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The Pentagon has announced a soldier from Malden, Missouri has died as a result of injuries suffered October 23rd in Wardak, Afghanistan.
22-year-old Army Specialist Robert K. Charlton died Tuesday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. The Defense Department says Charlton’s fatal injuries were the result of a non-combat related incident. [Read more...]
Two, three, four–and more–inches of rain in various parts of Missouri have pushed creeks and rivers over their banks. Numerous roads are blocked.
Some schools have close because of flooded roads. Among the districts closing schools–Potosi and Silex. Some districts in eastern Missouri are closing early today.
The major rivers are on the rise.
The National Weather Service has flood warnings for the Mississippi as far north as Hannibal and Quincy. A flood crest is not expected at Cape Girardeau until next Wednesday. The outlook is for a water level more than ten feet higher than bankfull at Cape Girardeau by then.
The weather service says the Missouri River should go out of its banks below Jefferson City, with a crest three feet over flood stage tomorrow; four feet above flood at Gasconade a few hours later, three feet over flood stage at Hermann tomorrow and Sunday. The flood crest is expected to be at St. Charles Sunday.
An average of nine Missourians are killed on the job per month. In September, that number jumped to 15. The Department of Labor is pointing to tough economic times as the reason for the increase.
The Department says the majority of workplace fatalities are in the construction and agricultural industries.
Amid a recent spike in injuries and deaths, the department is urging businesses to take advantage of its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program — or SHARP — which offers safety consultants at no cost.
Junior Dietzel, owner of Bee Seen Signs in Central Missouri, says losing a friend to a fall in Springfield hit home. That’s when he started writing safety programs and getting involved with SHARP in the early ’90s.
“We wanted to retain quality people, and a safe work environment is part of what it takes to do that,” he says.
Dietzel says the SHARP program has also helped reduce workers’ compensation premiums and general liability insurance.
“That savings goes a long way, especially for a small business like ours,” Dietzel says.
The Department of Labor says the manufacturing industry is considered a high-risk industry when it comes to workplace safety. It is typical for workers to suffer eye injuries, cuts from sharp edges, contusions from objects falling, back injhuries and a lot of slips, tripsand falls if the employer does not take the steps necessary to protect the employees from injuries. In 2009, more than 12,517 injuries and 15 deaths were reported to the Department from the manufacturing industry.
Recent deaths have been linked to transportation and public utilities, to retail trade and construction.
For more on how to sign up for the free ehalth and safety consultations, visit www.labor.mo.gov/SAFE or call 573.522.SAFE.
There are just two weeks left in the regular season for the Division II football schedule and we have two Missouri schools who can just about clinch punch their tickets for post-season with wins, while another needs to finish the season strong for an outside chance. Northwest Missouri State, 2nd in their regional rankings have clinced the regular season MIAA title, but need to play well to get a first round playoff bye.
The University of Missouri Department of Athletics has announced that general admission hillside tickets to Mizzou’s game against Baylor on Nov. 7 will be available for purchase beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2. General admission tickets are $26 each.
