Jack Underwood

1 week ago | warrencountyrecord.com | Jack Underwood

The Wright City wastewater treatment facility’s capacity is expanding from 500,000 gallons per day to 3.5 million gallons per day as construction on the project nears completion. The plant is operated by the Public Water Supply District No. 2 and the expansion is being funded in part by the America’s Heartland Packing facility, which began operations earlier this month.

1 week ago | warrencountyrecord.com | Jack Underwood

The Wright City Fire Protection District planned to award a $9.2 million bid for a design-build contract for a new Station 1 and upgrades to Station 3 at the May 8 board of directors meeting. Those funds are part of the $11-million bond issue approved by voters in November 2024. Of those funds, $6.7 million will be dedicated to the construction of a new Station 1 and the remaining $2.5 million will be allocated to upgrades to Station 3 at the intersection of Routes WW and J in Lincoln County.

1 week ago | warrencountyrecord.com | Jack Underwood

Wright City To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Posted Friday, May 9, 2025 5:00 am Vendors and attractions like live music fill Second Street in downtown Wright City for the annual community events. The event on May 2 was the first of four to be held this summer, with additional dates on June 6, June 27 and Aug. 4. Attendees enjoyed sweet treats like snow cones and ice cream from vendors at Wright City’s First Friday...

1 week ago | warrencountyrecord.com | Jack Underwood

Wright City Parks Director Stuart Bruning received approval from the board of aldermen to build a batting cage at Ruge Park at the April 24 board meeting. Bruning said the Wright City Parks Foundation had received a $5,000 Operation Round Up grant from the Cuivre River Electric Community Trust to cover costs for a batting cage at Ruge Park. He clarified that he had budgeted $10,000 for the batting cage and the rest of the funds would be covered by the parks foundation.

1 week ago | warrencountyrecord.com | Jack Underwood

Representatives from the Bluebird Solar project will work to address issues with landscape screening after meeting with the Warren County Commissioners on May 1. The Bluebird solar project is the smaller of the two in Warren County and is being developed by DE Shaw Renewable Investments. The district occupies roughly 1,800 acres between Highway A and W in northern Warren County and should produce roughly 139 megawatts of power, according to previous Record reporting.