AREA NEWS

 Dancing Rabbit August 25 Tony here reporting on all the rabbit news. First off, Ziggy had not one but two fires down at his house this week. Luckily, both were small controlled campfires within the walls of his, as yet roofless, cob house. Cob being essentially fireproof (its mostly sand and clay), there was no…

 Surface Repairs Scheduled for Route C in Lewis County HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, MoDOT crews will be concrete patching on Route C just west of the Route B intersection in the city limits of LaGrange beginning Tuesday, August 26. While crews are working, Route C will be closed to traffic between Route B and Second…

  New Laws Affecting Vehicle Operation The Missouri General Assembly recently enacted new legislation affecting vehicle operation, and Governor Matt Blunt has signed the legislation into law. Some of the laws contained an emergency clause and went into effect upon the signing; others will go into effect August 28, 2008. The Patrol wishes to make…

Hannibal Welcomes D-Day Landing Craft Hannibal, Mo. – Glascock’s Landing on the riverfront in Hannibal will host the LST-325, a D-Day landing craft, Aug. 21 through Aug. 25, 2008. The LST-325, one of only two World War II Landing Ship Tanks preserved in the U.S., is an amphibious vessel and was designed to land battle-ready…

 State Health Department Announces Income Guidelines for 2009 Food Programs The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) today announced the 2008-09 federal income guidelines that are used to determine whether families are eligible for free or reduced-price meals at participating facilities. The Child and Adult Care Food Program reimburses these child and adult…

Chesterfield, Mo. – Governor Matt Blunt recently signed a bill proclaiming the ice cream cone as the official dessert of Missouri. Passage of this legislation officially and permanently preserves the historic and economic importance of the world renowned ice cream cone to the state of Missouri. Since the ice cream cone’s official world debut at…

 Injuries are the leading cause of death among children after the first year of life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a new study, a University of Missouri professor found that children living in households with unrelated adults are six times more likely to die of maltreatment-related unintentional injuries, compared to children living with two biological parents. The risk of maltreatment death is double for children living with foster or step-parents, or other related adults. However, the risk is not higher for children living in households with a single biological parent and no other adults.

HANNIBAL – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, a six-member bipartisan board that governs the Missouri Department of Transportation, will meet this week in MoDOT’s Northeast District for the first time in more than 15 years. The open session of the meeting will begin on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Culver Stockton College’s Alexander Campbell…