Missouri public utility crews working to restore power in Louisiana, after Hurricane Delta

by admin | Oct 12, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather

14 lineworkers representing four rural Missouri hometown public utilities worked throughout the weekend to help restore power in hurricane-damaged Louisiana. CNN reports about 320,000 Louisiana residents are without electricity, because of Hurricane Delta. Missouri...

14 lineworkers from four Missouri towns heading to Louisiana, because of Hurricane Delta

by admin | Oct 8, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather

Hometown electric line crews from four rural Missouri towns are driving to Louisiana on this Thursday evening. They’ll perform recovery work after Hurricane Delta hits. The Weather Channel reports hurricane warnings have been issued for much of southwest...

Utility crews from six Missouri towns are working to restore power in Louisiana (AUDIO)

by admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather

Forecasters are saying that Hurricane Laura is the most powerful hurricane to hit the state of Louisiana in 150 years. The “New Orleans Times-Picayune” reports the storm made landfall as a category four storm, bringing strong winds and a crashing storm...

Winter weather advisories and flood watch in effect for different parts of Missouri (AUDIO)

by admin | Feb 12, 2020 | Agriculture, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather

A winter weather advisory remains in effect for west-central, central and northeast Missouri until midnight. Far northwest Missouri, the Ozarks and southeast Missouri’s Bootheel are not included in the winter weather advisory. Cities and towns in the impacted...

Riggs: “It’s all hands on deck” in northeast Missouri; major flooding to continue (AUDIO)

by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Agriculture, Business, Legislature, News, Transportation, Weather

The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis warns that major flooding is expected to continue in northeast Missouri for the next one to two weeks. State Rep. Louis Riggs, R-Hannibal, tells Missourinet volunteers are still needed to sandbag in Hannibal and Quincy....