POPLAR BLUFF STUDENT DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATITIS A
Preventative measures have been taken at the Poplar Bluff Junior High School after a student was diagnosed with Hepatitis A.
According to the Butler County Health Department, the Poplar Bluff R-1 Nursing Department has no reason to suspect that anyone else has been compromised by the virus, which was contracted outside of the education environment, and the risk of student to student transmission is low.
However, as a preventive measure, all common spaces of the school facility have been disinfected by the custodial staff.
Butler County is currently experiencing a Hepatitis A Outbreak and the Health Department is asking parents to review your child’s immunization record to see if they can receive the Hepatitis A vaccine.
The Butler County Health Department is offering vaccination clinics to students, people who use drugs, and close personal contacts to people who use drugs through this Friday.
For more information, call 573-785-8478.
AREA COMMUNITIES TO SHARE PART OF $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS
Multiple area communities will be receiving part of $100 million dollars in funding for disaster relief projects.
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens tells KWOC News that funding for the projects will come from Community Development Block Grants awarded to the state yesterday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
12 projects have been approved by the state, six of which are located in Southeast Missouri.
Butler County has been approved for almost $35,000 which will be used for repairs, reshaping, surface materials, and equipment needed for county road repair.
Carter County will receive almost $170,000 for a buy-out and demolition of 10 residential properties and one public water district building in Fremont and over $12,000 for repairs to the South Van Buren Sewer District’s damaged sewer systems.
Ripley County has been approved for $30,000 which will be used for a feasibility study of the possibility of one regional justice center designed to serve both Ripley and Carter Counties.
The City of Doniphan will get over $116,000 a buy-out and demolition of 12 residential properties, while the City of Van Buren has been approved for over $120,000 for a buy-out and demolition of nine residential properties.
MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN NEW MADRID COUNTY WRECK
A Marston man was flown to an area hospital yesterday following a single vehicle wreck in New Madrid County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 57 year old Jerry Jeffords was driving on Interstate 55 when his vehicle ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree.
Jeffords was seriously injured in the wreck and flown to a Memphis hospital.
MULTIPLE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LOCATIONS LABELED AS NEW OPPORTUNITY ZONES IN MISSOURI
Several locations in Southeast Missouri have been deemed as New Opportunity Zones, low-income areas that will see added incentives for investment.
Senator Roy Blunt and Governor Eric Greitens announced the locations of the 161 Opportunity Zones across the state yesterday.
In Southeast Missouri, the zones are located in Butler County, Kennett, New Madrid County, Pemiscot County, Ripley County, Sikeston, and Wayne County.
Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Opportunity Zones program provides investors with a treasury-certified capital-gains tax deferral, based on their investment in the designated areas.
The program seeks to revitalize and create jobs in areas that otherwise may not be considered by investors.
DATE SET FOR WAPPAPELLO LAKE’S PRESCHOOL PLAY DAY
An upcoming event will help children get a head start on how to be safe around water.
The US Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will be hosting a free preschool play day on Thursday, May 10th. There will be two sessions of ranger led activities for children ages two to six. Each session will have group games, arts & crafts, songs, stories, and playground fun with a water safety theme.
To register your child for the event, call the Wappapello Lake Management Office at 573-222-8562 and ask for Erin Snuggs.
ROAD WORK TO CAUSE CLOSURE OF PART OF DUNKLIN COUNTY ROAD
Part of Route B in Dunklin County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway.
The section of roadway to be closed is located between County Road 311 and Route BB.
Work is scheduled to take place today from 8 am to 4 pm.
