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This weeks SEMO TIMES is packed and we are excited for our readers to pick it up. This Week's Contents Page 4 - PB’s Self-Funded Health Insurance Consultant Bid Page 5 - SEMO TIMES Editorial: What Lies Behind Poplar Bluff Chamber’s Survey? Page 6 - Iron Mountain Market Festival Page 7 - Halloween BATFEST Pages 8-9 - PBJHS Mules Football & Cheerleaders Page 10 - Candidate - Tila Rowland Hubrecht Page 11 - Candidate - Walter Dearing Page 12 - Candidates - Carol Hinesly & Kent Hampton Page 14 - Wisdom in the Woods Page 15 - Preview: A Matter of Faith - The Movie

We are excited to add Puerto Jaivo Mexican Restaurant as an advertiser on SEMO TIMES and online at SEMO.net. Puerto Jaivo has the area's only full Mexican Buffet every Sunday from 11am to 3pm for just $7.99 with children discounted. They have a very unique and flavorful Pineapple Fajita! Their address is 1700 Bootheel Plaza in Kennett. 573.717.1955

Malden's Kent Hampton said serving people is why we're all here on earth. He's served 38 years as a manager at Noranda, the largest employer in southeast Missouri; two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives; and as a deacon for 14 years at First Southern Baptist Church at Malden. Now, at age 66, he wants to continue serving as Dunklin County's next clerk. He faces incumbent Carol Hinesly on Nov. 4. "I bring a different perspective to the job," Hampton told SEMO TIMES. "More transparency. "I want to encourage people to come to the courthouse," the candidate continued. "I want them to know I'm their friend and neighbor. I enjoy meeting and helping people. As a public servant, I'm

Dunklin County Clerk Carol Hinesly was at the office recently, as she was for the last 30 years. She loves her job serving the people of Dunklin County, and on Nov. 4 the people have the opportunity to re-elect her as their clerk. "I've worked here under three clerks," the county clerk said. "I have all the experience that 30 years in this office gives you." Carol started her public service life decades ago helping at the county assessor's office. "When Billy Horner was county clerk, I wrote the tax books for the assessor and helped collect taxes," Hinesly said. "He did it all as clerk, and hired my mentor Dixie Ross. "Then I worked for Charles Isbell, who

Republican Tila Rowland Hubrecht won the Mo. Dist. 151 representative seat in the last special election. Voters on Nov. 4 will decide if she returns to Jefferson City to fulfill a complete term. She has had careers as both a teacher and nurse. She said those real-world experiences offered her a unique perspective regarding representing the people of her district. "I'm committed," she said. "I'm a conservative who supports and represents the common sense values of my district. “I think much of Southeast Missouri is just forgotten," the representative added. "I am committed to work for change to benefit us all." Hubrecht said she's experienced the struggles of day-to-day living on restrictive budgets and the struggle her constituents face to