RESTAURANT EVACUATED IN SIKESTON FOLLOWING BOMB THREAT
A Southeast Missouri restaurant was evacuated yesterday after a report of a bomb threat.
According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, they were contacted at around 5 pm Monday in reference to a bomb threat at a restaurant in a strip mall at 231 North Main Street.
Officials say that businesses were evacuated and bomb team members searched the interior. At the time of their last update, no type of device had been located.
Officials in Paragould say that they also responded to bomb threats Monday evening.
According to the Paragould Police Department, at approximately 5:58 pm, Paragould Emergency Services received information of a bomb threat at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Officers responded to the location and began coordinating with AMMC security and staff.
After officers were on scene for approximately thirty minutes, Paragould Emergency Services received information regarding a second bomb threat, this time at a Paragould business.
The threats were later deemed unfounded and both facilities were returned to business as usual. Both threats are under investigation.
THREE RIVERS BEGINS NJCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY TODAY
Three Rivers College’s road to a softball national championship begins this evening in Yuma, Arizona.
The 10 seed Lady Raiders will face 7 seed Yavapai College, out of Prescott, Arizona, this evening in the first round of the NJCAA Division 1 Softball Championship.
First pitch is scheduled for 8 pm.
The tournament is double elimination, so win or lose, Three Rivers will play either 2 seed Butler Community College or 15 seed Trinity Valley Community College on Wednesday.
MOTORISTS ASKED TO USE CAUTION IN THE AREA OF THE 100 MILE YARD SALE
It is almost time for the annual 100 mile yard sale in Southeast Missouri.
The Memorial Day weekend event will run along Route 25 from Jackson to Kennett.
Missouri Department of Transportation Traffic Engineer Craig Compas says that people should remember that there’s more traffic and more congestion along Route 25 this weekend than any other and drivers should be alert and look for pedestrian traffic.
Message boards will be in place along the route to alert drivers of the unusual traffic patterns and promote safe driving.
FOUR POPLAR BLUFF ATHLETES CHOSEN AS MISSOURI GOOD SPORTS
Four Poplar Bluff students were recently recognized for their work on and off the field.
Audrey Rahlmann, Gavyn Hays, Ireland Gowen, and Brendan Durden were chosen by the Poplar Bluff coaching staff to be named the 2021 Missouri Good Sports through the Missouri State High School Activities Association.
The awards were for an outstanding display of sportsmanship, positive role modeling and good behavior.
HELICOPTER TO BE MAPPING AQUIFERS THIS SUMMER
People along rivers in multiple states may see a low-flying helicopter towing a long cylinder, starting late this month and going into July.
The 30-foot-long tube holds an electromagnetic instrument that the U.S. Geological Survey uses to make maps of aquifers, which are underground areas from which water can be drawn.
The helicopter will generally fly along rivers in seven states, including Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky.
It will start in what's called the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, which the agency says is the nation's third-largest area of irrigated cropland.
ROAD REPAIRS UNDERWAY IN STODDARD COUNTY
Route FF in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
According to officials, the section of roadway being reduced is located between Missouri Route 114 and Route E near Essex.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 am to 4 pm daily through Thursday.
