BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WANTS TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS
If you have, or know someone, with special healthcare needs, the Butler County Health Department would like to hear from you.
The Health Department is working with the Butler County Emergency Management Agency to develop a registry of individuals with Special Healthcare Needs who may require special assistance in the event of a disaster such as a tornado, severe storm, chemical spill, or earthquake.
Some examples of special needs are people with severe respiratory problems, require tube feedings, and physical or mental conditions that require daily medication.
Officials say that the registry is voluntary, and information provided will be confidential and only used by emergency personnel to determine community needs in the event of a disaster.
For more information, contact the Butler County Health Department at 573-785-8478 or go online to ButlerCountyHealth.org.
MISSOURI GOVERNOR APPOINTS CLERKS FOR TWO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COUNTIES
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has filled vacancies in two Southeast Missouri county clerk offices.
Michael Williams, of Doniphan, was appointed as the Ripley County Clerk. Williams had previously served over 24 years with US Bank, most recently as the Branch Manager Doniphan Market.
Parson has also appointed Amy Brown, of New Madrid, as the New Madrid County Clerk. Brown currently serves as a District Program Specialist with the New Madrid County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Previously, she served as the Deputy Clerk for the New Madrid County Collector's Office and Deputy Clerk for the New Madrid County Clerk's Office.
Parson has also announced that David Martin, of Bernie, was appointed to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors.
ARREST MADE IN STEELE ARSON INVESTIGATION
Authorities in the Missouri Bootheel have made an arrest in connection to an arson investigation from last month.
Steele Police Chief Billy Stanfield tells KWOC News that on December 16th, officers and the Steele Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire on Burton Street.
The cause of the fire was deemed suspicious and the Missouri State Fire Marshal was called to assist in the investigation. It was later determined that the fire was arson.
Stanfield says that the investigation has resulted in the arrest of 24 year old Alec Glidewell, of Steele, on a charge of 2nd degree arson.
DEER IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS TESTS POSITIVE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Chronic Wasting Disease has been found in a deer in Northeast Arkansas.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has confirmed that a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer taken in Randolph County tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
The deer was harvested just south of the Missouri border during the Arkansas modern gun deer hunt.
Officials say that this is the first case of CWD in Randolph County and there will be no changes to deer-hunting regulations for the remainder of the 2021-22 deer hunting season.
AGFC Director Austin Booth says the agency will evaluate the need for any expansion of the CWD Management Zone and regulations concerning deer hunting during the hunting regulations-setting process once the season is over.
DRAINAGE REPAIRS SET FOR THIS WEEK NEAR BLOOMFIELD
Missouri Route 25 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repairs.
The section of roadway to be reduced is located from Mary Street to the Bloomfield City Limits.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 am to 2:30 pm daily through Friday.
SHOULDER REPAIRS TO POSSIBLY CAUSE DELAYS IN STODDARD COUNTY
Route 153 in Stoddard County will be reduced early this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs.
According to officials, the work zone is located from Route Z to Route A.
Weather permitting, work will take place today and tomorrow from 7:30 am to 3 pm each day.
