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Governor Parson requests federal disaster declaration for 19 Missouri counties due to severe storms in May

Governor Mike Parson has requested that President Trump approve a major disaster declaration for Missouri to provide federal assistance to a total of 19 counties in response to severe storms and tornadoes that swept across the state on May 3 and 4, resulting in widespread destruction. “Our local, state and federal assessment teams have documented extensive damage to electric power […]

Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri

Audio: Community Action Partnership summer season Low Income Energy Assistance Program underway

Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri’s summer season of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program began June 1st. Director Christopher Small says the program offers help to low-income families and individuals to prevent utility shut-offs. It also bridges the gap to allow families and individuals to have a consistent source of utility services. […]

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Dawn man injured when SUV overturns

The Highway Patrol reports a Dawn man sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle he drove ran off the road and overturned 12 miles southwest of Chillicothe the morning of Wednesday, June 3rd. A private vehicle transported 24-year-old Christian Elliott to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The SUV traveled east on Route C when […]

17th Street Bridge

Audio: 17th Street Bridge demolition set to begin

As weather conditions allow, demolition work could begin on Monday, June 1st on the 17th Street Bridge in Trenton. Construction starts on the new bridge to span the Union Pacific Railroad. City Administrator Ron Urton describes he expects bridge demolition work will look like.     Urton noted the contractor, Boone Construction Company of Columbia, […]

MoDOT Road Work

Westbound Route 36 to close in Hamilton

The next two weekends will see nighttime closures of the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 for continued repairs to a bridge in Caldwell County which was struck by a vehicle last year. Crews from Comanche Construction, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to close the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 […]