ONE DEAD AFTER GARBAGE TRUCK WAS HIT BY A TRAIN IN STODDARD COUNTY
An area man has died from injuries he received in an incident Tuesday morning.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC News that 50 year old Kenneth Simpson, of Poplar Bluff, was driving a garbage truck on Zimmerman Lane in Stoddard County when he failed to yield for a train and was struck by the train.
Simpson was transported to a Dexter hospital where he was pronounced dead.
MISSISSIPPI MAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING WRECK IN SCOTT COUNTY
A Mississippi man has been taken into custody on multiple felony charges following a wreck in Scott County.
According to the Highway Patrol, 18 year old Kodie Davidson, of Meridian, Mississippi, was driving a vehicle that struck a utility pole in the Sikeston area Tuesday morning. A passenger in the vehicle suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital.
Shortly following the wreck, Davidson was arrested on felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance – marijuana, resisting arrest by fleeing, and leaving the scene of an accident.
CARTER COUNTY AUTHORITIES TO HOLD CHURCH SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING
Authorities in Carter County will be holding a security training session this weekend for area faith based staff members or security personnel.
The Carter County Sheriff’s Office will be presenting Church Security Awareness Training beginning at 9 am on Saturday, March 17th.
The session will be held at the First Baptist Church Hoagland Youth Center in Van Buren.
The training will include topics such as threat recognition and proactive prevention.
GREENVILLE WOMAN KILLED IN SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK
A Greenville woman has died following a single vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon in Wayne County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 58 year old Terry Scowden was driving on Route D at around 4 pm when her vehicle travelled off the left side of the highway and struck multiple trees.
Scowden, who was reportedly not wearing a safety device, was later pronounced dead at the scene.
NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED IN FATAL SIKESTON HOUSE FIRE
Authorities say that no foul play is suspected following a fatal house fire Tuesday morning in Sikeston.
Lieutenant Austin Henley with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety tells KWOC News that crews responded to a structure fire on Andrea Street shortly after 2 am Tuesday morning.
When fire crews arrived they found the residence had fire coming from the roof area. After making entry, firefighters found one person deceased in a bedroom of the residence. The deceased has been identified as 63 year old Dennis Mooneyhan.
According to investigators, the fire appeared to have started in the victim’s bedroom. Lieutenant Henley says that no foul play is suspected, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR GIVEN LEADERSHIP AWARD DURING RECENT CONFERENCE
A Poplar Bluff administrator received statewide recognition at a conference held earlier this month.
Candace Warren, who is serving her first year as Junior High principal, was one of two educators given the outstanding instructional leadership award during the Learning Forward Missouri conference held at Lake Ozark.
In Warren’s nomination letter, Senior High Instructional Coach Stephanie Kuper says that Warren pioneered some of the district’s current professional development opportunities, including the summer learning institute for all district staff members.
Warren says that everything she does is to try to help improve the building culture for staff and students.
