MISSOURI CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 7 WOULD PROHIBIT RANKED CHOICE VOTING
Continuing our look at constitutional amendments that will be decided in Missouri during the general election, we turn to the effort to ban ranked choice voting in the state.
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 7 would prohibit the ranking of candidates by limiting voters to a single vote per candidate or issue; require the plurality winner of a political party primary to be the single candidate at a general election; and make the Constitution consistent with state law by only allowing citizens of the United States to vote.
Switching to Arkansas, Arkansas Issue Number 2 is a constitutional amendment that would require local voter approval in a countywide special election for certain new casino licenses and repeal authority to issue a casino license in Pope County.
MULES FOOTBALL TEAM TRAVELS TO FARMINGTON TODAY FOR DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
The Poplar Bluff Mules football team will begin the district playoffs tonight in Farmington.
The Mules earned the six seed in the Class 5, District 1 football tournament and will be traveling to Farmington to take on the three seed Knights in the District Quarterfinals.
The game will be a rematch of last year’s District Semifinal which saw the five seed Knights upset the top seed Mules 28-21.
When the two teams met earlier this year in Poplar Bluff, Farmington picked up a close 36-33 win.
Live audio coverage of the Mules District Playoffs will be provided by Today’s Talk KWOC 93.3 FM and 930 AM.
Live video coverage will be available for $10 plus fees at MSHSAA.tv.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS THIS WEEKEND
The sun will begin rising an hour earlier on Sunday.
Daylight Saving Time will come to an end at 2 am Sunday morning. Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.
This is also a good time to check or change the batteries in your smoke detector.
Daylight Saving Time will start again on Sunday, March 9th, 2025.
RIPLEY COUNTY VOTERS TO DECIDE ON ROAD AND BRIDGE TAX
Voters in Ripley County will head to the polls next week to decide on a tax issue.
A question on Ripley County ballots asks if the County shall levy a tax rate of thirty-six cents on each one hundred dollars valuation for road and bridge purposes, subject to the dissolution of all Special Road Districts within the County.
There is also a competitive race for Ripley County Public Administrator between Donna Barnett and Mary Dean Gray.
POPLAR BLUFF STUDENTS CAST THEIR VOTES DURING MOCK ELECTION
An almost 30 year tradition continued this week at Poplar Bluff High School.
The PBHS Mock Election was conducted on Tuesday.
The event gave students and staff the opportunity to cast their votes on sample ballots designed to mirror that of Butler County for next week’s general election at designated “precincts” set up in the auxiliary gym.
PBHS has hosted a mock presidential general election every four years since 1996 so that each student would gain some exposure prior to graduation.
AP students were responsible for tallying votes by hand in Kimberly Clark’s classroom. The teacher said she felt it was important not to move to an electronic system so students can learn about some of the issues that come up such as ineligible handwriting or multiple boxes incorrectly being filled out.
In preparation, students used online tools in history class such as Ballotpedia or ISideWith to help identify which political party they align with based on where they stand on a host of issues including the economy, climate, health care, immigration and social justice. Dual credit students conducted exit polling afterward to analyze trends, according to faculty member Dr. Stephanie Lovette.
The results of the election were not released.
FUNDRAISER FOR AREA CANCER PATIENT SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND IN QULIN
An event has been scheduled for early November to help raise funds for an area cancer patient.
Hollyfest will be held at 7 pm on Saturday, November 2nd, at the Qulin American Legion.
The event will include a male beauty pageant and live music by Stateline Five.
CAMP ALLEN MINISTRIES TO HOST 70TH ANNIVERSARY RUN THIS WEEKEND
Camp Allen Ministries in Greenville will be hosting a run this weekend to celebrate their 70th anniversary.
The race will begin at 9 am on Saturday, November 2nd at Camp Allen Ministries. Registration will begin at 8 am and the registration fee is $30. The course will be on camp property as well as F Highway.
Plaques will be awarded to the overall top male and top female.
For more information, call 573-224-3826.
