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UPDATED 7/29 - PB City Council voted unanimously to allow for up to one year contracts for City Manager position. Mayor Angela Pearson announced after a 1hr and 45min closed session that Heath Kaplan was offered the position of City Manager and he has accepted the position. Kaplan is currently Finance and Management Services Director for Muskegon County, Michigan. A special meeting of the Poplar Bluff City Council is being held tonight (7/29) at 6pm with two agenda items. First, the council will discuss (and possibly vote) on amending the city's ordinances: WORKSHOP ITEM: The City Council will review an amendment to the Code of Ordinances relative to term of office for the City Manager position. And then the Council

In a letter dated June 25, Stephens addressed Dr. Randy Grassham of the college's Board of Trustees, requesting that the board grant his sabbatical request. The sabbatical would take effect immediately and continue through November 30, 2014. “During this period, I will be available as directed by the Board to perform consulting services to the college in matters related to grants, construction, legislative, and/or funding matters,” wrote Stephenson. He further requested that at the end of the sabbatical period, he be released from his obligations under his employment agreement with the Board of Trustees. “I understand we are both legally obligated under this employment agreement, however, I am requesting termination of the agreement by mutual consent,” he further wrote. Stephenson

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. [The Missouri Times] – Several southeast Missourians have informed The Missouri Times that Schrieber has told them that by attacking Senator Libla on an issue that the [Conservation] department was lobbying against would be an avenue toward helping him be appointed to the [Conservation] commission when the local highly-respected Don Bedell finishes his term in July of next year. Schrieber has reportedly told several locals that Frank Campa, a conservation agent based out Cape Girardeau, informed him that attacking the Senator would be a perfect way to “curry favor” with the department and assist in his appointment. Read the rest of the story at: The Missouri Times

Trucks Gone Wild came to Brick's Offroad Park this weekend (June 7-9) and out came the big trucks and even bigger crowds. This is the sixth year that the video company has come to Southeast Missouri to capture trucks doing crazy things like launching into the air at 45 miles per hour to jump a 30 ft slough. In years past the Highway Patrol monitored the area but this weekend it was described as more aggressive and an all out ticket-trap. One Brick's fan called it "redneck profiling." A group of eight from Brick's were eating at Colton's steakhouse Saturday night. The talk bounced from one trailer being stopped for exceeding the maximum height by two inches; to the awesome

In a letter from the Little Rock District of the Corp of Engineers to the City of Poplar Bluff, Project Manager Louis Clark alerted the City Manager that they had 30 days to respond to the issues raised by multiple agencies regarding the second phase of Shelby Road which was to extend from Kanell Blvd (PP Hwy) south and east to the intersection of Business Hwy 67 and Hwy 53. This builds a second north-south business corridor allowing for better traffic flow and continued business development for the Poplar Bluff area. The letter states that the Environmental Protection Agency, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources were all concerned with the mitigation efforts as stated