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President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness has been blocked by a second federal court, leaving millions of borrowers …
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By JIM SALTER
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11/11/22
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A U.S. judge in Texas has blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness. The program was already on hold while a …
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11/10/22
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is recommending his state increase public school funding as he prepares to leave office. The Republican governor on Thursday detailed his budget proposal to a legislative …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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11/10/22
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Nearly half the voters in Howell County turned out to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s midterm general election to decide on pivotal races for county collector and circuit clerk as well as other local and statewide offices.
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LORI AMOS
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11/10/22
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A Missouri man sentenced to death for killing a police officer in a fit of rage over his brother’s death is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution planned for later this month, in part …
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By JIM SALTER
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11/10/22
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West Plains Police Chief Monticelli this week announced the promotion of five officers.
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11/10/22
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The Salvation Army is once again seeking volunteers to serve as bell ringers to collect donations for the annual Red Kettle drive from Nov. 25 through Dec. 24.
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11/10/22
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Howell County Collector Dennis Von Allmen announced the annual tax collection season is set to begin as the county mails out 38,600 tax bills this week.
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BY LORI AMOS
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11/10/22
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The Texas County Memorial Hospital has inked a three-year contract with Kristina Grant, doctor of osteopathic medicine, a family medicine and obstetrics physician, board members heard at their most recent
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11/10/22
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An estimated 1 million Americans a year develop shingles, according to Kathy Doss, director of nurses at the Howell County Health Department.
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11/10/22
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Veteran’s Day falls on Friday, and several area events are planned. Here is a roundup:
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11/10/22
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James “Jim” Bray, Sr., West Plains, enlisted in the Air Force at Valejo, Calif. in 1956; at 17, he was too young to enlist without a parent’s permission, so the forms were wired to his mother to sign. He ended up having a career with the Air Force that lasted 30 years.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON
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11/10/22
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The Kirchners have struck a rhythm by combining family, music and service. In fact, it is a strong and generational rhythm.
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By Spc. Rose Di Trolio
Mo. National Guard Public Affairs Office
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11/10/22
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In honor of veterans, Junction Hill School will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 2:45 p.m. Friday in the gymnasium.
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11/10/22
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Leroy Jones, West Plains, is one of three generations of his family to have served in the military. Between him and wife Calva, there are five veterans in the family, including both of their fathers.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON
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11/10/22
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Nearly four dozen people have been arrested in what federal authorities say was the culmination of three investigations into a drug and firearms operation that stretched from central Arkansas to …
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11/9/22
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Democrats have bucked historic trends in the midterm elections to win full control of four new state capitols. They won control of the Michigan and Minnesota legislatures in Tuesday's elections and …
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By DAVID A. LIEB
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11/9/22
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Despite the conclusion of the final day of voting in the 2022 midterm elections, much remains uncertain. The control of Congress still hangs in the balance. Republicans hoped for a sweep that never …
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By The Associated Press
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11/9/22
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Kansas City, Kansas, police say officers shot and killed a man who they say shot at the officers. The department said in a statement that officers were investigating a report of a stolen call …
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11/9/22
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Testing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has found no radioactive contamination at a Missouri school that was shut down last month amid fears that nuclear material from a contaminated creek nearby …
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By JIM SALTER
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11/9/22
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