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Ozark Electric Cooperative members caught off guard by new demand fee
Since the start of April, members of the Ozark Electric Cooperative (OEC) saw a new charge on their monthly bills — a demand charge. This charge is based on the maximum drawn power averaged from a 15-minute block in a month, meaning the highest amount of power that a household uses within 15 minutes of the month is charged on top of the total kilowatts per hour rate that is traditionally charged. The OEC includes 27,000 meters...
When Lightning Completely Annihilated a Missouri Highway Truck
Kaboom. If you were close enough to a Missouri highway vehicle, that would have been the deafening sound when lightning completely unloaded 200 million volts in a microsecond. If you look at the Weather Bug lightning map, you'll see that Missouri is one of the states struck by lightning the most. That fact was emphasized one night when a Greene County Highway Department truck was on the receiving end of a massive lightning strike.
Workers at GM seat supplier in Missouri each tentative agreement, end strike
The union representing workers a Lear Corp. plant in Missouri that makes seats for General Motors vehicles said Thursday it reached a tentative agreement with the company, ending a strike that was in its fourth day. About 480 workers at Lear Corp. in Wentzville who walked out at midnight Sunday are back at work. They are represented by United Auto Workers union. “The tentative agreement reached by UAW Local 282 proves, once again, that when workers come together, fighting for fair pay, benefits and working conditions, corporate greed can be beat,” UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell said. The strike brought production to a standstill Monday at the GM plant in Wentzville, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of St. Louis, where the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize trucks, along with the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans are made.
Missouri’s Population Suddenly Forecast to Explode by 2040
If a new forecast is accurate, you can expect to see a lot more moving trucks crossing over into Missouri over the next 20 years or so as a population explosion is now being predicted. There are several takeaways from this new ranking by 24/7 Wall St over the states...
Increase in funding of Kansas City Police Department on August ballot Missouri-wide
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KY3) - A question on increasing Kansas City Police Department’s funding is on the August election ballot. But, there is disagreement over whether this is an issue of statewide interest. The question on the ballot, if passed, will require Kansas City to spend one-fourth of its...
FEMA employees to go door-to-door in Sikeston to help with disaster assistance
SIKESTON, Mo. (KBSI) – FEMA disaster assistance employees will begin going door to door in Sikeston and surrounding communities Friday and will continue for the next several weeks to help people get registered for disaster assistance related to the May 26 tornado. Residents are told to feel free to...
Sikeston Walmart greeter writes book about his years on the job
SIKESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - A Sikeston man has been working as a Walmart greeter for the last seven years, and now he wants to share that experience with the world. That’s why he’s writing a book to give people an idea of what it’s like saying hello to folks at the world’s largest retailer.
Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 26, 2024
The St. Louis Cardinals system went 5-1 on Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Chen-Wei Lin, tossed six innings of one-hit ball with nine strikeouts for Palm Beach. Other standouts include Jordan Walker, Brycen Mautz, Joshua Baez, Leonardo Bernal, Brayden Jobert and Andrew Bolivar. Results from games...
Springfield fire marshal honors beloved, defunct businesses with hand-crafted T-shirts
What started as the search for an old T-shirt has blossomed into a thriving small business, all managed in the basement of Mark Phillips' home. Phillips, a Springfield fire marshal, is the owner of Springfield Lost and Found, a merchandise company that specializes in honoring defunct Springfield businesses. Established in November 2023, Springfield Lost and Found offers a vast selection of T-shirts with former Springfield business logos displayed on the front. Phillips designs and prints every T-shirt...
Joe Burrow is Better Than Patrick Mahomes
When people talk about the greatest quarterback in the NFL right now, the common answer is Patrick Mahomes. While Mahomes is phenomenal, he isn’t the best quarterback currently, that title actually belongs to Joe Burrow. Mahomes came into the NFL in 2017, and finally got the starting role in...
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