Wednesday, March 18, 2026
DONIPHAN DONETTES TO PLAY THIS MORNING FOR A SPOT IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The Doniphan Donettes basketball team will be taking the court this morning with a spot in the state championship game on the line.
The Donettes will be facing the Benton Cardinals in the Class 4 Girls State Semifinals.
Tipoff is scheduled for 10 am in Columbia.
With a win, the Donettes will advance to the State Championship game at 4 pm on Thursday, against the winner of the other semi-final matchup between Cardinal Ritter and Strafford.
JOHN SCOTT TO RETURN TO POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOL BOARD, FILLING THE SEAT LEFT VACANT BY TIM GAEBLER’S RESIGNATION
A familiar face will be returning to the Poplar Bluff School Board.
The Board of Education voted Monday night to appoint John Scott to the board seat that had been left vacant by the resignation of Tim Gaebler earlier this year.
Scott had previously served on the school board for nine years, including eight years as president, before deciding not to run for reelection.
Scott tells KWOC News that he is glad to be back and looks forward to doing what’s best for the district and its students. He’s committed to giving our teachers, coaches, and administrators what they need to succeed.
He will be sworn in on Thursday at 6 pm.
BUSINESS 67 IN POPLAR BLUFF TO BE REDUCED FOR TWO MONTHS BEGINNING MARCH 30TH
The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced an almost two month long road project that is scheduled to begin later this month in Poplar Bluff.
According to MoDOT, Business 67 in Butler County will be reduced to one lane with a 13-foot width restriction as construction crews perform overnight pavement repairs, milling and paving asphalt.
The work zone is located from Route M to West Pine Street in Poplar Bluff.
Weather permitting, work will take place overnight from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. nightly Monday, March 30 through Friday, May 29.
$500,000 BOND SET FOR MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED HIS 91 YEAR OLD FATHER
An elderly Knobel man is in a Memphis hospital after allegedly being assaulted by his son.
According to Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole, on Sunday, the Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call about a domestic in Knobel. At the scene, deputies found a 91 year old man laying in his shower, with his son trying to wipe blood off him and clean him up.
While the victim was in the ambulance he told medical personnel and deputies that his son 71 year old Joe Ray Dodd had beat him up.
The victim was transported to a Jonesboro hospital and then taken to a Memphis hospital.
Deputies took Dodd into custody and transported him to the Clay County Detention Center, where he was booked on a charge of domestic battery 1st Degree. Dodd is being held on a $500,000 bond.
MAN ARRESTED ON GUN AND DRUG CHARGES IN SIKESTON ALSO HAD WARRANT OUT OF BUTLER COUNTY
A man wanted out of Butler County has been taken into custody in Sikeston.
According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, on March 14th, officers conducted a traffic stop that resulted in the discovery of illegal narcotics and a firearm.
During the traffic stop, a subject was identified as 29 year old Daron Robinson, of Sikeston, who was found to have an active Butler County warrant for resisting arrest.
While detaining Robinson, officers found him in possession of methamphetamine and a semi-automatic handgun.
Robinson was taken into custody on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance.
CORNING WOMAN BACK IN JAIL AFTER ESCAPING FROM CUSTODY
A Corning woman is facing a new charge after escaping from custody on Monday.
According to Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole, on Monday, 49 year old Heather Taylor, of Corning, was at the Circuit Court when she was told by her attorney that she was going to get sentenced to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
When her attorney left the room Taylor went into the back hallway and saw that no deputy was present. She then ran out the back door of the courthouse in her jail uniform, leg irons, and shackles.
She was located a short time later at her father’s house.
She has now been charged with 3rd degree felony escape.