POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOLS ANNUAL COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT
Poplar Bluff Schools and Chartwells will be holding their annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner tonight.
According to officials, the meal will be free for families from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Poplar Bluff High School Cafeteria.
The event will feature turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, and more.
DONIPHAN WOMAN TO BE SENTENCED IN DECEMBER AFTER ENTERING GUILTY PLEA ON STATUTORY RAPE CHARGE
A Doniphan woman will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including statutory rape.
According to the court records, 34 year old Tasha Buckhanan entered a guilty plea on Monday to felony charges of 2nd degree statutory sodomy and 2nd degree statutory rape.
Buckhanan was arrested in September following accusations of having inappropriate contact with a juvenile.
Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 14th.
FIVE INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY, IN WAYNE COUNTY CRASH
Five people were injured, one seriously, in a single vehicle crash near Williamsville.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 64 year old Ellsinore woman was driving on Missouri Highway 49, Tuesday afternoon, when her vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
A passenger in the vehicle, identified as a 70 year old Ellsinore man, suffered serious injuries and was flown to a St. Louis hospital.
The driver and three other passengers all received moderate or minor injuries and were transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
FORMER SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ADMITS TO EMBEZZLING OVER 1.46 MILLION DOLLARS
A former employee of a Southeast Missouri school district has admitted to embezzling over 1.46 million dollars.
Officials with the United States Attorney’s Office tell KWOC News that 64 year old Tammy Barnes, of Pemiscot County, has pleaded guilty to three counts of bank fraud.
Barnes was an employee of the North Pemiscot County R-1 School District when she transferred money from the district’s bank account to her own account in about 57 different electronic transactions from December 2018 to June 2024.
The Missouri United School Insurance Council covered $1 million of the loss. Officials say that at her sentencing, Barnes will be ordered to repay the money. She’ll first have to reimburse the district $467,247 and then repay the insurance council.
Barnes is scheduled to be sentenced on February 18th. Each charge carries a potential penalty of up to 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million or both prison and a fine.
TRIVIA NIGHT SCHEDULED TO BENEFIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRC STUDENTS
A Trivia Night will be held in Kennett tonight to help area students.
The Three Rivers Endowment Trust will hold its Kennett Trivia Night fundraiser at Downtown Bistro, with doors opening for dinner at 5 pm and trivia starting at 6 pm.
Registration is $120 for a four person team and will include dinner. Proceeds benefit the Kennett Student Success Fund.
To register or sponsor a team, contact Michelle Reynolds at 573-840-9077.
ROAD PROJECTS SET FOR TODAY IN STODDARD COUNTY
Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be in multiple locations today for road projects.
Route M in Stoddard County will be reduced today as crews perform bridge maintenance near County Road 227A.
Work will take place on that project from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Crews will also be reducing Route AB to one lane from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m for pavement repairs.
That work zone will be located from Route 25 to County Road 535.
SIGN INSTALLATION TO POSSIBLY CAUSE DELAYS TODAY ON US HIGHWAY 60 IN CARTER COUNTY
Eastbound Route 60 in Shannon and Carter counties will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform sign installation.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from Route DD in Shannon County to Route P in Carter County.
Work will take place today through 3 p.m.