HOLCOMB MAN KILLED IN DUNKLIN COUNTY WRECK
A crash in Dunklin County has left one person dead.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC News that the crash occurred Wednesday morning when a vehicle driven by 50 year old Shane Hillhouse, of Kennett, failed to yield to another vehicle at the intersection of US Highway 412 and Highway NN.
The driver of the second vehicle, 57 year old Kevin Nelson, of Holcomb, was transported to a Pemiscot County hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Hillhouse suffered moderate injuries and was also transported to a Pemiscot County Hospital.
CLAY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER TO OPEN NEXT WEEK
A Northeast Arkansas jail will be opening next week.
According to Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole, the Sheriff’s Department has been authorized to open the Clay County Detention Center on Monday, May 22nd.
Cole says that staffing problems and lack of maintenance had forced the closure of the jail since October 2021. The facility has been completely renovated and it is anticipated that all inmates will have been moved back to the jail by Monday evening.
The opening of the jail will also mark the end of the warrant amnesty program.
Cole says that anyone having a Clay County misdemeanor warrant for unpaid fines in District Court can currently turn themselves in to the Sheriff’s Department.
The warrant will be served and you will be released and given a court date to appear in front of the Judge to get your payment plan redone.
Starting Monday, if you have a warrant for unpaid fines in Clay County, you will be taken to jail and have to post bond.
NAYLOR MAN FACING METH CHARGE
A Naylor man has been taken into custody on a drug charge.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 48 year old Walter Anders was recently arrested on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine.
Anders, who also reportedly had a felony Butler County warrant for possession of a controlled substance, was held in the Butler County Jail.
FEED AND SEED EVENT SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
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.
PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT UNDERWAY ON US HIGHWAY 60 IN CARTER COUNTY
Westbound U.S. Route 60 in Carter County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction for over a month as contractor crews perform pavement repairs.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from Route M to Route C near Van Buren.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Friday, June 20th.
BRIDGE REPAIRS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY NEAR MATTHEWS
Route HH in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from County Road 609 to County Road 613 near Matthews.
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
