The Dorena-Hickman Ferry has temporarily halted service due to sand blocking the Missouri Landing. The ferry had to halt service about 8:30 a.m., today, to allow use of a long-reach trackhoe to clear sand and silt that was deposited during extended flooding this spring. The ferry is likely to remain closed most of the day, […]
To the Harbor Freight Community: I’m writing to apologize. I often reach out to tell you about Harbor Freight’s commitment to quality and all the investments we’ve made to deliver quality tools at the lowest prices. Your trust matters deeply to me and I’m proud of how far we’ve come. So when we have a […]
Federal disaster assistance was made available yesterday to the state of Missouri to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding from May 3-4, 2020. Federal funding is also available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a […]
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft made his final of nine stops over a two-day period at the airport in Cape Girardeau to discuss the safety of in-person voting and the new 2020 absentee and mail-in voting options approved by the state legislature and signed by Governor Mike Parson. The new option for absentee […]
The state’s workforce development and higher education efforts are getting a $125 million boost by way of federal coronavirus relief funding. During a press conference, state Higher Education and Workforce Development Commissioner Zora Mulligan says about 80 million will be used to help public institutions reopen this fall. About 9.7 million is designated to help […]
Former Scott County corrections officer Sandra Allen is suing Scott County and Sheriff Wes Drury alleging violation of Missouri’s Human Rights Act for what she says is gender/sex discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment and sexual harassment. The civil action by Allen was received Wednesday afternoon by the Scott County Circuit Clerk and is awaiting processing. […]