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Remembering Our Fallen exhibit to be at Emerson Visitor Center
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
Wappapello Lake -- March 6, 2013: A very emotional exhibit will soon be on display at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center at Wappapello Lake. "Remembering Our Fallen" will be brought to the visitor center courtesy of the Wappapello Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3416 and will be on display from May 25 to May 27, 2013. ...
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Patrol to crack down on seat belt violations from March 15-31
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Under Missouri's Graduated Driver License Law, seat belt use is required for young drivers. It is a primary offense. Unfortunately 34 percent of Missouri teens don't buckle up. To lower that percentage, law enforcement will be out in full force March 15-31 to crack down on unbelted drivers and save lives...
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Carolyn Lorine Murphy
(Obituary ~ 03/07/13)
Carolyn Lorine Murphy, daughter of the late Albert Andrew Moore and Thelma Belle Haggard Moore, was born on May 9, 1941, in Clarkton, Mo., and died March 4, 2013, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter at the age of 71. Mrs. Murphy was a resident of Bernie and the owner/operator of Otasco in Bernie...
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Concern raised over SE Mo. rabies cases
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Three skunks and a horse have tested positive for rabies in southeast Missouri since the beginning of the year. Rabies cases are rare in the cold-weather months. The Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic (http://bit.ly/neW1pb ) reports that the four cases this year equaled the total number of cases in Missouri during the January-February in the previous five years...
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Rep. Richardson proposes license office privacy law
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (SMNS) -- State Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, Mo., wants stronger privacy laws to ensure Missourians do not have their trust violated by state government. Richardson filed House Bill 787 this week. If passed, the bill would prohibit the Missouri Department of Revenue from scanning and transferring personal documents to an out-of-state database...
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Judge: Library can't block website content
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge has ordered a small library in southern Missouri to stop blocking access to websites related to Wicca and other minority religions, calling it a violation of patrons' First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber issued the ruling Tuesday in St. Louis in a case involving the Salem (Mo.) Public Library...
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Missouri senator rolls out proposal for tax overhaul
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A proposal intended to keep pace with tax-cutting Kansas would shave Missouri's income tax rates for rich and poor residents, while also reducing taxes for businesses. But to partially offset the lost tax revenue, shoppers could be charged more at stores and online...
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Expanding young minds, through literacy
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
Dexter students have role in naming Annual Mark Twain Award recipient
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Harris is perfect as Lady 'Cats advance
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/13)
Dexter defeats North County to reach quarterfinals
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Lady Bearcats one win from Final Four
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
The red and black was out in full force in sectionals play in Park Hills at Mineral Area College Wednesday night. The Lady Bearcats won 71-33 to advance to the quarter finals in Class 4 girls basketball play. They're one win away from heading to the Final Four...
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