POWER SHUT DOWN FOR BRIEF PERIOD ON TUESDAY IN POPLAR BLUFF
The lights went out for a brief period of time Tuesday in Poplar Bluff.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, power was shut off for all Municipal Utilities customers in the city for approximately 15 minutes yesterday beginning at 1 pm.
The Poplar Bluff City Hall Facebook page said that the upstream power supplier for Poplar Bluff notified them that the power had to be taken down to perform a repair.
MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING ALLEGED ROBBERY IN POPLAR BLUFF
A man has been taken into custody in connection to the alleged robbery of a cab driver in Poplar Bluff.
According to authorities, 21 year old Bryant Jenkins, of Poplar Bluff, is alleged to have robbed a cab driver at gunpoint earlier this week. During the robbery, a handgun was taken from the driver’s vehicle.
Jenkins was later located in a SUV with a female passenger and taken into custody. While being questioned he allegedly admitted to the robbery and stealing the vehicle.
Following the arrest, Jenkins was held at the Butler County jail.
NO ONE INJURED IN CARTER COUNTY FIRE
No one was injured in a fire Tuesday evening in Southeast Missouri.
According to authorities, the fire was located at a residence off of Highway H in Carter County.
There was no information released on a possible cause for the blaze.
DEXTER MAN ARRESTED ON WARRANT FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
Authorities in Stoddard County say that an area man was in custody this morning on a warrant.
According to the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department, 50 year old Alphonso Lee Price, of Dexter, was recently arrested on a warrant for failure to register as a sex offender.
Officials say that Price remained in jail as of this morning and his bond was set at $5,000 cash.
OVER 70 DOGS RESCUED FROM MALDEN WOMAN
Over 70 dogs were rescued from an area woman earlier over the past week.
The non-profit organization Mac’s Mission along with the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri rescued 72 small dogs from a woman in Malden who they say was in over her head.
Nine additional large breed dogs are going to a St. Louis rescue today. The woman will reportedly be keeping four small dogs.
UPGRADES CONTINUE AT GREENVILLE CAMPGROUND
Upgrades are ongoing at an area campground.
According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, staff has been working on maintenance and upgrades in the front loop of the Greenville Campground.
The 50 amp electric upgrade work is 85 percent complete, 50 percent of the camp pad improvements including widening and pull-through sites are complete, and water line work has also began.
Once work is finished on the front loop, work will move into the back two loops where similar improvements will be installed.
Officials say that work is weather dependent and updates will be posted on the Wappapello Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Facebook page.
