Enjoying time on the water in a canoe or kayak is a rapidly-growing summertime sport in Missouri, which offers miles and miles of streams, rivers and lakes. It takes a while to learn how to safely operate these non-motorized watercraft and, to address that, the Missouri Department of Conservation is offering a free canoe/kayaking class near Chillicothe this coming Thursday (July 7).
Motorists know that 2022 has been a record-breaking year for fuel prices. Data from AAA indicates gas prices jumped 55 percent between June 2021 and June 2022. All 50 states now have an average fuel price that exceeds $4 per gallon, with many even surpassing the $5 mark. The fuel cost comparison resource Global Petrol Prices reports that, as of May 2022, gas in Canada was on average $2.17 CAD per liter, which comes to roughly $8.22 CAD a gallon, or $6.52 USD per gallon.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced up to $18 million in available federal funding to build the pipeline of Technical Assistance (TA) providers that can serve rural, small and Tribal municipalities through the Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction, and Elimination of Pollution Grant Program. This investment delivers on President Biden’s Justice40 initiative and will support TA providers to help utilities improve vital wastewater management that is essential to healthy communities. This funding will also elevate impact from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding available to small, rural, and Tribal communities.
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced that MOST 529 account owners will see an investment fee reduction began July 1. This structured reduction was negotiated in 2020 as part of the overall contract extension with program manager Ascensus.
As usual, the drill bit I needed for a project was nowhere to be found in the shop. The next day, as I was standing in the bit section at a local home improvement center, I realized what a bewildering assortment of drill bits are available. The size and material you are drilling generally dictates they type of drill bit to use. There are five general types of drill bits available.
One of Missouri's busiest railroad lines is shut down after an Amtrak train struck a dump truck and derailed Monday afternoon, killing four people. The incident and subsequent investigation has potential to delay supply chains.
At the Brookfield Rotary Club's weekly Tuesday meeting Tracy Carlson took the oath of office and is now the club's new president. Carlson was given the oath by outgoing president, Harold Lloyd. Lloyd served as president the last two years.
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train slammed into a dump truck said Tuesday (June 28) that residents and county leaders have been pushing for a safety upgrade at the railroad crossing for nearly three years. Meanwhile, the toll from the accident rose to four deaths and 150 injuries.
The names of the four people who died after a train derailment in near Mendon on June 27 have been released. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) released the names of the four people killed when an Amtrak train going from Los Angeles to Chicago hit a dump truck that was crossing railroad tracks that area residents had voiced concern over being dangerous and transportation officials had been "urged" to fix.