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Friday was not a good day for Sac Osage Electric. Over a period of 18 hours it had 3,384 outages caused by the ice buildup on power lines and limbs on power lines. Manager Jim Davis said he was at the office from 8 an, until 11:30 p.m. Many of the outages were repeat outages.

During a briefing at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson provided an update on Missouri’s progress with COVID-19 vaccinations. “Missouri has now received shipments of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, and we have been successfully administering vaccines for more than two weeks,” Governor Parson. “We are very pleased with how well the process has

On Sunday, Dec. 27, at 3:10 p.m. the Fire Department was dispatched on a grass fire on the MO Dept. of Conservation at Schell City. This was a mutual aid call for the Schell City Fire Department. Five trucks and 13 firefighters responded. Later that evening at 7:24 p.m. the Department was sent to the

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City will offer a free webinar on winter birding, 3–4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 7. Missouri’s State Ornithologist Sarah Kendrick will join Missouri River Bird Observatory Director Dana Ripper to lead this virtual program. This winter bird ID webinar will include an introduction to

The first major winter weather will come in a series of storms potentially culminating on the New Year’s holiday. The Missouri Department of Transportation urges drivers to slow down and plan extra time for travel this week, avoiding travel altogether during periods of freezing rain, sleet and ice. Precipitation is forecast Tuesday morning with the

Spring City TV has scheduled four local individuals to talk about their involvement in health and wellness during the month of Jan. January 7 – Kristin Wood – health and life coach. Jan. 14 – Angela Kenney – local community herbalist. Jan. 21 – Dr. Andrew Wyant with Cedar County Memorial Hospital. Jan. 28 –

Whether you’re celebrating at a fancy party downtown or hanging out at a friend’s house, some classic New Year’s traditions never go out of style. No matter where you’re celebrating, some New Year’s Day traditions apply equally all across the country. If you’ve ever been curious why a ball is dropped in Times Square each

Council gets head start on Picnic 2021 At the Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, El Dorado Springs Council meeting, the council voted to hire Jason Pritchett for the main Saturday night event at the 2021 Picnic. Prichett is contracted to perform on Saturday, July 24, for $4,500. Judi Baldwin with the Picnic Committee said the committee

PRITCHETT TO PERFORM AT 2021 PICNIC – Jason Pritchett, a REAL cowboy from Independence, Missouri, who is putting WESTERN back in country music, has wanted to be a Country star since he was a little kid. He rode PRCA ranked bulls for several years until he found his true passion of country music. He believes