PRELIMINARY SURVEY INDICATES EF3 TORNADO STRUCK FREDERICKTOWN AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
Survey crews are assessing the damage from Sunday night’s severe weather in Southeast Missouri.
According to the National Weather Service in St. Louis, a preliminary damage survey indicated that an EF3 Tornado struck the Fredericktown area.
The Red Cross was in Fredericktown on Monday to get shelters set up for anyone who needed them.
The Fredericktown R-1 School District cancelled classes on Monday and for today due to the damage and community wide power outages.
RIVER RADIO LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE SET FOR DECEMBER 3RD
Parade lights will be shining bright in Downtown Poplar Bluff this December for the 2021 River Radio Lighted Christmas Parade.
Entries are now being accepted for the parade, which is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Friday, December 3rd. Entry forms are available on our Facebook page and website. The deadline for entries is November 29th.
The parade route this year will run from Highway 142 at McDonalds through downtown Poplar Bluff before looping back and ending at the Black River Coliseum.
Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. For more information, call 785-0881.
ZALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MISS CLASSES TODAY DUE TO STORM DAMAGE
Storm damage from this past weekend will cause at least one area school to be out for today.
According to the Zalma R-5 school district, the Sunday night storms caused considerable damage to the school’s gymnasium and knocked down power lines around the campus.
Classes at Zalma were cancelled for both yesterday and today.
Superintendent Gerard Vandeven says that they hope to be back in school by Wednesday, however they cannot make that decision until they assess all of the damage around the buildings.
The Zalma Fire Department and other community responders were at the school yesterday removing debris from school grounds and loose metal roofing that posed a danger of blowing off.
The National Weather Service in Paducah says that an EF1 Tornado that travelled from five miles north of Shook, in Wayne County, to one mile northeast of Glennon, in Bollinger County, caused the damage.
ARKANSAS MAN DIES FROM INJURIES HE RECEIVED IN A WEEKEND WRECK
An Arkansas man has died from injuries he received in a wreck over the weekend.
According to the Arkansas State Police, 59 year old Brett Gibson of Beech Grove, was driving on a Greene County road Saturday evening when his vehicle ran off the side of the road and struck several fence posts and an embankment.
After hitting the embankment, the vehicle flipped end over end before coming to a rest over 50 feet away from the roadway.
ASP officials announced Monday that Gibson had died from the crash.
BRAZILIAN MUSIC TO FILL TINNIN FINE ARTS CENTER TONIGHT
Concert goers can experience the sounds of Brazil tonight at Three Rivers College.
TRC and the Patrons of the Arts are presenting the Brazilian All Stars at 7 pm tonight at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center.
The concert will feature a super group of some of the most renowned Brazilian musicians performing a sample of Brazil’s most famous songs.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at trcc.edu/tinnin. Any remaining tickets can also be purchased at the door before the show.
CULVERT REPLACEMENT TO CAUSE CLOSURE OF DUNKLIN COUNTY ROAD TODAY
Route JJ in Dunklin County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway.
The section of Route JJ to be closed is located between Route J and County Road 103.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 am to 3 pm.
