SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER CHARGE
A Williamsville man will be sentenced early next year in connection to a 2018 murder case.
According to Missouri Case Net, Drew Atchison has entered a guilty plea to three counts of 1st degree murder and armed criminal action, two counts of child kidnapping, and a single count of 1st degree tampering with a motor vehicle.
The charges stem from the deaths of Harley Million, Samara Kits, and the couple's 18 month old child in January of 2018.
Atchison’s sentencing trial is scheduled to begin on April 8th.
DEADLINE APPROACHING TO REGISTER FOR WINTER CLASSES AT THREE RIVERS COLLEGE
The deadline is approaching to get registered for Winter semester classes at Three Rivers College.
Registration is open for the Winter semester through this Friday December 15th. The first day for classes will follow next Monday on December 18th.
More information is available at trcc.edu or by calling 573-840-9605.
RIVER RADIO BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS MONTH
Reservations are now being accepted for the next River Radio Blood Drive in Poplar Bluff.
The Blood Drive has been scheduled for noon to 5 pm on Tuesday, December 26th, at the Larry Hillis Service Center on North Westwood Boulevard.
Anyone wanting to donate can call 1-800 Red Cross or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter the code RiverRadio to schedule an appointment.
LADY ROYALS CHRISTMAS CLASSIC TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY
16 women’s basketball teams will be descending on Broseley starting Saturday for the 26th Annual Lady Royals Christmas Classic.
The tournament is scheduled to run from December 16th through the 23rd at Twin Rivers High School and will feature numerous area schools.
There are eight first round matchups set for Saturday including top seed and defending champion Doniphan taking on Senath-Hornersville to start the tournament at 10 am, Poplar Bluff facing Greenville at 11:15 am, and host Twin Rivers battling Piggott at 4:15 pm.
Today’s Talk KWOC will be live streaming video coverage of every game from the tournament on the KWOC Facebook Page and the River Radio PB Youtube page.
ALMOST 19,000 DEER HARVESTED DURING ANTLERLESS PORTION OF DEER SEASON
Almost 19,000 deer were harvested during the late antlerless portion of firearms deer season.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 18,904 deer during the late antlerless portion from December 2nd through the 10th.
Last year’s antlerless-portion harvest total was 16,241.
County totals are available at mdc.mo.gov.
TCC INSTRUCTOR AWARDED $15,000 GRANT FOR TOOLS
Students at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center will have new tools to learn how to use thanks to a SkillsUSA Classroom Enhancement and Community Service Grant.
TCC instructors used $15,000 in grant money to pick up approximately 250 items at an area home improvement store last week.
The shopping spree was secured through a successful proposal written by HVAC/R instructor Dan Parker in an effort to upgrade construction trade classrooms with new equipment.
The instructor spent around $5,000 on power tools alone to enhance his heating and cooling classroom. Parker additionally purchased multiple hand tool kits and tool backpacks for SkillsUSA competitions, pointing out how he tried to focus on something other than consumables with the one-time funding.
