready for long holiday weekend
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
CAPE GURARDEAU, Mo. -- With an estimated 34.8 million Americans expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA Travel, Cape Girardeau businesses and residents say they are preparing for the rush. According to the AAA Memorial Day Travel Forecast, the preferred method of travel for most Missourians will be by automobile. For many motorists, that means a trip to the gas station to fill the tank...
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Holderfield sentenced to 10 years, treatment program
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man charged with forging another person's prescriptions was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week. Joshua Lee Holderfield, 26, was arrested on Saturday, April 20 and charged with the Class D (enhanced to Class C) felony of fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance, the Class C felony (enhanced to Class B) of theft/stealing any controlled substance and the Class C felony (enhanced to Class B) of forgery...
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3 charged following drug investigation
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
Three individuals are behind bars following a drug raid on a home in Dexter. According to Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, a search warrant was executed on Wednesday, May 22 at a residence located at 504 Sunrise in Dexter. Inside the residence investigators discovered methamphetamine, marijuana, two sets of digital scales and packaging materials...
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SEMO Health Net team heads to Okla.
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Members of the Moore, Okla., community are struggling to find bits of their past in the rubble left by Monday's devastating tornado. On Friday, when the members of the SEMO Health Network's Emergency Response Team arrive, they hope to help survivors to rebuild for their future...
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GOP candidate brings campaign to county
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Dist. 120) says he wants to take "Missouri Common Sense" to Washington if he is elected as U.S. Representative in the Eighth Congressional District. Smith faces Democrat Steve Hodges (Dist. 149) Thomas W. Brown, an independent, Constitution Party candidate Doug Enyart, Dr. Robert George, an independent, and Libertarian Bill Slantz in the June 4 special election. The election is being held to fill the vacancy left when Jo Ann Emerson resigned after serving for over 16 years...
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SCAD dispatch going digital
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
The Stoddard County Ambulance District (SCAD) Board of Directors approved the purchase of three dispatch consoles for a new radio system for the dispatch center during a special meeting Wednesday night. The cost of the new consoles and radio system was $257,470. ...
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MoDOT officials involve public in discussion on busy Scott City interchange options
(State News ~ 05/24/13)
KELSO, Mo. -- Officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation were on hand to discuss a proposed interchange providing access to south Scott City on Thursday evening at the Kelso City Hall. The interchange is part of a three-phase process to ease traffic congestion at Scott City...
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Three Rivers celebrates record class of graduates at commencement ceremony
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
Three Rivers College packed the Black River Coliseum to celebrate a record-breaking graduating class on Sunday, May 19. The college's Class of 2013 was awarded over 700 degrees and certificates this year, the largest graduating class in the institution's history...
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Puxico student earns scholarship to attend TRC
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
A local student has received a scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Nathaniel Martin of Puxico has received a Three Rivers Incentive Scholarship. Martin is the son of Ronnie and Nicky Martin of Puxico and is a 2012 graduate of Puxico R-8. Martin plans to study secondary education while at Three Rivers...
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New scholarships endowed at Three Rivers College
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Three Rivers Endowment Trust recently announced the endowment of two new scholarships in honor of Norma Hufstedler of Doniphan, Missouri. The scholarships will be awarded to students from Doniphan and Ripley County attending Three Rivers College full time...
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Southeast names students to spring Dean's List
(Local News ~ 05/24/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, -- The following students are among the 2,496 students named to the spring 2013 Dean's List at Southeast Missouri State University. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least 12 degree credit hours during the spring 2013 session...
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