COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING TO BE HELD IN DOWNTOWN POPLAR BLUFF ON DECEMBER 1ST
Downtown Poplar Bluff will be filled with the spirit of Christmas this December.
The lighting of the Community Christmas Tree, brought to you by Missouri Highlands Health Care, has been scheduled for 6 pm, on Friday, December 1st.
The Christmas Tree will be located in front of the Black River Coliseum and the lighting of the tree will be broadcast on the Today’s Talk KWOC, Clear 94, Z95 the Bone, and Hot 92.9 Facebook pages, as well as the River Radio Youtube page.
Immediately after the lighting, the River Radio Lighted Christmas Parade will begin, running from Highway 53 down Ditch Road before circling through Downtown Poplar Bluff.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN ARRESTED ON DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND WEAPON CHARGES
A Poplar Bluff man is in custody on assault and weapon charges.
According to Missouri Case Net, 20 year old Joshua Bardell was arrested Monday on charges of domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of a controlled substance.
Bardell is accused of striking a woman multiple times as well as choking her, and then chasing her while holding a piece of glass from a broken vase.
During Bardell’s arrest, an officer found a small baggie containing a white crystalline substance that Bardell identified as methamphetamine, as well as four syringes.
Bardell is being held in the Butler County Justice Center on a no bond warrant and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning.
EAST PRAIRIE MAN ARRESTED IN SIKESTON HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
Updating a story we brought to you yesterday, an arrest has been made in connection to a homicide investigation in Sikeston.
Sergeant Tyler Rowe with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety tells KWOC News that Sunday evening officers received a report of a subject shot at a residence in the 100 block of North Handy.
At the scene, officers found a male subject dead with a gunshot wound. The subject has been identified as Anthony Evans of Sikeston.
Rowe says that 19 year old Dazarrion Easton, of East Prairie, has been arrested and charged with felony murder 1st degree, robbery 1st degree, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of weapon. Easton is currently being held on a no bond warrant through Scott County.
The Sikeston DPS Criminal Investigation Unit and SEMO Major Case Squad investigated the case.
POPLAR BLUFF FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH FIRE ON NORTH D STREET
Poplar Bluff firefighters were called to the scene of a residential fire on Monday.
According to the Poplar Bluff Fire Department, crews were dispatched shortly after 6 am Monday morning to a reported structure fire on North D Street.
At the scene, crews found a single story residential structure with flames showing through the roof. The fire was extinguished and multiple searches of the house were completed with nobody being found inside.
The State Fire Marshall was contacted and an investigator was dispatched to the scene.
No information has been released on a possible cause for the fire.
OVER 44 THOUSAND DOLLARS RETURNED TO CLAY COUNTY
A Northeast Arkansas County has been returned over $44,000 through the state’s unclaimed property program.
Arkansas Auditor of State Dennis Milligan recently visited with Clay County Judge Mike Patterson and Representative Jeremy Wooldridge during a trip to the area.
Milligan says that his office located and returned $44,992 for Clay County from the state’s unclaimed property program, the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt.
In addition to finding funds for Clay County, Milligan also located over $4,000 for the Piggott School District.
TWO WEEK LONG SHOULDER PROJECT TO BEGIN TODAY IN DUNKLIN COUNTY
Route NN in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction for the rest of this month as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder work.
The section of roadway being reduced is located between Route 164 and County Road 454 near Rives.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Friday, December 1st.
