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Sheriff’s Office Needs Eye In The Sky

Published by admin on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 8:51am
 A child wanders away from home, a senior citizen becomes disoriented and walks away, an accident occurs and a person is unable to move, these are all situations in which the local law enforcement officials may be called to search for someone. Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox is on a quest to obtain a drone for his office to aid his officers in case of an emergency.

Warsaw Grants License Reprieve For Businesses

Published by admin on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 8:59am
 During a 5:45 PM Sep. 4 public hearing, to allow seven Warsaw business owners to come in and pay delinquent City business licenses, no delinquent business owner appeared. Alderpersons then decided that those owners would be given until close of business Wednesday Sep. 5 to renew their licenses. City Clerk Jessi Kendall said Sep. 10 that all seven business owners appeared at City offices before end of Wednesday and renewed their business licenses.  

Airport Expansion Takes Flight

Published by admin on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 8:55am
 Warsaw’s Municipal Airport currently has 20 hangars that are at full capacity, with a waiting list of 11 potential clients. On August 6, Warsaw City Alderpersons approved a $1.2 million project with B. Dean Construction to build eight additional hangars, making room for additional housing for small engine planes, and increasing the possibility of more air traffic operations.  Construction is estimated to begin in the early spring of 2019, with ribbon cutting anticipated for August 1.

District Sponsored Enrichment Program

Published by admin on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 1:48pm
Attention parents of children enrolled in the Warsaw R-IX School District grades 1-5. We are excited to announce a district sponsored enrichment program. The program will be offered on specific Mondays, at our North elementary campus only. All details will be noted in the paperwork sent home on 8/31 and are still available at the school office, from 8:30 to 3:30 Tuesday-Friday. Transportation will not be provided and children are asked to bring their own lunch.

Hawthorn Bank Gets New Interactive Teller Machine

Published by admin on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 1:44pm
 If you use the drive-up windows at Hawthorn Bank’s Northtown facility today, you’ll find those windows closed before 8 AM and after 5:00 PM. But that’s changing. Chuck Allcorn, Hawthorn’s local Market President, introduced me Tuesday to what some call a “virtual ATM,” which he referred to as an “Interactive Teller Machine” and, with an actual human teller in a building in Jefferson City, can stay open during other hours. The machine was installed at Hawthorn last week and is presently located in the 3rd drive-through lane.

When The Opioid Crisis Hits Home

Published by admin on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 1:43pm
A massive federal omnibus budget bill was signed into law on March 23rd designating  almost $4  billion to fight opioid abuse. Most of the funds will go to Department of Health and Human Services agencies, with allocations also to the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice for law enforcement. However, no funds are designated for law enforcement efforts in Benton County.

Summer Ends On A High Note For Lake Businesses

Published by admin on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 1:41pm

Local Residents Chosen As Missouri Farm Family For Benton County

Published by admin on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 6:52am

THE SCHEAR FAMILY was selected as the Benton County Missouri Farm Family. Dean, Lynn ,Camryn and Camille Schear. Also in the pictured behind the family are:  (left to right) Marshall Stewart, Vice Chancellor for MU Extension and Engagement; Blake Hurst, President of Missouri Farm Bureau;  State Fair Queen 2018 Samantha Nelson, State Fair Commissioners, Nikki Whitehead and Ted Sheppard; Christine Chin, Director of Missouri Dept. of Agriculture; and Christopher Daubert, Dean of MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

Be Ready And Stay Prepared

Published by admin on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 6:45am
Benton County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) held an Open House on August 27, at the Warsaw/Lincoln Ambulance Barn in Warsaw. The volunteer organization is offering free classes in September and March to members of the public who want to prepare for emergencies by learning about light fire suppression, medical triage and search and rescue. The Open House provided the opportunity to meet class instructors, hear class overviews, find out about the CERT volunteer organization and to ask questions.

Cedar Grove Baptist Church Remains Resilient After Fire

Published by admin on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 6:42am
 An early morning fire at Cedar Grove Baptist Church located on Missouri Highway 7 north of Warsaw caused damage to the west wall of the structure on Monday.
A driver passing by spotted the flames and called 911 at 5:30 AM.  The Warsaw Fire Department responded to the call and extinguished the flames in about half an hour according to Warsaw Fire Chief Rob Lane.
Lane said that two tanker trucks, two fire engines and two brush trucks responded to the fire with eight fire fighters putting out the blaze.