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Our latest edition of the SEMO TIMES is dedicated to our veterans. Thank you for your service! Pg 2 - From the Publisher's Desk - Brian Becker Pg 5 - The Echos of "Taps" - Tammy Hilderbrand Pg 6 - John J. Pershing VA Medical Center Pg 7 - Sergeant Shepard, Army National Guard at Kuwait Pg 8-9 - Centerfold of Veterans Day Ceremony at Missouri Veterans Cemetery Pg 12-13 - The Vietnam Vets Reminisce Pg 14 - Wisdom from the Woods Pg 15 - Book Review of Blackdeath 23 http://issuu.com/semo.times/docs/20141113_-_veterans

BRANSON – Thursday, November 6.  Sen. Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff) and Rep. Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) were honored with the Missouri Community College Association's Legislative Award of Distinction at a ceremony in Branson tonight.  The award was presented in recognition of Libla's and Richardson's strong and focused advocacy on behalf of Missouri's community colleges and the students they serve.  Three Rivers College president Dr. Wes Payne praised the legislators, describing them as powerful advocates and indefatigable in their efforts to support both Three Rivers College and community colleges around the state. This year marked MCCA’s fiftieth annual convention.  Association members celebrated the milestone by hosting several former community college leaders at the convention, including Dr. Norman Myers, founding president of

We've been trying to decide when we should release our electronic version of the newspaper each week. Some think it will decrease the number of physical papers picked up so the electronic should go out on the following Monday, others say it will increase the circulation if we show the newspaper in full. Let's see which theory is correct...here's this week's newspaper: http://issuu.com/semo.times/docs/11062014_-_final

POPLAR BLUFF — Jason Smith released the following statement on tonight's election results: "As a seventh-generation Missourian, I am truly humbled that the voters of southeast Missouri have re-elected me to represent them in Congress. "Since the voters first elected me as their congressman 17 months ago, I have battled to get government out of the way so southeast and southern Missouri can thrive. "As a farmer and small business owner, I've seen firsthand how government intrusion stifles economic growth. That's why I introduced legislation called the SCRUB Act to clear out the thousands of pages of regulations that hurt our businesses and farms and keep good jobs from being created. I have fought to keep unconstitutional government overreach from compromising our personal

Here's what is in this week's issue: YOU PAID FOR IT: More Comes To Light Regarding City Cable Sale Black Powder Enthusiast - Van Rhodes Butler County Collector's Race Down to the Wire Centerfold: You Are Here - photos by Chris Hadfield/NASA The Folly of Common Core Doniphan Spooktacular Daylight Savings Time Roots and Rituals - Halloween Wisdom of the Woods The Baldknobbers Are Coming! Pick up your copy at one of our Pick-up Locations