The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has released its list of the top ten consumer complaints they received in 2021. #10 - 689 - Professional services - This includes complaints about moving companies, towing, funeral homes, and cemeteries.
The Department of Social Services has begun accepting applications for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), a new program that may be able to help with a one-time payment for water and/or wastewater bills. LIHWAP can help with disconnection or reconnection fees, threats to disconnect water or wastewater, and current or past due water or wastewater bills. The maximum benefit amount available is $750.
St. Patrick’s Day is a time to celebrate Irish culture and everything green, including leprechauns and shamrocks. While shamrock is a well-known symbol of good luck, another interesting plant associated with good fortune is bells of Ireland, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Michele Warmund.
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon (3.8 liters) as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is contributing to already-high prices at the pump.
In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Missouri. The birds were seen on March 3 in Willard by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one of many throughout the eastern and central United States who track and report on the birds’ annual migration on behalf of the Purple Martin Conservation Association.
The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descend 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 above sea level. The biodiversity of the Upper Yellowstone River is drastically different than that of the lower regions. But as our climate changes, species are finding new homes.
Snow and ice brought their own unique challenges to driving during the month of February. As temperatures begin to increase, the Missouri Department of Transportation is focusing on the potholes left in the road with all the fluctuating temperatures and precipitation.
The Regional Missouri Bank (RMB) Board of Directors announced the following employee promotions from their recent Board Meeting. Ashley Rowe was promoted to Vice President/Internal Auditor & Loan Review.
Ongoing • Sewing Class at the Brookfield YMCA. Free sewing class on Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.
Three area farmers have been honored by the National Corn Growers Association. Aaron Landes, Jamesport, placed 1st in the Conventional Non-Irrigated Class, with a yield of 321.7999 per acre.