Three Rivers College will hold the first annual "Three Rivers Raider Rodeo" on October 2-4 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff.  Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. each night, with the rodeo beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $10 for adults and $7 for children ages 12 and under. "The Three Rivers Rodeo Team has been doing incredibly well at competitions around the country, and we felt like this was just the next step in the team's development," said Cale Emmett, coach of the Rodeo Team. "Now they get the chance to show off their skills at home, and bring competitors in from around the country to see Southeast Missouri and Three Rivers." The rodeo will include

Three Rivers will launch its 2014-2015 athletics season with its annual "Meet the Raiders Night" event on Monday, September 8 at 7:15 p.m. There will also be a meal sponsored by the Three Rivers Booster Club beginning at 6 p.m. Admission to the event is free, and a meal ticket is $5 for non-students. "We're very excited for the upcoming athletics seasons, and this has always been a great way to introduce new players to the community," said Don Crandell, President of the Three Rivers Booster Club. "It gets everyone fired up and ready to launch into the games ahead, as well as helping to raise funds for the Booster Club. I think this is going to be a great

Senator, Chairman of Subcommittee on Financial & Contracting Oversight, will hold September hearing Washington, D.C. – Following the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Mo. police officer, and subsequent clashes between local police and protesters, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill will lead a Senate hearing to examine the militarization of state and local police departments. McCaskill’s hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 9 in Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342. Specifically, McCaskill—Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial & Contracting Oversight— will use the hearing to examine federal programs that enable local police departments to acquire military equipment, such as the Defense Department’s 1033 program for surplus property and grants made through the Departments of Justice and Homeland

There is nothing more American than a small town Labor Day celebration. The 30th Annual Williamsville/Black River Fire Department Picnic will embody everything people think of when thinking of a small town, All-American event. According to Gene Bilbrey, chairman of the picnic committee, this year's event will have everything from a town parade, to favorite foods, to lots of entertainment. Friday Evening Friday’s musical entertainment will begin at 5 p.m., with Morgan Kirkman of Ellsinore. Also featured Friday evening will be Jordan Rayfield of Piedmont; Brandi Shearrer and Brooke Cathey of Williamsville; Brian Kirkman of Ellsinore; BreAnna (Bearden) Conner and McKenzie Miller of Williamsville; Heartland Quartet of Ellsinore; Richmond Quartet of Wappapello; and then square dancing at 9 p.m. Saturday

The Brothers Walker are coming to Poplar Bluff's Historic Rodgers Theatre, Saturday, August 30, at 7 p.m. They are hoping for a great crowd, first, because they love their audiences, and second, because they will be doing a video shoot of the performance. Who comes to a Brothers Walker concert? Well...everyone. “That's what we love about our audience,” explained Coty. “We will see everyone out there in the crowd from grandparents, to children.” It's really like an extended family, agrees Clinton. That is important, because the Brothers Walker say family has everything to do with their music careers. When you ask them about their musical “career”, they really have a hard time pin-pointing when their career began. “We started at

I try to remind myself not to spend too much time talking about the weather in this column, as I am not a meteorologist (witch doctor) and some folks won't see the printed version of this article for another week. The thing is though, as an outdoors-man, the only people that are as affected by the weather as much us are farmers, and maybe a bride-to-be on the precipice of her outdoor wedding! Although it's been so hot and humid you couldn't smack a mosquito without making a splash, the holiday weekend is alleging to bring a nice cool front, which should carry with it a big migration of doves. Unfortunately for hunters, and more unfortunately for farmers who are