BENTON, MO (KFVS) - The Scott County Emergency Management Agency says the Missouri Statewide Tornado Drill and Severe Weather Awareness Week are good time to prepare for severe weather.

Missouri's StormAware website provides tornado sheltering videos, other safety resources to prepare for March 5 tornado drill during Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 4-8.

The National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and Missouri's local emergency management offices are asking Missourians  to use this week as an opportunity to plan and prepare for how they will react and shelter in response to severe weather.

 EMA officials say Missouri will conduct the 39th annual Statewide Tornado Drill on Tuesday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m. If severe weather is in the forecast on March 5, the drill will be moved to Thursday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m.

We're working on compiling a list of fish fry events in the Heartland.

If your community has one or more fish fry events, feel free to send us the information to C/O Amber Ruch, County News Digital Producer, at aruch@kfvs12.com or fax it to 335-7723.

Make sure and include the following:

• Dates and times
• Location
• Prices
• Menu

If you have picture(s) from the events, we'd love to see those as well! You can include the picture in the e-mail with the information above or send the picture(s) to cNews@kfvs12.com.

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(KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation's Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety is offering grant funding to local schools that host student lock-in events for Project Prom or graduation.

Ten qualifying schools will receive $200 to assist with expenses for location rental, food, entertainment and door prizes.

"Supervised events, such as lock-ins, provide a safe environment for students to celebrate," said SE Regional Coalition Coordinator Craig Compas. "We want students to have good memories of these nights-unmarred by a drinking and driving accident."