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New law increases penalties for passing school buses loading and unloading children
Staff reportTim Fuqua remembers clearly his most terrifying moment as a Missouri school bus driver.Stopping to pick up a smiling autistic third-grade boy, Fuqua noticed an eighteen-wheeler cresting the hill about 150 yards away. There was no way the truck could stop. All he could do was hope the boy remembered to not cross until…
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Jane Gartman starts Pike County Hope to help cancer survivors
By Stan SchwartzAfter working diligently to fulfill her daughter’s wish to bring Relay For Life back to Pike County, Jane Gartman was stunned to learn that none of the more than $14,000 they raised during last year’s event stayed in this county.Hannah Marie Gartman-Palmer was just 32 when she lost her fight with cancer.Jane came…
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Bobcats earn first win of the season, defeating Clark County Indians 47 – 12
By Stan Schwartz The Bobcats got off to a rocky start when they went head-to-head with the Clark County Indians Friday evening. The Indians won the toss and elected to defer to the second half. In the Bobcats’ first possession, the offense struggled to move the ball, picking up a few penalties and a fumble…