POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT AWARDED GRANT FOR SCHOOL BASED THERAPIST
The Poplar Bluff School District school-based therapist will be able to get additional certification thanks to a grant.
According to school officials, the District has been awarded an $8,000 competitive grant to certify its school-based therapist in play therapy, a research-developed intervention designed for young students.
A total of a dozen schools and organizations in rural communities throughout central and southern Missouri recently received a quarter-million dollars through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, in partnership with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation.
Jodi Powell, the district's licensed therapist, will begin the training through the Heartland Play Therapy Institute in Kansas City in February. Besides ancillary expenses for travel, the remaining funds will be used to purchase play therapy supplies such as feeling charts, games and interactive toolkits.
AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HOST DRUG TAKE BACK EVENT
Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas residents will have a chance to safely dispose of their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs this weekend.
Multiple area law enforcement agencies will be participating in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm.
You can find a drop off location in your area by going to DeaTakeBack.com.
THREE RIVERS SHRINE CLUB KIDS DAY COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
Preparations are underway for the upcoming Three Rivers Shrine Club Kids Day.
The event will be held from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday at the Three Rivers Shrine Club on Kennedy Lane in Poplar Bluff.
There will be games, activities, and food, including hotdogs and hamburgers, all free of charge.
For more information, contact Bobby Wicker at 573-718-4332.
TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED IN STODDARD COUNTY ON METH CHARGES
Two people were taken into custody Wednesday evening in Stoddard County on felony meth charges.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 24 year old Chelsea Lee, of Sikeston, was arrested shortly after 6:30 pm on charges of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, endangering the welfare of a child, and driving while intoxicated with a child less than 17 in the vehicle.
Less than 15 minutes later, troopers in Stoddard County arrested 43 year old Richard Wilkins, of Poplar Bluff, on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine.
It was not released if the two arrests were connected to each other.
PBHS TENNIS TEAM TO HOST FUNDRAISING PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT
The Poplar Bluff High School Tennis Team will be hosting a fundraising pickleball tournament this weekend.
The tournament has been scheduled for 9 am on Saturday at Poplar Bluff Middle School. Registration is available for $30 per team at pbparks.recdesk.com.
All proceeds from the event will go to the Poplar Bluff High School Tennis Team.
For more information, call Jordan Moss at 573-300-5943.
CREWS INSTALLING LIGHTS AT ROUTE PP AND SHELBY ROAD INTERSECTION
Poplar Bluff motorists are advised to watch for crews along PP Highway.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, Route PP in Butler County may be impacted as contractor crews install lights at the intersection of Route PP and Shelby Road.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Monday, May 12.
