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Rte. B reduced for guardrail repair

Rte. B reduced for guardrail repair

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Route B will be reduced to one lane while the Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair the guardrails.

The road will be reduced between outer road I-57 and Route 62 at Bertrand.

Weather permitting, crews will be working Tuesday, July 12 from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Mississippi Co. cooling centers

Mississippi Co. cooling centers

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Cooling centers are now available for residents needing to beat the heat.

The following are cooling centers open as of Monday, July 11:

  • Charleston Senior Center - 205 West Commercial Street, 573-683-6115, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • East Prairie Senior Center - 304 East Main Street, 573-649-5805, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information you can viist the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services' interactive map of cooling centers.

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I-57 reduced for pavement repairs

I-57 reduced for pavement repairs

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Southbound Interstate 57 will be reduced to one lane while contractor crews work to fix the pavement.

According to MoDOT, the road will be reduced between the Illinois state line and two miles south of Route 105 at Exit 10 in Charleston.

Weather permitting, crews will be working from 7 a.m. Monday, July 11 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26.

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FEMA presentation at Charleston United Methodist Church

FEMA presentation at Charleston United Methodist Church

CHARLESTON, MO (KFVS) - The United Methodist Church will be hosting a FEMA presentation on Thursday, July 14.

The presentation is called "Long Term Recovery" and will start at 6 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information, you can contact the church online or by calling 573-683-6188.

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Mosquitos not expected to transmit virus this summer

A professor at Southeast Missouri State University says mosquitos will likely bite but not transmit virus this summer.

According to Southeast Missouri State University, Dr. Christina Frazier, professor of biology and director of the Southeast Mo. Arbovirus Lab,  says the Heartland can expect Aedes vexans whose eggs are laid on drying ground and hatch during re-flooding.

"Right after a flood, we can expect to see an increase in pest mosquitoes," said Frazier.

St. Louis recently found Culex pipiens complex mosquitos that carried West Nile. Fraizer says none of these species have been found among those recently collected from the Birds Point area in Mississippi County, said the university.

Farmers back to work despite flooding setback

Floodwaters covered farmland for much of the Spring, meaning farmers couldn't plant or harvest crops.

Now, the land is dry and home to thousands of acres of crops.

Farmers say they didn't waste a minute in getting back to work as the water receded.

"It had to set the crop back," said farmland owner Richard Griggs.

Griggs and his family own a small portion of farmland just outside of Charleston, past the levee, in Mississippi County, an area that was covered in water just a month ago.

The flooding ruined farmers wheat crop, prevented farmers from planting corn, and delayed the state of soybeans by more than a month.

Farmers like Roy Presson say they are worried about the single soybean crop.

"If you have more crops you spread your risk a little more," said Presson.

"The soybeans should be up 12 or 14 inches high," said Griggs.

"The later it gets, the possibility of a yield loss increase," said Presson.

Southeast Mo. receives $98 million in loans in first half of 2011

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel announced Wednesday he has awarded 654 low-interest loans totaling more than $200 million so far to farms and small businesses in the first half of 2011.

The loans are made through the Missouri Linked Deposit Program and have impacted nearly  4,000 jobs and farmers across the state. With the Harmed-area Emergency Loan Priority system, emergency 24-hour approvals  have totaled more than $20 million and impacted about 700 jobs and farmers.

“Farmers, small business owners and local governments across the state are using the Missouri Linked Deposit Program at decade highs,” said Treasurer Zweifel. “Low-interest capital has reached new businesses and farmers in nearly every county in the state. We are supporting the entrepreneurial spirit of the Missouri small business and agribusiness communities.