POPLAR BLUFF WOMAN GETS PROBATION ON ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD CHARGEA Poplar Bluff woman was sentenced earlier this month on a charge of 1st degree endangering the welfare of a child.
According to Missouri Case Net, Vanessa May was sentenced to 5 years supervised probation with a suspended seven year prison sentence.
May, along with Michael West, was arrested last May after their 12 year old son was reportedly found kept in an empty bedroom with concrete floors and no lighting.
The child had numerous suspicious scars and bruises and medical evaluations found evidence of severe physical abuse, suggestive of torture, with the risk of serious complications to include death.
According to Case Net, West was sentenced in January to six years incarceration in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
MOTORCYCLE SKILLS TESTING SUSPENDED IN MALDEN Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol say that the motorcycle skills portion of the testing process has been suspended at the Malden Driver Examination Station until further notice.
According to Captain Jeffrey N. Vitale, the motorcycle skills testing is being offered on Fridays in Poplar Bluff at 10 am, when pavement is dry.
Vitale says written examinations and Class E and Class F skills tests will still be offered in Malden as normally scheduled.
ANNUAL POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOL BOARD FORUM SCHEDULED TODAY Candidates for the Poplar Bluff School Board will gather today to answer questions from the public.
The annual school board forum, hosted by Missouri NEA and MSTA, has been scheduled for today in the Middle School Library.
Five candidates, incumbents Alana Robertson and John Scott, along with challengers Bill Dee, Jerrod Murphy and Gary Simmons are vying for three-year terms on the Board of Education.
The public has been invited to participate and submit questions for the school board candidates.
BRIDGE REPAIRS TO CAUSE DELAYS IN RIPLEY COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MAY Route 142 in Ripley County will be reduced with a 10 foot width restriction through early May as contractor crews replace the bridge rails.
The bridge involved is located between Route N and County Road E-30 over Logan Creek.
According to MoDOT work will be performed today through Friday, May 5th. The work zone will be set-up for 24-hours a day.
DONIPHAN MAN AIRLIFTED TO POPLAR BLUFF HOSPITAL FOLLOWING SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK A Doniphan man was injured Monday afternoon following a single vehicle wreck in Ripley County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 43 year old Christopher Walsh was taken by Air Evac to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center after his vehicle ran off of US 160, struck an embankment and tree, and then overturned.
Walsh suffered serious injuries in the wreck.
WOMAN ARRESTED ON TRAFFICKING DRUGS CHARGE IN NEW MADRID COUNTY Over 10 ounces of meth was found during a traffic stop over the weekend in New Madrid County.
According to the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department, deputies conducted the stop Sunday near Marston.
During the traffic stop, deputies located approximately 13 ounces of methamphetamine. The driver, Tara Birdwell was arrested and charged with felony 1st degree trafficking drugs.
Her bond was set at $50,000 cash.
ALMOST SIX MONTH LONG ROAD PROJECT TO BEGIN TODAY IN DUNKLIN COUNTY Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced with an 11 foot width restriction over almost six months as contractor crews perform pavement repairs.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the work zone will be located from Route 412 to County Road 410.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Friday, September 15th from 7 am to 7 pm daily.
POPLAR BLUFF STUDENT TO BE HONORED AS ONE OF TOP 100 SCHOLARS IN MISSOURI A Poplar Bluff High School student will be honored next month among the 100 top scholars in the state from the graduating Class of 2017.
Senior Humza Siddiqui will be honored as a part of the Missouri Scholars 100 Program during a luncheon in Columbia sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals.
Qualifying students in the program must complete the "academic decathlon," which includes multiple criteria, including a score of at least 29 points on the ACT or 1900 on the SAT, a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75, being in the top 10 percent of their class, no more than 20 absences throughout their high school career, and participation in a significant community service project.
