SEAT ON POPLAR BLUFF CITY COUNCIL AND MULTIPLE AREA SCHOOL BOARDS TO BE DECIDED TODAY
Voters from across Southeast Missouri will be going to the ballot box today for municipal elections.
In Poplar Bluff, voters will determine who will represent Ward Two on the City Council, David Boyer, Mack Campbell, or Marty Paskel.
Voters in numerous communities will also be voting on marijuana taxes today, including Poplar Bluff, Kennett, and Piedmont.
Multiple school districts will also be holding Board of Education elections today, including Poplar Bluff, Neelyville and Twin Rivers.
Five people are challenging for two spots on the Poplar Bluff School Board, including Timothy Dale Gaebler, Heather Rommel, Jamie Hickson, Ken Davis, and Curtis Fouts.
There are three candidates for two spots on the Neelyville School board; Marco Gavino, Jack Stull, and Tracee Stotts.
For the Twin Rivers School Board, voters will choose two members between Monica King Woolem, Jerry Whitlow, and Keith Parker.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN ARRESTED ON 1ST DEGREE MURDER WARRANT
A Poplar Bluff man has been arrested on a warrant for 1st degree murder.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, on Saturday afternoon 36 year old Marquis Black was booked on St. Louis County warrants for murder 1st, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
The warrant stems from a shooting death in St. Louis last July.
Police officials say that Black is also facing an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm and was lodged at the Butler County Jail.
WEEKEND SHOOTING IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS BELIEVED TO BE SELF DEFENSE
One man was shot during an incident Sunday night in Northeast Arkansas.
According to Pocahontas Police Chief David Edington, officers were dispatched to a reported shooting shortly before midnight Sunday night.
A male suffered gunshot wounds to his upper body during the incident. The subject, identified as Carl Pierce, was transported to a local hospital and his current condition is unknown.
Edington says that one person was taken into custody, but they were released on Monday as the incident is believed to have been a self defense shooting
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
CARUTHERSVILLE POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING MAN
Officials with the Caruthersville Police Department say that a search is underway for a man who was reported missing over the weekend.
According to officials, on Sunday police were contacted by the family of 23 year old Hunter Souders, who stated that he had left walking the previous afternoon, possibly going to the Hayti McDonald's.
Souders was last seen on city-owned cameras leaving Caruthersville on Highway 84. Officers later received information from a Hayti business that Souders may be trying to find a ride to Quincy, Illinois.
Souders is reported as being autistic and is not currently in possession of his prescribed medications.
He is described as a white male, last seen wearing a bright green head wrap, a white t-shirt, blue shorts, and white shoes.
Anyone who has information on Souders’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Caruthersville Police Department at 573-333-0216.
CULVERT REPLACEMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK IN CARTER COUNTY
Route F in Carter County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace several culverts under the roadway.
The work zone is located between Route C and the end of state maintenance near Van Buren.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
CONCRETE REPLACEMENT TO CAUSE DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 55
Southbound Interstate 55 in Pemiscot County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction through Thursday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform concrete replacement.
The work zone is located from mile marker 10.6 to mile marker 8 near Steele.
Weather permitting, the work will take place from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, through Thursday.
