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Josie Ann’s biological family haunted by loss
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Josie Ann’s biological family haunted by loss

  • Andrew Sheeley
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It was only after seeing a news article that Josie Ann Abney’s biological family knew the 10-year-old girl they’d once cared for as an infant had been starved to death in her adopted parent’s Salem home. Her great grandmother, Estella Wallace, was the first to make the discovery from her Bir…

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STE receives grant, loan to bring broadband to Dent County
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STE receives grant, loan to bring broadband to Dent County

  • The Salem News
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Dent County got big broadband news Thursday, as Steelville Telephone Exchange was awarded a $14.8 million ReConnect grant and a $14.8 million ReConnect loan to deploy fiber to the premises in four Ozark counties, including Dent, according to a release from the Trump administration.

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