RESIDENTS URGED TO BE CAUTIOUS OF SUSPICIOUS EMAILS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES
Area residents are being urged to be cautious about suspicious emails from what appears to be local government officials.
Lieutenant Josh Stewart with the Poplar Bluff Police Department tells KWOC News that the emails started going out this week saying that they contain statements from Butler County or the City of Poplar Bluff or similar nomenclature.
If you receive an email like this and are not expecting it, do not open any attachments or click on any links in the email. It could contain malware or other malicious software that could affect your computer.
Contact the office that supposedly sent the email and verify if you were supposed to be getting an email from them.
FIRE DESTROYS CLARKTON CITY HALL
The Clarkton City Hall suffered extensive damage during a fire Monday night.
According to the Dunklin County E911 Emergency Services Facebook Page, emergency services were dispatched to the fire shortly after 6:30 pm Monday evening.
The Clarkton Fire Chief says that there were no injuries from the fire. At this time, the cause of the fire is unknown and an investigation is underway, with the State Fire Marshall assisting. The building is reported to be a total loss.
The Clarkton Fire Department, Clarkton Police Department, Medic One, Malden Fire Department, and Dunklin County Sheriff Department all responded to the scene.
NEW BOOKLETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR HUNTERS IN MISSOURI
Fall will be here before we know it and the Missouri Department of Conservation has made information available for hunters to prepare for hunting season.
Missouri deer, turkey, waterfowl, and dove hunters can get the most current information on upcoming fall hunting from the MDC’s new 2024 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and the Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest.
The 2024 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet has detailed information on fall deer and turkey hunting seasons, limits, permits, managed hunts, regulations, conservation areas to hunt, post-harvest instructions, chronic wasting disease updates, and more.
The Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest has detailed information on waterfowl hunting along with hunting doves and several other migratory game birds such as rail, snipe, and woodcock.
Both booklets are available where permits are sold and online at mdc.mo.gov.
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS BUTLER COUNTY GRANT APPLICATION
A meeting will be held next week to discuss a submission for grant money for Butler County.
County officials will hold a public hearing at 8:45 a.m. on July 17th at the Butler County Courthouse Commissioner Chambers to discuss the County’s submission of an Competitive Cycle application for the fiscal year 2023/2024 Community Development Block Grant program.
The county is proposing the Broseley Phase Two Paving project. Officials say the area to be addressed is portions of County Road 650 and the total project cost is estimated at approximately $235,000.
The county proposes to contribute $12,500 in cash, $37,500 in-kind labor by county crews, with grant funds of $185,000 needed to make up the balance.
For more information on the proposed project, contact County Clerk Donna Hillis at 573-686-8050.
FRIENDS OF WAPPAPELLO LAKE TO HOST MONTHLY MEETING TONIGHT
The Friends of Wappapello Lake will be hosting their monthly membership meeting tonight in Wappapello.
The meeting will begin at 6 pm at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center.
The Friends of Wappapello Lake puts on many events in the Wappapello Lake area, including Movie in the Park and the Festival of Lights Auto Tour.
PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK NEAR KENNETT
Route Z in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
The section of roadway is located from U.S. Route 412 to County Road 512 near Kennett.
Work is scheduled to take place today and tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.
