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Missouri Leaders Share Infrastructure Investment Impacts at Emery Sapp & Sons Asphalt Plant Event
Missouri government leaders gave insight into Missouri’s infrastructure plans on Monday, July 15 at the Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) asphalt plant industry event in Springfield. Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, State Senator Lincoln Hough, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick and ESS executive leadership shared remarks promoting Missouri’s dedication to the development of transportation systems.
UP Employee Repurposes Downed Trees After Tornados in Missouri
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – After tornados in Missouri, a Union Pacific employee processed downed trees to turn into rail tie-ready logs for local mills. Track Supervisor, Tod Spradley, said, “I hated to see all of those trees go to waste,” after tornados hit the town of Poplar Bluff in Missouri. UP reports the track supervisor collected oak, hickory, and gum logs on and around his property to cut more than 40 logs into tie length. (Notably, there are an estimated 40 to 60 logs to collect on his 42-acre property.) The 8-foot, 6-inch logs were then loaded into Spradley’s large dump trailer with an excavator and tractor.
United States Senate candidate from Missouri - Lucas Kunce to host town hall in St. Joseph Wednesday
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Lucas Kunce, a Missouri candidate running for the United States Senate plans to host a town hall meeting in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. According to Kunce's Campaign Team, the event will be held beginning at 6 p.m. at the UA Local 45 Plumbers...
The world’s longest River race – MR340 – starts right here
More than 700 adventurers set out down the Missouri River at Kaw Point in the world’s longest non-stop river race. It’s known at the MR340 river race and is 340 miles of paddling through Missouri’s muddy waters. Using all sorts of water craft, from canoes and Kayaks...
Southeast Missouri Wakes Up Wednesday to a New Madrid Earthquake
If you blinked, you missed it. It was brief, but there was an earthquake to make sure everyone in southeast Missouri was awake thanks to the ever-present New Madrid Fault. I noticed on the USGS earthquake map, there was a circle in southeast Missouri early Wednesday morning. The epicenter of this not large quake was just west of New Madrid, Missouri.
Where Missouri Republican candidates for governor stand on personal property taxes
Missouri Republicans running to win the governor’s race are trying to harness frustration over 2023’s property tax assessment fiasco with varying promises of cuts. State Sen. Bill Eigel, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, has made eliminating personal property taxes on things like cars, farm and business equipment a top priority as a lawmaker […] The post Where Missouri Republican candidates for governor stand on personal property taxes appeared first on The Beacon.
Senior Legion Baseball — Pacific Post 320 vs. Hannibal Post 55, SuperZone 1 Tournament
Hannibal Post 55 defeated Pacific Post 320 in the Senior Legion SuperZone 1 Tournament in Jefferson City Friday, July 19. To order photo reprints, click the "Buy This Photo" button below the photo you are viewing. Reprints are processed through our photo lab partner MyCapture. Photo orders can now be processed any time, day or night, through our safe secure and easy to use system. We now offer a wide range of photo reprint products including Coffee Mugs, Shirts, Canvas Prints and MORE! Order your reprints today! Photos and other materials on this website are property of the Missourian and are protected by copyright law. Reproduction is unlawful. You may not duplicate this material.
'Unacceptable': Pattonville fire chief on St. Louis County's lack of timeline for bridge construction
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — "For our medical response, we are in a bad location," said an exasperated Pattonville Fire District Chief Jim Usry, pointing toward the cluster of buildings on the other side of the Prichard Farm Road bridge, "for the simple fact we can see it from there, but we can't get to you in a timely manner."
Former Crestwood, Mo. Mall Site Reemerging as Mixed-Use Development
CRESTWOOD, Mo. – A 47-acre site that had long been home to Crestwood Plaza in south St. Louis County is being reimagined. A total of 81 families will eventually live in single-family homes at the site, with a full-service grocery store, restaurant and retail space and public gathering spaces augmenting the new Crestwood Crossing development.
Woman facing felony charge for 2023 truck theft, police chase
After declining to be screened for the Franklin County Court Alternative Program, a St. Clair woman will be arraigned in August on a felony vehicle theft charge stemming from an incident last year. On Oct. 30, 2023, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office were on their way to a...
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