SUSPECT SOUGHT FOLLOWING PURSUIT IN KENNETT
Authorities are trying to identify a suspect following a pursuit in Kennett.
According to the Kennett Police Department, at around 2:30 am Wednesday morning, officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Floyd Street for an equipment violation. The vehicle failed to stop and officer’s initiated a brief vehicle pursuit.
A short time later, the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
Officers were then unable to find the suspect. Officials say that the suspect has not been identified and the incident remains under investigation.
OZARK FOOTHILLS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO HOLD MEETINGS TO DISCUSS REMAINING FLOOD DAMAGE FROM LAST YEAR
The Ozark Foothill Regional Planning Commission has announced a series of meetings to discuss remaining damage from last year’s flooding.
Officials say that the Commission wants to learn about remaining housing and public infrastructure damage, as well as unmet housing and public infrastructure needs in the counties that received presidential disaster declaration DR-4317 due to the flooding disaster of 2017.
Area counties that received the disaster declaration include Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley, and Wayne Counties.
The first meeting will be held this morning at 9 am in the Butler County Courthouse in Poplar Bluff.
Meetings are also scheduled for Monday, October 15th in Van Buren and Centerville. On Tuesday, October 16th, the final two meetings will be held in Doniphan and Greenville.
For more information, call 573-785-6402.
ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK IN POPLAR BLUFF
A support group will be held next week for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers.
The Support Group will hold meetings at 6 pm on the third Tuesday of each month in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center cafeteria.
For more information, contact Jeanne Davis at 573-494-3312.
MAN ARRESTED IN STODDARD COUNTY ON SODOMY RELATED WARRANT
An Essex man has been taken into custody in Stoddard County on a sodomy related warrant.
Officials with the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department tell KWOC News that 63 year old Donald Smittle was recently arrested on a Stoddard County warrant for statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy.
Smittle’s bond was set at $25,000, cash only, and officials say he remained in jail as of this morning.
SEVERAL STOLEN BICYCLES RECOVERED IN DEXTER
Authorities in Dexter have recovered numerous stolen bicycles.
According to the Dexter Police Department, several stolen bicycles were found during a recent search warrant.
Officials say that while some of the bicycles have been identified, others have not.
Anyone who has had a bicycle stolen in the last six months and have not made a police report is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Holloway at 573-624-5512 extension 306.
STODDARD COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICT STRIKE TEAM GOING TO GEORGIA FOR HURRICANE MICHAEL RELIEF
The Stoddard County Ambulance District Strike Team has disembarked for Georgia to assist in Hurricane Michael relief efforts.
The strike team left earlier this week en route to Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Once they arrive at the staging area they will wait for their first mission.
MEETING TO BE HELD IN POPLAR BLUFF TO DISCUSS FUTURE TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be holding a meeting later this month in Poplar Bluff to discuss future transportation priorities.
The meeting, which is open to the public, has been scheduled for 1 to 4 pm on Thursday, October 25th at Holiday Inn.
Officials say the meeting will help lay the groundwork for the development of the next Statewide Transportation Improvement program that will set MoDOT’s construction commitments for 2020 through 2024 and which will be presented in draft form to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in May of next year.
