WOMAN FLOWN TO ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CRASH NEAR POPLAR BLUFF
A Bloomfield woman was flown from the scene of a crash Monday afternoon in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly before 5 pm on US Highway 67, two miles north of Poplar Bluff, when a vehicle pulled into the path of another vehicle.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 78 year old woman from Bloomfield, was flown to a St. Louis hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the first vehicle received moderate injuries and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
POPLAR BLUFF RESIDENTS ASKED TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Poplar Bluff residents are being asked to give their input on the draft plan to the city’s Active Transportation Plan.
The draft says that the goal of the plan is to prioritize sidewalk
and trail improvements that are safe for all users, as well as identify ways to improve the short and long-term health outcomes of Poplar Bluff’s residents.
A copy of the draft as well as a link for residents to leave their feedback is available on the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission Facebook page.
POPLAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL BETA CLUB TO HOST COOKIES WITH SANTA EVENT
Poplar Bluff area children will be able to visit with Santa this weekend during an event at Poplar Bluff High School.
The PBHS Beta Club will be hosting Cookies with Santa on Saturday, December 14th from 1 to 4 pm at the PBHS Cafeteria.
Parents will spend $10 for their first child and $5 for any additional children.
Kids will get to visit with Santa as well as enjoy games, crafts, and food.
VETERAN WREATH PLACEMENT CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND
Wreaths will be placed on the graves of veterans this weekend.
On December 14th the Poplar Bluff Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in cooperation with Wreaths Across America, will hold a ceremony at the Poplar Bluff Memorial Gardens Cemetery to honor veterans buried there.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11 am.
Everyone is invited to attend the ceremony, which will be followed by placing wreaths on veteran’s graves.
For more information, go to WreathsAcrossAmerica.org.
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS ROUTE 60 STUDY IN NEW MADRID COUNTY
A public meeting has been scheduled for this month to discuss Interstate 57 and Route 60 in New Madrid and Scott Counties.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 19th to discuss the Route 60 conceptual study in New Madrid and Scott Counties.
The meeting will be held at MoDOT's Southeast District Office in Sikeston.
The study includes an 11-mile section of U.S. Route 60 from the I-55/I-57/US 60 interchange in Sikeston to County Road 593. Officials say the study is a step in the multi-phase process to extend Interstate 57 from I-55 in Sikeston to Little Rock, Arkansas.
To extend I-57, it would be necessary to upgrade U.S. 60 to interstate standards. The corridor includes many at-grade intersections in addition to multiple field entrances, median crossovers and private driveways.
MoDOT has initiated this study to take a preliminary look at options for upgrading the roadway to improve safety and traffic flow.
For more information call 573-472-5371.
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT IN BUTLER COUNTY
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded contracts for various road projects in Southeast Missouri.
According to officials, an over 841 thousand dollar contract was awarded to Joe’s Bridge and Grading, for a bridge replacement on Route 158 over Craven Ditch in Butler County.
An over 2.6 million dollar contract was awarded to Apex Paving for resurfacing and adding rumble strips on Route 62 from Route 53 to the Arkansas State line and from Route 53 to Route 25 in Dunklin County.
Additional information about the projects, including a timeline and what impacts there will be to traffic, will be released prior to the start of construction.
