TWIN RIVERS SUPERINTENDENT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO SPEAK TO LEGISLATORS ABOUT FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK
An area superintendent is encouraging parents to reach out to legislators and voice their feelings on the four day school week.
In a letter to parents, Twin Rivers R-X Superintendent Rob Brown says that an amendment to Senate Bill 4 that has been introduced in the Missouri Senate would eliminate the four day school week.
The amendment would set a minimum of 174 days in a school term and remove language that would allow for 142 school days for schools with a four day week.
Brown added that Missouri has always been a local control state and the bill does not allow for local rural districts to govern themselves.
He says that state legislators want to hear from parents about how the four day school week has helped or hurt their children or family.
KWOC News spoke with Missouri State Senator Jason Bean who says “Our schools have navigated more than their fair share of obstacles over the past few years. Employment and funding issues have arisen in many areas recently, and education hasn’t been immune to those problems. A 4-day school week doesn’t work for everyone, but it does for some, and at the end of the day I believe our local school officials have the ability to decide what is best for their program.”
THIRD PLACE GAMES TO BE PLAYED TODAY AT THE 2023 OZARK FOOTHILL CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The third place games are set to be played today at the 2023 Ozark Foothills Conference Basketball Tournament in Greenville.
The day will start with the Boys Junior Varsity game between East Carter and Neelyville at 4:30 pm.
At 6 pm, the Girls will take the court with Naylor challenging East Carter.
The Boys varsity third place game will finish the night at 7:30 pm featuring Twin Rivers facing Clearwater.
Every game of the tournament 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.
FIRE DEATHS IN KENNETT RULED AN ACCIDENT
A January fire in the Missouri Bootheel that resulted in the death of multiple people has been ruled an accident.
According to Kennett Fire Chief Lance Davis, the fire occurred on January 13th at a home on Masterson Street.
When Fire Department personnel arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames at the front of the single story brick residence and immediately began firefighting operations. Firefighters later found two deceased victims inside the residence.
Davis says that the Missouri State Fire Marshal's Investigative Unit has concluded that the origin of the fire was in the attic area over the living room. The cause of the fire was a failure or malfunction of the energized electrical circuits and the fire has been classified as accidental.
AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION RECEIVES GRANT MONEY TO EXPAND FACILITIES
An area nonprofit organization will receive over a million dollars to expand their facilities.
Whole Kids Outreach has been selected to receive $850,000 in facilities and infrastructure grant funding from the Children’s Trust Fund, Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention.
With a local match of over $200,000, Whole Kids Outreach will use the over one million dollars to renovate and expand its 10-acre Center in Ellington as well as satellite offices in Poplar Bluff and Birch Tree.
Officials estimate that the project has the potential to save more than $700,000 over the next 10 years.
Whole Kids Outreach is a nonprofit that delivers child abuse and neglect prevention services to about 500 families a year in an 11-county area of Southeast Missouri through an array of home visiting services and child-centered programs.
PAVEMENT REPAIRS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN NEW MADRID COUNTY
Route F in New Madrid County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
The section of roadway to be closed is located from U.S. 61 to County Road 311 near Marston.
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ROADSIDE WORK TO CAUSE DELAYS TODAY NEAR DUDLEY
Route WW in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform roadside work.
The work zone will be located from County Road 442 to County Road 470 near Dudley.
Weather permitting, work is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
