SENATH MAN KILLED IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS CRASH
One person is dead following a crash Monday in Northeast Arkansas.
According to the Arkansas State Police, 21 year old Shawn Abentroth, of Senath, was driving in Greene County when he failed to yield at a stop sign and crossed into the path of another vehicle.
Abentroth’s vehicle was struck and then overturned into a parking lot.
Officials say that Abentroth was killed in the crash while the driver of the second vehicle was injured and transported to an area hospital.
PUBLIC MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH TO DISCUSS PROPOSED FUTURE I-57 CONNECTION IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
A series of public meetings will be held next month to discuss the proposed future Interstate 57 in Northeast Arkansas.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration will conduct three Public Hearings to present and discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Walnut Ridge to Missouri State Line connection in Clay, Greene, Lawrence, and Randolph counties.
The meetings will be held on December 13th at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, on December 14th at the Pocahontas Community Center, and on December 15th at the M.B. Ainley Community Center in Corning. Each meeting will be from 4 to 7 pm and be held as an open house with no formal presentations.
You can find more information online at Future57.TransportationPlanRoom.com.
POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Anyone interested in fire service in Poplar Bluff is being invited to apply for a scholarship from the Poplar Bluff Fire Department.
According to fire officials, the scholarship is for Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and HazMat Awareness classes at Three Rivers College. This scholarship will be for the spring semester, and will cover the cost of all three classes.
Applications are available at Fire Station 1 on South Broadway as well as the Poplar Bluff Fire Department Facebook page.
The deadline to apply is December 5th.
POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOLS RAISE OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE ALLIANCE
Poplar Bluff students have raised thousands of dollars for a no-kill animal shelter in town.
According to school officials, the Middle School art department and High School Student Council recently raised over $2,300 for the Animal Welfare Alliance of Southeast Missouri.
Art students auctioned portraits, sold stuffed animals for adoption, and made charm bracelets among other ideas resulting in over $1,000 raised during the month of October.
The AWA was also selected as the service project for the recent Missouri Association of Student Councils Southeast District meet held at PBHS. An impromptu coin war was initiated among the 29 participating schools, generating an additional $1,300 for the organization.
A little over a year ago, the AWA opened a no-kill shelter on South Westwood Boulevard.
19TH ANNUAL BRIDGE BUILDING COMPETITION TO BE HELD TOMORROW
25 schools from across southeast Missouri will be competing to build the best bridge tomorrow.
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Southeast District will hold the 19th Annual Bridge Building Competition on Thursday in Cape Girardeau.
The bridge competition challenges high school juniors and seniors to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials, including balsa wood, string, and glue.
Prizes donated by area businesses and organizations will be awarded to the top bridge building winners, as well as for the most aesthetic bridge and the electronic bridge building contest.
Similar to previous years, cash prizes donated by the SE Chapter Transportation Employee Association of Missouri will be given to the top schools with the best overall performance.
WORK TO BEGIN TODAY ON I-55 OFF RAMP IN PEMISCOT COUNTY
The Southbound I-55 Off Ramp at Exit 17B in Pemiscot County will be closed beginning today.
Officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation say that the closure is so contractor crews can perform concrete work.
Work will take place today through Wednesday, November 23rd. The work zone will be in place 24 hours a day until work is completed.
