ARREST MADE IN WAYNE COUNTY SHOOTINGAn arrest has been made following a shooting over the weekend in Wayne County.
According to Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch, Marshall Lucas Helm, of Greenville, was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon.
Joshua Oldham, also of Greenville, has been taken into custody. According to Missouri Case Net, Oldham is facing charges of 1st degree murder and armed criminal action.
An autopsy has been scheduled for this morning at 9:30 am in Farmington.
WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK NEAR POPLAR BLUFF A Williamsville woman was taken to an area hospital Friday afternoon following a single vehicle wreck in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 19 year old Cory Logdson was driving on County Road 401, about 2 miles west of US 67, when his vehicle ran off the right side of the road and struck a ditch.
A passenger in the vehicle, 18 year old Erin Harris, suffered moderate injuries in the wreck and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
BUTLER COUNTY TORNADO SIRENS TO BE TESTED TODAY Authorities in Butler County will be testing the tornado sirens today.
According to Butler County Emergency Management Director Robbie Myers, the sirens are scheduled to be tested today at noon.
Myers says that the tests will be conducted every month on the first Monday.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR 2ND AND 3RD GRADE BASKETBALL IN POPLAR BLUFF IS THIS WEEK The Registration deadline for 2nd and 3rd grade boys and girls basketball in Poplar Bluff is this week.
According to Rec Supervisor Greg Riggs, registration will be available for free through Thursday, November 9th. You can find registration forms online at www.PoplarBluff-MO.gov or at the Parks and Recreation Department office on North Second Street.
ESCAPED INMATE CAPTURED IN NEW ORLEANS Authorities in New Orleans, Louisiana have captured an inmate who escaped nearly two weeks ago from the Pemiscot County Jail.
27 year old William Carter and 41 year old Joseph Latamondeer escaped in the early morning hours on October 15. William Carter was found Saturday afternoon by authorities in New Orleans. Joseph Latamondeer is still on the run.
Carter had been in custody on 2 counts of murder 1st degree.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS IN POPLAR BLUFF TO DONATE PORTION OF SALES TODAY TO RECOVERY EXPENSES OF MARTEZ JANIS Anybody who eats at the Buffalo Wild Wings location in Poplar Bluff today will also be helping the recovery efforts of Martez Janis.
Janis is a Poplar Bluff student who was severely injured in a car wreck last month that resulted in the deaths of three other students.
KWOC News spoke with Becky Johnson, Regional Manager with Buffalo Wild Wings, about the fundraiser.
BECKY JOHNSON:
Today we're taking the opportunity to give back to the community with an “Eat Wings, Raise Funds” to rally around Martez Janis, who was recently involved in a tragedy. He's a survivor and we want to do our part to give back to him and his family to help them with recovery expenses, so we're giving back 10% of all the proceeds made today to help his family with whatever expenses they may have moving forward through his recovery process. This idea came about because Buffalo Wild Wings has a program called “Eat Wings, Raise Funds” and it's an opportunity for us to give some of our proceeds to an organization or a family or a person in need in the community. So whenever we found out about the tragedy that Poplar Bluff had suffered this was the perfect opportunity for us to give back to that family. So come out to Buffalo Wild Wings today. Let us know you're here to support Martez Janis recovery efforts with “Eat Wings, Raise Funds” and we’ll give 10% back to his family. Buffalo Wild Wings loves to support our local community any chance we get so come out to support our “Eat Wings, Raise Funds” event today for Martez Janis all day long, from open 10:30 a.m. till close at midnight tonight.
KWOC will be broadcasting live from Buffalo Wild Wings from 11 am until 1 pm.
SCREENING APPOINTMENTS BEING ACCEPTED FOR POPLAR BLUFF EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Appointments are now being taken for the next screening day for the Poplar Bluff Early Childhood Center.
The screening appointments for the current school year are available for children who were 3 years old before July 31st, 2017 and were not 5 years old before that date. The screenings will be held on Friday, December 1st.
You must have your child’s social security number available when calling to make an appointment. To make an appointment, call 573-785-6803 and ask for Sandy Case.
GRIEF SHARE SEMINAR TO BE HELD THIS WEEK IN POPLAR BLUFF A seminar has been scheduled for this week to help people who are grieving the loss of a loved one over the holiday season.
The Surviving the Holidays seminar by Grief Share, will help people discover how to deal with their emotions and get through social events over the holidays.
The seminar will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday, November 9th at Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff.
You can find more information online at www.griefshare.org/holidays.
