• Joe BarkerPatch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • St. Peters, MO

Email: joe.barker@patch.com

Phone: 636.575.9390

Hometown: Pacific, Mo.

Birthday: Aug. 27, 1985

Bio: Born and raised in Pacific, MO, (that's out by Six Flags), I graduated from Pacific High School in 2004. After that, I went to Truman State University in Kirksville to study journalism. While there, I worked on the campus newspaper, the Index, and also did other odd jobs to pay the rent—I worked at a liquor store and at Sears. I finished up my education at Truman in 2008 and immediately moved to Hannibal, Mo. to take a job with the Hannibal Courier-Post. I spent two years in Hannibal, the last as the Sports Editor, before coming to St. Peters.

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Wildwood Man Killed in Car Crash

Robert B. Putney, 57, of Wildwood, died in the crash on Highway B a half mile north of Route 94. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Putney died after being ejected from his motorcycle.

Wildwood Man Killed in Car Crash
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Did You Know? A Look At Missouri Education Requirements

What are students required to learn? What are instructors required teach? As the 2013-14 school year draws near check out Missouri's education requirements, which have recently come under the spotlight with student transfers.

Did You Know? A Look At Missouri Education Requirements