NEW POPLAR BLUFF CITY MANAGER MEETS WITH PUBLIC
Poplar Bluff residents got a chance to meet their new city manager Thursday night.
City Manager Robert Knodell conducted a meet and greet with area residents at the Black River Coliseum.
Speaking with KWOC News, Knodell spoke about the great people in the Poplar Bluff community and what a great place to live Poplar Bluff is.
Knodell also spoke about the potential of the city with the Future Interstate-57 project and other things that could help everyone pull together and take the community to the next level.
The meet and greet was attended by numerous area residents as well as city leaders.
Knodell was appointed to the City Manager position in December by a unanimous vote of the Poplar Bluff City Council and officially began his tenure as City Manager on January 27th.
OFC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TO BE BROADCAST ON KWOC FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE PAGES
The 2025 Ozark Foothills Conference basketball tournament is set to begin tonight
The tournament, featuring eight area schools, will begin with three Junior Varsity games tonight at Clearwater High School in Piedmont starting at 5 pm. A full slate of nine games is scheduled for Saturday
The championship games will be played on Friday, February 14th at the Libla Family Sports Complex on the campus of Three Rivers College.
Every game of the tournament, including boys’ varsity and junior varsity games along with girls’ games, will be broadcast live on the Today’s Talk KWOC Facebook page at facebook.com/TodaysTalkKWOC and the River Radio Youtube page at youtube.com/RiverRadioPB.
OPENING TIME FOR PBHS BUILDING TO BE ALTERED LATER THIS MONTH
With the upcoming safety and security measures coming to Poplar Bluff High School, officials have confirmed that they will be adjusting the building opening times.
Beginning on February 19th, the High School will not open its doors until 7 am. Start and end times for classes are not being changed, school will begin at 7:45 am and end at 3 pm.
Athletes who have early morning practices will meet their coaches at specific entrances.
POPLAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CARE CAREER FAIR SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Poplar Bluff High School students will get to learn about careers in the Health Care field during a fair scheduled today.
PBHS will host its annual Health Care Career Fair from 8:40 to 10:40 a.m. at the PBHS Gymnasium.
The event is for students interested in exploring the medical career field.
This is the second year for the Health Care Career Fair, which was started last year to expose students to lucrative careers in the health care industry, and help combat the nursing shortage in Butler County.
DEADLINE IS TODAY TO PURCHASE TAGS FOR BULKY ITEM PICKUP
Today is the final day for Poplar Bluff residents to purchase tags for this month’s Bulky Item Pickup.
Residents can purchase bulk item tags from the City Collector’s office at City Hall for $20. The tags entitle you to the removal of four bulk items, such as couches or refrigerators. Tires may be collected for a charge of $3 per tire with a limit of four tires.
No construction materials or small items will be picked up and the program is for residential areas only.
Today is the final day to purchase item tags at City Hall to be included in next week’s pick up, which will be conducted on Tuesday, February, 11th.
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE PROJECT UNDERWAY ON INTERSTATE 155
North and Southbound Interstate 155 will be reduced to one lane over the next two months as construction crews perform bridge maintenance over the Mississippi River.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the northbound lanes will be reduced with a 14-foot width restriction while the southbound lane will have a 10-foot width restriction.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday, April 7. The work zone will remain in place until the work is completed.
