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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

Poplar Bluff, Mo. - Super-fast gigabit-class Internet is coming to Poplar Bluff, Missouri. NewWave Communications is deploying Version 3.1 of DOCSIS (the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification), the next generation and new standard in cable technology, in the fourth quarter of 2014 and expects to deliver 1-gigabit Internet service. The upgrade of NewWave’s Poplar Bluff system has been underway for months beginning at the time the system was purchased from The City of Poplar Bluff in April 2014. NewWave’s investment in new technology for its small-to-mid sized markets will make available Internet speeds up to 100 times faster than the national average. While other companies are promoting gigabit speeds in select major metropolitan cities, NewWave is proud to be at

Senator to visit Pershing VA Medical Center and VA West Plains Community-Based Outpatient Clinic to hear directly from veterans, announce expansion of Veterans Customer Satisfaction Program survey POPLAR BLUFF/WEST PLAINS – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill will visit John J. Pershing Medical Center and the VA’s West Plains Community-Based Outpatient Clinic on Tuesday to meet with area veterans and VA administrators, and announce the expansion of her veterans customer satisfaction survey to the southeast Missouri region. In Poplar Bluff, McCaskill will hold a media availability following her visit with executives at Pershing VA Medical Center at 10:45 a.m. CT on Tuesday, August 26.  In West Plains, McCaskill will hold a media availability following her tour of the VA West Plains Outpatient Clinic at 12:45 p.m. CT