ELLSINORE TEENAGER KILLED IN SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK
An Ellsinore teenager has died following a single vehicle wreck in Carter County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a truck was travelling on Missouri Highway 103 Thursday afternoon when the vehicle ran off the side of the road and struck a tree.
A 17 year old passenger in the vehicle was pronounced dead by Carter County Coroner Joe Chapman. The driver was seriously injured and transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOLS TO KICK OFF ST. JUDE MATH-A-THON TODAY
Poplar Bluff students will be focusing hard on math over the next two weeks to help the kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Today marks the beginning of the St. Jude Math-A-Thon in Poplar Bluff. Students will be solving math problems and asking for pledges so they can help kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
The Math-A-Thon is scheduled to continue through February 12th.
WOMAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON FELONY DRUG AND RESISTING ARREST CHARGE
A Bell City woman is facing multiple felony charges following her arrest Thursday in Stoddard County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 32 year old Elizabeth Williams was taken into custody on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine and resisting arrest.
Williams was also arrested on two Cape Girardeau warrants. Following the arrest, she was transported to the Stoddard County Jail.
MOST SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOMES UNINSURED IN CASE OF MAJOR EARTHQUAKE
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance says that most residences in Southeast Missouri are uninsured for a major earthquake event.
According to the MDCI, earthquake insurance coverage has plummeted among residences in Southeast Missouri over the last 20 years. In 2000, over 60 percent of residences in the New Madrid area had earthquake insurance. By 2018, the rate of coverage had declined to just under 14 percent.
The New Madrid area experienced a series of powerful earthquakes during the winter of 1811 and 1812, with experts estimating the primary quakes ranging in magnitude from 7.0 to 7.5.
A joint assessment by the Mid-American Earthquake Center of the University of Illinois and the Federal Emergency Management Agency predicted that a major New Madrid event today could entail total economic losses of $300 billion, surpassing the highest total economic loss of any natural disaster in US history.
More information is available at dci.mo.gov.
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THE 2021 OPTIMIST SOCCER LEAGUE IN POPLAR BLUFF
Registration is now open for the 2021 Poplar Bluff Optimist Soccer League.
Registrations for youth in kindergarten through sixth grades will be accepted through February 26th and officials say the registration fee is $20.
Forms are available at the Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Office and this year parents can also register their children online at PBOSL.com.
For more information, contact Staci Barker at 718-0959.
DATE SET FOR ZALMA CHURCH’S ANNUAL SPECIAL NEEDS DINNER AND AUCTION
A date has been set for the Zalma General Baptist Church 15th annual special needs dinner and silent auction.
The event will be held on Saturday, March 6th at the Zalma High School Gymnasium. Both the dinner and silent auction will begin at 3:30 pm.
The dinner will include chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, corn, and more. All proceeds from the event will go to the Church’s Special Needs Fund.
For more information, contact Patti Shelby at 573-225-3615.
