POPLAR BLUFF SEVERE WEATHER RESPONSE TEAM RAISING FUNDS FOR NEW RADIO TOWER
The Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Response team is starting a fundraising effort to go towards a new radio tower in Butler County.
According to the team’s website, their current tower location is not ideal for county-wide coverage and they will be moving the system to a new location.
At the new location, they will need a new antenna and coax to achieve the greatest radio coverage in the area. It will also have to be licensed by the FCC and installed by professional communications installers.
Officials say that the transition will cost approximately $3,500 to complete.
The team is selling Boston Butts to help raise funds for the equipment. You can find more information online at SemoWeatherCenter.com/fundraising or by going to the Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Response Team’s facebook page.
TWO POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE RECOGNITION
Two Poplar Bluff School District employees who work together to enhance student engagement recently received regional recognition in the field of educational technology integration.
Senior High Instructional Coach Stephanie Kuper was named Outstanding Young Educator and R-I Chief Technology Officer Aaron Badgley received the Technology Advocacy and Support award at the Midwest Education Technology Community conference held last month in St. Charles.
The Poplar Bluff eighth grade honors English class was also invited to the conference to showcase scenes from literature and music using an online virtual reality maker.
Students used block-based coding on a web app to paint interactive story plots, demonstrating their understanding of the writing.
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH UNITED TO HOST INDOOR YARD SALE THIS WEEKEND
A Poplar Bluff area church is hosting an indoor yard sale this weekend.
New Life Christian Church United will be holding a indoor yard sale from 9 am to 5 pm on March 2nd and 3rd. There will be clothing, small appliances, dishes, and furniture among other items.
There will also be a ham and bean lunch for $5.
New Life Christian Church United is located at 2755 Barron Road in Poplar Bluff.
SPOTTER TRAINING TO BE HELD TOMORROW IN POPLAR BLUFF
A Skywarn Spotter training class will be held in Poplar Bluff tomorrow.
The National Weather Service will be conducting the class in the lecture hall of the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center on the campus of Three Rivers College.
The class will begin at 6 pm. The class is free of charge and open to anyone who has an interest in severe weather and/or public service. The objective of the training is to provide the knowledge to identify and report key severe weather features.
Registration is required and for more information go to the Butler County EMA Facebook page.
WOMAN ARRESTED IN BUTLER COUNTY FOR METH
Authorities in Butler County have arrested a Pocahontas woman on a felony drug charge.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 24 year old Aftyn Rondell was arrested Wednesday morning on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine.
Rondell is also facing a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Following the arrest, she was held at the Butler County Jail.
SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO ARREST OF TWO IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
Two people in Northeast Arkansas have been taken into custody on meth charges.
Greene County Sheriff David Carter tells KWOC News, that the recent execution of a search warrant led to the arrest of Michael Burgess and Deborah Meizler.
Carter says that Burgess was arrested for delivery of crystal methamphetamine, distribution near certain facilities, and possession of crystal methamphetamine.
Meizer is facing charges of possession of crystal methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
DEXTER MAN IN CUSTODY ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WARRANT
Authorities in Stoddard County say that a Dexter man was in custody this morning on a controlled substance warrant.
According to the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department, 52 year old Donald Lee Cobb was recently arrested on Stoddard County warrants for three counts of possession of a controlled substance, driving while revoked or suspended, and resisting arrest.
Cobb’s bond has been set at $50,000, cash only, and he remained in jail as of this morning.
