by admin | Feb 29, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
A congressman who represents north Missouri on Capitol Hill warns that northwest Missouri is still suffering from flooding, and that there’s a lot of damage to infrastructure. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, traveled from his Atchison County farm to Jefferson...
by admin | Feb 19, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation, Weather
Governor Mike Parson (R) emphasized the importance of broadband in rural Missouri during a Jefferson City appearance on Tuesday, and is praising USDA’s announcement that the state will receive $61 million to expand it. The governor discussed the issue, while...
by Ashley Byrd | Feb 15, 2020 | News, Weather
By BRENT MARTIN, St. Joseph Post Repair of the broken levee system along the Missouri River has been slow going, as a wet fall and a cold winter has delayed assessment of the damage and construction work. Emergency Management Specialist Mike Dulin with the Kansas City...
by admin | Feb 11, 2020 | Business, Education, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
About 1,000 people from across the state have traveled to Columbia for the 2020 Missouri Pork Expo, which wraps up Wednesday afternoon. Missouri Pork Association (MPA) Executive Vice President Don Nikodim notes the state’s pork industry continues to grow. He...
by Ashley Byrd | Oct 9, 2019 | News, Weather
An officer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the corps is receptive to input from the states in assessing what went wrong this year to spawn the widespread flooding in the lower Missouri River basin. Officials from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa are...