BASEBALL PLAYER FROM SOUTHEAST MISSOURI JOINS THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
A baseball player from Southeast Missouri has joined the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals called up 29 year old pitcher James Naile from the Memphis Redbirds ahead of last night’s game against the Miami Marlins.
Naile is a graduate of Charleston High School who played baseball in college for the University of Alabama – Birmingham.
Naile was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2015 and spent seven years in their farm system before signing with the Cardinals as a minor league free-agent last November.
WOMAN FLOWN TO ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL FOLLOWING WRECK NEAR ADVANCE
A woman was flown to a regional hospital on Saturday after being involved in a single vehicle wreck.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC News that 47 year old Jeannette Thomas, of St. Louis, was driving on Highway C near Advance when her vehicle ran off the side of the roadway, struck a ditch, and overturned.
Thomas received serious injuries in the wreck and was flown to a St. Louis hospital.
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK IN POPLAR BLUFF TO DISCUSS GRANT
A public hearing will be held Tuesday July 5th, in Poplar Bluff to discuss a grant application.
The City of Poplar Bluff will conduct the hearing at 6:45 p.m., at the City Council Chambers on South Fifth Street, to discuss the city’s submission of an application to the current MoDOT Transportation Alternative Program grant cycle.
Officials say that the project consists of, but is not limited to, construction of a sidewalk on the north side of Vine Street, from Fifth Street to Broadway. A cost estimate for this project states a total amount of almost $578,000.
For more information on the proposed project, contact Poplar Bluff City Manager, Matt Winters, at 573-785-7474.
OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE VISITED OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS LAST YEAR
A new report says that over one million people visited an area public attraction last year.
The report by the National Park Service shows that there were over 1.3 million visitors to Ozark National Scenic Riverways in 2021. The visitors spent over $64 million dollars in communities near the park.
Officials say that spending supported 886 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of almost $74 million dollars.
The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by economists at the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey. More information is available at nps.gov.
POPLAR BLUFF BACK TO SCHOOL BASH SCHEDULED FOR JULY 30TH
A Back to School Bash has been scheduled for the end of July in Poplar Bluff.
The event, for kids in Pre K through 12th grade, will feature free backpacks, kid’s haircuts, food, face painting and more.
The Back to School Bash will be from 3 to 5 pm on July 30th at the Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center.
KIDS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BUILD KITES THIS WEEK IN POPLAR BLUFF
Poplar Bluff area children will have the opportunity to build kites later this week.
Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation will be hosting Kites in the Park from 1:30 to 2:30 pm on Thursday, June 30th.
You can bring your own kite to Hendrickson Park or build one there.
Officials say that the Parks and Recreation department will have supplies there for kids to create their own kite if they want to.
