HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS FROM THE POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Halloween is today and Poplar Bluff Police Chief Mike McClain has some tips to help keep your children safe while trick or treating.
Chief McClain says parents should establish a route for children, making sure they stay within familiar areas and surroundings. An adult should accompany young children. Parents should also remind kids not to enter strangers' homes or cars, and to avoid homes without an outside light on.
Be sure to tell your children to not eat treats until they get home and remember to inspect all treats before allowing your kids to eat them.
You can find a list of area trunk or treat locations on our website, just click on the Halloween Happenings link.
ASPHALT REPAIRS TO CAUSE CLOSURE OF PORTION OF BARRON ROAD IN POPLAR BLUFF
An upcoming project will cause the temporary closure of a portion of a Poplar Bluff road.
According to the Poplar Bluff Street Department, beginning at 8:30 am this morning, crews will be doing asphalt repairs in the intersection of Barron Road and Main Street.
Officials say that Barron Road will be closed to thru traffic at 14th Street, while Main Street will have one lane open.
Motorists will not be able to turn onto Barron Road off of Main Street until the work is finished, however you can still access the daycare on the corner.
Officials say the project should be completed between 2:30 and 3 pm.
MULES FOOTBALL TEAM ADVANCES TO DISTRICT SEMIFINALS
The Poplar Bluff Mules football team is heading to Jackson on Friday.
The four seed Mules defeated five seed Fox 30-0 last Friday in the Class 5, District 1 football quarterfinals.
With the win, the Mules now advance to the District Semifinals this Friday night, where they will travel to the north to take on the one seed Jackson Indians.
Live audio coverage of the game will be provided by Today’s Talk KWOC 93.3 FM and 930 AM and online at youtube.com/RiverRadioPB and Facebook.com/TodaysTalkKWOC.
POPLAR BLUFF POLICE SEARCHING FOR MAN WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE LATE AUGUST
Authorities in Poplar Bluff are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who has been missing since late August.
According to Detective Joey Woodruff, Robert Raymond Rasmussen has been missing since his release from the Butler County Justice Center on August 27th.
He was reported missing the next day.
Rasmussen is described as a white male, six feet four inches tall, weighing 125 pounds, with a tattoo on his right shoulder.
We have a picture of Rasmussen available on our Facebook page.
Anyone who has information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Woodruff at 573-785-5776, extension 1360.
MISSOURI GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF SCHOLARSHIP TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY RECRUITS
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has announced the launch of the $1 million “Missouri Blue Scholarship” fund to help attract more Missourians to law enforcement careers and address officer shortages in law enforcement agencies across Missouri.
The Scholarship pays $5,000 toward the cost of a Missouri resident attending a law enforcement academy in the state. Missouri Blue Scholarships are now available and will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.
Officials say that the scholarships are available until all available funding is utilized for applicants who intend to be commissioned as law enforcement officers upon academy graduation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and Missouri residents attending or planning to enter a law enforcement academy.
More information is available at dps.mo.gov.
NEW MADRID COUNTY ROAD TO BE CLOSED THIS WEEK FOR CULVERT REPLACEMENT
Route U in New Madrid County will be closed this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway.
The section of roadway to be closed is located between County Roads 725 and 727 near New Madrid.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Friday.
