SOUTHEAST MISSOURI SCHOOL NAMED NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
A Southeast Missouri school has been named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School.
United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has announced that Bloomfield Middle School earned the honor for its overall academic excellence.
The Blue Ribbon is the highest honor achievable for an educational institution in America and a total of only 325 public and private schools across the nation received the award this year. Only eight of the schools were in Missouri.
SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM AUTHORITIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Residents in the Missouri bootheel are being asked to be on the lookout for a man who escaped from authorities in Pemiscot County.
According to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, at around 4 pm Monday afternoon, 23 year old Jonathan Stewart, of Hayti, was being escorted to the County Jail from the Courthouse when he broke away from a deputy and ran from the scene.
He was last seen running west from the courthouse wearing a black shirt and blue jeans.
Greenwell says that Stewart had been sentenced to 120 days for a probation violation on the original charge of Burglary 2nd degree.
Anyone who has information on Stewarts’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office at 573-333-4101.
MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR OVERHUNTING SQUIRRELS NEAR CURRENT RIVER
Multiple arrests have been made in connection to the overhunting of squirrels at the Current River Conservation Area.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, two agents were able to make contact with a large group of non-resident squirrel hunters in and around the Current River Conservation Area.
The group of 16 had been hunting for two days and harvested 471 squirrels which is 151 over what Missouri regulations allow.
The 16 were all cited for possession over the limit for squirrels and warnings were also issued for failure to keep wildlife separate and identifiable.
The extra squirrels were taken and are being held as evidence.
POPLAR BLUFF TECHNICAL CAREER CENTER TO HOST CAR AND MOTOR SHOW
A car show has been scheduled for early next month in Poplar Bluff.
The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center will host their Car and Motor Show on Saturday, October 2nd.
The event, featuring cars, trucks, boats, and side by sides, will run from 9 am to 3 pm at the Poplar Bluff High School.
Anyone wanting to register can visit the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center Front Office or email PBTCCCarAndMotorShow@gmail.com.
THREE RIVERS RODEO MEMBERS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT THE COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS
Two members of the Three Rivers College Rodeo team have been recognized for their accomplishments at the College National Finals in June.
Poplar Bluff Mayor Steve Davis, and Chief of Police Danny Whiteley presented Cole Skender and Holden Moss proclamations earlier this week celebrating their outstanding performances at the Rodeo Finals, which were held in Casper, Wyoming.
Skender and Moss finished 2nd and 4th respectively in Bull Riding at the event.
PAVEMENT REPAIRS TO CAUSE DELAYS THIS WEEK ON US HIGHWAY 60
U.S. Route 60 in New Madrid and Stoddard Counties will be reduced to one lane this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
The section of roadway to be reduced is located from Route 114 to Route 61.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 am to 4 pm both today and tomorrow.
