WAYNE COUNTY MAN ADMITS TO PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

A 23 year old Wayne County man will be sentenced in November after admitting to distributing child sexual abuse material that he produced as a minor.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Tanner Stevens pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of receiving child pornography.

Officials say that Stevens took pictures of two minors when he was also a minor and uploaded them to social media when he was 21.

POPLAR BLUFF MULES GATORADE GAME SET FOR THIS WEEKEND

The Poplar Bluff Mules football team will be kicking off the fall season this week with the annual maroon/white scrimmage.

The Mules Football Gatorade Game will be held Saturday at 7 pm at Poplar Bluff High School.

Officials say that they will be taking sports drink donations at the door for admission.

TWO PEDESTRIANS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE NEAR FAGUS, ONE PRONOUNCED DEAD

Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle over the weekend in the Fagus area.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred at around 7:41 pm Saturday on County Road 228, four miles east of Fagus.

The vehicle struck two 62 year old Dexter residents, a man and a woman, on the edge of the roadway.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene by Butler County Coroner Jim Akers, while the woman was flown to a Memphis hospital with serious injuries.

DATES SET FOR OPEN HOUSES IN THE POPLAR BLUFF R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT

Parents in Poplar Bluff will have the opportunity to learn more about the schools their children will be attending this fall during a series of open houses scheduled for this month.

Open houses will be held for the Early Childhood Center, the four elementary schools, the Junior High, and the High School on Tuesday, August 18th.

SPECIAL EVENT TODAY IN POPLAR BLUFF TO FEATURE ROOFUS THE KANGAROO

A special event will be held today in Poplar Bluff featuring Roofus the Kangaroo.

Roofus went viral last week after being reported missing in Stoddard County. After a multi day kangaroo hunt, Roofus was recovered safely and returned to his owners.

LARMIE CHOSEN AS REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR BUTLER COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS

Voters from every corner of Butler County came out to vote in Tuesday’s Primary election.

In the only competitive County Race, Lisa Larmie defeated Travis Gowen for the Republican Nomination for Butler County Recorder of Deeds. There was no Democratic race for the seat.

Butler County turnout was strong for a primary election, with 6,925 voters participating which was 27.38 percent of the electorate.

VOTING UNDERWAY IN MISSOURI’S PRIMARY ELECTION

Polls have opened for the Missouri Primary Election.

Voters will be deciding on nominations and propositions on both the state and local level today.

You can find your voting location online at sos.mo.gov/elections. Polls will close at 7 pm, and anyone in line to vote at that time will still get to cast a ballot.

We will be bringing election results to you live beginning at 7:30 pm tonight, thanks to Barker’s Towing and Auto Repair, on Today’s Talk 93.3 FM and 930 AM KWOC as well as streaming online at facebook.com/TodaysTalkKWOC.