RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET IN POPLAR BLUFF
The Poplar Bluff area set a new record high temperature yesterday.
According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, temperatures reached 78 degrees at the Poplar Bluff Airport at around 2:20 pm.
The previous record for December 2nd in Poplar Bluff was 73 degrees which was set way back in 1956.
2021 RIVER RADIO LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE IS TONIGHT
Tonight is the night for the 2021 River Radio Lighted Christmas Parade in downtown Poplar Bluff.
You still have until noon today to get your entry in for the parade, which is scheduled to begin at 6 pm. Entry forms are available on our Facebook page and website.
Participants can start lining up at 4:30 pm at the old Hydro Adventures site. Personal vehicles will not be allowed to park at the old Hydro Adventures site, but can be parked at Whiteley Park or the old grocery store beside Rick’s 66.
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.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MAN COMPETING IN NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
A Carter County man is in Nevada for a national rodeo competition.
Coy Rahlmann, of Ellsinore, is one of two Missourians competing among a total of 119 entrants in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
The rodeo kicked off Thursday night and is scheduled to run through Saturday, December 11th.
SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS COMING UP AT THE PALACE OF PRAISE
The dates have been set for a Christmas themed play at a Poplar Bluff church.
The Palace of Praise is presenting the 12th Annual Sounds of Christmas nightly from December 12th through the 15th beginning at 7 pm each night.
Admission to the show is free, but you can also purchase tickets for a dinner theater experience on the 13th, 14th, and 15th.
Tickets for the dinner are $15 per person and can be purchased online at SoundsOfChristmas.org or at the Palace of Praise, which is located at 1400 Herschel Bess Boulevard in Poplar Bluff.
For more information, call 573-785-4232.
PRESCRIBED BURN CONDUCTED IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Forrest officials in Southeast Missouri conducted a prescribed fire on Thursday.
According to officials with Mark Twain National Forest, the Gotham prescribed fire operation covered approximately 585 acres around 11 miles Southwest of Van Buren.
Fire management staff say that the burn went well.
Prescribed burns are used to maintain healthy Forests by achieving resource benefits in the fire-adapted ecosystems. They also reduce the chance for devastating wildfires in the future.
BROSELEY MAN FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING TWO VEHICLE WRECK NEAR QULIN
A Broseley man is facing charges following a two vehicle wreck in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 50 year old Jeffery Worley was driving on Highway 53 in Qulin, Wednesday night, when he turned into the path of another vehicle.
Worley suffered moderate injuries in the wreck and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
According to an arrest report from the Highway Patrol, Worley is facing a felony charge of driving while intoxicated along with a charge of failure to yield.
