POPLAR BLUFF MAN ARRESTED ON WARRANT FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
A Poplar Bluff man is in custody for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, on Wednesday, 56 year old Alphonso Price was arrested at a residence on Foley Street for a Butler County warrant for failure to register as a sex offender and a probation/parole warrant for a parole violation.
According to the Missouri Sex Offender Registry, Price was convicted of 1st degree child molestation in 1997 and is considered a tier 3 offender with a lifetime registration requirement.
His bond was set at $100,000 for the failure to register warrant and no bond was set for the parole violation warrant. Price was lodged in the Butler County Jail.
NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER SHOTS FIRED INTO VEHICLE IN POPLAR BLUFF
Shots were reportedly fired into a vehicle this week in Poplar Bluff.
According to police reports, shortly after 11 pm Wednesday night, officers responded to the Black River Coliseum parking lot in reference to a report of a shot fired in the area.
Bystanders told Police that several people that were gathered on the lot scattered when the shots were fired.
A white Ford sport utility vehicle was struck and damaged, but no injury was reported.
MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH CARE TO HOST HEALTH FAIR IN DONIPHAN
Missouri Highlands Health Care is hosting its next health fair today in Southeast Missouri.
The Doniphan Health Fair has been scheduled for 9 am to 12:30 pm at His Place Church.
In addition to tables full of community resources, attendees can also get free take home HIV tests and information.
Ripley County residents will also get the chance to stop by the Mobile Food Pantry, sponsored by First Christian Church of Doniphan.
For more information, go to the Missouri Highlands Health Care Facebook page.
POPLAR BLUFF STREET DEPARTMENT TO BE WORKING ON INDUSTRIAL PARK BYPASS NEXT WEEK
Crews with the Poplar Bluff Street Department will be busy next week.
According to officials, crews will be overlaying the Industrial Park Bypass from June 26th through June 29th.
Motorists in the area should expect delays and are asked to use another route if possible.
THIS WEEK IS LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK
This week is Lightning Safety Awareness Week and weather officials are calling attention to lightning being an underrated killer.
According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, lightning kills or injures hundreds of people each year in the United States. Since Lightning Safety Awareness Week began in 2001, lightning fatalities have dropped from about 55 per year to less than 30.
Officials say that the best way to minimize your risk of being struck by lightning is to stay informed and plan ahead. When outside, know where your safe place is, so that you can quickly take shelter if a thunderstorm threatens.
A full video on lightning safety is available on the NWS Paducah Facebook page.
MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES JOIN FORCES TO COMBAT NOXIOUS WEEDS
Multiple Missouri agencies have entered an agreement to help beautify the state.
The Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Missouri Prairie Foundation have joined forces to control invasive, exotic and noxious weeds along the state’s roadways.
Utility Terrain Vehicle spraying units have been a part of MoDOT’s herbicide application operations in some test regions in recent years. MoDOT is now taking the new UTV spraying operation statewide to strategically target specific harmful vegetation while limiting collateral impact to desirable roadside vegetation.
Support vehicles will be working behind the UTVs to provide materials and a water source as well as back-up safety to the spraying crews.
Typically, spraying operations should have little impact on traffic flow on state roadways as the work is done from the shoulder and side slopes of the roadside. Motorists are urged to use caution and slow down if they see an invasive species spraying operation at work.
