COOLING CENTERS AVAILABLE ACROSS SALINE, LAFAYETTE COUNTIES

Another week of excessive heat has community buildings across the area doubling as cooling centers.

In Marshall, the Salt Fork YMCA will have its lobby open as a cooling center during its normal hours, closing at 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 7 p.m. on Fridays, and 6 p.m. on the weekends. In Sweet Springs, residents needing a cooling center can visit City Hall weekdays until 5 p.m.

The City of Slater will have city hall open during business hours as a cooling center, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In Lafayette County, both the Margaret Gray Senior Center and the Lafayette County Health Department in Lexington are available as cooling centers until 5 p.m.  The Health Department will also have ice water available. In Higginsville, the senior center there is available for residents needing a cool down.

Elsewhere in Missouri, the state Department of Health and Senior Services is maintaining a map of cooling centers . Residents may also contact their city or county’s emergency management offices for information.