Stories from Tuesday, January 31, 2023

The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a winter weather advisory as mixed precipitation is expected in the area this evening. Highway Patrol Sargeant Clark Parrott said the highway conditions have deteriorated quickly since the precipitation starrted again this afternoon...

Freezing precipitation overnight is making morning travel slick and dangerous in places. “Roads over most of the region are slick and hazardous, and little Improvement is expected with temperatures staying below freezing and little sunshine expected,” the National Weather Service reported this morning with windchills hovering around 7...

A $1.1 million grant will be used to train 150 people in the utility field, with counties including Butler and Dunklin to be impacted. The MPUA Resource Services Corporation was awarded the ARPA Workforce Training Grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. ...

Mary Joyce Kneir, 89, of Williamsville, Missouri, entered the eternal gates of heaven on Jan. 29, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. This was the moment Mary had waited for all of her life. Mary was born on July 21, 1933, to William and Scena (Wingo) Vinson and was the youngest of 12 children. She enjoyed reading her Bible, cooking, quilting, and spending time with her family...

As soon as visitors crack the door to Brook Sweet’s business, The Earth & Water Bathhouse, they are met with a myriad of fresh, clean scents paired with the soothing sounds of water features. Sweet has created a new line of therapeutic bathing products that has quickly gained popularity not only locally but has now made its way as far as upstate New York...

Highway 67 north from Highway O at Hendrickson to York Village now is open after accidents involving semi trucks blocked the roadway. Another round of winter weather is coming this afternoon — and Sgt. Clark Parrott with the Missouri State Highway Patrol warns motorists should stay home if at all possible...