POPLAR BLUFF AIRPORT RESUMES NORMAL OPERATIONS
Things are getting back to normal at the Poplar Bluff Airport.
The Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport has announced that it resumed normal operations late Thursday night.
Pilots are being instructed to refer to the Notices to Airmen for specific limitations at the airport.
MISSOURI COVID-19 CASES AT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JANUARY
Missouri’s health department is reporting the highest daily count of new COVID-19 cases since the dead of winter, and the association representing the state’s hospital has warned that the health care system is potentially on the brink of a crisis.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services cited 2,302 newly confirmed cases of the virus on Thursday, the largest one-day count since mid-January, as the delta variant continues to spread in a state with one of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates.
The Missouri Hospital Association, in its weekly COVID-19 update, calls the situation in southwestern Missouri “dire” and says signals for the rest of Missouri are “foreboding.”
13TH ANNUAL MULE SKINNER GOLF TOURNAMENT SET FOR AUGUST
The 13th Annual Mule Skinner Golf Tournament is coming up in August.
The 4 person scramble tournament will be held on Friday, August 13th at the Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff. Check in time is 11:30 am with a shotgun start at 1 pm.
Organizers say the entry fee is $600 per team, which includes a cart and lunch. Hole sponsorships are available for $100 per hole.
All proceeds will go to benefit Poplar Bluff Mules athletics programs.
For more information, contact Ed Norton at 573-776-7358.
PUXICO FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTING WEEKEND FISH FRY
The Puxico Fire Department is hosting a Fish Fry this weekend.
The event has been scheduled for this Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm.
Plates will be available for eight dollars and include fried fish, french fries, cole slaw, and tartar sauce.
The fish fry will be held at the old Fire Station next to City Hall.
OVERNIGHT STRIPING TO BEGIN THIS WEEKEND IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CITIES
Overnight striping operations are set to begin this weekend in multiple southeast Missouri cities.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, Striping crews will be restriping state routes in Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, Dexter, Cape Girardeau, and Jackson.
To help reduce the impact to traffic, striping will take place overnight from 7 pm to 7 am. Weather permitting, striping operations will begin July 18th, with completion anticipated in approximately three weeks.
MONTH LONG ROAD PROJECT TO BEGIN TODAY IN BUTLER COUNTY
Route F in Butler County will be reduced with a 9-foot width restriction over the next month as contractor crews perform pavement repairs.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the section of roadway being reduced is located between Route 160 and County Road 459.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Monday, Aug. 16 from 7 am to 5:30 pm, daily.
