A STRONG THUNDERSTORM INJURED ONE
MAN AND DESTROYED A BUSINESS WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN
DONIPHAN. THE POWERFULL STORM
STRUCK RIPLEY COUNTY ABOUT 11:30PM. STORM DAMAGE WAS
ALSO REPORTED AT CARUTHERSVILLE.
RIPLEY COUNTY AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE STORM WAS A
SMALL TORNADO. THE STORM ALSO
KNOCKED OUT POWER TO THE AREA.
RUBY MCPEEKS AND HER DAUGHTER KAREN
GREEN, BOTH OF BELLEVEIW, HAVE CLAIMED THE FIRST OF
1O $1 MILLION DOLLAR PRIZES OFFERED
IN THE MISSOURI LOTTERY $5,000,000 CASH EXTRAVAGANZA
GAME. THE WINNING TICKET WAS
PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 27TH AT 21 EXPRESS, A CONVENIENCE
STORE LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 21 AND W
NORTH IN PILOT KNOB.
THE 2010 CENSUS FORM WILL BE
ARRIVING IN LESS THAN A WEEK. MOST HOUSEHOLDS HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED A LETTER URGING THEM TO
COMPLETE THE FORM AND RETURN IT IN THE PREPAID ENVELOPE.
THE FORM, ONE OF THE SHORTEST IN
HISTORY, CONSIST OF ONLY TEN QUESTIONS. IT WILL TAKE
ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.
FOR ASSISTANCE OF INFORMATION, GO TO THE CENSUS WEBSITE AT
www.2010census.gov.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL BE
CRACKING DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING WITH INCREASED
ENFORCEMENT FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY
THIS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PATROL URGES ANYONE
WHO HAS PARTY PLANS TO HAVE A
DESIGNATED DRIVER TO MAKE SURE THEY GET HOME SAFELY. IN
2009, 268 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND
1,134 SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CRASHES INVOLVING AN IMPAIRED
DRIVER.
