Kennett News

No citations were issued following an incident involving an Ashley Furniture truck that broke two utility poles on Tuesday.

Several Missouri cities will be receiving a total of $50 million in back taxes from AT&T including Kennett, Holcomb, Senath, and Cardwell, due to the settlement on the AT&T landlines lawsuit that dealt with the revenue base of the local gross receipts tax on telephone companies.

The City of Kennett employees were recognized for their work during the January ice storm with an appreciation dinner on Friday, hosted at the Methodist Church in Kennett.

Authorities investigate the death of a local man lying near a maintenance shed at area park, no foul play suspected Authorities are currently investigating the death of a 49-year-old Kennett resident, following the discovery of a body at Jones' Park.

Following last month's resignation of Russ Fullerton, district athletic director, and a lengthy discussion at the meeting on Tuesday, the Kennett Board of Education voted to accept the establishment of three new positions to fill the gap left by the former director.

A 19-year-old Kennett man is currently facing a class D felony charge of animal abuse after killing his brother's puppy.

Several letters of resignation were approved and many positions were filled during the executive session portion of the Kennett Board of Education meeting on Tuesday.

The Kennett Fire Department was kept busy this past weekend, responding to four fires within a 24-hour period, three of which are currently under investigation.

The Army Corps of Engineers inspection of levees have become more serious following the flooding caused during Hurricane Katrina.

Former KHS graduate Zach Treadway recently spent time in Geneva, Switzerland, studying International Relations and International Human Rights.

Kennett tornado sirens are a last ditch effort to notify residents of a spotted tornado in the city.

Sam Goodrich and Chris Higgins have made a rezoning request in order to build two duplexes, one at 612 Maple Street and the other at 706 Maple Street.

Local officials are still searching for a prisoner from the Southeast Correction Center in Charleston, Mo., who escaped on foot Monday during a work release assignment on Route O, in Kennett.

A Dunklin County man was recently found guilty of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action stemming from an October 2008 case.

Following the incident on Monday, June 8, involving a tanker truck turnover that resulted in a chemical spill, city officials have been queued to request a designated truck route around Kennett's downtown district.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is sponsoring a peace march in protest of police brutality and injustice on Saturday, June 13, 2009.

The city of Kennett recently received a new price on a bid to construct the new dog pound at approximately $150,000, from Knuckle Brothers.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association will be hosting a Kennett Lock-Up Party to benefit the organization beginning at 11 a.m., on Thursday, June 11, at the Kennett County Club Magnolia room.

A spill in downtown Kennett turned out to be nonhazardous - just messy and smelly.

On an average day--as many as 200-tractor trailer rigs pass through downtown Kennett.