WELLS RETAINS PRIMARY WIN FOLLOWING RECOUNT
Larry Wells has secured the Republican nomination for Butler County Western District Commissioner.
Butler County Clerk Donna Hill tells KWOC News that a recount was held Thursday for the race after Wells won the primary earlier this month by only two votes over his nearest challenger, Kenny Barker.
The results stayed exactly the same following the recount with Wells winning with 666 votes cast in his favor.
FOOTBALL JAMBOREE TONIGHT IN FESTUS
We are a week away from the official start of the high school football season in Southeast Missouri which means it is time for the annual jamboree.
The Poplar Bluff Mules will be traveling north this year for the Festus Jamboree. In addition to Festus, the Mules will also play Farmington and Seckman.
The kick off is scheduled for 6 pm tonight and every Poplar Bluff snap will be carried live on Today’s Talk KWOC 93.3 FM and 930 AM as well as on the KWOC Facebook page and River Radio Youtube page starting at 5:45 pm.
10TH ANNUAL RIDE FOR A CURE TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY
The 10th Annual Ride for a Cure Dice Run in memory of Larry Maronay has been scheduled for this weekend
Registration for the event will begin at 10 am on Saturday at the Dexter Elks Lodge, with the ride beginning at 11 am. The entry fee is $20 per bike and $10 for an additional rider with a meal included at the end of the ride.
All proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
For more information, call Brian Jones at 573-421-1771.
REDMAN EAST CAMPGROUND TO REOPEN NEXT WEEK
A popular area campground will be reopening to the public next week.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake tell KWOC News that the Grand Re-Opening of Redman East Campground is scheduled for Thursday, August 28.
Officials say that the campground has been closed due to renovations, including a new shower facility, new utilities at each site, site expansion and leveling, road widening, and more.
Many of the sites have been expanded to accommodate larger RVs that are commonly used by the recreating public in the campground.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 9 am on the 28th, followed by a period where the campground will be open for drive throughs by the public, until noon.
Visitors with camping reservations are welcomed to set up starting at noon.
Once re-opened, the campground will remain in operation
through Wednesday, November 6 when it closes for the season.
NEW POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN PRINCIPAL CHRISTY YOUNG TALKS ABOUT HER PLANS FOR THIS YEAR
Continuing our series on new administrators in the Poplar Bluff School District, we now focus on the new leader of the Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center, Christy Young.
Entering the 19th year of her tenure, Young was hired in February by the Board of Education to succeed Jessica Thurston as principal of the Kindergarten Center.
This year, the Kindergarten Center will be adding eight new staff members, with several being teachers along with a building secretary and a nurse, plus there are a few more certified retirements anticipated next year.
Assembling a newer team, Young says she plans to lead a reboot of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports system, “taking it back to tier one, training staff from the ground up,” she said, as well as orchestrating a boot camp for students in order to model expectations.
Young split summer school duties in June with Thurston in order to become acquainted with the building. The two happened to have co-taught together back when Young’s career began at O’Neal Elementary.
MODOT CREWS TO CAUSE DELAYS ON ROUTE B IN DUNKLIN COUNTY
Route B in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane for a week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from County Road 314 to Route BB near Holcomb.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Thursday, August 29.
