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PAVEMENT REPAIRS ALONG ROUTE 65 IN CARROLL COUNTY THIS WEEK
Drivers along U.S. Route 65 in Carroll County will have some orange cones to navigate around this week. The Missouri Department of Transportation is completing a milling project this week along the highway from Route CC just
OFFICE OF PUBLIC COUNSEL OPPOSING EVERGY’S PROPOSED RATE HIKE
A state agency is voicing opposition to a rate increase sought by Evergy Missouri West. The Office of Public Counsel is expressing several issues with the utility’s proposal to increase their customers’ base rate by 14 to
TWO JUVENILES WRECK ATV OUTSIDE HOLDEN
Two boys from Harrisonville were injured—one seriously—after overturning their ATV in western Johnson County on Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the two 12-year-olds were riding an ATV around 10 a.m. on private property
ROUTE P BRIDGE EAST OF NEW FRANKLIN REOPENS
The Missouri Department of Transportation announces the reopening of the Route P bridge east of New Franklin. The bridge over the Bonne Femme Creek reopened Friday, after a two-month project to replace the bridge deck. The original
SEVENTH-INNING SLUGGING LIFTS ROYALS PAST CARDINALS 8-3
A Maikel Garcia single, followed by a triple and two-run home run, propelled the Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 victory Saturday night over the St Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium. The Cardinals struck first with a
POWER OUTAGE IMPACTED PORTIONS OF MARSHALL SUNDAY
(Update at 11:10 a.m., Aug. 11 2024) Marshall Municipal Utilities has informed KMMO News that power has been restored to areas of Marshall impacted by Sunday morning’s outage. Original Story: KMMO News has learned of a power
MARSHALL MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AWARDED CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Marshall Municipal Utilities received recognition during Tuesday’s city council meeting for achieving a standard set only by 11 of their peers in the state. MMU was presented with a Certificate of Excellence in Reliability by the Missouri
HIGBEE WOMAN INJURED AFTER RUNNING OFF RANDOLPH COUNTY ROADWAY
A Higbee woman was flown to a Columbia hospital after her vehicle went off a Randolph County roadway. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 62-year-old Mary Holzbaur was driving west on Route B about five miles
HENRIETTA TEEN ON BICYCLE STRUCK SATURDAY MORNING
A Henrietta teenager suffered serious injuries after he was struck attempting to cross a state highway on his bicycle. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the unnamed teenager was on his bicycle at the intersection of
AED DONATED TO PETTIS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
Wear Red for Women recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Pettis County Clerk’s Office. An AED is a small, lightweight device that allows individuals and first responders to treat sudden cardiac arrest. The machine
OPERATIONS PLANNED IN AREA COUNTIES
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be performing maintenance work in several area counties from August 12-16. All work is weather permitting. In Johnson County: -Flagging operations area scheduled on Route UU in various locations from 7
COLE MURPHY JOINS BROTHER IN SALE OF CHAMPIONS WITH CHAMPION BARROW
Grand Champions are continuing to spring up in Sweet Springs, as Cole Murphy has become the third member of Sweet Springs FFA to book a spot in the Missouri State Fair’s Sale of Champions. Murphy led his
SWEET SPRINGS ALDERMEN TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING TAX LEVY
The Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 12 to hear comments on the 2024 Tax Levy. The hearing will begin at 5:45, prior to the regularly scheduled Aldermen meeting. The
MVC CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF JULIE ANN DEEMS JULIEN SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Missouri Valley College celebrated the opening of the Julie Ann Deems Julien School of Nursing and Health Sciences with a ribbon cutting on Friday, August 9. Many of the Marshall and Missouri Valley community attended the ceremony
GOODMAN FENDS OFF CHALLENGERS FOR THIRD TERM AS SALINE COUNTY ASSESSOR
Saline County Assessor Jessica Adcock Goodman fended off a pair of challengers in Tuesday’s primary election to secure another term in office. Goodman won the Republican nomination with 43.8 percent of the vote, receiving 1501 votes to
RE-ELECTION BID CONTINUES FOR COMMISSIONER GOODEN AFTER TUESDAY’S PRIMARY
Stephanie Gooden is on track to serve another four years as Saline County’s Northern District Commissioner, following her victory in the Republican primary of Tuesday’s election. Gooden picked up 45.2 percent of the vote in the district’s
LAFAYETTE COUNTY TURNS TO NEW NORTHERN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER; ODESSA REJECTS PUBLIC SAFETY TAX
A change is in the works for the Lafayette County commission, as voters unseated one of the incumbents up for re-election Tuesday. Voters in the Republican primary elected Monica Ritter over current commissioner Dean Plymell with 57
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