July 2023

Pierce City asking residents to weigh in

Pierce City residents will have the opportunity to give the Pierce City City Council feedback on what they would like to see in the city in the near future. During the council’s meeting on Monday, July 10, while giving a report on a meeting about the city’s Comprehensive Planning Project, Councilman Chris Turben announced that those living within the boundaries of the Pierce City R-VI School District would have the chance to fill out questionnaires which would let them tell the council what they want to see happening in the city.
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BCP operating within legal limits

Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency hosted a public meeting in Verona on Wednesday, July 19 to discuss community concerns about ethylene oxide emissions from the BCP plant in town and release the results of air monitoring efforts conducted at three sites in town earlier this year. More than a dozen representatives from the EPA, Department of Natural Resources and other agencies were on hand to discuss the air monitoring results and address concerns from community members.
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Sales tax in July close to 2022

Sales tax to bi-county cities and county governments in July held very close to a year ago, slipping for more than half of the recipients as the bloom of the pandemic surge fades with normal shopping habits and travel resuming. Still, last July’s receipts reflected record highs, up 10 percent from 2021, showing local shopping and the revenues it generates have stayed strong.
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What to know about AFib

The heart has been characterized as the engine that makes the human body run. If that metaphor is not exactly spot-on, it still serves as a good indicator as to just how vital a healthy heart is to the human body.
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Gifts for on-the-go seniors

Seniors and older adults did not seem to get the memo regarding inflation. As the world continues to navigate a cost-of-living increase, internal data from Bank of America indicates that Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) and Traditionalists (individuals born between 1928 and 1945) are spending more while younger generations are cutting back. Between May 2021 and May 2022, spending by Traditionalists increased by more than 5 percent while Baby Boomer spending rose by 2.2 percent. That uptick occurred while younger generations’ spending fell by 1.5 percent.
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Infant dies in car crash

Vehicle collision also claims life of one of the drivers; others in serious condition An infant female and the driver of a car both died when two vehicles collided six miles west of Miller on MO 96 on Tuesday, July 18. According to a crash report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Wyatt Seelaus L.
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