Hearnes remembered as 'outstanding' governor

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Warren E. Hearnes, the first Missouri governor to serve two consecutive terms, was remembered Monday as "maybe the outstanding governor of the 20th century in Missouri" by Southeast Missouri State University historian Dr. Frank Nickell.

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