MULES CAFE TO OPEN TODAY FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Poplar Bluff students will be making lunch for customers beginning today.
The Mules Café, located in the R-1 Administrative Building on North Westwood Boulevard, is open to the public from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday each week, unless school is out.
This year will be a little different as the culinary arts class is anticipating a midyear move from the Administrative Building to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center campus in the state-of-the-art Culinary Arts Center, which is about midway through construction.
This will be the end of the Café’s approximately 45 year run in its current location.
NEELYVILLE MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
A Neelyville man is facing multiple drug related charges following his arrest Tuesday night.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 46 year old Benjamin Buhler was taken into custody on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine.
Buhler is also facing a charge of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.
Following the arrest, he was held in the Butler County Jail.
BUTLER COUNTY FAIR BEGINS TODAY IN POPLAR BLUFF
The Butler County Fair is kicking off today in Poplar Bluff.
The three day fair is set for today through Saturday at its new home, the Poplar Bluff Motorsports Park.
Multiple events are scheduled for the fair this year, including the donkey races tonight, the Chalk Bluff Rodeo Company on Friday, and the Tractor and Truck Pull on Saturday.
The Black River Coliseum will be hosting the fair exhibits and silent auction over all three days, as well as the Butler County Fair Beauty Pageant on Friday.
For more information, visit BCFair.org.
QULIN HOMECOMING PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 7TH
October 7th will mark the return of the Qulin Homecoming.
Organizers say that the opening ceremony will begin at 10:30 am and will be immediately followed by the parade, which will start on 5th Street.
There will also be events and vendors available after the parade including the rock, paper, scissors tournament, the car show, and outhouse races, as well as the Bake and Cake wars.
More information is available on the City of Qulin Facebook page.
TURKEY HUNTERS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FEATHERS
Missouri turkey hunters are being encouraged to save and submit feathers from birds they harvest this fall.
Officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation tell KWOC News that the feathers will be used for a research project that will improve their ability to estimate turkey abundance across Missouri.
Hunters who successfully harvest a turkey during either the Archery Deer and Turkey Season or Fall Firearms Turkey Season can voluntarily submit feathers from their turkey at no cost.
Interested hunters are asked to retain a wing and three to five feathers from the breast after Telechecking their turkey. They will then be mailed a feather submission packet, including a postage-paid return envelope to submit the feathers.
For more information, go online to mdc.mo.gov.
BRIDGE REPAIRS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN THE ESSEX AREA
Route 114 in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.
The work zone is located between County Road 763 and County Road 775 near Essex.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through 3:30 p.m.
