ONE INJURED IN SHOOTING
One person was injured Thursday evening in a shooting.
Few details about the shooting are available; however Poplar Bluff police were searching for 26 year old Guy Michael Conner II in connection to the incident.
Conner was found later Thursday night. We will keep following this story for you and bring you updates when they become available.
MISSOURI SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO HONOR GENE BESS AS A MISSOURI SPORTS LEGEND
Gene Bess will be honored next month by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame will honor the longtime Three Rivers College basketball coach as a Missouri Sports Legend at the Enshrinement on Sunday, November 6th at the Show Me Center.
Bess, the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, is receiving the Hall’s highest honor with a bronze bust. It eventually will be on display on the Legends Walkway, home to other bronze statues of Missouri greats such as Stan Musial, Whitey Herzog, Norm Stewart, and Ozzie Smith.
Poplar Bluff’s Eddie Moss was also selected for induction into the Hall. A 1967 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School, Moss was a football standout at Poplar Bluff, Southeast Missouri State and the St. Louis Football Cardinals.
The 1979 and 1992 Three Rivers Community College men’s basketball teams, who won national championships in the NJCAA Tournament, will also be inducted into the hall.
Additionally, the Hall of Fame will bestow its President’s Award on Joe Scott, a Poplar Bluff attorney and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee who was a standout basketball player at the University of Missouri.
ELLINGTON MAN FACING METH CHARGE FOLLOWING ARREST IN STODDARD COUNTY
An Ellington man is facing a meth charge following his arrest Wednesday in Stoddard County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 51 year old Gregory Hundelt was taken into custody Wednesday morning on a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine.
Following the arrest, Hundelt was taken to the Stoddard County Jail on a 24 hour hold.
WOMAN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGE THURSDAY NIGHT
Authorities have arrested a Southeast Missouri woman on a felony drug charge.
According to the Highway Patrol, 46 year old Angela Taylor, of Puxico, was arrested Thursday night in Wayne County on charges of driving while intoxicated and felony possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine.
Following the arrest, Taylor was held in the Wayne County Jail.
STORM SIRENS TO BE TESTED TODAY AT NOON
Officials with the Butler County EMA and Poplar Bluff Police Department tell us that the outdoor warning system sirens will be tested today.
The storm sirens will be activated at noon.
The Police Department says that the actual sirens will be sounding today and not a recording of “God Bless America.”
WHOLE KIDS OUTREACH FALL FESTIVAL SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEKEND
Preparations are underway for the annual Whole Kids Outreach Fall Festival.
Officials tell us that festival is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 15th, with registration beginning at 9:30 am.
Everyone is invited to attend and there will be games, prizes, pony rides, and a free lunch.
Whole Kids Outreach is located on Highway 21, six miles south of Ellington. For more information, call 573-663- 3257.
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS
Officials have set the dates for the ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new Poplar Bluff Middle and High Schools.
The ceremony for the middle school will begin at 4 pm on Tuesday, October 11th, at the Victory Lane facility.
The senior high school ceremony will be held two days later at the Oak Grove facility, also beginning at 4 pm.
Following each ceremony, the public will be allowed to tour the buildings.
