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SILVER SPRING, Md. – Missouri’s Poplar Bluff Public Schools and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, announced today an expansion of their partnership that brings Discovery Education’s award-winning digital social studies and science textbooks to junior and high school classrooms district wide. Discovery Education will support the school system’s digital transformation, which is rapidly evolving in partnership with Mooresville Graded School District and helping to prepare students for success in the 21st century. “We are thrilled to expand our collaboration with Discovery Education to provide our educators with resources that are relevant to the 21st Century learner, as well as critical to preparing students to be competitive in the global economy and meeting students’ instructional needs,” said Patty Robertson,

POPLAR BLUFF - Recent Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center graduate of the practical nursing program, Roger Ray, has been selected as a post-secondary male regional award winner of the Missouri Breaking Traditions contest. Ray is eligible for a $100 scholarship from the Foundation of Missouri Women and a $1,000 scholarship from Linn State Technical College. Presently, he has accepted a position at Kneibert Clinic Urgent Care, where he plans to work for a while before becoming a registered nurse. “I’m a non-traditional student in three different ways: my gender, my age and my limited education experience after high school,” wrote Ray on the nomination form, which was submitted by his nursing instructor, Ruth Hutcheson. “If you know of something you want

Bonne Terre – Furthering its mission to deliver affordable high-speed Internet service to underserved areas of Southeast Missouri, Big River Communications will officially launch another tower in Bonne Terre, MO on Thursday, September 18th.  The tower is located at the intersection of Hwy K and Hwy D. The Big River Bus will be open for 3 days in the parking lot of Save-A-Lot. The Save-A-Lot is located at 3 Northwood Dr, Bonne Terre, MO 63628. Big River Customer Experience Representatives will be on hand to demonstrate the service and answer questions. Members of the community who would like to learn more about Big River Communications and sign up for high-speed Internet service can visit the bus between the hours of

Veteran requested assistance from Senator in receiving award 45 years after combat ST. PETERS – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill attended a Purple Heart ceremony today at St. Peters City Hall honoring Vietnam veteran Patrick Howe, who was awarded a long-delayed Purple Heart with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. “This is one of the most important jobs I have,” said McCaskill, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and daughter of a World War II veteran. “Whether we keep our promises to veterans reflects on the character of our nation.” Mr. Howe served in the Vietnam War where he was wounded in action in 1969. As a result, he was awarded a Purple Heart with a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today released the following statement on the Department of Justice's announcement that it will open a civil rights investigation into police practices in Ferguson, Mo.: "This investigation is a step in the right direction to help ensure we're taking a hard look at police practices and civil rights enforcement in Ferguson, and I'm pleased the St. Louis County Police Department is voluntarily working with the Justice Department on its community policing practices. As the Justice Department begins this inquiry, I'm continuing to work with federal officials and local authorities to ensure their respective investigations into Michael Brown's death are fair and transparent." The Department of Justice also announced that the St. Louis County Police Department