POPLAR BLUFF ATTORNEY ELECTED AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE MISSOURI BAR

A Poplar Bluff attorney has been chosen to serve as a member of the leadership team of the Missouri Bar.

Scott Robbins, a partner at Kennedy, Robbins, Yarbro & Henson in Poplar Bluff, was elected as the new president-elect of The Missouri Bar.

Robbins has served on numerous Missouri Bar committees and boards, and was elected to The Missouri Bar Board of Governors in 2017.

VETERANS HONOR TOUR SEND OFF PARADE IN QULIN IS TODAY

The Veterans Honor Tour will depart for their annual Washington DC trip today and a parade will be held in their honor in Butler County.

Qulin Mayor Justin Parks tells KWOC News that the city of Qulin is hosting their second annual Veterans Honor Tour Send-Off Parade today.

The opening ceremony will begin at 9:45 am at the Qulin Lions Park, with the parade following. The event will be live streamed on the KWOC Facebook page and River Radio Youtube page.

STODDARD COUNTY FAIR BEGINS TODAY

The 99th Stoddard County Fair kicks off tonight in Dexter.

The fair will begin with the parade in downtown Dexter this evening at 5:30 pm. The FFA/4-H tractor rodeo will follow at 7 pm.

There will be multiple nights of entertainment and events through September 26th, including the livestock auction, demolition derby, and more.

MAN FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY FIRING AT LAW ENFORCEMENT IN BUTLER COUNTY

A Poplar Bluff man is facing numerous charges in connection to an incident last Thursday where shots were fired at law enforcement officers. 

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs tells KWOC News that deputies responded Thursday night to a domestic disturbance on Nellie Sue Circle in Poplar Bluff.

THREE RIVERS COLLEGE AGREES TO PLAN THAT WILL LEAD TO REINSTATEMENT OF THE COLLEGE RODEO TEAM

A plan is in place that will lead to the reinstatement of the Three Rivers College Rodeo team.

According to college officials, Three Rivers College and the Raider Rodeo Roundup Club have agreed to move forward with a proposal that the Club presented at the most recent TRC Board of Trustees meeting on August 26th.

DONIPHAN MAN IN CUSTODY ON CHILD MOLESTATION AND SODOMY CHARGES

Authorities in Ripley County have arrested an area man on a child molestation charge.

Ripley County Chief Deputy David Sutton tells KWOC News that 30 year old James Brooks, of Doniphan was arrested Tuesday at the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office on charges of sodomy 1st degree - aggravated sexual offense and child molestation 3rd degree.

FOUR POPLAR BLUFF POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVE GOVERNOR’S MEDAL DURING CEREMONY IN JEFFERSON CITY

Four Poplar Bluff Police Officers have received Missouri’s highest public safety honor for their heroic life saving efforts. 

According to Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe, Poplar Bluff Police Lieutenant Dusty Johnson, along with officers Kenneth Carpenter Jr., Adam Miles, and Sami Tscherning, were awarded the Governor’s Medal Tuesday for rescuing and transporting a woman that was trapped in a collapsed house following the EF-3 tornado that struck the city in March of 2025.

The Governor’s Medal is bestowed for heroic acts performed by a team of first responders.