CORNMAN RE-ELECTED AS MAYOR OF POPLAR BLUFF
Shane Cornman will be retaining his spot as Mayor of Poplar Bluff.
Cornman was reelected as Mayor by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night for the 2024-2025 term.
The Council also chose Councilwoman Lisa Parson to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
SIX PEOPLE KILLED IN CLAY COUNTY CRASH
Multiple people were killed in a two vehicle crash Monday in Northeast Arkansas.
According to the Arkansas State Police, the accident occurred between a tractor-trailer and an SUV at the intersection of Arkansas State Highway 135 and U.S. Highway 62 near Corning.
Four adults and two minors were pronounced dead at the scene by the Clay County Coroners’ Office. Officials say that autopsies will be conducted at the Arkansas State Crime Lab to verify the identities of the deceased.
The tractor-trailer driver was flown to a Memphis hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
MULES BASEBALL TEAM TO HOST FUNDRAISING GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Poplar Bluff Mules Baseball team will be hosting a fundraising golf tournament this week.
The event has been scheduled for 12:30 pm on April 20th at the Ozark Ridge Golf Course in Poplar Bluff.
Registration will begin at 11:30 am and teams can register the day of the event. The cost is $65 per person or $260 per four person team.
For more information, contact Deanna Bratcher at 573-429-9062.
TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED, ONE FACING CHARGES, FOLLOWING CRASH NEAR DONIPHAN
Two people were seriously injured in a crash Monday evening in Ripley County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 20 year old Caleb Salinas, of Doniphan, was driving on Route Y when his vehicle ran off the side of the roadway, struck a ditch, and overturned.
Salinas suffered serious injuries in the crash and was flown to a Memphis hospital. A 14 year old passenger also received serious injuries and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
According to an arrest report from the Highway Patrol, Salinas is facing multiple charges, including driving while intoxicated - alcohol and careless and imprudent driving resulting in a crash.
POPLAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL AWARDED $50,000 TO HELP CREATE PATHWAYS TO CAREER FIELDS
Poplar Bluff High School has been awarded $50,000 in grant money to help create three new pathways in lucrative career fields under Project Lead the Way.
According to school officials, beginning in the 2024/25 school year, students will be able to choose from biomedical, computer science and engineering programs.
Additionally, algebra one advantage—in its pilot phase through the nonprofit organization—will be added as a hands-on supplement to the mathematics curriculum already in place.
The Poplar Bluff School District is the first in Southeast Missouri to adopt all modules under the national curriculum provider, according to Alana Dowdy, PLTW director of school success in Missouri.
SHOULDER REPAIRS TO CAUSE DELAYS FOR THE REST OF THIS MONTH ON US HIGHWAY 60
Westbound Route 60 in Stoddard County will be reduced for the rest of this month as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from Route AH to Route FF near Essex.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Tuesday, April 30th from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.
