CAMPGROUND AT OLD GREENVILLE RECREATION AREA TO REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE SEASONThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that the campground at the Old Greenville Recreation Area will remain closed this season.
According to a post on the Corps Facebook page, high water from the flooding and a destructive windstorm over Memorial Day Weekend caused extensive damage to the Old Greenville Recreation Area, Campground, and Memory Lane Trail.
The recreation area boat ramp and vault toilet are now open for use. The day use area, including the picnic shelter and playground area, will open as soon as hazards are removed and the area is cleaned.
Officials say that the Annual Old Greenville Days event in September will go forward as scheduled; however the campground and memory lane trail will not reopen this season.
Anyone who has questions is being asked to contact the Wappapello Lake Management office at 573-222-8562.
FORMER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CITY CLERK FACING FELONY CHARGE A former Southeast Missouri city clerk has been charged with a felony.
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway tells KWOC News that the former city clerk for Viburnum, Dana Mayberry, has been charged with the class B felony of receiving stolen property.
Galloway released the results of an audit of the city of Viburnum earlier this month which identified more than $100,000 in potentially fraudulent activities over a number of years.
PIPE REPLACEMENT TO CAUSE CLOSURE OF BUTLER COUNTY ROAD TODAY Route W in Butler County will be today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform a pipe replacement.
According to MoDOT, the work zone will be located between Route 172 and Route KK.
Work will take place today from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL JOINS NATIONWIDE WATER OPERATION The Missouri State Highway Patrol will be stepping up efforts later this month to stop boaters from operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The Highway Patrol has announced their participation in Operation Dry Water, which sees marine law enforcement officers from across the country coordinating special patrols from June 30th to July 2nd.
In 2016 troopers arrested a total of 11 people statewide for boating while intoxicated, contacted 661 vessels and 2,000 boaters, and issued 114 boating violation summonses and 613 warnings on Missouri waterways.
Marine operations troopers also issued 176 summonses for non-boating violations during the 2016 Operation Dry Water weekend.
Officials say that special enforcement operations will continue throughout the summer months.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Did you feel the earthquake that hit Southeast Missouri yesterday?
According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded at around 6:26 am Monday morning.
The earthquake was located near Steele and had a depth of approximately 5.3 miles.
SCREENING APPOINTMENTS BEING ACCEPTED FOR POPLAR BLUFF EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Appointments are now being taken for the next screening day for the Poplar Bluff Early Childhood Center.
The screening appointments for the 2017-2018 school year are available for children who will be 3 years old before July 31st, 2017 and will not be 5 years old before that date. The screenings will be held on Friday, August 18th.
You must have your child’s social security number available when calling to make an appointment. To make an appointment, call 573-785-6803 and ask for Sandy Case.
