Wednesday, October 11, 2023
STUDENT FOUND WITH HANDGUN ON POPLAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS
A Poplar Bluff High School student was found with a handgun on Tuesday.
Poplar Bluff R-1 Superintendent Dr. Aaron Cornman tells KWOC News that Tuesday morning a student made faculty aware of another student carrying a handgun.
Faculty worked swiftly to find the student and secure the handgun, which had two rounds in the magazine and none in the chamber.
The student told faculty that they were carrying the gun for protection because they had been threatened by an adult in the community.
The student was taken into custody by the PB School Resource Officer.
Cornman emphasized that there was never any danger to students or faculty and that the safety of everyone in the school district is his number one priority.
School officials are working with the juvenile office, school resource officer, and Poplar Bluff Police Department for the investigation.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET AT OFC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
The Championship game is set for the 2023 Ozark Foothills Conference Baseball Tournament.
Number two seed Greenville will be facing top seed Twin Rivers on Thursday at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff for the OFC Championship. First pitch is scheduled for 2 pm.
The Bears advanced to the finals following their win Tuesday over East Carter, 4-0. Twin Rivers defeated Naylor 3-1 to secure their place in the championship game.
East Carter and Naylor will feature in the third place game, which is scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday.
Both the third place and championship games will be broadcast live on the Today’s Talk KWOC Facebook page at facebook.com/TodaysTalkKWOC and the River Radio Youtube page at youtube.com/RiverRadioPB.
OVER 16 THOUSAND DEER HARVESTED DURING NEW FIREARMS EARLY ANTLERLESS PORTION OF DEER SEASON
Hunters across Missouri took to the woods over the weekend for the state’s new firearms early antlerless portion of deer season.
According to preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation, hunters harvested 16,576 deer during the weekend.
Ripley County had the third highest harvest numbers in the state, with a total of 437 deer taken.
Ripley County only ranked behind Franklin County with 489 deer harvested and Howell County with 454.
The November firearms portion of deer season is set to begin on November 11th.
11 POPLAR BLUFF STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR ALL-DISTRICT CHOIR
Numerous Poplar Bluff High School students have been chosen to participate in the All-District Choir concert in November.
According to school officials, a total of 11 PBHS students were selected for the All-District Choir concert, which will be held at 4 pm on Saturday, November 11th, at Cape Central High School.
During the audition, students were judged on sight-reading and songs they had prepared.
The students chosen in the freshman and sophomore section were Kaitlyn Penrod, soprano; Frances Nelson, alto; Jordan Hodge, tenor; and Cayden Innes and Avain Pettigrew, bass. Selected to perform in the junior and senior section were: Virginiagrace Vandewarker, alto; Ray Bourd, Gabriel Burke and Andrew Noble, tenor; and Elijah Bosch and Alex Keown, bass.
FORMER POPLAR BLUFF MULES BASEBALL PLAYER COMMITS TO PLAY FOR BIG 12 SCHOOL
A former Poplar Bluff High School baseball player has committed to play in the Big 12.
Kannon Carr announced this week that he has committed to play at the University of Kansas.
Carr has played at Jefferson College since his graduation from Poplar Bluff in 2022.
GREAT CENTRAL U.S. SHAKEOUT SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH
Millions of people all across the central United States will be participating in the Great Central U.S. Shakeout Earthquake Drill this month.
The drill is scheduled for October 19th and officials say the goal is to get everyone prepared for a possible major earthquake.
You can visit www.earthquakecountry.org/sevensteps for tips on how to prepare, protect, and recover in case of an earthquake.
For more information on how to register your organization to participate in the Great Central U.S. Shake-out go to ShakeOut.org.