CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY
Weather officials are warning of the possibility of severe weather today.
According to a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service, thunderstorms are forecast for today. If enough instability can develop severe storms are possible with damaging winds the main threat along with large hail. Locally heavy rainfall may also cause flash flooding.
Officials say that conditions will be most favorable for severe storms late this morning into this afternoon. The entire region is under a slight risk of storms as a part of this system.
MDC PROPOSES PRICE ADJUSTMENTS FOR SOME PERMITS NEXT YEAR
The Missouri Department of Conservation is proposing minor price adjustments for some permits next year.
According to officials, to keep pace with continual rising costs of goods and services, the MDC has implemented initial price adjustments to most permits over the past several years and proposes additional modest and gradual adjustments to permit prices over the coming years.
For 2026, most MDC proposed permit-price adjustments focus on nonresident permits. Permits for migratory bird hunting, trout fishing, and daily fishing would increase slightly for residents and nonresidents.
The Missouri Conservation Commission gave initial approval to the MDC proposed permit price adjustments at its May 24 open meeting in Jefferson City.
MDC will seek public comments about the proposed permit price adjustments from July 2nd to August 1st. More information is available at MDC.mo.gov.
TRUMP TRAIN EVENT TO BEGIN IN POPLAR BLUFF
Missouri state representative Hardy Billington is organizing an event for President Donald Trump’s Birthday on June 14th.
According to Billington, the 2025 Trump Birthday Train is a grassroots effort to show appreciation for all that President Trump is doing.
The Trump Train is scheduled to meet at 12:15 pm on Saturday, June 14th, at Highway W and Barron Road before taking off.
The train will consist of a line of cars, trucks, and other vehicles blaring horns and waving Trump flags.
The exact route for the train has not been finalized.
For more information, visit www.HardyforSEMO.com.
POPLAR BLUFF PARKS AND RECREATION WELCOMING SUMMER WITH EVENT THIS WEEKNED
An event to mark the beginning of Summer will be held this weekend at Whiteley Park in Poplar Bluff.
Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation is presenting Welcome Summer 2025 from 4 to 7 pm on Saturday.
The event, sponsored by Missouri Highlands Healthcare, will include a cruise in, live band, food trucks, yard games, a dunk booth, crafts, and more.
For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation office at 573-686-8645.
ANNUAL MISSOURI FREE FISHING DAYS COMING UP ON JUNE 7TH AND 8TH
The annual Free Fishing Days weekend in Missouri is coming up this weekend.
Missouri Department of Conservation officials say that during the Free Fishing Days on June 7th and 8th anyone may fish in Missouri without having to buy a fishing permit, trout permit, or trout park daily tag.
Aside from not needing permits, other fishing regulations remain in effect during Free Fishing Days, such as limits on size and number of fish an angler may keep. Special permits may still be required at some county, city, or private fishing areas.
You can find more information about fishing in Missouri at mdc.mo.gov.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MUSEUM TO HOST JOURNALISM SUMMER CAMP
A Southeast Missouri museum will be hosting their third annual Journalism Summer Camp this year.
The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library in Bloomfield has scheduled the camp for July 14th to July 18th. This year's camp theme is "U.S. Conflicts: The 1860s vs. the 1960s in the Words of Enlisted Troops and Civilians."
During the camp, attendees will have the opportunity to explore historical events using the Stars and Stripes Newspaper Archive from the Civil War and Vietnam War eras, engage with Civil War living historians, interview veterans and civilians from the Vietnam War era, and more.
This day camp is open to children who will be in 5th through 8th grades this fall with an interest in U.S. history, writing, and reporting. The registration fee is $50 and parents have until June 20th to get their children registered.
For more information, or to get registered, visit NSSML.org/JSC2025.
