DONALD TRUMP INAUGURATED AS 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Donald Trump has begun his second term as President of the United States of America.
President Trump took the oath of office on Monday inside the Capital Rotunda. The event had been moved indoors from the National Mall due to intense cold weather in the Washington D.C. area.
The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term.
Trump is the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland who was the 22nd and 24th president in the late 1800’s.
WARMING CENTERS OPEN TO HELP RESIDENTS OUT OF THE COLD
Warming centers are available to help area residents get out of the cold during the day and at night.
According to the National Weather Service, bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills will continue through Wednesday.
In Poplar Bluff, temperatures are expected to bottom out at around 10 degrees with wind chill values getting close to zero.
In Butler County, the Bread Shed will be acting as an overnight warming center from 7 pm to 7 am when the temperatures get below 20 degrees.
The Butler County Health Department and Poplar Bluff Library will serve as warming centers during the daytime hours.
The United Gospel Rescue Mission in Poplar Bluff is also open for men who need a place to stay during the cold weather.
To find warming centers in your area, go to Health.Mo.Gov/warmingcenters.
DOG RESCUED FROM STEEL TRAP IN RIPLEY COUNTY
Ripley County authorities worked together last week to save a puppy in the Doniphan area .
According to the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department, Friday afternoon a dog was found in a muddy creek stuck in a steel trap.
The deputy says that the dog never showed aggression towards his three rescuers as they pried the steel jaws off of him.
Officials from the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department, Doniphan Police Department, and Doniphan Fire Department assisted with the rescue.
Authorities say the dog did not seem to be injured and has been returned to the owner.
DEER HARVEST NUMBERS DOWN IN 2024
Deer harvest numbers were down last year in Missouri.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri's 2024-2025 deer-hunting season ended January 15th with a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 276,262.
Of the deer harvested, 129,252 were antlered bucks, 23,842 were button bucks, and 123,168 were does.
Hunters harvested 326,448 deer during the 2023-2024 deer hunting season.
MAN TO APPEAR IN COURT NEXT MONTH IN CONNECTION TO ALLEGED ASSAULT IN WAYNE COUNTY
A Wappapello man is scheduled to appear in court next month in connection to an alleged assault.
According to a probable cause affidavit, on January 13th a Wayne County deputy was dispatched following a report from a woman that her neighbor had attacked her and that she was bleeding.
The victim told the deputy that 65 year old Robert Schuenemeyer had grabbed her and pushed her while holding a knife in his hand. Schuenemeyer also allegedly told the victim that he was going to kill her.
The victim was able to escape and contact authorities. She suffered a laceration approximately two inches in length under her chin and refused to seek medical attention.
The deputy was able to locate the knife inside Schuenemeyer’s camper.
Schuenemeyer was taken into custody and has been charged with felony 1st degree assault and armed criminal action. He is scheduled to appear in a Wayne County courtroom on February 11th for a preliminary hearing.
MODOT CREWS TO CLOSE NEW MADRID COUNTY ROAD THIS WEEK FOR CULVERT REPLACEMENT
Route YY in New Madrid County will be closed this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway.
The closure is located from County Road 355 to County Road 375.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
