ONE DEAD FOLLOWING SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK IN CARTER COUNTY
A man has died following a single vehicle wreck Friday evening in Carter County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 34 year old Joshua Crowley, of Van Buren, was driving on Highway A, near Ellsinore, when his vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned in a ditch.
Crowley, who was reportedly not wearing a safety device, was partially ejected during the wreck and later pronounced dead at the scene.
BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOSTING COVID-19 TESTING TODAY
The Butler County Health Department will be hosting a COVID-19 testing site today.
According to the Department, the test will be performed by nasal swab, and participants will be asked questions about any symptoms they may have. The test is free and available to all Missouri residents who want to be tested, and test results will be sent by phone. Those that are being tested will stay inside their vehicles while the test is performed.
The testing will be held at Whiteley Park, at the Intersection of Highway 53 and 142, from 9 am to 3 pm.
TEXAS MAN FACING FELONY DRUG CHARGE FOLLOWING ARREST IN PEMISCOT COUNTY
A Texas man has been taken into custody in Pemiscot County on a felony meth charge.
According to the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Department, 42 year old Stephen Ward, of Houston, Texas, was arrested Sunday afternoon on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine.
Authorities say he was also arrested on charges of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and no valid driver’s license.
Following the arrest, Ward was transported to the Pemiscot County Jail.
KENNETT WOMAN KILLED IN HEAD ON COLLISION IN DUNKLIN COUNTY
An area woman has died following a head-on collision over the weekend in Southeast Missouri.
Officials with the Arkansas State Police tell KWOC News that the crash occurred shortly before 1 pm Friday, when two vehicles collided on Route Y, one mile east of Caruthersville in Dunklin County.
The driver of one of the vehicles, 53 year old Jamie Brock, of Kennett, was killed in the wreck. The other driver suffered unspecified injuries and was transported to an area hospital.
IS YOUR VEHICLE READY FOR WINTER WEATHER
With temperatures dropping in Missouri, are you prepared in case winter weather strikes?
Last week was Winter Weather Awareness week and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is encouraging you to take steps to help make sure your family stays safe this winter.
The Highway Patrol suggests keeping your fuel tank at least half full. Having an ice scraper, tire chains, battery booster cables, blankets, extra coats, gloves, water, non-perishable food, flashlight, and a bag of sand or cat litter in your trunk can also help when trouble strikes.
Another important step is creating a family emergency plan and an emergency kit for your home with bottled water and food that can be prepared without cooking in case of a power outage.
Kits should include bottled water, canned and dry foods, a battery-powered radio, flashlights, extra batteries, a manual can opener and a first-aid kit.
NOVEMBER DEER HARVEST DOWN FROM LAST YEAR
Hunters checked over 176,000 deer during the 11-day November portion of Missouri’s firearms deer season.
Missouri hunters checked a total of 176,604 deer during firearms deer season which ran from November 14th through 24th. The number is down slightly from last year’s harvest which was 179,960.
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports the top harvest counties were Howell with 3,496 deer checked; Franklin with 3,409; and Texas with 3,374.
Weather likely played a role in the decreased number of deer harvested.
