Poplar Bluff man sentenced to 10 years in prison following police chase in January A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison following a shots fired call that led to a chase in January. (Source: Picasa) By Amber Ruch | March 5, 2021 at 2:16 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 3:21 PM
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison following a shots fired call that led to a chase in January.
Walter Currie, Jr., 27, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, on January 16, 2020, officers with the Butler County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of shots fired at Motel 6 in Poplar Bluff.
Photo courtesy Eagle Valley Library District and Eagle County Historical Society.
5 years ago
Week of Feb. 25, 2016
The Youth Foundation, a nonprofit that had served Eagle County for nearly 20 years, rebranded itself as YouthPower365.
Eagle Valley High School students assisted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to collect data about wildlife use of local trails.
Two big events were planned at the Eagle River Center the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Big Game Banquet and the Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed.
10 years ago
Week of Feb. 24, 2011
In a split vote the Eagle Town Board banned medial marijuana dispensaries and gave the town’s sole existing operation, Sweet Leaf Pioneer, until Nov. 1 to close its doors. Business owner Dave Manzanares said he would take the issue to the voters.
‘Rise to the challenge’: WSU nursing, pharmacy students volunteer to administer COVID-19 vaccine By Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review
Published: January 26, 2021, 10:30am
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John McLain has had his share of practice with flu shots as a student at the Washington State University College of Nursing.
The COVID-19 vaccine, however, is “just such a bigger caliber,” he said.
“It’s a historic thing,” said McLain, who is among upward of 100 WSU nursing and pharmacy students to date helping vaccination sites administer coronavirus vaccines throughout the region.
WSU is partnering with area pharmacies, health care providers and county public health districts particularly in Spokane and Whitman counties to coordinate student efforts at vaccination sites on a volunteer basis or through clinical assignments, college officials said.
Of everything COVID-19 has wrought on the world, cancelled graduation ceremonies pale by comparison. Still, many universities decisions to hold off on in-person commencements left graduates feeling cheated.
Stetson University is addressing that this weekend by hosting six on-campus commencement ceremonies, the first December graduations at the school in more than 10 years. More than 1,000 students will participate, either in person or remotely.
“We could not be more proud of the Class of 2020 not only for their academic achievement, but also for their perseverance and exceptional work ethic in the face of such daunting circumstances,” Stetson President Christopher Roellke said. “Although it was disappointing to have to cancel this event in the spring, it will be exciting and gratifying to honor them now.”