WINTER STORM RESULTED IN SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
This week’s winter weather left behind treacherous road conditions and scattered power outages.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, troopers in Southeast Missouri worked over 30 crashes on Wednesday alone and assisted over 40 stranded motorists.
One of the crashes was of a commercial vehicle that blocked Eastbound US Highway 60 near Morehouse for over an hour.
Area roads are still slick this morning, especially on side roads, so motorists are asked to use extreme caution if they get out on the roadways. You can check road conditions online at MoDot.org.
Power outages were also reported in numerous areas across Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas.
OFC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TO BE BROADCAST ON KWOC FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE PAGES
The Ozark Foothills Conference basketball tournament is scheduled to begin tomorrow.
The tournament, featuring seven area schools, will begin on Saturday at Twin Rivers High School in Broseley.
The championship games will be played on Friday, February 11th at the Libla Family Sports Complex on the campus of Three Rivers College.
All 19 games of the tournament, including boys’ varsity and junior varsity games along with girls’ games, will be broadcast live on the Today’s Talk KWOC Facebook page at facebook.com/TodaysTalkKWOC and the River Radio Youtube page at youtube.com/RiverRadioPB.
In the event that weather causes some teams to be unable to make it to Twin Rivers, the opening of the tournament will be delayed until early next week.
POPLAR BLUFF STUDENTS DONATE $4,000 FOR FOSTER CHILDREN
Students in Poplar Bluff recently collected thousands of dollars for kids in foster care.
According to school officials, students across the Poplar Bluff School District helped collect over $4,000 in coins to ensure area children who recently entered foster care received Christmas presents.
Students chipped in their pocket change during National Adoption Awareness Month as a part of the fundraiser.
SEVERAL PRESCRIBED BURNS TO BE HELD IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH MID-APRIL
Several prescribed burns are scheduled to be conducted in Southeast Missouri this spring.
According to officials with Ozark National Scenic Riverways, preparations are underway for several prescribed burns between early-February and mid-April.
During prescribed burns, park operations will continue as usual, although temporary closure of trails or roads adjacent to the burn unit may be necessary for visitor safety.
The scheduling of the operations is dependent on weather and vegetation meeting certain conditions.
TODAY IS THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR POPLAR BLUFF YOUTH BASKETBALL
Today is the deadline for Poplar Bluff parents to get their children registered for youth basketball.
Officials say that parents can go to the Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation website to register their kids who are in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
The cost to participate is $21, which includes a T-shirt.
For more information, go to PBParks.org.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MAN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE DRUG RELATED CHARGES
A Southeast Missouri man was taken into custody earlier this week on multiple drug related charges.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 21 year old Gregory Barnes, of Canalou, was taken into custody on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance for methamphetamine and alprazolam as well as a felony charge of delivery or possession of a controlled substance in a jail.
Barnes is also facing charges of possession of marijuana, speeding, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
