POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT AWARDED 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FOR SAFE ROOM AT EUGENE FIELD

A grant will bring more safety options to residents in Poplar Bluff.

According to Poplar Bluff School Officials, over $1.5 million has been awarded to the School District to construct a tornado safe room at Eugene Field Elementary School.

The Board of Education unanimously decided last month to agree to pay 25 cents on the dollar for a local investment totaling approximately $500K in the matching grant program approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

MONDAY NIGHT CRASH NEAR PIEDMONT RESULTS IN ONE DEATH

A Piedmont man has died following a single vehicle crash Monday night.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 21 year old man was driving on AA Highway in Wayne County when his vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway and overturned. Both the driver and a passenger, who were reportedly not wearing safety devices, were ejected during the crash.

FELONY THEFT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES FOR DEXTER WOMAN

A Dexter woman is facing multiple charges in connection to a theft investigation in Carter County.

According to the Carter County Sheriff’s Office, Tonya Wethington has been charged with two counts of stealing $25,000 or more and two counts of stealing $750 or more.

Officials say that the investigation began after reports surfaced of discrepancies within a local association’s accounts. Evidence gathered during the multi-week probe established probable cause to believe that over $50,000 had been misappropriated.

1ST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE REQUESTED IN CONNECTION TO POPLAR BLUFF SHOOTING

Updating a story we have been following for you, officials have requested that charges, including 1st degree murder, be issued in connection to a shooting from earlier this month in Poplar Bluff.

According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, shortly before 11 pm on March 6th, officers responded to Davis Street in reference to a 911 call reporting a possibly deceased subject. At the scene, officers found 69 year old Stanley Ray, of Poplar Bluff, deceased from injuries caused by gunshots.

During the investigation, it was determined that officers needed to speak with 51 year old Leon Sokolowski due to his connection to the residence. While processing the scene, officers learned that Butler County Deputies were responding to the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot victim on US Highway 67.