GREENVILLE WINS OFC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Greenville is celebrating another Ozark Foothills Conference championship.
The defending champion Bears defeated Twin Rivers Thursday afternoon 10-0 to win the 2023 OFC Baseball tournament at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff.
Greenville jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning on their way to knocking out the top seed in the tournament.
GREENVILLE AND TWIN RIVERS TO PLAY TODAY FOR OFC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2023 Ozark Foothills Conference Baseball Tournament will come to an end today.
Number two seed Greenville will be facing top seed Twin Rivers today at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff for the OFC Championship. First pitch is scheduled for 2 pm.
The Third Place game will see Naylor take on East Carter, beginning at noon.
STUDENT FOUND WITH HANDGUN ON POPLAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS
A Poplar Bluff High School student was found with a handgun on Tuesday.
Poplar Bluff R-1 Superintendent Dr. Aaron Cornman tells KWOC News that Tuesday morning a student made faculty aware of another student carrying a handgun.
Faculty worked swiftly to find the student and secure the handgun, which had two rounds in the magazine and none in the chamber.
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING ARMED ROBBERY IN FAIRDEALING
An investigation is underway following an armed robbery in Ripley County.
A video was released Monday showing a white male entering the Dollar General in Fairdealing and pulling a handgun on a cashier.
The suspect then fled the store with a bag full of items, including $306 in cash.
QUARTERFINALS OF OFC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT SET FOR TODAY IN POPLAR BLUFF
The Ozark Foothills Conference baseball tournament is scheduled to begin today.
Three Rivers College, in Poplar Bluff, will be hosting this year’s tournament, featuring six area schools.
The quarter-finals will be held today, starting off with East Carter vs. Clearwater at noon, followed by Naylor vs. Neelyville at 2 pm.
TWIN RIVERS STUDENT TO PERFORM AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL IN LONDON, ENGLAND
A Southeast Missouri violin player will be crossing the Atlantic Ocean next year to play in London, England.
Twin Rivers High School Student Daisey Loyd, of Broseley, has played violin since she was seven years old. Last month she auditioned and was accepted into the Honors Orchestra to play in the Honors Performance Series in the Royal Festival Hall on July 28th, 2024.
The orchestra is made up of high school musicians from across the world.
BUTLER COUNTY COMMISSION ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW MEMBERS FOR THE NEELYVILLE SCHOOL BOARD
The Butler County Commission has announced four new members for the Neelyville R-4 School Board.
Butler County Presiding Commissioner Vince Lampe tells KWOC News that Les Thomas, John French, Gene Russom, and Jack Stull were chosen by the commission to fill the vacant seats.
Four former members of the Neelyville School Board announced their resignations during a school board meeting on September 21st.
NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ALERT TEST SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
A National Emergency Alert test will be conducted this afternoon.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a one minute test alert will be sent to cell phones, radio, and television today at 1:20 pm.
Officials say that the test is done to ensure that alert systems are effective to warn the public about emergencies.
WATER LEAK PROMPTS BOIL WATER ORDER IN NEELYVILLE
A Butler County community is under a boil water order today.
According to officials with the city of Neelyville, a water leak Monday morning caused the city to lose all water pressure.
Crews worked all day Monday to get the leak repaired and restore water service to area residents. The lack of water did force the cancellation of classes for Neelyville schools on Monday.
LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 POPLAR BLUFF SHOWDOWN
The eight teams who will be playing in the 2023 Poplar Bluff Showdown have been released.
Poplar Bluff Athletics Director Kent Keith tells KWOC News that the field will include teams from five different states.
Poplar Bluff will be joined by New Madrid County Central and Christian Brothers from Missouri, Vilonia from Arkansas, McCracken County from Kentucky, and Urbana from Illinois along with Memphis East and Germantown from Tennessee.
FALL FIREARMS TURKEY SEASON TO BEGIN THIS WEEKEND IN MISSOURI
The fall firearms turkey season will begin this weekend in Missouri.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the season will run from October 1st through October 31st. The hours for hunting will be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day.
Hunters may take two turkeys of either sex during the season and there are restrictions on the type of firearms that may be used.
MULES CAFE TO OPEN TODAY FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Poplar Bluff students will be making lunch for customers beginning today.
The Mules Café, located in the R-1 Administrative Building on North Westwood Boulevard, is open to the public from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday each week, unless school is out.
This year will be a little different as the culinary arts class is anticipating a midyear move from the Administrative Building to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center campus in the state-of-the-art Culinary Arts Center, which is about midway through construction.
THREE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RECEIVE MISSOURI MEDAL OF VALOR THIS WEEK
Three Southeast Missouri law enforcement officers will be honored with Missouri Public Safety medals during a ceremony this week.
State Troopers Adam Shipley and Joshua Schuenemeyer, along with Captain Barry Morgan, of the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, will be awarded with the Medal of Valor for exceptional courage and heroism in an attempt to protect or save human life.
POPLAR BLUFF POLICE INVESTIGATING CONFRONTATION THAT INCLUDED GUNSHOTS BEING FIRED
Authorities in Poplar Bluff are investigating a confrontation from over the weekend that included shots being fired.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, shortly after 2 pm on Sunday, officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of West Maud Street.
At the scene officers found spent shell casings in the roadway.
Officials say that surveillance video from a nearby residence captured a red passenger car stopping and two male subjects on foot approaching the car.
WOMAN SHOT WITH A FLARE GUN IN POPLAR BLUFF, ONE IN CUSTODY
A subject is in custody after a woman was reportedly shot with a flare gun in Poplar Bluff.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, at around 8:30 pm Thursday night, officers responded to the 800 block of West Maud Street following a report of the incident.
The victim was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital and then flown to a St. Louis hospital for treatment.
HOMECOMING IS TONIGHT FOR POPLAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL
Homecoming is tonight in Poplar Bluff.
The Mules will welcome the Sikeston Bulldogs for the annual homecoming football game at Poplar Bluff High School, with kickoff scheduled for 7 pm.
Before the game, the homecoming court will be presented and the homecoming queen will be crowned.
MOUNTAIN LION SPOTTED IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
A mountain lion was spotted last week in Southeast Missouri.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, they were notified on September 12th that an adult elk had been killed in Shannon County.
Members of MDC’s Large Carnivore Response Team traveled to the area and confirmed that a mountain lion caused the death through careful inspection of the scene.
CHILD FLOWN FROM THE SCENE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN CARTER COUNTY
A child was injured in an incident Tuesday in Carter County.
According to the Ellsinore Police Chief Kelly Hampton, the Ellsinore Police Department received a report at approximately 12:45 pm Tuesday of a child being possibly struck by a vehicle.
Officers responded to the area and a juvenile was flown from the scene to an area hospital.
Hampton says that no further details are being released as an investigation is ongoing
TRC RODEO TEAM MEMBER FLOWN TO ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL AFTER BEING INJURED WHILE EXERCISING WITH A HORSE
A Three Rivers College Rodeo Team member was flown to a St. Louis hospital on Saturday following a training accident.
According to the Rodeo Team’s facebook page, Freshman Annika Olson, from Red Bud, Illinois, was exercising with her horse at the team ranch on Saturday when the accident occurred.
TRAIN DERAILS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, NO INJURIES REPORTED
A train derailed early Friday morning in Southeast Missouri.
According to the Scott City Fire Department, the derailment occurred before 1:40 am on Highway P in Scott County between County Roads 277 and 266.
18 cars were fully derailed in the incident, however officials say that all of the hazardous material cars were still safe and secured on the tracks.
