The statewide MoBroadbandNow project, administered locally by the Boonslick Regional Planning Commission in Warrenton, is conducting a survey of broadband access, adoption and usage across the state. Surveys were mailed to 52,915 randomly selected households in all 114 counties and the city of St. Louis. A total of 1,402 surveys were sent to addresses in the Boonslick Regional Planning area, which includes Warren, Lincoln and Montgomery Counties. The Survey questionnaire
Lincoln County Executive Director Joe Linneman for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that June 3 is the final day to enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Protection (ACRE) program for the 2013 crop year. ACRE is a revenue-based safety net, as opposed to the price-based safety net provided by counter-cyclical payments through the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP). The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended both the
The Board of Education of the Elsberry R-II School District met on Wednesday, May 8 for their regular monthly meeting. However, with already a great deal to discuss off the agenda, members of the board were able to approve the sale of a $4.5 million General Obligation Bond issue to its Municipal Bond Underwriter, L.J. Hart & Company of St. Louis. “We appreciate the strong vote of confidence we received
It’s only been about a year since On the Line Laundry Bait and Tackle were in the papers and on the news after a transformer, owned by Ameren UE, blew destroying all their machines and leaving them without income for months. Now Mother Nature is taking her toll on the owners, as awkward weather patterns and high amounts of rain have caused the sewage pipes to back up inside the
The Elsberry Fire Protection District has received a U.S. $2,500 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers. Fm Global representatives presented the award to Fire Chief Kevin Hailey at Elsberry Fire Station 1 located at 201 N. Fourth St in Elsberry Mo. The award will be used to assist with fire prevention activities in the community, with the expansion of the smoke detector
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service met April 9 and discussed the Continuing Resolution recently passed by Congress to fund government operations. By including restrictive language in the Continuing Resolution, Congress has prohibited implementation of a new national delivery schedule for mail and packages, which would consist of package delivery Monday through Saturday and mail delivery Monday through Friday, and which would have taken effect the
In an effort to protect families and businesses from convicted felons, violent criminals, and sexual predators, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today reintroduced legislation that would allow professional installers of emergency and security alarm systems and monitoring security personnel access to federal background checks before hiring potential employees. The Electronic Life Safety and Security System Federal Background Check Act allows the industry to interact with the FBI in order to
Over the last few weeks one of the biggest stories to hit
It’s been a wet, wet season so far for the Elsberry, Winfield
Over the last few weeks one of the biggest stories to hit
It’s been a wet, wet season so far for the Elsberry, Winfield
It was a bitter sweet day for the Elsberry Indians as they
For the second time in three years the Elsberry Indians are District
Sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye. Sometimes it’s not what a person
