AREA NEWS

Pending good weather, MoDOT and its contractor, Chester Bross Construction Company, plan to change traffic to the new northbound lanes of Route 61 just south of Wayland on Friday, September 28.  Immediately following this opening, construction crews will close the old lanes of Route 61 for rehabilitation, which will be the future southbound lanes.
 

SPRINGFIELD ? Missouri’s public school districts and private high schools have a unique opportunity to support their artistically talented students by nominating them to participate in the Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA). Student nomination forms are available online for all Missouri high school districts. Nominations are due in mid-November.

Lyric Arts Trio to bring Shakespeare to life   Canton, Mo. – The Lyric Arts Trio, from Kansas City, Mo., will be performing The performance will take place on Tuesday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Merillat Chapel at the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. This performance is open to the public. The…

3 Families, 3 Passions, 1 Goal   The Tenhouse family has actively participated in 4-H club programs for three generations. The Spears have faithfully attended Luther Memorial Church for 28 years. BeeJay Adams loved theater and devoted much of her life to it.   Three separate families with three different passions have the same goal:…

This month the Missouri National Guard’s top enlisted Soldier, State Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Gross, will retire from an institution he has known since 1966.

Homeowners have watched their lawns struggle through a long, hot summer that included disease pressures, drought and insects.
 

 Next week, MoDOT plans to open the additional six-mile four-lane section of Route 61 in Lewis County just north of Canton. Pending good weather, on Monday, September 10, motorists will be traveling on a four-lane highway from north of Canton to the Clark County line. Motorists should still expect some roadwork and lane closures as crews continue to work on sections of the highway throughout the month.

Chicago, IL – September 4, 2007 – Despite the long-held belief that migraine headache is only a “woman’s disease,” a recent online survey conducted by the National Headache Foundation (NHF) revealed that men who were diagnosed with headache were most often diagnosed with migraine headaches (36%).

Missouri landowners interested in participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) should apply by October 5 to be eligible for the next round of funding, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced.