GENE BESS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
Former Three Rivers College Basketball Coach, Gene Bess, has been selected to join the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bess was one of the 12 Class of 2023 inductees announced over the weekend during the 2023 Men’s Final Four, which also included Dirk Nowitzki, Dwayne Wade, and Gregg Popovich.
Bess coached at Three Rivers College for 50 years, from 1971 to 2020. During his time leading the Raiders’ program, Bess was named NJCAA National Coach of the Year twice and amassed 1,300 wins. He is the all-time winningest college basketball coach across all levels.
Bess coached his teams to 17 NJCAA Tournament appearances, including four finals and two championships.
The Class of 2023 will be enshrined during festivities held in early August.
ABSENTEE VOTING STILL AVAILABLE AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The Missouri General Municipal Election Day is coming up tomorrow, but you can still vote absentee if you will be unable to make it to the polls..
Butler County Clerk Donna Hillis tells KWOC News that absentee voting will be available through 5 pm this evening. You will not have to provide a reason for casting an absentee ballot.
Citizens across Southeast Missouri will be voting on ballot issues tomorrow.
A Poplar Bluff proposition asks voters if the city of Poplar Bluff should impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total local sales tax rate.
Butler County, along with numerous other communities, will be voting on tax issues regarding sales of marijuana.
Poplar Bluff City Council Member Robert Smith is being challenged for his position as Ward 5 Councilman by Spencer Jones. There will also be elections for multiple area school boards.
Butler County residents can call the Clerk’s Office at 573-686-8050 to check their registration status and find out their voting location.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON ON GUN AND DRUG CHARGES
A Poplar Bluff man is looking at a decade behind bars for gun and drug charges.
According to the United States Attorney's Office, 31 year old Daniel Hendrickson was sentenced Friday to serve a total aggregate sentence of 120 months in federal prison for the offenses of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, in September of 2021, officers with the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Hendrickson’s residence in Poplar Bluff.
During the search, officers seized approximately 80 grams of methamphetamine, 64 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and three firearms from the residence and a shop building located on the property.
Hendrickson also admitted to law enforcement officers that he sold methamphetamine.
POPLAR BLUFF FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BLAZE
No one was injured in an overnight fire at a Poplar Bluff residence.
According to authorities, fire crews responded to a residence on Spring Street just after midnight Friday morning for a structure fire.
There was heavy smoke and flames coming from the single story structure. A search was conducted of the residence and no one was located.
The fire was extinguished with no injuries reported.
FISK TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
A town hall meeting will be held today to discuss improvements to the Fisk drinking water plant.
According to city officials, the meeting has been scheduled for 6 pm at the Middle School Gymnasium.
Officials say that the drinking water plant must have upgrades to keep it safely producing water.
Engineers will also be at the meeting to discuss the improvements that are needed.
INTERSTATE 155 TO BE REDUCED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN PEMISCOT COUNTY
Northbound Interstate 155 in Pemiscot County will be reduced to one lane overnight tonight as contractor crews perform shoulder work.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from mile marker 8.0 to mile marker 8.7 near Caruthersville.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 11 pm tonight to 5 a.m. tomorrow morning.
