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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Driver Examination Stations Closed For Holiday

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed in observance of Columbus Day, on Monday, October 13, 2014. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

In support of "The Drive To ZERO Highway Deaths," the Patrol encourages motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyofor approvalne in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!

St. Clair County Sheriffs Office: Deepwater man arrested on 2 outstanding warrants

John Chiles Jr

On Oct. 1, John Chiles Jr., 38, Deepwater, was arrested in St. Clair County on two outstanding warrants, a Clinton Police Department warrant for failing to appear in court on a driving while suspended charge and a Garden City Police Department warrant for failure to appear in court on charges of driving under the influence, fleeing and speeding. Total bond was set at $500 cash or surety and $50 cash only. Chiles was arrested following a traffic stop by a St. Clair County deputy.

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From Osage Valley Electric Cooperative

Three and a half inches of rain and counting here at the Osage Valley Electric Cooperative office in Butler and it is still raining. We experienced a few outages throughout the night but we were able to restore those fairly quickly.

We currently have 45 people without power near Garden City and an individual outage in the Peculiar area. With all the lightning, we are happy to see so few outages, knock on soggy wood. If you are experiencing an outage, please call 660-679-3131 to report it or use our SmartHub app to report your outage.https://osagevalley.smarthub.coop/#login:

Poplar Heights Farm: Bird house workshop

Weather Update: Strong - Severe Storms Possible Again Today

Several rounds of storms are expected today, and strong to potentially severe storms are possible during the afternoon as a cold front sweeps through the area. Also keep an eye out for any flash flooding -- lots of areas are already starting out with saturated ground and nearly full streams.