White River Valley Electric Cooperative District Meetings
RSVP for a chance to win $100 Bill Credit! Meeting in Ava July 27. Interested in getting more involved with White River Valley Electric Cooperative? Want to know more about how the co-op works? District meetings will be held in July. Join us to discuss the recent rate increase, our board governance, an update on…
Read MorePublic Affairs Academy Helps High School Students Make a Difference
Students leave the Academy ready to impact their community and the world. SPRINGFIELD — “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” is not only something every American strives for. It’s also the theme for the 2017 Missouri Public Affairs Academy (MPAA). The academy gives high school students from all over Missouri the opportunity to make…
Read MorePublic Service Commission Sets Public Hearing Schedule in Laclede and Missouri Gas Energy Rate Cases
JEFFERSON CITY –– The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in September and October in natural gas rate cases filed by Laclede Gas Company (Laclede) and Laclede Gas Company d/b/a Missouri Gas Energy (MGE). The local public hearing schedule follows. These local public hearings will be held in facilities that meet the…
Read MoreSpecial Request from the Humane Society of Missouri: 70 Degrees and Over, Don’t Take Rover!
With temperatures nearing 100 on Monday, and extreme temperatures continuing throughout the week, the Humane Society of Missouri asks pet owners to remember the following reminders and advisories for pets. Any time the temperature is above 70 degrees… NEVER leave a pet in an unattended car. Animals left in hot cars can die in just minutes.…
Read MoreFree Pesticide Collection Event July 15 in Chillicothe
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JULY 10, 2017 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Litton Ag Center, will provide a free pesticide collection event from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 15, at 10780 Liv 235, in Chillicothe. The collection is open to all Missouri farmers and households, and will take unwanted pesticides…
Read MoreOMC Offers Living and Hospice Support Group
Ozarks Medical Center (OMC) has begun offering monthly meetings of the Living and Hospice Support Group. Each group meeting is designed with a different monthly presentation of topics related to being a caregiver and the world of hospice. After a 15-minute presentation, a peer-to-peer bereavement support group is available for those interes-ted. Light refreshments are…
Read MoreHot Weather + Moisture + Weakening Pavement = Pavement Blow-ups
JEFFERSON CITY –– With temperatures rising across mid-Missouri this summer, sections of roadway may begin to buckle and crack due to the hot temperatures. The so-called “blow-ups” occur when the roadway surface expands at a crack or joint where moisture has seeped in. That crack weakens the pavement and the heat causes the pavement to…
Read MoreMissouri Ozarks Community Health Welcomes Women’s Care Doctor, and Services
Missouri Ozarks Community Health announces the addition of Dr. Selma Taylor, OB-GYN. Dr. Taylor is from Kansas. She completed her undergraduate education in Topeka, followed by medical school in Kansas City, Mo. She continued on with residency training in Ohio and New York to become board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She is now in…
Read MoreFlooding Updates
A before/after image of Castlewood State Park’s picnic shelter which was closed for nearly six weeks due to the flooding but restored beautifully as shown above.
Read MoreLooking Backward 7.13.2017
25 Years Ago July 9, 1992 A large crowd gathered on the front lawn of Crestview Healthcare last Friday night to watch a fireworks display presented by the nursing home staff. Hundreds of folks spread blankets on the lawn or brought their own lawn chairs to watch fancy fireworks explode into the evening air.…
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