🌱 Why a Malden resident now faces serious fentanyl trafficking charges

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• Why a Malden resident now faces serious fentanyl trafficking charges

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 58 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 45, low: 33.
• Saturday: Windy and not as cool, with a high of 57 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three Arrested at Scott County Campground on Ste. Genevieve County Warrants (kfmo.com) — A 22-year-old Malden resident is among three people arrested at a Scott County campground on Ste. Genevieve County warrants tied to drug cases. Deputies say they found suspected fentanyl and paraphernalia, and two of the suspects allegedly gave false names. All three now face additional felony drug-trafficking and related charges.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Central Office Party
  Gideon 37 Gideon, MO 63848
  9:00 am
• Plumbing Board Meeting
  Poplar Bluff, MO Calendar , 501 Vine Street , Poplar Bluff
  5:00 pm
• Puxico Boys Varsity Basketball @ Zalma
  Zalma High School , 1 School St , Zalma
  6:00 pm
• Board of Adjustments Meeting
  Poplar Bluff, MO Calendar , 301 S. 5th Street , Poplar Bluff
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• FBLA Pie in the Face event
  Campbell R-iI Campbell, MO 63933
• Oak Ridge Boys Varsity Basketball @ East Prairie
  Average School District , 308 E Walnut St , East Prairie
  6:00 pm
• Oak Ridge Girls Varsity Basketball @ East Prairie
  Average School District , 308 E Walnut St , East Prairie
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Yard Waste Disposal Site Open
  Poplar Bluff, MO Calendar Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
  10:00 am
• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
  Poplar Bluff, MO Calendar , 301 S. 5th Street , Poplar Bluff
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• In Person Story Time
  Puxico Public Library , 201 N Hickman St , Puxico
  10:30 am
• Chief’s Club – Kennett
  Chief's Club , 1315 St Francis St , Kennett
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Offices Closed
  Poplar Bluff, MO Calendar

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Dexter

• Dexter school board tightens candidate rules (dexterstatesman.com)
• The Chime of Legacy: How a Small Town's History Powers the Magic of th... (dexterstatesman.com)
• Orange Barrel Report December 15 - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com)

Kennett

• Monday Roundup: Lady Cats sink threes and crash glass in triumph over South Iron (dailyjournalonline.com)

Poplar Bluff

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