The Sullivan County Public Water Supply District today lifted two boil advisories issued last weekend after mains were washed out. One advisory involved customers along Highway 11 between Highway 129 and Marco Road, along with Marco Road, Impala and Image drives, Niagua Road, Moss Drive, and Mitoon Road. The other boil water advisory involved customers […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District reports a boil advisory has been issued on Friday, July 16, 2021, until further notice following water line repairs in eastern Mercer County. Affected are all customers on Highway 136 and Route C from the intersection of 136 and Route W south to the intersection of 136 and Evergreen […]
A COVID-19 surge has prompted the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to issue a hot spot advisory. This hotspot advisory list the southwest Missouri counties of Greene, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Barry counties, and the City of Joplin area. There is an increase in cases and COVID patients in the hospital. The […]
(Missouri Independent) – Facing a looming shortage of beds caused by rapidly rising COVID-19 cases, healthcare providers in Springfield are asking the state to set up temporary hospital beds so existing hospital space can be dedicated to caring for the most severely ill. The alternate care site would treat patients stable enough to be removed […]
Chicago has reinstated its COVID-19 travel order for Missouri. The windy city is requiring any unvaccinated people traveling from Missouri to get a negative coronavirus test result no more than 72 hours prior to arrival in Chicago or quarantine for a 10-day period upon arrival. During an event Tuesday in Jefferson City, Governor Parson weighed […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to sexually assaulting two young children to produce child pornography and to receiving and distributing child pornography after his wife pleaded guilty to the same charges last month. Mark John Millman, 37, of Merriam Village, a citizen of Great Britain and a legal alien resident, pleaded […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Local Records Division is pleased to announce 23 grants totaling $283,584. These awards include 17 Local Records Grant Program awards totaling $144,809 and 6 Electronic Records Grant Initiative grants worth $139,775. “My office is pleased to help local communities in our state with records preservation,” Secretary Ashcroft said. “It’s a […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has announced a planned water outage and boil advisory for part of Trenton starting July 8 due to valve replacement. The area affected includes Monroe Street from East Ninth Street to East Eighth Street, East Eighth from Monroe to Haliburton Street, Haliburton from East Eighth to East Seventh Street, and East Seventh […]
After discussing trash service complaints received by councilmen and the staff of Trenton City Hall, the Trenton City Council on Monday night requested the owner of Rapid Removal Disposal to attend an upcoming meeting of the council. Administrator Ron Urton, who brought up the topic, said the city does the residential billing for Rapid Removal […]
(Missouri Independent) – Kendra Findley had thought the Springfield area had seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in December — a month when cases regularly surpassed 200 a day and that saw a record 98 residents die of the virus. Looking back, that was when the Alpha variant, first identified in the U.K., was […]
Appointments will be made to boards at the Trenton City Council meeting on Monday, June 28, 2021. The meeting will be held at Trenton City Hall at 7 pm. Appointments to be made include three each to the Park Board and Tree Board; two each to the Airport Advisory Board, Tax Increment Financing Commission, Historic […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory. The advisory will continue until further notice for the area from the Iowa line to the Grundy County line for rural customers east of the Weldon Fork of the Grand River.
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing two firearms that he stole from a car and attempted to sell outside a nearby hotel. Edward J. Kelly Jr., 39, of Independence, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to one count of being a felon in possession of firearms. […]
Governor Mike Parson filled five-county office vacancies. Densil Allen Jr., of Knob Noster, was appointed as the Johnson County Presiding Commissioner. Dr. Allen is a former veterinarian and owned and operated Warrensburg Animal Hospital until his retirement. He has also owned and operated Allen’s Auction Service and taught animal science courses at the University of Central […]
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory until further notice due to a water line break. The advisory affects the area from the Thompson River to Route Y and from the Mercer County line to Highway 6.
Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory following water line repairs on Monday near Route C. Boundaries of the boil advisory area, clockwise, are Route E on the north, the Sullivan County line on the east, Grundy County line on the south, and Highway 65 on the west. The boil […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a boil advisory put into place last week due to water main repair. The boundaries of the advisory were from the intersection of Highways 65 and 136 to the Grundy County line and from the Grand River to Route Y.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, along with the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council, released a new resource, the “Missouri Plain Language Guide for People with Disabilities, their Families and Caregivers,” on COVID-19 and the vaccine. Through this partnership, the new guide will ensure that important information related to COVID-19 and vaccine access is more […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has issued a boil advisory due to loss of water pressure due to an automatic valve failure. The advisory affects Trenton, Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1, Galt, and Spickard. The advisory remains in place until June 5 at 10:30 pm. Water Plant Supervisor Steve Reid reports all valves have […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory until further notice due to water main repair. The boundaries of the advisory are from the intersection of Highways 65 and 136 to the Grundy County line and from the Weldon Fork of the Grand River to Route Y.
