FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM
The beginning of April is bringing a late season freeze warning with it.
According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, a Freeze warning is in effect for portions of Southeast Missouri through 9 am this morning and from midnight tonight to 9 am on Friday.
Officials say that sub-freezing temperatures can kill crops and other sensitive vegetation as well as possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Missourians are being urged to take steps to protect their plants and pipes from the cold.
TRASH CLEAN UP HELD ALONG PP HIGHWAY IN BUTLER COUNTY
Over 50 bags of trash was recently collected from the area of a Butler County highway.
According to the US Forest Service, the Poplar Bluff Ranger District recently held a spring clean-up day along PP Highway.
Forest Service employees collected enough trash during the event to fill 60 bags.
AREA WOMAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON FELONY DRUG CHARGE
An area woman was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon on a felony drug charge.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 29 year old Brittany Eads, of Williamsville, was arrested at approximately 3 pm in Butler County on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance for methamphetamine.
Eads also reportedly had a warrant out of Poplar Bluff for failure to appear on the original charge of stealing.
Following the arrest, Eads was held at the Butler County Jail.
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ASKING RESIDENTS TO SEND THEM TICKS
The Missouri Department of Conservation has an unusual request for residents in the state.
The MDC and A.T. Still University in Kirksville are asking people to save ticks that they encounter and mail them to the University. The ticks will be used for a new scientific research study to help better understand the statewide distribution of tick species and the human pathogens they carry.
Ticks are large mites that drink the blood of humans and other mammals. Ticks can also carry and spread pathogens that cause illnesses in people.
The two-year research study is to determine the presence of tick species throughout Missouri as well as the pathogens they may harbor. The study will begin in April and conclude in September 2022.
During that time, MDC and the University are asking Missourians mail ticks to A.T. Still University to be identified by species and life stage and tested for four species of bacterial pathogens.
More information is available at mdc.mo.gov.
DONIPHAN STREET TO BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY
Doniphan city officials have announced that a city road will be closed on Friday.
According to officials, Plum Street will be closed to through traffic tomorrow at the west intersection of Jackson Street.
The closure is to allow demolition crews to safely load a structure. Motorists in the area will have to choose an alternate route.
DATE SET FOR THREE RIVERS SHRINE CLUB KIDS DAY
A date has been announced for the upcoming Three Rivers Shrine Club Kids Day.
The event will be held from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, April 24th at the Three Rivers Shrine Club on Kennedy Lane in Poplar Bluff.
There will be games, activities, and food including hotdogs and hamburgers, all free of charge.
For more information, contact Bobby Wicker at 573-718-4332.
