POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Officials at Three Rivers College say the school has finalized an agreement with SRG Global in Portageville for training that will allow SRG to retain 350 jobs.

According to the college, the agreement is part of Missouri’s “Job Retention Training Program,” designed to help keep and develop jobs in Missouri through workforce education.

Three Rivers will provide the majority of the training and is expected to provide administrative support to SRG Global through its Career Training & Workforce Development division.

“This agreement is just one example of the way Three Rivers has been building partnerships to improve the lives of people in Southeast Missouri,” said Dr. Devin Stephenson, President of Three Rivers College. “We believe that by taking a proactive role in workforce development, we can prepare our region to thrive in the economy of the future.”

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.

(KFVS) – The Missouri Department of Transportation is looking to its industry partners for ways to make its operations faster, safer and less expensive.

This is the second year for MoDOT’s “Call to Industry” competition, which asks for innovative ideas to make the department a better organization.

“This year, we are interested in innovations related to customer and employee safety, customer service, customer mobility, and road and bridge maintenance,” said Mike Shea, MoDOT Maintenance Liaison Engineer. “Our focus is to find new innovations that save money, save time, simplify work or improve safety.”