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Funding for the road construction projects come from several sources. 11:41 am, Jan. 20, 2021 × Tim Erickson Roundabouts, shoulder widening and reconstruction of roads are just a few of the projects approved by the Douglas County commissioners at the Tuesday, Jan. 19, board meeting. The commissioners approved the five-year construction plan presented by Tim Erickson, Douglas County Public Works director. Erickson told commissioners that the plan is a tool used to manage funding fo...

HUBBARD — City council on Tuesday approved pay increases for elected officials to begin in 2022. Hubbard Mayor Ben Kyle said there has been discussion on making changes to the elected and nonelected positions slowly, noting this past year the community faced the coronavirus pandemic that caused economic hardships with job losses. “This was a systematic approach to slowly adjust the salaries of these positions while having as least an impact on the budget as possible,” Kyle said. Effective...

The Beacon The Portage River Walk in Oak Harbor has been a community dream for more than two decades, and will finally become reality with a $500,000 grant announced in December. This drawing was created more than 20 years ago to promote the construction of a downtown river walk in the village. Waterworks Park in Port Clinton has been a work in progress in recent years, providing attractive walkways and shoreline views of Lake Erie, including the new Port Clinton Lighthouse. (Photo by D’Arcy ...

Moberly Monitor-Index Projects associated with the construction of sidewalks coupled with a number of varied water and sewer system improvements were popular topics addressed before the Moberly city council Monday at its first business meeting of 2021. The city will apply for a portion of from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is accepting applications from communities for a portion of some Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) grant funds being released to the states northea...

Meat Packing Proposal Discussed by Granada Trustees Granada Trustees voted to approve a letter of intent to supply water and electricity to businessman Curtis Tempel during their February monthly meeting. Tempel, who is proposing a small-scale slaughter, harvest and processing facility in Granada in the vicinity of Camp Amache. Temple explained the operation would be filling a need for the area with the construction of a 15,000 square foot building. “Right now, the only USDA inspected meat pa...

Mexico seeks funding to continue sidewalk project Published by admin on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 9:13am By:  Editor Mexico Public Works Director Kensey Russell knows many of the city’s sidewalks are cracked or crumbling. Many do not meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. “Overall we probably rate between fair and poor,” he observed. At Monday evenings regular meeting of the City Council, the board approved support for phase two of t...