MISSOURI POLICE OFFICERS TO CRACKDOWN ON RESIDENTS NOT WEARING THEIR SEAT BELT
A new seat belt enforcement campaign is set to begin next week in Missouri.
Statewide law enforcement will be participating in a high visibility click it or ticket seat belt mobilization from May 20th through June 2nd to help increase seat belt use among residents and reduce highway fatalities.
According to officials, more than 6 out of l0 people killed in 2023 Missouri traffic crashes were unbuckled. Even with all the advancements in automobile safety, a seat belt remains a person's single greatest defense in the event of a crash.
ROAD WORK SCHEDULED FOR TODAY IN BUTLER AND STODDARD COUNTIES
Various sections of Route 60 in Stoddard and Butler Counties will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.
Work will take place between Route 114 near Grayridge and Route DD near Fisk. Drivers should anticipate short, intermittent lane reductions in the vicinity of the bridge repairs.
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
POPLAR BLUFF MULES BASEBALL TEAM TO BEGIN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TODAY
The Poplar Bluff Mules baseball team is traveling to Imperial today for their opening game in the district tournament.
The six seed Poplar Bluff will be taking on three seed Seckman at 4:00 pm this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Class 6, District 1 tournament.
Today’s Talk KWOC will have the game for you live on radio, with a video stream also available at MSHSAA.tv. Both will feature the voice of the Poplar Bluff Mules, Frankie Casteel.
If the Mules get the win today, they will travel to Lindbergh on Thursday to face the winner of the Oakville and Mehlville quarterfinal matchup.
POPLAR BLUFF’S PARKER HICKS EARNS PRESTIGIOUS 2024 MISSOURI CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Poplar Bluff High School Senior Parker Hicks, was selected among 15 students across the state, to receive the award for Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship, the first time a student has earned the honor locally in seven years.
Parker is involved with numerous student organizations, including holding leadership positions with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Honor Society, and Mule Barn pep club.
He volunteers for the Bread Shed food pantry, Salvation Army’s red kettle campaign, highway clean-up committee through the Interact Club, and as an ambassador for incoming freshmen.
Officials with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education say students are chosen for the State Board of Education’s Missouri Citizenship Award, based on academic achievement in civics and government courses, performance in civics and government-related extracurricular activities, and exemplary community service.
Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship has been awarded since the 1990/91 school year as a provision under Senate Bill 198, which pertains to teaching federal and state constitutions and U.S. history in public and private schools.
BRIDGE REPAIRS TO CAUSE DELAYS TODAY ON US HIGHWAY 62
U.S. 62 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform repairs on the St. Francis River bridge.
The bridge is located at the state line from Dunklin County to Clay County.
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.
