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Baring Tornado Response Q&A with Ameren Missouri NEMO Division Director
By Echo Menges Ken Worland, the Northeast Missouri Division Director for Ameren Missouri was gracious enough to help us document Ameren’s response efforts after the Baring Tornado took out power lines and power poles throughout and around Baring. Worland answered our questions about the response via email. The Ameren MO responders were met with a…
Read MoreCougars Continue Building: Highland Football Preview
By David Sharp Highland has 40 players out for football as of August 16. 2023. The Cougars return seven full or part time starters. Quarterback Brayden Logsdon, running back Alex Oenning and receiver Brady Campen are among the returning starters. Highland is working to replace graduating senior starters Shon Stark and Devin Stutsman. Both men…
Read MoreState and Federal Lawmakers Rally in Support of Baring
Efforts Being Made to Push United States Postal Service to Bring Back Baring Post Office By Echo Menges Missouri State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin and State Rep. Greg Sharpe, are joined by Missouri’s U.S. lawmakers U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in offering their support and services to the…
Read MoreBaring Hit by EF2 Tornado, Homes and Businesses Destroyed
By Echo Menges The tiny town of Baring, MO, population 124, was devastated by an EF2 Tornado Friday night. On impact, many of the residents were sleeping in their beds and woke up to find their ceilings collapsing on top of them, which was followed by ferocious winds and heavy rain. They had no warning. …
Read MoreGovernor Activates Emergency Operations Plan in Response to Severe Weather
On August 4, tornadoes struck in Ray (EF-0), Saline (EF-0), and Knox (EF-2) counties. The Knox County tornado and strong winds destroyed or did major damage to at least 35 residences and displaced at least 16 people in the Baring area. Two minor injuries were reported there.
Read MoreReported Tornado in Baring, Missouri, No Warning for Residents – Overnight Information, Photos, Videos, Interviews
Emergency personnel including law enforcement, volunteer firefighter fighters, and ambulance personnel were called to Baring at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Friday night, August 4, for a reported tornado.
Read MoreMurry Nominated for Administrator of the Year Award
By Echo Menges Knox County, MO – July 27, 2023 – The David Duncan Administrator of the Year is an award the Missouri Health Care Association (MHCA) presents to a MHCA facility member administrator who displays a caring attitude towards their residents and staff, has created new programs or services that have improved their facility,…
Read MoreOne Injured in Dump Truck Rollover East of Novelty
By Echo Menges and Emilie Rumble According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report, a Columbia, MO, woman received moderate injuries when the 2016 Western Star dump truck she was driving ran off the left side of Missouri 15, two miles east of Novelty, on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Virginia M.…
Read MoreGreenley Field Day to be Held This Thursday, August 3
By Echo Menges It’s that time of year again when the staff, researchers and students at the Lee Greenley Jr. Memorial Research Center roll out the covered wagons and take citizens for an educational ride. Annually, the folks at Greenley bring the latest University of Missouri research and education in agriculture to the public in…
Read MoreOSHA Proposes Huge Fines on Sawmill Near Knox County Line for Safety Violations
Federal inspectors found sawmill exposed employee to same unguarded saw that claimed the life of 21-year-old worker weeks earlier Missouri Mats, owner Don Gibson defied January OSHA directive to guard saw Submitted by Scott Allen, US Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration BRASHEAR, MO – Not yet a month on the job,…
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