AUTOPSY COMPLETED ON BODY FOUND IN BLACK RIVER
Updating a story we brought to you earlier this week, an autopsy has been completed on a body found this past weekend in Butler County.
The body was found Saturday afternoon at around 4 pm near the Ashcroft and Wilson Street intersection in Poplar Bluff.
Butler County Coroner Jim Akers tells KWOC News that the autopsy allowed officials to conduct dental x-rays and acquire DNA.
Authorities will now be working with Certified Forensic Odontologist Dr. Mike Price in order to determine the identity of the deceased.
A cause and potential manner of death has been identified, but is not being released at this time.
Akers is thanking the public for their help in the investigation which has uncovered around 50 potential leads.
We will keep following the story for you and bring you updates as they become available.
COUNTY CLERK RACE HEADLINES PRIMARY ELECTION IN BUTLER COUNTY
The race for the County Clerk position in Butler County is one of the big contests for next Tuesday’s primary election.
Three people in Butler County are running for the Republican nomination for Clerk of the County Commission, Donna Hillis, Kyle Aubuchon, and Kim Mizell.
There are multiple competitive races for Republican nominations in Ripley County. Jesse Roy and Danny Kellas are running for Presiding Commissioner. Michael A. Williams and Aldina Cagle are facing off for the County Clerk spot, while Ruth Austin and Marilyn Hart are both running for the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Ripley County voters will also be deciding two ballot measures. The first one will be for a countywide sales tax of one-half of one percent for providing funding for general revenue and public safety purposes.
The second ballot measure asks Ripley County voters if the office of prosecuting attorney should be made a full-time position.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT CHOSEN AS PIONEER IN EDUCATION
A Southeast Missouri superintendent has been chosen as a Missouri Pioneer in Education.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced this week that Dr. J.J. Bullington was one of six people to be selected for the honor.
Dr. Bullington has served the Caruthersville School District for more than 40 years. As superintendent, Bullington oversaw design and reconstruction in the district after an F-3 tornado devastated the area. The new high school was completed in 2011.
The 2022 Pioneers will be recognized on Monday, August 1st during the 61st Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators at Lake Ozark.
BLOOMFIELD RECEIVES REBATE FOR COSTS INCURRED DURING CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SYSTEM
A Southeast Missouri community has received over $20,000.
According to the Missouri Rural Water Association, the City of Bloomfield recently received a check for over $23,000 from the Missouri Public Utilities Commission.
Officials say that the check was a rebate of interest costs incurred during the construction of upgrades to the city’s water system.
U.S. ROUTE 62 TO BE REDUCED TODAY IN NEW MADRID COUNTY
U.S. Route 62 in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform approach work.
The section of roadway to be reduced is located from Route 25 to County Road 558 near Malden.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MULTIPLE ROAD PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN DUNKLIN COUNTY
Multiple road projects are scheduled for today in Dunklin County.
Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced today from Route D to Arnold Boulevard, in Malden, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews mill the roadway.
Also today, Route 53 in Dunklin County will be reduced from Route OO to County Road 225 near Campbell.
Weather permitting, both projects will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
