POPLAR BLUFF VOTERS TO DECIDE ON USE TAX IN APRIL
Poplar Bluff voters will decide on whether a use tax will be enacted this April.
During their meeting Tuesday night, the Poplar Bluff City Council unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing and directing the submission of a ballot proposition to Poplar Bluff voters at the upcoming general municipal election.
The ordinance will ask voters if they want to impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total sales tax rate. In the event the local sales tax rate is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate will also be reduced or raised.
Poplar Bluff City Manager Matt Winters tells KWOC News that the use tax will extend the city’s sales tax to internet purchases.
Winters added that funds from the use tax would go toward:
· Increased budget for Mosquito Abatement
· Fully fund Margaret Harwell Art Museum to restore Director position to full-time, and adding back part-time position
· Reinstate city-wide leaf pickup program
· Increase staffing levels at dispatch to provide two dispatchers, 24 hours per day
· Increase staffing for police, fire, and street department
· 11% contributed to Parks Department
The general municipal election will be held on April 4th.
WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN WRECK NEAR DONIPHAN
An Arkansas woman was injured in a wreck Tuesday afternoon near Doniphan.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 39 year old Lillie Ratliff, of Maynard, was driving on Missouri Highway 21 when she failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway.
The wreck occurred near the intersection of Highways 21 and 142.
Officials say that Ratliff suffered serious injuries in the wreck and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
DEXTER ROTARY CLUB HOSTING CHILI DAY TODAY
The Dexter Rotary Club is hosting a Chili Day today.
The event is scheduled for 11 am to 6 pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dexter. In addition to chili, there will also be soup, drinks, and deserts such as pie and cake.
The cost is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door.
Proceeds from the event will go toward the Stoddard County Children’s Home/Harty House.
FEED AND SEED EVENT SET FOR TODAY IN POPLAR BLUFF
New Day Ministry in Poplar Bluff will be hosting a feed and seed event today.
The event is from 3 to 5 pm and is first come, first serve, with packs limited to one per household.
New Day Ministry is located at 703 Franklin Street in Poplar Bluff. For more information, call 573-718-4578.
HIGHWAY PATROL SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR 118TH RECRUIT CLASS
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is seeking applicants for its next recruit class.
Officials say that the 118th Recruit Class will report to the Patrol's Law Enforcement Academy on July 3rd, 2023.
The selection process is a multi-phase testing procedure including: written examination, a physical fitness for duty assessment, polygraph examination, background investigation, and oral interview board.
To be eligible, candidates must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent and be 21 years of age upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy.
You can learn more by contacting a Patrol recruiter at 1-800-796-7000. The deadline to apply is March 1st.
MDC REMINDING THOSE WHO RECEIVED LANDOWNER DEER AND TURKEY PERMITS TO UPDATE PROPERTY INFORMATION
The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding Missouri landowners who get no-cost or reduced-cost deer and turkey landowner hunting permits that it may be time to reaffirm or update the property information.
Under the MDC Landowner Permit Application process, Missouri landowners with at least 20 acres who want to receive free or reduced-cost landowner deer and turkey permits for their qualifying properties must submit information for those properties.
Landowners must also reaffirm or update their property information every three years to continue to receive the free permits.
Officials say that the MDC will be emailing landowners who enrolled in 2020 with information and instructions on reaffirming or updating their property information.
Landowners without email will receive a letter from MDC with information and instructions on reaffirming or updating their property information.
