May 10, 2024
Funds

Better roads: Lawmakers and highway superintendents want CHIPs funds restored | News

SPENCERPORT — Local highway superintendents will join colleagues from around the state in Albany in about a week and a half for Advocacy Day, when they urge the governor and state lawmakers to make roads and bridges a state budget priority. On Thursday, some of them attended a press conference asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to

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Funds

ARPA funds ‘only a drop in the bucket’ for Hannibal’s stormwater problem | News

HANNIBAL — The Hannibal City Council decided on Tuesday that the stormwater department will foot a hefty bill to fix the stormwater system under North Street using American Rescue Plan Act funds. Due to the Hancock Amendment and its associated legal precedents, the Missouri Constitution forbids local governments from levying new taxes without a public

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Loans

Local man loans car to stranded travelers

They have put the middle stripe on the Mattoon-Tuscola road, and it is an interesting job to watch. The men on the job are not inviting a gallery, but there are always a few spectators who are watching the work with keen enjoyment. The broad black center stripe in the middle of the road is

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