NO EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING OPENS FOR UPCOMING ELECTION
Missouri voters no longer need a reason for submitting an absentee ballot.
No excuse absentee voting begins today for the General Election, which is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5th.
An absentee ballot can be requested from your local election authority.
November’s general election will feature the race for the White House, as well as local and statewide races, including several Missouri constitutional amendments.
Butler County Clerk Donna Hillis tells KWOC News that the Butler County Clerk’s office will be open during the lunch hour through Election Day.
More information is available at sos.mo.gov.
THREE RIVERS COLLEGE TO HOST JOB FAIR TODAY
Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff will be hosting a job fair today.
The event is scheduled for 10 am to 1 pm at the Crisp Technology Center on the TRC Poplar Bluff campus.
Over a dozen employers are signed up to be involved in the fair, with some conducting on-site interviews.
More information is available at trcc.edu.
DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS TO BE ACCEPTED AT RIVER RADIO IN POPLAR BLUFF
Area residents who want to donate items to help victims of the recent hurricane in North Carolina will have an opportunity to drop off items here at River Radio this month.
Lee Wright and the Poplar Bluff Knights of Columbus will be accepting items, including new coats, gloves, sleeping bags, little green propane canisters, and small propane heaters, from 10 am to 6 pm on October 25th and from noon to 5 pm on October 27th.
Organizers are asking that people not bring water, clothes, diapers, food, or paper products as those items were already collected and taken on a previous trip.
If you are not able to make it to the drop off times, you can still take items to the Knights of Columbus Hall and tell them it is for Lee Wright.
NEELYVILLE AND CHAFFEE TO PLAY TODAY FOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
A trip to the state softball tournament is on the line today in Chaffee.
Number two seed Chaffee will be hosting top seed Neelyville today in the Class 2, District 1 championship game.
First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 pm.
The Championship game will be broadcast live on Today’s Talk KWOC 93.3 FM and 930 AM as well as at KWOC.com. A video feed of the game will be available to purchase at MSHSAA.TV.
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
This week is National School Bus Safety Week and parents are being encouraged to make sure their kids are safe around school buses.
When your kids are waiting for the school bus, have them wait in a location where the driver can see them while driving down the street.
Warn children that if they drop something getting on and off the bus, they should never pick it up. Instead, they should tell the driver and follow the driver’s instructions.
If you meet your child at the bus stop after school, wait on the side where the child will be dropped off, not across the street. Children can be so excited to see you after school that they dash across the street and forget the safety rules.
Poplar Bluff Transportation Director Jon McKinney is thanking the Poplar Bluff Schools transportation staff for everything that they do to keep the over 2000 students they transport each day safe.
PAVEMENT REPAIRS ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 55 NEAR MATTHEWS TO BEGIN TODAY
Southbound Interstate 55 in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction for the rest of this week as contractor crews perform pavement repairs.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the reduction is located from mile marker 66 to mile marker 58 near Matthews.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Friday.
