THREE POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOLS RANKED IN THE TOP 15 OF MISSOURI
Three schools in the Poplar Bluff School District have been ranked in the top 15 elementary schools in Missouri.
According to school officials, each of Poplar Bluff’s lower elementary buildings have been named ‘Best Elementary Schools’ according to the inaugural rankings of the U.S. News & World Report.
Eugene Field was listed at Number 8 in the state, followed by Oak Grove at 9 and Lake Road Elementary at 14. The rankings included over 1,000 schools statewide.
Superintendent Scott Dill says that the rankings speak volumes to the work that is being done throughout the district.
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AUTO TOUR TO BEGIN ON NOVEMBER 26TH
We are just over two weeks away from the beginning of a holiday tradition in Southeast Missouri.
The 29th Annual Festival of Lights Auto Tour will be held in the Redman Creek Campground East from 5pm to 9pm on November 26th to December 26th.
For more information contact the Wappapello Lake Project Office by calling (573) 222-8562.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOOD BANK TO HOST MULTIPLE MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES THIS WEEK
The Southeast Missouri Food Bank will be hosting multiple mobile food pantries this week across the area.
Officials with the food bank say that people needing food assistance should visit a mobile food pantry in the community or county they live. Attendees are also asked to bring a photo ID and a piece of mail that establishes proof of residence, such as a utility bill.
The mobile food pantries will be held today in Wappapello and Sikeston, on Wednesday in Braggadocio, on Thursday in Campbell, on Friday in Van Buren and Kennett, and on Saturday in Poplar Bluff, Lesterville, and Bloomfield.
Distributions will be limited to one box per household.
For more information, including the times and locations of each of the mobile food pantries, visit semofoodbank.org or call 573-471-1818.
DEER HUNTERS REMINDED OF MANDATORY CWD SAMPLING
With firearm deer season coming up, the Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding deer hunters that it will be holding mandatory chronic wasting disease sampling during the opening weekend.
Hunters who harvest deer in any counties in the CWD Management Zone on November 13th and 14th are required to take their harvested deer or the head on the day of harvest to one of MDC’s numerous CWD mandatory sampling stations located throughout the zone.
Hunters must present their deer to a CWD mandatory sampling station within the county of harvest, with a few exceptions. Sampling and test results are free.
You can find the sampling locations as well as all counties that are in the CWD Management Zone at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.
US ROUTE 60 TO BE REDUCED IN STODDARD COUNTY
Route 60 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane early this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
The section of roadway to be reduced is located from Route 51 to Route 25.
Work will take place from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm both today and tomorrow.
REPAIRS TO CAUSE CLOSURE OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ROAD
Route A in Pemiscot County will be closed this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway.
According to authorities, the work zone is located from Highway B to County Road 221.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 am to 3 pm through Thursday.
