Missouri House Education Committee chair back at Capitol, after recovering from COVID

by admin | Feb 21, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News

A veteran state lawmaker who chairs the Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee says he’s recovered from COVID-19. State Rep. Chuck Basye, R-Rocheport, tells Missourinet that he returned to the Statehouse in Jefferson City on Wednesday. He...

MoDOT expects influx of construction workers in central Missouri’s Rocheport, for I-70 bridge project

by admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Health / Medicine, History, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation

State transportation officials say construction of the $240 million project to replace the aging I-70 bridge in mid-Missouri’s Rocheport will begin late this year. Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) deputy project director Derek Lepper and other...

Snow-related crashes close westbound I-70 near mid-Missouri’s Rocheport (AUDIO)

by admin | Jan 20, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather

The National Weather Service (NWS) says the highest snow totals from Monday’s winter storm extend from the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit to Sedalia. NWS Pleasant Hill meteorologist Sarah Adkins says while snow is ending north of the Missouri River,...

Mid-Missouri Republican to chair House education committee (AUDIO)

by admin | Dec 5, 2019 | Business, Education, Legislature, News

The new Missouri House education committee chairman is focused on educational choice, and says the committee’s aim is to ensure that every young person in Missouri has access to a quality education. House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, has appointed State...

Schatz: Eight-hour backups on I-70 Rocheport bridge would have had “astronomical costs” (AUDIO)

by admin | Jul 22, 2019 | Agriculture, Business, Legislature, News, Transportation

The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has received an $81 million federal grant to replace the aging I-70 bridge in mid-Missouri’s Rocheport, a bridge that carries millions of vehicles annually. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and Governor Mike Parson made the...