THREE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION
Three people have been taken into custody in connection to a kidnapping investigation.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, on March 24th, officers responded to a local bank after a patron told a bank teller that they had been held against their will.
The victim told officers that they had been physically assaulted at a residence in Poplar Bluff for several hours, before they were taken to the bank to withdraw an undisclosed amount of money. The suspects fled the bank prior to the officers’ arrival.
As part of an investigation, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Park Street. At the location, suspected illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia were seized, along with evidence of the assault.
Three people were arrested for outstanding warrants in connection to the investigation, 31 year old Frederick Meyer and 22 year old Zakary Gilliland, both of Poplar Bluff, as well as 29 year old Jessica Barnette, of Camden, Tennessee.
Assault, kidnapping, and drug related charges are also pending against the suspects.
Police officials say that the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are anticipated.
MAN FOUND DEAD IN MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
Authorities in Pemiscot County are investigating a death.
According to officials, an unidentified 82 year old man was found dead Monday morning at around 11 am.
The deceased was found in a truck on Pemiscot County Road 305 and no information was available on what caused his death.
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today.
NATIONAL GUARD TO BE ADMINISTERING 2ND DOSE OF PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE TODAY IN POPLAR BLUFF
The National Guard will be in Poplar Bluff today to administer the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
According to the Butler County Health Department, the National Guard will be at the Black River Coliseum from 8 am to 4 pm.
If you received your first dose of the vaccine from the National Guard on March 9th, you should register for the second dose by going to CovidVaccine.mo.gov.
POPLAR BLUFF STREET TO BE CLOSED FOR ANOTHER DAY
A Poplar Bluff Street remains closed for a culvert replacement.
According to the Poplar Bluff Street Department, Cravens Road will continue to be closed today to replace a large storm water culvert. The delay was due to numerous utilities that were in the way at the site.
Officials say that the closure is located south of the Ozark Ridge Golf Course entrance.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR MISSOURI AGRIBUSINESS ACADEMY
Multiple Southeast Missouri students have been chosen to attend the 2021 Missouri Agribusiness Academy.
According to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Noah Graham, of Patterson, Wyatt Hendley, of Bloomfield, and Audrie Sievers, of Poplar Bluff will join a total of 30 students at the Academy this summer.
The students selected will spend several days in the Mid-Missouri region exploring careers in agriculture, building leadership skills, and learning more about farming, ranching, and food production.
TRAIL WORKDAY HELD AT THE WOLF CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM
Multiple groups came together recently for maintenance tasks at Mark Twain National Forest.
According to the US Forest Service, volunteers from the Poplar Bluff Trails Coalition joined staff from the Poplar Bluff Park Department and the Forest Service to host a trail workday at the Wolf Creek Trail System.
The groups completed multiple tasks, including installing trail reassurance markers and placing gravel on top of culverts at two different stream crossings.
They also painted four benches and a kiosk and picked up enough trash to fill 50 percent of the Park Department’s dump truck.
