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Send us Lenten Season fish fry events, pics from your area

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Friday, March 1st, 2013, 5:45pm
Send us Lenten Season fish fry events, pics from your area

We're working on compiling a list of fish fry events in the Heartland.

If your community has one or more fish fry events, feel free to send us the information to C/O Amber Ruch, County News Digital Producer, at aruch@kfvs12.com or fax it to 335-7723.

Make sure and include the following:

  • Dates and times
  • Location
  • Prices
  • Menu

If you have picture(s) from the events, we'd love to see those as well! You can include the picture in the e-mail with the information above or send the picture(s) to cNews@kfvs12.com.

Perryville, Mo.

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Missouri statewide tornado drill set for March 5

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer
Friday, March 1st, 2013, 11:07am
Missouri statewide tornado drill set for March 5

BENTON, MO (KFVS) - The Scott County Emergency Management Agency says the Missouri Statewide Tornado Drill and Severe Weather Awareness Week are good time to prepare for severe weather.

Missouri's StormAware website provides tornado sheltering videos, other safety resources to prepare for March 5 tornado drill during Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 4-8.

The National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and Missouri's local emergency management offices are asking Missourians  to use this week as an opportunity to plan and prepare for how they will react and shelter in response to severe weather.

 EMA officials say Missouri will conduct the 39th annual Statewide Tornado Drill on Tuesday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m. If severe weather is in the forecast on March 5, the drill will be moved to Thursday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m.

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Corps of Engineers schedules Water Control Manual Update meeting

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 10:00am
Corps of Engineers schedules Water Control Manual Update meeting

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of updating the Wappapello Lake Water Control Manual.

As part of the process, public meetings were held in April to allow the public an opportunity to comment on reservoir operations such as recreation (summer) and conservation (winter) pool elevations, discharge rates, draw down dates, recreational and environmental concerns, and other pertinent issues.

Corps of Engineers technical experts developed and evaluated alternative operational scenarios based on those comments. Corps staff held five meetings in August and September to present the proposed preferred operating plan, answer questions, and address public concerns. 

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Three Rivers represents Southeast Missouri at MCCA ‘Rally Day’

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Wednesday, February 27th, 12:13 pm
Three Rivers represents Southeast Missouri at MCCA ‘Rally Day’

JEFFERSON CITY,MO (KFVS) -  Three Rivers College leadership turned out in Jefferson City on Wednesday, Feb. 20 as Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) held their annual rally day in the Capitol building.

Representing Three Rivers College at Rally Day was Dr. Devin Stephenson, college president; Wilbur Thornton, trustee; Missy Marshall, director of the Three Rivers Center at Sikeston; Bill Hampton, director of the Three Rivers Center at Dexter; Connie Hampton, director of the Three Rivers Center at Malden; Janine Heath, special assistant to the president; and Teresa Johnson, director of Communications.

MCCA gave out stickers with “Fair Share,” printed on them, as they look to lobby members of the Joint Committee on Education, which is currently drafting a new funding formula for higher education.

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PBJHS safe room grant jump-starts R-I facilities plan

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, 10:00am
PBJHS safe room grant jump-starts R-I facilities plan

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - The Poplar Bluff R-I School District has been awarded a $132,000 federal grant, 75 percent toward the cost of designing a tornado safe room at the junior high.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has set aside another $1.1 million for the construction of the building, funding that will be made available after the construction documents are submitted a year from the phase one approval date of Jan. 29, according to school leaders.

“This is an awesome step forward in keeping our kids safe during the school day,” said junior high Principal Bob Case, “and I’m excited about the opportunity to be able to add classrooms for the projected increase in student population over the next three to 10 years.”

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Oak Grove Elementary hosts Famous Missourians Living Museum

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013, 3:35pm
Oak Grove Elementary hosts Famous Missourians Living Museum

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Fourth graders at Oak Grove Elementary School hosted a Famous Missourians Living Museum for the public on Valentine’s Day.

These pictures are some of the students portraying famous Missourians.

Copyright 2013 KFVS. All rights reserved.

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Red Cross to hold blood drive at Poplar Bluff High School on March 1

Submitted by Christy Hendricks
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013, 5:58pm
Red Cross to hold blood drive at Poplar Bluff High School on March 1

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) -  March is Red Cross Month.

March was first proclaimed Red Cross Month in 1943 by former President Franklin Roosevelt. Since then, every president, including President Barack Obama, has designated March as Red Cross Month. The Red Cross has been helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies for more than 130 years.

Since World War II, the Red Cross has been meeting the needs of patients throughout the U.S. and today partners with more than 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers, providing blood products and specialized laboratory services. From cancer patients and accident victims to premature babies and those with blood disorders, someone needs blood every two seconds.

The Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on March 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Poplar Bluff High School at 1300 Victory Lane in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

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