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MoDOT Celebrates Success, Faces Challenges

By Mike Scott Drivers-be patient for just a few more months.The Avenue of the Saints project’s last remaining section to be converted to four-lane highway, located in Clark County, is scheduled to be completed in June.  With it will come the opening of the Hwy. 61/27 interchange, ending nearly two years of detours for drivers…

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DESE To Hold Public Hearing On Future Of The Wyaconda School District On Wednesday

State education officials will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 16 in the Wyaconda School District to discuss the district’s accreditation status and options for its future.The hearing will start at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium at the Wyaconda Elementary School, located at 515 North Walnut Street.   Located in Clark County, in northeast Missouri,…

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CAFO Roof Collapse Raises Questions

A large section of roof at the Bluff Road Genetics hog facility  near Peaksville collapsed in the early morning hours of January 1.  The collapse, presumably caused by the weight of snow and ice, raised questions among neighbors and CAFO (Concentrated Animal Confinement Operation) opponents.

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Missouri’s Minimum Wage Increased Jan. 1

Most of Missouri’s minimum wage workers should receive an wage increase to $6.65 per hour on January 1.  The only exemption that applies is for a retail or service business whose annual gross sales are less than $500,000.Some common questions and answers, from the Missouri Dept. of Labor website concerning the minimum wage follow:Q: If…

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