BODY FOUND THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN RIPLEY COUNTY
A dead body was found Thursday in Ripley County.
At around 1:42 pm on Thursday, two hunters were putting up deer blinds in the Briar Creek area when they saw a red car and what appeared to be a body on the driver’s side.
Ripley County Sheriff Rad Talburt says that authorities were contacted and found a male subject deceased inside the vehicle.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop G Division of Drug and Crime Control was contacted and an investigation into the death is underway.
Talburt says that the subject has been identified as 39 year old Carlis Raymond Gooch and no foul play is suspected at this time.
POPLAR BLUFF RESIDENTS WILL VOTE ON SALES TAX INCREASE TO HELP FUND FIRE DEPARTMENT
Voters in Poplar Bluff will be deciding a sales tax issue tomorrow.
The City of Poplar Bluff Proposition asks if the city shall impose a sales tax of one-half of one percent for the purpose of providing revenues for the operation of the Poplar Bluff Fire Department.
In Pemiscot County, two school districts will be asking voters if they should consolidate. Residents in the Pemiscot County R-3 and Cooter R-4 school district must each approve of the consolidation for it to go through.
A proposal to consolidate the districts failed during the August Primary when vote totals showed that while Cooter overwhelmingly approved the consolidation 125 to 20, it narrowly failed in the Pemiscot County R-3 district 113 to 122.
GIRL SCOUT RECRUITING EVENT TO BE HELD TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN POPLAR BLUFF
A Girl Scout recruiting and Pop Up Shopping event will be held tonight in Downtown Poplar Bluff.
Anyone who is interested in volunteering or whose children would like to become a girl scout can stop by between 5 and 8 pm at the Rodgers Theater.
Butler County Service Unit 762 is hosting the event.
MISSOURI COLD WEATHER RULE BACK IN EFFECT
The start of November means Missouri residents are protected by the state's "cold weather" rule, which bars cutoffs of heat in freezing weather.
The rule applies to natural gas and electric utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission. It prohibits shutoffs from November through March, whenever the temperature is predicted to fall below 32 degrees in the following 72 hours.
It also provides more lenient payment terms for residents to reconnect natural gas or electrical service.
Municipal utilities, cooperatives, and companies providing propane by truck are not subject to the rule.
For more information on the Cold Weather Law, consumers can visit the Missouri Public Service Commission’s website at psc.mo.gov.
18TH ANNUAL HOWLING AT THE MOON SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK
The Animal Welfare Alliance of Southeast Missouri is preparing for their upcoming benefit this week.
“Howling at the Moon,” the 18th annual fall benefit for the AWA is scheduled for 6 to 10 pm on Friday at the Holiday Inn ballroom in Poplar Bluff.
There will be a full dinner, live music, a silent auction, and a raffle. Tickets are $40 each and you can find more information at AWASemo.org.
ROAD WORK SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH ON EASTBOUND ROUTE 60
Eastbound Route 60 in Stoddard and New Madrid counties will be reduced to one lane this month as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform concrete replacement.
The work zone will be located between Route 114 in Stoddard County and Route 61 in Scott County.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Monday, November 30th.