TWO ARRESTS MADE DURING ST. PATRICK’S DAY CRACKDOWN IN DEXTER
Authorities in Dexter tell KWOC News that two arrests were made during a crackdown held around the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.
According to the Dexter Police Department, 66 contacts were made during the crackdown, which ran from March 16th to March 18. Two arrests were made, one was a fugitive who was apprehended and the other was a drug arrest.
Officer’s also issued 1 stop sign violation, 9 speeding violations, 10 seat belt violations, 2 driving while suspended/revoked violations, and 2 uninsured motorists violations, in addition to 57 verbal warnings.
BUTLER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BANQUET TO BE HELD TONIGHT
The Butler County Emergency Management Agency will be hosting a banquet tonight in Poplar Bluff.
The banquet is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm at the United Gospel Rescue Mission.
There will be a special presentation featuring vintage photographs provided by the Lloyd Miller Family.
DEBORAH HARPER NAMED POPLAR BLUFF R-1 TEACHER OF THE YEAR
A Poplar Bluff Kindergarten teacher has been named the R-I district Teacher of the Year.
Deborah Harper received the award during the annual luncheon held last Thursday.
Teachers of the year are nominated by the peers in early February with formal submission to a committee, who reads through materials. Letters written by parents, children, and fellow teachers are used to highlight the reasons each nominee deserves recognition. Harper, was nominated by special education teacher Shelly Johnson.
Harper was also named the R-1 district Teacher of the Year back in 2004-2005.
PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT TO DISCUSS POPLAR BLUFF POLICE ACCREDITATION
A question and answer session has been scheduled for tonight in Poplar Bluff to discuss the upcoming Poplar Bluff Police Department accreditation assessment.
KWOC News spoke with Lieutenant Darron Moore about the assessment.
LT. DARRON MOORE:
The Poplar Bluff Police Department is scheduled to undergo an on-site assessment as part of the program to retain our international accreditation status by verifying we meet CALEA’S professional standards. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services. As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer personal testimony or other comments at a public information session that will be held this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. The session will be conducted in the Community Room of the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce located at 1111 W. Pine or by calling (573) 785-5776 Ext. 1381 or 1382 this afternoon between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Comments during this period will be taken by the assessment team and documented for inclusion into the assessment team’s final report. Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to ten (10) minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the Standards are available at the Poplar Bluff Police Department. Individuals who wish to review the various standards should contact me Lt. Darron Moore at (573) 712-2590. Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Poplar Bluff Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, they can do this via e-mail at calea@calea.org.
POPLAR BLUFF WOMAN ARRESTED ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WARRANT
Authorities in Butler County have arrested an area woman on a controlled substance warrant.
Officials with the Butler County Sheriff’s Department tell KWOC News that 40 year old Stephanie Ann Crider was recently arrested on a warrant for distribution of a controlled substance near a school.
Crider’s bond was set at $100,000 cash only and she remains in jail as of this morning.
EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENING AND KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT TO BE HELD TOMORROW FOR TWIN RIVERS FISK CAMPUS
Officials in the Twin Rivers R-10 School District have announced they will be holding early childhood screening and kindergarten enrollment tomorrow in Fisk.
Early Childhood Screening for all preschool children and kindergarten enrollment for children turning five before August 1st, 2018 will be held on Tuesday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at Fisk Middle School.
Screening will be conducted in areas of health, vision, hearing, dental, speech, language, and general development.
Each child should bring their immunization records, birth certificate, social security card, and a parent’s picture ID. Children enrolling in kindergarten must also bring three items providing proofs of residency.
To make an appointment, call 967-3607.
EDGE RUT REPAIRS SET TO BEGIN TODAY ON ROUTE 142 IN BUTLER COUNTY
Route 142 in Butler County will be reduced to one lane today and tomorrow as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform edge rut repairs.
The section of roadway to be reduced is located from Cravens Road to Route 158.
Weather permitting, work will performed from 7 am to 4:30 pm each day.
